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Normally this would just go to the ban thread but given the circumstances I think it's best that everyone know what's going on.
 
It has unfortunately come to the attention of myself and @Acydburn that @Josh has been embezzling league funds for his own purposes. Via his access to the league PayPal he was stripping donation funds as payments for portal, forum, and domain hosting with amounts far higher than were actually needed. Because the line items were things he was paying for we had no reason, for a number of years, to think anything of it and were unaware that the costs were actually far less than what he was reimbursing himself which amounts to potentially thousands of dollars; we're still working out the total figures.
 
Obviously we are completely shocked at this behaviour and have immediately stripped Josh of his role as commissioner pending potential future legal action. We have always held firm that the league funds are used exclusively on league related activities so I am quite frankly pissed that a member of the blue team would take donation money for their own uses; whatever his excuses may be. Please be aware that we will be launching a further investigation and audit of all our costs and funds to be sure that no one else has done anything of the sort in the past.
 
Sincerely,
@Commissioner
 
Edit: In case any future people see the is and don’t see the date; it was purely an April Fool’s joke, Josh was in on it (in fact it was his idea) and the donation money is not only safe but audited.

Welcome everyone,
 
We now entering the best part of the season, THE PLAYOFFS!!! After a really entertaining regular season and a race for the last playoff spot at the end of the season between Rome, Vasteras, and Oslo, we are ready to start the real thing. After winning the last three Renaissance Cup, are the Cologne Express going to be able to defend their title and win a fourth Cup in a row and a fifth Cup in the last six seasons? I guess we are about to find out.
 
Semi-final #1 – Cologne Express (1)  vs Rome Gladiators (4) 
 
Regular season series: COL wins season series 10-6-1.
 
It does not look like the dynasty of the Cologne Express is about to end and even with a good second half of the season, I am pretty sure that it is not the Rome Gladiators that will stop it. If you look at both team on paper, the Cologne has a better offense thanks to players like Anthony Simmons @Starchychaff, Theo Allard @InstantRockstar, and George Richmond @badcolethetitan. However, Rome can still count on the two highest scoring players of the league in the regular season in BjorkaBjorn BjornaBjorkson @JardyB10 and LeBen Aky @Ben_Reformed. Just like with the offense, the defense of the Cologne Express is superior to the one of the Rome Gladiators. Indeed, defensemen like Jordan Bennett @Plate and Joseph Dubois @Dubois are a big help for the Express. In the net, the Cologne Express have once again one of the best goalies in the league in Clark @cl4rk and we know that Clark is even better in the playoffs as he won the last two Florida Man Trophy who is awarded to the most valuable player in the playoffs. In conclusion, the Cologne Express are just too good for the Rome Gladiators, but I still think that they can win a game or two.
 
My prediction: Cologne wins in 5 games
 
 
Semi-final #2 – Bratislava Watchmen (2)  vs Stockholm Vikings (3) 
 
Regular season series: BRA wins season series 8-6-1.
 
This semi-final is a little bit different from the other one as the two teams are looking similar on paper. Indeed, the top three forwards of the Watchmen in the regular season (Chris Sanzone @handfullofbubba, Kimi Raikkonen @mattyIceman and Mikko Borisyuk @Minebro) have similar stats to the top three forwards of the Vikings (Riley Martin @Smarch, Alexandre Crosby @hockeyis66 and Isaac mclflopper @sportexperts show) as they have a total of points of 219 and 228 points respectively. It is the same thing with the defensemen with Darko Alexander Malkovich @AColdCanadian and Vlad Von Carstein @Dom for Bratislava and Guntis Gavilrovs @Girts and Hannibal Barca @DreMin15 for Stockholm. In the net, Pipo Popa @npuBeT and Giorgiy Costanzov @Mongoose87 also have similar stats. However, when you look at their team stats in the regular season, the Bratislava Watchmen had a way better season than the Stockholm Vikings. Indeed, Bratislava finished the regular season with a record of 47 wins, 22 losses and 3 losses in overtime for a total of 97 points in 72 games and Stockholm with 35 wins, 31 losses and 6 losses in overtime for 76 points in 72 games. So, it is difficult to predict this series, but I still think that I must go with the Bratislava Watchmen.
 
My prediction: Bratislava wins in 6 games.
 
 
Final – Cologne Express (1)  vs Bratislava Watchmen (2) 
 
Regular season series: season series is tied with a record of 6-5-1 each.
 
