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Philadelphia Reapers S74 Press Conference #3

For week ending DEC 6
Were going with a new style of PC, This idea came from @BladeMaiden There are more than 6 options for questions , ANSWER SIX, for your full 2 TPE , however feel free to answer as many as you would like ❤️
Answer ANY 6 for 2 TPE!
1) The hottest topic that’s been common throughout the VHL community, everyone talking “Who is going to be taking home the Founders Cup”. Lots of LRs in the Pros say the Reapers other say theres NO WAY, what would you say to the doubters?
 
2) The Reapers have decided to hand out a team MVP, that will be passed on by each user in the LR after the daily sims, what should the team use as “MVP Trophy”? a Cape ? a bloody Scythe ? a Wrestling Belt ? Give us ideas ? 
3)How often do you check the VHLM Standings?
 
4) The Reapers went on a impressive 11 game winning streak including a win putting up a 10 piece, what has caused the recent surge in success on ice ?

5) This weeks power ranking had the Mexico jumping above us for the #1 spot after their 5-3 win last week along there 9 game winning streak. What is it going to take to beat MEX and prove we can consistently?
 
6) Its pretty much mid way through the season, most of you will be in Philly for another season , while other graduate, the majority will be returning reapers ❤️ tell us your favorite part of living in Philadelphia?
 
7) The reapers are 2nd in league PP% and PK% by just a hair and pretty much tied with 1st. What are the reapers doing differently this season to keep these numbers so high?
 
8 ) In 29 game this season we’ve scored 140 goals already! With 9 players nearing a point per game what has been the secret to the reapers onslaught and balanced scoring throughout the whole roster.

1. Jolly Greene Giant!
2. How good this team is, honestly 
3. Goals, goals, goals. 
4. Nope!
5. I have no idea lol
6. I think the Giant is incredible 

same
literally all my guesses were wrong

0 tpe for me. Yes sounds about right for these 😲

Did this  as a favor for @Spence King ( & by association @DMaximus i guess) To announce the Team Captains in what I like to think is classic Philly style, Lots of razzel dazzel and hype   Hope the team had some fun.

@dariusmarimotoman @Walker @jacobcarson877  @tcookie25
 

Love it!

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S75 Philadelphia Reapers Draft Review
(Data as of 2020-11-24)
 
The Reapers had a very busy S74 Offseason, after a surge of midseason recruits and an unfortunate ending to S74 the Reapers look towards an S75 VHLM Draft the Reapers and Dmax have been waiting for and preparing for since S73 in accumulating picks throughout the past 3 seasons making some little moves here and there as well as one major move in particular a trade with the team that would go on to be S73 Founders Cup champions sending them their playoff MVP and our team Captain for a massive haul of picks including a 1st and two 2nds as well as 2 other picks. With another small trade prior to the Minnesota deal @DMaximus was just starting his build towards a HUGE S75 season.
 
Weve been talking Dmax and myself Spence King AGM in Philly, since my first season and we made those blockbuster and biggest trades in the VHLM since ive been here bringing in Adam Syreck, Big Chungus, @MikeDefenz Mann and RDM adding to our star studded squad with John Poremba, Bud Knight and @Big BobBob Helminen. Dmax taught me a lot and those trades were something he was very hesitant to do as it is somewhat irregular in the M to make a move like that . In the end we didn’t win that founders cup, and we were left going into the S73 draft with no picks in the first 4 rounds and only two picks in Total.
 
This is where the rebuild began when drafting MAJOR STEAL and now team captain for the 3rd season in a row and just recently cemented his name in the top 10 Philadelphia Reapers career points. After the draft during the offseason Dmax was approached with a deal by Minnesota he could not refuse, after losing our top 6 players to graduating to the Pros the deal on Jul 14 2020 sending Founders Cup MVP to be Jer Lefebvre in exchange for an abundance of picks in S75 ;).  The s73 Season was TOUGH for the Reapers, a lot of losses, the team NEVER stopped working , despite only having 2 “active” players , those two continued to develop and along the way the reapers were oh so lucky to sign another key piece to the rebuild and resurgence in Philadelphia was the waiver signing that would go on to be our unanimous top pick in offensive dynamo and LR legend Carson Walkers.
 
***Trade Thread***
 
*HFX / PHI - Jul 12, 2020 S73:
Halifax Acquires:
S74 PHI 3rd
Philadelphia Acquires:
S75 PHI 3rd
S75 PHI 4th
 
*PHI / MIN - Jul 14, 2020 S73:
Minnesota Acquires:
Jer Lefebvre,
Turner McHugh
Ziarie Anigbogu
S75 PHI 4th
Philadelphia Acquires:
S74 OTT 2nd,
S75 LVA 1st,
S75 MEX 2nd,
S75 MEX 3rd,
S75 MEX 4th”
 
*MIA / PHI - Sep 13, 2020 S74:
Miami Acquires:
-S74 OTT 2nd
Philadelphia Acquires:
-S74 YUK 4th (*Shawn Andrei Zyuzin)
S75 (241 TPE) Graduated to Pros (Playing for London) after being drafted 22nd Ovr S75.
72 GP 11G, 31 A, 42 PTS, 233 HIT, 100 SB with the Philadelphia Reapers
-S74 MIN 4th (*Jacob Carson)
 S75 (258 TPE) Philadelphia Reapers Starting Goalie 
76 GP, 32 W, 37 L, 7 OTL, 2.94 GAA, 8.91 SV% with the Philadelphia Reapers
-S76 MIA 4th
*LVA / PHI - Oct 12, 2020 S74:
Las Vegas Acquires:
Breeze Ladrian
S75 SSK 7th
Philadelphia Acquires:
S75 HOU 5th
 
Philadelphia Reapers S75 VHLM Dispersal Draft Picks
Round 1: (3) 4th ,7th , 9th 
Round 2: (2) 14th, 16th,
Round 3: (2) 26th, 36th 
Round 4: 38th 
Round 5: (2) 52nd, 55th 
 
The Returning Players!!
 
3rd Season as Captain - (RW) Darius Marimoto        (3rd Season with Reapers) - Drafted by PHI 5th Round S73
3rdSeason as Assistant Captain – (RW) Carson Walkers (3rd Season with Reapers) - Drafted by PHI 2nd round S74
Starting Goaltender – (G) Jacob Carson           (2nd Season with Reapers) – Drafted by PHI 4th round S74
(S75) RW Thomas King                                          (2nd Season with Reapers) – Drafted by PHI 5th round S74
 
 
S75 Reapers Draft Class !!
 
 1st Round 4th Ovr: (S75) Jolly Greene Giant (D)TPE: 289 (39 Banked)  | 6' 8" | 250 lb. | Age: 16
1st Round 7th Ovr: (S75) Robert Bouchard (C) TPE: 234 (0 Banked)  | 5' 11" | 195 lb. | Age: 16
 
TRADE ALERT **PHI / HOU - Nov 08, 2020 S75 VHLM Draft Night:**
 
Houston Acquires:
S75 LVA 5th
S75 PHI 3rd
S77 PHI 2nd
 
Philadelphia Acquires:
S75 MIS 1st [9th OA] (Addison McLaren)
 
*(With the player the we planned on taking was available to us at #7, and taking into consideration we somehow managed to get the top player in the draft at #4, the guy we've been watching very closely is still sitting there on the boards, before you know it Dmax hung up the phone and made the deal official with Houston picking up the Reapers THIRD 1st round pick allowing the reapers to bring in another Founders cup champion and teammate of our most recent pick, wow, just wow!) And the list continues:
 
*1st Round 9th Ovr: (S75) Addison Mclaren (LW) TPE: 281 (31 Banked)  | 5' 7" | 155 lb. | Age: 19
2nd Round 14th Ovr: (S75) Isau DaMoose (C) | TPE: 217 (0 Banked) | 6' 1" | 178 lb. | Age: 16
2nd Round 16th Ovr:(S76) Tom Eagles (D)| TPE: 188 (2 Banked) | 6' 6" | 230 lb. | Age: 18
3rd Round 26th Ovr: (S75) Bob Tristan (D) | TPE: 184 (0 Banked) | 6' 2" | 190 lb. | Age: 19
3rd Round 36th Ovr: (S76) Robin Galante Nilsson (D) | TPE: 136 (0 Banked) | 6' 3" | 210 lb. | Age: 16 |
4th Round 38th Ovr:(S75) Pekko Viitanen (LW) | TPE: 183 (1 Banked)| 6' 1" | 180 lb. | Age: 20 |  
5th Round 52nd Ovr:(S75) Kjell Nilsson (C) | TPE: 164 (4 Banked) | 6' 0" | 189 lb. | Age: 18
5th Round 55th Ovr:(S76)  Caitlyn Catowize (RW)| TPE: 142 (0 Banked) | 6' 0" | 185 lb. | Age: 18
6th Round 64th Ovr: (S75) Blim Blam McFluble (LW) | TPE: 170 (0 Banked) | 5' 10" | 170 lb. | Age: 21
7th Round 78th Ovr: (S76) Jivere Zolnek (C) | TPE: 123 (0 Banked)| 6' 3" | 213 lb. | Age: 21
7th round 79th Ovr: (S76) Sportsboy57 (D) | TPE: 71 (0 Banked) | 6' 6" | 195 lb. | Age: 19
8th Round 88th Ovr: (S75) Jackson Wilson (LW) | TPE: 138 (0 Banked) | 6' 1" | 198 lb. | Age: 18
9th Round 100th Ovr: (S75) Dommy Hasek (G) (Realeased Post Draft)| TPE: 89 (0 Banked)| 6' 3" | 190 lb. | Age: 22
10th Round 112th Ovr: (S76) Alex Zverina (D)| TPE: 69 (0 Banked) | 6' 3" | 190 lb. | Age: 16
Pick-by-Pick Analysis
1st Round 4th Ovr:
 (S75) Jolly Greene Giant (D) On Draft Night TPE: 244   CURRENT TPE: 289 (39 Banked)  |
 6' 8" | 250 lb. | Age: 16
Going into the VHLM Draft Jolly Greene Giant was the #1 Pick on all Mock Drafts, however with the surprise pick of Cowboy Prout and then the Marlins going with the safer defenceman pick in First Gen Scotty Kaberle followed by arguably the top forward in the draft Cabe McJake and there he is sitting at #4 Overall a player guaranteed to be at cap by opening night. This pick was a major gamble by Dmax considering on draft day JGG already has 244 TPE meaning a player averaging well over 13 TPE weekly must only earn 6 TPE until season cut-off, which pretty much the whole VHL community thought, however DMaximus knew exactly what he was doing and after Miami officially selected McJake Dmax had already starting dialing Jolly himself. This phone call ending with Dmax swiftly and confidently making the official. Dmax clearly hit the nail right on the head! The season is already ¼ in the books and on opening night roster suiting up for the Philadelphia Reapers is the recent 2nd Ovr Pick in the S75 VHL Draft Mr. Jolly Greene Giant. This pick was a HUGE instant rebuild for the reapers blue line not to mention a capped player to build around and parther. Phenomenal Pick
 
 
1st Round 7th Ovr:
(S75) Robert Bouchard (C)  On Draft Night TPE: 174 // CURRENT TPE: 234 (0 Banked) 
 5' 11" | 195 lb. | Age: 16
With the Reapers having 5 returning players, including two high scoring veteran wingers in Marimoto and Walkers as well as Sniper Thomas King. The pick was obvious with Center being such an important position the Reapers didn’t hesitate to select the strong two way face off man coming off a great rookie season in Minessotta proving to be one of the drafts top forward prospects showing off incredible IQ up and down the ice, the puck just follows Bouchard around the rink. Bouchard’s scoring abilities are still untapped and the sky really is the limit for this young centerman.
 
 1st Round 9th Ovr:
 (S75) Addison Mclaren (LW) On Draft Night TPE: 211 // CURRENT TPE: 281 (31 Banked) 
 5' 7" | 155 lb. | Age: 19
After seeing teams following the trend in going with the Defence in the 1st and an offboard pick after the JGG was off the picked and SSK going with the youth taking top ranked S76 Forward, leaving potentially the best pro player in the draft available. There’s no other player that works as hard as Addison. He is an energizer bunny out there every shift and if he’s on the ice you know it because you just got wrecked or he just scored. This young mans skill level and strength for his size are like nothing on this earth. Cannot wait to see what McLaren sophomore season has to bring coming onto a Reapers squad already shaping up to be an All star team.
 
2nd Round 14th Ovr:
(S75) Isau DaMoose (C) On Draft Night TPE: 152 // CURRENT | TPE: 217 (0 Banked)
| 6' 1" | 178 lb. | Age: 16
The Reapers are torn between two great centerman, at the end of the day the Reapers were more than happy to see that there guy was left on the board at 14. Isau Damoose has been one of the most consistent players with growth since joining the M and his potential is way up there too , Isau was a player Philly had been watching play very carefully. Dmaximus most recently appointed team scout Darius Marimoto had this to say about Damoose “Great scoring and defense, good skating with equally good strength. Knows how to pass and put the puck in the net. Great defensive forward. He reminds me of Ryan O'Reilly.”
 
2nd Round 16th Ovr:
(S76) Tom Eagles (D) On Draft Night TPE: 148 // CURRENT TPE: 188 (2 Banked)
 | 6' 6" | 230 lb. | Age: 18
Mr.King said he couldn’t be happier to have the opportunity to draft Tom, I cant imagine being happier in a real world with the outcome of this draft and the players on our board falling into our laps. Mr. Eagles was a player I knew we must have after seeing him play one shift. This tower of a young man does it all, and hockey is raging through his blood. Relative of the Recently retired and future HOF Goalie Greg Eagles. Tom is going to be a top 5 pick in the S76 VHL draft we couldn’t be luckier to have him on our roster. Tom fits right in with the reapers rebuild in this draft now sitting with a Starting goalie, a full top 6 Forwards and a true twin towers these two 1st line D and 1st round VHL talent in Giant and Eagles.
 
3rd Round 26th Ovr:
(S75) Bob Tristan (D) | On Draft Night TPE: 140 // CURRENT TPE: 184 (0 Banked) 
| 6' 2" | 190 lb. | Age: 19
Dmax raced to the stage to make this pick official in great excitement with the quality of D starting to dwindle down as the draft progresses with such a small crop of elite D we knew there was NO WAY he would still be there at our next pick 36, Furthermore the Reapers couldn’t be happier to announce the 26th Ovr pick in returning Reaper from S74 Bob Tristan. Bob is a very highly respected teammate and one of the best guys in the LR , always keeping the team pumped and his energy is irreplaceable. Bringing back Bob only cements the Reapers rebuild status and at this point are starting to look scary with a beast forward group and now snagging an elite 1st line D in Bob. After his amazing rookie season leading the Philadelphia blueline putting up 5 goals and 11 assists in 30 games with the reapers after being a midseason waiver signing. Bob’s sophomore season can only go up , the consistent progression since joining the league has been on par with superb, this is a future VHL 1st line D and more than likely future VHL captain during his career.
 
3rd Round 36th Ovr: 
(S76) Robin Galante Nilsson (D) | On Draft Night TPE:81 // CURRENT TPE: 136 (0 Banked)
| 6' 3" | 210 lb. | Age: 16 |
This was a picked that shocked a lot of the VHLM and VHL community. Immediately when looking at the draft board and seeing an 81 TPE player being selected over what was available would have your head scratching. However again Dmax does it AGAIN, this man has spent hours with scouts searching the earth for the best hockey prospects , minds and people to bring into the Philly organization and that defines Nilsson to a T. Nilsson had 0 VHLM experience going into the draft and due to his low TPE wasn’t on many GMs draft boards and not one single mock draft. However Dmax knew Robin had been hinting at a VHLM return after many years of absence and playing in the SHL. Not only a week after but Galante Nilsson is the leader in the VHL community for TPE in week ending 22. Since the start of the season Nilsson has earned pretty much EVERY TPE capped or uncapped possible and working SO hard. His on ice results prove it, while leading the M in Assists at one point and continuing to play at a point per game , Nilsson along with his teammate and great D partner Tom Eagles, The S76 Draft is going be highlighted by Philly baby 
 
4th Round 38th Ovr
(S75) Pekko Viitanen (LW) | On Draft Night TPE:142 // CURRENT TPE: 183 (1 Banked)
| 6' 1" | 180 lb. | Age: 20 |  
After a trio of Defence pick the reapers select LW out of Finland who had a good rookie campaign putting up 7 goals and 7 assists for 14 points in his first 32 games in Minnesota along with another one of our earlier picks Mr.Robert Bouchard. Pekko has a consistent earnings of atleast 8 TPE a week, at this point in the draft we decided to look for the most reliable users that we believe are dedicated to the program and have the ambition and drive to continue to succeed at the next level and during our player interviews Pekko was someone Dmax couldn’t pass up.
 
 
5th Round 52nd Ovr:
(S75) Kjell Nilsson (C) | On Draft Night TPE:121 // CURRENT TPE: 164 (4 Banked) |
6' 0" | 189 lb. | Age: 18
The S75 Drafts are the longest and biggest draft classes in possibly history and WITHOUT A DOUBT recent years by a land slide almost doubling in players picked from the season prior going from a 7 round draft with 84 picks to a 12 round 144 pick draft. VHLM and VHL GMs also know that in previous years a 5th rounder is pretty much a gamble in prior draft years, by the time you hit round 5 its all 1st gen users or very inconsistent earners or just learning the ropes still before coming legendary making almost every pick a gamble. This year…. Not the case 3 picks into the 5th round and over a dozen players with 110+TPE all potential 1st liners, the draft continues to go our way and another guy we had on our board going much earlier is there again, A positional need and the top player at that position by a longshot left on the board
 
5th Round 55th Ovr:
(S76)  Caitlyn Catowize (RW)| On Draft Night TPE:83 // CURRENT  TPE: 142 (0 Banked) |
 6' 0" | 185 lb. | Age: 18
Caitlyn Catowize was a player the Reapers scout Marimoto was very high on , after her pre draft interview, Marimoto couldn’t stop raving about Catowizes teamwork and effort towards growth. Very quickly Caitlin was a player Dmax knew he wanted. CC has put up incredible TPE development and an amazing team player. Another S76 Draft eligible pick building the reapers future with a 1st gen user earning like a vet.
 
