+2 https://simulationhockey.com/showthread....pid3116615

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I would love to erase the original branding roll out that I was a big part of back in the 40s. I made a lot of mistakes.. I rushed everything out, and I didn’t take good advice… i use a logo generator which could easily be copied… I knew we could’ve done better but a lot of it was just simply I was so excited to be a part of finally changing the graphical direction of the franchise. But Frankly it wasn’t good enough and we quickly changed course. This experience helped me realized how important it was to get my vision correct.. and if that means I have to take my time and go over everything 20 times and quality assurance my work…I would do it. Since then I have followed that advice, I’m proud of what we’ve accomplished on the branding and media scale and I think that Calgary now is the epicentre of what a franchise should look like if branding and marketing are considered important.

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Kata Vilde and Maxime Bouchard have struggled greatly in retirement. Both have not found their place in this world outside of a hockey rink, both being at the end of their ropes they get together and form a rogue group of ex- SHL members who get access to all SHL teams discord locker rooms and steal the subdirectories! Innocent areas like pt sections, announcement areas and picture spots with them dog and cat pics would now be hijacked and used for Vildes #delicious dinner posts and WTs 14 favourite spiders!… this crazed band of X hockey players include the notorious Nicholas Pedersen (#boredPeds) Dr. Pierre Luc Laflamme and the quasi crazed Bernik Vzrala!.. I don’t want to give away the ending but let’s just say that it may involve a potato, 2 thongs and a deadly encounter with #kitty (#A-Ryes lovable tiger.) #lets get this into production!
@BarnabasCollins @Weretarantula

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theres really been some great draft classes in recent times whether it be the S45 draft class or that early S50’s Reddit.. but when you look at everything, the talent the impact on the site and the outcome..I think that the S31 SHL Entry Draft is the most important and impactful draft in the league history. The primary reason for it is that is it created the foundation for what are considered the core week in and week out players here on the site… many of the names from this draft class are now the names we talk about in much of the leagues great history. It was also one of the deepest draft classes we’ve ever had where you can find superstar and even the Hall of Fame talent at the back end of 4-5 strong rounds.. guys like Cory Bearrs, Jeff Kirkstome and Alex Light and Vasily Horvat we’re all taken in the 3rd round or later.

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Mike Izzy = 16 TPE!