NineIQ v2

claiming for week 2

1. What's up, Marauders?! We're nearly halfway through the season. How is your player feeling up to this point? Could be better but hes happy with the way hes been scoring and with his place on the top 10 goals this season. 2. What is your player working on in the Practice Facility? Only scoring 3. Does your player do any pre-game "rituals"? He eats a hamburger before every game for breakfast 4. Which VHL team do you want to see your player drafted to? He doesn't care, he just wants to score goals 5. If you celebrate the holiday, have you started Christmas shopping? If you don't celebrate, what are your holiday plans? Yes, my player has already ordered 4 bauer ag5nts and 6 hyperlite2's 6. Have you started thinking about a new year's resolution for next year? Matthew Highmore want's to score 100 goals in the VHLM

Matthew Highmore is a center/right winger for the Ottawa Senators who was born the 27 of February, 1996 in Halifax, Nova Scotia where he played for Dartmouth's minor hockey association. He is 5'11 at 180 pounds shoots left making $775,000 with an expiring contract at the end of this season where he will be a UFA. Matthew is a one-time QMJHL champion where he put up 247 points in 289 games where that translated to 132 points in 174 games played in the American Hockey League. In the National Hockey League Matthew Highmore managed to put up 28 points in 141 games where this season he has 1 points in 2 games for the Ottawa Senators. He started off his career with the Blackhawks where he scored 10 points throughout 73 games where he was sent to Vancouver where he did a lot better scoring 17 points in 64 games getting much more playing time compared to Chicago too.

. Are you happy with how you player has done this season? So far I'm satisfied, not happy, me and my player are hungry for goals and will not settle on what he has right now 2. Do you think we are going to make the playoffs this season? Yes, just because we've had a few bumps in the road doesn't mean we're out of it this early on 3. If you could have any breakfast in the world what would you have? pancakes with maple syrup, fruit, bacon or sausage and milk 4. Who are you most surprised by this season? The whole team, no one is complaining that we've been loosing early on and everyone seems happy with how things are going, I think that's a huge plus. 5. Tell me your favorite joke My humor is a little too dark for that. 6. What is your favorite NHL team Ottawa Senators come on we just smoked the leafs 6-3 last night

