Daniel Janser

what does it say about me when I first read from the Urinals? Probably getting old, that's what... Great write up Bojo.

Daniel Janser LW/C 5'8'', 183lbs S81 8th overall pick by the Calgary Wranglers We already learned how Daniel was a rather late bloomer for playing hockey himself. However, he went to EVZ matches with his dad from an early age and as often as possible. The heroes of his childhood were Kenny Yaremchuk, Dino Kessler, John Fritsche, Wes Walz and Bill McDougall. But above all Misko Antisin. The Swiss-Canadian forward with Russian heritage was the epitome of a gritty scorer for young Daniel. The Vancouver born forward also carried a Swiss passport and did not count against the import player limitations in the Swiss league. It was after him that Daniel styled his own way of interpreting the forward role. EVZ logo during Daniel's childhood And when NHL-legend Claude Lemieux decided in the autumn of his career to play for Zug, Daniel just HAD to attend every game and buy the Jersey. As time went by, he was discovered by a scout of EVZ who saw how hockey players tried to intimidate and bully the minuscule and sinewy guy who played pond hockey with his friends. But he twisted and turned, bobbed and weaved, braked and accelerated so that they could rarely land their hits on him. He used their size and weight against them. So he was invited to join the local team for a tryout. When he arrived, the coaches asked him: 'What position do you play?' To which Daniel laconically replied: 'You tell me, coach.' They soon found out that he was as good as his word and could play on all skating position, as his mind was at least as agile as his skating. Changing from Left Wing to Right Wing was easy for him as he was (and still is) ambidextrous, which explains why his backhand shot is so lethal and why he can 'fish' pucks from the 'wrong' side. His versatility was the team's blessing but his curse, as there were always designated specialized players on every position and he would fill in for whoever could not make the line up. Once he qualified for college, he was drafted into the army and his hockey playing games came to a grinding stop, as he served his country for a full year. After that, his brother and he decided to go abroad to Canada, to learn a different kind of hockey and to see wether they can prevail as rather short players and find a role in the Northamerican market. So they signed up for the first ever JST and were enlisted into the Brigade. Their play peaked the interest of the Mississauga Hounds and they were drafted alongside. Mid-season the brothers got traded to the Reapers. Dan finished with 40g/40a in 72 games and draw attention from several renowned Franchises such as Seattle, Helsinki and Calgary from the VHL and Bratislava, Cologne, Rome and Istanbul from the VHLE. Ultimately the Oslo Storm of the VHLE and Calgary secured his rights, both in the first round of their respective draft. Since he was drafted into the VHL, Daniel's goal has become to join fellow Swiss Scott Boulet and Scotty Campbell in the HOF and the former in the Calgary rafters. And his first three seasons did not look like he would get there. He was a solid PPG player and reliable in his defensive duties, but nothing was screaming 'super star'. However, Dan just kept on grinding in the torture chamber, making extra shifts in team practice and take a leaf out of more experienced players' book to better himself. For his efforts and his natural leadership, he was named alternate captain in his sophomore year and the year after and captain for the seasons 85 and 86. one of Dan's idols, Scott Boulet S85 would be the breakthrough season for Janser. He upped his goal scoring by 50% from 34 in the previous season to 51, securing him the Kevin Brooks Trophy. His assists went up 40% from 41 to 57, which helped him also winning the Mike Szatkowski Award. Next to a first team all-star nomination he was also voted by his peers for the Brett Slobodzian Trophy for the most outstanding player in the league. But his season was not only blessed from a professional point of view. During that season he also met his girlfriend Bonnie Ferguson. They moved in together and he has already met her family back in Glasgow. S86 looks very promising as well. The Wranglers are at the top of their conference and indeed the league after thirty matches played. Not to a small extent thank to the Swiss veteran, who is also on top of his peers in the points race. Daniel never trusts his own success though and he just works out incessantly and hopes he is not falling from a cliff. Let's see whether it will be enough to make his dream come true to lift the cup in the Red/White/Black uniform and to enter the Holy Halls of the VHL HOF.

