Baby Boomer

Welcome everyone, We are back and the regular season finally started a couple of days ago. Before the season, the team management of the Rome Gladiators announce the leadership group of the Gladiators for the S89. Back from S88, BjorkaBjorn BjornaBjorkson @JardyB10 is going to lead the team and again wear the letter "C" on his jersey. Just like the captain, Hannibal Barca @DreMin15 is going to have a letter on his jersey for the second consecutive season. After being a really important player for Rome last season, Matthew McCagg @Jack kidd is also going to be an alternate to the captain. Finally, the rookie Pope Francis @nurx is going to be the last assistant. For this season's Golden Rings, they will be given each 8 games. So, for the first Golden Ring, the winners are BjorkaBjorn (5g, 5a), Hannibal (4g, 6a), Pope (3g, 7a) and Matthew (0,943%). Thanks everyone for reading, see you next week and let's gooo GLADIATORS!!!!

D - Skor McFleury @Zetterberg

F - Svatopluk Puk @Viper

Welcome everyone, The season in the VHL started two days ago and Bobby Bob played his first games of his career in the VHL. In this eleventh episode of « The Bobs legacy, the sequel », we are going to have an interview with the rookie of the Toronto Legion, Bobby Bob. Reporter: Hey, we are happy that you accepted our invitation, we will start immediately. How did you feel when you played your first game in the VHL? Bob: Well, no problem, it is my pleasure. Honestly, to answer your question, it was simply unreal. I mean, the Toronto Legion is one of the oldest franchises in the league, they have so much history and even if was a little bit difficult for the team in the last couple of seasons, the arena was still full the fans were very loud. During the national anthem I couldn’t stay still, and I was doing little jump. I was really excited. It felt very good. Reporter: You were in the VHLM two seasons ago and in the VHLE last season, so you played in three different leagues in a very short time. Did you notice any differences in the level of each league? Bob: There is a difference between the VHLM and the VHLE, but it is not enormous. I was good in the VHLM and when I joined the VHLE I was still pretty good. However, it is nothing compared to the VHL. I dominated both the M and the E in my first two seasons, but there are some really good players in the VHL, and I don’t think I will dominate this league this season. I believe that my place is in the VHL and after four games I am doing pretty well, but I still have a lot to learn. Reporter: You currently have three assists in four games, but you didn’t score a goal, how do you feel about that? Bob: My first job is not to score goals, but to stop the other team to score more goals than us. I also like to contribute offensively, but I know that my shots are not necessarily the best in the league, so I will continue to improve this aspect of my game and one game my first goal will come. Reporter: And do you know to whom you will dedicate your first goal? Bob: Without a doubt to my father. He has always been there for me in my life, and he always supported me in my hockey career. Today is also Fathers Day, so it would be perfect to score my first goal tonight. I could give the puck to my father, and I believe it is the best gift you can give to someone. Reporter: To finish, what are your expectations for this season? Bob: Like I said earlier, the Toronto Legion haven’t made the playoffs in a long time, so my first goal would be to bring back the Legion in the playoffs. I won’t lie to you and I will also say that winning the Christian Stolzschweiger Trophy would be really nice.

D - Pierre Emile Bouchard @Zetterberg

F - Ronan Lavelle @Viper

Rome make a claim on IA James Kagelberg. James Kagelberg (vhlportal.com)

Rome make a claim on D Boston.

After a pretty good last season, the Gladiators are going to try to do even bette this season and this leadership group is going to be very important if we want to achieve this goal. So without further ado, your S89 Captains : C - BjorkaBjorn BjornaBjorkson @JardyB10 A - Hannibal Barca @DreMin15 A - Matthew McCagg @Jack kidd A - Pope Francis @nurx Congratulations to all of you and Let’s goo Rome!!

Rome make a claim on D Julien Bernier

Thanks @animal74 for this awards ceremony. A good day for me and my player! Rome also won 3 throphies, but I still believe McCagg should have won the Chiester IX Trophy.

