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Article Review: I enjoy articles of this nature. Reality is we all look at the VHLE differently. I personally enjoyed my time in the E and had a great time talking with my GM Arce (unfortunately no longer an E GM). At some point we may need to accept that these types of articles aren't going to go away because the current relationship between the VHLM, VHLE and VHL isn't quite working properly. I am not sure anyone has completely put their finger on what the issues are and as noted above it may all boil down to a perspective issue with the E. I think in this instance continued conversation may be of some benefit. I appreciate that this is a keep and fix the E stance, where there have been many calling for a collapse of the E. Great thoughts, 9/10 on this article.

Article Review: I think Spartan has done a reasonable job of this article, it is well written, very well structured and informative. However like his season 84 review I think the gradings are arbitrary based on feelings, many of these players may end up playing much higher or lower than the scoring they were provided. Just as a side note Spartan I told you after your season 84 draft review that I would prove you wrong and I think I have. To those who don't like your scoring, take up Spartan's challenge, prove them wrong. I give this article a 9/10, it is a good opinion piece article.

Week of Jan 22 2023 1) How often do you read content on the forum, outside of league posts? 2) Do you follow anyone on the team? 3) Did you watch this seasons VHL draft broadcast? 4) Did you claim your S86 Experience (If not do it now) 5) What is the best part of the offseason? 6) What are you looking forward to most this upcoming season?

Popular Contributor, maybe one day. Near the bottom of the forum there is a section called Popular Contributors, which posts the change in a member’s reputation. I look at this frequently and never see myself there. I wonder what it takes to make that list. So, I dived a little bit into it. Reputation, from what I can deduce, on the forum is nothing more than the summation of reactions given to other people’s postings or reactions received by others. It is something that can be manipulated if one wants to. All it would take is for someone to open several random postings and react Fire, Like, Hmmm. Right now, the all-time leader in reputation is Victor at 9853. That is impressive. To have taken the opportunity to react to that many articles, media spots, and other postings, or to have produced enough postings that others reacted to is very impressive. So you heard it here, the best way to become popular is to react to everyone else’s posts, click those emoji’s share the love, like, or whatever other emoji you prefer and get recorded in VHL forum history as having the highest reputation.

Transaction ID: 5XD184281L1441829 $1M Player Store Cash 5 TPE UncappedDoubles Week

I heard rumor he is selling pictures of his feet and is making good money doing it.

Molly the Cat, thank you for joining us. As you know we asked your fans to send in their non-hockey-related questions. We have spent the last two weeks gathering and sorting those questions. Thank you for agreeing to answer them. The first question comes to us from Anderson Jackson, a 7-year-old from London: Molly the Cat, my favorite food is Pizza, what is your favorite food? Thank you for starting off with an easier question, Anderson, my favorite food is Roast Beef. Our second question comes from Tyson Williamson, a 10-year-old from Boston: Molly the Cat, if you didn’t become a hockey player what would you have done for a career? Tyson, I always worked hard in school and so had several options that I could have pursued. I always wanted to invent something and go into business selling it. At this point, I don’t have any idea of exactly what that would be, but I think it would be fun to invent something. Third question comes from Sandra O’Mally, a 22-year-old from Inverness: Molly the Cat, I am a recent graduate and am working at my first job. I enjoy the work but know that it isn’t my dream job. Can you offer some advice on pursuing your dream job? Now we are getting into some tough questions. Playing in the VHL was my dream job, and it was not a painless process to secure the position. The competition was fierce. If I could offer any advice, it would be to create a plan and take steps to achieve that plan every day. For me that meant learning new skills, blocking off time in your schedule to practice, learning how to eat healthily, exercising and marketing myself. For you it will mean different things but if you are making regular continued progress towards your goal, you will achieve it. We only have a couple questions left, Molly the Cat, this next question comes from Pable Ortega in Sao Paulo. Pablo is 17 years old and describes himself as a VHL superfan. His question: Molly the Cat, I believe that hockey and the VHL are loved the world over, do you think it would be possible for the VHL to expand outside of North America and Europe and create divisions in places like Asia and South America? Pablo, you pose an interesting question. I agree that hockey is loved across the world and as more people get introduced to the sport the level of talent being produced in areas across the world is increasing. I do expect that one day we will see an international expansion in the VHL. How that would work I don’t know, but I do expect it will happen someday. What I don’t know is when that will occur. Last question, it comes from 5-year-old Susie Smith in St John. I like watching hockey with my family, but I don’t like it when the players fight cause sometimes, they bleed and that is gross. So, I have a dog named Rex, he is big and cuddly. Do you like dogs? Well, I have to say I was expecting an extremely difficult question the way that started. Susie, it may not surprise you that I am much more of a Cat person but if I had a dog, I would want it to be cuddly also, sounds like you may have gotten one of the good dogs. That is our interview tonight, thank you Molly the Cat for joining us.

