Spence King

It was not the result that the Ottawa Lynx were looking for in their first 2 games. An opening 8-2 loss to the Reapers and then followed that up with 7-4 loss to the Halifax 21st. But it was many firsts for many young players on the Ottawa team. Including 6th round draft pick Josho. Earlier in the season we asked Josho what his expectations were for the upcoming season and he said " I hope I can do every part for my team to be successful and win games". That definitely wasn't the case in game number 1 against the Reapers. The entire Ottawa team looked lost against one of the top teams in the league and Josho did struggle through most parts of the first game.   
 
Joshooo 0 0 0 -4 0 4 2 0 0 0 2/4 25:18 3:23 0:00  
With a minus 4 rating and no points scored it was not the game that Josho was hoping for but he did play 25 minutes during the game which shows that the team does have confidence in what he can do. When asked about his performance he said " For sure I was nervous at first but as the game went on I really thought that I was hitting my stride late in the 3rd period but at that point it was to late obviously".  Josho gave his team mates praise for the game they played and not giving up even when being down by so much. But game 2 for the team as a whole was much better especially for Josho. 
 
                              Josho  2 1 3 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 1/2 26:22 0:52 0:00  
Game 2 was much closer for sure with a score of 7-4 and Josho was the best player for the Lynx that game hands down. with 2 goals and 3 points Josho really showed his true potential and what he can do in this league on any given night, he also logged 26 minutes of ice time just a minute more than the first game. Speaking with Josho he was very happy in the effort the entire team put it. When asked if he was happy to score his first goals and points of the season he said " Well of course I was happy to score my first goal but I am not worried about that right now, I am just worried about with getting back to practice working with the group and coming out even stronger next game. It is all about this team to me and I was really proud of the group and what we were able to do out there". 
 
This Ottawa team is going to have some growing pains for sure because of how young of a group they are but they will be an exciting team to watch for sure. They take to the ice for the next game tomorrow 7ET against the Miami be sure to check out this great young team!
 
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TPE for week ending Jan 31st 2021
 

D - Guy Sasakamoose
C - Patrik Tallinder
@Blazzer

I like the list, considering I am on it !!  That not withstanding, thanks @fishy for this and all the work you put in to make this so much fun.

i don't have time to tag 91 people

looks like you missed my name on the list.

Below are the top 50 users from VHFL this season! This season, I decided to include each user's rank in their group because i thought I was kind of interesting and didn't take very long to add!!
 
If you're not in the top 50 but would like to know where you ranked among all users, let me know in the replies!
 
Congrats to hedgehog, tape-to-tape, and velevra for being top 3 this season!
 

  User Score Group Rank 1 @hedgehog337 1399.38 1 2 @Tape-to-Tape 1378.85 1 3 @Velevra 1371.18 2 4 @TheFlash 1356.71 1 5 @Kylrad 1354.65 1 6 @Beketov 1353.33 1 7 @BOOM 1347.98 1 8 @Mike 1344.31 1 9 @fromtheinside 1344.25 1 10 @Renomitsu 1339.18 1 11 @Blazzer 1333.59 1 12 @Prout 1332.71 1 13 @solas 1325.78 1 14 @SirRupertBarnes 1324.61 1 15 @Advantage 1318.91 1 16 @Rayzor_7 1317.12 1 17 @omgitshim 1315.71 2 18 @IamMOOSE 1315.31 2 19 @gorlab 1312.03 2 20 @Tate 1309.85 2 21 @McWolf 1305.58 3 22 @Victor 1305.19 2 23 @KaleebtheMighty 1305.13 1 24 @Eynhallow 1301.85 1 25 @MattyIce 1298.33 2 26 @a_Ferk 1295.01 2 27 @jRuutu 1291.83 2 28 @Patrik Tallinder 1291.71 3 29 @leafsman 1291.53 4 30 @chikn 1290.59 2 31 @Hylands 1290.12 2 32 @linsangeles 1289.41 1 33 @rory 1288.71 2 34 @GustavMattias 1288.13 2 35 @Hoopydog 1286.53 3 36 @Doomsday 1286.11 2 37 @Webberj 1286.03 3 38 @Seabass 1284.19 1 39 @TTtheT 1280.98 2 40 @OrbitingDeath 1279.43 3 41 @animal74 1279.03 3 42 @Crstats23 1278.63 3 43 @kevinscix 1278.11 3 44 @RomanesEuntDomus 1276.65 3 45 @Jubo07 1276.18 3 46 @DMaximus 1275.05 4 47 @Eso 1272.58 2 48 @Jubis 1268.33 1 49 @Spence King 1259.43 3 50 @BladeMaiden 1258.18 4

