Tim Robinson

I'm very excited to announce this seasons WJC Team USA roster.
This years roster will include:
Dogwood Maple @dogwoodmaple
Justin Adolfsen  @NJDevils24
William Futch  @Futch
Adison Bond @adison
Chip Stone @DoktorFunk
Lorenzo Cobberson @David Cobberson
Jack Quill @GoldGear88
Jon Webber JR @Webberj
Matt Rooster @hcrooster96
Mo Probert @Yahtzee
Nicholas Blue @lidz
Maxwell Mathias @Underclass_Hero
Jeffy Buffy @Strider
Freddy Freeze @G_Rush
Matt Murdock @Acydburn
 
We got a really good team this season, lets get out there and get this gold.
Come join the rest of us at the WJC Server: https://discord.gg/GJr28FMP
 

The captain sat alone.
 
Only hours before, he had played in his final VHL game. He scored his final point, an assist on the game’s first goal in a 3-1 loss to the Calgary Wranglers. At the game’s final buzzer, he was mobbed by his teammates but he quickly pushed through them toward the Calgary player leading a line of Wranglers to shake his hand. He and former Nighthawk teammate Brendan Telker embraced at center ice and then stood together to shake the hands of players from both teams. Drafted by Malmo only six spots apart in the acclaimed S77 Entry Draft, the two friends played in 432 regular season and 55 playoff games together, and helped Malmo win the Continental Cup in S79. As this was Deathwalker’s final game (Telker would continue to play in the playoffs with Calgary), everyone then vacated the middle of the ice and the Scottish giant then took a lap around the rink and waved to the standing and cheering crowd. 
 
Now, the locker room was empty except for the hulking hunched figure sitting by his stall. The dim moonlight hazing through an above window faintly illuminated the green jersey that had been his life for the past eight seasons. The sweat on his face dripped to meet the tears from his eyes and continue down his beard to the large “C” over his heart. This was it. The end of the line. But he couldn’t bear to take off the Nighthawk crest and leave the locker room. Not after all the hard work, the time, the blood, sweat, and tears. All the tears of joy and celebration after winning the Cup, all the tears of realization and resignation that trickled down his face right now.
 
And so the captain continued to sit alone with his thoughts.
 
Even though he hadn’t been the most productive offensively as some in his draft class, that was never his role or his goal. He was a physical specimen and a warrior. Someone who led by example, with heart, determination and no fear. He paved the way on the ice for his teammates through physicality, grit, and intimidation. He wanted the rink to be a hostile environment for the opposition. And in the blink of an eye, his career was over, but his influence will be felt in Malmo and the VHL for generations to come. He truly is a Legend.
 
Select accomplishments of Druss Deathwalker:
 
League
VHL’s All-Time Leader in Hits (2882) S79 Continental Cup winner Only player in history with eight VHL seasons of 300+ hits (plus one in the VHLM) One of two players to finish careers Top-15 in Hits and Penalty Minutes (Edwin Encarnacion) One of four players with two 400-hits seasons (Simon Valmount, Phil Marleau, Theo Axelsson) Top-7 in Hits every season Led the VHL in Hits three times Led the VHL in PIM, GWG once each, Tied for lead in SHG and Hat Tricks once each One of six players to be named team captain 7+ consecutive seasons  
Team
Longest serving captain in Malmo history Tied with Condor Adrienne for the most games played with Malmo 1st in Malmo franchise history in playoffs penalty minutes and hits 2nd in Malmo franchise history in regular season goals, penalty minutes, shots, and game-winning goals 3rd in Malmo franchise history in regular season assists and points and playoff goals Six consecutive playoff appearances (S77-S82)
In a schedule post-game press conference, Deathwalker read from a prepared statement to the gathered media:
 
“As you can imagine, this has been an emotional night. It has been an honor to play in the VHL and for the Malmo Nighthawks for the entirety of my career. The game has given me so much and I look forward to giving back in the near future. 
 
I would like to acknowledge how proud I am of my team and individual accomplishments especially our Cup win in S79 and more recently, becoming the VHL’s all-time leader in career hits – both goals I worked extremely hard for and ones that I will remember for the rest of my life.  
 
