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Good overall article. Had some good word choice and description, but it was a bit bland. Also maybe add a picture next time. 8/10

1. What would you consider your biggest stregnth? My assists because apparently I get a lot for some reason. 2. What is your favourite animal? Snakes. They are cool and fun to pet. 3. Who is your hero irl? In sports probably Vince Lombardi. He is the greatest NFL coach of all time, and he coached my favorite team. Also a great person and a legend. 4. What sets you apart from your peers? I am loud, talkative, and I always like to get my point across. 5. What would your alternative sport profession be? Football because it has hitting like in hockey. 6. Are you in any other sim leagues? The EFL. I am an athletic director there.

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I am really liking reading your articles. They are very very intriguing and interesting to read. They are well worded and describe almost everything that happens in the game. Despite the short length, they keep me interested the whole time. The included stats are just a bonus. 10/10!

Good write-up overall. Well worded and descriptive. Maybe add a picture if possible, and a few bolded or italicized words here and there. 8/10

1. This is quite old, but then when I was on Miami they lost 4-2 with an overtime loss in the 6th game. 2. I joined in S76 near the end, but I was satisfied with just scoring the one goal I had. 3. I am going to try and earn lots of tpe so I can get way better stats. 4. I don't want to go anywhere, I love the Las Vegas Aces. 5. No, I don't really watch that much of hockey, I mostly just know how it works. 6. Winter because I like it when it is cold and in summer when the air conditioners are on in houses I get the shivers and it's annoying.

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I liked this write-up overall. It was descriptive, well-worded and included some good stats. Maybe spice it up with a few bolded or italicized lines, and maybe add a picture next time. 8/10

Liked the write up overall. Was great at explaining why every team was where they are, and included good stats. 9/10

1. What's more important to you team achievement or Individual Accolades? I value them both the same. I would like to have individual success, but not at the expense of team success. 2. When Hydrating during a game do you just drink water or do you have an electrolyte drink? I almost always have water, because when it is a bottle filled with ice it is very refreshing and can keep me going on the ice. 3. What's one thing about your player most people don't know about? That he owns 7 dogs and 3 snakes and a lizard. 4. What brands do you use for your player? Zarek uses the brands that the team can provide for him. 5. Any post-game rituals? My post-game ritual would have to be chilling and playing video games. 6. You've been given control of a newly formed expansion team. Where do you put it and why? Luxembourg. I don't really know why, I just think it would be cool and funny to have a team located in Luxembourg, Luxembourg.