@Cxsquared 12 hours have passed, might want to get your pick in pronto before @diamond_ace goes 😬

As of right now updates are still going in and people are going to be earning more in the future but I wanted to take a look at the current scoring, defense and goaltending ratings in the VHL, they are the most important skills and dictate possible outcomes without even seeing a sim, going to fit the goaltenders in with it and see how it turns out. Hopefully I can elaborate to the best of my ability on what I mean by this and give you an EA-like hype for the new season! Alrighty.. To the numbers.
 
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EUROPEAN CONFERENCE
 

Helsinki Titans
Players 15
Scoring 89.1
Defense 92.3
Goaltending 120.0
Overall 100.5
STARS
Forward Ola Vikingstad (98.0)
Defender Spencer Elsby (85.8)
Goalie Zamboni Driver (80.0)
 

Moscow Menace
Players 12
Scoring 93.4
Defense 92.3
Goaltending 100.5
Overall 95.4
STARS
Forward Mikko Lahtinen (96.5)
Defender Roque Davis (107.4) (#1 Overall)
Goalie Jacob Tonn (80.4)
 

Warsaw Predators
Players 15
Scoring 94.4 (#1 Overall)
Defense 94.3 (#1 Overall)
Goaltending 97.0
Overall 95.2
STARS
Forward Uhtred (78.5)
Defender Latrell Mitchell (86.0)
Goalie Ajay Krishna (64.7)
 

Malmo Nighthawks
Players 13
Scoring 91.4
Defense 92.3
Goaltending 97.7
Overall 93.8
STARS
Forward Chris Hylands (88.0)
Defender Marshall James Frostbeard (70.5)
Goalie Grekkark Gyrfalcon (58.5)
 

HC Davos Dynamo
Players 13
Scoring 82.6
Defense 90.9
Goaltending 95.9
Overall 89.8
STARS
Forward SS Hornet (104.5) (#1 Overall)
Defender Tyler Walker (75.4)
Goalie Joakim Bruden (53.3)
 

London United
Players 14
Scoring 87.7
Defense 90.7
Goaltending 85.8 
Overall 88.1
STARS
Forward Chad Magnum (67.3)
Defender Erik Killinger (90.0)
Goalie Kevin Malone (46.6)
 

Prague Phantoms
Players 13
Scoring 88.5
Defense 87.2
Goaltending 77.7
Overall 84.5
STARS
Forward Thomas Landry (90.4)
Defender Riley Knight-Gee (62.3)
Goalie Woody McPine (52.7)
 

Riga Reign
Players 16 (Tied for #1 Overall)
Scoring 82.4
Defense 87.2
Goaltending 67.5
Overall 79.0
STARS
Forward Cabe McJake (45.9)
Defender Liam Flaten (39.0)
Goalie Calvin Harvey (67.5)
 
*In need of a backup goaltender with at least 250 TPE and the average could easily be 92.5 which means new team overall would be 87.3*
 
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AMERICAN CONFERENCE
 

Calgary Wranglers
Players 13
Scoring 84.7
Defense 92.9
Goaltending 142.1 (#1 Overall)
Overall 106.6 (#1 Overall)
STARS
Forward Patrik Tallinder (88.7)
Defender RJ Jubis (89.5)
Goalie Jacques Lafontaine (77.0)
 

