vincentlg2007

VLG for sure. Mississauga didn't get much help via recreates and still had arguably the strongest roster. Extremely good drafting.

My nomination is for VLG. He put together an insane team this season that dominated so much at the start and maintained a heavy point lead in the M. I know we don't usually count playoffs in this, but his team's made it all the way to the finals with what he built. Idk who will win between our teams because it seems like it'll be a coin toss, but if Mississauga ends up on top then I say even more reason he deserves this.

Not me 
 
@Tetricideand @vincentlg2007 for me could put @Arce on there too idk if he made move tho 

Not applying but why not join the role discussion with Leandro, Sjin, Mysterious fish an N0HBODY

Not applying but why not join the role discussion with Leandro, Sjin, Mysterious fish an N0HBODY

Davis McLirath (Try_Me678) has announced their retirement.

Couldn’t say it any better 😂🍻

You do not. We’re just picky little shits. 😂

I’d be honored to take Team Europe to gold once again! 🔥

S90 World Junior Championship
General Manager Application
Hello everybody!

This season Team Europe will be hosting the championship in the historical city of Berlin, Germany! (because @samx wouldn't let me do Nuuk or Geneva AGAIN!! ) 

Now on to the job application,
For those unfamiliar with the WJC there are 5 teams that will need GMs:
 
 Canada      USA      Europe      Asia      World 

This is a starter job so no experience is needed it's a great way to start getting into VHL management. 
If selected you will be responsible for:
 
-Picking a roster to represent your nation
-Learning how to create lines and strategies in STHS
-Creating a fun and active atmosphere for your team (very important)
-To be ready to spread some WJC HYPE!
 
   We will guide you through the whole process so there is nothing to worry about. All we ask is that you be committed. Interviews will start right away and hirings will be made within a couple of days. Reply to this thread to apply
(Make sure you can download the STHS client which you can get here: link)
 
Good luck to all applicants! 

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S90 Unofficial Awards
Best Trio Award
 
As I said in the Best Duo Award article, a couple weeks ago I suggested two awards. The Best Duo and Best Trio award. This is the Best Trio Award, which is given to the best trio in the league that helped their team out. This award can be given to any combination of trios like three forwards, three defensemen, a forward, defense and a goalie and so on.
 
The first league that will be getting this award is the VHL as they are the league everyone wants to make. The first nominees for this award took me a bit to narrow the nominees down to three trios but here are the nominees.
Forward Jason @Jason kranz, Forward Vincent Laroche-Gagnier (VLG) @vincentlg2007 and Defender Ryuji Sakamoto @der meister of the D.C. Dragons
Forward Todd Cooke @KRZY, Goalie Art Vandelay @Gustav and Forward Napoleon Dynamite @thadthrasher of the Los Angeles Stars
Defender Skor McFleury @Alex, Goalie Lachlan Summers @kirbithan and Forward James Teekirque @Mongoose87 of the HC Davos Dynamo

 
The VHL didn’t really have any good trios that didn’t involve a good duo. So all of these nominees have nominees for the Best Duo award. The first nominee I will be talking about is the D.C. Dragons trio. 
 
Jason, VLG and Ryuji Sakamoto had some good seasons. All three of them ended up in the top 10 in points, Sakamoto having the least amount of points. Jason led the league in goals this season with 55 points, nine goals ahead of the 2nd player in goals Yaroslav Bogatyrev of the Seattle Bears. While getting 55 goals Jason also picked up an impressive 60 assists for a total of 115 points which was second in the league. VLG was fourth in points and got the same amount of assists as Jason did goals. I wonder why they were nominated for the Best Duo award. Anyways VLG got 45 goals, 55 assists for exactly 100 points this season, a great season in his first season with the Dragons. Ryuji Sakamoto was a good offensive defensemen having the second most points from defenders only behind Skor McFleury. Sakamoto got 16 goals, 77 assists for 93 points. He did great getting points this season and he also got 204 hits and 196 shots blocked. What a great season had by all from this D.C. trio.

 
Next we have the L.A. Stars trio of Todd Cooke, Napoleon Dynamite and the team's goalie Art Vandelay. Cooke led the entire league in points, having an amazing season gathering 41 goals, 77 assists for 118 points. He had no obstacles unless you say he didn’t score as much. Napoleon Dynamite rounded out the top ten in points and had a great season alongside Cooke. Dynamite got 40 goals, 49 assists for 89 points. He ended the season tied with Wann Kerr of the Vancouver Wolves. Vandelay had one of the best seasons in the VHL getting the second most wins and the third most shutouts. Vandelay got a record of 45-16-3 while posting a .925 save percentage and a 2.37 GAA while getting 5 shutouts. This great trio helped the Stars finish fifth in the entire league.

 
Well I was kinda surprised by this, we have a forward, defender and a goalie trio. This trio is the great trio from the HC Davos Dynamo. This trio consists of forward James Teekirque, defender Skor McFleury and goalie Lachlan Summers. Teekirque was the addition to the Davos Best duo of McFleury and Summers but he still had a great season. Teekirque got 43 goals, 45 assists for 88 points. He finished the season 12th in points but still had a big part in this trio. McFleury was the best defender in the league in my opinion being a great offensive defensemen getting a total of 25 goals, 71 assists for 96 points. To be a good offensive defensemen you can’t just put up points, you also have to do well as a defender. McFleury did just that, getting 211 hits and blocking 150 shots.Summers, Summers, Summers, what a great season. Without a doubt Summers is the best goalie in the VHL this season. Summers had an amazing season getting a record of 49-12-3 while posting a .938 save percentage and a 2.06 GAA while getting seven shutouts. Summers definitely was a big part in the Dynamo’s success this season. This great trio helped Davos finish first in the VHL this season and will be exciting to watch what happens in the playoffs.

 
Well the VHL has some great nominees for this award but without further ado I am proud to present the VHL’s Best Duo award to James Teekirque @Mongoose87, Skor McFleury @Alex and Lachlan Summers @kirbithan of the HC Davos Dynamo. This trio was outstanding this season and they were a big part of the Dynamo’s success.

 
The VHLE was so low scoring that only two teams have nominees and two of the three nominees have goalies and same with defensemen. The two teams with nominees are Rome with two and Vastras with one. The nominees for the VHLE’s Best Trio are:
 
Forward BjorkaBjorn BjornaBjorkson @JardyB10, Defender Pope Francis @nurx and Goalie Travis Clark @ClarkClanT of the Rome Gladiators
Forward BjorkaBjorn BjornaBjorkson @JardyB10, Forward King Kisslinger @Kisslinger and Defender Pope Francis @nurx of the Rome Gladiators
Forward Braeden Panarella @ThatCasual, Forward Axle Gunner @Steve and Goalie Oliver Gauthier @fonziGG of the Vastras Iron Eagles
 
This will be quite unlikely to have the same team with two nominees but anyways here we go. Rome was really all around a good team. BjorkaBjorn BjornaBjorkson was eighth in points getting 32 goals and 42 assists for 74 points. Getting over a point per game is impressive in this very low scoring VHLE season. Pope Francis was a great offensive defensemen getting 18 goals, 63 assists for 81 points. Again getting over a point a game is impressive but even more impressive for a defensemen. Francis also delivered 156 hits and blocked 162 shots. BjorkaBjorn BjornaBjorkson and Pope Francis are two of the three players in both of Rome’s nominees. Travis Clark, the best goalie in the VHLE this season. Travis Clark got a record of 39-18-7 while posting a .934 save percentage and a 2.40 GAA. Even though the VHLE season was low scoring, shutouts were still hard to come by. Travis Clark got eight shutouts to add on to his great season in between the pipes for Rome.
 
You already know what Pope Francis and BjorkaBjorn BjornaBjorkson’s stats were but King Kisslinger a forward for Rome you have not heard their stats. Kisslinger is the third player in Rome’s second nominee. Kisslinger finished 11th in points in the VHLE this season getting 27 goals and 41 assists for 68 points. This is still a great season for Kisslinger because of the low scoring season.

 
We can’t forget about Vastras which at the time of writing this Cologne completed the upset over the Iron Eagles. That isn’t important though, but what is important is the last nominee in the VHLE. Two forwards by the names of Braeden Panarella and Axle Gunner alongside goaltender Oliver Gauthier were a great trio in Vastras success. Panarella had an amazing season coming third in points and second in goals. Panarella got 41 goals and 45 assists for 86 points tied with Cologne’s Sjin who also got 86 points. Gunner didn’t have as good of a season as Panarella but still had a decent one. Gunner got 29 goals and 34 assists for 63 points. If the two forwards weren’t enough for Vastras then you also have a great goalie by the name of Oliver Gauthier. Gauthier finished the season with a good record of 39-19-4. He got this record while posting a .924 save percentage and a 2.47 GAA, Gauthier also got seven shutouts to add on to this good season.

