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S88 Calgary Wranglers season awards 

 
Another season is now in the books. After a phenomenal run to the cup, the Wranglers had a season full of ups and down ultimately falling in the semi finals to the Seattle Bears ( 🤮). Overall, I wouldn't consider this season a bad one. Calgary had some problems, mostly at the start, but the team fought through them and bounced back. The roster didn't change a lot from S87 to S88 with the only change being Marcel Janser. Maybe a single change, but still a meaningful one. For the upcoming s89, we already know that the team will change a lot after losing the likes of @Doomsday, @RileyLand @Eso. For the 2nd season in a row, I will be writing the media spot to get those sweet TPE, but all the winners were chosen by the legendary gm of the Wranglers @Ricer13. Without further ado let's get started !
 
 Most Valuable Wrangler 
Oskar Lindbergh
Ending not only his Wrangler tenure but also his career as a whole, @Doomsdayisn't leaving without a legacy behind. He has a 100% MVP rate as a Wranglers that's impressive! It's not the only impressive thing about Lindbergh's career, but for now, let's focus on S88. In the regular season, the netminder had a very honorable .924% and a 2.75 GAA with only 1 shutout. The playoff is where Lindbergh outplayed all the levels he's ever reached. In 11 games he had, listen carefully, a .941 save % !!!!!!! The rest of his statline include a 2.01 GAA and 2 shutouts. Safe to say Lindbergh wasn't close to being washed when the time to unlace his pads came.  In his 2 season here Oskar really made his presence felt in the LR and losing him will be tough for us. 
 
 
 The Sheriff's Badge 
Vincent Laroche-Gagnier
 
Hey! I know that guy. The sheriff's badge is given to the player who has shown the most leadership. In a locker room full of leaders the one who ultimately receives the badge is @vincentlg2007. It's always funny to give ourselves an award lmao  but once again I repeat Ricer choose the awards! It's a very awesome price to win that's for sure and as mentionned, in a LR full of leaders it's tough to only choose one even for the ones without letters and being the one chosen is flattering. So the reason why I won it was because of my activity level always growing, my high earning ( writting this will help with that lol) and finally, my desire to always get better. I'd like to take the spotlight here to announce 2 things 1) @Banackockbeware me, I just got my bear hunting license and I plan to use it fully on your team. 2) In S89, it's 30 goals or nothing for VLG.
 
 
 Top Shelf Award 
  Landon Wolanin & Leandro Goncalves
Last season,  @jacobcarson877 won his first Top Shelf Award given to the Wranglers player who scored the most goals in the season. Well this season, someone else wins his first Top shelf award, it's @leandrofg, yes leanfrog himself! This doesn't mean Wolanin didn't go back to back! We do have a tie for the most goals ladies and gentlemens ! Both of the S83 forward starting with L  have scored 42 goals this season making them tied for 5th in the league ! 2/3 of the Wranglers feared trio proved once again why they're considered beasts.  
 
 
 Rybak Trophy 
Daniel Janser & Landon Wolanin
 
Certified first ballot hall of famer @Daniel Janser wins yet again the Rybak trophy given to the Wrangler with the most points this season. Once again, @jacobcarson877 decided to come in and make a tie smh. All jokes aside, both the mens had fantastic season. Ending the season tied 5th for points both have a pretty good rally of 93 points. It's always a pleasure to see Daniel Janser on the ice and even close to the end he is still playing some brilliant hockey. Wolanin will be happy that he doesn't have a 99 points season again even tho he probably wishes he did, will the 100 point mark finally become a reality for Landon next season ?
 