Rome make a claim on IA D Eldon Escobar. Eldon Escobar (vhlportal.com)

Rome make a claim on IA Jarno Lappi

Welcome everyone, The season has been over for a while now and the playoffs ended last week, so we now entered the off-season. In this tenth episode of « The Bobs legacy, the sequel », we are going to talk about the end of the playoffs, the off-season and the future of Bobby Bob and the Toronto Legion. In the playoffs, the Rome Gladiators won the wild card series against the Istanbul Red Wolves 2-1 and then they won the semi-final against the Yukon Rush 4-2 to earn their ticket to the final of the Renaissance Cup. In the other semi-final, the Oslo Storm won the series 4-3 against the Cologne Express to join the Rome Gladiators in the final. The final did not end the same way the semi-final ended for the Gladiators, because they lost the first three games of the series, 4-2, 6-1 and 4-1. A couple of speeches and lines changes motivated the Rome Gladiators, and they won the next two games 7-4 and 4-1, but the Storm won the next game 4-3 to win the VHLE playoffs and the Renaissance Cup. After having a really good regular season, Bobby Bob wanted to have the same success in the playoffs. Just like in the regular season, he finished first in points among the defensemen and first in shots blocked in the entire league. He also finished fifth in the league for the number of points with 14 and third in the league in assists with 12. Bobby Bob showed that he was a dominant defenseman all season long and we may even hear his name in the VHLE awards, but his career in the VHLE is already over. It means that Bob will start his career in the VHL next season with the Toronto Legion. The Legion is a really young team that is getting out of rebuilding and that will try to make the playoffs for the first time since S84. They already have some rising starts on their roster and the future is looking bright in Toronto with forwards like Mac Atlas @v.2 and Jimi Jaks @kelvi, defensemen like Bobby Bob, Tater Tottingham @Trunkxolotl and Jimmy MacElroy @Xflexz and a goalie like Joel Castle. The Toronto Legion also have a good prospect pool with players like Alexander Stroheim @Stroheim and Timothy Swearingen @Timmy30 and goalies like Ross Glagau @Zetterberg and Evan Bihler @Eb14. In addition, the S89 VHL entry draft just ended, and the Toronto Legion had 7 draft picks (one 1st, three 2nd, two 3rd and one 4th) and they now have an even better prospect pool. In the first round, they selected the forward Montgomery Burns @LastOneUp 3rd overall. In the second round, they drafted Harry Callahan @dstevensonjr, Reginald the Dodo @Esso2264 and Scored SVN Goals in a VHL Game @KitRas. In the third round, Diego Machado @Dadam30 and Caring Bear @thecaringbear were the two players drafted by the Legion. Finally, Andrei Vasilevskiy @Grady loooool was the last player selected by Toronto in the fourth round. Overall, it was a really good draft, and the team management seems really happy with their selections.

Rome makes a claim on Ray withers

Captain announcement for S88 Team Canada!! C - Alexandre Leduc @Lemorse7 A - Hulk Hogan 2 @Hogan A - Pierre Emile Bouchard @Gaikoku-hito

The Rome Gladiators make an IA claim D - Womp Womp Womp Womp Womp Jr. Womp Womp Womp Womp Womp Jr (vhlportal.com)

The Rome Gladiators make an IA claim on D - Jordan Bennett

LET'S GET THAT GOLD MEDAL!!!!

Earlier today I learned that the comissioners of the World Cup named me GM of Team Canada for the S88 edition. Now, I am really proud and excited to announce the roster of your S88 TEAM CANADA!!! Forwards: F-Brendan Marner @MetalToday F-Todd Cooke @KRZY F-Molly the Cat @JCarson F-Hulk Hogan 2 @Hogan F-Alexandre Leduc @Lemorse7 F-Mason Jones @Masu Chan Defensemen: D-Pierre Emile Bouchard @Gaikoku-hito D-AirRig GoodBrandSun @Rhynex Entertainment D- Doug Matchett @jacobaa19 D-Rex Wolffe Gregor @oilmandan Goalies: G-Brandt Fuhr @Tate G-Augustus Kennedy @InstantRockstar Congratulations to everyone who got on the team and here is the link to the server : https://discord.gg/zKfW32J3

YEAH, my country! And we are playing in my home town let's goo!

Welcome everyone, The season is over and the playoffs ended a couple of days ago when the Oslo Storm won the sixth game of the Renaissence Cup final against the Rome Gladiators. After winning the previous round in six games against the Yukon Rush, the Rome Gladiators did not start the final like they should have and the Oslo Storm won the first three games 4-2, 6-1 and 4-1. If the Rome Gladiators wanted to win the Cup, they had to win the next four games of the series. The coach changed the lines for the Rome Gladiators and it worked, because they won the next two games 7-4 and 4-1, but Oslo decided that it was enough and closed the series in game six by winning the game 4-3. In this series, Bjork @JardyB10 was again the best player by scoring 6 goals and adding 2 assists for a total of 8 points in 6 games and the defensemen Mark Calaway @Beketov also played an incredible final with 8 points (2g, 6a) in 6 games. Thanks everyone for reading, see you next week and let's gooo GLADIATORS!!!!

The Rome Gladiators offer a one season contract extension to Matthew McCagg. @Jack kidd, you just have to answer and accept.