VSN Presents the S86 VHLE Awards

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(Graphic courtesy of @v.2 , and I'm guessing he loves being pinged alongside the VHLE)

 

Hello, everyone, and welcome to the presentation of the S86 VHLE Awards.

 

Another beautiful, hard-fought, record-setting season is past us. Therefore, it's time to honor those who stood out among their peers!

 

Our ceremony begins shortly, but first, let's present this season's nominees.

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The nominees for the voted-on awards are,

 

For the Florida Man Trophy, awarded to the player deemed Playoff MVP,

 

Alexander Minion, with a 10-3-2 record, .926 Save Percentage, 2.34 Goals Against Average, and 1 Shutout, on 497 Shots in 15 Games. @UnknownMinion

Quinn Clark, with 4 Goals, 14 Assists, 7 Hits, and 34 Shots Blocked; @axtron

Randy Bobandy, with 10 Goals, 10 Assists, 15 Hits, and 5 Shots Blocked; @AJW

Sebastien dokis, with 6 Goals, 12 Assists, and 21 Hits; @Sebastien

Wann Kerr, with 9 Goals, 9 Assists, 33 Hits, and 9 Shots Blocked. @VattghernCZ

 

For the Aldwin Craig Trophy, awarded to the player deemed the Top Two-Way Forward,

 

Babay Shrimp, with 42 Goals, 56 Assists, 107 Hits, and 35 Shots Blocked; @Blazzer

Dens Oden, with 31 Goals, 63 Assists, 127 Hits, and 48 Shots Blocked; @Snussu

Fred Hampton, with 46 Goals, 60 Assists, 135 Hits, and 28 Shots Blocked; @TownBizness

Larry Abass Jr., with 45 Goals, 55 Assists, 213 Hits, and 44 Shots Blocked; @RileyL

Sadie St-Louis, with 47 Goals, 48 Assists, 109 Hits, and 37 Shots Blocked; @sadie

Wann Kerr, with 37 Goals, 47 Assists, 182 Hits, and 35 Shots Blocked. @VattghernCZ

 

For the Thadius Sales Trophy, awarded to the General Manager deemed Top Executive,

 

Baby Bob, from GM of the Rome Gladiators; @Baby Boomer

John Frostbeard, GM of the Bratislava Watchmen; @FrostBeard

Kurt Janser, GM of the Istanbul Red Wolves; @Daniel Janser

Nathan Powers, GM of the Oslo Storm; @JB123

Zef Goncalves, GM of the Cologne Express. @leandrofg

 

For the Orian D H Chiester IX Trophy, awarded to the player deemed Top Goaltender,

 

Alexander Minion, with a 32-25-7 record, .917 Save Percentage, 2.45 Goals Against Average, and 4 Shutouts, on 1899 Shots in 64 Games; @UnknownMinion

DJ Fire Dragon, with a 49-9-4 record, .937 Save Percentage, 1.91 Goals Against Average, and 4 Shutouts, on 1898 Shots in 62 Games; @Firekiss

Jeremy Swayman, with a 35-20-7 record, .927 Save Percentage, 2.31 Goals Against Average, and 6 Shutouts, on 1960 Shots in 62 Games; @Agito

Geoff Bezos, with a 27-17-5 record, .941 Save Percentage, 1.97 Goals Against Average, and 8 Shutouts, on 1626 Shots in 49 Games. @Quik

 

For the Jake Thunder Trophy, awarded to the player deemed Top Defenseman,

 

Brodie Landry III, with 16 Goals, 49 Assists, 92 Hits, and 123 Shots Blocked; @Brodie_Landry

Curtis Crumb, with 13 Goals, 63 Assists, 146 Hits, and 129 Shots Blocked; @Crummer77

Matty Live, with 11 Goals, 55 Assists, 57 Hits, and 136 Shots Blocked; @Mattylive3k

Nagy Al, with 21 Goals, 44 Assists, 131 Hits, and 175 Shots Blocked; @bigAL

Quinn Clark, with 26 Goals, 48 Assists, 81 Hits, and 139 Shots Blocked; @axtron

Skor McFleury, with 16 Goals, 58 Assists, 125 Hits, and 142 Shots Blocked. @Alex

 

