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Congratulations to all 3. All the best for the season.

Yep, already grabbed it LOL

Will download as usual.

Just because.

"With the eleventh pick in round one, the Helsinki Titans select Defenseman, Gunnar Odinsson from the San Diego Marlins." And with that, I was a VHL player taking the first, tentative steps towards my journey into the Victory Hockey League. It was a moment that I will not forget and despite the mock drafts and water-cooler discussions, I feel that kind of range is where I deserved to be taken. Hell, even if I was selected in the final round, it would have been OK. I enjoyed my time with the Marlins and when I take a look at how that team developed and improved, I'm proud to be associated with the San Diego organization. After playing in all 72 games and scoring 66 points(20G 46A) I feel that it was a decent, if not spectacular beginning to my time here in the VHL/M. After all, I'm a defenseman who didn't have the training hours of others, but still finished in the top 10 for defensive scoring. I'll take it. The playoffs were marginally better where I managed 11 points in 9 games, but alas, it wasn't enough and we were eliminated by the eventual champions, The Philadelphia Reapers. The Titans organization has been welcoming and I've adjusted to wearing the new colors, even if it is only training gear. The uniform fitting is later today and I'm beyond excited to see how it looks. I've grown up with stories about the Titans, passed down from family friend Odin Tordahl who spent two seasons there, as well my uncles Bizmarck Koenig and Vaydar Odinsson who both wore the Helsinki colors. Going into the season, my expectations are quite modest to be honest. I simply want to play whatever role is needed for the Titans and I imagine that will be rare minutes on the third line to begin with. That's OK, as there are obviously more talented players that take priority over me and I'm happy to watch and learn from them. There's no "I" in team as they say. I do not have any particular numbers in mind as far as actual point production, anything at this level would be a bonus. It's very cliche, but one of my favorite saying is "Hard work beats talent, when talent fails to work hard." It's that ethos that I intend to follow. While I'm not at all bitter about the position that I was drafted, I do fully intend to show the teams that passed on me that I would have been worth an earlier selection. I'm going to work as hard as possible, with guidance from VHL legends and my Titan's teammates, in order to become the best player that I could possibly become. There's no chip on the shoulder, just my own desire to be the best I can. The European Conference looks tough again this season, but I'm sure that Helsinki will play well enough to worry some of the more fancied teams. If I can help is some way, shape or form, it will be amazing. Thank you Helsinki, I'll be repaying the faith. WC: 500+

Sure.

That's OK @Ahma I'll listen to it tomorrow.

Is this downloadable?

Good luck Toast

Following on from Spence King, overall this is a decent first graphic to submit here. The render/image used could have been better chosen to avoid the watermark and the text could have been placed in a better location. Use of the logo is good though and nice coloring overall. Keep working at it and you'll see rapid improvement. 7/10

Nice image to welcome the new draftees to Prague. Plenty of work done, including logos and name bars on jerseys etc. Render cut is a bit choppy but the overall amount of work offsets minor things like that. Good work. 8/10

Considering the draft is coming up, who do you think @Jubo07 and @BladeMaiden should have their eyes on in the draft and why? I think you should be patient until about the eleventh round and pick up the wounded ego of Gunnar Odinsson. Could be a shrewd move that will pay dividends for the Titans. What are you looking forward to most this season? Getting to know my new teammates, and help the Titans organization as much as possible. I'd like to be able to repay the faith shown in me. Do you work out in the off season, if not what do you do during your time off? Yes, I work out with former VHL greats such as Ryan Sullivan, Odin Tordahl and Thomas O'Malley. Learning from them is invaluable. The team will be having am award show this week? Are you excited for it? Sure. It will be great to see who the stars of the franchise will be. It's great that the team recognize the contributions of it's players. What award do you think you would bring home? I wouldn't dare dream of winning an award with Helsinki. I'm just here to contribute however possible and leave the stardom to the players that truly carry the team. Who would you steal a snack off of in our Locker Room (LR) and why? I've only been here a short time, but I'm guessing that Vick Fairchild would have some quality snacks in his locker.

Good read. Congratulations on going to the Wolves at #26.

Glad you followed your gut. Good luck.

Congratulations!

I listened to the last one as well, but didn't comment. Sorry boys.

Nice concept @BladeMaiden

Some Polish pressure being applied to the FA. LOL, love it.

Gunnar Odinsson Purchase #1 Passing 70->60

He has a tough decision and I wish him well.

Keep at it. You'll soon get faster and improve. Best of luck with it.

Congratulations on the best award @fromtheinside