Spence King

@BladeMaiden
 

1) What is your ideal birthday?
 
I mean I'm pretty happy with the one i have now but IG the ideal one would be if it was the same as a famous person
 
2) How do you prefer to celebrate a goal?
 
With my teammates of course!
 
3) What is better? A shutout, or winning by 2 goals? 
 
Easily a shutout, feels like the team made a much more complete effort.
 
4) What manner of flying would you choose, if you had to fly?
 
Wings? 
 
5) Rank your top 5 hats of choice? 
 
5. Regular hat. 4. Regular but cooler hat.
3. Fish hat. 2. Rögle BK hat. 1. Moose hat
 
6) What is the most comforting shape of room to be in? 
 
Square easily
 
7) What color of banana would disgust you the most and why? 
 
Brown, it just doesn't seem right, green bananas is where it's at though

Applying for AGM position !! Whoever gets the job I would love to be your assistant !!! 💕

For Jubo!

Best of luck to everyone applying! It was a pleasure running the Titans for 9 seasons. So many great members I had the opportunity to work alongside. 8 trips to the playoffs and 3 finals appearances all thanks to the amazing members I had the honour of building a roster around. Vaakanainen will remain a Titan if the new GM wishes to keep me around and I’ll be around to assist with the transition in any way I can. Best of luck again all who are applying.

This. Mike has been the bar over which everyone else had to jump, but there's value too in being able to maintain a ballot presence for so long, and he's finally on the right side of it

Dang I gave up on this ever happening.  Honored to be back in the VHL HOF.  I remember how much fun I've had in the VHL over the years being totally dedicated and immersed.  Met some really great people and have interacted with hundreds of VHLers.  I'll never be as dedicated and active as I used to be.  I'm just really happy to see how well the VHL is doing and know that at one point I was a big part toward contributing to where it is today.

76 seasons after the first iteration of Jeff Downey in the VHL and I finally have my first Hall of Fame player. What a great feeling!

I can't open this post without thinking... imagine you're @McKelvie or @v.2 or some other old geezer like @JardyB10 just coming back into the league... and we're inducting Jeff Downey and Mike Szatkowski into the Hall of Fame. (Spoiler alert) What year is it?
 
 
D - Jeff Downey, S68-S75 
 RS: 576 GP, 132 G, 411 A, 543 P, +88, 843 PIM, 1,148 HIT, 957 SB, 19 GW
PO: 77 GP, 24 G, 51 A, 75 P, +22, 114 PIM, 146 HIT, 151 SB, 3 GW
 
S73 Alexander Valiq Trophy (Top Offensive Defenceman)
S75 Jake Wylde Trophy (Top Defensive Defenceman)
2x All-VHL First Team (S73, S75)
1x All-VHL Second Team (S74)
One Continental Cup (S74)
 
No, the BOG did not suddenly gain a newfound interpretation for the S1 3rd overall pick. Nor did we wish to acknowledge the brief reign of Jeff Downey the Helsinki Frostbite GM (S1-S1), Maxim Desny trade and all. No, the man who took one of the longest hiatuses in VHL history, Oregon Trail campaign notwithstanding, and came back to become a cup-winning expansion GM some 14 years later, started off his comeback tour by delivering one of the finest defencemen in living memory. Jeff Downey Mk. II may have only gone 4th overall in S68 unlike his predecessor in 2007, but he carved out a more successful career, making a name despite stiff competition from the likes of Lincoln Tate and fellow S68 draftee Condor Adrienne. Missing out on Vancouver's first Continental Cup as the Wolves in S67, Downey developed into the franchise defenceman and was arguably the most important player of the next cup-winning season in S74. By this point, he was well established among the top 3 defencemen in the league. Like the user behind him, a comeback story that has led to the Hall of Fame. @JeffD
 
 
G - Mike Szatkowski Jr., S36-S43 
 RS: 519 GP, 298 W, 187 L, 34 OTL, 2.25 GAA, .920 SV%, 68 SO
PO: 77 GP, 41 W, 28 L, 8 OTL, 2.26 GAA, .919 SV%, 6 SO
 
S41 Scotty Campbell Trophy (Most Valuable)
S41 Aidan Shaw Trophy (Top Goalie)
One Continental Cup (S40)
 
