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1. The last few were okay, but not great. However, the tide will soon be turning! 2. It seems to be Halifax. Miami overcame the odds and practically stole the Founder's Cup from them last season, and now they keep exchanging wins and losses. 3. It's a tough call, but right now I'm thinking Calgary. 4. I'm already drafted to the New York Americans! 5. If you haven't guessed by now, the Office. I also like Parks and Recreation. 6. I'd like to have the Bronco that my dad had back when I was a kid. That thing was a beast, and it's what I learned to drive on (when I was like 12).

I owe a huge apology to @MexicanCow123, @fromtheinside, and the entire Yukon Rush locker room. Last week I completely forgot to include their team in my report. I won't make any excuses for that and I sincerely apologize! If you would like to keep track of your team's week by week stats (other than GAA and SH%) make sure to check out the Google Sheets document to see that information. To look at last week's winners, click here! --- Week 2 in the VHLM S75 has come to an end and there were certainly some exciting changes. We saw trades happen between Yukon and Ottawa early in the week, and then last night at the end of the week between San Diego and Ottawa. Many teams across the league signed waiver players, hoping to add to their chances for the Founder's Cup! League standings have fluctuated greatly over this last week, and the only team that saw absolutely no move was Ottawa. Just like last week, each team will have an Offensive Star, Defensive Star, and some awards. This is based on weekly performance, not current team or league leaders. Some of you suggested that I switch up the awards, however I'm going to stick with the awards from last week for each team. HOWEVER, if you think of an award that a player deserves to get make sure you tag them in the comments with what that award is. Don't forget to include why they get it! *Teams are presented in order of League Overall Standing Mexico City Kings (22-3-3) GM - @Hylands AGM - @rory Offensive Star - While not necessarily scoring the most points for his team this week, this player brought in 26 points over 17 GP. Setting up his team with 16 assists, this week's Offensive Star is Magnus Verlander @Jbeezy76! Defensive Star - Mexico City's defensive was incredible this week, blocking 108 shots together (this isn't including their offense who blocked shots either). However, one player stands out. Much like last week, this player continues to block shots, lay out some massive hits, and be the teams leading points earner for defensemen. This week the Defensive Star is King Kruul @LefLop! Wanna Be Goalie Award - Hulk Hogan Jr @Beaviss with 29 SB. Hey, brother! Rule Breaker Award - King Kruul @LefLop with 22 PIM Snow Plow Award - Justin Lose @youloser1337 with 42 hits Philadelphia Reapers (22-4-1) GM - @DMaximus AGM - @Spence King Offensive Star - This player certainly made their presence known on the ice! Bringing in 30 points and delivering 66 hits, this week's Offensive Star is Addison McLaren @tcookie25! Defensive Star - This defender continues to be an important asset. Collecting 22 points, maintaining a high +/- of 28, laying out 42 hits and even blocking 19 shots, this week's Defensive Star is Jolly Greene Giant @DoktorFunk Wanna Be Goalie Award - Bob Tristan @N0HBDY with 20 SB Rule Breaker Award - Addison McLaren @tcookie25 with 38 PIM Snow Plow Award - Addison McLaren @tcookie25 with 66 hits San Diego Marlins (18-8-1) GM - @InstantRockstar AGM - @IamMOOSE Offensive Star - This was a tough decision to make. Two players stand out the most with 23 points each. However, only one of them delivered more hits and took on more penalties, and that would be Nero Endrizzi @Jonessee27! Defensive Star - This defender once again finds themselves being the Defensive Star for San Diego. With 22 points, 42 hits, and 39 SB we HAVE to give this to Cowboy Prout @Prout! Wanna Be Goalie Award - Cowboy Prout @Prout with 39 SB Rule Breaker Award - We have a tie between Cowboy Prout @Prout and Phil The Rock Johnson @Phil both with 24 PIM Snow Plow Award - Cowboy Prout @Prout with 42 hits (Jon Strider @Strider just missed it with 41 hits) Saskatoon Wild (16-8-3) GM - @Doomsday AGM - @a_Ferk Offensive