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  1. Is Koponen a Separatist? The VHL's 50th season has concluded and, with it, so has Aleksi Koponen's contract! Actually, he has a player option but all signs lead us to believe he intends to test Free Agency. Koponen's rookie years were spent in Helsinki where he helped bring home two Continental Cups before being moved to the Quebec City Meute, where he has spent the last two seasons. That leaves him with 2 seasons to go before hitting the VHL's 8 season limit. And so, it isn't entirely surprising that he's open to leaving Quebec given that he hasn't found much success in Quebec. Time is running out and it makes sense that he at least wants to consider his options. That being said, Koponen hasn't confirmed that he will indeed leave Quebec. In an interview given shortly after the Meute were eliminated from this season's playoffs, he appeared to keep all his cards on the table: "At this point I can't say what I will do, because I do not know. I have been in contact with Quebec management but we have not come to an agreement and likely won't before free agency opens. I'm not prepared to close any doors yet, but I am looking forward to reviewing my options and seeing where my talent would be best served in the final seasons of my career." This free agency cycle could spell trouble for Quebec City, who have 4 key players set to be eligible in Aleksi Koponen, Unassisted, Greg Clegane, and Jeff Hamilton. If they manage to keep all of these players, the Meute will remain in a good position to be competitive in S51. If they lose even one or two of these players, however, Quebec could have difficulty making up the difference. Quebec isn't the only one with high stakes in this particular free agency though, in fact virtually every team should have a stake in it this season because it's a freakin' big one. Not just in size, either - there is a lot of big names potentially up for grabs this season. On top of the Quebec players listed previously, you have Tyson Kohler coming off his rookie contract with the Cologne Express and now three-time cup winner Black Velvet from Toronto. This presents a golden opportunity for upcoming teams with a bunch of rookie contracts and lots of cap space - if they could woo even a few of these high-impact free agents, they could go from zeroes to heroes overnight. With less than enthusiastic anticipation of the S51 draft, free agency may well be the star of the show this off-season. It will be very interesting to watch these free agents either make or break teams.
    4 points
  2. I'm just saying VHL first ever threepeat happens on 9/11.....
    4 points
  3. S43 - BER S44 - SSK S45 - HEL S46 - HEL S49 - TOR S50 - TOR
    4 points
  4. Everyone, I just put up an ad up on Reddit over in /r/Hockey, as I got permission for there. As approved by @Draper, if you upvote and comment in it, you will be award 2 Uncapped TPE! I was supposed to do this a couple of hours ago, but better late than never. Right? Here's the link! https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/52c33v/victory_hockey_league_vhl/ @Higgins@evrydayimbyfuglien@ADwyer87@eaglesfan036@flyersfan1493@der meister@.sniffuM@Kendrick@Dangles13@boom@JardyB10@Phil@701@Beketov@jack@boubabi@stevo@Mr. Power@jRuutu@Victor@Molholt@atw2592@Christmas@CowboyinAmerica@hedgehog337
    2 points
  5. We did it in /r/fantasyhockey. This time it's in the much larger subreddit of /r/hockey.
    2 points
  6. For serious though, congrats to all of Toronto, especially. @DollarAndADream@Molholt ,@CowboyinAmerica you guys seriously accomplished a crazy feat here today. And on top of that it just cements the serious legacy of Wingate, who may go down now as the greatest goalie in VHL history. Pretty impressive stuff, and I'm sure us "record/statistic lovers" will get to have a field day on articles/interesting tidbits from this.
    2 points
  7. Double OT, Game 7. What a way to get the three peat. Well done Toronto.
    2 points
  8. Ouh, the winning goal in the finals. This is awesome! This was a great season
    2 points
  9. i vote we update red vhl. been 47 seasons strong for a while now
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  11. gorlab

    Claimed:old trash [1/2]

    didnt have time to do a sig this week, so just gonna post some old work that i think looks like shit.
    1 point
  12. Will

