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1. We need to play better as a team and protect our rookie goalies better. Everyone needs to do their part. 2. Just doing my job. 3. I don't really care about what the media says. We'll just have to prove them wrong. 4. The 2 really go hand in hand, especially in the defensive zone where you have to use your body to keep the opposition player fromgetting the puck. Personnaly I'd say strength though, the stronger you are the harder you hit. 5. I like it. As for an alternate colour maybe some green, like if the hound was hunting in the weeds, with some yellow/orange for morning sun colours. 6. I have my birthday in January, so that's pretty cool. Other than that I like winter so January's fine.

1. I'm optimistic. I don't know if we can repeat the title, we lost big players like Slava or Deadpanda that joined the VHL, but we'll see what happens. I hope we can make the playoffs and then anything can happen. 2. I'm hoping one of the young goalie can really distinguish himself and give us a chance to win every night. Otherwise I think Zinek will have an amazing season. 3. I'm really honored to have been named captain, I didn't expect it. With Zinek and Smith we'll do everything we can to lead this team as far as it can go and help the new guys find their way into the league. 4. I'm kind of hoping for a bounceback from last season, My first season was really good but last season was kind of a sophomore slump. I did play well in the playoffs and I hope I can continue this tendency for the coming season. My objectives are like 60 points, 200 hits and over 100 shots blocked. 5. Repeating the title is the obvious goal. But I'd say at least reach the playoffs and make the second round. We're a good team and we should aim for good success. 6. Not really, new year resolutions are something I don't really do. Most of the time it only lasts like 2 weeks anyway and most people go back to their old ways.

Thanks dude, very happy to have played alongside you, I wish you good luck for the VHL, you're a great player and I'm sure you'll do very well.

1. I believe Deadpanda could be a difference maker, he's a great goalie and we have the defense to help him shut them down. 2. I'm not super happy with my play during the regular season, kind or regressed compared to last season, but on the other hand I'm really happy with how I managed to up my play in the post season. Hitting hard, good defense, and putting up some decent points, I'm happy to be able to perform at my best when it matters. 3. Everyone is doing their part, everyone is playing his role effectively and the whole team chemistry is great. That's why we're winning. 4. Not really anymore superstitions than during the regular season. I grow a playoffs beard though, but it's more because it's a cool tradition than a superstition. 5. I believe so. I haven't really studied the thing but looking at how different both conferences were during the regular season, I believe the suppression of the VHLE played a role in that. 6. I'm mostly a stay at home guy, on and off the ice, I like to play video games, watch movies and series, this type of stuff.

1. We need to keep playing good defense, help our goalies and offense comes for good defense. Kepp doing what we're doing right now and we'll have success. 2. I'm not sure about the details, but my guess would be that the elimination of the VHLE and the redistribution of it's players in the VHLM probably played a role in it. 3. I hope so. Ozzy was a good player for us and he'll be missed. OConnor seems to be a really good player, already 2 goals and 3 points in his fist 2 games with the team. We'll welcome these guys and they'll fit right in. 4. Not really, I admit I'm quite disapointed with my season so far. I'm doing worse both offensively and defensively compared to last season. I'm kinda putting it as just a sophomore slump and hopes next season will be better. At least the team is doing great so there is that. 5. I think next season will be another full season in the VHLM. 6. I'd say between 18-22 °C is really nice. I could deal with lower temperatures, but over 25 becomes way too hot.

1. Yes I did, and I welcomed the newcomers into the locker room at the same time. It was pretty long though, especially towards the end. 2. Last season we had a good regular season, I hope we can at least match that. I think we can go pretty far this year, I predicted last year that we could go all the way and I was wrong but hey, I feel like we could do better this year. 3. Keep getting better, especially defensively, I don't want to see a - in my stat line at the end of the game. And add lots of hits. 4. I managed to reach 66 points last year, I'd say I'd like to reach 60 points again, reaching a point per game would be really cool but as a defensive defenseman it's not really the main objective. The other objective would be reaching 250 hits, that would be very cool. 5. I don't really know, I think it's a group thing that grows naturally. I try to send a message after a sim, people engage or not, it's depends on everyone. The people that interact the most putting on a good atmosphere should help the more shy people to participate. 6. An interesting colour? I've got colours I like, but never really though of it as interesting. Maybe teal? Like SJ Sharks teal, it's a mix of blue and green so it's kinda interesting. Otherwise I'm a big green guy and my favorite colour is maybe Olive Green.

