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Glad to be apart of such a star-studded young team! Can't wait to meet some new faces in this event. ^_^

PRESS CONFERENCE: Week of May 1st, 2022 (You don’t need to answer every single one, just 6 for 2 TPE) 1: What do you think the Reapers need to work on to be able to get into the playoffs? 2: Is this where you expected the Reapers to be in the standings at the moment? Why or why not? 3: What is your favorite fast food restaurant and why? 4: Which team do you think currently is the favorites to win it all in the VHLM and why? 5: What is your favorite movie and why? 6: Who do you think is the best player in the VHLM and why? 7: Which Reapers player is going to have the most points for our team at the end of the season and why? 8: The NHL Playoffs start today! Is there any team you want to win it all and why? 9: What is your favorite holiday and why?

Game 120 Recap: This next game I'll be reviewing is between the Ottawa Lynx and the Mexico City Kings. The Ottawa Lynx coming into this one seemed to have it out for the Kings, as only 3:11 in, Jordan Messier scored his 9th of the season and put the Lynx up early 1-0. Only 5 minutes later, Jordan Messier scored yet again to put the Lynx up 2-0, a great performance from him in this game, which he now has 10 goals on the season! That would literally be all of the action in this one though, as the Lynx seemed to only have Jordan Messier show up and play, and everyone else stayed at home. The Lynx put up 31 shots at the end of the game and the Kings were able to put up 18 shots, in which Jean Mercier was able to go 18/18 in net! I want to give a quick shoutout to Jordan Messier who ended up scoring 2 goals and helping his team get a huge 2-0 victory over the Kings that will help them in the playoff race!

Game 112 Recap: This game recap I'll be doing is between the Miami Marauders and the Saskatoon Wild, two teams vying for a playoff spot at the moment. We start with the first period, where it didn't take very long for Miami to get on the board, taking only 3:26 with a goal by Loki Baker DMD, scoring his 11th of the season. Shortly after, Hockley Mann fires one into the back of the net with his 8th goal of the season, putting the Marauders up 2-0 early into the game. That would be all of the action for the first though, as the Marauders would be up 2-0 heading into the second period. In the second period, Charlie Johnson only 9 seconds in cut the lead to 1, scoring his 8th of the season. This game was down to the wire, but at the end of the day, the Marauders would hold on and get a 2-1 win over the Wild! A quick shoutout goes to Loki Baker DMD for scoring the first goal of the game and giving his team a huge momentum boost!

Siyan Yasilievich - 20 Games in Update Season Update: Siyan Yasilievich has currently played 22 games for the Istanbul Red Wolves this season, who sport a 14-8-0 record, good for fourth in the league. Siyan has had a fantastic season so far putting up 5G 16A good for 21 points in 22 games, just below a point per game player as a defenseman. On top of that, he is currently a +15 for the team, which shows his development is going very well. HC Davos Dynamo has been paying close attention to Siyan in the E, waiting for his season to end to be able to call him up for next season. Siyan is very excited with how his team has played and is looking forward to potentially making a splash in the playoffs. We asked Siyan his thoughts on the season so far, to which he said, "Yeah our team has been doing pretty well I'd say. Obviously, you'd like to be first place, but sometimes things don't work out that way. We show up every day to the rink and try our best to impress our fans and get the win at the end of the day!"

PRESS CONFERENCE: Week of April 24th, 2022 (You don’t need to answer every single one, just 6 for 2 TPE) 1: Are you surprised by where the Reapers are currently in the standings, why or why not? 2: What is one thing you think the team could work on to be able to rise in the standings? 3: Is your player doing well so far, or do you think they're underperforming? 4: Who is your favorite to win the NHL Stanley Cup this season and why? 5: What is your favorite season and why? (Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall) 6: Do you think there is anything we should change for the Reapers if we want to have more success this season? 7: Who is your favorite at the moment (That's not the Reapers) to win the Championship in the VHLM and why? 8: What is one game you're looking forward to this season, against what team or player are you excited to play? 9: What is a hobby that you like to do and you'd like to share with us?

