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Look at that beautiful bastard up there. Just look at it.

That is a draft board of all the first overall picks in VHL history with their final TPE totals (including a couple of approximations if there was no way for me to gather the exact number). I wanted to use the players’ draft TPE totals, but that wasn’t gatherable for certain guys, so I went with this compromise. Anyway, in celebration of the 40th VHL draft that just wrapped up and saw Thomas O’Malley selected first overall, I whipped this thing up. What I will be doing with it is making a 4-round mock draft of where these players would be selected by today’s VHL teams (based on current roster needs), where these teams’ selections will be based in part on TPE output and partially on actual player production (so a scrub like Leeroy Jenkins wouldn’t be selected ahead of a stud like Josef Heiss Jr.). But first, I’d like to talk about this board a little bit.

These 40 players total 24,640 TPE as of most recent updates, for an average of 616 per player. This lines up extremely well with the median of TPE for these guys, which sits at 615.5. There have been four players drafted first overall to hit 1,000 TPE, and all four of those guys were drafted between S25 and S30. There is only one player in the top ten to come from the league’s first ten seasons, as S7’s Layken Heidt sits 10th. To get a better idea of the eras and the strength of first overall picks of the times, here’s a nifty little chart:



As you can see, S26-S30 absolutely killed the game with an average of 915.4 TPE for its first overall picks despite Al Wilson’s ugly 379 TPE total in there (5th least all-time among first overall picks). This span had the only three guys picked first in history to top 1,100 TPE to balance that out. The most recent span yielding the lowest average isn’t surprising, as the oldest guy in that range is entering his fifth season, and the league’s first five seasons being low on the chart as well doesn’t surprise either as TPE was just harder to come by back then. Probably the most surprising result is S16-S20 holding fifth on the list; top-ten first overall picks Daisuke Kanou and James Bencharski did all they could to bring a good name to the span of time, but bottom-ten guys Demetrjusz Dudek and Jordan Berglund pulled that average down fairly significantly.

Anyway, without further ado, let’s get on with the mock draft!


Pick 1 – Cologne Express – Christian Stolzschweiger (S2)

He may not have had the most TPE, but Solzschweiger is one of the very greatest players in VHL history, sitting 4th all-time in points and 2nd all-time in goals. Stolzschweiger’s 140-point rookie season was dominant enough for the league to name the Rookie of the Year trophy after him.


Pick 2 – Cologne Express – Matt Bailey (S12)

Very difficult to leave out Leeroy Jenkins here, but with Cologne already adding a forward and with Bailey’s versatility (he split his career between forward and defenseman and excelled in both spots), I think Cologne would benefit greatly from adding the former Wrangler. He is the only player in VHL history with at least 700 points, 600 shots blocked and 1,500 hits.


Pick 3 – Toronto Legion – Leeroy Jenkins (S33)

Many believe Jenkins to be the greatest forward in VHL history not named Scotty Campbell. Sitting 4th all-time with 2,182 hits, he’s the only player to top 2,000 hits and 800 points. He won a ridiculous five Continental Cups in his career while capturing four Boulet Trophies (given to the league’s best Two-Way Forward).


Pick 4 – Toronto Legion – Jochen Walser (S5)

Back before Daniel Braxton, Ryan Sullivan and now Connor Low established dominant eras in the league for defensemen in recent years, Jochen Walser was the guy most believed to be the greatest defenseman in VHL history. Playing in an era when players rarely played a full eight seasons, Walser is 8th all-time in shots blocked and has more points per game than everyone ahead of him besides Japinder Singh.


Pick 5 – Toronto Legion – Jarvis Baldwin (S26)

Toronto needs a goalie for the organization, but Baldwin is the best player remaining on the board. Another disciple of the era of two-way forwards in the VHL, Baldwin is one of the most lethal scorers of all time and had underrated physical ability as well.


Pick 6 – Helsinki Titans – Ethan Osbourne (S30)

The highest earning first overall pick of all time, Osbourne is a Hall-of-Fame center joining his old team that really only has a need at center anyway. A first-generation player, Osbourne nearly topped 750 points in his career and has a point-per-game total comparable to Matt Bailey and Jarvis Baldwin.


Pick 7 – Seattle Bears – Daisuke Kanou (S18)

It was very difficult to snub Volodymyr Rybak here, but Kanou’s one of the all-time greats at the goalie position and easily the best option of the first overall picks. A three-time cup winner, Kanou is the winningest goalie in VHL history and was so good in his seven postseason appearances that the Playoff MVP trophy is now named after him.


Pick 8 – HC Davos Dynamo – Tomas Jenskovic (S10)

For the longest time, the debate about the greatest defenseman in VHL history was between Walser and Tomas Jenskovic. He won three Labattes in his career along with two cups, providing a face to a Davos organization that had recently relocated from Avangard following a disastrous run there. Jenskovic to Davos was just too obvious to not happen.


Pick 9 – HC Davos Dynamo – Volodymyr Rybak (S28)

Volodymyr Rybak is definitely part of the elite tier of wingers to have ever played in the VHL. His 884 points are 6th all-time and no player above him can top his 1,075 hits (especially Phil Rafter, who I only wanted to mention because he had 80 hits in 577 career games while getting blasted 2,237 times). He represents a coup at the 9th pick, but every player selected so far is a Hall-of-Famer (including Rybak himself).


Pick 10 – New York Americans – James Bencharski (S19)

That Bencharski was still on the board is a testament to how good these players really are. Bencharski is 7th on the big board in terms of TPE and was a Hall-of-Fame level defenseman during his career.


Pick 11 – HC Davos Dynamo – Ansgar Snijider (S25)

Just recently inducted into the Hall-of-Fame, Snijider played in an era in which he was overshadowed by some of the greatest two-way forwards to ever play despite being a great two-way guy himself. Davos picks another former Dynamo to kick off their rebuild.


Pick 12 – Toronto Legion – Japinder Singh (S20)

Toronto needs a goalie, but holding the 16th pick gives them the chance to gamble and pick the best player available. Singh is a controversial player, as many believe that his points and shots blocked were inflated by playing on bad teams, but he’s still one of the best defensemen of all time in terms of those two statistics.


Pick 13 – Vasteras Iron Eagles – Josh Vestiquan (S6)

One of the most underrated Hall-of-Famers in league history, Vestiquan put up 822 points in his day. Vasteras gets themselves a great center to replace Niklas Lindberg with their first pick.