6th Round 64th Ovr:
(S75) Blim Blam McFluble (LW) | On Draft Night TPE:138 // CURRENT TPE: 170 (0 Banked) | 
5' 10" | 170 lb. | Age: 21
Reapers decided to go with roster needs and BPA with this pick, with the team currently sitting with a very strong top 6 Forward core invested in SC. Blim Blam is the perfect complimentary player to so many of our recent draft picks just like Caitlin will provide. Mr. Mcfuble has slightly more experience and proven since his 1st VHLM shift he hits like no other and you really need to know when hes on the ice. We knew this was not a player we wanted to play against, so having Mcfuble on our team couldn’t make us happier having one of the toughest guys in the league in our room especially being able to snag him in the 6th round.
 
 
7th Round 78th Ovr:
(S76) Jivere Zolnek (C) | On Draft Night TPE:73 // CURRENT TPE: 128 (0 Banked)| 
6' 3" | 213 lb. | Age: 21
“This might be my favorite pick of the draft, I have NO CLUE how the other GMs let this user slide so low” Said Mr.King . Jivere Zolnek is our 2nd waiver signing from the S73 season that will be returning to philly for S74. This user is familiar with the reapers and we cant express our excitement that a player of this quality is still on the board. It was an easy pick Jivere is going to be a top 10 pick in the S76 VHL draft and already getting looks from teams as there future franchise center in the pros. Zolneks potential is sky high and the Fans of Philly are in for a wild ride as long as Jivere is still here.
 
7th round 79th Ovr:
(S76) Sportsboy57 (D) | On Draft Night TPE:59 // CURRENT TPE: 71 (0 Banked) | 
6' 6" | 195 lb. | Age: 19
This pick marks our 13th pick in this seasons Dispersal draft, more picks than in the S74 and S73 drafts combined. Reapers now have 13 Forwards 5 Defence and their #1 Goalie secured as they decide to go with another highly touted prospect with 0 games of VHLM experience other than a recent Junior Review. The Reapers selected the six foot six 19 year old from Maine. Sportsboy will be playing a smaller role considering going to such a stacked team, however no role is a small role, everyone is key to a championship roster and we see the championship effort here and this is a defence we want as a Reaper for awhile the potential and effort we see in this defenceman is the reason hes a Reaper. If Sportsboy follows the track that we see, this is going to be a D every VHL GM is looking to draft high in the S76.
 
8th Round 88th Ovr:
(S75) Jackson Wilson (LW) | On Draft Night TPE:110 // CURRENT  TPE:138 (0 Banked)
6' 1" | 198 lb. | Age: 18
Jackson Wilson will be our 3rd draft pick coming over from Minnesota. So there will forsure be some familiar faces for this 1st gen user. Jackson had a strong rookie showing with Minnesota putting up 2 hits a game along the way. Coming into Philly Wilson S74 season is going to have much less time on the ice coming to this stacked offensive squad compared to the empty roster hes coming from. However Jackson has skills and intangibles those top picks and “star” players don’t have. This young man can fight and he has made it vocal hes all in it to win it , regargless of the role assigned Wilson is a true team player, his junior days he explained learning how to play a role and that’s exactly the type of player the reapers need at this pick. Wilson looks like such an amazing fit with this incredible S75 VHLM Reapers Draft Class.
 
9th Round 100th Ovr:
(S75) Dommy Hasek* (Released Post Draft) On Draft Night TPE:89 // CURRENT  TPE: 89 (0 Banked)|
6' 3" | 190 lb. | Age: 22
I don’t know the whole story here , however Dommy Hasek has since gone inactive post draft and the reapers have parted ways with Hasek post training camp after no one saw him on the ice, it seemed inevitable and there we have it Hasek was drafted by the Reapers then shortly after drafted by the Seattle Bears into the Pros with just 12 games of VHLM experience. After the draft like I said Hasek has been nowhere to be seen or heard from, the Reapers have released his rights now a VHLM FA, however Seattle has held onto his rights I can only assume this is in hope of a return.
 
10th Round 112th Ovr:
(S76) Alex Zverina (D)| | On Draft Night TPE:50 // CURRENT TPE: 69 (0 Banked) |
 6' 3" | 190 lb. | Age: 16
At this point its really not even a surprise anymore, with a major wildcard of a draft board left, and so many uncertainties with the VHLM draft in the later round. However Dmax is always on point and a step ahead of everyone. Zverina was truly a needle in the haystack a user that has just joined and 0 VHLM experience. With the Reapers having a full 4 forward lines of 12+ forwards and 6 (maybe 5 due to uncertainty) taking a D was the obvious choice. Zverina a solid stay at home defenceman and an S76 Draft date means hes going to be in Philly for awhile, fans this is deffintely a player to keep your eyes on and you wont be forgetting this name for a few years  
 

S75 Philadelphia Reapers Draft Review
(Data as of 2020-11-24)
 
The Reapers had a very busy S74 Offseason, after a surge of midseason recruits and an unfortunate ending to S74 the Reapers look towards an S75 VHLM Draft the Reapers and Dmax have been waiting for and preparing for since S73 in accumulating picks throughout the past 3 seasons making some little moves here and there as well as one major move in particular a trade with the team that would go on to be S73 Founders Cup champions sending them their playoff MVP and our team Captain for a massive haul of picks including a 1st and two 2nds as well as 2 other picks. With another small trade prior to the Minnesota deal @DMaximus was just starting his build towards a HUGE S75 season.
 
Weve been talking Dmax and myself Spence King AGM in Philly, since my first season and we made those blockbuster and biggest trades in the VHLM since ive been here bringing in Adam Syreck, Big Chungus, @MikeDefenz Mann and RDM adding to our star studded squad with John Poremba, Bud Knight and @Big BobBob Helminen. Dmax taught me a lot and those trades were something he was very hesitant to do as it is somewhat irregular in the M to make a move like that . In the end we didn’t win that founders cup, and we were left going into the S73 draft with no picks in the first 4 rounds and only two picks in Total.
 
This is where the rebuild began when drafting MAJOR STEAL and now team captain for the 3rd season in a row and just recently cemented his name in the top 10 Philadelphia Reapers career points. After the draft during the offseason Dmax was approached with a deal by Minnesota he could not refuse, after losing our top 6 players to graduating to the Pros the deal on Jul 14 2020 sending Founders Cup MVP to be Jer Lefebvre in exchange for an abundance of picks in S75 ;).  The s73 Season was TOUGH for the Reapers, a lot of losses, the team NEVER stopped working , despite only having 2 “active” players , those two continued to develop and along the way the reapers were oh so lucky to sign another key piece to the rebuild and resurgence in Philadelphia was the waiver signing that would go on to be our unanimous top pick in offensive dynamo and LR legend Carson Walkers.
 
***Trade Thread***
 
*HFX / PHI - Jul 12, 2020 S73:
Halifax Acquires:
S74 PHI 3rd
Philadelphia Acquires:
S75 PHI 3rd
S75 PHI 4th
 
*PHI / MIN - Jul 14, 2020 S73:
Minnesota Acquires:
Jer Lefebvre,
Turner McHugh
Ziarie Anigbogu
S75 PHI 4th
Philadelphia Acquires:
S74 OTT 2nd,
S75 LVA 1st,
S75 MEX 2nd,
S75 MEX 3rd,
S75 MEX 4th”
 
*MIA / PHI - Sep 13, 2020 S74:
Miami Acquires:
-S74 OTT 2nd
Philadelphia Acquires:
-S74 YUK 4th (*Shawn Andrei Zyuzin)
S75 (241 TPE) Graduated to Pros (Playing for London) after being drafted 22nd Ovr S75.
72 GP 11G, 31 A, 42 PTS, 233 HIT, 100 SB with the Philadelphia Reapers
-S74 MIN 4th (*Jacob Carson)
 S75 (258 TPE) Philadelphia Reapers Starting Goalie 
76 GP, 32 W, 37 L, 7 OTL, 2.94 GAA, 8.91 SV% with the Philadelphia Reapers
-S76 MIA 4th
*LVA / PHI - Oct 12, 2020 S74:
Las Vegas Acquires:
Breeze Ladrian
S75 SSK 7th
Philadelphia Acquires:
S75 HOU 5th
 
Philadelphia Reapers S75 VHLM Dispersal Draft Picks
Round 1: (3) 4th ,7th , 9th 
Round 2: (2) 14th, 16th,
Round 3: (2) 26th, 36th 
Round 4: 38th 
Round 5: (2) 52nd, 55th 
 
The Returning Players!!
 
3rd Season as Captain - (RW) Darius Marimoto        (3rd Season with Reapers) - Drafted by PHI 5th Round S73
3rdSeason as Assistant Captain – (RW) Carson Walkers (3rd Season with Reapers) - Drafted by PHI 2nd round S74
Starting Goaltender – (G) Jacob Carson           (2nd Season with Reapers) – Drafted by PHI 4th round S74
(S75) RW Thomas King                                          (2nd Season with Reapers) – Drafted by PHI 5th round S74
 
 
S75 Reapers Draft Class !!
 
 1st Round 4th Ovr: (S75) Jolly Greene Giant (D)TPE: 289 (39 Banked)  | 6' 8" | 250 lb. | Age: 16
1st Round 7th Ovr: (S75) Robert Bouchard (C) TPE: 234 (0 Banked)  | 5' 11" | 195 lb. | Age: 16
 
TRADE ALERT **PHI / HOU - Nov 08, 2020 S75 VHLM Draft Night:**
 
Houston Acquires:
S75 LVA 5th
S75 PHI 3rd
S77 PHI 2nd
 
Philadelphia Acquires:
S75 MIS 1st [9th OA] (Addison McLaren)
 
*(With the player the we planned on taking was available to us at #7, and taking into consideration we somehow managed to get the top player in the draft at #4, the guy we've been watching very closely is still sitting there on the boards, before you know it Dmax hung up the phone and made the deal official with Houston picking up the Reapers THIRD 1st round pick allowing the reapers to bring in another Founders cup champion and teammate of our most recent pick, wow, just wow!) And the list continues:
 
*1st Round 9th Ovr: (S75) Addison Mclaren (LW) TPE: 281 (31 Banked)  | 5' 7" | 155 lb. | Age: 19
2nd Round 14th Ovr: (S75) Isau DaMoose (C) | TPE: 217 (0 Banked) | 6' 1" | 178 lb. | Age: 16
2nd Round 16th Ovr:(S76) Tom Eagles (D)| TPE: 188 (2 Banked) | 6' 6" | 230 lb. | Age: 18
3rd Round 26th Ovr: (S75) Bob Tristan (D) | TPE: 184 (0 Banked) | 6' 2" | 190 lb. | Age: 19
3rd Round 36th Ovr: (S76) Robin Galante Nilsson (D) | TPE: 136 (0 Banked) | 6' 3" | 210 lb. | Age: 16 |
4th Round 38th Ovr:(S75) Pekko Viitanen (LW) | TPE: 183 (1 Banked)| 6' 1" | 180 lb. | Age: 20 |  
5th Round 52nd Ovr:(S75) Kjell Nilsson (C) | TPE: 164 (4 Banked) | 6' 0" | 189 lb. | Age: 18
5th Round 55th Ovr:(S76)  Caitlyn Catowize (RW)| TPE: 142 (0 Banked) | 6' 0" | 185 lb. | Age: 18
6th Round 64th Ovr: (S75) Blim Blam McFluble (LW) | TPE: 170 (0 Banked) | 5' 10" | 170 lb. | Age: 21
7th Round 78th Ovr: (S76) Jivere Zolnek (C) | TPE: 123 (0 Banked)| 6' 3" | 213 lb. | Age: 21
7th round 79th Ovr: (S76) Sportsboy57 (D) | TPE: 71 (0 Banked) | 6' 6" | 195 lb. | Age: 19
8th Round 88th Ovr: (S75) Jackson Wilson (LW) | TPE: 138 (0 Banked) | 6' 1" | 198 lb. | Age: 18
9th Round 100th Ovr: (S75) Dommy Hasek (G) (Realeased Post Draft)| TPE: 89 (0 Banked)| 6' 3" | 190 lb. | Age: 22
10th Round 112th Ovr: (S76) Alex Zverina (D)| TPE: 69 (0 Banked) | 6' 3" | 190 lb. | Age: 16
Pick-by-Pick Analysis
1st Round 4th Ovr:
 (S75) Jolly Greene Giant (D) On Draft Night TPE: 244   CURRENT TPE: 289 (39 Banked)  |
 6' 8" | 250 lb. | Age: 16
Going into the VHLM Draft Jolly Greene Giant was the #1 Pick on all Mock Drafts, however with the surprise pick of Cowboy Prout and then the Marlins going with the safer defenceman pick in First Gen Scotty Kaberle followed by arguably the top forward in the draft Cabe McJake and there he is sitting at #4 Overall a player guaranteed to be at cap by opening night. This pick was a major gamble by Dmax considering on draft day JGG already has 244 TPE meaning a player averaging well over 13 TPE weekly must only earn 6 TPE until season cut-off, which pretty much the whole VHL community thought, however DMaximus knew exactly what he was doing and after Miami officially selected McJake Dmax had already starting dialing Jolly himself. This phone call ending with Dmax swiftly and confidently making the official. Dmax clearly hit the nail right on the head! The season is already ¼ in the books and on opening night roster suiting up for the Philadelphia Reapers is the recent 2nd Ovr Pick in the S75 VHL Draft Mr. Jolly Greene Giant. This pick was a HUGE instant rebuild for the reapers blue line not to mention a capped player to build around and parther. Phenomenal Pick
 
 
1st Round 7th Ovr:
(S75) Robert Bouchard (C)  On Draft Night TPE: 174 // CURRENT TPE: 234 (0 Banked) 
 5' 11" | 195 lb. | Age: 16
With the Reapers having 5 returning players, including two high scoring veteran wingers in Marimoto and Walkers as well as Sniper Thomas King. The pick was obvious with Center being such an important position the Reapers didn’t hesitate to select the strong two way face off man coming off a great rookie season in Minessotta proving to be one of the drafts top forward prospects showing off incredible IQ up and down the ice, the puck just follows Bouchard around the rink. Bouchard’s scoring abilities are still untapped and the sky really is the limit for this young centerman.
 
 1st Round 9th Ovr:
 (S75) Addison Mclaren (LW) On Draft Night TPE: 211 // CURRENT TPE: 281 (31 Banked) 
 5' 7" | 155 lb. | Age: 19
After seeing teams following the trend in going with the Defence in the 1st and an offboard pick after the JGG was off the picked and SSK going with the youth taking top ranked S76 Forward, leaving potentially the best pro player in the draft available. There’s no other player that works as hard as Addison. He is an energizer bunny out there every shift and if he’s on the ice you know it because you just got wrecked or he just scored. This young mans skill level and strength for his size are like nothing on this earth. Cannot wait to see what McLaren sophomore season has to bring coming onto a Reapers squad already shaping up to be an All star team.
 
2nd Round 14th Ovr:
(S75) Isau DaMoose (C) On Draft Night TPE: 152 // CURRENT | TPE: 217 (0 Banked)
| 6' 1" | 178 lb. | Age: 16
The Reapers are torn between two great centerman, at the end of the day the Reapers were more than happy to see that there guy was left on the board at 14. Isau Damoose has been one of the most consistent players with growth since joining the M and his potential is way up there too , Isau was a player Philly had been watching play very carefully. Dmaximus most recently appointed team scout Darius Marimoto had this to say about Damoose “Great scoring and defense, good skating with equally good strength. Knows how to pass and put the puck in the net. Great defensive forward. He reminds me of Ryan O'Reilly.”
 
2nd Round 16th Ovr:
(S76) Tom Eagles (D) On Draft Night TPE: 148 // CURRENT TPE: 188 (2 Banked)
 | 6' 6" | 230 lb. | Age: 18
Mr.King said he couldn’t be happier to have the opportunity to draft Tom, I cant imagine being happier in a real world with the outcome of this draft and the players on our board falling into our laps. Mr. Eagles was a player I knew we must have after seeing him play one shift. This tower of a young man does it all, and hockey is raging through his blood. Relative of the Recently retired and future HOF Goalie Greg Eagles. Tom is going to be a top 5 pick in the S76 VHL draft we couldn’t be luckier to have him on our roster. Tom fits right in with the reapers rebuild in this draft now sitting with a Starting goalie, a full top 6 Forwards and a true twin towers these two 1st line D and 1st round VHL talent in Giant and Eagles.
 
3rd Round 26th Ovr:
(S75) Bob Tristan (D) | On Draft Night TPE: 140 // CURRENT TPE: 184 (0 Banked) 
| 6' 2" | 190 lb. | Age: 19
Dmax raced to the stage to make this pick official in great excitement with the quality of D starting to dwindle down as the draft progresses with such a small crop of elite D we knew there was NO WAY he would still be there at our next pick 36, Furthermore the Reapers couldn’t be happier to announce the 26th Ovr pick in returning Reaper from S74 Bob Tristan. Bob is a very highly respected teammate and one of the best guys in the LR , always keeping the team pumped and his energy is irreplaceable. Bringing back Bob only cements the Reapers rebuild status and at this point are starting to look scary with a beast forward group and now snagging an elite 1st line D in Bob. After his amazing rookie season leading the Philadelphia blueline putting up 5 goals and 11 assists in 30 games with the reapers after being a midseason waiver signing. Bob’s sophomore season can only go up , the consistent progression since joining the league has been on par with superb, this is a future VHL 1st line D and more than likely future VHL captain during his career.
 