 
 
 Last Line Award 
AirRig Gudbrandson
 
Going back to back to back to back on the award this season we have @Rhynex Entertainment bringing home the award for top defenseman. While there were 2 very strong choices the pick ultimately ended up being AirRig Gudbranson. With a total of 65 points he might have less points but his defensive game on the other hand had a step up. 152 shots blocked, 127 hits two very impressive stats for the S83 canadian defenseman. There's one question on everyone's lips tho: Will AirRig Gudbrandson continue gatekeeping the award in S89 or will someone else win it ? Gudbrandson is obviously not past his prime and seeing him win his 5th last line award in a row wouldn't surprise anyone
 
 
 Jubis Memorial Trophy 
 Landon Wolanin
 
The jubis memorial trophy is given to the member of the organisation who demonstrates the most potential for long term success. Well, @jacobcarson877isn't only based on long term success that's for sure! In his first season as a VHL Gm the Marlins superlegend won the continental cup !!!!!! Safe to say GM Jacob Carson is set for some long term success in the gm world as well as on the ice with Landon Wolanin who I repeat won both the most points and most goals award ( both tied). Jacob Carson is someone that will be a strong candidate for the David Knight trophy for pretty much his entire career.
 
 
 
 Young Buck Award 
Mason Rice
 
The winner of the young buck award given to the wrangler's top prospect is @Sawyer13. Despite playing bottom minutes in a terrible Vasteras team ( sorry @Lemorse7but you have to admit it) Mason still continued to earn TPE week after week as a Welfare + earner. A marlins legend, he was drafted by Vasteras 12th in 88 and by our lovely Wranglers 16th. In his first season in the E, Mason had 29 points with 14 goals. In the WJC he had 5 points in 10 games for team world along with 4 points in 3 playoff WJC games. At 347 tpe, Mason Rice will make a long awaited VHL debut in no time
 
 
Here is the end of this season's award show. Congrats to every winner of this ceremony but also to every Calgary affiliated member. This season was a wonderful one for the team and we're looking forward to another wonderful season in 89.
 
 

I mean I was just listing the things we sim but there’s a discussion to be had here.

100% support this! Bad teams: get gud. Summers: take a fucking break, jeez. 
 
:cheers:

Hello everyone,
 
I know there are some who won’t be pleased to hear this but the league has decided to end the practice of the Lottery Tournament.
 
It was originally created to give non-playoff teams something to look at sim wise which is good in theory but in practice it has often been completely ignored by both the players and GM’s involved in it. Additionally complications have arisen with the varying lottery odds involving teams not owning their own pick and therefore, intentionally or otherwise, harming another team by choosing to ignore or tank their lines in the tournament. Lastly it just adds more simming time required to a sim team that already has 3 sets of playoffs and multiple off season tournaments to worry about.
 
So, for all of those reasons, S88 will officially mark the final lottery tournament and moving forward they will not be held. Instead lottery odds will be locked at the following:
 

1. 25.0%
2. 20.0%
3. 17.5%
4. 15.0%
5. 12.5%
6.  10.0%
 
These will still give an advantage to the worse teams, versus the old equal odds that we used pre-tournament, but will keep all teams with at least a decent shot at winning. All other rules regarding the draft lottery (only dropping 1 spot, etc) will remain the same.
 
@VHL GM this is obviously most important for you guys so just throwing a tag there for good measure.
 
- @Commissioner, @BOG

The title isn't correct. Maybe it's clickbait. Don't click the link... oh, too late.
 
Strasmore is entering his fifth of nine VHL seasons. He's surpassed 1000TPE and is banking on and for the future.
 
The big defenseman, who decided to skip the VHLE is set on keeping his attributes at the same level for the remainder of his career, and so he's responsibly holding onto those earned points to fend off depreciation. 
 
This will be the first time that Phil Knight's players will take on a ninth season, where his client will be hit with back to back 12% depreciations in his final two of his career.
 
It's going to be a lot of TPE to be regained, but between some depreciation fighters and starting to bank now, he should be close to keeping up and avoiding too big of a decline. 
 
Is this a premeditated move to attempt to sway Calgary GM @Ricer13 into keeping him as a member of the Wranglers for all 9 seasons? Maybe. Yes. Well maybe. He'll honestly do anything for the betterment of the club, but yes, maybe. 
 
I am not sure how many words we are at, but it seems around 150. Strasmore will attempt to get 75 apples, 10+ goals, and more hits and blocked shots than last season. if he can and then maintain those levels, he will actually have had a great career. So far, it's not been amazing, but he did help win a Cup, the highlight of the year! 

