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Review: Exceptional write up man. Loved how you broke down each pick with your reasonings. Ottawa holds a place in my heart and it's nice to see it's in good hands as the old crowd moves out and the new regime moves in.

Riga, Latvia - Riga was anything but quiet this offseason. Pulling the trigger on the "Trade Heard 'round the World", Riga sent shockwaves through the VHL in hopes of becoming the team to dethrone the powerful Helsinki Titans. General Manager Fredinamijs Krīgars acquired Alexander Thrower from Stockholm, then dropped the bomb when it was announced they had also acquired Phil Shankly, Essian Ravenwing, Bobby Digital, and MT Power from the Americans, and the trades are already paying dividends. In their first two games the Reign have started out 2-0, with Ravenwing, Shankly, Thrower, and Digital accounting for a combined 24 points in just those two games. "This is a trade I felt I needed to pull the trigger on." Said GM Krigars. "We cannot afford to sit idly by and allow Helsinki to win their third cup ina row. With the Americans under new leadership we had thought they would be in a selling mood. I'm glad we acquired these guys and hopefully we can compete with Helsinki and the rest of the league now versus being a season or two away from that point." He concluded. Not to be overshadowed, new Rookie, defenseman Niko Bogdonavic, fresh off of his Team Europe Gold in the World Juniors, quickly notched his first two career VHL points with the Reign with a pair of assists in his first game. "It feels great man." Bogdonavic expressed "Coming home with this Gold Medal for Team Europe is a phenomenal feeling. You knew we had something special from the day the rosters were announced, but to see it all come together and win Gold, it's truly special man." And of his first career points, "That's another amazing feeling. Truly. You work so hard all your life for this moment. From the day you start playing hockey, to being in the minors, and now to the big leagues, it's a great feeling to be a part of a special team and being a key cog in the wheel to help them win. It's a blessing, I'm grateful for this opportunity, and I just hope that I can continue to contribute for Riga." He concluded. The season may be young, but Riga has certainly started to turn heads already. Time will tell if they can knock Helsinki from the top of ranks, but currently as it sits, it certainly would be an interesting series. "We just need to continue to play loose, that's all there is to it. While A Cup is the ultimate goal, I tell the boys to just go out there, have fun, and play loose. They don't need to go out and win every game and think we're chasing Helsinki every night. We're not. Once the playoffs begin and we're in, that's when the real chase begins." - Krigars

Nikos first two career VHL points. We will never forget this.

Okay, thanks. Just wanted To make sure it wasn't something on my end.

Am I supposed to be getting a 404 error on this right now?

Not if you work for a company that ships international everyday and you just happen to slip a package or two in :x

Player Name: Niko Bogdonavic VHL Team: Riga Reign Cash you have: 2M Purchase Name: Fan590 upgrade Cost of Purchase: 2M Cash Left: -0-

Bogdonavic's Ottawa career only lasted around 132 regular season games, but that hasn't stopped the team from apparently trying to keep him around as an honoree member of the team. "I was back in Ottawa for the World Juniors and had a couple hours free, so I wanted to head back over to the old stomping grounds one last time before I headed back. No one was around, so I just decided to use my key and the locker room doors opened. I was pretty surprised it still worked. Usually they change the locks after every season. I showed myself around, sat by my old locker and reflected a little and then decided to have one last skate. Apparently they didn't change the locks this offseason or they're keeping me around as some honoree member or something. When everyone came back I just sat in the corner and they all introduced themselves and had no idea I was there. This makes me want to play one more season there!" *fyi, I still have Ottawa LR access"