    Theme Update

    We've been slowly working on improving the VHL 50 theme and it isn't finished but today we release what I hope is a slightly more tolerable edition. As you know, we recently ran a banner competition. @gorlab was the creator of the winning banner and as such he can claim 5 TPE. Now unfortunately I didn't do a great job investigating the theme before opening the competition, so some banners ended up not working so well. It seems the banners either need to be very big (mostly wide) or created in a way that lets us put some kind of background behind them, like the one you probably see as you read this. Otherwise, they seem to get distorted when it tries to enlarge them which makes sense in hindsight. So that is all fairly unfortunate. However, I have enabled this handy banner-picker so you guys can choose the banner you prefer. Right now there's only 3 'real' ones but I'm hoping some kind souls will create some more to add. Anyway, you can customize the banner by clicking on this button: If anyone has further suggestions on how this theme can be improved, post them in this topic and I'll try it out if it's within the realm of capabilities. Or if you want to, you know, create more banners, do that too. Who knows, there might be something in it for you.
    1 point
  13. Will

    S50 Off-Season Schedule

    S50 OFF-SEASON SCHEDULE Dates Subject to Change *VHL Entry Draft and VHLM Dispersal Draft TBA* Sunday, September 11th S51 Finance TPE Cut-Off (all TPE prior to this date will affect salary brackets for S51) Monday, September 12th A Special Season 50 Surprise Experience Points Allocated World Cup: Day 1 Tuesday, September 13th VHL/VHLM Free Agency Discussion Opens Brett Slobodzian Trophy Voting Opens World Cup: Day 2 Wednesday, September 14th VHL/VHLM Free Agency Opens VHL/VHLM Award Ballots Sent Out Depreciation World Cup: Day 3 Thursday, September 15th Training Camp Opens World Cup: Day 4 Friday, September 16th World Cup: Day 5 Saturday, September 17th S50 Hall of Fame VHL & VHLM Awards Ceremony Prediction Points Distributed S50 Predictions Open World Cup: Quarter-Finals Sunday, September 18th S51 VHLM TPE Cut-Off (all TPE earned prior to this date counts towards the 200 TPE cap) Final Updates for S51 (these may occur on Sunday/Monday) World Cup: Semi-Finals Monday, September 19th Pre-Season Retirement Starts (Players can re-create for S52 and still play S51) World Cup: Finals Tuesday, September 20th Training Camp and Free Agency Closes S51 begins
    1 point
  14. Daniel

    Helsinki Wants FAs

    Helsinki are in a position of power going into the next season, without a hint of bias. We've a great young ore of players in place; Odinsson, Gow and Donovan look like players who will easily begin to become some of the league's best after great rookie seasons, young defenseman Maksym Barnyashev is set to join the roster for his rookie season in S51, and if I say so myself, goalie Dmitri Dadonov has so far proved himself to be capable of being a top quality presence in net. What we need now however is the kind of elite players who will be available in this season's free agent market to maximize our roster's potential. We see this as being the first of many seasons that the new generation of Titans will be looking to make a run at the cup, and the quality of free agents available this season presents us with a unique opportunity to make that happen. If you're a free agent, I'd love if you were to take a minute to consider what we can offer. We're a dedicated but fun team (guys like boom, flyersfan, Wasty and Dangles are all fantastic in the LR), we have the capability to win immediately and we all want to prove our worth this season. We can offer you the opportunity to make a real run at a championship this season and to have fun doing it, so if you should find yourself in the position of being a free agent this offseason, expect to receive an attempt to bring you into our group and make you a Titan!
    1 point
  15. Going straight from the Quarterfinals to the Finals, a bold strategy
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  16. Listening now. Have missed the sweet tones.
    1 point
  17. Shit, I was hoping the @diamond_ace curse of not winning two Continental Cups with one player was going to stop the three-peat, oh well.
    1 point
  18. I also appreciate how FYM was the first star. Tried his damnedest to stick it to Toronto on the way out.
    1 point
  19. Jardy sims can't melt hockey leagues
    1 point
  20. Good series Brampton and @Smarch and sorry @Phil
    1 point
  21. A mid-series sweep! Congrats Brampton. I've been too bummed out about my own team to follow playoffs after we lost out, but it's definitely well-deserved.
    1 point
  22. You might not have copied them to all games. Or maybe I forgot to load them at all. Either way, the only thing I would have changed was the overall team strategies (since they're the only ones that do anything apparently), and even then I wouldn't have because we were winning. For future reference, you can check all teams lines and strategies on the index. Now excuse me while I go find a nice sturdy closet to hang myself in.
    1 point
  23. Well not a single stratgy i set since game 6 of riga isnt on our lines lol they are all at something different idc im not toronto gunna whine. They are the hetter team but woulda been nice to lose with proper stratgys
    1 point
  24. Only 6 VHL players ever have had 4 or more Continental Cup wins. Faux and Wingate are two of them
    1 point
  25. Oh btw jardy why you change our lines?
    1 point
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  27. WELCOME TO THE 6IX WHERE BLACK VELVET BE LOUNGING LIKE....
    1 point
  28. In one hour from now, the winner of the S50 Continental Cup will be decided at https://www.twitch.tv/jardyb10 Unfortunately I don't have a pre-game podcast for you. I could do a quick write-up, but you know what's at stake. It's Hans Wingate on the cusp of cementing a legend that may never be matched. It's Francis York Morgan proving himself better than the dynasty he was formerly a part of. Black Velvet spitting hot fire. Jorma Ruutu #Leadershipping the fuck out of a franchise trying to return to glory. It's David vs. Goliath. We don't need a pre-game. We just need to begin the Final Countdown.
    1 point
  29. You forgot to mention SWC3 making his years on a shitty Davos worth it. Will his decision to stay be a smart one or dumb. Will he actually do something stats wise?
    1 point
  30. JardyB10

