Banackock/Blake Campbell HOF Builder Article

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Joined: February 19, 2014
Jobs Held: VHL Mag Writer, VSN, VHL Recruiter Head, WCOH GM, WJC GM, VHLM GM, VHL GM and VHLM Commissioner.

 

      Banackock AKA Blake Campbell broke into the league back in February 2014. Originally a member of the SHL Bana decided to take his talents over the VHL looking for a fresh start. Over the last seven years Bana has a list of accomplishments that could fill a phone book if I had the time list them all off. He has shown he can excel in all different avenues of the VHL from creating a hall of fame player to becoming arguably the greatest GM the VHL has ever had. Lets dive a little deeper into his tenure as a player.

 

      Success comes from Bana in many forms and though most of his success stems from being a General Manager he has done extremely well building players. Some of his more notable players would be Blake Campbell, Sven Wolf, Aleksei Federov, Vyacheslav Smirnov, Ambrose Stark, Maxim Kovalchuk and his latest Isabella Campbell. Vyacheslav Smirnov currently holds the top rookie season record with a whopping 149 points back in season 62 while playing for the Seattle Bears. Ambrose Stark was apart of the recent Seattle dynasty that saw him win four Continental Cups during his tenure. One would imagine Ambrose will be a potential Hall of Fame player in the near future. Speaking of Hall of Fame it would be remiss if I did not mention the player of his that is in the Hall of Fame, Maxim Kovalchuk. Kovalchuk was created right before Ambrose and during his tenure with Seattle he saw himself win two continental cups while also collecting a plethora of individual awards such as a Labatte, Beketov, Wylde and Valiq just to name a few. As you can see Banackock has thrived when it comes to building his players but let's dive into the area where he has found the most success, being a General Manager.

 

      During his time in the VHL Bana has held many different jobs in the league ranging from a VHL Mag Writer all the way up to becoming the Commissioner of the VHLM. What Bana is most notable for is his position as the Seattle Bears General Manager. He is currently in his 28th season as General Manager of the Seattle Bears. Before we dive more into his time as the Bears GM lets go back to the seven seasons prior to that. In season S42 Bana became the GM of the Bratislava Watchmen which isn't currently a team in the VHLM anymore. He spent 7 seasons with the Watchmen and found a lot of success right away in the minor league. Bana won two Founders Cups during that time and also collected three Jack Reilly trophies for being General Manager of the year. Needless to say this caught the eye of the VHL Commissioners and Bana was awarded the job as the Seattle Bears General Manager in season 49. He currently holds the record for the most consecutive seasons as a General Manager to one franchise at 28. He reigns supreme among all past General Managers winning five Continental Cups with one franchise. Most notably Bana created the Seattle Bears Dynasty that saw them win four continental cups in six seasons that stretched from season 68 to season 73. This dynasty was as close as any team could get and although Bana was the mastermind behind assembling that roster he will always credit he players who poured there blood, sweat and tears into the Seattle Bears during those glorious seasons. Aside from assembling arguably the greatest dynasty to play in the VHL Bana also holds a number of records as a GM. He currently has the most ever games played at 2016 games with the Seattle Bears. He also ranks 1st in wins with 1089 during the regular season and ranks 2nd in playoff wins and games played as well. These numbers will only continue to grow as Banackock shows no signs of slowing down any time soon which will only further cement his legacy as the greatest VHL GM of all time.

 

     Banackock always wanted to be the best GM in the league. Nothing came close to capturing the amount of effort and passion as he put into being a GM until he became the VHLM Commissioner. Hired back in season 62 Bana spent 10 seasons working alongside the likes of DiamondAce to make the minor league a better and more enjoyable place for new members to enter the league. The Minors is the entry point for the VHL so it was important to have the right managers in place and the proper resources available to make the transition into the VHL as simple as possible. He was always available and a great resource for any member who would approach him if they had questions regarding the league. Although he was a top tier General Manager he had a very successful term as a Commissioner as well.

 

     Banackock is great at building players and is unmatched as a General Manager but Bana the person is why he is really deserving of being entered into the Hall of Fame. He is fierce and passionate when it comes to the Bears but is one of the more personable GM's I have ever had the pleasure of playing under. He is always touching base with his players checking in on how their real lives are going. He is building relationships that go beyond this game yet at the same time positively affect this game. Players want to stick around and they want to play for the Bears and that is because of who Bana is as a person and that is what has led him to receive this incredible achievement as a member of the Builders Hall of Fame.

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