Article Review: This is a well written story about the player. Provides some contexts of both the actions and the thoughts of the player. It is fun and somewhat mysterious. It would be interesting to see where this leads, what is the strange gig that the unknown man has to offer. The VHL could use more story type posts of this nature, fun, creative, that expand the universe of the characters beyond statistics and technical aspects of the VHL mechanics. Giving this story a 9/10.

Article Review: This is a very well thought out and unique article. It would be interesting to find ways to allow for boosts player attributes that would potentially push more player to be more involved in the community. The only 2 issues I see wit this article is that if these extra rewards pushed everyone to max earn then the salary cap would not be high enough to support the number of players and second the amount of programming that would be involved to implement this would be significant. Giving this article a 8/10, I definitely think more conversation around this topic needs to occur.

Article Review: I always love articles where people talk about their players goals, especially when those goals are significant. Good luck in achieving your goals, and hopefully you will find that your stretch goal of the Beketov trophy isn't too far out of your reach. Calgary definitely has a number of strong players wo are leading the league, not sure if this will help or hinder you in the long term. I give this article a 9/10, well written, fun article.

Week ending Jan 15 2023 1) What is your goal for the offseason? 2) I'm struggling this offseason as we were eliminated so early, any one else struggling waiting for the new season? 3) What are you having for dinner tonight? 4) What is your favorite meal? 5) We should give Dil a nickname, what should it be? 6) If you had to pick a new mascot for the London United what would it be?

I must admit that this has been one of the most difficult off seasons so far and technically it has just begun. Being knocked out of the VHL play in tournament before Christmas has made these last 2 weeks seem exceptionally long. I will take a moment and offer the Vancouver Wolves congratulations on your Championship. Now it has been a fun time to build TPE thanks to the Holiday charity drive, Fantasy Zone, VHFL and regular tasks but with time still ahead of me until the next season begins it may be a struggle. So, I thought I would put it out there, I would love to see if anyone in the VHL community could offer suggestions of what to do while I am waiting for the next season to begin. If you are inclined, I would appreciate some advice, or commentary on what it is you do during the offseason to stay engaged in the VHL. I know there are several offseason tournaments that people get involved in but unfortunately, I am too seasoned of a player to be involved in the Junior Showcase Tournament and World Juniors and not enough of a veteran to be picked for any of the World Cup Teams (Go Team Canada) So, lend me your thoughts, I'd appreciate hearing them.

