There have been plenty of great people I've met through the SHL.  I've been lucky to meet people through the teams I've been a part of, namely the Crows, the Jets, and Team USA.  Then there are a few fringe groups, like the colorful personalities in Nipple Nuggey and the highs and lows in the Bruins chat.  I'm not going to tag everyone involved because that's a mess and I'll miss some people.

However, I am going to tag the OG for this appreciation post.  @SlashACM was one of the people who reached out to me when I was brand new on the site as he was scouting for the Crows.  I don't generally reach out to new social opportunities, but he pulled me into a game of Civ with the Nipple Nuggey guys and he called me on my joke GM application for WJC team USA (now I'm the Federation Head).  From there, he got me involved with NSHL where I played for his team and recorded a podcast with him.  Now as chance would have it, we're on the same line in the CHL so we get to start this ride all over again.

I appreciate my buddy Slash for pulling me deeper into this crazy simulation world than I would have gone on my own.