Ricer13

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I’ll be back one day

1. Playoffs have arrived! What kind of playoff ritual does your player partake in? Time with the family. It’s going to be a grind to get this Championship which means I won’t have time for them. Before the playoffs start we take the kids and head to an amusement park for the day. We close out the day with a nice dinner out together. 2. When you recreated or if you will recreate, how much time do you take off in between players? Zero time off. I want to maximize the amount of time to make my player the best they can be. No time off needed. 3. What career goals do you have for your player? I want a Championship with the Titans. Some personal accolades would be alright too. 4. Who would you consider your rival in the league? I don’t have a rival in the league. I’d have to be good to have a rival. 5. What team do you consider Helsinki’s rivals? The Moscow Menace. 6. As I write this, I have a cold. What is your remedy for the common cold? As I answer this I’m on the tail end of a cold. I have no remedy, I just suffer. Maybe some Advil if a headache is bad enough.

Me

Hello friends, I am officially announcing my retirement as General Manager of the Calgary Wranglers. There are a few reasons as to why I have made this decision and now is the best time to take a step back from this role to better spend my time in other areas of the league and in my personal life. I hold a pretty high bar for myself when it comes to maintaining a certain level of activity for any locker room that I am in charge of. The day that became a chore is the day I knew it was time for a much needed break. I also live a super busy personal life and this has also made it harder to give the locker room my full attention. There is nothing to worry about in terms of my participation in the league. I still very much enjoy and love being apart of this league. I will have better focus on my player and the locker room I’m apart of there. I have my moderation gig that I’ll have more time to focus on and one day I do plan on stepping back into a GM role because it truly is a passion of mine. Lastly, thank you to all the GMs I have had a pleasure to work with since I’ve started, all the AGMs who have worked along side me over the seasons and the players who grinded it out and bought into the way I wanted things to run in Calgary. I am not going to ping everyone who’s been an important part of this journey, I think you all know who you are at this point. Ricer, out!! **I do recommend that @leandrofg be considered to step in as replacement. He has been running the team behind the scenes this past season and has a really good handle on how things are going in Calgary. He also has a long history with the organization. I will respect whatever decision is made for my replacement.**

Lmfao

Presser for week ending Dec 10 2023 1. We are holding on to a wildcard card spot at the moment. With 6 games left do we make it? 2. Maellard has the team lead in points but Wheeler is hot on their tail. Who finishes ahead? 3. How come we have underperformed all season? 4. If GM Ricer were to step down today, who would be your dream candidate to be the next GM of Calgary? 5. What is your favourite part about the VHL? 6. What other sim leagues are you apart of or have you tried and enjoyed?

Woooo! Love this awesome work triller

Press Conference week ending December 3rd 2023 1. Trade deadline is about to pass and the Wranglers have remained as is. Do you feel a move was necessary or are you okay with seeing how things play out? 2. A big move is coming in the offseason, any guesses on what that might be? 3. The VHL Charity drive is starting soon, what foundation would you like to see them support? 4. What ideas do you have that would help the league raise money for charity? 5. It’s almost December, which means it’s almost Christmas. Do you enjoy the Christmas holidays?! 6. Which holiday is your favourite and why?

Big ooph to his new teammates and GM

Presser week ending Nov 26 2023 1. Trade deadline is approaching, what move should Calgary be looking to make to improve? 2. What is your Recruitment theme week idea? 3. If the VHL contracted today, what 4 teams should be removed? 4. VHLE or VHLM and why? 5. What is your least favourite sport? 6. If you could be an Olympic athlete, what sport would you want to be a part of?

-Having a team who are all active and involved in recruitment would be a good start! -Lean on what’s worked in the past such as YouTube ads, reaching out to Reddit accounts for posts, emailing out old members to return. -Coming up with new ideas to try while still holding on to the core recruitment strategies. Then replacing those core strategies if you find something that works better.

I’m just gunna add my two sense, not that it matters but I wanted to share my experience as a previous Recruitment Team Member. When I was apart of the Recruitment Team I had a hard time dealing with the lack of commitment from other team members. I put together every YouTube drive, every Reddit attempt (even in the current state of how things are with the VHL and Reddit), I also did a lot of posting on social media, put together Instagram ads, etc. I honestly earned the TPE I claimed for that job. I did not feel the rest of the team put in nearly the same amount of effort and it got frustrating to the point where I’d blow up on the team and then everyone started to chip in and help. This would only last a few weeks and then fizzle out again, rinse and repeat. This is the real reason I stepped away from the team. Recruitment should be a job that’s held by people who don’t hold any other jobs. It takes commitment and requires a lot of personal time to make it successful. Now juggle being a GM and any other job a team member might have on top that. I agree with the overall message that Zetterberg is trying to get across, despite the delivery. Recruitment has no focus and has become a real problem and this problem has been festering for a long time. I hope this leads to positive change for the team and for the league.

Preach!