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The time had finally come. The Saskatoon Wild were to face the Houston Bulls not just for another game, but for THE game. After 6 well-fought battles on the ice, it all came down to this final one. Feeling low, being behind by 3-1, and tying it up to 3-3, the Wild were seeking to claim victory. And no one else was feeling the pressure and lowness like Napoleon Dynamite. While Dynamite came to the team late in the season and only played a fraction of the games that the rest of the locker room had, he was feeling low about his own personal performance. He was ecstatic going into game 7 against the Bulls, but he knew that this was it. He had to make his presence known on the ice. Before the game even began, and before anyone else arrived, Dynamite found himself in the locker room, alone, eating tater tots. As he crunched down he told himself, "Gosh, freakin' idiot! You gotta do better!" And, it worked. In the first period, within 4 minutes of game time, Dynamite scored not one, not two, but three goals. This was his first career hat trick, and a natural one at that. Those were the only 3 shots he took the entire game. For the rest of the game he worked on puck movement, and because of his overall performance in game 7 of the Founder's Cup Final, Dynamite not only left the arena as a Founder's Cup champion but as the 1st star in the most important game of his career.

Not gonna lie, I’m just now looking at that game and holy cow… a natural hatty?!

Well looking at how each of my players did for their respective cups I have to say that I feel better about Sales' performance. Dynamite added some okay depth, but did nothing special. Sales grabbed 1st star of the game for 2/4 games against Moscow. Games 2 and 4.

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Haha exactly! I hope I don't end up on the couch tonight! But, in all reality, at the end of last season she was automatically pulled up to the VHL. Then regression hit and she was under 400 TPA, so I was able to sign her as a FA for one season. So, I HAD to release her

Dynamite is feeling incredibly excited. He certainly didn't expect this during his first season ever! Well I think having a solid core is helpful, and adding the likes of Dynamite has helped establish that. Napoleon will be draft eligible, so he's hopeful that a cup win will help bump up his stock! He's only played a handful of games in the VHLM, but in that course of time, and especially in the playoffs he has grow exponentially. His scoring and passing have really increased! I mean, just looking at the numbers for the regular season it has to be Minou Lambert. For the M he has no preference, and for the E he'd like to play for Stockholm. He heard the GM there was

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Napoleon Dynamite continues to perform very well on the ice, just not so much during games. One of the newer additions to the Saskatoon Wild, Dynamite is currently playing as the team's 3rd line center, and his performance during games shows why he is still on the 3rd line. His skill is still very evident throughout practice sessions and individual training sessions, but he's having a difficult time producing during games. When asked why he thought this was the case, Dynamite stated, "I think I'm just trying to adjust to playing with actual professional hockey players. I still don't look at myself as one, so it feels like I'm just this kid doing nothing right. But, I'm confident in my ability, and in my desire to grow and get better at what I do. I'm hoping to work on my scoring chances, taking shots when it counts and making sure to set up my teammates for the opportunity as well."

Honestly, I don't think we did anything necessarily wrong. It just seems to be that we were not in favor with Simon! I am! I thought we advanced well, established a solid foundation, and we proved that we are a team to be feared. My plans are to keep an eye open for upcoming prospects, especially that Napoleon Dynamite kid! Well, as a manager I felt like we had a real shot. However, that's not what Simon thought. I am, but as a manager I'm also a bit nervous. I have no idea what this is going to look like as a whole, and it may change a lot of how we run lines and strategies. No. To be "wet" is to be saturated with water. Water itself cannot be saturated, therefore it is not wet.

