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when i first joined 10 years ago I was about 12 years old now I am 22 and have 1 daughter. She's amazing and so smart. I love spending time with her. I also have a girlfriend of 4 years now who isn't the mother of daughter. I was just starting grade 8 in highschool now I went away to college and now have come home and working in the housing department of the main office where I live. We recently set it up so the houses in my village get new roofs and now new bathrooms so life is pretty swell right now. My life has experienced many ups and downs over the years but the one constant has been the VHL. So this place means a lot to me.

As we approach our 10th anniversary this is something I just felt like posting that could be kinda interesting to see just how much some of us are old farts / celebrate how long the VHL has been running for. Basically, I just want to hear how much your lives have changed since the league came to be in July of 2007. Personally I was going into grade 11; I had never dated anyone longer than 3 months and was working as a cashier at Shoppers Drug Mart while living with my parents in Moncton. I was turning 16 later that year. Fast Forward 10 years: I've now been married for almost 2 years (met my wife when I was in grade 12), have graduated both high school and university (4 year BA program) and have been working as an editor in TV / film for the past 4 years. I changed cities twice in the time since the VHL started. The first for university when I moved from Moncton to Fredericton (back in Moncton in 2013) and then the move to Halifax at the end of 2015. I'm turning 26 later this year. Bonus points for photos as well! This is me in 2007 shortly after the VHL launched: and this is me last year at my sister's wedding: It's a year old but I don't take a lot of photos so yeah. Put on some weight but who the hell hasn't. Also, fun fact, the little girl in the first photo is my niece. She has now graduated High School and can legally drink. The VHL is just that old. So yeah, don't make me look like the only weirdo here! How much has your life changed since the VHL began? Note as well that it doesn't matter when you joined, this is just comparing July 2007 to July 2017. Some of us old farts have just been around that long.

Recently we've seen some new members join us and I've had some conversations with many of them regarding their builds and how to properly go about a certain style of player. I decided to write just a short little information paragraph on what you should and shouldn't avoid. Start off by saying if you are wanting success in the VHLM right away, do not spread out your TPE to 7-8 attributes. If you want to be a scorer, put all your TPE in Scoring until it's at a respectable number (70+). Always add TPE to skating no matter what position you are playing (excluding Goaltender). Do not add to Discipline if you are in the VHLM, it's a crapshoot with penalties sometimes but also other attributes being high is the only thing that would cause you to get a ton of PIM's. Strength affects more than you think (Shooting Power, Being Hit, etc..). Wasting TPE on Leadership before you hit 300 TPE is probably not wise, best to do that later in your career or when your other attributes are higher. Do not add to Fighting because it wastes your TPE. Recap Do Add to SKATING Do Add to set Attributes (Focus in on 3-4) Strength is more than just physical power, it also comes into scoring. Do NOT ADD to Discipline Do NOT ADD to Leadership Do NOT ADD to 7-8 Attributes

2007 - Graduated BA and attempted to gte into Law School 2015 - Married someone way smarter than me that makes twice my income and lets me play all the hockey I want. 2016 - Silver in Nationals Ball hockey. 2017- Below the other day i won my first solo match in PUBG

I remember my first day here like it was yesterday because it was exactly 3 days ago. So far the community here has been great and really helpful. Since I have joined I played Goalie for a rec ball hockey team it was my first time in years. Thats about it.

Sure why not. I didn't join VHL upon startup (never really was much of a hockey fan), but was helping run the MSFL_R at the time and a lot of the membership overlapped. Was 17 during the summer before senior year of high school (grade 12 to you Canadians), was going on college visits while doing odd job landscaping work, still living in Delaware (about half an hour outside Philly) where I was born and raised, and definitely didn't have much going on in terms of a dating life or anything like that. Senior prom me, so happy I eventually got contacts: Finished high school and moved halfway across the U.S. to ended up in college outside Chicago. Got myself a journalism degree and guarantee I don't make money for the rest of my life, also broke out of my shell a bit there, and dated and widely expanded my social circle for the first time. Graduated college and met my current girlfriend soon after in 2012, lived on the north side of Chicago for four years. Joined the VHL during the Blackhawks 2013 Cup run, when I really started getting back into hockey. Now, still working in journalism (focusing on the law) and followed the girlfriend up to the Twin Cities in Minnesota last summer where I'm now working on an MBA. No kids or marriage yet, but in the early stages of ring shopping. You grow a lot between 17 and 27, but happy how I at least somewhat have my shit together. Photo the girlfriend took on Valentine's this year:

