Doomsday

1. Stockholm is red hot to start the season!! What do you think is the key reason the Vikings look as great as they do right now? 2. What player do you feel is flying under the radar right now, but deserves more credit for the Vikings' strong play? 3. When you reach the VHL, what type of situation will you find yourself in to begin your pro career? 4. What is a sport that is not currently an Olympic event (winter or summer) that you think really should be? 5. Do you prefer a quiet, laid-back workplace or a noisy, busy one? 6. What defunct VHL or VHLM franchise really should come back when the time is right?

@kirbithan @RJMW @a_Ferk @der meister With that, the draft for Group 3 has finally come to an end! We laughed, we cried, many mistakes were made, someone even died along the way... but now we stand at the top of the mountain, with finished VHFL rosters!! Best of luck to all of you this season! Yo, @Spartan ! Fire up that bus, because WE ARE LEAVIIIIIIIIIIIING

G - Oskar Lindbergh @RJMW

F - Daryl Dixon @a_Ferk

D - Phil Strasmore @RJMW

Also I'm an idiot and @der meister was actually on the clock

@Spartan we're gonna need a fill-in, enough is enough at this point. @a_Ferk is on the clock.

We've got a double disqualification on our hands here, @Spartan .

1. Season 88 is finally upon us. What's your prediction for this season? 2. What new addition to Stockholm will make the biggest difference this season? 3. Twists approaches you and tells you're in charge of picking the theme song for the Season 88 Stockholm Vikings. What are you choosing? 4. What is your favorite emoji in the Stockholm Discord? 5. Twists liked your choice for the theme song, so now he's put you in charge of his date with Blazzer. What are your big plans for it? 6. What is the dumbest VHL player name you've ever seen?

D - Callum Murray @a_Ferk is on the clock with two picks and disqualification looming.

@a_Ferk eats the skip. F - Landon Wolanin @RJMW

@Bigb33 Spartan has smiled upon you and granted you until your next pick to make up your next picks. @der meister you may proceed.

@Bigb33 that is 1/2 skips, failing to make this next pick will result in disqualification.

F - Igor Molotov @a_Ferk

1. @kirbithan F - Brendan Marner F - Ronan Lavelle F - Henry Eagles D - Jake Thunder D - AK92 Wit Da Hoodie G - Lachlan Summers 2. @RJMW F - Daniel Janser F - Vasile Lamb F - Zach Kisslinger II D - Biggie Cheese D - Mo Probert G - Xavier Booberry 3. @Doomsday (GM) F - Igor Molotov F - Landon Wolanin F - Daryl Dixon D - Callum Murray D - Phil Strasmore G - Oskar Lindbergh 4. @a_Ferk F - Girts Galvins F - The Board Game Clue On Skates F - Hulk Hogan 2 D - Brian Payne D - Bo Johansson G - Cole Pearce 5. @der meister F - Vinny Detroit F - Tomas Sogaard F - Napoleon Dynamite D - Hammar Voss D - Siyan Yasilievich G - Brandt Fuhr 6. DQ F - Leandro Goncalves F - Nico Pearce F - Nils Godlander D - Pierre Emile Bouchard D - Max Torq G - Matt Murdock

1. Oskar is participating in the ProAm as a member of the Skal and Bones, and it's going pretty well so far. It's a great way to stay in game shape all year round and get to play with guys you ordinarily wouldn't get to. 2. Haven't really left it! The pressure is on us now to repeat as Continental Cup champions, and I need to be even better than last year for that to happen. So far, I feel better than ever, and the best may indeed have been saved for last. 3. Winning the Daisuke Kanou Trophy was such a surreal experience. The entire team was great for that cup run, and to be named as the best of that incredible group is a tremendous honor. 4. Fine-tuning everything, to be honest. I want to play the best season I've ever played in my life to go out on top as a back-to-back Continental Cup champion. 5. The Flyers are true mediocrity: too bad to make the playoffs, too good to land a top lottery pick. More of the same, I suppose. 6. Mowing the lawn. I have a push mower and quite a lot of ground to cover, so it's not an overly enjoyable experience.

Why draft someone you can't sign then?

Another puzzling move from Prague.

1. Big news out of the VHL yesterday as the Vancouver Wolves traded up to second overall, and their rumored target, per VSN, is Stockholm's own Jacob Stone. If they should select him, it's very likely he would be a Viking again. What type of boost would it have for the team this season if this is indeed what happens? 2. Well, it happened. The Stockholm Vikings have no draft picks any longer in the VHLE Draft, as Twists and Doomsday will be spending this one on the sidelines. How do you think they'll spend draft night? 3. Way back when, when the Stockholm Vikings were in the VHL, their logo used red instead of the blue they use today. Which of the logos do you prefer? 4. Stockholm's Discord has been hopping lately, what makes it such a happening place? 5. Let's get a running bet going, folks: how long until Twists secures a movie date with Blazzer? 6. What is your favorite VHL player name that you have seen?

Per Wikipedia, only three K-Marts are left in the US.

K-Mart was bought by Sears, which then went bankrupt. As a result, many of them have disappeared, at least in my area.

Imagine having half a roster traded for you, just to be shipped out for a second.

SEATTLE - Puzzling news came out of Seattle on Wednesday at quarter to 1 PM EST when the Bears publicly announced that they had declined the team option of starting goaltender and Season 86 Scotty Campbell Trophy winner Dusty Wilson, suddenly ending his four season tenure with the team. Nine hours later, an absolute bombshell was dropped on the VHL when the Bears acquired veteran goaltender Xavier Booberry in a trade with the HC Davos Dynamo. Wilson seemed to have options in free agency, with several teams likely looking to free agency for a goaltender, but those teams will not have the option of Dusty Wilson, who nearly a day later announced his retirement and became the first player to hang up their skates in Season 88. A career with such promise had been wiped out for seemingly no real reason at all. "Hopefully can find a home!" Seattle General Manager Blake Campbell stated at the press conference announcing his release. "Great player and better person. Any team would be lucky." However, if that was the case, why was Wilson not good enough for Seattle? It's not like their series defeat to the eventual champion Calgary Wranglers was on him, especially not after his strongest postseason to date with a .930 save percentage. Wilson has shown himself capable of dragging the Bears kicking and screaming into the playoffs, and has shown himself to be a loyal teammate capable of elite performances. However, that didn't stop him from being cast aside by Campbell as if he was garbage. Dusty Wilson deserved better. Jethro Novacek is a writer for the MSFL Times, the premium purveyor of simulation sports news. He enjoys the buzz in the air the VHL Draft season brings, freshly baked pizza, and being a valued member of his team.