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fgh · 10-04-2016, 09:12 AM

Hey there SHL! I plan on getting IIHF more bumpin', and that means good recruitment posts! Throughout the season, as IIHF GMs post in HO their new posts, I'll be posting them here and giving money for the posts to whoever the heads want it to go to. So this first one will get split between <a href='index.php?showuser=2321' rel='nofollow' alt='profile link' class='user-tagged mgroup-3'>cikgnar</a> and <a href='index.php?showuser=2240' rel='nofollow' alt='profile link' class='user-tagged mgroup-3'>mel24</a>, the two new Russia rookies drafted outside the top 5 in the S31 draft.

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You in a few seasons if you join Team Russia

Hello new members! My name is Vsevolod Nikitin, I'm the Head GM of Team Russia here in the IIHF part of the SHL. I'm glad you made your way here to the site, and I hope you find everything ok!

<div align="center"> Russia

Management:
Head GM - <a href='index.php?showuser=1322' rel='nofollow' alt='profile link' class='user-tagged mgroup-45'>mpc</a>
Co-GM - <a href='index.php?showuser=2238' rel='nofollow' alt='profile link' class='user-tagged mgroup-54'>shlpris41</a>
Head Coach - <a href='index.php?showuser=1675' rel='nofollow' alt='profile link' class='user-tagged mgroup-17'>enigmatic</a>
Current World Ranking: 5th (down 1)</div>

So there is some info you should know before you create your player. You don't have to be from your original home country. Here, you can be whoever you are, and that's just fine with us! There are choices for nationality, and one of those is Russia. "Why Russia?" you ask, and you have every right to ask, so long as you expect a full answer. Here it goes!

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Andrey Barbashev talking to the IIHF media after taking the top seed into the S30 Medal Rounds

Let's get started. Russia fits into the international scene as the Alexander Hamilton of the IIHF. We aren't exactly polished, a little bit brash, and very vocal about who we are and what we do, and sometimes it comes off as a bit nerdy/needy/weird. In the end, though, we get stuff done, all our documents are in order, and we got the smarts to make it in this crazy world. The Burr to our story is sometimes different per season, but usually it's someone like Team Canada. Team USA would have to be Thomas Jefferson in this instance, playing the role of antagonist. Yeah, we butt heads a lot. James Reynolds could be Czechoslovakia due to some past history with the transfer systems, and that makes Mark Harter, our goalie, Maria Reynolds. The UK is definitely someone like Sweden, once a big superpower but now overcome by other new countries. I'm sure there are more comparisons, but that's what I can figure out off the top of my head.

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What you are thinking right now

So, again I ask: why Russia?

1. Image

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You really shouldn't throw away the shot to be a flashy player here in the SHL

There are ways to customize your presence here on the SHL: avatars and signatures. And I mean fancy, custom made graphics stuff. Russia, with our boundless resources, offer every player 2 free signatures. One is generic, mainly just to show you're with the Russians. That's cool, but not the big show. The big show is the individual sigs. They look like this:

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Yeah, that's a lot. Those are the active guys and their sigs. So there's a solid reason to join: first dibs on awesome sigs.

2. Activity

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Vets to rookies when they enter the locker room

Just to give you a quick run-down, I've talked to other teams. They might boast an active locker room (general discussion place for your team, will have one for SMJHL and SHO as well as your nation), but I can prove it. Here's a screenshot of all the stuff we got going on.

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Discussion thread, chatzy (kinda like Yahoo messenger), up-to-date lines, rosters, eligible players lists, all with TPE to show how you stack up against your kin. Kickass right? Yeah, because guys actually post here. I dare other countries to post their discussion thread count. Russia's been around for close to 12 seasons and have hit the 220 page mark on our discussion thread, not to mention the conversations in the other threads.

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That's one of our members posting. Just to verify my stats. We keep tight here, so we want you to be here so we can help you grow your player, become your friend, and see you succeed!

3. Playing availability

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It's true, you know

So quick history lesson: most of Team Russia is composed of what you would call transfers, or non-nationals. This may seem a bit weird, but it's not all bad. These guys came to our team to play and be active, and they've done a fantastic job. Our former head GM Barbashev was a Canadian national before transferring to Russia and leading us to the gold. Be wary of the names: people pay to go full Russian with the name change (looking at you, future Zach Rudnikov). Honestly, we have a fair mix of the nationals and immigrants, and the system works well.

Rules in the IIHF state that an active member with 250+ TPE has to be given a chance to play. Russia goes by its own rules. If you're active, you play. Plain and simple. You can be the best SHL player, but if you're not in the IIHF locker room and contributing, you'll lose your spot to someone younger that would have taken it eventually Smile

). We started 4 rookies this season because they were the best and brightest we had to offer and they kept their own on the bottom 6. You'll get your time if you're active, and I can't say that for every team. Luckily, we got plenty of actives, and this makes the roster full of young talent that breeds competition in the IIHF scene.

4. Women

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WORK!!!

So our newest Co-GM and Head Coach are women. Cool shit. Including them, we have a total of 5 ladies playing for the Russians, so don't feel excluded due to gender. We love you no matter what and can find a place for you in out system. I say this to say that we are a diverse group that has a host of characters, including the dominant women on our lines. Great folks like Maria Maximova, Chernika Banananov, Cynthia Taylor, Pietra Volkova, and Ekaterina Rudnikova are what makes our team the best. Never underestimate girl power!

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And neither do we :-x

I want to get to know you, and encourage you to get to know our Russians, as they plan on helping out all new players with getting acquainted to the site! Best of luck wherever you land, and thanks for reading this!

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Much love, guys

cikgnar · 10-04-2016, 11:11 AM

I dig it! Well written. I picked Russia pretty much randomly when I was creating, but I'm glad I did.

Not sure I understand how the $$$ behind this works, but either way, this is awesome.