Barry

My gameday
 
Most of players have som rituals before games. And most of them never tell to you, how it closer looks like. I don´t have any concretely ritual like specific music or something like that, but I have very strictly scheduled game day. If something does not go according plan, it would be see on my play. So this is how it looks like:
 
Morning:
I can not sleep well before match, because every single game is a huge response for me as a goalie who makes a 60, maybe 70 percent of team success. This is why I always get up at 7 AM. At first, I go to the toilet to do morning hygiene. I am there plus/minus 15 minutes. After that follows breakfast time. I choose from one of three meals in my menu.  One and most favorites are scrambled eggs. The second option is porridge with honey and cinnamon. And the third one is yoghurt with honey or jam. When we have morning pre-game meeting I always go there. If not, I spent time on my swimming pool or with video games. Mainly sport games, but some medieval ones I play too.
 
 
Launch Time:
I eat launch at 12:00. I have usually pasta with tomato or cheese sauce. I have not any meat with it. Soup depends on the second course. If I have the pasta with tomato sauce, the soup is from potatoes or from carrot or bothJ. If I have pasta with cheese, then is usually tomato soup.
Afternoon:
After launch, I go to the walk around city. I am outside at least for 30 minutes, but max. for an hour. When I am back at home I read some books till the time when are three hours before match. Here I will stop for a few words, because the games aren’t always at the same time, so sometimes I haven’t time to read and in few cases, there is no time to go to the walk. When is this or similar situation I do this things in the morning. However, go back to the time, when I need to go to the stadium. I prepare myself and go to the locker room. There I check my sticks, jersey and welcome another guys. When all boys are there, we have together time before game.
 
After Game:
When the game ends, next program is according teammates, but if we have not any together activities, I go at home and there I have a warm bath. After it I have a dinner. Now it is something with lots of meat. My favorites are burgers or steaks. After dinner follows bedtime, or if the game was played sooner as usually I watch some movies. I don’t have favorite ones, but I like detective films or good western.
 
So this is my game day summary. Thanks for reading. This has been my very first article, but I think my writing will be better and better with every single text. I hope that this was interesting reading for you. Have a nice day and good luck!
 
 
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The Philadelphia Reapers had a big night not too long ago when they hoisted the S75 Founders Cup, but their successful year didn't stop there. It was a banner season on draft night for the Reapers, too. Four members of the team went in the first round of the VHL draft and their backup goaltender was the second goalie off the board as well. Let's take a look at the top prospects developed by the Reapers who found new homes today:

Tom Eagles, D - 1st round, 3rd overall - Calgary @Greg_Di
Eagles is a steady two-way defenseman with good puck moving ability and a good shot from the point. Last year he put up 64 points in 72 games, then was a PPG player in the post-season and a playoff hero, scoring the Founders Cup winning goal in OT. He's not as physical as some elite defensemen, despite his 6-foot-6, 230 pound frame, but aside from that he's a complete package and should be a top pairing defenseman for Calgary in the future. He'll jump straight to the VHL this season.

Caitlyn Catowize, RW - 1st round, 7th overall - DC @CrazyCaityCat
Catowize started out on the Reapers' fourth line this year but moved up to the third-line and penalty-killing duty quickly due to a very strong work ethic. Catowize was one of the best defensive forwards in the VHLM, although with only 20 points in 72 games this year, there are questions about offensive upside. Still, Catowize is an explosive skater with a good shot and probably would've posted significantly better numbers on a deep that wasn't as deep as Philadelphia was. Look for this rookie to step into the DC lineup right away and become an impact player at both ends of the ice in the not-too-distant future.

Robin Galante Nilsson, D - 1st round, 10th overall - Vancouver @RomanesEuntDomus
Vancouver got a good one in Galante Nilsson, a pass-first defenseman with good skating ability and excellent positioning. He got off to a hot start in Philadelphia and though his numbers cooled down a bit, there's nothing wrong with the 44 points in 72 games he finished off the season with. Galante Nilsson also had 103 hits and 88 blocked shots while developing at an impressive rate, catching the eyes of VHL scouts all season long.

