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I do not have time for the VHL. And yet, I am active in the VHL. Why? Because I love it. And if you are reading this, then you ought to give it a shot as well. You have almost nothing to lose except a little time and if you end up enjoying it as much as I do, you will thank yourself (and me) for giving it a try.

 

So, why do I love it? Well, let’s face it – it all begins with hockey. What a great sport! If you don’t love hockey, you may join for the friends you’ll make, but I’d have to be honest and say that you can find other places to make friends around hobbies and pastimes that you are passionate about. But if you love hockey – even though we don’t have a visual simulation that you can watch streaming like in the PBE – you can absolutely see your player streaking down the wing, receiving a crisp pass and one-timing it into the back of the net for the game winning goal. Or you might see your defenseman delivering a bone-crushing hit that knocks the opponents’ winger on his keester and foils an otherwise promising rush up the ice. All this in your mind’s eye.

 

And hockey, the sport, brings with it hockey, the culture, which bleeds into the culture of the VHL. Hockey is not primarily a sport filled with spoiled primadonnas. These guys bring it every night and work their guts out for the team. The team. Most of the guys and gals in the VHL have the same mentality. It’s about the team and they celebrate your success as much as their own. At least that’s the way it is in the D.C. Dragons LR.

 

You could play in the SHL and I do play there as well, but one thing the VHL has over the SHL is the automation of the site. Man, updating is such a breeze as you plug it in to the on-site software. All the calculations are done for you and you can play around with how to apply your TPE with the greatest of ease. It’s neat, it’s clean, and it works.

 

While we are on updating, another plus over every other league I’ve been in is that you are updated as you go in the VHL – no need to wait for Saturday or Sunday each week. Accomplish a 2 TPE point task and within a day or two, an updater will have checked it over and made it possible to apply. That’s pretty darn cool and it gives those with time and gumption an edge in games played later in the week. Your player has improved on Wednesday; theirs not until Monday of the next week.

 

And lastly, it’s nice to have a league that is not so money based (in game money that is). Most of the others I’m in, you have to write reams of media or have 3 jobs to make enough to buy the equipment that will help you stay up with the other players. Here, you can work harder and get an edge, but it doesn’t leave the more casual player completely in the dust. For instance, this season, I often take the 4 TPE welfare instead of the 6 TPE media spot. But not this week! They want to double the results of my efforts by giving me 12 TPE and I’m going to take it!

 

So, definitely give the VHL a try. I think you’ll love it.

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I still don't understand those that say the SHL costs less time than the VHL, always felt it was the complete opposite