 
The VHLE Best Trio award may not be the most exciting but there were more great/good duos or solos in the VHLE this season. No excuses here so I am proud to present the VHLE’s Best Trio award to Rome’s Trio of forward BjorkaBjorn BjornaBjorkson @JardyB10, defender Pope Francis @nurx and goalie Travis Clark @ClarkClanT. This trio is helping Rome in the postseason and is still succeeding.


 
The VHLM had some great talent, that includes some great solo performances, great duo’s and great trio’s, because of this only one of the best duo nominees are in the best trio nominees. The VHLM playoffs are going by so fast so let's wrap this up with this great league. This season nominees are:
Forward Tyrece the Beast @beanhead420, Forward Eric White Jr @Mysterious_Fish and Goalie Obler Syko @Spartan of the San Diego Marlins
Forward Jeid Rohnson @TopTiddee2, Forward Theo Allard @InstantRockstar and Forward Bubba Tree @Bubba of the Halifax 21st
Forward Sebastian Thunder @Matt thunder, Forward Oden Bell @WhiskyJack and Defender Lionel Collberg @Masu Chan of the Miami Marauders
 
Let’s start with the team that had a best duo nominee. Tyrece the Beast and Eric White Jr were a great duo this season then you have a great goalie by the name of Obler Syko. Tyrece the Beast had an amazing season second in points but really who cares about Grimgor Ironhide. Tyrece finished the season getting 49 goals and 63 assists for a total of 112 points. At one point Tyrece was leading the league in goals but we don’t talk about that. White Jr also had a great season and made a late push for most goals but ended short getting 53 goals. With the 53 goal season White Jr also got 51 assists for 104 points ending the season fifth in points. People could argue that Syko wasn’t the best goalie in the league because he faced the least amount of shots out of all starting goalies. Besides that Syko was still a great goalie getting a record of 57-13-2 playing every game for the Marlins this season. Syko posted a .920 save percentage and a 1.67 GAA while getting 11 shutouts. Only goalie throughout all the leagues to get double digit shutouts.

 
Even though Halifax was the eighth best team in the VHLM this season they still had a great trio on the team. Jeid Rohnson, Theo Allard and Bubba Tree were all great forwards that definitely helped turn Halifax from dead last to a playoff team. Rohnson ended the season fourth in points with 40 goals and 69 assists (nice 😏) for a total of 109 points. Allard finished eighth in points with over 100 points. Allard got 41 goals and 62 assists for a total of 103 points. The top eight players in points all had over 100 points. Players in the top ten in points must be good, well Halifax has three of them. Bubba Tree finished the season ninth in points and three points shy of 100. Tree got 43 goals and 54 assists, a great season no matter if they didn’t get 100 points. This trio did really well this season but the team just wasn’t as good around them.

 
The Last nominee for the VHLM’s Best Trio award is forward Sebastian Thunder, forward Oden Bell and defender Lionel Collberg. Miami may only have two players in the top ten in points but have four players in the top twelve. Was tough to choose who to pick for the trio but these are who I chose. Thunder finished seventh in points this season tied with Behrens Minion and Theo Allard in points with 103 points. Thunder’s 103 points consisted of 38 goals and 65 assists, definitely had a great season. Oden Bell also had a great season but was six points shy of the 100 point milestone. Bell got 36 goals and 58 assists for 94 points, a great season along with Thunder and the great offensive defensemen Collberg. Speaking of Collberg he came twelfth in points which consisted of 25 goals and 67 assists for 92 points. Points are great and all for an offensive defensemen but Collberg also delivered 160 hits and blocked 194 shots, a great season had by this great defensemen. This trio deserves to be remembered in the Marauders franchise.

 
Well the winner of this seasons Best Trio award was hard to decide on who would win as all of these trios did great but the trio getting this award is Jeid Rohnson @TopTiddee2, Theo Allard @InstantRockstar and Bubba Tree @Bubba of the Halifax 21st.
 
Well thank you for tuning into S90 Unofficial award ceremony, the Best Duo Award is already out for all of you to see who won that award and I can’t wait to see who wins these awards in S91.
 
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P.S. I am open to messages about you making trophies for these awards, just message me.

S90 Unofficial Awards
Best Duo Award
 
A couple of weeks ago I suggested two awards. The Best Duo and Best Trio awards that would be in all VHL associated leagues. This is the Best Duo Award which is given to the best duo  in the league that helped their team out. This award can be given to any combination of duos like two forwards, two defensemen and so on.
 
The first league we will be handing this award out to is the best duo in the VHL. Looking through all of the teams and seeing who did well and if they would have ever played with the other player I narrowed it down to three duos: 
Forward Todd Cooke @KRZY and Goaltender Art Vandelay @Gustav of the Los Angeles Stars
Forward Jason @Jason kranz and Forward Vincent Laroche-Gagnier (VLG) @vincentlg2007 of the D.C. Dragons 
Defender Skor McFleury @Alex and Goaltender Lachlan Summers @kirbithan of the HC Davos Dynamo
 
Each of these candidates have their reasons on why I think they deserve it but only one duo will get the award.
 
Todd Cooke and Art Vandelay was a candidate because of the incredible offensive output from league leader Todd Cooke who got 41 goals, 77 assists for 118 points in the 72 game regular season and on the other hand Art Vandelay was the second best goalie in the league with a record of 45-16-3 a save percentage of .925 and a GAA of 2.37 also recording five shutouts. Between the offensive output of Todd Cooke and the incredible Goaltending of Art Vandelay that they deserve to be nominated for the Best Duo.

Jason and VLG both had incredible seasons being two of the top four players in points and playing really well with each other. Jason led the league in goals with 55 while also getting 60 assists for 115 points and VLG got exactly 100 points because of 45 goals and 55 assists. This incredible offensive output by these two players helped put the Dragons into the top 3 teams in the VHL.
 
Probably the most interesting duo here as we have a defender by the name of Skor McFleury and a goaltender by the name of Lachlan Summers. McFleury had a great season offensively and defensively. McFleury posted 25 goals 71 assists for 96 points while having 158 blocked shots and 211 hits. This great offensive defensemen led Davos in points. Summers did great in between the pipes getting a record of 49-12-3 and posting a .938 save percentage and a 2.06 GAA while getting seven shutouts. This great duo helped lead Davos to the Victory Cup.
 
Well with all of these duos I have to give the VHL’s Best Duo Award to D.C. Dragons forwards Jason @Jason kranz and Vincent Laroche-Gagnier (VLG) @vincentlg2007. What a great season you both had together and can’t wait to see what else happens for the rest of your careers. To the other candidates you also had a great season but were not as good as Jason and VLG.

 
The VHLE had lost two teams before the start of the S90 season, so that meant that there would be two less chances at some great VHLE duos, this was a bit of a harder one to figure out but in the end I had to remove one of the four possible candidates because they weren't as good as the others. So I shall give Forward Sjin @Sjin and Goaltender Clark @cl4rk an honorable mention.
 
The candidates for the VHLE Best Duo Award is:
Forward Braeden Panarella @ThatCasual an Goaltender Olivier Gauthier @fonziGG of the Vastras Iron Eagles
Defender Pope Francis @nurx and Goaltender Travis Clark @ClarkClanT of the Rome Gladiators
Forward Otis Boudreaux Jr @Otis Boudreaux Jr and Forward Harry Callahan @dstevensonjr of the Bratislava Watchmen

 
Vastras being the best team in the VHLE this season put together a great duo and that being Braeden Panarella and the teams goalie Oliver Gauthier. Braeden got the third most points in the low scoring VHLE season with 86 points tied with Sjin. Panarella got 41 goals and 45 assists to get those 86 points in the 72 game season. Gauthier was not the best goalie and is tied for the most amount of wins but still had an impressive season. Gauthier got a record of 39-19-4 and picked up a .924 save percentage and a 2.47 GAA while getting seven shutouts. This duo helped lead the Iron Eagles to the King’s Cup and is looking to continue their success into the postseason to try and win the Renaissance Cup.
 
Next we have a defender and goalie duo. Pope Francis and Travis Clark both had great seasons which almost got Rome the King’s Cup. Francis is an offensive defensemen who got 18 goals 63 assists for 81 points. As a defensemen we care about the defensive stats which is where he also did great at getting 162 blocked shots and delivering 156 hits. Travis Clark had an incredible season being the best goalie in the VHLE this season getting a record of 39-18-7, while getting a .934 save percentage and a 2.40 GAA while getting eight shutouts. This great duo might never be on the same team again but in the VHL we should look out for these two players.
 
