Scurvy

Player Spotlight – The Mighty Ice Wizard
@Royski
 
The number one goalie currently available in the season ninety-four VHLM Dispersal Draft, The Mighty Ice Wizard really came into his own during the recent VHLM playoffs. After joining the league on March 29, 2024, the twenty-one-year-old netminder quickly joined the Las Vegas Aces and was able to see action in ten regular season games. In those ten games The Mighty Ice Wizard posted a 4-5-1 record along with a .844 save percentage and 4.10 goals against average. Despite those numbers the Aces felt comfortable with The Mighty Ice Wizard leading them in their first-round playoff series against the Houston Bulls. While the Aces would eventually lose in five games in the Quarterfinals against Houston, The Mighty Ice Wizard put up amazing numbers in the three playoff games he appeared in. He put up a record of 1-2 along with a .940 save percentage and 1.67 goals against average, which was quite an improvement from his regular season numbers.
 
Now in the off-season The Mighty Ice Wizard has been putting in the work to be a top three pick in the upcoming draft, something that is looking more and more likely as the days pass by. Of course much of the top end of the draft will go by teams needs rather than best player available, but whoever picks up The Mighty Ice Wizard during draft day should have solid goaltending in Season ninety-four.

The off-season has begun for me and the Vancouver Wolves and it's hard to be out of the mix in the playoffs, which is a fun time. While our future is looking super bright maintaining motivation during the dreaded off-season is tough.  Added to this I missed both the damn trivia questions today!!   I have been checking in on the VHLM,E, and VHL playoffs and it's been surprising.  Ive been rooting for New York in the NA and Prague in the EU.   New York mainly because since I have joined the franchise has struggled.  It would be cool to see them get to the finals.  
 
In the M my buddy @Thunder has been playing well with a point per game average for Saskatoon, so I am rooting for them. It truly does suck missing the playoffs since it's an extra long off-season but I think Vancouver will be sitting pretty next season if we all keep earning.   
 
Anyway best of luck to the playoff teams especially Prague, Oslo, and Saskatoon.   See ya next week.
 
 
 

The off-season has begun for me and the Vancouver Wolves and it's hard to be out of the mix in the playoffs, which is a fun time. While our future is looking super bright maintaining motivation during the dreaded off-season is tough.  Added to this I missed both the damn trivia questions today!!   I have been checking in on the VHLM,E, and VHL playoffs and it's been surprising.  Ive been rooting for New York in the NA and Prague in the EU.   New York mainly because since I have joined the franchise has struggled.  It would be cool to see them get to the finals.  
 
In the M my buddy @Thunder has been playing well with a point per game average for Saskatoon, so I am rooting for them. It truly does suck missing the playoffs since it's an extra long off-season but I think Vancouver will be sitting pretty next season if we all keep earning.   
 
Anyway best of luck to the playoff teams especially Prague, Oslo, and Saskatoon.   See ya next week.
 
 
 

The off-season has begun for me and the Vancouver Wolves and it's hard to be out of the mix in the playoffs, which is a fun time. While our future is looking super bright maintaining motivation during the dreaded off-season is tough.  Added to this I missed both the damn trivia questions today!!   I have been checking in on the VHLM,E, and VHL playoffs and it's been surprising.  Ive been rooting for New York in the NA and Prague in the EU.   New York mainly because since I have joined the franchise has struggled.  It would be cool to see them get to the finals.  
 
In the M my buddy @Thunder has been playing well with a point per game average for Saskatoon, so I am rooting for them. It truly does suck missing the playoffs since it's an extra long off-season but I think Vancouver will be sitting pretty next season if we all keep earning.   
 
Anyway best of luck to the playoff teams especially Prague, Oslo, and Saskatoon.   See ya next week.
 
 
 

The off-season has begun for me and the Vancouver Wolves and it's hard to be out of the mix in the playoffs, which is a fun time. While our future is looking super bright maintaining motivation during the dreaded off-season is tough.  Added to this I missed both the damn trivia questions today!!   I have been checking in on the VHLM,E, and VHL playoffs and it's been surprising.  Ive been rooting for New York in the NA and Prague in the EU.   New York mainly because since I have joined the franchise has struggled.  It would be cool to see them get to the finals.  
 
In the M my buddy @Thunder has been playing well with a point per game average for Saskatoon, so I am rooting for them. It truly does suck missing the playoffs since it's an extra long off-season but I think Vancouver will be sitting pretty next season if we all keep earning.   
 
Anyway best of luck to the playoff teams especially Prague, Oslo, and Saskatoon.   See ya next week.
 
 
 

The off-season has begun for me and the Vancouver Wolves and it's hard to be out of the mix in the playoffs, which is a fun time. While our future is looking super bright maintaining motivation during the dreaded off-season is tough.  Added to this I missed both the damn trivia questions today!!   I have been checking in on the VHLM,E, and VHL playoffs and it's been surprising.  Ive been rooting for New York in the NA and Prague in the EU.   New York mainly because since I have joined the franchise has struggled.  It would be cool to see them get to the finals.  
 
In the M my buddy @Thunder has been playing well with a point per game average for Saskatoon, so I am rooting for them. It truly does suck missing the playoffs since it's an extra long off-season but I think Vancouver will be sitting pretty next season if we all keep earning.   
 
Anyway best of luck to the playoff teams especially Prague, Oslo, and Saskatoon.   See ya next week.
 
