Spartan

Season 72 VHL Draft Lottery
Date: Friday, May 8th, 2020
Time: 1PM EST (Give or take a few minutes)
 
Before we begin, a refresher on the Draft Lottery Rules:
 
 
I'll be conducting the draft lottery with screen shots that have time stamps to show this was all done correctly. I will be using a Random Number Generator from 1-1000, with the winners determined as follows:
 
1-300:
301-550: (from )
551-800: (from )
801-1000: (from )
 
Should there be subsequent lotteries, the winning pick's number range will be deducted from the total, and the odds will be re-ordered accordingly.
 
i.e. If Davos wins with their own pick, the next lottery will be done 1-700, with the odds being split as 1-250/251-500/501-700.
 
With all that out of the way, here are the Draft Lottery Results:
 
Starting Time Stamp:
 
1st Overall:
 
2nd Overall:
 
3rd Overall:
 
4th Overall:
 
Final Results:
 

@Spartan
 
Claiming as article

Hello everyone, I'm glad to say that I'm actually on time this week! Welcome to the 25th all-time installment of the draft profiles series, and I just want to say wow, I can't believe we've been doing this for half a year. Thank you to everyone who's been on this ride so far, and continues to read these regularly. But enough of me rambling, let's get to the article.
 

Chris Hylands and Thomas Moore earned the most TPE in the draft class last week, with 35.
Chance Rust was traded to Ottawa last week.
Kachur was hired as the AGM of Las Vegas last week.
SS Hornet leads S72 draftees in playoff points so far, with 8.
 

                                 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Z3UmjHIkmoBNTRdw8dgQdp4kOVhVLVRgPADZOndKJUY/edit?usp=sharing
 
[-] SS Hornet
[-] Robin Winter
[-] Valtteri Vaakanainen
[-] Gino DiGiannatonio
[-] Latrell Mitchell
[-] General Zod
[-] Randy Marsh
[-] Andrew Su
[-] Alex Letang
[-] Jungkok 
[New] Spencer Elsby
[1] Lucas Brandt
 

 
 
 
Newly Qualified / Requalified
Turner McHugh
Nolan McNalley
Joakim Lund
 
Newly Unqualified
Riley Walker
Brody Neufeld
 

 
[13] - Pietro Angellini
[10] - Cole Newhook
[8] - Jer Lefebvre
 

RISER OF THE WEEK
 Spencer Elsby - D - 184 TPE @Spence King
It's basically a tradition now that I don't use one of the week's risers as the Riser of the Week, and this section may have to be restructured a bit. Elsby is the Riser of the Week this time because of two things. First off, he moved up two spots to enter my first round projection. Additionally, he became the AGM of the Philadelphia Reapers! This is a massive step in his young career, and will make him a much more attractive option for general managers come draft day. The Finnish defenseman had 35 points this season, and has really developed into a quality two-way defender. His TPE earning has been interesting, since he wasn't earning much TPE at all for a while, before exploding into the great prospect he is today. Fresh off of four straight 20+ TPE weeks, Elsby has truly come into his own lately, and I hope he can keep up that wonderful work ethic he's been demonstrating.
 

 
[8] - Ziarie Anigbogu
[7] - Scoot Burbs
[4] - Bobby Wyman
 

 
 
Name
Goals
Name
Assists
Name
Points
[-]Gino DiGiannantonio
58
[-]DeFenz Mann
87
[-]Robin Winter
120
[-]Robin Winter
57
[1]General Zod
65
[-]Gino DiGiannantonio
115
[-]Jungkok
53
[1]Robin Winter
63
[-]DeFenz Mann
109
[-]Andrew Su
51
[-]Latrell Mitchell
61
[-]Jungkok
102
[-]Valtteri Vaakanainen
49
[1]Gino DiGiannantonio
57
[-]Andrew Su
99
[-]Gregg Stallion
44
[1]Adam Frence
57
[2]Valtteri Vaakanainen
97
[1]SS Hornet
41
[-]Gregg Stallion
51
[1]Gregg Stallion
94
[1]Lucas Brandt
41
[1]Jungkok
49
[1]Adam Frence
91
[-]Riley Walker
35
[New]Valtteri Vaakanainen
48
[-]Lucas Brandt
87
[-]Adam Frence
34
[2]Andrew Su
48
[New]SS Hornet
82

 
Name
Sv%
[-]Andrew Green
0.910
[-]Zamboni Driver
0.890
[-]Barry Bonds
0.867
[-]Bacon
0.856
[-]John Poremba
0.854
 

 
SS Hornet hit 300 TPE last week.
Valtteri Vaakanainen, Gino DiGiannatonio, and Latrell Mitchell each hit the VHLM TPA cap of 250 TPA.
Jungkok and Andrew Su each hit 200 TPE last week.
Gregg Stallion, Chris Hylands, Liam Flaten, Thomas Moore, and Joseph Gainer each hit 100 TPE last week.
Andrew Su hit 50 goals this week.
Jungkok hit 100 points this week.
 