Ok let's all agree those East Europe jerseys are trash, where's mine? Don't worry about it. You know why we're the best Europe? I don't recall the puny East having *counts* 2 sets of brothers on their team! But you wouldn't know that since I haven't announced the roster, which is what this is. Without further ado I present to you the team that is going to AT LEAST beat out the East, West Europe.
 
 

Strasmore Looks to Future

 
 
Welcome to my Fan590 article turned Media Spot. I must admit I have been delinquent in my point task duties, but it is really hard to be motivated to put the effort in when I'm just an old fart that I can get 5TPE from Welfare. So for the lack of 1TPE, I'd rather spend more time with my son. However, today I am bored at work so here we are! 
 
Now, onto the topic of today: Phil Strasmore. 
 
Strasmore is entering his fifth season, which theoretically should be the pinnacle of his career. He has been steadily gaining TPE up until this point in his career and has topped over 1000! Now, he must brace himself for the very long and devastating road of depreciation. Due to the fact that he did not participate in the VHLE when he had the chance, it means that he will depreciate for the next 4 seasons after this one. The last two of his career at a whopping 12%. This means that if he and his player agent are fine with his attributes, he will start immediately banking for the long haul. 
 
Before we take a look at that, let's first take a look at his career performance. The Big Man has spent his career in Calgary, who have been one of the league's best in that time, and even won a Cup last season. The defenseman hasn't done too much offensively. He has yet to get into double digits for goals, scoring 2 in his rookie season and then 6, 7, and 7, respectively. But Strasmore has always touted himself to be a play maker. Last season he recorded a career high of 57 assists, and is looking to break out and earn 75 this season - a daunting task for him. 
 

 
Defensively, he has steadily increased his performance, each season recording more hits and more shots blocked than the last, with last season hitting 321 opponents and stopping 173 shots. These are great numbers that he would like to improve on this season and fight to maintain for the rest of his career. 
 
Now looking at his attributes (STHS of course!), his highest stat is defense, which makes perfect sense, sitting at a 90! Passing is right behind it with 89, puck handling and skating at 88  and checking a mere 87, but from his top attributes you can tell this man is a defensive powerhouse with a propensity to distribute the puck. 
 
"I think that with those attributes, Strasmore can definitely leave a mark on the league," says his player agent - Builder HoF inductee Phil Knight. "He has the makings of a great defender. He just needs to be paired up with the right combination of scorers and he can attempt to snag a Beketov Trophy even. There's no doubt that he has that ability. But he's also the type of player that helps out his netminder a lot too. Therein lies his true quality and value."
 
I do not have my depreciation calculator on hand at this time, but it's safe to assume that if Strasmore wants to maintain this level, he's going to have to earn max TPE and bank everything. Next season will not be hard to recoup but the last two seasons will definitely be a challenge. If he's lucky, and his player makes it to Christmastime, he may be able to salvage his last season or so with some nice free TPE (maybe even sooner than that for VHL's birthday!).
 
No matter what, the road ahead will be long. Calgary is winding down its near-dynasty levels of competition and although they should remain competitive for seasons to come, Strasmore will try to help push them to at least another Cup before his VHL days are done. 

@Phil

1. What's up, Wranglers?! Theme week is over. Did you have any favorites among the bunch?
I did not see any. Work's been kicking my butt so I've been on welfare for the past 5 weeks. It's sad. 
 
2. The trade deadline has also passed! Were there any trades you saw that were surprising?
Again, I haven't looked. I know Calgary didn't make any moves because we are basically stacked at the cap. Hoping that we end our cycle of 1-1 sims. 
 
3. Where is your player's confidence level right now from our strong comeback?
Below average to be honest. He's not producing like I expect him to offensively. Defensively he's been a tank and it looks promising, so it's not all doom and gloom.
 
4. Which hole against the goalie does your player love to go for? Goalies: which hole is your least favorite to defend?
I like under the blocker, above the pad. My experience is that this is the weakest spot. The weight of the stick and blocker makes it slower to react that the glove side. I hate try to block high shots/tips, you never know if the puck is going to end up in your throat or face. 
 