One goal off on the score :|

Niko Bogdonavic isn't a household name quite yet, but that may soon change as he is nearing his VHL debut for the Riga Reign. The Reigns young defenseman has taken a path to get to this point that has been traveled by many before him, and will be traveled by many after, but it is the individual stories that turn them into our own unique ones. Niko is no different. Back Story Life in Serbia is not easy for many, and for the Bogdonavic family, it was often a struggle, but hockey was always an escape from a lifestyle that many would consider to be less than ideal. It all started back in the early 90s when Niko's father, Nikola was in Sarajevo, of the former Yugoslavia, now Bosnia and Herzegovina. Civil war tormented the region for many years as the former country was split off one by one until present day when we have the seven countries we currently know in the region. Nikola was enlisted in the Bosnian Government Defense Forces when Republika Srpska, encircled, and laid siege to Sarajevo for almost four full years. It still remains as the longest continued siege on a Capital city in any war. Death was seen on both sides, but seeing so many civilian lives taken, Nikola knew he had to get out before they both were killed. Fleeing the city with help from other soldiers fleeing with their families, they were able to sneak past the RS forces under the cover of darkness. Wandering the countryside, Bogdonavic had no clue where to go next. After many days on the road he eventually found himself in Belgrade, where he tried to blend in and settle down. Unable to hold a job and bouncing around Belgrade for many years, He eventually met Elena, the daughter of a baker in town, who disapproved of Nikola. Elena and Nikola started dating anyways, and were eventually married in 1997. In January of 1998 they welcomed their first child, Niko, into the world. Early Life With Nikola unable to hold a job for very long, money was always tight in the Bogdonavic family. Elena tried to work to make ends meet, but females in the work place were often disrespected, and Nikola wanted her to stay home. To say Niko grew up poor was a huge understatement. As the years past, Niko having just turned 8, Nikola eventfully settled into a factory job and money, while not a lot, still came in at a nice pace. This allowed the family to buy a TV. The first thing that turned on was a hockey game between Slovakia and the Czech Republic during the 2006 Winter Olympics. Niko was absolutely mesmerized with the game. Niko would start out playing hockey in the streets every day working on his skills and moves he saw the players doing on TV. Nikola and Niko had found a bond with the game of hockey, watching and playing, whenever they could. After many months of begging his father to be able to go play real hockey, his father had saved enough money to buy his son his first pair or ice skates. And So It Begins Joining a small children's rec league hockey team, Niko was anything but graceful on the ice, but with hard work, help from coaches, and determination, Niko became a great skater and a good hockey player, eventually graduating from small rec leagues to traveling leagues. The divorce of his parents, and the eventually abandoning from his father, Niko became more and more angry as the days passed. Coaches saw this and tried to channel his anger as they moved him from a winger to a defenseman. The power Niko showed was simply amazing, sometimes getting the best of him and leading to fights on the ice. He eventually became so violent in his checking, that coaches were starting to wonder if he had hit a dead end on where his talents could take him for the level of competition available to him in Serbia. The talents of this Serbian boy garnered the attention of many people, local and afar. Word of this phenom eventually made its way across the pond and onto the desk of retired sports agent, Mister Jones. Not knowing if he wanted to come out of retirement for a shot in the dark player, but unable to turn away from the rumours of the talent this kid from Serbia showed, Mister Jones eventually made his way to Serbia to scout Niko. What he saw next was a kid with pent up anger and using that to obliterate his opponents. He was raw, but the talent was clearly there. Mister Jones was going to convince Niko he needed to go to North America with him and start playing professional hockey. Knowing his career in Serbia was starting to wind down, Niko took the opportunity and traveled to America with Jones. State-Side and Canada Once back in the states, Jones immediately went to work calling every NHL team. None of whom wanted anything to do with Niko. Not yet dejected, Jones reached out to old friends in the VHL, where a few teams in the minor league system were highly interested in Niko. Due to the rules of the VHL and VHLM, Niko eventually chose to sign with the Ottawa Lynx of the VHLM as a free agent. His career there started a little rocky, but after finding his footing in an odd world versus the one he was accustomed to, Niko went on to show flashes of brilliance for the Lynx. In only 60 games, He finished out the season with 27 assists, 3 goals, 83 hits, and 53 shots blocked. Niko caught the attention of other teams in the VHLM and those in the VHL. After closing out his season in Ottawa, Niko was placed into the VHLM draft as well as the VHL draft. The Lynx then drafted Niko to bring him back to Ottawa with the ninth overall pick. In the VHL the Riga Reign decided to select Niko with their selection at number six. Not quite ready to make his VHL debut, the Reign allowed Niko to stay down in the Minors with Ottawa for another season. Niko started working in his offensive skill set during this season and finished out a well-rounded season appearing in all 72 games and notching 20 goals, 39 assists, dishing out 152 hits, and blocking 100 shots en route to Ottawa earning the second seed in the VHLM playoffs. Ottawa would fall to the eventual champs, but now Niko is focused on the VHL as his VHLM eligibility has been exhausted. The rising two-way defenseman looks forward to making his big debut.

