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I thought that is what it was but was too lazy to put my glasses on to verify. Really good graphic.

Graphic Review: You got it…. I screwed up and got a trivia question wrong, so now I have to review your graphic for my 1 tpe. At first glance the fox caught my attention. (If it is not a fox and is a different animal, I apologize. For purposes of this review I will call it a fox.). It grabs the graphic and makes me want to look at it more. Upon further examination, I like the story it tells and the player just to the side of the fox makes the graphic more encompassing. I like the smoke that surrounds the mouth and flows into the player, creating a mystic graphic. I also like that you chose dark blue and black for the base and the smoke gives the ice some life. There is something on the right side of the graphic which I don’t know what it is, but I dont need to because it just adds to the mystery of the graphic and it makes it a complete graphic. I like that you dont have a signature on this graphic as it would change it from a story to something else. Good work. Score 10/10

This is an addendum to the Theme Week media spot I did yesterday. @OrbitingDeath , while representing the Prague Phantoms, made it known to me that Prague wants more. This caused me to take a look at the Phantoms roster and without any advice from @Tetricide, or any other GM for that matter, here are the changes that are going to take place. Pan Daffleck clearly wants some support on defense. Vancouver GM Frank, being the nice guy that he is, has agreed to give Prague Guntis Gavilrovs, in exchange for Bruise Banner. When asked for reasons why, Frank responded quite frankly, “Well, since I traded Logan Ninefingers, Riley Martin, Pierre Marc Bouchard, Bollos de Trueno, and Soju, I might as well give Guntis a new home.” To sweeten the deal, Vancouver will also receive Prague’s first round pick for season 98. This is the official trade detail: Prague/Vancouver Prague receives: Guntis Gavilrovs Vancouver receives: Bruise Banner S98 Prg 1 This trade has been accepted by all parties and is pending league approval. 175 words

Guess I can do an addendum . Haven’t done the .com yet this week.

Prague likes who they have!

1. What do you think of the trade deadline being moved to a Thursday this season? I guess I think the decision makes sense since the reason is to give an appropriate amount of time to do the trades. 2. Do you think Vancouver Wolves should make any trade at the deadline this season? I’m not a GM or AGM so I dont have the stamina to think that much and I’m looking at the season thus far and cant imagine what changes can be made to do better, but if the GM thinks otherwise then I support him. 3. Are you expecting a lot of trade or very little in the way of trades overall across the league? it wouldn’t be bad if the teams that are just in it for what reason I dont know, tried to improve their team then it would be nice. 4. What do you think of this season’s theme week? I think it was an easy theme but I actually spent a lot of time on it to make sure the trades were accurate and it looked legit. 5. With more teams likely to enter a rebuild next season, how would you improve competitiveness around the league? Give every team the ability to freeze any regression of one player each season, provided that the team is in compliance with other VHL rules. 6. Would you want to play for a rebuilding team? I don’t care what team I play for as long as it’s Vancouver. I like Vancouver and I like the GM. The AGM, well lets just say there is room for improvement. 7. Bonus: If you had to be traded to another team in the league, which team and why? If I had to be traded then I guess it wouldnt matter to me because I wouldn’t care too much about it and I would just bide my time until my player retired and then I’d try to get back on Vancouver.