Star - With the team's highest +/- for the week at 10, scoring 24 points on 19 assists, and holding one of the lowest PIMs of 2 this week, we have to go with Vivek Weiner @coochiman Defensive Star - Two defenders stuck out this week in Saskatoon. Both brought in about the same number of points and have a very similar +/-. While Gabriel Johnson @GeckoeyGecko blocked an insane 27 shots blocked, Battre Sandstrom @Acydburn was busy laying down 29 hits. With that in mind, one player was able to score 2 GW goals for the Wild while also keeping a relatively low PIM of 22. Congratulations to Battre Sandstrom @Acydburn Wanna Be Goalie Award - Gabriel Johnson @GeckoeyGecko with 27 SB Rule Breaker Award - Logan Moore @drewowo with 37 PIM Snow Plow Award - Braxton Hunter @dshervill with 71 hits Las Vegas Aces (15-9-3) GM - @Spartan AGM - @JigglyGumballs Offensive Star - There is one clear winner here for the Las Vegas Aces' Offensive Star of the week! Racking in 19 points, with only 4 PIM and a whopping 21 hits, we have to go with Angel Wachiure @inflastud! Defensive Star - Coming in second place as far as points go, with 16 earned, this defender kept a cool head with 12 PIM and even made sure to block 18 shots! Congratulations to Chase Crosby @Wreckening! Wanna Be Goalie Award - Matt Thunder @Matt thunder with 24 SB Rule Breaker Award - We have a tie between Joakim Lund @Bouncyelf and Kelly Power @Nordin both with 26 PIM Snow Plow Award - Kelly Power @Nordin with 68 hits Miami Marauders (15-12-0) GM - @Ricer13 AGM - @Zetterberg Offensive Star - While many may have expected last week's Offensive Star, Cabe McJake @RedSus to keep his title this week, we have a change! This player brought in 20 points, kept a fairly low number of PIM at 12 and even delivered 22 hits. Congratulations to Nathan Perry @tinafrombobsburgers! Defensive Star - This defender did not score the most points as far as defenders go for Miami. However, they have the second highest number of points for a defender at 10, 31 hits and even blocking 16 shots! Congratulations to Martin Master @Martin Bradac! Wanna Be Goalie Award - We have a tie between Chicken Wing @chikn and Franz Ferdinand @-_____- both with 20 SB Rule Breaker Award - Wayne Rooney @Ingusk3 with 30 PIM Snow Plow Award - Ryan Ryker @Jayrad28 with 46 hits Halifax 21st (13-13-2) GM - @Dil AGM - @Riley_Couture Offensive Star - Again, this player shows Halifax that they are a points earner. Bringing in 28 points and having the team's highest +/- of 12, this week's Offensive Star is Dolant Fertitta @Dolant! Defensive Star - It was a tough decision this week as far as a Defensive Star goes. Two defenders stood out with almost the same number of points and hits. However, one of these players was able to earn 17 points, have a +/- of 6, deliver 29 hits and block 23 shots. This week we select Rick Osman @dylanjj37! Wanna Be Goalie Award - Clinton Giftopoulos @Thranduil with 30 SB Rule Breaker Award - Javad Kamkar @Parriyah9374 with 30 PIM Snow Plow Award - Ramarod Ramirez @Ominous with 42 hits Yukon Rush (11-12-4) GM - @MexicanCow123 AGM - @fromtheinside Offensive Star - The offensive player we decided to go with this week was able to not only lead the team in points with 20, but they also delivered an impressive 35 hits and even blocked 9 shots. While it was a close call, we decided to go with Vick Fairchild @GreenGato! Defensive Star - One defender in Yukon has shown they have a great 200-foot game! This player delivered 13 assists, scored 3 goals, and made sure to block a whopping 29 shots! We've selected Tee Pee E II @Goliathus as Yukon's Defensive Star of the week! Wanna Be Goalie Award - Tee Pee E II @Goliathus with 29 SB Rule Breaker Award - Vick Fairchild @GreenGato with 20 PIM Snow Plow Award - We have a tie between Michael Schmidt @Kmatt and Vick Fairchild @GreenGato with 35 hits Houston Bulls (11-17-0) GM - @rjfryman AGM - @MattyIce Offensive Star - There is only one player in Houston who deserves this week's honor of being their team's Offensive Star. With 24 points and 40 hits this week, we have decided to give this honor to Dominic Gobeil @domg5! Defensive Star - This week's Defensive Star for Houston not only served up 7 assists, but they have the best +/- for the team at 6 and they blocked 25 shots in total! Congratulations to