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With FA opening and the off-season in full swing, I come with a couple of small changes that we've come up with over the past season. Waiver-Trade Cap Avoidance The waiver system is flawed and allows teams to release players with 0 cap hit rather than trading them. This has been done several times over the past number of seasons, however we just don't think it's reasonable to be allowing teams to release 100% of a players cap hit at any point in the season. From now on, any player claimed on waivers will follow the same standards for cap distribution as trades. The specifics of these rules are listed under Section 6.4 'Trading Salaries' in the rulebook. This is perhaps a temporary solution as we review the waiver system as a whole. Inactive Bonuses In order to avoid ridiculously small rosters and extreme tanking, inactive players are no longer eligible to have bonuses offered to them. This means you will no longer be able to offer 4-5 inactive players $7M contracts each and reach the cap floor. Instead, rosters will need to be larger. An inactive will be defined as someone who hasn't posted within 30 days from the time the bonus is offered. World Cup/Super Cup It's been decided that the Super Cup just isn't working, people aren't interested in it and thus we're going to stop doing them. World Cup will from now on happen every second off-season, and we're working on some things to do in those other off-seasons.

First come, first serve. Accept this. As most know I'm putting a hold on sim leagues and finishing out my players careers. YEAH! is a guy I always wanted to play with, loved his paint sigs and his media spots about his players, always hilarity ensued. I'll be an American for my last season

I accept New York's offer

I accept Seattle's offer.

So much love, i sign with all of you

@Kendrick come to seattle buddy.

3 Stars 1 - Christoph Klose (TMS13) 2 - Phil Hamilton (TMS13) <3

S47 $5 250 000 Search your feelings you know it to be true Christoph Seattle is your team. Let us join forces to defeat the evil Titan empire who have lied and cheated their way to victory. The oppression of the weak and suffering is no more a new hero has come to save the day.

I can sign Stabby McFullO'Schmidt hopefully? So, Saskatoon signs Stabby McFullO'Schmidt @John Scott you're missed in Saskatoon my friend