You can tell your friends you saw it here first. There are blockbuster trades in the works, and it was not initiated by someone you’d think could be the mastermind behind the trade. And this being theme week, what better time for the surprise trade of VHL history. As best as I could tell, there was some grumbling in the locker room by Gianfranco Del Rocco, @Victor, who indicated that he desperately wanted to go back to his home in Seattle, because he missed his GM @Banackock, and Banakock always remembers his birthday. This caught Taavetti Jokinen, @Ahma, by surprise, as Jokinen finally got his good friend to bleed purple on HC Davos, only to find out that Del Rocco wanted out. Jokinen immediately went to HC Davos GM @Alex, and demanded to be released from the no trade clause. Being the supportive GM that Alex is, he reluctantly agreed to find a new home for Jokinen as well as work out a deal involving Del Rocco. Banakock talked with @InstantRockstar, who in turned reached out to @badcolethetitan, who just happened to be in discussions with @LucyXpher, who was also in deep discussions with @Frank, who happened to be intoxicated and was on the phone with @Spartan , who was still riding high on vacation. Unbeknownst to all those GM’s listed above, Spartan was doing his typical magician work on trades and was in deep talks with @N0HBDY, who was also discussing things with @Lemorse7. When all the discussions ended and deals were struck, this became the day of trades that shocked VHL for years to come. Here goes: Davos/Warsaw/Riga HC Davos receives: Red Panda S98 War 1 S99 War 1 Warsaw receives: Gianfranco Del Rocco S99 Rig 2 Riga Receives: S98 Dav 1 S98 Van 1 S98 Sea 1 This trade has been accepted by all parties and is pending league approval. Moscow/Seattle Moscow receives: Ahsoka Tano Seattle receives: Dead Panda S98 Mos 3 This trade has been accepted by all parties and is pending league approval. Seattle/Vancouver/Los Angeles/Moscow Seattle receives: S99 Van 4 Vancouver receives: S98 Las 2 Dead Panda Los Angeles receives: S99 Mos 4 Pierre Marc Bouchard Moscow receives: Logan Ninefingers S99 Las 1 This trade has been accepted by all parties and is pending league approval. Malmo/Chicago/Davos Malmo receives: S98 Dav 2 S98 Dav 3 Karol Lamb S98 Chi 2 S99 Chi 1 Chicago receives: Taavetti Jokinen Lucy Leitner HC Davos receives: Jorgen Lovstrom Spanish Moon Moth The trade has been accepted by all parties and is pending league approval. Vancouver/Riga/Warsaw Vancouver receives: Gianfranco Del Rocco Riga Receives: Soju Warsaw receives: Severus Targaryen S99 Prg 1 This trade has been accepted by all parties and is pending league approval. Moscow/Davos/Vancouver/Los Angeles Moscow receives: Bollos de Trueno HC Davos receives: Gustav Mattias Riley Martin S98 Mos 3 Vancouver receives: River Harrington Los Angeles receives: S99 Van 4 This trade has been accepted by all parties and is pending league approval. Seattle/Chicago/Moscow Seattle receives: Taavetti Jokinen Logan Ninefingers Chicago receives: Lazlo Holmes Moscow receives: S98 Chi 3 This trade has been accepted by all parties and is pending league approval. Warsaw/Seattle/Riga Warsaw receives: Soju S98 Dav 1 Seattle receives: Severus Targaryen S99 Prg 1 Riga Receives: Logan Ninefingers This trade has been accepted by all parties and is pending league approval. Vancouver/Davos/Chicago Vancouver receives: Lucy Leitner Lazlo Holmes HC Davos receives: River Harrington S99 Van 4 Chicago receives: S98 Los 2 This trade has been accepted by all parties and is pending league approval. Moscow/Seattle/Warsaw Moscow receives: S98 Dav 1 Seattle receives: S98 Chi 3 Warsaw receives: Bollos de Trueno This trade has been accepted by all parties and is pending league approval. Riga/Malmo/Los Angeles/Vancouver/Seattle/Chicago/Moscow/Warsaw/Davos Riga receives: Karol Lamb Soju Malmo receives: Bollos de Trueno Ahsoka Tano Los Angeles receives: River Harrington Spanish Moon Moth Vancouver receives: Red Panda Severus Targaryen S98 Los 3 Seattle receives: Gianfranco Del Rocco Chicago receives: Riley Martin Gustav Mattias S98 Dav 2 Moscow receives: S98 War 1 S98 Van 1 S98 Sea 1 S99 War 1 Warsaw receives: Lucy Leitner Pierre Marc Bouchard HC Davos receives: Lazlo Holmes Dead Panda This trade has been accepted by all parties and is pending league approval. 726 words

1. Who would you consider the Vancouver Wolves main rival? Why? It would be HC Davos. they seem to have our number and they complain if they lose. 2. Does your player have a rival from another team or someone that they just cannot stand? Why Bazooka Joe. @ScottyP is trash!! 3. Would you count Calgary Wranglers as Vancouver Wolves main rival this season? Why or why not? No, we got them right where we want them. 4. If Goalies cannot fight then how do they settle their differences? Explain… That’s easy…. Soju is the best. Nuff said 5. What do you think will be this season theme week? Why? No clue 6. What would you like to see as theme week? Why? Justify why fighting isnt more common 7. Bonus: Describe how the Colorado Avalanche and the Detroit Red Wings Brawls made you feel during the 90`s? Did they brawl? I cannot stand Detroit Red Wings. never have liked them.