Pick 14 – New York Americans – Wesley Kellinger (S33)

The Americans keep their enigmatic center by picking him 14th overall. Kellinger hasn’t been a world beater, although he’s been a good two-way forward with 612 points and 1,026 hits in his career. He’s also the first non-HOFer (as well as the first active player) to be selected.


Pick 15 – Helsinki Titans – Alexander Sauve (S13)

Sauve joins Helsinki’s group of blue chip prospects on the back end and boy is his resume solid. Sauve topped 600 points and 1,000 hits while coming just short of 1,000 shots blocked in a career that included helping Calgary see off the Matt Bentz era with a bang.


Pick 16 – Toronto Legion – Satan (S27)

No one will mistake Satan for the best goalie in the league, but he was a very good goalie in his day and the best one still on the board. Imagine how dominant the Legion would be if this draft were actually allowed to happen in the league; it’d be scary.


Pick 17 – Riga Reign – Slaeter Fjorsstrom (S37)

Riga chooses to re-do their Season 37 first overall selection of Fjorsstrom, who has been one of the best earners of TPE since coming into the league. He falls down the board because of the amazing careers of the guys ahead of him, but Fjorsstrom deserves credit as a damn good player.


Pick 18 – New York Americans – Vojczek Svoboda (S38)

A big name blue-line prospect, Svoboda is one of the most enticing options on the board because of his youth as well as his outstanding rate of earning TPE. The Americans would benefit greatly from adding the young defenseman.


Pick 19 – HC Davos Dynamo – Lennox Moher (S35)

Davos opts to keep their current goaltender in Lennox Moher. A solid goaltender, Moher may not be headed for the Hall-of-Fame, but he was one of the best options still on the board and allows Davos to retain its current GM.


Pick 20 – Vasteras Iron Eagles – Steve LaFramboise (S8)

One of my personal favorite VHL goalies, LaFramboise was one of the most productive of these goalies and would give the Iron Eagles a solid option in net. His TPE total may not be great but you can’t disagree with his stats.


Pick 21 – Calgary Wranglers – Patrice Reynaud (S3)

One of two HOFers remaining on the board, Reynaud was a great defenseman in the early years of the league. What really holds him back is his low TPE total; I can make an exception for a guy like Stolzschweiger because he’s one of the top three players to ever play statistically, but I just don’t think Reynaud would hold up nowadays.


Pick 22 – Toronto Legion – Layken Heidt (S7)

And with that, the last Hall-of-Famer on the board has been selected. Heidt was a very good center in his day and a monstrous presence, standing 6’11”, but time has passed him by. He currently sits 72nd in points all-time in the league, sitting behind guys like Mathias Chouinard and Kevin Hesje.


Pick 23 – Helsinki Titans – Andreas Bjorkman (S21)

Helsinki might as well get insurance for Kimmo Salo at this point. Bjorkman was a very good goalie in one of the most competitive times in VHL history, leading the Vasteras Iron Eagles to a curse-breaking Continental Cup in Season 26.


Pick 24 – Cologne Express – Jack Sound (S32)

Sound wasn’t a Hall-of-Fame talent, but he provided solid play as a defender for a number of years. Adding him and Bailey to the blue line would be huge for this Express team.


Pick 25 – Calgary Wranglers – Max Kronenburg (S15)

Kronenburg’s playing career was relatively quiet, as he racked up good enough stats for recognition but not nearly enough for enshrinement. Regardless, many forget that Kronenburg had a year in which he scored nearly 150 points; the Wranglers are hoping he can do that for their team as well.


Pick 26 – Vasteras Iron Eagles – Thomas O’Malley (S40)

The most recent draft’s first overall pick Thomas O’Malley went into the draft with the second most TPE for a prospect of all time, behind only Mason Richardson (who went the pick after him in the same draft). Green is one of the premier handlers in the league, making O’Malley a coveted prospect.


Pick 27 – Seattle Bears – Godavari Yumalpinto (S36)

Yumalpinto hasn’t set the league ablaze with his talent, and his handler hasn’t been the most active with him, but he’s not a bad option. Entering his fifth season, Yumalpinto is closing in on 550 TPE.


Pick 28 – Riga Reign – Jack O’Reilly (S9)

Another one of those guys that was good but not great, O’Reilly played against some of the best goaltenders this league has ever had to offer and ended his career with 547 points in only 432 games, giving him a solid rate of 1.27 points per game.


Pick 29 – HC Davos Dynamo – Malcolm Kelly (S14)

Kelly was well on his way to dominating the league before he was forced to retire so his handler, Kendrick, could bring in a goalie following his appointment as Helsinki Titans GM.


Pick 30 – New York Americans – Doug Clifford (S34)

Similar to Kelly, Clifford was a young player on a solid pace towards stardom in the VHL before circumstances forced his handler to bring in a new player.


Pick 31 – HC Davos Dynamo – James Faraday (S39)

A player of league commissioner Higgins, Faraday is a prospect with a lot of potential, but he hasn’t earned TPE at the torrid pace that Higgins’ players usually do.


Pick 32 – Vasteras Iron Eagles – Ginzou Fujiwara (S11)

Fujiwara played seven seasons in the VHL, and although his 633 TPE was a great total for the time, he just didn’t produce a ton. He’s still a talented defenseman and a guy worth picking.


Pick 33 – Helsinki Titans – Clint Guite (S22)

I could not, for the life of me, remember who the hell Guite was when I was doing my research for this article. He topped 1,100 hits and had nearly 800 shots blocked, stats inflated by playing on some bad teams.


Pick 34 – Cologne Express – Jordan Berglund (S17)

Berglund’s stats aren’t all that bad, with 1,165 hits and 1,009 shots blocked, but he was a low-TPE defenseman that feasted on stats by playing on shitty teams.


Pick 35 – Calgary Wranglers – Demetrjusz Dudek (S16)

Was one of the best goalies in the league for Calgary before abruptly retiring due to events that aren’t worth hashing out. His retirement was one of many in the era of the “Matt Bentz Curse” for Calgary.


Pick 36 – Vasteras Iron Eagles – Alec Miller (S4)

Low TPE total, marginally productive career, not much to talk about here.


Pick 37 – Seattle Bears – Josef Heiss Jr. (S31)

This is where the first overall picks get really ugly. Heiss Jr. played for a couple years, sucked, and then retired.


Pick 38 – Riga Reign – Al Wilson (S29)

Wilson was my first ever first round pick as a General Manager, and he freakin’ sucked.