JAMES FARADAY #4 Left Winger Hometown: Essex, Massachusetts, USA Height: 6'4" Weight: 215 lbs. HOME GROWN & HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY James Faraday grew up in Essex, Massachusetts, a small county north of Boston. He grew up as an only child to parents that both worked at a local steel mill. Faraday grew up a huge Boston Red Sox fan and was inspired to start playing baseball at the age of five. Growing up Faraday played high level baseball, and in the winters played on a local hockey team. When Faraday reached the high school level he was cut from the baseball team in his freshman year, but decided to try out for the schools hockey team. The school was a Division II hockey team and Faraday easily made the team as no one was cut from the try out roster. During his time on the team, Faraday elected to dedicate himself to becoming one of the best players on the team. He would practice every day and by the time he was in his senior year he had the school competing in a Division I state championship. This is the game where Faraday was noticed by a college scout and would begin his journey to playing professional hockey. FOUR YEARS AT BOSTON COLLEGE A native of the Boston area, Faraday happily accepted his only NCAA scholarship offer which was from Boston College. Boston College was looking to get back to a national championship game, and were looking toward local players to make it happen. In his first season with Boston College he played as the 13th forward only playing in 29 games and scoring 8 points. During his third season he assumed a bigger role on the team and was named an alternate captain, Boston College would go on to win its first of back to back frozen four championships. In his senior year at Boston College, Faraday evolved into an elite scoring, putting up over a goal per game and leading the team to it's first ever back to back championships. Faraday received a bachelor degree in sports management from Boston College during his four years of study while playing hockey. James Faraday NCAA Statistics 11' Freshman ~ 29GP - 4G - 4A - 8PTS - 6PIM 12' Sophomore ~ 44GP - 12G - 10A - 22PTS - 18PIM 13' Junior ~ 37GP - 16G - 10A - 26PTS - 10PIM 14' Senior ~ 40GP - 43G - 14A - 57PTS - 10PIM VHLM CAREER & VHL DRAFT James Faraday declared for the S39 VHL Entry Draft and was immediately picked up on waivers when his senior season ended at Boston College. The Yukon Rush picked up Faraday for their playoff run, where Faraday would continue his winning ways as he joined the team for a Founder's Cup championship. In the playoffs it was evident that Faraday was going to become a future superstar and he was being projected to go in the top three in the upcoming S39 VHL Entry Draft by scouts. The first overall pick was held by the Helsinki Titans and they would use it to select James Faraday. Helsinki was in a season of transition with many rookies joining the team. Faraday decided it would be best if he stayed in the minors for an extra season of conditioning and adjusting to life as a professional hockey player. Titans management supported Faraday's wishes and he was selected 3rd overall in the S39 VHLM Draft by the Ottawa Lynx. The Lynx dominated the VHLM and Faraday would win his second Founder's Cup. He had nothing left to prove in the VHLM and was ready to make his transition to the VHL for Season 40 as a rookie. VHL CAREER Season 40 - Helsinki Titans 72GP | 23G - 27A - 50P | +12 | 300SHT | 4GWG | 38PIM | 94HIT | 9SB 7GP | 5G - 1A - 6P | -1 | 34SHT | 1GWG | 2PIM | 5HIT | 2SB James Faraday made the jump to the VHL to join a young and upcoming squad in Helsinki that featured budding players like Don Draper, Jackson Miller, Tyson Stokes and Jake Wylde. Faraday had a solid first season playing in the league putting up 23 goals and 50 points, as well as gaining some playoff experience where he would score 5 goals in a 7 game series loss. S41 - Helsinki Titans 72GP | 38G - 35A - 73P | +21 | 469SHT | 7GWG | 29PIM | 101HIT | 19SB 11GP | 6G - 3A - 9P | +2 | 49SHT | 2GWG | 11PIM | 8HIT | 6SB Expectations grew for the star studded Helsinki team going into Faraday's second season with the team. He would improve on his rookie totals, scoring 38 goals and 73 points in 72 games becoming a constant point per game player for the Titans. During the playoffs the Titans were eliminated in the second round, but Faraday scored 9 points in 11 games. S42 - Helsinki Titans 72GP | 45G - 53A - 98P | +39 | 448SHT | 5GWG | 40PIM | 157HIT | 39SB 7GP | 2G - 2A - 4P | 0 | 32SHT | 1GWG | 10PIM | 26HIT | 4SB Faraday would almost hit the fifty goal mark in Season 42 as he scored 45 goals and 98 points for the Titans. The playoffs would be the downfall of the current Titans team though as they lost a tough seven game series. With the team coming under new management, Faraday knew his future in Helsinki was going to be questioned. Three seasons of playoffs and there was nothing to show for it. It didn't take long as the first trade Helsinki made in the off-season saw James Faraday leaving the Titans and heading over seas to Seattle. James Faraday was traded for one of the most lucrative packages for one player in VHL history as Seattle gave up their next two 1st round draft picks and a 2nd round draft pick. S43 - Seattle Bears 72GP | 34G - 30A - 64P | +10 | 366SHT | 9GWG | 134PIM | 289HIT | 29SB 16GP | 8G - 5A - 13P | -4 | 86SHT | 4GWG | 29PIM | 80HIT | 3SB Faraday would have a down season playing for the Seattle Bears scoring only 64 points. It was a turbulent season as management was replaced half way through the season, and under a unique set of circumstances, the agent for Faraday would actually take over management of the Bears. The team limped into the playoffs, and were the clear underdog throughout the entire league. The team bonded like no other though, and had each others backs through three intense, rivalry fueled series, where they would eventually win a surprising Continental Cup. This would be the only cup in Faraday's seven season career. S44 - HC Davos Dynamo 72GP | 40G - 51A - 91P | +8 | 474SHT | 4GWG | 131PIM | 309HIT | 52SB 7GP | 3G - 3A - 6P | 0 | 35SHT | 0GWG | 16PIM | 33HIT | 3SB After a championship season in Seattle, the team decided to rebuild and Faraday was traded to the Davos Dynamo to bring his goal scoring ability and experience to the up and coming team. Faraday found his scoring touch again putting up 91 points, but also became one of the best two-way players in the league as he recorded over 300 hits for the first time. S45 - HC Davos Dynamo 72GP | 26G - 60A - 86P | +39 | 392SHT | 4GWG | 146PIM | 376HIT | 46SB 9GP | 4G - 3A - 7P | +5 | 26SHT | 1GWG | 30PIM | 38HIT | 4SB In his season season with the Dynamo, Faraday's scoring touch dropped off, but his physical presence on the ice grew as he threw 376 hits. Unfortunately for Davos they would fail to make the finals for the second straight season under huge pressure. This would be Faraday's final season with the Dyanmo as he was set to test free agency for the first time going into his final season. S46 - Riga Reign 72GP | 41G - 60A - 101P | +39 | 407SHT | 5GWG | 80PIM | 185HIT | 29SB 4GP | 1G - 2A - 3P | -1 | 21SHT | 0GWG | 12PIM | 17HIT | 3SB Faraday had offers from many teams including, Toronto, New York, Calgary, Davos, Helsinki and Riga. Faraday decided to join the Riga Reign for his final season to make one last championship run. He would have his best offensive season scoring over 100 points for the first time. The playoffs were a complete disappointment for Faraday though as the Reign were swept in the first round by the Dynamo. S40-S46 - VHL Career 504GP | 247G - 316A - 563P | +168 | 2856SHT | 38GWG | 598PIM | 1511HIT | 223SB 61GP | 29G - 19A - 48P | +1 | 283SHT | 9GWG | 110PIM | 207HIT | 25SB Overall James Faraday had an average career in the VHL. No personal awards, and had some up and down seasons statistic wise, but he did manage to sneak out one championship win with the Seattle Bears. James Faraday will surely enjoy retirement now, with an extra dosage of salt due to his former team that drafted him 1st overall winning back-to-back Continental Cups in Helsinki as he retires.

