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David Knight Trophy VHL Best General Manager Nominees: Euron Leonidas @Spartan - 53-17-2 | 108 points | 275 GF | 175 GA | +100 Diff Leandro Goncalves @leandrofg - 36-27-9 | 81 points | 245 GF | 224 GA | +21 Diff Alexandre Leduc @Lemorse7 - 50-18-4 | 104 points | 254 GF | 187 GA | +67 Diff It's easy to look at the records and decide which nominee deserves the award but let's also look at some moves made to set up these teams for success. The Menace started off the season by trading away players like Axle Gunner and Leif Reingaard. Then quickly Moscow began to add with the acquisitions of Oreo McFleury and Nils Andersson. At the deadline FISTED ANALLY BY A CIRCUS MONKEY Analfist was added by trading picks and Steve Lattimer. Riga started their year by moving Elf shoes for Carson Walker Jr. and (most importantly) by acquiring Axle Gunner from the Menace. They also dealt Oreo McFleury to Moscow a day later. Most of Calgary’s moves early on were acquiring players for picks like Keita Kourou, Adi Dassler, and Leif Reingaard. They also swapped Moritz Stauffer for Jack Jeckler and sent Kyle Toms packing for Toronto. These moves in their totality lead to a great regular season for Moscow and Riga but ultimately Riga hoisted the cup. Your winner…

Aidan Shaw Trophy VHL Best Goaltender Nominees: G Merome Dilson @MexicanCow123 - 62 GP | 33-25-4 | .926 SV% | 2.53 GAA | 5 SO G Herald Benson @Benson - 64 GP | 16-41-6 | .927 SV% | 3.65 GAA | 5 SO G Dalkr Vidarsson @KaleebtheMighty - 65 GP | 42-18-4 | .928 SV% | 2.46 GAA | 5 SO G Jorgen Lovstrom @Pifferfish - 43 GP | 32-9-2 | .930 SV% | 2.24 GAA | 3 SO Ahhh the goalies. The anchors of any strong defensive team in the VHL. Each of these guys have strengths and weaknesses for their case this season. The biggest red flag here is Jorgen Lovstrom. He boasts the best point percentage as a starter, the best save percentage, and the best goals against average. However, he didn’t start the normal 60+ contests of the other nominees. Benson did play really well but a weak team hurt the record and GAA. Either way, all of these players have their case and we send it to the voters! Your winner…

Sterling Labatte Trophy VHL Best Defenseman Nominees: D Jacob Stone @scoop - 35 G | 60 A | 95 P | +44 | 194 HITS | 179 SB D Obuz Schneider Canet du Bocage @Grape - 30 G | 74 A | 104 P | +68 | 218 HITS | 150 SB D YaBoi Oven @Doomsday - 23 G | 69 A | 92 P | +45 | 214 HITS | 137 SB Now we will smash both of the previous awards together and find the overall best defenseman in the VHL. This award is arguably the most coveted for defensemen as it requires a duality of focus on the ice. You cannot let one part of your game create sacrifices in the other. These three candidates played a strong two way game better than the rest of the field this season and the stats show what appears to be a tight race. Bocage with triple digits in points, Stone leading in shot blocking and goals, and Oven with just good consistency across the board with a weaker supporting cast in Chicago. Your winner…

for real... might need to make conference specific awards next season

Jake Wylde Trophy VHL Best Defensive Defenseman Nominees: D Kronchy Kardashian @Garsh - 74 P | +19 | 226 HITS | 161 SB D Jacob Stone @scoop - 95 P | +44 | 194 HITS | 179 SB D Callum Gary Yannick Janser @Daniel Janser - 68 P | +7 | 274 HITS | 132 SB D Tommy Sleeves @dasboot - 33 P | -38 | 328 HITS | 230 SB D Guntis Gavilrovs @Girts - 70 P | +28 | 239 HITS | 171 SB Let’s not abandon that old school hockey where our defenders hit hard and put their bodies on the line to keep puck from even threatening their goaltenders. Lots of strong cases this season as some of the hardest hitting players in the league are lined up for the voters. Your winner…