Now something that we did not expect, the top two players in points on the same team. There is no way I could leave them off of this list. We have Otis Boudreaux Jr and Harry Callahan, two great forwards in the past VHLE season. Otis led the VHLE in points this season with 92 points that consisted of 36 goals and 56 assists in the 72 game season. Otis went off with his teammate Harry Callahan. Callahan was second in league scoring with 90 points only two behind Otis. Callahan’s 90 points consisted of 44 goals and 46 assists. These two players both did insanely well and that is why they hold the top 2 spots in points.

Well no surprise here, the VHLE’s best duo goes to the Bratislava Watchmen’s Otis Boudreaux Jr @Otis Boudreaux Jr and Harry Callahan @dstevensonjr. These two players did great and in my opinion were just slightly better than Pope Francis and Travis Clark.
 
Last but not least we have the VHLM. The VHLM had so many different players that did well this season and the S91 draft will be very stacked including some players who skipped the VHLM completely. We aren't here to talk about the S91 draft though we are here to find out who will get the Best Duo Award in the VHLM.
 
The candidates for the Best Duo in the VHLM are:
Forward Grimgor Ironhide @FrostBeard and Goaltender Red Panda @Lemorse7 of the Mississauga Hounds
Forward Tyrece the Beast @beanhead420 and Forward Eric White Jr @Mysterious_Fish of the San Diego Marlins
Forward Caring Bear @thecaringbear and Forward Behrens Minion @UnknownMinion of the Philadelphia Reapers

 
We have some great candidates but only one will be able to win the award.
 
Grimgor Ironhide completely dominated the league, no debate on that front. 125 points is insane and being 13 points ahead of second. The crazy 125 points consisted of 55 goals and 70 assists in a 72 game season. Grimgor almost got an assist a game while getting a lot of goals, that is something I would be looking for in the future. This isn’t a place to talk about Grimgor because this is about a duo, his teammate that also did really well is Red Panda, the Hounds goalie. The Hounds started the season off with a record of 16-0-1 or 16-1-0 I think. No matter what they had barely lost a single game for the first 25 games of so. Red Panda got a record of 54-16-2 since he played every game for the Hounds. Panda also posted a .913 save percentage and a 2.02 GAA while getting eight shutouts. These two players helped lead the team to second in league standings. 
 
Next we have the Marlins duo of Tyrece the Beast and Eric White Jr. These two players were two of the four returning players for S89’s championship team. Tyrece had a great season getting 112 points that consisted of 49 goals and 63 assists. Tyrece has been doing well in the past two seasons and will be going into the E next season. Eric White Jr had a much better season than last season. For the last week he was in the contention for most goals in the VHLM this season but fell short in the last day of sims. White Jr got 104 points that consisted of 53 goals and 51 assists. For a good 24 games both Tyrece and White Jr had a massive point streak. Tyrece had a 30 game point streak and White Jr had a 24 game point streak until it ended. During the point streaks if one of them scored the other got an assist. That shows great teamwork which helped San Diego win the Prime Minister’s Cup.
 
The last candidates are Caring Bear and Behrens Minion of Philadelphia. Another all forward duo who were 7 points apart from each other. Caring Bear had a great season for the reapers picking up 51 goals and 59 assists for 110 points. This combined with Minion’s 103 points that consists of 49 goals and 54 assists. The Philly duo did really well this season and with them and the rest of the team the Reapers ended 6th in the VHLM giving them a playoff just like all the other duo’s. This will be a great duo to watch in the postseason.
 
Again who is surprised by who is winning the VHLM’s Best Duo Award. The award is going to Tyrece the Beast @beanhead420 and Eric White Jr @Mysterious_Fish of the San Diego Marlins. No rigging happened but Tyrece and Eric just did insanely well in the regular season and they will be an exciting duo to watch for in the postseason.


Well thank you for tuning into S90 Unofficial award ceremony, the Best Trio Award is already out for all of you to see who won that award and I can’t wait to see who wins these awards in S91.
 
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P.S. I am open to messages about you making trophies for these awards, just message me.

Even though times change and the stories are left behind, i'm pretty sure everyone who will read this knows about VLG + San Diego all too well. So let's start at the most decisive point of my VHL career: the VHL draft. 4 teams reached out to me for an interview. Ironically enough, all of which were in the S90 VLG trade sweeptakes. Including the DC Dragons who we'll talk about later. The most important interview was obviously the one with Calgary. Those gm's might recall that I said that I had no preferences.  While I didn't have any preferences at first, looking at the roster I saw Leandro Goncalves who was my gm ( as agm), Landon Wolanin who was also my gm ( as player), Daniel Janser who I saw leading the points leaderboard and finally Ricer someone that I hadn't really interacted with at the time but saw interacting around many VHL discords it's safe to say that when I received that interview... I now had a preference.     While VLG only had 3 seasons and only 1 impactful season in Calgary, I think it's safe to say the link between the Wranglers and him was and still is much stronger then that. A good story for sure, not the most elegant one or anything but a special one. VLG also loved the fans and even tho the story didn't follow the path many thought it would take i'd like to go back to the draft interview. The most important question there was " What long term goals do you have for your player". I saw that as a promise, what do I promise to offer the wranglers fan? I replied that I wished to be a 30 goal scorer minimum. Which means I completed my promise to Calgary.     I've had many big moments in the VHL: S87 continental cup, S89 breakout season, 100 points in S90, being named captain of the dragons and the many VLG'ed. But when you look at VLG himself, there's one that stands out as the most surprising. The trade to the dragons. I'd say that the general knowledge was that people knew the Wranglers were in rebuild and expected the likes of Landon Wolanin, Leandro Goncalves, AirRig GoodBrandSun to be traded and for VLG to stay and lead the charge. However, it's not what happened. Did I ask for a trade ? No obviously not. Did I know I was getting traded? Yes, me and Ricer had some discussions about the potential locations and while I wasn't on the trade block theorically, we both agreed that I had a massive value and that the return for me, a single player could possibly gain them multiple big assets that in the grand scheme of things will end up being more important to the future. So there were 7 teams in the sweeptake if i'm not mistaken. Ultimately, both me and Ricer agreed on that DC offer and I was off to a promising team.     So DC, their trio of acquisition have really shined and in no world did I expect to hit 100 points this season. I also had the massive privilege to wear a C on my shirt. The season started massive but ultimately had a significant step-back at the end of the season. Overall, a big success I'd say.    I'm focused on bringing some silverware to Washington and i'm hopeful i'll be able to. Another 100 points might be inimaginable but I really wish. I haven't won any individual awards and i'm not gonna lie it's something I want. Once my contract expires after S92, I honestly don't know where i'll play. There's options there and there but it's in a long time and my focus is on DC right now.  
   

Congratulations @vincentlg2007

A unexpected tail from Sjin, he worked his way up though junior hockey slowly grinding out the opposition until eventually being given a chance to play for the prestiged San Diego Marlins who was under management by Jacob Carson at the time he gave Sjin an opportunity on a team that was underperforming, at the time little did he know that Sjin was going to become to face of the Franchise for seasons to come. Sjin played for the team for just 20 games amassing 27 points consisting of 6 goals and 21 assists. Soon came the draft where he would be drafted 51st overall to the Miami Marauders a team that had seen great success in the past, he played there for just 7 games where he didn't quite find his groove where he was only able to get 3 points in those games. After being under management of Carson and falling in love with the franchise for the short while he was there he demanded a trade out of Miami. Fortunately Jacob Carson and then GM nurx were able to figure out and agreement sending Sjin back to the San Diego Marlins where he felt most at home. During that season Sjin made great moves gaining 77 points in the remaining 65 games of the season consisting of 29 goals and 48 assists, this is where Sjin fell in love with the franchise and the league, at this point Sjin had decided he wanted to spend his entire career playing in the VHLM where he felt most comfortable and most at home. He went onto play for the franchise for another 4 seasons where he was able to get an incredible 467 points in 380 games consisting of 175 goals and 292 assists it was a very impressive resume. During this time he was Captain of the team where he lead the team in S86 to their first ever Founder's cup in franchise history the cup then eluded him in both S87 and S88 where he fell just short in gruelling series, despite being disheartened by recent team short comings Sjin was able to battle through and lead the San Diego Marlins to their second Founder's Cup during the S89 season where he had 9 goals and 8 assists for 17 points in just 15 games leading the league in play-off points, though it wasn't due to Sjin incredible offensive upside and two way game that won them the cup their goal tender at the time Clark really carried the team on his back with a 0.940SV% and 1.48GAA meaning that Sjin was never able to earn the most prestigious award in the VHLM the play-off MVP. 
 