Player InformationUsername: QuikFull Name: Mats JohnssonPosition: DAge: 26Handedness: LRecruited By/From: ---Would you like an experienced member to mentor you? Maybe.Player AttributesTotal Points Earned: 30CK = Checking: 40FG = Fighting: 40DI = Discipline: 40SK = Skating: 40ST = Strength: 40PH = Puck Handling: 50FO = Face Offs: 40PA = Passing: 60SC = Scoring: 40DF = Defense: 40PS = Penalty Shot: 40EX = Experience: 40LD = Leadership: 40OtherJersey Number: 64Height (inches): 71 Weight (lbs.): 195Birthplace: Gothenburg, SwedenAwardsCareer StatsPlayer MovementPast Players (S1) G - Matthew Pogge (HOF) (S5) RW - Branden Snelheid (HOF) (S12) RW/D - Matt Bailey (HOF) (S21) C - Samson St. Cloud (S24) LW - Braden Snelheid (S34) RW - Matteo Gallo

you beautiful man you! You DID recreate!!

I happily accept. Thanks for the offer.

You drive a hard bargain...I might just do it Also, fuck you too @JardyB10

@Beketov

Hello VHL, we are happy to announce that we are approaching a absolutely mind blowing milestone. The VHL is going to be celebrating it's 10th Anniversary on Tuesday July the 18th. That is ten long calendar years that the site has been running. We've seen a lot of shake up and change, we've moved forums, and even survived a DDoS, and subsequent loss of a forum. This place has grown and evolved and some of us have had the pleasure of getting to know each other over many of those long ten years. That is of course including the few who have been here and seen it all. As this is a big, monumental occasions we wanted to take the opportunity to truly celebrate the league, and have a concord of events and activities to follow. Birthday Wish - Daily Giveaway Beginning on Monday July 17th there will be a daily giveaway thread, where you can earn 1 TPE per day by sharing a favorite VHL moment or memory. This will run until Sunday July 23rd. At the end of the week everyone who claimed for all 7 days will be rewarded an extra +3 TPE, as well as a Birthday Wish. The Birthday Wish entitles you to one free donation reward of your selection to use for Season 56. 10th Anniversary Promotion Day On Tuesday July 18th, the day of our 10th birthday we will be holding a special promotion day. On Tuesday and only on Tuesday any new recruitment referral is worth 5 Uncapped TPE. In addition we will be holding another Reddit Recruitment post, and members will receive 2 Uncapped TPE for posting in the Reddit thread. Higgins Special 10th Anniversary Scavenger Hunt *(To Be Held During the Off-Season)* I'll let @Higgins cover the details on this one, but expect a historic scavenger hunt complete with an assortment of prizes. Higgins will post more details about this in the off-season, as the hunt will run during the off-season. Banner Contest As we enter a 10th Anniversary we also need a new banner to celebrate the occasion. Which is where you all come in. We will be holding another banner contest, voted on by the community. All participants may use their banners as point tasks. Would also like to note here that there will be a new skin to celebrate the occasion presented by @boubabi Themed PT Week All Media Spots, Graphics, and Podcasts that have to do with the VHL Anniversary or focus on VHL history (Pre Season 50) are worth an additional +3 Uncapped TPE. All Time Roster Tournament *(To be Held During the Off-Season)* We are going to be running an all time roster tournament! Each franchise will be tasked with crafting an all-time roster consisting of 6 Forwards, 4 Defenders, and 1 Goalie. A Round Robin Style tournament held very similarly to the World Cup will commence, with TPE rewarded based on the standings in the tournament for the members on each team. Note for those with Project Two players, as this TPE is rewarded per team it is player specific. Gold, Silver and Bronze medals will be rewarded. While the All Time Roster Tournament is going on, you may submit a one time only tournament related point task as a free extra point task in that week. NHL 18 Double Time 10th Anniversary Giveaway That is right, we are giving away not one....but two copies of NHL 18 to help celebrate this occasion. How do you get entries to win a copy of the new NHL 18? Easy. Participating at all in any anniversary related task will earn you a single entry into the Double Time giveaway. Yes, you can earn multiple entries but only one for each activity. Note that this will be for every event other than the All Time Roster tournament. You can collect up to five entries into this giveaway. That is it for now, as you can see we've been hard at work at crafting a memorable event to celebrate such a big occasion. We are hoping to see lots of activity on the boards, and ideally a lot of new faces so to our devoted members keep your chat open and let's all be ready to help out new members when needed. Here we go, get excited, Happy 10th VHL!

