Darth Kaprizov

1.What's the best gift you've ever given or received? Who did you give it to/who gave it to you, and for what? - my answer is the same for both, received a nice set of golf clubs for a birthday on year from my significant other, the following year, I returned the favor and she returned the clubs and ladies golf shirt I picked out for her. lol 2. Tell me about a fictional character that you relate to. What do you like about them? How do you relate to them? Do you want to be more or less like them? - I’ll go with Steve Carrel from the Office, I try to manage my peeps the same way he does IRL. I’m constantly meeting with my Toby Flanderson.. ugh 3. Describe a specific color without telling me what color it is. - The ocean 4. What’s the funniest thing you did as a kid that your family still talks about? - when I stole the police car for a joy ride. I thought it was funny and still talked about. 5. If you were to choose a slogan for your life, what would the slogan be? Is that slogan from something else, or is it Original Content™? - May the Force be with you! totally original 6. The season finally started! Any predictions, thoughts, or hopes that you have (other than DC being amazing and having more fun than everyone else)? - we will win it all~!!!!!!!!!! 7. If you were attending a show and tell, what would you take? What would you say about it? - for show and tell I would share my twig and tell anyone listening how its not working the best at the moment, need to recalibrate.

Have chosen to receive tier 3 instead of tier 2 birthday prize: Free Week (12 TPE Capped) $1M Player Store Cash (How to Claim) 5 TPE Uncapped Please and thank you DK Beketov 7,242 Replied: 2 hours ago Commissioner Just go post that in the donation index as you would any normal donation and mention that you’ve chosen to take tier 2 as a prize instead of tier 3

Hi Eagle, I like that you went with a Pro Am graphic idea. A few ideas for you to work on to keep getting your 6 TPE for graphics; 1. Learn how to feather in or patch and replace the jersey material so it looks authentic instead of using a white pen, 2. I’m a big fan of removing the NHL shield and replacing it with the VHL shield and 3. Try some different effects with the font and possibly adding a boarder with some layering would be cool as well. Good try, keep working at it and you will create some cool stuff. Best of luck, 6 out of 10. DK

Hi Sadie, I've looked at a couple of your graphics and you are doing some nice work, keep it up. On this John Richards graphic, I really like the mirroring effect you used with the multiple colors. A couple things to work on to help move your graphics to the next level would be to 1. In the area between the elbow and stick try removing the white area so the background shines thru and 2. I know this one is challenging but removing the original last name and adding the VHL players last name on the jersey would be great. Overall, great work, I wish some of my initial attempts were this solid. 7.5 out of 10 DK

Would you rather be told that there are an indefinite number of invisible needles scattered around your home or that there was a tarantula set loose and lost in your home? - Tarantula for sure, can see that bugger. Not a fan of needles. 2. Who is your favorite movie hero or heroine? Would you trade places with them? - I’m going with Rambo, he’s just a bad ass and yeah, sure I will trade places with him, would a change of pace to run thru a jungle with a huge gun being chased or chasing some folks. 3. You’re going sail around the world, what’s the name of your boat? - “The Lit Lamp” 4. If you could see one movie again for the first time, what would it be and why? - Empire Strikes Back 5. If a crystal ball could tell you the truth about yourself, your life, the future or anything else, what would you want to know? - how my family ends up 6. Would you rather swim in a pool full of Nutella or a pool full of maple syrup? Why? - I’m going with Nutella, seems like it would wash off easier. I’m not so sure this is a win for anyone lol 7. If you were an office item, what would you be? Why? - video monitor with a camera, granted it would be mostly boring, but ya never know when some cool shit may go down in a cubical. This way you would see it and record it. 8. This one is a bit of a different format. I'm going to write a sentence, then you're going to either copy/paste it or quote it with another sentence that starts with "and". Grab the sentences from the person before you so that, by the time the last person does this press conference, we have a small, weird story - - - - I've long known that lava lamps were the preferred weapon of my enemy. And I have just the plan to deal with it. YET,,,, these weapons are only sold at a store owned by ex girlfriends best boyfriend.

