Prout

@bigAL fuck you.

gg @dlamb
 
hello @KaleebtheMighty, welcome to the retirement club

15 years in the future:
 
What has former VHL player joe Madison been doing since he retired? I got the chance to talk to him a few weeks ago and catch up with what he’s been up to. To be honest, it’s pretty simple. He is following one of his passions besides hockey. He is taking his opportunity to make something that he loves and make it so people all over the world be able to enjoy it as much as he does. His plan? To make a chicken nugget company. However, this will be no ordinary nugget company. It will be the best nugget company out there with things you have never even imagined. Years of hard work went into making this company and it is one of Madison's greatest accomplishments and something he is most proud of.
 
The name of it is The Nugget Emporium. Now this company doesn’t only make nuggets. It has stores worldwide like McDonald’s but you know better. No one’s nugget can compare to the ones at the nugget emporium. The secret formula is key to the wonderful taste that you get with every nugget. They will also have over a dozen signature sauces. From tame to spicier than you can ever imagine there’s a sauce for everyone. There are also many different types of nuggets from normal to spicy and grilled to fried. There's an option for everyone. From kids 3 to adults 103 and everyone in between there is something for everyone to eat. Everyone will find something they will love at the nugget emporium!
 
The reason for starting this business was to spread his love of chicken nuggets around the world and show everyone the greatness that can come from chicken nuggets. At Nugget emporium there is more than just the food. There is also a museum, fun chicken nugget-related merchandise, a play spot for your kids, a tour of the kitchen showing how nuggets are made and so so much more. The business has been more than successful and is now in on all 7 continents and over 90 countries. Each country with its own spin on the nuggets. The emporium is more than just a restaurant it’s an experience, unlike any other thing you will ever experience.
 
Besides his company Madison also enjoys traveling the world and seeing new places. Some of his favorite places have been Australia, France, and Poland. He has had a lot of fun visiting new places and experiencing new cultures while he is at it. He finds traveling very freeing and Of course, he also visits his own company because how could he not. 
 
On a more personal level, Madison is now married with one kid who also plays hockey and follows after her dad. They live in Michigan on the lake where Madison loves to go boating and swimming. He also has two dogs who run around like crazy. It’s fair to say that life after the vhl has treated him pretty well and he is really enjoying it.

Isn't 52 passing too high for Vancouver?

I was never really sure where I stood with Emi. I remember her being the AGM for the Vancouver Wolves in S74 for a time, and that she was an incredibly positive person during a time in my life where I was not. She also made a SiG for me during my 1st season as the Captain, and I remember the warm feeling I had upon receiving it.
 

 
I am sorry Emi that our interactions were so few and not always perfect, but I am grateful that I was able to cross paths with you. I feel fortunate enough to have had any of those moments with you at all. I thank you deeply for spending some of your precious time engaging in any conversations with me. 
 
Dren, I cannot image what you are going through right now. I don’t think there is anything that anyone could say that will ever make you feel better.. but know that we all love you very much, and that we are all have your back. 
 
My condolences to her family, friends, and any soul fortunate enough to have known her. Gone far too young, you will be sorely missed.
 
Rest In Peace, Emi. 

I'm going to continue this thread and edit in the information but a funeral is being hosted for Emi. There is a gofundme setup for it managed by Dren with any surplus to the funeral costs going to assisting those affected by this loss.
 
https://gofund.me/a98f2348
 
I've been informed there will be a live steam funeral 10:50am  BST on the 20th of Oct. with the VOD available soon after. Details to follow on this.
 
https://watch.obitus.com/ Username: zeja3602 Password: 410005
 

@Ricer13
 
With the season approaching the mid way point of the season (wow that happened quickly) it’s time to look at the VHL award races and reflect on the predictions made prior to the start of the season. Throughout the article any value in brackets following a team or player name signifies the total number of people who predicted that they would win the aforementioned award. While you’re here feel free to check out some of the other recent VSN articles below!
Under 200 Power Rankings | S79 VHLM Awards! | The S79 VHL Awards Recap
 
Continental Cup
The award that everyone wants to win is still up for grabs for just about any team except for Toronto. The predictions went as most would expect with last season’s champion receiving the most predictions with 40 of the 103. The team with the second most is an interesting one with the Los Angeles Stars (17) who currently sit on the outside of the playoffs with a 11-14-2 record. Another surprising prediction total comes with the Chicago Phoenix (0), who are currently 2nd in the North American conference with a 19-6-3 record. Prediction totals for the remaining teams are as follows; Moscow (11), Warsaw (11), New York (7), Calgary (6), D.C. (2), Vancouver (2), Riga (1), and everyone else (0).
 