 
 

1. Liv Slater for sure 
 
2. Kaleeb for sure.   He worked his ass off in net.   
 
3. Guntis.   Played a heavy game with little fanfare.   
 
4. Liv Slater
 
5. Jake Wylde
 
6. need players to keep
earning and we will be unstoppable 

Vancouver Wolves awards                                            
 
 
After a season break the most important and the only awards that matter are back!! Season 93 seen great growth and the future arrive this season in Vancouver but in the end, there was too much of a learn curve or simply a learning season for the Vancouver Wolves. Vancouver was hopeful of making the playoffs this season but in the end missed the playoff by three points; which seems closer than it really was. The Awards are a great time reflect on the past season while recognizing the players that made a difference one way or another for the Wolves this season. Enough waffling about and let’s get onto the awards, shall we?
 
 
Best Defenseman:
Vancouver Wolves started the season with five defenders with two veterans in Liv Slater @Subject056 and Jens Lekman @Bobcat, who were tasked with leading a rookie back end with new comers Vlad Von Carstein @Dom, Guntis Gavilrovs @Girts and DB IV @wcats. A quarter of the way into the season it was clear a five man system just wasn`t going to help the development of the younger defenders so out goes Jens Lekman @Bobcat to Calgary giving more minutes to the rookies and more of a opportunity so who at the end of the season was Vancouver Wolves best defender?
 
 
Unsung Hero:
Every time that I have these awards to handout you would think it would get easier and easier to determine some of them but the Unsung Hero award is one of the hardest one to give out since it is hard to define what is a unsung hero, I usually think of someone that might have gone under the radar a bit and played an important role for the team but might not get as much credit as they deserve. This season unsung hero is…..
 
 
Most Energetic:
Welcome back Vancouver after two season of a rather quiet locker room where a pin being dropped would echo throughout; this season seen the locker room come back to life in a big way with general excitement being feed off of the fans and the city with seven rookie, four veteran players arriving from other teams. General feeling that Vancouver would be a much better team and have a chance at the playoffs. While that excitement might have dropped off as it became clear that Vancouver wasn`t likely to make the playoff; it still gave the locker room and the fan bases much to cheer about; not to mention cheering for rival teams and against Calgary when it came clear that Vancouver might get extremely luck and land two lottery draft picks this season. So, who lead the charge in the locker room?
 
 
Most Valuable Player (MVP):
I can waffle on and on but I think this award is rather clear who is the team MVP this season and really has been for the past three or four season so let just pull the band aid off quickly shall we….
 
 
Rookie of the Year:
Seven rookies started the season for the Wolves and through a ton of hard fighting, blood, sweet and tears we have to award one of the seven with the Rookie of the year. Throughout the season we seen different rookies really take the rein and rather impress from Vlad Von Carstein @Dom, early hot start to the season being second in the league rookie scoring, Mikko Borisyuk @Minebro rather impressive half a point per game pace, Guntis Gavilrovs @Girts physical presence and defensive ability, Riley Martin @Smarch high shooting percentage on his way to just missing thirty goals this season and Logan Ninefingers @Scurvy turn around to finish with sixty-three points. So Who is the ROY for the Wolves?
 
 
 
Little Wolf Award (Most Hits):
 
 
Sniper Award (Shooting Percentage):
 
 
QB Award (PP Assists):
 
 
Tooth Fairy (PIM Award):
 
 
Always Responsible (Plus/Minus):
 
 
Oops Sorry Eh!! (Least Hits)
 
 
It wasn`t me!! (Least PIM):
 
 
Shoot the lights out (Most Shots):
 
 
Work Horse Award (AMG):
 
 
Common Coach (Least Played):
 
 
Bruised and Battered Award (SB):
 
 
Three Stars Award:
Ah, Poopy!! I forgot to collect the data again for the three Stars so give me a second and have a drink or two at the back of the room while I go get the data!!
 
 
Final Thoughts
Always a tough season when you believe the team should have made the playoff and as management you put a team together that you think should give the team a chance to play competitive hockey down the stretch. In the end that wasn`t the case this season but it was a huge move in the right direction giving much more hope, continued excitement as we build a contender. This off season should keep the excitement high as two more really good prospect should join the prospect pool; only making the potential of this team that much stronger. With a few holes within the roster needing to filled I would expect Frank will be active this off season trying to bring in players to help the team make another jump forward. I am also not forgetting the exciting debut of another rookie next season in Annie Oaks. It is going to make this off season once again feel like is it going to last forever since I am ready to get the new season started now!!
 
Exciting days are ahead for the Wolf Pack!!

@okochastar@Frank@Gaikoku-hito@Scurvy@Minebro@Smarch@GoalPlays@Sullvino@Subject056@Dom@wcats@Girts@KaleebtheMighty@Trepagoat@Demko@Noodle Enjoyer

1. Liv Slater for sure 
 
2. Kaleeb for sure.   He worked his ass off in net.   
 
3. Guntis.   Played a heavy game with little fanfare.   
 
4. Liv Slater
 
5. Jake Wylde
 
6. need players to keep
earning and we will be unstoppable 

1. Calgary seems to have heard you and now started winning too much, hopefully they start losing again soon!
 
2. They remind me of the Minnesota Wild in 2011-12. League leaders after 30 games, missed the playoffs. 
 
3. No, I am interested in the playoffs if we don't make the playoffs. 
 
4. I believe they will get drafted in the First Round to a team in either the North American or European Conference. 
 
5. I think she would still look dead in yoga pants 
 
6. A feather. 
 
Also just for laughs mascot, nice!

1. I want them to lose.  Better pick 
 
2. Philly for sure.  I was rooting for them and they blew it 
 
3. yeah I am.  I’m happy to be in VhL now so excited to see someone beat Seattle 
 
4. @frank goes #1 overall to LA.   they need a goalie for the future. 
 
5. Yikes.  Bad image.   And No.  men should not wear them
 
6. A feather 

This season has been a little rough for Vancouver’s rookie winger, Logan Ninefingers.  He has done some good things at times and abysmal at times.  He has recently gotten into a physical role and had some good fights along the way.  So today I’m going to take a deep look at Nine finger’s career fight card.
 