Hi, thanks for the shoutout! I'll do my best to keep on this good trajectory! And thanks for your daughter for choosing me

1. I'd say it was a success. Kurt played very well and exceded my expectations and we had a really good regular season. It was also a good first season for our GM who made some good trades. I think we're setup to be good next season. 2. Being a first gen I don't really have an opinion about the VHLE. I like the idea of spending a little more time with the guys your player 'grow up' with in the VHLM, changing team only to go to the VHL. 3. I don't plan to change anything about how I'm gonna develop Kurt, he's slowly but surely becoming a good defenseman that I can be proud of, I just plan on keeping him on the current steady pace. 4. I don't follow the VHL so I don't know. 5. I've never been in an NHL size arena, but in a smaller one I've been on the last ring of seats and the view was nice, being high up gives you and overview of the whole ice and it's kinda cool. Being behind someone very tall is way more annoying, you can't see anything. 6. I'm a metal guy, there are a lot of good choices, Sabaton is epic and gets you ready to fight, but there are some other high energy bands that are super fun like Alestorm, Gloryhammer or even Electric Callboy that are great to pump up the mood.

1. I'm very happy with Kurt's season. He definitely expected my expectations, especially in points. 2. Great GM, keeps a good mood in the locker room, keep guys engaged, made good moves at the deadline. Nothing bad to say about the guy. 3. I think we're a great 2-way team, we score goals and we can shut down defensively. We need to keep hitting them until they can't score anymore and we'll win. 4. Slava Kovalenko is a strong contender in my opinion, great at both ends of the ice, 1st in points for dmen, 4th in blocked shots. It's probably gonna be one of the flashy offensive players that put up more points, but Slava is my pick. 5. Kurt does the playoff beard, but other than that not really, just keep preparing every day like in the regular season, especially after a successful one like this, up the intensity on the ice to skate faster and hit harder. 6. Europe, especially France and Germany. We've got everything from plains to mountains, hot and cold, historical monuments, beautiful castles, best place in the world.

1. Our GM acquired some excellent players that should help up a lot. 2. I really think we're a strong contender, we've been doing well all season and just got some strong additions to our roster. 3. I feel like it's Miami, the games were close and our record against them this season is 5-4. 4. I'm not a sports drinks guy, so it's Coke or Water. 5. My model is Scott Stevens, best shut down dman of all time, best hitter of all time. 6. Sure, I might die but at least I did my job.

1. Recently we've been pretty constistently 1-1 with some 2-0, I don't think we've had an 0-2 sim, so I'd say we're pretty consistent and should continue like this. 2. I'm feeling really good, Kurt is doing is job well, hitting people, having a good +/-, he manages to score points pretty consistently at almost a ppg pace and recently even started scoring some goals so I'm really happy. 3. I'm a first gen player so I don't know if what I'm doing is good or have advice since I'm relatively new too. But I guess have in mind what kind of player you want to make and focus on that instead of trying to make a player good at everything that will end up mediocre at everything. Not sure if it's good advice but it's my advice. 4. They're both really important in being able to protect the puck, expecially in your own zone as a dman. Right now I'm trying to work on them both relatively equally. 5. Sorry for the betrayal but I really like the Marlins logo. Sorry, I'm a Sharks fan and it's the closest one there is. 6. Europe, we've got pizza, pasta, fries, steaks. We also have the best cheeses, wines, beers... We've got pretty much everything, especially if you add regional specialties. American food is a bad copy of european food without taste or way too much fat and additives that aren't evel legal in europe.

+10 Kurt Bachmann

1. I think we've been good on both sides of the ice, our defense has been solid and helped our rookie goalie, and our offense did a great job at scoring a lot of goals. 2. I admit I didn't expect it for myself, as a defensive dman I'm not really used to have a lot of points, but being almost a point per game is a really pleasant surprise. 3. They're all great guys and do a lot on the ice, they're great leaders. Guys that are great both on and off the ice are so important to create a good team culture and a successful team. 4. They're both important but when you block a shot you're the one at risk of injury. In my opinion hits are better because a good hit eliminate a shooting chance more reliably than hoping to get hit by the puck, it also puts the risk of injury on your opponent instead of yourself. 5. Yes, I do trivia questions every week. 6. It depends, kinda like on the ice I'm more of a stay-at-home guy, but I also like museums or historical sites.

1. I like our team, I think we can reach the playoffs and once there anything is possible. 2. I'd be really happy if I reached the 20 points. Otherwise it's mostly playing the whole season, throwing hits and blocking shots. 3. I'd say we're more of an offensive team right now. We might need a little more depth defensively. 4. Body Checking, if the other guys are in the hospital, they can't score. 5. 36-24-12, just a random prediction but 50/50 seems good. 6. I'd say streaming, it looks fun, but I never really tried.

1. I just arrived this week so I don't know the details. I think last week was the trade deadline and some stuff happened. Marlins are doing pretty well recently I think. 2. We've got some new players coming, the team has been pretty good recently, so I'm hopeful we can go all the way! 3. Nicholas Sunderbruch Jr 4. I did not apply, I don't have the confidence to be a GM for the moment. 5. I'm happy where the tam is at, hoping for a good playoffs performance! 6. I just arrived in north america so I'm still adapting but I'm pretty happy with my play overall. I got my first assist and first goal this week so that was fun!