Not A Player @Nope488 for retaining the title! Wanna Be Goalie Award - Usilov Valentinovich @Usilov Valentinovich with 34 SB Rule Breaker Award - Zachary Sirois @Zach386 with 36 PIM Snow Plow Award - Jared Carter @jaredc7 with 58 hits Mississauga Hounds (10-16-1) GM - @ColeMrtz AGM - @Bacon Offensive Star - This player is the only one to have goals in the double digits, scoring 11 this week. They also lead the Hounds with 18 points and have 1 of 2 of the GW goals. Congratulations to this week's Offensive Star in Mississauga, Eeli Rantanen @Jolline! Defensive Star - As far as defenders go, only 1 shines bright! This defender leads the team with 12 assists, has the team's lowest PIM of 4 and even blocked 17 shots. It's clear that the Defensive Star for the Hounds is Gustav Hjalmarsson @McLovin! Wanna Be Goalie Award - Feenixx Rising @FeenixxRIsing with 34 SB Rule Breaker Award - Erin Esurance @Sljppers with 23 PIM Snow Plow Award - We have a tie between Dan Dan @MMFLEX and The Blob @JorgTheGoat03 both with 49 hits Minnesota Storm (8-17-1) GM - @Rayzor_7 AGM - @Mr_Hatter Offensive Star - Leading Minnesota with 19 points and the most assists at 12, Minnesota has one player who continues to push for offensive movement in their games, and that is why this week's Offensive Star is once again Joseph Sharkton @TheOGShark! Defensive Star - While there doesn't seem to be much defense going on in Minnesota, one player seems to be attempting to propel the Storm forward. Not only did they block 44 shots, but they also have 15 points this week with 10 assists. Congratulations, once again, to Ron World Peace III @stevo! Wanna Be Goalie Award - Art Yemis @SofaKing with 48 SB Rule Breaker Award - Markuss Puhovs @VOID Stiles with 28 PIM Snow Plow Award - Art Yemis @SofaKing with 41 hits Ottawa Lynx (2-24-1) GM - @DoktorFunk AGM - @DarkSpyro Offensive Star - This player was traded into Ottawa at the beginning of the week, made their presence known, and then was traded away to San Diego. In that week this player scored 13 goals and delivered 10 assists. This player demonstrated a desire to help Ottawa move forward. Congratulations to Makism Yakolevsky @Nepto and good luck in San Diego! Defensive Star - It's hard to tell if Ottawa is taking the old saying of "the best defense is a good offense" too literally. Whatever it is, it isn't working. However, one player continues to strive for success, despite their team's current standing. Mustering up 8 points, delivering 25 hits, and attempting to help his poor goalie by blocking 30 shots, the Defensive Star in Ottawa is Chester McCork @mcjosd. Congratulations! Wanna Be Goalie Award - Chester McCork @mcjosd with 30 SB Rule Breaker Award - We have a tie between Ishmael iqbal @mcsquishy (currently released) and Rei Guy @Reeeee with 16 PIM Snow Plow Award - Philip Stein @IHateBobNutting with 29 hits Goalies Instead of providing awards to each team's goalies, since there are normally only two options per team, we are going to highlight one goalie per week who holds the best SV% for the week (must play a majority of the team's games). The goalie with the highest SV% for the week will be awarded the Brick Wall Award. *we were evaluating GAA/week but the amount of time it would take to figure that out is way too high Brick Wall Award - This goalie not only captured 1 SO this week, but they also continue to come in clutch for their team! With a .912 SV% for the week, we have to give this week's Brick Wall Award to the Philadelphia Reaper's starting goaltender, Jacob Carson @jacobcarson877! League Overall Only leading Philadelphia by two points so far, the Mexico City Kings took the lead this week with 42 points. Winning 9 games in a row, the eyes of the world are now on Mexico City. Will they be able to hold their #1 position? It's still too early to tell. Last week we wondered if Ottawa would be able to get something other than "0" in their win column, and they did! Now, with 2 wins, Ottawa leads the league in most losses and goals against! Morale continues to be low in Ottawa, but there has certainly been a lot of movement with trades and releases. It's clear that this season is one of rebranding and growth for Ottawa. We are left wondering, what's next for the Lynx? ----- More than 500 words. Claiming for week ending 6 December 2020.