Sjin wanted to continue his career through the VHLM however the commissioners of the leagues had other plans and put a direct stop to his mission of becoming the greatest VHLM scorer of all time by limiting the number of seasons a player is able to contend in the league. This really discouraged Sjin and almost resulting in him tying up the skates and giving up the sport of hockey forever, when your life long mission your goal has been taken away from you when the finish line is so close in your sights it really takes a toll on a player and makes it really difficult to keep moving forward. Fortunately Sjin was able to bounce back he decided to take the decision in his stride and really worked on his player aiming to prove that he could make it in the big leagues despite his humble beginnings, training was tough and at times he wasn't sure he was going to make it but he powered through and Signed with the Vasteras Iron Eagles where he was immediately traded to the Cologne Express the greatest VHLE franchise in existence it was during his time here that he was able to prove himself amongst some of the best players in Europe. The VHLE has recently shrunk to just 6 teams from 8 so it would be much more competitive and juggernaut teams would emerge the first of which being the Vasteras Iron Eagles. During his time in Cologne he was able to shock the league by scoring 86 points in just 72 games consisting of 37 goals and 49 assists this all during the time that there was only 8 players that were over point per game in the league so an incredibly impressive stat line. This would propel him into the play-offs where finishing as the 4th seed they would face up against the previously mentioned juggernaughts the Vasteras Iron Eagles he alongside Captain Keegan Gamble were able to defeat this monstrous opponent in just 5 games proving how dominant they are in the sport, they are now onto the finals where it is all the play for and it is uncertain at this point who will reign as the Champions of the league going into the S91 season. However, Sjin is confident in his Cologne Express that they will be able to win back to back trophies proving they are the best team in the VHLE.
 
Next season Sjin will be moving onto the VHL where he will play for London United trying to prove himself as the best player in a new league it will be hard, there are many much more experienced players in the league, but with the determination of Sjin nothing is impossible and who knows perhaps he will be able to lead London United to another Continental Cup championship he is a born leader and a born winner, it's all he knows how to do. Sjin will spend his remaining seasons with the franchise trying to prove himself as the best player in the entire VHL but only time will tell it will all come down to the STHS gods and if they wish to bless Sjin throughout his career moving forward.

As people have seen from the graphic I posted this week, I probably will hit free agency (unless Riga wins a cup, then I promised to stay). So what am I looking for? 
I have a couple of wishes. 
 
A) I want points. Lots of them.  This year I dropped to barely over a point per game on my "capped" build, a build that got me 100 points the season before while working through that end goal. So it should be possibly, but this season was just dissapointing for me.

So if you pitch to me, I would like to know what line combinations you expect, and how you think this will help my player.
 
B) I want to compete, I want to challenge for that cup. Idaho is my first player here without a cup, so lets avoid having Frenchie as my second player in a row that fails. I will still have another player after this as it's part of the charity purchase Lemorse made, but I hope to break me not winning before its becoming a bigger one.
 
C) If I win - I hope to win with a franchise I haven't won yet with. So I still need to win with chi dc la lon pra war one day, so these teams might have a leg up on other ones.
So once Riga is out - feel free to pitch your offers, I will not report you for tampering.

Hello there to our passionate JST fans and eagerly awaiting applicants to find out if you got the job! This season should be a very exciting one! If you are a GM that is selected please join the discord that will be linked below so that we can get your started with our offseason journey!

Your S90 JST GMs are:
Congratulations to those selected and as promised the discord link HERE

@Jonny

I would love to AGM! I can GM if needed but I may be a little busier. As a GM of last year it was an absolute blast, and would always love to go B2B 😉 

To me the entire season was rigged so it'd make sense that the postseason is too

Hounds first Founder’s Cup and they beat Miami doing it? Absolutely scripted 😂

10. Ottawa Lynx

(15-49-8)
FD Ranking: 9th (0.122)
Goalie Ranking: 10th (98 TPA)
Players In: Josh Caz, William Wallace, Rat Pans
Players Out: N/A
 
Ottawa was primed to be at the bottom of the standings from the very beginning. Having been unable to bolster the roster very much through the draft or the waiver wire, this team struggled throughout the entire season and was pretty much out of every game they played. Goaltending, defense, and offense were all pretty much at the bottom of the league ever since the season started. They hope to bounce back in the draft and get back into contention.
 
9. Houston Bulls

(17-49-6)
FD Ranking: 10th (0.052)
Goalie Ranking: 6th (166 TPA)
Players In: Keegan Vos, Kimi Raikkonen, Jeffrey Howard Dewberry Kalin
Players Out: Joshua Schwarzer, Toby Kadachi, Joseph Holm
 
Houston was pretty much out of the playoff conversation as soon as the playoffs started. Never able to get any defensemen on the roster, their defense became a pure turnstile and oppositions were free to score at will. The offense, lacking any true superstars, especially after trading away both Schwarzer and Kadachi early into the season. The only real competition this team had was with Ottawa for the first overall pick. While they held that spot for the majority of the season, at the last sim, they sucked just a little less than Ottawa and bumped up to 9th, ceding that first pick to Ottawa. Looking at the draft however and the picks this team has, a slide from 1 to 2 is not too much of a blow.
 
8. Halifax 21st [-1]

(25-39-8)
FD Ranking: 6th (0.626)
Goalie Ranking: 9th (98 TPA)
Players In: Olumide Anderson, Shaunca, Demko, Guntis Gavilrovs
Players Out: N/A
 
The start of the season was pretty bleak to say the least. Without a goalie, they struggled mightily, despite bolstering a decently strong forward group. Eventually, they were able to get a goalie, and then their defense showed weakness, with only having one defenseman on the roster. At the trade deadline, they were able to get a player via waivers to fill that spot, and thus their roster was complete. However, those early season woes means they have to go up against the best team in the regular season as their first playoff opponent. While their roster is good and their weaknesses at least patched up, they’re likely to struggle against the juggernaut before them. They’ll go as far as their goaltending takes them, and based on their TPA, that likely won’t be very far.
 
7. Mexico City Kings [-6]

(28-39-5)
FD Ranking: 3rd (0.690)
Goalie Ranking: 8th (152 TPA)
Players In: Rory Sullivan, Tom Dufour
Players Out: Kirk Van Him, Motionless Kleaver
 
I really got burned by this pick. On paper, at the start of the season, this team was arguably the best and was primed to start off strong. Well, they did not. They bumbled and fumbled and flopped around at the start sitting near the bottom and stayed there for the entire season. Even still, on paper, this is a strong team. Their record is not necessarily indicative of the roster this team has. Their main issue is offensive production. While they’re about middle of the league in goals against, they are down with the bottom feeder teams in terms of goals for. If they want to truly compete at the level that their roster should have them at, there needs to be a strategy change to either score more goals or become a true shutdown team and keep games low scoring.
 
6. Philadelphia Reapers [+2]

(30-34-8)
FD Ranking: 8th (0.505)
Goalie Ranking: 7th (165 TPA)
Players In: Daniel Temple, Vlad Von Carstein
Players Out: Eno Velson
 
Philadelphia has had and still has one of the thinnest rosters in the league, and yet they were able to stay close to the middle. They were able to find the perfect line combinations with the slim pickings that they had to get the most out of their relatively weak team, and were able to stay around the middle in both goals for and goals against. Not much roster change has occurred with this team, and honestly they haven’t needed it. They got their two defensemen, a good goalie, and some decently strong forwards. Will they do anything in the playoffs? Probably not to be honest. But a decent season from a team that really should be worse than they actually are.
 
5. Miami Marauders [-1]

(39-27-6)
FD Ranking: 2nd (0.765)
Goalie Ranking: T-1st (200 TPA)
Players In: Eno Velson, Logan Ninefingers, Riley Martin, Giorgiy Costanzov
Players Out: Liam Evans, Hershey McFleury, Joakim Norden
 
Miami is one of the few teams that benefited greatly from the recreate wave, bolstering their team and making them a lot better than what their record would have you believe. While defense is still relatively thin with only two defenseman on the roster, their forward core is deep and elite, and should make it hell for the opposing netminders. This team is one that has a legitimate chance to, at least in terms of the standings, cause some upsets in the playoffs. So long as the offensive production doesn’t go cold, they should be chugging along the postseason just fine.
 