I would like to thank and acknowledge my fellow S77 draftees for the inspiration and competition they provided for me over the years. It was a historic class of world-class players and I am proud to be part of this group. Special kudos to those drafted ahead of me and were on my infamous Hit List: 
 
Paul Atreides @Mr_Hatter, Reylynn Reinhart @Ricer13, Duncan Idaho @OrbitingDeath , Zeedayno Chara @Jubis, Brendan Telker @Telkster, Asher Reinhart @rjfryman, Roll Fizzlebeef Jr @TacticalHammer, Jan Hlozek @Bojovnik, Aurelien Moreau @Frank, and That Dude @Cornholio 
 
I would also like to thank the management of the Malmo Nighthawks for taking a chance on me and allowing me to grow and lead and a HUGE thank you to all of my teammates throughout my career. It was an absolute and unforgettable honor to be your captain for the last seven seasons.
 
First of all, that special S79 team that won both the Victory Cup and Continental Cup, a truly fantastic group that worked hard, fought for each other, made history and reached the ultimate heights together:
 
Artem Tretiak @Molholt
Arthur Dayne @Infernal
Brendan Telker @Telkster
Gunnar Odinsson @BOOM
Jacob Carson @jacobcarson877
Jakob Sosa @TMGSosa
JaredN Jr @jared
Kevin Wu @kevinscix
Kirishima Wakaro @Snussu
Muffbeav @.sniffuM
Scotty Kaberle @fromtheinside
Taylor Mourning @scoop
Tui Sova @v.2
Tyler Steel @tylerwest
Viktor Alexei Kamenov @BigTittySmitty
Zeljko Ranogajec @ColeMrtz
 
All my other teammates that made playing in Malmo such a pleasure:
 
Nathaniel Minion @Minion
Miroslav Tsarov @PadStack
Carson Walkers @Cwalker
Dabnad Shaw @Dabnad
Igor Molotov @Dom
Kevin Sterk @M1nT
Obi Adesanya @atw2592
Randy Marsh @oilmandan
Steve Eso @Eso
Woody McPine @HearnNation67
Addison McLaren @tcookie
Barry Taffe @Barry
Boris Tsezar @comrade cat
Bradley Buzzer @WereBuzzing
Chris Hylands @hylands
Eddie Dams @Eddie Dams
Eeli Rantanen @Jolline
Gino DiGiannantonio @pennypenny
Harkat Mulds @hylands
Kaladin Kvothe @DangerGolding
Kristof Welch @Juice
Marshall James Frostbeard @FrostBeard
Mason Jones @Masu Chan
Matt thunder @Matt thunder
Morgan Karlsson @Erik
Nikolas DAndrea @Nikdandrea34
Poopy Peepants @JardyB10
Rhys Trenton @DeeGoat
Sven Reikkinen @Devise
Thomas Price @Thunderidge
 
And the managers who believed in me:
 
@hylands
@STZ
@Dom
@Lemorse7
 
Thanks to the VHL for providing opportunities for people like me to play the game I love. And perhaps my biggest thank you and all my gratitude to the fans of Malmo who cheered myself and the Nighthawks on night after night. You are the best fans in the VHL.
 
To the relief of VHL players everywhere, the Legend, Druss Deathwalker finally hits retirement."
 
#NighthawksRising
 

Still kinda new to using gimp, but I thought I would try to make an Alt Logo for the Nighthawks. I tried adding some green to the logo, but I couldn't make it look the way I wanted so I just did Blue and White. Kinda turned out looking like a practice jersey logo.

Everyone knows I love highlighting the tough guys and gals of the league.  Some player’s like to make their builds with a little more grit and a little less offensive vision.  I have written some articles emphasizing many of the VHL’s nastiest players but today I thought I’d cover the VHLE’ more prominent toughies.  
 
While researching this I found that there were two nasties who were at the top of the list in both hits and PIMS.  Jared Carter the 2nd and Jeff Buffy.  
 
Jeff Buffy (Geneva Rush)- @strider- the 43rd overall pick in the S82 draft, Buffy has been a solidly producing Dman.  At 605 235lbs the 37 year old still plays an old school game every night.  He leads the VHLE in PIMs with 233 in 70 games to go along with 317 hits. Last year for Geneva he had 238 PIMs and 303 hits. He will be in the VHL next year most likely and will be a handful for attacking forwards.  
 
Stats:
84GEN-   15G 34A 49PTS. 233 PIM 317 Hits
83GEN-   12G 37A 49PTS. 238 PIM 303 Hits

 
 
 
Jared Carter the 2st (Istanbul Red Wolves)- Carter is in his third year in the E, the massive 23-year-old defenseman was drafted #27 overall in the S82 draft.  In three years with the club he has amassed over 200 PIMs and 300 hits every season.  He is already over 1000 hits!   So far this year in 69 games he has 223 PIM and 362 hits.   I hope to see Carter in the VHL next season.  
 
