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Napoleon Bonaparte

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1. Playoff time baby!!! Do we bear Yukon? And how many games if so! 

Beat them like a raging bear we will. 4 games to 2.
 
2. Dawson ( @Toast )  led the team in goals and points through the regular season, does this continue in the playoffs? 

I sure hope so, but i wont be mad if someone else is all over it.
 
3. Which series do you think will have the biggest upset? 

I dont even know what the other series' are off hand but probably a lower seed knocking off a higher one.
 
4. Was @Ricer13 losing his phone a sign of bad luck and bad things to come or a good sign of out with the old and in with the new?! 

I am not really a superstitious man, but i'll take it as a good omen.
 
get to know you questions: 
 
5. How many siblings do you have? 

2 full blood brothers, one half brother, one half sister from the other half.
 
6. Whats one concert that is on your bucket list? 

Sabaton concert.

Miami Marauders Press conference for week ending 1/31/21: 
 
1. 11 games into the season we sit 2nd place in the eastern conference; can we keep this pace all season?

Keep it, improve upon it, you know. I mean why settle for anything less than the best?
 
2. Who on the Marauders has been the biggest surprise so far this season?

Me because I was nowhere near any good in the back half of last season and started the first few games with not much either. Now i am nearly point per game?
 
3. What other team in the VHLM do you consider our rivals?

I have yet to build a major hatred for anyone in the VHLM thus far. Honestly if we have any historical rivals that could be good.
 
4. Do you put much stock into your players plus/minus during the season? 

+/- is very much a team stat. If the team is keeping pucks out of the net and scoring, i will be a major +. If we suffer defensively, i may be a major -.
 
Get to know you questions:
 
5. How tall are you in real life? 

5'6" , Seriously.
 
6. Least favourite holiday and why?

Easter because we dont really do anything fancy like have a huge planned dinner.

Bonjour.

     I am sure you are aware by now that the greatest military man Europe has ever produced has now been drafted in both the VHL and VHLM. 
The teams that have drafted me are run by wise individuals. The other players are men and women of the finest qualities both on and off the ice. Allow me to focus on the team that decided on me for the VHLM draft.

     I came into the draft not knowing where I would end up. I knew I was recognized enough as a player that would go in the first few rounds. I hadn’t heard from many teams so I started wondering if I as even being considered to be drafted. The first round went by and as expected the stars of the draft were taken one by one. The second round goes by and you start to see teams reach further down the draft to grab project type players. I start to feel like I have a chance to be taken soon. The third round comes and goes and still no one has picked me yet there is still a ton of great talent on the board. We move on to the fourth round and I’m patiently waiting for my name to be called but again I here nothing. I shut the tv off thinking that this wasn’t going to be my year. Maybe I’d have to sign as a free agent some where and prove that I belonged in this league. I was about to go to bed that night when I got the call. The Miami Marauders had taken me in the S76 Draft. I could not believe what I was hearing. My dreams were coming true and it didn’t matter where and when I was taken in the draft but someone took a chance on me and that was Miami.

     It was absolutely insane how far i fell in this draft, me, Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France. Tamer of Italy under the olive trees. Conqueror of the land of Pharaohs. Why would nobody pick me? Hockey is said to be no place for short people, yet i am no shorter than the average man from my time. I have more TPE than most who went before me. Did someone perhaps pay the other leaders to let me drop to them? Is it because i was no longer as active in the general VHL chat? Is it perhaps that i am supposed to be over 200 years old? Who is to say?

     How can a man who had conquered most of the greatest lands of his day not be expected to do the same on the ice for his beloved teams? Would the teams in Germany, Austria, and Poland not be in fear and awe? Would those in London not quiver in their boots and have their stomachs and stools turn to mush knowing i shall set foot in these places again? These games may yet be won long before we make our stunning arrivals. Perhaps they will say that i am nothing, that i cannot play, that they have men who have conquered more to face against me. I say i am Napoleon. I am Emperor! 

Bonjour.

     I am sure you are aware by now that the greatest military man Europe has ever produced has now been drafted in both the VHL and VHLM. 
The teams that have drafted me are run by wise individuals. The other players are men and women of the finest qualities both on and off the ice. Allow me to focus on the team that decided on me for the VHLM draft.

     I came into the draft not knowing where I would end up. I knew I was recognized enough as a player that would go in the first few rounds. I hadn’t heard from many teams so I started wondering if I as even being considered to be drafted. The first round went by and as expected the stars of the draft were taken one by one. The second round goes by and you start to see teams reach further down the draft to grab project type players. I start to feel like I have a chance to be taken soon. The third round comes and goes and still no one has picked me yet there is still a ton of great talent on the board. We move on to the fourth round and I’m patiently waiting for my name to be called but again I here nothing. I shut the tv off thinking that this wasn’t going to be my year. Maybe I’d have to sign as a free agent some where and prove that I belonged in this league. I was about to go to bed that night when I got the call. The Miami Marauders had taken me in the S76 Draft. I could not believe what I was hearing. My dreams were coming true and it didn’t matter where and when I was taken in the draft but someone took a chance on me and that was Miami.

