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Congrats man, good luck with everything in the next month or so! Happy to see you back in any capacity. I think it’s healthy to have level expectations with your player. No harm in having a depth player and still being around in the community.
 
As for the DC player, maybe thinking of Mikko Aaltonen? He was primarily welfare but earned like over 1000 TPE.. 

Well, 10,390th.. I've been subtley keeping track of when I would hit this milestone after seeing that I would hit it with Analfist, my 9th player. I thought about doing a full media spot, but I doubt anyone really wants to read about each of my players. So this is what the timeline looks like, and how I reached 10,000 TPE...
 
S30 - Ethan Osborne 1212 TPE
S38 - Jake Wylde 1116 TPE
S48 - Unassisted 1249 TPE
S52 - Rhett DeGrath 1286 TPE
S57 - Ike Arkander 772 TPE
S60 - Bryce Zhields 281 TPE
S69 - Benny Graves 1520 TPE
S78 - Hard Markinson 1786 TPE
S88 - S.nubbed Analfist 1166 TPE
 
Kind of crazy to see it typed out. I've been super fortunate in having players that have done well in the sim, but obviously earning at a max rate does help. Shoutout to all the members that I played with/for during this time. What a wild ride. It's really crazy to think I hit Wylde's TPE already with my current player, but obviously these were different times. I still hate that I went inactive with Zhields, but it was right during the time of my first kid, and just going through a lot of things personally that took me away from the league for a bit. In my head I was always away for much longer than what I actually was. Technically, if I had played out that career, Graves would have been created the same time organically. It's hard to say what my favorite player has been, I've had so many different experiences. I am excited to play out my career and then hopefully recreate for the S100 class with my 10th player - which will be an ode to my first player and my son who was born on the 10th and it was my hockey number growing up.
 
Anyways, this is what 10,000 TPE looks like. I'm sure there are a few other members that have this like OD, CIA, BOOM, Bek, Frank, Phil, and probably more?

Well, 10,390th.. I've been subtley keeping track of when I would hit this milestone after seeing that I would hit it with Analfist, my 9th player. I thought about doing a full media spot, but I doubt anyone really wants to read about each of my players. So this is what the timeline looks like, and how I reached 10,000 TPE...
 
S30 - Ethan Osborne 1212 TPE
S38 - Jake Wylde 1116 TPE
S48 - Unassisted 1249 TPE
S52 - Rhett DeGrath 1286 TPE
S57 - Ike Arkander 772 TPE
S60 - Bryce Zhields 281 TPE
S69 - Benny Graves 1520 TPE
S78 - Hard Markinson 1786 TPE
S88 - S.nubbed Analfist 1166 TPE
 
Kind of crazy to see it typed out. I've been super fortunate in having players that have done well in the sim, but obviously earning at a max rate does help. Shoutout to all the members that I played with/for during this time. What a wild ride. It's really crazy to think I hit Wylde's TPE already with my current player, but obviously these were different times. I still hate that I went inactive with Zhields, but it was right during the time of my first kid, and just going through a lot of things personally that took me away from the league for a bit. In my head I was always away for much longer than what I actually was. Technically, if I had played out that career, Graves would have been created the same time organically. It's hard to say what my favorite player has been, I've had so many different experiences. I am excited to play out my career and then hopefully recreate for the S100 class with my 10th player - which will be an ode to my first player and my son who was born on the 10th and it was my hockey number growing up.
 
Anyways, this is what 10,000 TPE looks like. I'm sure there are a few other members that have this like OD, CIA, BOOM, Bek, Frank, Phil, and probably more?

User @Lando10 will receive a 2 week TPE Ban starting W/E Jan 28th for creating multiple players using multiple accounts. 
 
The users @Celly_17 and @Sidthekid_87 will be permanently banned and their players (Macklin Celebrini and SID THE FREAKING KID GOAT CROSBY) will be set for retirement.

I'm not close since I take a lot of breaks (Bucatini's only my 6th player), quick head math has me around 7500ish. I'm guessing there aren't too many that have your longevity and consistency. Wouldn't be shocked if you (or maybe OD) are the leader, would be a fun media deep dive. Congrats!

