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S40 Hall of Fame Induction


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Welcome to the Season 40 Hall of Fame induction! As is custom, we have two Players and one Builder to induct today.

One player was a fairly easy choice for the Board of Governors. One of the most dominant centers of the fourth decade, Kameron Taylor was a constant fixture upon the scoring leaderboards, delivered a fair amount of hits and, crucially, was the defining and founding player of the first generation of the Cologne Express.

C - Kameron Taylor, S31-S38

576 GP, 361 G, 429 A, 790 P, +199, 546 PIM, 1125 HIT, 275 SB, 50 GW

S35 Grimm Jonsson Trophy

S36 Grimm Jonsson Trophy (joint with 4 others)

S37 Kevin Brooks Trophy

One of the toughest votes in recent years was in regards to the second inductee. Ultimately the honour has gone to a long overdue player, as defenceman Elijah Incognito at last became Dustin Funk's second inducted player. Among the top three defencemen of his generation, Incognito won cups with all his teams, Seattle, Toronto, and Riga, most notably as playoff MVP in S33.

D - Elijah Incognito, S27-S34

576 GP, 142 G, 511 A, 653 P, +309, 634 PIM, 939 HIT, 904 SB, 23 GW

S32 Sterling Labatte Trophy

S32 Alexander Beketov Trophy

S33 Daisuke Kanou Trophy

Three Continental Cups (S28, S29, S33)

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Vote distribution:

Kameron Taylor 11/12

Elijah Incognito 6/12

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Felix Peters 4/12

Alexander Valiq 4/12

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As for Builder, this may seem a peculiar choice at this point in time, given the member's continued prominence, but our very own simmer and commissioner Jardy Bunclewirth has done more than enough to warrant this induction, it was just a question of when. For a long time seen as the ideal first-gen member, Jardy joined in Season 15 and was named commissioner in Season 20, a position he has held to this day. In Season 23, Jardy became the VHL's third full-time simmer and has gone on to be the longest-serving of the three. This alone would be sufficient but he has also GMed the Calgary Wranglers and brought in two of the best players in the league: Bunclewirth himself, and goaltender CAL G.

Congratulations to Taylor, Incognito and JardyB10!!

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Phil, if you want to get matching tats I am game!

 

Sure! I'm thinking: You'll Never Walk Alone! 

 

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Congrats to those selected. Be nice if Incognito's agent came back. 

 

I miss both the Funks. :(

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Embarrassingly enough, I never realized this had happened :S.  If I had I would have insisted it be pushed back at least until Naomi is done, haha.

 

Very flattered though.  It's a weird feeling.  I'll have to write a MS about it some time.  Thanks guys. :wub:

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Embarrassingly enough, I never realized this had happened :S.  If I had I would have insisted it be pushed back at least until Naomi is done, haha.

 

Very flattered though.  It's a weird feeling.  I'll have to write a MS about it some time.  Thanks guys. :wub:

It's actually been revoked so no worries

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