Get Hyped for Sims! (but not now obviously, it's the off season, dingus)

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Check it out gang, I’ve got something a little bit different that I’d like to try out for this week’s VHL.com article: three ways to hype up for sim results. Given that sims happen instantly, there’s no way for the league to “set the mood” for the sims with things like music or countdowns or whatever other tricks they use in hockey stadiums to get the crowd excited. I’ve got three suggestions on offer today, and they’re guaranteed to increase your enjoyment of the sim results at least a little.

 

1. Check out the standings. This is a good way to whet the appetite for more hockey math. See where your team is sitting compared to the rest of the league, get a feel for how the other teams are doing. Check out the VHLE and VHLM, too, if you’re not doing that already.
2. Check in with your team’s discord server. I admit, I’m pretty bad about this one, but I think there is a lot of merit behind it. Most of my social interactions with the league take place on discord, and if I don’t make a conscious effort to involve myself, I don’t get any of those fun interactions.
3. Pump up the jam. Pick a song that represents your player or team or hockey in general that you really enjoy. Put that track on before you look over the sim results. Let the excitement for hockey seep into your bones.

 

All right, those are my suggestions. Good talk.