Noodle Enjoyer

1. Do my best to improve my defensive game. 2. I think that Saskatoon is poised to be very strong by the end of it. 3. My shot. 4. I want to improve my Defense, Puck Handling, and Skating 5. No time for a break, right back to training. 6. Halloween

It's time for Annie Oaks to go back across the pond to Cologne Germany. Annie Oaks as soon as she got the call telling her she was selected 6th overall by the Cologne Express she immediately started packing her bags to ship out to her new home. Upon arriving she decided she was going to take in the sights of her beautiful new home first, but then it would be down to business and grinding out some workouts and getting accustomed to her new arena. Annie is joining a franchise that has had unprecedented success in recent years and the team and fans will be expecting a lot from their new top pick, so getting game ready is a top priority for Oaks who will want to be a big part of more success for her new team. Cologne seemed to focus on adding offensive firepower up front in this years draft their top three picks to add offensive forwards and will be looking to scorch the league this year. We reached out to Annie's agent Noodle Enjoyer to talk about expectations for this year. "The expectation is to win a Renaissance Cup. With the roster they have in Cologne anything less than that would be a disappointment. On top of that Annie has said she's looking to be top five in rookie scoring this year while picking up at least 30 goals and 80 points. The competition will be tough with old foes from the VHLM and new VHLE veterans but Annie will be up to the task." Annie will look to use her offensive abilities to help Cologne this year while focusing on improving her all around game while preparing for the next step on her hockey journey. Already, this offseason she has put a lot of time into improving her defensive coverage and will need to continue working on that and other skills before making the jump back to Vancouver. We expect that Annie will not only live up to expectations but surpass them this year despite the stellar competition she will have to face off against. No matter what Annie will do her best to give the fans in Cologne the best year that she can. Only time will tell if Annie will be able to meet her goals and improve her game enough over the course of this season to make the jump to the VHL next season. The focus now though is her time in Europe, where she will try once again to win a cup hopefully with more success than in her VHLM season.

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The VHLE draft was held today and Annie Oaks @Noodle Enjoyer was selected 6th overall by Cologne, Cologne also added some more firepower by adding Forum Content @frescoelmo at 10th and Jean-Pierre Devote @eagle_3450at 12th. They also added great pieces for next season in Oliver Loo @Peiffy at 18th, Cody Toland @ctoland102 at 19th, and Billy Joel @The goat of hockey at 24th. They picked up a backup goalie in Herald Benson @Benson at 22nd. Cologne had won back to back to back Renaissance Cups before falling short past season, but they appear poised to go the distance once again with their fresh reinforcements. Some other notable selections this year we saw Oslo pick up Antonia Bucatini @CowboyinAmerica 1st overall, then Benjamin Abenduct @Schnee at 5th, and UghSike @UghSike at 7th those are 3 quality players and future superstars in the making. Vasteras' top three picks of the draft were Lucy Leitner @LucyXpher at 2nd overall, Gianfranco Del Rocco @Victor at 4th, and Yermolai Nabokov @fonziGG at 13th. The Rome Gladiators were able to bring in Gul Dukat @MSouthworth at 3rd, Nathan Ecker @Nathan_8 at 9th, and then Vanuza Kolesinka @chikn at 15th. Stockholm's first pick wasn't until round 2 where they got WWumbo @Fire Tortorella at 8th overall, then they selected Aleksanteri Kaskiniemi-Kekkonen @Snussu at 20th, and then Trimiskez Artav @jake at 28th. Bratislava's first pick wasn't until all the way back in the 5th round so their options were limited, they got themselves Ocean Codoller @FreshOceanCod at 29th, Connor Simard @Alex99 at 35th, and Filip Zinek @FiZi at 41st. If I had to pick a draft winner it would be the Vasteras Iron Eagles, they had lots of high selections and even managed to pick up two stud goaltenders in Jorgen Lovstrom @Pifferfish at 16th and Ondrej Vencko @Mutti at 26th. Behind them would be Oslo in my opinion followed closely by Cologne. But there was a lot of talent in this draft and it should be an exciting season seeing this new blood take to the ice in the European league. This has been Jim Hotdog for VHL.com