Toronto Legion
Players 16 (Tied for #1 Overall)
Scoring 86.5
Defense 90.6
Goaltending 132.8
Overall 103.3
STARS
Forward John Merrick (74.3)
Defender Ziarie Anigbogu (50.0)
Goalie Jaxx Hextall (89.4)
 

Vancouver Wolves
Players 14
Scoring 90.3
Defense 93.8
Goaltending 103.3
Overall 95.8
STARS
Forward Andrew Su (84.0)
Defender Micah Adrienne (70.9)
Goalie Jimmy Spyro (68.8)
 

Chicago Phoenix
Players 15
Scoring 90.4
Defense 90.0
Goaltending 104.9
Overall 95.1
STARS
Forward Kyl Oferson (71.3)
Defender Matty Socks (66.0)
Goalie Jean Pierre-Camus (69.4)
 

D.C. Dragons
Players 12
Scoring 91.0
Defense 92.0
Goaltending 95.5
Overall 92.8
STARS
Forward Benny Graves (98.5)
Defender Cinnamon Block (90.0)
Goalie Stone Wolski (95.5) (#1 Overall)
 
*If they sign a 250 TPE overall backup goaltender the new overall would be 120.5 which means the new team overall would be 101.2*
 

New York Americans
Players 12
Scoring 88.1
Defense 88.7
Goaltending 77.1
Overall 84.6
STARS
Forward Rhynex Entertainment (51.7)
Defender Chicken Wing (39.5)
Goalie Thadius Sales (40.3)
 

Los Angeles Stars
Players 13
Scoring 81.5
Defense 86.5
Goaltending 56.9
Overall 75.0
STARS
Forward Jeffrey Pines (81.2)
Defender Jiggly Gumballs (63.4)
Goalie Doug Dimmadome (56.9)
 
*in need of a backup goaltender with at least 250 TPE and the average could easily be 81.9 which means new team overall would be 83.3*
 

Seattle Bears
Players 13
Scoring 85.0
Defense 90.5
Goaltending 43.0
Overall 72.8
STARS
Forward Jim Bob (95.3)
Defender Randy Marsh (65.4)
Goalie Rara Rasputin (43.0)
 
*In need of a backup goaltender with at least 250 TPE and the average could easily be 68.0 which means new team overall would be 81.2*
 
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Well that's it, your S76 VHL team power ranking right now, sure stuff will change a lot during the season but it's interesting to see the teams broken down with the main attributes to see who really stands at the top of the leaderboard. Good luck this season everybody! Looks like we have a lot of teams very close so it could be anybody's championship. Thanks for tuning in all the way through or just checked out your teams standing.. Bye
 
698 words not counting this last sentence, this should be good for next week since I'm already claimed a free week, had the idea a few hours ago so I did some research and got this together quickly before player ratings change too much.
 

1.) Rookies, rookies everywhere... no seriously we have like 6 Kate Upton, Dan Dan,Victor Foles, Vick Fairchild, Gustav Hjalmarsson and Case Crosby. Vets say hi to our amazing rookies and give them your best VHL advice. Rookies tell us who you are most excited to play with.
I am most excited to play with Dan Dan since our builds are very different and will lead to great chemistry and, hopefully, success.
2.) Considering the draft is coming up, who do you think @Jubo07 and @BladeMaiden should have their eyes on in the draft  and why?
I would highly doubt that we will be able to select him but Kristof Welch is a rockstar. We played together in Yukon and he immediately started earning TPE and was a great force in the locker room. 
3.) What are you looking forward to most this season?
I am most looking forward to seeing how I stack up against the rest of the VHL in my first season. It's the good type of nervous energy. I would hate to be a liability and I think my 2-way/playmaking style should limit exposure to the downsides in my game.
4.) Do you work out in the off season, if not what do you do during your time off?
I was lucky enough to be selected to the WJC but the best thing to do in the offseason is the Victory ProAm. Anyone who isn't participating is missing out!
9.) Who would you steal a snack off of in our Locker Room (LR) and why?
I would steak a snack off of PatrikLaine because he seems like the type of person who would have a great stash of candy.
11.) I hear someone almost failed their physical, who was it and what was the reason?
Caboose failed his physical because he showed up to the wrong building. Suprisingly enough, they gave him a physical at the wrong location anyways....we are still waiting on results.
 