Game 25 Review: This game was between the Saskatoon Wild and the Houston Bulls. Personally, I feel like both these teams could be playoff teams, but with the Wild coming off a playoff finals win, they're going to need to find a way to get back, which will be difficult. This game started out all for the Bulls, as only 1:35 in, Connor Sills fired a shot into the back of the net to give the Bulls a 1-0 lead. 9 minutes later, Otis Boudreaux was able to snipe one home, and the Bulls had a 2-0 lead! This wasn't just it though, as Doug Britton 8 minutes later would find a goal, and it was 3-0 for the Bulls at the end of the first. However, the Wild in the second period were able to find 3 goals of their own, by a bot (lol), Jack The Ripper who scored his first goal this season, and Charlie Johnson. Heading into the third, it was anyone's game, as the score was tied at 3! The Wild would eventually break through 5 minutes in, with Boston scoring his 3rd goal of the season, and it would eventually lead to a 4-3 comeback win for the Saskatoon Wild! My MVP for this series was Boston, who ended up scoring the winning goal to help his team get a massive 4-3 win!

Game 22 Review: This game was between the Mississauga Hounds and the Las Vegas Aces, two teams that are favorites to win the M in my eyes. The game started off with nothing happened in the first period, in fact, there was only 9 shots total in the first period. It seemed that we were in for a great game, as both these teams were playing great defensive hockey! However, that would soon be broken, as 7:28 into the second period, Rustyov Dusterov scored on the powerplay to give the Las Vegas Aces a 1-0 lead. A couple minutes later, Rustyov Dusterov would fire another one into the back of the net, giving the Aces a 2-0 lead. It seemed like the Aces had finally found a way to break through the Hounds defense, and that more scoring would come, however that was false. In the third period, despite there being 20 shots, there actually was no goals, giving the Las Vegas Aces a 2-0 win over the Hounds. The MVP for this game in my eyes was Rustyov Dusterov, who scored his 2nd and 3rd goal of the season, leading the Aces to a massive win over the Hounds!

Siyan Yasilievich - First Point in the VHLE First Point in the VHLE Siyan Yasilievich after just the second game in the VHLE was able to secure his first point of his career in the European League! The goal came against the Oslo Storm in the second period. Siyan made a beautiful pass to set up Noodles Marconi to score his first goal of the season, assisted by Siyan's first point of his career in the E! We asked Siyan how it felt to finally get his first point, to which he said, "Yeah, honestly it felt great. I want to get going early and show that I'm here to compete and win. The fact that it only took two games to finally secure my first point is absolutely massive. I hope to be able to produce more in the future and I can't wait to see what this season has in store!" After the first four games, Siyan Yasilievich currently has 0G 3A good for 3 points, and a +6. Siyan Yasilievich is currently first in all +/- in the league. We'll see if he'll be able to continue this success in what is a very long season!

PRESS CONFERENCE: Week of April 17th, 2022 (You don’t need to answer every single one, just 6 for 2 TPE) 1: Do you think Pre-Season should be a thing every season, or just kept for this time because of new attributes? 2: If the Reapers were to rebrand, what would you rebrand them to and why? 3: Do you think this season there will be higher scoring, less scoring, or around the same as previous seasons? 4: If you were management of a VHLM team, what is the first thing you would do and why? 5: Who do you think are the favorites for the VHLM Championship this season? 6: With the playoffs looming closer for the NHL, who do you think is going to get that final Wildcard in the West? 7: What NHL Team would you compare the Reapers to? 8: What is the team you are looking forward to playing the most this season and why? 9: What is your go to meal whenever you're hungry?