If you thought that was a blast from the past, how about this old fossil. No, we're not re-inducting Mike Szatkowski, whose name adorns the coveted top scorer trophy. Mike Szatkowski the Builder was Riga GM after his own brief hiatus by the 30s and had taken a hopeless rebuilding project to back-to-back finals and the cup in S33. A new rebuild beckoned, this time a more controlled one, backstopped by the GM's own son in net. Szatkowski Jr. may not have become the household name like Szatkowski Sr. but after over 30 seasons he joins his father in the Hall of Fame. At his peak, he was one of the top two goaltenders in the VHL, leading Riga to the cup in S40 and reaping individual awards the following season. Szatkowski Jr. would hover consistently around the .920 sv% and 2.00 GAA mark, and at the time of his retirement his 68 career shutouts would be the 3rd most of all-time, just 2 off the record. This would keep him on the ballot for a very long time and when it came to being compared to some of the younger generation, he actually came out on top. Better late than never I say. @Mike
 
VOTING RESULTS
Jeff Downey - 10/12
Mike Szatkowski Jr. - 8/12
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Raymond Bernard - 5/12
Hulk Hogan - 1/12
Wesley Kellinger, Tyson Kohler, Jakab Holik, Alexander Pepper - 0/12
 
 
And now onto the Builder induction. After Mike brought Riga back to the VHL's elite, success kept coming but the franchise wobbled a bit after their S51 championship. Enter the man who has since eclipsed the legacy of guys like Mike and Dustin Funk in Riga, which I can assure you is no mean feat. Having only joined the league for the S42 draft with Benjamin Zeptenbergs, @hedgehog337 led something of a Latvian wave of recruitment which we still see today, although hedge remains the most recognisable member. Fittingly, he would take over his native country's team in the Reign and has led it to arguably its greatest heights. It might get lost in between the (often deserved) raging at the sim, but hedge/Zeptenbergs has built several powerhouses - the S57-58 back-to-back champs, the S63 first great modern draft team, and the S72 12-1 run in the midst of a record-setting 13-season playoff streak. It's not just the successful teams, but the incredible ability to build through the draft, even before drafts were that deep, and keeping the strength to refresh, revitalise, and go again, like most recently with a brand new generation in S75. Anyone who's been in the Riga LR during hedge's reign (pun wholeheartedly intended) can attest to his energy, detailed management, and despite some pessimism, a continued drive to lead activity. For lots of GMs, you'd be able to list some other positions they held in the VHL - for hedge, there's no need, his impact in Riga has been that great.
 
Congratulations Jeff, Mike, and Hedge!

Hi,
 
A few seasons ago we started this seasonal banner contest. The winner of this contest will have their championship banner on our front page until we can crown next season's winner. 
 
Rules:
1. Image must be 600 x 1200
2. Image must include both the VHL and the VHLM Champions (Seattle and Miami)
3. Please PM submissions to me on the forums or Discord
4. Deadline is Sunday, May 16th @ 3PM EST
 
From the submissions, the best 3 will be selected for a public vote. The winner of this contest will receive 5 uncapped TPE if their banner is chosen as the winner of this contest.

What is RavenSkill Development?
Presented By Lucas Tallinder
With some expansion to the program lately, I figured that I would clear the air on any vagueness of what the RavenSkill Development Agency is. In this article, I will look at what defines this agency, as well as its brief history to this point. We hope you will come away from this article with a better understanding of our mission as an organization.
 
The Origins
RavenSkill Development began with another name entirely. Formerly DilAgency as a play on the words “diligence” and “agency,” I put out a recruitment post asking if anyone would like to join this player agency / development program I had conceptualized. We saw some traction, and kicked off operations that offseason.
 
However, the DilAgency name did not last long. There was a ton of confusion around a possible affiliation with the VHL user Dil. This even resulted in a lawsuit, and we had to rename the agency. After putting up a poll, MattyIce's suggested name of RavenSkill Development Agency took home the victory. And with that, we were back on track to becoming a prominent player agency in the VHL community.
 
 
What is the RavenSkill Development Agency?
First and foremost, we are a player agency. This means we are willing to advise you on player building and TPE earning if you wanted. Secondly, we are a player development program. Every offseason, we hold a training camp in Stockholm where our clients practice and train together in preparation for the upcoming VHL season.
 
