Remembering Rivalries

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REMEMBERING RIVALRIES

 

Theme week is here in the Victory Hockey League and it's truly hard to believe. While some would say the off-season took forever, I'd assume those same people are maybe also thinking that the season is flying by. The season had started, I blinked my eyes and now were all of a sudden in the middle of the season (42-44 games into) and the trade deadline is fast approaching. While things are shaping up in all 3 leagues, the official blues of the league have introduced a theme week that is surely going to be a bit of fun for the VHL community. The theme week for this S87's seasonal theme week is 'rivalries" and I think it's a pretty good one. In the last 40-50 seasons, I'm sure we've had to of done this, right? Despite that, I think it's a good enough one that someone always has a story about a fun rivalry or even one that somewhat resembles the article's introduction gif. So when I think back during my time here, what are some of my biggest rivalries? Hmm..

 

Seattle VS Calgary

It seems like, especially in the 70's, that whenever Seattle was in the playoffs, we played Calgary a lot. It was almost a given that each year the teams made playoffs, their paths would cross. For quite a few seasons during this time, they did. I think when I look back on it I remember Seattle doing fairly well. There may have been a time or two when Seattle was down and out in the series and came crawling back to win it all. Every time these teams played, there was always such a rivalry for awhile. 

 

Seattle VS Chicago

There was a time in the 70's again I think where these two had some pretty bad blood. Does it still exist on this side? Less than what it used to be but it's probably still there. Just not as intense, now as an experience/history and surely not as heated as it felt sometimes. I guess even more less because a lot of the original members are no longer with either team. However, I do remember that this was probably one of the more strong rivalries during my time as GM. I remember myself and the team wanting to win and feeling the fire when you did and even didn't win.

 

VHL GM's VS ROBBIE

This one was a lot of fun. Robbie was a polarizing member that liked to troll and fuck around. Often times, he'd push well passed the line, be a complete asshole and then say he has more up his sleeve and to stay tuned for next weeks episode. Honestly? I had Robbie on the Bears twice and I actually remember liking him when he was a member. He was good in the locker rooms and all of that stuff. So, outside noise separate, he was good to the Bears, while being a Bear, in the Bear's locker room. HOWEVER, Robbie really went silly at the end and started doing a bunch of stuff only Robbie could do. To this day he claims he never would have accepted an offer, but there wasn't any offers to accept. Robbie out Robbie'd himself and the GM's threw some rocks back by not signing his player at all. For the sake of it, his player was pretty good. Now all this wants me to want wanting Robbie back.

 

 

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