Baby Boomer

1. I don't know a lot of movie quotes, but I like this one, "You're weird, I like you!" - Up 2. I am not doing as good as last season, but I am not doing bad. so I guess that I am kind of happy. 3. I am from Québec, so obvioulsy the Québec Nordiques lol. 4. If we want to make a big run in the playoffs this season, we have to win every possible games, so these games should be easy win. 5. I don't think we should be focusing too much on that, we just have to play one game at a time and try to win it every time. 6. Obvioulsy me, but I would prefer to play Batman if I could choose. But seriously, I don't know, maybe Henry Cavill could be a good James Bond.

@Ricer13 Welcome everyone, A couple of days ago, we passed the 36 games mark in the regular season, so we are now officially in the second half of the season. In this article, we are going to look at each team and see where they are at right before the trade deadline. Are they buyers? Are they sellers? #1 Bratislava Watchmen Offense rank: 1st (203 GF) Defense rank: T-3rd (142 GA) The incredible start to the season of the Bratislava Watchmen, with a record of 11-1-1 in their first 13 games, gave them the first place in the standings at the beginning of the season and they never lost that place. Even if the team is struggling a little bit defensively, the Watchmen are compensating offensively as they are without a doubt the best team in this category as they have six players with over a point per game and five are in the top ten of the league in scoring. Ocean Codoller (77p) @FreshOceanCod, Dorji Khan (70p) @Oddpurplefly, Steve French (70p) @Seabass, Filip Zinek (59p) @FiZi and Robin Sierra (59p) @ethanjaeda. Situation: Buyer Position to improve: Defense #2 Cologne Express Offense rank: 6th (145 GF) Defense rank: 1st (111 GA) Just as we expected, the Cologne Express are once again doing really good and are currently second in the standings with a record of 32 wins, 14 losses and 2 losses in overtime for a total of 66 points in 48 games. It is only one point behind the Bratislava Watchmen. The Express are completly the opposite of the Watchmen as they are struggling offensively, but are the best team in the league defensively thanks to Joseph Dubois @Dubois, Scrungle Bungle @Novanod and all the other defensemen. Jon Webber III @Webberj is also doing an incredible job in the net as he leads the league in GAA with 1,81. Situation: Buyer Position to improve: Offense #3 Oslo Storm Offense rank: 3rd (157 GF) Defense rank: 2nd (140 GA) Again, just like we predicted at the beginning of the season, the Oslo Storm are doing pretty good and currently sit third in the standings. The Storm are a little mix of the Watchmen and the Express as they are doing good offensively and good defensively. Indeed, four players are point per game and one is in the top ten of the league, Ashoka Tano (70p) @Aimee , who is also leading the defensemen in points. They can also count on Boris Bone-Breaker @RileyL and Toby Cook @KRZY who are both in the top ten of the league for the number of shots blocked and the number of hits. Finally, they also have a pretty good goalie with Spider Panda @Ricer13 who is leading the league with a save percentage of 0.948% Situation: Buyer Position to improve: Depth Forwards and Defensemen #4 Stockholm Vikings Offense rank: 4th (156 GF) Defense rank: T-3rd (142 GA) The next two teams are pretty much at the same place right now and are going to fight for the last available playoffs spot. Indeed, the Stockholm Vikings currently have a record of 23 wins, 20 losses and 5 overtime losses for a total of 51 points in 58 games, which is only one more point than the Vasteras Iron Eagles. The situation of both teams will depend of the point of view of their respective GM as they could decide to sell and be competitive next season or to buy and hope to cause a surprise in the playoffs this season. For the Stockholm Vikings, they already have Samsayz I-Smell @CaptainSB and WWumbo @Fire Tortorella who are the leaders of the team in defense, so if they decide to make a push, they should try to improve their depth forward a little bit. Situation: Buyer/Seller Position to improve: Depth Forwards #5 Vasteras Iron Eagles Offense rank: 2nd(158 GF) Defense rank: 5th (151 GA) For the Vasteras Iron Eagles, they don't have any problem scoring goals, thanks to Nikita Yolishev @Joel Main and Taylor Swift @lilchrist, but they could use some help in their own zone. Indeed, the team is the second worst team in terms of goals against with 151. So, if they decide to compete this year, they should try to improve their defense. Situation: Buyer/Seller Position to improve: Defense #6 Rome Gladiators Offense rank: 5th (148 GF) Defense rank: 6th (281 GA) The Rome Gladiators are exactly where they were supposed be and it is pretty obvious that the team will try to sell at the trade deadline. However, we can see a lot of good things from this team. Indeed, both Ray Stanton @horoscope and French Fries @solyom are in the top ten of the league in scoring. I would also like to congratulate @jacobcarson877 who took the team mid-season and is trying to turn things around in Rome! Situation: Seller Position to improve: Offense/Defense/Goalie That’s all for me, thanks everyone for reading, I wish you all a good end of the season and see you in another VSN article!

