1/2 Claimed: Vadim Volkov

[TheLastOlympian07 2,388]

Vadim Volkov was drafted by the Seattle Bears in the Season 18 VHL Entry Draft with the 3rd round pick, 24th overall. However, before even playing a game for the franchise, Volkov was traded from the Seattle Bears to the HC Davos Dynamo for a Season 19 Toronto 3rd Round Draft Pick (Kyle Marquis).

 

Season 18 - Bern Royals

Season 18 Regular Season
S18 - VHLM - BER - 72 GP | 31 G | 39 A | 70 P | +13 | 34 PIM | 113 H | 282 SH | 27 SB | 0 GWG

Season 18 Playoffs
N/A

After being traded from Seattle to Davos, Vadim started his career with the Bern Royals of the VHLM. Vadim had a very decent season with 31 goals and 39 assists for 70 points. Bern finished with just 52 points on the season which was 19 points behind the Kolari Panthers for the final playoff spot. Bern was a team that had little help in terms of players as the leading point scorer had just 78 points with Volkov coming 2nd.

 

Season 19 - Bern Royals

Season 19 Regular Season
S19 - VHLM - BER - 72 GP | 62 G | 58 A | 120 P | -3 | 25 PIM | 99 H | 428 SH | 22 SB | 0 GWG

Season 19 Playoffs
N/A

Vadim found himself back in the VHLM for another season in Season 19. Davos wasn't happy with the way he was practicing so Davos sent him back down for a 2nd season. Vadim responded with 62 goals and 58 assists for 120 points. Which was 50 points higher than his S18 production. However, Bern regressed to last in the Euro with 37 points which was 55 points out of the playoffs spot.

 

Season 20 - Minot Gladiators

Season 20 Regular Season
S20 - VHLM - MIN - 72 GP | 65 G | 67 A | 132 P | +34 | 36 PIM | 107 H | 466 SH | 18 SB | 7 GWG

Season 20 Playoffs
S20 - VHLm - MIN - 5 GP | 3 G | 7 A | 10 P | -1 | 2 PIM | 9 H | 41 SH | 0 SB | 0 GWG

Davos was still not happy with the rate of improvement by Vadim so they sent him to the VHLM once more. The VHLM undertook a massive change which saw them move away from the parent club and the VHLM became independent from the VHLM in terms of how players play for different teams. So now instead of playing for the Bern Royals, Vadim was drafted to the Minot Gladiators. In Minot, Vadim scored 65 goals and assisted on 67 goals for 132 points. It was his best season to date in the VHLM. Minot finished 2nd in the NA Conference with 81 points which was 27 points behind the Brampton Battalion. In just 5 games the Battalion defeated Minot. Vadim scored 3 goals and assisted on 7 goals for 10 points in just 5 games, so it wasn't due to a lack of trying for Vadim that Minot got sent home.

 

Season 21 - HC Davos Dynamo

Season 21 Regular Season
S21 - VHL - DAV - 72 GP | 34 G | 47 A | 81 P | +4 | 18 PIM | 49 H | 320 SH | 19 SB | 8 GWG

Season 21 Playoffs
S21 - VHL - DAV - 11 GP | 4 G | 6 A | 10 P | -2 | 8 PIM | 21 H | 57 SH | 5 SB | 0 GWG

After spending 3 seasons in the VHLM, Davos was finally happy with where Vadim's game was at and called him up to the VHL. Vadim showed he was worth the wait with 34 goals and 47 assists for 81 points in his rookie season. Davos also had a pretty nice season finishing with 86 points which was 10 points behind the Riga Reign. Helsinki also finished with 86 points but had less wins than Davos so Davos moved onto the finals. In the playoffs, Davos upset the Reign in 6 games in the first round. In the finals, the Dynamo would play old rivals in Toronto. However, in 5 short games, the Dynamo fell to the Legion. Vadim scored 4 goals and assisted on 6 goals for 10 points in the playoffs which was a good showing by him.

