Have you met a person or a group in the SHL that you are friendly with? or someone that you appreciate here on the site? give them a shout out and tell us why you appreciate them! (*Tag anyone relevant to the topic)

Oh man, where do you even start with a question like this? I guess the beginning would be as good of a place as any. Have to start with @caltroit_red_flames. The only person I knew on the site when I joined, and really only knew him by name rather than as a person. He welcomed me to Czech along with @Blastmeaway and the place has felt like home since that first day thanks to those guys. That whole gang of Czech rookies we had then were the bomb, special shout out to @KillTheArchitect and @I Am a Coupon, as well as @Schultzy. Pour one out for the homies that aren't with us anymore. The S43 lads, we've all got a bit of a chip on our shoulders and are still fairly close. @notorioustig, @Acsolap, @Mayuu, and @Snussu are all people that are absolutely fantastic and my experience as a rookie and as a member of S43 wouldn't be the same without you guys. I know I've told this story a few times in different locker rooms, but if it weren't for @Pris, I wouldn't still be on the site. She helped me back when I was a fresh faced, wide eyed rookie trying to update and not having a damn clue what I was doing. So love or hate me, thank Pris for me still being here. @Good_Ole_Kimmy is probably my OG bro on the site. From us getting drafted to Colorado together back in S42, our struggles within the organization, to us finally (I say finally like we weren't in only our 3rd actual seasons when we got the job) getting the opportunity to be GMs of our beloved Raptors with the Meme Dream Team in our first year. Then he abandoned me for a little while, but now he's back so it's all good. Love  you fam. @"luketd" Luke and I are the only two survivors from that Czech S43 rookie class, and while we never had the chance to play together in juniors, we've been (generally) linemates at every other level. WJC, IIHF, and now in the SHL. He's one of my best friends on the site and I fully appreciate the way he always pushes me on the getting better each and every week, season, and day. Even though I'll never catch him in TPE, I'm glad we've gotten the chance to be teammates as much as we have and I look forward to seeing what we can win at every level. We're going to skip forward just a touch here, to @hhh81. I think at some point in everyone's SHL career, GMing career, whatever it may be, you hit a point where you're just burned. Tired and frustrated. Boy, did I not realize that the guy that might ultimately go down as my best draft pick (shout out @Tomen, @Ason94, and @StadiumGambler for being awesome people that are also fully in that conversation) would help me realize that I was fully in that spot. Darrow is the ultimate competitor here on the site, but he's also one of the best people on it. He's a person that I consider among the future of this site and if you fucks drive him away, it'll be a massive mistake. Darrow, I fully expect you to be commish one day. You're the bomb. Lastly, but most definitely not least, @JayWhy. I don't exactly have the words to fully describe everything JY has been for me on the site. My GM, one of my best friends, a mentor to me, JY is an absolute gem. Because of him and my interactions with him in S43 early, I knew that I wanted to play for Manhattan. Now I tried my best not to get too attached to the idea, given that the draft is chaos (or at least I thought it was when I joined). But he, along with everyone else, has made Manhattan the place to be. From our regular discussions during the years about all things SHL and life related, he's always there for me as a both a person and a player. I couldn't possibly have asked for a better friend and person to meet on the site. 

I know I definitely missed some people in here and for that, I'm sorry. The SHL has become a big part of my life since I've joined and it wouldn't be without each lovely person that I've had the pleasure of meeting here. Thank you.