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@Ricer13 Welcome everyone, We are back for another season of the VHLE and I can say with confidence that when you look at the rosters, we can expect that this season is going to be one of the tightest I have ever seen in the VHLE. Indeed, a lot of teams have similar rosters and it made my job of predicting the standings really difficult. So, my predictions are maybe going to be wrong and feel free to tell me if you don't agree with me. #1 Cologne Express Offense rank: 1st Defense rank: 1st Goalie rank: 4th I feel like I am repeating myself, but once again I believe that the Cologne Express are going to finish at the top of the standings. Indeed, Cologne have the best offense of the league, led by BjorkaBjorn BjornaBjorkson @JardyB10 and Baby Moo Moo @Elvis and the best defense led by Joseph Dubois @Dubois and Scrungle Bungle @Novanod. What may hurt Cologne is their goalie, but if they continue to update, their goalie can become a real starter in the VHLE by the end of the regular season and then, they will be unstoppable. #2 Oslo Storm Offense rank: T-2nd Defense rank: T-2nd Goalie rank: T-1st After a tough season in S94, the Oslo Storm are already back on top and ready to compete for the Renaissance Cup. Oslo is tied in first place in the net as Spider Panda @Ricer13 is going to be one of the best goalies in the VHLE this season. Oslo is tied for the second best offense with the Stockholm Vikings and the Bratislava Watchmen. The Storm also tied in second for the best defense, but this time with the Stockholm Vikings and the Vasteras Iron Eagles. The Storm can count on David Pastanap @Jubis and Tim Robinson @Tim Robinson to help them offensively and on Ashoka Tano @Aimee and Wladyslaw Mintus @mintusaurus to help them defensively. #T-3 Vasteras Iron Eagles Offense rank: 5th Defense rank: T-2nd Goalie rank: T-1st For the next three teams, the Vasteras Iron Eagles, the Stockholm Vikings and the Bratislava Watchmen, it was way too difficult to rank them, because every team is good in two categories and struggle in the other one, so I decided to place them all in third place as they are way too similar. For Vasteras, their offense is going to hurt them a little bit, but if their top players continue to be active, I can see them being a dominant team with Alphonse Desjardins @Anthique and Einar Mathiesen @xsjack in defense and Ondrej Vencko @Mutti in the net. #T-3 Stockholm Vikings Offense rank: T-2nd Defense rank: T-2nd Goalie rank: 5th With Phil Sakic @Phil and Dan jr @Danzo, Stockholm are going to be good offensively. However, they will need the help of their defensemen Samsayz I-Smell @CaptainSB and Masa Akimoto @Hokikeijot if they also want to be good defensively. Indeed, Stockholm's weakness is without a doubt going to be in front of the net and they will need the help of everyone to compensate that. #T-3 Bratislava Watchmen Offense rank: T-2nd Defense rank: 5th Goalie rank: 3rd Despite having a really good offense led by Dhorji Khan @Oddpurplefly and Steve French @Seabass, the Bratislava Watchmen are really going to struggle defensively as they have the second to last defense in the league, only in front of the Rome Gladiators. However, if Hugo Boss @Dil can continue to improve and become one of the best goalie in the league, the Bratislava Watchmen are going to be really dangerous at the end of the season. #6 Rome Gladiators Offense rank: 6th Defense rank: 5th Goalie rank: 6th Unfortunately, there is not a lot to be said about the Rome Gladiators. Indeed, this season is going to be one of transition for the Gladiators. The defensemen Billy Joel @The goat of hockey and Ray Stanton @horoscope will maybe cause some surprises some nights, but other than that, it is going to be a tough season in Rome. That’s all for me, thanks everyone for reading, I wish you all a good regular season and see you in another VSN article!