There we go!

I'm in! I used to play a lot as a kid, but it's been so long now. So, I'm not very good.

Thanks man! I think many of us have been taught that hardships are to be swept under the rug and forgotten about, but that's not a healthy way to handle it. Expressing those hardships and learning how others have processed and dealt with their respective scenarios is really the only way we can grow to be better and more understanding people.

Thanks man! It certainly was hard, but odd enough, I wouldn't change it. I feel as though I'm a better man today having those experiences. It's allowed me to become a more compassionate and caring person. For the longest time I never wanted to get married or have children. The only real reason was because I didn't want to risk having a wife and children and then the cycle of divorce and broken homes continue. It's because all I ever knew was divorce and broken homes. But, then I started spending more time around couples who, even though things got hard, persevered and chose to love each other every day, even though they had many moments where they didn't like each other. This inspired me, and showed me that divorce wasn't the only ending to a marriage. Odd enough, I told this all to my now wife when we started dating and it never phased her. I think she knew she would be someone who would persuade me to think differently. I think this is something that many people in my generation experience. We come from parents who suffered abuse, and then passed down. I graduated high school with about 100 people. Not even a decade later and I estimate around 25 or so have died from suicide/overdose. All of them have childhoods similar to mine, where abuse and drugs were a thing of persistence. The others who haven't died are now parents and it's very likely that their children may suffer the same fate. Many in today's society look at others who suffer from addiction or mental illness as though they are the scum of the earth, but they never really learn to understand the depth of a person, and that addiction and mental illness root much deeper than many understand.