Molly the Cat, during our last interview you noted that you are sticking to your regular training process over the offseason. Can you tell us and your loyal fans what that would look like? I break my training process into several parts that I believe have significant importance to my success. I will try to detail those sections and discuss why they are important. Sleeping: This may seem like an odd place to start but for anyone who is extremely active and pushes their body to perform, it is important for them to understand the bodies’ need to rest and recover. We do that best by getting sleep. I try to get at least 8 hours of sleep every night, at regular times. There are also times where I have been extremely active, and I may even take an afternoon nap to help recharge. Nutrition and Hydration: When someone is pushing their body as hard as they can they need to make sure they are taking in the appropriate nutrition and hydration to support that activity. As a professional athlete I am lucky that I have a team nutritionist who comes along side me and builds a meal and hydration plan for me. However even before I was playing professionally, I made sure that I matched my food intake and hydration intake to the activities I was doing. Muscle Building: As part of my training, I am always working on building and maintaining muscle mass so that I have the strength to compete. I break that down into two segments. The first is overall strength, this is used when I am doing game activities like putting pressure on a player against the boards or trying to keep a player from lifting my stick. The second area is explosive power, the ability to go from a stopped position to full speed, or the ability to bring my stick from a stopped position through a shot quickly. Stamina/Endurance: Building up your ability to work at a strenuous pace for extended periods is important. Most shifts in a game last between 30 to 45 seconds and can be easily managed. However, there are times when you can get stuck on the ice for an extended time, and it is important that you can play at an elevated level the entire time. Those who play penalty kill have experienced this frequently. Individual Skating Practice: I make sure that I get time on the ice daily to practice skating. There are three basic areas I work on. First, I work on my basic skating, the ability to get to top speed quickly, and the endurance to maintain my top speed for a while. Second, I work on my footwork. The use of my edges, the ability to turn, stop and change direction as quickly as possible and the ability to move between forward and backwards skating with ease. Lastly, I work on other ice movements, dropping into a block, getting up off the ice, etc. Individual Skills Practice: This is the time I spend on the ice with the puck, shooting, passing, face offs and stick handling. The ability to control the puck and make it do what you want it to do, at high speed without looking at it is the goal. I find when I am talking with young players this is not the area they struggle with, so I will not go into too much detail on this part. Mental Preparedness and Toughness: This is one of the most underrated skills that a player needs, the ability to be mentally present for a game. I include pregame activities like watching game tapes and understanding your own tendencies but also those of your opponent in this. However, this goes much deeper and involves the ability to control your thoughts, especially during adversity and stay focused on the goal. It is the ability to dig deep and exhibit grit, it is the ability to control oneself when an opponent crosses the line so that you do not take the retaliation penalty. I hope this discussion will help assist anyone looking at pursuing a professional hockey career. The process takes time and determination and will not be easy. It is, however, extremely rewarding.

The Draft class of season 84 was an exceptional group of individuals, especially when you look at the back-end options on the ice. This is a draft class that contains defensive players like Pierre Emile Bouchard, Callum Murray, Scoish Velociraptor Maloish, AK92 Wit da Hoodie., Malum Maellard and Velociraptor Greg. Every one of these players has contributed to their team’s success and will be a strong presence in Season 87. Beyond that it also held Goaltending sensations Art Vandelay and Clueless Wollob. These two goaltenders have given their teams a stable core to build from and I would not be surprised if either of them wins a championship before their career is completed. With players like these it was no surprise that the offensive players were ignored initially. The small group of forwards from this class who have excelled include: NYA’s Napoleon Dynamite, a strong two-way center, Rookie of the Year winner from LDN Molly the Cat, a high scoring power forward, and from VAN Dogwood Maple, a center who has proven he can put the puck in the net when it matters most. It would be worth watching this draft class as some of them are still active in the season 86 playoffs. They are a strong group who are just coming into their own, you should expect to see any one of them start taking over as the top leaders in the league. The interesting thing is that they will still be around for several years, allowing them to impress fans for years to come.

