Scurvy

Haha. Easy to pick!! Congrats. You make beasts!!

The Vancouver Wolves season has been rocky as far as standings go. However, after recent shootout loss to Calgary the Wolves highly touted rookie class has given GM @Frank another problem to worry about. Despite given a curfew by their GM, four rookies, Riley Martin @Smarch, Guntis Gavilrovs @Girts, Logan Ninefingers, and Vlad Von Carstein @Dom snuck out and hit the bars. While at a popular club known as the Roxy they were allegedly confronted by several Calgary fans who made the trek over to watch the game. Apparently the four rookies took offense to some of the comments about Vancouver’s play this season and the fists started flying. In the end, we saw nine Calgary fans transported to local hospitals and the four rookies sitting in the city jail. Rumor also has it that giant defensemen, Guntis Gavilrovs ripped a finger off one of the assailants to give it to Logan for a full set. But this can’t be confirmed. Upon their release the four had no comment as they were escorted to some cars to be whisked away. GM Frank Chadwick gave a press conference at noon today and gave the following statement: “Last night four of my players broke curfew and went out on the town. This is an internal matter that I will deal with, and they will not like the consequence for that. I feel a day of bag skating is in their near future. Furthermore, the issue with the fight last night I have no issue with how they handled themselves. Were a team, and in my opinion, they defended the team, and they will not be punished for that. I am proud that four of my youngest players stood together and battled as family. It's why I drafted them.” Reporter: “Can you confirm the rumor that Guntis Gavrilrovs tore someone’s finger off and kept it last night?” Frank: “No comment”

There are a lot of things to like about the VHL and the creative process you can take to make the player of your choosing. Some go for that offensive defenseman or a speedy playmaking center. However, sometimes VHL members choose to make a gritty smashmouth killer that would hit his/her own grandmother on the ice. And these are the players I love and will honor here today: As I hunted through the forum of historical hitters it was pretty evident the early seasons were similar to the 70s-80s NHL. Lots of points and lots of killers with hits and PIMS that will probably never be equaled by our modern VHL players. I am going to highlight some of these players and just a note: This is by no means a comprehensive list and if I missed someone or chose not to list them here it was simply for brevity. Looking for the single season hit record I saw it was held by Season 61 Davos’s Gabriel McAllister @CowboyinAmerica with 461 and he still had 99 points that same season. That is a lot of damn hits. The only modern player I could find that was close to this record was Malmo’s forward, Druss Deathwalker with 413 in S82 (good for 12th all time) and 404 in S84. No other modern player has amassed 400 hits. Pretty impressive. Top 10 Hits in a Season: #1- Gabriel McAllister 461 (S61) #2- Simon Valmount 441 (S49) #3- Zach Perechkin 434. (S51) #4- Tukka Reikkinen 430 (S30) #5- Phil Shankly 426 (S57) #6- David Smalling 423 (S23) #7- Motherfucker Sharpe 421 (S57) #8- Phil Marleau 418 (S74) #9- Chad Magnum 415 (S75) #10- Leeroy Jenkins 414 (S26) #10- Edwin Encarnacion 414 (S42) Now, for career hits that record his held by Vinny Detroit @dasboot with 3163. He almost broke the 400 mark in S86 with Davos where he had 398 hits and he never had a season under 300. Detroit was a hitting machine and even won a Continental Cup in S83. Rounding out the top 5 career hits are: #1- Vinny Detroit 3163 #2- Brennan McQueen 2889 #3-Druss Deathwalker 2882 #4-Vasile Lamb @dlamb 2877 #5-Duncan Idaho @OrbitingDeath 2734 I tried looking up if any of these top 30 or so hit leaders were defensemen but kept getting “Oops you went off side” when I clicked their names. It’s harder to be the hit leader as a Defensive player but in looking at the current hit leaders in the VHL, there are two in the top 10 in Womp Womp Womp Womp Womp Jr @AdamEss with 158 (2nd place) and Skor McFleury @AlexAlex with 139 (6th). Also, a huge shoutout to the always reliable stay at home dman in Calgary, Phil Strasmore @PhilPhil is set to pass 2000 hits this year which is a huge achievement. Added to the 1664 minutes in PIMS (good for 4th all time currently) he for sure has been tough to play against. Congrats Phil!! See ya next week

Wow!!! Thank you so much! Great article. Pumped that I found the VHL when I did. Y'all are a great community.

Great article. Looking forward for more

Congrats Pal!

Lets GO! You need to get past Wheeler first tho.