5. Are you watching any Star Wars this month? (May the 4th be with you!)
I am not. But I am watching Succession, Barry, Ted Lasso, and The Last Thing He Said to You
 
6. What was your favorite game played growing up? Tabletop, video, and even physical (like tag/hide and seek) included here.
Capture the flag, German Spotlight, F1 Grand Prix, Return to Zork, Ping Pong. 

It is certainly getting tougher and tougher each week to come up with a topic to write about.  I’m about to the point of just clicking welfare and training just to avoid having to write anymore.  This shit’s gotta change, especially now that I’m only earning so that depreciation coming up doesnt hit me so hard.  While searching for something to write about, I came up with a list that beats all lists.  And with a little filtering I came up with an idea.  To narrow it down, I had to pick out only active players and went from there.  From this list of 300, I took the top 20 active players who impact games with brutality, bone crushing, show no mercy skills.  If you were tagged for this, you made the list, and I can pretty much guarantee that you will never be even remotely eligible for the Lady Byng Trophy.  So, congratulations to all of you!  Keep in mind, these are active players as of the time of my research and by the time this is in print, your stats likely changed for the better.
 
Vinny Detroit @dasboot, leads all players, active and retired, with 3099 hits in 629 games played.  Vinny started VHL in season 80 and has been crushing opponents for 5 different teams.  By the end of season 88, Vinny will have a record that will be incredibly hard to beat.  In addition to his outrageous hits, Vinny spends a fair amount of time in the penalty box, with 1704 PIM.  At an average of 5 hits per game, Vinny Detroit is the biggest bad ass of powerful bad asses!  He deserves the #1 ranking.
 
Vasile Lamb @dlamb, is #2 of active players, pounding opponents with 2177 hits in only 487 games played.  Vasile is on pace at 4.47 hits per game and started bone crushing in the VHL in season 82, and has played for 4 different teams.  Vasile has spent 1011 minutes in the sin bin.  Vasile has some time left in the VHL to attempt to get closer to Vinny’s record, but its not likely he’ll match it.
 
Zach Kisslinger II @Kisslinger, ranks #3 on the hit list of active players.  Zach started the VHL in season 81 and is at the end of his career, so he will move down on the list.  Zach is able to boast 1678 hits in 557 games, all with Warsaw, at 3 hits per game.  Zach has spent much less time in the penalty box than other bone crushers, but still has a respectable 685 PIMS.  Zach’s career is a definite plus.
 
Saku Kotkakoivu @DollarAndADream , records 2.9 hits per game and currently holds the #4 rank of active players who like to hurt opponents.  Saku started earning stats in season 81 and has played for 4 different teams.  Saku has hit opponents 1607 times in 557 games.  Saku will overtake Zach by the end of season 88 and move up to the #3 spot.  With 699 PIMS, its likely to see that number increase slightly by the end of the season.  What is it with you players with long ass names making it a pain in the ass for me to type the correctly spelled name?
 
Brendan Marner @MetalToday, now that’s a nice easy name to spell.  Brendan holds the #5 slot of active players for heavy hitters and is another leader who has played only for Warsaw, and records 3.2 hits per game.  Brendan has 1566 hits in only 485 games.  Brendan started in season 82, and has some time left to move up in the power ranking before retiring.  Sitting in the penalty box 693 minutes has only slowed down Brendan’s pace to come close to Vinny’s hits.
 
Nico Pearce @Spartan , is #6 on the active list of all time hits.  Nico has played on 4 different teams in the VHL, starting in season 81.  Nico is right on Marner’s tail with 1551 hits, although he’s played 558 games.  Nico is a little better disciplined than Marner, with 660 PIM.  At 2.7 hits per game, Nico has a slight chance of moving up to #4 someday, but unlikely to move above that.  It’s obvious that Nico’s Jersey lifestyle has contributed to his meanness on the ice.
 