After our season-long article series about the Litter Box program, we can sit with Molly the Cat. Our hope is that we can have a candid chat about season 86, the Litter Box program and what is to come. Molly the Cat, it is great to sit with you again. You are one year into your Litter Box program. For those that are not aware, that is a charitable program where Molly the Cat invites deserving children to experience a London United Game in one of the Private Boxes at the arena. During season 86, we focused on some great children and some great organizations they are involved in. Molly the Cat, give us your perspective on the Litter Box Program so far? Thanks for having me here today, the Litter Box Program did everything I hoped it would do. Many deserving children had the opportunity to be involved, to enjoy a game and this city. I hope it is an experience they never forget. At the same time, we were able to spotlight some fantastic organizations dedicated to serving these children and building communities. I am happy to announce that we will be continuing the program for Season 87. Molly the Cat, we could easily spend the next hour just talking about the Litter box Program, but I wanted to talk with you about Season 86 and your thoughts on how it went. Season 86 was filled with highs and lows. Having a career best season for goals and assists obviously was a positive. I am not going to downplay the excitement of putting up such substantial numbers. Hockey is by nature a team sport, so it was a major disappointment for us to be eliminated during the play-in tournament. Unfortunately, we were not able to pull things together and were eliminated in three straight. Our goal was a deep playoff push and we failed to do that. Molly the Cat, this offseason what is the plan or you? I have several things planned for this offseason. First, I am going to be meeting up with Landon Wolanin to do some skating drills, focusing on the finer details of edge work. Secondly, I plan to get together with a few other members of the London United team and work on some team dynamics. We hope we can start better in Season 87 than in Season 86. Lastly, I am going to be heading back to London a little early this year. I have booked a one-on-one session with a leading sports video training company. We will be sitting and reviewing Season 85 and Season 86 game tapes looking for ways that I can improve my playing. We will also be watching game tapes related to some of the best players in the game today and historically so I can take the opportunity to learn from them as well. I expect it will be a valuable experience. Molly the Cat, one last question. What are your expectations for Season 87? I have two main expectations for Season 87. As a team I want us to go further in the playoffs than we have in the last few seasons, a championship is the main goal. Personally, I would like to build upon my last season production and focus on getting to 100 points on the season. 50 goals, 50 assists.

Week of Jan 8, 2023 Welcome to the New Year, hoping we get a few more people answering these press conferences. 1) We are in the first week of 2023, do you see yourself being part of the VHL experience on Dec 31 2023? 2) Would you refer someone you know to the VHL, if no why not? 3) What would be your response if Dil decided to trade you during the offseason? 4) What are you planning o doing during the offseason? 5) What is one area that you think the Management team needs to prioritize for Season 87? 6) What area of play is your player working to improve and why?

Article Review: It is refreshing to see someone look at prior writings on character builds and do the comparison to their actual experience. I can't argue against the logic of the writer or the other commenters, DF does seem to be an important statistic. If anything it may be an improperly named statistic, as it is not the ability to defend ,as in make the correct play in the defensive zone, but the it is more the ability to play man on man hockey. Defense represents the ability to keep the puck against pressing players or the ability to retain the puck against those pressing you, it is useful in all zones of the ice. Good luck in the VHL. I give this article a 8/10, would like to hear your thoughts at the end of next season.

Article Review: Well written article discussing a valid point. However I am not sure I am fully bought in to the severity of the problem. Even if players used some sort of AI to write articles they are still limited to a determined number of Capped points per week. Many players have proven that meeting this limit is not something that is beyond a humans ability to do alone. If AI use became an issue it would only manifest in more people achieving max TPE each week, it wouldn't cause an individual to be able to surpass others in the grand scheme of the system. I give this article a 8/10 from a technical aspect.