For the Ronan Lavelle Trophy, awarded to the player deemed Regular Season MVP,

 

Babay Shrimp, with 42 Goals, 56 Assists, 107 Hits, and 35 Shots Blocked; @Blazzer

Dens Oden, with 31 Goals, 63 Assists, 127 Hits, and 48 Shots Blocked; @Snussu

Fred Hampton, with 46 Goals, 60 Assists, 135 Hits, and 28 Shots Blocked; @TownBizness

Geoff Bezos, with a 27-17-5 record, .941 Save Percentage, 1.97 Goals Against Average, and 8 Shutouts, on 1626 Shots in 49 Games; @Quik

Fuukka Rask, with a 22-10-5 record, .940 Save Percentage, 2.14 Goals Against Average, and 5 Shutouts, on 1319 Shots in 37 Games; @Jubis

Larry Abass Jr., with 45 Goals, 55 Assists, 213 Hits, and 44 Shots Blocked; @RileyL

Sadie St-Louis, with 47 Goals, 48 Assists, 109 Hits, and 37 Shots Blocked. @sadie

 

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Who are your picks for these awards!?

Edited January 23, 2023 by leandrofg

[leandrofg 1,166]

Hello, and welcome to this season's VHLE Awards!

 

We are a few minutes away from revealing this season's winners, so let's reminisce on a great S86 campaign. With a record-setting season on their belt, the Cologne Express were the favorites entering the playoffs, but soon the reigning S85 champions, Oslo Storm, made sure that everyone knew they were going to defend their title. And they did. Under the management of Nathan Powers, the Storm franchise is now the first VHLE team to win back-to-back titles.

 

Renaissance Cup

Oslo Storm

 

King's Cup

Cologne Express

120 Points

 

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Goal Leader

Sadie St-Louis

45 Goals

@sadie

 

Assist Leader

Curtis Crumb & Dens Oden

63 Assists

@Crummer77, @Snussu

 

Point Leader

Fred Hampton

106 Points

@TownBizness

 

Most Hits

Joey Coaster

355 Hits

@FANTEIGE

 

Most Shots Blocked

Lloyd Braun

217 Shots Blocked

@Toast

 

Lowest Goals Against Average

DJ Fire Dragon

1.91 GAA

@Firekiss

 

Highest Save Percentage

Geoff Bezos

.941 SV%

@Quik

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Florida Man Trophy

 

It's going to be a player from Oslo, isn't it? Well, the odds favor the Storm. Four of the five nominees are, in fact, from the Norwegian team and it's well deserved. This team started their path in the Wildcard and quickly turned themselves into the team to beat. Could it be that the only Rome player nominated takes the award?

 

Your winner, with 4 of the 8 votes - wait a minute... could this end in a tie? It could and it did! We have two players with 4 votes each. The winners of the Florida Man Trophy are...

 

Spoiler

Alexander Minion and Randy Bobandy!

 

Congratulations to both!

Spoiler

@UnknownMinion, @AJW

 

 

 

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Aldwin Craig Trophy

 

The top Two-Way Forward is arguably one of the most difficult awards to have unanimity. People usually value different things about a player like this. Some want the tenacity that leads to a more aggressive game that has a bigger PIM number on its downside. Others want a more cerebral approach in which a player works the ice with more poise but doesn't lose out on any battle. Which of the nominees could be put into these categories? Could it be that we have a favorite? There are also two players clearly above the other in their offensive output... could that be the deciding factor?

 

Your winner, with 6 of the eight votes, is...

 

Spoiler

Larry Abass Jr.! Congratulations!

 

@RileyL

 

Runner-ups with one vote each, Babay Shrimp and Wann Kerr.

 

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Thadius Sales Trophy

 

What a deserving bunch. Of the five nominees, four received votes from their peers. Cologne and Rome both had contenders to begin the season and they didn't look back after a hot start. Oslo and Bratislava had different stories to write, as they had to make changes during the season in order to solidify themselves for the playoffs. Istanbul, though was our Cinderella story, as after a start to the season where the team wasn't "buying", they played, in fact, as contenders. A real surprise to everyone, even Kurt Janser.

 

The winner of the Thadius Sales award, with 4 votes...