Pick 39 – HC Davos Dynamo – Matthieu VanCoughnett (S24)

I remember him throwing a fit whenever anyone would misspell his name. I remember him leaving. I remember absolutely nothing else about him.


Pick 40 – New York Americans – Robert Sharpe (S1)

This just couldn’t be anyone else. Sharpe has the least TPE of any first overall pick and had a ton of controversy surrounding his handler during this time.

Why the shit did you not make this an MS. I had a good time reading this. Fack you for that Heiss > Jenkins comment.
Fave part of the entire thing:
"Wilson was my first ever first round pick as a General Manager, and he freakin’ sucked."

Look at that beautiful bastard up there. Just look at it.

That is a draft board of all the first overall picks in VHL history with their final TPE totals (including a couple of approximations if there was no way for me to gather the exact number). I wanted to use the players’ draft TPE totals, but that wasn’t gatherable for certain guys, so I went with this compromise. Anyway, in celebration of the 40th VHL draft that just wrapped up and saw Thomas O’Malley selected first overall, I whipped this thing up. What I will be doing with it is making a 4-round mock draft of where these players would be selected by today’s VHL teams (based on current roster needs), where these teams’ selections will be based in part on TPE output and partially on actual player production (so a scrub like Leeroy Jenkins wouldn’t be selected ahead of a stud like Josef Heiss Jr.). But first, I’d like to talk about this board a little bit.

These 40 players total 24,640 TPE as of most recent updates, for an average of 616 per player. This lines up extremely well with the median of TPE for these guys, which sits at 615.5. There have been four players drafted first overall to hit 1,000 TPE, and all four of those guys were drafted between S25 and S30. There is only one player in the top ten to come from the league’s first ten seasons, as S7’s Layken Heidt sits 10th. To get a better idea of the eras and the strength of first overall picks of the times, here’s a nifty little chart:



As you can see, S26-S30 absolutely killed the game with an average of 915.4 TPE for its first overall picks despite Al Wilson’s ugly 379 TPE total in there (5th least all-time among first overall picks). This span had the only three guys picked first in history to top 1,100 TPE to balance that out. The most recent span yielding the lowest average isn’t surprising, as the oldest guy in that range is entering his fifth season, and the league’s first five seasons being low on the chart as well doesn’t surprise either as TPE was just harder to come by back then. Probably the most surprising result is S16-S20 holding fifth on the list; top-ten first overall picks Daisuke Kanou and James Bencharski did all they could to bring a good name to the span of time, but bottom-ten guys Demetrjusz Dudek and Jordan Berglund pulled that average down fairly significantly.

Anyway, without further ado, let’s get on with the mock draft!


Pick 1 – Cologne Express – Christian Stolzschweiger (S2)

He may not have had the most TPE, but Solzschweiger is one of the very greatest players in VHL history, sitting 4th all-time in points and 2nd all-time in goals. Stolzschweiger’s 140-point rookie season was dominant enough for the league to name the Rookie of the Year trophy after him.


Pick 2 – Cologne Express – Matt Bailey (S12)

Very difficult to leave out Leeroy Jenkins here, but with Cologne already adding a forward and with Bailey’s versatility (he split his career between forward and defenseman and excelled in both spots), I think Cologne would benefit greatly from adding the former Wrangler. He is the only player in VHL history with at least 700 points, 600 shots blocked and 1,500 hits.


Pick 3 – Toronto Legion – Leeroy Jenkins (S33)

Many believe Jenkins to be the greatest forward in VHL history not named Scotty Campbell. Sitting 4th all-time with 2,182 hits, he’s the only player to top 2,000 hits and 800 points. He won a ridiculous five Continental Cups in his career while capturing four Boulet Trophies (given to the league’s best Two-Way Forward).


Pick 4 – Toronto Legion – Jochen Walser (S5)

Back before Daniel Braxton, Ryan Sullivan and now Connor Low established dominant eras in the league for defensemen in recent years, Jochen Walser was the guy most believed to be the greatest defenseman in VHL history. Playing in an era when players rarely played a full eight seasons, Walser is 8th all-time in shots blocked and has more points per game than everyone ahead of him besides Japinder Singh.


Pick 5 – Toronto Legion – Jarvis Baldwin (S26)

Toronto needs a goalie for the organization, but Baldwin is the best player remaining on the board. Another disciple of the era of two-way forwards in the VHL, Baldwin is one of the most lethal scorers of all time and had underrated physical ability as well.


Pick 6 – Helsinki Titans – Ethan Osbourne (S30)

The highest earning first overall pick of all time, Osbourne is a Hall-of-Fame center joining his old team that really only has a need at center anyway. A first-generation player, Osbourne nearly topped 750 points in his career and has a point-per-game total comparable to Matt Bailey and Jarvis Baldwin.


Pick 7 – Seattle Bears – Daisuke Kanou (S18)

It was very difficult to snub Volodymyr Rybak here, but Kanou’s one of the all-time greats at the goalie position and easily the best option of the first overall picks. A three-time cup winner, Kanou is the winningest goalie in VHL history and was so good in his seven postseason appearances that the Playoff MVP trophy is now named after him.


Pick 8 – HC Davos Dynamo – Tomas Jenskovic (S10)

For the longest time, the debate about the greatest defenseman in VHL history was between Walser and Tomas Jenskovic. He won three Labattes in his career along with two cups, providing a face to a Davos organization that had recently relocated from Avangard following a disastrous run there. Jenskovic to Davos was just too obvious to not happen.


Pick 9 – HC Davos Dynamo – Volodymyr Rybak (S28)

Volodymyr Rybak is definitely part of the elite tier of wingers to have ever played in the VHL. His 884 points are 6th all-time and no player above him can top his 1,075 hits (especially Phil Rafter, who I only wanted to mention because he had 80 hits in 577 career games while getting blasted 2,237 times). He represents a coup at the 9th pick, but every player selected so far is a Hall-of-Famer (including Rybak himself).


Pick 10 – New York Americans – James Bencharski (S19)

That Bencharski was still on the board is a testament to how good these players really are. Bencharski is 7th on the big board in terms of TPE and was a Hall-of-Fame level defenseman during his career.


Pick 11 – HC Davos Dynamo – Ansgar Snijider (S25)

Just recently inducted into the Hall-of-Fame, Snijider played in an era in which he was overshadowed by some of the greatest two-way forwards to ever play despite being a great two-way guy himself. Davos picks another former Dynamo to kick off their rebuild.


