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Token non-bear post! 

S45 offers little hope for Seattle, but the future is now bright
 
SEATTLE, WASH. – After a surprisingly competitive season in S44 that saw a near-miss for the playoffs, Seattle fans knew that a bleak S45 was on the horizon. With the loss of almost the entire squad with little in reserve, general manager Mike Szatkowski had little to work with to field a competitive roster for the upcoming season.
 
Fast forward to after the draft and things still look bleak if you’re a Seattle fan. At least they do for now, but that’s not to say that the future didn’t get a whole lot brighter this off-season.
 
Szatkowski was one of the league’s most active GM’s leading up to draft day, which culminated in a significant deal with conference rivals Toronto that saw the Bears transfer a pair of S46 first round picks in exchange for the 10th, 11th, and 12th overall picks in S45. For the rebuilding Bears, the motive was clear; acquire as many assets as possible.
 

Szatkowski's activity at the draft was one of the major storylines of the off-season
 
While the picks fell out of the high-end range of the S45 draft crop, Szatkowski clearly had his eyes on a trio of players he wanted to bring into the fold. And as Szatkowski puts it, his plan worked perfectly.
 
“We went into the draft with the eighth overall pick and were confident we were going to get a good player there. I had my eye on a few other players that I really wanted to get my hands on as well and it just so happened that Toronto ended up being a good trading partner for us,” Szatkowski said.
 
After engineering the trade prior to draft day, the Bears hit their first stroke of good luck when Bubba Nuck fell to the eighth pick, something that the team was not envisioning in their pre-draft list.
 
“Getting Nuck at 8 was a bit of a surprise, but we were very fortunate to see him fall there. This kid has all the tools you want out of a top pairing defenseman in the league; size, skating ability, and two-way play – so we’re definitely excited about having him moving forward,” Szatkowski said.
 
From there, things continued to fall into play the way the Bears hoped. With a gaping hole at the goaltender position, the Bears used their acquired 10th overall pick to select American Ryan Price, the first of a trio of consecutive picks. Price was the fourth goaltender to go in the top round and projects to be a quality starting goaltender when he reaches the league in time for S46.
 

Ryan Price is already being pegged as the team's franchise goaltender of the future.
 
The Bears then kicked off the second round with the selection of French centre Maxime Deschamps, a defensive forward lauded for his competitiveness and two-way play. Scouts soured on Deschamps’ ability to produce offense at the VHL-level, but Szatkowski says he’s not concerned about how that will factor into his development.
 
“We know what we’re getting with Maxime and we like what he brings to the table. Is he going to be a first-line guy for us? No. But we see him being an excellent second line centre for us down the road and once you get to the 11th pick, the opportunity to get a guy like this is very appetizing,” Szatkowski said.
 
Before passing the baton off, the Bears used their last pick in the Toronto trade to select Jace Hines, a talented right winger who fell under the radar leading up to draft day.
 
“Honestly, Jace is a player that we see being a high-scorer for a number of years in this league. He’s an excellent skater and has poise that you don’t find very often. We were fairly confident we could get him in our range of picks but it was a nice way to cap off the picks that we got from Toronto to formally get him at 12,” Szatkowski said.
 
Seattle made one additional selection in round two, picking up the rangy left winger Super Cock, a player that the team is hopeful can develop into another quality second-line player down the road. Szatkowski also made a nice addition in round three with Teuvo Rinne who could serve as a capable backup goaltender down the road.
 
With four legitimate picks from the S45 draft, it’s clear to see that the Bears have a lot to be excited about moving forward. And that’s not even taking into account defenseman Arcturus Mengsk, who was not draft-eligible as a result of a general manager rights clause. Taking Mengsk into account, the Bears could walk away with the best crop of S45 players in the league despite not possessing a pick higher than number eight.
 
And in the world of VHL rebuilds, that’s pretty damn good.

S45 offers little hope for Seattle, but the future is now bright
 
SEATTLE, WASH. – After a surprisingly competitive season in S44 that saw a near-miss for the playoffs, Seattle fans knew that a bleak S45 was on the horizon. With the loss of almost the entire squad with little in reserve, general manager Mike Szatkowski had little to work with to field a competitive roster for the upcoming season.
 
Fast forward to after the draft and things still look bleak if you’re a Seattle fan. At least they do for now, but that’s not to say that the future didn’t get a whole lot brighter this off-season.
 
Szatkowski was one of the league’s most active GM’s leading up to draft day, which culminated in a significant deal with conference rivals Toronto that saw the Bears transfer a pair of S46 first round picks in exchange for the 10th, 11th, and 12th overall picks in S45. For the rebuilding Bears, the motive was clear; acquire as many assets as possible.
 

