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@Beketov, @jacobcarson877, and @scoop sorry i messed up listing the pings for the above award.

Alexander Valiq Trophy VHL Best Offensive Defenseman Nominees: D Mark Calaway @Beketov- 28 G | 69 A | 97 P | +39 | 287 S | 8 GWG D Jacob Stone @scoop - 23 G | 83 A | 106 P | +33 | 375 S | 3 GWG D Jillian Woods @jacobcarson877 - 25 G | 79 A | 104 P | +57 | 276 S | 2 GWG A modern hockey league has to feature a few fast skating puck movers on the blue line to keep the games super exciting. Once again this award is contested by Stone, a member of the Menace, and another wildcard player in the league, just like in S95. Calaway was clutch with 8 game winners and leading this crew in goals. Stone was a rebound apple merchant with a blistering 375 shots taken but only 23 goals. Still, his thunderous shot managed to give his teammates the opportunity to convert and that got him Beketov honors. Woods had a breakout campaign, edging Bocage @Grape as the go to D in Moscow, at least in terms of offensive usage, with a very balanced offensive performance this season. Your winner…

Scott Boulet Trophy VHL Best Two-Way Forward Nominees: C Severus Targaryen @Banackock - 56 G | 57 A | 113 P | +39 | 290 HITS | 40 SB C Axle Gunner @Steve - 45 G | 60 A | 105 P | +30 | 275 HITS | 34 SB W Savaisk Tzesar @comrade cat - 35 G | 42 A | 77 P | +31 | 340 HITS | 60 SB W Harry Callahan @dstevensonjr - 55 G | 52 A | 107 P | +29 | 247 HITS | 24 SB Forwards often get credited for their offensive abilities but defense is important too (coming from a guy with a goalie player). For some quick analysis: Targaryen almost repeats his S95 performance with increases in the points and plus/minus. Gunner sadly gets a bit outshined by Severus in most of these categories but still has fantastic numbers. Tzesar is a very interesting case as he boasts the strongest purely defensive numbers of this group but offers the least offensive production of the nominees. Callahan was a goal shy of Severus in the Brooks race but also trails him somewhat heavily on the defensive side here. Your winner…

Dustin Funk Trophy VHL Most Improved Player Nominees: W Miner vHLer @Rhynex Entertainment - 15 G | 47 A | 62 P | +43 W Konstyantyn Shevchenko @der meister - 35 G | 39 A | 74 P | -20 | 235 HITS W Riley Martin @Smarch - 41 G | 58 A | 99 P | +29 | 240 HITS D Jillian Woods @jacobcarson877 - 25 G | 79 A | 104 P | +57 | 96 Hits | 144 SB Wow, this time last season who would have expected all these guys to breakout? Quite the deserving candidates here and lets hope it continues instead of being the Jonathan Cheechoo story! Now let’s look individually at the nominees. vHLer improved his point total by 35 and his defensive efforts with major strides in plus minus and hitting to boot. Shevchenko saw his point total over double with a 38 point jump despite seeing a reduction in shooting percentage. The biggest growth to mention in the plus minus from a -71 to a -20 despite being on a still very weak team. Martin saw a lesser 30 point increase than his offensive counterparts, but that increase put him only a point shy of the century mark with him also getting his two way game online by playing the puck carrier more aggressively this season. Last up is Woods who took over the role that Bocage had last season, managing the exact same 104 points. That's good for a whopping 46 point jump. Jillian also saw a huge boost in plus/minus from a -3 in S95. One could argue this offensive focus reduced the defensive presence of the young defender, but it worked well for Moscow as they had the best goal differential in the VHL. Your winner…

Christian Stolzchweiger Trophy VHL Top Rookie Nominees: D Samsayz I-Smell @CaptainSB - 20 G | 34 A | 54 P | -45 | 40 Hits | 171 SB W Steve French @Seabass - 27 G | 26 A | 53 P | -66 | 433 Shots G Spider Panda @Ricer13 - 64 GP | 45-15-3 | .924 SV% | 2.27 GAA | 9 SO D Ahsoka Tano @Aimee - 8 G | 49 A | 57 P | -7 | 96 Hits | 233 SB Lots of great nominees here but sadly for two of them, their case is minimized by a clearly superior performance from Tano. Tano leads this group of 1st year players in points and plus/minus while also providing more defensive upside with their hitting and shot blocking ability. If not for a trade deadline move heavily cutting into their playing time and production, we may have seen a bigger push for Tano in the voting, but unfortunately those late season setbacks and a stellar performance in net from Spider Panda may prove too much to overcome. Panda led the VHL in shutouts, was number seven in save percentage, and was second in wins and GAA amongst all goalies in the league enroute to his Wranglers winning their conference’s top seed. Your winner…

@ace_five_just in case you didnt see the mention bc i forgot it at first but added it later in an edit. oops.