Stats:
84IST-    17G 28A 45 PTS. 223 PIM 362 Hits
83IST-    11G 25A 36 PTS. 248 PIM 353 Hits
82IST-    7 G. 19A 26 PTS. 284 PIM 305 Hits
 
Bobby Rockwell (GENEVA RUSH)- The next guy on the list went 35th overall in the S82 draft and has played two seasons with the Geneva Rush.  Another defenseman, he plays a stay at home style and delivers hits and pain to opposing forwards.  So far in 70 games this season he has amassed 201 PIM and 229 hits.  Not one to light the lamp often Rockwell focuses his play on Defense and stopping pucks from entering his net.  Standing at just 511 171lbs Rockwell doesn’t let his size stop him from being formidable.  Based on TPE and possibly IA he will probably remain in the E for another year.  
 
Stats:
84GEN-    5G 6A 11PTS  201PIM 229 Hits
83GEN-    5G 17A 22PTS.184PIM 305 Hits
 
 
Mo Probert (Bratislava Watchman)- No list would be complete without our next player.  He is in the top ten in PIMs and plays the type of game you would expect from his name.  Probie is in his second  year in the VHLE and along with his grit, he has a scoring touch and can punish other teams with his fists, body, or on the scoring sheet.  His team is currently in second place and should be scary come playoff time.  The best part is we get to potentially see Probert vs Jared Carter the 2st in a brutal playoff series.  Probert has 111 PIM and 173 hits to go with 53 points.  Probert spent 3 years in the VHLM where every year he had over 100 PIM and 200 Hits.  Can’t wait for to see him in the VHL. 
 

 
 
Stats:
84BRA. 12G 41A 53PTS 111PIM 173 Hits
 
VHLM:
83HFX- 21G 41A 62PTS 119PIM 201 Hits
82HFX- 2G  32A. 34PTS 174PIM 249 Hits
81MIA- 4G 21A. 25PTS. 190PIM 271 Hits
 
There you have it.  A showcase of some up and coming tough guys tearing up the VHLE.  There are many others I could have covered In this article and by no way is this list set in stone.  Others like The Loch Ness Monster, creed, Faith Hope Love, Trevor Wallace, Nicholas Blue, and Cobalt Burns all deserve their place in here as well.  
 
Best of luck y’all and hope to see you in banging heads in the VHL soon. 
 
Payne

1. Feel pretty good. I don't really see too much of a weakness on our team right now.
2. I think he's doin well for his rookie season in the VHLE.
3. Idk. I live in Colorado and it has been thunderstorming on and off this past week.
4. I'd say Moritz Seider is my fav rn.
5. Not really, thought about checking out some golf courses tho.
6. Idk what I'm waiting for, I'm lazy.

(Do you have any idea how hard it is to remove the hands from a Mr Potato head and then make it look like they were never there?!)

Outside of Arena of Ondrey Nepela in Bratislava

GM John Frostbeard steps up to the podium on a scorching summer day with a beautiful cone of blueberry ice cream in his hand:

"Here we are, Season 83 Renaissance cup champions looking to repeat the beautiful run we had! Truthfully, I couldn't be more proud of our team, of everyone's hard work and energy that was given to our team in the playoffs. We were the better team and we proved it. Right now, we are as always looking forward to our next adventures on and off the ice and for that, well, you need someone to lead you, to show the best path, maybe not the easiest or the prettiest but a path that will lead our team to greatness. I am sure that the new Captaincy crew of Bratislava Watchmen will do exactly that! We are the Watchmen, we always find a way to succeed! Alright, let's get to the most important part here!"

And the Captaincy trio of Season 84 Bratislava Watchmen is going to be: 

Firstly, the A will be worn by our own returning player, dominant and loved all across Slovakia and his home country of Sweden, the player without whom our championship run wouldn't have been possible -  Harry Hagel @jasplunds

Secondly, the A will be worn by another returning player, a Centre forward who was a vital part of our team last season, a player who defines hard work and excellence, future VHL superstar from Canada - Jack Hextall @Jack Feriancek

And finally, the captain of S84 Bratislava Watchmen is a player who joined our team not long ago, was our 1st round Draft pick in this season's draft, a player who has managed to put everyone on this team in awe due to the impeccable skills and attitude on ice - soon to be knighted by the Queen Elizabeth II - Fraser Wallace @Hoopydog

Congratulations and we will see you all on the ice!

