omniscius

The Mississauga Hounds have acquired Teemu Laine as a rental for the rest of the season before heading into the VHLM Draft. The Mississauga Hounds have struggled massively since their championship season. On 68 games this season they have posted a 11-45-12 record for 34 points on the season. Since joining, Mississauga's play hasn't gotten any better going 0-6-0. In 6 games, he's amassed a plus/minus of -5 with 3 blocked shots averaging about 15.67 minutes per game. Fortunately, it seems as though Laine is a pretty disciplined defender with zero penalty minutes thus far. He's yet to score a point, but the team in general has produced a ton. Expectations are low but we'll see how his game develops into next season. Despite this, Teemu Laine has been touted as a fast offensive minded defencemen who likes to either pass or drive out of his own zone to start the offence. Teemu Laine looks like a potential powerplay threat once he can translate his skillset to a higher level. He's already been given minutes on the penalty kill and it'll be interesting to see if he can develop to be a solid two way defencemen. With this being a sort of try-out both for Mississauga and the wider league watching him as the draft continues to loom larger.

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Damn, that was fast. Thanks, welcome to you as well.

Player Information Username: omniscius Player Name: Teemu Laine Recruited From: Member (Lemorse) Age: 16 Position: D Height: 75 in. Weight: 180 lbs. Birthplace: Finland Player Page @VHLM GM

Peak of my career

Didn't even realize I was still around lol

1. It was a fun season and I feel prepared to make that next step. Sometimes shit doesn't turn out the way you want but I don't think the results reflects how well we did as a team. 2. As long as it's not 200 goals against I think I'll be happy. I hope to be seeing my teammates in the future and maybe even playing with them in the VHL one day. 3. I shat the bed. Fml. 4. Jarome Iginla never won a cup and he's a hofer 5. @jhatty8 probably he's pretty cool. 6. Thanks for all the help you've given me. I probably won't have stuck around if not for you but I really wanted us to win it all. See you next season in the SSL @AJW

1. I guess time will tell, but I believe in management and will be excited to see what Fitzroy Jr. can add to this roster. 2. I think we're the best in the league! 3. I don't want to be a commissioner, no thank you. That seems like too much responsibility for me. 4. Be care of @dylanjj37 and his shenanigans. He can be a handful sometimes. 5. I think it's important to have a balance of both. You need to be able to push your athletes and get the best out of them, but they are also human beings that need support to be at their best. I want to be challenged, but I don't understand coaches who run their players into the ground or humiliate them guise under "tough love." @AJW is a great coach, although maybe he should be pushing me a bit more to be better 6. Time management. Sometimes I can get really caught up in what I'm doing and lose track of time. I regularly am rushing because of it. Luckily, my teammates and coaches have been there to keep me in check!

After being drafted to London, I was again declaring my eligibility for yet another draft. I put my name in for the VHLE and was luckily drafted by the Vasteras Iron Eagles. I had actually known the Vesteras Iron Eagles prior to my arrival. It was @Lemorse7 who scouted me in my youth and advised me to declare for the VHLM draft. I had a feeling the Iron Eagles would be calling my name and I'm definitely looking forward to one day playing there. After all of I had arrived back in Houston where I learned I had been appointed as the alternative captain this season for the Houston Bulls. Not often is a goaltender given this honour and I intend to give it my best. Not just on the ice but off the ice. I'm not longer the rookie here and I know our new corp of rookies will be looking up to me. It'll be my duty to help lead this team to glory.

Oh shit, let's go! Hopefully I can help lead us into victory

1. Just keep grinding and believing in the system. I have faith that we'll be turning a lot of heads near the end of the season. 2. Captain should represent the players and imo, that means giving them the vote. 3. We need some more francophone music! Nothing sounds better than the French language. 4. Montréal and I find it a travesty that we don't have a team in this league. Some of the greatest players and most passionate fans come from Québec and to be unrepresented is disappointing. 5. I'm a player, not a GM and I'd like to keep it that way. I'm interested in the sporting aspects not management or business aspects. 6. Well I've always wanted to pick up music. Maybe the piano or bass. I enjoy listening to music so it would be nice to be able to play music myself.

It's a hot summer day and I'm dressed all formally for the big day. Today is the day I patiently await hoping a team selects me. I had given myself a great shot with my past season in Houston going fairly well, especially my performance in the playoffs (despite being swept). I thrive under pressure and based on my draft interviews I had a feeling I was going to be taken. The first pick is announced and it's not me. I definitely did not think I'd be going first overall, so this wasn't a shock for me. Then, the first round had been completed without my name being announced. I had a feeling that was going to happen, I was really expecting myself to go second round. The second round is under way and name after name called and here I am still waiting to hear my own. I start sweating now and I can feel an existential dread creeping in. Had I just wasted years of my life just to fall short? Is my name ever going to be called. It was then at the end of the 2nd round at 32nd overall that I was chosen by London United. I was pretty excited to go to a Canadian team, especially one not too far from home. I wish we had a Montréal team or any Québécois. Nevertheless, I hurried up on stage and was presented with the #35 jersey, an honour to my family's legacy. I shook my new GM's hand and before I knew it I was a professional hockey player. This is surely the beginning of a long but beautiful journey. I hope to use my time here in Houston wisely, so that by the time I'm called up, I'm VHL-ready. This has been the best day of my life and I'm so grateful to be spending this with my family and friends who have supported me through everything. I know without them, I wouldn't have made it as far as I have. I can't wait to step out on the ice for London United and in the meanwhile I'll keep grinding out here in Houston in the meanwhile.

1. Très bonne! 2. The offseason felt like such a blur to me really. 3. @jhatty8 of course! 4. If I could stay here for 5 seasons that would have been sick, but I'd be pretty happy staying here for 4. 5. I think most people grow up wanting a shoe deal and I'm no different there tbh. I would love to have my own signature shoes but I'd want them to be really affordable. I wouldn't want my shoes to only be worn by rich kids. 6. I won a lot growing up through the youth system. That's why Houston drafted me and I'm hoping to bring that success to them this season!