Peace announces S69 his final, will retire at the deadline. [1/2]

[Peace 1,518]

TORONTO, CANADA -- Rylan Peace has announced VIA Twitter that he will be calling it a career after the season concludes, officially signing the retirement papers at the trade deadline with the league for an effective expiration date to be announced later. Although he will be signing the papers at the trade deadline, Rylan Peace will continue to play for the Toronto Legion for the remainder of the season. 

Peace cites financial shortages from rookie mistakes as his reason for an early retirement. According to the regulations VHL is governed, Peace would have had to retire next season regardless, but after seven seasons with the league the degradation of his play has already begun. In the NHL a player will play for a decade, sometimes more, before any meaningful loss of ability - but the VHL has its players playing longer, heavier, more aggressive and 'exciting' hockey - it's only natural the human body begins to tire. 

"I made some critical mistakes when I was a rookie," Peace admitted in his open letter - a picture he posted on Twitter. "First of all, I spent a lot of time developing skills I would never have needed as a winger in the VHLM with Saskatoon and Halifax, so I had to hire a personal trainer and retrain myself for the skills I did need outside of practice and the rinks I've played in. Secondly, when I was drafted by Davos, I was informed they needed a number one center. So again I turn to the best VHL trainers money could buy and - in reality - turned myself into a player I never thought I'd be." 

Rylan Peace was drafted as a winger for Davos, but with the need of a center more crucial at the time, Rylan Peace made the effort to retrain his skills to be what Davos required. It broke his bank, and unfortunately it has left him short. "I plan on using what little I have left in budget to improve myself for the final season, and I'm hoping that'll be enough to push Toronto deeper into the playoffs." 

Rylan Peace ended thanking his fans, Riga, Davos and the Toronto Legion for making him feel at home. Although his time in Riga was short, and he was publicly frustrated with the organization - especially after being practically benched in the post season - he didn't leave the organization angrily. His time in Davos was short as well, but we believe Peace was traded for expressing his thoughts about trades his GM made, which sent him to Toronto. Peace will play in Toronto the longest, finishing three seasons with the club, and hopes to be remembered as one of the better players in Legion history.

Peace's career has been publicly quiet - for the most part. The only true media exposure he received was during - and a season removed from - his 103 point campaign in his first of two season with Davos prior to being traded to Toronto. Beyond that, Peace's reputation among the league sailed in luke-warm water. He was never really a hot commodity in fantasy, although he was never too cold to go undrafted in the majority of the leagues either. Unfortunately, that's likely to happen in fantasy this year around and there's nothing Peace can do about it.

With any luck - in his final season - Peace can achieve some form of milestone. Perhaps one hundred points, or fifty goals, but the true motivation would be a cup ring. 

 

[zepheter 586]

Here's to ending on a high note.

[Renomitsu 934]

Review

Retirement announcements are always tough - and I'm sad to see your player go without an eighth season. I thought your rationalization for VHL players' relatively short maximal career lengths was an interesting take, and hope that you can look back on Rylan fondly, or at least as a good learning experience. I have no writing comments to make.

[ShawnGlade 1,010]

Wasn't Peace drafted by Riga?

 

Regardless, GREAT career! excited to see where your next player goes