Alexander Valiq Trophy VHL Best Offensive Defenseman Nominees: D YaBoi Oven @Doomsday - 23 G | 69 A | 92 P | +45 | 295 S | 3 GWG D Jacob Stone @scoop - 35 G | 60 A | 95 P | +44 | 313 S | 9 GWG D Obuz Schneider Canet du Bocage @Grape - 30 G | 74 A | 104 P | +68 | 347 S | 8 GWG A modern hockey league has to feature a few fast skating puck movers on the blue line to keep the games super exciting. Now these players are some of the most exciting offensive forces in the VHL. While Oven was great, this award really comes down to the playmaking of Bocage versus the thundering shot of Stone. Your winner…

Scott Boulet Trophy VHL Best Two-Way Forward Nominees: C Severus Targaryen @Banackock - 46 G | 49 A | 95 P | +6 | 299 HITS | 40 SB C Axle Gunner @Steve - 44 G | 58 A | 102 P | +21 | 298 HITS | 40 SB W Catia Goncalves @cLoWn - 51 G | 53 A | 104 P | +16 | 233 HITS | 34 SB Forward often get credited for their offensive abilities but defense is important too (coming from a guy with a goalie player). I think comparing the stats of these players can give you a good idea of what went down, so I won't bore with my analysis. Lets see who the best two-way forward in the VHL was in S95. Your winner…

Dustin Funk Trophy VHL Most Improved Player Nominees: G Herald Benson @Benson - 64 GP | 16-41-6 | .927 SV% | 3.65 GAA | 5 SO W David Rashford @Knight - 56 G | 71 A | 127 P | +67 C Ronald Johnson MacWallace III @RJMW - 35 G | 59 A | 94 P | +51 | 151 HITS W Isaac mclflopper @sportexperts show - 43 G | 39 A | 82 P | +8 | 191 HITS D Obuz Schneider Canet du Bocage @Grape - 30 G | 74 A | 104 P | +68 | 218 HITS | 150 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! For some individual looks at the nominees, Benson improved not in record but majorly in SV% with a .014 increase from S94. Rashford as we discussed earlier, nearly doubled his previous season high goal total. Isaac bounced back after a -42 season with a great defensive effort and his first point per game season of a young career. RJMW3 has been offensively solid for many seasons, but maybe just had his best defensive effort with a new career high in plus/minus. Lastly, Bocage not only got to the point per game mark for the first time but smashed that ceiling into the stratosphere. Your winner…

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Christian Stolzchweiger Trophy VHL Top Rookie Nominees: G Jorgen Lovstrom @Pifferfish - 43 GP | 32-9-2 | .930 SV% | 2.24 GAA | 3 SO W Maverick Goncalves @leandrofg - 38 G | 42 A | 80 P | +69 | 263 HITS G Aleksanteri Kaskiniemi-Kekkonen @Snussu - 64 GP | 37-20-7 | .916 SV% | 2.49 GAA | 3 SO D Felicia Hardy @JCarson - 11 G | 54 A | 65 P | -15 | 138 HITS | 139 SB Lots of great nominees here but inevitably 3 kind of had a “flaw” despite the great seasons they played. AKK got kind of outclassed by JOrgen down the stretch but Jorgen only played 43 games versus AKK’s 64. Hardy did have one of the best rookie seasons by a defenseman in recent history in terms of point production, but posting a team low plus/minus as a defender is a big time red flag. That leaves Maverick. Led rookies in points, tied for the league lead in plus/minus, and a defensive contributor with hitting ability. Your winner…

Greg Clegane Trophy VHL GAA Leader Jorgen Lovstrom @Pifferfish 2.24 GAA Maybe a controversial award win here, as Jorgen played only 3 more games than the awards minimum, but nonetheless he is your Clegane winner. As a rookie he managed to lead the league in save percentage and goals against average. That said, a ton of the credit for GAA goes toward the skater in front of the netminder. Some have even argued GAA is a team stat more than a goalie one. A ton of the credit for this win has to go to the defensemen in Malmo. Jorgen also wanted me to give the league a message in response to this win: “Get JORGED on!” I have no idea what getting Jorged on is but I don't think I really want to know. The next closest player for consideration was Olober Skyo @Spartan in Moscow (what didn’t their team do?) with a 2.39 GAA.

Mike Szatkowski Trophy VHL Points Leader David Rashford @Knight 127 points This came down to a two horse race between both the players we just mentioned. As I said, they both were mutually beneficial to each other's dominance. In the end, Rashford edged out Ruutu @jRuutu for this coveted honor. Since I’ve already talked about both of them a bit, I’ll forgo some hubbub and keep things moving.