Terence Fong Trophy
The Terence Fong Award is similar to the Continental Cup as it is still up for grabs for pretty well any of the European teams as to have a chance at it all you have to do is make the playoffs. With this trophy only 3 teams received a significant amount of players' predictions and 1 of them had way more than every other team combined and that is Malmo with 64 total predictions! The other 2 teams who received a significant amount of players’ predictions were Moscow (15), and HC Davos (7).
 
Devon Marlow-Marta Trophy
Similar to the Terrence Fong Trophy the eventual winner of this award remains wide open, in contrast to the Fong Trophy 5 of the 8 teams in the North American conference received at least 10 predictions, those being; D.C. (21), Los Angeles (21), New York (19), Calgary (16), and Vancouver (10).
 
Victory Cup
The Victory Cup is awarded each season to the team with the most regular season points, as of right now it’s a clear battle between 4 teams with Vancouver (3) establishing a 4 point lead over Moscow (13) with 50 and 46 points respectively, just back from them is Chicago (1) with a 21-6-3 record and lastly 9 points back of the Vancouver is Malmo (44) with a 20-10-1 record. Other teams who received a considerable amount of predictions to win the Victory Cup include; New York (9), HC Davos (6), Calgary (5), D.C. (5), and Los Angeles (5).
 
 
Mike Szatkowski Trophy (Most Points):
 
Rank
Player Name
Points
Player Name (predictions)
Prediction total
1
Philip Stein @IHateBobNutting
55
Gunnar Odinsson
30
2
Jivere Zolnek @Sixersfan594
53
Aloe Dear @Renomitsu
20
3
Gunnar Odinsson @BOOM
53
Red Lite @Tate
18
4
Lee Xin @Blazzer
53
Pistil Stamen @DMaximus
8
5
Nathan Perry @tinafrombobsburgers/Henry Tucker @NSG88
52
Brendan Telker @Telkster/Taro Tsujimoto @GustavMattias
4

 
Kevin Brooks Trophy (Most Goals):

 
Rank
Player Name
Goals
Player Name (predictions)
Prediction total
1
Lee Xin
25
Gunnar Odinsson
32
2
Philip Stein
25
Red Lite
15
3
Henry Tucker
24
Aloe Dear
11
4
Asher Reinhart @rjfryman
24
Duncan Idaho @OrbitingDeath
10
5
Aloe Dear/Pekko Viitanen @Xdjk93
23
Brendan Telker
6


 
Alexander Beketov Trophy (Most Assists):

 
Rank
Player Name
Assists
Player Name (predictions)
Prediction total
1
Julian Nousiainen @okochastar
35
Aloe Dear
21
2
Nathan Perry
34
Scotty Kaberle
14
3
Gunnar Odinsson
34
Red Lite
12
4
R @Kylrad
34
Gunnar Odinsson
9
5
Scotty Kaberle @fromtheinside/Christian Mingle @Quik
33
Kasper Kankkunen @16z
9

 
Greg Clegane Trophy (Lowest GAA):

 
Rank
Player Name
Goals
Player Name (predictions)
Prediction total
1
Rara Rasputin @Victor
2.68
Artem Tretiak
26
2
Sirkants Klamasteris @hedgehog337
2.70
Rara Rasputin
25
3
Jean Pierre Camus @solas
2.73
Doug Dimmadome @Esso2264
13
4
Artem Tretiak @Molholt
2.75
Thadius Sales @thadthrasher
13
5
Markus Emerson Jr @Xflexz
2.89
Kevin Malone @WentzKneeFan036/Sirkants Klamasteris
5
 
Scotty Campbell (MVP):
The MVP race this season is very close with the point spread between the top is so small that anyone could run away with it at any given moment. Of note with the MVP the team you play on makes an impact in the MVP vote as players who typically lead their teams by a wide margin have the best chance to come away with the award. As of right now Philip Stein (0) of Moscow leads the league in scoring with 55 points. Right behind them is Gunnar Odinsson (20) who will look to capture the award after just missing out on it last season. Other players who received a considerable number of predictions are; Red Lite (18), Duncan Idaho (13), John Merrick @Steve (7), and Brendan Telker (6).