3rd Round 36th Ovr: 
(S76) Robin Galante Nilsson (D) | On Draft Night TPE:81 // CURRENT TPE: 136 (0 Banked)
| 6' 3" | 210 lb. | Age: 16 |
This was a picked that shocked a lot of the VHLM and VHL community. Immediately when looking at the draft board and seeing an 81 TPE player being selected over what was available would have your head scratching. However again Dmax does it AGAIN, this man has spent hours with scouts searching the earth for the best hockey prospects , minds and people to bring into the Philly organization and that defines Nilsson to a T. Nilsson had 0 VHLM experience going into the draft and due to his low TPE wasn’t on many GMs draft boards and not one single mock draft. However Dmax knew Robin had been hinting at a VHLM return after many years of absence and playing in the SHL. Not only a week after but Galante Nilsson is the leader in the VHL community for TPE in week ending 22. Since the start of the season Nilsson has earned pretty much EVERY TPE capped or uncapped possible and working SO hard. His on ice results prove it, while leading the M in Assists at one point and continuing to play at a point per game , Nilsson along with his teammate and great D partner Tom Eagles, The S76 Draft is going be highlighted by Philly baby 
 
4th Round 38th Ovr
(S75) Pekko Viitanen (LW) | On Draft Night TPE:142 // CURRENT TPE: 183 (1 Banked)
| 6' 1" | 180 lb. | Age: 20 |  
After a trio of Defence pick the reapers select LW out of Finland who had a good rookie campaign putting up 7 goals and 7 assists for 14 points in his first 32 games in Minnesota along with another one of our earlier picks Mr.Robert Bouchard. Pekko has a consistent earnings of atleast 8 TPE a week, at this point in the draft we decided to look for the most reliable users that we believe are dedicated to the program and have the ambition and drive to continue to succeed at the next level and during our player interviews Pekko was someone Dmax couldn’t pass up.
 
 
5th Round 52nd Ovr:
(S75) Kjell Nilsson (C) | On Draft Night TPE:121 // CURRENT TPE: 164 (4 Banked) |
6' 0" | 189 lb. | Age: 18
The S75 Drafts are the longest and biggest draft classes in possibly history and WITHOUT A DOUBT recent years by a land slide almost doubling in players picked from the season prior going from a 7 round draft with 84 picks to a 12 round 144 pick draft. VHLM and VHL GMs also know that in previous years a 5th rounder is pretty much a gamble in prior draft years, by the time you hit round 5 its all 1st gen users or very inconsistent earners or just learning the ropes still before coming legendary making almost every pick a gamble. This year…. Not the case 3 picks into the 5th round and over a dozen players with 110+TPE all potential 1st liners, the draft continues to go our way and another guy we had on our board going much earlier is there again, A positional need and the top player at that position by a longshot left on the board
 
5th Round 55th Ovr:
(S76)  Caitlyn Catowize (RW)| On Draft Night TPE:83 // CURRENT  TPE: 142 (0 Banked) |
 6' 0" | 185 lb. | Age: 18
Caitlyn Catowize was a player the Reapers scout Marimoto was very high on , after her pre draft interview, Marimoto couldn’t stop raving about Catowizes teamwork and effort towards growth. Very quickly Caitlin was a player Dmax knew he wanted. CC has put up incredible TPE development and an amazing team player. Another S76 Draft eligible pick building the reapers future with a 1st gen user earning like a vet.
 
6th Round 64th Ovr:
(S75) Blim Blam McFluble (LW) | On Draft Night TPE:138 // CURRENT TPE: 170 (0 Banked) | 
5' 10" | 170 lb. | Age: 21
Reapers decided to go with roster needs and BPA with this pick, with the team currently sitting with a very strong top 6 Forward core invested in SC. Blim Blam is the perfect complimentary player to so many of our recent draft picks just like Caitlin will provide. Mr. Mcfuble has slightly more experience and proven since his 1st VHLM shift he hits like no other and you really need to know when hes on the ice. We knew this was not a player we wanted to play against, so having Mcfuble on our team couldn’t make us happier having one of the toughest guys in the league in our room especially being able to snag him in the 6th round.
 
 
7th Round 78th Ovr:
(S76) Jivere Zolnek (C) | On Draft Night TPE:73 // CURRENT TPE: 128 (0 Banked)| 
6' 3" | 213 lb. | Age: 21
“This might be my favorite pick of the draft, I have NO CLUE how the other GMs let this user slide so low” Said Mr.King . Jivere Zolnek is our 2nd waiver signing from the S73 season that will be returning to philly for S74. This user is familiar with the reapers and we cant express our excitement that a player of this quality is still on the board. It was an easy pick Jivere is going to be a top 10 pick in the S76 VHL draft and already getting looks from teams as there future franchise center in the pros. Zolneks potential is sky high and the Fans of Philly are in for a wild ride as long as Jivere is still here.
 
7th round 79th Ovr:
(S76) Sportsboy57 (D) | On Draft Night TPE:59 // CURRENT TPE: 71 (0 Banked) | 
6' 6" | 195 lb. | Age: 19
This pick marks our 13th pick in this seasons Dispersal draft, more picks than in the S74 and S73 drafts combined. Reapers now have 13 Forwards 5 Defence and their #1 Goalie secured as they decide to go with another highly touted prospect with 0 games of VHLM experience other than a recent Junior Review. The Reapers selected the six foot six 19 year old from Maine. Sportsboy will be playing a smaller role considering going to such a stacked team, however no role is a small role, everyone is key to a championship roster and we see the championship effort here and this is a defence we want as a Reaper for awhile the potential and effort we see in this defenceman is the reason hes a Reaper. If Sportsboy follows the track that we see, this is going to be a D every VHL GM is looking to draft high in the S76.
 
8th Round 88th Ovr:
(S75) Jackson Wilson (LW) | On Draft Night TPE:110 // CURRENT  TPE:138 (0 Banked)
6' 1" | 198 lb. | Age: 18
Jackson Wilson will be our 3rd draft pick coming over from Minnesota. So there will forsure be some familiar faces for this 1st gen user. Jackson had a strong rookie showing with Minnesota putting up 2 hits a game along the way. Coming into Philly Wilson S74 season is going to have much less time on the ice coming to this stacked offensive squad compared to the empty roster hes coming from. However Jackson has skills and intangibles those top picks and “star” players don’t have. This young man can fight and he has made it vocal hes all in it to win it , regargless of the role assigned Wilson is a true team player, his junior days he explained learning how to play a role and that’s exactly the type of player the reapers need at this pick. Wilson looks like such an amazing fit with this incredible S75 VHLM Reapers Draft Class.
 
9th Round 100th Ovr:
(S75) Dommy Hasek* (Released Post Draft) On Draft Night TPE:89 // CURRENT  TPE: 89 (0 Banked)|
6' 3" | 190 lb. | Age: 22
I don’t know the whole story here , however Dommy Hasek has since gone inactive post draft and the reapers have parted ways with Hasek post training camp after no one saw him on the ice, it seemed inevitable and there we have it Hasek was drafted by the Reapers then shortly after drafted by the Seattle Bears into the Pros with just 12 games of VHLM experience. After the draft like I said Hasek has been nowhere to be seen or heard from, the Reapers have released his rights now a VHLM FA, however Seattle has held onto his rights I can only assume this is in hope of a return.
 
10th Round 112th Ovr:
(S76) Alex Zverina (D)| | On Draft Night TPE:50 // CURRENT TPE: 69 (0 Banked) |
 6' 3" | 190 lb. | Age: 16
At this point its really not even a surprise anymore, with a major wildcard of a draft board left, and so many uncertainties with the VHLM draft in the later round. However Dmax is always on point and a step ahead of everyone. Zverina was truly a needle in the haystack a user that has just joined and 0 VHLM experience. With the Reapers having a full 4 forward lines of 12+ forwards and 6 (maybe 5 due to uncertainty) taking a D was the obvious choice. Zverina a solid stay at home defenceman and an S76 Draft date means hes going to be in Philly for awhile, fans this is deffintely a player to keep your eyes on and you wont be forgetting this name for a few years  
 

S75 Philadelphia Reapers Draft Review
(Data as of 2020-11-24)
 
The Reapers had a very busy S74 Offseason, after a surge of midseason recruits and an unfortunate ending to S74 the Reapers look towards an S75 VHLM Draft the Reapers and Dmax have been waiting for and preparing for since S73 in accumulating picks throughout the past 3 seasons making some little moves here and there as well as one major move in particular a trade with the team that would go on to be S73 Founders Cup champions sending them their playoff MVP and our team Captain for a massive haul of picks including a 1st and two 2nds as well as 2 other picks. With another small trade prior to the Minnesota deal @DMaximus was just starting his build towards a HUGE S75 season.
 
Weve been talking Dmax and myself Spence King AGM in Philly, since my first season and we made those blockbuster and biggest trades in the VHLM since ive been here bringing in Adam Syreck, Big Chungus, @MikeDefenz Mann and RDM adding to our star studded squad with John Poremba, Bud Knight and @Big BobBob Helminen. Dmax taught me a lot and those trades were something he was very hesitant to do as it is somewhat irregular in the M to make a move like that . In the end we didn’t win that founders cup, and we were left going into the S73 draft with no picks in the first 4 rounds and only two picks in Total.
 
This is where the rebuild began when drafting MAJOR STEAL and now team captain for the 3rd season in a row and just recently cemented his name in the top 10 Philadelphia Reapers career points. After the draft during the offseason Dmax was approached with a deal by Minnesota he could not refuse, after losing our top 6 players to graduating to the Pros the deal on Jul 14 2020 sending Founders Cup MVP to be Jer Lefebvre in exchange for an abundance of picks in S75 ;).  The s73 Season was TOUGH for the Reapers, a lot of losses, the team NEVER stopped working , despite only having 2 “active” players , those two continued to develop and along the way the reapers were oh so lucky to sign another key piece to the rebuild and resurgence in Philadelphia was the waiver signing that would go on to be our unanimous top pick in offensive dynamo and LR legend Carson Walkers.
 
***Trade Thread***
 
*HFX / PHI - Jul 12, 2020 S73:
Halifax Acquires:
S74 PHI 3rd
Philadelphia Acquires:
S75 PHI 3rd
S75 PHI 4th
 
*PHI / MIN - Jul 14, 2020 S73:
Minnesota Acquires:
Jer Lefebvre,
Turner McHugh
Ziarie Anigbogu
S75 PHI 4th
Philadelphia Acquires:
S74 OTT 2nd,
S75 LVA 1st,
S75 MEX 2nd,
S75 MEX 3rd,
S75 MEX 4th”
 
*MIA / PHI - Sep 13, 2020 S74:
Miami Acquires:
-S74 OTT 2nd
Philadelphia Acquires:
-S74 YUK 4th (*Shawn Andrei Zyuzin)
S75 (241 TPE) Graduated to Pros (Playing for London) after being drafted 22nd Ovr S75.
72 GP 11G, 31 A, 42 PTS, 233 HIT, 100 SB with the Philadelphia Reapers
-S74 MIN 4th (*Jacob Carson)
 S75 (258 TPE) Philadelphia Reapers Starting Goalie 
76 GP, 32 W, 37 L, 7 OTL, 2.94 GAA, 8.91 SV% with the Philadelphia Reapers
-S76 MIA 4th
*LVA / PHI - Oct 12, 2020 S74:
Las Vegas Acquires:
Breeze Ladrian
S75 SSK 7th
Philadelphia Acquires:
S75 HOU 5th
 
Philadelphia Reapers S75 VHLM Dispersal Draft Picks
Round 1: (3) 4th ,7th , 9th 
Round 2: (2) 14th, 16th,
Round 3: (2) 26th, 36th 
Round 4: 38th 
Round 5: (2) 52nd, 55th 
 
The Returning Players!!
 
3rd Season as Captain - (RW) Darius Marimoto        (3rd Season with Reapers) - Drafted by PHI 5th Round S73
3rdSeason as Assistant Captain – (RW) Carson Walkers (3rd Season with Reapers) - Drafted by PHI 2nd round S74
Starting Goaltender – (G) Jacob Carson           (2nd Season with Reapers) – Drafted by PHI 4th round S74
(S75) RW Thomas King                                          (2nd Season with Reapers) – Drafted by PHI 5th round S74
 
 
S75 Reapers Draft Class !!
 
 1st Round 4th Ovr: (S75) Jolly Greene Giant (D)TPE: 289 (39 Banked)  | 6' 8" | 250 lb. | Age: 16
1st Round 7th Ovr: (S75) Robert Bouchard (C) TPE: 234 (0 Banked)  | 5' 11" | 195 lb. | Age: 16
 
TRADE ALERT **PHI / HOU - Nov 08, 2020 S75 VHLM Draft Night:**
 
Houston Acquires:
S75 LVA 5th
S75 PHI 3rd
S77 PHI 2nd
 
Philadelphia Acquires:
S75 MIS 1st [9th OA] (Addison McLaren)
 
*(With the player the we planned on taking was available to us at #7, and taking into consideration we somehow managed to get the top player in the draft at #4, the guy we've been watching very closely is still sitting there on the boards, before you know it Dmax hung up the phone and made the deal official with Houston picking up the Reapers THIRD 1st round pick allowing the reapers to bring in another Founders cup champion and teammate of our most recent pick, wow, just wow!) And the list continues:
 
*1st Round 9th Ovr: (S75) Addison Mclaren (LW) TPE: 281 (31 Banked)  | 5' 7" | 155 lb. | Age: 19
2nd Round 14th Ovr: (S75) Isau DaMoose (C) | TPE: 217 (0 Banked) | 6' 1" | 178 lb. | Age: 16
2nd Round 16th Ovr:(S76) Tom Eagles (D)| TPE: 188 (2 Banked) | 6' 6" | 230 lb. | Age: 18
3rd Round 26th Ovr: (S75) Bob Tristan (D) | TPE: 184 (0 Banked) | 6' 2" | 190 lb. | Age: 19
3rd Round 36th Ovr: (S76) Robin Galante Nilsson (D) | TPE: 136 (0 Banked) | 6' 3" | 210 lb. | Age: 16 |
4th Round 38th Ovr:(S75) Pekko Viitanen (LW) | TPE: 183 (1 Banked)| 6' 1" | 180 lb. | Age: 20 |  
5th Round 52nd Ovr:(S75) Kjell Nilsson (C) | TPE: 164 (4 Banked) | 6' 0" | 189 lb. | Age: 18
5th Round 55th Ovr:(S76)  Caitlyn Catowize (RW)| TPE: 142 (0 Banked) | 6' 0" | 185 lb. | Age: 18
6th Round 64th Ovr: (S75) Blim Blam McFluble (LW) | TPE: 170 (0 Banked) | 5' 10" | 170 lb. | Age: 21
7th Round 78th Ovr: (S76) Jivere Zolnek (C) | TPE: 123 (0 Banked)| 6' 3" | 213 lb. | Age: 21
7th round 79th Ovr: (S76) Sportsboy57 (D) | TPE: 71 (0 Banked) | 6' 6" | 195 lb. | Age: 19
8th Round 88th Ovr: (S75) Jackson Wilson (LW) | TPE: 138 (0 Banked) | 6' 1" | 198 lb. | Age: 18
9th Round 100th Ovr: (S75) Dommy Hasek (G) (Realeased Post Draft)| TPE: 89 (0 Banked)| 6' 3" | 190 lb. | Age: 22
10th Round 112th Ovr: (S76) Alex Zverina (D)| TPE: 69 (0 Banked) | 6' 3" | 190 lb. | Age: 16
Pick-by-Pick Analysis
1st Round 4th Ovr:
 (S75) Jolly Greene Giant (D) On Draft Night TPE: 244   CURRENT TPE: 289 (39 Banked)  |
 6' 8" | 250 lb. | Age: 16
Going into the VHLM Draft Jolly Greene Giant was the #1 Pick on all Mock Drafts, however with the surprise pick of Cowboy Prout and then the Marlins going with the safer defenceman pick in First Gen Scotty Kaberle followed by arguably the top forward in the draft Cabe McJake and there he is sitting at #4 Overall a player guaranteed to be at cap by opening night. This pick was a major gamble by Dmax considering on draft day JGG already has 244 TPE meaning a player averaging well over 13 TPE weekly must only earn 6 TPE until season cut-off, which pretty much the whole VHL community thought, however DMaximus knew exactly what he was doing and after Miami officially selected McJake Dmax had already starting dialing Jolly himself. This phone call ending with Dmax swiftly and confidently making the official. Dmax clearly hit the nail right on the head! The season is already ¼ in the books and on opening night roster suiting up for the Philadelphia Reapers is the recent 2nd Ovr Pick in the S75 VHL Draft Mr. Jolly Greene Giant. This pick was a HUGE instant rebuild for the reapers blue line not to mention a capped player to build around and parther. Phenomenal Pick
 
 
1st Round 7th Ovr:
(S75) Robert Bouchard (C)  On Draft Night TPE: 174 // CURRENT TPE: 234 (0 Banked) 
 5' 11" | 195 lb. | Age: 16
With the Reapers having 5 returning players, including two high scoring veteran wingers in Marimoto and Walkers as well as Sniper Thomas King. The pick was obvious with Center being such an important position the Reapers didn’t hesitate to select the strong two way face off man coming off a great rookie season in Minessotta proving to be one of the drafts top forward prospects showing off incredible IQ up and down the ice, the puck just follows Bouchard around the rink. Bouchard’s scoring abilities are still untapped and the sky really is the limit for this young centerman.
 
