VHL Draft Lottery/Expansion Story

[Kendrick 4,741]

Season 30: 

The NHL Draft Lottery took place yesterday and many fans were left either upset or very happy, more than normal. The odd way in which things were drawn made the whole process quite the shock to watch. Some think it's a rigged system, some think it's just rigged in general and others feel like Las Vegas didn't deserve to have the high odds they do considering they do get to pluck some semi-decent players from other rosters very soon. The vHL has their own Expansion draft story that is quite interesting as well. It is a small story but one that has had a lasting effect on the VHL for almost half of it's existence.

 

Back in Season 30 when the Victory Hockey League consisted of 8 sparkling teams with great resumes (outside of the Vasteras franchise) the league had decided that 8 teams would no longer be the count. Two fresh expansion teams would see the light of day in the VHL and they would be headed by users @Koradek and @Kendrick who both had different ideas regarding where they would place their franchises and what they would be called. Did you know that the fact Quebec City became the North American addition actually had an affect on the VHL Expansion Draft that saw Radislav Mjers (@iRockstar) become the first player in Cologne history? It's a little bit more complicated than strictly being two franchises picking back to back. The deal in place saw Koradek get to select his location before Kendrick but to even the deal Kendrick would get the first pic in the expansion draft and start out with an All-Star calibre player. Sources said that Cologne wasn't the original location that was set out by Kendrick and that San Diego, Chicago and New Jersey were in the hunt for a franchise if he had the North American option available to him.

[eaglesfan036 4,605]

Interesting tidbit, did not know that, thanks for sharing!

 

Also I am quite happy with the NHL Draft Lottery! Trust the PRocess!

[Fire Tortorella 2,653]

Not trolling, but I'm happy the New Jersey one didn't go through. I don't have a problem with the state, but in terms of market share, they really don't "deserve" their own team IMO. I know more Flyers and Rangers fans from Jersey than I do Devils, and the state is split pretty much across the same lines for the MLB and NFL as well.

[Kendrick 4,741]

3 hours ago, Fire Hakstol said:

Not trolling, but I'm happy the New Jersey one didn't go through. I don't have a problem with the state, but in terms of market share, they really don't "deserve" their own team IMO. I know more Flyers and Rangers fans from Jersey than I do Devils, and the state is split pretty much across the same lines for the MLB and NFL as well.

Although thats true, I'm glad you have no authority haha