Love this team. Everyone should get a letter. GO TITANS!

Can't agree more with this
 
@Jubo07needs to learn to use the team tag so we can all celebrate this together  😆
 
 
 

Perhaps more important than ever, the Titans captaincy squad will take on the role of welcoming six rookies to the Titans lineup this season. A team vote was held over the last few days to decide who would dawn a letter on their jersey. The vote was close, thus we will have a captain and three assistants named this time around.
 
I am proud to reveal our team Captains for S76!
 
Returning as Team Captain: Ola Vikingstad @Dil
Returning as Assistant Captain: Patrik Laine @PatrikLaine
Assistant Captain: Valtteri Vaakanainen
Assistant Captain: Emi Rune @Emi
 
Lets get hype for another exciting season of Titans hockey!

And I nearly got away with it too 😈

D - Erik Killinger
@Blazzer

Can we all just talk about how much of a beast Jeff Downey is?

I appreciate the effort into knowing if player will be retired or not. Definitely good for users or especially new ones like I was this season  looking forward to do doing this one again! 

@fishyjust to let you know kaleeb is in here twice 

D Ziarie Anigbogu
 
 
@KaleebtheMighty

It's the offseason after S75, and we find Groovy Dood in his happy place, reflecting on the career that was and will be.
 
It's been a rough few weeks diary. Everything that's happened so far has come with a but.
 
We got hot at the right time to make it to the playoffs, but it only happened once I took a backseat in scoring.
 
We had a cinderella run to the Continental Cup Finals, but I played like shit.
 
I was nominated for the Boulet, but I didn't get a single vote.
 
But, but, but, that's going to change. This is my team now.
 
Sure, I was a rookie these past few seasons, but I wasn't a damn wallflower. I wasn't top line material, but I was carrying a hawt second line for the last two seasons. I wasn't a leader in the room, but I was watching legends like Benny Graves, Guy Lesieur, and Lance Flowers be leaders. With those three in a room, there's not much air left for the rest of us. So I watched and bided my time.
 
But now, Lance is gone. Benny and Guy are inches away from getting put in a home. X shit talked me one too many times and is on his way out. I didn't like the cut of Willis' jib and now he's on waivers. I'm done my rookie contract, and I'm done being a rookie. It's Dood o'clock in DC.
 
I got moved up to the first line in the playoffs, and I don't ever plan on dropping lower than that. I'm the best forward on the team by a mile and management knows it. Now, the expectation is that I add some more bite to my bark. I've started leading off-season workouts with some guys like Ove and some of the prospects, just to remind everyone who's in charge around here. It's a vets responsibility to teach the young'uns how to train, how to play, and how to live. They're going to learn the Dragon way: beer and bourbon are out, clear liquors only; smoking is awful for the lungs, so juuls and vaping hash oil only. Oh yeah, and the classic you're late if you're not early, and stretchiness is next to godliness.
 
GM did some retooling, but we have the pieces in place to become even more successful this season. We have the reigning goal scorer and the top goalie in the league. We got two experienced defensemen so far in the offseason. And now, Groovy Dood is ready to put these pieces together into something greather than the whole. It takes a guy who's seen some shit to overcome shit. I can't sit back and watch Benny Graves put up MVP numbers anymore. I can't be gliding on the back-check knowing Wolski is there to bail my ass out. By playing like a star who gives a shit, I teach the rest of the team what we expect in DC.
 