Right now it's 09:30 where I'm at in Kentucky. I'm just about to start working on some things for school and for work, but I thought I'd check in. Last week I made a post called Mental Health Check and nearly at the same time that I posted the article the forum began acting up. In the post I stated the following: As I sip my morning coffee on this cool Kentucky morning, I'm left wondering how all of you are doing. Mental health isn't something that can be cared for or corrected with one forum post on the VHL website, but it's a start. The conversation about mental health and health in general cannot simply be reserved for one post and then forgotten about. It takes constant work, and I'm here to help however I can. Last week a few of you reached out to me, and we had some good and deep conversations. You shared some personal details with me, and I with you, and I appreciate your willingness to be vulnerable and open up to a stranger on the internet (although I hope you now consider me to be a friend in this community). I thought that if I were willing to have you open up to me, it might make it easier on some of you if I open up as well. I hadn't intended to go this direction as I started writing this, yet I'm feeling led to do so now. A Bit About Myself I was born and raised in Northern Pennsylvania. My mom worked for a Hospice Care company (she was basically a nurse that helped with end-of-life care) and my dad started working in the concrete industry (which he still works in). My parents met in Texas, moved to New York, and then settled in Pennsylvania when they became pregnant with my younger brother. However, I don't remember much of this. What I remember from that time was my mom being in a car accident that nearly paralyzed/killed her, and the inevitable divorce and separation of my parents. Around the year 2000 my parents legally divorced, and thus began the endless custody battles and struggles. At that time, at least in Pennsylvania, the mother was given custody of the children almost certainly. My dad continued to work 60+ hour weeks at the concrete factory (now as a manager) and my mother, debilitated from her car-accident, stayed at home with us. I think that the combination of deep pain from the accident and the broken marriage led my mother into a very dark place. After the custody battles settled, and my mother was given half of my father's pay check each month for child support, the abuse started. My brother and I were raised in a home that was not child-friendly. My mother acted very strange after her car accident, and she was pretty dead set on filling our heads with all sorts of stories about how awful our dad was. Really, his biggest fault was that he was a workaholic. When we wouldn't listen to her stories, or just didn't believe her, the insults came. As the years went by, and our mother's attitude and character changed more drastically, I began to have to raise myself and my younger brother. Probably from around the age of 8 or 9 I started having to make my own meals almost daily. With that, I had to make sure my brother was fed, that our school work was done, and that our home didn't fall into shambles. My mother, through all of this, remained detached and ill-mannered. It got to the point where we wouldn't even see her. She'd stay in her bedroom and would never come out. For years, copious amounts of strangers would stagger into our home. They were disheveled, usually spacey, angry and mean. They would go into our mother's room, be in there for minutes, or even hours, and then come out as if they had been reborn. This constant motion of strangers led to my brother and me being exposed to a lot of people, and to some abuse. As this went on for years, and it became abundantly clear that something was wrong with our mother, my brother and I discovered that she was living in addiction. The pain pills that she started taking after her accident became a life source for her. It drove her away from us and into the arms of other addicts and other drugs. It's as if we lived with an empty shell, but one that would occasionally hit us and verbally abuse us. I decided that I needed away from this, and school wasn't a place that took me away long enough. I started going to church, getting more involved there, and I joined the military as I entered my senior year of high school. After I graduated high school in 2012 I went off to Basic Training for the Army. I planned on going to college still, so I joined a reserve component in Pennsylvania and was a part of the Army National Guard, however, our Basic Training was the same and with Active Duty Army. Anyways, near the end of my training the Army doctors told me that I had some issues with my feet going on and that I had to see a doctor when I got home from training. This led to me having to have a few surgeries, and to be placed on painkillers. So, here I was, a freshly trained soldier in the best shape of my life, stuck in bed in a cast for weeks. I had been gone for months, and gone through so much, and none of my friends seemed to care. I had no visitors, no texts, no phone calls. It's as if I had gone off to training and my friends said their final "goodbyes." Not only that, but my longtime girlfriend, who I had every intention on proposing to, dumped me. I found out later that she had been cheating on me while I was away at Basic Training. All of this added up. The painkillers that the doctor gave me started to feel good, too good in fact. I started taking more than I needed and in quicker intervals. Once I realized what was happening I told my mother about it. I said that I didn't want the painkillers anymore. I realized that I was starting to become just like her, dependent on a pill that changed my whole mental state. I told her I wasn't going to take any more and that I was going to drop them off at the pharmacy. Her rebuttal was, "No, I'll take them. I can use them if needed, or sell them." At this point it all hit me. As she left my room the dark thoughts of my childhood, the years of pain and abuse, the current struggles with friends and a broken heart, and the realization that I was destined to be like my mother all led me to a breaking point. I emptied the bottle of pills into my hand, wept bitterly, and went to swallow them all. I wanted to die. However, here I am today. As my hand touched my lips I was overcome with this warm sensation and without thinking or hesitating I put the pills away and haven't thought about suicide ever since. --- A lot has happened since then, and that's a story for another time. But, I suppose what I am aiming to do here is show this community that I care deeply for that mental health is a serious thing. We all have pasts that may haunt us, or presents that are destroying us. No matter how tough we make ourselves to appear on the internet, we each lay down at the end of the day with deep, dark, and heavy thoughts swirling around in our minds. While we could certainly be a community that sticks to virtual hockey alone, and there would be nothing wrong with that, there is no reason why we cannot learn to lean on one another in times of need. So, again, I offer myself to be an ear to hear. With that, if you have any questions, I promise you there is nothing off-limits to me. And, I'm a very open book, so feel free to ask in here. I hope you all have a great rest of your day and that you enjoy your weekend!

