twists 408 Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 A Brief History of @dylanjj37's VHLMers Part 1 I'm sure most of you know Dylan by now, he's definitely a character. Even if you don't know him, you've probably heard of his players. He has an interesting habit of creating career VHLMers. He's been doing this since S67 and we still don't know why. This week I thought we'd break down these players and talk about their woes, successes, and more! Without further ado, I bring to you: Alex Armstrong Alex was created during the 67th season of the VHLM. He was a defenseman and played for a total of four teams in his career. When he was first created he joined the Halifax 21st. He had a pretty brutal stat line of 23GP, 0G, 4A, and a meager 12 shots that season. Luckily, he was going to drastically improve the next season. Alex was drafted 61st overall in the S68 draft. He packed his bags and hopped on the first train to Mexico City. Alex played every game this season and racked up a solid 45 points. His intangibles were the best that they'd be in his career logging 153 hits and 159 shots blocked. For a defensive defenseman, he looked to be a great late round pick by Mexico. At the start of S69 (heh) Alex got a call that he had been traded to the Yukon Rush (rest in peace). Here he thought he could have an even better season. Well, he was wrong. The Rush were abysmal that year, barely squeaking into the playoffs. Once again, Alex's team was swept in the first round of the playoffs. Alex ended up scoring 58 points that year, but his intangibles had regressed to 106 hits and 142 shots blocked. After a tough year, it was rumored that Alex demanded a trade, and a trade he got. In the offseason Alex learned that he had been traded to the Minnesota Storm (also RIP). The storm were the top team in the VHLM that year, and helped young Alex get his first award. The Founders Cup! Alex was on point per game pace the entire season and ended up with 79 points to his name. While he was improving his offensive capabilities, he regressed even further with his intangibles, having only 79 hits and 95 shots blocked. Once again, it was rumored Alex wanted to go to a different contender and ended up being traded back to Yukon in the offseason. This was truly Alex's breakout year. In S71, Alex dominated all defensemen with 127 points. For his efforts, he was awarded the Ryan Sullivan Trophy. His intangibles also improved this season, but were still far behind that of S68. Although the Rush were a top team in the VHLM that season, and Alex put up Connor McDavid numbers, they ended up falling short in the playoffs. At this point our story of Alex Armstrong must end. He retired that offseason. He had a great career! Rick Osman Rick was immediately created after Alex had retired. In fact, they briefly played together in S71, where Rick played 18 games. Another defenseman, Rick originally signed with Mississauga and put up a whopping 9 points that year. Rick was in the season 72 draft and was taken 30th overall by Halifax. Rick would stay with Halifax for much of his career. In his draft year, S72, Rick had the best overall stats of his career. He put up 36 points with intangibles that could make a coach cry. He ended the season with 163 hits and 177 shots blocked. Unfortunately, it was all downhill from there. In S73, his stats had begun regressing HARD. I know +/- is a team stat, but Rick ended the season with a -63. To make matters worse, he regressed in his intangibles, only putting up 134 hits and 120 shots blocked. Weirdly enough, Rick didn't see much of an increase at all in offensive capability. He ended with only 37 points. This season was a tough year for Rick, but it would only get worse moving forward. Starting the final year of his rookie contract, it appears Rick was hit with a bus, because that's the only explanation for his play in S74. While Rick did have a career high of 65 points this season, he didn't really do any defending. I checked with a couple coaches and they all agreed that you need to be able to play defense if you're a defenseman. Rick ended the season with a meager 55 hits, and 73 shots blocked. He had cut his intangibles by 3/4 from his draft season. Despite Rick doing his best to drag the team down, Halifax ended up being the top team in the VHLM that year. In partial thanks to Rick, Halifax brutally lost in 7 games against Miami in the first round. They pulled what we call a Boston Bruins. After such a brutal playoff run by the best team in the league, Rick decided it would be best to re-sign with Halifax. However, in the plot twist of his career, Rick was dealt to Saskatoon at the trade deadline. This season was another sad year for Rick. He regressed heavily in points and did not improve much with his intangibles. He ended the season with 52 points, 76 hits, and 98 shots blocked. Saskatoon did make the playoffs that year, but once again lost in 7 games in the first round. After game 7 Rick was seen throwing his hockey gear in the trash and yelling "I quit". He retired that offseason. In six seasons, Rick was unable to win any awards, score many points, and he never made it past the first round of the playoffs. This is how the story of Rick "did nothing" Osman ends, not with a bang, but with a whimper. That's the end of part one! In a couple weeks I will be releasing part two and cover the two most recent players Dylan has created, one of which is still active. 