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Re: Get to know your fellow GM

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Jordan-Bruins wrote:Just realized this is a thing. Might as well do it.

Your Name
Jordan Richards

Where do you currently live
Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada

Where did you grow up
Ages 0-4 Windsor Ontario, since then Antigonish Nova Scotia

Years as a DHL GM
Something like 4 months

Student or Working Man
Student

University Major
Working on a BSc in Hkin, hope to grab a Sports Management Major as well.

Occupation
Student

Dream Job
Well, GM or Coach

Current Favorite NHL Player
Marc-Andre Fleury

Current Most hated NHL Player
Giroux

Favorite all time
Marc-Andre Fleury

Most hated all time
Shane Doan

Favorite player on your DHL team
Geno by a landslide

Most hated player on your DHL team
Alexei Emelin, but only because I don't really hate any of them.

Favorite GM to talk trade with
Rich or Todd

Most frustrating GM to talk trade with
Kris AINEC

Favorite NHL team
Penguins

Who do you think is the greatest skater of all time?
Gretzky

Best goalie of all time?
Hasek

NFL or NBA?
Please no

Favourite Super Hero?
Shrek

At some point we might have to change sim times to align with all the east coasters in this league...
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Re: Get to know your fellow GM

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Chris-Wild wrote:
Lance - Ducks wrote:Your Name: Lance Lavelle
Where do you currently live: Milton, Delaware
Where did you grow up: Seaford, Delaware
Years as a DHL GM: 0.167 years
Student or Working Man: Working man
Occupation: 8th grade Science teacher
Dream Job: I live the dream, man.
Current Favorite NHL Player: Marc-Andre Fleury
Current Most hated NHL Player: Anyone who wears orange and black.
Favorite all time: Martin Straka
Most hated all time: Tie between Keith Priemau (haven't forgiven him for the 5OT goal in 2000) and Matthew Barnaby (except when he was a Penguin)
Favorite player on your DHL team: Simon Despres
Most hated player on your DHL team: Nick Cousins, only because he's a Flyer
Favorite GM to talk trade with: All of my experiences have been pleasant -- I love you all
Most frustrating GM to talk trade with: See above
Favorite NHL team: Pittsburgh
Who do you think is the greatest skater of all time: Living close to DC, I loved watching Peter Bondra growing up
Best goalie of all time: I detest him, but Martin Brodeur has my vote
NFL or NBA: Um, is MLS an option?
Favorite superhero: Can I pick Yoda?

HEISENBERG!

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Re: Get to know your fellow GM

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Lance - Ducks wrote:Your Name: Lance Lavelle
Where do you currently live: Milton, Delaware
Where did you grow up: Seaford, Delaware
Years as a DHL GM: 0.167 years
Student or Working Man: Working man
Occupation: 8th grade Science teacher
Dream Job: I live the dream, man.
Current Favorite NHL Player: Marc-Andre Fleury
Current Most hated NHL Player: Anyone who wears orange and black.
Favorite all time: Martin Straka
Most hated all time: Tie between Keith Priemau (haven't forgiven him for the 5OT goal in 2000) and Matthew Barnaby (except when he was a Penguin)
Favorite player on your DHL team: Simon Despres
Most hated player on your DHL team: Nick Cousins, only because he's a Flyer
Favorite GM to talk trade with: All of my experiences have been pleasant -- I love you all
Most frustrating GM to talk trade with: See above
Favorite NHL team: Pittsburgh
Who do you think is the greatest skater of all time: Living close to DC, I loved watching Peter Bondra growing up
Best goalie of all time: I detest him, but Martin Brodeur has my vote
NFL or NBA: Um, is MLS an option?
Favorite superhero: Can I pick Yoda?


Wrong, the answer is to always hate that wife beating piece of shit.
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Re: Get to know your fellow GM

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Lance - Ducks wrote:
Chris-Wild wrote:HEISENBERG!

