VSN Presents: S97 VHL Awards

[LucyXpher 1,937]

Greg Clegane Trophy

This trophy is awarded to the VHL goaltender with the lowest Goals Against Average.

 

“Created in Season 59, the award is named after Greg Clegane, a Hall of Fame goaltender whose eight-season career from S45 to S52 set league records in career GAA (1.80), wins (364), and shutouts (93).”

(VHL Awards Portal)

 

Spoiler

No shocker with the winner of this award, Lovstrom’s 1.99 is crazy work, and .25 lower than the next closest starting goalie. Lovstrom backstopped the Victory Cup winning Nighthawks to a league-leading goal differential of +119 with the fewest goals against of all teams with only 146 allowed (28 lower than the next best defensive team).  

 

Congrats to Jorgen Lovstrom @Pifferfish for claiming another piece of hardware and winning the Greg Clegane Trophy!

 

Written by @Komrad

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[LucyXpher 1,937]

Christian Stolzschweiger Trophy

Awarded to the player deemed to be the top rookie in the VHL

 

"This award was renamed from the Bossy Trophy to the Christian Stolzschweiger Trophy in S11 to honour the first winner of the award from S2 - Christian Stolzschweiger. Stolzschweiger had the greatest rookie season ever with 72 goals and 140 points and was named league MVP, while totaling 449 goals and 912 points in his illustrious 574 game Victory Hockey League career. Stolzschweiger played with the Toronto Legion in his rookie season and later for the Hamilton Canucks, Stockholm Rams, and Avangard Havoc.”

(VHL Awards Portal)

 

Here are the nominees:

 

Brandon Petan Jr @sadie
Bric Sheithaus @Oldhead91
Deadpanda @Alex
Ondrej Vencko @Mutti
Youre Not Fucking Retiring @twists

 

Spoiler

For new players the VHL can be a scary place.  Coming up against the league’s best can be intimidating if you’re not on top of your game, and physical play can certainly wear younger players down.  Rookie seasons are rarely an easy time, but some players hop in the VHL in their first season and dominate, and clearly Petan was just too powerful and played with incredible confidence as he scored 74 points while getting 136 hits and 62 Shot blocks.  Petan Jr will be a monster in just a few seasons, but this Dragon is already turning heads in a big way.

 

Congrats to Brandon Petan Jr @sadie for winning the Christian Stolzschweiger Trophy! 

 

Petan 10 / Deadpanda 3 / Retiring 0 /Sheithaus 0 / Vencko 0

 

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[LucyXpher 1,937]

Dustin Funk Trophy

Awarded to the player deemed to be most improved in the VHL

 

"This award was named the Dustin Funk Trophy upon its creation in S21 to honour a great player who always made sure he improved - Dustin Funk. In Funk's first 3 seasons in the league, he went from 31 to 112 to 134 points, before peaking at 144 in S6, while totaling 299 goals and 402 points in his illustrious 504 game Victory Hockey League career. Funk played for the Seattle Bears, Stockholm Rams and Riga Reign during his career.”

(VHL Awards Portal)

 

Here are the nominees: 

 

Guntis Gavilrovs @Girts
Jorgen Lovstrom @Pifferfish
Phil Sakic @Phil
Pombo @samx

 

Spoiler

When you more than double your goal total from 15 to 31, and nearly double your points total from 53 to 100, there’s a good chance you’ll be a favorite to win the Dustin Funk Trophy as the VHL’s most improved player.  For Guntis Gavilrovs, S97 was a dream season that saw them reach career highs in nearly every significan statistic.  To take such a huge leap from an already respectable performance the season before is truly impressive, especially while playing for a top team with plenty of competition for opportunities and ice time.  

 

Congratulations to Guntis Gavilrovs @Girts, the S97 Dustin Funk Trophy winner!

 

Gavilrovs 11 / Lovstrom 2 / Sakic 0 / Pombo 0

 

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[LucyXpher 1,937]

Scott Boulet Trophy

Awarded to the player deemed the best two-way forward in the VHL

 

"This award was renamed from the Delvecchio Trophy to the Scott Boulet Trophy in S11 to honour the career of Scott Boulet. Boulet won the award four times; S1, S2, S5, and S6, while totaling 349 goals, 737 points, and 772 hits in his illustrious 432 game Victory Hockey League career. Boulet played for the Calgary Wranglers during his career.”