For you as a member, RavenSkill Development is essentially a way to get regular content about your player, since that can be hard to come by after you’ve been drafted. We have had feature articles about specific players, offseason reports, newsletters, and even a graphic collection in the past. In the coming weeks, we are planning to introduce some offseason training camp sims as well! It is just a fun experience with no effort or obligations needed on the players’ end. 
 
In Conclusion
We hope this clears up any confusion as to what we are. We are looking forward to continuing the momentum generated as of late, so keep an eye out for our name in the future!

youre welcome everyone:
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So, it is once again your fearless, totally-not-narcissistic, leader's birthday, and once again, it is happening while Ontario is under stay-at-home orders. As a birthday gift from me to all of you (that's how it works, right?), I'm gifting everyone 1 Free TPE, to be claimed by the end of the PT Week. I won't even make you say nice things about me this time 😛
 
To claim, link this thread and claim as Uncapped > Other > Other, with the description "Quik is making things about himself again" (or use whatever description you want that has the word birthday in it).
 
Cheers

About                         
                While early struggles by the Mexico City Kings have ruined any hopes of a playoff run, the strong playmaking ability of Shane Lazeski has led him to a strong start in his rookie campaign. He has racked up 35 points in his first 42 games with the team with a majority of his points coming from feeding his teammates. Lazeski has an extremely selfless mindset when he hits the ice and demonstrates exceptional vision, always finding the open man. Lazeski came midway through season 77, yet he has proven that his inexperience hasn’t affected his ability to make a serious impact on the Kings. His early success has been a huge factor in a stronger second half of the season for Mexico City. Lazeski took advantage of his role on the team and played his very best during his time with the Kings and while he has the privilege of playing with some amazing players, it’s his love of the game that allows him to play with such confidence.   
 
Strengths
1. Eyes on the back of his head and will find players most others can’t. He can find instant chemistry in any room that he’s put in.
 
2. Always puts his teammates first and will be sure to set up plays rather than taking dumb shots.
 
3. Comes to work every day to better improve himself and develop into a VHL caliber player.
 
4. Whilst being a playmaker, Lazeski can put the puck in the net as well. He continues to get better at it as the season winds down, tallying 11 goals. 
 
5. High hockey IQ, especially in the offensive zone and can read plays very well. He creates opportunities with an array of tools such as rebounds and banks. 
 
Weaknesses 
1. Being a smaller guy, Lazeski isn't as physical as he should be. He can get tossed around by the larger players in the league.
 
2. Defensively, Lazeski has had his struggles getting back and defending the rush. He knows this is a major flaw in his game that needs to be addressed in the off-season. 
 
3. Even though Lazeski doesn’t take dumb shots as mentioned earlier, he has a tendency to look for a pass even with a good shooting lane available.
 
4. Can get in his head during personal slumps which can make it harder to get out of them.
 
 
Shane Lazeski will never be fully satisfied with his game and has many improvements to make, but he will put in his full effort to better himself and his team.
 
 
 
 
Credit: @v.2
 

I thought about just picking a random draft season and running with that with a full redraft. S70 came to mind, where Davos had three first-rounders and ended up with one bust and two players who were immediately traded for what effectively became 2nd overall in S72, where I eventually drafted Robin Winter--basically turning three firsts into one player who I eventually traded for one first--but I've already done redraft articles, and even though S70 was a pivotal moment in the Davos rebuild which had disastrous consequences and arguably significantly contributed to us being where we are today, it wasn't even a good draft class. Assuming the two players who were drafted and subsequently traded are not to be included on the list of "people it would be in our best interest to draft", there isn't much to be seen outside of the top 5. So, I'm going to take the more difficult but also more interesting road and review every 1st-rounder I've ever picked up, from S71 to the present.
 
 
S71
2nd Overall: Roque Davis | D | 382 TPE | @Josh
Alternate Reality Pick: Stone Wolski | G | 366 TPE | @DollarAndADream
 
One of the things Davos was criticized for in its past competitive (or, I guess, "we should be competitive, why isn't this working") period is the lack of a true top-level talent in net. For most of that time, we relied heavily upon Joakim Bruden, who peaked out on the lower end of average, and even though I loved him we just simply didn't have a high-TPA player there at really any point (save for one season of Rayz Funk in S74, pun intended). We actually picked Bruden near the start of the 2nd, and I held out hope that he'd peak out at a higher point. Davis has actually gone on to be one of the league's top defenders, so I'm not saying he was a bad pick--but he did (understandably) leave in free agency after four seasons. With Wolski, we solve the goalie problem and potentially put ourselves in a better situation, where we'd actually be able to convince our big picks to re-sign with some success. If we retain Wolski into S75, that's one more solid player--and that can make a big difference in our little sim world. 
 
