sterling 1,997 Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Joined: September 18, 2010 Member Number: 5,105 Positions Held: World Cup Commish, Super Cup Commish, Updater, Grader, Head Grader, Statistician, HOF Updater, Mentor Back in late 2010 I was about to make my third VHL player James Bencharski who would end up on the Toronto dynasty of the early S20s. The General Manager of the Legion at the time was David Knight, renowned 'fucking prick' and all around good leader. Little did I know before Season 18 that some shlub named ssdd911 was David's older brother Phil. I also didn't know that Phil would become one of my all-time favourite members in the VHL. Even as a youngin' in the league, Phil had no insecurity or shyness. He was instantly a fun guy to have around. Someone who was positive and someone who was willing to do a lot of work behind the scenes with little credit. I mentioned the Toronto Legion because Phil ended up being drafted by the Seattle Bears who we were bitter rivals with Toronto during that time. Phil Gerrard became a Hall of Fame first generation player (TPE Record) and we eventually acquired him via trade. Phil and I spent the next four seasons together so I got to know him well. He is one of the best locker room members in the league. That's a fact most members can verify if they've ever been on a team with him and although I haven't played with him in some time, that still remains true. Phil came into the league with a head full of steam, seeking to gain as much TPE as he could muster with his oversized biceps. That unrelenting thirst for success lead Phil to first become a grader. Phil was a prolific grader back when grading was a bloody mess. Every point task required two full grades and this often took many days. Phil graded thousands of articles and podcasts and often times did more grading than he could possibly claim for TPE. Being the egomaniac that he is, Phil wanted me to mention to you that he was twice named the Grader of the Year (an award I'm pretty sure he made up). On a serious note, I always remember appreciating Phil because he was such a solid grader. It turns out two kids drowned in the Sheraton Hotel pool while Phil was reading our media spots during work hours. Now that's commitment! Phil also filled in as Head Grader when required. Phil's quest to be good shifted focus onto the first gen TPE record (has since been broken). He took on the role of World Cup Commish, a fairly thankless job that actually required a lot of work over a short period of time. Phil always did a superb job with this (he did it five times). Notably, he compiled all the stats for the tournament which was an enormous task in itself. Phil also recently acted as the best and what ended up being the last Super Cup Commish. Because he did such a good job, we had to stop the Super Cup. We could never have replicated his tremendous feat with another person in charge. Phil took on the role as the European Conference updater toward the end of Gerrard's career. He also started to take on a number of shitty, under-appreciated roles around the league such as compiling specific team's all-time statistic lists, World Cup stats lists, TPE index, and Hall of Fame statistics. Phil was also half of a very popular podcast that included his brother David. Without David, he continued his own podcast which was equally as popular. My most appreciated job Phil ever undertook was as the member HOF - he literally decorated and created the modern VHL Hall of Fame as we know it today. Perhaps it's not that important to some, but as a first season member and someone who takes a lot of pride in what the VHL has become, I really appreciate Phil's work in keeping our history strong. This is easily one of the least recognized things ever done in VHL history and it's finally time Phil gets full recognition by this paragraph hanging in the Hall of Fame rafters. Later on I hired Phil as a mentor for the Recruitment Crew. I couldn't think of a better person for the job. Phil is engaging, he's witty, he's likable. He puts people at ease and makes them feel welcomed. Phil is smart and he knows the league well. He's the perfect person you want new members talking to. He's done this for many seasons without much recognition at all. Often times he's been the only member doing this, answering many questions from new members and even editing their point tasks. Phil also became a member of the Board of Governors and has provided valuable insight there as well. With that said, regardless of all the work Phil Knight has done in the VHL and his multiple Hall of Fame players, he will be most remembered as just a plain old good person. One of the very best people in the league. He's one of the reasons why I stick around this joint. He's just the kind of guy you like being friends with. He's kind, he can take a joke and he's a hard worker. Without Phil, this place would be a lot worse of a place. When the initial debate occurred in regard to this induction, some members didn't agree with it. Not because Phil didn't deserve it, but because Phil is the kind of person willing to do things because they need to be done and not because he wants people to recognize him. That's the reason why most people don't even know about most of the work he's done. He even had to get his brother to make his quarterly post on his behalf in that thread because he didn't want to toot his own horn! This fall Smarch and I met Phil in Toronto. He's just a straight-up good person. The personality he displays on here is how he is in real life. He treats other people well, he's modest and he's likable. Even after this all ends, he's the guy I still want to be friends with. I give him a rough time on the boards, but that's very facetious. So welcome to the Hall of Fame as a Builder Philip, you definitely deserve the honour with all the hard work you've done over the years. Here's to many more my friend. Cheers -sterling Phil, Smarch, eaglesfan036 and 5 others 8 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/27217-phil-reviewed/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Admin Will 4,660 Posted January 13, 2016 Senior Admin Share Posted January 13, 2016 Nicely done, Phil is definitely the heart and soul of the HSK locker room and those Grimm Jonsson's are certainly well deserved in his case. Congrats Phil Phil 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/27217-phil-reviewed/#findComment-302659 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil 5,119 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 5 hours ago, sterling said: Being the egomaniac that he is, Phil wanted me to mention to you that he was twice named the Grader of the Year (an award I'm pretty sure he made up). Best line of the article. And it's totally not made up!! http://z11.invisionfree.com/vhl/index.php?showtopic=60654 http://z11.invisionfree.com/vhl/index.php?showtopic=63434 There's the proof! Also, my username was ssdd911. And now we know that @ in the title doesn't work. Thanks for the kind words sterling. I wouldn't want anyone else writing this. Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/27217-phil-reviewed/#findComment-302665 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOM 8,745 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 2 hours ago, Draper said: Nicely done, Phil is definitely the heart and soul of the HSK locker room ..... Congrats Phil And I'm the bowels. Congrats Phil, great guy, great contributor and great leader. All in all, not a bad guy. Thanks for all you've done and will no doubt, continue to do. Oh and well said sterling. Phil 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/27217-phil-reviewed/#findComment-302679 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sterling 1,997 Posted January 13, 2016 Author Share Posted January 13, 2016 7 hours ago, Phil said: Best line of the article. And it's totally not made up!! http://z11.invisionfree.com/vhl/index.php?showtopic=60654 http://z11.invisionfree.com/vhl/index.php?showtopic=63434 There's the proof! Also, my username was ssdd911. And now we know that @ in the title doesn't work. Thanks for the kind words sterling. I wouldn't want anyone else writing this. I know I remember the picture under people's avatars. It was just a good opportunity to make fun of you Phil 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/27217-phil-reviewed/#findComment-302711 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Victor 10,940 Posted January 13, 2016 Admin Share Posted January 13, 2016 16 hours ago, Phil said: Best line of the article. And it's totally not made up!! http://z11.invisionfree.com/vhl/index.php?showtopic=60654 http://z11.invisionfree.com/vhl/index.php?showtopic=63434 There's the proof! Also, my username was ssdd911. And now we know that @ in the title doesn't work. Thanks for the kind words sterling. I wouldn't want anyone else writing this. banned Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/27217-phil-reviewed/#findComment-302798 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil 5,119 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 5 hours ago, Victor said: banned Banned forever to the VHL HoF <3 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/27217-phil-reviewed/#findComment-302947 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Baozi 1,658 Posted January 14, 2016 Moderator Share Posted January 14, 2016 That chicks face is too puffy @Phil Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/27217-phil-reviewed/#findComment-303139 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike 708 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 @Mike Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/27217-phil-reviewed/#findComment-303142 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devise 4,475 Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 I enjoyed meeting Phil as well, great guy and one of the fundamental members of the league. Good read Sterling. Phil 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/27217-phil-reviewed/#findComment-303193 Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglesfan036 4,603 Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 thanks for being phil phil Phil 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/27217-phil-reviewed/#findComment-303196 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sterling 1,997 Posted January 15, 2016 Author Share Posted January 15, 2016 33 minutes ago, eaglesfan036 said: thanks for being banned phil agreed Phil 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/27217-phil-reviewed/#findComment-303200 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil 5,119 Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 4 hours ago, sterling said: agreed Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/27217-phil-reviewed/#findComment-303261 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sterling 1,997 Posted January 15, 2016 Author Share Posted January 15, 2016 Hopefully you read the edited quote Will 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/27217-phil-reviewed/#findComment-303285 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil 5,119 Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 15 hours ago, sterling said: Hopefully you read the edited quote But ofc... that's what's so hard. Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/27217-phil-reviewed/#findComment-303451 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FacePuncher 1,343 Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Feedback Great article professing your love for Phil. In your first paragraph you successfully sent me on a inner quest to figure out if 'fucking prick' is a compliment or not. In all honesty it was a very nice article honoring Phil and a great read, from the comments it seems like everyone agrees with me on that. No real errors in grammar that I can find, and solid formatting as well. 2 thumbs up 1089 words Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/27217-phil-reviewed/#findComment-303611 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sterling 1,997 Posted January 17, 2016 Author Share Posted January 17, 2016 21 hours ago, ADwyer87 said: Feedback Great article professing your love for Phil. In your first paragraph you successfully sent me on a inner quest to figure out if 'fucking prick' is a compliment or not. In all honesty it was a very nice article honoring Phil and a great read, from the comments it seems like everyone agrees with me on that. No real errors in grammar that I can find, and solid formatting as well. 2 thumbs up 1089 words To end your quest, some deranged member known as eldred called David s fucking prick over the course of some sort of incident and now it's a meme FacePuncher 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/27217-phil-reviewed/#findComment-303857 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smarch 3,153 Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 If I could be half the an Phil is I would be happy Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/27217-phil-reviewed/#findComment-303865 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sterling 1,997 Posted January 17, 2016 Author Share Posted January 17, 2016 3 hours ago, Smarch said: If I could be half the an Phil is I would be happy Phil is the best an I know Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/27217-phil-reviewed/#findComment-303906 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLastOlympian07 2,388 Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 12 hours ago, sterling said: To end your quest, some deranged member known as eldred called David s fucking prick over the course of some sort of incident and now it's a meme lets bring Eldred back right @Kendrick Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/27217-phil-reviewed/#findComment-304120 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendrick 4,741 Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 I should reach out to him Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/27217-phil-reviewed/#findComment-304210 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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