Marauders and the VHLM Playoffs

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               This is the quest of the Miami Marauders to make the playoffs in their inaugural season. Yes, you’ve read that correctly. The expansion VHLM franchise was often the butt of jokes in the early-going season, and, truth be told, the top teams probably don’t regard them as much of a threat. Nonetheless, their players have put in the work to become a team that cannot simply be overlooked. They play with a chip on their collective shoulder, and it shows.

 

               While they sit just one point behind the Yukon Rush in the standings, the Rush are in a playoff position while the Marauders aren’t nearly as close. This is because the two teams sit in different conferences. “I’m not complaining about what conference who is in,” blue-liner Wolf Stansson chimes in. “I’m just here to play hockey, and watch our team improve. And they have done, and are doing, just that.”

 

               Stansson’s attitude reflects the general climate around Miami. There’s a feeling of camaraderie within their locker room born of these circumstances that have thrust them together. This kind of locker room is absolutely essential to a winning attitude. And while their 14-27-3 record may not fully reflect that reality, the truth is the Marauders are coming. So other teams had better watch out.