Jivere Zolnik, C - 1st round, 16th overall - Vancouver @Sixersfan594
The Wolves went back to Philly for their second first round pick and snagged another top prospect - one that probably should've gone a little higher. Zolnik suffered a similar fate to Catowize in that he was buried early on in the Philadelphia lineup, and only finished the seaosn with 7 goals and 13 points, but he almost topped that in a 15 game playoff run alone and was a key player for the Reapers in the post-season. He's a big guy with good hands who will drive the net and score goals, though he might need to get a bit stronger and improve on face-offs at the next level.

Barry Taffe, G - 3rd round, 34th overall - Los Angeles @Barry
Taffe was a good pickup in the 3rd round; the second goalie taken though he may be the best goalie prospect in the S76 draft. With young star Doug Dimmadome between the pipes in Los Angeles, he may not get to realize that potential with the team that drafted him, but he's a talented and eager young netminder who gave the Reapers a reliable backup that allowed them to rest Jacob Carson with confidence. Taffe posted a 10-2 record over the course of S75, and will probably step into a starting role with whatever VHLM team he lands on next season.

S75 Philadelphia Reapers – The greatest VHLM team of all-time
 
The history books will forever show that the Philadelphia Reapers won the S75 Founder’s Cup. Kids will act out Tom Eagles amazing end to end rush to score the Cup winning overtime goal. Fans will long tell the heroics of goaltender Jacob Carson, who’s .921 save % is the best performance in the playoffs in more than 10 seasons. Or they’ll talk about the perseverance of long-term Reapers like captain Darius Marimoto or assistant captains Carson Walkers and Jacob Carson.
 
There are other feats by the team which will enter the record books. Like franchise records for most goals in a season (304), most assists in a season (548), most shots in a season (2,641). Some may even applaud the franchise record for most penalty minutes in a season (943).
 
All of those things are great, but lots of teams have won championships and lots of teams set franchise records. The reason I think this Reaper team is the greatest team in the history of the VHLM is because winning is great and all, but the VHLM has other goals, like introducing players to the league, keeping players active, and earning TPE. The Reapers kept a full roster of 22 players for the entire season. We only had to release 1 player due to inactivity during the season. That’s a feat during any season, much less during a season with 22 players on the roster. That really speaks volumes to the fantastic players who recently joined this league. I’m glad the VHLM was able to provide such an exciting season for everyone and keep so many people engaged and active this season. I also think it demonstrates how cohesive this Reaper team was. Everyone stuck together as a team and encouraged each other to be successful.
 
During the season, this Reaper team earned more TPE than any other team in the history of the league. Check out these TPE totals.
 
  Starting TPE
Ending TPE
TPE Earned
Drafted Players
      Isau DaMoose
152
335
183
Addison McLaren
211
393
182
Robert Bouchard
174
341
167
Jivere Zolnek
73
239
166
Caitlyn Catowize
83
238
155
Tom Eagles
148
300
152
Robin Galante Nilsson
81
228
147
Jolly Greene Giant
244
382
138
Pekko Viitanen
142
266
124
Bob Tristan
140
253
113
Kjell Nilsson
121
212
91
Sportsboy57
59
129
70
Blim Blam McFluble
138
186
48
Alex Zverina
50
87
37
        Wavier signees
      Barry Taffe
56
153
97
Rusty Knale
81
164
83
Asher Reinhart
102
183
81
        Already on team
      Thomas King
161
243
82
Jacob Carson
248
318
70
Darius Marimoto
221
288
67
Carson Walkers
231
283
52
        Traded For
      Gustav Hjalmarsson
241
287
46
            Ending TPE
TPE Earned
Totals
  5508
2351
 
This team earned 2,351 TPE during the season! That is an unbelievable amount. The total ending TPE of 5,508 is also amazing and is more than some VHL teams. I’m blown away by how committed the entire team was to improving themselves and winning it all.
 
Add all these things together: the fact they won the championship in a super competitive year with the greatest number of active players in the history of the league, maintaining a full roster with 22 active players for an entire season, and earning the most TPE in a season for any team ever. The result is you have the greatest VHLM team of all-time, the S75 Philadelphia Reapers.
 