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The VHL Draft has come and gone Many young hockey players have found out where their future home in the VHL will be and now can see what their future may hold. But these players still don't know where they'll be in the present, the VHLE draft takes place tomorrow and we wonder just how much will it's draft order look like the VHL draft. We were able to catch up to Annie Oaks who was selected 4th overall at the VHL draft by Vancouver and we were able to ask a few questions. 1. You were selected 4th overall by the Wolves how do you feel about this, and were you expecting it? "I'm elated to be going to Vancouver, I played there in my youth and know how great of a city it is to play hockey in. I had a great interview with GM Frank @Frankand AGM Gaikokuhito @Gaikoku-hitoso was kind of expecting the call at 4th." 2. So you had an idea you would be going to Vancouver, do you have any idea where you'll wind up in the VHLE? "Honestly I have no idea where I'll be playing this season, I've only had a pair of interviews with VHLE GMs and I don't even know the draft order to be honest. But where ever I land in Europe I'll do my best to bring success there while honing my game to prepare for the VHL." 3. Do you have any goals for the upcoming season if so what are they? "My primary goal will be to win a cup where ever I end up playing, I want to score at least 30 goals with at least 80 points. I also want to be top 5 in rookie scoring, I'll do my best to achieve these goals before moving on to Vancouver. 4. Is there anything you're looking for in a European destination, what kind of team would you most like to play for? "I'm not too picky I'll just be happy to play for the team that picks me, but to give a real answer I'd prefer to play for a team that is offensive minded. I love to score goals and am hoping to pile them up this year before going to Vancouver." 5. Lastly we'd like to talk about Vancouvers current roster and what about it you're most excited for? "There's a lot to be excited for there, I'm super excited to see what the rookies can do there this year I can't wait to see how all the young talent performs. Also I love that the GM went out and acquired some veterans to surround them with to make their seasons as good as possible. I can't wait to get there and play with the likes of Logan Ninefingers @Scurvy, Riley Martin @Smarch, Vlad Von Carstein @Dom, and of course Guntis Gavilrovs @Girts." The future of Vancouver does look bright, and so does Annies' as she looks to pack her bags and ship out for Europe with the hopes of winning a cup along with other accolades. We will have our answers as to where Annie and all the other young players will be playing once the VHLE draft concludes tomorrow. Jim Hotdog for VHL.com

Looking forward to lighting lamps and lifting cups in Vancouver!

I enjoyed reading this a lot, Gavilrovs looks like a beast with no weaknesses he is a defenseman any team would want. Being able to physically dominate and show up on the scoresheet is a huge asset looking forward to seeing your rookie season! 9/10

A very unique way to do a mock draft, I like this fresh take on doing a mock draft. It's cool to see a different way of listing players other than the usual TPE or earning rate. Overall this is a really cool piece. 8/10

you forgot the points I scored with Vegas 10 goals and 21 assists I should have 41G 95P

1. It's exciting getting to play with top players from other teams around my level. 2. Skating is my weakest asset at the moment but I want to work on every aspect of my game. 3. I did better than I thought I would going into this year but being so close to 100 points I would've really liked to hit that mark. 4. I like the idea, playing with different players is pretty cool. 5. Hotdogs 6. Competing for rookie of the year in the VHLE as well as pushing for a cup.

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good luck in the upcoming drafts!