As I eagerly await the start of this season, I find it somewhat difficult to find topics of interest to keep earning my much-needed attribute points.  For this article I would like to talk about some of the best names in the VHL.  There are many creative, interesting, and even annoying people here in the VHL and with that comes some amazingly funny and inspiring player names.  So today, were going to chat about some of these beauties. 
 
The Board Game Clue on Skates (BGCOS) @MubbleFubbles- Well having been a teammate of this dynamo I know what a good dude he is for sure. On top of that he created a difficult to type and interesting name that is seen often because of how much he scores.  There has been rumors that him and teammate Bo Johansson are taking some exotic performance enhancing substance of some type but I am withholding judgment now and will only tell league officials if they beat Warsaw.
 
Seymour Butts- @fonziGGOk having a dry and old school sense of humor I believe this to be a classic.  Simple, funny, and to the point. Enough said
 
 
AK92 Wit da Hoodie @hedgehog337 Ok AK is not in the VHL yet and I almost fly into a rage trying to type such a ridiculously long name.  But hey, to each is own.  Pretty high draft pick and had a good season with San Diego and Mexico City putting up solid numbers for a Dman.   Looks like we will be seeing his name often in the near future.
 
That Dude @Cornholio- easy, simple, and to the point. When the question is asked, “Who scored the game winner tonight?”    The answer, “That Dude.”  Crafty veteran who’s scored 200 goals in VHL so he can play and think up awesome names.
 
Druss Deathwalker-  @animal74This name has to my personal favorite.  No other name can instill some fear into opposing players like the protagonist from the fantasy series by David Gemmell.  And just like the character in the novels, VHL Druss dishes out some massive punishment and puts up points.  DON’T give this dude a battle axe until after he retires, please.  
 
Mo Probert @Yahtzee-  Ok nothing super creative about this name but since it has the last name of the greatest NHL fighter of all time (my opinion) I had to include him.  He is currently playing for VHLE champs, Bratislava.  I look forward to him making the VHL so maybe I can see that great box score fight with Probert vs Payne.  
 
Huge G Johnson-  @EMoney002A VHLM lifer and huge disappointment to me since I recruited him.  Stuck at 199 TPE he did win a championship with Las Vegas last year.  Either way knowing Johnson’s personality he is a funny dude and I hope he catches the VHL addiction like I have, and his next player makes it to the VHL so I can beat him senseless for costing me recruitment TPE. 
 
 
 
Honorable Mention Names
 
Xavier Booberry
James gove dropper
Tavish DeGroot
Max Torq
Velociraptor Greg

1. We goin for the Cup!
2. I think the statement was fairly conservative, could've said more, but chose not too... very humble if you ask me.
3. I think they did a good job seeing as I was signed as a free agent haha.
4. Nope, gotta build chemistry with players and even the front office.
5. Always pressure for the team that won the cup the previous year. I think that pressure will motivate some of our players even more.
6. I spent the off season trying to change my style of play a little bit. I haven't heard of the coupon codes.

Two reasons really. 1. I had never created an active defenceman before and that was well past due. 2. Before the Hybrid attributes, there was an issue where many people were building their players the exact same way, so I wanted to do something a bit different.
 
Poopy had no actual hockey experience before the VHLM, so he still puts his skates on first. No one says anything though. He puts his jock on last because he doesn’t like how it wedges.
 
Baseball would be simple enough for him, and he’d utilize his defensive awareness at shortstop I think. He’s terrible at batting though.

1. The pro am has been interesting so far.
2. I just hope to sign with a VHLE team that needs defense.
3. It could be fun on occasion, but I usually overthink this kind of stuff so it would probably stress me out.
4. If your player had to play in another sport besides hockey what sport would they play in? type of player and position?
5. I really enjoyed a vacation I took in Hawaii about 5 years ago. Wouldn't mind going back soon.
6. I'd rather have a fresh apple or orange from a tree, but I don't have a garden or an apple or orange tree so what do I know.

1. I hope I see some sand.
2. No one drafted me and Malmo was the only team to contact me after the draft.
3. Never had a fav animal, but its now Red pandas.
4. "I should've wrote the press conference" - JardyB10
5. Gonna start from scratch and rebuild my style.
6. Steak and Steak

1. I hope I see some sand.
2. No one drafted me and Malmo was the only team to contact me after the draft.
3. Never had a fav animal, but its now Red pandas.
4. "I should've wrote the press conference" - JardyB10
5. Gonna start from scratch and rebuild my style.
6. Steak and Steak

1. We need some offense, can't depend on defense and goaltending.
2. I'm inbetween, if I join it might be last second.
3. Bo Burnham - Bezos I
4. Most hits in a season
5. I have a cat named Nimbus, she's an indoor/outdoor cat that has half a tail.
6. Any chores really haha, Dishes are definitely my least favorite tho.