Pick 12 – Toronto Legion – Japinder Singh (S20)

Toronto needs a goalie, but holding the 16th pick gives them the chance to gamble and pick the best player available. Singh is a controversial player, as many believe that his points and shots blocked were inflated by playing on bad teams, but he’s still one of the best defensemen of all time in terms of those two statistics.


Pick 13 – Vasteras Iron Eagles – Josh Vestiquan (S6)

One of the most underrated Hall-of-Famers in league history, Vestiquan put up 822 points in his day. Vasteras gets themselves a great center to replace Niklas Lindberg with their first pick.


Pick 14 – New York Americans – Wesley Kellinger (S33)

The Americans keep their enigmatic center by picking him 14th overall. Kellinger hasn’t been a world beater, although he’s been a good two-way forward with 612 points and 1,026 hits in his career. He’s also the first non-HOFer (as well as the first active player) to be selected.


Pick 15 – Helsinki Titans – Alexander Sauve (S13)

Sauve joins Helsinki’s group of blue chip prospects on the back end and boy is his resume solid. Sauve topped 600 points and 1,000 hits while coming just short of 1,000 shots blocked in a career that included helping Calgary see off the Matt Bentz era with a bang.


Pick 16 – Toronto Legion – Satan (S27)

No one will mistake Satan for the best goalie in the league, but he was a very good goalie in his day and the best one still on the board. Imagine how dominant the Legion would be if this draft were actually allowed to happen in the league; it’d be scary.


Pick 17 – Riga Reign – Slaeter Fjorsstrom (S37)

Riga chooses to re-do their Season 37 first overall selection of Fjorsstrom, who has been one of the best earners of TPE since coming into the league. He falls down the board because of the amazing careers of the guys ahead of him, but Fjorsstrom deserves credit as a damn good player.


Pick 18 – New York Americans – Vojczek Svoboda (S38)

A big name blue-line prospect, Svoboda is one of the most enticing options on the board because of his youth as well as his outstanding rate of earning TPE. The Americans would benefit greatly from adding the young defenseman.


Pick 19 – HC Davos Dynamo – Lennox Moher (S35)

Davos opts to keep their current goaltender in Lennox Moher. A solid goaltender, Moher may not be headed for the Hall-of-Fame, but he was one of the best options still on the board and allows Davos to retain its current GM.


Pick 20 – Vasteras Iron Eagles – Steve LaFramboise (S8)

One of my personal favorite VHL goalies, LaFramboise was one of the most productive of these goalies and would give the Iron Eagles a solid option in net. His TPE total may not be great but you can’t disagree with his stats.


Pick 21 – Calgary Wranglers – Patrice Reynaud (S3)

One of two HOFers remaining on the board, Reynaud was a great defenseman in the early years of the league. What really holds him back is his low TPE total; I can make an exception for a guy like Stolzschweiger because he’s one of the top three players to ever play statistically, but I just don’t think Reynaud would hold up nowadays.


Pick 22 – Toronto Legion – Layken Heidt (S7)

And with that, the last Hall-of-Famer on the board has been selected. Heidt was a very good center in his day and a monstrous presence, standing 6’11”, but time has passed him by. He currently sits 72nd in points all-time in the league, sitting behind guys like Mathias Chouinard and Kevin Hesje.


Pick 23 – Helsinki Titans – Andreas Bjorkman (S21)

Helsinki might as well get insurance for Kimmo Salo at this point. Bjorkman was a very good goalie in one of the most competitive times in VHL history, leading the Vasteras Iron Eagles to a curse-breaking Continental Cup in Season 26.


Pick 24 – Cologne Express – Jack Sound (S32)

Sound wasn’t a Hall-of-Fame talent, but he provided solid play as a defender for a number of years. Adding him and Bailey to the blue line would be huge for this Express team.


Pick 25 – Calgary Wranglers – Max Kronenburg (S15)

Kronenburg’s playing career was relatively quiet, as he racked up good enough stats for recognition but not nearly enough for enshrinement. Regardless, many forget that Kronenburg had a year in which he scored nearly 150 points; the Wranglers are hoping he can do that for their team as well.


Pick 26 – Vasteras Iron Eagles – Thomas O’Malley (S40)

The most recent draft’s first overall pick Thomas O’Malley went into the draft with the second most TPE for a prospect of all time, behind only Mason Richardson (who went the pick after him in the same draft). Green is one of the premier handlers in the league, making O’Malley a coveted prospect.


Pick 27 – Seattle Bears – Godavari Yumalpinto (S36)

Yumalpinto hasn’t set the league ablaze with his talent, and his handler hasn’t been the most active with him, but he’s not a bad option. Entering his fifth season, Yumalpinto is closing in on 550 TPE.


Pick 28 – Riga Reign – Jack O’Reilly (S9)

Another one of those guys that was good but not great, O’Reilly played against some of the best goaltenders this league has ever had to offer and ended his career with 547 points in only 432 games, giving him a solid rate of 1.27 points per game.


Pick 29 – HC Davos Dynamo – Malcolm Kelly (S14)

Kelly was well on his way to dominating the league before he was forced to retire so his handler, Kendrick, could bring in a goalie following his appointment as Helsinki Titans GM.


Pick 30 – New York Americans – Doug Clifford (S34)

Similar to Kelly, Clifford was a young player on a solid pace towards stardom in the VHL before circumstances forced his handler to bring in a new player.


Pick 31 – HC Davos Dynamo – James Faraday (S39)

A player of league commissioner Higgins, Faraday is a prospect with a lot of potential, but he hasn’t earned TPE at the torrid pace that Higgins’ players usually do.


Pick 32 – Vasteras Iron Eagles – Ginzou Fujiwara (S11)

Fujiwara played seven seasons in the VHL, and although his 633 TPE was a great total for the time, he just didn’t produce a ton. He’s still a talented defenseman and a guy worth picking.


Pick 33 – Helsinki Titans – Clint Guite (S22)

I could not, for the life of me, remember who the hell Guite was when I was doing my research for this article. He topped 1,100 hits and had nearly 800 shots blocked, stats inflated by playing on some bad teams.


Pick 34 – Cologne Express – Jordan Berglund (S17)

Berglund’s stats aren’t all that bad, with 1,165 hits and 1,009 shots blocked, but he was a low-TPE defenseman that feasted on stats by playing on shitty teams.


Pick 35 – Calgary Wranglers – Demetrjusz Dudek (S16)

Was one of the best goalies in the league for Calgary before abruptly retiring due to events that aren’t worth hashing out. His retirement was one of many in the era of the “Matt Bentz Curse” for Calgary.


