Sigurdsson Goes To... Yukon? [1/2]

[bluesfan55 103]

It was draft day for the VHLM, and Arnor Sigurdsson was home. Not at his rented apartment in Ottawa, but home in Iceland home. His friends and family were hosting a draft day party, and Arnor was excited. "Boy, I can't wait to see where I go!" he said to his friends. Philadelphia was high on his list. He liked their GM, Brick Wahl, and was excited at the prospect of playing in such a historic city. He wanted to return to Ottawa as well. He liked the management team there, and enjoyed his time both playing and living in the city. Finally, Halifax was another team Arnor was excited at the prospect of playing for. He'd had talks with their GM, Joseph McWolf, and liked him, but he wasn't sure that Halifax would be able to pick him. After that, he hadn't been in contact with any other team. He wasn't expecting to go to them, but wasn't ruling them out either. So, the draft started. Yukon picked HHH first. "Of course he's going number one. Man's a beast.". The night kept dragging. Yukon had picks at 13 and 14. "If any team's gonna pick me before the third round, now's the time.". The picks? Richard Hejtsel and Titus Stone. Two players with lower TPE than him. "WHAT? I'm better than them? How did they go before me?". Arnor was fuming. He wasn't trying to be cocky in that saying he was better, but TPE numbers don't lie. Sigurdsson was higher by at least 1 TPE than both of them. If that didn't make him angry, Halifax's next pick did. They chose Rhye Tyr. "RHYE TYR??? When both Voly [Dimitry Volosenkov] and myself are on the board? You've got to be kidding me!". He wasn't fully angry over the fact that Tyr was picked over him. He was angry because he thought Halifax were going to pick him. Volosenkov went next to Halifax, and then Shawnomir Jagr was picked by Saskatoon. He watched with intent. "With the 19th pick in the S65 VHLM Dispersal Draft, the Yukon Rush select Arnor Sigurdsson, Right Wing, Iceland." The party went bananas. Andre Sigurdsson popped the champange. Arnor and his girlfriend started snogging with the same intensity as a bear hunting for salmon. Ingi Ragnarsson said, "Hey, you know Yukon is basically Iceland but less populated and more depressed?" (That's a bad and insulting joke if I've ever heard one). Arnor then thought to himself, "Wait, they picked me? I never talked to them, and they finished bottom. Oh well, guess I gotta call the landlord and tell him I'm moving out.". The shock Arnor felt was an understatement. He was used to winning, both in Europe and during his brief time in the VHLM. To go to a rebuilder that hadn't even talked to him was a massive shocked. "Well, time to make a name for myself and lead them to a playoff spot." he said. Inside, he'd never felt so unsure in his life.

[diamond_ace 3,114]

Yukon rebuilt last year, and with the fact that most VHLMers are out of the minors and into the bigs pretty much right away, the league essentially flips on its head every year. Yukon took about a billion people this year. You guys are easily top 3 favorites for the cup, probably the single favorite if I had to pick one.

[TheLastOlympian07 2,388]

Review

Good read. It was kind of bland with the big wall of text with no color or picture but it passes. Surprised you lasted until 19th overall, 1 spot after myself.