 1st Round 9th Ovr:
 (S75) Addison Mclaren (LW) On Draft Night TPE: 211 // CURRENT TPE: 281 (31 Banked) 
 5' 7" | 155 lb. | Age: 19
After seeing teams following the trend in going with the Defence in the 1st and an offboard pick after the JGG was off the picked and SSK going with the youth taking top ranked S76 Forward, leaving potentially the best pro player in the draft available. There’s no other player that works as hard as Addison. He is an energizer bunny out there every shift and if he’s on the ice you know it because you just got wrecked or he just scored. This young mans skill level and strength for his size are like nothing on this earth. Cannot wait to see what McLaren sophomore season has to bring coming onto a Reapers squad already shaping up to be an All star team.
 
2nd Round 14th Ovr:
(S75) Isau DaMoose (C) On Draft Night TPE: 152 // CURRENT | TPE: 217 (0 Banked)
| 6' 1" | 178 lb. | Age: 16
The Reapers are torn between two great centerman, at the end of the day the Reapers were more than happy to see that there guy was left on the board at 14. Isau Damoose has been one of the most consistent players with growth since joining the M and his potential is way up there too , Isau was a player Philly had been watching play very carefully. Dmaximus most recently appointed team scout Darius Marimoto had this to say about Damoose “Great scoring and defense, good skating with equally good strength. Knows how to pass and put the puck in the net. Great defensive forward. He reminds me of Ryan O'Reilly.”
 
2nd Round 16th Ovr:
(S76) Tom Eagles (D) On Draft Night TPE: 148 // CURRENT TPE: 188 (2 Banked)
 | 6' 6" | 230 lb. | Age: 18
Mr.King said he couldn’t be happier to have the opportunity to draft Tom, I cant imagine being happier in a real world with the outcome of this draft and the players on our board falling into our laps. Mr. Eagles was a player I knew we must have after seeing him play one shift. This tower of a young man does it all, and hockey is raging through his blood. Relative of the Recently retired and future HOF Goalie Greg Eagles. Tom is going to be a top 5 pick in the S76 VHL draft we couldn’t be luckier to have him on our roster. Tom fits right in with the reapers rebuild in this draft now sitting with a Starting goalie, a full top 6 Forwards and a true twin towers these two 1st line D and 1st round VHL talent in Giant and Eagles.
 
3rd Round 26th Ovr:
(S75) Bob Tristan (D) | On Draft Night TPE: 140 // CURRENT TPE: 184 (0 Banked) 
| 6' 2" | 190 lb. | Age: 19
Dmax raced to the stage to make this pick official in great excitement with the quality of D starting to dwindle down as the draft progresses with such a small crop of elite D we knew there was NO WAY he would still be there at our next pick 36, Furthermore the Reapers couldn’t be happier to announce the 26th Ovr pick in returning Reaper from S74 Bob Tristan. Bob is a very highly respected teammate and one of the best guys in the LR , always keeping the team pumped and his energy is irreplaceable. Bringing back Bob only cements the Reapers rebuild status and at this point are starting to look scary with a beast forward group and now snagging an elite 1st line D in Bob. After his amazing rookie season leading the Philadelphia blueline putting up 5 goals and 11 assists in 30 games with the reapers after being a midseason waiver signing. Bob’s sophomore season can only go up , the consistent progression since joining the league has been on par with superb, this is a future VHL 1st line D and more than likely future VHL captain during his career.
 
3rd Round 36th Ovr: 
(S76) Robin Galante Nilsson (D) | On Draft Night TPE:81 // CURRENT TPE: 136 (0 Banked)
| 6' 3" | 210 lb. | Age: 16 |
This was a picked that shocked a lot of the VHLM and VHL community. Immediately when looking at the draft board and seeing an 81 TPE player being selected over what was available would have your head scratching. However again Dmax does it AGAIN, this man has spent hours with scouts searching the earth for the best hockey prospects , minds and people to bring into the Philly organization and that defines Nilsson to a T. Nilsson had 0 VHLM experience going into the draft and due to his low TPE wasn’t on many GMs draft boards and not one single mock draft. However Dmax knew Robin had been hinting at a VHLM return after many years of absence and playing in the SHL. Not only a week after but Galante Nilsson is the leader in the VHL community for TPE in week ending 22. Since the start of the season Nilsson has earned pretty much EVERY TPE capped or uncapped possible and working SO hard. His on ice results prove it, while leading the M in Assists at one point and continuing to play at a point per game , Nilsson along with his teammate and great D partner Tom Eagles, The S76 Draft is going be highlighted by Philly baby 
 
4th Round 38th Ovr
(S75) Pekko Viitanen (LW) | On Draft Night TPE:142 // CURRENT TPE: 183 (1 Banked)
| 6' 1" | 180 lb. | Age: 20 |  
After a trio of Defence pick the reapers select LW out of Finland who had a good rookie campaign putting up 7 goals and 7 assists for 14 points in his first 32 games in Minnesota along with another one of our earlier picks Mr.Robert Bouchard. Pekko has a consistent earnings of atleast 8 TPE a week, at this point in the draft we decided to look for the most reliable users that we believe are dedicated to the program and have the ambition and drive to continue to succeed at the next level and during our player interviews Pekko was someone Dmax couldn’t pass up.
 
 
5th Round 52nd Ovr:
(S75) Kjell Nilsson (C) | On Draft Night TPE:121 // CURRENT TPE: 164 (4 Banked) |
6' 0" | 189 lb. | Age: 18
The S75 Drafts are the longest and biggest draft classes in possibly history and WITHOUT A DOUBT recent years by a land slide almost doubling in players picked from the season prior going from a 7 round draft with 84 picks to a 12 round 144 pick draft. VHLM and VHL GMs also know that in previous years a 5th rounder is pretty much a gamble in prior draft years, by the time you hit round 5 its all 1st gen users or very inconsistent earners or just learning the ropes still before coming legendary making almost every pick a gamble. This year…. Not the case 3 picks into the 5th round and over a dozen players with 110+TPE all potential 1st liners, the draft continues to go our way and another guy we had on our board going much earlier is there again, A positional need and the top player at that position by a longshot left on the board
 
5th Round 55th Ovr:
(S76)  Caitlyn Catowize (RW)| On Draft Night TPE:83 // CURRENT  TPE: 142 (0 Banked) |
 6' 0" | 185 lb. | Age: 18
Caitlyn Catowize was a player the Reapers scout Marimoto was very high on , after her pre draft interview, Marimoto couldn’t stop raving about Catowizes teamwork and effort towards growth. Very quickly Caitlin was a player Dmax knew he wanted. CC has put up incredible TPE development and an amazing team player. Another S76 Draft eligible pick building the reapers future with a 1st gen user earning like a vet.
 
6th Round 64th Ovr:
(S75) Blim Blam McFluble (LW) | On Draft Night TPE:138 // CURRENT TPE: 170 (0 Banked) | 
5' 10" | 170 lb. | Age: 21
Reapers decided to go with roster needs and BPA with this pick, with the team currently sitting with a very strong top 6 Forward core invested in SC. Blim Blam is the perfect complimentary player to so many of our recent draft picks just like Caitlin will provide. Mr. Mcfuble has slightly more experience and proven since his 1st VHLM shift he hits like no other and you really need to know when hes on the ice. We knew this was not a player we wanted to play against, so having Mcfuble on our team couldn’t make us happier having one of the toughest guys in the league in our room especially being able to snag him in the 6th round.
 
 
7th Round 78th Ovr:
(S76) Jivere Zolnek (C) | On Draft Night TPE:73 // CURRENT TPE: 128 (0 Banked)| 
6' 3" | 213 lb. | Age: 21
“This might be my favorite pick of the draft, I have NO CLUE how the other GMs let this user slide so low” Said Mr.King . Jivere Zolnek is our 2nd waiver signing from the S73 season that will be returning to philly for S74. This user is familiar with the reapers and we cant express our excitement that a player of this quality is still on the board. It was an easy pick Jivere is going to be a top 10 pick in the S76 VHL draft and already getting looks from teams as there future franchise center in the pros. Zolneks potential is sky high and the Fans of Philly are in for a wild ride as long as Jivere is still here.
 
7th round 79th Ovr:
(S76) Sportsboy57 (D) | On Draft Night TPE:59 // CURRENT TPE: 71 (0 Banked) | 
6' 6" | 195 lb. | Age: 19
This pick marks our 13th pick in this seasons Dispersal draft, more picks than in the S74 and S73 drafts combined. Reapers now have 13 Forwards 5 Defence and their #1 Goalie secured as they decide to go with another highly touted prospect with 0 games of VHLM experience other than a recent Junior Review. The Reapers selected the six foot six 19 year old from Maine. Sportsboy will be playing a smaller role considering going to such a stacked team, however no role is a small role, everyone is key to a championship roster and we see the championship effort here and this is a defence we want as a Reaper for awhile the potential and effort we see in this defenceman is the reason hes a Reaper. If Sportsboy follows the track that we see, this is going to be a D every VHL GM is looking to draft high in the S76.
 
8th Round 88th Ovr:
(S75) Jackson Wilson (LW) | On Draft Night TPE:110 // CURRENT  TPE:138 (0 Banked)
6' 1" | 198 lb. | Age: 18
Jackson Wilson will be our 3rd draft pick coming over from Minnesota. So there will forsure be some familiar faces for this 1st gen user. Jackson had a strong rookie showing with Minnesota putting up 2 hits a game along the way. Coming into Philly Wilson S74 season is going to have much less time on the ice coming to this stacked offensive squad compared to the empty roster hes coming from. However Jackson has skills and intangibles those top picks and “star” players don’t have. This young man can fight and he has made it vocal hes all in it to win it , regargless of the role assigned Wilson is a true team player, his junior days he explained learning how to play a role and that’s exactly the type of player the reapers need at this pick. Wilson looks like such an amazing fit with this incredible S75 VHLM Reapers Draft Class.
 
9th Round 100th Ovr:
(S75) Dommy Hasek* (Released Post Draft) On Draft Night TPE:89 // CURRENT  TPE: 89 (0 Banked)|
6' 3" | 190 lb. | Age: 22
I don’t know the whole story here , however Dommy Hasek has since gone inactive post draft and the reapers have parted ways with Hasek post training camp after no one saw him on the ice, it seemed inevitable and there we have it Hasek was drafted by the Reapers then shortly after drafted by the Seattle Bears into the Pros with just 12 games of VHLM experience. After the draft like I said Hasek has been nowhere to be seen or heard from, the Reapers have released his rights now a VHLM FA, however Seattle has held onto his rights I can only assume this is in hope of a return.
 
10th Round 112th Ovr:
(S76) Alex Zverina (D)| | On Draft Night TPE:50 // CURRENT TPE: 69 (0 Banked) |
 6' 3" | 190 lb. | Age: 16
At this point its really not even a surprise anymore, with a major wildcard of a draft board left, and so many uncertainties with the VHLM draft in the later round. However Dmax is always on point and a step ahead of everyone. Zverina was truly a needle in the haystack a user that has just joined and 0 VHLM experience. With the Reapers having a full 4 forward lines of 12+ forwards and 6 (maybe 5 due to uncertainty) taking a D was the obvious choice. Zverina a solid stay at home defenceman and an S76 Draft date means hes going to be in Philly for awhile, fans this is deffintely a player to keep your eyes on and you wont be forgetting this name for a few years  
 

S75 Philadelphia Reapers Draft Review
(Data as of 2020-11-24)
 
The Reapers had a very busy S74 Offseason, after a surge of midseason recruits and an unfortunate ending to S74 the Reapers look towards an S75 VHLM Draft the Reapers and Dmax have been waiting for and preparing for since S73 in accumulating picks throughout the past 3 seasons making some little moves here and there as well as one major move in particular a trade with the team that would go on to be S73 Founders Cup champions sending them their playoff MVP and our team Captain for a massive haul of picks including a 1st and two 2nds as well as 2 other picks. With another small trade prior to the Minnesota deal @DMaximus was just starting his build towards a HUGE S75 season.
 
Weve been talking Dmax and myself Spence King AGM in Philly, since my first season and we made those blockbuster and biggest trades in the VHLM since ive been here bringing in Adam Syreck, Big Chungus, @MikeDefenz Mann and RDM adding to our star studded squad with John Poremba, Bud Knight and @Big BobBob Helminen. Dmax taught me a lot and those trades were something he was very hesitant to do as it is somewhat irregular in the M to make a move like that . In the end we didn’t win that founders cup, and we were left going into the S73 draft with no picks in the first 4 rounds and only two picks in Total.
 
This is where the rebuild began when drafting MAJOR STEAL and now team captain for the 3rd season in a row and just recently cemented his name in the top 10 Philadelphia Reapers career points. After the draft during the offseason Dmax was approached with a deal by Minnesota he could not refuse, after losing our top 6 players to graduating to the Pros the deal on Jul 14 2020 sending Founders Cup MVP to be Jer Lefebvre in exchange for an abundance of picks in S75 ;).  The s73 Season was TOUGH for the Reapers, a lot of losses, the team NEVER stopped working , despite only having 2 “active” players , those two continued to develop and along the way the reapers were oh so lucky to sign another key piece to the rebuild and resurgence in Philadelphia was the waiver signing that would go on to be our unanimous top pick in offensive dynamo and LR legend Carson Walkers.
 
***Trade Thread***
 
*HFX / PHI - Jul 12, 2020 S73:
Halifax Acquires:
S74 PHI 3rd
Philadelphia Acquires:
S75 PHI 3rd
S75 PHI 4th
 
*PHI / MIN - Jul 14, 2020 S73:
Minnesota Acquires:
Jer Lefebvre,
Turner McHugh
Ziarie Anigbogu
S75 PHI 4th
Philadelphia Acquires:
S74 OTT 2nd,
S75 LVA 1st,
S75 MEX 2nd,
S75 MEX 3rd,
S75 MEX 4th”
 
*MIA / PHI - Sep 13, 2020 S74:
Miami Acquires:
-S74 OTT 2nd
Philadelphia Acquires:
-S74 YUK 4th (*Shawn Andrei Zyuzin)
S75 (241 TPE) Graduated to Pros (Playing for London) after being drafted 22nd Ovr S75.
72 GP 11G, 31 A, 42 PTS, 233 HIT, 100 SB with the Philadelphia Reapers
-S74 MIN 4th (*Jacob Carson)
 S75 (258 TPE) Philadelphia Reapers Starting Goalie 
76 GP, 32 W, 37 L, 7 OTL, 2.94 GAA, 8.91 SV% with the Philadelphia Reapers
-S76 MIA 4th
*LVA / PHI - Oct 12, 2020 S74:
Las Vegas Acquires:
Breeze Ladrian
S75 SSK 7th
Philadelphia Acquires:
S75 HOU 5th
 
Philadelphia Reapers S75 VHLM Dispersal Draft Picks
Round 1: (3) 4th ,7th , 9th 
Round 2: (2) 14th, 16th,
Round 3: (2) 26th, 36th 
Round 4: 38th 
Round 5: (2) 52nd, 55th 
 
The Returning Players!!
 
3rd Season as Captain - (RW) Darius Marimoto        (3rd Season with Reapers) - Drafted by PHI 5th Round S73
3rdSeason as Assistant Captain – (RW) Carson Walkers (3rd Season with Reapers) - Drafted by PHI 2nd round S74
Starting Goaltender – (G) Jacob Carson           (2nd Season with Reapers) – Drafted by PHI 4th round S74
(S75) RW Thomas King                                          (2nd Season with Reapers) – Drafted by PHI 5th round S74
 
 
S75 Reapers Draft Class !!
 