Pick 36 – Vasteras Iron Eagles – Alec Miller (S4)

Low TPE total, marginally productive career, not much to talk about here.


Pick 37 – Seattle Bears – Josef Heiss Jr. (S31)

This is where the first overall picks get really ugly. Heiss Jr. played for a couple years, sucked, and then retired.


Pick 38 – Riga Reign – Al Wilson (S29)

Wilson was my first ever first round pick as a General Manager, and he freakin’ sucked.


Pick 39 – HC Davos Dynamo – Matthieu VanCoughnett (S24)

I remember him throwing a fit whenever anyone would misspell his name. I remember him leaving. I remember absolutely nothing else about him.


Pick 40 – New York Americans – Robert Sharpe (S1)

This just couldn’t be anyone else. Sharpe has the least TPE of any first overall pick and had a ton of controversy surrounding his handler during this time.

Look at that beautiful bastard up there. Just look at it.

That is a draft board of all the first overall picks in VHL history with their final TPE totals (including a couple of approximations if there was no way for me to gather the exact number). I wanted to use the players’ draft TPE totals, but that wasn’t gatherable for certain guys, so I went with this compromise. Anyway, in celebration of the 40th VHL draft that just wrapped up and saw Thomas O’Malley selected first overall, I whipped this thing up. What I will be doing with it is making a 4-round mock draft of where these players would be selected by today’s VHL teams (based on current roster needs), where these teams’ selections will be based in part on TPE output and partially on actual player production (so a scrub like Leeroy Jenkins wouldn’t be selected ahead of a stud like Josef Heiss Jr.). But first, I’d like to talk about this board a little bit.

These 40 players total 24,640 TPE as of most recent updates, for an average of 616 per player. This lines up extremely well with the median of TPE for these guys, which sits at 615.5. There have been four players drafted first overall to hit 1,000 TPE, and all four of those guys were drafted between S25 and S30. There is only one player in the top ten to come from the league’s first ten seasons, as S7’s Layken Heidt sits 10th. To get a better idea of the eras and the strength of first overall picks of the times, here’s a nifty little chart:



As you can see, S26-S30 absolutely killed the game with an average of 915.4 TPE for its first overall picks despite Al Wilson’s ugly 379 TPE total in there (5th least all-time among first overall picks). This span had the only three guys picked first in history to top 1,100 TPE to balance that out. The most recent span yielding the lowest average isn’t surprising, as the oldest guy in that range is entering his fifth season, and the league’s first five seasons being low on the chart as well doesn’t surprise either as TPE was just harder to come by back then. Probably the most surprising result is S16-S20 holding fifth on the list; top-ten first overall picks Daisuke Kanou and James Bencharski did all they could to bring a good name to the span of time, but bottom-ten guys Demetrjusz Dudek and Jordan Berglund pulled that average down fairly significantly.

Anyway, without further ado, let’s get on with the mock draft!


Pick 1 – Cologne Express – Christian Stolzschweiger (S2)

He may not have had the most TPE, but Solzschweiger is one of the very greatest players in VHL history, sitting 4th all-time in points and 2nd all-time in goals. Stolzschweiger’s 140-point rookie season was dominant enough for the league to name the Rookie of the Year trophy after him.


Pick 2 – Cologne Express – Matt Bailey (S12)

Very difficult to leave out Leeroy Jenkins here, but with Cologne already adding a forward and with Bailey’s versatility (he split his career between forward and defenseman and excelled in both spots), I think Cologne would benefit greatly from adding the former Wrangler. He is the only player in VHL history with at least 700 points, 600 shots blocked and 1,500 hits.


Pick 3 – Toronto Legion – Leeroy Jenkins (S33)

Many believe Jenkins to be the greatest forward in VHL history not named Scotty Campbell. Sitting 4th all-time with 2,182 hits, he’s the only player to top 2,000 hits and 800 points. He won a ridiculous five Continental Cups in his career while capturing four Boulet Trophies (given to the league’s best Two-Way Forward).


Pick 4 – Toronto Legion – Jochen Walser (S5)

Back before Daniel Braxton, Ryan Sullivan and now Connor Low established dominant eras in the league for defensemen in recent years, Jochen Walser was the guy most believed to be the greatest defenseman in VHL history. Playing in an era when players rarely played a full eight seasons, Walser is 8th all-time in shots blocked and has more points per game than everyone ahead of him besides Japinder Singh.


Pick 5 – Toronto Legion – Jarvis Baldwin (S26)

Toronto needs a goalie for the organization, but Baldwin is the best player remaining on the board. Another disciple of the era of two-way forwards in the VHL, Baldwin is one of the most lethal scorers of all time and had underrated physical ability as well.


Pick 6 – Helsinki Titans – Ethan Osbourne (S30)

The highest earning first overall pick of all time, Osbourne is a Hall-of-Fame center joining his old team that really only has a need at center anyway. A first-generation player, Osbourne nearly topped 750 points in his career and has a point-per-game total comparable to Matt Bailey and Jarvis Baldwin.


Pick 7 – Seattle Bears – Daisuke Kanou (S18)

It was very difficult to snub Volodymyr Rybak here, but Kanou’s one of the all-time greats at the goalie position and easily the best option of the first overall picks. A three-time cup winner, Kanou is the winningest goalie in VHL history and was so good in his seven postseason appearances that the Playoff MVP trophy is now named after him.


Pick 8 – HC Davos Dynamo – Tomas Jenskovic (S10)

For the longest time, the debate about the greatest defenseman in VHL history was between Walser and Tomas Jenskovic. He won three Labattes in his career along with two cups, providing a face to a Davos organization that had recently relocated from Avangard following a disastrous run there. Jenskovic to Davos was just too obvious to not happen.


Pick 9 – HC Davos Dynamo – Volodymyr Rybak (S28)

Volodymyr Rybak is definitely part of the elite tier of wingers to have ever played in the VHL. His 884 points are 6th all-time and no player above him can top his 1,075 hits (especially Phil Rafter, who I only wanted to mention because he had 80 hits in 577 career games while getting blasted 2,237 times). He represents a coup at the 9th pick, but every player selected so far is a Hall-of-Famer (including Rybak himself).


Pick 10 – New York Americans – James Bencharski (S19)

That Bencharski was still on the board is a testament to how good these players really are. Bencharski is 7th on the big board in terms of TPE and was a Hall-of-Fame level defenseman during his career.