PC for the week ending 4th December: 1. What do you think of the recent change in the career tasks? 2. Out of the 5 losses Cologne suffered, two were against us. Are we now their nemesis? Elaborate. 3. What do you think will it take us to get into a playoff spot? 4. In what areas is your player performing as you imagined it (or better)? 5. Where is room for improvement on your player? 6. what was the last hockey game you watched (on site or on television)?

Hmm looks like there is a cup win in Daniel Janser's future

Graphic courtesy of Leandrofg (Marcel's stats/Daniel's stats) Daniel asked our newspaper to publish the following, uncensored and unedited disclaimer and we are happy to oblige. 'I just read yet another newspaper, where the question was raised whether Calgary's alternate Captain AirRig GoodBrandSun is too soft and a defensive liability, and frankly, I am sick and tired of it. I see it as my duty as his Captain and team mate to step up for my brother-in-arms because he is too goodnatured to do so himself. There are few individuals that I met that show an equal determination as AirRig. He is tied last to leave the ice and at times he annoys me when we play the 'no, you first'-game when it comes down to go to the locker room after practice. He is never happy about his performance and complacency does not exist in his vocabulary. Just recently after a seven assists performance in three games, he was breaking his head that he only had one hit in said games. I have you know that no-one of us Wranglers would like to be on the receiving end of one of AG's checks. Not me, not Strasmore. None. In my opinion a check is the last ressort, a means to gain the puck or prevent a goal, when everything else failed. And while I appreciate that it belongs to hockey and that boneshattering checks make for a good highlight reel, I prefer if the players in my team never get into the position, when they need to check. And AirRig is a very skillful and intelligent defender who is hardly ever out of position and since he improved his skating, he can convert his Hockey-IQ on the ice. Further and in addition, GoodBrandSun is unfortunate in that respect that he plays in a line with Stras and me. At the moment, I have the highest FO% in the league, which means we do not need to chase the puck that often, which of course gives AirRig less opportunities to lay in with his body. Phil is the stereotypical shutdown physical defender, for whom neither big nor small player exist, but only checking opportunities. I myself never got the winger gene out of me and am most of the time the first in the forecheck to either knock the puck lose or force the opposition to make errors. Lastly, AirRig does exactly what the GM expects of him: to quarterback our offense; be it in power play or even numbered. There is a reason why he is paired with Strasmore. To take the physical aspect out of his to-do list and focus to orchestrate our game. Were he to play in the same line as Leandro, who does not play the same uncouth type of game as I do, and be separated from Phil, his checking numbers would skyrocket. I invite any doubters to visit a training session and gear up. So that first-hand experience can be had, as to how much of a 'push-over' and 'softie' AirRig really is.' https://vhlforum.com/topic/130003-a-tale-of-two-brothers-a-new-hope/ https://vhlforum.com/topic/130042-a-tale-of-two-brothers-chugging-along/ https://vhlforum.com/topic/130178-a-tale-of-two-brothers-moving-on-quickly/ https://vhlforum.com/topic/130233-a-tale-of-two-brothers-quarter-and-diming/

Afaik Ahma will only ever sign with Davos DAVID

I see what you did with the title... again

I see what you did there

Barzal is running the show at the moment.

Have not seen ClueGlue as a potential reason for chicago doing better than expected.

I would not be worried to take Phil 1OA every given time, just a stud and overall cool fellow

it has become a family tradition... but seriously, for a low tpe defensive minded defender 2 assists are more of an achievement than scoring two irrelevant goals for last years Brooks winner... I get along very well with my lil bro and am happy for any kind of success he has in this league (and elsewhere for that matter)