Lately I have been looking at my spending habits more closely. Turns out that I have been spending money pretty carelessly. I never forget the Tuesday morning when my assistant came over to wake me up and told the news. Jorma, you need to stop spending so much money! You only got little over 4 millions on your bank account. I almost freaked out immediately. How can a man of my status survive with few mills ? My assistant suggested that I sell some of my stuff, but I refused to do so. I like my stuff. I decided to look for help though so I hired a guy to come over and take a look at everything and give me some serious tips on how to spend money. Turns out that I have spent over 200k on Hockey Ultimate Team in various NHL games over the last few years. I enjoy playing video games when I´m at home. I had no idea it was that bad. Stopped playing HUT pretty much immediately after I saw all the figures and how much I have spent. NHL games are actually the only ones that I spend money on. Something about those card packs and opening them makes me feel good! Other than that NHL money spending, I have mostly bought all the ´normal´ stuff, but just the more expensive versions. Clothers, food etc. Somehow the money just keep on leaving my bank account. I think it´s part of my new lifestyle. I try to live life like every day is my last one. Like I mentioned before, I want the best. Food is something that I enjoy a lot. It´s huge part of athletes life also. I only drink the finest milks and wear custom made clothes. For example, I have quite big hands so last winter I went and bought 23 different pairs of gloves that were custom made to fit my hands. Pretty sweet deal if you ask me. Only paid 35k for the gloves, but they last a life time since the materials are high quality! Also the tailor is famous for his work. I have, or well had a employee who traveled back to Finland every two weeks to get me some milk. I paid all the hotels, flights etc and on top of that the milk of course. At least 10 k each trip, but in return I got some of that glorious Finnish milk that I love very much. Now I have to drink the American milk. Which is not that bad, but I still prefer the Finnish one. All that spending has stopped now. I got few great tips from the financial expert and from now on, I try to only use cash money when going out shopping. That way I hopefully think more about what I´m going to buy and how much I´m going spend.