VHLM S91
Game 304- vs Alexandros Mograine (Saskatoon) (fought to a draw)
 
VHLE S92 Oslo/Bratislava
Game 67- vs C1 (rome) Win-  at least I can beat up a bot
Game 78- vs Karol Lamb @dlamb(BRA) --  Loss---  Getting beat up by your GM really hurts. 
Game 114- vs S Winston Dixon jr @Rjdixon01 (VAS)  Win
Game 117- vs C1 (ROM) draw-   me and this dude have beef for sure
Game 21- playoffs vs Theo Allard @InstantRockstar (COL)  Loss
 
S92 Pro Am
Fight vs Callum Gary Yanick Janser @Daniel JanserDaniel -  LOSS
 
S93 VHL Vancouver
Game 195 vus Raimo Tuominen @SlapshotWrangler(CGY) Draw
Game 298 vs Jarmo Ruutu @jRuutu (MOS) loss
Game 306 vs Tommy Sleeves @dasboot(HSK) loss 
 
 
Conclusion, winning fights isn’t easy and apparenlty Logan needs to hit the weight room in the off season.  Happy Friday everyone
 
 
 
 
 

graphic courtesy by Leandrofg
(stats for Janser, stats for Kagamine)
 
The New York Americans sit at third seed in the NA conference after 64 games played and a 36-19-9 record. They still sport the best defence in their conference and arguably in the league. While London, Moscow, Warsaw and Malmö have less goals against, they also have 1-3 games less played and hence their respective stats need to be taken with a pinch of salt. Our correspondent from the Big Apple Dick Hammer has caught up with the Swiss back for a brief interview.
 
DH: 'Good Morning, Callum. Thanks for meeting us. Nearing the end of the regular season New York looks like they are playoff-bound.'
CGY: 'Hi Dick. Indeed, if my math is correct, we should at least make the Wild Card games. Our remaining schedule contains matches against LA, Vancouver and Calgary, who have not the best season for different reasons. The Stars are clearly in a rebuild and the Wolves and the Wranglers do not perform as well as their rosters would suggest. Unfortunately, catching the Bears is now out of our hands, as we do not face them anymore in the regular season and we need to rely on them to dropping points in their remaining matches. This is a tall call with such an experienced GM like Campbell at the helm.'
DH: 'You reached a hundred points in the VHL and doubled your goal production compared to last year. Do you develop into a more offensive minded defender now?'
CGY: 'I think that would be too ambitious. Of course I work on this areas as well, as they are not as developed as my defensive skills. But I guess I will never become a high scoring defender like uncle BoJo.'
DH: 'You mean Bo Johansson the Chicago legend? I did not know that you are related.'
CGY: 'I call him 'uncle' because my dad bonded with him during their mutual careers and latest since the S86 Award ceremony, when my old man won all the forward awards and Bo collected all the defensive awards. But yeah, I think my offensive play has improved a bit, but it is certainly not my strong suit. I am more capable at the defensive side of the game and I doubt this will change. It is just my style of game. In that respect, I am more similar to Marcel than dad.'
DH: 'Since you were named alternate captain in your rookie season, we have seen a massive development in your leadership, a trait which is often overlooked in modern hockey.'
CGY: 'I think it is an important factor. It does not necessarily need a letter on your chest. One can lead in many different ways. I have seen people who lead very vocal. Others lead by example and only speak up if the shit hits the fan. Which gives their words so much more weight. Both of them can work and I am not saying one is better than the other. In the army, I could exert leadership partly because it was backed up by rank given to me. Alas, in the Swiss army, everyone starts as a grunt and has to earn their stripes by a combination of leadership and competence. I got more confident this season, as I have proven my competence on the ice in my rookie campaign.'
DH: 'Are you looking forward to the playoffs?'
CGY: 'Every professional athlete worth his salt does. This is when the rubber hits the road. This is the time when boys are separated from men. There are players who live for that time of the year. They may have mediocre regular seasons, just to become clutch players in the post-season. Claude Lemieux in the 94-95 NHL season comes to mind for example. Dude was meh in the regular season but won the cup and the Conn Smythe. However, our team will do whatever we can to break the New York playoff curse. There are some players like Freddy and Vinny who would like to end their careers with a second cup.'
DH: 'Okay, that were all the questions I had. Thanks and good luck in the playoffs.'
CGY: 'Thanks for having me.'
 
Stats for 'the Beauty and the Beast'
Rin: 64gp, 7g, 15a, 22pts, +13, 24 PIM, 57 hits, 96sb, 2gwg, 4ppg
Janser: 64gp, 12g, 42a, 54pts, +32, 164 PIM, 111sb, 1gwg, 6ppg, 1 First Star distinction
 
 
https://vhlforum.com/topic/146035-the-cgy-janser-story-part-xxi-a-busy-offseason/
https://vhlforum.com/topic/146308-the-cgy-janser-story-part-xxii-an-inter-season-interview/
https://vhlforum.com/topic/146571-vsn-presents-s93-vhl-preview/
https://vhlforum.com/topic/146609-the-cgy-janser-story-part-xxiii-a-new-season-is-upon-us/
https://vhlforum.com/topic/146757-the-cgy-janser-story-part-xxiv-a-quarter-done/
https://vhlforum.com/topic/146863-the-cgy-janser-story-part-xxv-contender-or-pretender/
 
 

This season has been a little rough for Vancouver’s rookie winger, Logan Ninefingers.  He has done some good things at times and abysmal at times.  He has recently gotten into a physical role and had some good fights along the way.  So today I’m going to take a deep look at Nine finger’s career fight card.
 