Szatkowski's activity at the draft was one of the major storylines of the off-season
 
While the picks fell out of the high-end range of the S45 draft crop, Szatkowski clearly had his eyes on a trio of players he wanted to bring into the fold. And as Szatkowski puts it, his plan worked perfectly.
 
“We went into the draft with the eighth overall pick and were confident we were going to get a good player there. I had my eye on a few other players that I really wanted to get my hands on as well and it just so happened that Toronto ended up being a good trading partner for us,” Szatkowski said.
 
After engineering the trade prior to draft day, the Bears hit their first stroke of good luck when Bubba Nuck fell to the eighth pick, something that the team was not envisioning in their pre-draft list.
 
“Getting Nuck at 8 was a bit of a surprise, but we were very fortunate to see him fall there. This kid has all the tools you want out of a top pairing defenseman in the league; size, skating ability, and two-way play – so we’re definitely excited about having him moving forward,” Szatkowski said.
 
From there, things continued to fall into play the way the Bears hoped. With a gaping hole at the goaltender position, the Bears used their acquired 10th overall pick to select American Ryan Price, the first of a trio of consecutive picks. Price was the fourth goaltender to go in the top round and projects to be a quality starting goaltender when he reaches the league in time for S46.
 

Ryan Price is already being pegged as the team's franchise goaltender of the future.
 
The Bears then kicked off the second round with the selection of French centre Maxime Deschamps, a defensive forward lauded for his competitiveness and two-way play. Scouts soured on Deschamps’ ability to produce offense at the VHL-level, but Szatkowski says he’s not concerned about how that will factor into his development.
 
“We know what we’re getting with Maxime and we like what he brings to the table. Is he going to be a first-line guy for us? No. But we see him being an excellent second line centre for us down the road and once you get to the 11th pick, the opportunity to get a guy like this is very appetizing,” Szatkowski said.
 
Before passing the baton off, the Bears used their last pick in the Toronto trade to select Jace Hines, a talented right winger who fell under the radar leading up to draft day.
 
“Honestly, Jace is a player that we see being a high-scorer for a number of years in this league. He’s an excellent skater and has poise that you don’t find very often. We were fairly confident we could get him in our range of picks but it was a nice way to cap off the picks that we got from Toronto to formally get him at 12,” Szatkowski said.
 
Seattle made one additional selection in round two, picking up the rangy left winger Super Cock, a player that the team is hopeful can develop into another quality second-line player down the road. Szatkowski also made a nice addition in round three with Teuvo Rinne who could serve as a capable backup goaltender down the road.
 
With four legitimate picks from the S45 draft, it’s clear to see that the Bears have a lot to be excited about moving forward. And that’s not even taking into account defenseman Arcturus Mengsk, who was not draft-eligible as a result of a general manager rights clause. Taking Mengsk into account, the Bears could walk away with the best crop of S45 players in the league despite not possessing a pick higher than number eight.
 
And in the world of VHL rebuilds, that’s pretty damn good.

101 TPE, sup.

That's a good question, actually. I'm pretty sure I was traded at one point for a pick involving Mike. I believe Brannan was on Seattle for S4 and S5, though.

Article on Mr. Super Cock:
http://www.vhlforum.com/index.php?/topic/23715-bears-hope-to-strike-gold-with-ck/
 
Article on our team's success at the draft:
http://www.vhlforum.com/index.php?/topic/23716-s45-offers-little-hope-for-seattle-but-the-future-is-now-bright/

S45 offers little hope for Seattle, but the future is now bright
 
SEATTLE, WASH. – After a surprisingly competitive season in S44 that saw a near-miss for the playoffs, Seattle fans knew that a bleak S45 was on the horizon. With the loss of almost the entire squad with little in reserve, general manager Mike Szatkowski had little to work with to field a competitive roster for the upcoming season.
 
Fast forward to after the draft and things still look bleak if you’re a Seattle fan. At least they do for now, but that’s not to say that the future didn’t get a whole lot brighter this off-season.
 
Szatkowski was one of the league’s most active GM’s leading up to draft day, which culminated in a significant deal with conference rivals Toronto that saw the Bears transfer a pair of S46 first round picks in exchange for the 10th, 11th, and 12th overall picks in S45. For the rebuilding Bears, the motive was clear; acquire as many assets as possible.
 

Szatkowski's activity at the draft was one of the major storylines of the off-season
 
While the picks fell out of the high-end range of the S45 draft crop, Szatkowski clearly had his eyes on a trio of players he wanted to bring into the fold. And as Szatkowski puts it, his plan worked perfectly.
 
