Daniel Janser

1. I thought the competition was stiff, but always like it if a new name is given a chance. 2. All of them and I hope not. 3. Wolanin or Gonçalves would be my bet (and by saying that I probably gave it to Lindbergh) 4. Standing on his head, of course. 5. Simplistic yet very appealing. 6. Since I did not eat in the morning, technically I only broke my fast on lunch time and this means it was minced beef on a peppersauce with fries, carots and romanesco.

there is a lot of words that come to my mind when I hear 'Geneva', but none of them involves manly, hardworking animal handlers

Fair point, I did not even think of that... there was a historic event called 'l'Escalade de Geneve' which could be used as a starting point to implement the 'Rush' theme... how to convert this artistically is an other question (let alone that few people will get the reference)...

I also think that the logo of the Rush is a bit anemic. My two cents: Switzerland has not as much history with Horse as much as the US or Canada has (even though ironically we were the last European country to abandon the Cavalry as an element of our recon forces in 1973). Geneva's City badge sports an Eagle and the real live Hockey club even has a live eagle as a mascot which they have fly through the arena before any home game. So maybe that would be a more fitting approach. Alas, I take your contribution as it is: A clear upgrade to the existing logo (imho), and the above 'disconnect' from Swiss and Geneva background does not take away from a cool concept.

Graphic courtesy of Leandrofg (Marcel's stats/Daniel's stats) Our local hockey exports have now already a quarter of the season behind them. Helsinki is still on top of their conference with a 15-6-1 while Calgary is barely clinging on to the wild card spot with a 8-10-2 record. On some ground breaking news we learned that Marcel has now been traded together with Riga's 2nd round pick in S89 to Vancouver in exchange for Ryuji Sakamoto. The young Japanese is also a defensive defenseman, albeit younger and with a higher talent ceiling, alas even less offensive tools as the veteran Swiss back. We just got a telex that Marcel had to rebook his flight from Vancouver to London as the English squad traded for him in exchange for defender Branden Skuin and Davos's 2nd round pick in S89. We will see how this trade chain pans out for any of the franchises involved. Simo Ruotsalainen (SR) was able to reach Marcel (MJ) and get his side of the story of this unexpected turn of events. SR: 'Marcel, thanks for your time. We have heard that you were traded first to Vancouver just to be flipped to London a few hours later. What do you think about this chain of events?' MJ: 'Hyvää ilta päivää Simo. It is wild. The trade away from Calgary was not unexpected and it was cool to join Helsinki. Our season started very well and at the beginning I was able to score above my average. Then I hit something of a dry spell but was still able to help the team win matches. Sakamoto is certainly an upgrade on the defensive end of the ice, I am fully aware of that, alas this is also well reflected on their paycheck as well. When the GM Frank Funk called me in his office and broke the news, I was a bit surprised. At the end of the day that is just how this business works and there is not much one can do except to make the best of it and stay professional. If life gives you lemons, open up a bottle of Tequila, is what my dad always says.' SR: 'Shortly after, you were traded back to Europe. Did you have to jump out of the plane?' MJ (laughs): 'Luckily no. I was still packing in my apartment, when London's GM Jacob Carson, called me to tell me I should cancel my flight to Vancouver as I was just traded to them. It would have been bad for my carbon footprint, if I flew half across the planet for nought. It appears I bring some upgrade to their blueline and Skuin has been stagnant for a while now, while I still make some sort of progress in my development, even though being drafted earlier then the Finn.' SR: 'Are you excited to dress for London now?' MJ: 'It is a relatively young team with a lot of potential and I want to help them to make the playoffs this year. Besides I am sucker for history just like my brother and would like to re-visit the Imperial War Museum and the HMS Belfast as well as the Tower. I will finally have the time to go to the RAF Museum in Hendon and to the Tank Museum in Bovington which has the only Tiger tank in working condition. This will be a cool new experience.' SR: 'Okay, that is all the questions I had for now, we will certainly follow your further career.' Here are the stats for the Rotkreuz natives: Marcel: 22gp, 2g, 8a, 10pts, +12, 22 PIM, 27 hits, 39sb, 1gwg, 1 First star nomination Daniel: 20gp, 10g, 13a, 23pts, +2, 18 PIM, 40 hits, 19sb, 57.95FO%, 0gwg, 3ppg, 2 First star nominations https://vhlforum.com/topic/134635-a-tale-of-two-brothers-an-interseason-summary/ https://vhlforum.com/topic/134672-a-tale-of-two-brothers-the-janser-retirement/ https://vhlforum.com/topic/134942-a-tale-of-two-brothers-tervetuloa-marcel-janser/ https://vhlforum.com/topic/135154-a-tale-of-two-brothers-how-the-turn-tables/

but why Shotter as the Third star instead of Davis who scored the only goal?

