Admin Victor 9,701 Posted June 22 Admin Share Posted June 22 The weather is hot, as are this season's Hall of Fame inductees.... C - Taro Tsujimoto, S75-S82 RS: 576 GP, 312 G, 412 A, 724 P, +36, 791 PIM, 1,634 HIT, 269 SB, 46 GW PO: 29 GP, 26 G, 22 A, 48 P, +3, 35 PIM, 81 HIT, 14 SB, 3 GW S80 Scotty Campbell Trophy (Most Valuable) S82 Scotty Campbell Trophy (Most Valuable) 1x All-VHL First Team (S82) 1x All-VHL Second Team (S80) The best player going into the stacked S75 draft, falling to 9th overall because of some easily exploited old GM player rules, Taro Tsujimoto looked like he would get lost in the shuffle for a bit, another motivated performer who couldn't quite break out. Then Taro became the face of the Davos franchise, leading the Dynamo through their most successful spell in some 2 decades, being crowned league MVP in the process. To prove he wasn't just a big fish in a small pong, Tsujimoto then moved for 1 season in Seattle and got them back to the league's elite, with another MVP award to cap off a successful career. He may have retired without a cup but not without leaving a mark on the league and received a well-deserved first ballot induction. C - Dakota Lamb, S74-S80 RS: 505 GP, 266 G, 383 A, 649 P, +103, 532 PIM, 906 HIT, 273 SB, 38 GW PO: 83 GP, 43 G, 79 A, 122 P, +8, 68 PIM, 157 HIT, 34 SB, 9 GW S74 Christian Stolzschweiger Trophy (Top Rookie) 1x All-VHL Second Team (S77) Two Continental Cups (S78, S80) If Tsujimoto was a late bloomer than Dakota Lamb started fast and kept going. Top rookie in his first VHL season, Lamb may not have won another individual award but demonstrated remarkable consistency, clearing the 100-point mark thrice in his career and falling below a point-per-game pace only once. That consistency was ultimately rewarded by the voters as well as Lamb's key role in the rise of the Warsaw Predators who made him their first ever draft pick and in return he captained them to their first ever championship. Lamb became a different animal each time the playoffs rolled around, finishing as the all-time leader in playoff assists, with 79, finally beating Scotty Campbell's long standing record. VOTING RESULTS Taro Tsujimoto - 14/15 Dakota Lamb - 9/15 ---- Roque Davis - 5/15 Erik Killinger - 1/15 Jakab Holik - 1/15 John Merrick, Matty Socks, Lee Xin - 0/15 Congratulations @Gustav and @dlamb on your first Hall of Fame inductions! Steve, Frank, dlamb and 16 others 10 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solas 1,918 Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 Congrats @Gustav and @dlamb! Another S73 in the HOF Frank and dlamb 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoktorFunk 731 Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 When the fuck did @Gustavmake a good player?! Banackock 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank 3,674 Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 Congrats dlamb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve 894 Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 Merrick- 0/15. Not a Kool Kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobcarson877 303 Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 2 Players I looked up to my whole career dlamb and Gustav 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlamb 922 Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 Yoooo! Insane, I knew I had an outside chance but didn't think it'd ever happen. Thank you to all the people that made Lamb's career so great, I couldn't have done it without you. Congrats @Gustav as well qripll, Girts, v.2 and 3 others 4 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nykonax 1,362 Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 woo wolves legend dakota lamb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garsh 786 Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 Grats to both of you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gustav 4,823 Posted June 23 Share Posted June 23 5 hours ago, DoktorFunk said: When the fuck did @Gustavmake a good player?! Now that you're back, if I start to be terrible it's your fault. I had an amazing time with Taro's career--it seemed like every season I got better in some way. While I knew this was coming for a bit, it's still amazing to see Taro being recognized as one of the greats--and I love that I managed to get past one of the most forgettable careers of all time with Garcia for it. I knew the name and the player concept were perfect for the VHL--too good to go as poorly--and I'm incredibly happy that a year-plus of building effort paid off in one of the best ways possible. Congrats to @dlamb as well! Your player was great from the start...and the fact that someone managed to break any Scotty Campbell record is HoF-worthy in itself. And, simply because I need to... DAVID DoktorFunk, jacobcarson877, JardyB10 and 1 other 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girts 260 Posted June 23 Share Posted June 23 Congrats @dlamb!! dlamb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v.2 684 Posted June 23 Share Posted June 23 Congrats to @dlamband @Gustav dlamb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricer13 1,826 Posted June 23 Share Posted June 23 Congrats gentlemen! Really solid careers for both players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JardyB10 4,157 Posted June 23 Share Posted June 23 david Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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