VSN Presents: Season 83 VHL Awards

[Alex 3,248]

@v.2

 

Hey everyone, and welcome to the S83 VHL awards! I hope you’re all ready, I would like to just start off by congratulating all the nominees (you'll know who soon enough). We will be starting at 9 PM EST, hope you’re all ready to earn some prediction TPE!

Edited June 22, 2022 by Alex

[Hogan 1,425]

hogan for kanou

 

ALSO FUCK I forgot predictions and i litteraly predict seattle every season

[badcolethetitan 938]

It's just an Alex diff

[Alex 3,248]

Good evening and welcome to the season 83 Victory Hockey League Awards show! Over the course of the next couple of hours we will reveal the winner of each and every VHL awards winner. This season saw several storylines come up, with Seattle’s run to the Continental Cup, the intense playoff race in the EU, and the emergence of Saku Kotkakoivu. 

 

Tonight we will celebrate and reflect on season 83, as we award the league's biggest hardware and players, they become recognized as S83 legends and a few may even build their case for The Hall of Fame. I hope you’re ready, Let’s get this thing started!

Edited June 22, 2022 by Alex

[Alex 3,248]

 Victory Cup 

The Moscow Menace were the top team in the regular season, finishing at the top of the league with a 55-14-3 record to win their 4th Victory Cup in franchise history and 1st since Season 76. Congrats @Spartan and to Moscow!

 

 Continental Cup 

Possibly the best team of the 70’s was back with a vengeance this season and only lost 6 games in the entire postseason! Seattle claimed the league leading 13th Continental Cup and first since season 77. Congrats @Banackock and to the rest of the Bears!

 

Alexander Beketov Trophy (most assists)

 Aurlien Moreau @Frank - 92

 

Kevin Brooks Trophy (most goals)

 Paul Atreides @Mr_Hatter - 61

 

Mike Szatkowski Trophy (most points)

 Saku Kotkakoivu @DollarAndADream - 122

 

Greg Clegane Trophy (lowest GAA)

 Xavier Booberry @CowboyinAmerica - 1.92

Edited June 22, 2022 by Alex

[Alex 3,248]

Now we move onto what I would call the most prestigious award the VHL has to offer: the Frederik Elmebeck Trophy. Named in honour of Frederik Elmembeck, who from what I’ve heard was an incredible person who engaged the community with passion and positive energy on a daily basis before he was taken from us far too soon. This award is to honor the lasting legacy of Elmebeck by recognizing the member who best served the VHL community.

This season, the nominees, as selected by you, the VHL community, are:

 

@Beketov - long-term league commissioner, and simmer

@samx - VHLM GM, Mod, supportive and hard-working

@Spartan - VHL GM, and a few other league jobs, very active and supportive

@Shindigs - VHLM GM, great with new members

@nurx- VHLM AGM, extremely engaged and VHLM Magazine work

@Dil - Development of VHL app, portal/coding, and mod

@Doomsday - VHL GM, work with the implementation of hybrid attributes and BOG work

 

And the winner is…

Spoiler

@Beketov and @Dil! Congratulations!

 

Dil - 4, Beketov - 4, nurx - 3, Doomsday - 1, samx/Shindigs/Spartan - 0

 

[Doomsday 4,143]

TORONTO REPRESENTING, congratulations @Frank  and @Mr_Hatter!!

 

[Alex 3,248]

 

Presented to the VHL’s top rookie each season, this has been an interesting award as of late as in the two prior seasons the rookie points records were shattered. This season with the reduction in scoring resulted in a very close and interesting race for the top rookie.

The nominees are:

 

F - The Board Game Clue On Skates @MubbleFubbles  - 37G, 45A, 82P, -4, 45PIM, 117HIT, 28SB

D - Bo Johansson @Shindigs  - 10G, 71A, 81P, -5, 28PIM, 87HIT, 170SB

D - AirRig GoodBrandSun @Rhynex Entertainment  - 13G, 45A, 58P, 30, 112PIM, 177HIT, 198SB

G - Ben Dahl @Ben  - 64GP, 33-27-4, 0.926SV%, 2.74GAA, 2SO, 2386SA

G - Brandt Fuhr @Tate  - 64GP, 19-40-5, 0.929SV%, 2.93GAA, 4SO, 2641SA

 

And the winner of the season 83 Christian Stolzschweiger Trophy is…

Spoiler

Bo Johansson @Shindigs and Ben Dahl @Ben! Congratulations!

