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HC Davos Dynamo Press Conference You ONLY have to answer 6 of the 8 questions Week Of March 23rd 2025 - March 30th 2025 1. As we are still off to a strong start, what is the key to Davos’ success in S98? 2. Which team do you predict will be our biggest rival this season? 3. Yesterday, we were almost graced by a goalie fight between Jeremy Swayman and Darcy Kuemper— should there be goalie fights implemented in the VHL? 4. How do you think the league should further incentivize activity and content production from users? 5. When scouting prospects, especially first-gens, what is the most important attribute to look for? 6. If your player was an animal, what would they be? 7. How is your favorite NHL team doing now that we’re close to the final stretch of the regular season? 8. Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter, or Tekken?

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HC Davos Dynamo Press Conference You ONLY have to answer 6 of the 8 questions Week Of March 16th 2025 - March 23rd 2025 1. I’m currently reporting to everyone from Las Vegas, Nevada, where I’ll be vacationing until tomorrow! This begs the question, out of all VHL/M cities, which one would you most like to visit IRL? 2. We’re off to a rocketing 9-0-1 start as of Monday, March 17th! Did this dominance come as a pleasant surprise? 3. Between the NA and EU, which conference do you expect to be stronger this season? 4. What is your favorite active player name in the VHL currently, if you have one? 5. Have any of your players ever scored a Gordie Howe hat trick? 6. What do you think the Utah Hockey Club’s mascot will be? 7. As it is St. Patrick’s Day, are you wearing green? If you are answering after Monday, did you wear green that day? 8. What is your favorite type of dessert?

Review: Got a trivia question wrong this week unfortunately, but that means I get to review this awesome trading card! To start, what drew my attention first was the super clean jersey swap. I know how difficult it can be when the player is at an angle + having their arm in the way like that when it comes to swapping logos, so I really appreciate the work that went into it. The detail of not only jersey swapping the render, but the player behind is also something I appreciate greatly. The template for the actual trading card is also super clean and while it looks incredible, doesn't take away from the star of the show (the render). I always love seeing a part of the player coming into the foreground in front of templates like you did with the render's helmet. Only real piece of constructive criticism I have is that you missed the chance to put the VHL logo on his collar! Amazing work as usual. Keep it up, Matthew! (9.5/10)

Lachlan Summers is back in Davos as a goaltending coach for HC Davos Dynamo for his second season, and the Switzerland-based team is off to a roaring 8-0-0 start. After spending a majority of the offseason in Brisbane, Australia, his hometown, Lachlan also participated in the ProAm with the Baie-Comeau Beavers, and while that campaign didn’t end as sweetly as he would’ve liked, he’s more prepared than ever to continue to keep the train rolling with Davos. It’s clear retirement had him itching to be back and involved in the VHL in some way. After dedicating so much of his life to the sport of hockey, he couldn’t stay away for long. When the position had opened up with Davos before last season, he’d gotten the job in a swift interview process with GM Alex Johnston and AGM Kirby Phan. With Davos’ strong start, matching the NA Conference’s Toronto Legion for league best, Lachlan hopes that this will be the year they bring the cup back to Switzerland for the first time since he won it with the team back in S89.

River Harrington, now a sophomore defenseman for the Moscow Menace, has something to prove: to himself, his team, and the entirety of the VHL. Making it to the big leagues isn’t for the faint of heart, you either kill or be killed, and he wasn’t exactly fond of the latter, thank you very much. Racking up 47 points in 72 games in his rookie campaign, River was hungry for more, and with his role becoming bigger this time around with Obuz Schneider Canet du Bocage swapping their position to forward, this meant River would have to step up and help fill in at defense. River had learned a lot in his rookie year, and had a few “Welcome to the VHL, kid” moments, but knew better than to lose his head like he had back in his junior days. He’d like to think he matured out of those outbursts, unnecessary penalties, and fights (that may or may not have led to game misconducts). This year was going to be his year. At least he hoped it was, at least. During the offseason, a lot had happened. He finally got settled into his apartment, and finally unpacked all the boxes that he’d had lying around, but had some duplicates of things he had to buy again after not knowing where they’d ended up (they were in the boxes). He saw his best friend, Brandon Petan Jr., win the Stolzschweiger Trophy for Rookie of the Year, and River swore he was on his feet clapping for at least 5 minutes. He’d also gotten engaged, but he and his partner, newly-minted Seattle Bear Slava Kovalenko, decided they’d keep this news to themselves and divulge details when they were ready. Was he hoping that Moscow would’ve been able to secure Slava in the Kovalenko sweepstakes? Of course. But from what Slava had told River during their daily phone calls, Seattle was a great fit for him and River was just happy that his fiancé seemed to find a team and a place that he truly enjoyed. 9 games into the S98 VHL season, River was now starting off strong with 11 points (1 goal, and 10 assists). The single goal he’d scored so far was a power play goal, and a game winner, at that, so he was hoping he’d be able to continue capitalizing on those goal-scoring opportunities while keeping his +/- in the positives. He looked a lot more confident out on the ice than he had in the previous year, already showing some traits of a solid leader. With the faces he had around to mentor him, it would be no surprise if River continues to improve both on the ice, in the locker room, and as a person in general. River wanted trophies. Individual, team, it didn’t matter. He just liked to win as much as the next guy did. Coming up short in the VHLM multiple times made him realize he needed to be better, and in the big leagues, there was no room for mistakes. Hopefully this year would change things.