 
S72
1st Overall: SS Hornet | C | 379 TPE | @McWolf
2nd Overall: Robin Winter | LW | 325 TPE | @Sonnet
 
Alternate Reality Picks:
1st Overall: Andrew Su | C | 247 TPE | @Da_Berr
2nd Overall: Latrell Mitchell | D | 305 TPE | @dasboot
 
I spent pretty much all of S72 being hyped that I was potentially in position to make picks 1 and 2 the way I eventually ended up making them. Sonnet and McWolf are two of my favorite people here, they'd both reached out to me wanting to play for Davos, I knew I was getting high earners and loyal people who I really liked, and life was great when I won the lotto twice. And, in fact, these were two of the main players in our last run, so these weren't bad picks either. Simon just wasn't very kind to them (or us), and after a lot of disappointment we saw them both shipped out for the draft capital that would soon become the main part of our current rebuild.
 
My alternate picks are purely stat-based. There was no reason to suggest that I should have gone for Su early on (especially that he'd jokingly hinted at going inactive just before draft night), and I'd already picked Davis in S71 so there was no reason for me to want another high-profile defender in Mitchell. In this scenario, though, I haven't picked Davis in S71, and I already know that Su is going to be the draft's best forward (as well as Mitchell being the draft's best defender), so into the future we see and I make a couple picks that would have drawn some ridicule given the availability of Hornet and Winter.
 
 
S75
3rd Overall: Kunibuni UnGuri | G | 236 TPE | @Berocka
9th Overall: Taro Tsujimoto | C | 309 TPE | @GustavMattias
 
Alternate Reality Picks:
3rd Overall: Cabe McJake | C | 235 TPE | @RedSus
9th Overall: Taro Tsujimoto | See above
 
S75 was when we finally got our goaler. But in this article, we already have Wolski, so that doesn't matter. Instead, I go for the best earner I can find at #3 with McJake, who's climbed up to #2 in the class in TPE. Later on was everyone's favorite player who I won't shut up about in Taro, who is the obvious choice given that this was the last season GMs had their players tied to their teams at all. As to the "but now you have three Cs" thing that someone might raise (because stuff like that has been brought up quite a bit), Taro has no problem with playing on the wing if his GM decides that's the right thing to do.
 
 
S77
2nd Overall: Reylynn Reinhart | D | 301 TPE | @Ricer13
13th Overall: Miles Johnson | LW | 190 TPE | @Midnite
 
Alternate Reality Picks:
I like them both!
 
Short of one of the above going inactive, there's very little that could happen to make me say that I made the "wrong" choice after less than a season. Reinhart is up with the big squad and seems to be with us for the long haul (which is certainly a bonus), and Johnson is a steady earner with not many better choices behind him in the draft who will be joining us next season. It's exciting to see some more high-profile names make their way into Davos with this draft, as we start laying the foundation for our future yet again, and I certainly hope these picks work out!
 
 
So that's it! Surprisingly, I haven't picked any actual busts in the first round in my time as GM. What's left to judge is based on opinions and sim luck, but that doesn't mean some degree of reflection isn't healthy nonetheless. What do you think? Have I made good choices? Bad choices? What should I have done instead?
 
 
1,007 words. I have an article I'm in the middle of claiming now, but I'll loop back to the capped part of this in a few weeks when I'm through that one.

@NSG88

Around the VHL - May 3rd, 2021 - Season 78 Episode 3
 

    
 
It’s the best time of the season, with playoff battles underway as teams vie for the right to hoist the Continental Cup! As the regular season grind came to an end, we saw the Warsaw Predators capture first place overall in the league thanks in large part due to 100-point forwards Aloe Dear (112) and Dakota Lamb (104) as well as #1 defenseman Latrell Mitchell and mid-season acquisition Chris Hylands, who also seamlessly transitioned from forward to wing. Meanwhile, in the North American Conference it was Chicago finishing first, with an extremely balanced attack that featured seven 80-point players and nobody above 93.
 
The NA was a hotly-contested conference with Chicago, Toronto, Seattle, and Los Angeles all finishing within four points of one another, and despite only being 4 points away from winning the division, the Stars had to face off against the Vancouver Wolves in a play-in round.
 
