Spence King

F-Ray Shields @Webberj

@BladeMaiden its been 12 hours for @RomanesEuntDomus, can I pick ? Nvm it's seabass before me lol *

Ernie King has reached 250 TPE (+4)

Who do you pick !? Making us wait so long lol

Users had reached out to me on discord that it was offensive. That was NEVER my intention and wanted to make it clear how much I loved my time with @Jubo07 & @BladeMaiden, and how amazing Jubo has been in particular the man deserves the utmost respect and playing in Helsinki is truly a luxury for any player !

12 hours has passed @Webberj , I select Forward-Andrew Su, @Seabass You're up !

Hello Everyone, I owe @Jubo07 and @BladeMaiden and the Helsinki Titans Organization as well as you all an apology. When I planned my most recent Media Spot “Welcome to Chicago” regarding my players most recent trade, I clearly wasn’t thinking. I now realize that what I wrote was offensive to you two, as well as the Titans Organization and most of all the incredible integrity that both of you show as human beings. @BlaideMaidden, I’m grateful that you brought this issue to my attention and I Spence King the user and Spencer Elsby the player asks your forgiveness. It was never my intention to cause anyone distress or slander anyone by any means but a “Just For Fun” attempt at making things realistic. Looking back, however, I can clearly see that I didn’t think things through before I decided on what I wrote. Next time, I’ll be sure to weigh my warped sense of humor against my sense of propriety and ensure my wording and choice of words that isn’t controversial. I hope you’ll forgive me for making you uncomfortable. Please accept the cupcakes in the VHL Discord breakroom as a sincere peace offering. Most Sincere Apologies, -Spence King

you forgot @RomanesEuntDomus !!!