Tagging the whole team:
@Eynhallow  @tcookie @Gaikoku-hito @Sixersfan594 @CrazyCaityCat @Greg_Di @RomanesEuntDomus @DoktorFunk @N0HBDY@Xdjk93 @glass @Sportsboy57 @Nicolai488 @Catter98 @Barry @HatrickRoy @rjfryman @Duddy @jacobcarson877 @dariusmarimotoman @Cwalker @McLovin
 
Thank you all so much for your hard work and dedication. You deserve all the accolades and joy that comes with winning the cup and being part of the greatest team. Good luck to everyone and remember, once a Reaper always a Reaper. Love you all!
 
I want to add a thank you to everyone who helped pull this team together, especially @Spence King and @dariusmarimotoman! We wouldn't have this cup without your help. Thank you!

1.No starts for me in play offs are showing me I need be much better. Now I am mainly a fan or cheerleader :-))) But Jacob is going well, so I am happy when team is winning.
2. GM´s work has fascinated me since my 10. I am playing some hockey managers and I really enjoy it. Now I need to know more the VHL to be great at it and sometimes at the future I can try it. 
3. Ok, maybe it will be nice to try. Probably no this year, but I hope I will do a podcasts in the future. Now isn´t the right time to thinking about the name, but it must be something simple, easy to remember. 
4. I am not watching VHL very much, so I am not very familiar with results and standings there, but it will be nice to be drafted to Prague, because it is really near to Slovakia ( my home country).
5. It matters if we are talking about vacations in the sommer or in the winter. I love beach and sea in the sommer, so Florida should be ideal ( I haven´t  been there yet). In the other hand I love when is snow during winter, so maybe High Tatras. It is needed to say we have a house in one little village, where we are most the time of the vacations. It is near mountains and there are many options for tourism. It is quieter place than big city, where we are normally. I love the atmosphere there.
6. Bratislava! I think Slovakia is hockey country and we will be hockey country if the results will be better or worse. I think Bratislava as our capital deserves to be between VHL(M) teams. 

Barry Taffe- From Slovak league to VHLM
 
Barry Taffe is a young goalie, who started his career in Slovakia. At first he did athletics, but after two years, he became a hockey player. Was Barry always in the net? ,, No, I started as a forward at first. I loved scoring goals and something like ,,stay at home was´´ difficult task for me. When trainer put me to the defense, I was going still behind the opponent´s net.´´ So, why is Barry a goaltender now? ,, There was some change in my life. I've no Idea what and when concretely it was, but I am sure that change once came. From really talented offensive player was a goalie! Yeah, being in the net was always big responsibility. It was great to have all parts of goaltender´s equipment and standing in the net when parents, siblings and friends were looking for my saves. When fans were clapping after every huge save! I love it. I think it is more beautiful feeling than any goal, which I´ve ever scored before.´´ Barry haven't been drafted in his 16 to the VHLM. As he said, it was no problem for him. Thanks to this, he had more time for hard training and preparation for the league. ,, Yeah, I believe everything was ( or wasn't ) happen for some reason. For me is this probably the right way. And it is not important to think about where I will be now, if that draft have been more successful for me.´´
Barry is 18 years old now and he is looking for the big draft to the VHL. According rankings, He could be drafted somewhere around 60th place. ,, It doesn't matter which round or place it will be. Really important is to be drafted.´´ Has Barry some priorities, which team will be the best option for him? ,, I think it doesn't matter if it will be one of the better teams or one of the worse teams. But it could be beautiful to be drafted by Prague. It is really near my home country. But I will do my best for every team.´´ But go back to his career starts before his chance in VHLM. Barry Taffe has played for Bratislava in one preseason game in the 18/19 season for the latest period of the match. He got one goal from 7 shots. Then he was playing for the junior team ( 30 games- 0.90 save percentage) . Next season he got a chance in the 2nd slovak league for 5 games ( 0,872 save percentage). Other games were on junior team for him again ( 27 games- 0,9134 save percentage). After this season he got a chance in the Philadelphia Reapers for one year. He is doing well in the team. He has played in 8 games ( 8-0-0, 0,87 save percentage, 2,41 GAA and 1 SO). 
Barry Taffe is enjoying the VHLM and is looking to play in the VHL soon.

