jacobcarson877

MOLLY THE CAT THE 5 GOAL WONDER

Incredible!

Uhhhhhhhh

Off to an incredible start!

nah just 99!

Every great sim we have, Riga plays one just as great. Pretty rude of them if I'm being honest. Scoredy score score for Wolanin!

Logged a lot of minutes today! So many important in-conference games right off the bat!

Major accomplishment! Awesome work!

I am happy, I am sad.

quote, and a comment responding to the comment responding to media spot

Would you look at that, it’s Monday again! I probably have a few weeks of Media Spots lined up that I could have claimed, but my sense of time is entirely out of loop at the moment. The season has finally started, and Landon and London are off to spectacular starts. Landon just had a wonderful sim last night, piling up the points against Warsaw and Moscow, which while not the average matchup, still feels nice to start building what I hope will be a really successful season. Scoring has been a struggle the last couple seasons, with Landon missing the targets that other might have expected for him. He had a nice long offseason to rest and recuperate and is finally feeling like his is coming into this season stronger than the last, and so far seems to be proving that. London has been off to a wonderful start on all accounts. Molly the Cat, Wann Kerr and Leonard Triller are working, and should have the opportunity, once we get our cracks at the weak-of-goaltending team, to really crank up those point totals. Sjin, Ivan Retoslav and Thor Odinson are filling the rest of the minutes beautifully, with all 3 getting in on the power play scoring, and dominating in those penalty killing situations. Sjin leads rookie point scoring alongside Warsaw’s Maxim Anisimov, and will hopefully garner some Stolzschweiger attention. Lloyd Braun is doing great as our powerplay quarterback, and the Nesbitt/Solyom duo are running a really strong penalty kill. Jeckler is getting a ton of opportunities in all situations and looks like someone who can eat a lot of minutes. Growth has been slow at first, but we’re starting to kick it up a notch, working together to encourage each other to train as often as possible. Seeing early success like this is very important for kickstarting that kind of engagement, knowing that what people are putting in, is what we are getting out. There’s a few surprises in the league thus far, first off being the off the bat free for all at the top of the EU Conference. Four to five teams have been locked, dead even for the last few days with a lot of head to head games already in the books. Nobody can seem to get ahead at the moment, and this could very well be how the rest of the season looks. On the other end of the table, North America is in shambles. Toronto and Calgary are tumbling, Seattle is having a Seattle-like surge, DC looks nothing like they did to open last season, and Chicago is for absolutely no reason at all, the top team In the league. Toronto is letting in more goals than was expected, and Calgary is scoring at a much lower rate than expected. Goal differential is all over the place in those standings, and ideally, Simon will make sense of it soon and give us some results we can work with. Until next time everyone!

Congrats, and you're welcome! Here's to many more! (preferably not against London though!)

Lotsa goals for Stinki! What an insane schedule this has been so far, but coming out of these first games against this hellhole division with lots of standings points will be key to our success!

Could've done with a cleaner 1st against Chicago, but one can never complain about a day getting 3/4 points! Landon and Leandro going at it! Apparently I got the upper hand this time! So rude that despite a nearly perfect start, neither LDN or HSK can break ahead of the rest of the conference. Sure the other EU teams are feeling the same way.

i know you've already seen and changed the title today but to follow instructions -- @Spartan

What’s funny is I didn’t even notice until now. Another win for the rebrand!

Never feels good to shut yourself out Looks like the team is doing shootout drills next practice, we have to be hitting the net!

Fair play Joel Castle, fair play. Shoutout to Marlins legend DJ Fire Dragon for putting up a better fight than I'd like too!

Gonna try to comment on the sim thread more because it feels like the right thing to do. Landon and London off to a hot start! Nice to get some of those gritty points out of the way early before everyone gets their lines settled. We'll likely need all the help we can get down the stretch in this bloodbath of a conference.

Rebrand London, Play for Prague (assuming this is based on branding), Kill Vasteras

