VSN Presents: The S88 VHLE Awards

[animal74 1,611]

@v.2

 

Welcome, folks, to the S88 VHLE Awards ceremony to conclude the individual achievements accomplished during the VHLE’s ninth season. You all look very snazzy this afternoon. While you find your seats, I am going to dole out some congratulations and the regular season’s statistical leaders will be displayed on the screens for your visual enjoyment. The presentation will start at around 2:30pm EST.

 

S88 VHLE Leaders	Stat	Player	Team	User
Goals:	46	Al Land	COL	@Big Dee
Assists:	67	Harkat Mulds	COL	@hylands
Points:	109	Jasper Davis	GEN	@Josh
Points - Defenseman:	84	Bobby Bob	ROM	@Baby Boomer
+/-:	38	Kobe Johnson, Jack Jeckler, Jasper Davis	GEN	@Vkobe-v, @Uncommon, @Josh
PIM:	234	Womp Womp Womp Womp Womp Jr	VAS	@AdamEss
Hits:	342	Womp Womp Womp Womp Womp Jr	VAS	@AdamEss
Shots:	494	Jasper Davis	GEN	@Josh
Shots Blocked:	240	Bobby Bob	ROM	@Baby Boomer
PPG:	13	Al Land	COL	@Big Dee
SHG:	3	Don Aven	STO	@Novanod
GWG:	11	Al Land	COL	@Big Dee
Wins:	43	Merome Dilson	GEN	@MexicanCow123
GAA:	2.22	Merome Dilson	GEN	@MexicanCow123
SV%:	0.932	Matthew McCagg	ROM	@Jack kidd
SO:	7	Justin Lion	COL	@Emperor_Fun

 

 

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First off, congratulations to the top team in the S88 regular season, the Geneva Rush ! They led the league with a 45-18-9 campaign for 99 points. They also led the league by the slimmest of margins in Goals For (236) and Goals Against (188).   

 

Now, let me get to some playoff acknowledgements:

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Congratulations to the Rome Gladiators who came back from a disastrous S87, which saw them dead-last in the league, to finish fourth in the league with 82 points, come back from losing the first play-in game to advancing to a league record 5^th Renaissance Cup Final!

 

And, of course, the biggest congratulations to the S88 Renaissance Cup winners, the Oslo Storm ! This team entered the playoffs with the third-best record in the regular season and by making the Final for the fourth consecutive season in a row, broke a tie with Rome, who they beat in the Final this year, to set a league record for consecutive Cup Finals appearances. They also extended their league record as the only VHLE team to have won more than one Cup as they now have three. They made a blockbuster trade to acquire key contributors Alexander Stroheim (led the team in playoff scoring) @Stroheim, Nagy AL (led team defense in playoff scoring) @bigAL, and Wiley Blanchette (played every minute in net during the playoffs) @Wiley. The Cup-winning goal was scored at 16:42 in the third period by 30-goal scorer, Swinsola @Swinsola, who, up until the final game, had only registered one goal and one assist in the playoffs. What a way to end your season!

 

Also, a quick congratulations to Oslo players Jordan Bennett @Plate, Nagy AL @bigAL, and Adeline Delle Donne @Dtayl for becoming the 10^th, 11^th, and 12^th players in VHLE history to win multiple Renaissance Cups.

 

Please take a moment to refill your refreshments as the Awards Ceremony will begin shortly.

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Thank you for your patience. We will name the award up for grabs, then list the nominees with relevant stats with brackets indicating league ranking (a second ranking for among just defensemen) before revealing the winner. Here we go!

 

We will start with the Aldwin Craig Trophy for the VHLE’s Top Two-Way Forward. The nominees are:

 

Don Aven (STO, COL) – 72 GP, 27 G, 50 A, 77 PTS, +11, 416 SHT (6^th), 155 HT, 44 SB, 3 SHG (1^st) @Novanod

Logan Foley (STO) – 72 GP, 30 G, 46 A, 76 PTS, +15, 378 SHT (8^th), 185 HT (8^th), 30 SB @WildfireMicro

Owen Lazaro (VAS, ROM) – 72 GP, 21 G, 26 A, 47 PTS, +9, 206 SHT, 199 HT (7^th), 41 SB @traphag

 

Your S88 Aldwin Craig Trophy winner is…

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Don Aven @Novanod

 

Aven led all forwards in blocked shots (44), played the 3^rd-most shorthanded minutes among forwards (261) on Cologne’s league-best penalty kill (86.64%) and was 9^th in faceoff percentage (53.46%)

Congratulations!

 

Voting: Don Aven – 4, Logan Foley – 2, Owen Lazaro – 2

 

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Next up, the Thadius Sales Trophy for the VHLE’s Top Executive. The nominees are:

 

MexicanCow 123 – Geneva Rush @MexicanCow123

JB123 – Oslo Storm @JB123

Baby Boomer – Rome Gladiators @Baby Boomer

 

Your S88 Thadius Sales Trophy winner is…

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Baby Boomer @Baby Boomer

 

 

As mentioned above, Baby Boomer guided the Gladiators from last in S87 to 4^th this season and on to their 5^th Renaissance Cup Final.

Congratulations!

 

Voting: Baby Boomer – 4, JB123 – 3, MexicanCow123 – 1

 

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Next up, the Jake Thunder Trophy for the VHLE’s Top Defenseman. The nominees are:

 

Bobby Bob (STO) – 72 GP, 19 G, 65 A (3^rd), 84 PTS (7^th 1^st), +5, 242 SHT, 67 HT, 240 SB (1^st), 12 PPG (2^nd) @Baby Boomer

Harkat Mulds (COL) – 72 GP, 14 G, 67 A (1st), 81 PTS (9^th 2^nd), -2, 276 SHT, 145 HT, 145 SB, 7 PPG @hylands

Womp Womp Womp Womp Womp Jr (VAS) – 72 GP, 10 G, 26 A, 36 PTS, -6, 234 PIM (1^st), 342 HT (1^st), 179 SB (3^rd), 7 PPG @AdamEss

 

Your S88 Jake Thunder Trophy winner is…

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Bobby Bob @Baby Boomer

 

Bob was spectacular at both ends of the ice leading all defensemen in goals (19), points (84), minutes played (2230), PPG (12), PPP (29), and shot blocks (240).