ACHIEVEMENT  CENTRE’S PLAYER OF THE WEEK
 Jungkok - RW - 218 TPE @tfong
South Korean winger Jungkok has been a staple in the first round since the start of this series. Cracking 50 goals and 100 points, he has been nothing short of a force with San Diego this season. Jungkok has taken advantage of some uncapped opportunities, as well as having a base of 11 TPE every week. He is built to be a defensively responsible sniper, and achieves that without question. User tfong is now on a third player, and is undoubtedly a big part of this community. A job as a mod earns Jungkok 2 TPE each week, and adds to a handful of reasons he will be such a sought after prospect.
 

 
Players Covered
Part 1: Mitchell / Marsh
Part 2: Letang / Driver
Part 3: Zod / Winter
Part 4: Mac / Hornet
Part 5: Brandt / DiGiannantonio
Part 6: Frence / Vaakanainen
Part 7: Elsby / Jungkok
 

 

1. In honor of the day, who is your favorite Star Wars character?
 
Obi Wan all the way!
 
2. Since we've been officially eliminated from the playoffs, how are you killing the time?
 
Crying. A lot.
 
3. Now that the season is over, which player on our team really needs to get a fresh set of equipment?
 
Frostbeard. Because he’s going badly to the VHLM ?
 
4. Looking ahead to the offseason, what is one thing you're actively going to avoid doing
 
Not capping! Going to avoid missing out on Tpe!
 
 
5. What's a song you've been listening to recently that you would recommend to others on the team?
 
We are the Champions. To get us ready for next season!
 
6. If your VHL player had to get a summer job, what would it be and why?

Bikini Car Wash. he has a Hugh Jass

Hello VHL @Members,
 
Today is an auspicious occasion, my birthday! As your benevolent leader, I am allowing all members to claim 1 Uncapped TPE, and all you've got to do is post something nice about me! Or don't, I'm not your mother. Point is, I'm giving everyone 1 free TPE, to be claimed by the end of this week.
 
Enjoy!

 
Just for @DMaximus: To claim, claim as Uncapped > Other > Other, with the description "Quik is a benevolent god!"

Are we thinking about AGMs all wrong? I think the point of AGMs is to develop someone that could be in a managerial position later on in the league. The goal is always to have a steady stream of GMs. Not that I think it's an issue here, what is the big deal of allowing someone to become a bigger member in the community as well as in the locker room? Allowing someone in to see what it looks like behind the scenes, giving them a taste of management can only do good things. 
 
Yes, can everything be done by 1 GM? Sure. But, that's not the point. The point is to have that person ready to take over if there was an open position. You give the person the chance and opportunity to show what they can bring to a team. I always loved bringing in @Viperxhawks19 as he had no experience in the GM area, so bringing him in would bring someone in that is dedicated to a position and would show that they can be a great GM. He learned how to use STHS, the portal, and everything else of what it means to be a GM in the VHL. I feel like that should be the purpose of a AGM. 
 
I go along with a lot of what @Sonnet said, but not necessarily to replace you, but to replace anyone. It's never a bad idea to have a steady stream of people who HAVE experience in being a GM. What better way to get experience than that of an AGM. 

My main argument for AGMs, especially in the VHLM, is to help with locker room duties. Some of our members are having a hard time figuring things out, and I can't be in the LR 24/7 to help them. Having an official AGM they can tag to help them figure out stuff helps me a lot. They are not necessary, of course, but I salute GMs that do it alone, because recruiting players as soon as they create, building draft lists, and helping all these new players on a daily basis takes a lot of time overall. I did it alone for a season, and I'm glad I got Doom to help me with this stuff now.
 
I've been an AGM in the VHL too and, apart from the one draft in which I took the wheel because Eno was partying in Spain (I think?), I'll admit my role was fairly limited. Eno himself referred to me as his idea bouncer. Once again, far from necessary, but if it helps the GM from time to time, why not?

You might still have your job if you had hired an AGM.

There has always been an internal debate amongst GMs about whether or not Assistant GMs are a necessary part of a team. Some think the work load is enough for the GM to handle on his own but others would be lost without there AGM’s.
 
     I am a little biased because I am an AGM but I feel we are an absolute need for any VHLM team. The VHL is another story as the workload tends to be a little different. I will focus on the VHLMs need for AGMs in this article.
 
      There are a number of tasks required to run a VHLM team such as recruitment, drafting, trading, etc. A lot of these things a GM can do on their own but it’s the extra little things than an AGM does that make the experience better for everyone. Particularly recruitment and being a locker room presence. Recruitment and retention is the name of the game in the VHLM and being able to build relationships and keep players engaged is something any GM can use help in doing. Having that extra person around to help new players and keep a locker room active is invaluable to any GM. 
 