In the EU, Warsaw was joined by London and Helsinki (each of whom finished with enough points to win the North American Conference), while Prague and Malmo finished in the 4 and 5 spots for the play-in series. HC Davos and Riga finished each within a point of Malmo for that final playoff spot and both have to be very disappointed with that result, especially Riga as they loaded up in the off-season only to have to sell again mid-season and were unable to make any sort of noise in Ray Sheilds’ final campaign.
 
Andrew Su of Vancouver captured the league’s scoring title, and appears the early favourite for MVP voting as his 120 points were eight ahead of second-place Aloe Dear and 14 ahead of third-place Groovy Dood. Dakota Lamb, Jim Bob (103), and Onde Sandstrom (102) also turned in 100-point campaigns. Surprisingly, there were no 50-goal scorers this season as Bob led the league with his 48 goals.
 
The league’s top scoring defenseman was Chicago’s Spencer Elsby, with 93 points edging out Tyler Walker of Davos (90), Erik Killinger and Kasper Kankkunen of London (86 each), and Latrell Mitchell of Warsaw (also 86). Walker might be the leading candidate for the Labatte Trophy, though, as he had 290 hits and 165 blocked shots to go along with those 90 points. Elsby and Killinger (among others) are sure to present a strong challenge for that crown.
Grekkark Gyrfalcon posted 37 wins and an 0.925 SV% for Prague this year, while Doug Dimmadome had 36 wins and an 0.923 SV% for Los Angeles, making them the two odds-on favourites for the Aidan Shaw Trophy. League wins leader Ajay Krishna (43) might be in the mix, but could be held back by his 0.919 SV%, which was bested by five other starters.
 
Meanwhile, in the rookie scoring race, Moscow’s star young trio of Paul Atreides, Duncan Idaho, and Philip Stein captured the top three spots, with Atreides leading the way in both goals (31) and points (62). Vancouver’s Javad Kamkar was the top-scoring rookie defenseman with 53 points.
 
S77 Playoffs
 
Which brings us to where we are now - the postseason!
 
The Los Angeles Stars are finally in the playoffs and they celebrated with a 3-1 series win over the Vancouver Wolves in the play-in round, winning game one 6-2 and never really looking back. This was the series of Jeffrey Pines, who put up 7 goals and 10 points in the four-game span to lead his team to victory. In the EU play-in round, while Malmo kept the games largely competitive against Prague, it was an expected series sweep by the Phantoms as they outscored Malmo 14-9 and peppered Artem Tretiak with almost 150 shots over the three games.
 
The first semifinal matchup in the North American Conference featured the Stars against the defending champion Chicago Phoenix in a highly-anticipated matchup. Despite a 47-26 edge in shots for Chicago in Game 1, LA netminder Doug Dimmadome held the fort with 44 saves and the Stars got three goals in the 3rd period for a 5-3 win. Game 2 was an evenly matched affair, 4-4 and relatively close in shots after two periods. But even as the Phoenix turned it on in third, with a 19-7 edge in shots in the final frame, the only goal would go to LA thanks to Pekko Viitanen’s 2nd of the playoffs. Dimmadome made 41 saves on 45 shots to again hold his team in it for a 2-0 series lead. Chicago almost returned the favour in Game 3, with Jean-Pierre Camus making 47 saves on 49 shots, but their offense couldn’t get it going and LA won again, 2-1 on John Merrick’s second-period powerplay goal. The Stars would complete the shocking sweep with a 4-3 win in Game 4.
 
The Seattle Bears and Toronto Legion were separated by just two points in the regular season standings, and the way this series played out, you could tell. Game 1 got the series off the right way with a 4OT marathon. By then, Seattle seemed out of gas as Toronto outshot them 10-0 in the 4th OT, ending it on a goal by SS Hornet. Game 2 only went five periods, with Hornet scoring a second straight OT winner early in OT2 to give Toronto a 2-0 series lead. Game 3 went to OT again, this time ended after just 8:02 by Hex Rose to get Seattle back into the series. In Game 4, we had yet another one-goal game. Toronto jumped out to 3-0 and 4-3 leads but the Bears kept clawing back, then got a third-period goal from Marshall James Frostbeard to win 5-4 and even the series. It was back to OT in Game 5, with Seattle again mounting a third-period rally to come back from a 3-1 deficit, then winning on a Frank Funk Jr. OT goal. Five games into the series, we had seen 23 periods of hockey and every game was decided by one goal. Seattle did buck that trend winning Game 6 by a 3-0 score, but what a thrilling and intense series it was - an instant classic that will be remembered for a long time.
 
