Beketov

It has been 60 seasons since the faithful summer day when Robert Sharpe was drafted first overall in the very first VHL draft. In those 60 seasons 8 other players have come through the Beketov Agency and none of them have been drafted first again. Perhaps it's a curse leftover from Sharpe's failures. Perhaps it's simply GM worries or better draft choices. Perhaps it's simply and luck. No one is certain but Matt Thompson is looking to potentially break that trend. The winger wears number 10 as a tribute to his agency, being that he is the 10th player to come out of it. He hopes to pay tribute once more the the players that have come before him by once again ascending the summit of being first overall in the VHL. The only question now remains, can he do it? Thompson has been in talks with Seattle's head office and all parties agree that he would be a good fit with the team but competition is stiff in the Season 61 draft. Thompson may be a good fit with the Bears but that doesn't mean Samuel Gate or perhaps Podrick Cast wouldn't be. Seattle Management has expressed concerns over Thompson's interest in chasing a cup; something the last two Beketov agency players never managed to achieve. While true that Thompson wants a cup, he also wants to emphasize that he doesn't expect to get it in his first season. "At the end of the day I do want a Continental Cup but that doesn't mean I expect immediate success or I would never re-sign with a team. I just don't want to get stuck in an endless rebuild, does that make sense? I don't have the 14 seasons Ovechkin took to get his Stanley Cup, things don't work that way here. I'm willing to stick with a team but I also want to have success. I don't think that's unreasonable." Ultimately the tough decision comes down to the Bears in who they decide they want to help lead them into the future. No options are particularly bad choices this time around so it's just a matter of sitting back and waiting to see who's name shows up on that draft board first.

Week of: June 4 - 9 Questions Asked: Answers

Nothing too fancy, just some good carbs and protein. Usually some pasta, often linguine specifically, and chicken. Maybe some broccoli, peppers or mushrooms thrown in as well. Really anything veggie wise that's in the fridge. I don't think it's anything major really, most players probably do this, but the left skate has to go on first. No real reason, just has to. Also there needs to be an even number of revolutions of tape put onto my stick top and an odd number on the blade. Definitely want a cup. The Beketov agency has been without one for over 12 seasons now (not sure the exact amount) and I'm looking to end that drought. Any personal awards or perhaps a HoF ballot after that would be great but ultimately I want the Continental cup first and foremost. First off, I'm a Sony pony so get out of here with that Microsoft crap Generally I'm a CoD player first and foremost so that's always going to be my primary. The portal series is always great to run through as well, just good jokes. After that probably the Uncharted Series. Just great stories in there. Pizza, call me a fat ass but I don't care, I'll eat that shit everyday. After that probably a nice medium-rare steak; which Ill be having for dinner tonight actually. Third would depend how I'm feeling on a given night but be split between a nice juicy burger or any kind of Thai dish; usually Cashew chicken. Maybe some day but personally I don't think so right now. Player two was introduced wrong from the start in my opinion and it did far more damage to the league than it did actual good for it. It would definitely need far stricter guidelines but I'm not sure what those would be that would encourage the player growth while also not burning out our members. Ultimately I just don't think it's a system that works amazingly well here.

I'm hoping to soon but have been very busy. @Will you got any free time?

Round One: 1. SEATTLE BEARS(From Toronto): Matt Thompson 2. QUEBEC MEUTE (From Riga) : Samuel Gate 3. RIGA REIGN (From Quebec): Podrick Cast 4. SEATTLE BEARS: (From Davos) : Roger Sterling 5. RIGA REIGN (From Calgary) : Robert Malenko 6. RIGA REIGN (From Seattle) : Michael Vega 7. TORONTO LEGION (From New York) : Edwin Preencarnacion 8. HELSINKI TITANS: Jesper Stromberg Round Two:  9. TORONTO LEGION: Arvid Aamo 10. QUEBEC CITY MEUTE: Chat 11. QUEBEC CITY MEUTE(From New York via Riga) : Jacob Smith 12. DAVOS DYNAMO: Alvaro Jokinen 13. CALGARY WRANGLERS: Sergei Kovalev 14. SEATTLE BEARS: Marvin Harding 15. RIGA REIGN (From Quebec via New York) : Jordan Tonn 16. TORONTO LEGION (From Helsinki): Ryan Skinner

But he’s also doubling his chances at another player. I’m gonna say no. No this traditionally. Pick everyone once.