VHL and VHLE drafts fast approaching With the drafts coming up soon we thought we'd take a look at a young forward we looked at a little at the onset of the VHLM season. Annie Oaks is a right winger from the United Kingdom who played her first year in the VHLM between the Saskatoon Wild and the Las Vegas Aces. She finished top 10 in scoring this season and appears to be a highly sought after player in the draft. When we looked at her near the beginning of the season we saw that she focused primarily on offense and little has changed in that regard. She has improved all of her offensive tools while starting to round out some of her weaknesses. Let's take a look at her tools once again ahead of the draft. Offensive Vision - Her vision in the offensive zone is absolutely elite, it is among the top of the draft this year. Her vision looks almost VHL ready at this point now, and we expect it could get even better as she plays more games in the tougher VHLE. She can find open teammates with a pass or can get the puck to the net through traffic as well as the best of them. Shot - Some scouts have said her shot is already at the VHL level, she has a cannon of a slapshot but could stand to work on improving her wrist shot release. Still we can expect to see Annie put up some decent goal totals in the VHLE with her elite clap bomb, however she is not known to be of much use in shootout situations because of her lacking wrist shot. Passing - Annie uses her vision in a myriad of ways, whether that be threading a needle through a defenders skates or just making a simple bounce pass off the boards to help with the breakout. However the thing we noticed throughout the year in the VHLM was she likes to use the opponents goaltender to set up her teammates she is very good at shooting for rebounds that her teammates can then clean up. This was probably her most common way of producing assists this season. Strength - Annie is a strong player she mostly makes use of her strength with her slapshot but has been known to play the body a little bit too. She has a low center of gravity and is hard to push off the puck. It remains to be seen if she will work to add a more physical element to her game. Puck handling - We had this listed as a weakness for her at the start of the year, and although it's still not her best asset she has worked on improving this part of her game. In order to create more offense this is a part of the game Annie should definitely invest some time into. Defense - This has grown very little over the year and may scare some teams out of drafting her. Teams expect their forwards to play defense in the VHL and although she has put some time into working on it, it still needs lots of work in order to be ready for the VHL. Skating - This is her weakest attribute and only improved a little over the course of the VHLM season. She is slow and not going to create much offense with her skating, Annie is the type of player who likes to slow the game down and play with smarts and patience. We asked Annie on what her thoughts going into the draft were and if there were any teams she was particularly interested in getting drafted by. "I'm very excited for the upcoming drafts and have had some great talks with GMs so far, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't have a couple of teams that I feel are ahead of the rest. I'd love to play in my home country for the London United, however that's unlikely due to the success they had this year, so my next choice is my home away from home Vancouver. I played my junior hockey in Vancouver, so it feels a lot like home to me, and they have some great young offensive talent coming in this season, so to join them maybe next year would be exciting." The Vancouver Wolves hold the 4th pick in this years draft and will have lots of great players to choose from so only time will tell where Annie will go. However it's common speculation that it will be around the top half of the first round. This has been Jim Hotdog for VHL.com

This was an enjoyable read, very well written article Houston had a great year and looked like an awesome place to be. From the outside of that room even I could tell and I'm sure others could too that it was a fantastic room with a great culture. looking forward to seeing all the bulls in the VHLE next year. Hoping to see more Vencko shenanigans over in Europe, wish you all the best. 9/10

I was completely and undeniably Jorged on.

The Philadelphia Reapers are VHLM champs. The VHLM playoffs concluded this week with the Philadelphia Reapers sweeping the Las Vegas Aces in the finals. A strong team performance in front of excellent goaltending was too much for Vegas to overcome, newcomer to Vegas Annie Oaks @Noodle Enjoyer was completely shutdown and didn't register a single point in the four game series. we were able to catch up to Annie while she was preparing for the JST and she had this to say: "I felt like I was getting shots on, but I have to give credit to Philly they shut us down. However I didn't start playing hockey with a founders cup as the end goal, I'll be starting from the bottom again next year in the VHLE and I'm never going to stop improving. I can't let this loss get me down, I'm going to get right back on the ice and do my best!" it's good to see that she is already looking forward to the next step, with the VHL and VHLE draft coming up and the JST currently ongoing there's no time to get depressed over the loss. There is a lot of excitement for this years draft with many great players set to hear their names called. Annie is one of those players as well as two of her opponents from the finals in Jorgen Lovstrom @Pifferfish and Yermolai Nabokov @fonziGG regardless of when or where these players end up we wish them all the best. Jimmy "Tha Rat" Klondike VHL.com

Welcome to the league, would love to have you on the Royals!

This was an enjoyable read, having high expectations early and meeting those to start the season is great, and I imagine the pressure to keep the cup streak alive is burdening. Taking the time to look at the future of the team after your moving on is always good, it sucks to go down in a sweep especially in close games too, the puck luck just wasn't there I suppose. Looking back and keeping fond memories of your time despite falling short is admirable too. 9/10

Welcome to the league

Welcome

It's going to take some doing but we can turn this around.

Wonderful article can't wait to see Lucy Leitner in the VHLE as well as all the Bulls making jump and my former teammates on Saskatoon and Vegas let's all reach for the top of every league we're in and make each other the best we can be!

Yeah that would be pretty demoralizing if I created at the start of a season and then midway through the season someone creates and is just better than me.