New School Sport In the small town of Eagles lake there was a 10 year old kid named Carter Abrams. Carter attended primary school as a 4th grader when one day he heard about the ball hockey tryouts from the school's intercom. He told his parents about it and it turns out it was the first year the school was finally big enough to have a second sports team. The tryouts were tomorrow after school but Carter wanted to learn about hockey before he went. The Tryouts He went on his chromebook bought by his parents and looked up “hockey”, he then clicked on a YouTube video named “Connor Bedard Highlights”. Carter was hooked. The kid spent all of his screen time watching Bedard and learnt about his toe drag release before being called for dinner by his mom. Carter told his parents about Connor Bedard and how he wanted to be like him when he was older, his dad was keen on letting him play ice hockey but his mom didn’t want him to get hurt. Carter was told to sleep on it and the very next morning he was ready for the tryouts, he received a plastic stick and wondered where the curve was when he spotted another kid bending his stick. Carter remembered how Bedard's stick was bent and tried his best to recreate that exact curve on his plastic stick. During the warmup Carter was trying out shooting and bringing the ball up and down the floor since it was his first time with a hockey stick. Soon enough he went to take his first shot in warmup but completely missed the net and had little power on it. He finally managed to score a warm up shot but I was a badly aimed shot with little power. Scrimmage Time The scrimmage started and Carter had the ball on his stick, he remembered his soccer practices where he was told to look up and when he looked up he found his open teammate. Carter made a terrible pass but the ball managed to just get in the reach of his teammate so he could pull the ball back and shoot. The shot was saved but at least Carter didn’t lose the puck like many other kids were doing. Carter got the ball about 5 meters from the net where there was a defender watching him but he remembered his toe drag release and saw just enough space to release it. Carter pulled his stick towards him dragging the ball with it and made a wrist shot motion just like he saw on YouTube. The ball got through the defenders legs then went through his teammates legs who was standing in front of the net before going five holes on the screened goalie. Carter had scored, it was pure luck but either way it was a goal and the coach was really impressed with Carter. After that Carter was subbed off for someone else after having made a nice impression and the coach told him he made the team before the tryouts even ended. The first practice was after school the next day but it was time for Carter to go home. His parents never heard the end of his toe drag release and Connor Bedard but they were happy about what their son had accomplished. The school day Carter had to keep up his grades in school if he wanted to play on the ball hockey team and as it happened he had a math test today. His bus arrived at his stop at 7:30 am so he could get to school before 8:00 am. He had his first three periods, art, french and physical education before his lunch period. He ate with his class before being let outside where he would play soccer with his friends at recess. He was quite good at soccer and managed to make one of his friends fall over with a slick move before sending a missile into the net where the goalie was still in question of what happened. He was popular at his school because of his impressive moments in soccer but soccer wasn’t his interest, more of a side sport. He was then let back in where he was faced with multiplications, however he had studied well and passed the test effortlessly with a 86%. Carter finished with an easy science class before it was already time to go to hockey practice. The practice disaster Carter showed up to practice where he shot some terrible toe drag releases that all missed the net. The coach approached him suggesting he try a snap shot or wrist shot, he learnt both finding them easier but really likes doing his toe drag releases. Carter was shooting much better after that, managing to pick the bottom corners a few times and even raising the ball on command. In the scrimmage he wouldn’t have the same luck as yesterday, his toe drag release either missed the net or got poked by the defender and his wrist and snap shots were going wide. At the end of the practice the coach put up the lines for the upcoming game in two days on friday. The team could only bring 12 players, 6 forwards, 4 defenders and 2 goalies and there were 16 players therefore because of Carter's performance in practice he wasn’t going to play in the game. Carter still attended the game missing half his science class where his team would get demolished 4-0 by the richer and bigger school from Haliburton, ON. During the weekend he went over with a hockey stick his dad bought him and a ball to the park where there was a net to practice his shot. Hockey at the park When Carter woke up Saturday he walked over to the nearby park with a stick and ball his dad bought him to go practice his toe drag release. Upon his arrival to the park he found that the only two nets were being used by 9 older boys playing 4 vs 5. Seeing the unbalance in the game he asked if he could join but the older kids weren't too keen on letting 10 year old Carter play. They passed Carter the ball and asked him to shoot on the big goalie and when he shot the ball snuck under the goalkeeper's glove and he scored. Their tallest kid said Carter should be good to play and he was put on the left wing where he was told “just stay with the defender”. Carter got the puck 15 meters away from the other team's goal on the left elbow of the rink where he put his head up to find his teammates. All he saw was the defender so he looked back where he saw his defender wide open so he passed it backwards. Turns out Carter's defender had a better vision of the rink so he was able to make a pass that turned into a good chance that barely missed. Carter ran to the corner of the rink where he was overpowered by the defender then fell down because of the sheer strength advantage of the older kid. Carter got hurt but he decided that he could keep playing and got back up where he reintroduced himself to the play like nothing happened. The older kids praised Carter for his toughness since he got back up and even asked him for his name. Carter got a second chance with the ball, this time he had a shooting lane in the slot where it was him vs the goalie. He approached the goalie where the goalies stick was swung at the ball but then he dragged the ball towards him and did his toe drag release. The shot hit the post however it was good enough to impress the older kids who got the rebound and scored off a play that went to the defense for a deflection off the shot. After the game the older kids said they were from Ottawa visiting Huntsville for a house league tournament and they got hotels in Haliburton since it was cheaper. They walked Carter home where they took his parents phone number if ever they were back and left to go back to their hotel. Since they had to leave early because it was a one hour drive to Huntsville where their tournament was. Toe Drag Miss Carter was back to school practice where he kept missing his toe drag release and to make it worse his coach saw him also messing up his snapshot. He was told if he didn’t work on his shot he would be cut from the practices and wouldn’t be able to play this year. It didn’t help that he was a 4th grader since it was mostly 5-6th graders who made the team. Carter went back to the park but this time he was alone at the park and he missed toe drag release after toe drag release. He wondered why when his dad came to pick him up, he showed his dad his toe drag release and was told “just stick to the normal shots for now”. His dad set up some targets at home with spare boots and gloves and said “aim for there, it should help with time”. He kept doing toe drag releases until he did it, he transferred his weight from his back foot to the release and there it was, the toe drag release he was looking for. It wasn’t much but that discovery helped him be more consistent with his shot and even helped him hit the targets 1/3 times. Game 2 selections The selections for the second game of the season was on a Wednesday and armed with his new shot training Carter's shot was looking a lot better. His shot wasn’t good by any means but it was enough for him to get 2 good looks on net and finally score with a snapshot from 7 meters out. The coach put the lines for the next game out and behold, he was the 2nd line left winger. Carter went home and looked up what the left winger's job was, he learnt about a player named Brady Tkachuk. Now his playstyle was very physical so he stayed away from that since he wasn’t very big standing at 4 '1 and 55 pounds. He was mostly watching for the positioning and game sense of an experienced left winger so he could try and replicate it in game. If there was any advantage Carter had over others it was his passion for the game, he loved playing hockey even if it was only ball hockey he could not hold in his excitement after being picked for the game. Carter’s First Game Carter was rightfully nervous even though he was on the second unit he knew he had to be ready for when he got subbed on. About midway through the first the game is 0-0 and the coach sees this as a good time to sub on the bench unit. The first chance comes and the right winger runs into the offensive zone's right corner with the ball. Carter yells as he makes space for himself in front of the net where the winger looks him off. The ball was lost but the coach saw how Carter got open in front of the net and called for the ball so later on he praised him for that. Carter got the ball as he was crossing the halfway line and once he got to the top of the offensive zone faceoff circles. He takes a pre-scan where he only sees the net so he launches a wrist shot that is gloved with ease by the goalie since his shot is still weak and badly aimed. He gets one more chance in the slot closer to the blue line where he shoots hard and low where it almost hits his teammates stick but is covered by the goalie. He was subbed off for the whole 2nd period where his coach made it clear to him that his shot wasn’t hard enough and to stay after practice on Monday to work on that. Carter started the 3rd period down 2-1 to the team from Essonville, he immediately got a screened shot off but after getting past the first defender it hit the goalie for a rebound he controlled very well. Then his teammate got tripped which meant his team got a power play, he was on the first unit because of his vision therefore he was the ball carrier. His team formed an umbrella in the offensive zone where they cycled the ball. The left elbow got an open shot that hit the goalies blocker and went into the corner where the winger recovered the ball. The ball cycled back to Carter where he saw an opening in the net that he shot low and hard at. The ball hit his player's stick then the defender's leg that popped out on the right for a rebound. But the goalie was there so Carter yelled for the ball and was passed to for a one-timer that squeezed into the net despite the increasing chaos in front of the net. It was now 2-2 with 1 and a half minutes left on the clock and Carter knew if he wanted to win he had to act fast. Carter got the puck in the defensive zone along the boards and after blowing by the first defender with a fancy move he saw one of the older kids use it and then it was 1v1 against the last defender. Carter advanced to the top of the circle with his teammate closing in on the net wide open for a shot. Before he passed he took one more look at the net and there it was, a small opening for the ball. If he wanted to shoot this he would have to score it and after taking one last look at his teammate who was yelling for the ball he shot it. His coach was nearly ripping his clipboard apart as the ball hit the post and the defense recovered to end the game in a tie. The coach was not impressed with Carter’s selfishness and scolded him about passing the ball. The next Monday at practice he had to do 10 laps of the soccer field before being able to play for the team again. (This is the end of part 1, I will write one next month and claim my TPE while I wait.)