Matty Socks, Class of Season 90 User: @fishy TPE: 1309 Position: D Nationality: Canada Height: 5’11” Weight: 165 lbs. VHL Drafted: 22nd Overall, by the Chicago Phoenix VHLM Drafted: 5th Overall, by the Miami Marauders Played for: Las Vegas Aces, Miami Marauders, Chicago Phoenix -- Career Awards Individual All-VHL Second Team (3x) | S76, S78, S80 Team Victory Cup | S78 Continental Cup | S76 -- Introduction & VHLM Matty Socks was had an early birthday, and the relatively unknown prospect jumped right into the VHLM headfirst. The Las Vegas Aces took a chance on this player on the waiver wire in S72. Progress was slow for the first couple of weeks, but then there was an explosion of growth, growing Socks into a 57 point defender by they got to their drafts. Miami in particular was eager to jump on this up and coming player with their second of three picks in the middle of the first round. This was the expansion franchises’ first drafts, and with a legendary start to their existence, Chicago selected to-be Hall of Famer Jean Pierre Camus with their first selection, and then to-be Hall of Famer Matty Socks with their second. With the future settled, Socks turned their attention back to making the most of the VHLM, and preparing to be a high-impact VHL player. Miami gave them the opportunity to be a top player, and explode offensively, nearly doubling their previous points, while putting up 35 goals from the blueline. This is exactly the sort of momentum a fledgling franchise needs from their initial prospects, and everything looked to be going perfectly to start. While Miami fell dramatically to Minnesota in the S73 finals, this playoff experience and extra game time was very valuable to Socks moving towards the VHL. Regular Season Stats 72 (LVA), 70 Game Played, 14 Goals, 43 Assists, 57 Points, +23, 154 Shots, 40 PIMs, 91 Hits, 104 SB, 3 GWG, 8 PPG, 2 SHG. 73 (MIA), 72 Games Played, 35 Goals, 69 Assists, 104 Points, +54, 235 Shots, 28 PIMs, 43 Hits, 72 SB, 7 GWG, 20 PPG. Playoff Stats 72 (LVA), 6 Games Played, 1 Goal, 2 Assists, 3 Points, 0, 15 Shots, 12 PIMs, 11 Hits, 11SB, 1PPG. 73 (MIA), 15 Games Played, 2 Goals, 10 Assists, 12 Points, +2, 43 Shots, 2 PIMs, 14 Hits, 22 SB, 1 GWG, 1 PPG. -- Greatness in the VHL While Chicago didn’t particularly (yet), Matty Socks certainly came ready for action in S74. Entering the team as the top scoring defender in their rookie season, and leading the recently birthed franchise to a 6th place finish in the North American Conference. With a point (minus one) per game season under their belt, expectations were high moving forward for Socks and the Phoenix. The next season was a step forward for the team and Socks. They squeak their way into a playoff position, and Socks scores a few more points than the season before, while becoming a plus player. Already the 4th highest scoring defender in the league, a few points, and 2 places behind fellow Phoenix superstar Jeff Downey. Chicago would beat out some historical giants in Seattle and Calgary before falling to the Dragons in the Conference Finals. Expectations were big heading into S76, and Matty Socks was ready. Hurtling up the standings, and the scoresheet, Chicago dominated North America, finishing first in the Conference, and scoring the 2nd most goals in the league along the way. Socks led the way by a significant margin on the back end, finding major success with team points leader Kyle Oferson. But most importantly, Chicago catapulted themselves through their Conference, taking down Seattle and Vancouver on the way to clearing out Warsaw for their inaugural Continental Cup victory. Socks tied for the team lead in points and played an over half of games on average. The two top picks from their debut draft came to work this playoff, with Camus only dropping two games along the way to the win. There are always questions the season after a Cup victory as to whether the team has the power to repeat. Acquiring big name Spencer Elsby, their defensive core looked ready to dominate North America once again. Once again winning their Conference, on top of another great offensive effort, although this time the competition was a bit more primed to tighten up the standings. Socks scores another 80 points, leading their top unit and landing another top 10 D scoring performance. Everything fell apart rather quickly in the playoffs, failing to secure a single win, despite a team-leading 6 points from Socks. As the epitome of consistency, Chicago came into this season ready to compete. They squeaked their way to a Victory Cup win, on the backs of a new top line featuring Darius Marimoto, Christian Mingle and Pekko Viitanen. With three 100 point players, Socks and with some help from