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What do you think the future holds for the Riga Reign after this season? That’s a management decision, I’m here to play to the best of my ability regardless of whoever is here. Whos you favorite prospect in this seasons draft? Ricky Ridonkulous, really, I have no idea, I’m focused on getting ready for the upcoming season, could care less about some noobs…ha Riga is considering a new win song for next season, what would be your pick? Demolisher by Slaughter to Prevail if we win & Dying Song by Slipknot if we lose! Warsaw slayed the Moscow dragon after their dominance – what do you think was the biggest difference? They are a bunch of cheaters, even in the handshake line. Did you watch the WJC tournament at all? Yes, a few games, some great up and coming talent to watch Pizza or Nachos Pizza all day long. Breakfast lunch or dinner, cold or warm, can’t go wrong.

1.Cider or beer? - Definitely beer for me, really like a good IPA, Ciders aren’t bad, just not my thing 2. have you gotten some sun tan? - some sun, been working out in they landscaping the past couple weeks. 3. your reaction on earlier statement from Johnston on testing FA? - Who’s Johnston? j/k are we talking about testing FA to bring in talent or rebuild. I pretty much play for a new team each season so I know the drill 4. a certain member mentioned that Riga had no emotions anymore before the series against Davos. do you agree with this statement? - not sure what ya mean here? So I’ll go with no, maybe to your point, I had more emotions towards losing than playing in the first round. 5. do you wanna see Istanbul winning in E? - would prefer to Cologne win since I’m an alum, but yeah I’m down with Istanbul winning it all at the “E” 6. do you feel Ruutu's medias became less controversial? - please crank the media controversy up to 10!!!!

The results of the scores in the Riga vs Davos series remind me of any MGK song.... turds

Whats the vibe heading into the playoff home stretch? I think the vibe is good, we seem to getting hot at the right time of the season, I think the trade made an immediate impact as well. This the last week of the season, what have you learned the most this year? I’ve learned that as a seasoned vetran player, you need to fight thru the stretches of the season where things may not go your way. What do you think is the big reason for the VHL having such a long lasting history of 15 years? The folks leading the way especially the GM’s of the teams really make it work for everyone, I appreciate their time and dedication Whats a sport or game that you think would be fun as a sim league other than hockey? UFC might be kinda fun, depending on what kind of fighter you build could be interesting. It’s possible meta would not be in play, but who knows? What TV show are you watching right now? The Old Man is a great show, I recommend it to everyone Why is it so hard to make up a decent question? Asking a good, tough question and being willing to accept the answers is tough!

Robert Redonkulous

1. Based on the season so far, how confident are you that we can make it to the final this time? A: I’m more concerned with making the playoffs period, let alone the finals, ugh 2. We are currently in a big slump with the scoring drying up, what do you think is needed to change to help get a run going? A: A trade may help, maybe kicking STHS in the teeth might help, ultimately, players need to play better 3. Who has been the biggest leader in the locker room this season? A: I’m going with Spaz, he is always active and more than willing to share his thoughts 4. Any idea on what you'd want to do with your next player? A: Not sure, I may be a one and done, not being a fan of STHS kinda takes away from the thrill of randomness. 5. How has your summer ben going IRL, any cool vacations? A: Summer has been great, good weather, a little to dry, need some rain, have had some great outings and connections with friends I haven’t seen in a while. 6. Can you provide ma decent question to ask in the next presser? A: Yeah sure, how about…. With the prospect of possibly not making the playoffs, what do think should be the direction of the team: gut it, trade everyone for draft picks, swing for the stars and hope for the best or contract the franchise?

HBD!!!

How is your player doing hallway thru the season? Solid season, averaging just over 1pt per game. Kinda interesting, on pace for same amount of shots for the season but only 25% of the goals I tallied in S82. Must need to recalibrate my stick. How is your summer coming along IRL? IRL, summer has been good, lots of get togethers, hasn’t been overwhelmingly hot and have been able to play a fair amount hockey. Good stuff COVID seems to be picking up again with the new variant, do you expect the team to put any health measures in place? Yes, my expectation is we need to do what keeps the team/players healthy. Who has been the most surprising player of the season? I would say myself, kinda down on the productivity compared with players with similar builds and skills. Would like to see a hot streak thru the end of the season but my hopes aren’t real high, we’ll see. How are your prediction points lining up with actual events of the season? I seem to really stink at this opportunity, lol. 2 tpe is the most I’ve received at any point. So if you want to win, pick the opposite I selected, ha. What team outside of Riga has the biggest shot at winning it all? Moscow just seems really tough, they are deep and just seem to be rolling. They will be a tough out in the playoffs.

Happy Birthday VHL!!!