VHL Windows of Contention: Europe Last week, I took a quick look at the next time we thought some North American teams might be contending. This week, we naturally swing to the other side of the coin and look at the – honestly, more straightforward – European Conference. Again, these projections are just a snapshot in time and don’t reflect what might happen in the future or GMs’ plans. I’m an analyst, not Melisandre. But for now, here’s what I’m thinking: Cologne Express: Season 58-60 I honestly even thought about making the beginning of the scale Season 59, but I think five seasons of rebuilding would make anybody a bit cranky. Vernon von Axelberry has said publicly that he’s committed to this rebuild, but it’s clear that it’s going to take a while—the cupboard’s completely bare except for himself and one forthcoming GM player. Out of any team in the league, even Seattle, Cologne’s the furthest out. This year’s first round pick, likely first or second, and Calgary’s pick, likely fourth or fifth, is a good way towards building that base. But if Cologne doesn’t have some lottery magic, then it’s likely Season 57 at the earliest that those picks will contribute, meaning one or two years of relying on the lottery. The pre-Season 58 offseason will likely be an interesting one in Cologne though—not the least of which because, if it looks like the team’s on the verge of contention, Rudy Ying lurks at the end of his rookie contract. HC Davos Dynamo: Season 56-58 This one is fully about the goalies—if it were only Fujimoto, Gretzky, Trombone and those forwards in the mix, I would say that the Dynamo could afford to wait another season to see if Stockholm would sell. But Mist4ke (S53) and Reencarnacion (S52) entering the primes of their careers reconfigures the calculus a bit. The time to strike for Davos begins next season, when the roster’s still at reasonable TPE levels, but not so high where the team needs to sell everybody off before the primes of their careers. I’m actually more curious about the back end of this range than the front end. The Dynamo will have a bunch of players right now that retire of Season 57 in Dotran, Donovan, etc., but I’d argue that some of those will be gone at the end of this season. By the end of Season 57, though, the Dynamo will have pretty much its whole core on prime contracts, with only this year’s likely 6th pick still on a rookie contract. Will they be able to manage the cap and extend the winning streak past that point while still maintaining depth? Helsinki Titans: Season 55-56 Most dynasties only last about three seasons, and anything past that is a last gasp—just look at Season 51 Toronto, or even arguably New York this year. That’s why I would normally place Helsinki’s run ending next year without even looking at the players and contracts. What I see there, as well as Helsinki’s past franchise history of reloading early, has me sure that this will be a short run. At the end of this season, all of those top TPE S53 players in Moon, Cornerstone, and Jokinen (an UFA) will hit prime contracts. True, the Titans can absorb that in the interim with Velvet retiring, but add Abbott and Schmekeldorf to the mix the following offseason, both of whom are high TPE earners, and the math becomes much tougher. By that point, Gow will also be retired, and Axelsson depreciated entering his final season. Meanwhile, while Jack Shepherd should be a good, cost-controlled addition, there won’t be much else coming through without trades. Riga Reign: Season 57-59 Similar to Calgary in North America, I think Riga’s the team that’s hardest for me to nail down in Europe. The presence of Fredinamijs Krīgars, Marcus King and a duo of solid Season 55 prospects, Niko Bogdanovic and Rudi Ying, would make me think that contention is sooner rather than later for Riga. However, four players does not make a team, those S55 players are still in the VHLM and will require a bit more seasoning, and it remains to be seen whether the team can snag solid prospects with Quebec’s first and its own second this draft. The thing that ultimately helps me land on Season 57 are the teams directly above and below. Both the Titans and Vikings, alongside a team like the Meute, are poised to be sellers following Season 56. By that point, Toronto and Calgary are likely to have already made their push, and Calgary and Seattle may still be a year away. Riga may be in that sweet spot to be one of the few major buyers next offseason, and if that’s the case, they should take full advantage. Stockholm Vikings: Season 55-56 Unlike the Americans, I actually do think it makes sense for the Vikings to try and stretch the window of contention one more season. Why not? The team won’t have any major cap problems due to Kohler’s retirement and many of its new S53 prime contracts being lower TPE. Maximoff and Klingberg face regression, but the S52 and S53 contingent that are gaining TPE should be able to pick up the slack. And with the competition, I’m not sure Davos will be fully ready yet. Then, next offseason, it’s not like Stockholm wouldn’t have parts to sell. The question though comes in free agency – the Vikings may have their decision made for them. I mentioned in the Toronto section how Xander Finn should be a top target for the team, but he’s far from the only free agent. De Rossi, Dragonslayer, Klingberg and Kopralkov are all free agents as well, and although 3 of the 4 are likely to re-sign (2 inactives and the GM player), it could certainly factor into the calculus for Stockholm to not want to keep paying these players for little production, especially if the two actives in the group jump ship.