Played with him in my rookie season in Philly... how time flies...

duh me, I have not even picked that up... cannot agree more @Steve

I mean they were inactive before the position switch (last update at the time the position switch was made, was end of February)... But yeah that is an inherent risk with IA FA in the VHLE...

Graphic courtesy of Leandrofg (Marcel's stats/Daniel's stats) Twelve games are played in the VHL and the tables are turned (for at least the moment), as Calgary is just barely clinging onto a Wild Card spot, while the erstwhile suffering Titans are on top of the European Conference(and only second to a surprisingly strong Bears). One could be forgiven to think that the Wranglers' problems are of a defensive nature, as they had to release Marcel to the free agency due to cap constraint. But, no defensively, Calgary is one of the better teams. Their apparent weakness is on the scoring part, despite still having the offensive Trident Wolanin/Gonçalves/Janser in hand. Alas, Calgary has had slow starts before and it is too early to fret yet.They also lost games where they clearly dominated on the shot clock and where Lindbergh dropped the odd puck (quite literally). Daniel has been confirmed captain of his team once more and will do his level best to get rid of the off-season rust and be a clutch player again. At the moment, he is the team leading forward when it comes to blocking shots and helps out his netminder to keep the puck out of the net. He also is the Wrangler with the most goals to his name, but Wolanin is the highest scoring one. The season is still young and a lot can happen until the playoffs are in sight. And who knows, maybe we will witness a brotherly duel for the ages, rivalled only by the duels between Sandro and Greg Clegane in the final of the Continental Cup. Here are the stats sofar for our intrepid heroes: Marcel: 13gp, 2g, 7a, 9pts, +11, 12 PIM, 19 hits, 23sb, 1gwg, 1 First Star nomination Daniel: 11gp, 7g, 5a, 12pts, -3, 6 PIM, 21 hits, 8sb, 0gwg, 2ppg, 59.06FO%, 1 First Star nomination https://vhlforum.com/topic/133955-a-tale-of-two-brothers-slaying-bears/ https://vhlforum.com/topic/134168-a-tale-of-two-brothers-we-are-the-champions/ https://vhlforum.com/topic/134337-a-tale-of-two-brothers-good-bye-janser/ https://vhlforum.com/topic/134635-a-tale-of-two-brothers-an-interseason-summary/ https://vhlforum.com/topic/134672-a-tale-of-two-brothers-the-janser-retirement/ https://vhlforum.com/topic/134942-a-tale-of-two-brothers-tervetuloa-marcel-janser/

Review: I am really a sucker for the 'dirty/gritty/crumpled' look. I like the crumpled paper background a lot. You removed any NHL (or whatever league this is) branding. I am a fan of the 'static noise' fonts. The only little beef I have is that the Jersey and the background colour are too close, but this is only a preference of mine and does not take away from your art. solid 9.5/10 from me.

they do know that you want to buy tickets only and not the whole blinking team, right? For the two tickets of USD 1,200 I could buy a season ticket here (admittedly not front row).

My pleasure... Just tell her you discovered this all dancing and singing vegan restaurant I am sure she can be persuaded (especially seeing that it around your birthday)... good luck anyway (also in securing tix)... Edit: apparently Red Sparrow and Cornish Arms seem to be highly rated on different forums... never been to Oz and do not particular indulge in vegan diet (my family is strictly omnivore), so please take this with a pinch of salt.

Bana are you going to watch the match ups of Kings-Yotes in Melbourne prior next season?