 1st Round 4th Ovr: (S75) Jolly Greene Giant (D)TPE: 289 (39 Banked)  | 6' 8" | 250 lb. | Age: 16
1st Round 7th Ovr: (S75) Robert Bouchard (C) TPE: 234 (0 Banked)  | 5' 11" | 195 lb. | Age: 16
 
TRADE ALERT **PHI / HOU - Nov 08, 2020 S75 VHLM Draft Night:**
 
Houston Acquires:
S75 LVA 5th
S75 PHI 3rd
S77 PHI 2nd
 
Philadelphia Acquires:
S75 MIS 1st [9th OA] (Addison McLaren)
 
*(With the player the we planned on taking was available to us at #7, and taking into consideration we somehow managed to get the top player in the draft at #4, the guy we've been watching very closely is still sitting there on the boards, before you know it Dmax hung up the phone and made the deal official with Houston picking up the Reapers THIRD 1st round pick allowing the reapers to bring in another Founders cup champion and teammate of our most recent pick, wow, just wow!) And the list continues:
 
*1st Round 9th Ovr: (S75) Addison Mclaren (LW) TPE: 281 (31 Banked)  | 5' 7" | 155 lb. | Age: 19
2nd Round 14th Ovr: (S75) Isau DaMoose (C) | TPE: 217 (0 Banked) | 6' 1" | 178 lb. | Age: 16
2nd Round 16th Ovr:(S76) Tom Eagles (D)| TPE: 188 (2 Banked) | 6' 6" | 230 lb. | Age: 18
3rd Round 26th Ovr: (S75) Bob Tristan (D) | TPE: 184 (0 Banked) | 6' 2" | 190 lb. | Age: 19
3rd Round 36th Ovr: (S76) Robin Galante Nilsson (D) | TPE: 136 (0 Banked) | 6' 3" | 210 lb. | Age: 16 |
4th Round 38th Ovr:(S75) Pekko Viitanen (LW) | TPE: 183 (1 Banked)| 6' 1" | 180 lb. | Age: 20 |  
5th Round 52nd Ovr:(S75) Kjell Nilsson (C) | TPE: 164 (4 Banked) | 6' 0" | 189 lb. | Age: 18
5th Round 55th Ovr:(S76)  Caitlyn Catowize (RW)| TPE: 142 (0 Banked) | 6' 0" | 185 lb. | Age: 18
6th Round 64th Ovr: (S75) Blim Blam McFluble (LW) | TPE: 170 (0 Banked) | 5' 10" | 170 lb. | Age: 21
7th Round 78th Ovr: (S76) Jivere Zolnek (C) | TPE: 123 (0 Banked)| 6' 3" | 213 lb. | Age: 21
7th round 79th Ovr: (S76) Sportsboy57 (D) | TPE: 71 (0 Banked) | 6' 6" | 195 lb. | Age: 19
8th Round 88th Ovr: (S75) Jackson Wilson (LW) | TPE: 138 (0 Banked) | 6' 1" | 198 lb. | Age: 18
9th Round 100th Ovr: (S75) Dommy Hasek (G) (Realeased Post Draft)| TPE: 89 (0 Banked)| 6' 3" | 190 lb. | Age: 22
10th Round 112th Ovr: (S76) Alex Zverina (D)| TPE: 69 (0 Banked) | 6' 3" | 190 lb. | Age: 16
Pick-by-Pick Analysis
1st Round 4th Ovr:
 (S75) Jolly Greene Giant (D) On Draft Night TPE: 244   CURRENT TPE: 289 (39 Banked)  |
 6' 8" | 250 lb. | Age: 16
Going into the VHLM Draft Jolly Greene Giant was the #1 Pick on all Mock Drafts, however with the surprise pick of Cowboy Prout and then the Marlins going with the safer defenceman pick in First Gen Scotty Kaberle followed by arguably the top forward in the draft Cabe McJake and there he is sitting at #4 Overall a player guaranteed to be at cap by opening night. This pick was a major gamble by Dmax considering on draft day JGG already has 244 TPE meaning a player averaging well over 13 TPE weekly must only earn 6 TPE until season cut-off, which pretty much the whole VHL community thought, however DMaximus knew exactly what he was doing and after Miami officially selected McJake Dmax had already starting dialing Jolly himself. This phone call ending with Dmax swiftly and confidently making the official. Dmax clearly hit the nail right on the head! The season is already ¼ in the books and on opening night roster suiting up for the Philadelphia Reapers is the recent 2nd Ovr Pick in the S75 VHL Draft Mr. Jolly Greene Giant. This pick was a HUGE instant rebuild for the reapers blue line not to mention a capped player to build around and parther. Phenomenal Pick
 
 
1st Round 7th Ovr:
(S75) Robert Bouchard (C)  On Draft Night TPE: 174 // CURRENT TPE: 234 (0 Banked) 
 5' 11" | 195 lb. | Age: 16
With the Reapers having 5 returning players, including two high scoring veteran wingers in Marimoto and Walkers as well as Sniper Thomas King. The pick was obvious with Center being such an important position the Reapers didn’t hesitate to select the strong two way face off man coming off a great rookie season in Minessotta proving to be one of the drafts top forward prospects showing off incredible IQ up and down the ice, the puck just follows Bouchard around the rink. Bouchard’s scoring abilities are still untapped and the sky really is the limit for this young centerman.
 
 1st Round 9th Ovr:
 (S75) Addison Mclaren (LW) On Draft Night TPE: 211 // CURRENT TPE: 281 (31 Banked) 
 5' 7" | 155 lb. | Age: 19
After seeing teams following the trend in going with the Defence in the 1st and an offboard pick after the JGG was off the picked and SSK going with the youth taking top ranked S76 Forward, leaving potentially the best pro player in the draft available. There’s no other player that works as hard as Addison. He is an energizer bunny out there every shift and if he’s on the ice you know it because you just got wrecked or he just scored. This young mans skill level and strength for his size are like nothing on this earth. Cannot wait to see what McLaren sophomore season has to bring coming onto a Reapers squad already shaping up to be an All star team.
 
2nd Round 14th Ovr:
(S75) Isau DaMoose (C) On Draft Night TPE: 152 // CURRENT | TPE: 217 (0 Banked)
| 6' 1" | 178 lb. | Age: 16
The Reapers are torn between two great centerman, at the end of the day the Reapers were more than happy to see that there guy was left on the board at 14. Isau Damoose has been one of the most consistent players with growth since joining the M and his potential is way up there too , Isau was a player Philly had been watching play very carefully. Dmaximus most recently appointed team scout Darius Marimoto had this to say about Damoose “Great scoring and defense, good skating with equally good strength. Knows how to pass and put the puck in the net. Great defensive forward. He reminds me of Ryan O'Reilly.”
 
2nd Round 16th Ovr:
(S76) Tom Eagles (D) On Draft Night TPE: 148 // CURRENT TPE: 188 (2 Banked)
 | 6' 6" | 230 lb. | Age: 18
Mr.King said he couldn’t be happier to have the opportunity to draft Tom, I cant imagine being happier in a real world with the outcome of this draft and the players on our board falling into our laps. Mr. Eagles was a player I knew we must have after seeing him play one shift. This tower of a young man does it all, and hockey is raging through his blood. Relative of the Recently retired and future HOF Goalie Greg Eagles. Tom is going to be a top 5 pick in the S76 VHL draft we couldn’t be luckier to have him on our roster. Tom fits right in with the reapers rebuild in this draft now sitting with a Starting goalie, a full top 6 Forwards and a true twin towers these two 1st line D and 1st round VHL talent in Giant and Eagles.
 
3rd Round 26th Ovr:
(S75) Bob Tristan (D) | On Draft Night TPE: 140 // CURRENT TPE: 184 (0 Banked) 
| 6' 2" | 190 lb. | Age: 19
Dmax raced to the stage to make this pick official in great excitement with the quality of D starting to dwindle down as the draft progresses with such a small crop of elite D we knew there was NO WAY he would still be there at our next pick 36, Furthermore the Reapers couldn’t be happier to announce the 26th Ovr pick in returning Reaper from S74 Bob Tristan. Bob is a very highly respected teammate and one of the best guys in the LR , always keeping the team pumped and his energy is irreplaceable. Bringing back Bob only cements the Reapers rebuild status and at this point are starting to look scary with a beast forward group and now snagging an elite 1st line D in Bob. After his amazing rookie season leading the Philadelphia blueline putting up 5 goals and 11 assists in 30 games with the reapers after being a midseason waiver signing. Bob’s sophomore season can only go up , the consistent progression since joining the league has been on par with superb, this is a future VHL 1st line D and more than likely future VHL captain during his career.
 
3rd Round 36th Ovr: 
(S76) Robin Galante Nilsson (D) | On Draft Night TPE:81 // CURRENT TPE: 136 (0 Banked)
| 6' 3" | 210 lb. | Age: 16 |
This was a picked that shocked a lot of the VHLM and VHL community. Immediately when looking at the draft board and seeing an 81 TPE player being selected over what was available would have your head scratching. However again Dmax does it AGAIN, this man has spent hours with scouts searching the earth for the best hockey prospects , minds and people to bring into the Philly organization and that defines Nilsson to a T. Nilsson had 0 VHLM experience going into the draft and due to his low TPE wasn’t on many GMs draft boards and not one single mock draft. However Dmax knew Robin had been hinting at a VHLM return after many years of absence and playing in the SHL. Not only a week after but Galante Nilsson is the leader in the VHL community for TPE in week ending 22. Since the start of the season Nilsson has earned pretty much EVERY TPE capped or uncapped possible and working SO hard. His on ice results prove it, while leading the M in Assists at one point and continuing to play at a point per game , Nilsson along with his teammate and great D partner Tom Eagles, The S76 Draft is going be highlighted by Philly baby 
 
4th Round 38th Ovr
(S75) Pekko Viitanen (LW) | On Draft Night TPE:142 // CURRENT TPE: 183 (1 Banked)
| 6' 1" | 180 lb. | Age: 20 |  
After a trio of Defence pick the reapers select LW out of Finland who had a good rookie campaign putting up 7 goals and 7 assists for 14 points in his first 32 games in Minnesota along with another one of our earlier picks Mr.Robert Bouchard. Pekko has a consistent earnings of atleast 8 TPE a week, at this point in the draft we decided to look for the most reliable users that we believe are dedicated to the program and have the ambition and drive to continue to succeed at the next level and during our player interviews Pekko was someone Dmax couldn’t pass up.
 
 
5th Round 52nd Ovr:
(S75) Kjell Nilsson (C) | On Draft Night TPE:121 // CURRENT TPE: 164 (4 Banked) |
6' 0" | 189 lb. | Age: 18
The S75 Drafts are the longest and biggest draft classes in possibly history and WITHOUT A DOUBT recent years by a land slide almost doubling in players picked from the season prior going from a 7 round draft with 84 picks to a 12 round 144 pick draft. VHLM and VHL GMs also know that in previous years a 5th rounder is pretty much a gamble in prior draft years, by the time you hit round 5 its all 1st gen users or very inconsistent earners or just learning the ropes still before coming legendary making almost every pick a gamble. This year…. Not the case 3 picks into the 5th round and over a dozen players with 110+TPE all potential 1st liners, the draft continues to go our way and another guy we had on our board going much earlier is there again, A positional need and the top player at that position by a longshot left on the board
 
5th Round 55th Ovr:
(S76)  Caitlyn Catowize (RW)| On Draft Night TPE:83 // CURRENT  TPE: 142 (0 Banked) |
 6' 0" | 185 lb. | Age: 18
Caitlyn Catowize was a player the Reapers scout Marimoto was very high on , after her pre draft interview, Marimoto couldn’t stop raving about Catowizes teamwork and effort towards growth. Very quickly Caitlin was a player Dmax knew he wanted. CC has put up incredible TPE development and an amazing team player. Another S76 Draft eligible pick building the reapers future with a 1st gen user earning like a vet.
 
6th Round 64th Ovr:
(S75) Blim Blam McFluble (LW) | On Draft Night TPE:138 // CURRENT TPE: 170 (0 Banked) | 
5' 10" | 170 lb. | Age: 21
Reapers decided to go with roster needs and BPA with this pick, with the team currently sitting with a very strong top 6 Forward core invested in SC. Blim Blam is the perfect complimentary player to so many of our recent draft picks just like Caitlin will provide. Mr. Mcfuble has slightly more experience and proven since his 1st VHLM shift he hits like no other and you really need to know when hes on the ice. We knew this was not a player we wanted to play against, so having Mcfuble on our team couldn’t make us happier having one of the toughest guys in the league in our room especially being able to snag him in the 6th round.
 
 
7th Round 78th Ovr:
(S76) Jivere Zolnek (C) | On Draft Night TPE:73 // CURRENT TPE: 128 (0 Banked)| 
6' 3" | 213 lb. | Age: 21
“This might be my favorite pick of the draft, I have NO CLUE how the other GMs let this user slide so low” Said Mr.King . Jivere Zolnek is our 2nd waiver signing from the S73 season that will be returning to philly for S74. This user is familiar with the reapers and we cant express our excitement that a player of this quality is still on the board. It was an easy pick Jivere is going to be a top 10 pick in the S76 VHL draft and already getting looks from teams as there future franchise center in the pros. Zolneks potential is sky high and the Fans of Philly are in for a wild ride as long as Jivere is still here.
 
7th round 79th Ovr:
(S76) Sportsboy57 (D) | On Draft Night TPE:59 // CURRENT TPE: 71 (0 Banked) | 
6' 6" | 195 lb. | Age: 19
This pick marks our 13th pick in this seasons Dispersal draft, more picks than in the S74 and S73 drafts combined. Reapers now have 13 Forwards 5 Defence and their #1 Goalie secured as they decide to go with another highly touted prospect with 0 games of VHLM experience other than a recent Junior Review. The Reapers selected the six foot six 19 year old from Maine. Sportsboy will be playing a smaller role considering going to such a stacked team, however no role is a small role, everyone is key to a championship roster and we see the championship effort here and this is a defence we want as a Reaper for awhile the potential and effort we see in this defenceman is the reason hes a Reaper. If Sportsboy follows the track that we see, this is going to be a D every VHL GM is looking to draft high in the S76.
 
8th Round 88th Ovr:
(S75) Jackson Wilson (LW) | On Draft Night TPE:110 // CURRENT  TPE:138 (0 Banked)
6' 1" | 198 lb. | Age: 18
Jackson Wilson will be our 3rd draft pick coming over from Minnesota. So there will forsure be some familiar faces for this 1st gen user. Jackson had a strong rookie showing with Minnesota putting up 2 hits a game along the way. Coming into Philly Wilson S74 season is going to have much less time on the ice coming to this stacked offensive squad compared to the empty roster hes coming from. However Jackson has skills and intangibles those top picks and “star” players don’t have. This young man can fight and he has made it vocal hes all in it to win it , regargless of the role assigned Wilson is a true team player, his junior days he explained learning how to play a role and that’s exactly the type of player the reapers need at this pick. Wilson looks like such an amazing fit with this incredible S75 VHLM Reapers Draft Class.
 
9th Round 100th Ovr:
(S75) Dommy Hasek* (Released Post Draft) On Draft Night TPE:89 // CURRENT  TPE: 89 (0 Banked)|
6' 3" | 190 lb. | Age: 22
I don’t know the whole story here , however Dommy Hasek has since gone inactive post draft and the reapers have parted ways with Hasek post training camp after no one saw him on the ice, it seemed inevitable and there we have it Hasek was drafted by the Reapers then shortly after drafted by the Seattle Bears into the Pros with just 12 games of VHLM experience. After the draft like I said Hasek has been nowhere to be seen or heard from, the Reapers have released his rights now a VHLM FA, however Seattle has held onto his rights I can only assume this is in hope of a return.
 
10th Round 112th Ovr:
(S76) Alex Zverina (D)| | On Draft Night TPE:50 // CURRENT TPE: 69 (0 Banked) |
 6' 3" | 190 lb. | Age: 16
At this point its really not even a surprise anymore, with a major wildcard of a draft board left, and so many uncertainties with the VHLM draft in the later round. However Dmax is always on point and a step ahead of everyone. Zverina was truly a needle in the haystack a user that has just joined and 0 VHLM experience. With the Reapers having a full 4 forward lines of 12+ forwards and 6 (maybe 5 due to uncertainty) taking a D was the obvious choice. Zverina a solid stay at home defenceman and an S76 Draft date means hes going to be in Philly for awhile, fans this is deffintely a player to keep your eyes on and you wont be forgetting this name for a few years  
 

S75 Philadelphia Reapers Draft Review
(Data as of 2020-11-24)
 
The Reapers had a very busy S74 Offseason, after a surge of midseason recruits and an unfortunate ending to S74 the Reapers look towards an S75 VHLM Draft the Reapers and Dmax have been waiting for and preparing for since S73 in accumulating picks throughout the past 3 seasons making some little moves here and there as well as one major move in particular a trade with the team that would go on to be S73 Founders Cup champions sending them their playoff MVP and our team Captain for a massive haul of picks including a 1st and two 2nds as well as 2 other picks. With another small trade prior to the Minnesota deal @DMaximus was just starting his build towards a HUGE S75 season.
 
Weve been talking Dmax and myself Spence King AGM in Philly, since my first season and we made those blockbuster and biggest trades in the VHLM since ive been here bringing in Adam Syreck, Big Chungus, @MikeDefenz Mann and RDM adding to our star studded squad with John Poremba, Bud Knight and @Big BobBob Helminen. Dmax taught me a lot and those trades were something he was very hesitant to do as it is somewhat irregular in the M to make a move like that . In the end we didn’t win that founders cup, and we were left going into the S73 draft with no picks in the first 4 rounds and only two picks in Total.
 
This is where the rebuild began when drafting MAJOR STEAL and now team captain for the 3rd season in a row and just recently cemented his name in the top 10 Philadelphia Reapers career points. After the draft during the offseason Dmax was approached with a deal by Minnesota he could not refuse, after losing our top 6 players to graduating to the Pros the deal on Jul 14 2020 sending Founders Cup MVP to be Jer Lefebvre in exchange for an abundance of picks in S75 ;).  The s73 Season was TOUGH for the Reapers, a lot of losses, the team NEVER stopped working , despite only having 2 “active” players , those two continued to develop and along the way the reapers were oh so lucky to sign another key piece to the rebuild and resurgence in Philadelphia was the waiver signing that would go on to be our unanimous top pick in offensive dynamo and LR legend Carson Walkers.
 
***Trade Thread***
 
*HFX / PHI - Jul 12, 2020 S73:
Halifax Acquires:
S74 PHI 3rd
Philadelphia Acquires:
S75 PHI 3rd
S75 PHI 4th
 
*PHI / MIN - Jul 14, 2020 S73:
Minnesota Acquires:
Jer Lefebvre,
Turner McHugh
Ziarie Anigbogu
S75 PHI 4th
Philadelphia Acquires:
S74 OTT 2nd,
S75 LVA 1st,
S75 MEX 2nd,
S75 MEX 3rd,
S75 MEX 4th”
 
*MIA / PHI - Sep 13, 2020 S74:
Miami Acquires:
-S74 OTT 2nd
Philadelphia Acquires:
-S74 YUK 4th (*Shawn Andrei Zyuzin)
S75 (241 TPE) Graduated to Pros (Playing for London) after being drafted 22nd Ovr S75.
72 GP 11G, 31 A, 42 PTS, 233 HIT, 100 SB with the Philadelphia Reapers
-S74 MIN 4th (*Jacob Carson)
 S75 (258 TPE) Philadelphia Reapers Starting Goalie 
76 GP, 32 W, 37 L, 7 OTL, 2.94 GAA, 8.91 SV% with the Philadelphia Reapers
-S76 MIA 4th
*LVA / PHI - Oct 12, 2020 S74:
Las Vegas Acquires:
Breeze Ladrian
S75 SSK 7th
Philadelphia Acquires:
S75 HOU 5th
 
Philadelphia Reapers S75 VHLM Dispersal Draft Picks
Round 1: (3) 4th ,7th , 9th 
Round 2: (2) 14th, 16th,
Round 3: (2) 26th, 36th 
Round 4: 38th 
Round 5: (2) 52nd, 55th 
 
The Returning Players!!
 
