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Readers beware, you're in for a scare! After spending two long and arduous seasons down in the minor leagues, Gul Dukat has finally been given the green light to join the big leagues. The Toronto Map-, I mean Legion have called up the future star defenseman. He is ready to make an immediate impact with the team and create a name for himself. He wants to show that the other twelve teams that passed him up, and the other teams that didn't trade up for him, that they made a big -huge- mistake. Gul Dukat will bring an intensity that not many have seen. He may have dropped off at the end of last season because he was bored of being carried. This season he wants to do the carrying. Seattle may be the defending champs and LA had a lot of draft picks this season. None of that will matter because the Toronto Legion will be the team to beat this season. No one, not even the likes of Benjamin Abenduct or Lucy Leitner will be able to stop them. Leitner and Abenduct may be better two-way defenders but Dukat will be on top when it comes to straight defense. He will make sure to shut the opposing teams down.

1. What are the chances of the Seattle Bears repeating as VHL Champions? I honestly have no clue because I only paid attention to the VHLE. I think Prague or Toronto is going to tear them apart in the upcoming season. 2. S94 Depreciation was today, do you feel as if that is TPE theft? Nothing like hard work being taken away but that is life. It's not theft but it keeps you honest! 3. The VHL draft is on the horizon, is there anyone you are excited about in the draft? As the AGM of Prague, I am excited about drafting a whole new team practically! 4. Have you ever thought about changing from the offensive to the defensive side of the puck, or vice versa? Why or why not? I am staying on the defensive side and have no interest in being a forward. Maybe one day if I recreate I'd go offense but I want to keep people off the scoreboard! 5. Would you ever be interested in visiting Prague in real life? I would love to as well as many other parts of Europe. I have been on a WW2 kick recently and would love to see the history in person. 6. What is a dream you would like to accomplish before the end of 2024? Be more active and have a healthier lifestyle. I want to be around a long time for the kiddo.

Prague Phantoms Press Conference Week ending 5/19/24 1. What are the chances of the Seattle Bears repeating as VHL Champions? 2. S94 Depreciation was today, do you feel as if that is TPE theft? 3. The VHL draft is on the horizon, is there anyone you are excited about in the draft? 4. Have you ever thought about changing from the offensive to the defensive side of the puck, or vice versa? Why or why not? 5. Would you ever be interested in visiting Prague in real life? 6. What is a dream you would like to accomplish before the end of 2024?

Gul Dukat ended the season on the Cologne Express, choo choo trains. The season ended with a thud as they lost to the Vasteras Iron Eagles. The team barely put up a fight only to see the Vasteras Iron Eagles lose to the VHLE Champions Oslo Storm. The competition which once belonged to Gul Dukat while he was in Rome ended with a thud. He once was one of the top scorers in the league and ended up finishing tied for 2nd in points with Benjamin Abenduct. Dukat finished 4th overall in assists and third overall as a defenceman when it came to assist. Dukat also dropped two twelfth overall in points. Dukat, ended 48th when it came to hits, he was very afraid of getting hit apparently. Of the Three Amigos, he did finish 1st in shots blocked with 179, but that was only 7th best overall. It was quite a disappointing end to the season that started so promising. Dukat looks forward to playing for Toronto in the VHL. Toronto made it to the playoffs and while they didn't get as far as he or the team hoped, he is excited to join the league and help them progress. Dukat is ready for the next step in his career.

Prague Phantoms Press Conference Week ending 5/12/24 1. Change is coming for the Prague Phantoms this off-season, how do you expect the team to fair next season? 2. Who do you think deserves the Scotty Campbell Trophy this season? 3. Was there a game this past season that had you excited about your player? 4. Which team in our division will be our biggest competitor next season? 5. What do you like to do to relax after a day at work/school? 6. Besides hockey, what sport do you like to watch?

Prague Press Conference Week Ending May 5th, 2024 1) Now that Prague's season is over what do you like to do during the off-season? 2) What is your favorite way of updating your player? 3) How do you feel your player did this past season? 4)How do you plan on updating your player in the upcoming season? 5)Which remaining team in the NHL playoffs would you like to see win the Stanley Cup, and why? 6)What is your go-to meal to cook at home?

We've just been statistically eliminated from the playoffs, what are your plans for the offseason to prepare for S94? What a total bummer! I was hoping Miami would have been competitive again. I just plan to keep updating and try to max earn as much as possible. Who do you think will end up winning the Founder's Cup? I will be rooting for Ottawa, the best team in the VHLM. Will the best team be able to win it? It doesn't happen often but you never know! What is the most important stat to your player? I feel there are three stats. The first two are the most important, Hits and Shots blocked. I guess at the end of the day Shots Blocked. The third I feel is +/- but that is more of a team stat. The NHL playoffs started on Saturday. Do you have a team you're cheering for? My team, the Tampa Bay Lightning is about to be swept out of the playoffs against Florida. It is about time Florida did something against us. Do you/have you played hockey in your real life? What position? I live in Florida so I have never played hockey in real life. My family was also poor so I doubt we could afford it either. What's your go-to fast food order? Now that the prices have gone up for everything we rarely go out. But when we do I want quality, so we go to Culvers as they always get the order right and I feel like it better quality compared to other fast food places.