Here ya go @Ricer13 lol

I gotchu

Does this GM have a player he prefers, and is this GM looking for something almost exactly like what's above?

booo

You're good bro

How I wish my name was actually spelled. Thadius is so dumb lol

It took me a few hours, but I enjoyed it! I'm full-time in earning my Master's degree, and this week we have off, so I had a bit of extra time. But, now that I have the format worked out it should make for a quicker process. The hard part next week, if I'm able to do it again, will be figuring out the single-week stats since I don't believe there is anywhere that tracks that sort of thing ( @Ricer13 do you know about this)? I'll have to subtracts last week's stats from this coming week's totals to figure out what each player did in one week. I made an excel file so that should help.

@BladeMaiden you linked to a comment you made, not my article post, btw Here's the link..

Yea, I'll have to think of some other ones along the way!

1. Absolutely. As the weeks go on I know the players will learn how to flow together! 2. It seems that PIM is pretty high, maybe lessen that. 3. Continue earning mad TPE and building a best of a goalie! 4. They have multiple high earning TPE players, however that'll only keep them in the lead for a little longer! 5. Liar Liar! 6. I'm grown up, and I am what I want to be

This is a sick graphic! Honestly, since I've been playing a lot of AC: Valhalla, I can say that this looks like a Viking staring down his enemy! It's dark, powerful, and clean! Well done, sir! 10/10

You were able to present multiple angles to a proposed problem. You did so in a way that was succinct, organized, and presented well. I would personally add some headlines or a graphic or two, but that's just me. Overall, well done! 9/10

I have no idea what you are talking about...