Another week into the season and there is plenty of happenings to chat about. First, its April Fools and I got GOT twice in 12 hours by the VHL. Great job! For this week I’d like to cover the current VHL standings, a look in at Saskatoon in the VHLM, and give a little “tough guy” tribute. VHL STANDINGS In the North American league the defending champs, DC Dragons are killing it. At 20-4 they have cruised out to first place with a tough Toronto club nipping at their heels. Led by The Frenchman @OrbitingDeath with 22g 26a= 48 pts and defenseman, Mark Calaway @Beketov 12g 26a= 38pt they are showing that they want to raise that Continental Cup again. They have great depth and are getting scoring and contributions from everyone on the roster. Added to this, they are nasty in net with Henry Tucker Jr @NSG who already has two shutouts. Prediction: Victory Cup In the EU, Moscow, Malmo, London, and Prague are all really close and I predict there will be many lead changes before the trade deadline. All these teams are crazy good but I want to look in on Prague today. Prague has scored the most goals in the league (100) but have allowed 78. If they are to compete for the cup I would think team defense would have to improve but their offense is impressive. Led by John Jameson @Frank 23-30-53pts (85 hits) and Nikolas Kauppi @Tetricide 25-27-52pts up front and all-star defenseman Skor McFleury @AlexAlex 9 -33-42pts in the back they have the tools to be competitive every night. They have some depth that can add points as well in Rip Wheeler, Spanish Moon, and Chris Sanzone and a great goalie in Matt Murdock. But if this team is to win the cup one of these depth pieces might have to go for some defensive help. If this team can bring down the goals against and maintain their offensive tempo, they will be a force come playoff time. SASKATOON In the VHLM there are some teams blowing away from the pack. Ottawa, Halifax, Vegas, and Houston are all single digits in losses. Saskatoon is just outside of these clubs and despite losing two in a row they have such a solid club I think they could go for it come playoff time. Offensivly they are led by Oliver Loo @Misty 18-16-34 pts and RW Leon Bruhmaninho @BigBruhman. But it’s their defense which is where Saskatoon really shines. Carson Tripp @Cartripp14, Bollos de Trueno @Thunder, and Lazlo Holmes @Gustav are all max or close to max and will definitely help play long minutes in crucial games. Sask is up there with goals scored (83) and are 2nd fewest in goals allowed in the league showing a team commitment to defense. In net, the team could use a few more weeks of TPE earning for both goalies. Both have winning records, but a few more allocated points could put them over the hump in games against elite talent. Best of luck Sask! Tough Guy Tribute This week’s tribute goes out to Prague’s center, John Jameson @Frank. As of this week he has 8 total fights in 25 games. The aging veteran is averaging over 2 points a game and is on a record pace for fighting majors in the modern era. Great job JJ.

I’m reading Empire of the Damned by Jay Kristoff (book 2 of Empire of Vampire). Pretty good book , very dark and violent but that’s right up my alley. also reading The Sentry by Robert Crais - mystery thriller about a private investigator in LA. Fun series

Warsaw Legend!!

Chilling today with family. Daughter just had easter egg hunt. I am off work all week for daughter's spring break from school so plan on having some fun adventures.

We have hit the 20-game mark, and the Vancouver Wolves continue to struggle a bit. It’s been a series of touch and go for the young re-building Wolves. Showing streaky glimpses of dominance followed by some dismal defensive lapses the team just can’t seem to find a rhythm. PROS Some of the pros for the club has been the addition of veteran talent in Larry Abass, Left Alone, and Sunglasses Joyo. Added with returning Vet, Liv Slater they round out the top 4 in scoring for the club and it’s no surprise. Rookies Vlad Von Carstein and Riley Martin have been great too but will need to keep the foot on the gas for the club to have a chance at a post season. IDENTITY While Vancouver struggles with consistency and defense, where they do shine is aggressiveness. They are a big, bruising club that hit EVERYTHING. Even their leading scorer Larry Abass Jr has 87 hits and 90 PIMs. This might be where they can eke out some wins by purely punishing opposing clubs. NEEDS The team desperately needs rookie Logan Ninefingers to find his groove and get on the score sheet. He has a few games of good play and he follows it up with some serious lapses on the defensive side. At a -7 he needs to focus on stopping opposing players and let the points come naturally. That simple adjustment and many believe he will become hot offensively. They will also need some depth help from centerman Mikko Borisyuk and defenseman Jens Lekman. In summary, this is a very deadly club that just needs to find their footing. The top players are scoring and playing well, they just need to get the rest of club firing and all will be well in Vancouver.

I always knew you were soft! Gudas would be ashamed.

Ninefingers is in concussion protocol At least that’s my excuse for the shit play.

Oh hell yeah!! That is awesome @Girts

Bad ass!!

