Admin Victor 10,940 Posted May 14, 2020 Admin Share Posted May 14, 2020 After @Banackock didn't like his Builder induction speech last season, we decided to induct no Builders in S71. Apologies to all aspiring Builders everywhere, you know who to send your hate mail to. However, we do have two outstanding players joining the Hall of Fame today! It's the first year of eligibility for the now retired S63 VHL draft class and what a class it was. Who's the first name that pops into your head when you think of S63? Ryan Kastelic, the first ever 2,000 TPE player? OK, fair shout but he didn't even make the ballot. The first name that's always come into my head is: LW - Julian Borwinn, S63-S70 RS: 576 GP, 325 G, 380 A, 705 P, +135, 519 PIM, 1165 HIT, 251 SB, 56 GW PO: 67 GP, 31 G, 41 A, 72 P, -3, 48 PIM, 155 HIT, 22 SB, 7 GW S66 Scotty Campbell Trophy (Most Valuable) S66 Brett Slobodzian Trophy (Most Outstanding) S66 Mike Szatkowski Trophy (Most Points) S66 Kevin Brooks Trophy (Most Goals) S66 Dustin Funk Trophy (Most Improved) S68 Scott Boulet Trophy (Top Two-Way Forward) S69 Mike Szatkowski Trophy (Most Points) S70 Scotty Campbell Trophy (Most Valuable) 3x All-VHL First Team (S66, S69, S70) 1x All-VHL Second Team (S68) One Continental Cup (S66) Quite a tremendous career by young Julian. Eight seasons, all with Helsinki, seven straight playoff appearances, and four of them in the finals, winning it all in dominant fashion in S66, when the Titans became the second team ever to lose just one game en route to the Continental Cup. Borwinn was one of the leaders of this Titans mini-dynasty, a captain on four occasions, and the ever-reliable scorer. Top rookie in S63, he broke through in a big way in S66, and then developed his two-way game for a surprising Boulet Trophy in S68. Even in his twilight years, Borwinn managed to snag a top scorer and MVP award in separate season: a true model of consistency. That consistency also meant he cracked the 700-point mark in an increasingly low-scoring VHL: it may be a while until we see Borwinn's achievements matched. --- G - Kallis Kriketers, S63-S70 RS: 528 GP, 324 W, 133 L, 37 OTL, 2.23 GAA, .920%, 65 SO PO: 73 GP, 35 W, 31 L, 5 OTL, 2.37 GAA, .918%, 5 SO S64 Greg Clegane Trophy (Lowest GAA) S65 Aidan Shaw Trophy (Top Goalie) S65 Greg Clegane Trophy (Lowest GAA) S66 Aidan Shaw Trophy (Top Goalie) S66 Greg Clegane Trophy (Lowest GAA) S69 Scotty Campbell Trophy (Most Valuable) S69 Brett Slobodzian Trophy (Most Outstanding) S69 Aidan Shaw Trophy (Top Goalie) S69 Greg Clegane Trophy (Lowest GAA) 3x All-VHL First Team (S65, S66, S69) One Continental Cup (S63) The second man inducted often faced Borwinn down in between the pipes of Helsinki's main rivals: the Riga Reign. Kallis Kriketers didn't quite last his full career in Riga, with a late appearance with D.C. but while he was with the Reign, no goalie in the league came close to his achievements. Cup champion as a rookie in S63, Kriketers started accumulating Shaw and Clegane Trophies season after season shortly after that and was always among the top goaltenders in the VHL. Riga is currently on a 10-season playoff streak, the second-longest ever: Kriketers contributed to seven of those seasons. Other players came and went, but the man in net stayed the same. Then in S69, arguably Riga's best since S63, Kriketers was nearly unbeatable, putting up numbers we hadn't seen in years. He fell just short of a second championship, but his spot in the Hall was secured then. --- Voting: Borwinn and Kriketers both received 15 out of 15 votes, a rare unanimous decision by the BOG. Coming back onto the ballot next season will be: Tyson Kohler, Jakab Holik, Keaton Louth, Jasper Canmore, Sebastian Ironside, Jake Davis, and Joseph McWolf. Congratulations @Jubo07 and @hedgehog337 animal74, Devise, Jbeezy76 and 20 others 16 1 4 1 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/82337-s71-hall-of-fame-induction/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorlab 4,321 Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 Congrats to both! Well deserved. Jubo 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/82337-s71-hall-of-fame-induction/#findComment-742520 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaviss 4,957 Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 Congrats! Jubo 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/82337-s71-hall-of-fame-induction/#findComment-742522 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jubo 1,839 Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 First off; huge credit to @Quik for being the architect of that Titans team, starting with Dan Montgomery in S62, and a hugely successful S63 draft bringing Borwinn, Pepper, Crosby and Wilson into the mix (Retirement article here). It was a dream start and all in all a dream career for many of us over those 7-8 seasons. It's a shame we couldn't return the favour and convert better than 1 for 4 in the finals. Here's hoping Vaakanainen can follow somewhat in Borwinn's footsteps. And to be inducted the same year as Kriketers @hedgehog337 is truly an honor. If it wasn't for him maybe Borwinn could have hit 50 another season or two. Jbeezy76, Victor, Mr_Hatter and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/82337-s71-hall-of-fame-induction/#findComment-742524 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbeezy76 396 Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 @Jubo07 congratulations man! Let’s go get you another championship Jubo 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/82337-s71-hall-of-fame-induction/#findComment-742526 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quik 4,113 Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 Congrats to both of you! That 63 Draft built did all the work of building that Titans team into a real monster, and it's a shame that we couldn't win at least one more. Either way, easiest decision of all was taking @Jubo07 with that #3 pick, and I would have taken you #2 if Spade/Beav weren't fighting so hard for that pick. Jubo 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/82337-s71-hall-of-fame-induction/#findComment-742528 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banackock 8,044 Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 VERY deserving to both. Congrats! Jubo 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/82337-s71-hall-of-fame-induction/#findComment-742529 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotAVHLM-GM 1,858 Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 Deserving winners, congrats both! Jubo 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/82337-s71-hall-of-fame-induction/#findComment-742530 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enorama 2,038 Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 57 minutes ago, Victor said: Who's the first name that pops into your head when you think of S63? Ryan Kastelic, the first ever 2,000 TPE player? OK, fair shout but he didn't even make the ballot. Totally unnecessary low blow tbh gorlab, ROOKIE745, NotAVHLM-GM and 2 others 1 2 1 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/82337-s71-hall-of-fame-induction/#findComment-742534 Share on other sites More sharing options...