3rd Season as Captain - (RW) Darius Marimoto        (3rd Season with Reapers) - Drafted by PHI 5th Round S73
3rdSeason as Assistant Captain – (RW) Carson Walkers (3rd Season with Reapers) - Drafted by PHI 2nd round S74
Starting Goaltender – (G) Jacob Carson           (2nd Season with Reapers) – Drafted by PHI 4th round S74
(S75) RW Thomas King                                          (2nd Season with Reapers) – Drafted by PHI 5th round S74
 
 
S75 Reapers Draft Class !!
 
 1st Round 4th Ovr: (S75) Jolly Greene Giant (D)TPE: 289 (39 Banked)  | 6' 8" | 250 lb. | Age: 16
1st Round 7th Ovr: (S75) Robert Bouchard (C) TPE: 234 (0 Banked)  | 5' 11" | 195 lb. | Age: 16
 
TRADE ALERT **PHI / HOU - Nov 08, 2020 S75 VHLM Draft Night:**
 
Houston Acquires:
S75 LVA 5th
S75 PHI 3rd
S77 PHI 2nd
 
Philadelphia Acquires:
S75 MIS 1st [9th OA] (Addison McLaren)
 
*(With the player the we planned on taking was available to us at #7, and taking into consideration we somehow managed to get the top player in the draft at #4, the guy we've been watching very closely is still sitting there on the boards, before you know it Dmax hung up the phone and made the deal official with Houston picking up the Reapers THIRD 1st round pick allowing the reapers to bring in another Founders cup champion and teammate of our most recent pick, wow, just wow!) And the list continues:
 
*1st Round 9th Ovr: (S75) Addison Mclaren (LW) TPE: 281 (31 Banked)  | 5' 7" | 155 lb. | Age: 19
2nd Round 14th Ovr: (S75) Isau DaMoose (C) | TPE: 217 (0 Banked) | 6' 1" | 178 lb. | Age: 16
2nd Round 16th Ovr:(S76) Tom Eagles (D)| TPE: 188 (2 Banked) | 6' 6" | 230 lb. | Age: 18
3rd Round 26th Ovr: (S75) Bob Tristan (D) | TPE: 184 (0 Banked) | 6' 2" | 190 lb. | Age: 19
3rd Round 36th Ovr: (S76) Robin Galante Nilsson (D) | TPE: 136 (0 Banked) | 6' 3" | 210 lb. | Age: 16 |
4th Round 38th Ovr:(S75) Pekko Viitanen (LW) | TPE: 183 (1 Banked)| 6' 1" | 180 lb. | Age: 20 |  
5th Round 52nd Ovr:(S75) Kjell Nilsson (C) | TPE: 164 (4 Banked) | 6' 0" | 189 lb. | Age: 18
5th Round 55th Ovr:(S76)  Caitlyn Catowize (RW)| TPE: 142 (0 Banked) | 6' 0" | 185 lb. | Age: 18
6th Round 64th Ovr: (S75) Blim Blam McFluble (LW) | TPE: 170 (0 Banked) | 5' 10" | 170 lb. | Age: 21
7th Round 78th Ovr: (S76) Jivere Zolnek (C) | TPE: 123 (0 Banked)| 6' 3" | 213 lb. | Age: 21
7th round 79th Ovr: (S76) Sportsboy57 (D) | TPE: 71 (0 Banked) | 6' 6" | 195 lb. | Age: 19
8th Round 88th Ovr: (S75) Jackson Wilson (LW) | TPE: 138 (0 Banked) | 6' 1" | 198 lb. | Age: 18
9th Round 100th Ovr: (S75) Dommy Hasek (G) (Realeased Post Draft)| TPE: 89 (0 Banked)| 6' 3" | 190 lb. | Age: 22
10th Round 112th Ovr: (S76) Alex Zverina (D)| TPE: 69 (0 Banked) | 6' 3" | 190 lb. | Age: 16
Pick-by-Pick Analysis
1st Round 4th Ovr:
 (S75) Jolly Greene Giant (D) On Draft Night TPE: 244   CURRENT TPE: 289 (39 Banked)  |
 6' 8" | 250 lb. | Age: 16
Going into the VHLM Draft Jolly Greene Giant was the #1 Pick on all Mock Drafts, however with the surprise pick of Cowboy Prout and then the Marlins going with the safer defenceman pick in First Gen Scotty Kaberle followed by arguably the top forward in the draft Cabe McJake and there he is sitting at #4 Overall a player guaranteed to be at cap by opening night. This pick was a major gamble by Dmax considering on draft day JGG already has 244 TPE meaning a player averaging well over 13 TPE weekly must only earn 6 TPE until season cut-off, which pretty much the whole VHL community thought, however DMaximus knew exactly what he was doing and after Miami officially selected McJake Dmax had already starting dialing Jolly himself. This phone call ending with Dmax swiftly and confidently making the official. Dmax clearly hit the nail right on the head! The season is already ¼ in the books and on opening night roster suiting up for the Philadelphia Reapers is the recent 2nd Ovr Pick in the S75 VHL Draft Mr. Jolly Greene Giant. This pick was a HUGE instant rebuild for the reapers blue line not to mention a capped player to build around and parther. Phenomenal Pick
 
 
1st Round 7th Ovr:
(S75) Robert Bouchard (C)  On Draft Night TPE: 174 // CURRENT TPE: 234 (0 Banked) 
 5' 11" | 195 lb. | Age: 16
With the Reapers having 5 returning players, including two high scoring veteran wingers in Marimoto and Walkers as well as Sniper Thomas King. The pick was obvious with Center being such an important position the Reapers didn’t hesitate to select the strong two way face off man coming off a great rookie season in Minessotta proving to be one of the drafts top forward prospects showing off incredible IQ up and down the ice, the puck just follows Bouchard around the rink. Bouchard’s scoring abilities are still untapped and the sky really is the limit for this young centerman.
 
 1st Round 9th Ovr:
 (S75) Addison Mclaren (LW) On Draft Night TPE: 211 // CURRENT TPE: 281 (31 Banked) 
 5' 7" | 155 lb. | Age: 19
After seeing teams following the trend in going with the Defence in the 1st and an offboard pick after the JGG was off the picked and SSK going with the youth taking top ranked S76 Forward, leaving potentially the best pro player in the draft available. There’s no other player that works as hard as Addison. He is an energizer bunny out there every shift and if he’s on the ice you know it because you just got wrecked or he just scored. This young mans skill level and strength for his size are like nothing on this earth. Cannot wait to see what McLaren sophomore season has to bring coming onto a Reapers squad already shaping up to be an All star team.
 
2nd Round 14th Ovr:
(S75) Isau DaMoose (C) On Draft Night TPE: 152 // CURRENT | TPE: 217 (0 Banked)
| 6' 1" | 178 lb. | Age: 16
The Reapers are torn between two great centerman, at the end of the day the Reapers were more than happy to see that there guy was left on the board at 14. Isau Damoose has been one of the most consistent players with growth since joining the M and his potential is way up there too , Isau was a player Philly had been watching play very carefully. Dmaximus most recently appointed team scout Darius Marimoto had this to say about Damoose “Great scoring and defense, good skating with equally good strength. Knows how to pass and put the puck in the net. Great defensive forward. He reminds me of Ryan O'Reilly.”
 
2nd Round 16th Ovr:
(S76) Tom Eagles (D) On Draft Night TPE: 148 // CURRENT TPE: 188 (2 Banked)
 | 6' 6" | 230 lb. | Age: 18
Mr.King said he couldn’t be happier to have the opportunity to draft Tom, I cant imagine being happier in a real world with the outcome of this draft and the players on our board falling into our laps. Mr. Eagles was a player I knew we must have after seeing him play one shift. This tower of a young man does it all, and hockey is raging through his blood. Relative of the Recently retired and future HOF Goalie Greg Eagles. Tom is going to be a top 5 pick in the S76 VHL draft we couldn’t be luckier to have him on our roster. Tom fits right in with the reapers rebuild in this draft now sitting with a Starting goalie, a full top 6 Forwards and a true twin towers these two 1st line D and 1st round VHL talent in Giant and Eagles.
 
3rd Round 26th Ovr:
(S75) Bob Tristan (D) | On Draft Night TPE: 140 // CURRENT TPE: 184 (0 Banked) 
| 6' 2" | 190 lb. | Age: 19
Dmax raced to the stage to make this pick official in great excitement with the quality of D starting to dwindle down as the draft progresses with such a small crop of elite D we knew there was NO WAY he would still be there at our next pick 36, Furthermore the Reapers couldn’t be happier to announce the 26th Ovr pick in returning Reaper from S74 Bob Tristan. Bob is a very highly respected teammate and one of the best guys in the LR , always keeping the team pumped and his energy is irreplaceable. Bringing back Bob only cements the Reapers rebuild status and at this point are starting to look scary with a beast forward group and now snagging an elite 1st line D in Bob. After his amazing rookie season leading the Philadelphia blueline putting up 5 goals and 11 assists in 30 games with the reapers after being a midseason waiver signing. Bob’s sophomore season can only go up , the consistent progression since joining the league has been on par with superb, this is a future VHL 1st line D and more than likely future VHL captain during his career.
 
3rd Round 36th Ovr: 
(S76) Robin Galante Nilsson (D) | On Draft Night TPE:81 // CURRENT TPE: 136 (0 Banked)
| 6' 3" | 210 lb. | Age: 16 |
This was a picked that shocked a lot of the VHLM and VHL community. Immediately when looking at the draft board and seeing an 81 TPE player being selected over what was available would have your head scratching. However again Dmax does it AGAIN, this man has spent hours with scouts searching the earth for the best hockey prospects , minds and people to bring into the Philly organization and that defines Nilsson to a T. Nilsson had 0 VHLM experience going into the draft and due to his low TPE wasn’t on many GMs draft boards and not one single mock draft. However Dmax knew Robin had been hinting at a VHLM return after many years of absence and playing in the SHL. Not only a week after but Galante Nilsson is the leader in the VHL community for TPE in week ending 22. Since the start of the season Nilsson has earned pretty much EVERY TPE capped or uncapped possible and working SO hard. His on ice results prove it, while leading the M in Assists at one point and continuing to play at a point per game , Nilsson along with his teammate and great D partner Tom Eagles, The S76 Draft is going be highlighted by Philly baby 
 
4th Round 38th Ovr
(S75) Pekko Viitanen (LW) | On Draft Night TPE:142 // CURRENT TPE: 183 (1 Banked)
| 6' 1" | 180 lb. | Age: 20 |  
After a trio of Defence pick the reapers select LW out of Finland who had a good rookie campaign putting up 7 goals and 7 assists for 14 points in his first 32 games in Minnesota along with another one of our earlier picks Mr.Robert Bouchard. Pekko has a consistent earnings of atleast 8 TPE a week, at this point in the draft we decided to look for the most reliable users that we believe are dedicated to the program and have the ambition and drive to continue to succeed at the next level and during our player interviews Pekko was someone Dmax couldn’t pass up.
 
 
5th Round 52nd Ovr:
(S75) Kjell Nilsson (C) | On Draft Night TPE:121 // CURRENT TPE: 164 (4 Banked) |
6' 0" | 189 lb. | Age: 18
The S75 Drafts are the longest and biggest draft classes in possibly history and WITHOUT A DOUBT recent years by a land slide almost doubling in players picked from the season prior going from a 7 round draft with 84 picks to a 12 round 144 pick draft. VHLM and VHL GMs also know that in previous years a 5th rounder is pretty much a gamble in prior draft years, by the time you hit round 5 its all 1st gen users or very inconsistent earners or just learning the ropes still before coming legendary making almost every pick a gamble. This year…. Not the case 3 picks into the 5th round and over a dozen players with 110+TPE all potential 1st liners, the draft continues to go our way and another guy we had on our board going much earlier is there again, A positional need and the top player at that position by a longshot left on the board
 
5th Round 55th Ovr:
(S76)  Caitlyn Catowize (RW)| On Draft Night TPE:83 // CURRENT  TPE: 142 (0 Banked) |
 6' 0" | 185 lb. | Age: 18
Caitlyn Catowize was a player the Reapers scout Marimoto was very high on , after her pre draft interview, Marimoto couldn’t stop raving about Catowizes teamwork and effort towards growth. Very quickly Caitlin was a player Dmax knew he wanted. CC has put up incredible TPE development and an amazing team player. Another S76 Draft eligible pick building the reapers future with a 1st gen user earning like a vet.
 
6th Round 64th Ovr:
(S75) Blim Blam McFluble (LW) | On Draft Night TPE:138 // CURRENT TPE: 170 (0 Banked) | 
5' 10" | 170 lb. | Age: 21
Reapers decided to go with roster needs and BPA with this pick, with the team currently sitting with a very strong top 6 Forward core invested in SC. Blim Blam is the perfect complimentary player to so many of our recent draft picks just like Caitlin will provide. Mr. Mcfuble has slightly more experience and proven since his 1st VHLM shift he hits like no other and you really need to know when hes on the ice. We knew this was not a player we wanted to play against, so having Mcfuble on our team couldn’t make us happier having one of the toughest guys in the league in our room especially being able to snag him in the 6th round.
 
 
7th Round 78th Ovr:
(S76) Jivere Zolnek (C) | On Draft Night TPE:73 // CURRENT TPE: 128 (0 Banked)| 
6' 3" | 213 lb. | Age: 21
“This might be my favorite pick of the draft, I have NO CLUE how the other GMs let this user slide so low” Said Mr.King . Jivere Zolnek is our 2nd waiver signing from the S73 season that will be returning to philly for S74. This user is familiar with the reapers and we cant express our excitement that a player of this quality is still on the board. It was an easy pick Jivere is going to be a top 10 pick in the S76 VHL draft and already getting looks from teams as there future franchise center in the pros. Zolneks potential is sky high and the Fans of Philly are in for a wild ride as long as Jivere is still here.
 
7th round 79th Ovr:
(S76) Sportsboy57 (D) | On Draft Night TPE:59 // CURRENT TPE: 71 (0 Banked) | 
6' 6" | 195 lb. | Age: 19
This pick marks our 13th pick in this seasons Dispersal draft, more picks than in the S74 and S73 drafts combined. Reapers now have 13 Forwards 5 Defence and their #1 Goalie secured as they decide to go with another highly touted prospect with 0 games of VHLM experience other than a recent Junior Review. The Reapers selected the six foot six 19 year old from Maine. Sportsboy will be playing a smaller role considering going to such a stacked team, however no role is a small role, everyone is key to a championship roster and we see the championship effort here and this is a defence we want as a Reaper for awhile the potential and effort we see in this defenceman is the reason hes a Reaper. If Sportsboy follows the track that we see, this is going to be a D every VHL GM is looking to draft high in the S76.
 
8th Round 88th Ovr:
(S75) Jackson Wilson (LW) | On Draft Night TPE:110 // CURRENT  TPE:138 (0 Banked)
6' 1" | 198 lb. | Age: 18
Jackson Wilson will be our 3rd draft pick coming over from Minnesota. So there will forsure be some familiar faces for this 1st gen user. Jackson had a strong rookie showing with Minnesota putting up 2 hits a game along the way. Coming into Philly Wilson S74 season is going to have much less time on the ice coming to this stacked offensive squad compared to the empty roster hes coming from. However Jackson has skills and intangibles those top picks and “star” players don’t have. This young man can fight and he has made it vocal hes all in it to win it , regargless of the role assigned Wilson is a true team player, his junior days he explained learning how to play a role and that’s exactly the type of player the reapers need at this pick. Wilson looks like such an amazing fit with this incredible S75 VHLM Reapers Draft Class.
 
9th Round 100th Ovr:
(S75) Dommy Hasek* (Released Post Draft) On Draft Night TPE:89 // CURRENT  TPE: 89 (0 Banked)|
6' 3" | 190 lb. | Age: 22
I don’t know the whole story here , however Dommy Hasek has since gone inactive post draft and the reapers have parted ways with Hasek post training camp after no one saw him on the ice, it seemed inevitable and there we have it Hasek was drafted by the Reapers then shortly after drafted by the Seattle Bears into the Pros with just 12 games of VHLM experience. After the draft like I said Hasek has been nowhere to be seen or heard from, the Reapers have released his rights now a VHLM FA, however Seattle has held onto his rights I can only assume this is in hope of a return.
 