4. Las Vegas Aces [+2]

(47-19-6)
FD Ranking: 7th (0.519)
Goalie Ranking: T-1st (200 TPA)
Players In: Bric Sheithaus, Caesar Monterrey, Jean-Marc Lemieux, Elle Aura Ashe, George Richmond
Players Out: Jaja Dingdong, Zacharie Masse, Barry McOckiner
 
Vegas is a team that always seems to have no problems with getting waiver players to help flesh out their roster, and this was the case again, getting a large chunk of players early on which have kept them strong throughout. Their defense is very solid and while their forwards are a little low TPA wise, they have the depth to jumble the lines up if things go cold. This team did recently take a pretty massive blow, having one of their better forwards go IA and having to drop them right before the playoffs started. That is going to serve as a pretty big issue going forward if they want to make a push for the cup.
 
3. Saskatoon Wild [-1]

(48-16-8)
FD Ranking: 1st (0.835)
Goalie Ranking: 5th (199 TPA)
Players In: Joshua Schwarzer
Players Out: Jean-Marc Lemieux, Henry Ford
 
Saskatoon is one of the deepest teams forward wise, having 10 forwards on the roster. What is really amazing about this team is that they got zero waiver players all season long. Their roster is built up out of their draft picks and a trade here and there. How well this team performed and honestly how good the roster looks speaks volumes on their (now former) GM’s drafting ability. This is definitely a competitive team and a team to watch this playoffs and potentially next season as well, since they could very likely retain a decent group of players going into Season 91.
 
2. Mississauga Hounds [+1]

(54-16-2)
FD Ranking: 4th (0.681)
Goalie Ranking: T-1st (200 TPA)
Players In: Joseph Dubois, Alfonzo Fineski, Toby Kadachi, Suetekh Kos, DB IV
Players Out: Pierre-luc Dutil
 
Mississauga’s offense is the offense. Full stop. Their forward core is absolutely lethal and can and will put the puck in the back of the net. Their defense is not too shabby either, having a strong top two guys with some decent help below them. This team is one that should and I believe will have a legit chance of going all the way. A lot of max players means next season, they will likely be pretty low in the standings, so they have to make the most of it here and now.
 
1. San Diego Marlins [+4]

(57-13-2)
FD Ranking: 5th (0.631)
Goalie Ranking: T-1st (200 TPA)
Players In: Trevor Parsons, Thickums Mcgillacutty, Vanellope von Schweetz, Adi Dassler, Rainbow Colours
Players Out: N/A
 
This team absolutely feasted on the recreates this trade deadline, making their strong, deep roster even stronger and deeper. Their forwards? Nasty. Defense? Even nastier. This is the de facto cup favorite and it is hard to argue against that. The only team roster wise that can match them is Mississauga and maybe, if I’m a couple bottles deep, Miami. While the initial acquisition of the recreates should have hurt the team, as bringing in lower TPA guys and taking time away from higher TPA guys should hurt the team, San Diego did not slow down very much and those recreates are starting to catch up. Overall, this should be a fun squad to watch and see what they can do.
 
Playoff Matchups
 
1. San Diego Marlins vs 8. Halifax 21st
As I said before, Halifax will only go as far as their goaltending takes them, and when put up against a juggernaut like San Diego, that is not going to be very far at all. This series is not gonna last long at all, and I predict it’ll be a clean sweep, no gentlemen here. Despite the high hopes Halifax had coming into this season, they simply will not get past this Marlins team
San Diego wins 4-0
 
2. Mississauga Hounds vs. 7. Mexico City Kings
Mississauga is a team that can pretty much score at will. Mexico City is a team that couldn’t score to save their life. The only way Mexico City gets out of this series is with a major strategy change to basically turn them into the New York Islanders and play some of the most boring hockey known to man and make every game end up as 2-1 or 3-2. Mexico City is not that bad of a team, they simply can’t score though. Mississauga is not only better than Mexico City in every way possible, but they can actually score too. Even if Mexico City New York Islanders it up, it’s pretty evident that Mississauga will win.
Mississauga wins 4-1
 
3. Saskatoon Wild vs. 6. Philadelphia Reapers
Another interesting matchup. Saskatoon with an immensely deep roster and a multitude of line combinations to change up the team if the first couple games go south, versus Philly who pretty much has to rock with whatever the sims give them. In every category, Saskatoon has Philly beat, and will likely stomp them pretty handedly. Philly could probably steal a game but that’s about it.
Saskatoon wins 4-1
 
4. Las Vegas Aces vs. 5. Miami Marauders
This is what I feel the first “upset” would be. Las Vegas, especially after that major blow of one of their top players going IA, is actually pretty weak. Miami, on the other hand, got a huge boost due to the recreate wave and looks a lot stronger than what their record shows. This will definitely be the tightest of the series, just because these teams are actually somewhat close compared to everyone else, but I see Miami getting the edge in 6.
Miami wins 4-2
 
2nd Round
 
1. San Diego Marlins vs. 5. Miami Marauders
The two teams that benefited from the recreates the most. Honestly it is poetic for these two to meet. In all honesty, I think Miami has a legit chance to upset. Their forward group as a whole is a lot stronger than San Diego and while San Diego has the depth, Miami has that star power on defense that we saw during the regular season. What this will come down to is a legendary goaltender duel between Slezak and Syko, who have been pretty damn close in the goalie rankings throughout the season, and it is fitting that they match off against each other. This is a series that I feel will go the distance, with Miami edging off the Marlins right at the end.
Miami wins 4-3
 
2. Mississauga Hounds vs. 3. Saskatoon Wild
This feels like arguably the hardest matchup in the entire playoffs. Both these teams showcase a plethora of elite talent on both sides of the puck. This is one of those series that either team really could win it, and also one that feels like it’ll either go the distance or be a sweep. That being said, I just find it really hard to bet against Mississauga this season, and I see them absolutely shocking the Wild in a sweep.
Mississauga win 4-0
 
Final
 
 2. Mississauga Hounds vs. 5. Miami Marauders
All upsets must come to an end eventually, and this is where Miami’s stops. Mississauga is simply better than Miami in practically every way, and while I was able to argue for Miami’s case in their first two matchups, I’m not able to here. Mississauga is built to win, and they will. I feel like this series will be decently close, but there really won’t be much doubt for who the victor will be.
Mississauga wins 4-2

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@leandrofg
 
Welcome to VSN’s VHL playoff preview and predictions, in this article we’ll break down each series and discuss what players could be key to turning the tide of the series and potentially pulling off an upset. This was truly an incredible season and we could be in for a few upsets in the playoffs. While you’re here be sure to check out some of the other recent VSN articles.
 
S90 VHL Recap | VHLM Power Rankings: Weeks 5 & 6 (Pre-Playoff Edition) | The Race for First Place - The Final Countdown
 
Wildcard Series (Best of 5)
 
 Vancouver (4) vs. Seattle (5) 
 
Our first playoff series could be an interesting one with both Vancouver and Seattle being some of the stronger teams in the league on paper. However, for one reason or another their regular season fell a little flat, Seattle struggled to score goals this season, whereas Vancouver had goaltending issues for the majority of the season with Brandt Fuhr @Tate having the lowest SV% of all playoff starting goaltenders with a 0.917. With that being said Fuhr could very well steal this series. For Seattle it will all likely come down to their offense, specifically if the trio of Leandro Goncalves @leandrofg , Randy Bobandy @AJW, and Yaroslav Bogatyrev @Bojovnik can find their footing in the series and run away with it. This series could be close, but we have Vancouver edging out Seattle here.
 
Prediction: Vancouver in 4
VSN vote: VAN 10, SEA 0
 
 Helsinki (4) vs. London (5) 
 
Two teams at the opposite ends of their window meet in the EU wildcard with Helsinki and London going head to head. In the regular season it was all Helsinki with them winning the season series 6-0 and enter this series as the clear favourites. If London’s forwards can finally find their offensive stride they could pull off the upset here and not to mention playoff Jesse Teno @aimkin is just different and can easily win three games in this series. For Helsinki the big question mark is Fuukka Rask @Jubis and if they can bounce back from a sub-par regular season and if their offense can get to Teno. Ironically, this may very well be the perfect opportunity for London’s forwards to finally break out this season. We’ve got London pulling off the upset here and just squeaking by Helsinki.
 
Prediction: London in 5
VSN vote: LDN 6, HSK 4
 
Conference Semi-Finals
 
 D.C. (2) vs. Los Angeles (3) 
 
D.C. and Los Angeles had a very close season series with D.C. winning the first 3 games, and Los Angeles winning the final 2. For D.C. this series will likely come down to if Jason @Jason kranz, Vincent Laroche-Gagnier @vincentlg2007, and Ryuji Sakamoto @der meister can carry their play from the regular season into the playoffs. For Los Angeles it is all about Todd Cooke @KRZY, who had a huge breakout season and will need to continue their play for Los Angeles to do well in the playoffs as they were directly involved in 51% of Los Angeles goals this season. This series could be close, but LA might just be too much for D.C..
 