Kevin Brooks Trophy VHL Goals Leader David Rashford @Knight 56 goals Now we look at probably one of the primary beneficiaries of that playmaking from Ruutu in David Rashford. This is what biologists call a symbiotic relationship as both these guys were lighting the lamp together all season long. Rashford saw a major breakout this year after only posting a season high of 30 goals up until this point to now being a Brooks Trophy winner. Other players that got close to this award include Catia Goncalves @cLoWn and Shubham Anand @Will3 with 51 and 54 Ginos respectively. Great seasons all around, but again, congrats to Rashford on this honor.

Forgot to mention the close case of @AJWRandy Bobandy, only 3 assists from tying in his retirement campaign. Good work by him as well.

Alexander Beketov Trophy VHL Assists Leader Jarmo Ruutu @jRuutu 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 offense in the league to click at peak efficiency. Jarmo Ruutu had the benefit of playing on a team loaded with talent, but he certainly was a massive piece of that puzzle himself. With 83 assists he put on a complete playmaking showcase for the league this year, and earned the title of “VHL Apple Master” after this strong campaign.

Continental Cup VHL Champions Riga Reign @Lemorse7 Next we look at the actual winner of the coveted Continental Cup. After over 20 seasons of searching for another cup, the Riga Reign finally broke through to get their long awaited 10th Cup in franchise history. Round one Riga dominated their matchup against the Malmo Nighthawks with a sweep of the Swedish club. Next, they took down the Swiss HC Davos in 6 games with two shutouts. This brought on the NA conference’s top regular season team, the Toronto Legion, in the finals. The Reign quickly went up 3-1 in the series but allowed the Legion to battle back and force a game 7. In the end, Riga got the 5-2 win and the opportunity to hoist this massive trophy.

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 one was about as close as it can get. Heading into the final couple sims it was a three horse race between all EU conference teams with Malmo, Riga, and Moscow battling for the regular season title and that all important playoff seeding. In the end, the Moscow Menace came out on top with 108 points off of a 53-17-2 record. They managed exactly a +100 goal differential for the season. This finish is the 3rd best we have seen in the last 5 seasons. Congrats to Moscow on their 7th Victory Cup!

Credit: @ace_five_ Welcome everyone to the S95 VHL Awards presentation and I’m your host Pifferfish. We got a great show ahead and a lot of great nominees ahead. Even to those who don’t win later, I wanted to personally congratulate all of you on a season well done. I think we’ve all waited long enough, let's get right into it.

When is his agent going to make a public statement on this?

I can say this sentiment is fair. I don't mean to hate. And like I said, I love what ender did this season but I think there is just too fluid a criteria on these awards season to season. I don't think I have ever seen a player on a non playoff team in any of the league nominated for MVP in the 10 seasons I've been here. Let alone win it. So this win is rather unprecedented. I don't think the voting for MVP in those 10 seasons has ever been tied let alone nearly a 4 way tie. Admittedly I've been bothered in the past to see the MVP usually go to best player on best team buuuuut I think if I were Ender, I would be rather shocked at the results. I was shocked when I won my MVP 3 seasons ago, we were a really good team and I knew I had a case but didn't know if I was that guy. Either way @Ender9511you were great, it ain't your fault. I wish your team had made more moves to help you build an even better case than leave things a bit controversial. And I wish you the best this season, now 2x MVPs will be more possible with the extra seasons of eligibility.

I'm saying the integrity of the trophy is compromised and with TPE on the line I think Alex got quite frankly, totally fucked.

Once again, I'm not saying Ender was bad. But I am saying that I wouldn't vote him MVP if he spent 66% of the season in a better player's shadow. That just doesn't make much sense at all. The Marlins lack of success only stand to make Belle's case better in my mind. And the fact Inker Belle only put up 20 in 24 with a much better team makes me feel like the guy who put up 116's case with an equally good team was even better.

Not really, I'll argue this tooth and nail. Ender was not the best player on his team until the Trade Deadline. Inker Belle was the MVP of the Marlins. The Marlins up until the TDL had been shutout once. After the TDL they got blanked 5 times. That's Inker Belle's impact. I'd argue the key reason they kept their winning rate up is because they added a waiver Dman right after the deadline which anchored things for them so much.

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