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I’m starting to regret Halifax not having a 1st rounder in this upcoming draft… I’m sure Petan will be an incredible player wherever he ends up! Also, sorry about that last game, I told our team to take it easy, but I don’t know why they would start listening to me now . It was still a close game though!

That’s awesome! You wouldn’t happen to be a Sharks fan, would you?

Did you know that Ty Duke was almost an Ottawa Lynx? Well, not really... but kinda. In the Season 93 VHLM draft, a confusion with the draft order led to Ottawa selecting Ty Duke with the 64th pick before Halifax could make the 62nd selection. When the order was straightened out behind the scenes, the Halifax 21st, who had actually selected a different player at 62, changed their selection to draft Ty Duke. I just thought I'd throw that little bit of draft day trivia in there for you since Halifax almost missed out on a player who has become one of the best in the VHLM over the past two seasons. When Ty Duke was drafted in the 7th round, 62nd overall, he only had 66 TPE and was a player that, quite frankly, flew under the radar of a lot of teams. In another draft, Duke may have been drafted as high as the 3rd or 4th round, but in that super deep Season 93 draft that saw a 130 TPE goalie drafted with the 70th and final pick, Ty Duke was a diamond in the rough, waiting to be unearthed. During the course of S93, Duke played a depth role on a crowded Halifax team and managed a respectable 14 points in his first 72 games with the team. A consistent earner since he was drafted, however, Duke quietly began to build himself up, getting better and better with each passing week. During the offseason, as he approached the 200 TPE league cap, Duke was a player that completely overhauled his game, rebuilding himself to maximize his potential on the ice. With Season 94 underway, Duke continued to build weekly and finally reached the league TPE cap after the 3rd week of the season. In a recent press conference, when asked which player might be overlooked, underappreciated, or deserving of more acclaim, most Halifax players named Ty Duke. With game 72 of the regular season wrapping up last night, Ty Duke completed the season with an outstanding 43 goals (2nd on the team) and 54 assists (6th on the team) for the 3rd highest point total on the roster with 97 points! Duke outscored his S93 point total of 14 by nearly 7 times and was a huge part of Halifax's 1st place league finish and capturing the third Prime Minister's Cup in team history. As the team's top line center, Duke took the most faceoffs in the VHLM, many of them against the league's other top centers, and won an impressive 59.55%, which was the 3rd highest percentage in the league. Averaging 29.11 minutes of icetime per game, Duke was the 2nd highest minute-muncher on the team, only behind defenseman Dustin Moore, and finished the season with a +63 rating. Duke is an impressive two-way forward with really high defensive IQ and that was a huge factor in his dominance all season long. Off the ice, I've personally chatted with Duke's agent @TheDuke almost every week since he joined the team. Though he may not be the most visibly active in the team locker room, what has always impressed me was his responsiveness, consistency, and enthusiasm in the team's success. I totally understand that the discord locker room is not everyone's cup of tea or life is busy. Everyone has their preferred way of enjoying the VHL and I totally respect that. With Duke, there was never any question of his consistency or care for the team, which is really commendable because of how far he had to come from 66 TPE to the 220 he is currently at. Duke is a player who is long overdue for some acknowledgment for the very important role he's played on this team over the past two seasons and I couldn't be more happy to see him having this success at the VHLM level now since he's really earned it! Next season, Duke will be graduating to the VHLE where he'll begin play for the Stockholm Vikings, but not before the Halifax 21st take to the ice to chase their first ever Founder's Cup! Congratulations to Ty Duke for being named this week's SuperSailor and for a fantastic regular season! Honorable mention this week goes to Kendra Cavill @Firekiss who went 4-2-1 with .911 SV% and a 1.66 GAA with 1 shutout in a very important game against Mexico City! ༻❁༺

London is an interesting spot! I wonder who their new GM will be and how they decide to draft! Best of luck in the upcoming drafts!

Welcome!!!

Yep, same reason why Halifax was the 3rd seed last season, even though we finished 2nd

Superbot looking oddly… human maybe this will endear him to his teammates more— if his 99 leadership doesn’t do it Awesome graphic! You’re too good at these

lol, good luck with that tbf, I’d pay to see it— though I don’t have a million dollars… unfortunately for me

Okay, I know it's not VHL related, but I'm not claiming any TPE for it and this was too exciting not to share-- plus it gave me a reason to repurpose my GM graphic for something actually important (which was sorta the secret plan all along)! Jessica Campbell was just announced on Wednesday as an Assistant Coach for the Seattle Kraken! After a couple seasons as an assistant for their minor league affiliate, the Coachella Valley Firebirds, Campbell earned the promotion after the recent hiring of Dan Bylsma as the Kraken Head Coach. Being named as an NHL assistant coach makes her the first woman in history to be hired to a full time NHL coaching position! This is such an exciting and important hire for women in hockey-- and hockey as a whole, for that matter! It's not only a huge milestone for the game, but a hiring that will, no doubt, inspire future generations of young women and girls to get involved in the sport in all aspects. I know for myself, her story really resonated with me and stuck with me since I read about her a couple years ago so if you don't know much about her yet, I highly recommend looking her up as I'm sure you'll be hearing more about her over the next number of years! Link: A great article by The Score about Campbell and her story ༻༺

What a fun season, but I'm honestly glad it's over! I'm sooooo ready for the playoff HYPE!

lol so much for not being cluttered with silliness! tbf I forgot about some of that…

Campbell got the job! The first woman ever to hold a full time coaching position on an NHL bench!

I think the balance is actually pretty good between the forum and Discord, like you suggested. The forum is where I tend to look for more complete thoughts/posts and the discord is where all the unfiltered ridiculous banter tends to end up. The plus side of that is the forum doesn’t get cluttered with silliness, but there’s still a place to get involved in that if you so desire. It also kinda gives teams a bit more of a personal club feel as the chatter there is more immediate and things happen in real time. …why am I rambling? I agree with you, lol thanks for sharing your thoughts!

Awesome as usual! Just wanted to shout out @diacope Meghan Dancalot who also eclipsed 100 points this season in the VHLM! It won’t show on the portal leaders page because she was traded and the portal doesn’t add stats between the two teams, but the index does! Also, there’s no backup goalie start rule in the VHLM, but I think you figured that out

Yeah, I’m trying to get a head start on the rulebook because it’s going to take me a minute to actually remember stuff, plus I have a tendency to misremember things so I have to keep it all straight

It’s all good! You added the rule reference which is also helpful, so thanks! I’ve been known to gloss over the rules, lol sometimes I do need to be told twice!

Makes sense! Thanks for the clarification!

I hate myself for loving this...

I'm not lovin the clown

Hmm, very tempting It would be a fun series for sure!

Ngl I would be kinda disappointed to see Ottawa beat Halifax tomorrow, but it would be kinda fun for the chaos if Philly doesn’t win their games. I guess we’ll see what happens!

The great one approves.

For what it's worth, I'm cheering for it! And it's definitely not impossible!