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1. Right now I am sitting at about 7 on an excitement scale 2. In the conference our biggest rival will be Moscow, in the league it will be Vancouver 3. Training is going into Defense to begin with, then I will switch to puck handling and passing (I know everyone hates passing) 4. Key to success will be our offense 5. In the VHL no, not really, it has had many large impacts to the VHLM 6. Pass interceptions and zone clearing would be great stats to see form defensive standpoint 7. That is a long story, I thought I did but it didn't work but I got in from the backup list, I should do okay, we are not done picking yet. 8. I am a rabbit

This is a unique article. With 5 years of history to look at and 3 players to review it provides a lot to work with. Take into account the comparison of the goalie position over time, pre-hybrid era hybrid era and post VHLE era. It will be interesting to see if this gets updated once the last players career has finished to see if any consistency and differences exist. Keep up the great work. I give this article a 9 out of 10 as it was very informative and easy to read.

I always love to read the stories behind players. This is a fun read that shows a level of both storytelling and emotional development of the player. Looking forward to seeing how this develops over time. Will it be captions of the players life off ice or will it be a sequence of events. The combination of languages makes it a unique and realistic story given the geographical diversity of the players in the VHL. I give this article a 9 out of 10. Keep it up.

I am happy to introduce myself, my name is Peter Elliott Nes. I am a Private Investigator specializing in professional sports investigations. Professional Sports as you know, are significant businesses. The better a team does the more the ownership of the individual team’s profit. With millions of dollars in the balance the ability to compete is of utmost importance. That mindset has also moved down to an individual player perspective as well. Production on the ice, from game to game, has become extremely important when it comes to future employment contracts. It is vital component to earning a larger piece of a team's salary budget. As more and more professional sports leagues around the world are playing with a salary cap, it is becoming more and more enticing for teams and players to try and skirt the rules to profit more. That is typically where my services are employed. I have been involved in several high-profile cases, investigating the likes of teams burying high salary non-productive players in LTIR. I have also been instrumental in investigating several player substance abuse concerns, whether the use of illegal drugs or performance enhancing. All I can say, at this point in time, is that I have been asked to come investigate the VHL and VHLM to determine if there are any infractions against the rules that would allow a team to benefit today or in future seasons. The VHL and VHLM are big businesses with many millions of dollars exchanging hands each season. I wish I could disclose more details regarding my investigation but right now I do not want to disclose too much that any offending party might be persuaded to change their behavior before I have gathered the proof needed to prove wrongdoing. Each week it is my hope to provide an update of my investigation so far. Offering further details regarding my work and the nature of the ongoing investigation, any clues found, and hopefully any scandals uncovered. I promise that I will leave no stone unturned, no lead unfollowed and no perpetrator unprosecuted. During this week I will be meeting with the VHL administration to discuss the information I have currently, the accusations that have been made and how I expect to go about my investigation. I expect from my prior experiences in other leagues that the VHL administration will provide me with any requested information, and access to league facilities I will need to compete a full review. It is always in the best interest of the leagues to co-operate, fans don’t take it lightly to find out that a league is hiding illegal activities, especially with the large amount of funds fans spend to attend games and to purchase merchandise. Until my next update, wrongdoers beware as I am on the case. P.E. Nes, Private Dick.

The night before a season begins is always filled with a variety of emotions. You would think that a player would get used to the emotions as they got farther in their career but in talking with veteran players it is something that very few get over. Fear – it may be the most basic of the emotions. Will this year be my best? Will I be able to improve over prior seasons or is my best behind me? Can I live up to the expectations of the coach, of the team, of the fans or of myself? Anticipation – the next season comes, we are prepared, I am ready. We will do this. Season 97 brings a chance for HC Davos Dynamo to improve on the last years success. We will push for a championship; we expect to return to the championship and succeed. Excitement – A new season brings new opportunities, new challenges, new achievements. I am ready to bring more, I’ve trained for this, I have put everything into this. Season 97 will be better, the goals set higher. This is the year to shine. Emotions come and emotions go, and it should be expected that the night before the season begins that they will be a swirl within the mind of a player. What I do know is that when I step on the ice tomorrow my mind will be at peace, it will be me the ice and the puck. Let the season begin, I am ready, Tomorrow night it all begins.

1. Spartan retires from GMing at the end of the season 2. Goal is to Train hard and have another improved season 3. Stockholm because I player there 4. My favorite part of the offseason is it ending 5. Growing up a Toronto fan I would say Doug Gilmour 6. Rangers are now in a full rebuild 7. To get as much relaxation as possible 8 I'm reading the Wheel of time series currently and am enjoying it.