(VHL Awards Portal)

 

Here are the nominees:

Antonia Bucatini @CowboyinAmerica
Grimgor Ironhide @FrostBeard
Maverick Goncalves @leandrofg
Spanish Moon Moth @Renomitsu

 

Spoiler

The award for top two-way forward can often be a tricky one to judge with the limited data available in STHS, but as 3rd highest point-getter in the VHL with the most shots on goal (609), Maverick Goncalves certainly has the offensive side covered.  Where he begins to separate himself among the other candidates is in the hits category where he ranked 7th in the entire league, and in the shots blocked category where his total of 48 ranks highly amongst his contemporaries.  Shooting at only 7.39%, with a little more puck luck Goncalves could very easily have won the league’s goal scoring and points race.  Not only that, he put together a very strong defensive resume while playing on one of the league’s top teams in Moscow.

 

Congratulations to Maverick Goncalves @leandrofg, the S97 Scott Boulet Trophy winner!

 

Goncalves 11 / Moon Moth 2 / Ironhide 0 / Bucatini 0

 

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[LucyXpher 1,937]

David Knight Trophy

Awarded to the general manager deemed to be the best in the VHL

 

"This award was renamed from the Sam Pollock Memorial Trophy to the David Knight Trophy in S31 to honour the managing career of David Knight. Knight won the award twice; S20 and S21, while managing the Toronto Legion during his illustrious ten-season tenure. Knight won a Continental Cup in charge of the Legion and in S31 became the General Manager of the HC Davos Dynamo, winning the championship again.”

(VHL Awards Portal)

 

Here are the nominees:

 

Alex Johnston @Alex
Blake Campbell @Banackock
Bogdan Trunov @qripll
Frank Chadwick @Frank
Harry Callahan @dstevensonjr
Lexie Leitner @LucyXpher

 

Spoiler

The S97 Vancouver Wolves, built from the ground up by Frank Chadwick, were the top team in the North American Conference and finished with the 2nd most wins (51) and 3rd most points (106).  Chadwick’s team boasted strength at every position and featured 5 players with over 100 points on the season and 6 who were over a point-per-game.  In goal, Soju made a strong case to be considered among the league’s best as well and Vancouver, under Chadwick’s leadership, had the 2nd fewest goals against (174), the 2nd most goals for (268), and the 2nd best goal differential (+94) in the VHL.  With the core group of players in place, acquired mostly through the draft, Frank filled out his depth with trades for Eno Velveson, Celise Pereira, Einar Mathiesen, and Scrungle Bungle, while also shipping out Erik Thorvaldsson for a S99 PRG 1st and S97 LAS 2nd to make the cap work.

 

Congratulations to Frank Chadwick @Frank, the S97 David Knight Trophy winner!

 

Chadwick 6 / Leitner 2 / Callahan 2 / Trunov 2 / Campbell 1 / Johnston 0

 

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[Banackock 8,375]

FISTED ANALLY BY A CIRCUS MONKEY

[MichkovSzn 111]

BANA ROBBED LMFAOOOOOOOO

[LucyXpher 1,937]

Scotty Campbell Trophy

Awarded to the player deemed the most valuable player during the regular season

 

"This award was renamed from the Gretzky Trophy to the Scotty Campbell Trophy in S11 to honour the career of Scotty Campbell. Campbell won the award three times; S4, S5, and S7, while totaling 600 goals and 1239 points in his illustrious 577 game Victory Hockey League career. Campbell played with the Vasteras IK Black Eagles, Seattle Bears, Helsinki Titans, and Toronto Legion during his career.”

(VHL Awards Portal)

 

Here are the nominees:

 

Axle Gunner @Steve
Harry Callahan @dstevensonjr
Jorgen Lovstrom @Pifferfish

Spoiler

The Toronto Legion were flirting with missing the playoffs in the week leading up to the trade deadline, but at a certain point, Harry Callahan flipped a switch and rocketed to the top of the VHL points leaderboard.  Perhaps it was his instrumental role in willing Toronto back firmly into playoff contention that swayed voters to his cause, or perhaps it was the fact that the next highest scorer on the Legion finished a whole 16 points behind him.  Callahan led his team in goals (55), assists (60), and points (115), while also taking the most shots (602).  He led all Legion forwards with 32 blocked shots and contributed the 2nd most hits on his team with 220. His 31 powerplay points were also a team high.  

 

While an honorable mention is certainly owed to Lovstrom due to the closeness of the voting...

 

Congratulations to Harry Callahan @dstevensonjr, theS97 Scotty Campbell Trophy winner!

 

Callahan 7 / Lovstrom 6 / Gunner 0

 

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[MichkovSzn 111]

@Pifferfish SNUBBBBED 

[McLovin 490]

15 minutes ago, LucyXpher said:

 

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Congrats to Jorgen Lovstrom @Pifferfish for winning the Aidan Shaw Trophy!

