Eagles wins an award

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Roger Eagles attended the VHLE awards held a few nights ago and headed into the ceremony with no expectations. This was his first season in the E as an up and comming prospect and didn't believe he would challenge for any trophies this season.

 

Roger was shocked when his name was announced as the winner of the Orion D H Chiester IX Trophy; which is the trophy for the top goalie in the VHLE. Roger was up against some tough competition with AIeksanteri Kaskiniemi-Kekkonen and Soju being named the other finalists. He finished the season with a 0.932% save percentage and a goal against average of 2.50. He also managed 2 shutouts throughout the season. 

 

" Shocked is an understatement I think, I really had no idea" Roger said while accepting the award " I come in every day trying to do my best for whatever team I play for and it is nice to be recognized for those efforts. Being a first time E player and coming from a history of a great hockey family, there was pressure to perform and I guess this validates those efforts. Thank you to everyone that voted for me and can't wait to see what the future will bring"

 

Roger is the first Eagles dynasty player to win a trophy in the minor leagues. Greg, Tom and Henry Eagles were never awarded minor leagues awards and this could be the start of a special career for the young goalie. He has plans to be the top Eagles yet and also has aspirations to be the first Eagles to enter the HOF.

 

"While we have had a great family line of players come through this league, with many awards and continental cups, not one Eagles player has entered the Hall of fame." Roger says " Everyone knows how hard it is to get into it and one of my goals for my career will be to be the first Eagles player to enter it. I think with the training program I am on and this early award win, that this could be a reality. I just have to come in and show what I can do in the VHL"

 

Roger Eagles will also be aiming to be the highest award winner in the dynasty. He will be chasing Greg Eagles, who was the first goalie in the VHL with the Eagles name, who achieved 3 individual awards during his time in the league. 3 awards seem like something easy to achieve but in a league as highly competitive as the VHL, it will be alot of work.

 

" 4 individual awards is the minimum number I am aiming for, while I will not sacrifice team play to achieve these goals as I am always team first, this is just me setting my goals " Roger continued " For me to be at 100% I have to set myself goals and achievements that I want to achieve throughout my career. This is me doing that today in saying I am going to work towards the hall of fame and at minimum 4 individual awards in the VHL. I have quite a few seasons to accomplish this and I honestly can't wait to get started"

 

 

Edited July 29 by Greg_Di