Elsby, led this team to an offensive dominance. They would not keep up their usual success against the Bears, as they crumble in the Conference Finals after beating the Dragons in their opening round. With a Cup under their belt, and a body of work already, Socks enters S79 attempting to maintain that level of success, and phase their way out of the league in style. Chicago would take a small step backwards finishing in a dismal second place in their Conference, behind the surging Bears. With Spencer Elsby out of the picture this season, Socks took on the brunt of the play again, leading the top unit to another great offensive season. Socks leads Phoenix defenders in points again, and the team comes into the playoffs in exactly the shape the league had come to expect. Chicago fought a long and hard battle against Los Angeles, who got the better of them in a 4-3 OTL. It is in S80 that Matty Socks would eventually play their final VHL game, as victims to the debut of the Vancouver Wolves dynasty. Socks would come out swinging, and end their career with a career high in goals, assists, and points. They gave their all right to the very end, leading the team to a 109 point finish, just a few wins back of the unbeatable Wolves. Things were looking to be setting up for a Wolves and Phoenix showdown in the Conference finals, that being until the Dragons dealt the killing blow in yet another Game 7 4-3 OTL. Rumour has it this was the straw that broke the camel’s back, as Matty Socks would retire following the season, having had a fulfilling and successful career, entirely with Chicago. Regular Season Stats 74 (CHI), 26 Goals, 45 Assists, 71 Points, -24, 270 Shots, 88PIMs, 113 Hits, 181SB, 3GWG, 13PPG. 75 (CHI), 24 Goals, 56 Assists, 80 Points, +2, 277 Shots, 24PIMs, 45 Hits, 154SB, 4GWG, 9PPG. 76 (CHI), 20 Goals, 72 Assists, 92 Points, +13, 295 Shots, 92PIMs, 149 Hits, 150SB, 3GWG, 9PPG. 77 (CHI), 24 Goals, 60 Assists, 84 Points, +13, 269 Shots, 112PIMs, 132 Hits, 179SB, 5GWG, 12PPG. 78 (CHI), 18 Goals, 68 Assists, 86 Points, 27, 271 Shots, 62 PIMs, 78 Hits, 171SB, 2GWG, 9PPG. 79 (CHI), 19 Goals, 57 Assists, 76 Points, 11, 277Shots, 94PIMs, 123 Hits, 165SB, 4GWG, 10PPG. 80 (CHI), 29 Goals, 75 Assists, 104 Points, +37, 348 Shots, 114PIMs, 172 Hits, 157SB, 5GWG, 14PPG. Playoff Stats 75 (CHI), 4 Goals, 14 Assists, 18 Points, +2, 53 Shots, 20PIMs, 27 Hits, 31SB, 1GWG, 4PPG. 76 (CHI), 3 Goals, 13 Assists, 16 Points, +10, 30 Shots, 30PIMs, 40 Hits, 26SB, 1GWG. 77 (CHI), 1 Goals, 5 Assists, 6 Points, -5, 11 Shots, 10 Hits, 7SB, 1PPG. 78 (CHI), 2 Goals, 6 Assists, 8 Points, -4, 34 Shots, 8 PIMs, 10 Hits, 16SB, 1PPG. 79 (CHI), 1 Goals, 5 Assists, 6 Points, -1, 28 Shots, 12PIMs, 20 Hits, 19SB, 1GWG. 80 (CHI), 5 Assists, 5 Points, -5, 35 Shots, 8PIMs, 14 Hits, 23SB. -- Legacy Matty Socks was a legendary leader on and off the ice. They led their team consistently and reliably every season, bringing the same energy and the same exceptional level of performance we came to love and respect from them. Taking a franchise from inception to their first championship is not something many player get to boast of, and is an experience that one never forgets. Matty Socks separated themselves from the rest of their incredible peers in that COVID era of the VHL, jam packed with talent and ultra competitive leading into the 80s. As a first-gen, Matty Socks showed us how one can break into this league and dominate from day one. fishy would go on to have another incredible and single-team career with Bubbles Utonium, leading a second franchise to their first title, 10 seasons after fishy’s first with Socks. Congratulations on the (two!) great career(s), and we hope to see some more in the future! Regular Season Career Record 160 Goals, 433 Assists, 593 Points, +79, 2007 Shots, 586 PIMs, 812 Hits, 1157 SB, 26GWG, 76 PPG. Playoff Career Record 11 Goals, 48 Assists, 59 Points, -3, 210 Shots, 78 PIMs, 121 Hits, 122SB, 3GWG, 6PPG. 1500+ words!

Congratulations captains!

1. Doomsday F - John Jameson F - Leandro Goncalves F - Vincent Laroche-Gagnier D - Brian Kowalski D - Ryuji Sakatmoto G - Joel Castle 2. jacobcarson877 GM F - AK92 Wit da Hoodie F - Larry Abass Jr F - Landon Wolanin D - Liv Slater D - AirRig GoodBrandSun G - Jesse Teno 3. dlamb F - Jason F - Yaroslav Bogatyrev F - Napoleon Dynamite D - Skor McFleury D - Deron Nesbitt G - Art Vandelay 4. RJMW F - Randy Bobandy F - Daryl Dixon F - Alfred Champagne D - Jake Thunder D - James Marino G - Ash Sparks 5. dstevensonjr F - Mac Atlas F - Todd Cooke F - Harry Callaghan D - Pierre Emile Bouchard D - Jacob Stone G - Lachlan Summers 6. Acydburn F - Wann Kerr F - The Frenchman F - Sadie St-Louis D - Elias Lampi D - Phil Strasmore G - Matt Murdock