 

Season 22 - HC Davos Dynamo

Season 22 Regular Season
S22 - VHL - DAV - 72 GP | 24 G | 67 A | 91 P | +13 | 31 PIM | 37 H | 246 SH | 149 SB | 4 GWG

Season 22 Playoffs
S22 - VHL - DAV - 7 GP | 2 G | 9 A | 11 P | 0 | 11 PIM | 1 H | 35 SH | 18 SB | 0 GWG

In Season 22, Vadim switched to Defense, despite the switch he put up the best point total in his young VHL career. Vadim scored 24 goals and assisted on 67 goals for 91 points. It was a surprise that he had his best season to date after a switch to Defense. The Dynamo made the playoffs once more as the 2nd place team but finished with 99 points which tied the 1st place Helsinki Titans. After a 7 game thriller the Titans moved onto the finals. Vadim scored 2 goals and assisted on 9 goals for 11 points. It was a disappointing end to a good season for Vadim and Davos.

 

Season 23 - HC Davos Dynamo

Season 23 Regular Season
S23 - VHL - DAV - 72 GP | 16 G | 51 A | 67 P | +34 | 64 PIM | 87 H | 184 SH | 135 SB | 3 GWG

Season 23 Playoffs
S23 - VHL - DAV - 6 GP | 1 G | 5 A | 6 P | -2 | 26 PIM | 11 H | 23 SH | 13 SB | 0 GWG

Vadim announced that this would be his last season in the VHL. Which was surprising since this was only his 3rd VHL campaign. Vadim scored 16 goals and assisted on 51 goals for 67 points. Davos finished tops in the Euro with 111 points which was 4 points ahead of the Helsinki Titans. In the 1st round, the Dynamo lost in 6 games. Vadim scored 1 goal and assisted on 5 goals of 6 points.

 

Career

Career Regular Season
S18 - VHLM - BER - 72 GP | 31 G | 39 A | 70 P | +13 | 34 PIM | 113 H | 282 SH | 27 SB | 0 GWG
S19 - VHLM - BER - 72 GP | 62 G | 58 A | 120 P | -3 | 25 PIM | 99 H | 428 SH | 22 SB | 0 GWG
S20 - VHLM - MIN - 72 GP | 65 G | 67 A | 132 P | +34 | 36 PIM | 107 H | 466 SH | 18 SB | 7 GWG
S21 - VHL - DAV - 72 GP | 34 G | 47 A | 81 P | +4 | 18 PIM | 49 H | 320 SH | 19 SB | 8 GWG
S22 - VHL - DAV - 72 GP | 24 G | 67 A | 91 P | +13 | 31 PIM | 37 H | 246 SH | 149 SB | 4 GWG
S23 - VHL - DAV - 72 GP | 16 G | 51 A | 67 P | +34 | 64 PIM | 87 H | 184 SH | 135 SB | 3 GWG

CAREER VHLM: 216 GP | 158 G | 164 A | 322 P | +44 | 95 PIM | 319 H | 1176 SH | 67 SB | 7 GWG
CAREER VHL: 216 GP | 74 G | 165 A | 239 P | +51 | 113 PIM | 173 H | 750 SH | 303 SB | 15 GWG

Career Playoffs
S20 - VHLM - MIN - 5 GP | 3 G | 7 A | 10 P | -1 | 2 PIM | 9 H | 41 SH | 0 SB | 0 GWG
S21 - VHL - DAV - 11 GP | 4 G | 6 A | 10 P | -2 | 8 PIM | 21 H | 57 SH | 5 SB | 0 GWG
S22 - VHL - DAV - 7 GP | 2 G | 9 A | 11 P | 0 | 11 PIM | 1 H | 35 SH | 18 SB | 0 GWG
S23 - VHL - DAV - 6 GP | 1 G | 5 A | 6 P | -2 | 26 PIM | 11 H | 23 SH | 13 SB | 0 GWG

CAREER VHLM: 5 GP | 3 G | 7 A | 10 P | -1 | 2 PIM | 9 H | 41 SH | 0 SB | 0 GWG
CAREER VHL: 24 GP | 7 G | 20 A | 27 P | -4 | 46 PIM | 33 H | 115 SH | 36 SB | 0 GWG

Vadim came closest to winning the Cup in Season 21 with Davos. It is a shame he ended his career so quickly after spending half of his time in the VHLM. If there is such a thing, he would be in the VHLM HoF without a doubt after three seasons. Most players move on after two at most, so it was surprising that he went back for a third and more surprising he retired after 3 season in the VHL.