Personal Log: Stardate 20240426 The season has come to a close on a very disappointing note. Here I was traded to the top team in the league, Cologne, only to finish the season in second place. We showed weakness and allowed Oslo to take first place at the finish line. How did this happen? An absurd league-mandated rule forced us to play a backup goalie. We also lost two straight games to my former team Rome. While it hurt us, I am proud of Rome for not laying down on us. I do miss the team dearly and wish them all the luck. I also felt the team's chemistry faltered when I joined. I lost out on my own production and we just never clicked. I can only hope during the playoffs we can get our act together. The good news is that the number one seed rarely ends up as the Champions, at least recently, I can only hope that trend continues. We finished second in the VHLE in scoring and defense. We are a well-balanced team ready to go deep into the playoffs. I only hope we can start to mesh together and that the puck bounces our way. Clark will need to step up big for us in the net because I feel like he will be the one that leads us to the Championship. -=Computer, End Transmission=-

1. We are currently hanging on to the top spot overall in the VHL but a few teams are close behind. Can we hold on and capture our first Victory Cup since S67? This spot is locked down, no one can compete with Toronto this season. The team is too loaded to not clench it. Its been a fantastic year and will see some amazing results this year. Expect a lot of hardware! 2. We're on pace to have our best offensive season since S81 (279 GF). How many goals will we have by the end of the season? This is a stacked lineup that will blow teams away, we will easily finish over 300 goals, will we even have 400 Maybe! It might be possible! 3. Which do you think will happen first in the VHL: The next 70-goal scorer or 100-assist scorer? 100 assist most likely, coming from Toronto. I won't allow that to happen against us so that's why will it be someone from Toronto. 4. If Toronto used a third color to accent the double blue jerseys, what color do you think would look good? I am a 90s kid and I light bright colors, how about we get weird and go with a neon or lime green. 5. Diego Machado is on pace to become Toronto's first 50-goal scorer since Paul Atreides in S83. Will he make it and how many goals will he end up with? He will easily get it, the question you should be asking yourself is how many hattricks will they end up with when they score over 60 goals? 6. Which NHL playoff matchup intrigues you the most? Which matchup could you care less about? I am excited about the battle of Florida, TB vs FLA. May the Lightning reign supreme! BOS v TOR I could care less about, I am tired of hearing about the original 6.

I have begun to be suspicious about the Oslo Storm. They went from a mediocre third-place team to all of a sudden challenging the great Cologne Express choo choo trains. That doesn't sit right with me and I must get to the bottom of this. My dear friend Benjamin Abenduct has denied any wrongdoing by the team. I don't buy it, I don't understand how a team that can barely play defense gives up 157 goals in 60 games, which is the middle of the pack. Sure, they are the top-scoring team in the VHLE and offense wins games but defense is what wins championships. I am beginning to think they are practicing illegal cloning. No way you can have another Wayne Gretzky that good. I will petition the league for such an infraction, it is intolerable! Then you have Antonia Bucatini who should already be up in the VHL instead of hanging out with us lowbies. The final straw is in the name themselves. The Oslo Storm. I know they have to have some kind of weather machine that controls the weather. I know it's winter but no way it should get that cold. I have never seen so much snow in my life either. This would never fly in Miami! I will petition the league to end these unfair practices!

I will too!!

@Schnee hit 250 TPE +4 TPE

What a scrub

It has come to my attention that I have been traded like I am some piece of property. It's kind of sickening really. I don't understand how a team would trade me! The great Gul Dukat! It's blasphemous really. I have been tearing up the VHLE just to be shipped away. Well, that is what I felt at first. Then when I found out I had been traded to the top team of the league, Cologne. I felt this overwhelming sense of pride. Of course, the top defensemen should be playing for the top team in the VHLE. It shouldn't be any other way! Rome, while it was a very positive experience, will not be free of my takeover of the VHLE. I have already made them pay and will continue to do so. No team will be safe as I will continue to elevate Cologne to even higher heights. It has been a wonderful season for me and now everyone is seeing the true power that I possess. It will only be a matter of time before everyone cheers my name and wants to erect a statue of the great Gul Dukat. The only fear I have is if the league decides to suppress my greatness. I will not let that happen! --End Personal Log--

Oh wow! Thank you to Rome for letting me be apart of your team! I look forward to helping out Cologne and enjoy some playoff hockey!

Well, that's absolutely brilliant! I love it!