SITR: Vancouver Wolves GM Beaviss Interview

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SITR: Vancouver Wolves GM Beaviss Interview

 

Host: Thank you for tuning into VHL Network, Stick In The Rink! This week, we have the Midseason Special! Now that we have reached the half way mark of Season 75 in the VHL, we are lucky to get in touch with a special guest! Today, we have a call with the King of the West Coast, GM Beaviss @Beaviss of the Defending Champs, Vancouver Wolves!

 

            Hello Beaviss! Thank you for taking your time to join us today in this Zoom call! First of all, congratulations on winning the Continental Cup last season!

 

Beaviss: Thank you!

 

Host:  After a fantastic ending to Season 74, where your team took the VHL Championship winning your team's first Continental Cup since S67, many changes happened to your championship roster. Not only did we saw the departure of your two superstars in Franchise Center Brock Louth @Beaviss (via retirement) and Franchise Defenseman Jeff Downey @JeffD (via free agency), we also saw an arrival of a ton of new rookies. What was your thought process to the offseason? Did you happen to achieve all your goals in the offseason? Would you have done anything differently if you had the chance to go back and redo your offseason?

 

Beaviss: We worked really hard for that cup last season, and the entire roster of mostly rookies played beyond what I had hoped for. Unfortunately, we lost our two superstars. Brock was one of our older players and he had a good enough career that he wanted to retire a little early to give all that intense ice time to his apprentice Su @Da_Berr. Downey was a huge loss. We drafted him all those years ago and I felt he wanted to end his time in Vancouver on top. Regardless, I respect that he found himself a nice home in Chicago. He wanted to go there and I wanted to make sure he was rewarded for all those hard fought years in Vancouver. This offseason was a difficult one. We had lots of picks this season so we went for boom bust draft picks. Most of them seem to have hit so far but only time will tell what happens on that front. I wish I was able to acquire another offensive powerhouse but that's something of a stretch goal right now. 

 

Host: Yes, from the looks of it Andrew Su is taking all the pressure relatively with ease! He is having a fantastic season so far, being tied 3rd for points (57) with 21 goals and 36 assists in 39 games. In fact, your team have played very well so far in Season 75 despite missing Brock Louth and Jeff Downey. Backed by the superb play of your star goaltender Jimmy Spyro @DarkSpyro, you currently sit 3rd in the VHL! Has the season so far gone as you've expected? What were your initial season 75 expectations and objectives?

 

Beaviss: Spyro is our captain and the rock on the team. He controls the games and as long as he is hot we can stay competitive. This season is of course not as exciting as our last as we were on top most of the last season. We took a small step back so it is going as expected. 

 

Host:  Every team's goal is to win the championship and build a dynasty. How do you feel about your current team and its chances toward defending the championship title? Do you plan to bring in anybody to help the title defence? 

 

Beaviss: I can't say I have any moves planned right now. Our squad won the cup last season and almost all the players we have now were on that team. I believe we can get back to the promised land. It just might take another season or two before we can have a standout like Brock and Downey to lead us back there.

 

Host: Since we have reached the midpoint of Season 75, who do you feel has been your team's MVP so far this season? Who has been your most improved player? Most exciting player? Who has surprised you the most so far in your team?

 

Beaviss: That's a hard question as our whole team is putting in the work. If I was forced to pick though, I would say Jimmy Spyro has definitely been our MVP so far. As for the Most Improved Player, Onde Sandstrom @fonziGG comes to mind. In fact I would say Onde Sandstorm have also been the Most Exciting Player to watch as well! His 5 Game Winning Goals make him super clutch! As for the Most Surprising, I'd say Emi Rune @Emi. Emi has almost a Point Per Game average as a sophomore defencewoman. This is something I was not expecting.

 

Host: Okay, moving on. Let's break the fourth wall and talk about your player Brock Louth. Brock has been a franchise player for the Vancouver Wolves, any regrets to retirement? What was it like to have your player play for you? And to top it off win it all for you? Was there ever a doubt that you could have failed to win anything as a player and as a GM?

 

Beaviss: Brock Louth is my statistically worst player I have ever had. He was only a good role player through the down years, but I'm happy he was able to take that extra step for the team in the cup winning season last season. I wish the BOG voted @JeffD for the Playoff MVP as I didn't feel that I deserved it but that's something I can't control. I had doubts that my team building style was just a fluke in S67 but it seems that lightning does strike twice. It gives me more confidence that I might know what I'm doing. 

 

Host: Okay, that's quite interesting. Let's talk about the league. As a veteran player and member of the VHL community, what are your thoughts toward the direction VHL is headed? What has the evolution of the league been like? What do you feel works well, and what do you feel needs improvement?

 

Beaviss: When I first joined the league it was in the worst state of its entire 13 year existence. At the time of joining I was not aware of that though. @Tagger answered all 13 something pages of questions I had about the league and I fell in love instantly with the league. Since then it has come a long way and its only been getting better every season. Going from 8 VHL teams to 16 is quite the accomplishment in such a short amount of time. I feel that the league needs more ways of engagement and a more steady stream of new players but that's something I work at every day to fix. 

 

Host: Wow! 13 pages of questions? That's amazing! Where did either of you find the time to go through that!? Next, let's talk about season 75. Taking out any bias, how do you feel Season 75 has gone so far? Has there been any surprises that caught you off guard? Who has been the most surprising player? Most exciting player? Given how the season has gone by since preseason predictions, who do you think will now end up being this season's MVP? MIP? ROTY? Which team do you feel has the best chance of winning the Continental Cup in S75?

 

Beaviss: To be honest the expansion teams have caught me off guard. I didn't think Chicago and or Warsaw would be as good as they are for another season, but it just goes to show how healthy the league is. The Cup is hard to guess because if you make the playoffs it's anyone's shot and a lot of the time it's not the top team that wins. A random guess as unbiased as possible would most likely be......err Calgary. Their Defense and Goaltending is the best in the league and it's hard to slip a puck past them. 

 

Host: Looking toward the future, what are the plans for the Vancouver Wolves heading into the future? You have amassed tons of draft selections in the Season 75 Draft, and you also have a ton of draft picks in the upcoming draft. Where do you see your team in a few years time?

 

Beaviss: My team building style comes entirely from the draft. We need to have good drafts to be able to keep a competitive roster fielded. We have all our future superstars on the roster already we just need to find the right players to complement them and be the superstars of the future. I see the Wolves being one of the top teams to beat for the next 6-7 seasons, if I can keep the core together. 
 

 Host: Fantastic! We are running out of time. Do you have any parting words for your fans and listeners?

 

Beaviss: The VHL is a great place to be. If you feel as strongly as I do about the league you can help supporting it by helping the Recruitment Team by bringing in new members. Even one full time member is great for league health. The more members the more fun that the league can be. Thank you for hosting and I wish you all the best with SITR.

 

Host: Thank you very much for your time, Beaviss! Best of luck for the second half of your season! We hope to hear from you again in the future!

 

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