 

Spoiler

Zef Goncalves!

 

 

Nathan Powers had two votes to his name. Baby Bob and John Frostbeard both had one.

 

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32 minutes ago, leandrofg said:

Florida Man Trophy

 

It's going to be a player from Oslo, isn't it? Well, the odds favor the Storm. Four of the five nominees are, in fact, from the Norwegian team and it's well deserved. This team started their path in the Wildcard and quickly turned themselves into the team to beat. Could it be that the only Rome player nominated takes the award?

 

Your winner, with 4 of the 8 votes - wait a minute... could this end in a tie? It could and it did! We have two players with 4 votes each. The winners of the Florida Man Trophy are...

 

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Alexander Minion and Randy Bobandy!

 

Congratulations to both!

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@UnknownMinion, @AJW

 

 

 

 

@UnknownMinion LETS GOOOOO!!!!

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Orian D H Chiester IX Trophy

 

We move on to arguably the most important position in hockey, but first, we will honor the player who gave their name to this trophy and someone who played the last hockey of his career this season, Orian D H Chiester IX. Remember Istanbul's Cinderella story? There were two reasons why. Geoff Bezos and Fuukka Rask. Some teams struggle to find a worthy netminder, but Kurt Janser had two and the luxury to trade one mid-season. Looking at the nominees' statistics, two of them stand out. Geoff Bezos and DJ Fire Dragon had very similar seasons, but while DJ played for the record-breaking Express, Bezos' season wasn't as "easy". Could this fact help or hinder any of them?

 

The winner with 7 out of the eight votes...

 

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Geoff Bezos! Congratulations, @Quik!

 

The remaining vote went to DJ Fire Dragon.

 

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Jake Thunder Trophy

 

Defensemen are an ever-evolving breed. Nowadays, some of these players do things with the puck that the old forwards couldn't do, even on Adderall. But defending still isn't a lost art. We still have true defensemen. But in this evolution trend, a new type of defenseman has appeared, the so-called hybrid. These hybrids do it all and do it all well! The list of nominees exemplified this, with a whopping four out of six nominees getting votes to win the award.

 

Your winner, with 4 of the 8 votes, is...

 

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Skor McFleury! He started slow but finished the season leading the Express and, now, the VHLE. Congratulations, @Alex!

 

Other players getting votes were Quinn Clark (2), Curtis Crumb (1), and Nagy Al (1).

 

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Ronan Lavelle Trophy

 

Last but not least, arguably, the most important award is MVP. History tells us this is an offensive award, but with the quality of goaltending seen this past season, could we be surprised?

 

On the nominee list, we have the top scorer, Fred Hampton. The player with the most goals and assists in Sadie St-Louis and Dens Oden, respectively. Larry Abass Jr., the winner of the Aldwin Craig Trophy, is there too. And so is Geoff Bezos, the winner of the Orian D H Chiester IX Trophy and the goaltender with the highest save percentage. Do you know what's missing there? A defenseman.

 

Still, it has to be one of these players that gets to be honored with this award. Historically, we've seen this award going to the top scorer in the league. Could this season be any different? Does any of these skaters have a chance to upstage the top scorer? Could we see a goalie win this award for the first time?

 

The winner of the Ronan Lavelle Trophy and MVP of the VHLE...

 

Spoiler

with 7 out of eight votes...

 

Spoiler

Fred Hampton! Congratulations, @TownBizness!

 

The remaining vote went to Geoff Bezos.

 

 

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This wraps up our S86 VHLE Awards presentation. I hope you have enjoyed our evening, and more importantly, I hope you're ready for the season that's about to start!

 

Congratulation to all the winners, to the nominees, and to the not nominated but deserving of it!

 

On behalf of the VSN team, I thank you.

 

Good night and take care, everyone!

 

[vincentlg2007 498]

1 hour ago, leandrofg said:

The winner of the Thadius Sales award, with 4 votes...

As I told you a few days ago “If you don’t win GM of the szn VHLE awards are rigged”

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Just now, vincentlg2007 said:

As I told you a few days ago “If you don’t win GM of the szn VHLE awards are rigged”

 

And so I decided to rig them myself

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Babay Shrimp really won nothing.....