VHLM S91
Game 304- vs Alexandros Mograine (Saskatoon) (fought to a draw)
 
VHLE S92 Oslo/Bratislava
Game 67- vs C1 (rome) Win-  at least I can beat up a bot
Game 78- vs Karol Lamb @dlamb(BRA) --  Loss---  Getting beat up by your GM really hurts. 
Game 114- vs S Winston Dixon jr @Rjdixon01 (VAS)  Win
Game 117- vs C1 (ROM) draw-   me and this dude have beef for sure
Game 21- playoffs vs Theo Allard @InstantRockstar (COL)  Loss
 
S92 Pro Am
Fight vs Callum Gary Yanick Janser @Daniel JanserDaniel -  LOSS
 
S93 VHL Vancouver
Game 195 vus Raimo Tuominen @SlapshotWrangler(CGY) Draw
Game 298 vs Jarmo Ruutu @jRuutu (MOS) loss
Game 306 vs Tommy Sleeves @dasboot(HSK) loss 
 
 
Conclusion, winning fights isn’t easy and apparenlty Logan needs to hit the weight room in the off season.  Happy Friday everyone
 
 
 
 
 

Rome's C1 is a punk. Also, glad to see Raimo somehow held up his own.

This season has been a little rough for Vancouver’s rookie winger, Logan Ninefingers.  He has done some good things at times and abysmal at times.  He has recently gotten into a physical role and had some good fights along the way.  So today I’m going to take a deep look at Nine finger’s career fight card.
 
VHLM S91
Game 304- vs Alexandros Mograine (Saskatoon) (fought to a draw)
 
VHLE S92 Oslo/Bratislava
Game 67- vs C1 (rome) Win-  at least I can beat up a bot
Game 78- vs Karol Lamb @dlamb(BRA) --  Loss---  Getting beat up by your GM really hurts. 
Game 114- vs S Winston Dixon jr @Rjdixon01 (VAS)  Win
Game 117- vs C1 (ROM) draw-   me and this dude have beef for sure
Game 21- playoffs vs Theo Allard @InstantRockstar (COL)  Loss
 
S92 Pro Am
Fight vs Callum Gary Yanick Janser @Daniel JanserDaniel -  LOSS
 
S93 VHL Vancouver
Game 195 vus Raimo Tuominen @SlapshotWrangler(CGY) Draw
Game 298 vs Jarmo Ruutu @jRuutu (MOS) loss
Game 306 vs Tommy Sleeves @dasboot(HSK) loss 
 
 
Conclusion, winning fights isn’t easy and apparenlty Logan needs to hit the weight room in the off season.  Happy Friday everyone
 
 
 
 
 

The next two weeks are super busy for me so trying to do an extra long media spot to count for two weeks.  I am off to Las Vegas for two weeks which is waaaay too long to be in the desert.   So this weeks Around the League will cover a bunch of topics such as Bollos de Trueno potential draft spot, a look in on Rip Wheeler, the race to the playoffs, and maybe other random stuff to get me to 1000 words.
 
BOLLOS de TRUENO
A quick look in at the upcoming draft shows a pretty deep first round and truly a bunch of  “can’t miss” draft pick for the first 10-15 picks.  Lots of big names and huge earners litter the top spots and a large amount of these picks are defensive players.  What does that mean for Trueno?  Well lets look deeper at BDT.
 
Without even looking at @Thunder current player in Trueno we have to think his draft stock is high simply because of his history.  His first player, Jake Thunder was the type of defenseman that set the standard for modern era VHLers looking to make a Hall of Fame dman.  
 
Not knowing what type of build Trueno will be, it seems likely we will be looking at Jake Thunder 2.0 but maybe better since Thunder is passed the learning curve now and knows what to put his TPE into now.  
 
Currently, Bollos de Trueno plays for Saskatoon and is having a great season.  In 61 games he has 12 goals 39 assists 51 points with 94 hits and 67 SB. 6 of his 12 goals are on the power play and he somehow snagged a shorthanded goal to show he is a threat in any circumstance. 
He currently sits #7 in overall TPE (3rd overall for defenders) for the upcoming draft class that shows 7 defensemen in the top 15. 
 
So where will he go?  Based on the current standings it looks like LA will have #1 pick with Davos picking #2.  LA’s needs could force them to take a sure pick goalie in Soju @Frank first overall and based on Franks past players could prove to be the smart choice. 
 
If Davos had the second pick they could go with #2 in overall TPE in Jillian Woods @jacobcarson877who is lighting it up in Ottawa (18-47-65) and another guaranteed winner of a pick.  But could Davos draft Trueno at #2 since his former player was a Davos legend?  Davos has some young forward talent but some needs all around so tough to say, only @AlexAlex knows.  There is some amazing forward talent as well in Maverick Goncalves @leandrofg who skipped the M and is already playing well against better talent in the VHLE.  Maverick is supreme talent and earner, and we can easily see him go #1 in this draft or any previous draft.  If he falls to #2 will Davos pick him up to lead their club in the future?  
 
Other names like Felicia Hardy @JCarson, Pierre Mac Bouchard @Gaikoku-hito, The Phantom of the VHL @Hogan, Pombo @samx, Lazlo Holmes @Gustav , Maple Dogwood @dogwoodmaple, Erik Thorvaldsson @Tetricide, and Wally Lose @youloser1337 all complicate the matter too since they are all great talent with historically great players.  
 
My prediction for Bollos de Trueno’s draft spot is #2-#8 spot.  My sincere hope is that he somehow falls to Vancouver’s draft selection so that I may play with my friend in real life. But it’s more likely he ends up somewhere else just based on pure statistics and, in that case, I hope to smash his face on the daily.  
 