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Probably the best moment of the show that has amazing moments...
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Alex wrote:
Lance - Ducks wrote:Your Name: Lance Lavelle
Where do you currently live: Milton, Delaware
Where did you grow up: Seaford, Delaware
Years as a DHL GM: 0.167 years
Student or Working Man: Working man
Occupation: 8th grade Science teacher
Dream Job: I live the dream, man.
Current Favorite NHL Player: Marc-Andre Fleury
Current Most hated NHL Player: Anyone who wears orange and black.
Favorite all time: Martin Straka
Most hated all time: Tie between Keith Priemau (haven't forgiven him for the 5OT goal in 2000) and Matthew Barnaby (except when he was a Penguin)
Favorite player on your DHL team: Simon Despres
Most hated player on your DHL team: Nick Cousins, only because he's a Flyer
Favorite GM to talk trade with: All of my experiences have been pleasant -- I love you all
Most frustrating GM to talk trade with: See above
Favorite NHL team: Pittsburgh
Who do you think is the greatest skater of all time: Living close to DC, I loved watching Peter Bondra growing up
Best goalie of all time: I detest him, but Martin Brodeur has my vote
NFL or NBA: Um, is MLS an option?
Favorite superhero: Can I pick Yoda?


Wrong, the answer is to always hate that wife beating piece of shit.

Are you married?
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Alex
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Re: Get to know your fellow GM

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Chris-Wild wrote:
Alex wrote:
Lance - Ducks wrote:Your Name: Lance Lavelle
Where do you currently live: Milton, Delaware
Where did you grow up: Seaford, Delaware
Years as a DHL GM: 0.167 years
Student or Working Man: Working man
Occupation: 8th grade Science teacher
Dream Job: I live the dream, man.
Current Favorite NHL Player: Marc-Andre Fleury
Current Most hated NHL Player: Anyone who wears orange and black.
Favorite all time: Martin Straka
Most hated all time: Tie between Keith Priemau (haven't forgiven him for the 5OT goal in 2000) and Matthew Barnaby (except when he was a Penguin)
Favorite player on your DHL team: Simon Despres
Most hated player on your DHL team: Nick Cousins, only because he's a Flyer
Favorite GM to talk trade with: All of my experiences have been pleasant -- I love you all
Most frustrating GM to talk trade with: See above
Favorite NHL team: Pittsburgh
Who do you think is the greatest skater of all time: Living close to DC, I loved watching Peter Bondra growing up
Best goalie of all time: I detest him, but Martin Brodeur has my vote
NFL or NBA: Um, is MLS an option?
Favorite superhero: Can I pick Yoda?


Wrong, the answer is to always hate that wife beating piece of shit.

Are you married?


I mean, pretty much. I've been with her for 9.5 years, and were common law. So, yes...........question mark.
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Time to commit alex, what are you waiting for her to propose???
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Chris-Wild wrote:Time to commit alex, what are you waiting for her to propose???


Now you're sounding like my wife :-D
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May as well do one for all the fellas that don't already know me.

Your Name: Jonny McGrath
Where do you currently live: Charlottetown, PEI
Where did you grow up: Charlottetown, PEI
Years as a DHL GM: few years, can't think of it off the top of my head
Student or Working Man: Working man
Occupation: Municipal Police officer
Dream Job: Other than my actual job, athlete
Current Favorite NHL Player: Auston Matthews
Current Most hated NHL Player: Jake Gardiner
Favorite all time: Mats Sundin
Most hated all time: Probably either Matt Cooke or Bryan McCabe
Favorite player on your DHL team: Buff
Most hated player on your DHL team: Meh, none really
Favorite GM to talk trade with: Somers, always fair for both sides
Most frustrating GM to talk trade with: Haven't tried with anyone lately, maybe I'll update this one after I try talking trade ;)
Favorite NHL team: Leafs
Who do you think is the greatest skater of all time: Orr
Best goalie of all time: Brodeur
NFL or NBA: NBA, go Raps
Favorite superhero: Batman
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Re: Get to know your fellow GM

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Been 7 years since I filled this out. Thought I would update my answers. Add in a few more questions. Maybe get some new GMs to fill it out too.