“We went into the draft with the eighth overall pick and were confident we were going to get a good player there. I had my eye on a few other players that I really wanted to get my hands on as well and it just so happened that Toronto ended up being a good trading partner for us,” Szatkowski said.
 
After engineering the trade prior to draft day, the Bears hit their first stroke of good luck when Bubba Nuck fell to the eighth pick, something that the team was not envisioning in their pre-draft list.
 
“Getting Nuck at 8 was a bit of a surprise, but we were very fortunate to see him fall there. This kid has all the tools you want out of a top pairing defenseman in the league; size, skating ability, and two-way play – so we’re definitely excited about having him moving forward,” Szatkowski said.
 
From there, things continued to fall into play the way the Bears hoped. With a gaping hole at the goaltender position, the Bears used their acquired 10th overall pick to select American Ryan Price, the first of a trio of consecutive picks. Price was the fourth goaltender to go in the top round and projects to be a quality starting goaltender when he reaches the league in time for S46.
 

Ryan Price is already being pegged as the team's franchise goaltender of the future.
 
The Bears then kicked off the second round with the selection of French centre Maxime Deschamps, a defensive forward lauded for his competitiveness and two-way play. Scouts soured on Deschamps’ ability to produce offense at the VHL-level, but Szatkowski says he’s not concerned about how that will factor into his development.
 
“We know what we’re getting with Maxime and we like what he brings to the table. Is he going to be a first-line guy for us? No. But we see him being an excellent second line centre for us down the road and once you get to the 11th pick, the opportunity to get a guy like this is very appetizing,” Szatkowski said.
 
Before passing the baton off, the Bears used their last pick in the Toronto trade to select Jace Hines, a talented right winger who fell under the radar leading up to draft day.
 
“Honestly, Jace is a player that we see being a high-scorer for a number of years in this league. He’s an excellent skater and has poise that you don’t find very often. We were fairly confident we could get him in our range of picks but it was a nice way to cap off the picks that we got from Toronto to formally get him at 12,” Szatkowski said.
 
Seattle made one additional selection in round two, picking up the rangy left winger Super Cock, a player that the team is hopeful can develop into another quality second-line player down the road. Szatkowski also made a nice addition in round three with Teuvo Rinne who could serve as a capable backup goaltender down the road.
 
With four legitimate picks from the S45 draft, it’s clear to see that the Bears have a lot to be excited about moving forward. And that’s not even taking into account defenseman Arcturus Mengsk, who was not draft-eligible as a result of a general manager rights clause. Taking Mengsk into account, the Bears could walk away with the best crop of S45 players in the league despite not possessing a pick higher than number eight.
 
And in the world of VHL rebuilds, that’s pretty damn good.

Nice. Thats a lot. After I do my profile and bio, and then another week of double PT I should be close to you soon

S45 offers little hope for Seattle, but the future is now bright
 
SEATTLE, WASH. – After a surprisingly competitive season in S44 that saw a near-miss for the playoffs, Seattle fans knew that a bleak S45 was on the horizon. With the loss of almost the entire squad with little in reserve, general manager Mike Szatkowski had little to work with to field a competitive roster for the upcoming season.
 
Fast forward to after the draft and things still look bleak if you’re a Seattle fan. At least they do for now, but that’s not to say that the future didn’t get a whole lot brighter this off-season.
 
Szatkowski was one of the league’s most active GM’s leading up to draft day, which culminated in a significant deal with conference rivals Toronto that saw the Bears transfer a pair of S46 first round picks in exchange for the 10th, 11th, and 12th overall picks in S45. For the rebuilding Bears, the motive was clear; acquire as many assets as possible.
 

Szatkowski's activity at the draft was one of the major storylines of the off-season
 
While the picks fell out of the high-end range of the S45 draft crop, Szatkowski clearly had his eyes on a trio of players he wanted to bring into the fold. And as Szatkowski puts it, his plan worked perfectly.
 
“We went into the draft with the eighth overall pick and were confident we were going to get a good player there. I had my eye on a few other players that I really wanted to get my hands on as well and it just so happened that Toronto ended up being a good trading partner for us,” Szatkowski said.
 
After engineering the trade prior to draft day, the Bears hit their first stroke of good luck when Bubba Nuck fell to the eighth pick, something that the team was not envisioning in their pre-draft list.
 
“Getting Nuck at 8 was a bit of a surprise, but we were very fortunate to see him fall there. This kid has all the tools you want out of a top pairing defenseman in the league; size, skating ability, and two-way play – so we’re definitely excited about having him moving forward,” Szatkowski said.
 
From there, things continued to fall into play the way the Bears hoped. With a gaping hole at the goaltender position, the Bears used their acquired 10th overall pick to select American Ryan Price, the first of a trio of consecutive picks. Price was the fourth goaltender to go in the top round and projects to be a quality starting goaltender when he reaches the league in time for S46.
 

