Zetterberg

Right….

In my original I literally said I don’t have anything against the members just the job they’ve been doing. Which was all valid criticism. Now they get salty and act like I was this horrible, mean and vicious villain. They post on the ig calling me pitiful which was real classy, and try and guilt trip and talk about how hard and draining it is to repost graphics you didn’t make. So I really don’t care about this “tact and understanding” thing. This just shows how social media illiterate you are tbh. That is context… people instantly understand what they’re looking at. It’s content that could get people to check out the page. That’s not a thing with the shit that’s been posted so far it’s just a confusing mess for anyone not involved in the VHL already. Fine the aspect ratios suck, is that better?

Great! now that there feelings aren’t hurt surely they’ll change something and not ignore the entire argument!

Absolutely, I still feel YouTube is an important tool to get players in, but my biggest criticism was that the instagram isn’t being used at all to become that traffic driver. There’s no current effort to convert new eyes to joining. Just some effort to acknowledge current members. You can keep posting those poorly cropped graphics all you want but it’s never going to bring in people or engage with the social media algorithm. I don’t like the idea that they are above criticism and we just have to trust what they are doing. It’s not hard to see that the social media platforms that you have said are important to future growth aren’t being used properly. Are the GMs with no players supposed to just sit back and think ah whatever I’m sure they got a plan? Cause if so they’d be very wrong it’s clear by these conversations that recruitment had 0 intentions on changing the social media. Conversations is how changes are made no one should be above criticism. I know I’d personally prefer a league where I’m not the only defender on a team. Not very enjoyable to have 4 teammates regardless of what the GM does.

I went IA lol but sure, And what exactly are you working on? taking more graphics from forum to post on ig? Wait no that’s a one man job apparently.

7 members in recruitment and only 1 runs the ig? What are the others doing? As for your idea I get what you were going for but that’s not gonna attract anybody new.(which should be the point of it)I’ve explained myself enough as to why I think that is. Nice guilt trip but it doesn’t change that the ig isn’t being used how it should.

No it’s not that crazy to suggest lol he’s talking about merit for doing existing jobs so all those perimeters are already established.

Yeah you can just look at what mclovin said, pretty much sums it up. I’m not sure why you want to go down this list of hypotheticals or why your seem to think I care about some strict professional standard. I just would like to see some more constructive effort from the recruitment team.

The graphic designers on the recruitment team I’d assume. make them put in some effort for their tpe rather then take pre-made stuff from the community

Sure.. make instagram post that engages with the users and promotes the site for example.. VHL standing updates, stats races, trades, signings, or just look at what every other instagram hockey league account does. Or literally anything but poorly framed graphics (which is the one posting on instagrams fault not the graphics creators fault) that don’t mean anything to people who aren’t already in the VHL. Hell the pinned post isn’t even bad I like it, it’s what you want from that kind of account

Completely missed the point

look at this post and honestly tell me you think they’re trying their hardest… All the ig is is grabbing community members posts throwing smoke effects over it and adding a caption. That’s great if they’re attempting a YouTube ad (even if it is months late) but it doesn’t change how boring and useless the instagram is or the fact that the M has no players when it’s recruitments job to get the players.

Great idea! Instead continue to willingly violate privacy laws!! https://helensedwick.com/how-to-use-images-of-real-people-without-violating-privacy-and-publicity-rights/#:~:text=Using anyone's image for commercial,and non-commercial is fuzzy.