Prediction: Los Angeles in 5
VSN vote: LAS 6, DCD 3
 
 Toronto (1) vs. Vancouver (4) 
 
This series could possibly be the biggest series of the first round with Vancouver being the number one team in the league on paper, and Toronto being the best team in the conference. In the regular season Vancouver was one of two teams to win their season series against Toronto winning 3 of the 5 games. In the regular season the games were very high-scoring and we could be in for more of the same here. Both teams have elite offensive cores, with Ronan Lavelle @Arce, Mac Atlas @v.2 , and Tomas Sogaard @Brandon for Toronto and Dogwood Maple @dogwoodmaple, Wann Kerr @VattghernCZ, and Girts Galvins @Girts for Vancouver. This series would likely be extremely high scoring and could very well go either way. We have  Toronto just getting by Vancouver here, but don’t be surprised if Vancouver’s much stronger defensive group shuts down Toronto completely.
 
Prediction: Toronto in 7
VSN vote: TOR 6, VAN 3
 
 Prague (2) vs. Riga (3) 
 
Riga’s success this season hinges heavily upon Brian Kowalski @Wheaties and James Marino @Adrest245, if their forwards can finally find some traction they could potentially pull off the upset. These two teams did split the season series, however, Prague outscored Riga by a total of 19-16 and blew Riga out a couple of times. This series is Prague’s to lose as they appear to be better than Riga at every position, however in large part could come down to Matt Murdock’s @Acydburn play as Riga will be throwing everything at them. Riga could very well steal a game or 2 here, but Prague could just be too strong for Riga.
 
Prediction: Prague in 4
VSN vote: PRG 10, RIG 0
 
 Davos (1) vs. London (4) 
 
The two most recent Continental Cup Champions going head-to-head, in the regular season Davos won all 6 of the games against London. This series could very well be a goaltending battle with Jesse Teno and Laclan Summers @kirbithan both coming off of great seasons. However, the main thing that separates these two-teams comes with their goal production with the majority of London’s offense coming from Leonard Triller @Triller and Molly the Cat @JCarson (35 and 39 goals respectively), whereas the majority of Davos’s offense comes from their blueline with Skor McFleury @Alex and Jake Thunder @Thunder being two of the league’s top 3 defensemen and will be looking to shut down London’s offense. This series could very well be all Davos, unless London can find a way to beat Summers.
 
Prediction: Davos in 5
VSN vote: DAV 10, LDN 0
 
Conference Finals
 
 Toronto (1) vs. Los Angeles (3) 
 
In the regular season it was all Toronto with them winning 4 of the 5 games all while completely shutting down Los Angeles offense as the most goals they would score in a game was only 3. For Los Angeles this series can come down to 2 things; first off their offense, specifically their depth with Napoleon Dynamite @thadthrasher, Svatopluk Puk @Otaznik, and Sunglasses Joyo @JetsGoalie101 as they will all have to take some of the load off of Todd Cooke; secondly, Art Vandelay @Gustav will have to be at their best if they hope to get passed Toronto’s offense. For Toronto in this case, their offense should take care of itself and if Joel Castle @animal74 can keep Los Angeles offense at bay and if they can, this series could be a quick one.
 
Prediction: Toronto in 5
VSN vote: TOR 9, LAS 1
 
 Davos (1) vs. Prague (2) 
 
Possibly one of the more awaited series having met in 2 of the past 4 seasons, with each team winning a series once. In the regular season Davos won 3 of the 5 games, in part due to Lachlan Summers stealing the show and James Teekirque’s @Mongoose87 fantastic offensive play. If Prague is to win this series they will have to get the best of Lachlan Summers and that starts with John Jameson @Frank and Perry Laperriere @KaleebtheMighty as they are the main two focal points on Prague’s roster and almost all of the offense goes through at least 1 of them. For Davos, their offense could be tested here as the team will be needing James Teekirque, Pete Mitchell @Crstats23, and Alfred Champagne @Anthique to be at the top of their game, all of whom were over a point per game this season. This series will go one of two ways, either a high-scoring goal fest, or Summers and Murdock could steal the show. It will be very close, but we have Davos just edging out Prague here.
 
Prediction: Davos in 7
VSN vote: DAV (6), PRG (3)
 
Continental Cup Finals
 
 Davos (1) vs. Toronto (1) 
 
Possibly one of the longest awaited series this season, as the upstart Toronto Legion take on the defending Cup champs in Davos! This season Davos won 3 of the 4 games, again in large part due to Lachlan Summers' all-time great season. The goaltending match-up here is an interesting one with two of the top S86 goaltenders going against each other with Lachlan Summers (0.938 SV%, 2.06 GAA) and Joel Castle (0.927 SV%, 2.29 GAA). Apart from the goaltenders, this series will likely come down to Toronto’s offense going up against Davos’s defense. While at the top end, these two teams match up very close together, their depth could be what makes the difference here. The series would likely be very close with either team coming out on top. 
 
Prediction: Davos in 7
VSN vote: DAV (5), TOR (4)
 
Thank you to everyone for reading and best of luck to each and every team in the playoffs! Realistically, these could be the closest playoffs in some time, as even the lower seeds have some of the best rosters in the league. This should be very interesting!! If you have any predictions of your own feel free to post them in the comments.

Credit: @leandrofg
 
 
What makes a great season? Well, I would think a great season would be one of interesting stories made up of multiple teams rather than singular team running away with the Victory Cup. While we have a short break between the end of the season and the start of the playoff; let’s look back on what made this a season to remember.
 
Let review the North American Conference first before taking a look at European Conference and how the defending Continental Cup Champions HC Davos Dynamo fared.
 

North America Conference
 
 
 
1.      Toronto Legion           
Record:     45 – 14 – 13; 103pts
Preseason Ranking:     2nd Conference & 2nd League
Season End Ranking:   1st Conference & 2nd League
 
Preseason Forwards:             1st                                            Season End Rank:         6th             
Preseason Defensive:            6th                                           Season End Rank:         2nd
Preseason Goaltending:        7th                                           Season End Rank:       t-2nd
 
Summary: With one of the best offensive teams in the league; it was a bit surprising to see the team finish with the 6th best offensive numbers but it would seem this was more down to commitment to play defense. The team was led offensively by Ronan Lavelle @Arce (40g – 50a -95pts(7th)) and Mac Atlas @v.2 (43g(8th) – 41a – 84pts) but overall had a balanced offensive attack with five players reaching the point per game mark. Toronto commitment to defensive side of the puck was led by Siyan Yasilievich @badcolethetitan (18g – 60a(t-8th) – 78pts); 10th amongst defensemen; helping the Legion to end the season with the second lowest goals allowed in the league. Aided by the strong Sophomore season of Bobby Bob @Baby Boomer (13g – 53a – 66pts).  Strong goaltending from Joel Castle @animal74 (2.29 GAA (2nd), 0.927% (4th) and 4 SO(t-7th)) was good enough for tied 2nd in the league of all goaltender playing over 36 games. They will hope strong commitment to defense will lead them deep into the playoffs.
 
 
 
2.       D.C. Dragons
Record:     47 – 19 – 6; 100pts
Preseason Ranking:        5th Conference & 11th League
Season End Ranking:      2nd Conference & 3rd League
 
Preseason Forwards:             11th                                           Season End Rank:        1st
Preseason Defensive:            9th                                            Season End Rank:          9th
Preseason Goaltending:        12th                                          Season End Rank:         6th      
 
Summary: Unexpectedly led the league in offense this season led by Jason @Jason kranz (55g(2nd) – 60a(t-8th) – 115pts(2nd)); Vincent Laroche-Gagnier @vincentlg2007 (45g(5th) – 55a – 100pts(4th)) and Ryuji Sakamoto @der meister (16g – 77a(t-1st) – 93pts(8th & 2nd Def)). While team dominated on the offensive side, they have to be concerned slightly with the average goals against but if they can continue to outscore their problems then I don`t think they are worried that much heading into the playoffs. D.C. also finished where they were expected too in the way of goals against. With better-than-expected goaltending from Bubbles Utonium @fishy ( 0.927%(t-3rd), 2.60 GAA (7th) and 4 SO(t-7th). The Dragons hope that the better than expected goaltending and hot offense continues into the playoff after a strong regular season.
 