Barry Taffe- From Slovak league to VHLM
 
Barry Taffe is a young goalie, who started his career in Slovakia. At first he did athletics, but after two years, he became a hockey player. Was Barry always in the net? ,, No, I started as a forward at first. I loved scoring goals and something like ,,stay at home was´´ difficult task for me. When trainer put me to the defense, I was going still behind the opponent´s net.´´ So, why is Barry a goaltender now? ,, There was some change in my life. I've no Idea what and when concretely it was, but I am sure that change once came. From really talented offensive player was a goalie! Yeah, being in the net was always big responsibility. It was great to have all parts of goaltender´s equipment and standing in the net when parents, siblings and friends were looking for my saves. When fans were clapping after every huge save! I love it. I think it is more beautiful feeling than any goal, which I´ve ever scored before.´´ Barry haven't been drafted in his 16 to the VHLM. As he said, it was no problem for him. Thanks to this, he had more time for hard training and preparation for the league. ,, Yeah, I believe everything was ( or wasn't ) happen for some reason. For me is this probably the right way. And it is not important to think about where I will be now, if that draft have been more successful for me.´´
Barry is 18 years old now and he is looking for the big draft to the VHL. According rankings, He could be drafted somewhere around 60th place. ,, It doesn't matter which round or place it will be. Really important is to be drafted.´´ Has Barry some priorities, which team will be the best option for him? ,, I think it doesn't matter if it will be one of the better teams or one of the worse teams. But it could be beautiful to be drafted by Prague. It is really near my home country. But I will do my best for every team.´´ But go back to his career starts before his chance in VHLM. Barry Taffe has played for Bratislava in one preseason game in the 18/19 season for the latest period of the match. He got one goal from 7 shots. Then he was playing for the junior team ( 30 games- 0.90 save percentage) . Next season he got a chance in the 2nd slovak league for 5 games ( 0,872 save percentage). Other games were on junior team for him again ( 27 games- 0,9134 save percentage). After this season he got a chance in the Philadelphia Reapers for one year. He is doing well in the team. He has played in 8 games ( 8-0-0, 0,87 save percentage, 2,41 GAA and 1 SO). 
Barry Taffe is enjoying the VHLM and is looking to play in the VHL soon.

Barry Taffe- From Slovak league to VHLM
 
Barry Taffe is a young goalie, who started his career in Slovakia. At first he did athletics, but after two years, he became a hockey player. Was Barry always in the net? ,, No, I started as a forward at first. I loved scoring goals and something like ,,stay at home was´´ difficult task for me. When trainer put me to the defense, I was going still behind the opponent´s net.´´ So, why is Barry a goaltender now? ,, There was some change in my life. I've no Idea what and when concretely it was, but I am sure that change once came. From really talented offensive player was a goalie! Yeah, being in the net was always big responsibility. It was great to have all parts of goaltender´s equipment and standing in the net when parents, siblings and friends were looking for my saves. When fans were clapping after every huge save! I love it. I think it is more beautiful feeling than any goal, which I´ve ever scored before.´´ Barry haven't been drafted in his 16 to the VHLM. As he said, it was no problem for him. Thanks to this, he had more time for hard training and preparation for the league. ,, Yeah, I believe everything was ( or wasn't ) happen for some reason. For me is this probably the right way. And it is not important to think about where I will be now, if that draft have been more successful for me.´´
Barry is 18 years old now and he is looking for the big draft to the VHL. According rankings, He could be drafted somewhere around 60th place. ,, It doesn't matter which round or place it will be. Really important is to be drafted.´´ Has Barry some priorities, which team will be the best option for him? ,, I think it doesn't matter if it will be one of the better teams or one of the worse teams. But it could be beautiful to be drafted by Prague. It is really near my home country. But I will do my best for every team.´´ But go back to his career starts before his chance in VHLM. Barry Taffe has played for Bratislava in one preseason game in the 18/19 season for the latest period of the match. He got one goal from 7 shots. Then he was playing for the junior team ( 30 games- 0.90 save percentage) . Next season he got a chance in the 2nd slovak league for 5 games ( 0,872 save percentage). Other games were on junior team for him again ( 27 games- 0,9134 save percentage). After this season he got a chance in the Philadelphia Reapers for one year. He is doing well in the team. He has played in 8 games ( 8-0-0, 0,87 save percentage, 2,41 GAA and 1 SO). 
Barry Taffe is enjoying the VHLM and is looking to play in the VHL soon.