Your Name
Nick Somers

Where do you currently live
Cornwall, PE, Canada

Where did you grow up
Cardigan, PE, Canada

Years as a DHL GM
9

Student or Working Man
Working

University Major
Finance and Economics

Occupation
Senior Accountant

Dream Job
CFO of an Interesting Business

Current Favorite NHL Player
Brady Tkachuk

Current Most hated NHL Player
Cody Ceci - Tho he looks much better in a leafs jersey

Favorite all time
Daniel Alfredsson

Most hated all time
Darcy Tucker

Favorite player on your DHL team
Brady Tkachuk

Most hated player on your DHL team
Don't really hate any of them. Least favorite is probably Nikita Zaitsev.

Favorite GM to talk trade with
Justin is one.
Strangely enough I find it really easy to talk trade with Adrian. We get into it all the time on here but he is usually one of the most fair guys to deal with on trades.

Most frustrating GM to talk trade with
Blues can drive me foolish in trade talks sometimes.
Coloradam can also be quite frustrating to deal with by times

Favorite NHL team
Sens - sucker for punishment

Who do you think is the greatest player of all time?
Gretzky

Best goalie of all time?
Roy

NFL or NBA?
Don't watch much of either, but NFL over NBA for sure.

Favorite movie?
Snatch

Favorite TV Show?
The Wire

Favorite Hockey Twitter Follows?
Pete Blackburn
I Rink You Should Leave
Bonk's Mullet
Travis Yost - Just for the food takes

Favorite Play by Play or Color Commentator?
Ray Ferraro
Mike Johnson
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What the hell, I'll fill it out again too

Your Name
Alex Mathieu

Where do you currently live
Timmins, Ontario, Canada

Where did you grow up
North Bay, Ontario, Canada

Years as a DHL GM
~13 years (3 teams, and a couple of small hiatuses)

Student or Working Man
Working

University Major
Ba (Hon) History, Minor English, Ba Education

Occupation
High School teacher

Dream Job
F1 driver?

Current Favorite NHL Player
Mitch Marner

Current Most hated NHL Player
Brad Marchand

Favorite all time
Doug Gilmour

Most hated all time
Claude Lemieux

Favorite player on your DHL team
Mitch Marner

Most hated player on your DHL team
Least Favorite is likely Josh Ho-Sang

Favorite GM to talk trade with
Adam is one.


Most frustrating GM to talk trade with
Kris can be challenging
Can I put myself? I still struggle trying not to squeeze every last ounce of value out of trade talks.

Favorite NHL team
Leafs - Shoot me

Who do you think is the greatest player of all time?
Gretzky - Points
Lemieux - Skill

Best goalie of all time?
Roy or Brodeur?

NFL or NBA?
Don't watch either, but I would probably follow NBA more closely if I got into it.

Favorite movie?
Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope [The Great Escape]

Favorite TV Show?
The Expanse / Top Gear [The Grand Tour] (Currently loving The Witcher and Jack Ryan)

Favorite Hockey Twitter Follows?
Paul Bissonette
Elliot Friedman
Kirsten Shilton
Ken Reid

Favorite Play by Play or Color Commentator?
Jim Houghson
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Your Name
Juliet Richards

Where do you currently live
Antigonish Nova Scotia

Where did you grow up
^

Years as a DHL GM
Something like 3

Student or Working Man
Student

University Major
Working on a BSc Psychology with Philosophy minor

Occupation
Dumb bitch

Dream Job
NHL GM

Current Favorite NHL Player
Sidney Crosby

Current Most hated NHL Player
Tom “suspended twice in the pre-season” Wilson

Favorite all time
Sidney Crosby

Most hated all time
Tom Wilson but Shane Doan is close

Favorite player on your DHL team
Matt Murray

Most hated player on your DHL team
Carter Hart

Favorite GM to talk trade with
Habs is pretty good
Adam Sabres is nice as well but we don’t trade much

Most frustrating GM to talk trade with
Kris
Blues can be too

Favorite NHL team
Penguins

Who do you think is the greatest player of all time?
If you say anyone other than Gretzky you’re wrong

Best goalie of all time?
Hasek

NFL or NBA?
I would rather watch paint dry

Favorite movie?
I don’t have the attention span for movies

Favorite TV Show?
Only time I watch TV is for hockey

Favorite Hockey Twitter Follows?
Don’t use twitter :/

Favorite Play by Play or Color Commentator?
Definitely Pierre McGuire 8-}
This team is cursed :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D
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Your Name
Justin MacLean