Prague’s reward for beating Malmo was a date with Warsaw, the heavy cup favourites after the regular season. The Phantoms put up a good fight, winning game one 2-1 and keeping game 2 to a one-goal game as well. Warsaw decided to flex their muscle in Game 3, putting up an absurd 100 shots over 90 minutes of hockey. Huge props to Grekkark Gyrfalcon for stopping 95 of those 100 shots, but Warsaw finally put the winner by him in 2OT to tie the series. The Phantoms never recovered from that one, losing 4-0 the next game and then being put away by Uhtred’s third period goal in Game 5.
 
In the final conference semifinal series, Helsinki got three goals from Vick Fairchild over the first two games to capture 3-2 and 4-2 wins and jump out to an early lead over London. After London rallied back with a game 3 win, the Titans re-asserted themselves by winning Game 4 by a big 5-1 score, led by a 4-point night from Valtteri Vaakanainen. Finding themselves down 2-0 in the third period of Game 5, the United refused to die, scoring four third-period goals to find a 4-3 win and extend the series. But they’d ultimately find themselves knocked out in OT in Game 6 when Magnus Verlander scored to end a tightly-contested, double-overtime thriller.
 
Round 2 of the VHL playoffs featured so many thrilling moments and a lot of tight games and close series’, despite all of them ending before Game 7. It sets up conference final matchups between the Los Angeles Stars and Seattle Bears in the NA, and a familiar one with the Helsinki Titans and Warsaw Predators in the EU. Stay tuned folks, we’re sure to have even more fantastic hockey and memorable moments to come as the S77 playoffs come to a close!
 
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Players Mentioned: @Renomitsu  @dlamb @dasboot @Hylands @Zetterberg @bigAL @Da_Berr @jRuutu @fonziGG @Spence King @Peace @16z @Advantage @Esso2264 @Sharkstrong @Hooperorama @Mr_Hatter @OrbitingDeath  @IHateBobNutting @Parriyah9374 @rory @Molholt @Xdjk93 @solas @Steve @McWolf @Hex Universe @Rayzor_7 @FrostBeard @leafsman @Jubo07 @Jbeezy76 @GreenGato

plz hire me
 
#VFC

The departure of Beaviss from the VHL means a lot of things for folks around.  The Vancouver Wolves lost their General Manager, the VHL lost one of its commissioners. More importantly, it means that we, as a community, lost the only member that kept track of the Unofficial VHL World Heavyweight Champions. As you can see from the original thread that goes for almost 2 complete pages, the VHL World Heavyweight Championship was a huge hit back in the late 60’s to early 70’s. With its biased set of rules and lack of updates, what was there not to like?
 
But Beaviss left the VHL altogether and he took what was left of the fist-fighting event with him. Fans were obviously angry, furious. Where will they go for updates on VHL fighting, on who is the current undisputed champion? Well, look no further! The VHL World Heavyweight Championship may be gone (RIP 2020-2020), but there’s a new player in the VHL pro boxing business: the Victory Fighting Federation. Sure, Continental Cups and other awards are important, but we know what the fans really want to see when they go check out a VHL game: they want to see two hombres strip down to the bare minimum and go mano-a-mano until one of them falls down and can’t get up. Or maybe they get back up but they’re all dizzy. That’s what gets the fans screaming, goals are secondary.
 
The VFF will work similarly to Beaviss' old project, with players fighting in the sim for the title of VFF champion. When a champion gets into a fight, the winner of that fight will become the new champion - meaning either the champion keeps their title by winning or drawing, or the challenger wins and snatches the title of VFF champion. I’ll try to make regular updates about champions defending their titles and challengers gearing up for their next bouts, maybe even set up interviews with the most promising challengers if players are into it. We can set a running thread with a list of past champions, how many times each of them successfully defended their titles, how many times some players failed to challenge for the title, and so on. We’re bringing glory back to the art of punching on skates.
 