1008 words Zetterberg, AJW, Pifferfish and 3 others 3 3 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/136057-a-brief-history-of-dylanjj37s-vhlmers-part-1/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincentlg2007 498 Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 Where’s the part where Dylan graduates do the VHLE or VHL ? AJW 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/136057-a-brief-history-of-dylanjj37s-vhlmers-part-1/#findComment-983297 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylanjj37 340 Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 7 hours ago, vincentlg2007 said: Where’s the part where Dylan graduates do the VHLE or VHL ? Please don't spoil Part 2's surprise ending! Also @twists great article! Didn't mention how Armstrong is the only player in the Yukon Rush Hall of Fame and had his jersey honoured by Geneva but it's fine.... Can't wait for Part 2! twists 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/136057-a-brief-history-of-dylanjj37s-vhlmers-part-1/#findComment-983308 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arce 755 Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 5 hours ago, dylanjj37 said: Please don't spoil Part 2's surprise ending! Also @twists great article! Didn't mention how Armstrong is the only player in the Yukon Rush Hall of Fame and had his jersey honoured by Geneva but it's fine.... Can't wait for Part 2! That is because the Yukon HOF has been burned down and all the artifacts have been destroyed along with it, unfortunately. Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/136057-a-brief-history-of-dylanjj37s-vhlmers-part-1/#findComment-983311 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylanjj37 340 Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Arce said: That is because the Yukon HOF has been burned down and all the artifacts have been destroyed along with it, unfortunately. This is not true. Just another one of your lies. rory 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/136057-a-brief-history-of-dylanjj37s-vhlmers-part-1/#findComment-983315 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arce 755 Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 16 minutes ago, dylanjj37 said: This is not true. Just another one of your lies. It is true, which is why Yukon is no longer apart of the league. Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/136057-a-brief-history-of-dylanjj37s-vhlmers-part-1/#findComment-983317 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylanjj37 340 Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 45 minutes ago, Arce said: It is true, which is why Yukon is no longer apart of the league. The Hall of Fame was moved to Geneva. Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/136057-a-brief-history-of-dylanjj37s-vhlmers-part-1/#findComment-983319 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arce 755 Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 11 minutes ago, dylanjj37 said: The Hall of Fame was moved to Geneva. After the Yukon one burned down and lost the old artifacts. They had to start over. Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/136057-a-brief-history-of-dylanjj37s-vhlmers-part-1/#findComment-983321 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylanjj37 340 Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 Just now, Arce said: After the Yukon one burned down and lost the old artifacts. They had to start over. Armstrong donated more artifacts. Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/136057-a-brief-history-of-dylanjj37s-vhlmers-part-1/#findComment-983322 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arce 755 Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 29 minutes ago, dylanjj37 said: Armstrong donated more artifacts. I was just letting you know why Twists didn't mention it in his article. Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/136057-a-brief-history-of-dylanjj37s-vhlmers-part-1/#findComment-983324 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylanjj37 340 Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 5 minutes ago, Arce said: I was just letting you know why Twists didn't mention it in his article. I thought it was because he didn't want to make him seem too great rory 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/136057-a-brief-history-of-dylanjj37s-vhlmers-part-1/#findComment-983325 Share on other sites More sharing options...
twists 408 Posted May 23, 2023 Author Share Posted May 23, 2023 Week 2 claim Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/136057-a-brief-history-of-dylanjj37s-vhlmers-part-1/#findComment-983811 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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