LucyXpher

Wow, I'm honored to be selected for the Elmebeck Trophy! I've had so much fun on the forum so far and that's owed to all the great people I've met and interacted with here, so thanks to everyone for making this such a wonderful welcoming community!

Welcome!

For the S93 World Junior Championships in Calgary, Canada, USA Hockey is proud to announce the following players will be representing Team USA! Forwards LW - Chris Reynolds Jr @Crstats23 LW - Wally Lose @youloser1337 LW - Tim Robinson @Tim Robinson LW - Kevin OConnor @Luke033 RW - Ocean Codoller @FreshOceanCod RW - Maple Dogwood @dogwoodmaple C - Johnny Tsunami @Vice C - Micah Cederbaum @MicahC C - Jacob Longstreet @Dynamicmlb_42 Defense Benjamin Abenduct @Schnee Gul Dukat @MSouthworth Lucy Leitner @LucyXpher Felicia Hardy @JCarson Goalies Jon Webber III @Webberj Ondrej Vencko @Mutti Players and fans of Team USA are invited to join the WJC discord server to follow all the action around the team as they take on the rest of the world in this best-on-best tournament! https://discord.gg/vRXKuNkv

I know, I know, I'm just excited to see your new player!

Can I take Jannula?

Nice article! Definitely gonna be an interesting tournament given the different strengths of each country! Thanks for doing this write up!

I’m happy to go on record to confirm Dogwood is definitely not a spy… though I kinda wish he was

Great piece! I liked how you described the emotions of your player leading up to his draft selection and how you addressed the rumors of wanting to go to Vancouver. Looking forward to being teammates in Riga soon!

Can’t wait to play against you in the VHL! Love the graphic too, Gul Dukat’s stock is definitely on the rise

Awesome hire! @ethanjaeda is incredible and I think they have a lot of potential in this league! Glad to see them getting the opportunity!

Not sure I fully understand how this works, but here’s a few questions for fun 1. What was your favorite season you ever played in with any of your created players? And why? 2. What does Phil Sakic do on days off away from the rink? 3. What’s the best piece of advice you’d give to any first gen player?

lol look at me predicting the things, flunking my way into some free TPE— I mean I totally knew what I was doing, for sure! . Thanks for running these @Mysterious_Fish

For anyone who doesn’t know, you need to zoom in on Ethan’s images since there’s always hidden Easter eggs that are so fun to find! Awesome graphic and I love the new name!

Your responses are always so fun to read, great press conference!

Great chatting with you and looking forward to seeing what you do with Philly going forward!

Thanks @Mysterious_Fish

Oh it’s on now!

I can’t believe I’m two full seasons into this VHL thing that I started back in January… When I saw the ad on a YouTube video for the VHL, I didn’t really know what to expect, but the idea of creating a player in a sim league of other real players seemed interesting to me. I’ve been in fantasy hockey leagues for a while so I figured this could be something fun to try as well. What I didn’t expect was the community that would come with it and that’s been the best part of it all. Sure, creating my player and watching her grow through the VHLM and VHLE has been fun and exciting. I can’t wait to see how things go now that I’ll be moving into the VHL this season. But what keeps me checking in daily and staying involved are the awesome people around the forum and on the discord who really give life to the whole process and make it bigger than just watching STHS spit out numbers. Season 93 was my first season as a GM in the VHLM and it’s been an amazing opportunity to interact with players— new and returning. It’s been super fun chatting with the newer players who are experiencing the VHL for the first time the way I did just one season ago. I’ve loved being able to share that experience with them and see them grow into the league, carving out an identity for their players through their forum posts and discord interactions. The returning players I’ve chatted with have also been amazing— some of them with multiple careers behind them have so much to share about the history of the league. I think it’s so cool that we have nearly 100 seasons of sim hockey history that we can look back at and that there are people around who have been in the league all that time. It’s kinda mind blowing really! As a GM, I’m really proud of our team this past season. We finished 2nd in the M and had a good run to the semi-finals before losing to the eventual Founder’s Cup champions. Going forward, I’ve definitely learned a lot from this season that I think will help me with building competitive teams in the future. More importantly, I think I’m much better prepared now to help new players get acclimated to the league. There has been so much to learn, but it’s been a fun challenge and I’m excited to keep going! For my player, Season 93 in the VHLE playing for Vasteras was better than I’d expected. I’d heard some less than positive things about the E before I got there, but my experience was absolutely a good one! We had a great team and an awesome GM and we made a good run to the finals, eventually losing to Oslo who had our number all season long. It was fun playing with and against some former teammates from Houston in my first season and I’m glad to see so many of them doing so well. My only complaint from this past season was my player’s god-awful shooting percentage, but at least I’ve got a muffin sponsorship to show for it! Going up to the VHL, I’m trying not to have too many expectations. I’d like to see our team show signs of life this season and start building towards being a contender after a couple of seasons near the bottom of the league. I’m glad to see @Lemorse7 got the GM position in Riga and I’m sure he’ll do a great job with the team going forward. He’s already made a few trades that should definitely help us be more competitive this season so it’ll be exciting to see how the season starts. For my player, my hope is that I have a respectable rookie season in the VHL. Eventually, I want to be a player that can be counted on in all situations and can be a positive factor towards the team’s success. Time will tell I guess, but I’m definitely motivated to keep going since it’s been such a fun process so far! On a personal level, I’m relieved to be done classes until the fall and I’m taking some time off before I start work for the summer. Unfortunately, a big storm in Houston knocked out the power and wi-fi on Thursday and it’s still down now (Saturday). So I’m writing this on my phone (which is why I didn’t format this post), trying to ration my battery life and hoping that I don’t need to light candles again tonight. Oh, and I hate cold showers with a passion! That is by far the most miserable part, though I guess things could always be worse. Hopefully the lights come on soon so I can stop complaining about my first world problems. Any good book recommendations? ──•~❉᯽❉~•── LucyXpher Claim for 05/19/24 (800+ words)

Answer 3 Questions for 1 Capped TPE Answer 6 Questions for 2 Capped TPE For week ending on May 19, 2024 1. How is the Junior Showcase Tournament going for your player so far? Are you performing as well as you would have hoped/expected? 2. What has your offseason experience been like? Fun, exciting, boring, slow, full of anticipation for the draft? 3. With the drafts upcoming for the VHL, VHLE, and VHLM, are there any teams that you really want to be drafted by? 4. With the Junior Showcase Tournament regular season done, how do you think the Steel will fair in the playoffs? 5. Is your favorite NHL team still in the Stanley Cup Playoffs and do you think they have a chance to win it all? 6. Fun Question: If you were a ghost, how would you haunt people? How to claim TPE: Go to the Portal > Manage Player > Claim Capped > Type > Press Conference

Thank you!! Amazing work as usual!

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Great season with the Bulls again! Come to Riga now!

Salty fish is salty

I’d love to have one more shot with USA so I’ll apply, but I’ll be rooting for whoever gets that job for this tournament regardless!