Brian Payne @Scurvy, currently ranks #7 on the all time active hit list.  Don’t let the fact that outside the rink he’s always wearing spandex with the “Curves” logo fool you.  Brian is a monster on the ice.  In only 413 games, Brian has hit 1485 opponents.  At 3.6 hits per game, he’s not about to go after Vinny Detroit’s record, but he could eventually move up the list quite easily.  If Brian could stay out of the penalty box, he might be able to move his hits per game up as well.  The Payne Train has 1251 PIM already and is only 450 PIM behind Detroit.  The undisciplined powerhouse has only played for Warsaw since season 83 and has a couple more seasons to bump his stats.  I’m beginning to see a pattern here that Warsaw produces some serious beasts and promotes heavy hitting and aggressive play, which is right where Payne belongs.  Now, if you are reading this and you wonder why I’m giving Payne so much more ink than others, its because I know him IRL, and he is anything but a tough guy IRL.  He’s a squishy little lamb who pisses all over his leg at the first sign of trouble, so he is able to be tough in the VHL!
 
Sven Eightnine @BarzalGoat, is #8 currently on the list of meat eaters.  He started his punishing in season 81 and has only played for Seattle and New York.  At a shocking 2.6 hits per game, Sven has played 558 games and has 1425 hits. Sven is on pace to maintain the #8 spot but there’s another hitter right on his tail with 1423 hits.  At first glance you would think Alessandro Nano might overtake Sven, but unlike Sven, Alessandro has played out his seasons. Sven has also spent 857 minutes in the penalty box.
 
Alessandro Nano @leafsman, is currently #9 and his stats are so close to Sven Eightnine, you’d think they were twins.  Alessandro has played 558 games and has 1423 hits registered, making an impressive 2.6 hits per game.  He has also been in the sin bin for 881 minutes.  Alessandro started in season 81, and has played for 3 teams, but not for Warsaw.  Alessandro is retiring and his stats will be frozen soon.
 
Daniel Janser @Daniel Janser, rounds out the list of top 10 active hitters in the VHL.  He’s been in the league since season 82, playing for only 1 team, not Warsaw!  At 2.8 hits per game, Daniel has played 485 games and has recorded 1380 hits with 695 PIM.  Daniel is Calgary’s current leader and is the team tough guy.  He’s only a short number from moving up to the #9 spot and dropping Alessandro.  With a couple more successful seasons, Daniel could move up a few spots.
 
Matty Fire @MattyFired, is currently #11 on the all time list of bone crushers at just under 2 hits per game.  Matty has 1245 hits in 631 games.  He started in season 80 playing for 4 different teams.  Matty is somewhat disciplined with only 538 minutes in the box.  There is quite a gap between the #11 spot and Janser in the #10 spot, which makes it unlikely Matty will move up in the ranking.  Nevertheless, #11 all time is a good number to be at.  There are only 10 better than Matty.
 
Tavish DeGroot @rory, is currently #12 on the active list and has some seasons left to boost his stats and move up.  He started in season 82, playing for 5 different teams, Tavish hits no matter where he plays.  With 1223 hits in only 487 games, Tavish has some room to grow with 2.5 hits per game.  And 855 penalty minutes only prove that Tavish doesn’t back down and can hurt any opponent.  It’s probable that Tavish moves up at least 2 spots before he hangs up his skates, or I should say he stops taping his knuckles.
 
Dabnad Shaw @Dabnad started in season 83 and is currently #13 on the active list of punishers.  Dabnad has played in 414 games and has 1160 hits already.  Dabnad could knock down a few above him but his pace of 2.8 hits per game needs to boost in order for him to move up any further on the list.  He spends a fair amount of time in the penalty box with 925 PIM.  Dabnad is a steady player who has been on two teams in the VHL.
 
Igor Molotov @Dom, is currently #14 on the top active hit list.  He started in season 83 and has played for Malmo and London.  Igor has recorded 1114 hits in 413 games.  Igor is a disciplined destroyer with only 541 PIM.  At 2.7 hits per game, Igor can only move up on this list, possibly 2 or 3 spots before retiring.
 
Cadmael Ixazaluoh @Vice, hits opponents on average over 2.2 times per game, currently ranks #15 on the VHL all time active hit list.  Cadmael has been with Toronto since season 82 and has recorded 1089 hits in 486 games.  In addition to hitting for Toronto, he has spent 799 minutes in the box.  Cadmael has a small chance of moving up in the ranks, with a little aggressiveness and attitude.  And here’s another name that was hard to spell causing my eyes to blur!
 