Early Hockey Memories Molly the Cat’s earliest memories involve hockey. Molly the Cat remembers sitting in the family living room as a small child watching VHL games on a Saturday night. Molly the Cat grew up a Toronto Fan as it was the local team. They had numerous opportunities to attend games in Toronto and always loved to see the European teams visit. Molly the Cat also remembers visiting the VHL hockey hall of fame as a child and being able to touch the Continental Cup. For days afterwards Molly remembers dreaming of hoisting the Cup as a VHL Champion. That dream has not faded over time. Molly the Cat Starts Playing Hockey Molly the Cat started playing hockey at the age of 4 in various minor leagues in the Niagara Region. Molly the Cat loved to play hockey, being out on the ice with teammates. It was quickly identified that Molly the Cat had some talent on the ice and by age 6 their parents were encouraged to get Molly the Cat some extra training. Molly the Cat was enrolled in many hockey training schools between the age of 6 and 10 to help build technical skills. Molly the Cat excelled in each type of training that she took part in. In addition to hockey schools, Molly the Cat also took up figure skating so that they could learn how to use their skate edges properly. Molly the Cat was mocked and ridiculed by many players, but they persevered. Molly the Cat loved to skate and spent as much time as they could doing it. The extra work that Molly the Cat put in to develop skating skills was quickly noticed by others and they were recruited to one of the region’s travel teams. The added playing time created an increased competitive spark, an increased love of hockey and a drive to be the best. Molly the Cat took every opportunity to work on their skills, skating, shooting, passing and defense. Molly the Cat’s quickly improving skills soon made them one of the best players on their team. Molly the Cat had a successful minor league hockey experience winning many tournaments and being named player of the tournament several times. At age 15 Molly the Cat was selected to the All-Ontario team to play in the U16 Canada Minor Championships. Team Ontario won the tournament, and Molly the Cat was named player of the tournament with 10 goals and 14 assists in the 10 games played. Unique Training Molly the Cat had many training experiences as a child growing up in the hockey community in the Niagara Region of Ontario, however there are a few experiences that Molly the Cat attributes to the success they have experienced in the VHL. The first of these experiences was taking a series of figure skating lessons and skating drills with Barbara Underhill, professional Canadian Figure skater and highly regarded skating coach. In addition to the skating training Molly the Cat received, they also got private lessons from Professional Hockey player Nathan Horton. Nathon Horton spent a couple summers working with Molly the Cat on shooting and passing techniques as well as methods for developing an increased ability to see what was happening on the ice. The Last training experience that Molly the Cat attributes to their success was an opportunity to part in a video coaching program being developed by the Canadian Hockey federation. Molly the Cat had all their university games taped and had one on one sessions with a video coach to help analyze and build alternate strategies for those game situations. These 3 specific training experiences helped Molly the Cat in building the techniques they brought to the VHLM and have been the backbone of Molly the Cat’s current development. A Draft foregone to Pursue Education Molly the Cat worked their way through the various stages of minor hockey until they reached what would normally be the draft eligible age. Many expected Molly the Cat to be drafted in the first round of the VHL draft in Season 79. Many VHL teams reached out looking to gage Molly the Cat’s interest in joining their team. It was a shock to everyone when Molly the Cat announced that they were removing themselves from the draft to pursue a university degree first. It was a difficult decision, but Molly the Cat decided that they would pursue a university education, taking a business degree focusing on marketing instead of pursuing a professional hockey career. It was not that Molly the Cat was giving up on a Professional Hockey Career in the VHL, but they felt they needed to secure their long-term academic success first. Molly the Cat received a scholarship for both academic achievement and for athletic achievement in hockey. Molly the Cat played 4 years of hockey in university, during which time they set both the single season record for points and the total university career points record. Finishing their university hockey career and graduating with their business degree with honors, Molly the Cat unfortunately missed the VHL draft for Season 83 and as such was expecting to sit for the season. Luckily for Molly the Cat the VHLM San Diego Marlins reached out and signed Molly the Cat as a free agent. And that is how Molly the Cat’s VHL career started

Article Review: I am going to start with the title, this is a great play on words and has potential at becoming a longer standing stream of articles. Beyond the obvious understanding that this list of random thoughts is just an exercise in getting enough words on the page to get an approved article. Yet in its' simplicity it does express a number of things important to the player. Personal performance, potential impacts to the team based on playoff results, and off season hopes. If this was a little more developed it would have deserved a higher rank. Definitely think about making this an article series. Could do Ran"Dom" thoughts on the Offseason, on the Draft, on the Scoring Leaders, on the Playoffs, and so on. Give this article a 6/10

Article Review: Obviously this title is click bait. That said this article does well at evaluating the players perspective on their recent loss in the wild card play in. Seattle probably deserved a slightly better result than being eliminated in 3 straight. However that isn't the case. Time to recoup, build some TPE and potentially the GM can make some various changes to allow for a better start to the season. This article portrays the players frustration. Good luck in Season 87. I give this article a 7/10.

Week of Jan 1 2023 - Holiday Edition 1) What is your favorite part of the Holidays? 2) Do you have a favorite tradition that you take part in? 3) Do you have any plans for the New Year 4) Do you make any resolutions, if you do can you share? 5) What is one thing your player is going to do over the Holidays? 6) As we get ready for a new season do you think you will be as active, more active or less active than last year?