10th Round 112th Ovr:
(S76) Alex Zverina (D)| | On Draft Night TPE:50 // CURRENT TPE: 69 (0 Banked) |
 6' 3" | 190 lb. | Age: 16
At this point its really not even a surprise anymore, with a major wildcard of a draft board left, and so many uncertainties with the VHLM draft in the later round. However Dmax is always on point and a step ahead of everyone. Zverina was truly a needle in the haystack a user that has just joined and 0 VHLM experience. With the Reapers having a full 4 forward lines of 12+ forwards and 6 (maybe 5 due to uncertainty) taking a D was the obvious choice. Zverina a solid stay at home defenceman and an S76 Draft date means hes going to be in Philly for awhile, fans this is deffintely a player to keep your eyes on and you wont be forgetting this name for a few years  
 

(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
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She tried to work up her nerve. She had to say something. She had to warn someone, anyone on the team. The equipment had been sabotaged. When she came in before the game the next day it was obvious that the hockey sticks had very thin, almost undetectable, slices cut into them. They would break, they would all break, with very little use. They would have a hard time winning the game if all their sticks were malfunctioning all game. So, she’d been trying to work up the nerve to say something. The problem was she was sure that if she did then the blackmailers would blame her for having done so. They’d probably exact some terrible price for her having the guts to go against them. What the hell was she going to do? As she was paralyzed by indecision game time grew closer and closer. When the time came to suit up, she did so and said nothing. When the time came to have the pregame huddle she joined in and she said nothing. When the time came for the coaches speech, she said nothing. When the time came to walk down the tunnel she did so and she still said nothing. When Jacob’s stick broke during warm-ups he thought it was weird but no one thought much of it. Caitlyn was beside herself though. This was it, her last chance to say something. She just…couldn’t. She was too afraid of what *they* would do.
 
As the game against Halifax started it quickly became obvious that something was wrong. Stick after stick went flying in half. The players quickly became aware that something was wrong and started grumbling, then outright yelling at the equipment manager. Caitlyn wanted to say it wasn’t his fault, to say it all must have been some act of sabotage, surely they wouldn’t then immediately suspect she knew something right? Yeah…right. She kept her mouth shut. The equipment manager did what they could, bringing out the backup sticks, which also broke. They had nothing they could do. The players were told to just be as gentle as they could with the sticks and do the best they could with what they had. To be fair they did quite well considering, but the 21st were just too much for them given the disadvantage of sabotaged equipment. The ended up losing the game 5-4, by the last half of the 3rd period they were completely out of sticks and were skating around with nothing in their hands. It was a complete joke. The fans were booing. The players were pissed off. The coach was screaming at the equipment manager, who was damn near crying in his helplessness.
 
By the end of the game Caitlyn felt more miserable than she had in years. She left the facility behind with half the arena still screaming about the sticks. As she walked to her car a man came out of the shadows and held up his hands to indicate he wasn’t a threat. This of course put her more on guard than if he’d done just about anything else. He told her she’d done well to keep her mouth shut, that they’d been watching to see if she could be trusted and that if she’d said something she’d have had real trouble. Then he faded away back into the shadows. Caitlyn got into her car and cried. She just cried, she couldn’t do anything else at this point. She was helpless. How long until they asked her to do this again? What was she going to do next time? This was only going to get worse. The worst part was now she was even further in the trap too. They didn’t have to even tell her but the fact was that if she chose to speak up next time then it would be used against her that she didn’t speak up this time. It would be a lose/lose situation for her. Now that she’d kept silent they had her even more firmly in their grasp.
 
The next game they had a new equipment manager. Caitlyn felt miserable still, perhaps even more so. The team were still pissed off, still wondering who had done that to them. Questions were being asked, supposedly a VHLM investigation was going to be started to figure out how this had happened. Caitlyn wondered if there were cameras in the facility, wondered if the fact that she’d left the door wide open would have been recorded. There was nothing she could do to defend herself if that was the case. She’d be shit out of luck, they’d probably ban her from hockey if she got caught with this business. The mood in the locker room was so low that it was no surprise that they lost the next game too. They played okay but just couldn’t put it all together to beat a really good team in Miami. Just too much distraction to play at their best.
 
By the time they got to Minnesota they had shaken most of the bad juju and were looking like their normal selves in the locker room. For the most part it seemed that the team blamed the equipment failure on the other equipment manager and now that the equipment hadn’t broken in the Miami game they were feeling good again. They went out on the ice and dominated once again, got an easy W. Caitlyn still felt terrible but her mood improved slightly after the game, that is until she got to the locker room. When she got to the locker room there were men in suits there that she didn’t recognize and the coach was talking with them. After a few minutes he made an announcement to the team. They were VHLM investigators and they would be interviewing players and team personnel. They were to cooperate fully with the investigation or they would be cut from the team immediately, per the team owner. There was no negotiating on this point. Caitlyn froze when she heard this. The rest of the team didn’t seem to mind, they went about changing as normal but this was the trap closing in on Caitlyn. What the hell was she supposed to do now? They’d be asking questions. All they had to do was find out she was the last one there that night and she’d be cooked.
 
She changed in a hurry, trying to be the first one out of the arena and on the bus. As she was getting on the team bus she got a call, when she answered she recognized the voice as the blackmailer. Her anger and fear immediately burst out of her and, because she was the only one on the bus, she let it out and yelled at him about how she was utterly fucked now, that he’d totally ruined her career, how they were going to kick her out of hockey. When she had finished he asked if she felt better. This of course pissed her off more but she saw a few other teammates heading to the bus so she couldn’t say do anything but tell him to fuck off and hang up. She immediately got another call. She answered and it was him again, she wanted to hang up again but truthfully she was afraid to do it a second time. He told her not to worry so much, that they’d already handled the investigation. That all she had to do when they came to her was to answer their questions as he instructed her to. Then he gave her some bullshit answers to give. She made sure to memorize them though, because they might be the only thing to save her life at this point. Basically, she was to tell them that she was the last one to leave that night, but she had gone back in after she’d left, as she’d forgotten something, and had retrieved it, then when she was leaving the second time she’d seen the former equipment manager still in the parking lot waiting around for her to leave.  When she had driven away she’d seen him go into the facility.
 
Caitlyn felt awful having to throw the man under the bus, he’d never been anything but professional. Yet, it was him or her at this point, that left her very little choice. She could feel terrible about it later, she’d be afforded that opportunity for the rest of her life in fact, but for now, for now she had to lie like her life depended on it, because it just might. What use was she to these blackmailers if she wasn’t in the VHLM after all? Would they really allow her to live with how much she owed them if she had no way to pay it back? She doubted it. So when the VHLM investigators got on the bus with the team to continue their interrogations Caitlyn felt a bit trepidatious but otherwise confident in what she was going to say. When they got to her she lied, straight faced and looking straight at them, without flinching or hemming and hawing. She was good at telling lies. She didn’t want to be but she was. Too much training from her mother she supposed. When they finished questioning her they got on the phone back to whoever they answered to and spoke in excited whispers, it seems that what she had said was exactly what they wanted to hear. The rest of the bus ride Caitlyn felt a mixture of misery and elation. She’d probably just destroyed someone elses life, and saved her own at the same time.
 
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Hello everyone,
 
Just a quick update today that I meant to make after the draft but it's been a busy time so I kept forgetting. Starting in S76 we'll be changing the rules regarding GM's drafting their own players. Originally when the rule was introduced to separate GM's from their players it was done with the intention of having no link whatsoever. If you wanted your player, you had to draft them or trade for them like any other. This did get changed before being announced however to the rule that everyone has thus far known of a first round pick can be used to auto-draft your player.
 
Back when there was 8 teams this worked relatively well as no GM player would be picked further back than 8th overall which isn't super unreasonable. However with 16 teams and the trend being to trade down as low as possible the @BOG has found that the rule, as it stands, has become a bit too easy to abuse. GM players, historically, are very high earning players so to get one guaranteed for 8 seasons at 16th overall, especially when you could also hold the first pick, seems rather unfair. For that reason the auto-pick rule is officially being removed starting in S76. If GM's wish to get their own players they will need to draft them like any other player or trade for them. The same rules about abusing your own draft stock still apply as do the rules regarding GM's not being able to pick themselves up in Free Agency. This latter one, however, is being given an amendment. GM's MAY get their own player via FA but only if league approval is given before free agency starts. Approval is by no means guaranteed and we will be very stringent on giving it but special circumstances could arise.
 
This really only affects @VHL GM's but everyone should take note of it regardless.
 
@Commissioner

Jivere Zolnek Junior Review

Prior to joining the VHLm Jivere had a very rough journey that eventually led him to the Philadelphia Reapers. Initially a defenseman, Zolnek would oftentimes find himself pinching way too often on his Junior "B" team and his discipline was practically non-existent. The team was elite for its level however his competition was lacking and his ability to truly move up from there was not possible. Moving forward was important to Zolnek and he consulted his coaches as well as his advisor to create a gameplan on how he could improve. An undersized defenseman (as he was only 5'8" then) was not desired, and his lack of discipline defensively eventually led to his move to the forward position, but what was most important was what position there? Zonlek was moved to the Left Wing position due to his shot as he would love to cut into the slot and look to score. The repositioning was successful and week after week Zolnek started getting promoted in the lineup. Formerly a third line defenseman, he started on the fourth line. After seven games, Zolnek was elevated to the third line and the second power play unit due to his eye for scoring positions. After notching seven goals in the next ten games, Zolnek was moved up to the first power play unit and remained on the third line.
 
Defensively, he remained a mess, and the coach saw potential in Zolnek and created an experiment in order to untap his potential. He was moved to the center position to force him to focus on defense when in even strength situations while also exploiting his scoring on the top unit. This move changed Jivere Zolnek's life and trajectory as a prospect. He finished his first year of Juniors with 43 goals in 70 games. Going into the next season he was moved to the Junior "A" team and grew 5 inches and was suddenly a 6'1" center with unbelievable scoring prowess and defensive ability. Starting on the second line and first power play unit he was able to separate himself and create a star out of himself. Finishing the year with 57 goals in 70 games in his first year in Junior "A" Zolnek was able to establish himself as a worthy VHLm player. He was called up to the Philadelphia Reapers following the end of his season to try to establish himself as a VHLm player. Sadly many teams did not believe in him given his performance there, but the Reapers did. He was chosen 78th overall and hopefully will create not only a great VHLm career but also a great VHL career!

Philadelphia, PA – Philadelphia Reapers Head Coach/GM @DMaximus& Assistant GM Spence King announced today that DARIUS MARIMOTO @dariusmarimotoman has been named the longest tenured captain in Reapers franchise history*(Not all Data available) continuing to wear the C for his THIRD season in Philly . Along with returning for his 3rd season in Philly before going pro vet and top Reapers draft pick in S74 a MAJOR…MAJOR part of our leadership group and has been since stepping in the locker room, CARSON WALKERS @Cwalker, last week the Reapers roster held a vote in regards to who they believe have been and are consistently contributing to the discord LR and being great role models for all team members. The results of the poll were VERY tight with a FIVE way tie, obviously leaving our front office with some tough decisions to make in regards to who will be our on ice leadership group in S75, without further a due after very long and hard-fought consideration, JACOB CARSON @jacobcarson877, and ADDISON MCLAREN @tcookie25 will each serve as alternate captains.
 

 
"Since I arrived in Philadelphia four seasons ago, we have been blessed with a tremendous amount of leadership on our roster," said King. "Darius has grown up within that environment and evolved into someone who not only plays his best hockey when it matters the most, but who also leads by example off the ice. He knows what it takes to win and his performance in our recent playoff runs reflects that. Most importantly, Darius has the respect of his teammates and we're extremely proud to name him as the Longest tenured captain of the Philadelphia Reapers."
 
“As an organization we are excited to finalize our leadership group today and feel that all four players, led by Marimoto, as well as guys like Robert Bouchard, Bob Tristan Robin Galante Nilsson and so many more all truly exemplify and understand what it is expected of a Reaper” stated Assistant GM Spence King.
 
"We have a great blend of talent and experience amongst these three players who will work amongst Darius as alternate captains," said King. "Two of these players are previous captains in the minors for 3 seasons now and we feel this group is a reflection of our team's identity and their leadership will be counted on both on the ice and in the community. Our team poll speaks for itself our locker rook is loaded with leaders even our S76 Rookies are verging the role of captain and will more than soon be wearing letters themselves"
 
Marimoto- is in his third season with the Reapers after being selected by the club nearing the end of the 5th round during the S73 VHLM Dispersal draft. The eighteen year old native of the country of Japan is one of five Reapers scoring at a pace over a point per game and Darius is averaging +1 assists each GP.
Last season the 6.01, 205-lb winger was named to the S74 Team Asia Roster for the WJHC.
Last year he notched a 74 point campaign, putting up back to back 30 goal seasons.
 
“It feels great. Being the captain of such a talented and promising team is something you dream of. This dream became reality for me. I can’t wait to see how the season plays out, and hopefully playoffs. Let’s go Reapers.” said Marimoto.
 
Walkers- is also entering his 3rd season with the Reapers.
Two Season ago the veteran sniper was selected in the 2n Round of the S74 VHL Entry Draft by the Malmo
NightHawks.
In 155 career regular season VHLM games played, the USA native has 52 goals and 69 assists in his career to-date.
Doubling his single season
 
"I’m honored that DMax and Spence continue to place their trust in to help lead the team to playoffs. I’m also excited to help Darius lead the team."- Quoted Carson Walkers
 
Jacob Carson- a giant in between the pipes, a native of Location Uknown (Canada), is in his second season with the Reapers.
Originally a 4th Round Selection of the club in S74, The 3rd and final player selected by the reapers in that round
Starting off S75 capped at 250 looking towards and sitting with a an amazing above 900SV% after 9 games
He would then go on to almost go undrafted in the S74 VHL draft before Calgary selected in the final round  62nd  Overall, 7th last pick of the entire draft.
Named to Team Canada during the S74 WJHC
 
Mclaren- is in his 1st season with the club
In mid S74 Mclaren signed as a waiver playing with The Miami Marauders
With playing half a season in Miami Addison logged a whopping 157 Hits in just 46 Games
Through 18 games played in the S74 Playoffs, Addison lead the Marauders to a Founders Cup Championship  with 9 goals and 9 assists (18points in 18GP).  
His goal output has tied his rookie totals, and he is mere points from setting a career-best season already.
 
 
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I think this is the first time I've ever been mentioned in one of these. My player is finally doing well.

The Victory Sports Network presents . . . AROUND THE VHL
 

 
We are making our way through the early days of the S75 VHL schedule and we have a tightly-packed league so far! While a few rebuilding teams like the Riga Reign, Los Angeles Stars, and New York Americans have fallen back, it’s only really been the London United and Seattle Bears that have truly started to separate themselves from the pack. 11 of the league’s 16 teams are bunched up within 6 points in the standings, and none of those teams have a double-digit goal differential (either positive or negative) either. If this trend continues, we should have some really exciting battles for playoff spots and playoff positioning later on in the season!
 
An expansion team in S73, the United have back-to-back last place finishes in the EU so far in their VHL tenure, but this off-season signalled a change in direction for London. In a busy off-season all around, the United stepped up to the plate and made a few big acquisitions, bringing Hugh Jass in from the New York Americans in exchange for 2nd and 3rd round picks, while adding two huge names in Chad Magnum and Erik Killinger as part of a deal that involved sending their next three 1st round picks (including #2 overall in S75) to Toronto. Combined with Julian Nousiainen stepping his game up - he’s got 17 points in 12 games after a 53-point rookie campaign - the big name acquisitions have been transformative. London leads the EU with a 9-2-1 record, thanks in no small part due to the contributions of Jass (15 points), Killinger (11 points), and Magnum (tied for the team lead with 6 goals and second in the VHL with 69 hits).
 
Malmo and Moscow, both of whom made the playoffs last year and had hopes to contend in S75, are sitting 6th and 7th in the conference. After the big off-season pickup of Roque Davis, Moscow in particular has been surprising in their early-season struggles; they need more from their entire roster, in particular some scoring that doesn’t come from Davis and reigning MVP Mikko Lahtinen (who hasn't quite been as dominant as last year, but has still been very effective so far). Malmo, meanwhile, has turned it around after an 0-4 start and are back up to a .500 record, hoping to move past this early-season blip.
 
It hasn’t been a banner year for either of the defending finalists, either, with the Vancouver Wolves and Helsinki Titans combining for just 12 wins (6 each) in 25 games between them. Both are battling inconsistency between the pipes so far, with Jimmy Spyro (VAN) at just a .902 SV% and Helsinki’s Zamboni Driver sitting at just .907. Both of these netminders are capable of better, so these two teams hope to have those issues resolved organically.
 
On a more positive note, the Warsaw Predators are making an early season impact on the strength of strong goaltending from Ajay Krishna, a VHL sophomore who’s posting a sparkling .946 SV% through 13 games. Two other VHL sophomores - Dakota Lamb and Aloe Dear - have been huge pieces of the Warsaw offense while defenseman Latrell Mitchell, the 3rd overall pick in S72, looks to be well on his way to a breakout season in his fourth year in the league.
 
And remember the Seattle Bears? They’ve won four of the last seven Continental Cup Championships and their core is getting older (and Hulk Hogan and Berocka Sundqvist have been lost to retirement) but don’t be too quick to call curtains on their VHL reign of terror. They may have lost in the first round last season, but early in S75, the Bears look reinvigorated, out to an NA-leading (and VHL-leading) 11-3-0 start. The Seattle Bears are this edition’s feature story.
 
The Victory Sports Network presents . . . FEATURE STORY
 
It’s the S74 post-season. The Toronto Legion have just dispatched the Seattle Bears in the first round of the playoffs. It was a five game series that wasn’t all that close, with the Legion winning the last two games by a combined score of 10-2. Hulk Hogan and Berocka Sundqvist, two career Bears and members of the legendary S67 Seattle draft haul, had just played their final games in the league. For fans in Seattle, it was a disappointment that they weren’t used to feeling.
 
