It's now time to hand out the most prestigious award given out to the GM that has distinguished himself in all aspects of the league, from participation to gameplay to managing his team.
- Participation wise during Season 9, this GM played all his 58 games and was top 5 in subs league wide.
- On the gameplay front, he remains one of the most fun opponents to play in VHA. He is realistic about the players he uses to carry the puck into the zone vs. dump-and-chase and plays a clean style without any egregious open-ice hits, trips or other forms of nincompoopery.
- When it comes to pre- and post-game chat, he might be the only legitimately courteous and respectful GM left in this damn league. He is easy to schedule with and makes himself available at various times of day for his opponents as much as possible.
- He dealt with a very difficult situation in the playoffs in the appropriate manner, with class and decorum.
Most impressively, the year previous S8, we advocated for this GM to take baby steps towards participating in and contributing more towards VHA next year in Season 9.
To that, Gary said, "Baby steps? Hold my beer."
Please join me in congratulating this year's GM of the Year: Gary Baretto!
He joins the very elite category of Cup Winner AND GMotYear recipient.
IT CAN BE DONE FOLKS!
Note that both runner ups (as well as at least 2 others) had phenomenal seasons and should be recognized as the cream of the crop:
Runner up #1: Denis (10 credits added)
Runner up #2: Roi (10 credits added)
Gary will be awarded 30 credits
Thank you and that is all...