EDIT: I put the excel file I made on Google Drive. I'm going to put the link here and I left it open for comments, that way if you check it out and see anything wrong you can let me know right in the file! Please, feel free to use as needed. I'll be sure to keep updating it each week. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y_SBBZoGmIOunmwvukKelXq1ymaXwReF/view?usp=sharing ----------------------------- Congratulations on the first successful week of S75 in the VHLM! Presented below is a brief review highlighted players from each team in the VHLM. Each team will have an Offensive Star, Defensive Star, and some awards. *Teams are presented in order of League Overall Standing Philadelphia Reapers (9-1-1) GM - @DMaximus AGM - @Spence King Offensive Star - This player leads the team in points, while having a healthy mix of goals and assists. Finding themselves with 0 PIM, this player has great composure and self-control. Congratulations, Robert Bouchard@Gaikoku-hito Defensive Star - With 15 shots blocked, 34 hits, and a plus/minus of 12 we have to award Jolly Greene Giant @DoktorFunk with the title of Defensive Star for this week. Congratulations! Wanna Be Goalie Award -Jolly Greene Giant @DoktorFunk with 15 SB Rule Breaker Award - Carson Walkers @Cwalker with 23 PIM Snow Plow Award - Addison McLaren @tcookie25 with 43 Hits Las Vegas Aces (7-1-2) GM - @Spartan AGM - @JigglyGumballs Offensive Star - This was a tough decision to make. There are two players who put up 13 points this week. One was more goals driven, while the other offered more assists. Being so close in many various stats, we decided to give this week's award to the player who demonstrated an overwhelming 200-foot game. With 4 SB and 11 hits, we name Connor Sim @SimmerDown99 as Vegas' week 1 Offensive Star. Congratulations! Defensive Star - This player displayed a strong defensive presence on the ice. With 16 SB, 16 Hits, +/- of 4, and 1 GW goal, Joakim Lund @Bouncyelf is the Vegas Defensive Star of the week. Congratulations! Wanna Be Goalie Award - Joakim Lund @Bouncyelf with 16 SB Rule Breaker Award - Kelly Power @Nordin with 16 PIM Snow Plow Award - Kelly Power @Nordin with 32 Hits Mexico City Kings (6-2-3) GM - @Hylands AGM - @rory Offensive Star - Leading the team with 16 points and 11 assists, RJ Thatcher @jhatty8. Congratulations! Defensive Star - Mexico City certainly has a great defensive build. This was a tough decision, but because of this player's composure on the ice and willingness to put their body on the line, we've gone with Kevin Wu @kevinscix. Congratulations! Wanna Be Goalie Award - Kevin Wu @kevinscix with 15 SB Rule Breaker Award - King Kruul @LefLop with 35 PIM Snow Plow Award - King Kruul @LefLop with 38 Hits Miami Marauders (7-4-0) GM - @Ricer13 AGM - @Zetterberg Offensive Star - Making a strong case for himself right out of the gate, leading his team with 24 points, 11 assists, and 13 goals the obvious choice here is Cabe McJake @RedSus. Congratulations! Defensive Star - Leading the team in SB, putting up 13 points, and grabbing 1 GW goal, Chicken Wing @chikn is Miami's Defensive Star. Congratulations! Wanna Be Goalie Award - Chicken Wing @chikn with 22 SB Rule Breaker Award - We have a three-way tie between Martin Master @Martin Bradac, Jerrin @Jerrin Dean, and Franz Ferdinand @-_____- with 14 PIM Snow Plow Award - Ryan Ryker @Jayrad28 with 45 Hits Saskatoon Wild (6-4-1) GM - @Doomsday AGM - @a_Ferk Offensive Star - Putting up 21 points for his team, and being the assists leader at 15, Steve Eso @Eso. Congratulations! Defensive Star - This player has a healthy number of hits at 25 but also leads the defensive players with 13 points. Displaying a strong 200-foot game we have chosen Silas LeFriend @yevty. Congratulations! Wanna Be Goalie Award - Gabriel Johnson @GeckoeyGecko with 18 SB Rule Breaker Award - Logan Moore @drewowo with 17 PIM Snow Plow Award - Logan Moore @drewowo with 36 Hits Mississauga Hounds (5-5-0) GM - @ColeMrtz AGM - @Bacon Offensive Star - Leading the team with 20 points and 13 goals, Dan Dan @MMFLEX. Congratulations! Defensive Star - Making their presence known with 16 SB and an impressive 36 hits, The Blob @JorgTheGoat03 is making it clear that he is a defensive player, and this week's Star. Congratulations! Wanna Be Goalie Award - The Blob @JorgTheGoat03 with 16 SB Rule Breaker Award - The Blob @JorgTheGoat03 with 22 PIM Snow Plow Award - The Blob @JorgTheGoat03 with 36 Hits Minnesota