Perry Laperriere @KaleebtheMighty, currently ranks #16 on the hit list, and #1 or #2 on making it difficult for me to type without a misspelled name.  Perry L has only played for one team, not Warsaw, since season 83, and has registered 1056 hits in 412 games.  At 2.6 hits per game, it won’t take long for Perry to move up in the ranking.  Perry has also spent 439 minutes in the penalty box for Prague.  Quite frankly, the more time in the box when Perry is facing Davos, the happier I will be!
 
Maximus Decimus Meridius @Beaviss, WTF, another long ass name to screw with me.  Maximus is currently ranked #17 on the active hit list and has played 453 games hitting opponents 1028 times.  At 2.3 hits per game, Maximus will not pass Perry but may overtake Cadmael before retirement.  Maximus is a disciplined player with 401 PIM, playing for 3 teams since season 82.
 
Cobalt Burns @Ledge, averages 3.8 hits per game and is currently ranked #18 on the active hit list.  There is only one place to go for Cobalt, and that is up on the list as Cobalt has played in the VHL since season 85 and is still building his TPE.  With only 270 games under his belt and registering 1023 hits, Cobalt is a menace to be watched.  Playing for 3 teams thus far, I can see other teams looking to latch onto Cobalt for the help to raise the cup.  Cobalt already has 406 PIM, and although he doesnt have a chance of breaking Detroit’s record, he will hold onto a PIM leaderboard spot.
 
Ronan Lavelle @Arce, is currently #19 on the active hit list.  Averaging 2.4 hits per game, Ronan has plenty of time to move up on the list of active hitters.  Ronan has played in 414 games and has 1010 hits registered to his name.  Playing on two teams since season 83, Ronan has also spent 444 minutes in the penalty box.  Now, Ronan may not pass Cobalt, he will likely move up at a steady pace until he retires.
 
Nezuko @Baozi, finishes the list of the top 20 active bone crushers.  I don’t think Nezuko will stay in the top 20 with an average of 2 hits per game, but while Nezuko is on the list, Nezuko gets credit.  Nezuko has played on 4 teams since season 82 and has registered 989 hits in 486 games.  Nezuko is the most disciplined player on the top 20 active list with 361 PIM.
 
It should be noted that this list is fluid and by tomorrow there may be a different player holding the #20 slot, and eventually there will be more than 20 active players in the top 300 list.  Pay attention to Phil Strasmore @Phil who has a career average of 3 hits per game and is currently #2 on season 88 top 10 hitters.  In addition, Joey Coaster @FANTEIGE, averages 4.1 hits per game as a rookie.  Mo Probert @Yahtzee, is in the top 10 hitters for season 88, and has a career average of 3.2 hits per game.  These three players will be rising up the list quickly as they get more games under their belts.
 
Damn, this took a long time to write.  Too much work makes one want to stop earning TPE!
 
2165 words
 
Will claim multiple weeks

we won't be answering this on time I think so I'll answer here right away...
 
Yes. That's as far as you'll go!
 
Screw the Leafs
-Habs fan

As I put fingers to touchscreen, I don’t know what I am going to write about. I even skipped the title, which for me is usually the place I can iron out an idea. Oh well, let’s go with the flow.
 
my schedule is currently all over the place, so I didn’t get a chance to podcast which means I am missing out of theme week TPE. But never fear, I shan’t miss out on theme week itself!! This seasons theme week is RETRO. Now I don’t know how far back retro is considered but let’s talk about grading.
 
Back in my day, we couldn’t claim a media spot, podcast, or graphic until it has been graded by two members of the grading team. When I started out podcasting, because of the length of time graders would have to take to listen to it, these point tasks would take anywhere from a week to a month to actually be graded. Graphics seemed to be graded instantaneously, because the graders would look at it, say one line like “nice rendering” and give it a 5/6. Oh yes, we potentially didn’t get full marks on our pts. Imagine that!  
 
of course that’s when I joined the grading teams to help with the backlog of articles and podcasts. It was great tedious time. I would grade an average of about 30 articles each week. Your welcome league. Frescoelmo, victor, and I were the Og team. Dollarandadream came along and joined our gangsta crew. You kids these days have no idea how lucky you have it.
 
anyway, I guess I found my topic for this week. Thanks theme week. You’ve done it again! 