VHLE S83 Pre-Season Power Rankings VHLE Power Rankings Introduction Hello everyone and welcome to the VHLE S83 Pre-Season Power Rankings! I'll be trying to do these every week, or every other week. The first Power Rankings is going to be purely stats based. I mainly took all the averages of the stats, did some calculations, and this is what I ended up coming up with. I'll be going over every team in the VHLE this week and where I think their strengths/weaknesses are, and a couple key players for each of the teams. I'm going to explain how I got some of the calculations first before I end up starting the rankings, so please read below: Overall Offense Rating: The Overall Offense Rating was calculated taking the "SCO" and "PAS" attributes of every single player on the roster. First, I ended up taking the "SCO" attribute of every player, added them up, and averaged the number. I did the exact same for the "PAS" attribute. I then averaged the two together, and that's how I got the Overall Offense Rating! (SCO OF EVERY PLAYER)/(NUMBER OF PLAYERS) and (PAS OF EVERY PLAYER)/(NUMBER OF PLAYERS). Then (ANS FOR FORMULA 1 + ANS FOR FORMULA 2)/(2). Overall Defense Rating: The Overall Defense Rating was calculated taking the "DEF" attribute of every single player on the roster. I just ended up taking the "DEF" attribute of every player, added them up, and averaged the number. Since there was only one attribute I took into account, I didn't need to add them together and divide to find the average! (DEF OF EVERY PLAYER)/(NUMBER OF PLAYERS). Overall Goaltending Rating: The Overall Goaltending Rating was calculated taking the "SZ", "AG", "RB", "SC", "HS", and "RT" attribute of every single goalie on the roster. I could go through on every single attribute how I got them, but I basically just added the averages of the one/two goalies, then added the averages of the ratings together and divided it by the number of attributes, which in this case was 6! That is how I ended up getting the Overall Goaltending Rating! This takes too long to explain, but basically the Overall Offense Rating formula, but for "SZ, AG, RB, SC, HS, RT" and then the answers of those dividing by the number of attributes, which is 6 to get the answer. If you need a better explanation, as I'm not the best at explaining things, let me know. Let's finally get to the VHLE Power Rankings, shall we? 1. Vasteras Iron Eagles Overall Offense Rating: 61.35 (1st) Overall Defense Rating: 68.5 (1st) Overall Goaltending Rating: 73.5 (1st) Alright, on paper and with the calculations and everything, this team is absolutely stacked. You'd hope the team that had a ton of picks in this draft would be one of the best teams going into the season, and well, they lead every single category. Leading the charge at the forward position is going to be @Grape, joined by @eagle_3450 and @leandrofg who should have fantastic seasons in the E as well. This team has a ton of talent on the offensive front, having a score first mentality and I could see multiple members putting up high goal numbers. As for the defensive side, this team seems to have more defensive defenseman, focusing on protecting the net instead of joining the rush. It's tough to say who will be the leader defensively, as every single one of their defenseman is around the same skill level, but @Spence King has the best defense on the team, at a whopping 80. He'll be backstopping a tough defensive team that'll be hard to enter their zone defensively, and honestly the best defensive core in the league. In between the pipes, they have @Lilpfigher who will be looking to lead this team to success. This team has fantastic goaltending overall and they've got a clear starter and backup. Personally, I expect this team to be a top three team and anything less from this team would be an absolute disaster of a season. 2. Stockholm Vikings Overall Offense Rating: 58.09 (2nd) Overall Defense Rating: 59.18 (3rd) Overall Goaltending Rating: 73.25 (T-2nd) Up next on the rankings coming in second place is going to be the Stockholm Vikings. Stockholm has the best scorers in the league, despite their offense rating coming in second. This team is loaded with deadly snipers that given an opportunity, will find the back of the net. Leading the offensive powerhouse is @FBR who is coming off of a 27 goal season, with 79 points. He has a ton of talent joining him, and I can't list them all, as this forward core is absolutely loaded and can give Vasteras a run for their money. On the back-end defensively, and honestly in my eyes, one of the best defenseman in the league is @LuluSalesAway. This player has high defensive capabilities and also can join the rush, a perfect two-way defenseman that the Stockholm Vikings need to help power their offense minded team. In the crease, this team has two solid goalies, @Joker_TM and @Tendy who they'll have to decide which one will be their starter and which one will be their backup. Regardless, having competition is a good thing and Stockholm Vikings should be vying for the top of the league at the end of the season! 