In a weird twist of fate, Thadius Sales, the goaltender for the Vancouver Wolves, was deemed both the villain and the hero in the same city in the same night. The Villain For three straight seasons, the Vancouver Wolves have been one of the most hated teams in the VHL. This is a hatred that has stemmed from the pure, unadulterated talent that finds themselves playing for Vancouver. It’s much like when people say they hate Alexander Ovechkin or Sydney Crosby from the National Hockey League, it’s simply said out of raw jealousy. This hatred also comes from the fact that Vancouver has led not only the North American Conference for those three seasons, but they have dominated the entire league, winning back-to-back cups, and possibly even a third. One of the players on Vancouver that finds themselves hated by other players is Thadius Sales. It’s not due to his personality, in fact, he’s a great guy. But, it comes from where he’s come from and where he is now. Coming from the rather mediocre New York Americans, Sales was traded to an already dominating Vancouver team and excelled where many thought he would flop. This led to a heated rivalry between Sales and Seattle Bears’ goaltender Kunibuni UnGuri @Berocka, who joined the league around the same time as Sales. For many season, even before the move from New York to Vancouver, UnGuri has been very vocal about their disdain for Sales. This disdain was then picked up by the Bears fanbase. Coming into Game 6 of the Semi-Finals, Vancouver and Sales found themselves in Seattle, for a heated rivalry game. There was pure aggression not only between the players on the ice, but between Sales and UnGuri, both of whom offered a few slashes at one another during the pre-game warmups. The heat in the arena was almost unbearable as the fans echoed chants of “Sales Sucks” and “Meta!” The chants rang heavy, often distracting players on both sides. Yet, despite it all, Sales and the Wolves pulled off a 5-2 victory which caused for a chorus of boos from the crowd as the Wolves celebrated. Despite the multi-season long rivalry, UnGuri and Sales shook hands at the end, knowing it would be the last time the two would face off. At this, the crowds screamed in loud protest. Sales was truly a villain in Seattle. The Hero After the game, and after a bit of celebration, the Wolves decided to head back to Vancouver. Being that the drive was under 3 hours, Sales decided that he was going to drive himself home instead of catching a flight. It was something he often chose to do throughout his career, especially after a big game when possible. However, his whole night changed as he pulled out of the underground parking complex of the arena. He became a Seattle hero. As Sales waited for traffic to slow down so he could pull out into the street, witnesses saw an unbelievable scene unfold. A 2022 Lincoln Navigator, travelling at a high rate of speed, barreled into the side of the arena, missing Sales by only a few inches. Without skipping a beat, Sales jumped from his vehicle and ran toward the car that was now beginning to smoke. A crowd of onlookers saw as Sales pulled hard on the stuck driver-side door, trying to open it in a frenzy. The crowd soon saw the flames growing at the front of the car. Sales screamed out, “get over here, help me!” A few onlookers ran to his aid, helping him to force open the car door. Sales pulled the unconscious man out of the vehicle and with the help of another in the crowd they carried the unconscious person to the street and away from the flaming vehicle. Pretty soon the bystanders recognized who Sales was, and who the other man was. The unconscious man, whom Sales was performing CPR on, was none other than Seattle’s mayor, Bruce Harrell. With quick thinking and proper training, Sales not only risked his own life to help another, but he pulled the highest ranking government official from a flaming wreckage and rendered life-saving CPR. Continuing CPR until paramedics arrived, Sales quickly parked his car and hopped into the ambulance with the still unconscious Harrell. Still, unaware of who it was that he just saved. It wasn’t until he was at the hospital, waiting to hear back from doctors, that Sales found out who it was that he just saved. Harrell’s family rushed into the hospital, followed by a myriad of paparazzi, and ran to Sales with tears in their eyes. After embracing him they revealed who they were and who it was that Sales had saved. Now that his family was there, Sales left the hospital to head home. Given that it was now late into the night. Sales grabbed a room and decided to leave early in the morning. The next day Sales received a phone call from the now awake Mayor Harrell, who requested that Sales come to the hospital before heading back to Vancouver. Now, standing in the hospital room, Sales learned that Harrell had been at the game the night before, and as he was driving himself home he had a massive heart attack, causing him to lose control of his car. After explaining this all to Sales, Mayor Harrell nodded and a small army of reporters flooded into the room. The last into the room was Washington’s governor, Governor Jay Inslee. Governor Inslee stood next to Mayor Harrell and Sales, saying, “On behalf of the State of Washington, the city of Seattle, Mayor Harrell and his family, and myself, I would like to present to Mr. Thadius Sales the Washington Medal of Valor, for acts of bravery that resulted in the saving of another human life while putting your own life in direct danger.” From that moment on, Sales will be known as a hero in the city of Seattle and the state of Washington. ---- 1003 words, claiming weeks ending 20, 27 March

We both played very well!

Awesome! Of course I instilled fear into the hearts and minds of my opponents!