1. When you look at box score of each game. What is your favorite achievement you look for in your player? Hits, PIMS, Goals, etc? I want my player to get a lot of hits and shots blocked but I always check PIMS hoping for a 5 minute penalty which would mean that my sissy ass player got into a fight. 2. Were a little over the quarter way into the season. Who is your team MVP to this point? Since I am crashing this press conference for the 2 tpe, thank you by the way, I’m going with Logan Ninefingers for the MVP. 3. Which team in VHL has your favorite logo? I like the Wolves logo and I also like Moscow logo, and while I’m at it the Warsaw logo is pretty cool too. Some of the others are not so cool. 4. Which team in VHLM has your favorite logo? Why are you making me think about logos? I hardly think about logos. If I have to pick one, I’m going to go with Miami. It’s a pretty good logo. I also like Halifax. 5. Do you prefer coffee, soda, or tea? In the morning I like coffee, but later on I will go for water or iced tea. On occasion, but not very often, I will go for a cold soda. The other time I go for soda, specifically Mt Dew, is to recover from a serious hangover. It cures a lot. 6. What is your favorite book and/or movie? Oh shoot, there are a lot of books and movies that I like and I’m not sure I can pick out a favorite specifically but I can go with a few choices. I like the Mitch Rapp series up until Vince Flynn stopped writing due to his death. I also like La Reina del Sur. As far as movies go, I like Jason Bourne , We’re the Millers, Clear and Present Danger, Caddyshack, Youngblood, St Vincent, Secondhand Lions, and it goes on…

That’s the easiest thing I’ve said in a long time!!!

What???? You think I should take out “Soju” and insert “Red Panda”? Not a chance!!!!

Claim 3/3

The net minder for the Vancouver Wolves is on fire! Soju is the Net Ninja. With his slick speed and cat like reflexes, Soju is 23-5-3 in 32 games. He is a dominating puck stopper, allowing only 69 goals against 885 shots. He’s currently at a .922 save % with 2.21 goals against average. Soju leads the league in wins, and has 3 shut outs. The Net Ninja has made a name for himself and he’s getting better every game. He’s a master of disguise; stealthy, ruthless, and prepared to snatch any puck trying to sneak past. He’s agile and mindful of his surroundings. Wrap arounds, NO. Back door, ABSOLUTELY NOT. He stays calm in the face of adversity, capable of using every tool in his play book to keep the puck out of the net. It’s as if he’s armed with weapons loaded and ready to take on the world. Soju the Net Ninja is the goalie to be reckoned with. 163 words

Gotta rub it in that Bollos cant fight!!! Yes, I’ll say it. He’s a sissy, afraid to drop the gloves

1. Over the holiday period one of my favorite things to do is relax and watch the World Juniors amongst other sporting events; Do you watch the World Juniors and do you think the best team won the tournament? yes I watch the wjc, in between Bruins games. I record all the games so i can skip through commercials and period breaks. And of course the best team won the tournament but it was a little scary for a while. 2. Canada meltdown or Media over reaction? After the World Junior team has finished 5th in the past two tournaments do you think the media is over reacting or does Hockey Canada has a few issues that they need to fix? The whole country has a few issues and you can tell because hockey canada is having issues. What’s up with the coach? He’s like the New England Patriots coach. He sucks. 3. Vancouver Wolves sit a top of the NA Conference as I write this and tied for First overall in the league? Did you expect such a hot start and where do you see Vancouver finishing the season? I half expected a start like this because we have the best forwards in the league, the best goalie in the league, and the best defenseman in the league. Soju and Girts, along with Martin, Ninefingers, and PMB, and Stefano and the others as well. We cant go wrong. 4. Who is currently Vancouver Wolves MVP through 18 games? Why? I’m gonna have to go with Guntis Gavilrovs because he is lighting it up this season and he is brave enough to drop the gloves and go toe to toe with anyone. 5. Who has been the most surprising player on the team so far this season and why? I’m going to say Eno Velvson surprised me the most because he is scoring a lot and also doing some hitting. 6. With three Vancouver Wolves in the top 10 of scoring and two more just outside of the top 10; do you think any Vancouver Wolve will win an award this season? Who and what award? Guntis Gavilrovs is going to win the best defensive defenseman award. He’s a beast. He might even get the most hits this season, and he sure as hell is going to win a ton of fights. 7. Bonus: When I bet on a horses, I never lose. Why? You drug the horses you don’t want to win and they all fall and collapse.