1) What did you do for theme week?
 
2) My leafs finally (finallllllly) got past the first round of the playoffs. Is that as far as they will go?
 
3) which team has been the most surprising (good or bad) in the VHL this season?
 
4. what’s your favourite drink?
 
5) all inclusive beach vacation or roughing it adventure vacation?
 
6) which member do you think would be the scariest to meet irl? 

1) What did you do for theme week?
 
2) My leafs finally (finallllllly) got past the first round of the playoffs. Is that as far as they will go?
 
3) which team has been the most surprising (good or bad) in the VHL this season?
 
4. what’s your favourite drink?
 
5) all inclusive beach vacation or roughing it adventure vacation?
 
6) which member do you think would be the scariest to meet irl? 

As I put fingers to touchscreen, I don’t know what I am going to write about. I even skipped the title, which for me is usually the place I can iron out an idea. Oh well, let’s go with the flow.
 
my schedule is currently all over the place, so I didn’t get a chance to podcast which means I am missing out of theme week TPE. But never fear, I shan’t miss out on theme week itself!! This seasons theme week is RETRO. Now I don’t know how far back retro is considered but let’s talk about grading.
 
Back in my day, we couldn’t claim a media spot, podcast, or graphic until it has been graded by two members of the grading team. When I started out podcasting, because of the length of time graders would have to take to listen to it, these point tasks would take anywhere from a week to a month to actually be graded. Graphics seemed to be graded instantaneously, because the graders would look at it, say one line like “nice rendering” and give it a 5/6. Oh yes, we potentially didn’t get full marks on our pts. Imagine that!  
 
of course that’s when I joined the grading teams to help with the backlog of articles and podcasts. It was great tedious time. I would grade an average of about 30 articles each week. Your welcome league. Frescoelmo, victor, and I were the Og team. Dollarandadream came along and joined our gangsta crew. You kids these days have no idea how lucky you have it.
 
anyway, I guess I found my topic for this week. Thanks theme week. You’ve done it again! 

As I put fingers to touchscreen, I don’t know what I am going to write about. I even skipped the title, which for me is usually the place I can iron out an idea. Oh well, let’s go with the flow.
 
my schedule is currently all over the place, so I didn’t get a chance to podcast which means I am missing out of theme week TPE. But never fear, I shan’t miss out on theme week itself!! This seasons theme week is RETRO. Now I don’t know how far back retro is considered but let’s talk about grading.
 
Back in my day, we couldn’t claim a media spot, podcast, or graphic until it has been graded by two members of the grading team. When I started out podcasting, because of the length of time graders would have to take to listen to it, these point tasks would take anywhere from a week to a month to actually be graded. Graphics seemed to be graded instantaneously, because the graders would look at it, say one line like “nice rendering” and give it a 5/6. Oh yes, we potentially didn’t get full marks on our pts. Imagine that!  
 
of course that’s when I joined the grading teams to help with the backlog of articles and podcasts. It was great tedious time. I would grade an average of about 30 articles each week. Your welcome league. Frescoelmo, victor, and I were the Og team. Dollarandadream came along and joined our gangsta crew. You kids these days have no idea how lucky you have it.
 
anyway, I guess I found my topic for this week. Thanks theme week. You’ve done it again! 

As I put fingers to touchscreen, I don’t know what I am going to write about. I even skipped the title, which for me is usually the place I can iron out an idea. Oh well, let’s go with the flow.
 
my schedule is currently all over the place, so I didn’t get a chance to podcast which means I am missing out of theme week TPE. But never fear, I shan’t miss out on theme week itself!! This seasons theme week is RETRO. Now I don’t know how far back retro is considered but let’s talk about grading.
 