VHL REVERSE RETRO, PART ONE: EUROPEAN CONFERENCE


The VHL doesn’t have much of a history with jerseys.  As is the case with many sim leagues, teams don’t have official uniform designs due to the sim’s text-based nature.  The closest we get to “seeing” our players or teams is in forum signatures, player cards, or the images selected for media spots.  Occasionally you’ll see some more graphically-inclined GMs post “official” jersey designs, or creative members posting their own ideas for what VHL jerseys would look like.
 
As someone who holds an interest in jersey design, I’ve always thought about trying my hand at some kind of VHL jersey design but never really went through with it.  But recently, I was inspired to give it a try.  With the NHL’s Reverse Retro promotion recently happening in real life, I figured that would be a good launching pad to work from considering the VHL’s long and storied history.  So I’ve decided to make reverse retro jerseys for most of the league’s teams.  Most?  Yes, most.  Unfortunately for the purposes of this project, there is a decent number of teams in the VHL that have not been around for nearly as long as the others.  As a result, six teams will be excluded from this series (three in each conference) - Chicago, DC, London, Los Angeles, Prague, and Warsaw.  I may attempt some different kind of designs for these teams later, but for a Reverse Retro project there just isn’t enough to work from.
 
For this project, I also want to define “reverse retro”.  The NHL described their promotion as “throwback jerseys with modern twists” and that’s pretty similar to what I want to do here.  Of course, the lack of historical uniform designs in the VHL means I can’t necessarily make throwback jerseys - there aren’t really any old jerseys to throw back to.  Instead, I’m going to make jerseys inspired by VHL history in some way, but with a twist that would make them fit into what I would imagine each team’s current jersey set would be (they are still alternate jerseys).  Most of them are based on my interpretation of what the teams likely would’ve been wearing in the past, while others are a combination of multiple influences from the past.
 
Before I get into the designs, I’d also like to give a shoutout to two people:
@Sonnet, for both his “VHL Jersey Initiative” series of media spots as well as the incredibly useful SVG versions of the current VHL logos.
@Flames1Fan, for his recent jersey designs - in particular, the Stockholm Vikings jerseys which were my inspiration for this series.
 
Now, let’s get into the designs!
 
HC DAVOS DYNAMO

While Davos hasn’t necessarily had much recent success, they are still one of the league’s most historic franchises ever since they moved to Davos in Season 11.  The team went on to win multiple cups in each of the next three decades: two in the 10s, three in the 20s, three in the 30s.  The iconic and unique purple and black color scheme has stayed unchanged since the beginning - so naturally this jersey had to stick with it.  The logo on the front, designed by @Koradek, was put in place back in the early 20s when the league was starting to focus on having original logos for each team.  Five cups were won wearing that logo before it was changed to the current one.  On the shoulder is the original Davos logo, which I know is stolen but I just don’t know where from.
 
For the sake of media spots and signatures, members would often use the Los Angeles Kings as a base for the Dynamo.  As a result, I imagine the Dynamo jerseys probably would’ve been very similar around that time, with the team mainly wearing black during that era.  Which is why I’ve made this jersey purple, in order to fit the “reverse retro” theme of adding a twist to a throwback.
 
The jerseys are black down the shoulders and arms, in order to create a nice balance of black and purple.  The Avs-inspired mountain stripe on the hem comes from the mountains that have always been in the team’s logo - a reference to the Swiss Alps.  The design also incorporates the silver from the old logos in order to both differentiate this jersey from the team’s current identity and to match the logos used.  The gradient I’ve used on the back numbers is meant to represent a metallic silver fabric - think the gold worn by Vegas in the NHL.
 
