JigglyGumballs

Y'all can check out 228922 at your own risk lol. I'd spare your eyes tho.

@PatrikLaine Jiggly Gumballs, D, LA Stars (Yes I know I was one of the first few who joined but I just wanted to ping you ?)

Okay this list is huge holy shit

Yo y'all should join this. And no I'm not paid to say this although I wish I was.

It is ?

Mafia did visit you on n1. You got visited by mafia twice so far I think

And to add onto that, there were no results when I bugged Jorg.

So sorry for not talking to past two nights, I was waiting for more information of sorts but apparently Jorg here claimed spy before I can. I was sus of this so I did bug him last night. Last night, Caboose, Barzal, and Omg was visited by the mafia.

Yeah, that's something I forgot to mention lol. It really depends on how successful the following. Regarding proof, it's a lot more difficult to find but hopefully there should be something that shows sustainability. As of now, the only thing I can think of is the amount of growth as of late but again, no guarantee and that's not much you can base your proof on. This season is likely just going to be the start of expansion discussion as we wait and see if another large influx of players come in. I think we would also likely have a much more better look at how well this current drive works post draft. I'm still all for expansion, but it's probably not this offseason.

Also if I were to suggest anyone to become a GM soon, it would be @Zetterberg #MakeZaGM

So I know this topic kinda died down a bit as the new creates slowed down as well, but I thought of bringing this topic up again since it's a serious discussion that needs to be brought back especially since it's the playoffs as of now. And as an AGM who has no rights, this is probably the best way for me to express my thoughts and opinions on this. Anyways, this should be a something that people should at least take a look at. The way for me to properly show my point is to express certain pros and cons I think is relevant on whether or not the league should decide to expand or not. I don't want to pressure people into expanding, but again, this is a discussion for later. Why are there questions about expansion in the first place? Well. If you hadn't noticed during the middle of this season, we had a metric butt ton of new creates fly in via a new YouTube. This was a recruitment drive to help bring in new members to help grow the league, and this recruitment drive is one of the best ones we've seen so far. I can't get exact numbers since I don't wanna count, but it was so big that VHLM teams, yes even Houston, were starting to fill up quickly as more and more people joined. Contending teams who weren't too keen on signing new people as it fucks up their lines are required to give out offers so that everyone can be accommodated. As teams were getting more and more full, the question of "What happens if we can't sign them?" started popping up (or I assume so at least). Thus the ideas of expansion came. Pros on Expansion: 1) The most obvious one here is that it provides room for new players. If new recruitment drives have a sort of similar magnitude or at least is effective enough to get a decent amount of recruits from all teams, then there should be extra room for more players to be accommodated. As I'm pretty sure a decent amount of people has heard, the VHLM isn't about winning, it's about retaining members so that they have a full 8 season career. One of the main arguments I can think of is the simple logic of "If we can't accommodate the people we're supposed to accommodate, then we should expand" This is a rather blunt and reckless way of thinking of a solution but it is a decent point to make. Either way, there should always be a decent amount of room for new players. 2) More jobs. I know that there are a few, including myself, who would love to be a GM in the M. Now I'm not saying we should expand so I can get a promotion. I think there are more people much more qualified than me, I'm still a first gen even though I don't feel like one at all. Plus I don't think I'll be getting a promotion soon until I get some more experience. The AGM market is also full of people who are looking to apply as well, so expansion can not only give people who want to be a GM a chance, but also gives people who want to be AGMs have a chance to get hired as well. 3) Places that should have a team could get a team. I'm pretty sure the team name and location is the choice of the GM in terms of expansion, but this can allow some interesting locations to get selected to be a new team. I know that this is a decently minor thing, but it's still something interesting to take not. Cons on Expansion: 1) The biggest con I can think of is what if less people join in the future? What if teams are left barren forcing a contraction? There's no guarantee how things will go in the future, but this is something GMs don't really have much of an affect on. This is all on whether or not the people who do recruitment can do what they can to bring people in. I think they've done a fantastic job so far and the VHL is going to grow in time. I still think that this is probably the main argument against expansion. The uncertainty of the future. However, if the league continues to grow, then room is needed to accommodate the growth. 2) Speaking of room, what if this sort of thing happens again and teams fill up even after expanding? Then this argument will happen all over again. I think this problem won't arrive after some time, but I don't think we'll be at a point where a bunch of people join and they ALL are active. Another expansion won't be for a long time, hopefully. This case is a bit different considering I don't think everyone was super prepared for the amount of creates. The M expanded to Miami just a couple of seasons ago, and hopefully if we do expand this offseason, we won't need to for a long time. This becoming a continuous problem is something I don't see realistically. As there will be seasons where recruitment doesn't have a super big turnout. So teams can likely still be maintained and still have room. 3) Not everyone who join is going to stay. So why expand? I completely agree with this. I personally think only about 25% of the people who joined recently will actually stay, but this again is dependent on the future recruitment drives. What if 25% of the new guys do stay? And then we have another recruitment drive just as impactful as this one comes in? Then we won't have room again. I think this is a very valid point against expansion though. Our job is to retain as many people in the VHL as possible, but not everyone will stay. So there will always be room. But the question is, will there be enough room? Having like 15-16 skaters and 2 goalies is already considered full until recently. My thoughts on what expansion should look like: I think in terms of expansion, there should be a minimum of 2 teams, maximum of 4. The reason? To even out the divisions. There are currently 12 VHLM teams, so adding at least 1 to both conferences can work. Of course one division in that conference will be larger than the other, but that doesn't matter too much in the M, especially as the goal of the minors is retention and not winning cups. Location wise, I think that's up to the GMs, but I personally would like to see more interesting locations for hockey teams. Hawaii perhaps? This is just so we can spice things up a bit. The expansion teams' future roster should not be done through expansion draft, but the Dispersal Draft. Their picks should automatically be lottery picks since they are new, and the draft should be held normally but now with more teams. I think that's a decently fair way for draft eligible players to experience the new teams and as well be a part of something new without the current VHLM teams giving up anything besides trades. Plus this can help with waiver signings as the expansion teams would likely be required to sign waivers if they want to not be in the basement. There are problems with this but I think this is the best solution for terms of team competitiveness and helping accommodate new members. Anyways that's my thoughts on VHLM expansion. I will casually and shamelessly mention @VHLM GM and @VHLM Commissioner so that they can see this and weigh in on this since this is merely my thoughts and not an actual method or solution. Should the VHLM expand? In my opinion, yes. But this is more or so a few points that should be taken into consideration and properly laid out and not lost in the depths of discord. I am an AGM without rights so they can beat the shit out of me then sue me for disturbing them, but please feel free to make other suggestions as well. I want this community to grow as much as everyone else does, and hopefully this can help. So until then, I'll see y'all next time. And again sorry for the mentions. I'm also not claiming TPE for this lol.

