My Rivalries Throughout the Years Part 2

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Rivalries: Part 2

 

 

 

Part 2 of this piece takes me to the modern day VHL. After over 10 years of being absent, 10 years of no rivalries, I returned to form new ones. When you return after a long absence, or are new there are no rivalries initially as you are getting the hang of the ropes again. However, then you realize your first rivals are usually your draft classmates. It is not an intense rivalry, however it is a fun one. I found myself in a very competitive S82 draft class with the likes of Bo Johannson, The Board Game Clue on Skates, Max Torq, Cole Pearce, Vasile Lamb, Tavish DeGroot, Bubbles Utonium, Perry Laperriere, and Girts Gavins. A majority of these players had already been established in the league already and had an upper hand. Shindigs joined around the same time I did. We were in the same TPE bracket, battled back and forth for a while. But when he was able to get his TPE packages, and just being Shindigs he put a decent gap between us at one point TPE wise despite my max earning. The rivalry I had with Shindigs was a friendly one, and was very motivational for us both. It would only escalade more after the draft when Shindigs and Mubbles would be drafted to the rivals of the team I was drafted to.

 

 

I was drafted by the DC Dragons 7th overall. Eno saw the potential I had and blew a little luck on the dice before throwing them. I was really happy with this, as I was a big fan of Eno's laxed but very involved style. We would always gather in the LR after games to recap what had happened and potentially discuss any changes to the lineup if need be. Being a member of the Dragons meant that a rivalry with the Seattle Bears and Chicago Phoenix was imminent. You just know those Bears are going to be competitive for a majority if not the whole span of my career, because Bana just knows how to build a winning product. Chicago would have the two highest earners in my draft class in Bo Johansson and The Board Game Clue on Skates. Not only did Chicago get two great players, they got two members who would have big time voices in regards to the direction of the team. Those freaking Phoenix swept us out of the Wildcard round in S83 3-0 when we had a better team on paper. That is when I really said, "Man I want to beat the guys." Shindigs was one of my closer VHL friends outside of the sims as we spent a lot of time talking in the Moscow LR with the other "fellow commies". But when it came to game time, we both wanted to win. We would get our revenge on Chicago in our re-match in S85 as we overcame a 2-0 series deficit to win 4-2, which would book our ticket to the VHL Continental Cup Finals, where we would capture DC's first ever cup. It was a very sweet victory as we beat our rivals to get to the big show, and winning it only made it better. The Empire always does strike back though don't they? Chicago would beat us in the S86 Conference Semi Finals in a hard fought 7 game series.

 

With that, my time in the North American Conference came to an end. And for now, my rivalry with Chicago is over. But now out here in Moscow, new ones are already starting. Part 3? To be determined!

 

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