The name and number are in reference to Anton Brekker @DGFX., a hall of fame forward who spent seven seasons in Davos, where he won three cups and was captain of the back-to-back championship teams in Seasons 24 and 25.
 
HELSINKI TITANS

Helsinki is another one of the league’s most historic teams, having been in the Finnish capital since Season 1 and being known as the Titans since Season 2.  So like Davos, there aren’t going to be many drastic changes in color or logo here.  In fact, if you didn’t look too closely at this design you’d probably think I’ve just used the same logo as their current one.  This is actually the team’s older logo, designed by Koradek (sensing a theme here?).  It was used by the team from the 20s to the 50s - a period during which the team found a large amount of success and was home to many well-known, successful members.  
 
Like with Davos, I’ve designed this jersey to try and differentiate it from the team’s current identity.  Unlike with Davos, I’ve actually got uniforms to work with here.  Based on Sonnet’s media spot from just over a year ago, the team’s normal uniforms would be a lighter blue, with navy and silver as the accent colors.  So to complement that, the reverse retro jersey is navy, with the cream from the old logo used as an accent.  The stripes on the arms and waist come from the crest of the helmet in the logo and are used to add a little bit of uniqueness to what is a fairly traditional jersey.
 
The name and number are in reference to Ethan Osborne @STZ, who was selected first overall by the Titans in Season 30 before spending six of his seven VHL seasons in Helsinki during the team’s #caphell era, captaining the team to a Continental Cup in Season 34.
 
MALMO NIGHTHAWKS

Surprise!  Despite being a part of the VHL for less than ten seasons and having the same logo for the whole time, the Malmo Nighthawks still have some history to work with - even if it isn’t technically their history.  As a country, Sweden has been represented in the VHL in the past.  The most notable of these representatives is the infamous Vasteras Iron Eagles (a.k.a. Vasteras IK), a team beloved by some and hated by others, and also used as the main inspiration for this reverse retro design.
 
I’ve also got home and away uniforms to work from, again thanks to Sonnet.  In this case, I’ve tried to keep a relatively similar design so it isn’t completely out of place stylistically, but as you can tell the colors have been changed dramatically. The blue and green Nighthawks logo has been recolored to match the Iron Eagles, whose logo is featured on the shoulders.  While Vasteras likely would’ve worn black (the Penguins and Bruins were both common choices for representatives), this jersey is yellow both to fit the theme of this series and for the sake of uniqueness.  You might notice one more aspect, though - red accents have been added on the sleeves, waist, and shoulders in a tribute to another Swedish VHL team.  The Stockholm Vikings, who moved from Vasteras in Season 41, kept the yellow and black but added red to their color scheme before being contracted from the VHL during the “dark ages” of the 50s.
 
The name and number are in reference to Scotty Campbell @scotty, quite possibly the best player to ever play in the VHL.  While Campbell only played for Vasteras for three seasons, he was captain for the team’s historic Season 1 Continental Cup win and found great success with the team.
 
MOSCOW MENACE

Red, you ask?  Yes, red.  I promise I have a reason for this.  Moscow is in a similar boat to Malmo, with a decent amount of history from other teams to work with despite having been in the league for only a short period of time.  It’s not nearly as much as our previous team, however.  Russia’s under-representation in the VHL was a topic of conversation for a long time until the Menace joined as an expansion team in Season 65.  The Avangard Havoc, despite their name, played in Omsk as the league’s first Russian team, and after the Havoc moved to Davos the country wouldn’t have a representative until the Moscow Red Wolves joined the VHLM in Season 37.  
 
Other than being the only two teams to play in Russia, the Havoc and Red Wolves have another common thread: their color schemes.  Both teams wore red, black, and silver, which is the color scheme for this jersey.  I’ve tried to take more of an influence from the Red Wolves in this case, however, as they played in the same city as the Menace.  Unfortunately, there was a jersey design made by the team’s original GM but the image has been lost so I was unable to use it for inspiration.  Instead, I’ve tried to imagine something like what a Red Wolves jersey would have looked like, except with a Menace logo.  The number font and style is influenced by the wordmark that was a part of @boubabi's design, while the striping is just me trying to come up with something unique that would fit the team.
 