 
 
3.      Los Angeles Stars
Record:     48 – 21 – 3; 99pts
Preseason Ranking:        4th Conference & 9th League
Season End Ranking:      3rd Conference & 5th League
 
Preseason Forwards:             9th                                              Season End Rank:       5th
Preseason Defensive:            11th                                            Season End Rank:        5th
Preseason Goaltending:        6th                                             Season End Rank:        5th
 
Summary: Stronger than expected season but at the end of the day Los Angeles Stars must feel a bit cheated as they finished with the second most wins in the league; only behind HC Davos; the Victory Cup Champions. The better-than-expected offense was led by Todd Cooke @KRZY (41g(t-10th) – 77a(t-1st) - 118pts(1st)) aided by new comers Napoleon Dynamite @thadthrasher (40g – 49a – 89pts(t-10th)) and Svatopluk Puk @Otaznik (45g(t-4th)- 42a -87pts). While the defense was anchored by another new comer in Elias Lampi @Pifferfish (17g – 56a – 73pts) and top five goaltending from Art Vandelay @Gustav (0.925%(t-7th), 2.37 GAA(3rd) and 5 SO(t-4th). Let not also mention that they were leading the North American Conference at the trade deadline before falling off and sliding down the standings.
 
 
 
4.      Vancouver Wolves
Record:     45 – 21 – 6; 96pts  
Preseason Ranking:        1st Conference & 1st League
Season End Ranking:      4th Conference & 6th League
 
Preseason Forwards:                 3rd                                              Season End Rank:       3rd
Preseason Defensive:             1st                                               Season End Rank:         7th
Preseason Goaltending:         9th                                              Season End Rank:       12th
 
Summary: Slow starts for the Vancouver Wolves are starting to become a trend and this season was no different as they struggled to play decent defensive hockey; which was supposed to be the team’s bread and butter with two all-star defenders in Brian Payne @Scurvy (24g – 58a(10th) – 82pts (5th Def)) and Pierre Emile Bouchard @Gaikoku-hito (15g – 64a(7th) – 79pts (9th def)) . Wann Kerr @VattghernCZ (41g(t-10th) – 48a – 89pts(t-10th)) would show last year’s playoff success was no flash in the pants leading the Wolves offense. The big noticeable difference from Preseason Ranking to Season End Rank was the below average goaltending the team received through the season as Brandt Fuhr @Tate (0.917%, 2.65 GAA(10th) and 6 SO(t-2nd)) compared to the rest of the league. Vancouver will need better goaltending if they have any chance at returning to the Continental Cup finals again this season.
 
 
 
5.     Seattle Bears
Record:       40 – 27 – 5; 85pts
Preseason Ranking:          3rd Conference & 4th League
Season End Ranking:        5th Conference & 8th League
 
Preseason Forwards:               7th                                              Season End Rank:       9th
Preseason Defensive:              4th                                             Season End Rank:        4th
Preseason Goaltending:            4th                                             Season End Rank:        4th
 
Summary: The Bears struggled chemistry to start the season and had a slow start but managed to make up ground during the second half of the season. The team overall struggled offensively which they tried to address at the trade deadline the added more offense in Babay Shrimp @Blazzer (5g – 14a – 19pts) since coming over from Moscow in the mid-season trade; (31g – 54a – 85pts) overall on the season.  The Bears were led by Yaroslav Bogatyrev @Bojovnik (46g(2nd) – 42a – 88pts), Randy Bobandy @AJW (31g – 53a – 84pts) and Leandro Goncalves @leandrofg (42g(9th) – 40a – 82pts) but lacked any offensive push from the back-end with Rex Wolffe Gregor @oilmandan (15g – 42a – 57pts) as the teams to leading defenseman. Solid top five goaltending from Clueless Wallob @DMaximus (0.927%(t-4th), 2.41 GAA (5th) and 5 SO (t-4th). The Bears will hope that they can find a more balanced offensive attack as the head to the wildcard round against rivals Vancouver Wolves.
 
 
 
6.       Chicago Phoenix
Record:         34 – 34 – 4; 72pts
Preseason Ranking:          7th Conference & 14th League
Season End Ranking:        6th Conference & 11th League
 
Preseason Forwards:                13th                                           Season End Rank:       12th
Preseason Defensive:               14th                                          Season End Rank:        13th
Preseason Goaltending:           13th                                          Season End Rank:         11th
 
Summary: The team played tough hockey most of the season and just seemed to be consistent around the five hundred mark. The team was led by the usual suspects in Scotty Sundin @fromtheinside (44g(6th) – 46a- 90pts(9th)), and Bo Johansson @Shindigs (10g – 71a(t-4th) – 81pts(6th Def)) as the team starts into a rebuilding situation and the final seasons of the two veteran players. They also stayed respectable through serviceable goaltending from Karl Pedersen @JeffD (0.924%, 2.74 GAA and 5 SO(t-4th). As the team will focus on the off-season to rebuild to once again raise from the ashes. It was a better-than-expected season for the Phoenix but it feels like it wasn`t what they really needed.
 
 
 
7.      Calgary Wranglers
Record:           22 – 44 – 6; 50pts
Preseason Ranking:            6th Conference & 13th League
Season End Ranking:          7th Conference & 13th League
 
Preseason Forwards:                 15th                                         Season End Rank:         15th
Preseason Defensive:                9th                                          Season End Rank:          12th
Preseason Goaltending:            12th                                        Season End Rank:         t-7th
 
Summary: Good old fashion roundup!! This was always going to be a tough season for Calgary as the team in the middle of rebuild with a huge youth movement underway. The team was very active this season completing twelve trades bring in a combination of eighteen draft picks or prospects. The team was led this season by the highest paid player in the league Phil Strasmore @Phil (13g – 47a – 60pts), Rookie Steve Lattimer @pugsood (24g – 27a – 51pts (2nd ROTY)) and sophomore goaltender Merome Dilson @MexicanCow123 (0.928% (3rd), 2.70 GAA and 3 SO(10th)). With more youth coming and a stead presence of Phil Strasmore; Calgary has a bright future in the next few season.
 
 
 
8.       New York Americans
Record:            16 – 46 – 10; 42pts
Preseason Ranking:             8th Conference & 16th League
Season End Ranking:            8th Conference & 15th League
 
Preseason Forwards:                 16th                                         Season End Rank:          15th
Preseason Defensive:                13th                                         Season End Rank:           15th
Preseason Goaltending:            16th                                         Season End Rank:        t-14th
 
Summary: "Bad by Accident" is how it was worded in the S90 VHL Season Preview and long season it must have been for the New York Americans. Where there is darkness, there is always hope!! This is no difference in New York as youth was served this year with Jasper Davis @Josh (24g – 29a – 53pts), Francesco Mancini @GioSivo (20g – 19a – 39pts), Tord Yvel @Trazan (6g -44a – 50pts(3rd ROTY)) and Zyn Westwood  @Sullvino (16g – 21a – 37pts(8th ROTY)). Not to mention older sophomore Lorenzo Cobberson @Hendrix Cobberson (33g – 30a – 63pts). The team looks to the future with more prospects coming next season but it might take a few seasons before they are knocking on the playoff door.
 
 
 
 

European Conference
 
 
 
1.      HC Davos Dynamo
Record:           51 – 17 – 4; 106pts
Preseason Ranking:         2nd Conference & 2nd League
Season End Ranking:        1st Conference & 1st League
 
Preseason Forwards:                    8th                                             Season End Rank:        4th
Preseason Defensive:                   3rd                                            Season End Rank:         1st
Preseason Goaltending:               3rd                                            Season End Rank:         1st
 
Summary: Defending Champions show how they won the Championship last season. Coming from behind with amazing goaltending and timely scoring. Also helped by the fact that they went 8-1-1 in the final week to rip the Victory Cup from Toronto and Prague fingers. Last season was Skor McFleury @Alex(25g – 71a(t-4th) – 96pts(6th & 1st DEF)) coming out party and this season he hasn`t cooled leading HC Davos offensively. McFleury makes up a strong two headed defensive core with Jake Thunder @Thunder (14g – 72a(3rd) – 86pts(3rd Def); add in top forward James Teekirque @Mongoose87 (43g(t-7th) - 45a - 88pts) and Pete Mitchell @Crstats23 (24g – 53a – 77pts) for one of the more balanced offensive team in the league. HC Davos also has the best goalie in the VHL at the moment with Lachlan Summers @kirbithan (0.938%(1st), 2.06 GAA (1st) and 7 SO(1st); who just posted the 8th best sav% ever and the first goalie to lead all categories since S74. Only one questions remains; Can they repeat?
 