Mind boggling

Wow!  Great article and impressive feat.  Congrats

Vase Trikamaki (S11-S16) - 634 TPE
Lars Berger (S17-S24) - 1,104 TPE
Alexander Chershenko (S27-S34) - 1,273 TPE
Matt Bentley (S35-S42) - 1,221 TPE
Greg Clegane (S45-S52) - 908 TPE
Podrick Cast (S61-S68) - 1,635 TPE
Vladimir Pavlov (S67-S74) - 1,404 TPE
Rara Rasputin (S75-S82) - 1,211 TPE
 
This appears to be 9,390 plus 250 ish with Del Rocco so far, looks like I have a milestone of matching you to look forward to soon.

Well, 10,390th.. I've been subtley keeping track of when I would hit this milestone after seeing that I would hit it with Analfist, my 9th player. I thought about doing a full media spot, but I doubt anyone really wants to read about each of my players. So this is what the timeline looks like, and how I reached 10,000 TPE...
 
S30 - Ethan Osborne 1212 TPE
S38 - Jake Wylde 1116 TPE
S48 - Unassisted 1249 TPE
S52 - Rhett DeGrath 1286 TPE
S57 - Ike Arkander 772 TPE
S60 - Bryce Zhields 281 TPE
S69 - Benny Graves 1520 TPE
S78 - Hard Markinson 1786 TPE
S88 - S.nubbed Analfist 1166 TPE
 
Kind of crazy to see it typed out. I've been super fortunate in having players that have done well in the sim, but obviously earning at a max rate does help. Shoutout to all the members that I played with/for during this time. What a wild ride. It's really crazy to think I hit Wylde's TPE already with my current player, but obviously these were different times. I still hate that I went inactive with Zhields, but it was right during the time of my first kid, and just going through a lot of things personally that took me away from the league for a bit. In my head I was always away for much longer than what I actually was. Technically, if I had played out that career, Graves would have been created the same time organically. It's hard to say what my favorite player has been, I've had so many different experiences. I am excited to play out my career and then hopefully recreate for the S100 class with my 10th player - which will be an ode to my first player and my son who was born on the 10th and it was my hockey number growing up.
 
Anyways, this is what 10,000 TPE looks like. I'm sure there are a few other members that have this like OD, CIA, BOOM, Bek, Frank, Phil, and probably more?

Well, 10,390th.. I've been subtley keeping track of when I would hit this milestone after seeing that I would hit it with Analfist, my 9th player. I thought about doing a full media spot, but I doubt anyone really wants to read about each of my players. So this is what the timeline looks like, and how I reached 10,000 TPE...
 
S30 - Ethan Osborne 1212 TPE
S38 - Jake Wylde 1116 TPE
S48 - Unassisted 1249 TPE
S52 - Rhett DeGrath 1286 TPE
S57 - Ike Arkander 772 TPE
S60 - Bryce Zhields 281 TPE
S69 - Benny Graves 1520 TPE
S78 - Hard Markinson 1786 TPE
S88 - S.nubbed Analfist 1166 TPE
 
Kind of crazy to see it typed out. I've been super fortunate in having players that have done well in the sim, but obviously earning at a max rate does help. Shoutout to all the members that I played with/for during this time. What a wild ride. It's really crazy to think I hit Wylde's TPE already with my current player, but obviously these were different times. I still hate that I went inactive with Zhields, but it was right during the time of my first kid, and just going through a lot of things personally that took me away from the league for a bit. In my head I was always away for much longer than what I actually was. Technically, if I had played out that career, Graves would have been created the same time organically. It's hard to say what my favorite player has been, I've had so many different experiences. I am excited to play out my career and then hopefully recreate for the S100 class with my 10th player - which will be an ode to my first player and my son who was born on the 10th and it was my hockey number growing up.
 
Anyways, this is what 10,000 TPE looks like. I'm sure there are a few other members that have this like OD, CIA, BOOM, Bek, Frank, Phil, and probably more?

Well, 10,390th.. I've been subtley keeping track of when I would hit this milestone after seeing that I would hit it with Analfist, my 9th player. I thought about doing a full media spot, but I doubt anyone really wants to read about each of my players. So this is what the timeline looks like, and how I reached 10,000 TPE...
 