That too

Brackets are based on TPA now, depreciation needs to be early. Last season was the same way. If people get depreciated first and then buy something @Will can make the necessary adjustments as he has the last few seasons.

That answers that then, good to know he’s not dead I suppose.

If the Golden Knights can make the Stanley Cup final with a team of misfits there’s no reason we can’t medal!

Sneaky bastard, abusing mod powers And yeah, if picks are back to back you'll get credit for both assuming that both guys get taken where you picked, even if the order is wrong.

Pssst, these guys are GM players. Just figured I'd point that out for everyone.

Official Mock Draft Fantasy Picks can be made HERE for TPE! 1 TPE for completing the 2 rounds plus 0.5 TPE per correct prediction.

We're going to run something a little extra this off-season that we don't normally do, a mock draft. It's nice and simple, all you need to do is fill out the following template and post it in here. You will automatically receive 1 TPE for a completed template and you will earn another 0.5 TPE for every correct prediction. Total TPE will be rounded up at the end. This will remain open until the night of the draft (date yet to be decided). Any posts made after the draft begins will not be counted. @Banackock I suggest you don't make your predictions until right before the draft so as to not give away the first overall pick. Please note as well that no discussion about why you think certain people will be taken where is necessary or warranted in this topic. If you wish to use your predictions to make a more well rounded media spot mock draft you may do so.

Agreed with the above, I see no reason to do this. In the EFL it makes sense because football needs so many players on both sides and therefore needs the members to have 2 players to fill the rosters; it makes sense. Here player 2 is something we offer GM’s as a bonus for their work, it is not an automatic given. If they can’t ha sleep the workload they don’t need to have 2 players.

For the first 20 seasons or so I would say Slobo was arguably the most active person on the site outside of maybe the blue team. Considering his health problems and such it was honestly amazing. I do wonder what ever happened to him. As grim as it is I kinda wonder if he ever managed to fight the cancer off or not.

S60 OFF-SEASON SCHEDULE Dates Subject to Change Thursday, June 7th Experience Points Allocated Depreciation Brett Slobodzian Trophy Voting Opens Friday, June 8th Training Camps Open World Cup Day 1 Saturday, June 9th Free Agency Discussion Opens World Cup Day 2 Sunday, June 10th Free Agency Opens VHL & VHLM Awards Ceremony Prediction Points Distributed S61 Finance TPE Cut-Off (all TPE prior to this date will affect salary brackets for S61) World Cup Day 3 Monday, June 11th S60 Hall of Fame Induction S61 Predictions Open World Cup Day 4 Tuesday, June 12th World Cup Day 5 World Cup Quarter-Finals Wednesday, June 13th S61 VHLM TPE Cut-Off (all TPE earned prior to this date counts towards the 200 TPE cap) Final Updates for S61 (these may occur throughout the weekend, not an exact date) World Cup Semi-Finals VHLM Dispersal Draft @ 8:00PM EST Thursday. June 14th Pre-Season Retirement (Players can re-create for S62 and still play S61) World Cup Bronze & Gold Medal Games Friday, June 15th Training Camps Close S61 Begins

Way to hurt my feelings

Welcome to the VHL, Kxng Ryan! We're happy to have you. You should have received a PM with some more detailed information, but to get started quickly you will want to head over to the create-a-player forum. Once you're there, create a player by starting a new topic and pasting in one of the following templates (completed): Skater Template Goalie Template Once that's done, VHLM General Managers will be in touch with you about joining their teams. In the meantime, please feel free to ask any questions you have here or in your create-a-player thread. We're happy to have you in the community and we hope you stick around!

To be fair people do but it’s usually before the trade itself. Like generally a GM won’t bother trading someone with a NTC unless they’ve checked that the destination is fine first.

Welcome to the VHL, Romaris! We're happy to have you. You should have received a PM with some more detailed information, but to get started quickly you will want to head over to the create-a-player forum. Once you're there, create a player by starting a new topic and pasting in one of the following templates (completed): Skater Template Goalie Template Once that's done, VHLM General Managers will be in touch with you about joining their teams. In the meantime, please feel free to ask any questions you have here or in your create-a-player thread. We're happy to have you in the community and we hope you stick around!

Sokolov was my 9th player (8th in the VHLM) and my first with a Founder’s Cup. It’ll come.