Being a first generation, player I am finally coming to realize that the TPE struggle is real. No, I am not discussing the ability to earn TPE from tasks (Media Spots, Articles and or trivia/reviews) and other activities such as award predictions, VHFL, Fantasy Zone and currently Christmas giveaways/donations. I don’t believe I have struggled in any way in the accumulation department. Wat I am talking about is the real struggle to apply TPE to increase the statistics of my player. When someone starts out the 1 for 1 TPE allotment that increases player statistics up to the application of 70 TPE is relatively easy and provides quick satisfaction. Even as you move to a 2 for 1 process from 70 to 75 you get a relatively steady growth pattern. At those numbers you can look at increasing your statistics on a weekly basis to continue to see progress. Then a change happens, first you get a reduction in the number of TPE you earn from Practice Facility, it is only 1/week so it really shouldn’t seem like much but for some reason it does. It starts to put a drag on your ability to build your player. Then the application of TPE to increases in statistics starts to grow, first 3 for 1 and then 5 for 1 (and I have been told it continues to get worse than that). This ever-increasing cost to improve the player makes it more difficult. It creates a struggle, a delayed gratification and a smaller level of differentiation between top players in the league. I know that players can’t keep growing at the pace they do at the beginning of their careers but I just needed to acknowledge that the struggle is real.

Molly the Cat’s Christmas Vacation Unfortunately, the London United Playoff push ended quickly; it was disappointing. Now that they had extra time off, Molly the Cat decided to make the best of the situation by heading home for some Holiday cheer. Molly the Cat was looking forward to spending time with friends and family celebrating Christmas and the New Year. Luckily, Molly the Cat was able to book a flight from Heathrow Airport to Toronto with only one stop in St John’s Newfoundland. The flight from London to St John’s was as expected, slightly long but peaceful. However, upon arrival in St John’s Molly the Cat learned that there was a major winter storm expected for the Toronto region. Luckily, Molly the Cat’s flight from St John’s to Toronto was able to get out of St John’s before the bulk of the weather was expected to hit the Toronto area. Upon arrival Molly the Cat took a shuttle from the Airport to their parent’s house in the Niagara Region. It was a slow process as the highways were in terrible condition due to the weather, but Molly the Cat arrived safely. Resting for a couple of days, due to jet lag, Molly the Cat had a restful Christmas with family. Moly the Cat has always been a huge fan of Christmas, family gatherings, wonderful baked goods, and Christmas dinner. Molly the Cat has always enjoyed Christmas dinner, roast turkey, creamy garlic mashed potatoes, stuffing, and their favorite gravy. I know it is a little strange, but Molly the Cat’s favorite Christmas Dinner side dish is the gravy. Now resting on Boxing Day, Molly the Cat is planning out the remainder of the week. New Year’s will be a celebration with friends, a quiet evening of talking and playing games. The games will be social and not overly competitive so that everyone can have a fun time. Between now and then however Molly the Cat plans to tour the Niagara Region, sight-seeing at the Falls, going to Safari Niagara to view the light displays and taking in a distillery tour at the Wayne Gretzky Estates Winery and Distillery in Niagara-on-the-Lake. After the new year celebrations, it will be back to work, getting ready for the next VHL season. Molly the Cat will be meeting up with Landon Wolanin in Calgary to work on their off-season training. This year Molly the Cat will continue a push on offensive skills. The focus will be on fine tuning the shooting skills already possessed to learn techniques to alter shooting angle, increase shot accuracy and increase puck release. Molly the Cat’s goal for the next season is to be one of the top 10 scorers in the league. Other goals for Molly the Cat this season are to hit 100 career goals (need only 20 to do this), finally get a 50-goal season and to achieve 200 career points (need only 42 to do this). Molly the Cat’s stretch goal is to have their first 100-point season. Molly the Cat would also like to win their first Playoff series. So, this is what the next couple of weeks will look like for Molly the Cat.