S30 - Ethan Osborne 1212 TPE
S38 - Jake Wylde 1116 TPE
S48 - Unassisted 1249 TPE
S52 - Rhett DeGrath 1286 TPE
S57 - Ike Arkander 772 TPE
S60 - Bryce Zhields 281 TPE
S69 - Benny Graves 1520 TPE
S78 - Hard Markinson 1786 TPE
S88 - S.nubbed Analfist 1166 TPE
 
Kind of crazy to see it typed out. I've been super fortunate in having players that have done well in the sim, but obviously earning at a max rate does help. Shoutout to all the members that I played with/for during this time. What a wild ride. It's really crazy to think I hit Wylde's TPE already with my current player, but obviously these were different times. I still hate that I went inactive with Zhields, but it was right during the time of my first kid, and just going through a lot of things personally that took me away from the league for a bit. In my head I was always away for much longer than what I actually was. Technically, if I had played out that career, Graves would have been created the same time organically. It's hard to say what my favorite player has been, I've had so many different experiences. I am excited to play out my career and then hopefully recreate for the S100 class with my 10th player - which will be an ode to my first player and my son who was born on the 10th and it was my hockey number growing up.
 
Anyways, this is what 10,000 TPE looks like. I'm sure there are a few other members that have this like OD, CIA, BOOM, Bek, Frank, Phil, and probably more?

Well, 10,390th.. I've been subtley keeping track of when I would hit this milestone after seeing that I would hit it with Analfist, my 9th player. I thought about doing a full media spot, but I doubt anyone really wants to read about each of my players. So this is what the timeline looks like, and how I reached 10,000 TPE...
 
S30 - Ethan Osborne 1212 TPE
S38 - Jake Wylde 1116 TPE
S48 - Unassisted 1249 TPE
S52 - Rhett DeGrath 1286 TPE
S57 - Ike Arkander 772 TPE
S60 - Bryce Zhields 281 TPE
S69 - Benny Graves 1520 TPE
S78 - Hard Markinson 1786 TPE
S88 - S.nubbed Analfist 1166 TPE
 
Kind of crazy to see it typed out. I've been super fortunate in having players that have done well in the sim, but obviously earning at a max rate does help. Shoutout to all the members that I played with/for during this time. What a wild ride. It's really crazy to think I hit Wylde's TPE already with my current player, but obviously these were different times. I still hate that I went inactive with Zhields, but it was right during the time of my first kid, and just going through a lot of things personally that took me away from the league for a bit. In my head I was always away for much longer than what I actually was. Technically, if I had played out that career, Graves would have been created the same time organically. It's hard to say what my favorite player has been, I've had so many different experiences. I am excited to play out my career and then hopefully recreate for the S100 class with my 10th player - which will be an ode to my first player and my son who was born on the 10th and it was my hockey number growing up.
 
Anyways, this is what 10,000 TPE looks like. I'm sure there are a few other members that have this like OD, CIA, BOOM, Bek, Frank, Phil, and probably more?

Jake Wylde and Benny Graves are names that even I know (the former due to some silverware in the VHL named after him and the second because I wrote the HOF article for Groovy Dood and Graves was mentioned in there).
 
Congrats to 10,000+ TPE.

LETS GOOOO! Welcome

@Apaige131 Hey bud, I do believe we were chatting on the TikTok VHL account. Glad to see you create an account. Check things out on Discord:
 
https://discord.gg/5GrtbQctHe

big number! grats!

I can confirm that I am definitely not back at all. I'm still equally as lazy as I was with my last player and the player before. I'll be honest, I don't know why I can't get myself to write an article every week or get myself to stay active within the league. I'm still incredibly lazy. However, when I was in the league, I enjoyed every moment of it. Every moment I've spent in this league, I've enjoyed. I just know that writing an article every week is apparently impossible for me to do these days. So I decided to join back in the league but with a caveat. I know I will not be a perfect user and I know I'm not going to be a top prospect in my draft like I used to be. I'm happy being an option for a team, just a decent player who will likely welfare his way through his career but enjoy himself in the league again.
 
Some things that have been going on in my life... Well, I'm having a kid. Potentially in a month or so. I feel like this confirms that I'm an old head now and it's exactly why I won't be committing to a full career. I'm excited to enter this phase in my life in a way. I know it'll take me away from sim leagues for a bit but for some reason, I'm extremely excited by this. I probably wont be when the kid comes and I'm sleep-deprived however I'll have degen hours on Discord to look at . No, this little one will not be joining the VHL in 13 years or so. Before degends get any crazy ideas.
 