Greg Clegane Trophy VHL GAA Leader Merome Dilson @MexicanCow123 2.23 GAA Another successful trot into the sunset for a pending retiree in Dilson with the Clegane win. For the first time in a long VHL career he managed to lead the league in goals against average. Dilson already has a Shaw and Campbell in his trophy cabinet at home and I am sure he is happy to add at least a third piece of hardware to that collection. This season saw an incredibly close race for the win, but in the end, the veteran Dilson came out on top. Honorable Mentions: Spider Panda @Ricer13 2.27 | Joseph Reed @BrutalBoost 2.28 | Giorgiy Costanzov @Mongoose87 2.37

Mike Szatkowski Trophy VHL Points Leader Spanish Moon Moth @Renomitsu 115 points Finally, some deviation from last year’s awards in terms of the totals. Moon Moth has found their rhythm in years 4 and 5 of their career. Spanish managed a whopping 41 goals and 74 assists this season. We get to see the seemingly rare occurrence of the Szatkowski winner (or at least one of them) being neither the Brooks or Beketov Trophy recipient. The last time this was true was in S88 with Ronan Lavelle’s (@Arce) first Szatkowski. Good company to be named with, in my opinion. Congratulations to Moon Moth on the award, and continue being great. Honorable Mentions: Severus Targayen @Banackock 113 | Maverick Goncalves @leandrofg 112 | Jarmo Ruutu @jRuutu 110.

Kevin Brooks Trophy VHL Goals Leader Severus Targaryen @Banackock 56 goals Once again we match the S95 winner’s exact total with 56 goals on the season. After a career in Seattle, Severus finally moved on to Riga via a preseason trade. His goal scoring ability was put on display plenty of times in his career before, but in this season more than before as he hits a new career high. Many questioned how Severus would perform in Riga with another great Center in Axle Gunner @Steve there but the dual threat down the middle proved to slow neither player down. Congratulations to Severus. Honorable Mentions: Harry Callahan @dstevensonjr 55 | Jarmo Ruutu @jRuutu 52 | David Rashford @Knight 49.

Alexander Beketov Trophy VHL Assists Leader Jacob Stone @scoop 83 assists Most goals require either a pass or a rebound left for the skater who finishes the job, but let's not forget those heroes that let their teammates get the glory and enable the best offenses in the league to click at peak efficiency. Jacob Stone put together a great campaign in which he matched Ruutu’s @jRuutu assist total from last season. The retirement tour proved mightily successful for Stone as he attempted to etch his name in the VHL History books before the league passed him by. We will remember you now Stone, probably because of a future trivia question, but still. Congratulations. Honorable Mentions: Jillian Woods @jacobcarson877 79 | Maverick Goncalves @leandrofg 77 | Spanish Moon Moth @Renomitsu 74.

Continental Cup VHL Champions Vancouver Wolves @Frank Next we look at the actual winner of the coveted Continental Cup. For some the debate on best Vancouver GM of all-time is quite the close affair but I think this cup may be the thing that cements Frank’s legacy. Exactly 10 seasons after their previous championship Vancouver managed to best @Alex's Dynamo in a very close series. All four wins for the Wolves came by merely a one goal margin. Also, S89 saw Davos beat Vancouver in the finals 4-2, so revenge certainly fueled this Front Office and fan base. As far as players go, I especially think Riley Martin @Smarch deserves a huge shoutout for his 11 point performance in the finals, almost good for 2 per game. Overall, it was a team effort and the fans of Vancouver spent the last few weeks having fun parading and celebrating the franchise’s 9th Continental Cup (don’t forget the pre-relocation two of Quebec City).

Victory Cup Regular Season Champions MOSCOW MENACE @Spartan First up we have the Victory Cup. Awarded to the team with the best record in the regular season. This award felt decided very early on after we saw how defensively dominant this team could be despite a perceived weakness in net. This makes two VCs in a row for Spartan on his quest to dethrone Bana as the GOAT, just like another 150 or so seasons more? In all seriousness what an accomplishment and a testament to great management by Spartan. Congrats to Moscow on their 8th Victory Cup!

(Credit: @ace_five_) Howdy folks, sorry about the delay but we are finally here. Welcome to the awards show for S96!!! Congrats to all the nominees and winners right off the top, we all have waited enough, so an end to the jibber jabber and let's get started.

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Now what in the world would give you the idea I'm a bad guy... I'm a great person, I just dislike babies, and puppies, and Christmas, and little British kids on crutches that are mad grateful for the little they have and their hardworking dad. Nothing bag humbug about that

1. As long as none of the prospects are goalies, I'm chilling, bring in more bodies to plug up them shooting lanes please. 2. Off season is the worse time to exist. I just want to win games and that isn't happening right now. I spend my time in Nepal meditating in the mountains fasting until the season starts. 3. continue on my path to breaking many Nighthawk records. 4. Getting RB to 95 is a prio. 5. Jørgen doesn't care, he won't show up bc he is busy meditating. 6. (IRL Piffer for a moment, one of my coworkers just had a newborn baby and he works like 60 hours a week so I'm gonna work for him on Christmas and let him be with the wife and baby for the holidays, honestly glad another coworker let me know their situation bc I never respond to messages to pick shifts up but I don't have a family really right now so I feel like it's the right thing to do honestly)

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