I was 9 years old when this league started Joined when I was 13-14 years old, currently 19 and in college.

10 years ago. Living at my parents, working on my bachelor degree. Had not dated for like 5 years as I failed to trust people after prior relationships where Ive been cheated on. Only hockey i could see was dutch hockey so shitty level of play. Now Own a house where I live with my wife and 2 sons, Rayne & Damon have a nice job at Planon and have really changed and improved myself as a person *mostly thanks to my wife* Have had nhl center ice in between these 10 years but the timezone difference sucked to much, dont watch hockey anymore really but still love the game. Time to feed the baby, only had tine for a short story

I had long hair ( ͡◉ ͜ʖ ͡◉)

Username: jvdFull Name: Matt DenningPosition: RWAge: 19Handedness: RRecruited By/From: @BeavissPlayer AttributesTotal Points Earned: 30CK = Checking: 40FG = Fighting: 40DI = Discipline: 40SK = Skating: 50ST = Strength: 40PH = Puck Handling: 50FO = Face Offs: 40PA = Passing: 40SC = Scoring: 50DF = Defense: 40PS = Penalty Shot: 40EX = Experience: 40LD = Leadership: 40OtherJersey Number: 22Height (inches): 6'1" Weight (lbs.): 199lbsBirthplace: Victoria BC Canada

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Oh cool! I'll check it out right away.

Assuming I didn't grab a link from the wrong channel, this is for everyone. There are a few more details announced in the discord than there are here.

#ReadingFail That was my sister's wedding Mine was the year before so I figured I'd go with the newer photo.

This should be fun! I was 16, had never had a real relationship. I'd been in a bunch of sim leagues, including one that I ran (fairly poorly) just before the VHL opened up. Also just finished grade 10. Since then, I've finished high school and university, started working full time for my family company, met my soon to be fiancee, have had 3 nieces and a nephew born to cousins who weren't even thinking marriage at this time 10 years ago. I still remember nights screwing around with photoshop until 4am. Now, I barely have enough time to play video games, and wake up at 5 for work. Crazy what a difference 10 years makes. Congrats on your wedding @Beketov, you look super happy!

Hey welcome @jvd! Glad to see @Beaviss recruiting as well

I don't often make sigs anymore but if you wanna go ask some questions for the CoDCast I'll answer them while being terrible at video games I mean I might be able to make you a sig at some point, just no promises haha

Thanks, we'll see how it goes. Missed the community here, so figured I'd give it another kick at the can lol.

Welcome back hopefully for good!

Hey Ter-Bear!

Nice work. You really are improving your GFX through practice and hard work.

Good stuff DAAD.

Thanks, this will help me a lot!

Go Davos!

Thanks

Sorry guys, I had to re-sim the first 8 games today. After simming this morning I had left STHS open on my laptop, and apparently didn't save after. Meanwhile I left the house to do wedding preparation things for my brother. Meanwhile my laptop thought it would be a good idea to update and restart. So I lost them.

Fine, I'll take you under my wing. I will have little difficulty helping you create a superstar.

Disgusting.

You be grateful I showed up to turn your anniversary celebration good

Good point. Welcome to the majors bud!

8-7 Meute

Yeah, it contributes 1 or 2 percent or something. But as far as I know, a stats contribution to the overall formula doesn't indicate how effective it is. If I wanted, I could set it so only Leadership would raise one's overall. But it would change nothing in the sim, as far as I know. Maybe I'll do anniversary experiments.

thanks bud!!!!

looks like I joined at the right time!

anyone ?