1. I did tune in I watched the first 5 or 6 rounds.. I thought it was awesome.. I laughed quite a bit during the draft..
2. Didn't expect it to be long... I'm excited about the future of this team.
3. @Dil @enigmatic I believe these two can get me to improve my game...
6. Just wanna get better un all aspects of the game... I just wanna be the best team player I can be..
7. I believe Helsinki is definitely a top contender.. I believe they are the number 1 team in the euro confrence.
8. I love orange Gatorade.
VHL S75 Power ranking based on TPA
We are just a week from the beginning of the season 75, the draft is done and most teams are starting to have their lineup ready to begin this season. It is now time to do our predictions and do our fantasy picks. It is not an easy thing to predict which team will finish at the top of the league and which team will win the cup but it is easier when there is a power ranking to compare these teams and make your choices. This is what this article will be about, every teams will be ranked from 1st to 16h with also their ranking at offense, defense and goal-tending. Please note that this ranking doesn't include the prospects and only focus on the upcoming season.
With a presence in the continental cup finals last season, Helsinki seems to be ready for an other huge season, with one of the best offense and one of the best goal-tending duo in the league they are again a solid contender for the cup this season.
Calgary went all-in for this season by trading all their draft picks to Riga for top players and it paid off. With the best goaltender duo in the league and an impressive first line, Calgary should have an amazing season.
With the third spot on this list, we have a team that could not only make their very first playoff appearance, but also be one of the contenders for the continental cup. With the best defense in the league, London is set to have success.
For this season, Moscow seems to have no real weakness, they are looking good on both sides of the ice and they can always trust their starter goalie Raymond Bernard who is surely gonna give the best of himself to win a cup in his last season in the league.
Some people like to say that the best defense is a good offense, if this is true, Seattle should be a team to watch closely this season. One thing is sure, they should give us a ton of goals and will possibly be the most entertaining team to watch. Who doesn't like goals?
With the second best offense in the league this season Prague is an other team that is gonna score a lot of goals. As a team that never won a cup yet, the motivation is surely present in the locker room, bringing their fans a cup home for the first time in S75 is something that is very possible.
An other team that never won a continental cup. For this season, Malmo will be counting on an a solid defense composed of an aging first duo. They should be one of the teams battling for a playoff spot.
D.C. has maybe not the best total of TPA but their starter goalie and their impressive defense could really give them a spot in the playoffs. With most of their players getting old their plan is most likely to win now.
Davos is an other team that should be battling for a playoff spot according to their ranking. Their offense is among the best in the league and should rely on it to succeed.
Our S74 continental cup champions, the Vancouver Wolves come at the 10th spot on this ranking. With the loss of their top forward in Jeff Downey, Vancouver will start this season with an average young team that will keep getting better.
Warsaw is probably not a playoff team yet but their roster is filled with young talent and their goal for this season is most likely to make sure everyone keep doing progress.
An other team that is probably be at the bottom of the leader board this year, Chicago will also rely on their young players and watch them doing progress.
Even if Toronto has one of the best goalie this season, their young core seems to be not enough to be a playoff team. Maybe Hextall could carry the team but it won't be easy.
Riga shocked the VHL during this off season by announcing a rebuild. Considered one of the biggest dynasty in the VHL, seeing Riga at the bottom hasn't happened in a very long time.
We are a few days before S75, most people still don't know your name and you wanna be famous. Here is a few ways to get the spotlight in a good and not so good way.
1. Take a break in the middle of a game to buy a hot-dog
The advantage of being a VHL player is that even if the hot-dogs in the arenas are expensive as f**k, you're rich! Why not taking advantage of it?
2. Get drunk before a game
It is fun to play hockey but its even more fun when there is 2 pucks on your stick
3. Invest in criminal organizations
Your 2 millions dollars contract is not enough? There is plenty of ways to make more and the best part of it is that once you get caught, you get on the front page of the newspaper, Isn't that so nice?
4. Become a pyromaniac
If you burn the arena after a overtime loss, you can be sure that everyone will hear of you.
5. Drop the cup
You are the backup goalie of the team that won the cup, you didn't play a single playoff game but you want people to remember you. Drop the cup and everybody will remember you.
6. Insult your fans
This will make yourself known untill you have no longer fans.
7. Create an Onlyfans
We are in 2020, its the new trend.
8. Pick your nose at the face-off.
Its even better if you wipe it on your pants
9. Start a fast-food diet
Every players in the VHL are fit, you won't get yourself known for being fit, so why not become fat? Might even be a good strategy for a goalie.
10. Sleep on the bench
An hockey game can be pretty long, just sleep untill the game its your shift, you might get your place on the bloopers by the end of the season.
S74 OFF-SEASON / S75 SEASON SCHEDULE:
Dates and times subject to change
Friday, November 6th
Off-Season Begins
Experience Points Allocated
Saturday, November 7th
VHL Portal Server Migration
(Portal will be down all day)
VHL All-Star Game @ TBD
Sunday, November 8th
S75 VHLM Dispersal Draft @ TBD
Depreciation
(Affects S68 / S69 / S70 Drafted Players)
S75 Finance TPE Cut-Off
(all TPE earned, up to, and including, this date will affect salary brackets for S75)
Monday, November 9th
S75 VHL Entry Draft @ 8PM EST
Free Agent Discussions Open @ Noon EST
Training Camps Open
Tuesday, November 10th
S74 VHL Awards Ceremony @ 8PM EST
Free Agency Opens @ Noon EST
World Cup Day 1
World Cup Day 2
Wednesday, November 11th
S74 VHLM Awards Ceremony S74 Hall of Fame Induction
S74 VHL Awards Prediction Payouts
S75 VHL Awards Predictions Open
World Cup Day 3
World Cup Day 4
Thursday, November 12th
World Cup Day 5
World Cup Day 6
Friday, November 13th
World Cup Quarter-Finals
World Cup Semi-Finals
Saturday, November 14th
World Cup Finals
Sunday, November 15th
Training Camps Close @ 11:59PM PDT
S75 VHLM TPE Cut-Off
(Any players who have earned 251 TPE or more, up to and including this date, will no longer be eligible to play in the VHLM for S75 - Training Camp may not be claimed if you are at the Cap; if you are within 10 of the cap on this date, you may claim up to the cap, i.e. If you are at 244, you may claim 6 TPE from Training Camp)
S75 Depreciation Fighter Cut-Off
(Any players who wish to purchase a S75 depreciation fighter from the Player Store will no longer be eligible to do so after this date: The 'Jaromir Jagr', Still Kicking, Old But Not Forgotten)
Monday, November 16th
S75 VHL/VHLM Indexes Posted
S75 Retirement
(Players can re-create for S76 and still play S75)
Tuesday, November 17th
S75 Predictions Close @ 11:59PM EST
Wednesday, November 18th
S75 VHL/VHLM Regular Season Begins
Friday, November 20th
Last day to purchase Predictions Modifiers
Monday, December 7th
S75 Theme Week
Monday, December 14th
S75 Trade Deadline @ 3PM EDT
Players may create for S77 VHL Entry Draft