LOL.  Best of luck Trueno, either way I can’t wait for you to get to the VHL and make another Hall of Fame defenseman.  
 
RIP “Glass jaw” Wheeler
To date, I have recruited four players to the VHL.  Two shit the bed early and were useless. One made the hall of fame (Jake Thunder) and one recruit I like to consider an off and on disappointment in Rip Wheeler.  Now, I know Rip in real life, and we work together. So, we often have conversations about Rip Wheeler @ScottyP and my player, Logan Ninefingers dropping the gloves and going at it.  For example, he told me that he was, “going to make that rookie Ninefingers pay the price in the big leagues,” when my player got to the VHL. 
 
So recently when the Vancouver Wolves squared off against the Prague Phantoms in game 393 in Prague.   So, in front of his sold-out hometown crowd Rip Wheeler  tried to assault young Vancouver forward, Riley Martin @Smarch. At the 16:44 mark Rip embarrassed himself by challenging the youngster to a fight by slashing him up the ice over and over.  What happened after will be shown on YouTube clips for ages as the rookie Martin served right hand after right hand into Wheeler’s mouth. Wheeler looked like a puppet on strings as Martin showed the veteran forward a little about pugilism on ice. 
 
To add fuel to the fire poor Wheeler was given a game misconduct for his antics and a guaranteed hearing with league officials over his behavior.   However great the fight win was for Vancouver they ended up losing in a shootout to a goal by Skor McFluery.  
 
VHL Standings
At the 60-game mark the Toronto Legion are currently the best team in the league with a 43-15-2 record.  Malmo, Seattle, London, New York, Moscow, and Prague are all close and this off-season should be a fun one to watch. 
 
Seattle and Moscow made the most moves at the deadline to try and improve their clubs and I think both were successful and pose a real threat to other clubs come playoff time.  Warsaw, defending champs DC, and Chicago also have their talents and are looking to wreck their pairings come playoffs.  
 
The current hot team in the league is Malmo with a 4-game win streak and is in a battle for top spot in the European division with London. It will be an exciting ending to the season to see where these clubs shake out.  
 
will claim for weeks 04/28 and 05/05

Just fight Rip Wheeler a few times, that will boost your win loss record.

This season has been a little rough for Vancouver’s rookie winger, Logan Ninefingers.  He has done some good things at times and abysmal at times.  He has recently gotten into a physical role and had some good fights along the way.  So today I’m going to take a deep look at Nine finger’s career fight card.
 
VHLM S91
Game 304- vs Alexandros Mograine (Saskatoon) (fought to a draw)
 
VHLE S92 Oslo/Bratislava
Game 67- vs C1 (rome) Win-  at least I can beat up a bot
Game 78- vs Karol Lamb @dlamb(BRA) --  Loss---  Getting beat up by your GM really hurts. 
Game 114- vs S Winston Dixon jr @Rjdixon01 (VAS)  Win
Game 117- vs C1 (ROM) draw-   me and this dude have beef for sure
Game 21- playoffs vs Theo Allard @InstantRockstar (COL)  Loss
 
S92 Pro Am
Fight vs Callum Gary Yanick Janser @Daniel JanserDaniel -  LOSS
 
S93 VHL Vancouver
Game 195 vus Raimo Tuominen @SlapshotWrangler(CGY) Draw
Game 298 vs Jarmo Ruutu @jRuutu (MOS) loss
Game 306 vs Tommy Sleeves @dasboot(HSK) loss 
 
 
Conclusion, winning fights isn’t easy and apparenlty Logan needs to hit the weight room in the off season.  Happy Friday everyone
 
 
 
 
 

This season has been a little rough for Vancouver’s rookie winger, Logan Ninefingers.  He has done some good things at times and abysmal at times.  He has recently gotten into a physical role and had some good fights along the way.  So today I’m going to take a deep look at Nine finger’s career fight card.
 
VHLM S91
Game 304- vs Alexandros Mograine (Saskatoon) (fought to a draw)
 
VHLE S92 Oslo/Bratislava
Game 67- vs C1 (rome) Win-  at least I can beat up a bot
Game 78- vs Karol Lamb @dlamb(BRA) --  Loss---  Getting beat up by your GM really hurts. 
Game 114- vs S Winston Dixon jr @Rjdixon01 (VAS)  Win
Game 117- vs C1 (ROM) draw-   me and this dude have beef for sure
Game 21- playoffs vs Theo Allard @InstantRockstar (COL)  Loss
 
S92 Pro Am
Fight vs Callum Gary Yanick Janser @Daniel JanserDaniel -  LOSS
 
S93 VHL Vancouver
Game 195 vus Raimo Tuominen @SlapshotWrangler(CGY) Draw
Game 298 vs Jarmo Ruutu @jRuutu (MOS) loss
Game 306 vs Tommy Sleeves @dasboot(HSK) loss 
 
 
Conclusion, winning fights isn’t easy and apparenlty Logan needs to hit the weight room in the off season.  Happy Friday everyone
 
 
 
 
 

This season has been a little rough for Vancouver’s rookie winger, Logan Ninefingers.  He has done some good things at times and abysmal at times.  He has recently gotten into a physical role and had some good fights along the way.  So today I’m going to take a deep look at Nine finger’s career fight card.
 