 

Lovstrom 13 / Soju 0 / Vidarsson - 0

 

 

 

THAT'S MY GOATTTTTTTTTTTTT

[LucyXpher 1,937]

Brett Slobodzian Trophy

Awarded to the player deemed the most outstanding player as voted by the league's players

 

"From Season 11 to Season 31, this trophy was awarded to the player deemed the most valuable player by the league's players.

This award was named the Brett Slobodzian Trophy upon its creation in S11 to honour the career of Brett Slobodzian, one of the league's greatest and most respected forwards. Slobodzian played in the VHL from S1 to S5, while totaling 305 goals and 636 points in his illustrious 360 game Victory Hockey League career. Slobodzian played for the Calgary Wranglers during his career.”

(VHL Awards Portal)

 

Here are the nominees:

Callum Gary Yannick Janser @Daniel Janser
Guntis Gavilrovs @Girts
Harry Callahan @dstevensonjr
Jorgen Lovstrom @Pifferfish
Spanish Moon Moth @Renomitsu

 

Spoiler

A player who is as steady as they come and continues to break his limits, Jorgen Lovstrom had an incredible season putting together his 50-12-2 record with a 0.934 SV%, 1.99 GAA, and 9 shutouts. Truly an amazing season for someone in between the pipes and a clear consensus favorite as the league’s most outstanding player, collecting more votes than the other four candidates combined– and one of those candidates was Campbell Trophy winner Harry Callahan...

 

Congrats to Jørgen Lovstrom @Pifferfish for winning the Brett Slobodzian Trophy!

 

Lovstrom 64 / Moon Moth 16 / Callahan 16 / Gavilrovs 13 / Janser 6

 

Written by @Komrad

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Edited yesterday at 02:49 AM by LucyXpher

[MichkovSzn 111]

Just now, LucyXpher said:

A player who is as steady as they come and continues to break his limits, Jorgen Lovstrom had an incredible season putting together his 50-12-2 record with a 0.934 SV%, 1.99 GAA, and 9 shutouts. Truly an amazing season for someone in between the pipes and a clear consensus favorite as the league’s most outstanding player, collecting more votes than the other four candidates combined– and one of those candidates was Campbell Trophy winner Harry Callahan...

 

Congrats to Jørgen Lovstrom @Pifferfish for winning the Brett Slobodzian Trophy!

 

Lovstrom 64 / Moon Moth 16 / Callahan 16 / Gavilrovs 13 / Janser 6

we all know slobo is the real MVP anyway

[LucyXpher 1,937]

Fredrik Elmebeck Memorial Trophy

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Awarded to a member nominated by the league for their efforts during the season

 

"This award was created by the VHL in S70 following the tragic passing away of Elmebeck, a relatively new member of the league who was at the time GM of the VHLM's Saskatoon Wild. Every season since, the Fredrik Elmebeck Memorial Trophy is awarded to a member in the league who, like Elmebeck did in his short time here, makes a difference in some capacity for other members in a particular season, without holding a high-ranking VHL position.

 

Starting in Season 91, the trophy is awarded once every two seasons to recognise those who made an impact over a two-season window.”

(VHL Awards Portal)

 

Here are the nominees:

 

Bana @Banackock
Doug @dstevensonjr
Lucy @LucyXpher
Ricer @Ricer13

 

Spoiler

I know I’m far from the only person who feels that Doug certainly deserves this award.  Doug has been an incredibly active member of the community over the past two seasons and has transitioned from his role of AGM in Toronto to the GM position.  He is well loved by teammates and players on his team, as well as by opponents and fellow VHL members.  Doug always brings a warmth and positivity to his conversations in Discord and on the VHL Forum, and truly makes an effort to build up other members and the community as a whole.  We love Doug at VSN so much that at least 16 of us changed our usernames to some variation of Doug, and we formed the Council of Dougs in his honor.  Some rumors even suggest that VSN might very soon become DSN (Doug Sports Network).  You won’t find one person that has anything negative to say about Doug, and over the past couple of months, he’s really made his mark on this community in a positive way.  

 

Congratulations Doug @dstevensonjr on being the Fredrik Elmebeck Trophy winner!

Doug 9 / Lucy 2 / Bana 2 / Ricer 0

 

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[Pifferfish 766]

4 minutes ago, LucyXpher said:

Scotty Campbell Trophy

Awarded to the player deemed the most valuable player during the regular season

 

"This award was renamed from the Gretzky Trophy to the Scotty Campbell Trophy in S11 to honour the career of Scotty Campbell. Campbell won the award three times; S4, S5, and S7, while totaling 600 goals and 1239 points in his illustrious 577 game Victory Hockey League career. Campbell played with the Vasteras IK Black Eagles, Seattle Bears, Helsinki Titans, and Toronto Legion during his career.”