G-Zamboni Driver its actually me not @Webberj, Youre up now ! lol

From Helsinki to Chicago, The Baltic Sea and Eastern Europe to CHI-Town & North America We hadn’t heard much from Spencer Elsby That changed early Monday morning however, as Elsby opened up in a candid interview with VHT’s Chief Executive Writer and Founder @Bobo Elsby described his past week as “a blur” before adding “I’m still in shock.” March 12th it was made official Spencer Elsby was traded from the European Conference of the VHL all the way over to the North American Conference in a deal that saw the Helsinki Titans move their Star-Studded Defenceman in a career long Titan who had been with the team since S72 Making two Continental Cup Finals Appearances to the Defending Continental Cup Champions the Chicago Phoenix. You're going to the team that has just won the Continental Cup. How does that feel, and what are you expecting in terms of success for this upcoming season? - VHT’s Chief Executive Writer @Bobo Elsby described his past week as “a blur” before adding “I’m still in shock.” The trade saw Spencer Elsby, and S79 fourth round draft pick sent in return to The Helsinki Titans with a pair of S79 Draft Picks one of which could turn out to be the 1st pick in the 2nd round making it a borderline 1st. Chi VHLM Veteran Defenceman and VHL Rookie, dressing 288 regular season VHLM games and being drafted 5 seasons ago and spending 4 seasons in the VHLM and VHL Rookie Yuuto Kira Cloudera heading back to Helsinki. Prior to the deal, it’s unlikely you’d hear Elsby say ANYTHING negative about the franchise that drafted him in S72, other than his sudden departure from the Titans rubbed the him wrong way. Helsinki has been your home for quite some time. How does it feel to walk away from the Titans, and on to a new start in the Phoenix organization? - VHT’s Chief Executive Writer Bobo. “I felt like I wasn’t treated—with what I sacrificed for 5 years—with the respect that I thought I deserved, I felt like an option, a disposable one , and @Emi was being chosen first, it was like getting being dumped by your girlfreind/boyfriend yet worse the feeling that they've cheated on you, ya know ? ” Elsby explained. “By just giving me the say-so of letting me know something’s going on, or it’s a chance [that I’d be traded]. That’s all I wanted. I’m not saying you don’t have to trade me. Just let me know something’s going on because I sacrificed everything. Just let me know if its happening OR not, you know what I mean? That’s all I ask. “Everybody knows I’m the most low maintenance person in the world. Just let me know some deets so that I can prepare myself for whatever my next chapter is and I didn’t get that.” Elsby felt misunderstood and misled by Titans GM and Owner @Jubo07 (The User who not only recruited me, helped me start my career taught me the basics with weekly PTs capped vs Uncapped and has continued over what has been amazingly and incredibly hard to believe a full calendar year has passed since this man changed my life in showing me the VHL and later on being lucky enough to have been drafted by Jubo and the INCREDIBLE experience in his discord LR, the most organized and user friendly layout I have yet to come across in discord and cant thank you enough for privacy reasons keeping it short and sweet I am truly eternally grateful and in your eternal debt thank you for everything “J”, and it goes without saying the thank you to @BladeMaiden and everything she has done for the titans and making playing in Helsinki the most realistic and engaging experience imaginable), “To my Understanding It seemed like I was in that discussion of moving forward with the team,” Elsby said. “My whole approach was like every single summer (Other than this WC that has been nothing short of an incredible experience that I will never be able to forget. Preparing, going out there, supporting the young guys in Summer League as a leader and a big brother, figuring out ways how I can be better, and finding ways to use those skills to make my team better and the players around me better. In the Locker room it had been talked about before and expressed many times how I want to play my career out in Helsinki. That was the feeling and that was the gist of the conversations we had with moving forward, having an opportunity to do something special all over again. So that was my mindset and everybody around me’s mindset as well.” Why The Titans couldn’t pass on chance for Trading Elsby, Any VHL Teams 1st line D and PP Quarterback ? Elsby explained that the fact he had such a strong relationship with Jubo made getting traded that much tougher... “I use the word ‘family,’ ‘brother,’ ‘Love”, things other people use lightly…for me once you use that term, I stick by that term. I stand by that term,” Elsby said. “So whether it’s something I like or don’t like, I’m going to accept it if you come to me and let me know beforehand. But don’t make one thing seem like another thing and catch me off guard and do something else.” “That was my whole problem. I understand how the game works, how the business works. My mindset was that I was always going to be in Helsinki my whole career, but I was never naive. Just let me know. Jubo had told me that the trade talks were there. I understood completely and even told him if the trade MUST be done due to cap restriction and brings back a huge hall for the Titans, that when it comes time to, when I retire the following season, I will accept a 1 day contract … I want to retire a Titan That’s where my frustration came from. And I think it showed. From the fans to even myself. It just caught me completely off guard. … To hit me with that at midnight out the blue. Like, c’mon. Two days prior, it was asked, ‘Is anything going on?’ If it is just let me know because the rumours keep coming up. Two days later, you’re going here.” The soon-to-be-23-year-old said the response he received from teammates, peers and fans was “overwhelming.” He singled out @PatrikLaine in particular as someone that sent him a moving text message. “He couldn’t believe it,” Elsby said of Lowry’s reaction to the trade. “But he gave me some words that helped me through the whole day, what to prepare for. As him just being my brother, outside of my teammate, he was there for me in that moment. You could tell it affected him as well, so it was cool just to have that support from him.” Even with the Titans getting the assets they did in return, many of the team’s fans were just as upset as Elsby was when he was informed of the move. Players of Spencer Elsby’s caliber have often been dubbed by the VHL community in history that star players don’t want to stick with one team long-term but Elsby said he wanted to change that stigma, which is why he chose to re-sign with the team in S75. He was even open to taking less money if it would help the bigger cause. “I didn’t want to put us in any scenario where we wouldn’t be able to help the team by bringing in other guys,” Elsby said. “I never wanted to ask for the max. I wanted to do whatever I could to make sure anything we needed to have down the line, we could have. It was always sacrificing for the betterment of the team. I made it very clear to Jubo I wanted to be there.” Elsby added that the day the trade was first reported he spent a few hours at International Rapper Hopsin’s get away house in Helsinki, getting some advice from his friend and speaking about the legacy he has left in Helsinki. Heading to the Phoenix means Elsby has only new faces to meet in the locker room having literally never played with any of the Chicago roster during his combined 6 seasons in Helsinki and Philadelphia, Not even a fellow countrymen from his 4 times participating in International play. JPC… Jean Pierre Camus aka @solas, will be reunited with his former AGM from Philly at the time as well as his team captain during his VHLM rookie season Mr Elsby where JPC only saw 3 Games played and 14 minutes in the playoffs in S71. Elsby will also be reunited with VHLM rival and member of the Star Center and former 1st Overall Pick in S71 Kyl Oferson @Nykonax and later traded by the Bears prior to the S76 season. Two-time Continental Cup Champion and later traded by the Bears prior to the S76 season. “The second person I talked to that night that I’m close friends with is up and comer and member of the IRL KTM Super Cross Racing pro team, born and Raised in Chicago, Dawson Draycott” Spence said. “I called him. I remember feeling somewhat numb, I was … I was upset and I call him like, ‘Man, dude just traded me, like, what!?’ Andy’s like, ‘Man, to who?’ I said, ‘To y’all.’ He started laughing. He said ‘Look, I don’t mean to laugh, but I got your back, man. You’re going to be alright, man. Don’t worry about it.’ I was like, ‘Dog, I shouldn’t have even called you...’ But it was cool just to be able to call my man, somebody that’s close in my life that’s close Phoenix too, so he made it easy.” When asked what type of player Chicago are getting, Elsby described himself as “a guy that’s been proven to prove himself time and time again, and this time around, having the biggest chip on his shoulder ever had in my career. I have everything but nothing to lose; First accept sadness. Realize that without losing, winning isn’t so great” General Manager @JeffD of the Chicago Phoenix is more than pleased to add Elsby to the already star studded defensive core in Chicago and had this to say after the trade. Jeff General Manager of the VHL Chicago Phoenix - "'Coming off of our championship season I knew we would need to continue to improve as a team to try and repeat this next season. When the opportunity arose for me to add a defenseman like Spencer Elsby to the roster, who I see as one of the premier defenders in the league, I had to make it happen. Adding him to a core that already has @fishy Matty Socks, @gorlab& @Kylrad L and R cements us as having what I see as the best defensive set in the league and should make us favourites to come out of the North American conference yet again this season." Lets get that chip #GOPhoenixGO graphics credit to the "Graphics God" and my new teammate @gorlab Word count : 1617