VHLM S91
Game 304- vs Alexandros Mograine (Saskatoon) (fought to a draw)
 
VHLE S92 Oslo/Bratislava
Game 67- vs C1 (rome) Win-  at least I can beat up a bot
Game 78- vs Karol Lamb @dlamb(BRA) --  Loss---  Getting beat up by your GM really hurts. 
Game 114- vs S Winston Dixon jr @Rjdixon01 (VAS)  Win
Game 117- vs C1 (ROM) draw-   me and this dude have beef for sure
Game 21- playoffs vs Theo Allard @InstantRockstar (COL)  Loss
 
S92 Pro Am
Fight vs Callum Gary Yanick Janser @Daniel JanserDaniel -  LOSS
 
S93 VHL Vancouver
Game 195 vus Raimo Tuominen @SlapshotWrangler(CGY) Draw
Game 298 vs Jarmo Ruutu @jRuutu (MOS) loss
Game 306 vs Tommy Sleeves @dasboot(HSK) loss 
 
 
Conclusion, winning fights isn’t easy and apparenlty Logan needs to hit the weight room in the off season.  Happy Friday everyone
 
 
 
 
 

I think the leadup to the VHL Draft is probably one of my favourite portions a career. Considering how the last draft cycle went for me, with me spending a large portion of my career with the team that drafted me, building a dynasty with them and eventually winning our Continental Cup together, my hopes are high.
 
Looking forward to my VHL career, my goal this time around is being in the right place at the right time for my personal career. I had a blast riding on Daniel Janser’s coattails last time around, and I still hold that time very dear to me. But this time I’m giving myself the best odds to get myself a legendary personal career. I will be communicative, I will be helpful, I will give my all to whichever franchise has my contract currently. But I will have no objection to hitting FA or working towards trades. With that in mind, I want to outline my current thoughts toward each of the VHL Franchises and how I think they will fit my player, Jillian Woods.
 
Calgary Wranglers
 
Funnily enough, this is the only VHL Franchise to have drafted me. Never played for them the first time around, as they seem to have just picked BPA and then ended up with a bunch of random VHL-ish goalie prospects and shipped me off. Landon Wolanin obviously played a large chunk of time there. Seeing how Strasmore, McFleury and Stauffer have struggled to put up offense though, I am not sure this is a good fit right now.
 
Chicago Phoenix
 
Cole is a GM that I’ve always wanted to play for, and there are a decent amount of young prospects that should have a good amount of success. I’m not sure they have a Janser-level talent here, but this feels very reminiscent of what Calgary looked like coming into S84. I fear that I would probably ride along with Lamb and Collberg for a long while before I could ever step into my own. It would be a great ride, but I wonder if there are better options for my personal success.
 
 
D.C. Dragons
 
D.C is an interesting scenario. They’re very obviously putting their efforts into winning right here, right now. They’ve got the next couple of seasons lined up, assuming they can find a Tucker Jr replacement, but this could be a great shot for someone like me to shine. Sure, they’ve got Calaway and some really solid supplementary defenders, but a second defender here could get some really strong usage on a team that will certainly score goals.
 
 
HC Davos Dynamo
 
Davos has very little on their roster, but a ton of draft capital and prospects. This was an expertly planned rebuild, and should be a very potent team. They’ve secured Bucatini and Forum Content up front that should be high TPA players, some decent goaltending prospects, but their main lack here is on defense. Getting to be the player who can take advantage of some high-potential players, especially while the talent level is still low, would give me a great shot of shooting out the gate hot.
 
Helsinki Titans
 
I’m not really sure what to make of Helsinki at this point. This season was obviously not supposed to have happened this way for the team, they had lots of talent, but were a piece or 2 short of the rest of the insanity that is Europe at the moment. They have a lot of prospects, but very few in VHLE territory and none above 300TPA. Most of the team will be aging out by the time I’d be getting around, but for a couple seasons, maybe we could get up to some trouble. Not hugely optimistic though.
 
London United
 
... hi guys. If you’ve been paying attention to the United roster over the last few seasons, I am a high-TPA defender hater. I much prefer to dump my cap into forwards and goaltenders, which yes, is ironic since I made a defender. I’m sure if I was on the board for myself I would take myself, but we both know that won’t happen, and I’ll be okay without that happening.
 
Los Angeles Stars
 
Not much here to talk about. Much like Helsinki they have a lot of prospects but not many that are near the VHL roster. I wouldn’t mind being one of the first pieces, but I’d probably prefer being the second draft of a rebuild.
 
Malmo Nighthawks
 
This has always been a very D-heavy franchise, and I’m sure Kaleeb knows how to sling D around by now. McFleury will be gone, and Stone aging out, could be a great chance for me to step inat the perfect time to become the next guy. The question is whether there will still be a contending team by that point.
 
Moscow Menace
 
Who keeps giving Moscow picks? Yeah this team is already a contender and has a boatload more picks coming. There’s no room for me I’m afraid, even if it would be a great ship to ride along on.
 
New York Americans
 
This team has been built from the back, and should be set there for the first half of my career. I don’t really think this is the spot that gets me the best start. I will cheer them on in their attempt to break the curse though, as I do always love a curse-breaker. If I were a forward, this would be a prime target for me.
 
Prague Phantoms
 
Prague is on a heater here in their last-ditch effort to get another Cup. By the time I’m up, there won’t much left from the current roster, if anything. They may not have much to sell and this may be a long rebuild. Much like the Stars, could be fun to be a first piece, but I’d much prefer to be in the second draft of a rebuild.
 
Riga Reign
 
Riga will have a new GM coming in for the first time in forever. This core didn’t really turn out, but some pieces could carry over, or some real assets could be recouped and a great team created. This is a really enticing spot for me, and I’m hoping that a great GM can be put in to run this rebuild.
 
Seattle Bears
 
I have always been a Seattle hater, as a Wranglers fan. But hey Leandro and Ricer have both done a stint there, so surely it can’t be that taboo. I can never really project what Seattle will be with Bana’s unique ability to just decide to compete and then it just happens. If I were to pick a positional need now though, it would be on defense and with a lot of talent retiring shortly, I could certainly find a spot in their retool, along with Mina.
 