I can only argue with number 5 but other than that straight fire

1. What's up, Marauders?! Season 91 is underway! How did your player feel in the training camp? My player wasn't at training camp since I'm not signed with a VHL team but he did practice plenty during the off-season only working on his offensive vision. 2. Our first 2 games ended in 1 loss and 1 win, which is a pretty good start! How did your player do, and how could we improve from that loss? (Game 1: Loss 1-3) (Game 2: Win 2 - 1) I think 1 point in 2 games as a rookie is solid but I do think as the season goes on he should pick up point per game pace and become an elite producer for Miami 3. What is your player working on during practice? Like I said he really likes to scored so he was focusing on his offensive vision to not only be able to see his teammates but also his own scoring chances. 4. Even though our rival is Philadelphia, which team do you absolutely want to crush this season? My player doesn't have any rivals other that Philadelphia since he is brand new to the league but the Saskatoon Wild are definitely on the hit list since they beat us so he wants to get revenge. 5. How's the weather treating you? Can't say he hasn't adapted it's nice and warm climate in Miami, bit of a bummer there won't be outdoor rinks but he's only concerned about the alligators. 6. What's your favorite thing about the month of November? My player likes to think about Christmas in November an how it's just around the corner in term of the weeks but that's about it other than the snow in the more northern cities.