This is the year we put it all together. We had the leading goal scorer and 3 forwards in the top 15 scoring. We have the best goalie in the league. And now, we have Groovy Dood stepping up and taking ownership of the team. The failures of the S75 playoffs are mine, and I'm going to turn it around.
 
It's what a good veteran does.
 

(S72) Spencer Elsby
User: Spence King | TPE: 720 (2 Banked)
D | 6' 3" | 160 lb. | Age: 16 |  | 
VHL Drafted: 17th Overall (S72) | VHLM Drafted: 35th Overall (S71)
CK
FG
DI
SK
ST
PH
FO
PA
SC
DF
PS
EX
LD
TPA
69
40
60
91
75
96
40
80
92
99
40
56
40
718
 
Its really hard to believe this is already my third season in the VHL , and not to mention already 16 game into the season. After being drafted by Helsinki in S72 I really didn’t see myself nor do I think Jubo or anyone would have believed I would crack the S73 opening night roster only a season later. During my rookie season I was fortunate enough to learn and quickly what it takes to succeed at the pro level in the VHL and I cant say enough about Helsinki’s LR , the Vets are AMAZING and always make the whole team feel important , having played the opportunity to play on a roster during my first 179 games with a handful of legends with serious years of VHL experience to teach me everything and everything from players like Ben Hafkey, Erik Draven, Sam Ross , Jim Bob, Erik Summers, Seabass Perrin as well as Tony Bolonee. Throughout my first two seasons we have managed to have two extremely strong playoff runs winning consecutive European Cup Championship sweeps and two finals appearance giving me the most possible EX a player can earn both seasons since going pro and very proud of the 35 games played along with 9 goals 24 assists and 32 points nearing about a game during the playoffs along with 2 GWG from the point including a 2OT series clincher.
 
So after S73 as a Rookie I was the clear 3rd D on the HSK depth chart behind 3 and 4 year older Summers and Bolonee with over 100 TPE more than myself. Going into S74 and a solid rookie campaign. Leading the team in Shots Blocked as a rookie with 119, following that with 2nd on the team in goals by D with 14 Goals.
Season
GP
G
A
P
+/-
SHT
PIM
HIT
SB
GW
PPG
SHG
73 (HSK)
72
14
31
45
10
142
56
91
119
5
9
0
 
After the Titans history book S73 season with their franchise record win streak along with a European Cup Championship the titans made a huge offseason splash picking up VHL vet and one of the highest TPA Defence in the league Seabass Perrin. This set me back another rung on the depth chart after what I thought was earned my way above Tony as he ages and it would be myself behind star Summers, and 3rd Tony with Oh Sens coming in as a rookie after his strong training camp, however this  wasn’t the case and the stars aligned and everything happened for a reason and cant say how grateful I am to have played with Seabass. Now its S75 Elsby sits on the top 10 VHL Leaderboard for SB at #5 and in one less game played just 5 SBs behind the league leader. during the Helsinki Pre Season depth chart reveal I was listed as the Top defender… Spencer Elsby is also the 11th highest TPA Defence throughout the entire VHL.
 
 
Season
GP
G
A
P
+/-
SHT
PIM
HIT
SB
GW
PPG
SHG
74 (HSK)
72
15
50
65
8
194
64
127
131
2
7
0
 
Graphic credit to the speedy @glass LOVE IT, Thanks again ❤️

Vancouver Wolves S76 Offseason Press Conference
Post Draft, Offseason, Training Camp
Week Ending Jan 24th
These Pressers are written with TWELVE questions, the goal here is to allow for more freedom of choice when responding to questions ❤️ 
You only need to answer 6 for your usual 2 TPE 
Quote the Presser so I can see all of your responses in real time
❤️  - Your AGM Spence King
 