This series is going to be really tight, and it could honestly go either way. Indeed, when you look at the rosters of the two teams, you can see that they are almost identical, so if a team can end the sequence of the Cologne Express, it is the Bratislava Watchmen. However, when you look at what Cologne did in the last five seasons, it becomes really difficult to go against them in the playoffs.
 
My prediction: Cologne wins the Renaissance Cup in 7 games.
 
Thanks everyone for reading, I wish you all good luck in the playoffs and see you in another VSN article.

Welcome everyone,
 
We are back for another article and just like the theme of the week suggests, we are going to talk about the all-star. Indeed, we are going to assemble two teams of this season’s VHLE All-Stars and the two teams will be composed of the best six forwards, the best four defensemen and the best goalie of each division. The North Division will have the players of the Oslo Storm, the Stockholm Vikings and the Vasteras Iron Eagles and the South Division, the players of the Bratislava Watchmen, the Cologne Express and the Rome Gladiators. Sadly, the game will not be simulated… But, without further a do, your S92 VHLE All-stars:
 
North Division
 
F- Afonya Romanov @DontCallMeCarson 
F- Miroslav @Zyrok 
F- Logan Ninefingers @Scurvy  (Ninefingers will represent the Oslo Storm at the All-Star game, because the rosters were announce before the trade)
F- Riley Martin @Smarch 
F- Alexandre Crosby @sportexperts show 
F- Isaac mclflopper @hockeyis66 
 
D- Jean-Marc Lemieux @Gorth 
D- Hannibal Barca @DreMin15 
D- Guntis Gavilrovs @Girts 
D- Vladimir Kozlov @vladbatton 
 
G- Giorgiy Costanzov @Mongoose87 
 
With players from Oslo, Stockholm and Vasteras, the North Division may look a little less good on paper, but when you look at it more carefully, you can see a lot of good players offensively and defensively. In the forward core, there is only one from Oslo and it is Logan Ninefingers (I know he is now with Bratislava, but let’s pretend I announced the rosters before the trade was officialised, because I don’t want to do it over again.). Ninefingers is tie in tenth place for the number of points in the league with 57 (27g, 30a) in 52 games. Afonya Romanov and Miroslav are the two representatives of the Vasteras Iron Eagles in the forward core of the North Division. Romanov and Miroslav are both in the top 10 of the league for the number of points at the ninth and tenth place respectively with 55 and 54 points. Vasteras is currently in a playoffs spot and both players are playing a big part in this. The last three forwards, Riley Martin, Alexandre Crosby and Isaac mclflopper, are all from Stockholm. Riley Martin is currently second in the league with 68 points in 52 games and Alexandre Crosby is really close to the top 10 with exactly a point per game. On his side, Isaac mclflopper was selected more for his defensive talent as he is the second player with the most hit in the league with 168.
 
With the best defenseman in the league as of right now in Guntis Gavilrovs, North Division’s defense is looking really good. Gavilrovs is leading the defensemen in points with 58, the league in hits with 227 and is third in the league for the number of shots blocked with 133. Recently acquired by the Vikings, Hannibal Barca is another defenseman selected for the All-Star game. Barca currently has 36 points in 52 games. Even on a struggling Oslo team, Vladimir Kozlov earned his place on the North Division All-Star team, because of his defensive play. Indeed, Kozlov is first in the league for the shots blocked with 199. The last defenseman is also a representative of the Oslo Storm and just like his teammate in the regular season, Jean-Marc Lemieux is doing really good defensively. Indeed, Lemieux is fourth in the shots blocked category in the league with 132 and sixth for the number of hits (125). Finally, leading the league in the save percentage category with 0.945%, we have the goalie of the Stockholm Vikings Giorgiy Costanzov. Costanzov is also second in the league with a goal against average of 2.28.
 
South Division
 
F- BjorkaBjorn BjornaBjorkson @JardyB10 
F- LeBen Aky @Ben_Reformed 
F- Baby Moo Moo @Elvis 
F- Theo Allard @InstantRockstar 
F- George Richmond @badcolethetitan 
F- Anthony Simmons @Starchychaff 
 
D- Joseph Dubois @Dubois 
D- Sunset Moth @McWolf 
D- Vlad Von Carstein @Dom 
D- Darko Alexander Malkovich @AColdCanadian 
 
