Phil

1. Welcome @Phil and hire new player to the team. What is exciting about the latest recruit?
“It’s exciting to have such a veteran on our team to help round out the club. We haven’t really made changes this season and it’s worked well for us, but adding a player like that really helps!”
 
2. There was also  a trade. A S95 1st rounder for S94 4th AND S95 2nd. Is this a good trade building for the future?
“I think making moves like that can be pretty underrated. It shows some foresight that can be hard to predict, but we don’t have any reason to believe Lucyxpher isn’t the person that can make it work”
 
3. Should more have been done to load up for the Cup run?
“Although it’s tempting to go out and make a big splash, the team we have right now works really well together and are still improving. ‘If it ain’t broke…’”
 
4. What team made the biggest moves in this trade deadline?
“Ottawa made a pretty big move to help bolster their team, but I feel like the add of Anthony Simmons II to Mississauga was sneaky good. They’re a consistent scorer who can help a team making a push.”
 
5. What is the weirdest way you have been injured?
“Just a couple weeks ago I went to pick up my dog while playing with him (he’s 100 pounds) and he ended up head butting my nose. It still doesn’t feel right.”
 
6. Which visiting team should I arrange hotel arrangements for?
“Someone has to make some special arrangements for Walter Jinn on the Reapers. You know why.”

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Player Name: Konstyantyn Shevchenko
Recruited From: Returning
Age: 17
Position: RW
Height: 79 in.
Weight: 214 lbs.
Birthplace: Ukraine

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Player Name: Miles Bryant
Recruited From: Returning
Age: 18
Position: D
Height: 74 in.
Weight: 201 lbs.
Birthplace: Tuvalu

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Player Name: Roger Eagles
Recruited From: Returning
Age: 21
Position: G
Height: 76 in.
Weight: 190 lbs.
Birthplace: Poland

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Username: Phil
Player Name: Phil Sakic
Recruited From: Member (Knight)
Age: 17
Position: LW
Height: 71 in.
Weight: 195 lbs.
Birthplace: United Kingdom

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Username: Phil
Player Name: Phil Sakic
Recruited From: Member (Knight)
Age: 17
Position: LW
Height: 71 in.
Weight: 195 lbs.
Birthplace: United Kingdom

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Username: Phil
Player Name: Phil Sakic
Recruited From: Member (Knight)
Age: 17
Position: LW
Height: 71 in.
Weight: 195 lbs.
Birthplace: United Kingdom

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What's That Racket? With Phil Sakic #1

 
It may be an ungodly noise, but it's TPE!  .    We are starting again! Goodbye Stras and hello Sakic! This is a highly anticipated (by me, at least) podcast series which showcases the latest signing of the Phil Knight Player Agency. We also: 1) Talk Nicely about VHLm GMs 2) Do the Theme Week even though we don't get the double TPE 3) Make some noise.    What's that Racket Podcast Question Thread   Songs: Anthem Part 3 - Blink 182   This is a division of KnightTime Radio.    Run Time: 37.5 minutes

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Username: Phil
Player Name: Phil Sakic
Recruited From: Member (Knight)
Age: 17
Position: LW
Height: 71 in.
Weight: 195 lbs.
Birthplace: United Kingdom

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Username: Phil
Player Name: Phil Sakic
Recruited From: Member (Knight)
Age: 17
Position: LW
Height: 71 in.
Weight: 195 lbs.
Birthplace: United Kingdom

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Username: Phil
Player Name: Phil Sakic
Recruited From: Member (Knight)
Age: 17
Position: LW
Height: 71 in.
Weight: 195 lbs.
Birthplace: United Kingdom

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Joe Fuckin' Sakic Quebec/Colorado Legend

Welcome back Phil 

LOVE SAKIC. LETS GO PHIL. 

Sakic!

Welcome to the VHL!

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Username: Phil
Player Name: Phil Sakic
Recruited From: Member (Knight)
Age: 17
Position: LW
Height: 71 in.
Weight: 195 lbs.
Birthplace: United Kingdom

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Username: Phil
Player Name: Phil Sakic
Recruited From: Member (Knight)
Age: 17
Position: LW
Height: 71 in.
Weight: 195 lbs.
Birthplace: United Kingdom

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That Smalling-Rafter combo is still one of the most legendary in VHL history. 