The Bears had won Continental Cups in S68, S69, S71, and S73. Even when they didn’t win the Cup, they were a dominant team with an elite core that had some years ahead of them. But this time, maybe it wasn’t that way. There was young talent here, to be sure - the likes of Timothy Brown, Isabella Campbell, Jacob Tonn, Randy Marsh. But losing two of the VHL’s best defensemen at the same time was going to be hard to overcome, and star forward Kris Rice wasn’t getting any younger either. They’d likely be a good team going forward, but could they be a true contender, or was the window closing on a VHL dynasty? For the first time in a long time, this was a legitimate question. “I was a bit worried because we had lost two legendary defensemen that are irreplaceable,” says Rice today, looking back on the end of the S74 season. “We have new up and comers that have to fill the void, and those are some big shoes to fill.”
 
Bears management had no intention of going away quietly. The VHL off-season was a frenzy, with the Riga rebuild and a massive trade sending Erik Killinger and Chad Magnum out of Toronto. The Bears were one of many teams to take advantage and bolster their lineup, getting the opportunity to add Kyl Oferson in exchange for Rocket and a couple of picks in the very deep S75 draft.
 
Oferson was a huge pickup for the Bears. A member of the S71 draft class, Oferson has four years left, so he’ll be in his prime for the rest of Kris Rice’s career and still competitive as the younger members of the Bears hit their primes. He’s a big-time scorer coming off of 194 points in the past two seasons with Riga. Added to Rice, the developing Brown and Campbell, and Uhtred and Jim Bob, the Bears suddenly possessed possibly the best forward group in the league. It was a perfect fit on paper, and restored some measure of optimism to the fanbase. According to Rice, it’s proven to be a perfect fit in the room, too: “Kyl has been great. He has played mostly second line minutes but the guy plays as if he is a first liner. He fits so well with the Seattle system and with him in our lineup that really makes us have the best top-6 in the league.”
 
As S75 started, the Bears roared out to a 10-1-0 start, and they now lead the VHL with an 11-3-0 record. When you look back, you might ask yourself why there was ever any doubt. These, after all, are the Seattle Bears.
 
Back to that that top-6: Jim Bob leads the league in scoring with 24 points. Uhtred, Rice, Brown, and Oferson can all be found inside the league’s top-8 scorers, all on pace for 98+ point seasons. Meanwhile, Odin Omdahl has stepped up after years of playing behind Sundqvist and Hogan, establishing himself as a top defenseman with 15 points and a league-high 44 blocked shots. Behind Omdahl, there’s a young, developing defense that Rice says is learning on the fly but has been permitted to make mistakes in the Seattle system. “The moves made by the GM to bolster our forward group allows the young defensemen to develop knowing they have a high flying offense that will be able to outscore their mistakes,” he explains. As a last line of defense, Jacob Tonn sports a .921 SV% so far.
 
When you look back at the Bears’ teams that won those first two Cups back in S68 and S69, you can see there’s been a passing of the torch since then. Yet these Bears - this time defined by a high-octane offense, though there’s talent throughout the lineup - have every bit the look of a championship contender once again here in S75, and they believe it too. “The locker room is excited yet humble,” says Rice. “No one is getting ahead of themselves because at any moment we could hit a cold streak. But what has gotten us most fired up is seeing longtime players like (Timothy) Brown and (Jim) Bob finally break through and start producing like the elite players we knew they would turn out to be.”
 
The Victory Sports Network presents . . . FANTASY CORNER
 
The VHL season is back underway and with it, the VHFL! So let’s talk some fantasy. Participants draft a team of 3 forwards, 2 defensemen, and 1 goalie in an effort to compile the highest-scoring roster over the course of the VHL regular season. The VHFL scoring system is as follows:
 
Goals: 2 // Assists: 1 // Hits: 0.2 // Shot Blocks: 0.8
Wins: 1 // Shutouts: 5 // Saves: 0.07
 
This year we saw 21 VHFL groups, most of which are finished or close to finished at press time. In this week’s Fantasy Corner, we’re taking a look at some guys that seem positioned for a breakout season who could be impact players for your fantasy team if you were able to get them. One clarification: when talking about a player’s average draft position (ADP), they were assigned a draft position of 40 for groups in which they were not selected.
 
Valtteri Vaakanainen - F - Helsinki Titans (14% owned, ADP 37.31)
To date, Vaakanainen has only been picked in 14% of VHL groups with an average draft position (ADP)** of 37.31 (25.67 in groups which he’s been selected). Helsinki went to the finals last year and they should be a competitive team again this year, so Vaakanainen is dropping simply because he has yet to put up massive numbers. But he’s off to a hot start with 10 goals and 17 points in 12 games this season. He may not be highly physical, but he has a little bit more of an edge to him than some other popular picks like Patrik Tallinder, Uhtred, and Kyl Oferson. Putting up 2.7 fantasy points per game so far and generally available in the fifth round in drafts that he even gets picked at all, Vaakanainen is giving a big return on investment for those who pick him.
 
Roque Davis - D - Moscow Menace (100% owned, ADP 8.86)
Roque Davis is a phenomenal defenseman, one of the most talented players in the league, and is now en route to Moscow, a team that should score more than Davos did in prior seasons. That may not have materialized so far in S75, but there’s a lot of hockey left to be played. Last year, Davis ranked as defenseman #12 with 77 points, 241 hits, and 131 blocked shots (252 fantasy points overall), and he should be in position to put up similar defensive numbers while boosting his offensive ones this season. Davis is no sleeper pick, going off the board as defenseman #3 and at an ADP of 8.86, but he seems to be in position to have the best season of his career and be well worth the pick.
 
Chris Hylands - F - Malmo Nighthawks (19% owned, ADP 33.29)
Malmo should be a good team this year, and they’ve got a lot of offensive talent. Hylands is a young player, in his 3rd VHL season, who just posted a 95-point season, has upside to do it again, and does have a bit of a physical side to his game (albeit not to the level of the best fantasy players). The physicality removes some of the risk associated with him, and the fact that he’s playing first-line minutes on a good team, has an elite shot, and has elite positioning as well makes him a candidate to post some really big numbers if Malmo gets rolling. What makes him a possible sleeper is that he’s only been picked in 19% of VHFL groups so far - if you need a forward late in your draft, you could probably do a lot worse.
 
Calvin Harvey - G - Riga Reign (0% owned, ADP n/a)
Harvey was projected to be Helsinki’s backup prior to being traded to Riga, so he’s not being picked in fantasy. However, if you’re in a group that’s still going on and need to pick up a goalie late, you might want to consider him. Riga are a rebuilding team, so they’re not going to win a bunch of games and he’s not going to rack up the shutouts, but Harvey is going to face a lot of rubber and at 0.07 points per save, he could be a sneaky high scorer. Riga’s currently facing 39.8 shots a game, so to run some quick math: if Harvey maintains a save percentage of even .910 facing that much rubber, he’ll pick up 165 points in saves alone over a regular number of starts. Throw in 20-25 wins and a couple shutouts, and now you have numbers comparable to the #2 and #3 goalies in fantasy last year. There’s some risk in this pick, though, as Riga might give Sirkants Klamasteris a higher workload than a usual backup.
 
 
Note: for lack of a better title, at this time, I am going with VHL Weekly Review, but this will probably actually be more of a bi-weekly review.
 
Players Mentioned:  @Corco  @okochastar @Peace @TheFlash @Josh @Beketov @Tape-to-Tape @Mrpenguin30 @DarkSpyro @Hooperorama @dlamb @Renomitsu  @dasboot @Berocka @Ricer13 @Banackock @jRuutu @Nykonax  @a_Ferk @leafsman @zepheter @MexicanCow123 @oilmandan @Jubo07 @Hylands

Hey VHL, it's MattyIce from VSN Scouting again. I'm bringing you the top 40 prospects eligible for the Season 76 VHL Entry Draft!
 
Another draft came and went like it was just a few days ago
 
After all the hype, trades being made and extra eyes on the event sure marked that draft as a very deep one.  People will still be mentioning this draft for many seasons to come as it truly could have a major impact in coming seasons.  What made this draft really special is that even though there were roughly a dozen (or more) elite players, it was a very steady slope going further into the draft.  Talent didn't fall off after being top heavy this draft, but that wasn't the expectation either.  Alot of new faces made their debuts and some familiar ones hope to add some/more hardware to their trophy cases with their new player, and this draft is now different, so far.
 
There are some really, I mean really good players at the top.  A good mix of wingers and defencemen occupy the top of the draft,  while the goaltenders start showing up around the 20th spot.  The centermen are very few and far between in this draft, so it's unclear if a team looking to draft a top line centerman will make adjustments to their draft boards in consequence.
 
Another interesting observation in this draft that makes it very interesting here, is that there's only one GM player ranked in the first round.  Movement to maneuver for picks might be less so this season with players more or less likely being selected in the vicinity of their TPE ranking.
 
This draft belongs to Red Lite.  He's been at the top of the rankings since he showed up onto the scene post-S74 trade deadline, as with most of the players within the first round.  There's plently of solid earners, solid builds and fresh new faces making an impact already, but the first round is the cream of the crop this draft, although it begins to drop off a bit at the very end leading into the second round.
 
Finally, here's your top 40 so far.  This list was last updated Sunday November 22nd.
 
 
Rank   Player User Pos Last Update TPE   Team GP G A PT -/+ SHT PIM HIT SB   TPE - Past four weeks + Total   1   Red Lite @Tate RW 22-Nov 206   San Diego 10 7 5 12 2 45 4 11 1   6 14 35 14 69   2   Battre Sandstrom @Acydburn D 21-Nov 188   Saskatoon 11 3 6 9 4 55 8 14 11   25 14 14 14 67   3   Hulk Hogan Jr @Beaviss D 17-Nov 187   Mexico City 11 3 2 5 8 21 14 16 12   14 20 16 14 64   4   Tom Eagles @Greg_Di D 18-Nov 176   Philly 11 1 8 9 7 29 14 18 13   12 14 19 14 59   5   Frank Funk Jr @Rayzor_7 LW 23-Nov 164   San Diego 10 2 4 6 -2 39 0 7 4   2 12 14 14 42   6   Kaladin Kvothe @DangerGolding LW 19-Nov 150   San Diego 10 2 0 2 -4 7 2 5 2   19 14 14 14 61   7   Magnus Verlander @Jbeezy76 LW 16-Nov 136   Mexico City 11 2 4 6 6 28 4 10 2   8 11 23 10 52   8   Phil The Rock Johnson @Phil RW 19-Nov 133   San Diego 10 0 0 0 -1 3 24 28 0   11 12 9 7 39   9   Gunnar Odinsson @BOOM™ D 19-Nov 132   San Diego 10 1 4 5 -4 19 14 18 14   22 12 17 10 61   10   Caitlyn Catowize @CrazyCaityCat RW 21-Nov 130   Philly 11 0 0 0 -1 6 0 4 1   33 14 19 14 80   11   Evgeny Bernov @Viperxhawks19 LW 21-Nov 127   Miami 9 5 2 7 2 24 0 1 2   6 14 14 14 48   12   Robin Galante Nilsson @RomanesEuntDomus D 17-Nov 122   Philly 11 1 16 17 9 12 8 9 9   27 12 14 19 72   13   Phoenix Dawson @Toast C 18-Nov 103   Miami 11 1 7 8 11 18 6 8 2   14 25 12 10 61   14   Jivere Zolnek @Sixersfan549 C 22-Nov 103   Philly 11 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0   8 12 12 8 40   15   JL Gunnar @Big Mac D 9-Nov 100   Miami 11 1 3 4 10 7 12 9 10     2 10   12   16   Hex Rose @Hex Universe C 19-Nov 93   Las Vegas 10 0 2 2 -1 7 2 5 0   27 12     39   17   Eeli Rantanen @Jolline LW 16-Nov 91   Mississauga 11 5 9 14 -7 71 2 15 3   15 21     36   18   Keith Schnare @KINGSTEEZ RW 2-Nov 86   San Diego 10 0 0 0 -2 8 2 3 0       6 6 12   19   Henry Tucker @NotSoGood88 RW 21-Nov 82   Minnesota 10 7 10 17 -2 20 12 24 3   8 8 8 11 35   20   Kristof Welch @Juice D 22-Nov 79   Yukon 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0   19       19   21   Han Schultz II @HoPeFuLCheWBaCCa D 18-Nov 78   Yukon 10 2 2 4 3 5 6 19 11   12 12     24   22   Jaroslav Petr @711 slushies D 16-Nov 77   San Diego 10 0 1 1 -6 5 10 7 13   6 6 6 6 24   23   Javad Kamkar @Parriyah9374 D 21-Nov 75   Halifax 11 1 6 7 -8 26 6 18 8   17 10     27   24   Delving Mackey @Jurell Yurki LW 19-Nov 73   Minnesota 8 2 5 7 1 13 16 12 4   11 2     13   25   Green Gaming @Lilpfigher C 23-Nov 73   Miami 5 0 1 1 3 1 0 2 0   13       13   26   Bahram Kamkar @Eagle Eye D 23-Nov 72   Halifax 11 0 4 4 2 3 8 14 10   6 12     18   27   Sportsboy57 @Sportsboy57 D 22-Nov 71   Philly 11 0 1 1 2 4 8 17 5   6 6 6 11 29   28   Markuss Puhovs @VOID Stiles D 17-Nov 71   Minnesota 10 0 6 6 -10 12 0 9 19   6 11 6   23   29   Calvin Hobbes @2hawk C 16-Nov 71   Minnesota 10 1 0 1 -10 8 12 13 2   6 6 6 6 24   30   Brian Moreau @weekz LW 19-Nov 68   Saskatoon 8 0 0 0 -4 10 6 10 1   8       8   31   Erin Esurance @Sljppers LW 17-Nov 66   Mississauga 9 5 3 8 -9 33 12 9 4   6       6   32   Ron World Peace III @stevo D 19-Nov 66   Minnesota 10 5 9 14 1 19 24 24 25   6 6 6 2 20   33   Sebastian Andrews @Sevsdast RW 18-Nov 65   Saskatoon 11 1 1 2 -6 6 6 10 2   6 11 6   23   34   Big Mortie @KingMortie D 18-Nov 64   Mexico City 11 0 2 2 1 4 8 15 0   6 8 6 6 26   35   Alex Zverina @Catter98 D 21-Nov 63   Philly 11 1 0 1 1 7 2 11 7   11 2 6 2 21                                                     Rank   Goalie User Pos Last Update TPE   Team GP W L OTL SV% AVG SO GA SA   TPE - Past four weeks + Total   1   Dexter Vaughn @Flames1Fan G 20-Nov 84   Ottawa 11 0 11 0 0.859 6.18 0 68 482   20 10 6   36   2   Loic Trepanier @Noxalpha G 21-Nov 73   Halifax 3 1 2 0 0.873 3.01 0 9 71   13       13   3   Tater Tot @Trunkxolotl G 22-Nov 73   Minnesota 3 1 0 0 0.969 1.25 0 2 64   13       13   4   Andrew Bowman @BrutalBoost G 16-Nov 71   Yukon                     11 6 6   23   5   Barry Taffe @Barry G 18-Nov 69   Philadelphia                     13 2     15    
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@Usilov ValentinovichHopefully this was along the lines of what you were thinking for Usilov.  I provided some different cuts and finishes.

 

 

"If you're just tuning in we are in Helsinki joined by 20,000 fans. It'll probably be the final faceoff as Helsinki leads by one in the final minutes… Wait a minute, what's going on… Spaz just dropped his gloves, but it doesn't look like he's going after the opposition. HE'S GOING AFTER LAINE…. After a few words Laine now drops the gloves, he takes a right hook at Spaz, and it connects, he almost lost his balance, but stays on his feet somehow. Spaz urges Laine to take another swing, and he does this time he misses. Spaz capitalizes as he puts Laine's jersey over his head…. What is Spaz doing now….. OH MY, HE JUST PUT LAINE OVER HIS KNEE AND NOW HE'S SPANKING HIM. WHAT IS GOING ON I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE YOU CAN HEAR LAINE'S SCREAM THROUGH THE WHOLE ARENA…. It's finally been broken up by the refs after a couple of spanks, and both Laine and Spaz will be ejected for the rest of the game."
 
Thank you for tuning in as that just happened in Helsinki today, and fans are going crazy about it. We aren't sure what all is going on, but we will have more coverage as we head into the press conference.
 
"Spaz, you dropped the gloves with your own teammate, what caused you to do that?"
 
Well I needed to get a point across and I think that's what I did.
 
"What point did you need to get across?"
 
I had some issues of him taking some of my routines and I didn't like that. I warned him about it, and he just ignored me. It continued though the game, and that's when I said it enough was enough.
 
" Spaz, when you dropped the gloves you looked like you said something to Laine, what was it?"
 
All I did was have a little talk with him. I didn't want to fight him. I just wanted him to listen to me, and that's when he started to give me an attitude, so I told him he better drop that attitude before I spank it out or him.
 
"Spaz, is coach going to have to move one of you guys? If not how will it affect locker room morale?"
 
No. Definitely not. I don't have a problem with Laine, and I would hope he wouldn't have one with me. At the end of the day we're all family, and that's why instead of fighting him I spanked him till he couldn't walk. To the team morale I believe it'll be fine if not better now.
 
"Were you guys fined? How is the league looking into this?"
 
From what I'm informed so far is that we both will be fined 500,000 with no suspension at the moment, but the league is definitely looking into it, and you will have to keep updated with coach on that one.
 
"Have you talked to Laine since? And is this something you would do again if needed?"
 
Not yet, but I will see him tomorrow in practice in hope that he will move on, and honestly I would do it again, and urge more veterans to teach these young punk rookies, and sophomores to respect their elders.
 
"Thank you, that's all the questions we have for you today."
 
If you're just tuning in that was the media speaking with Jared Spaz who just not even 24 hours ago spanked his teammate Patrik Laine. Next we will have the PIAA state world junior ultimate frisbee highlights.

@PatrikLaine