 
 
2.      Prague Phantoms
Record:               47 – 19 – 6, 100pts
Preseason Ranking:            1st Conference & 3rd League
Season End Ranking:            2nd Conference & 4th League
 
Preseason Forwards:                   2nd                                              Season End Rank:          2nd
Preseason Defensive:                  8th                                              Season End Rank:           3rd
Preseason Goaltending:              2nd                                             Season End Rank:         t-2nd
 
Summary: Can Phantoms choke? In the case of the Prague Phantoms the answer would be rather resounding yes!! 3-6-1 in the final week seen them not only lose the handle on the Victory Cup but also first in European Conference. Prague has a potent offensive forward core of John Jameson @Frank (45g(t-3rd) – 56a – 101pts(3rd)), Fred Hampton @TownBizness (40g – 58a(t-10th) – 98pts(5th)), Perry Laperriere  @KaleebtheMighty(39g – 49a – 88pts)  and Nikolas Kauppi @Tetricide (39g – 43a – 82pts); while lacking true offensive defenseman rather scoring by committee from the back-end. Matt Murdock @Acydburn (0.930%(2nd), 2.37 GAA(4th) and 3 SO(t-10th)) showed that he is a top goaltender in the league. Can Prague make a run at the Continental Cup and knock off HC Davos Dynamo?
 
 
 
3.    Riga Reign
Record:                 39 – 25 – 8, 86pts
Preseason Ranking:          6th Conference & 10th League
Season End Ranking:         3rd Conference & 7th League
 
Preseason Forwards:                   4th                                               Season End Rank:         8th
Preseason Defensive:                 15th                                              Season End Rank:         10th
Preseason Goaltending:              8th                                               Season End Rank:          9th
 
Summary: Roar!! Look what the Lion brought in!! Huge move to secure a third defender at the deadline have improved the overall defense. Impressively Riga has a very balanced attack with seven of the nine players on the roster at a point per game; lead by Sadie St-Louis @sadie (41g(10th) – 46a – 87pt) and their two defenseman Brian Kowalski @Wheaties (31g – 49a – 80pts(t-7th Def)) and James Marino @Adrest245 (13g – 67a(6th) – 80pts(t-7th)). While Riga will need to tighten up defensively in the playoffs if they have any chance of going far and they will need strong goaltending from Henry Tucker Jr @NSG (0.925%(t-7th), 2.57 GAA(8th) and 1 SO). Have they improved enough to make a deep playoff run?    
 
 
 
4.     Helsinki Titans
Record:                     35 – 29 – 8, 78pts
Preseason Ranking:           5th Conference & 8th League
Season End Ranking:         4th Conference & 9th League
 
Preseason Forwards:                   6th                                                 Season End Rank:        7th
Preseason Defensive:                 12th                                                Season End Rank:        11th
Preseason Goaltending:              5th                                                 Season End Rank:        13th
 
Summary: The raise of the Titans? Weakness all year was the team defense but that was fixed when they traded for Hammar Voss @BOOM (31g – 53a – 84pts(4th Def); and (17g – 32a – 49pts) since joining Helsinki.  It finally gave them an offensive defenseman that could move the puck to high flying forwards of Landon Wolanin @jacobcarson877 (40g – 41a – 81pts) and Daryl Dixon @Ricer13(33g – 45a – 78pts). Helsinki could be that team that upsets during the playoffs but they will need Fuukka Rask @Jubis (0.918%(12th), 2.81 GAA(13th) & 4 SO(t-7th)) to be better than he has most of the season. Helsinki will be an interesting team to watch as they are also one of the hottest teams entering the playoffs with 8-1-1 record; matching that of Riga & Davos in the final week.
 
 
 
5.     London United
Record:                  35 – 33 – 4, 74pts
Preseason Ranking:              4th Conference & 7th League
Season End Ranking:          5th Conference & 10th League
 
Preseason Forwards:                   10th                                                  Season End Rank:        11th
Preseason Defensive:                   5th                                                  Season End Rank:          6th
Preseason Goaltending:               1st                                                   Season End Rank:       t-7th 
 
Summary: Are they United? Overall, the team struggled to score this season and put a ton of pressure on the defense and goaltending. Which was somewhat expected but they have snuck into the playoff and will let the dice roll. The United were led this season by Leonard Triller @Triller (35g -47a – 82pts) and Molly the Cat @JCarson (39g -38a – 77pts). London success was heavily dependent on Jesse Teno @aimkin (0.925%(t-7th), 2.49 GAA(7th) and 6 SO(t-2nd)), he cracked but didn`t break. Can Teno carry this team deep into the playoffs?
 
 
 
6.     Malmo Nighthawks
Record:                    28 – 33 – 11; 67pts
Preseason Ranking:               3rd Conference & 6th League
Season End Ranking:           6th Conference & 12th League
 
Preseason Forwards:                     5th                                                    Season End Rank:       13th
Preseason Defensive:                    2nd                                                   Season End Rank:        8th
Preseason Goaltending:                11th                                                   Season End Rank:       10th
 
Summary: For every dark night; the day is brighter!! When the season started, I projected a strong Nighthawks team would contend for playoff and maybe even push Prague and HC Davos but in the end the team lacked Chemistry, goal scoring, an offensive defenseman and a goaltender that could hold the fort. Henry Eagles @Greg_Di (28g – 30a -58pts) and Daniel Weaver @ThePerfectNut (29g – 30a – 59pts) will look for bounce back season while Viktor Jensen @Advantage(18g -42a – 60pts) will try to continue to improve on career highs on the offensive side for the Nighthawks. Jacob Stone @scoop (11g -32a – 43pts) will try to develop into that offensive defenseman.  Ash Sparks @DarkSpyro (0.921% (11th), 2.48 GAA (6th) and 2 SO) needs to make another step to help hold down the crease. Expect Malmo to bounce back next season with motivated players after what has been a disappointing season.
 
 
 
7.    Moscow Menace
Record:                     29 – 40 – 3; 61pts
Preseason Ranking:              7th Conference & 12th League
Season End Ranking:            7th Conference & 13th League
 
Preseason Forwards:                     12th                                                  Season End Rank:       10th
Preseason Defensive:                     7th                                                   Season End Rank:       14th
Preseason Goaltending:                15th                                                  Season End Rank:        16th
 
Summary: Once a Menace; always a Menace!! Rebuild has begun and the league will likely enjoy kicking the Menace as they are down after being a dominate team for most of the 80`s. They continued to add prospects and picks at the trade deadline with trading away Hammar Voss @BOOM and Babay Shrimp @Blazzer leaving the offense to be carried by Left Alone @okochastar (27g – 45a – 72pts) and Fraser Wallace @Hoopydog (23g – 44a – 67pts) while the youth is being served by Jeff Lewis @nerji (27g – 39a – 67pts (3rd ROTY)). Sam Tombstone @samthemancub (0.914%(16th), 3.19 GAA(16th) and 3 SO) was thrown to the VHL (wolves) but proved to be a serviceable tender for a team rebuilding. Moscow Menace are two or three years away as they have just started the rebuild process but they will be back being a Menace sooner than later!!
 
 
 
8.     Warsaw Predators
Record:                      15 – 49 – 8; 38pts
Preseason Ranking:               8th Conference & 16th League
Season End Ranking:             8th Conference & 16th League
 
Preseason Forwards:                      16th                                                   Season End Rank:        16th
Preseason Defensive:                     13th                                                   Season End Rank:        16th
Preseason Goaltending:                 16th                                                   Season End Rank:        15th
 
Summary: Prospect Predators are coming!! Warsaw has a ton of prospect on the way next season lead by Maxim Anisimov (STO) @McLovin, and King Kisslinger (ROM) @Kisslinger with the other prospect still a year or two away. Warsaw also holds seven picks in this year’s draft and will hope that they win the draft lottery. Warsaw was led this season by Tater Tottingham @Trunkxolotl (22g – 26a – 48pts) and Doug Britton @Doug Britton (12g – 35a -47pts); both of whom should be return next season for the Predators. Lifelong Warsaw Predator Wumbo @Fire Fletcher (0.918%(t-12th), 3.40 GAA(16th) & 0 SO) hung his skates up at the end of the season and will be remember for the large role he played in the S84 Continental Cup and S85 Victory Cup; also leaving as the franchise leader in GP, Wins, Losses, OTL, and Saves.
 
 
 
Overall, View of the season:
It was season of a lot of movement with teams trading position right up until the last day of the regular season. In the end HC Davos Dynamo wins their first Victory Cup since S37; which I might add they lost in the finals. Crazy good season from a bunch of players like Todd Cooke leading the league points, Jason leading the high-flying D.C. Dragons and the league with 55 goals, even a defenseman in Hammar Voss scored 31 goals this season (not a career high might I add) and crazy Dustin Funk worthy season from Ryuji Sakamoto. Not to forget Lachlan Summers great season with 8th best sav% ever and the first goalie to lead all categories since S74.
 
 
 
Now we turn our attention to the VHL Playoff and Continental Cup. Who will win? Anyone guesses at this point.