Ryan Price is already being pegged as the team's franchise goaltender of the future.
 
The Bears then kicked off the second round with the selection of French centre Maxime Deschamps, a defensive forward lauded for his competitiveness and two-way play. Scouts soured on Deschamps’ ability to produce offense at the VHL-level, but Szatkowski says he’s not concerned about how that will factor into his development.
 
“We know what we’re getting with Maxime and we like what he brings to the table. Is he going to be a first-line guy for us? No. But we see him being an excellent second line centre for us down the road and once you get to the 11th pick, the opportunity to get a guy like this is very appetizing,” Szatkowski said.
 
Before passing the baton off, the Bears used their last pick in the Toronto trade to select Jace Hines, a talented right winger who fell under the radar leading up to draft day.
 
“Honestly, Jace is a player that we see being a high-scorer for a number of years in this league. He’s an excellent skater and has poise that you don’t find very often. We were fairly confident we could get him in our range of picks but it was a nice way to cap off the picks that we got from Toronto to formally get him at 12,” Szatkowski said.
 
Seattle made one additional selection in round two, picking up the rangy left winger Super Cock, a player that the team is hopeful can develop into another quality second-line player down the road. Szatkowski also made a nice addition in round three with Teuvo Rinne who could serve as a capable backup goaltender down the road.
 
With four legitimate picks from the S45 draft, it’s clear to see that the Bears have a lot to be excited about moving forward. And that’s not even taking into account defenseman Arcturus Mengsk, who was not draft-eligible as a result of a general manager rights clause. Taking Mengsk into account, the Bears could walk away with the best crop of S45 players in the league despite not possessing a pick higher than number eight.
 
And in the world of VHL rebuilds, that’s pretty damn good.

I didn't find the VHL, the VHL found me. 

I plan on doing the same. I will wreck the VHLM this season.

i'll likely churn out my Rookie Profile this week. I can't deny that writing bio's are painful, to say the least.

We're using our waiver priority on a UFA defenseman who has 91 TPE. He's got a good two way defenseman build, so it'll benefit the team more than any other waiver that we can possibly get right now.

our S45 is presented by A&W

Discuss.

I must say, this is a 10/10 avy+sig you have there

Who would have thought? How many of you thought that I, a random Finnish guy, would have stayed very very active? My guess is none, or one or two. Especially, when I found VHL when some random guys mentioned in some random ice hockey GM game. But here I am. And I'm glad I stayed over here. I got little bit of somethig else to do in my boring life. And it's been good that VHL requires good english, after these 5 months I can say that my english has improved a lot, Phil himself said that too There must have been some members who had faith in me from the beginning, (when I posted at "Create A Player" thread) at least one member. If there's none, I'm not surprised. People had no idea why I'm here. So, I'd like to know if someone believed in me. I bet that some members thought that I would go away after first few weeks, but that didn't happen. There are way too many members who joined and dissappeared after some time. At the moment I'm a Super Cup GM, I have a good looking VHL player and I'm in a good team, Davos. If you read this boring text this far, yay for that.

0 games played, 0 points scored, Maxime Perron is moving across Europe to his new home in Davos.
 
After being considered "no longer a youth player" and not being eligible for the VHLM, Perron quickly found himself with an issue. There was no room for him on Helsinki. The team was going through widespread changes, and the roster looked jam packed with players that were going to make the team deadly going into the season. And while he would have enjoyed being a part of that, he knows this is better for him. He was traded to HC Davos.
 
After his first practice back with his team in Helsinki, he was notified by his General Manager that he had been moved and to pack up his stuff. Now he moves to a new city, with new players, but it isn't all bad. He never had a huge chance to rub elbows with teammates in Helsinki, and his career starts off simply in a different city.
 
This season will be key to see if the pickup was a good one for Davos, and Perron hopes to impress the brass in his first season on the team.

This was 8 fucking years ago. Probably one of Robbie or Sandro or Manship's stupid sim leagues.

The VHL found me

The website Scotty ran that I was banned from for being accused of being Slobos second account

I picked "Other"
 
A long long time ago, I think I originally signed up for the SHL when it was in like S3 or something. However, it was after the trade deadline or something, so my player wouldn't have been able to play until next season, and I thought that was stupid, so I left. Maybe a year later or so, I remembered that cool hockey sim league thing, so I googled "hockey sim league" and the VHL showed up.
 
Rest is history.

I only use my own work, thank you.
 
I am not that great but I work really hard at it and want to get better.

SQUAD

This is awesome but...OH YOU THINK YOU FANCY!