    Theme Update

    And move the fucking locker rooms to the bottom of the forum while you're at it!
    1 point
  31. Devise

    Theme Update

    Also, fix this fucking shit. The banner should be a clickable thing to take me to the main page. Do you want a riot on your hands?
    1 point
  32. Da Trifecta

    GOAT GM CARD

    @Victor
    1 point
  33. Gooningitup

    Win Or Lose

    Davos GM ahead of game 7, Davos GM finally comes out of his office to address the media. Davos Fans and his own players, being rather quite most of the playoffs made for a suprise. His address was short, but too the point. Win or lose, he was proud of his team and happy for its fans. Those who endured through hard times. They made it to the finals, 1 win away from the title. A title VHL magazine gave them litterly 0 chance for, despite that they have a chance. Well it may not happen, you wont find a prouder GM. In 3 seasons since Davos new GM took over Davos went from top 3 draft pick to the finals. An accomplishment many to this day hate on, lots of trades that made this happen hated on. He states it didnt change his mind once, and now all those statements made slapped everyone in the face. Win or lose Komarov will walk away happy.
    1 point
  34. jRuutu

    Game 7

    The winner of the series between Davos and Toronto will be decided in the always glorious game 7. Toronto has a home advantage with a lot of fans behind them, so that could be the difference maker between the two teams, but the pressure to win is absolutely more heavy for Toronto. Game 7 at home when the whole city and hockey world is watching? Of course that setup can easily work against Toronto if they are not well prepared and focused right from the start. If Davos manages to score a goal early and keep that lead, then the pressure to score is getting bigger and bigger, slowly but steadily and at that point Davos players are at their best, pushing and trash talking after every whistle can push even the most level headed players to do things that they would not normally do. There is no room for errors in this game, 1 goal can be all it takes to win the game and the cup. Will be a great event and in my opinion game 7 is the most exciting game in any sport. Especially ff the game 7 is the game that decides who takes the cup home, does a game of hockey get any better than that? I don´t think so.
    1 point
  35. Da Trifecta

    Win Or Lose

    We are behind you @Gooningitup
    1 point
  36. Review: Poor Fabio, being bored while his cousin is in the cup. Tinder is bad news, let me tell you. That's quite the story lol! I would never date a transsexual. One, because I wanna have a family, and two because anal is gross! But I guess if youe new player is into that then hey go for it lol 608 words
    1 point
  37. The perfect way to send the VHL's first 50 seasons. 1-0 game, Muller own goal to end it in OT.
    1 point
  38. Da Trifecta

    Theme Update

    Make them clickable to refresh the page
    1 point
  39. Trifecta will the times, I love it. Its no longer a joke, its just one of the VHL's grand events. Badge of Honour in a way like #FuckVasteras, Get Bent Noiles, Anderson
    1 point
  40. Woo! Lol, DT. 1-0 "terrible loss".
    1 point
  41. JardyB10

    World Cup Predictions

    Man, I think USA actually has a pretty solid roster. They'll steal some games for sure. I don't even think a bronze is impossible.
    1 point
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