3. Istanbul Red Wolves Overall Offense Rating: 56.44 (5th) Overall Defense Rating: 60.8 (2nd) Overall Goaltending Rating: 70 (7th) Slotting in the third place spot on the rankings is the Istanbul Red Wolves. It's honestly tough, because the top two teams in my eyes are very far ahead of the pack that it's tough to say who is going to come into third place. Regardless, I'm going to go with the Istanbul Red Wolves. On the offensive front, this team is led by @LeBron Jamezz. Last season, he put up 31 goals and 67 points, having an exceptional season for the Red Wolves. This team also had a ton of picks in the recent draft, and are adding players like @Brandon and @jacobcarson877 on offensive front who should help the team tremendously. Also, one thing I want to point out is @jacobcarson877 build, in which he has 80 defense! He'll be a key piece to the team defensively, which helps me pivot into the next talking point for the team, defense! This team is absolutely loaded defensively, having the second best defense rating in the entire VHLE. The funny thing is, yes, most of the defenseman on this team are somewhat defensively focused, but the forwards are helping out the team defensively too. One player I want to talk about is @der meister, who was drafted 3rd overall and will be helping to protect the net this season. He's a fantastic addition to the team, and it's going to be very hard to find ways to score on this team. Last up, we have the goaltending for Istanbul. You might be thinking, wow, this team is ranked 7th at goaltending, they must not have good goaltending! Let me stop you there. The difference between 1st and 7th on the rating scale is only an average of 3.5 higher in each stat, so even though they are ranked 7th, there are a lot of teams very close in the ratings for goalies. @npuBeT will be the starter this season for the Red Wolves and he'll do a lot of the heavy lifting, as the Wolves will need solid goaltending to be able to go on a run this season. Regardless, this team should be a playoff team and anything less then that is a failure. 4. Bratislava Watchmen Overall Offense Rating: 57.77 (3rd) Overall Defense Rating: 59 (4th) Overall Goaltending Rating: 70.25 (6th) Coming in at fourth on the rankings is the Bratislava Watchmen. I honestly could see this team being flip-flopped with the Istanbul Red Wolves, as I think this team is a little bit more well rounded then the Wolves, but the Wolves are more specialized in defense. Moving on though, Bratislava is no slacker when it comes to scoring, as they have multiple players who can put the puck into the back of the net. The best person to do so on this roster is @ng1291, who will be having his rookie season with the Watchmen, so all eyes are going to be on him. He'll also have @Dtayl helping him out, feeding him the puck all day, so we'll see what @ng1291 will be able to achieve this season with the Watchmen. Moving onto defense, this team is around average defensively, however they did pick up @BOOM, who is an absolute steal for the Watchmen in the draft. He was the leading scorer defensively in the VHLM last season, and he'll be looking to continue his dominance here in the E for a season. I think @BOOM is going to be one of the best defenseman in the league offensively, and he'll be helping to aid the team by putting the puck into the back of the net. Last, we have goaltending, which for sure is going to be led by @Donno100. The problem that arises with me for this team, is that their backup is in my eyes, a little bit below average skill wise, so I think @Donno100 is going to do a lot of the heavy lifting for the team. Honestly, I can see this team sliding into the top four very easily and I think a potential run in the playoffs as a dark horse is a very realistic possibility. 5. Cologne Express Overall Offense Rating: 54.47 (7th) Overall Defense Rating: 58.78 (5th) Overall Goaltending Rating: 70.17 (5th) Up next on the list, coming in at fifth is the Cologne Express. Honestly, this team seems like a pretty solid middle of the pack team. I feel like to be considered a potential contender this season, you're going to have to take down the Cologne Express, otherwise they'll gatekeep you from doing so. Offensively, this team is a bit lacking though according to the rating system. They have some solid superstar players, in @Johnny_HX and @Komaryk. I will say that personally, I think the rating system does this team dirty, because they have a ton of solid players offensively, and despite being ranked 7th, I feel like their offense is much better then it actually shows. The forwards for this team are fairly good, and they have solid depth, so I really personally don't think the rating offensively is correct for this team. Defensively, I feel like this team has some solid options too. Led by @ColeMrtz, the defensive core this team has put together is pretty solid. One thing I might think that is influence the offense rating, is the fact that this teams defensive core is extremely defensive minded, and they don't have much offense upside. Last, in between the pipes for this team is @Jericho who will be a solid starter, and @NickSunderbruch backing him up. I think this team has a great starter and backup, and in my eyes, this team is extremely underrated in the ratings. I could very well see this team potentially making a run in the playoffs honestly, despite their ratings being a little lower then most teams. 