(VHL Awards Portal)

 

Here are the nominees:

 

Axle Gunner @Steve
Harry Callahan @dstevensonjr
Jorgen Lovstrom @Pifferfish

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The Toronto Legion were flirting with missing the playoffs in the week leading up to the trade deadline, but at a certain point, Harry Callahan flipped a switch and rocketed to the top of the VHL points leaderboard.  Perhaps it was his instrumental role in willing Toronto back firmly into playoff contention that swayed voters to his cause, or perhaps it was the fact that the next highest scorer on the Legion finished a whole 16 points behind him.  Callahan led his team in goals (55), assists (60), and points (115), while also taking the most shots (602).  He led all Legion forwards with 32 blocked shots and contributed the 2nd most hits on his team with 220. His 31 powerplay points were also a team high.  

 

While an honorable mention is certainly owed to Lovstrom due to the closeness of the voting...

 

Congratulations to Harry Callahan @dstevensonjr, theS97 Scotty Campbell Trophy winner!

 

Callahan 7 / Lovstrom 6 / Gunner 0

 

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So I am officially the first player since S58 with over half the Slobo votes to not win the Campbell while on a playoff team. On a team with at least 2 other MVP caliber players to Lovstrom's zero. On a team with a better defense than offense. But that's all okay. The goalie of the best team defense since S69 btw. Only missed their mark by like 6 GAs.

[MichkovSzn 111]

1 minute ago, Pifferfish said:

So I am officially the first player since S58 with over half the Slobo votes to not win the Campbell while on a playoff team. On a team with at least 2 other MVP caliber players to Lovstrom's zero. On a team with a better defense than offense. But that's all okay. The goalie of the best team defense since S69 btw. Only missed their mark by like 6 GAs.

They robbed you in broad daylight icl

[LucyXpher 1,937]

And with that, the presentation of the Elmebeck Trophy, we conclude our S97 VHL awards! 

 

Thank you all for joining me this evening, and thank you especially to @Komrad for your contributions to the awards this season!  You were a huge help and it’s been awesome to add some great new contributors to our VSN team! 

 

A special shoutout also to @MichkovSzn who presented the VHLM awards on Wednesday with contributions from @Pifferfish and did a brilliant job!

 

I hope you all have fantastic evening, and if you’re looking for me, you know where to find me… 

 

 

...it’s a ritual at this point.

 

...just kidding, I forgot All-VHL teams, see below...

 

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Edited yesterday at 03:19 AM by LucyXpher

[mattyIceman 1,253]

Congrats to all the winners and nominees!

[Grape 847]

@LucyXpher where all-VHL team???

[jacobcarson877 2,616]

this was definitely one of my favourite awards seasons to vote on

[dstevensonjr 537]

As much as I enjoy winning the vote for the Scotty Campbell Trophy this season, I am far more touched to win the Elmebeck Memorial Trophy. It's an amazing honour to win the award, and I'm very appreciative for the amazing write up! Thank you very much!!

 

Congratulations to all the other winners and nominees on your great season!

[mattyIceman 1,253]

She's drinking rn, so maybe soon idk

[sadie 1,027]

first individual award as a player, lets goooooo

[Gaikoku-hito 2,284]

Congrats @Girts on the Awards tonight and make us regret already trading you to New York!!

Alexander Valiq Trophy, Sterling Labatte Trophy & Dustin Funk Trophy

Clear HoF defender now!!

Also congrats to @Frank on David Knight Trophy in another losing season. Is this the only time you win these?

And cannot forget @Thunder  on winning the Alexander Beketov Trophy!!

 

[LucyXpher 1,937]

6 minutes ago, Grape said:

@LucyXpher where all-VHL team???

Oop, first time at VHL... one sec 

[LucyXpher 1,937]

Hi again, it's me, putting the drinking on hold for a second because I forgot a few more things-- thanks to my good friend @Grape for reminding me!

All-VHL First Team

Harry Callahan @dstevensonjr - Spanish Moon Moth @Renomitsu - Maverick Goncalves @leandrofg

Guntis Gavilrovs @Girts - Obuz Schneider Canet du Bocage @Grape

Jorgen Lovstrom @Pifferfish

 

All-VHL Second Team

Logan Ninefingers @Scurvy- Jarmo Ruutu @jRuutu- Antonia Bucatini @CowboyinAmerica

Bollos de Trueno @Thunder  - Callum Gary Yannick Janser @Daniel Janser

Soju @Frank

 

All-VHL Rookie Team

Brandon Petan Jr @sadie - Youre Not Fucking Retiring @twists - Drosmis Sarkanis @Mr Bohannan

Bric Sheithaus @Oldhead91 - Narnia Shaw @Dabnad

Deadpanda @Alex

 

Okay, now we should be done!

Good night!

 

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