Toronto Legion
 
Toronto is another team all in, and have a lot of talent retiring in the next couple of seasons. If they choose to ride to the end, this could be a tough rebuild, but they could also be the best team in the league for a couple more seasons. Really depends on what their plan is as to whether I would want to be in on this team. Could either be a really convenient timing on my part, or being the worst defender on a stacked, aging roster.
 
Vancouver Wolves
 
This is pretty much the same situation as Moscow, but a couple seasons behind. This team is loaded, will probably secure their final pieces this draft and move on to kick our asses until we change the rules again. Some things never change my friends and Vancouver winning in the finals against Moscow may once again be on the cards for the next 5 seasons. Oh, and there’s no room for me in this inn.
 
Warsaw Predators
 
This is the oldest, youngest team out there. I fear they may be perpetually cursed to have 3 good pieces forever. What it does mean is that the top couple of players on this squad rack up major success, but the team ends 5th or 6th. Would be a great launching point for me, and maybe I can help break the cycle! I have fond, distant memories of Warsaw, and would love to be back at some point.
 
 
Anyways, that’s about it. Some final disclaimers here for legal purposes. This article does not replace a draft interview. This article does not exclude anyone. I will sign with whichever team drafts me. I may not extend beyond that, but this article does not imply the results of that future decision. This article is not meant to sway opinion, encourage tomfoolery, or break any rules. Any names and likenesses are purely circumstantial. I am not liable for any decisions made from here on out. This is not legal advice. Talk to your doctor before drafting Jillian Woods. Not available to citizens in Quebec, Texas, Florida and Nova Scotia.
 
Also shoutout to this ridiculous S94 Class, and this wave of defenders who will inevitably kick my ass my whole career.

What is there to say about the Eagles dynasty that hasn't been said before?

They are a hockey family who produces all-stars. It started with Greg the goalie, followed by Tom the defenseman and currently Henry the forward playing his last season.
 
Now the newest member to join the VHL family is Roger Eagles who will complete the positional full circle by returning as a goalie.
 
Roger was born and raised in Wroclaw, Poland like every other Eagles member. The difference between Roger and all the others is that he was born and trained specifically for this role. He is the cousin of Tom Eagles (who was the son of Greg). As soon as he could crawl, Greg, started training him by playing floor hockey. He quickly learned that when Greg shot, he had to stop the ball. This continued on a daily basis for a few hours a day and while most toddlers would get bored, Roger just kept on smiling and continuing to stop the ball. At this point, Greg new that Roger's calling was to be a goalie. He took him under his wing and started teaching him everything he knows.
 
As he grew up throughout the years the training continued. Every day at the Eagles training facility in Wroclaw, Roger and Greg would train. They would work on all the important aspects of goaltending from Rebound Control, Hand Speed,  Reaction Time, Style control and agility. The trainings kept getting longer and longer, more intense and intense but Roger would never quit. He just kept on going. The dedication shown by Roger to be the best in his position was unmatched.
 
" I threw everything I could at the kid and he just wouldn't stop. He wanted to keep going " Greg said when asked about Roger's training "I knew that he will be something special in hockey and maybe the best one of the Eagles yet. He has the drive to be the best and he won't stop until he achieves that"
 
The one surprising thing about Roger is that he didn't play on any organized teams in his childhood, the Eagles family wanted to keep him out of the spotlight so that he could develop with Greg. Many are wondering if this will be a big benefit or if it will hurt him. Most experts say the lack of organized games early on will stunt his growth and also may shock him when he doesn't succeed right away while working up the ranks in the VHL.
 
" Many people believe he didn't play games when he was younger and that is partially correct" says Greg "while he didn't play organized league games, every weekend we brought in some of my VHL buddies and played games at our facility. We had it all coaches, refs, top tier guys playing with Roger playing in net. It gave him the ability to see and learn from the best of the best in the VHL in game situations"
 
As he turned 16, Roger was finally entered into organized league games, playing at the highest level in Poland and then North America. He really excelled in both leagues winning multiple awards and leading his teams to victory. This was the notice to the hockey world that Roger is here and he is ready to take the hockey world by storm.
 
As he enters his first professional steps in the VHL, he will be backed by all the Eagles alumni as they will be traveling with him to help in his training. Before fully committing to the VHLE, Roger will play the last few games of the VHLM season in San Diego, the same team where Greg Eagles started.

While it hasn't been the best of starts, Roger does not seem worried.
 
" It's a transition phase, I started near the end of the season where I am still getting a feel for the VHL and getting my conditioning up to game ready state" Roger said "I have had a few poor starts but things are starting to go better. This VHLM phase is just a conditioning stint until I get to the VHLE and most likely spend 2 seasons there getting ready.
 
When asked where he thinks he will go in the draft Roger said " Doesn't matter to me, I know most goalies don't go first overall and I am ok with that. I will go to any team that drafts me at any spot and will ensure I give them my all to win multiple cups. That is my only goal in the VHL"

It will be interesting to follow Roger throughout his upcomming career as he is the only Eagles up to this point to be specifically trained to play in the VHL and for the goaltender role. Will this experiment work out or will it be an Eagles flop? Only time will tell.

Cologne, Germany - As the season progresses toward its end, teams outside of contention start to make their offseason plans clearer. This week's rumor involves Maverick Goncalves, the Express winger who ignored the opportunity to play his eligible season in the VHLM, instead choosing to move up to the VHLE, where he's facing harsher competition.
 
His preference for playing in Europe came to light during the last off-season when he was interviewed during a Continental Cup Finals game. He then stated he wasn't leaving, creating a whirlwind of rumors regarding his future in the VHLM and a subsequent tour around Europe to visit different VHLE cities and teams.
 