 
The Rules
1. Anyone who defeats the current VFF champion in a fight in a VHL regular season or playoff game will become the new titleholder. Preseason and tournaments don’t count.
2. If the current champion fights to a draw, it will keep its title.
3. The title of VFF champion will be made vacant if the current champion isn’t on a team at the start of a season, either because it retired or is still a free agent.
4. The title of VFF champion will be made vacant if the current champion doesn’t get into a single fight for exactly 20 games. We want to keep it interesting. No one wants this to die again, and not having any update in multiple seasons in a row is a recipe for disaster.
5. If the title is vacant, the winner of the next fight will be the new champion.
 
 
The Victory Fighting Federation will start on the opening day of Season 78. Get ready to drop the gloves and snatch them belts. The winner of the first fight of the season will be crowned our first ever VFF undisputed champion.

WJC GM Announcement #2
 
Aaaand we’re back. The key to any successful hype train is not blow your whole load at once, so we’re spreading these GM announcements out over two days.
 
Yesterday we met the GMs of the “rEaL” teams:
Nic Mariani USA Cowboy Prout CAN  
Today we’ll meet the teams tasked with trying to repeat as medallists after successful S76 tournaments.
 
First up: the bronze medal-winning Team World.
S76 tagline: Coming from every
 
We meme joke about Team EverywhereElse, but Team World has equal parts great opportunity and great difficulty in choosing their roster. This GM has the huge job of choosing both players from everywhere but the established teams and prioritizing selecting people from the other teams in an ‘expansion draft’ style process.
 
This GM is going to do an excellent job of making people proud to represent Team World, no matter their nationality. This hype-master brings a unique skillset to the VHL that we haven’t seen much of before. They flex their management muscles day in day out as part of one of the best VHLM cultures in their AGM job. This fast-riser has put in the time and effort to learn the management ropes and figure out how they can use their skills to be the best GM possible. Give a warm welcome to the new GM of Team World:
 
 
Team Asia:
S76 Tag line: We’re baaaack
 
Team Asia, silver medalists last year, had a massive tournament. For the first time in recent memory, the Asians both kicked ass and took names. They rolled through the round robin all the way to the championship game. Historically a brutal team due to the lack of players from Asian countries, S76 GM Kaleeb built a roster capable of beating any team, any day. This season’s GM has big shoes to fill and high expectations: was S76 lightning in a bottle or are the Asians here to stay?
 
The S77 GM is up to the task of meeting the high bar set last season. This candidate interviewed very well, and was such a hot commodity that they also got a VHLM AGM job in the same week. This guy takes job applications very seriously, and his eagerness and professionalism was impressive. He talks the talk well, but can he build a team hyped to play the underdog role? Only this person can answer that, the new GM of Team Asia:
 
 
Team Europe:
S76 tagline: Another year, another medal. No big deal.
 
Team Europe is a model franchise. Somehow, despite high turnover every year, the Europeans enter the tournament as favourites. When they don’t win gold medals, they go home with silver medals. For them, it’s always first or bust. A winning track record is exciting but also intimidating. There’s a lot of pressure that comes with high expectations. Who has the challenge of performing under the pressure?
 
Our final GM is certainly ready for the opportunity. A newer member with a big reputation and a big pants job, this manager is the only one here with a VHL AGM job. Will his big league experience translate to world juniors success? This guy’s been all over the community since he got here, hopping in on discord memey trends, fighting with a big brain in the chess club, and stirring shit up over there in Salem. Despite his disagreement, this GM is definitely a somebody, and if he gets his way, he’ll be somebody with a gold medal on his resume. Welcome the final manager to the team, GM of Team Europe:
 
 
And there you have it folks. The management team is set, and that’s a milestone marker in the World Juniors calendar. Keep an eye out for roster selections coming next week, and the tournament will begin once the playoffs end. Cheers to the offseason!
 
Player eligibility rules:
Players S77 and newer are all eligible
Players S76 and older must be below 350 TPE to be eligible
Any player beyond 350 TPE will (probably) be rolled back to their 350 build
Players are not guaranteed to play for their national team. Team Asia and Team World are historically understaffed and have the option to pull comparable players from Canada, USA, and Europe to ensure competitive balance.
Rosters are 9-4-2.
 
GM Announcement #1: Canada and USA
 

Even if you knew the usernames you'd only recognise like 3 lol

In my completely unbiased opinion, who the hell are these guys it's weird coming back and not recognizing any player names.

would vote Andrew Su if @Da_Berr ever posted art/graphics