Congratulations!

 

Voting: Bobby Bob – 4, Harkat Mulds – 2, Womp Womp Womp Womp Womp Jr – 2

 

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Next up, the Orion D H Chiester IX Trophy for the VHLE’s Top Goaltender. We will spare the stat rankings as all these goaltender’s stats were Top-4 in the league. The nominees are:

 

Justin Lion (COL) – 65 GP, 40 W, 40-17-7, 2.28 GAA, 0.929 SV%, 1929 SV, 7 SO @Emperor_Fun

Matthew McCagg (ROM) – 67 GP, 35 W, 35-20-10, 2.25 GAA, 0.932 SV%, 2025 SV, 5 SO @Jack kidd

Merome Dilson (GEN) – 66 GP, 43 W, 43-16-7, 2.22 GAA, 0.930 SV%, 1944 SV, 4 SO @MexicanCow123

 

And now, in the closest vote of the night, your S88 Orion D H Chiester IX Trophy goes to…

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Merome Dilson @MexicanCow123 and Justin Lion @Emperor_Fun

 

Dilson backstopped the league-best Geneva Rush while leading the league in wins and GAA. Lion helped his Cologne Express to second place and led the league in shutouts.

Congratulations to both goalies!

 

Voting: Merome Dilson – 3, Justin Lion – 3, Matthew McCagg – 2

 

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Next up, the Florida Man Trophy for the VHLE’s Playoff Most Valuable Player. The nominees are:

 

Alexander Stroheim (OSL) – 13 GP, 6 G (T-4^th), 10 A (T-4^th), 16 PTS (T-3^rd), +2, 64 SHT (5^th), 3 PPG (T-1^st), 1 GWG @Stroheim

BjorkaBjorn BjornaBjorkson (ROM) – 15 GP, 16 G (1^st), 13 A (T-1^st), 29 PTS (1^st), +11, 122 SHT (1^st), 3 PPG (T-1^st), 3 GWG (1^st) @JardyB10

Wiley Blanchette (OSL) – 13 GP, 8 W, 8-5-0, 2.69 GAA, 0.926 SV% @Wiley

 

Your S88 Florida Man Trophy winner is…

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BjorkaBjorn BjornaBjorkson @JardyB10

 

BjornaBjorkson led the league in every offensive category, despite losing in the Final, and broke playoff scoring records set during the VHLE’s inaugural season by Willy Myers (14 G, 24 PTS) @Willy Myers with his 16 goals and 29 points.

Congratulations!

 

Voting: BjorkaBjorn BjornaBjorkson – 8, Wiley Blanchette – 0, Alexander Stroheim – 0

 

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Lastly, the Ronan Lavelle Trophy for the VHLE’s Regular Season Most Valuable Player. The nominees are:

 

Jasper Davis (GEN) – 72 GP, 43 G (2^nd), 66 A (2^nd), 109 PTS (1^st), +38 (T-1^st), 494 SHT (1^st), 27 PPP (T-3^rd), 7 GWG (T-4^th) @Josh

Lorenzo Cobberson (COL) – 72 GP, 40 G (T-4^th), 52 A (T-7^th), 92 PTS (2^nd), +25 (5^th), 486 SHT (2^nd), 10 PPG (T-3^rd), 6 GWG (T-7^th) @Hendrix Cobberson

Steve Lattimer (IST) – 72 GP, 36 G (6^th), 49 A, 85 PTS (6^th), +6, 427 SHT (4^th), 8 PPG (T-11^th), 4 GWG @pugsood

 

Your S88 Ronan Lavelle Trophy winner is…

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Jasper Davis @Josh

 

Davis was the best player on the best team, scoring 23 more points more than next leading scorer which was the largest margin in the league. He led the league in scoring, shots, plus/minus and faceoff percentage (64.07%) while taking the second most draws in the league (3084).

Congratulations!

 

Voting: Jasper Davis – 8, Lorenzo Cobberson – 0, Steve Lattimer – 0

 

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That concluding our proceedings for this lavish awards event. Thank you to all the VHLE GMs and players for a wildly entertaining season.

 

I’d also like to thank our graphics designer @v.2 and producer @Alex. Be sure to check out the VSN’s production of the S88 VHL Awards from yesterday and keep an eye out for the VHLM Awards in the next day or two.

 

You’ve been a splendid audience, thank you! Be safe and have a wonderful night!

 

 

 

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Edited June 26, 2023 by animal74

[Baby Boomer 567]

Thanks @animal74 for this awards ceremony. A good day for me and my player! Rome also won 3 throphies, but I still believe McCagg should have won the Chiester IX Trophy.

[jacobcarson877 2,076]

So many great players cleaning up the awards!

[JardyB10 4,834]

Great presentation! I’m pleased to learn I broke a record :]

[leandrofg 1,025]

Congratulations to all the winners!

 

It is a pleasure to see @Emperor_Fun finally recognized for his efforts in the E!

 

@Novanod, it was lovely to have you in Cologne's LR. Only for a short period, but I appreciate you coming out and helping us try to repeat the title!

 

@JardyB10, awesome to see BjorkaBjorn dominating, even if it wasn't for us.

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Also I forgot to mention how choked I was to find that all the awards have already been named after people