Three AMAZING GMs !!!! You cant go wrong with anyone , each of these GMs are going to ensure you will always be notified of any TPE opportunities and SO helpful & always there on discord to answer any questions and get you stared on your way to stardom #HypreCrew #FormerAGM

You took the two players i wanted next !! Great choices !!! Teams going to be tough to beat

Quickly want to express my interest in the role and would be nothing more than honored to succeed my former boss and the LEGEND @BeavissI will make a formal application shortly when I have access to a computer #S77Hype #SeasonsOfNewGMs !! GL All

F-Valtteri Vaakanainen ( and DAMN IT !! I DIDNT KNOW WE STARTED SO QUICKLY Anychance i can get a mulligan on that one since im in before seabass ??)

Thanks for such kind words ! I would love to connect and get to know you better and make always happy to make new friends in the VHL community, If youve kept up with my activity you're aware ive been IA due to a loss in the family, Im back and better than ever now ! Send me a PM on Discord , im always looking for users to collab with

YES PLEASE TEACH ME !!! Im free all day Tomorrow and can get on Discord and lets chat and help me get started ?

SIGN ME UP FOR ANOTHER GRRRRREAT VHFL SEASON !!!!! - I would love to help as a group manager again as well !! Thanks @fishy

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seriously though what program are you making these on ? and how can you teach me ? lol

Would love to get another chance at being a full time GM and using the skills i have learned over the past 5 seasons as a full time AGM in the VHL and VHLM since taking Asia to a Silver Medal. My knowledge with how the STHS system works and most importantly organizing and being as active and engaging with the team above and beyond, I would be honored to GM any team in this tournament and expand my credentials towards earning a VHLM GM position. The WJC is IMO the best hockey in the world. This Tournament is my favorite part of the VHL/ VHLM (other than the draft :P:) My experience in my first opportunity (thank you @Banackock @Acydburn @Joshfor the opportunity , truly eternally grateful and would never be in the front office position i am without the opportunity you provided me) was truly special and gave me a lot of purpose and exactly what i needed at that time , as i do right now as well was the feeling that i truly mattered and had such a prestigious group of players responding to my PMs and having amazing engaging conversations throughout the tournament the hype trains in our discord LR was amazing and that experience and my success is what lead @DMaximus to name me the AGM in Philly immediately following the tournament. Since working with DMax , as well as @Beaviss , I have learned what does , and what doesnt work in STHS as well as the fact that its a SIM and sometimes the pucks just bounce like the bullet that got JFK. Look at @Beaviss and @DMaximus Teams overall records in the past 4 season and theres no dispute they are STHS and VHL and VHLM masterminds and really know what works against the opposition and always knowing that you must adapt to the situation to win ! @BladeMaiden Has also provided me with some amazing ideas to include in my team discord in following in her footsteps and using some of the amazing strategies she has implemented in Helsinki which have truly increased the amount of fun and team atmosphere that i hope to bring the any country's LR. In my time here and all the WJC and throughout the seasons and the coverage I have one noticed one thing , and that the WJC in the VHL is only a week long tournament and that includes the naming of the rosters. in comparison to the IRL WJC which is a 3 week tournament and a month of practice and roster selection and cuts go into making the final roster decisions. In this case my only thought on how to better this would be make the VHL WJC and its player stats as well as standing onto the VHL Portal. Many users only check the portal quickly and dont deep dive or even scoll the forum and i know many users miss when the WJC is even occurring (Myself included, I have been very inactive lately with my father in law passing, and just moving as well as starting a new job) I was unaware the WJC were taking applications. This is in no way a complaint or criticism I would just love more Hype for the WJC in the VHL and maybe even just a small Graphic on the homepage of the portal saying S76 WJC applications would be cool , or a hype graphic. Thank you for your time and I hope to hear back from you soon. I also have several candidates that are 1st gen users that are either VHLM GMs or are more than well known in the community that i am prepared to interview for the position if all goes well ( I think an AGM in this WJC is great, its something , even the smallest thing to add to your resume especially if yours is blank , this is the best opportunity to learn about everything i mentioned in the body paragraph about running a successful team in the VHL as a GM and having an AGM only provides an experience to not just one but two users and even though the ultimate decision making may not be in the power of the AGM , AGMs are EXTREMELY important, as we all know IRL comes in the way and AGMs are always there to save the day ! or vice versa ! Second opinions and Front Office Teams IMO are the formula to winning. Sincerely Spence King Assistant GM of the San Diego Marlins

@diamond_ace You deserve the +1 here One love to the VHL Fam ! What a close finish D.A ! ill be honest and say i truly got lucky with how close we finished. My favorite "Motto" is Hockey is a game of inches and seconds, and somenights or days the puck just isnt going to bounce in your favor , this time I did get lucky super close finish and awesome to see the tight race for 1st another VHFL season in the books and thanks again to everyone that makes the @VHFL happen , @fishy Your worked does not go unrecoginzed and thank you so much for everything you do to make the VHFL so fun