The (VHLM) draft is huge

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I don't really mean to repeatedly write VHL.com articles about how the league has changed over the years, but until I'm actually playing again I don't know what else to write about.

 

I was drafted into the VHLM today as a third-round pick by Houston. They seem like a good-enough team, having made the playoffs in each of the last three seasons and coming real close to a championship in S76, but the turnover is enough that S76 is ancient history by the point. What really struck me, though, was seeing a damn seven-round dispersal draft full of players who seem like they might at least be somewhat active. There were seventh-rounders who, based on current TPE, would have been mid-to-late firsts when I was a VHLM GM a decade ago. If even a few rounds' worth of them stay active, well, the need for the VHLE must have been pretty obvious.

 

I'm assuming the inaugural VHLE Draft and the VHL Drafts are more of the same. I can't even imagine this level of activity back in the day. It's pretty cool to see.