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S75 WJC Team World Roster "United as One" (Big thanks to @Zetterberg for the graphic) Before I formally announce the roster for this season's WJC, allow me to make a statement. Have you ever wondered why? Why do you align yourself with a single nation or continent? Is it because you are proud of where you come from? Is it because that place is the only place you've ever been too? Let me ask you this. If you were able to, would you be a part of something bigger? Humanity for centuries has been divided amongst themselves. Fighting amongst one another for more often than not, arbitrary reasons. People tend to forget that, we're all living on the same planet. We're all the same. Sure you may look different, but in the end, we're all human. And this is what Team World represents. A team not united by country or by continent, but united by the World we live in. Where you come from doesn't matter when we're all united as one team, one World. So without any further delay, let me now introduce this season's Team World Roster! (Feel free to listen to the video as you read this season's players) Forwards: C - Pistil Stamen @DMaximus C - Jivere Zolnek @Sixersfan549 C - Phoenix Dawson @Toast LW - Lenny Sanderson @Gally RW - RJ Thatcher @jhatty8 RW - Peter Louis II @CosmicStorm RW - Thomas King @Duddy RW - Caitlyn Catowize @CrazyCaityCat RW - Andy Nexber @Domino Draws Defense: D - Linus Zetterstrom @Ledge_and_Dairy D - Chicken Wing @chikn D - The Blob @JorgTheGoat03 D - Clinton Giftopoulos @Thranduil Goalies: G - Kunibuni UnGuri @Berocka G - Trent Gibson @Caboose30 Discord Link: I would wish everyone the best of luck in this tournament, but we have a gold medal to win so everyone can all go lick a frozen stop sign and eat oatmeal raisin cookies. (Asia is partially exempt from this as leftover buddies. Still need to go lick a frozen stop sign though.)

Imma going to get very confused with this

1) I got an oversized hoodie that's honestly really comfortable. Otherwise it's just Christmas money for me 2) Exercise more. Need to lose some pounds 3) Chicago is the team I'm honestly kinda routing for. 4) Hmmm, a forward like Red Lite is honestly my choice. Only if he was available. Hulk Hogan Jr and Battre Sandstrom are solid choices as well. 5) @Esso2264pulling some voodoo level bullshit 6) Hex Rose is someone I'm familiar with. Could be a good choice at the draft as well

Yes

I'm batman.

Really glad me and Spartan took a chance on you, you've been a great and though it's sad to see you go, I wish you the best of luck in Riga!! To all the other LVA players moving on as well, I wanna thank you guys as well for another great season. Big honor to be the AGM for you guys and I wish you the best.

We're called Sin City for a reason smh

Las Vegas Aces Press Conference 1/4 - 1/10 Answer these questions for 2 Capped TPE 1) I'll...put it bluntly. We got our asses kicked by Mexico after a scare from Saskatoon, how do you feel? 2) How's your Vegas experience? How well did you think me and @Spartan do this season? 3) Looking forward in the postseaon, Spartan has graciously left us draft picks! Even a first rounder! So what do you think we'll do this draft? 4) How do you feel about a good chunk of LVA players being Riga Reign prospects? 5) Do you think 2021 will be a good year? 6) So big news around the VHLM. InstantRockstar, SDM's GM is stepping down after a good long 10 season career as a VHLM GM. As a player looking from afar, what do you think of his tenure and what he's done?

Though it's sad to see you step down, I really want to congratulate you for one hell of a run as a GM. I respect you a lot as an AGM looking from afar and as a first gen looking to take the next step myself. You've done an amazing job in San Diego and I wish you the best of luck in the future