Pick 11 – HC Davos Dynamo – Ansgar Snijider (S25)

Just recently inducted into the Hall-of-Fame, Snijider played in an era in which he was overshadowed by some of the greatest two-way forwards to ever play despite being a great two-way guy himself. Davos picks another former Dynamo to kick off their rebuild.


Pick 12 – Toronto Legion – Japinder Singh (S20)

Toronto needs a goalie, but holding the 16th pick gives them the chance to gamble and pick the best player available. Singh is a controversial player, as many believe that his points and shots blocked were inflated by playing on bad teams, but he’s still one of the best defensemen of all time in terms of those two statistics.


Pick 13 – Vasteras Iron Eagles – Josh Vestiquan (S6)

One of the most underrated Hall-of-Famers in league history, Vestiquan put up 822 points in his day. Vasteras gets themselves a great center to replace Niklas Lindberg with their first pick.


Pick 14 – New York Americans – Wesley Kellinger (S33)

The Americans keep their enigmatic center by picking him 14th overall. Kellinger hasn’t been a world beater, although he’s been a good two-way forward with 612 points and 1,026 hits in his career. He’s also the first non-HOFer (as well as the first active player) to be selected.


Pick 15 – Helsinki Titans – Alexander Sauve (S13)

Sauve joins Helsinki’s group of blue chip prospects on the back end and boy is his resume solid. Sauve topped 600 points and 1,000 hits while coming just short of 1,000 shots blocked in a career that included helping Calgary see off the Matt Bentz era with a bang.


Pick 16 – Toronto Legion – Satan (S27)

No one will mistake Satan for the best goalie in the league, but he was a very good goalie in his day and the best one still on the board. Imagine how dominant the Legion would be if this draft were actually allowed to happen in the league; it’d be scary.


Pick 17 – Riga Reign – Slaeter Fjorsstrom (S37)

Riga chooses to re-do their Season 37 first overall selection of Fjorsstrom, who has been one of the best earners of TPE since coming into the league. He falls down the board because of the amazing careers of the guys ahead of him, but Fjorsstrom deserves credit as a damn good player.


Pick 18 – New York Americans – Vojczek Svoboda (S38)

A big name blue-line prospect, Svoboda is one of the most enticing options on the board because of his youth as well as his outstanding rate of earning TPE. The Americans would benefit greatly from adding the young defenseman.


Pick 19 – HC Davos Dynamo – Lennox Moher (S35)

Davos opts to keep their current goaltender in Lennox Moher. A solid goaltender, Moher may not be headed for the Hall-of-Fame, but he was one of the best options still on the board and allows Davos to retain its current GM.


Pick 20 – Vasteras Iron Eagles – Steve LaFramboise (S8)

One of my personal favorite VHL goalies, LaFramboise was one of the most productive of these goalies and would give the Iron Eagles a solid option in net. His TPE total may not be great but you can’t disagree with his stats.


Pick 21 – Calgary Wranglers – Patrice Reynaud (S3)

One of two HOFers remaining on the board, Reynaud was a great defenseman in the early years of the league. What really holds him back is his low TPE total; I can make an exception for a guy like Stolzschweiger because he’s one of the top three players to ever play statistically, but I just don’t think Reynaud would hold up nowadays.


Pick 22 – Toronto Legion – Layken Heidt (S7)

And with that, the last Hall-of-Famer on the board has been selected. Heidt was a very good center in his day and a monstrous presence, standing 6’11”, but time has passed him by. He currently sits 72nd in points all-time in the league, sitting behind guys like Mathias Chouinard and Kevin Hesje.


Pick 23 – Helsinki Titans – Andreas Bjorkman (S21)

Helsinki might as well get insurance for Kimmo Salo at this point. Bjorkman was a very good goalie in one of the most competitive times in VHL history, leading the Vasteras Iron Eagles to a curse-breaking Continental Cup in Season 26.


Pick 24 – Cologne Express – Jack Sound (S32)

Sound wasn’t a Hall-of-Fame talent, but he provided solid play as a defender for a number of years. Adding him and Bailey to the blue line would be huge for this Express team.


Pick 25 – Calgary Wranglers – Max Kronenburg (S15)

Kronenburg’s playing career was relatively quiet, as he racked up good enough stats for recognition but not nearly enough for enshrinement. Regardless, many forget that Kronenburg had a year in which he scored nearly 150 points; the Wranglers are hoping he can do that for their team as well.


Pick 26 – Vasteras Iron Eagles – Thomas O’Malley (S40)

The most recent draft’s first overall pick Thomas O’Malley went into the draft with the second most TPE for a prospect of all time, behind only Mason Richardson (who went the pick after him in the same draft). Green is one of the premier handlers in the league, making O’Malley a coveted prospect.


Pick 27 – Seattle Bears – Godavari Yumalpinto (S36)

Yumalpinto hasn’t set the league ablaze with his talent, and his handler hasn’t been the most active with him, but he’s not a bad option. Entering his fifth season, Yumalpinto is closing in on 550 TPE.


Pick 28 – Riga Reign – Jack O’Reilly (S9)

Another one of those guys that was good but not great, O’Reilly played against some of the best goaltenders this league has ever had to offer and ended his career with 547 points in only 432 games, giving him a solid rate of 1.27 points per game.


Pick 29 – HC Davos Dynamo – Malcolm Kelly (S14)

Kelly was well on his way to dominating the league before he was forced to retire so his handler, Kendrick, could bring in a goalie following his appointment as Helsinki Titans GM.


Pick 30 – New York Americans – Doug Clifford (S34)

Similar to Kelly, Clifford was a young player on a solid pace towards stardom in the VHL before circumstances forced his handler to bring in a new player.


Pick 31 – HC Davos Dynamo – James Faraday (S39)

A player of league commissioner Higgins, Faraday is a prospect with a lot of potential, but he hasn’t earned TPE at the torrid pace that Higgins’ players usually do.


Pick 32 – Vasteras Iron Eagles – Ginzou Fujiwara (S11)

Fujiwara played seven seasons in the VHL, and although his 633 TPE was a great total for the time, he just didn’t produce a ton. He’s still a talented defenseman and a guy worth picking.


Pick 33 – Helsinki Titans – Clint Guite (S22)

I could not, for the life of me, remember who the hell Guite was when I was doing my research for this article. He topped 1,100 hits and had nearly 800 shots blocked, stats inflated by playing on some bad teams.


Pick 34 – Cologne Express – Jordan Berglund (S17)

Berglund’s stats aren’t all that bad, with 1,165 hits and 1,009 shots blocked, but he was a low-TPE defenseman that feasted on stats by playing on shitty teams.