The name is in reference to Sandro Clegane @JardyB10, a hall of fame goaltender who played for the Red Wolves in the VHLM where he won a Devereux Trophy (top goalie) and a Rift Trophy (playoff MVP).  The number, 45, is a reference to the season when the Red Wolves won the Founder’s Cup.
 
RIGA REIGN

Riga is one of the teams that has stuck with their current logo the longest - another Koradek design from the 20s, but this time one that has lasted to the present.  As a result, one has to dig back a bit further in order to pick a throwback logo for this jersey.  While I remember the team having a short-lived dragon head logo, the only other logo that the team used for a significant amount of time and found success with was unfortunately stolen from the ECHL’s Ontario Reign (who have since become the Kings’ AHL affiliate).  This was the team’s original logo after they moved from Stockholm to Riga in Season 9, and was also the logo worn when the franchise won its first ever cup in Season 10.  
 
Given that the Reign were the only team in the VHL to use orange until Warsaw joined, I imagine that Riga’s home jersey is probably orange.  So I’ve decided to choose navy as the main color for this uniform, and have relegated orange to third on the hierarchy of colors behind white.  The font for the numbers is inspired by the wordmark on the Ontario Reign’s main logo from that era, because if the logo is stolen I might as well use what I can to make things look more consistent.  I’ve also recolored Riga’s current logo to match the Ontario one and put it on the shoulders to make the jersey look more complete.
 
The name and number are in reference to Layken Heidt (Slobodzian_18), a hall of fame forward who spent all eight of his seasons with the franchise, including the team’s first season in Riga.  He was captain of the team for their first Continental Cup win and also featured in four European Conference-winning teams.

Thanks for checking out this article!   The North American teams’ jerseys will follow once I’ve finished claiming this article (and once I’ve finished making the jerseys).  Additionally, if people are interested I do have a possible idea for the six other teams that won’t be a part of the reverse retro series.
 
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BARRY TAFFE: SCOUTING REPORT
 
Barry is an eighteen years old goalie, which has signed his first contract in the VHLM on the very last day before the start of the next season. He has chosen from four offers one of the best teams in the league- Philadelphia Reapers, which is one of aspirants for the trophy in the VHLM. He says: ,, I am really happy to be in the organisation like this ( Philadelphia Reapers). It is great to start your profi career in the team with a great goalie like Jacob Carson. I can learn many important things from him.” Barry is in the Reapers goalie number 2. It could be a  handicap for him, because he will not have as high ice time as he needs to show his potential to scouts from VHL. But he is telling something else:,, I think it is not some kind of handicap. Yeah I probably will not get many opportunities to show my  skills, but on the other hand I have more time to train harder and prepare myself for the profi games and for the VHL.” 

 
The strongest parts:
Loyalty- He will be absolutely loyal to the team if the team will by loyal to him. He can adapt quickly to the team. For Barry Taffe will be the most important TEAM SUCCESS. If it is needed, he will agree to stay for a lower salary. For him is more important than his financial situation,  trophy for the best team in the league. 
Strict rules- Barry Taffe loves discipline and strict rules. It does mean no alcohol, cigarets and walks after 11:00 PM. He believes it is the best way to be successful in the career. 
Mentality- Barry has a really good mentality. He is ready for every save. In the all game situations. He will do his best when it will be 7:0 for his team or 7:0 for the opponent.
 
The weakest parts:
English know-how- Barry Taffe can understand, but sometimes he has problem with grammar. He works on his english every day and it is getting better and better. 
Stormy - Barry Taffe doesn't need too much to drop his gloves and fight his opponent. 
 
Barry Taffe has the potential to be the great backup goalie for any VHL team within three years and a starter within 6-10 years. Maybe sooner if he will be working really hard to gain a maximum potential from himself. Barry Taffe is ready for that: ,, You need train a lot. In the ice, out of  the ice, in the gym,... Training is absolutely a basic part of success.” And what round is he looking for to be drafted in?,, In the first of course!” ( Smiling),, Everyone wants to be drafted as number one! But from the more realistic point of view, I hope it could be the 3rd or 4th round.