Player Information Username: NineIQ v2 Player Name: Matthew Highmore Recruited From: Returning Age: 27 Position: LW Height: 71 in. Weight: 188 lbs. Birthplace: Canada Player Page @VHLM GM

I accept

I'm interested in trying (I have no experience but I'm motivated to putting in the work)

YOU BETTER STOP, STOP

1. Get drafted, I don't know which team is going to pick me but I'm ready for whatever 2. The Medicore One because he's just been insane the whole season. 3. There is always something we did right like scoring a few points or having some nice TPE gains 4. Las Vegas since the lead the league by 5 points 5. Advice is to keep building a strong core and upgrading the team with small or big moves 6. My thanksgiving was nice I had a lot of food, cake and pie (pumpkin is the best)

1. to make the playoffs we must get a series of luck and skilled wins without losing too many games. 2. I do happen to keep up with the NHL my team is the Ottawa Senators. 3. One think that makes me feel at peace is the locker room as it's normally calm and supportive. 4. My favorite spooky season tradition is my birthday which is on the 22 and is pretty close to Halloween, and the VHL should celebrate with something scary and fun. 5. The Medicore One since it seems like no matter the team he plays for he always seems to do well and put up a bunch of point. 6. I'm probably most exited to see who's going to win it all out of anything.

i would like to apply

Hello I would like to apply

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Player Information Username: NineIQ v2 Player Name: Tim Stuzle Recruited From: Returning Age: 16 Position: RW Height: 78 in. Weight: 191 lbs. Birthplace: Antarctica Player Page @VHLM GM

Thanks I will try your suggestion in part two

The two hockey friends This is Carlos and Jaros, they are both really big hockey fans but don’t live in a city with a NHL team or any other big league teams. Most of their time is spent on their outdoor rink practicing hockey. Eventually Carlos's parents show up one day and ask them, I just got off the phone with Jaros’s mom and apparently they found a local hockey team you guys could play in. They both looked at eachother and at the same time said yes. They started practicing passing, shooting and skating very fast, they wanted to be the best one’s there. After a week or so the tryouts were due, so they arrived at the rink and saw kids warming up. Carlos and Jaros got ready quickly and stepped on the ice, Jaros quickly mentioned that it’s a lot nicer than the one at Carlos’s place. After five minutes they head to the bench of the team they were assigned, they were both lucky on the same team. The coach said, who wants to start, Carlos and Jaros raised their hands in excitement and got to start the game. Carlos got put on left wing and Jaros on right wing, Carlos was left handed and Jaros right handed, so they were set up well for one-timers. The game: The puck dropped and the other team won the draw, quickly heading to their positions that they saw online and they got the puck right back. Carlos was going down the ice with the puck and saw Jaros in a good spot. Carlos quickly sent it to the defense yelling, and put it to the net. The defenseman obeyed and sent it to the goalies pads, it ended up on Jaros’s stick so he shot the puck. The goalie was already there to make the stop and easily caught it with his glove puting Carlos and Jaros off the ice. The defenseman gets the attention of Carlos saying: nice call, I would not have thought of that. After a bit of wait Carlos and Jaros were put back on the ice, this time with more confidence but now they were in the defensive zone. They win the draw and it gets sent to Jaros along the boards. Jaros flips the puck up and it ends up in front of Carlos. Carlos approaching the net suddenly stops and cuts into the center of the ice and approaches the net. He gets to the hash marks and takes a shot, the puck ends up heading towards the middle left of the net then all of a sudden Jaros gets his stick on it and redirects it. The redirection ends up making it five hole on the goalie and Jaros scores. First period ends and they go back to the lockers and Carlos finds that his leg hurts a little too much. Carlos calls in a medic and they go to do x-rays. The medic finds that Carlos has broken his left leg and must take the rest of the tryouts off. After hearing the news Jaros just had to hope Carlos did well enough in that first 10 minutes to be on the team. Second period without Carlos They come out of the tunnel doing one lap around the ice before getting ready for the period opening faceoff. Jaros finally gets on the ice seeing Carlos cheering him on in the crowd with a broken leg he manages to pick up the puck. Jaros gets a burst of confidence and starts accelerating. They quickly find out he was going 35mph and he makes it to the other end quickly, Jaros puts the puck and his stick through his legs and shoots… He scores, top shelf and everyone is surprised, the scouts watching can not believe what just happened, nor can Carlos. The rest of the game goes smoothly and the scouts come in to tell Jaros that he is definitely on the team. Jaros asks about his friend Carlos and the scouts say they don’t know yet. When Jaros gets home with Carlos, Carlos’s mom is surprised to find Carlos injured and says what happened. Carlos and Jaros explain that he broke his leg during the tryouts and Jaros finishes by mentioning that he is not sure that Carlos will make the team. From that point on Carlos and Jaros are still waiting for the results of the tryouts to see if Carlos made it. Note: Part 2 is coming at least I hope only if people like this one tho.