 
Brett Slobodzian (Most outstanding): 
Similar to the previous award any player could run away with this award at any given moment, the favourites at this given moment would correspond directly to the point leaders with Philip Stein (0), Jivere Zlonek (0), Gunnar Odinsson (32), Lee Xin (0), and Nathan Perry (0). Some players who received player predictions are Red Lite (16), John Merrick (9), Aloe Dear (6), Brendan Telker (6), and Groovy Dood @bigAL (5).

 
Sterling Labatte (Top Defensemen): 
The race for the top defensemen award is much closer than last season where Alex Letang @Spartan ran away with it. This season Matty Socks @fishy (0) has returned to form and currently leads the league in defensemen scoring, closely followed by Kristof Welch @Juice (16) and Scotty Kaberle (12). This award usually goes to a defenseman who has shown that they excel at both ends of the ice, something that each of these 3 has shown and it could come down to any one of them or even another player who steps it up in the second half. Predictions for this award were very diverse as no 1 player received substantially more than any other as 6 players received at least 5 predictions, those being Kasper Kankkunen (13), Jeffrey Pines @rory (12), Battre Sandstrom @Acydburn (10), and Cowboy Prout @Prout (5) in addition to Welch and Kaberle.
 
Alexander Valiq (Offensive Defensemen): 
In contrast to the previous award this award goes to the leagues most offensive defensemen and the defensive scoring race is surprisingly close relative to last season as there is 7 players within 10 points of the lead those being Matty Socks (1) with 48, Kristof Welch (12) with 47, Scotty Kaberle (19) with 43, R (1) with 41, Reylynn Reinhart @Ricer13 (0) with 39, and Robin Galante Nilsson (1) and Jiggly Gumballs (1) both with 38. The only other two players to receive a considerable amount of prediction votes were Jeffrey Pines (19) who currently has 35 points and Kasper Kankkunen (12) with 36.
 
Jake Wylde (Defensive Defensemen): 
The Jake Wylde award is likely one of the most subjective awards for VHL players as it goes to the best defensive defensemen, as a result of that 7 different players were predicted to win the award by at least 5 different people, these were; Jeffrey Pines (13), Kasper Kankkunen (12), Robin Galante Nilsson @RomanesEuntDomus (12), Scotty Kaberle (12), Zeedayno Chara @Jubis (10), Jiggly Gumballs @JigglyGumballs (6), and Matty Socks (5). Chara is the only one of these players in the top 10 for blocked shots with 93, 10 back of the leader Vladimir Mlinski @Brrbisbrr (0) who has certainly thrown their hat into the race.
 
Aiden Shaw (Top Goalie): 
The Aiden Shaw award recognizes the top goalie in the league every season and with that it is always an interesting race to watch. Currently Markus Emerson Jr. (1) is leading the league in both wins with 25 and SV% with a 0.929. Right behind him is Jean Pierre Camus (1) and Rara Rasputin (23). Lastly Artem Tretiak (27) is having another great season for Malmo. The other three goalies who received at least five people’s predictions are Thadius Sales (16), Doug Dimmadome (24), and Sirkants Klamasteris (6).
 
Christian Stolzschweiger (top Rookie): 
At this point in the season the award for the top rookie is a one horse race as Matty Fire @MattyIce (41) has established a 19 point lead over Corey Kitson @Nykonax (10), a lead so significant retired player Matty Ice (1) received a prediction to win this award. In a season with only 6 rookie skaters in the league this season due to the introduction of the VHLE, this race is Fire’s to lose. Other players who received player predictions are as follows; AJ Williams @ajwllmsn (29), Vinny Detroit @dasboot (3), Sigard Petrenko @SlapshotDragon (3), and Mikey Markov @JetsFan81 (1).