    I would like to dive into this in more detail in a future media spot but for now I just wanted to share my opinion on the subject. What are your thoughts about having AGMs in the league? I am not only interested in the GMs opinion, I would love to hear what players think about having AGMs in the league. 
 
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Probably Jar Jar Binks. meesa like hockey, and i think he would too
I mean, I've been paying attention to the Lynx, we're just waiting for the conference finals to start.
I think me, mine smells like a horse's ass
Doing things that could injure myself. Not gonna miss my rookie season.
Probably Oasis' "Whatever". Sums up everything, really.
Summer camp counselor. Gotta impart wisdom on the kiddos. 

So this is reiterating a lot of what I said previously in the discord earlier today. I would like to get some peoples thoughts on this and see if we can brainstorm some ideas of how to make AGMs a legitimate position with semi-standardized duties within the league, both increasing interaction and job satisfaction (ie pay). 

The whole reason we are all in this league is because we want to simulate what its like to be in a robust, fully realized sporting league. Complete with contract negotiations, media coverage, simulations, personal relationships, and all that. As such, the goal of our league should be to raise the integration of real-world features as much as possible (within reason). This is one of the reasons I have been an advocate for the Player's Union/Association, although it hasn't panned out properly (but that isn't the point of this post). 
 
From the team management perspective, the only position everyone accepts as needed is the GM. That's honestly fair. I agree that AGMs aren't "needed." A team can function perfectly well without them. However, I still think our goal should be to make AGM's fully integrated and legitimate, if not necessarily "needed." In my opinion, having two dedicated management spots per team is a completely reasonable structure. Considering a full team right now should consist of at least 11 players (6-4-1), having two managers makes sense. 
 
The big arguments against AGMs/AGM pay are that they are:
 
1) Unnecessary
2) Should be unpaid internships
3) Do not have standardized duties, and therefore do not deserve standardized pay. 
 
I think the solution to this isn't going back and forth about it, I think it is us as a league brainstorming how to make AGMs a legitimate position. Meaning they have standardized duties that help the league/their team in some way. I would love to hear anyone's input on the topic. 
 
Right now my main idea would be creating some new media/point task available to AGMs that involve them doing something to either create media for the team/about the team for the league, or for them to do something that helps them improve their team. 
 
For example, maybe there could be weekly team recaps in which the AGMs summarize what happened for the team, new signings, line changes, or even just a slice of life within the team. Maybe this could be treated as an in-league social media for the given team, IDK. The point is I think this could be a small way of both simulating team/league activity while also giving the AGMs a chance to showcase the work they are putting into their team. If an AGM is really keeping up with everything/promoting LR activity, then they should be able to easily complete this weekly task. 

I will leave with a quote from @Proto which I think you should think about. 
 
 

I will do some research and provide an update tomorrow

Alex Letang seemingly stumbled upon the VHL the week before the S71 VHLM Expansion Draft after he decided to play in a professional league extremely late. He had no clue that he would get scooped up in the 3rd round of the draft, 26th overall, to the esteemed Las Vegas Aces, or that he'd finish the season playing over 27 minutes a game as the Aces looked to make a deep playoff run. All he needed was a shot, and he delivered on that opportunity given to him by @Poptart, and then rose to the moments that new GM @Proto offered him as well.
 
After an impressive season as a key member of the Aces' top 4 D-men, Letang finished off the regular season with 10 goals and 46 assists in 72 games, along with a +42 rating. Letang wasn't the most physical defender, but finished the season with 39 hits. Surprisingly, he grew into a strong two-way game in the Aces after being a predominantly offensive defenseman in the major junior leagues, posting 71 blocked shots against the 77 shots on goal he recorded. 
 
Looking ahead, Letang projects to be a low first round pick, or a high second round pick in the S72 VHL draft. At his current level of conditioning, Letang appears to be a prospect that a team can stash in the minors for another season. Letang is sure to be one of the top defensemen in the VHLM if he stays down, but is sure to be a sneakily good 2nd/3rd pair defenseman if he is called up. Anticipate a scouting report for Letang to be released in the near future!
 
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Fine, it was a good one. 
 

EVERYONE GOT THE 'RONA!!!

It's the end of the day, and the town has reached a verdict. Communication gets a lot easier in smaller groups, as @Spartan is not too happy to find out. The two people left not named Spartan (goddamn Athenians) agree to go for the lynch and end it.
 
He smells quite a bit like hair oil and ravioli, but @DoktorFunk brushes it off. It's time to put this whole situation to bed, once and for all. Spartan dies, and at this point nobody really reacts to it. After all, they've seen everyone else they know get killed off one way or another. Dok and Berocka head over to Spartan's house, where they find @Proto's old handgun, now passed down twice. Spartan was the MAFIOSO.
 