300. It's not a relatively large number, but it's not necessarily a small one either, but to Niko Bogdonavic and Jones Agencies, it's a number that is a milestone. Some may scoff at thinking only 300 practice hours is considered a milestone, but it's seventy-five percent of the way to where Jones Agenencies last player, Tony Stark, ended his career. Coming back from such a long hiatus Jones and Niko didn't know what to expect from what the league could offer them, so instead of setting these huge goals that may end up being unrealistic, the duo sat down and laid out a set of smaller, more obtainable achievements along the way to obtaining the big ones. 300 was one of those smaller achievements. After tonight's practice Niko will be sitting at 293 practice hours. The goal is well within reach. "It's nice to have set these goals and we are seeing Niko break down the walls and move onto the next one." Mister Jones said "We didn't know what to expect, but Niko is fully invested in his career at this point and I think his body of work speaks for itself. He's been a fighter. He will continue to be a fighter. Riga drafted a blossoming superstar and the rest of the league is officially on notice." When asked about the 300 hour milestone, Niko seemed very pleased with the upcoming achievement. "300 may be small to some, but it's huge to someone like me. I grew up loving Hockey, but always knew that my career would hit a wall someday as the avenues to the majors are very small in Serbia. The VHL gave me a chance to showcase my talents and I am not letting any one down any time soon. 300 is just one small step on my journey to becoming a hall of famer. I am very much looking forward to joining my teammates in Riga for our first practice together." Currently Bogdonavic is busy with the World Juniors World Cup, playing for Team Europe, but soon he will get his wish to meet his new teammates on the ice for the first time next week. "Niko has been an exceptional young man and I am blessed to be working with him each and every day along the way on his journey. I knew we had seen something special when we scouted him and I'm pleased we have been able to open these outlets for him that may have otherwise been unavailable." Mister Jones said "Its been a great time and I know this kid won't be letting up anytime soon. The world is his for the taking and he's going to take it by storm."

The pride of Serbia with another point to add to his total. ?? ??

Not even Stan Smith stayed at an emotional level that I am experiencing when Roy Roger McFreeley became chairman of the HOA!!!!!!!

Bogdonavic might have been upset at the way Ottawa exited the VHLM playoffs, but he didn't need to reflect on that loss for very long as he prepared to play for Team Europe on the World Juniors World Cup. Bog no more than landed back in Serbia before he was boarding a flight back to Canada to take on the Canadians in a preseason friendly match. With the World Juniors now fully underway Bogdonavic doesn't seem to care how things ended in Ottawa. "It's behind me now. Ancient history. I am focusing on helping Europe win this Juniors World Cup and that's it." Bogdonavic said. It seems as if this focus is helping Bogdonavic along as he currently is third on the team in points with ten, and ninth overall between all the Nations. Europe is currently sitting in second place with a 5-1 record, only behind Team Canada with an extra game on Europe with a 6-1 record. Bogdonavic hopes his continued improvement can bring home some hardware for Europe.

So it was there this morning and now it's gone...where the fuck did it go?!

Congrats Sasky. People will be haters and say it's only VHLM, but I'll always remember my first title in the minors! Enjoy it!

"Well, the VHLM season has drawn to a close with Ottawa emerging with no hardware. It was a tough series and loss to Saskatoon, but I am proud of my teammates for the resiliency we showed throughout the season and into this series, but now it is over. I have packed my belongings and my locker sits empty. My name tag is still above the locker, but I know shortly it will be removed forever. I won't go down into the history books in Ottawa lore, and I might not be remembered for long, but I will never forget my time spent here. As the lights turn off behind me, so do the lights of my VHLM career. I don't board a flight for Riga quite yet, but rather one back home. I'm not sure what to expect. I don't imagine much fanfare when I land, and rightfully so, but for now I continue to push forward and try to make Serbia proud of their own. I try to bring glory to my country, one small step at a time."

Sweep imminent.

Stop, stop they're already dead!

Winner: Saskatoon Number of games: 6 Total goals scored: 31 Who gets the Cup winning goal? Daring Do Series leader in points: McAllister Series leader in goals: McAllister Series leader in assists: Ay Ay Ron

I figured this out when I realized my overall wasn't going up at all even after I added a hundred tpe lol

Part I - Pick em' (Pick the correct winners of all three games for 1 TPE) Game 2 - Helsinki Titans Game 3 - Quebec City Meute Game 4 - Quebec City Meute Part II - Predict the Score (Predict the correct score and winner of this game for 3 TPE) Game 4 - Meute 4-2 Part III - Player Predictions (Predict the correct player for each category, 1 TPE for each correct answer) Series leader in points: John Locke Series leader in goals: Theo Axelsson Series leader in assists: Franchise Cornerstone

Doubles. Thanks