1. We got a good team, we got this first series.
2. Good defense and Goaltending.
3. I'm not sure if I could pick one person as an MVP. Everyone had a large role this season.
4. I'm hoping to get signed to a VHLE team and carry my production from this year to the next.
5. hot 🔥. Can't go wrong with a Chicken Bacon Ranch.
6. Used to be Skateboarding, but I've been golfing a lot so far this summer.

So for theme week, I decided to do a signature and shoutout for @NSG and his newly created goalie. NSG has always made me feel welcome and has always been free to offer help when needed. He's been one of the people who has honestly been one of the nicest people I've got to meet in his site/forum, and its probably lame but I've always felt connected to him. The original Henry Tucker and Tater Tot were both drafted by the same VHLM and VHL team, and even came up to the VHL at the same time. It got to the point that I chose to sign with Halifax because I saw Tucker Jr sign with them a day or so before. Except now things are swapped, and now he's the Goalie and I'm the player lol. So anyways, here you go! Thanks for all your help with the VHL and my brief stint with the SBA!
 

 
 
edit: just realized I can't claim the theme week lmao. Oh well.
 

1. Pretty bad, -5.0 in both eyes.
2. I'm goin on a vacation back to see some old friends next weekend, should be a swell time.
3. I have no idea.
4. Doors, most things with wheels have doors also.
5. Probably TV shows. I've been watching a lot of Anime shows lately.
6. With ten games left I see us winning 7 or 8 of them. I'm gonna guess we finish 50-18-4.

1. Pretty bad, -5.0 in both eyes.
2. I'm goin on a vacation back to see some old friends next weekend, should be a swell time.
3. I have no idea.
4. Doors, most things with wheels have doors also.
5. Probably TV shows. I've been watching a lot of Anime shows lately.
6. With ten games left I see us winning 7 or 8 of them. I'm gonna guess we finish 50-18-4.

Little rusty at graphics, but it came out generally how I wanted, especially with the subtle Scotia flag.
 
 

I can reset it in the offseason. I don't think I can do it midseason

1. I agree with @Oatex. Popeye would be a cool mascot.
2. I've been maxed out since the start of the season. I kind of wish I noticed what the attributes effected before I used them at the reset.
3. I don't think I would do much. I am answering these kind of late so I would have said get one more forward and one more defenseman for the playoffs, but that just happened haha.
4. A good burger and some onion rings.
5. I would say snowboarding. I went every weekend for a few months and I made a trip out to Cali to snowboard with my buddy at Big Bear for a couple days.
6. I usually wear socks unless I'm sleeping because my feet seem to get cold no matter what. I don't really like sandles, but if I had to pick I would wear some slides.

https://discord.gg/w9P39FQY

1. I think we will just casually win out the rest of the season haha.
2. Welcome to the team boys! Nice to see another Defenseman on the team as well.
3. I didn't know there were controversies happening haha.
4. I am in the main VHL server. Also could I get another invite to the Halifax server?
5. I'm a Wings fan so I'm not really cheering for anyone. I guess if I had to pick I would say it would be kinda cool to see LA go on another run, I did not think they were gonna make playoffs. I just don't want Boston or Toronto to go to the finals.
6. Teleportation so I could save so much time and money for traveling. Flying would be more fun, but Teleportation would just be super convenient. 

1. I was happy with how I performed in the playoffs. I'm hoping I can keep up that production into the next season.
2. I'm not in the junior showcase tournament. I have not heard of it before and I was having trouble even finding information on it. I'm assuming it's for first year players only, but I'm not sure.
3. I guess Fridays are my least busy days so that's when I usually try do something on here.
4. Since Doug Matchett is on Houston I'm rooting for them.
5. I'm a Sterile Processing Tech. I work in a hospital cleaning, assembling, and sterilizing surgical trays. It's a pretty good job and you can do travel jobs with it and make some pretty good money that way. I'm thinking about traveling within the next year.
6. I like most of the seasons. I'd say spring is probably my least favorite one because it's usually all muddy and it rains more. I like summer and fall a lot so I can skateboard and I like winter a lot so I can snowboard.