1.The VHL Draft has come and gone, were you watching the Draft livestream?
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2.) What skills have you been working on the most during the off season to improve going into S77?
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3. The Vancouver Wolves went into the S76 Draft with 3 1st Round Picks, Ultimately at the end of the night the Wolves traded one pick and selected both Robin Galante Nilsson and Jivere Zolnek in the 1st round. Both have also been officially named to the S77 Wolves Roster, what is your opinion on these two users ?
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4.The Wolves are welcoming rookie from the S75 Draft , from the Mexico Kings @TMGSosa Jacob Sosa. With Sosa and  @Sixersfan594Zolnek both joining the pro roster were now at 8 forwards. What do you expect from these two rookie forwards ?  
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5.)Wolves are also ECSTATIC to announce the official signing of our S74 Prospect @Xflexznot@MMFLEXMarkus Emerson Jr Voted S76 VHLM Top Goaltender winning the Award "Benoit Devereux Trophy". How many Starts to you expect to see Emerson play ?
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6.) Where do you see this years Wolves Squad ranking amongst the VHL, how far can this group go? With the star studded offense in Su @Da_BerrKevin King @IamMOOSEVenus Thightrap @BladeMaidenGregg Stallion @SweatyBeaver Norberg and Sandstrom @fonziGG@jpsd ALL SIX of these Forwards have 99 SC and are all 548 TPE+ players.... would you say this is a super team in this top 6 here ? 
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7.)Last two Seasons we have been a VERY young team, this year however 9 of our 11 Skaters have VHL have been in the league for 3 seasons already (Other than Sophomore Stud @MasonGabe Akerstrom) what ways can this experience help the team achieve ultimate success?
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8.)Which player on any team are you most looking forward to playing against and why?
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9.) The Wolves lead the league in total team Goals Scored as a Team last season, is this a realistic expectation of repeating this stat ?
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10.) Who has been the biggest motivator in the offseason in the LR?
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11.) What are your thoughts on Robin Galante Nilsson and Vancouver selecting him with their 1st selection?
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12)Who do you believe is most likely on the verge of a massive breakout season and why?
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3.Jimmy Spyro  had an amazing showing with two back to back shutouts , against Ria and Malmo, How does having a goalie of Spyro’s caliber impact the team ?
Having a stud in the net is always helpful.  I think our D-Core does it's best to prevent him having to make stops, but we know when they reach him he has it handled.
 
4.Egg nog or hell to the no?
I'm not sure tbh, I think I've only had it like once or twice several years ago.
 
5.)The IRL WJC are starting IRL what is your home country and who will you be cheering for?
My home is the USA so I obviously root for them.  I also enjoy rooting for Finland, so I am in bit of a predicament.  
 
6.) Star Center Andrew Su  has eclipsed the 100 point plateau again this season topping his career high and is currently leading the VHL in points with 105 pts in 70 GP, tell us something the best advice Su has given you ?
The best advise Su has given me is "give me (Su) the puck, and I'll make the magic happen".  So that's what I do, feed him the puck.
 
8.)Which Wolf has made the biggest improvements throughout the S75 season ?
King made huge gains this year, especially compared to last year.
 
12) How do you feel about Covid-19 ?
Obviously has been a sucky part of life since it's spread, here's hoping life can return to normal soonish.

1.) What are you hoping for as a gift for Christmas ?
I was hoping for Taylor Swift. I did not get her, sad. 
4.Egg nog or hell to the no?
Hell to the absolute no. 
7.) The Province of Ontario has announced a Province wide lockdown as of DEC 26th , what are your plans if there is a lockdown announced in B.C or wherever you will be spending the holidays ?
I will watch a ton of Letterkenny, that show is so funny. 
10.) Thanks to @TMGSosa we’ve just been made aware that our Shootout win last night put the S75 Vancouver Wolves etched into the history books with the most OTW in a season. How does it feel to be apart of history ?
That is great, I wish they were in regulation though. 
11.) The wolves are hosting fundraiser game for the 1st Playoff home game , what charity would you like to see the $ go to ?
Special Olympics, I think that is a great charity. 
12) How do you feel about Covid-19 ?
It is scary man, no question about it. Be cautious, wear a mask, care about others.