6. Geneva Rush Overall Offense Rating: 57 (4th) Overall Defense Rating: 54.3 (7th) Overall Goaltending Rating: 73.25 (T-2nd) Coming in at sixth on the rankings is the Geneva Rush. This team is down lower on the list for a reason, that I'll get to in a bit. First up, we have is the offense, which is sitting ranked at fourth in the league, around average. However, the more I look at this team offensively, it seems they really only have @PoignardLeclerc11 leading the charge, and they seriously lack some firepower in the league. This team has offensive depth, don't get me wrong, but they are lacking some firepower that I personally think will be the reason why they slide a bit further down in the rankings, but this isn't really the teams biggest problem, that's what I'm going to talk about next. Next up, is the teams defense, which is going to be their Achilles heel. This team doesn't have a superstar defenseman, and defensively, a lot of their defenseman have opted for more offensively minded builds, which is why their offense is rated higher. The best defensive minded defenseman they have is @Strider, who is going to have to do a lot of heavy lifting for the team defensively, as teams will find scoring opportunities against the Rush. This team will score a lot of goals, but they're also going to let in a lot of goals. Last, the teams shining bright spot is their goaltending. This team despite having not the best defensive core still has exceptional goalies backstopping them. With probably the best 1A-1B duo in the league, @dustywilson22 and @Thunderidge will be looking to split time this season and attempt to try to carry this team to a potential playoff spot. In my eyes, I don't see this team being a contender, or doing too much this season, but I still think there is a small possibility they make playoffs and make some noise! 7. Rome Gladiators Overall Offense Rating: 55.07 (6th) Overall Defense Rating: 52 (8th) Overall Goaltending Rating: 70.33 (4th) Up next on the list is the Rome Gladiators, who slide into seventh place on the rankings. The reason these two teams are at the bottom, Rome Gladiators and Oslo Storm is because they are lacking complete rosters. I ended up not factoring in the bot's attributes in the rating system, otherwise Rome and Oslo would most likely be 7th/8th in every single rating. Regardless, Rome comes in with a very young lineup into the VHLE this season, and I fully expect them to be rebuilding. Offensively, they have a bunch of players who did great in the VHLM, names like @chikn and @NJDevils24. The biggest concern I have with this team offensively, is that they really lack any star player and while they have some depth, they really can't compete with some of the top teams at all and will get out played almost every night. Defensively, this team literally only currently has one rostered defenseman, that being @youloser1337. I guess there's nothing else to talk about on the defensive front, as they only have one defenseman! The best part about this team is their goalie, but again, they currently only have a single goalie on their roster, that being @G_Rush. We'll see what this team has planned for this season and if they can attempt to fill roster spots, but in my eyes this team is going to be at the bottom of the league and will not make it into the playoffs. 8. Oslo Storm Overall Offense Rating: 52.9 (8th) Overall Defense Rating: 54.6 (6th) Overall Goaltending Rating: 66.67 (8th) Sadly, someone has to sit at the bottom of the rankings, and coming in at eighth place is the Oslo Storm. Just like the Gladiators, this team doesn't have a full roster, and I must remind you that I didn't factor in the bot's attributes into the rating system. Let's talk about the team that they do have though! Offensively, this team has only four players, one of them being @Crstats23 who is going to be having to produce an absolute godlike season if this team wants to win any games. Again, this team has a couple okay depth players, but they're going to get ran over by almost any team in the league due to not having enough players and having to have bots fill the spaces. Defensively, this team has a singular defenseman in @Thunder, who will be their best defenseman this season without a doubt! I seriously feel bad for some of these players, as they're not going to have a great time this season and unfortunately, they'll just have to try and get through it. In net, they have a singular goalie, that being @InstantRockstar, who actually isn't rated that poorly. He'll have to pull out some Carey Price-like performances if the team wants to be able to find some wins this season. At the end of the day, this team will not be aiming for a playoff spot and I could see them trying to rebuild and attempt to put together a better team next season. That'll be all folks! I put a ton of time into this and it took me multiple hours to produce this for you guys. I hope this brings some hype to the VHLE season, as I feel like there isn't enough VHLE content out there. Also, before I end this off, just remember that I am a first gen and I don't know much about the history of some of the players or organizations in the VHLE. I am going purely based off of TP and players I've interacted with around the community, so please keep that in mind. Thanks and I hope you guys enjoyed this article! **EDIT: This has over 2000+ Words, will be claiming Weeks Ending in 4/24, 5/1, 5/8, and 5/15.**