Graphic courtesy of Leandrofg (Marcel's stats/Daniel's stats) The Janser boys have played two games in the meantime and without further ado, we present herewith our summaries of the respective matches. 4-3 (SO) In our first featured match, the Wranglers met the stars in a tight game, which the Albertan team won in the shootout 4-3. Gonçalves brought Calgary the early lead with his power play marker. Los Angeles tied the game quickly, before Wolanin reinstated the one goal lead. The second period went to the Californians as they scored the sole goal to tie the game anew. In the third frame, Gonçalves with his second of the night gave Calgary the edge, but LA would not have it and for the third time equalized the score. Neither team was able to get the better of the opposite netminder and so the match went to shootout. Here it was the Captain himself who was the only player to convert his attempt with a highlight reel-worthy Forsberg deke and bring victory for his colours. The three stars were awarded to Gonçalves (2g/0a), Peepants (0g/2a) and Miglaskems (1g/0a). Dahl (.870) had a one of his weaker nights in this running campaign while Vandelay (.929) was on top of his game. Calgary's powerplay was sub-par (1/6) but their penalty kill unit did an immaculate job (1/1). Marcel had 0g, 1a, +0 and 1sb Daniel was noted with 0g, 1a, -1, 3 hits and 61.36FO% 4-0 In a demonstration of dominance, the Wranglers shut the door on the Titans in a 4-0 victory. The first remarkable thing happened at 11:15 minutes into the game when the crowd witnessed a polysportive event, as Wolanin dropped one too many 'Yo Mama' remark against Young and a line brawl ensued. Apart from Wolanin/Young, Strasmore/Johnson and Janser/Cholo were the pairings. Landon picked a taller and heavier player for his fight and lost the bout accordingly. Strasmore and Janser held their own against their respective opponent. At least Landon had enough hot water at his disposal and also did not have to queue for the hot tub, as the officials sent him packing for instigating. Later on, Vladovechsenkchushkin scored the only marker in the first period for a one goal lead for the Red/White/Black, with 45 seconds to spare. In the middle frame it was 'I do not take prisoners' Strasmore on the man advantage with his first goal of the season to extend to a two goal seperation. In the third period, Janser delivered the dagger with a brace of goals. The first came on a rush when Gonçalves carried the puck into the Wranglers offensive zone (he took Wolanin's place on the wing in the first line), pass back to the blueline to GoodBrandSun, who relays the disc to Dan. The Center gives the disc Gonçalves who one-times the feed but misses the net. Janser picks up the loose puck and shoots from the hashmark, however his attempt goes wide as well. However, he is first on the orphaned disc and the second effort sticks. It is not a pretty goal, but it counts. For the second goal, Marcel intercepts a pass from McMuffin and immediately sends Strasmore with the biscuit the other way. Phil enters the Helsinki zone unopposed (well they tried) and sees Dan lurking in the slot. A nice saucer pass to his Captain and the Swiss roofs it backhand. Janser (2g/0a), Gonçalves (0g/2a) and Vladovechsenkchushkin (1g/1a) were named the three stars and we think that Strasmore got FISTED ANALLY BY A CIRCUS MONKEY to not be in that circle. Dahl with his shutout was also not considered, alas his team did the heavy lifting and only allowed 14 shots for the whole match. He was of course the winner in the netminder duel against a solid Nu (.902). Calgary's power play was good (1/3) and the penalty kill obviously without reproach. Marcel was reported with 0g, 2a, +2, 2 PIM (Highsticking, no effect on the score) and 3sb Daniel had 2g, 0a, +2, 5 PIM (Fighting Major, hence no power play), 4 hits and a 81.08% success rate at the draw. Calgary remains a force to be reckoned with and stays on top of their conference for the time being, sporting a 6 win streak. Here are the stats for our intrepid Hockey exports: Marcel: 18gp, 2g, 10a, 12pts, +1, 22 PIM, 28 hits, 29sb, 2ppg Daniel: 18gp, 12g, 15a, 27pts, +9, 35 PIM, 73 hits, 13sb, 1gwg, 2ppg, 61.08FO%, 5 First Star awards We will revert with updates as soon as possible. Stay safe. https://vhlforum.com/topic/129697-a-tale-of-two-brothers-a-night-to-remember/ https://vhlforum.com/topic/129819-a-tale-of-two-brothers-into-the-breach-once-more/ https://vhlforum.com/topic/130003-a-tale-of-two-brothers-a-new-hope/ https://vhlforum.com/topic/130042-a-tale-of-two-brothers-chugging-along/ https://vhlforum.com/topic/130178-a-tale-of-two-brothers-moving-on-quickly/ GM 130: Calgary Wranglers vs. Los Angeles Stars (vhlportal.com) GM 139: Helsinki Titans vs. Calgary Wranglers (vhlportal.com)

@Phil Switzerland beat Italy in their qualification group and the Azzurri came second. They had a wild card playoff game against Northern Macedonia and lost 1-0. Edit: You are playing in the wrong position for a Boulet, Phil.

that is a no brainer...

