World Cup to Feature Brightest of Future!

[Devise 4,475]

The VHL can sometimes feel like it is constantly in drive. You can blink and then suddenly seasons can flash away in what feels like seconds. The constant evolving and adaptation to how the league works gives us an opportunity to stop and feel something fresh and new every time it comes around. As does the constant arrival of new faces, new players, and new stars. At the end of the Season 37 playoffs we will enter into an off season that involves the World Cup.

 

This World Cup marks a very interesting opportunity for a lot of first generation players, a lot of new recreates, and a lot of younger players overall. We are fast approaching another era all together in the VHL. It wasn't that long ago that World Cups were dominated by the likes of Daniel Braxton, Alex Chershenko, Ryan Sullivan, Alex Labatte, Vlodomyr Ryback, Benjamin Glover, and the list could keep going and going. But even past that era this World Cup will not feature some of the more prominent stars the last 3-4 seasons. Players like Ethan Osbourne and Sergey Brovalenko. Players like Alex Valiq and Yuri Grigorenko, Miles Larsson even Zack Sound and Evgeni Chekov are recent victims of age, retirement. Ultimately the ever growing shape of the league continues to morph.

 

In that process we are faced with a World Cup that is going to be littered with fresh faces and new stars. With it being 3 seasons since the last World Cup players that played minor roles last time out, like Wesley Kellinger, Odin Tordahl, Karsten Olsen. They will get the opportunity to be a bright star on a roster. Players that struggled to make rosters last time out, such as Doug Clifford, Nicklas Lindberg, and Mikey Blade look to be featured far more prominently. These players will go side by side with the few remaining players from an older era, like Kameron Taylor, Remy LeBeua and Anatoli Zhumbayev. 

 

But even more than that, this World Cup is going to likely feature several first timers. Players who joined the league after the last World Cup and have since evolved into good players on their respective clubs. Looking up and down the league this World Cup could feature 3 or more first timers on every single roster. With the new rotation several of the other players mentioned will be entering their last World Cup as well. To me this means one thing, this World Cup acts as a poetic passing of the torch as for one last international tournament we will see the past the present and the future all playing important roles. 

[Mike 708]

I wonder why the olympics don't use any VHL players?

[Guest]

I wonder why the olympics don't use any VHL players?

I think most VHL players decline the invite because they play 30 mins a night.

[JardyB10 4,868]

Naomi's not used to playing non-contact, and rules disallow her from the men's team.  She likes a little rough and tumble.