Having been in this league (off and on) since late 2010, I’ve had an interesting experience in the SHL. Like many other people I’ve seen posting in this thread, I joined as an immature young kid and have changed a lot since then. I’ve had a good amount of fond memories in my time here, but there’s one that stands out.
First was being inducted into the hall of fame with my first player, Turd Ferguson. It was great because at the time, I didn’t expect to be inducted at all. While we were still in the early seasons and the potential inductees might not have been as strong, Ferguson had only played for three or four seasons (I think it was three) and my only achievements were related to the trophy that held that player’s name. It was a bit of a surprise, but I consider it one of my favorite memories. Even though, in hindsight, I probably didn’t deserve to get in, it felt like a reward for my activity in the early days of the league. And I was a 13 year old with a lot of free time, so trust me I was very active back then.
It’s hard to just name this one memory to be honest. There have been many other great memories ( i.e. even though I didn’t enjoy GMing a ton, handling the draft for LAP in S10 was very fun), but I can’t list them all. And of course there are the people that I’ve met here (don’t want to try and name them all for fear of forgetting someone haha). It’s amazing to see that this league has lasted ten years and while there were a lot of changes to figure out when I came back, from what I can tell the vast majority have been for the better. Here’s to ten more.