Where do you currently live
Lower Sackville, NS, Canada

Where did you grow up
Stratford, PE, Canada

Years as a DHL GM
7

Student or Working Man
Working

University Major
Civil Engineering

Occupation
Capital Projects and Facilities Planning

Dream Job
Pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays

Current Favorite NHL Player
Mitch Marner

Current Most hated NHL Player
Milan Lucic

Favorite all time
Steve Yzerman

Most hated all time
Claude Lemieux

Favorite player on your DHL team
Nathan MacKinnon

Most hated player on your DHL team
Don't really hate anyone on my current team, but Jimmy Vesey is a frustrating player to have.

Favorite GM to talk trade with
Talk the most trade with Nick for sure. Whether it's trade between him and I or me asking advice on one between
myself and another gm.
Quickest deals seem to happen with Chris wild.

Most frustrating GM to talk trade with
Second to most trade I talk is with Blues. I'm not sure if we have ever actually made a trade or not...he also gives me lots of advice when I ask for it.


Favorite NHL team
Leafs

Who do you think is the greatest player of all time?
Gretzky

Best goalie of all time?
Roy

NFL or NBA?
NFL

Favorite movie?
Pulp Fiction

Favorite TV Show?
Seinfeld

Favorite Hockey Twitter Follows?
Don't really use Twitter

Favorite Play by Play or Color Commentator?
Ray Ferraro for hockey
Troy Aikman for any sport
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Your Name
Adrian Niehenke

Where do you currently live
Park City, Ut 84098

Where did you grow up
Newport Beach, CA 92660

Years as a DHL GM
Original GM

Student or Working Man
Working

University Major
Business and Communications

Occupation
Guest Services Manager

Dream Job
CFO of an Interesting Business

Current Favorite NHL Player
Anze Kopitar

Current Most hated NHL Player
Corey Perry

Favorite all time
Adan Deadmarsh

Most hated all time
Chris Pronger

Favorite player on your DHL team
Sasha Barkov

Most hated player on your DHL team
I like majority of my team and meh on some... Can't say I hate any of them

Favorite GM to talk trade with
@Nick appreciate the shout-out. Will agree with your sentiment.
I have a few yet will go with Lance

Most frustrating GM to talk trade with
Kris, John H, Mayo

Favorite NHL team
Kings

Who do you think is the greatest player of all time?
Lemieux

Best goalie of all time?
Brodeur or Hasek

NFL or NBA?
NBA

Favorite movie?
Braveheart

Favorite TV Show?
Don't have one right now

Favorite Play by Play or Color Commentator?
Bob Miller
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Your Name
Adam Healy

Where do you currently live
Hammonds Plains, NS

Where did you grow up
Hammonds Plains, NS

Years as a DHL GM
3 or 4 now, I think

Student or Working Man
Working

University Major
Business (Finance)

Occupation
Outside Sales

Dream Job
Sports Illustrated Bikini Model Oiler

Current Favorite NHL Player
Phil Kessel is a goddamn legend

Current Most hated NHL Player
Tom Wilson

Favorite all time
Doug Gilmour

Most hated all time
Corey Cross

Favorite player on your DHL team
Matthews or Nylandee

Most hated player on your DHL team
Not really anyone... I've traded for most of them at this point

Favorite GM to talk trade with
Usually have good talks with most guys, even if we don't agree on values

Most frustrating GM to talk trade with
Don't really have anyone for this one

Favorite NHL team
Leafs

Who do you think is the greatest player of all time?
Gretzky

Best goalie of all time?
Hasek, even though I was never really a fan. Although, 13 year old me would say Felix Potvin...

NFL or NBA?
NFL and MLB for sure, outside of NHL

Favorite movie?
Hard call... Star Wars original trilogy probably, or Anchorman...

Favorite TV Show?
M*A*S*H, WKRP, or 24

Favorite Play by Play or Color Commentator?
Bob Cole, or Jim Hughson. Ray Ferraro is also great
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