 

Dahl - 4, Johansson - 4, Fuhr - 2, GoodBrandSun - 1, Board Game - 1

 

[Spartan 4,531]

Two ties off the bat, jeez

[Hogan 1,425]

REVOTE THAT. NO TIES

[BOOM 8,815]

[Alex 3,248]

The Dustin Funk is awarded to that season's most improved player, this season we had a lot of players take a huge step forward. For this award each VHL GM can nominate 1 player from their own team, this ensures that no player is overlooked in any way. This can lead to a crowded field and with that it was narrowed down to six finalists, who stood out above the rest. These were:

 

S82: Anze Miklavz @kelvi  - 30G, 23A, 53P, 12, 116PIM, 306HIT, 30SB

S83: Anze Miklavz - 36G, 74A, 110P, 47, 77PIM, 188HIT, 26SB

 

S82: Oskar Lindbergh @Doomsday  - 63GP, 29-27-5, 0.913SV%, 3.45GAA, 3SO, 2390SA

S83: Oskar Lindbergh  - 64GP, 35-26-3, 0.926SV%, 2.26GAA, 8SO, 1969SA

 

S82: Xavier Booberry @CowboyinAmerica  - 66GP, 27-27-8, 0.920SV%, 3.40GAA, 0SO, 2690SA

S83: Xavier Booberry  - 67GP, 40-18-5, 0.929SV%, 1.92GAA, 10SO, 1752SA

 

S82: Em Em Flex @oilmandan  - 46GP, 21-15-8, 0.921SV%, 3.32GAA, 1SO, 1896SA

S83: Em Em Flex  - 65GP, 50-12-2, 0.927SV%, 2.08GAA, 9SO, 1832SA

 

S82: Saku Kotkakoivu @DollarAndADream   - 27G, 54A, 81P, 5, 86PIM, 189HIT, 32SB

S83: Saku Kotkakoivu  - 59G, 63A, 122P, 35, 78PIM, 184HIT, 52SB

 

S82: David Davis @Josh  - 65GP, 41-21-3, 0.917SV%, 3.15GAA, 1SO, 2467SA

S83: David Davis  - 64GP, 37-18-9, 0.928SV%, 2.01GAA, 5SO, 1806SA

 

And the winner is…

Spoiler

Saku Kotkakoivu @DollarAndADream ! Congratulations!

 

Kotkakoivu - 8, Miklavz - 3, Lindbergh - 1, Flex/Booberry/Davis - 0

 

[BOOM 8,815]

[Alex 3,248]

The Scott Boulet Trophy is awarded to the two-way forward in the VHL each season. Of late, 2 players have won the Boulet 3 consecutive times with Mikko Lahtinen (S74-S76) and Groovy Dood (S77-S79). This raises the question of “will we see a player win their 4th straight?” as Duncan Idaho has won the last trophy for the last three seasons or will somebody finally take the crown as the league's top two-way forward?

The nominees are:

 

Alex Johnston @Alex  - 58G, 55A, 113P, 48, 100PIM, 231HIT, 27SB

Duncan Idaho @OrbitingDeath   - 52G, 51A, 103P, 36, 150PIM, 347HIT, 25SB

Vasile Lamb @dlamb  - 49G, 45A, 94P, -19, 116PIM, 344HIT, 72SB

Henry Tucker @NSG  - 30G, 24A, 54P, -37, 57PIM, 270HIT, 106SB

 

The winner of the Scott Boulet Trophy is…

Spoiler

Duncan Idaho @OrbitingDeath ! Congratulations!

 

Idaho - 8, Lamb - 3, Johnston - 1, Tucker - 0

 

[Ricer13 2,823]

Let’s go @DollarAndADream and @Ben!!!! Congratulations everyone so far!

[Spartan 4,531]

 

Stud.

[Alex 3,248]

The Alexander Valiq Trophy is awarded to the VHL’s top offensive defenseman, this award has been a pretty close race of late and this season was no different.

The nominees for the season 83 Alexander Valiq Trophy are:

 

Jerome Reinhart @MexicanCow123  - 35G, 69A, 104P, -15

Aurelien Moreau @Frank  - 20G, 92A, 112P, 56

Battre Sandstrom @Acydburn - 28G, 76A, 104P, 40

And the winner is…

Spoiler

Aurlien Moreau @Frank! Congratulations!

