NO LONGER LIVE! S37 VHL/VHLM Awards Ceremony

[NotAVHLM-GM 1,858]

Intermission!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4zRou5fTPs

[Victor 10,940]

I see we're losing viewers quite quickly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPudE8nDog0

[Higgins 3,618]

Holy hell that intermission was bad

[Smarch 3,153]

yay awards

Edited May 10, 2014 by Smarch

[Will 4,660]

looking forward to the STZ aftershow

[Victor 10,940]

And we're ready to return!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6Sxv-sUYtM

[Smarch 3,153]

Edited May 10, 2014 by Smarch

[NotAVHLM-GM 1,858]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjER3EX948w

[Victor 10,940]

So then, onto the main attraction: it's time for some VHL awards!

The Dustin Funk Trophy, the newest trophy of the VHL and VHLM can be predictable or anything but. This season it's the latter.

With two goalies and two forwards who completely turned around their fortunes from Season 36, the ballot couldn't even find space for Willem Janssen's break-through season. It's pretty impressive.

BLADE, Mikey - 72GP, 29G, 36A, 65P, +18, 22PIM, 75HIT, 4GWG - Season 36

BLADE, Mikey - 72GP, 45G, 55A, 100P, +34, 22PIM, 73HIT, 10GWG - Season 37

COLLIER, David - 72GP, 29G, 32A, 61P, +31, 46PIM, 136HIT, 1GWG - Season 36

COLLIER, David - 72GP, 46G, 53A, 99P, +3, 94PIM, 251HIT, 10GWG - Season 37

SZATKOWSKI JR., Mike - 14-49-1, .909SV%, 3.62GAA, 1SO, 2515SA - Season 36

SZATKOWSKI JR., Mike - 40-20-4, .920SV%, 2.44GAA, 3SO, 1963SA - Season 37

TUKIO, Tuomas - 39-21-4, .921SV%, 2.35GAA, 4SO, 1915SA - Season 36

TUKIO, Tuomas - 43-19-1, .930SV%, 1.82GAA, 13SO, 1681SA - Season 37

[NotAVHLM-GM 1,858]

Go Tukio!

[Victor 10,940]

And the winner of the S37 Dustin Funk Trophy is....

DAVID COLLIER!

It was close. Collier takes the award with 4 votes to Tukio's 3, Szatkowski's 2 and Blade's 1. He will have to deliver more of the same as the veteran presence on Cologne for the remainder of his career.

[NotAVHLM-GM 1,858]

Wow, congrats David. Had not expected it

[Smarch 3,153]

way to be Collier

[Victor 10,940]

Meanwhile, some usual suspects for the coveted Mikka Virkkunen Trophy, with last season's finalists Sergey Brovalenko and Chico Salmon joined by rookie Tom Slaughter. You'll struggle to find any difference in the level of pussification of this elite trio.

BROVALENKO, Sergey - 72GP, 42G, 62A, 104P, +25, 0PIM, 3HIT, 63.60FO%, 8GWG

SALMON, Chico - 72GP, 38G, 44A, 72P, +13, 0PIM, 9HIT, 6GWG

SLAUGTHER, Tom - 72GP, 22G, 54A, 76P, +43, 7PIM, 0HIT, 56.60FO%, 6GWG

[NotAVHLM-GM 1,858]

Surprised if Kesler doesn't take home the pussy of the year award.

[Victor 10,940]

And the winner of the S37 Mikka Virkkunen Trophy is....

SERGEY BROVALENKO!

"Brovy" avenges both the recent cup finals loss and last season's close loss in the vote for this award, by winning a trophy in his final season with 8 votes to Salmon's 2. Brovalenko turned out to be more than decent.

[RomanesEuntDomus 442]

Woooo, thanks everyone, it's a great honor

[Victor 10,940]

This season I did not screw up with the public voting of the Grimm Jonsson Trophy and the final ballot is chosen by you, the people. Granted, a 4-way tie is still very much possible between member of the 3 longest-surviving playoff teams.

GOW III, Robert

LANDRY, Thomas

LEBEAU, Remy

MCQUEEN, Brennan

[NotAVHLM-GM 1,858]

Vote for the goalie please, lead Toronto from the gutter to the cup throughout his career as captain

Edited May 10, 2014 by Green

[Victor 10,940]

And the winner of the S37 Grimm Jonsson Trophy is....

THOMAS LANDRY!

The HC Davos Dynamo captain adds a second trophy to his cabinet with 5 votes for LeBeau's 4, who was the first goalie captain to win the Continental Cup. Riga captain McQueen took the remaining vote but it is Landry who becomes the new constant of Jonsson Trophy voting.

[Jamie 438]

Woo my first award vote in sim leagues ever

[NotAVHLM-GM 1,858]

Congrats Doomsday, wonder what I have to do to finally take this award home though.

[Higgins 3,618]

Congrats to Collier on most improved and thanks for the 3 votes of acknowledgment for a rebound season

[Victor 10,940]

Meanwhile, the top GM ballot (David Knight Trophy) is errily similar to the VHLM one. We've got the two finalists from Toronto and Davos, each with minor adjustments to their S36 rosters and ultimately a rematch in the finals, and the upstart Riga Reign's Mike Szatkowski, whose S36 core got a major boost with the trade for Kameron Taylor and Malcom Spud, isntantly making Riga a serious cup contender.

Tyler Edgar

Victor Alfredsson

Mike Szatkowski

[Victor 10,940]

And the winner, no, winners of the S37 David Knight Trophy is....

TYLER EDGAR & MIKE SZATKOWSKI!

A split straight down the middle is the result, with 5 votes apiece for Toronto and Riga's men in charge.