HC Davos Dynamo Press Conference You ONLY have to answer 6 of the 8 questions Week Of March 9th 2025 - March 16th 2025 1. There has been some discourse on certain VHL awards. Do you think the Slobodzian (Most Outstanding Player) and the Campbell (Most Valuable Player) trophies should overlap? 2. What is your main goal as a player or member for S98? 3. Did you sign up for VHFL? 4. Getting to 100 seasons in a sim league is a tremendous feat. What do you think has been the most important factor to the VHL’s longevity? 5. How has being apart of the VHL impacted you positively? 6. Thoughts on the trade sending MIkko Rantanen to Dallas? 7. If you watch F1, who do you think will win the Australian Grand Prix? 8. Do you prefer rainy weather or sunny weather?

thank you so much! it’s appreciated.

@OblivionWalker for da new team, DA BEARZ

a man of culture, i see. those two songs are on my “on repeat” playlist, haha. great picks!

HC Davos Dynamo Press Conference You ONLY have to answer 6 of the 8 questions Week Of March 2nd 2025 - March 9th 2025 1. Thoughts on Davos’ first round picks: Gingy and Sidney Sheppard? 2. What are you most looking forward to at the start of the season? 3. What is your one bold prediction for S98? 4. Predict how many recreates we’ll get for the big S100! 5. Do you prefer VHFL or Super Coach? 6. Are you in any other sim leagues that you may want to recommend? 7. A few seasons after the VHLE’s removal, what are your thoughts on its impact on the league (positive or negative)? 8. What is one song you’ve been listening to on repeat lately?

So, I realized users don’t like playing as a goalie in this league a majority of the time. This was something I realized pretty recently with some goaltenders retiring early in favor of creating new skaters. I see where they’re coming from, as there's only so many limited roster spots for goalies and they don’t follow hybrid attributes and any TPE that gets dumped in goes straight into the single attribute. But if you build your goalie properly (which is extremely easy if you know what you’re doing), then you can have an elite player on your hands. As a first gen who picked goalie and ended up carving a Hall of Fame career, I had a blast, but maybe that was because of how successful Lachlan was throughout his entire VHL career after some rocky runs in the M and E. Or maybe I’m weird, who knows. Goalie stats also aren’t as “exciting” as skater stats, I suppose, since you really just look at win, save percentage, GAA, and if you got a shutout or not. It also depends on the team in front of you as well and I was lucky to have some pretty solid defenses in my career besides my last season with Davos, which you really can’t complain about. Overall, I understand why other members may not enjoy being a goalie as much as I did, but thought it was an interesting observation.

A new season will be upon us soon and I am excited as always. The S98 VHL draft was just this past Friday and Davos managed to snag Gingy and Sidney Sheppard, who were at the top of our board for reasons that need not be explained. Our other pick this draft was a 4th and given how weakly this draft class was ranked, you can assume how things went on from the first round. Either way, the draft went just about as good as it could for Alex and myself, and I’m happy, considering we are rather lacking in the prospects department. In other news, a flurry of trades happened over the past few days, some more notable than others, but of course the one trade I wanted to bring up with one between Seattle and Warsaw, with Warsaw sending Slava Kovalenko to the Bears in exchange for a S99 HSK 1st, S100 SEA 1st and 2nd. I wanted to briefly discuss this trade in particular because @OblivionWalker is both my friend and recruit! So a few members were calling this an overpay on Kovalenko, but I disagree and say both teams got exactly what they needed out of this trade. Lee had been wanting to move and Warsaw got some great pieces in return while the Bears received a great player and person, so there’s upside for everybody involved. GM, player, and all. I will say that it seemed like everyone wanted in on the Kovalenko sweepstakes to the surprise of nobody, including Davos. Overall, I hope Lee is happy with where she ended up and that Slava has a lot of success with his new team. I also brought this up before, but while I was happy with River’s rookie season and understand that he arrived at the bottom of the totem pole because of how competitive and strong Moscow’s roster is, I hope he can go for the Dustin Funk trophy this upcoming season. I’ve opted to bank all of my TPE until I can dump it all at once to truly make a difference in my sophomore year. I’ve just crossed 810 TPE (before this media spot and .com get approved) and have 56 TPE banked which should be a decent amount to play around with for an offensive defenseman build now that I’ve gotten the hang of hybrid attributes. On a personal note to end this Kirby Rambles, my dog has to get two vaccines tomorrow as well as a blood panel to see if he’ll be able to go under anesthesia for a surgery scheduled for Tuesday two weeks from now to remove a lump from his leg that had initially come back as an inconclusive tumor, as I had brought up a media spot ago. I am extremely anxious and nervous, because as a pet owner, you always fear the worst, and I had a family member try to give me unwarranted and unwanted “advice,” who thought she knew more about my dog than me, which frustrated me even more. I just hope things will turn out alright for my boy and that the surgery will be the end of it. That’s all I have for you this time, folks. Thank you for reading and see you in the next one!