1. Cold, solid and slippery. Ricer needs to find out how we best function with the 6-3-2 setup, but I am sure we will get there. 2. I did, but being an absolute homer, I am very doubtful that I get a lot of points from that corner (historically speaking) 3. Our supporters are still on a high from our cup win and everyone knows that with a new season everything is reset again. 4. Top three in the NA conference is where I see us. 5. Not really celebrating, went to my dad's homestead in the mountains. 6. My schedule says yes, my body begs to differ.

Graphic courtesy of Leandrofg (Marcel's stats/Daniel's stats) The S88 season is about to start, and this news outlet takes this opportunity to get a preseason interview with the younger Janser brother. As most of our valued readers know the Swiss defender is dressing now for Helsinki, another Original Eight franchise. Our Finnish correspondent Simo Routsalainen met up with the Rotkreuz native to catch up. Simo Ruotsalainen (SR): 'Hi Marcel. Thanks for meeting up with us.' Marcel Janser (MJ): 'Hyvää päivää, Simo. Excited to answer your questions.' SR: 'Marcel, Calgary could not afford your services anymore and you entered FA this past offseason. You had several offers. What did make you declare for Helsinki?' MJ: 'I am a big fan of Original Eight franchises and Helsinki has an interesting future ahead after a couple of rather underwhelming seasons. GM Frank Funk convinced me with his vision. On top of that I can provide some veteran presence to a young defence core and bring that cup experience into the mix.' SR: 'Does that mean that we will see a more offensive version of the Calgary-Marcel?' MJ (laughs): 'I do not think so. I am still a stay-at-home defender with limited offensive output. The points will come from the young talented prospects like Grimes, Dixon and Kardashian.' SR: 'For the first time in your professional career you will be playing against your brother. Are you looking forward to these meet ups?' MJ: 'I mean we played against each other during our time in Switzerland. I like to think that knowing him as well as I do can give me an edge. Dan needs to get creative playing against me, as I know most of his moves. So he will need to do new things, which can be a chance for our team, when he is not as proficient with the new tricks as with his proven ones. It will be interesting for both of us.' SR: 'Will we see the Jansers dropping gloves against each other?' MJ: 'Never say never. Alas, we were taught that brothers need to stick together. Of course we were also raised to give our all for our teams in every match. Contrary to what people may believe in view of the legendary line brawl against Seattle in game three of the conference finals, Dan and I are not big fighters. We acknowledge that it is part of the game and that there are times when you need to draw a line in the sand, but we prefer to focus on playing hockey.' SR: 'You came to Finland on your father's yacht together with Dan, Bonnie, Callum and your sister Nicole. How was the passage? Did Callum get seasick?' MJ: 'Not at all. Not even when we hit some rough patches mid-Atlantic. He sleeps as good as can expected from a newborn.' SR: 'How about your new home? Have you found an accommodation in Helsinki yet?' MJ: 'Yeah I found a flat in the vicinity of the Hartwall Arena where we will be playing our home games. It is nothing fancy, but I am a simple guy with simple tastes, so flat hunting was not that difficult. Especially not with the help of the Titans' HR department, who assisted my with translating and all the paper work.' SR: 'Okay that's it from my side. Good luck in your new club and welcome to Finland.' MJ: 'Appreciate it Simo and thanks for having me, hyvästi' We will revert with news from our intrepid heroes in due course. Stay tuned. https://vhlforum.com/topic/133955-a-tale-of-two-brothers-slaying-bears/ https://vhlforum.com/topic/134168-a-tale-of-two-brothers-we-are-the-champions/ https://vhlforum.com/topic/134337-a-tale-of-two-brothers-good-bye-janser/ https://vhlforum.com/topic/134635-a-tale-of-two-brothers-an-interseason-summary/ https://vhlforum.com/topic/134672-a-tale-of-two-brothers-the-janser-retirement/

Thanks for the link now I can listen to bedtime stories at a more appropriate time for a man my age (afka skwhassoi)

No haters in that locker room. While everyone of course hopes to snatch one or more of these coveted awards, we are also happy for all those who ultimately receive them

Cgy gang captaining hsk

G - Oskar Lindbergh @VattghernCZ

Fixed it for you

He and Nayt Bedard were Marcel and my team mates in our rookie season in the VHLM...

I thought that would be the case, posted it more for the memes... Thanks for the clarification, Beketov, much appreciated.