 
Scott Boulet (Top two way forward): 
The Scott Boulet award is given to Groovy Do… sorry, the top two-way forward every season and with that Groovy Dood (51) has now won it in 3 consecutive seasons. However this season looks to be anyone’s for the taking as Groovy Dood’s physical stats haven’t been where they need to be. As of right now Phil the Rock Johnson @Phil (2) leads the league in hits with 194 and is on pace to have by far their best season as well offensively. Henry Tucker (3) is also currently in contention as they have had a great season offensively and racked up the hits as well. Lastly, we shouldn’t overlook what John Leclair II @Fire Vigneault (0) has done this season as they are having a great season on both sides of the puck. The only other players who received more than 5 prediction votes were Duncan Idaho (9), and Druss Deathwalker @animal74 (6).
 
David Knight (top GM):
The David Knight Award is presented to the top GM in the league, as of right now it appears that it is likely going to end up in the hands of @Spartan (32), the GM of the Moscow Menace following their incredible turn around from last season where they only won 23 games, so far this season Moscow has 20 wins and sits only 14 points back of the previous season a mark they should pass in the coming days. Other GMs who were predicted to win the award by at least 5 people include; @hylands (15), @Enorama (11), @Ricer13 (8), @GustavMattias (8), and @MexicanCow123 (5).
 
Dustin Funk (Most improved):
The final award we’ll look at today is the Dustin Funk Award, this award is given to the player who shows the greatest amount of improvement and as expected had more players be predicted to win it than any other award. Of those nominated only 3 have surpassed their previous career highs, those being; Alex Johnston @Alex_J32 (3) [182% increase], Erlantz Jokinen @jRuutu (3) [180% increase], and Nicholas Mariani @Mistxh J (4) [154% increase]. The race will likely come down to these three at this point in time with it really being anyone’s to win. Other players to be predicted to win by at least 5 people include; Henri Le Massif @Garsh (13), The Seabasstard @Seabass (10), and Asher Reinhart (6).
 
Thank you for reading and stay tuned as we watch how these races develop throughout the season! Best of luck to everyone in the race!

I spoke to Emi multiple times throughout their time here. Each conversations was good. Always kind to me. Similar on PBE. Cancer sucks! Having had my girlfriend go through cancer and chemotherapy herself at 26 years old was a scary, wild experience and made me realize so much more when you have someone incredibly close as a partner goes through it.
 
@Lilith_Lunar I am sorry for your loss and the pain you’re going through. I’m here if you need someone within this community. Take care of yourself! 
 

https://ibb.co/3ypzL5Z
Sorry couldn't get the link thing to work.

I'm saddened to share with you all that Emi, former LVA AGM and the user behind Emi Rune and Emiko Spector passed away last night due to cancer at the age of 26. I don't really know if it's my place to share, but I don't know who else would. The official post went up in the PBE where she was most active, serving as rookie mentor head and also Co-GM'ing/GM'ing teams as well. Find that here.
 
Here in the VHL, Emi was known for her podcast, Rune Rambles, with her partner, Dren (Lilith Lunar). I've had nothing but good experiences communicating with both her and Dren, and others can attest that they were both very kind people who were passionate enough to spend time in our community despite the issues they had to deal with. My condolences go out to Dren and Emi's family during this time. 
 
Rest in peace, Emi.
 
Tfong: linking post with additional info for the memorial.
 
 

G Thaddeus Sales 
 
@leafsman
 
 
@Spartan we done here 

@Prout

Hey there everyone! As the season has begun here in the VHLE, and as we are working to smooth out some of the wrinkles, one area that our team is need of is a competent, passionate, and dedicated AGM! My goal is to not only make Stockholm the greatest VHLE team there is, but to make our team a place where people WANT to play. That comes at the hands of good leadership, and at best with a fantastic dynamic duo.
 
I am looking for someone who is ready to do the following:
Write and share weekly press conferences for our players Scout and assist with draft preparation and the draft night Be active in our locker room and engage with forum-only users Assist with lines and strategy  
I am happy to accept applications from new users and even those who have had previous management experience.
 