McWolf 3,115 Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 32 minutes ago, Quik said: Either way, easiest decision of all was taking @Jubo07 with that #3 pick, and I would have taken you #2 if Spade/Beav weren't fighting so hard for that pick. That 1 pick drop got you Pepper too. I'm still waiting for my champion ring, btw. Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/82337-s71-hall-of-fame-induction/#findComment-742535 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Victor 10,940 Posted May 14, 2020 Author Admin Share Posted May 14, 2020 4 minutes ago, Enorama said: Totally unnecessary low blow tbh It started off as just a comment on that maybe Borwinn isn't the most famous S63 player, and then cruel Victor came out. Sorry. Jubis 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/82337-s71-hall-of-fame-induction/#findComment-742536 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quik 4,113 Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 3 minutes ago, McWolf said: That 1 pick drop got you Pepper too. I'm still waiting for my champion ring, btw. Special ring for a special boy McWolf 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/82337-s71-hall-of-fame-induction/#findComment-742537 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedgehog337 3,483 Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 no surprises here. Jubo was the face of the late 60's Helsinki, even became their GM, couldn't be any different. Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/82337-s71-hall-of-fame-induction/#findComment-742538 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enorama 2,038 Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 32 minutes ago, Victor said: It started off as just a comment on that maybe Borwinn isn't the most famous S63 player, and then cruel Victor came out. Sorry. I expect something nice when Kastelic is inducted in S91 Victor, fonziGG and solas 3 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/82337-s71-hall-of-fame-induction/#findComment-742542 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fonziGG 1,068 Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 Congrats bois Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/82337-s71-hall-of-fame-induction/#findComment-742546 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jubis 1,348 Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 Two great careers! Well deserved Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/82337-s71-hall-of-fame-induction/#findComment-742558 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garsh 1,190 Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 Congrats to both! Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/82337-s71-hall-of-fame-induction/#findComment-742565 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devise 4,475 Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 Congrats, two very deserving winners. Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/82337-s71-hall-of-fame-induction/#findComment-742582 Share on other sites More sharing options...
animal74 1,808 Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Congrats to both players. Fabulous careers! Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/82337-s71-hall-of-fame-induction/#findComment-742914 Share on other sites More sharing options...
oilmandan 688 Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Very deserving to both. Congrats Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/82337-s71-hall-of-fame-induction/#findComment-742936 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mac 310 Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 One of my 1st league mentors good shit Jubo Jubo 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/82337-s71-hall-of-fame-induction/#findComment-743067 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissioner Beketov 9,025 Posted May 16, 2020 Commissioner Share Posted May 16, 2020 Congrats @Jubo07, Thompson’s partner in crime for that amazing S66 run, shame our builds didn’t mesh as well in S67 but it happens. Definitely one of the more unique players in that you hit your prime extremely late. Could have been an all-time superstar had you struck gold a bit earlier. Still though, can’t complain about a first ballot introduction. I guess congrats to @hedgehog337 too probably the most complaining ever done by a first ballot HoFer haha. Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/82337-s71-hall-of-fame-induction/#findComment-743069 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomsday 4,130 Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 We added two legends to the Hall this season, congratulations to both @Jubo07 and @hedgehog337 for outstanding careers! Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/82337-s71-hall-of-fame-induction/#findComment-743075 Share on other sites More sharing options...
boubabi 4,725 Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 Giggabijou will be inducted before me. wait gorlab 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/82337-s71-hall-of-fame-induction/#findComment-743275 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendrick 4,741 Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Congrats guys! Hard work paid off Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/82337-s71-hall-of-fame-induction/#findComment-743897 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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