@ace_five_ Welcome everyone, Two weeks ago, took place the S94 World Cup of Hockey in Istanbul, Türkiye and six teams battled to win the gold medal and by the same token enter history. The teams were Team Canada, Team USA, Team Western Europe, Team Eastern Europe, Team Nordic and Team World. In this article, we are going to look at each team's strengths and weaknesses and after, we are going to look at the playoffs of the tournament. However, before we start, I would like to thank and congratulate the two World Cup commissioners, @leandrofg and @rory, without whomst this tournament would not be possible! TEAM PREVIEW Team Canada Offense rank: 1st (1175 TPE) Defense rank: 2nd (953 TPE) Goalie rank: 2nd (1041 TPE) On paper, not a lot of teams were going to be able to compete against Team Canada during this World Cup. Indeed, Canada had by far the best offense of the tournament led by Leonard Triller @Triller and Harry Callahan @dstevensonjr. The net was also safe as Merome Dilson @MexicanCow123 and Joel Castle @animal74 separated the task of protecting the cage of Team Canada. The only "weakness" Canada has, if you absolutely wanted to name one, is their defense, but they still have the second best in the tournament. Team USA Offense rank: 3rd (1052 TPE) Defense rank: 1st (1102 TPE) Goalie rank: 4th (786.5 TPE) Once again, Team USA looks really solid on paper and the gold medal was the only good answer for the Americans. The United States also had a really good offensive core with players like Daryl Dixon @Ricer13, Jimi Jaks @ke1vi and Mac Atlas @v.2 . The American team can also count on the best defense of the tournament with Mark Calaway @Beketov, Jacob Stone @scoop and Skor McFleury @Alex. The only thing that I can see bringing the team down a little bit is the goaltenders, but the defense is making up for it. Team World Offense rank: 2nd (1058 TPE) Defense rank: 4th (896 TPE) Goalie rank: 1st (1135 TPE) Just like Canada and USA, Team World had only one ambition and it was to win the gold medal and nothing else. World's goalie tandem, Lachlan Summers @kirbithan and WWWWWWWWWWWW WWWWWWWWWWW @rory, is by far the best in the tournament and they will be tough to score against. They were going to be helped by the forwards Axle Gunner @Steve and Thor Reingaard @N0HBDY who were going to take care of scoring goals. The defense might the only soft point this team has. Team Western Europe Offense rank: 4th (1031 TPE) Defense rank: 3rd (900 TPE) Goalie rank: 6th (559 TPE) Even tough Team Western Europe seems to be a little less good on paper, than Team Canada, Team USA and Team World, they could really cause a surprise and be finish the tournament with a medal. The team strengths are really their forwards and their defensemen with players like, Callum Gary Yannick Janser @Daniel Janser, Sjin @Sjin and The Frenchman @OrbitingDeath . On the other hand, their big weakness is clearly in the net. Team Eastern Europe Offense rank: 6th (892 TPE) Defense rank: 5th (876 TPE) Goalie rank: 3rd (813.5 TPE) Just a little bit under Team Western Europe, we have Team Eastern Europe who could also cause some surprises in the competition. Indeed, Eastern Europe, can count on Wann Kerr @VattghernCZ and Maximim Anisimov @McLovin to lead the team offensively. They also have a pretty good and young goalie tandem lead by Ryan Artyomov @Enorama and Guntis Gavilrovs @Girts on the back end playing the point. What is going to hurt Team Eastern Europe is their lack of depth forward and defensemen. Team Nordic Offense rank: 5th (928 TPE) Defense rank: 6th (729 TPE) Goalie rank: 5th (668.5 TPE) Finally, we have Team Nordic, who in my opinion, started the tournament with the worst team on paper, because of their depth just like Eastern Europe. However, it would be really foolish to count them as defeated before the competition. Indeed, players like FISTED ANALLY BY A CIRCUS MONKEY Analfist @STZ, Jarmo Ruutu @jRuutu and Raimo Tuominen @SlapshotWrangler can really change a game by themselves if they want. In this tournament, Team Nordic's weaker point is going to be their defense. PLAYOFF RECAP Quarter-finals #1 Team World #3 vs Team Eastern Europe #6 Team World finished 3rd of the round robin tournament and faced Team Eastern Europe in the quarter-finals who finished 6th. Team World won the game 5-3 to gain their place in the semi-final. Yaroslav Trunov @qripll scored a hat-trick and the only three goals of his team in the losing cause. For Team World, Axle Gunner (1g, 2a), Mina @Baozi (1g, 2a) and Severus Targaryen @Banackock (3a) all had a 3-point nights to help their team get the win. Quarter-finals #2 Team Western Europe #4 vs Team Canada #5 The second quarter-final saw Team Western Europe, who finished 4th in the standings, play against Team Canada who had a really disappointing round robin tournament and only finished 5th. However, Team Canada won the game 1-0 and advanced to the semi-final. The big hero of this quarter-final is Merome Dilson. Indeed, Dilson stopped the 27 shots he faced in the game to complete the shutout. The only scorer of the game is Harry Callahan. Semi-finals #1 Team USA #1 vs Team Canada #5 Team USA finished 1st in the standings, so this means that they were facing Team Canada in the semi-final. The game finished 4-3 in second overtime for Team USA. Skor McFleury (1g, 1a), Kronchy Kardashian @Garsh (2a) and Daryl Dixon (1g, 1a) all finished the game with two points. Dixon also scored the overtime game winning goal at 0:40 of the second overtime to give USA their ticket for the gold medal final. With this loss, Team Canada went to the bronze medal game. Semi-finals #2 Team Nordic #2 vs Team World #3 After finishing second in the round robin tournament, Team Nordic faced Team World in the second semi-final. Team World surprised Team Nordic by winning the game 4-1. Lachlan Summers stole the game for Team World by saving 49 of the 50 shots he faced and maintaining a 0.980% save percentage. Three players of team World had a 2-point game, Mina (2a), Severus Targaryen (1g, 1a) and Thor Reingaard (1g, 1a). Bronze Medal Game Team Nordic #2 vs Team Canada #5 For the Bronze medal game, Team Nordic faced Team Canada in a really tight game, but it is Team Nordic who came out of the game with a 4-3 win to bring the bronze medal home. In the game for Team Nordic, Jarkko Laakkonen @Xdjk93 (2a), Jarmo Ruutu (1g, 1a), Kimi Raikkonen @mattyIceman (1g, 1a) and Tord Yvel @Trazan (2a) all had a game of 2 points. Congratulations to Team Nordic for winning the Bronze Medal. Gold Medal Game Team USA #1 vs Team World #3 Finally, Team USA and Team World were the two teams facing each other in the most important game of the tournament, the S94 World Cup of Hockey Gold Medal Game. Team World ended up winning 3-2 in overtime to win the Gold. In the victory, Severus Targaryen (1g, 1a) scored 2 points, including the game winning goal at 12:46 of the first overtime period. To finish, I would like to congratulate Team World for their Gold Medal and Team USA for their Silver Medal. That’s all for me, thanks everyone for reading, I wish you all a good season and I will see you in another VSN article!