Please fill out the below form if you are interested...
https://forms.gle/xfTgehjnq8Cfwt2e7

This is one of the best things I have ever read. I'm so glad you got the award because you truly and I mean truly deserve it. You put so much work into everything you do in this leauge and it shows. Youre love for the leauge and the want to help shows. You are incredible! I so happy to be able to go up against you as gms. You have brought so much to this leauge. your effort inspires me to work harder and do better with my own team and what I do in this leauge. Thank you for all you have done!!! Congratulations!

I'm not putting this in a media spot since I don't want to claim this for TPE as it would feel wrong to do so. Before the VHL draft started, the VHL awards were given out. It honors the members for their accomplishments in the previous season. There is one trophy that is very special though. It's given out to a community member for their efforts during the season. That trophy is the Fredrik Elmebeck Memorial Trophy. It was named after a member who passed away but made a huge impact, Elmebeck. To receive this trophy members would nominate someone who they thought would be the best candidate for this trophy. A private vote decides who gets the trophy in the end.
 
To my shock, I was nominated for this trophy. At the time I didn't really think I would win nor did I think I would even be nominated. I got some DMs from people saying they voted for me but I didn't think it would be enough to be considered. I was told by @Alex_J32 that I could message @Victor about the nominations I got. Keep in mind I only had gotten a few DMs from people, so I only expected that many to come in. What I got made me very emotional.
 
"work mans put into fantasy"
 
"I am nominating Youloser cause he has shown really great work ethic and really tries to help anyone whenever he can!"
 
"Welcoming new members in during the season and his AGMing work in Minnesota"
 
"They worked really hard as an AGM. They have taken on more roles including vhlm predictions. Especially when the couser ad came out he was huge in helping players get acclimated and giving out tons of information about it."
 
"genuine (but not obnoxious or overbearing) interest in helping helping new members, https://vhlforum.com/topic/106463-finally-donating/"
 
"youloser has shown tremendous passion in his role as agm for the minnesota storm. he goes above and beyond for the new members of the league. he is also running the juniors showcase tournament for new members. on top of that he donated $600 evenly split between an animal shelter and the american cancer society. i think youloser is a phenomenal example for new members of the leauge to look up to."
 
"Not only has he taken over both the VHLM and VHL fantasy zone jobs, but he has also worked to change them for the better. He is also very involved in the Junior Showcase tournament, one of the greatest ideas for the VHL I have ever seen. He's a fantastic guy, super passionate towards the league, and is one of the quickest to respond to waiver players with a contract."
 
"He's done a lot this season in terms of being an AGM and overall in general as a member of the community."
 
I won't say who sent those in, mainly because Victor didn't tell me, so if you wish to remain anonymous I'm okay with that. When I received that barrage of messages from Victor, I had to step away for a bit.
 
So how did we get to this point? To go from the unknown to the Elmebeck Trophy winner. First off, yes my actual name is Justin. I don’t care if you call me loser or Justin. Both are just fine to me. It started in October 2020 when I first joined. That Thrasher ad really must have been gold as Season 75 was a big creation season. Justin Lose was born and I was picked up by Philly. That Philly discord locker room was very exciting to be in. Lots of activity and super awesome people too. I was a newb but was helped along the way by @DMaximus . I owe a lot of my early motivation success to him. Tangent time, I believe that I am who I am today thanks to DMaximus. Not only did he help me through the 50 questions that every new player goes through, but he was also super supportive of me. Looking through those DMs on discord is like looking in a mirror with @Moon_50. More on Moon later though.
 
Fast forward to the VHLM draft and getting drafted by the Mexico City Kings. Of course, I get a positive message from DMaximus congratulating me on getting drafted. My time in Mexico City was a blast. Having @hylands and @rory in the locker room was so much fun. Lots of MEXICOO in the morning and who could forget ElHeuvo.gif through our cup run? DMaximus might have been my first motivation boost, but the dynamic duo of Rory and Hylands made me super motivated to keep earning for that cup. I think that was the most fun I had in a discord locker room. I cherish that playoff run locker room environment. Losing the cup was a bummer but moving up to the VHL to Riga was on the horizon.
 
