TheFlash

I’d love to GM lol let’s do it

Great job everyone! Thanks to all involved for doing this

You da man

Wooooooo

Hans Gruber Forward Points 63/10= 6.3 TPE Faceoffs Won 916/150= 6.1 TPE

I think I got these right?!

Just a thought, I love that you do this and it's a great way to try and get some sweet, sweet uncapped, but I can never remember what or who I picked when I check the VHLM scores each week. Maybe we could just post it in the thread? I guess there's nothing stopping me from just posting it anyway lol. I'll see myself out.

(Technically we played two more games after this but it suits my narrative if this is my final game)

Likely my last game in the VHLM. I feel like an over-ager in the CHL who never got to the promise land.

gtfo Bush lmao

Username: TheFlash Cup Winner: St. Louis Blues Eastern Conference: Tampa Bay Lightning Vs Columbus Blue Jackets Winner: Tampa # Games: 4 Boston Bruins Vs Toronto Maple Leafs Winner: Boston # Games: 6 Washington Capitals Vs Carolina Hurricanes Winner: Washington # Games: 6 New York Islanders Vs Pittsburgh Penguins Winner: Pittsburgh # Games: 7 Western Conference: Nashville Predators Vs Dallas Stars Winner: Nashville # Games: 6 Winnipeg Jets Vs St. Louis Blues Winner: St. Louis # Games: 6 Calgary Flames Vs Colorado Avalanche Winner: Calgary # Games: 6 San Jose Sharks Vs Vegas Golden Knights Winner: San Jose # Games: 7

Will there be any sort of special sim for the medal round? @Devise

Awesome! On the the Gold boys!

Using yours because my team didn’t post any Are you excited for the WJC of course! Love the chance to play for Europe! Who are you rooting for and why? europe! Cause I’m playing for them duh! Who do you think will win? come on lol...Europe! Who do you think Claims MVP? gotta be our goalie JB Rift! He’s been killing it Who Makes the All-star team? probably the all stars!! Do you sing your country's national anthem or just mouth the words i belt them out! Love to sing along especially when I hear it after our victory! Every European anthem!

Hard to believe that back in my first sim leagues, every game was done on NHL! Not just the odd special one. So much work but a lot more engaging for the members.

Bump!!! ???

Well. Guess the Wild are going golfing lol!

Is it fake though?

Wow. I guess if you weren’t into wrestling growing up or if you are maybe 20 years old or less that’s excusable. He was everywhere when I was a kid watching in the late 90’s/early 2k

Hans Gruber was an unknown FA pickup by Philadelphia not long after the dust settled post draft. He moved his way up the lineup and has since been traded it Saskatoon where he is smack dab in the middle of a mad dash for the final playoff spot. Since arriving, he has put GMs of the Victory Hockey League on notice, scoring 61 points (15 goals 46 assists) in 67 games. He’s actually scored at an 83 point pace per 72 games since arriving. He’ll surpass 170 TPE this week too, and is a near lock to hit the 200 limit come the deadline. Gruber was also a last minute addition to Team Europe in the WJC, and has impressed there. In a third line role, Gruber has scored two goals and added five assists, good enough for third on his team in scoring. There’s some impressive names on that team, a few that will be high end picks in the upcoming draft. No matter how you slice it, Gruber is doing his best to make a name for himself and make himself known. No doubt about it, he’ll be a contributor no matter where he goes.

If you don’t know who HHH is... wow.

I don’t hate it.