The New York Americans had a tremendous run not long ago and it was due majorly to five different players who were there for considerable time. Odin Tordahl and Conner Low both already have had their number retired, and it is time to add two more. These two players were two major factors in why my New York dynasty worked so well and they were both guys I could turn to when I needed an opinion on anything. It was an honour having both of these players on my team for so long and I'm really glad that they are not only in the VHL Hall of Fame, but will now have their numbers retired for New York. 504 GP, 310 G, 352 A, 662 P, +275, 2074 Hits, 59 GWG Continental Cup (39, 41) Victory Cup (38, 39, 40, 41) Devon Marlow-Marta Trophy (39, 40, 41) Scott Boulet Trophy (40) 2nd All-time in Goals for NY 5th All-time in Assists for NY 3rd All-time in Points for NY 3rd All-time in Plus/Minus for NY 1st All-time in Hits for NY 1st All-time in GWG for NY I considered myself very lucky to get Fong along with Zadorov and my own player in Season Thirty-Six, and it really got me going with my rebuild. Fong is a stand-up guy and I love that I have him back in the LR because he's the ultimate team player. While he is very humble about XXX, there is no one that can deny his impact on New York. It didn't take him long to pass Braxton in hits and if I was able to give him another year in New York, I think he probably would have broken the goals and points record. Unfortunately I did have to trade him for the rebuild, but it got him a third cup so I'm pretty happy there. He's a great dude and he earned that Hall of Fame induction, and has certainly earned his number being retired for his accomplishments with the franchise. 432 GP, 226 G, 381 A, 607 P, +283, 130 Hits, 40 GWG Continental Cup (39, 41) Victory Cup (38, 39, 40, 41) Devon Marlow-Marta Trophy (39, 40, 41) Christian Stolzschweiger Trophy (37) Mikka Virkkunen Trophy (39, 40) 5th All-time in Goals for NY 4th All-time in Assists for NY 4th All-time in Points for NY 2nd All-Time in Plus/Minus for NY 4th All-time in GWG for NY While Tom Slaughter never won a major award for New York, his value to the team could not just be measured in awards. Tom Slaughter, had he stayed on for his final two seasons, would have smashed anyone else's totals due to his ridiculously consistent offensive performances throughout his career. The fact that he is top-five in every major category offensively, despite only playing six seasons, is an absolute testament to how great he really is. Sterling's impact is even more felt in the locker-room where he was essentially the other GM. I would consistently bounce ideas and ask for his opinion on several moves, and I do not think I would be anywhere near as successful if not for his help. Slaughter was a major player in the team's two Continental Cup victories, our record four straight Victory Cups and the three finals appearances. Hats off to Tom as he is not only a Hall of Fame player but now a member of our honoured alumni in New York. @sterling @tfong

offers: S47 - $4,500,000 Western Europe retirement tour!

http://www9.zippyshare.com/v/kog7EI5i/file.html

I think the highlight of this game is easily Parechkin's 1st career World Cup goal. Those 8 Scandinavian goals are irrelevant.

Et moi, mon ami.

boom come to seattle! you need to play with me

It would have been nice to know you guys were interested. I was open to go anywhere but only 2 teams contacted me at all. Nothing against toast or Riga, but Seattle just felt like ythe better fit.

I can't help it You could have waited more than 7 hours though...

woah, 8-1! GG Canada

FEAR!

I thought Edwin Encatnipacion was the most feared, but thanks for my new sig!

auf wiedersehen. maybe?

You posted this right after my offer lol you got me excited.

Uhmm...it was a joke from GoB I assume? Riot logo just confuses me.

Best of luck mate. Seattle was my first VHL team, my first SHL team, and will always be close to my heart. You'll be missed in Helsinki, but I hope Klose has an amazing final season!!