My time in Riga can easily be described as unique. The biggest highlight is @hedgehog337 complaining about Simon when things don’t go our way. A joke that never gets old! My motivation was dwindling at this point as I’ve been max earning for most of my career. I knew I had to find new motivation to have fun again. My motivation almost shifted from being a 12 TPE a week player into being a GM / AGM. In May 2021 I was given a GM role in the Victory ProAm offseason league. A fun tournament that gives people the experience of being a GM / AGM that can be used for the VHL. A huge thank you to @Ledge and Dairy, @Laine, @MexicanCow123, @Ricer13, and @Zetterberg for allowing me to be a GM and ledge for being my AGM / guide to using STHS. Not gonna lie I did horrible but I knew this was going to be something I loved to do. It became my mission to become a GM in the VHL.
 
At this time I think I wasn’t really talking in the VHL discord as much. Maybe the usual VHL sim ping jokes or asking dumb questions. A few AGM positions opened in the VHLM though. This was my first chance of achieving my goals. Rory was my first chance with Halifax. Although I didn’t get the position, Rory sent me a nice message giving me the confidence to keep going. Along came the AGM position in Minnesota. Laine messaged me an application and I answered it as usual. I get a ping on discord for a DM conversation with Laine. He said that I got the position. Funny enough after I got the AGM position in Minnesota I got another application for the Las Vegas Aces AGM position. This was my first taste of getting to help people in the VHLM. Something I wanted to do after DMaximus being my “mentor” in a way. I wanted to pay it forward.
 
Switching gears a bit, in my time with Riga, we were desperate to go to the playoffs in Season 78. @DoktorFunk was traded for during the season and brought up the offer that if we make playoffs they would donate money to charity. (Yup, it was all his idea originally. 100% of the credit goes to him for the idea.) I joined in on this to possibly give us some magic to make the playoffs, spoiler alert we didn’t. That stuck in my mind though. In season 79 I decided that I would actually donate money to charity. I used my bowling league scores as my benchmark for how much I would give. It was a good night as I believe I bowled somewhere in the 500 series range. A few weeks passed and I was setting up the charities. At the time I thought I would just split it 50/50 with ~$250 going to each charity. It was then decided that I would just give $300 each to keep it clean and even. I also chose two charities that were close to me. American Cancer Society and the North Shore Animal League. Both had huge impacts on my life that I covered in my reveal post, so I won’t go over it again here. I didn’t do it for likes or attention. I just wanted to, “put my money where my mouth is” and donate. Something that you will come to learn about me is that I love to give more than receive.
 
Going back to Minnesota, it was a blast to work with Laine. He wanted to give me all the tools to succeed in the league and allowed me to do more and more tasks as we moved through the season. He always said it was his goal to get me a higher position in the league. After a close run in the Season 78 playoffs, we turned to scouting for next season. After going all-in we didn’t have much in the draft, so we would have to rely on the waivers [FORSHADOWING]!! My role in the league was also shifting with the addition of VHLM Fantasy Zone being managed by myself.
 
A huge shoutout to @16z, @Domg5, @bigAL for allowing me to run the VHLM fantasy when 16z stepped down from that role. In season 79 I was approached to run the VHL fantasy as well with Domg getting the Yukon GM role as he wanted to focus all his energy on GMing. Going from a nobody to AGM to getting 2 paying jobs was a roller coaster for sure. Alongside getting to run both came a way to breathe new life into it. Working with AL to get more people involved was interesting. Changing the format was supposed to make it more fun and easier for everyone. Of course, nothing is perfect. Now I’m comfortable doing Fantasy and even got to do my own fantasy bracket challenge with A LOT of help from @Spartan (yes another ping for this!). This is only the start by the way. That bracket challenge is coming back 100% too.
 
In season 79 was the birth of the waiver warriors. Myself, @Alex_J32, and @JB123were always on top of new signings on the create a player page. It was a friendly competition and was very fun all season. A new Thrash ad came out and a new batch of players came in. What happened next really shaped me and why I love the VHLM. A new member by the name of @Moon_50 joined the forum. Luckily for me, I was able to snag him for Minnesota. Looking back at the DMs I sent DMaximus and what Moon sent me is scarily similar. Moon was my first “project” to get him set up in the league. Reminding him to claim stuff, doing tasks, career tasks. I was worried that I was going to burn him out with all the information I was dropping on him. He took it with stride though. Early on he expressed his interest in being a GM / AGM in the future which took me by surprise. He just joined the league and is already motivated to be a GM. All the energy I was putting into Moon was replicated for all the waivers I was getting for Minnesota. I was even accommodating the forum-only players by putting out a weekly newsletter almost of all the tasks for the week. A few people took notice of this.
 