You're welcome

May we both have better luck this time around!

It's been a while since I've posted in here! So, I used to really enjoy Avi Kaplan, and I loved his music even more after he left Pentatonix. I first listened to some of his other-than-Pentatonix stuff a little while back and first fell in love with this rendition of Hey Ya Recently he released a song with Joy Williams that I CANNOT STOP LISTENING TO!

Not long after announcing his interest in playing for the VHLM, General Manager @BrutalBoost of the Saskatoon Wild reached out to Dynamite, expressing interest in adding him to the roster. Of course, without much thought, and out of pure excitement, Dynamite jumped on the opportunity. He was immediately placed as the 3rd line center and began doing work. Playing only 14 games, it was clear that Napoleon had some work he still needed to do. In that time he only put up 2 points, which happened in his first two games. To this point, he has not been much of a producer. However, he has won over half of his face offs, ending the season with 51.30% FO average. Dynamite learned quickly that his natural talent will not be enough to make him great. He'll have to put in a lot more work if we hopes to make an impact on the ice. His biggest hope right now is to help Saskatoon win it all in the playoffs and mark himself as a valuable asset for next season.

1. The greatest enemy on the ice we have to look out for is ourselves. It's a head game at this point. If we stay concentrated and focused we'll come out on top! 2. Without a doubt we need some amazing goaltending from @InstantRockstar. 3. Well, Napoleon Dynamite has never in his life been a part of something so important. He's feeling some pressure, but he really isn't nervous. 4. Like I mentioned above he's feeling some pressure, but overall he's feeling good. 5. He eats a lot of tater tots, feeds his llama Tina, and usually does a few dance numbers to warm up. 6. Napoleon is a sophisticated person who would eat both of them together. But, if he HAD to pick one it would be mango.

When Sales received the news that he would be moving to Vancouver from New York he never expected for it to result in anything this good. In fact, he was worried that things could only get worse, which of course was not the case. The move may have displaced Sales’ home, but his career took a huge leap, and it proved to be an advantageous move for Sales and Vancouver together. Coming into S81, Sales’ career meant little to nothing to everyone around the league. Never the highest in the stat column, but never the lowest, Sales’ first 5 seasons in the VHL were, well, forgettable. New York locals loved him, they knew him, but that was it. No one else really cared. Then it all changed when he found himself trading in the red, white and blue for the black, white, and silver. In just one season Sales went from 27 wins to 51. He lost half as many games, increased his SV% from .91 to .923, and reduced his GAA from 3.62 to 3.02. On top of that, Sales 3 more shutouts than in S80 with New York, which is the most he had earned in one season. The tail of end his first season with Vancouver not only included the most playoff games he'd ever played, but the first time he would lift the Continental Cup. In S82, his second and last season with Vancouver, Sales gave a similar performance to S81. While he did lose a few more games, he was able to bring in a .926 SV% and lowered his GAA even more to a 2.89. He matched his 3 shutouts and even let it 7 fewer goals than in the previous season. Needless to say, it’s a shame that the rest of Sales’ career didn’t look like this last season. At the end of his regular season career, Sales has played 444 games, won 237 games, lost 169 with 32 OTL. His SV% averages at .917 with a 3.35 GAA. All together he earned 10 shutouts and allowed less than 1500 goals over the course of his regular season career. In all, Sales spent 26,451 minutes on the ice in the regular season, which comes out to just about 441 hours, or 18 full days on the ice. After showing Sales the overall statistics, this is what he had to say. “You know, I never thought back in S74 when I played my first VHLM game that I’d be here today, a Continental Cup champion, and hopefully a 2-time champion after this next playoff series. Sure, I hoped for it, but I just didn’t think it would happen. I was just happy to play the game. Fast forward to now, and I still feel just as happy playing this game. It’s what gave me hope in prison, pulled me out of a dark place, and inspired me to do better. I’ve met an innumerable amount of amazing people in my career, and I don’t think I would have done any of it differently. At the end of the day, whether others think so or not, I’ve had an amazing career and I’m hoping to stay in Vancouver as a goalie coach after all is said and done. But, if not, maybe I’ll go back to selling paper. Either way, I might just switch back to being called Michael Scott after all of this.” --- 569 words, claiming week ending 13 March 2022