We'll pick off Zarek's story here in the VHL right where we left it at. He had just joined the Miami Marauders under GM @Ricer13. The team was getting suited up for their first playoff series, of that season, against the Yukon Rush. Through the first two games, Kaczka didn't really do much, only getting a few hits here and there. Then, in the third game, the Marauders got absolutely obliterated, 6-1. Based off team performance, and the limited minutes he was getting, Zarek didn't really expect much out of the coming games individually for him. But, in game 4 of the series, it somehow happened. He scored his first goal in the VHLM! Despite Miami losing 3-2, he was ecstatic about scoring that goal. Miami ended up losing the series 4-2, with an OT loss in game six. This did not really affect Zarek's morale, because he had scored. He had done it, already with limited minutes. This just motivated him to do better. Then, the VHLM playoffs finished up, and the offseason started. Zarek was going to be entering the VHLM dispersal draft, where other teams would have a chance to draft him. Miami told him that they would try and draft him back, and it was a higher probability chance that he would end up back there. This is why he didn't really think much of it when three other teams contacted him, the Rush, Bulls and Marlins respectfully. That's why, on draft night, it came a huge surprise to Kaczka that he had been drafted by the Las Vegas Aces. Heck, he didn't even know that team existed. (Yes this is actually true.) He hadn't even received a questionnaire from the team asking about him. Obviously, he was skeptical at first, but once he joined the locker room, he almost immediately warmed up to the team. It had a fun atmosphere, and all the players were nice and helpful. The GM, @JigglyGumballs was also a helpful person and really got Zarek involved with the team. Here is also an excerpt from an interview held with Zarek a few days after the dispersal draft: Reporter: So Zarek, what are your thoughts about getting drafted to the Las Vegas Aces? Zarek: So far, I am really liking it. The locker room and GM are great, and the team has been very welcoming of me. Reporter: How well do you think you will do as an individual in Las Vegas? Zarek: I think that I can fit in here and succeed. I am seeing it as a great opportunity to build my legacy in the VHLM as an individual. Reporter: How well do you think the team will do, and how do you see yourself helping the team? Zarek: We currently have a younger squad, but I believe we have the means to become a good team and have a shot in the playoffs. I see myself helping the most on defense. I can make sure the opponents don't get the ball into our net, and I can also score if they need me to. Reporter: One last thing before we go, do you think this will help VHL GMs to notice you and put you on their scouting list? Zarek: I think it may get me a little bit more noticed than if I was on a different team, I really it into the lineup here and have a good spot on the team. After the offseason finished up, Zarek was eager to hop into the action. The first week of games quickly came, and the Aces were lined up to play the Rush, Bulls, and the Marlins. Zarek was going to be getting second line minutes, which would offer him good amounts of playing time to get more of a feel for playing in the VHLM. He then went to have an INSANE first game for the Aces, getting a goal, three assists, two hits, and two shots blocked. It was an all around great performance on both offense and defense. The Aces also won against the Rush that game. Zarek didn't do anything too good in the overtime loss against the Bulls, he just had an assist, three hits, and a shot blocked. The next game though against the Marlins, Kaczka scored a goal, had a hit, and had two blocked shots. Not a bad performance in that 4-2 win over the Marlins. Kaczka (left) celebrates with a teammate after scoring his first goal with the Aces. Now, going in to the second week, Zarek was very excited about how he was performing, and how the Aces were performing as a whole. They were now lined up to play the Marlins, Rush, and Bulls for a second time through. Against the shootout loss to the Marlins, Zarek had his first bad game. He put up zeroes in everything, and had a -1 while on the ice. This was probably a good humbling experience for him, because he was getting too big of an ego at that point. This motivated him to have a bounce back game in the win against the Rush, getting a goal, assist, and a shot blocked. The next game, a loss to the Bulls, he scored another goal, had a hit, and two shots blocked. After these first two weeks, Zarek was seeming to be becoming a great player. As the season, went on, Zarek was mostly just doing more of the same. Having some good and average game, and then a few bad ones here and there. Some notable ones were against the Bulls in week twelve, where Kaczka scored two goals, had two assists, and a shot blocked. This game is where he also earned his first one star. Then, in the same week against the Reapers, he had another two goal in which he also had two hits. This helped the Aces win both of those games. His current stats are thirteen goals and eighteen assists, which adds up to thirty-one total points tying him for third place for total points among rookies. He also has fifty-five hits and thirty-three shots blocked. He is definitely not having a bad rookie season by any means. As a team the Aces are also doing quite well. They are third place in the Western Conference, with seventeen wins, nine losses, and three overtime losses. The team is also on a five win streak, the longest in the VHLM at the moment. (Not counting overtime wins, shootout wins, and normal wins all combined together.) The season is looking good so far for the Aces as a team and Zarek as an indvidual. The Aces leaving the ice after winning a game. Back to Zarek's own personal life, after week thirteen of the VHLM, he decided to take a two day trip back home to his parents to visit them. It was a fulfilling time for him, he hadn't seen them for many months, and he was extremely happy just to be able to have the opportunity to go visit them, which he was very grateful to @JigglyGumballs for. His parents were one of his main motivators to keep going, because he knew he made them proud, and they were the reason he was even on Earth and had the opportunity to play hockey. Mostly while he was there, he just visited and talked with them. They had a little barbeque party with a few of Zarek's childhood friends and some cousins. It was overall a great time for Zarek, who was worn out and tired, to get some much needed rest and motivation to keep pushing to be better in the VHL. He also had future plans to buy them a better house once he could get into the VHL and start making lots more money. The two days seemed to be up all too soon, and early morning on the last day, Zarek boarded the long plane ride back to Las Vegas. He really thought on the plane, just about how hockey mattered to him, and how his parents mattered to him, and he really thought about how much more he needed to practice, just to get even close to the level of some of the other VHL players. This made him determined, much more determined than he already was, and as the plane touched down, he knew this coming practice is where he would start. And there he worked his ass off, waiting for week fourteen, where he would hopefully become a new version of himself, becoming an even better hockey player. He knew even if he didn't do good these coming games, he would keep going. Work harder and harder, until he could go down in VHL history. That was his ultimate goal he thought, and now he set out to achieve it, with a burning intensity in his eyes. When he laced up for the first game that week, it all started fueling through him, pushing him to give it three hundred percent effort, give it all for himself, and his team. These games were only a miniscule step in his biggest goal, the whole season, not even that big, but he needed something to build off of, and this is where he would start. This season, right here, right now, is where he begins the first steps of achieving his goal. 1,540 Words Will be claimed the weeks of: 3/4 3/11 3/18

I need a job in this league so hopefully you pick me. I have done management in other leagues so I probably would understand how to do the job. This is my application.

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I liked the idea overall, but had some errors. Noticed bad punctuation and some grammar. There were also run-on sentences and it didn't flow that well. Also maybe add a picture next time. 4/10

1. For my player to score tons of goals. 2. Yes because you are chill just like our GM. 3. Nothing it's already the most fun and chill LR. 4. We will make the playoffs and get past the first round. 5. Not really, don't think I did. 6. For teams to be formed of new players with 125 tpe or less. 7. Realistically, I don't want to leave America, but if I would I want to go to Italy and Poland and Japan. 8. I honestly don't know that much about our team. 9. To eat lots of food and then drink energy drinks. 10. I don't watch hockey so I have no clue. 11. I don't really know about people in our LR's music choices. 12. Zebra cakes. 13. I would consider myself to be in between the two. 14. Can't on my phone.

Good write-up overall. A little bland though, not very extravagant word choice, but it was descriptive of how your player felt. Also would like to see a picture in the next article. 6/10

@JigglyGumballs when press conference?

+10 to Zarek Kaczka

I liked the interview format, also included a picture, and was descriptive. Maybe next time add a little more length, and spice it up. But a good media spot nevertheless. 8/10

Also gonna review this for free tpe. Obviously I liked it. Not any bias, I actually liked reading this a lot and how it described why you picked each player. Also had good length. Maybe include some type of picture, maybe like a picture of your GM or something, dunno. 9/10

1. I don't know you, but you seem like a good GM, and I trust you can lead us to victory. 2. I am on this team, which means it is now the best team. Also I think the other people are good as well. 3. Yes do it. Awards: Some type of community service award. Offensive award, defensive award for best player at each. 4. If we all do really good and get a stroke of luck sure. 5. Maybe around 20? I don't know if that is good or not because I am new to hockey. Not really sure but I'll predict that. 6. Actually changing this to chips because I eat lots of different types of chips and also dip them and salsa and stuff.

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Thanks for getting me but I'm probably bad