The Adam Crouser ad finally hit. Oh boy, that scramble when it was posted and all the creations happened. The panic of realizing that playoffs was starting and we couldn’t pick up anyone on the team also hit me. I knew I wanted to help out the players and post on everyone who created. I didn’t want anyone who created to have 0 replies because playoffs started. I remember playing Borderlands 2 with my friend and having to stop every 2 minutes to post a welcome message on a player post. Domg was a hero and came up with the Junior Showcase tournament which was supposed to help retain the players who created. I was asked to be a GM alongside Z, JB, and Alex.
 
At the same time as the Junior Showcase tournament was starting, VHLE GM positions were posted which opened a lot of VHLM GM positions. With the encouragement of Laine, I posted for a VHLM GM job. Getting a discord message from @diamond_ace  dropping subtle hints that I was a “when” not “if” for a GM position was insane to me. It got me excited about being a VHLM GM. Myself and Moon were still chatting about stuff and that’s when it hit me to bring him in for my AGM. I couldn’t tell him 100% so I used the Junior Showcase tournament as his trial run. Not only did he absolutely kill it but it made me super confident in making him my AGM. I saw myself in him when he was drafting and helping out the new players that were coming into the league. Making him my AGM in Mexico City was a no-brainer and I think all the GMs knew I was going to choose him. 
 
To wrap this novel up, I just wanted to thank everyone who supported me to this point. I want you all to know how much you guys mean to my life. I was a bored guy looking for something to do when I found the VHL. It makes me super excited about the future too. To think I didn’t even see a future for myself. A few years ago I was at my worst with depression. 2 years after graduating from college and not getting a job I was bad. I felt worthless and thought I had no future. Honestly, I thought about suicide since I was a waste. Bless my sister who caught on to the warning signs and got me to therapy. Without her, I don’t think I’d be here writing this. Things are looking up and now I’m doing great. Being the Mexico City Kings GM is just the cherry on top.
 
To the past players who I managed, I hope you all have a great experience and I hope you will join the Kings in the future when you recreate.
 
To the current players, I hope I’m doing my job and making you feel comfortable in the league. I want to make sure you are welcomed and that I give you my all.
 
To the future players, you aren’t getting a GM who wants to win. You are going to be getting a friend who wants to see you succeed not only in the VHLM but in the VHLE or VHL. I want you to be comfortable and have the best time in the VHLM win or lose!
 
Getting the Elmebeck trophy was only validation that I’m in the right place. It might have seemed like a small nod to my activity for the season but to me it means everything. I already told Diamond_Ace that the VHLM was my home. I was even approached to be recommended for a VHL GM position but turned it down. 
 
As I cry writing this, thank you to each and every one of you. ❤️ 
 
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I’m sorry that this is a novel but the VHL community is the best and I feel at home here. I cried a bit when I got nominated and when I won. I feel honored and I want to continue being a help to VHLM players forever. If I could thank everyone in the community who voted for me I would if I knew who did.

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Man, I’m glad you’re able to celebrate everything you’ve done here. You killed it in the M, moved to the bigs and brought that same winning culture to the VHL. Championships are huge, but people rave about playing in Mexico and Malmo, and that’s even more a reflection on how great a person you are. We’re lucky to have you as long as we do, however long that is. 
 
And if that means a break, that’s okay. If GMing a VHL team is more than you want to do, there’s always the World Cup or other off-season tourneys if you need to scratch that management itch every now and then. 
 
Do what you gotta do to be happy. We’re all on the same team here, and all us coloured roles folk ride that same rollercoaster of energy and give a shit. I’m glad you’ve got your gang here you can lean on for fun and advice, and make sure to use your GMs and blues too. Everyone’s felt this way before, and everyone handled it differently. Do what you gotta do to be happy buddy ✌️ 

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