I've been primarily an SBA user for the past little while considering they have a season pass option over there. It makes it a lot easier for me to participate in which is why you could find me over there versus over here. I know that sounds confusing but it's easier for me and the community is great over there. I hope to see some more members from over there join back over here but I know the SBA season pass isn't convertible to over here so you may not see much coming this way. Hopefully, we can see more SBA members pop over here and at least welfare. I genuinely believe the welfare system here benefits players as you can still have a great career just earning 10 TPE. I remember some great players in my time who had wonderful careers just welfaring.
 
GM's please, encourage your players to welfare if they cannot earn well. I may or may not make an article on some great players who welfared throughout their careers. There was one on DC and I can't recall his name ( @Enorama probably remembers as he was the GM). He was the one who turned my head to a great earning career with just welfaring. Sure theres a big difference but that player did everything but earn a big 6 TPE every week.

Well, 10,390th.. I've been subtley keeping track of when I would hit this milestone after seeing that I would hit it with Analfist, my 9th player. I thought about doing a full media spot, but I doubt anyone really wants to read about each of my players. So this is what the timeline looks like, and how I reached 10,000 TPE...
 
S30 - Ethan Osborne 1212 TPE
S38 - Jake Wylde 1116 TPE
S48 - Unassisted 1249 TPE
S52 - Rhett DeGrath 1286 TPE
S57 - Ike Arkander 772 TPE
S60 - Bryce Zhields 281 TPE
S69 - Benny Graves 1520 TPE
S78 - Hard Markinson 1786 TPE
S88 - S.nubbed Analfist 1166 TPE
 
Kind of crazy to see it typed out. I've been super fortunate in having players that have done well in the sim, but obviously earning at a max rate does help. Shoutout to all the members that I played with/for during this time. What a wild ride. It's really crazy to think I hit Wylde's TPE already with my current player, but obviously these were different times. I still hate that I went inactive with Zhields, but it was right during the time of my first kid, and just going through a lot of things personally that took me away from the league for a bit. In my head I was always away for much longer than what I actually was. Technically, if I had played out that career, Graves would have been created the same time organically. It's hard to say what my favorite player has been, I've had so many different experiences. I am excited to play out my career and then hopefully recreate for the S100 class with my 10th player - which will be an ode to my first player and my son who was born on the 10th and it was my hockey number growing up.
 
Anyways, this is what 10,000 TPE looks like. I'm sure there are a few other members that have this like OD, CIA, BOOM, Bek, Frank, Phil, and probably more?

Yes, another one becoming a parent!  Congrats and good luck!  I joined a month before my daughter was born lol Take every chance you can to sleep.  I'm not a good napper and felt the need to do chores when baby was napping.  Screw chores, do only the essentials and sleep!

This took me way too long, I tried to use a render each member used at one point. Please put that on player pages. Inspired by this reddit post I saw earlier.
 
Pretty interesting that every team has at least one MVP, but I guess it's been almost 20 seasons since the last expansion. TOR/MAL/RIG are the only teams without MVPs in the 16-team era.

I mean I was making VHL Rookie Cards for players that hit 100 TPE until the VHL Auditor deemed my job expendable..
 
it would be cool to have them in packs as collectibles…

grAIpe

grAIpe

While it is likely too early to say this, I would like to say that, so far, the recruitment drive has been a success. Not only did we get sheer quantity in a ton of new members (my email inbox has yet to forgive me), but also a lot of high quality members who have already shown more activity than some of the longer standing members. The big takeaway in this drive is that there are still a fair amount of people out there interested in this sort of thing, and all that was needed was to simply put it out there that we exist. That being said, if we could follow this up with more successful drives, bring in some more top notch members, we could enter a new golden age in the VHL, maybe not at the same level as the reddit recruitment or covid times, but still a legitimate increase in both quantity of members and activity, and see expansion in the leagues. The M is already nearing capacity and could be due for some growth, which would be nice to see, considering as of now only two teams miss the playoffs. The E might remain relevant for a few more seasons and could go back up to six, or if success is really booming, could sniff eight. The VHL may not see expansion in some time. Inactives would likely be axed first before expansion occurs. While this all depends on the future, I can at least say I have hope. Before the drive, the league was stagnating at best, slowly bleeding itself dry. Now, air has filled the lungs once again, and the league finally has some activity again.