Hello VHL, just wanted to rant about something real quick, I’m sure I’m not the first to talk about this and I’d hope that higher ups are aware of the issue but I feel it’s worth getting more attention. What is happening in the VHLM. Teams have no players! Like at all! Look at this!! How are these actual teams that are actually stepping on to the ice night after night?? That’s embarrassing. I get teams having 6-4-1 instead of the irl usual of 12-6-2. It’s sim hockey everyone wants some minutes but running a 2-1-1?!?! Or a 3-0-1?!?!?! 0 defenders on a hockey team…How is this supposed to encourage anyone on those teams to keep playing? And it’s not just Mexico and Halifax, Miami is running a 3-1-1, Mississauga is running a 4-2-1, Philly is running a 4-2-1. Hell the top team in the league rn Houston has 5 forwards and is about to lose one to IA. The VHLM either needs to fold a bunch of teams next season or we fix the real problem and get recruitment to do something. Now I would like to say if you are apart of recruitment I don’t dislike you guys as members. But as the recruitment team you need to stop fucking around with reposting graphics that makes no sense to anyone outside the league on instagram and TikTok. Start doing what works. Get YouTube ads out, they bring in players every time and the majority of current members came from YouTube (me included). And get some better ideas for promotion I’m sorry but the instagram looks like garbage. The image quality is all over the place the framing is even more all over the place. It looks sloppy and unprofessional. No one is gonna be drawn in to a post with Alex Letang in a Malmo Jersey with the name Reese McFleury plastered across his body. Cause it doesn’t make any sense to anyone outside of the vhl, which just so happens to be WHO YOU ARE ADVERTISING TO!! Like look at this post and tell me you aren’t going to instantly scroll by it. Genuinely there’s maybe 3 posts where I’d imagine a normal person looks and doesn’t think “wtf” then keeps scrolling. Also probably the most important part do we even know if we’re allowed to be using NHL players to promote our site? Like it’s definitely okay to make stuff for the forum because it’s personal projects, but when it crosses into advertising I have to imagine that’s not allowed right? Like those are real people’s likenesses being used to promote the VHL without giving them financial compensation or getting consent. It feels like recruitment has been bumbling around not putting any real effort or at least not coordinating a proper vision of how to promote the site. To end it, save the VHLM by getting a god damn YouTube ad out, and fix the sloppy mess that is the social media accounts.

@N0HBDY

Trash pod

Claiming doubles week

I remember way back in my youth, probably like 2nd or 3rd grade, my teacher assigned us a project. We were to make a children’s book on a topic that interested us. I decided to make a book about betta fish. When introducing the project, the teacher gave us a cute little talk about plagiarism, and some basic dos and don’ts on researching and using sources in your own work. It was a brief discussion, as we were kids and were pretty much just reciting basic factoids and whatnot about our topic, but it was done to introduce us to research itself. This was expanded upon and gone in a bit more depth upon entering middle school. As research projects became more popular and utilized in pretty much every class, teachers began stressing the importance of proper citations and paraphrasing, avoiding plagiarizing, and interpreting sources, as well as grading harsher and harsher based on errors pertaining to those. It’s been basically drilled into all our heads at one point or another of our lives and it’s been made very clear that stealing other people’s work is wrong, and should be punished. Ever since I’ve joined the VHL, I’ve always been a fan of the VHLE. The vast majority of my articles, podcasts, and other TPE related activities has been focused on the E. My giant spreadsheet that breaks down every team started out as purely being for the VHLE, and I only expanded it to the other two leagues out of boredom. I update the E portion practically daily, while the VHL gets looked at maybe once a week and the M maybe a few times a season. I’ve dedicated a lot of time learning about the M and how it works, eventually getting a GM gig in the league and I really have little desire to move on from that, at least for now. I would wager that, out of the active members at least, I put out arguably the most E content. Likewise, I love reading articles about the E, as I really enjoy seeing other people showing the same enjoyment as I have for the league. Because of my passion for the league, I pretty much read every single article that gets put out regarding the league. So, when it comes to making content about the E, it probably is not the smartest idea to plagiarize from me. A few days after posting my Season 91 VHLE Rankings, I was sitting around in class, bored as hell, and decided to take a bit of a gander at some of the media spots that have been put out, and I notice this nice little article by @Spartan also looking at the VHLE for this season . As I started reading, I thought to myself, “huh, this looks really similar to my article”. I shared both his and mine with a handful of people, and they also agreed that these articles were a bit too similar to be a simple coincidence. Later on, I went to his profile and saw that he also made a smaller article, going over the same thing, and I thought, “wow, this looks really similar to my article”. And props to him for pulling out a couple tried-and-true methods, like changing the wording slightly, and swapping the order for a couple of the teams, just to make it look original. It’s one thing to agree on a handful of points, but it’s another to basically repeat every single point I made. The second, shorter article was much more blatant. I’ll point out a couple key indicators of plagiarism for y’all in case you don’t feel like looking for them yourselves: - In both articles, he finds it important to mention the peculiarity of Oslo’s trading system, something that I brought up and is only supported by my own anecdotal evidence. Is trading actually bad for a team, I don’t really know. - For Geneva, he mentions how evil the commissioners are and how they never should have taken away my sweet baby boy, a term that I made up in my article and, from my knowledge, has never been used by anyone except for me in this singular instance. - In his small article, he copies the order in which I ranked the teams. In his larger article, however, he swaps the order for a couple teams. You would think, especially based on how closely both his articles were made, that he would have the same ordering for both. - Probably the most damning one. In my article I compared Oslo and Stockholm. In his small article, he attempts to do the same, but he has “similarly” on Oslo, which he ranked below Stockholm. There is nothing similar between Oslo and Cologne bud. Look, I don’t have a monopoly on VHLE rankings. If you want to do them, feel free to do so. I would love to see more E content. The majority of content made is about the VHL, and I feel that the lower leagues need a little more appreciation (although the M can stay barren cuz bad league). If you’re gonna do it, however, make it original. I take a lot of pride in my work and it’s very upsetting to see it be blatantly stolen and pawned off as someone else's. I mean, that short article wasn’t even trying to hide it. If you really really really can’t think of stuff on your own and want to use someone else’s work, at the very least throw in some citations. Every lil tidbit you took from my article and slammed into yours, slap a “(Grape, 2023)” at the end of it. Once you reach the end of your article, be sure to include your sources like so: Zetterberg. (2023, November 1). S91 VHLE Team Rankings. Victory Hockey League APA format is also acceptable since this is somewhat research oriented, but I feel like MLA fits this the best. Whichever you feel like using is fine by me, so long as you give proper credit.