2 of Phil's past players also still rocking in  the top 10 of hits in a single season Guess which ones lmao. 

There are a lot of things to like about the VHL and the creative process you can take to make the player of your choosing.  Some go for that offensive defenseman or a speedy playmaking center. However, sometimes VHL members choose to make a gritty smashmouth killer that would hit his/her own grandmother on the ice.  And these are the players I love and will honor here today:
 
 
As I hunted through the forum of historical hitters it was pretty evident the early seasons were similar to the 70s-80s NHL.  Lots of points and lots of killers with hits and PIMS that will probably never be equaled by our modern VHL players.  I am going to highlight some of these players and just a note:  This is by no means a comprehensive list and if I missed someone or chose not to list them here it was simply for brevity.  
 
Looking for the single season hit record I saw it was held by Season 61 Davos’s Gabriel McAllister @CowboyinAmerica with 461 and he still had 99 points that same season.  That is a lot of damn hits.  The only modern player I could find that was close to this record was Malmo’s forward, Druss Deathwalker with 413 in S82 (good for 12th all time) and 404 in S84.  No other modern player has amassed 400 hits.  Pretty impressive.  
 
Top 10 Hits in a Season:
#1- Gabriel McAllister 461 (S61)
#2- Simon Valmount 441 (S49)
#3- Zach Perechkin 434.   (S51)
#4- Tukka Reikkinen 430  (S30)
#5- Phil Shankly 426 (S57)
#6- David Smalling 423 (S23)
#7- Motherfucker Sharpe 421 (S57)
#8- Phil Marleau 418 (S74)
#9- Chad Magnum 415 (S75)
#10- Leeroy Jenkins 414 (S26)
#10- Edwin Encarnacion 414 (S42)
 
Now, for career hits that record his held by Vinny Detroit @dasboot with 3163.  He almost broke the 400 mark in S86 with Davos where he had 398 hits and he never had a season under 300. Detroit was a hitting machine and even won a Continental Cup in S83.  
 
Rounding out the top 5 career hits are:
 
#1- Vinny Detroit 3163
#2- Brennan McQueen 2889
#3-Druss Deathwalker 2882
#4-Vasile Lamb @dlamb 2877
#5-Duncan Idaho @OrbitingDeath 2734
 
I tried looking up if any of these top 30 or so hit leaders were defensemen but kept getting “Oops you went off side” when I clicked their names.  It’s harder to be the hit leader as a Defensive player but in looking at the current hit leaders in the VHL, there are two in the top 10 in Womp Womp Womp Womp Womp Jr @AdamEss with 158 (2nd place) and Skor McFleury @AlexAlex with 139 (6th).
 
Also, a huge shoutout to the always reliable stay at home dman in Calgary, Phil Strasmore @PhilPhil is set to pass 2000 hits this year which is a huge achievement. Added to the 1664 minutes in PIMS (good for 4th all time currently) he for sure has been tough to play against.  Congrats Phil!!  
 
See ya next week

sheeeeeiiiiiit......

@Members
 
Normally this would just go to the ban thread but given the circumstances I think it's best that everyone know what's going on.
 
It has unfortunately come to the attention of myself and @Acydburn that @Josh has been embezzling league funds for his own purposes. Via his access to the league PayPal he was stripping donation funds as payments for portal, forum, and domain hosting with amounts far higher than were actually needed. Because the line items were things he was paying for we had no reason, for a number of years, to think anything of it and were unaware that the costs were actually far less than what he was reimbursing himself which amounts to potentially thousands of dollars; we're still working out the total figures.
 
Obviously we are completely shocked at this behaviour and have immediately stripped Josh of his role as commissioner pending potential future legal action. We have always held firm that the league funds are used exclusively on league related activities so I am quite frankly pissed that a member of the blue team would take donation money for their own uses; whatever his excuses may be. Please be aware that we will be launching a further investigation and audit of all our costs and funds to be sure that no one else has done anything of the sort in the past.
 
Sincerely,
@Commissioner
 
Edit: In case any future people see the is and don’t see the date; it was purely an April Fool’s joke, Josh was in on it (in fact it was his idea) and the donation money is not only safe but audited.