FISTED ANALLY BY A CIRCUS MONKEY

You might be wondering as to why this article is called "Treachery". What the fuck did Jiggs do this time? Does @Spartan need to fire him? Well the short answer is probably but it's not because of this article. This is a WJC based article after all. And it's something I wanted to write about since last season. As you may or may not have known depending or not if you give a shit about the WJC (you should totally give a shit about the WJC btw, might end up in a roster one day), I have been selected as the GM of Team World for the 2nd season in a row. And what's relevant about that? Well my current and only player as a member of the VHL is Canadian, and this article is all about why in terms of tournaments like the WJC, I've gone ahead and denounced my player's and my own Canadian-ness of sorts in favour of going full Mr. Worldwide. So to start us off, let's take a short blast to the past to the season of 73. Back then I was max earning my way to the 250 TPE cap as a member of the Ottawa Lynx, the WJC was something I've barely heard of. I don't remember if it was because someone offhandedly remarked about it in a LR or it was the GM openings or something, but the WJC came into my radar and I realized that there was a chance I might sneak into a roster. I'm pretty sure I was around 200 TPE or so at the time, maybe less or more, but there was a good chance of me actually making a roster. With my player being Canadian, I automatically hoped that I'll make that roster. Long story short, I didn't. Instead I made the roster of Team World. The ragtag bunch of leftovers and others. We ended up winning bronze that season, and ironically beating Canada for that bronze medal game. It was at this time where I got hooked into Team World. The idea of missing out on your country's team and having a second chance at another was something I really liked. And I took the win against Canada for bronze as my player saying fuck you to the team that didn't select him. And so that's how the treachery began. Come next season and my goal for next WJC was simple, become the GM of World and continue my path of being a traitor to my country. I ended up getting the job, and to my surprise, World started off 6-0. Eventually the team would make it all the way to the gold medal game which ultimately lead in us losing and getting silver. Still better than Canada since they got robbed of bronze by the US who World defeated. I achieved my goal of building off World's "success" from last season and getting a better standing while again saying fuck you to Canada for no reason other than that I find the narrative of Team World fun. The idea of missing out on your country's roster and getting a second chance with World makes things from a narrative perspective fun as you get a chance to say fuck you to your Country/Continent if World does well. And now we have this season, rosters are being filled out, and I can guarantee that World will have players who have missed out from their countries. The same narrative will play out again and hopefully, this time, we can win gold. A collective fuck you to everyone else. So uh... to the other WJC GMs out there, I'm coming for your leftovers. (616 word .com article. Yay...)

YOO

Welp time to give a Matthews Jersey to @PatrikLaine

Probably

Las Vegas Aces Press Conference 12/28 - 1/3 Answer these questions for 2 Capped TPE 1) It's the playoffs!! We currently have a 3-2 series lead against Saskatoon. Will we finish them off or will they force a game 7? 2) Since Christmas is now over, what did you get this year? Or if you didn't get anything for Christmas, what was a gift you gave to someone else? 3) With the new year on the horizon, is there any resolutions you plan on making? If not, what do you hope for 2021? (Also you can't use no more COVID as an answer because we all want that) 4) It's time for the World Juniors again! Which team are you rooting for? Do you think you'll be make it to a roster this season? 5) Do you think we'll make it to the finals? If so, which team do you think will be our opponents? 6) Would you like to see a pair of great tits? (Please click the link embedded in the text before you answer)

claiming week 4/4

So because the season is over and the postseason has begun, and it's been quite a while since I did an article, I think it's a good time to reflect on my sophomore season in the VHL. For starters, let me talk about the comparison and improvements/changes between my stats this season and last season. As you can see in the image above and the link here, In this season, I did pretty solid by scoring 55 points and a record 7 goals in a full 72 game season. A huge improvement in terms of point production. So much for a sophomore slump eh? Interestingly enough, half of my goals were scored on the powerplay. I've also taken 50 shots more than last season which is a big factor in my increased production. Another thing of note is that previously, I wrote an article questioning whether or not a passing build works. Back then the season had just started. With only 6 points in 12 games, it was pretty reasonable for me to question my build at the time. Now that the season is over, I have full confidence that my passing build can work under certain circumstances. And I feel as LA (hopefully) improves next season, my stats will surely increase once again. Defensively, things are a little different. I nearly amassed the same amount of hits this season compared to last but I also blocked nearly 20 less shots in comparison to last season. Still 173 hits and 135 shots blocked is considerable feat. Numbers that won't hit the top 10s since the sims are fucked, but still very solid numbers nonetheless. The -9 is also a good improvement in terms of +/-. In conclusion (as I write this as it is like an essay for some fucking reason), this season has seen me improve really well overall. I came into this season thinking that if I don't do well enough, I might need to make a major change in my build afterwards. However, now that I'm honestly pretty satisfied with my results, it's safe to say that I'm going to continue to improve with what I already have and keep up with my point production. And hopefully, next season can bring some more fortune for the LA Stars. (381 words)

MY SACRIFICE WAS WORTH IT, GG EVERYONE

I have a mission to finish what I started, and if I have to go through Europe, I'll gladly use your leftovers to kick your ass.

So uh.... YOU'RE GOING DOWN BITCH (Also hand me your leftovers)

LETS GOOO