Back in my day, we couldn’t claim a media spot, podcast, or graphic until it has been graded by two members of the grading team. When I started out podcasting, because of the length of time graders would have to take to listen to it, these point tasks would take anywhere from a week to a month to actually be graded. Graphics seemed to be graded instantaneously, because the graders would look at it, say one line like “nice rendering” and give it a 5/6. Oh yes, we potentially didn’t get full marks on our pts. Imagine that!  
 
of course that’s when I joined the grading teams to help with the backlog of articles and podcasts. It was great tedious time. I would grade an average of about 30 articles each week. Your welcome league. Frescoelmo, victor, and I were the Og team. Dollarandadream came along and joined our gangsta crew. You kids these days have no idea how lucky you have it.
 
anyway, I guess I found my topic for this week. Thanks theme week. You’ve done it again! 

As I put fingers to touchscreen, I don’t know what I am going to write about. I even skipped the title, which for me is usually the place I can iron out an idea. Oh well, let’s go with the flow.
 
my schedule is currently all over the place, so I didn’t get a chance to podcast which means I am missing out of theme week TPE. But never fear, I shan’t miss out on theme week itself!! This seasons theme week is RETRO. Now I don’t know how far back retro is considered but let’s talk about grading.
 
Back in my day, we couldn’t claim a media spot, podcast, or graphic until it has been graded by two members of the grading team. When I started out podcasting, because of the length of time graders would have to take to listen to it, these point tasks would take anywhere from a week to a month to actually be graded. Graphics seemed to be graded instantaneously, because the graders would look at it, say one line like “nice rendering” and give it a 5/6. Oh yes, we potentially didn’t get full marks on our pts. Imagine that!  
 
of course that’s when I joined the grading teams to help with the backlog of articles and podcasts. It was great tedious time. I would grade an average of about 30 articles each week. Your welcome league. Frescoelmo, victor, and I were the Og team. Dollarandadream came along and joined our gangsta crew. You kids these days have no idea how lucky you have it.
 
anyway, I guess I found my topic for this week. Thanks theme week. You’ve done it again! 

I know this idea has happened a while back. Probably decades ago now (isn’t it insane that this is a legitimate statement?)
 
Way back when the young Funk brother was heading up the VHL Magazine, we did have a sort of lottery that was organized and run by one of the members of the VHL magazine. If my faded memory remembers correctly, we picked numbers and the winner of the lotto would see a handy payment of uncapped TPE. Clearly the system was rigged because I never ever ever saw so much as 1 TPe from it. The Riggery still haunts my dreams. 
 
But seriously, what if we could gamble our hard earned contract money on VHL games? Especially now with the hybrid attributes and with depreciation’s harshness for idiots like me rushing into the VhL, who wouldn’t want a chance to get allll the depreciation fighters the store has to offer?!?!
 
Realistically, unless we can automate the process through the portal, this would be a little impractical. However, maybe it can be for only certain games of the season, or have a limit of 5 games per season that you can bet on, so as not to overwhelm the system. 
 
this is me pissing in a pot here. I’m not seriously asking for this to be implemented, as I’m not giving a well thought out plan of how it can work, so don’t fret. Really I’m here for the sexy 2 TPE but this could also serve to garner some discussion about it for people would have more time to think about the legitimacy of the idea. 
 
the point is, I’m an old member and I deserve to be heard, dangnabbit. 
 

1) what are your favourite eras of the VHL
 
2) what is the reason you continue to be active in the VhL?
 
3) seen any good movies/tv series recently?
 
4). name ONE player each that is synonymous with each VHL franchise?
 
5) if you could rename one trophy, which one and why?
 
6) how are your players fairing this season?
 

Thanks boss:
 
G - Alexander Minion
 
Still @Spartan

Narcissist over here
 
Phil Strasmore - D
 
@Tetricide
 
 

Oh man sorry to hear that but glad he is okay!! Hopefully he stays healthy!

Sorry boss! I had to take my son to emergency last night. Kind of forgot about this! (He’s okay now.)
 
anywhooo
 
Landon Wolanin - F
 
@Thijsyoure still up!