Edited August 27, 2017 by punkhippie

[Gudnason 607]

@TheLastOlympian07 I know you keep on pumping these out, but are they ancient HoF articles or something?

[Gudnason 607]

On 2017-08-11 at 7:49 PM, punkhippie said:

@TheLastOlympian07 I know you keep on pumping these out, but are they ancient HoF articles or something?

 

@TheLastOlympian07

 

[Kyle 667]

On 8/11/2017 at 10:49 PM, punkhippie said:

@TheLastOlympian07 I know you keep on pumping these out, but are they ancient HoF articles or something?

 

Volkov is not in the Hall of Fame lol.

 

Thanks for doing this ! Completely forgot what a huge season I had when I switched him to defense. 

[Gudnason 607]

1 hour ago, Kyle said:

 

Volkov is not in the Hall of Fame lol.

 

Thanks for doing this ! Completely forgot what a huge season I had when I switched him to defense. 

 

So just tribute articles for retired players?

[TheLastOlympian07 2,388]

24 minutes ago, punkhippie said:

 

So just tribute articles for retired players?

starting from Season 18 Draft because thats where the indexes go back too. 

[Gudnason 607]

18 minutes ago, TheLastOlympian07 said:

starting from Season 18 Draft because thats where the indexes go back too. 

 

So we are actually only in the 39th season. The first 17 were all a dream.

[TheLastOlympian07 2,388]

Just now, punkhippie said:

 

So we are actually only in the 39th season. The first 17 were all a dream.

pretty much. 

[NotAVHLM-GM 1,858]

4 hours ago, punkhippie said:

 

So we are actually only in the 39th season. The first 17 were all a dream.

 

So O'Malley is the greatest player after all. Scotty never existed <3

[Gudnason 607]

3 minutes ago, Green said:

 

So O'Malley is the greatest player after all. Scotty never existed <3

 

Plot twist: Will and Scotty are in the midst of reproducing so their offspring have more chances to beat O'Malley

[Kyle 667]

18 hours ago, Green said:

 

So O'Malley is the greatest player after all. Scotty never existed <3

 

Leeroy Jenkins did tho

[NotAVHLM-GM 1,858]

I outscored him right?

[Kyle 667]

12 hours ago, Green said:

I outscored him right?

 

Probably, but he had 4 Boulets and 5 Continental Cups on top of that scoring pace lol. And I believe he set the hits record at the time as well.

Edited August 18, 2017 by Kyle

[NotAVHLM-GM 1,858]

Yeah my players dont hit, so that part I couldn't keep up with. But already happy with outscoring him and being close in cup wins with 4 With just FA once, unlike Jenkins

[Kyle 667]

@Victor or @Higgins would be able to compare them better than I would. I was around for the very start of O'Malley then left.

[Victor 11,022]

On 8/18/2017 at 10:52 PM, Green said:

Yeah my players dont hit, so that part I couldn't keep up with. But already happy with outscoring him and being close in cup wins with 4 With just FA once, unlike Jenkins

 

On 8/19/2017 at 6:36 PM, Kyle said:

@Victor or @Higgins would be able to compare them better than I would. I was around for the very start of O'Malley then left.

Squinty </3

[Gudnason 607]

Review: Another great chapter of an amazing series. I can only imagine the knowledge and research required, as sometimes the stats don't tell everything. The background and insight you have makes for a wonderful read and allows for newer members to learn about past players and what agencies like Kyle have achieved.