 

Moreau - 12, J. Reinhart / B. Sandstrom - 0

 

[Alex 3,248]

The Jake Wylde Trophy, on the other hand, is an award recognizing the best defensive defenseman in the league, a role that is often overlooked and thankless. This season we had another close race in defensive categories for defensemen and even a rookie nominee, the nominees are:

 

Jerome Reinhart @MexicanCow123  - 35G, 69A, 104P, -15, 90PIM, 138HIT, 245SB

AirRig GoodBrandSun @Rhynex Entertainment  - 13G, 45A, 58P, 30, 112PIM, 177HIT, 198SB

Rolf Fizzlebeef Jr @TacticalHammer  - 15G, 67A, 82P, -2, 120PIM, 218HIT, 188SB

Battre Sandstrom @Acydburn  - 28G, 76A, 104P, 40, 157PIM, 256HIT, 129SB

 

The winner is…

Spoiler

AirRig GoodBrandSun @Rhynex Entertainment! Congratulations!

 

GoodBrandSun - 7, Sandstrom - 4, Fizzlebeef Jr - 1, J. Reinhart - 0

 

[Ricer13 2,823]

[Hogan 1,425]

bullshit

 

[Ricer13 2,823]

@Rhynex Entertainmentlets go buddy! 

[Alex 3,248]

One of the most prestigious awards in the VHL, the Sterling Labatte Trophy is awarded to each season's top defensemen. It can be very difficult to narrow down the nominees for this award and with that we have five nominees, most of who have been nominated already tonight, they are; 

 

Jerome Reinhart @MexicanCow123  - 35G, 69A, 104P, -15, 90PIM, 138HIT, 245SB

Battre Sandstrom @Acydburn  - 28G, 76A, 104P, 40, 157PIM, 256HIT, 129SB

Aurelien Moreau @Frank  - 20G, 92A, 112P, 56, 72PIM, 100HIT, 136SB

Rolf Fizzlebeef Jr @TacticalHammer  - 15G, 67A, 82P, -2, 120PIM, 218HIT, 188SB

Tom Eagles @Greg_Di  - 30G, 62A, 92P, 23, 110PIM, 207HIT, 121SB

 

The winner of the season 83 Sterling Labatte Trophy is…

Spoiler

Battre Sandstrom @Acydburn! Congratulations!

 

Sandstrom - 12, J. Reinhart/Moreau/Fizzlebeef/Eagles - 0

 

[Alex 3,248]

The Aiden Shaw Trophy is presented to the VHLs top goaltender each season. This past season saw some goalies dominate the rest of the league, and among these goaltenders four stood above

the rest of the league and they were; 

 

Xavier Booberry @CowboyinAmerica  - 67GP, 40-18-5, 0.929SV%, 1.92GAA, 10SO, 1752SA

Em Em Flex @oilmandan  - 65GP, 50-12-2, 0.927SV%, 2.08GAA, 9SO, 1832SA

David Davis @Josh  - 64GP, 37-18-9, 0.928SV%, 2.01GAA, 5SO, 1806SA

Brandt Fuhr @Tate  - 64GP, 19-40-5, 0.929SV%, 2.93GAA, 4SO, 2641SA

 

The season 83 Aiden Shaw Trophy winner is…

Spoiler

Xavier Booberry @CowboyinAmerica! Congratulations!

 

Booberry - 12, Flex/Davis/Fuhr - 0

 

[Alex 3,248]

Now that we have most of the player awards done it is time to honour the people who make it all happen with the David Knight Trophy which will be awarded to the leagues top general manager. Let’s meet the finalists:

 

Euron Leonidas @Spartan  - continuously reworked the Moscow roster to be within the salary cap and made it to four consecutive finals.

 

Eno Rama @Enorama  - Made a huge splash in the trade market to return D.C. to the playoffs.

 

Thomas Landry @Doomsday  - After taking over as the Toronto GM, Landry made several huge trades to build Toronto into one of the top teams in the NA.

 

Dakota Lamb @dlamb  - Took Warsaw back to the playoffs in a big way with several big trades.

 

The bragging rights and the David Knight Trophy goes to…

Spoiler

Euron Leonidas @Spartan! Congratulations!

 

Spartan - 9, Lamb - 2, Landry (Doom) - 1, Eno - 0

 

[Alex 3,248]

This next award is decided by the community! It’s time to present the Brett Slobodzian Trophy, recognizing the most outstanding player in the VHL, decided by the VHL community.

The ballot for this one is huge as we have 5 nominees and 144 total votes!

 

Saku Kotkakoivu @DollarAndADream  

 

Xavier Booberry @CowboyinAmerica 

 

Aurlien Moreau @Frank 

 

Battre Sandstrom @Acydburn 

 

Paul Atreides @Mr_Hatter 

 

The winner of the Brett Slobodzian Trophy is…

Spoiler

Xavier Booberry @CowboyinAmerica! Congratulations!

 

Booberry - 63, Kotkakoivu - 43, Moreau - 15, B. Sandstrom - 12, Atreides - 11