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THADIUS SALES TROPHY The Thadius Sales Trophy is awarded to the general manager deemed to be the best in the VHLE. The S94 winner of the Thadius Sales Trophy @Sjin and @rory ! Indeed, we have a double tie between the the GM of the Cologne Express (Sjin) and the GM of the Bratislava Watchmen (rory). Sjin brougth his team to a 2nd King's Cup in three seasons and a 14th playoff appearence in a row. On the other hand, rory made some major acquisition during the regular season to bring back his team in the playoff. Congratulations to both of them! The votes: Sjin (Cologne) 3/6, rory (Bratislava) 3/6, @dlamb (Oslo) 0/6, @Baby Boomer (Rome) 0/6, @qripll (Vasteras) 0/6, @Doomsday (Stockholm) 0/6

FLORIDA MAN TROPHY The Florida Man Trophy is awarded to the player deemed to be the most valuable player in the playoffs. The S94 winner of the Florida Man Trophy is Soju @Frank ! The Korean goalkeeper completly carried the Cologne Express to their Renaissance Cup. Indeed, Soju had a record of 8 wins, 3 losses and 1 loss in overtime. What is really impressive is their personal stats as they had a save percentage of 0.945%, a goal against average of only 1.63 and 3 shutout. Congratulations Soju! The votes: Soju 5/6, Hugo Boss 1/6 @Dil, Alexandros Mograine 0/6 @sliceruser, Maverick Goncalves 0/6 @leandrofg, Andrew Skilton 0/6 @ace_five_