Pick 35 – Calgary Wranglers – Demetrjusz Dudek (S16)

Was one of the best goalies in the league for Calgary before abruptly retiring due to events that aren’t worth hashing out. His retirement was one of many in the era of the “Matt Bentz Curse” for Calgary.


Pick 36 – Vasteras Iron Eagles – Alec Miller (S4)

Low TPE total, marginally productive career, not much to talk about here.


Pick 37 – Seattle Bears – Josef Heiss Jr. (S31)

This is where the first overall picks get really ugly. Heiss Jr. played for a couple years, sucked, and then retired.


Pick 38 – Riga Reign – Al Wilson (S29)

Wilson was my first ever first round pick as a General Manager, and he freakin’ sucked.


Pick 39 – HC Davos Dynamo – Matthieu VanCoughnett (S24)

I remember him throwing a fit whenever anyone would misspell his name. I remember him leaving. I remember absolutely nothing else about him.


Pick 40 – New York Americans – Robert Sharpe (S1)

This just couldn’t be anyone else. Sharpe has the least TPE of any first overall pick and had a ton of controversy surrounding his handler during this time.

Read this as "Calgary releases S40 Porno".

Was not disappointed.

What the shitballs TPE inflation has gotten way the fuck out of hand.
 
Stahp.
 
Stahp now. 

Read this as "Calgary releases S40 Porno".

Was not disappointed.

Sepp Reiter to go first overall (e6)

Almost a month ago, Mike ranted to all of you about how the Season 40 VHL Entry Draft class could be the strongest to come around, ever. He also conservatively estimated the class to reach 3,800 TPE. Well, it turns out that Mike’s projections were too conservative.
 
This class continues to shatter all expectations, logging in an impressive 4,269 total TPE as of this board. There are 16 total prospects in the pool that currently top 100 TPE, a former benchmark reserved for only the top few prospects in a class. Pre-expansion, that would have given the league two full rounds of 100 TPE prospects, although a round and a half for the modern draft isn’t exactly a bad thing either. There are also 19 total prospects in this draft that have passed 90 TPE by now; the Season 18 draft, in comparison, had 17 such prospects, with 15 players crossing 100 TPE before draft day. With all that stated, let’s get on with the mock draft.
 

1st – Cologne – Mason Richardson
 
Easily put, Mason Richardson is the most impressive prospect in this strong draft class. Handled by lauded agent Kendrick, Richardson is a defenseman entering this draft with 346 TPE, breaking Tom Slaughter’s draftee record of 300 TPE set in the S37 draft. Not only is Richardson the richest TPE man in this draft, his 70 TPE earned since the last update of this listing puts him as the most active prospect of late as well. With Cologne housing Ron World Peace and Dimothenis Vlasis, along with General Manager RomanesEuntDomus’ player Nicolas Caprivi, the Express could have the strongest core of defensemen in the VHL once those three and Richardson develop more.
 

2nd – Cologne (from Quebec City) – Thomas O’Malley
 
It’s just impossible to put anyone other than O’Malley in this spot. Had Richardson not been around, O’Malley would be the guy wowing everyone, as his total of 322 TPE would’ve also broken that of Slaughter. O’Malley’s presence allows the team to move Kez Kincaid to the second center spot, a spot he’d perform much stronger in.
 

3rd – Toronto – Tyler Cote
 
With the overall lack of talent in Toronto’s organization, the team has to employ the best-player-available strategy and pick Cote. Coming in with a healthy 263 practice hours, he’s been a sensational prospect and immediately gives Toronto a strong organizational talent (he finished with 101 points in the VHLM this past year).
 

4th – Helsinki – Lloyd Light
 
By my count, Helsinki has three elite prospects at defense and four wingers that either have bright futures or are already at a top level. Light is handled by prolific TPE-earner Streetlight, who is coming off a player that felt the effects of his declining activity in Keiji Toriyama. However, only Richardson and O’Malley have earned more TPE than Light since the last update of the big board. Helsinki needs a center, but they can find a solid one in the next round.
 

5th – Vasteras (via Calgary) – Jerrick Poole
 
Vasteras, much like Toronto, should address their lack of talent rather than focusing on one specific position. Poole has been a top prospect with 235 TPE, but his activity has slowed a tad (8th in TPE since the last big board update). He still represents a coup for Vasteras, as the team is getting a prospect that would be considered a top overall pick contender in any other draft despite picking 5th.
 

6th – Vasteras – Sachimo Zoidberg
 
Vasteras still has Eggly Bagelface and Niklas Lindberg to sell off to begin their rebuild, so these two picks may not even be the only two that Vasteras makes in the first round. Regardless, adding Zoidberg with Jerrick Poole gives Vasteras a fantastic base to build off of, especially considering the team was a buyer at last year’s deadline. The only reason I went with Zoidberg over Komorov here is because Vasteras already added a defenseman with the last pick.
 

7th – Seattle – Vladamir Komorov
 
Seattle just needs talent in general. Entering a rebuild with questions at the GM spot and ultimately losing a ton of quality from a year ago, the Bears add a prospect in Komorov who is a hot commodity and should be in the VHL from the start of next season. Komorov is 4th in TPE earned since the last big board update, and would be a steal for Seattle at this point in the draft.
 

8th – Davos (from Calgary via Riga) – Oskars Harumpf
 
Davos looks to be entering a rebuild, leading me to believe they’ll select the best player available. Harumpf has quietly impressed scouts, and has been one of the most active prospects of late as well. He gives the new age of Davos a solid base to begin building upon.
 

9th – Davos – Christoph Klose
 
Davos missed out on most of the top defensemen prospects, but adding Klose along with Harumpf gives the team a solid basis of forwards to rebuild upon. Klose has quietly been a solid prospect, and has been very active of late as well. Overall it’s the move that makes the most sense for a team starting from scratch.
 

10th – New York – Shadhu Rathod Jr.
 
The surprise of the draft, for sure, Rathod hasn’t even reached 100 TPE yet. But believe me when I say he’s a hot commodity. His agent, Mr. Baller, has been extremely active around the league of late, and Rathod Jr. is 5th in practice hours since the last big board update. New York is a team that needs defensemen and wingers; all the good defenders have been off the board for a little while now (a trend that leads me to believe that NY could trade up to 4th overall), so the team picks the top winger on the board.