You can say that he got FISTED ANALLY BY A CIRCUS MONKEY

Betrayal of a former teammate XD

Holy shit I keep rising up the rankings lol

Welcome to the VHL! If you need anything, let me know here or on discord! I'll help you get the gist of how things are as you wait for the upcoming draft!

228922 ?

HE'S COMING TO LA BABY!!

Oh god the weebs are gonna have a riot with this one

So the WJC was honestly my first true experience actually managing a team. Sure I'm the AGM of Las Vegas, but what the WJC is different as instead of following the advice of your GM, you are in charge of your teams. Meaning that it's your responsibility to properly fill and send in your lines, determine your roster and get players engaged. And I wanna talk about that for a bit. I do like sharing my experiences regarding this aspect since it kinda gives perspective on how things are like from someone who's actively trying to learn how to become a GM. Kinda a good way to show others a little bit of insight if they too are looking to get a job as a GM in the future. Anyways here's another 500+ word .com article. So as you may have guessed, I was the GM of Team World in this season's WJC. A position I really wanted since I enjoyed my time as a player of Team World. So finding out that I got the position I wanted was honestly really exciting for me. Anyways, now that I was the GM, it was time to select my roster. The thing with being World's and Asia's GM, is that your roster is highly dependent on the other rosters. You gotta wait for the other teams to finish up before you can finalize your roster, and during that time, your only choice was to fill up spots using, in my case, World born players. Once my true final roster, including Europe's and US's leftovers, were complete, I had a good view of my team. I was actually pretty confident. Sure we don't have as much forward depth compared to other teams, but what I really liked was my defense and goaltending, as that honestly was one of the bigger spotlights on this team. When I was filling up my lines, I already had an idea as to what I was going to do. I decided to double shift my first line and my two defensive pairings, that way I could slightly change up the strategies between those two lines. I also took slight inspiration from Vegas's lines. Mostly because I needed a reference to what I can do with the strategies. I'm sure not every person who gets a WJC job has access to lines from the VHLM and VHL. So best option is to ask people who are willing to help. To me that was @Zetterberg since he was a previous GM for world. Although I didn't ask him too much regarding lines, I was glad that I had him around to help me with things. Anyways, I really didn't expect us to be super good, just around the middle of the standings in terms of round robin. Then we went 6-0 in the first 6 games. I was surprised. We finished the round robins with a 6-1-1 record and heading into the medal rounds, and I was confident that we could go all the way. During that time, I barely changed the lines at all. Only giving a player or two more ice time. Though when the medal rounds came, I switched up the strats a bit. Unfortunately we lost out on Gold but it was a very close match .All in all, I'm glad I was able to help bring World to a silver medal. A huge accomplishment considering how little accolades World has. Hopefully in time, World can get itself a Gold medal one day. (588 words)

Congrats to everyone! Great honor to GM World to silver. Hopefully Mista Worldwide can come back again! Also @Esso2264 got FISTED ANALLY BY A CIRCUS MONKEY imo...

Claiming week (4/4)

Las Vegas Aces Press Conference 10/19 - 10/25 Answer these questions for 2 Capped TPE 1) We've finally reached 100 points this season. Along with first in the Western Conference and 2nd league wide in standings. What do you think about the current team achievements? 2) Europe won gold in this season's World Juniors, with World winning silver and the US winning bronze. Were you surprised with the results? What do you think about this season's WJC? 3) Who do you think our biggest opponent might be in the playoffs? What do you think we need to do to defeat them? 4) What do you and the boys do after games? Do you all hang out in a bar and celebrate? Prepare for the next game? 5) Are you more of a dog person, or cat person? 6) Who is the most wholesome of the team? Who is the opposite of that?

Thus ends a great season with World. Great game and congrats to Europe!!