RONAN LAVELLE TROPHY The Ronan Lavelle Trophy is awarded to the player deemed to be the most valuable player during the regular season. The S94 winner of the Ronan Lavelle trophy is Swinsola @Swinsola ! This is without a doubt Swinsola's best season in their career and they can now add the Ronan Lavelle trophy to their collection of trophy this season. Swinsola finished first in points among the defensemen and second in the league in the same category. They also led the league in assists. Congratulations Swinsola! The votes: Swinsola 3/6, Pierre Marc Bouchard 2/6 @Gaikoku-hito, Maverick Goncalves 1/6 @leandrofg

JAKE THUNDER TROPHY The Jake Thunder Trophy is awarded to the player deemed to be the top overall defenseman in the VHLE. The S94 winner of the Jake Thunder trophy is Swinsola @Swinsola ! After six seasons in the VHLE with the Vasteras Iron Eagles, the Oslo Storm, the defunct Geneva Rush, the Rome Gladiators, the Stockholm Vikings and the Cologne Express, Swinsola finally win their first Jake Thunder trophy. This season was also their last as they recently announced their retirement with a total of 137 goals and 426 points in 433 games in the VHLE. For their last season, Swinsola recorded 26 goals and 77 assists for a total of 103 point in 72 games. They also had 131 hits and 162 shots blocked while maintaining a differential of +23. Congratulations and good luck in your retirement! The votes: Swinsola 4/6, Jillian Woods 2/6 @jacobcarson877, Andrew Skilton 0/6 @ace_five_

ORION D H CHIESTER IX TROPHY The Orion D H Chiester IX Trophy is awarded to the player deemed to be the top goalie in the VHLE. The S94 winner of the Orion D H Chiester IX Trophy is Roger Eagles @Greg_Di ! After deciding to skip the VHLM and going straight to the VHLE, Eagles decided to sign with the Rome Gladiators. With the Italian team, he recorded 32 wins, 20 losses and 7 losses in overtime in 60 games. He also successfully maintained a save percentage of 0.932% and a goal against average of 2.5 while recording 2 shutouts. Congratulations to him and good luck in the VHL! The votes: Roger Eagles 3/6, AIeksanteri Kaskiniemi-Kekkonen 2/6 @Snussu, Soju 1/6 @Frank

ALDWIN CRAIG TROPHY The Aldwin Craig Trophy is awarded to the player deemed the best two-way forward in the VHLE. The S94 winner of the Adwin Craig trophy is Nico Belique @Syzygy ! After winning the Aldwin Craig Trophy last season with the Stockholm Vikings, Nico Belique wins it again this season with the Rome Gladiators. This season, Belique recorded 14 goals and 32 assists for a total of 46 points in 72 games. He also maintained a differential of +12 with 258 hits and 6 shots blocked. Congratulations Nico and good luck in the VHL! The votes: Nico Belique 3/6, Pierre Marc Bouchard 2/6 @Gaikoku-hito, Maverick Goncalves 1/6 @leandrofg

RENAISSANCE CUP @Triller The Renaissance Cup is awarded to the playoff champions of the VHLE. The S94 winners of the Renaissance Cup are the Cologne Express! @Sjin Last season was the first time since S88 that the Cologne Express were not in the final of the Renaissance Cup and the Express were not going to let that happen again. Indeed, the Cologne Express defeated the Vasteras Iron Eagles in five little games after winning the first two games and the last two games of the series. In the final, Cologne faced the Bratislava Watchmen, who returned to the final after winning the Renaissance Cup in S92. This series was the complete opposite of the last one. Indeed, after four games, the series was tied 2-2. After that, the Cologne Express won game 5, the Bratislava won game 6 to force a game 7 and the Cologne Express won game 7 at home with a score of 1-0. Congratulations!

Welcome everyone, it is finally time, let's get this award ceremony started!! KING'S CUP The King's Cup is awarded to the VHLE's team with the best regular season record. The S94 winners of the King's Cup are the Cologne Express! @Sjin The Cologne Express completly dominated the regular season, finishing with 14 points more than the Rome Gladiators who finished second in the standings. Indeed, the Express finished the regular season with a record of 46 wins, 19 losses and 7 losses in overtime for a total of 99 points in 72 games. Congratulations to them!