The season has finally started and the VHL is back to normal. It’s a good time for many of us who are eager to get our players back into the mix of scoring/passing/hitting/and fighting on the score sheets. Regardless if your player is in the VHLM, VHLE, or finally in the VHL the start of a new season brings about a certain feeling of excitement. As fun as the off-season tournaments can be, there is no substitute for opening week of the regular season. The ONLY thing that made this season’s start less fun is not the fact my player is struggling, but my daughter has caught strep throat (AGAIN), so been taking care of her and trying not to catch it. WARSAW Looking around the league I noticed a few things. First, in the European division the Warsaw Predators are off to a hot start. 4-1 with 3 straight wins. What makes it more amazing is they have only allowed 10 goals in those five games. Amazing team defense so far and you have to give tremendous credit to All-star goalie Lachlan Summers @kirbithan stopping just about everything thrown at him thus far. It's good to see Warsaw having some early success after a few tough seasons. MOSCOW Since my time in the VHL it seems to me that Moscow almost always is seen at the top of the standings in the EU. They had a couple off season recently but have drafted and traded for a very talented club. It is no surprise that they are again at the top even though they have a young club. 5-1 so far and a league high 24 goals for and only allowed 13. The recent addition of Grimgor Ironhide @FrostBeard has proven wise as he is hitting, scoring, and fighting his way to a team lead in points and hits. Added with playmaking rookie George Richmond @badcolethetitan and speedy offensive defenseman, Leif Reingaard @Zetterberg and moster dman, Obuz SCdB @Grape the Menace are looking tough early. But I think what truly has separated them early is their goaltending. Olober Syko @Spartan has been dominant and his success really pisses me off now that I passed on him for my VHLFL team. .925 Save % , 2.11 GAA and already has a shutout. VHL FIGHT LEADER Fighting frequency in the VHL is one of the things I can’t wrap my head around. Some seasons you get a lot and some you don’t. This season Toronto center, Jimi Jaks @ke1vi has been TEARING IT UP with fights. In 6 games he already has 4 fights with 1 win. Historically not a heavily penalized player, JJ doesn’t have any points in grit nor fighting but has come out hot, not taking any shit from opposing teams. Already at 32 PIMS I am excited to see if he can keep this pace up before he must have hi hands replaced. Next up is Jim Benning Jr (LA) @Jim BenningJim and Oreo McFleury (SEA) @JB123 with 2 fights. Until next week

The season has begun, and Vancouver’s young rookie Logan Ninefingers has struggled to say the least. In six games the powerful youngster has only tallied two goals and is a -5 as the young team tries to battle nightly. So what is the problem? We caught up with Logan and here is what he had to say. Reporter: “Hey Logan. It’s been a tough start to the season for you and the Vancouver Wolves thus far. What do you think is the problem.” Logan: “Well for me it’s just nerves, I think. I am playing against tougher talent and maybe I am gripping the stick just too tight right now. I need to be better defensively first and let the offense come. As for the team, I think its just a matter of playing with each other a bit and figuring out what works. Were a young team and nobody really has played together yet.” Reporter: “How do you think the rest of the season plays out for you? Its early and there is so much talent on this club, do you think you can turn it around in Vancouver?” Logan: “Well… I think there is so much talent on this club that we will for sure turn it around. Riley @Smarch, Guntis @Girts, and VVC @Dom are so damn good, added to the veteran talent on this club it will click, and we will be a menace for any team we play against. Reporter: “Thank you Logan and best of luck this season.” Logan: “Thank you. And a huge shoutout to the fans in Vancouver for being patient. We promise you better as we earn and learn to play together. We all want to hoist a Cup at some point here. Go Wolves!”

very true

1. Yes. Miserably long. And not because I’m excited for new season, which I am. This has been the longest it’s felt ever. 2. the World Juniors was fun but we got killed. Earning TPE was only thing kept me going really. 3. I want to make Ninefingers into a reliable piece of the club. To not hurt the team defensively and put in pucks when I can and get some wins. 4. voted for Liv Slater, Joyo, and Abass I think. Veterans who have all been around 5. nah. Don’t believe in that nonsense. Wolves are immune 6. Hell yeah. He deserved them all and should repeat with at least Jake Wylde trophy.

I was the same. If not for Covid and my wife I would have never thought Id use it. Been pretty convenient now though with a 6 year old daughter. She wants to work out with us so keeps me from procrastinating

Ive been hitting it pretty hard for last few months which is easier in the winter since it's rainy and cold where I am mostly. We have a full gym in the garage that includes rower, skier, punching bag, assault bike, peloton treadmill, rack with weights, and dumbbells. Wife is a fitness nutter so even when I am lazy she drags my ass out there. Been lifting pretty steady, like 4-5 days a week, but cardio has taken a backseat. Need to balance both and would like to drop about 5lbs by summer.

Review: First......WOW! That is an epic tribute to a generational talent in Molly the Cat. The article was great, explaining just how important the Cat was to the franchise with historical facts(ie Draft location, captaincy) and even how you came to franchise later on in the Cat's career and just how much of a tribute it was for you to retire this number. And what makes this even more amazing is the video tribute which I wish I knew how in the hell you did it!!! I am always drawn to the articles that provide tribute to a player that not only talks about their success but also what they meant to the locker room and players or the VHL as a whole. Amazing tribute. 10/10

Congrats !! Well deserved