 
G- Clark @cl4rk 
 
When you look at the standings, you see that the top two teams are both in the South Division, so it is not a surprise that there are a lot of really good players that were selected on the All-Star team of the South Division. Indeed, all six forwards are in the top 10 of the league for the number of points, all four defensemen are in the top 5 in the same category among the defensemen and the goalie is in the top two of the league. First, we have two of the best three players in the league in terms of points in LeBen Aky and BjorkaBjorn BjornaBjorkson with 69 and 67 points respectively. They are also the best goals scorer in the league with 37 goals for Aky and 29 for BjornaBjorkson. Second, the last four forwards selected for the VHLE All-Star game are all playing for the Cologne Express. Baby Moo Moo (66), Anthony Simmons (63), Theo Allard (61) and George Richmond (57) are respectively fourth, fifth, sixth and eight in the league for the number of points. In addition, Simmons and Richmond both have 25 goals and are in the top 10 of the league in this category. Finally, Moo Moo, Allard and Simmons are in the top 10 of the league for the number of assists.
 
If you take a look at the defense of the South Division, you see that it has nothing to envy to its offense. Indeed, their defensive will be led by the two defensemen of the Bratislava Watchmen, Vlad Von Carstein and Darko Alexander Malkovich. The two defensemen are respectively second and third among the defensemen for the number of points with 49 and 48 points. After, we have the defenseman of the Rome Gladiators, Sunset Moth, who is fifth among the defensemen with 41 points. Moth also blocked 170 shots in addition to his 48 hits. As the last one, there is the defenseman from the Cologne Express, Joseph Dubois. Dubois currently has 47 points, good for the fourth place in this category. He is also fifth in the league for the number of shots blocked with 128. Finally, the goalie of the Cologne Express, Clark, will be in the net of the South Division. Clark is second in the league with a save percentage of 0.939% and first in the league for the number of goals against average with only 1.86.
 
My Prediction
 
Without a doubt, there are really good players on both teams, and it could really go either way. However, I must go with the South Division, because they really have the best of the best.
 
My prediction: South Division 5-3 North Division
 
MVP: BjorkaBjorn BjornaBjorkson
 
Thanks everyone for reading, I wish you all good luck for the end of the regular season and see you in another VSN article.
 
P.S. feel free to write who you think should have been named on one of the All-Star team if you disagree with me.

Season 91 has kicked off and for the Bratislava Watchmen, who wish to avenge themselves from a tough game seven loss, the season has been a successful start. Returning players Mikko Borisyuk and 30W have been the standouts in the first four games, but new players have also proved to be icebreakers for the constantly evolving Watchmen squad. 3rd overall selection Mina @Baozi has slotted in as a stronger replacement for Walter Fitzroy Jr., who had a disappointing season in Bratislava before heading to the midzone of Toronto. Free agents Darko Alexander Malkovich @AColdCanadian and BjorkaBjorn BjornaBjorkson @JardyB10 have also proven to be strong players in the blue and green, with BjornaBjorkson's four goals being tied to lead the league.
 
My players to watch are Oden Bell @WhiskyJack and James MacAvoy @Enraged, however. Both of these rookies are looking to make an impact in Europe after their successful careers in the minors. Bell has broken the ice early, have 5 points in the first 4 games, and MacAvoy should follow suit shortly.

Chicago could not be happier to have @Subject056, @AColdCanadian and @WithARevelYellin the organization. We have high hopes for them!

Player Information
Username: AColdCanadian
Player Name: Darko Alexander Malkovich
Recruited From: YouTube
Age: 16
Position: D
Height: 77 in.
Weight: 220 lbs.
Birthplace: Serbia

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Player Information
Username: AColdCanadian
Player Name: Darko Alexander Malkovich
Recruited From: YouTube
Age: 16
Position: D
Height: 77 in.
Weight: 220 lbs.
Birthplace: Serbia

Player Page
@VHLM GM

Player Information
Username: AColdCanadian
Player Name: Darko Alexander Malkovich
Recruited From: YouTube
Age: 16
Position: D
Height: 77 in.
Weight: 220 lbs.
Birthplace: Serbia

Player Page
@VHLM GM

Player Information
Username: AColdCanadian
Player Name: Darko Alexander Malkovich
Recruited From: YouTube
Age: 16
Position: D
Height: 77 in.
Weight: 220 lbs.
Birthplace: Serbia

Player Page
@VHLM GM

Player Information
Username: AColdCanadian
Player Name: Darko Alexander Malkovich
Recruited From: YouTube
Age: 16
Position: D
Height: 77 in.
Weight: 220 lbs.
Birthplace: Serbia

Player Page
@VHLM GM