Fucking @jRuutu stealing my thunder

on the beckoning of a Latinamerican bovine which shall remain unnamed, I spam commishes with pings @thadthrasher @Enorama

Graphic courtesy of Leandrofg (Marcel's stats/Daniel's stats) The Wranglers have played ten games since we last presented match summaries. During that period they achieved a 7-2-1 record and are not only on the top of the NA Conference but also of the entire league. And this with a game in hand against their closest pursuer Davos DAVID Dynamo. Prague and Chicago follow suit with the Dragons having one game in hand. Dahl has seen a resurgence and leads the league in wins and is third in saving rate for starting netminders with only 0.02 difference to leading Tsezar. Wolanin and Janser are both in the top ten goalscorer, while Janser is also prominent in the points race. GoodBrandSun is amongst the highest scoring backs and Gonçalves is picking up speed after a somewhat slow start and lack of puck luck with his shots. Justice, Wolanin and Vladovechsenkchushkin each have a short handed marker to their name, which makes Calgary the only team with more than one goal scored in the penalty kill. Wolanin leads the league in game winning goals as well. So far, the prospects for a post season for the Wranglers are intact and the depth player pitch in as well. The Jansers' stats for the season so far are: Marcel: 16gp, 2g, 7a, 9pts, -1, 20 PIM, 28 hits, 25sb, 2ppg Daniel: 16gp, 10g, 14a, 24pts, +8, 30 PIM, 66 hits, 13sb, 1gwg, 2ppg, 60.03FO%, 4 first star awards Both brothers are set on a pace to exceed (Marcel) or equal (Daniel) their last year's point totals. Stay tuned for our next update. https://vhlforum.com/topic/129578-vsn-presents-s85-vhl-awards/ https://vhlforum.com/topic/129697-a-tale-of-two-brothers-a-night-to-remember/ https://vhlforum.com/topic/129819-a-tale-of-two-brothers-into-the-breach-once-more/ https://vhlforum.com/topic/130003-a-tale-of-two-brothers-a-new-hope/ https://vhlforum.com/topic/130042-a-tale-of-two-brothers-chugging-along/ GM 49: Calgary Wranglers vs. Los Angeles Stars (vhlportal.com) GM 57: Calgary Wranglers vs. Seattle Bears (vhlportal.com) GM 62: Toronto Legion vs. Calgary Wranglers (vhlportal.com) GM 72: New York Americans vs. Calgary Wranglers (vhlportal.com) GM 80: Calgary Wranglers vs. D.C. Dragons (vhlportal.com) GM 89: Los Angeles Stars vs. Calgary Wranglers (vhlportal.com) GM 98: Calgary Wranglers vs. London United (vhlportal.com) GM 104: Prague Phantoms vs. Calgary Wranglers (vhlportal.com) GM 117: Calgary Wranglers vs. Malmo Nighthawks (vhlportal.com) GM 122: Prague Phantoms vs. Calgary Wranglers (vhlportal.com) 5/5 uncapped package

inactive player position change from Left Wing to Defence Thanks

yeah sometimes one is so focused on the intended message, that convenient puns (which for others are glaringly obvious) will be missed...

It is indeed. They list around 85 cover versions of this song (and that are only the English ones, there are also several German covers around). Just for my curiosity: which cover did peak your interest?

I see what you did there

Did not know that you are a Ricardo Montalban enjoyer (who sang this song in the 1949 movie 'Neptune's Daughter'). The song was awarded an Academy Award

AirRig is a wussy, that is the problem (and Strasmore bullying GoodBrandSun out of his hits...)