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Always the Bridesmaid, never the Bride. The last 4 seasons for Felicia Hardy have been filled with success after success. Championships, personal bests, and offensive production competing with the top players in the league are just some of the successes that Felicia has experienced. That said there is one thing that has eluded them so far. One measure of success that has been out of their reach, the goal is to hopefully rectified that this next season. To look back we will start with Felicia’s VHLM season which they split between Mexico City and Saskatoon. Winning the Championship was a big highlight but putting in a point per game season with 18 goals and 54 assists was a highlight as Felici spent most of the season focusing on the defensive side of the game. Felicia’s VHLE season in Stockholm was not as strong as their VHLM season, but they were still able to put up 62 points, 21 goals and 41 assists. Felicia felt much stronger on the defensive side of things. Unfortunately, Stockholm missed the playoffs, and so Felicia didn’t get to learn from that experience. The last 2 seasons in the VHL have been a constant progression forward with Felicia having 65 points, 11 goals and 54 assists in her rooking season, to place second in rookie points. Felicia’s second season the HC Davos Dynamo went to the finals in the championships which is always great. Felicia had an 82-point season with 9 goals and 73 assists. The interesting thing about the first 2 seasons in Davos is that Felicia has played much of their time on the second line, which makes the production numbers much more impressive. It did however limit their experience against the top players in the league. Looking forward Felicia’s goal is to finally break out and take the position as the top defender for the HC Davos Dynamo, solidifying themselves as a key contributor for the team. It really isn’t the placement in the eyes of the team that matter most but how that influences the rest of the league. By moving up in the team depth charts that should also establish Felicia as a top defender in the league, putting up both offensive and defensive numbers close to the league’s top players. There is always a nagging doubt of confidence when as a player you are relegated to the second position. That doubt of not being good enough. This season Felicia plans on breaking free of that stigma to finally be seen as the bride, a bridesmaid no more.

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This is a great article reviewing how the process of AGM and GM working together to improve a team. The combined experiences with individuals within the league make it a better collective decision making process. The process of drafting, trading and free agency provide an odd balance when it come to improving a team. A positive step in one area may be a negative step in one of the other areas. Hopefully things work out for you and Helsinki can become a competitor again. I give this article a 7 out of 10

Interesting article. With any trade there are so many ways to view it. With this one with so many pieces scattered across multiple seasons it will be interesting to see if someone maps out the full trade tree and puts together a definitive outcome of who won or lost this. I don't think we will know for some time and there comes a point where it only needs to provide impact in this season to be of value. Either way it will be interesting to see how season 97 shakes out. I give this article a 8 out of 10

The season 97 VHL draft happened last night and for the most part I didn’t care. Being in my third season with HC Davos Dynamo and no longer being a GM in the VHLM I found myself in a situation where the exact outcome of the draft meant extraordinarily little to me personally. Sure, I will get an opportunity at some point to play a few games with these players. It is an odd feeling knowing that this draft will have truly little bearing on my player. In the grand scheme of things it is a week draft year, with just less than 3 rounds being completed and some of those being long shots on players staying active. Now all that said I do know that the draft, or at least the first pick for Davos in the Draft held significance. It has been a topic of conversation for almost the entire season. Great lengths were made to position the draft selection in a place where one particular player could be acquired. And after all the discussions, after all the planning, after a last-minute panic, the plan was completed, and Ahma’s next defender came to Davos for their career. So, with that the season 97 Draft passed away into obscurity. Almost meaningless in the grand scheme of the VHL. Davos will remember for sure, but I expect very few others will. And so, we begin the slow progression towards season 100, and the inevitable celebration of the VHL. Sorry what was I talking about, I think I have forgotten.

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The Most Wonderful Time of the year. There are so many things that go on this time of year that make it a wonderful experience. Personally, I love this time of year because the temperatures in the area I live, are cooler. I don’t do well in temperatures that make me sweat. That said I know that it is not always an easy time for everyone. People living in abuse, poverty or dealing with loss of loved ones can find this time of year exceedingly difficult. If that is you, I hope that you can find someone to share this season with, find a community that can be around you and support you. Know that you are not alone. We hear a constant echo of the celebrations that happen around this time of year. There are so many of them that I don’t expect that I could name them all. I admit there are many of those cultural and religious expressions that I don’t understand because I am not part of the culture that is involved. Regardless of my understanding I wish you all the best during this time. Enjoy your celebrations, I truly hope they are meaningful to you. What I want to focus on in this article is the great ability we have to change our community for the better. The VHL this time of year puts out a challenge to us, find a cause that you are passionate about and donate, take the opportunity to give blood. Do something that is beyond yourself to bring healing and hope to those who may not have it for themselves. I know that there will be many people who may not have the funds or the ability to give blood due to their own situations or just because they are not old enough. I am going to put out a challenge to you. If you are someone who can’t take on the VHL’s challenge of improving our world then do something you can do to improve your world. Do an act of kindness to someone or something (acts of kindness to animals are wonderful) and write an article telling us about it. Join the positive acts that are going on in this community and share that hope with us all. Let's flood the forum and discord with positive acts of kindness, generosity, and hope. If you put together an article, please tag me in it. I would love to read how this community can improve this world because I really believe it can. We have the ability to enjoy this time of year, but we also have the ability to allow others to enjoy it. If we all do what we can this world will be better. Thank you to everyone who has already or will take part in this movement. Know that even the smallest of positive activities makes a different in someone’s life. You may never know the end result of your action but doing good should not be about the end result but the process of getting there.

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