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HC Davos Dynamo Press Conference You ONLY have to answer 6 of the 8 questions Week Of February 23rd 2025 - March 2nd 2025 1. The offseason is fully underway and that means plenty of trades have been processed! Any trade that stuck out to you in any way, good or bad? 2. Where would your player’s dream vacation destination be? 3. Who is your player’s render for graphics, if you have one? 4. In your opinion, do you believe GMs should have rights to their own player (ex. Alex having the priority to be able to have his player, Deadpanda, on Davos)? 5. The ProAm teams this offseason are: the Flora Vista Foxes, Winnipeg Wheelbarrows, Baie-Comeau Beavers, Pompeii Sour Grapes, and the Hartford Whalers. Which team name do you like the best? 6. Did you watch the Four Nations finale? 7. Do you have any plans for this upcoming weekend? 8. What is the most unique food you’ve ever eaten?

I’m not gonna lie, I finished a 12 page essay today, made a graphic, then completed three excel assignments for school so I almost COMPLETELY forgot to do a .com, so here we are. As we are all aware, the off-season is in full swing and the ProAm started with what can be considered most likely the quickest draft in tournament history, finishing in about a day and resulting in us being able to have a full 72 game season, which is incredible. This off-season, the teams are the Baie-Conway Beavers, Pompei Sour Grapes, Hartford Whalers, Flora Vista Foxes, and Winnipeg Wheelbarrows. I signed up both Lachlan Summers and River Harrington, and they ended up on Baie-Comeau and Pompei. The swift draft was such an impressive feat that apparently Simon decided he wanted to make everybody’s lives harder by voiding the first two days of sims, therefore erasing the 5-0 start that Baie-Comeau had. With complete re-sims happening, the Beavers have dropped to 5-13-2. Now how in the world did this happen?! On the other hand, Pompei is 11-7-2, faring much better. I can only assume that the tournament is RIGGED and Simon doesn’t like friendly beavers. Praise be’nt to Simon and I hope the Beavers can turn things around, especially since Lachlan is in net.

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HC Davos Dynamo Press Conference You ONLY have to answer 6 of the 8 questions Week Of February 16th 2025 - February 23rd 2025 1. Thoughts on the Seattle Bears securing the Cup after beating Riga 4-1? 2. What is your favorite point task to do? 3. What are your goals for S98? 4. The VHL is fast approaching S100, what should the league do to celebrate such a milestone? 5. Did you sign up for the ProAm? 6. Which attribute do you think has the least impact on the sim engine besides LD? 7. Four Nations seemed to be an absolute hit! Did you watch any games? Do you prefer it over the usual NHL All-Star game? 8. I saw Captain America: Brave New World over the weekend, are there any upcoming films this year you’d like to watch?

River Harrington stood at his now freshly cleaned-out locker at the arena that the Moscow Menace called home, staring at it as if it was going to open up a portal to another dimension or something. It had been a long season, and to be bounced in Game 7 of the Conference Finals wasn’t how any of them wanted to go out this season. He’d even grown out a playoff beard— or a sad excuse for one, really. It was scruffy and a little patchy in some places, so he envied his friends and anybody who could grow proper facial hair. All he knew was that he was going to shave as soon as he got back home. Exhaling into a quiet sigh, the young defenseman checked his phone, and the screen was lit up from a mass of notifications, and he scrolled through them mindlessly until he saw: two new text messages from: Slava. River couldn’t help the faint smile that curved his lips upward, slinging his bag over his shoulder as he made his way towards the massive double doors of the locker room, careful not to step on the logo that took up the a large portion of the carpet (superstitions never die). Maybe things would be alright after all.