Higgins 3,617 Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 I took over the Helsinki Titans in Season 30 and built up an empire I am very proud of. It all started with my first overall draft pick is Season 30 which was Ethan Osborne and it grew from there. People have come and gone in Helsinki, but I'll remember them all fondly no matter what. It's been an amazing ride as a GM in the VHL and I could have never predicted it to have turned out like this. All my motivation came from my teammates to make Helsinki what it was and to win them all a cup. There are many, many things I am proud of, but I think these might be the three best: 1) Season 30 Entry Draft (Osborne, Jive, Guido, Rock Star) 2) Season 33 Team (Best record since Season 5 in the whole VHL with 61-6-5) 3) Season 34 Team (Continental Cup winners) The list of people who have helped me in some way along this journey is long, but I can narrow it down to a few special ones to shout out, these users shaped my time as GM of Helsinki more than they know: Tylar (Brody 'BroHo' Hodgson) Fever (Anatoli 'AZ' Zhumbayev) Snipesallday (WiIlie Weber) 701 (Smooth Jive) STZ (Ethan Osborne) With an overall record of 325-144-35 over seven seasons and six playoff appearances, two finals and one Continental Cup it is time for me to say good bye to Helsinki. If someone has to take over and protect the Titans legacy, I am very happy to say it will be STZ. You are the new protector of the Helsinki Titans. For the final time... Hardballer out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Victor 10,550 Posted March 2, 2014 Admin Share Posted March 2, 2014 Probably the most natural GMing passing of the torch in VHL history. Great run Higgins, S32-S36 Helsinki will be seen as one of the best teams ever and you've set STZ up for a quick turnaround. Not that he needs any help, the track record with Bratislava is brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smarch 2,948 Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Congrats on a great career! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotAVHLM-GM 1,858 Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Great choice, congrats on a great run with the Titans. And STZ, best of luck in your new job. Hope you can create just a nice of a run as Higgins did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator frescoelmo 1,218 Posted March 2, 2014 Moderator Share Posted March 2, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowboyinAmerica 2,711 Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Congrats sir. For someone relatively new like me, it will be really weird not to see you in charge of Helsinki. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Higgs Retiring? .......................heard it here first jkj Gratz STZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seth 92 Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 STZ epitomizes what a GM should be, and I have great confidence he will succeed tremendously. Congratulations my friend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molholt 2,183 Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Helsinki is in for a future of getting Wretched! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STZ 5,286 Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 This is a very bittersweet announcement. I've had so much fun over the course of Osborne's career in the VHL - heavily due to the fact that I was playing the past seven (well, kinda eight) alongside Higgins. Not only has it been great being on the same team as you, but you always had a way of getting the Titans to be competitive while bringing in quality members/players to play with. It's been an amazing journey watching first hand, and at the same time it's actually kind of sad to see the era pass. I owe so much to Higgins, but I'll save that for another time. I think right now is a time to really reflect on the teams he was able to put together over the past seven seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kesler 1,514 Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Most deserving member in the VHL. If he does as good as a job as he did Bratislava Helsinki will be good to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Tortorella 2,653 Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 This is a very bittersweet announcement. I've had so much fun over the course of Osborne's career in the VHL - heavily due to the fact that I was playing the past seven (well, kinda eight) alongside Higgins. Not only has it been great being on the same team as you, but you always had a way of getting the Titans to be competitive while bringing in quality members/players to play with. It's been an amazing journey watching first hand, and at the same time it's actually kind of sad to see the era pass. I owe so much to Higgins, but I'll save that for another time. I think right now is a time to really reflect on the teams he was able to put together over the past seven seasons. You look weird in orange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle 667 Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Coming out of partial hiding to congratulate Steezy on his new position. You deserve it more than anyone else on this site, good luck buddy. Also Higgy did an amazing job in Helsinki, but I'm gonna like him more here in Quebec. STZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Cobgrats on a good run Higgins. Good luck STZ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kesler 1,514 Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 You look weird in orange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toast 887 Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Fantastic job Higgins and best of luck to STZ, you deserve it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devise 4,475 Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Way to go STZ. You deserve to be a GM no doubt and happy it could be in your forever VHL home in Helsinki. Congrats on a great run as GM Higgins. I remember looking forward to what you could do when you took over and you certainly exceeded my expectations. Way to go sir and I hope to see you retiring and creating a new player in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corco 1,124 Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Helsinki is in for a future of getting Wretched! Hmm STZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherifflobo 137 Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Congrats STZ, if anyone deserved a VHL GM spot it's you. Thanks for being a great GM with Bratislava. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank 4,777 Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Rebuilt Helsinki the right way. Job well done Higgins. Good luck to STZ going forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molholt 2,183 Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Hmm You want some too? More? Da Trifecta 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOM 8,426 Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 STZ and Higgins 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higgins 3,617 Posted March 2, 2014 Author Share Posted March 2, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOM 8,426 Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Ewww Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoachReilly 688 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 best GM in the past 15 seasons IMO. certainly one of em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.png.ed69a7260a477fcf4feead7a0e4b7506.png)
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now