Storm (5-5-0) GM - @Rayzor_7 AGM - @Mr_Hatter Offensive Star - While there are two players who have put up 17 points, both with 7 goals and 10 assists, one of those players has played 2 less games than the other. Not only that, but this player has 10 less PIM than the other. We must give this to Joseph Sharkton @TheOGShark. Congratulations! Defensive Star - There are a few options for this week's Defensive Star. However, only one of those choices has 24 hits and 14 points as a defender, and that would be Ron World Peace III @stevo. Congratulations! Wanna Be Goalie Award - We have a tie! Ron World Peace III @stevo and Art Yemis @SofaKing both with 25 SB Rule Breaker Award - Ron World Peace III @stevo with 24 PIM Snow Plow Award - Jeff Jeffries @Sabremike with 29 Hits San Diego Marlins (5-5-0) GM - @InstantRockstar AGM - @IamMOOSE Offensive Star - There are three players who have put up 12 points this week, 2 forwards and 1 defender. However, only one player leads with 7 goals and has only 4 PIM and that would be Red Lite @Tate. Congratulations! Defensive Star - This defender finds themselves tied with 2 offensive players for most points. This player also racked up 20 hits and leads the team with 16 SB. We must give this week's Defensive Star to Cowboy Prout @Prout. Congratulations! Wanna Be Goalie Award - Cowboy Prout @Prout with 16 SB Rule Breaker Award - Phil The Rock Johnson @Phil with 24 PIM Snow Plow Award - Phil the Rock Johnson @Phil with 28 Hits Houston Bulls (5-6-0) GM - @rjfryman AGM - @MattyIce Offensive Star - This player leads Houston with 11 points and 6 goals, and is one of two forwards with a positive +/-. Congratulations to Jon Webber @Webberj. Defensive Star - With an impressive collection of shots blocked, a high number of hits, and relatively low number of PIM, the Defensive Star for Houston is Not A Player @Nope488. Congratulations! Wanna Be Goalie Award - Not A Player @Nope488 with 25 SB Rule Breaker Award - Zachary Sirois @Zach386 with 30 PIM Snow Plow Award - Jared Carter @jaredc7 with 31 Hits Halifax 21st (4-6-1) GM - @Dil AGM - @Riley_Couture Offensive Star - There is one clear winner here in Halifax. With 20 points, 12 goals and 8 assists, Dolant Ferititta @Dolant is the Offensive Star. Congratulations! Defensive Star - This player only has 16 SB, but they have also aided in the team's scoring with 9 assists. We must give this to Clinton Giftopoulos @Thranduil. Congratulations! Wanna Be Goalie Award - Clinton Giftopoulos @Thranduil with 16 SB Rule Breaker Award - Halifax has two Rule Breakers this week. Clinton Giftopoulos @Thranduil and Ramarod Ramierez @Ominous both with 16 PIM Snow Plow Award - Theodore James St Louis @Nick Kirkpatrick with 33 Hits Ottawa Lynx (0-11-0) GM - @DoktorFunk AGM - @DarkSpyro Offensive Star - Leading the Lynx with both 10 points and 8 goals, the Offensive Star is Kevin Sterk @TenZi. Congratulations! Defensive Star - While there are no defenders on this team (we wonder how this is even possible), this forward blocked 16 shots while also delivering 21 hits. Congratulations to Kevin Sterk @TenZi again! Wanna Be Goalie Award - Kevin Sterk @TenZi with 11 SB Rule Breaker Award - Kevin Sterk @TenZi with 8 PIM Snow Plow Award - Kevin Sterk @TenZi with 21 Hits Goalies Instead of providing awards to each team's goalies, since there are normally only two options per team, we are going to highlight one goalie per week who holds the lowest GAA (must play a majority of the team's games). The goalie with the lowest GAA for the week will be awarded the Brick Wall Award Brick Wall Award - While this player's SV% isn't overly impressive, he has made sure to maintain a relatively low GAA of 2.46. This week's Brick Wall Award winner is Matthew A Sovick jr @matt sovick of the Las Vegas Aces! Congratulations! League Overall As you can see this has been an exciting first week of S75 in the VHLM! The Philadelphia Reapers have made themselves known around the league this week, putting themselves ahead of every team early on. Can they keep this forward momentum going and find themselves raising the Founders Cup at the end? As of right now it is way too early to tell, but we must keep an eye on them. We are still waiting for the Ottawa Lynx to have something other that "0" in their W column. With an embarrassing 0-11-0 start to the season we can only imagine that tensions in the locker room is high, while morale is low. ----- 1336 words. Claiming for week ending 29 Nov 2020