Good win

Well folks, the Round Robin portion of the S65 World Juniors wrapped up last night and we still don’t really have a clear cut favourite to win the tournament. With only two points separating the fourth place Team World and the first place Team Canada, things have been kept really close. So with that, let’s get into analysing the teams and their performance thus far. Team Canada It’s really no surprise to anyone that Canada is atop of the standings at the end of the Round Robin. Every draft class we have is loaded with talent from the Great White North, so their team is always a force at international events. They’ve done a great job of keeping games close and even in the two games that they lost, they were right there the whole game. This is really a team full of veterans, with only a handful of VHLMers on the squad. This gives them a huge advantage over some of the less experienced teams as their players have been here before and know how to carry themselves on such a grand stage. Canada has done a great job of spreading their offence out, getting contributions from each of their top three lines. 25 points from their first line, 16 from their second and 25 from their third line. The third line of Stropko Jr-McDavid-Fizzlebeef has been fantastic, with Fizzlebeef and Stropko Jr being tied for the team lead with five goals each, and McDavid being a pure playmaker with seven assists. There’s no doubt that if Canada’s success continues, it’ll be reliant on the third lines continued high level of play. Team Europe Europe on the other hand, has surprised. Coming in just shy of first, Europe has utilized their veteran defence and goaltending to turn themselves into a favourite at this tournament. With only one (Dwin Championship) VHLM defender on their roster, the experience this team has in the back end can’t be ignored. But the real story with this team, is the youth of the forward corps. With only one VHL player (left winger Wlodzimierz Zajaczkowski) out of the nine, many thought the lack of experience would be their downfall but they’ve proven the ability to overcome that. The amazing thing to me is that these aren’t even second year players. These are all S66 draftees and their group of forwards is something of a “Whos who” when it comes to prospects for the upcoming VHL draft. VHL general managers have been taking in all of their games, trying to get a glimpse of what is sure to be full of top 30 picks, with as many as five or six first rounders. So even if Europe isn’t able to win, we’re likely looking at seeing the same forwards come back next year for another try or even possibly a repeat. Team USA The team that many thought would be the odd on favourite in this tournament, comes in at third in the Round Robin. USA, like Canada, has relied on veterans to lead them in this tournament. USA does have some VHLM talent (including future first overall pick Hunter Hearst Hemsley) but they’ve really leaned on their vets thus far. Their first line of Blake-Gritty-Warren has lead the charge. Blake and Warren have 17 and 13 points respectively, and this line has probably been the best in the tournament. Team USA will have to be warry in the medal round, as they’ll draw Team Europe or Team World, depending on how the medal round is structured, two teams that have beat them already once in the tournament. Team World The misfits. The unwanted. Call them what you want, but this team made up of players that didn’t make their respective countries team has done a real good job of going from pretender to contender in the Round Robin. Being led by the man who many consider a lock at #2 in the upcoming VHL draft, Shane Mars (14 points in eight games), this team has surprised many. But it really shouldn’t, as this team is basically a “best of the rest” group made up of Canadians and Americans who are still really talented players. For example, Shane Mars, Anthony Matthews and Julius Freeman are leading players in the VHLM. Some of the best players in the league. They just have the misfortune of being from countries that have teams loaded with experienced players. Team Asia For our final team, we have the last place Team Asia. They have really struggled, just being out played in almost every game (save for their one win over Europe) which is highlighted by them being the only team in the tournament with a negative goal differential with a dreadful negative 19. They do have some talent. Volosenkov is likely a first round pick this year. Nazarians is a skilled centreman. But they just aren’t deep enough to hang with some of the other highly skilled and experienced teams. Round Robin Award Predictions; Of course, they don’t give awards based on Round Robins but this is my article and I can do as I damn well please! These are the players I think that have excelled thus far and have had the biggest impact on their team’s success. Round Robin MVP – Kyson Blake, Team USA. Blake has done a great job putting the team on his back and keeping them in this. His 17 points in eight games. USA was considered a favourite coming into this tournament and while they’ve been good, they haven’t dominated like some suspected they would But Blake has been the most valuable to his team in terms of keeping them alive. Round Robin Best Forward- Kyson Blake, Team USA. See above! Round Robin Best Defenceman- Dallas Jones, Team USA. Jones has done a great job being an all around defenceman for Team USA. Not only does he lead all defencemen in scoring, he’s also averaging over 25 minutes a game and has scored three goals on the power-play. Round Robin Best Goalie- JB Rift, Team Europe. Rift has backup duties with Toronto in the VHL, but he’s taken the starting job here and has ran with it. Posting 5 wins (2nd), .940 save percentage and 2.26 goals against average (both stats are leaps above his competition) he has been rock solid behind Team Europe and if they go on to win, he’ll be in the running for MVP. 1073 words, claiming for weeks 04/14 and 04/21