Player Information Username: NineIQ v2 Player Name: Nine Recruited From: Returning Age: 18 Position: RW Height: 73 in. Weight: 200 lbs. Birthplace: Canada Player Page @VHLM GM

This is news to me I don't even look at my +/- only at my points, goals and that other I don't want to bother typing.

Thanks, it was the power of google docs

The story of NineIQ V2 Hello everyone, I am NineIQ (now NineIQ V2) and I am here to tell the story of how I got into the VHL. So around when I was 4 I saw my brother playing this game. I quickly asked my dad about it and he said it was called hockey. Around when I was close to 7 years old, I was… short about 3’8 and most kids were about 4’0. (Everyone knows what’s coming next) I got bullied, by my own teammates and even people at school because of my height. It was not easy, it never was, but I was not about to give up. Around February I… scored… a… goal… wait, I SCORED and it felt great. I remember seeing the puck go into the net onto the right side and come out on the left side. The next season. After that one goal last season, I was wanting more, I always did and I got around to a tournament, I was excited as I never had one, not even the past season. I was still on C level (C is lowest) but I was still having fun. In the tournament we got rekt but I scored a goal so I called it a win and waited for the next game. Another tournament came around and I… was… ready. In the first game I scored a goal pretty fast and we dominated that game but then we got to the finals, it was overtime, it did not help that my coach was putting only the high scoring players on the ice and not me or the others and the other team shot, I had a clear vision of it, I was seeing the goalies glove move and it hit his glove. The puck was not found until they found a hole in the net. Then it all made sense, the puck had gone through the net and… we… lost. For the rest of the season I was doing pretty good and was keeping up, I managed to get a total of 4 goals that season and that was it. A disappointment. In my third season I was teamed up with this guy I will call Chad, he was a bit of a jerk and made fun of people for all their mistakes. When someone was doing a drill he said to them, that’s not how you do it, even NineIQ can do it better. I did not know what to say at that moment because I knew this guy was going to say that. Anyways as we go on during the season the first tournament happens and we DOMINATE, through the whole tournament we destroy teams until the finals. On the other team was my good friend from school and during the game it was close. The game went to overtime and it was so close until the time ran out, and we went to a shoutout. After 5 shots the puck got stopped by our goalie and it was all up to my teammate, he was skating towards the net and he shot… AND HE SCORED, after around 3 hours we finally had a winner and it felt like it was midnight, BECAUSE IT WAS. Anyways the next tournament we were passing by nicely with minor obstacles and I got 2 goals, all I wanted was to pass my goal record every year, and we got to the finals, after a long time the other team won but I did not care because I was too tired to, I just wanted to get of the ice. Through the rest of the season I did not get another goal and I really hated it, there were times where I got a good shot in but it was not enough. Note: I might make another part of this story, also this is all true, and did actually happen.

happy birthday VHL

idk it's just a lot