     It was absolutely insane how far i fell in this draft, me, Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France. Tamer of Italy under the olive trees. Conqueror of the land of Pharaohs. Why would nobody pick me? Hockey is said to be no place for short people, yet i am no shorter than the average man from my time. I have more TPE than most who went before me. Did someone perhaps pay the other leaders to let me drop to them? Is it because i was no longer as active in the general VHL chat? Is it perhaps that i am supposed to be over 200 years old? Who is to say?

     How can a man who had conquered most of the greatest lands of his day not be expected to do the same on the ice for his beloved teams? Would the teams in Germany, Austria, and Poland not be in fear and awe? Would those in London not quiver in their boots and have their stomachs and stools turn to mush knowing i shall set foot in these places again? These games may yet be won long before we make our stunning arrivals. Perhaps they will say that i am nothing, that i cannot play, that they have men who have conquered more to face against me. I say i am Napoleon. I am Emperor! 

@mazefreak, another @st4rface multi has been banned indefinitely
 

 

After the end to the Houston Bulls season, Napoleon knew they had lost. They lost the war. It was hard to take, sure they joined the team half way through the year, and sure they had their ups and downs with top players being traded. That does not mean they had any excuses to lose.....as far as Napoleon is concerned. Genghis would no doubt agree, guy never loses and would hate to be alive on the losing side. Alexander? Forget about it, probably drinking his face off in a rage right now. The leaning tower looms in a gloom in any room. Now it might seem irrational right? Team lost some defense to inactivity, had to trade a capped guy, brought in a backup goalie, dug up the dirt on another historical leader. All this just to miss out on the playoffs.

     Napoleon went back to his home to do what he always does. mope. The often melancholy Emperor of France and now solid forward in the sport of hockey moped like a 12 year old. I mean when the world goes against you, sometimes depression is hard to fight. It does not take much either. To give it your all and have it not be enough? Do you accept the defeat? What would you do?

Nappy headed his way on out, where to none know.....maybe not even he yet. Pulling up in his town car to a row of unmarked brick buildings and stepping out. Great coat engulfing him as he comes to one of those unmarked cellar doors. A peaky slider opens, Napoleon Glares into it from the top of the stairs, before walking down them, the door unlocking once he does.
"Very funny Tower, could make ze short jokes about anybody else" The 5'6" Frenchman (Italian Corsican in reality) walked right passed the smoke room which held the poker, foosball, and billiards tables and headed straight toward the large room at the far side.  A small side room swallows him up, soon he returns in a tank top and powerlifter shorts? 

So then, dressed as a modern powerlifter, Nappy gets to work. First he stretches, then he runs some cardio on the treadmill. Before long he is working the weights. Arm curls, bench presses, hell you name it, he is doing it. Guy is going hard and not even bothering to stop for food. Day in, day out, training, working, running, pull ups, weights, laps in the pool in the clubhouse. EVERYTHING! Out on the ice? speed bag while skating so he has the strength to FLY around the ice. He comes back to the clubhouse? Time to work out. Once done, nothing but quick, easy food thrown together in order to quickly bulk up. Chicken Parms, roast chicken, BBQed salmon, steaks quickly grilled. You name it, he is eating, working, and going nuts. Too bad he is still 5'6" 😄 All the working out cannot fix being short compared to other athletes. 

What will Napoleon Bonaparte do? Find out next week on Napoleon's offseason

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You absolute beaut Trella

I Hope it was not a problem that i donated directly to Food Banks Canada
Added perks to helping the hungry in a small way.
 
2 uncapped
Free Week
Entry Tix

I Hope it was not a problem that i donated directly to Food Banks Canada
Added perks to helping the hungry in a small way.
 
2 uncapped
Free Week
Entry Tix

I Hope it was not a problem that i donated directly to Food Banks Canada
Added perks to helping the hungry in a small way.
 
2 uncapped
Free Week
Entry Tix

I Hope it was not a problem that i donated directly to Food Banks Canada
Added perks to helping the hungry in a small way.
 
2 uncapped
Free Week
Entry Tix

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Player Name: Napoleon Bonaparte
Team: Houston Bulls (VHLM)
Number: 23
Player Render: Napoleon Bonaparte

VHL Holiday Special
 

 
Hi Everyone,
 
As you all know, the holiday season is upon us! A quick glance at the Season Schedule will show you that today is supposed to be the start of the S75 Theme Week, but given the timing of things, we are doing it a bit different this season and throwing it back to last year’s massively successful 12 Days of Christmas and Annual Charity Drive, with a bit of a different twist this time around. 
 