What happens now, you ask?
 
 
It's time for everyone who hasn't gotten an invite to get an invite to the Dead server, should they like to join! Here it is: https://discord.gg/xvGcmQ
 
 
GAME OVER! I'm taking a bit of a break after this one, but next one should be fired up in a couple weeks--so stay tuned!
 
 
 

Seems that this decision won't be changed, so GG all. Probably some of the most fun I've had playing ToS, especially having lasted this long with this shitty role. Well played @Berocka, well deserved win. Looking forward to the next one!

Congrats @Spence King! Knew you'd join us WJC GM's in the AGM world soon!

It's the end of the seventh day, and the town is considerably quieter.
 
Well, of course it is! Why wouldn't it be? Five people died last night.
 
Anyway, here we are, we're one night short of a full week, and the jury has reached a unanimous verdict. This time, it's @LastOneUp being killed--likely not the last one up to die, unfortunately, as I would have so much fun making that announcement.
 
His lynching is about as uneventful as lynchings get, but when his body is examined, a bulletproof vest is found under his jacket. He was a BODYGUARD.
 
LastOneUp did not leave a will.
 
It's time for Night 7 to begin!
 
 
List of those alive:
 

The Philadelphia Reapers announce the hiring of an Assistant General Manager, @Spence King! 
This newcomer did a fantastic job as GM of Asia, leading them to a silver medal in the S71 WJC tournament. His player Spencer Elsby (https://vhlportal.com/players/playerfocus/2649) has been a model Reaper and should be rocketing up all VHL team’s draft board. @Spence King has displayed a great attitude, passion, and energy. He is not only an asset to the Reaper organization, but the VHL community as a whole.
 
Welcome aboard @Spence King! Here’s to Reaper greatness!

Such an honour!

GG from canada, fun tournament 
congrats everyone 

So before I get into anything here, I just wanted to point out that I've seen Vic's post in CIA's thread about how the BOG is beginning to discuss fixing the crossover issue. That's good. Now that that's out of the way, I'll get into things from my perspective here.

So New York missed the playoffs again despite being a top 8 team in the league, the second straight season this happened and the third time overall this has happened to a team in the last four seasons. I can get into the whole 'it makes no sense to guarantee a group of six four playoff spots when another group of six is vying for four spots in the other conference and odds are pretty good a team can get screwed out of the playoffs' thing that I've already brought up multiple times, but now that the BOG is privy to everything there isn't really a need to do so. But I just wanted to say that it just sucks to see a quarter of my player's career kind of wasted because of this. Now more than ever, anything can happen in the playoffs (except Malmo winning any games this postseason), so having two more shots to bring one home for the bird would have been invaluable.

I don't think it's much of a secret that I'm here primarily because I like the discord. Sure, I care about A Red Guy, but at the end of the day I'm not a hockey person at all and I've voiced my opinion plenty in the past that I find goalie boring as all hell. But I'm up for my team, we've been thrown an insane number of curveballs in my four seasons with New York, really more than I can honestly think of for any team in that stretch of time in my vast sim league history. And I can't help but feel shitty for my teammates that have stuck through all the hardships and have gotten consistently shafted for it. I know we should just git gud, but I'd pose the argument that we did by trading one of the best centers in the league for an inferior winger while moving another winger to learn the center position on the fly, because STHS.

Alright, that's all I got. YMMV

I had a similar (less detailed) rant on my .com article last week.
 
Love everything you said man! 100% right.
 
 
Also in before people telling you that NY should just “be better”.

Another tournament down!
 
 
I wanted to thank @Josh for simming  and @rjfrymanfor helping with being a commissioner. As well as all the GM's @Spence King, @twists, @Zetterberg, @Zyrok and @Spartan.
 
So now the awards!
 
S71 World Juniors Award Show
Medal Winners

Europe
 
Asia
 

Canada
 
 
 
WJC All-Team
F -  Vladimir Shaposhnikov @ng1291
F- Kyl Oferson @Nykonax
F - Erik Killinger @Peace
D -  Hugh Jass @TheFlash
D - Nikita Kulikovic @Lockdown Defense
G - Woody McPine @HearnNation67
 
Tournament MVP
F -  Vladimir Shaposhnikov @ng1291
 
Shaposhnikov lead the round robin in points and assists. Vladimir was also the one who scored the overtime winner against the United States to put the Asia into the Gold Medal game. For his consistency and leadership through the tournament Vladimir Shaposhnikov is this seasons WJC MVP. 
 
Congratulations to all the winners, and thank you to all who participated in this tournament. The WJC is a great place for new members to gain experience and learn how the league is run. I had a blast running this years tournament and here is looking to next seasons!