Leif Reingaard (taken at the S90 WJC) Leif Reingaard, a promising young defenceman from Greenland, is making waves in the world of hockey after being drafted 3rd overall in the Victory Hockey League by the Moscow Menace. Leif's journey to professional hockey stardom has been an exciting one, marked by dedication, hard work, and a relentless pursuit of excellence. Leif's path to the VHLE started in the Victory Hockey League Minors (VHLM) with the San Diego Marlins, where he honed his skills and proved himself as a top-end talent. Despite the challenges of playing on a team loaded with defenders, Leif's determination and exceptional play caught the attention of VHL scouts as he was ranked 4th prior to the draft. Leif' was drafted by the Oslo Storm in the VHLE draft this was one of his favorite teams to watch when the VHLE was introduced, and being selected in the top five of the draft he was full of excitement. However, this was short-lived as a new form of excitement emerged when he was traded to the Vasteras Iron Eagles, the team his brother Thor Reingaard was playing for. Vasteras was a team looking to be a strong contender in the league this season, and the trade brought added pressure. Leif was brought in with the expectation to perform at a high level, despite being a rookie. Leif's pressure doesn't stop there. The knowledge that he could be called up to the top-tier Victory Hockey League (VHL) in the next season looms over him like a constant challenge. Playing for the Vasteras Iron Eagles, a team that was ranked 1st among the six teams in the VHLE prior to the start of the season, meant that the expectations were exceptionally high. Fans, coaches, and teammates all anticipated his performance. However, Leif Reingaard is not one to back down from a challenge. The transition to the VHLE was a baptism by fire, however, Leif has stood up to the challenge thus far performing as well if not better than expected. Putting up an impressive 11 points and boasting a +6 in the first 8 games. To add to the pressure, Leif's hot start to the season had only raised expectations. His offensive contributions and strong defensive play were instrumental in the Iron Eagles' success' so far. With each game, the pressure to perform at an elite level became greater, as the team's success was influenced by his contributions. Leif Reingaard's journey from the VHLM to the VHLE, from the San Diego Marlins to the Vasteras Iron Eagles, reflects the remarkable rise of a young talent on the cusp of greatness. With determination, perseverance, and the support of his team, he is determined to rise to the occasion and excel under pressure, knowing that the VHL and a promising career in professional hockey are within his reach. The world of hockey eagerly watches as Leif Reingaard takes his shot at the top of the Victory Hockey League.

E sport wannabes smh

Vasteras Iron Eagles Presser Week Ending November 5th Answer 3 for 1 TPE, all 6 for 2 TPE. 1. Some new faces have been brought on to the team for the upcoming season, what's your expectations for them? 2. What are your expectations this season for your player and also the team? 3. Where would be a good location for Vasteras to play a winter classic game? Against who? 4. What were you busy doing over the offseason? 5. The team is looking to add something to the game room, what should they add? 6. Rebrand one team, Play for one team the rest of your career, and get rid of one team (aiming to be similar to the question kiss, marry, kill) ty @N0HBDY for the inspiration

F - Tomas Sogaard @wcats

G - Jesse Teno @Beketov

F - Jimi Jaks @wcats

Wow I really got fucked with selection order huh F - Todd Cooke D - Jake Thunder D - Mark Calaway @Beketov