Some General Managers have already started working on this season's draft class, as some VHL teams are already out of playoff contention. There are rumors that HC Davos Dynamo was the first team to reach out to Maverick. Not only would this allow the Goncalves family story to continue, but it would also enable Maverick to play in his home country. After all, Davos was the first place Maverick saw after being born on the flight that took his father, Leandro, from Seattle to Davos.
 
Given the rumors surrounding Maverick, this surely won't be the last piece it's written about this.

The next two weeks are super busy for me so trying to do an extra long media spot to count for two weeks.  I am off to Las Vegas for two weeks which is waaaay too long to be in the desert.   So this weeks Around the League will cover a bunch of topics such as Bollos de Trueno potential draft spot, a look in on Rip Wheeler, the race to the playoffs, and maybe other random stuff to get me to 1000 words.
 
BOLLOS de TRUENO
A quick look in at the upcoming draft shows a pretty deep first round and truly a bunch of  “can’t miss” draft pick for the first 10-15 picks.  Lots of big names and huge earners litter the top spots and a large amount of these picks are defensive players.  What does that mean for Trueno?  Well lets look deeper at BDT.
 
Without even looking at @Thunder current player in Trueno we have to think his draft stock is high simply because of his history.  His first player, Jake Thunder was the type of defenseman that set the standard for modern era VHLers looking to make a Hall of Fame dman.  
 
Not knowing what type of build Trueno will be, it seems likely we will be looking at Jake Thunder 2.0 but maybe better since Thunder is passed the learning curve now and knows what to put his TPE into now.  
 
Currently, Bollos de Trueno plays for Saskatoon and is having a great season.  In 61 games he has 12 goals 39 assists 51 points with 94 hits and 67 SB. 6 of his 12 goals are on the power play and he somehow snagged a shorthanded goal to show he is a threat in any circumstance. 
He currently sits #7 in overall TPE (3rd overall for defenders) for the upcoming draft class that shows 7 defensemen in the top 15. 
 
So where will he go?  Based on the current standings it looks like LA will have #1 pick with Davos picking #2.  LA’s needs could force them to take a sure pick goalie in Soju @Frank first overall and based on Franks past players could prove to be the smart choice. 
 
If Davos had the second pick they could go with #2 in overall TPE in Jillian Woods @jacobcarson877who is lighting it up in Ottawa (18-47-65) and another guaranteed winner of a pick.  But could Davos draft Trueno at #2 since his former player was a Davos legend?  Davos has some young forward talent but some needs all around so tough to say, only @AlexAlex knows.  There is some amazing forward talent as well in Maverick Goncalves @leandrofg who skipped the M and is already playing well against better talent in the VHLE.  Maverick is supreme talent and earner, and we can easily see him go #1 in this draft or any previous draft.  If he falls to #2 will Davos pick him up to lead their club in the future?  
 
Other names like Felicia Hardy @JCarson, Pierre Mac Bouchard @Gaikoku-hito, The Phantom of the VHL @Hogan, Pombo @samx, Lazlo Holmes @Gustav , Maple Dogwood @dogwoodmaple, Erik Thorvaldsson @Tetricide, and Wally Lose @youloser1337 all complicate the matter too since they are all great talent with historically great players.  
 
My prediction for Bollos de Trueno’s draft spot is #2-#8 spot.  My sincere hope is that he somehow falls to Vancouver’s draft selection so that I may play with my friend in real life. But it’s more likely he ends up somewhere else just based on pure statistics and, in that case, I hope to smash his face on the daily.  
 
LOL.  Best of luck Trueno, either way I can’t wait for you to get to the VHL and make another Hall of Fame defenseman.  
 
RIP “Glass jaw” Wheeler
To date, I have recruited four players to the VHL.  Two shit the bed early and were useless. One made the hall of fame (Jake Thunder) and one recruit I like to consider an off and on disappointment in Rip Wheeler.  Now, I know Rip in real life, and we work together. So, we often have conversations about Rip Wheeler @ScottyP and my player, Logan Ninefingers dropping the gloves and going at it.  For example, he told me that he was, “going to make that rookie Ninefingers pay the price in the big leagues,” when my player got to the VHL. 
 
So recently when the Vancouver Wolves squared off against the Prague Phantoms in game 393 in Prague.   So, in front of his sold-out hometown crowd Rip Wheeler  tried to assault young Vancouver forward, Riley Martin @Smarch. At the 16:44 mark Rip embarrassed himself by challenging the youngster to a fight by slashing him up the ice over and over.  What happened after will be shown on YouTube clips for ages as the rookie Martin served right hand after right hand into Wheeler’s mouth. Wheeler looked like a puppet on strings as Martin showed the veteran forward a little about pugilism on ice. 
 
To add fuel to the fire poor Wheeler was given a game misconduct for his antics and a guaranteed hearing with league officials over his behavior.   However great the fight win was for Vancouver they ended up losing in a shootout to a goal by Skor McFluery.  
 
VHL Standings
At the 60-game mark the Toronto Legion are currently the best team in the league with a 43-15-2 record.  Malmo, Seattle, London, New York, Moscow, and Prague are all close and this off-season should be a fun one to watch. 
 
Seattle and Moscow made the most moves at the deadline to try and improve their clubs and I think both were successful and pose a real threat to other clubs come playoff time.  Warsaw, defending champs DC, and Chicago also have their talents and are looking to wreck their pairings come playoffs.  
 
The current hot team in the league is Malmo with a 4-game win streak and is in a battle for top spot in the European division with London. It will be an exciting ending to the season to see where these clubs shake out.  
 
will claim for weeks 04/28 and 05/05