Siyan Yasilievich - Joining the Istanbul Red Wolves Arriving in Istanbul Shortly after Siyan was drafted by the Istanbul Red Wolves in the VHLE S83 Draft, he was immediately flew out to Istanbul, Turkey. Upon arriving, he was greeted by the General Manager Kaleeb who was very excited to have Siyan apart of the team. Siyan knew coming in that he would only be here for a season for development, and after that he would finally be heading to the VHL. Siyan immediately was driven to the arena in Istanbul, and addressed the media, in which this is what he had to say, "I'm honored to be apart of the Istanbul Red Wolves. I really wanted to play for this team when they interviewed me, and I'm glad I'm apart of them for a season. I know my time here is short, but I plan on making a huge impact for the team, and the fans. I don't want to go home empty handed, and I plan to lift the championship trophy at the end of the season." Siyan Yasilievich will be joining many other players from the VHLM who were drafted this season, and the Istanbul Red Wolves look geared up for a championship run.

PRESS CONFERENCE: Week of April 10th, 2022 (You don’t need to answer every single one, just 6 for 2 TPE) 1: Welcome to the Philadelphia Reapers! Is there any expectations you have for this season for Masu and I? 2: What is a goal you want to set for your player for the upcoming season? 3: Are there any players or teammates that you're excited to play with, or against? 4: What is your favorite NHL team and why? 5: Are there any players in the VHLM that aren't on the Reapers that you would like to play with? 6: Where do you think the Reapers are going to land standings wise at the end of the season and why? 7: Who do you think is going to be the Team MVP and why? 8: What is your favorite NHL player and why? 9: Are there any video games that you like to play, if so what games and why?

[VHLE] 4th Overall Selection - Siyan Yasilievich to Istanbul

Glad to be apart of the Istanbul Red Wolves!

There was a lot of factors that went into me going 4th overall. One of the biggest ones was that I've played under Alex before, and I'm super active in the LR. He wanted someone to help bring up activity in the LR and be there with the franchise long term, which I don't know if this is true or not, but apparently some of the other players that were available at the time weren't 100% committing staying long term. We've also had a great relationship with each other, as he was my GM when I was on the Reapers, so there's that too. LOL.

The more the merrier! Bring in on!

Less then 24 Hours and Siyan is already bringing in the spicy lore to the Davos organization. It's going to be a long career LOL! The Spaghetti is pretty good, I liked it at least. I could eat that stuff forever.

I'm weird when I make chili. I make some chili and throw in noodles or spaghetti to eat with it. Nobody does that and it's so odd, but it tastes pretty damn good. We now have some lore to our story look at that! LOL

I saw LOL

No joke, I have some lasagna I can make for lunch and I think I'm going to do so.

Yeah, we did go to the Italian Restaurant. Yikes.

Getting that good food in Switzerland!

Throwing a curve ball! LMAO