Almost a month ago, Mike ranted to all of you about how the Season 40 VHL Entry Draft class could be the strongest to come around, ever. He also conservatively estimated the class to reach 3,800 TPE. Well, it turns out that Mike’s projections were too conservative.
 
This class continues to shatter all expectations, logging in an impressive 4,269 total TPE as of this board. There are 16 total prospects in the pool that currently top 100 TPE, a former benchmark reserved for only the top few prospects in a class. Pre-expansion, that would have given the league two full rounds of 100 TPE prospects, although a round and a half for the modern draft isn’t exactly a bad thing either. There are also 19 total prospects in this draft that have passed 90 TPE by now; the Season 18 draft, in comparison, had 17 such prospects, with 15 players crossing 100 TPE before draft day. With all that stated, let’s get on with the mock draft.
 

1st – Cologne – Mason Richardson
 
Easily put, Mason Richardson is the most impressive prospect in this strong draft class. Handled by lauded agent Kendrick, Richardson is a defenseman entering this draft with 346 TPE, breaking Tom Slaughter’s draftee record of 300 TPE set in the S37 draft. Not only is Richardson the richest TPE man in this draft, his 70 TPE earned since the last update of this listing puts him as the most active prospect of late as well. With Cologne housing Ron World Peace and Dimothenis Vlasis, along with General Manager RomanesEuntDomus’ player Nicolas Caprivi, the Express could have the strongest core of defensemen in the VHL once those three and Richardson develop more.
 

2nd – Cologne (from Quebec City) – Thomas O’Malley
 
It’s just impossible to put anyone other than O’Malley in this spot. Had Richardson not been around, O’Malley would be the guy wowing everyone, as his total of 322 TPE would’ve also broken that of Slaughter. O’Malley’s presence allows the team to move Kez Kincaid to the second center spot, a spot he’d perform much stronger in.
 

3rd – Toronto – Tyler Cote
 
With the overall lack of talent in Toronto’s organization, the team has to employ the best-player-available strategy and pick Cote. Coming in with a healthy 263 practice hours, he’s been a sensational prospect and immediately gives Toronto a strong organizational talent (he finished with 101 points in the VHLM this past year).
 

4th – Helsinki – Lloyd Light
 
By my count, Helsinki has three elite prospects at defense and four wingers that either have bright futures or are already at a top level. Light is handled by prolific TPE-earner Streetlight, who is coming off a player that felt the effects of his declining activity in Keiji Toriyama. However, only Richardson and O’Malley have earned more TPE than Light since the last update of the big board. Helsinki needs a center, but they can find a solid one in the next round.
 

5th – Vasteras (via Calgary) – Jerrick Poole
 
Vasteras, much like Toronto, should address their lack of talent rather than focusing on one specific position. Poole has been a top prospect with 235 TPE, but his activity has slowed a tad (8th in TPE since the last big board update). He still represents a coup for Vasteras, as the team is getting a prospect that would be considered a top overall pick contender in any other draft despite picking 5th.
 

6th – Vasteras – Sachimo Zoidberg
 
Vasteras still has Eggly Bagelface and Niklas Lindberg to sell off to begin their rebuild, so these two picks may not even be the only two that Vasteras makes in the first round. Regardless, adding Zoidberg with Jerrick Poole gives Vasteras a fantastic base to build off of, especially considering the team was a buyer at last year’s deadline. The only reason I went with Zoidberg over Komorov here is because Vasteras already added a defenseman with the last pick.
 

7th – Seattle – Vladamir Komorov
 
Seattle just needs talent in general. Entering a rebuild with questions at the GM spot and ultimately losing a ton of quality from a year ago, the Bears add a prospect in Komorov who is a hot commodity and should be in the VHL from the start of next season. Komorov is 4th in TPE earned since the last big board update, and would be a steal for Seattle at this point in the draft.
 

8th – Davos (from Calgary via Riga) – Oskars Harumpf
 
Davos looks to be entering a rebuild, leading me to believe they’ll select the best player available. Harumpf has quietly impressed scouts, and has been one of the most active prospects of late as well. He gives the new age of Davos a solid base to begin building upon.
 

9th – Davos – Christoph Klose
 
Davos missed out on most of the top defensemen prospects, but adding Klose along with Harumpf gives the team a solid basis of forwards to rebuild upon. Klose has quietly been a solid prospect, and has been very active of late as well. Overall it’s the move that makes the most sense for a team starting from scratch.
 

10th – New York – Shadhu Rathod Jr.
 
The surprise of the draft, for sure, Rathod hasn’t even reached 100 TPE yet. But believe me when I say he’s a hot commodity. His agent, Mr. Baller, has been extremely active around the league of late, and Rathod Jr. is 5th in practice hours since the last big board update. New York is a team that needs defensemen and wingers; all the good defenders have been off the board for a little while now (a trend that leads me to believe that NY could trade up to 4th overall), so the team picks the top winger on the board.

Bjorkman imo but he was probably too in between these two time periods.

Got him.

So I'm both high and drunk... and guarded a pool tonight to a) make sure my friends that didn't know how to swim didn't die, to show off my sexy body c) to pick up the foxy ladies.
 
Well.. no one died.... I got really drunk.. I got 4 number. and one blowie... fukc yea... good knigh!t!!

Mr. Ballers is probably my fav. Muffins was 2nd for me don't like the grey box behind the text though tbh. 

Jackim's is dope, and not enough love for Muffins.

Bobby Ricky makes a friend

 
After a month or so since being claimed off waivers by the Brampton Blades, Bobby Ricky has finally made a friend. The 18-year-old has struggled adjusting to life coming from North Dakota into Canada without his high school friends and his family. They say that time heals all and that is what seems to be in the process of happening here. This friend is unnamed as of now but according to my sources it seems like he is a drug addict and may be a terrible influence on a young mind like Bobby Ricky’s.
 
To clear things up, I asked Bobby about his friend and he had this to say:
 
 
 
 
It will be interesting to see how this new friend changes Bobby Ricky’s behavior in the future.

Check out our resources forum: http://www.vhlforum.com/index.php?/forum/103-resources-discussion/
 
I would start by downloading some of the .psds from around here. VHL PSD Pack 1 VHL PSD Pack 2
 
I also made this sort of "guide" a while ago which includes a few mini tutorials for some techniques that I like to use. link
 
Main thing is practice though. And you're already off to a good start in that regard!

Brooklyn Bullets of the VHL?

I've had trouble with confidence and liking my own sigs in the past, but I can say I legitimately love this one. CnC.

Just to be clear, there are no pending reports in Mod CP.