Beginning today, we will kick off our Donation Drive and 12 Days of Christmas. On Friday, December 11th, we will begin our Holiday Auction where members will be able to bid on things from Custom Forum or Discord Groups (including a choice of colour for your personal group, to distinguish yourself from everyone else) to naming rights on a next player, and anything in between.
 
Similar to last year, the league has selected Food Banks Canada and Feeding America as our charitable organizations for this year’s donation drive, as we look to help those less fortunate than us in a year that needs it more than ever. As with our previous two donation drives, the league will take 0% from any money received, as 100% of the money raised will go to the two organizations.
 
How will it all work? Essentially the same as last year, but here are the exact details for each portion of our holiday season for 2020:
 
Charity Drive: December 7th - 20th
Starting right now, members can begin donating. Whether you do so through the league, by donating HERE, privately to either organization, or any charitable foundation of your choosing (receipt proof required for donations made outside the league), it will all count towards the overall contribution from the league.
 
From that overall contribution, the league will match donations up to $500 CAD, and add that to the donations through the league, splitting the total contribution (money donated through the league + the league contribution) equally to both organizations.
 
Please post all confirmations of donation to THIS THREAD. Any donation of $5 CAD, or more, will result in an automatic personal reward, which will be outlined in the prizes/milestones below.
 
As this is the season of giving, members may donate on behalf of one other user.
 
12 Days of Christmas: December 7th - 18th
This year’s 12 Days of Christmas will be similar to last year’s, where there will be a daily thread to claim “tickets” into our final raffle, which will be drawn on Wednesday, December 23rd on a live stream. For this raffle, there will be 4 tiers of prizes, with each day contributing to your entry into each tier, as follows:
 
Dec. 07 - 09: Post in the corresponding thread each day for an entry into the Tier 1 raffle (1 ticket gained per day)
Dec. 10 - 12: Post in the corresponding thread each day for an entry into the Tier 2 raffle (1 ticket gained per day)
Dec. 13 - 15: Post in the corresponding thread each day for an entry into the Tier 3 raffle (1 ticket gained per day)
Dec. 16 - 18: Scavenger Hunt. Each day we will post an image of the 3 Commissioners in a mystery location. Find all 3 for a single entry into the Tier 4 raffle, as well as 1 Uncapped TPE. You will have until 11:59PM PST each day to send a PM with a link to that day’s image to @VHL Santa. 
 
**Please use the same PM with a new response each day, to make it easier to keep track of who has found all 3 images.**
 
Number of Winners per tier
Tier 1: 10 Winners Tier 2: 5 Winners Tier 3: 3 Winners Tier 4: 1 Winner  
Holiday Charity Auction: December 11th - 15th
Beginning on Friday, the 11th, we will open all auctions in a specially created forum, with all opening bids set to $2 CAD, and a minimum $0.50 raise for all bids. These auctions will close at 11:59PM PST on Tuesday, December 15th. All winners will then be asked to pay their winning bid to the league donation pool, through the league paypal, and all proceeds from the Holiday Auction will count towards the overall contribution to the organizations, from the league.
 
In addition to winning the auctioned items, anyone who wins will also be eligible to claim the same personal reward as those who donate $5 or more, which will be outlined in the prizes/milestones below.
 
If you would like to donate an item to be auctioned off, please PM one of the Commissioners.
 
The Auctions can be found HERE
 
Drunk Birb Holiday Charity Stream: December 12th @ 7PM EST
Resident VHL Streamer/Eggnog aficionado @Esso2264 will be doing a live gaming stream on Saturday, December 12th, where all proceeds will be donated/added to the overall league tally.
 
Rewards and Donation Milestones
As previously mentioned, there will be personal rewards to those who participate in the charity drive / holiday auction, as well as milestones to hit that will result in rewards for the community as a whole!
 
$5 Donation / Auction Win: 2 Uncapped TPE + Full Free Week (12 Capped TPE) + 1 Ticket to Tiers 1-3 of the 12DoC Raffle
 
$500 Community Donations: 2 Uncapped TPE for Everyone
$1000 Community Donations: 4 Uncapped TPE for Everyone
$2000 Community Donations: PT Doubles Week for Everyone
 
**Disclaimer: Rewards may only be applied to players created on, or before, December 25th, 2020**
 
  
 
 
Happy Holidays VHL, let's work together to help make them extra special for those less fortunate!
 

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One can tell you put a huge amount of forethought and effort into this as you captured my and likely other's with the colour being focused on the player with a nice black and white background. The jersey swap is clean and crisp as well. Finally the wide Wranglers banner is both a funny meme and does not hurt the thing. 9/10

Are you that guy who's really politically correct and commandeered SHL?
 
 
If so, we don't do that on VHL.

Player Information
Username: CptSquall
Player Name: Napoleon Bonaparte
Recruited From: Member (Esso brought me over)
Age: 50
Position: C
Height: 66 in.
Weight: 155 lbs.
Birthplace: France

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