The best sim team in Seattle.

Yes

Figured i wouldn't be getting a HOF article so why not

Retired bio's, neat idea to do it after the career, and focus on the career!

Would love to play with you again Boom! Don't believe we've been on the same team since our days in Cologne. Come join us in Calgary.

That's how we do it, beautiful.

That's a list full of amazing players!

You should have spent that money to rig

I've never played the NHL Ultimate Team, only played the FIFA and Madden ones, but you're right about it feeling awesome when you finally get a somewhat decent card

Love the photos!

We're too good.

The puck-hog is back! Good game guys.

#winning

Feedback: Awesome article, loving the beast. Brent Burns is definitely a great player to model yourself after.

FYM and WBF for me.

The Toughest Award - Top GM Helsinki Regular Season: 54-12-6 (114 Points, 1st) Playoffs: 8-2 (Championship) Trade: Jackson Miller (for HSK S47 2nd + HSK S48 2nd) COL S47 3rd (for Thomas Duddy) Calgary Regular Season: 47-20-5 (99 Points, 4th) Playoffs 9-5 (Loss in Finals) Free Agency: Milos Denis Trade: Lloyd Light (for S47 CGY 1st + S47 DAV 2nd) Brady Stropko (for S47 CGY 2nd) Bernie Gow + RIG S48 1st + Griffon Simmons (for Hans Wingate) DAV S47 2nd (for Rami Jakobssen) Shadhu Rathod Jr. (for CGY S48 2nd) Riga Regular Season: 50-18-4 (104 Points, 3rd) Playoffs: 0-4 (Loss in Quarter Finals) Draft: Jordan Maverick (6th) Free Agency: James Faraday Trade: Hans Wingate (for Bernie Gow, RIG S48 1st, Griffon Simmons) S48 QUE 3rd (for Le'Sean Coutzen) Davos Regular Season: 44-26-2 (90 Points, 5th) Playoffs: 5-4 (Loss in Semi Finals) Free Agency: Bismarck Koenig New York Regular Season: 52-12-4 (108 Points, 2nd) Playoffs: 1-4 (Loss in Semi Finals) Draft: Olivia Diamond (8th) Free Agency: Blake Campbell Trade: Joseph Roy III (for Chuck Goody) Thaddeus Humbert + Gifford Shock (for Tyson Stokes, S48 NYA 1st, S48 NYA 2nd) How do we choose the Top GM? Regular season success and winning the Continental Cup are a huge part of winning the top GM award. We can also look at drafting, free agency acquisitions and trades made during the season, but should the award be voted on for a season by season basis. This would mean that anything that happened before the previous off-season would be forgotten when choosing a top GM, which isn't fair because some teams are build entirely through the draft and will take 3-4 seasons to mature into a top team. Should it be based on locker room activity, how many pages a season discussion thread generates, and maybe it's important to see how much TPE a team earns during the season. I'm far too lazy to calculate these numbers, but it isn't hard to see which teams have the most active players on their rosters. If a team full of inactive players wins the cup, but the 2nd place team is full of actives, I would tip the favor of the top GM award to the 2nd place team. When it comes down to it someone who is voting (the GM's) they have an inside look into how the other GM's operate, that us regular folk don't get to see. If a team was built up 2 seasons ago, but made no moves during the current season because their roster was perfectly active and cap compliant, and they won a championship, why should that GM not win the top GM award. So overall it is best to look at how the team was built over a period longer than just one season, how active the team is, and how successful the season and playoffs were. It's a toughie. This seasons final ballot, will (likely) come down to: Helsinki (Shaw), Calgary (Gow) and Miller (NYA)

must be a one sided dice because always voting stockholm players

Don't forget about some depth *khem* a.k.a. me *khem #GoGetMe

So which team deserves all of the big names so we can sign there all together?

Feedback: Just keep on hitting. You've made quite the name for yourself in this league. Lol Mike = Jesus.