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I was interested to know how many times my guy, Lando Baxter was drafted in the Victory Hockey Fantasy League.  He wasn't good enough in his first two years, but this year I was happily surprised to see his name popping up.  That gave me the idea to analyze which players were drafted the most and if there were any surprises.  I also linked their TPE and fantasy points so we can see who’s hot and who’s not.
 
Disclaimer:  I did my best to capture all the counts, but I could have missed one or two here or there.  The stats and TPE were also captured a few days ago.
 
First we look at the goalies.
GOALIE NAME
COUNT
POS
TPE
Wins
Shut Outs
Saves
Fantasy Points
Alexander Pepper
15
G
778
10
0
472
43.04
Kallis Kriketers
14
G
750
13
2
530
60.1
Roger Sterling
14
G
691
17
2
630
71.1
Tristan Iseult
13
G
758
8
0
412
36.84
Ismond Kingfisher
12
G
754
11
2
712
70.84
Johnny Havenk Carison
8
G
464
14
3
552
67.64
Brick Wahl
6
G
528
8
0
703
57.21
Finn Davison
6
G
451
10
1
794
70.58
 
It’s easy to see why Alexander Pepper was the only goalie chosen in every draft—he has the highest TPE.  However, he's off to a really slow start with only 43 points.  Compare his numbers to Johnny Havenk Carison and Finn Davison who were left off almost half the fantasy teams.  They are bringing in the most bang for your buck if you drafted them quite late.  It will be interesting to see if Pepper can make up the difference by season’s end. I wonder if I shouldn't have linked the games played as well.  After a quik glance I can see one big issue for those that drafted Tristan Iseult.  He seems to be splitting time with his back up, Joe Nixon.  Thirteen managers drafted him and are now cursing Vancouver's goalie rotation.  
Next up, our defenseman:
D-MAN NAME
COUNT
POS
TPE
Goals
Hits
Blocks
Assists
 Fantasy Points
Joseph McWolf
15
D
784
4
79
55
18
                      85.8
Robert Malenko
15
D
636
11
56
42
27
                      93.8
Tzuyu
15
D
589
4
21
35
29
                      69.2
Ryan Kastelic
14
D
828
6
13
37
16
                      60.2
Maxim Kovalchuk
14
D
689
5
72
44
24
                      83.6
Paolo Nano
13
D
418
6
36
50
28
                      87.2
Marvin Harding
12
D
757
9
83
40
18
                      84.6
Samuel Gate
12
D
610
4
74
45
26
                      84.8
Alvaro Jokinen
12
D
554
5
12
67
20
                      86.0
Ryan Sullivan Jr
11
D
505
4
47
42
15
                      66.0
Shawn Glade
8
D
639
6
52
37
24
                      76.0
Sidney Crosby
8
D
590
3
49
48
19
                      73.2
Lando Baxter
7
D
423
2
5
54
22
                      70.2
Piotr Jerwa
5
D
422
7
23
53
14
                      75.0
Luc-Pierre Lespineau-Lebrunette
4
D
576
2
125
55
6
                      79.0
Dan Montgomery
3
D
491
4
49
57
11
                      74.4
Elasmobranch Fish
3
D
259
6
81
62
9
                      86.8
Rauno Palo
2
D or F
798
14
5
21
10
                      55.8
Jagger Philliefan
1
D
370
1
14
43
14
                      53.2
 
Robert Malenko and Joseph McWolf were picked in every draft and they are looking as good as advertised.  Tzuyu, on the other hand, is not.  It’s easy to see why—the hits and blocks just aren’t there.  If the fantasy league was based on points only, I’d understand, but since hits are worth 0.2 and blocks are worth 0.8 Tzuyu just shouldn’t be a top pick. Ryan Kastelic is also an interesting pick.  His fantasy points are even less than Tzuyu but you have to wonder if he just hasn’t taken off yet.  His TPE is far and away the highest, but the assists and the hits aren’t there.  His hit totals in his last two seasons were 71 and 109, but is on pace for 41.  His fantasy managers (including me) are hoping for a big improvement from Kastelic over the rest of the season. Because hits and blocks are a big part of this fantasy league, rookie Elasmobranch Fish is looking like a future stud.  He has the lowest TPE among those chosen, but has a perfect storm of playing on a team (Calgary) who is struggling and is built for hits and shot blocks.  Since Calgary spends a lot of time in their own end, Fish has ample time to get defensive stats (3rd in hits and 2nd in blocks) and help his fantasy managers  
 
Lastly, the forward group.
FORWARD NAME
COUNT
POS
TPE
Goals
Hits
Blocks
assists
 Fantasy Points
Jasper Canmore
15
F
1583
13
52
22
14
                      68.0
Edwin Preencarnacion
15
F
1061
10
18
12
20
                      53.2
Veran Dragomir
15
F
1058
21
35
9
25
                      81.2
Podrick Cast
15
F
1053
14
11
10
18
                      56.2
Matt Thompson
15
F
1042
16
60
12
16
                      69.6
Beau Louth
15
F
1003
22
14
25
23
                      89.8
Oyorra Arroyo
15
F
920
27
20
12
24
                      91.6
Sebastian Ironside
15
F
843
15
67
10
26
                      77.4
Jake Davis
15
F
733
16
52
12
25
                      77.0
Vyacheslav Smirnov
13
F
731
16
10
10
15
                      57.0
Elias Dahlberg
13
F
542
14
79
19
23
                      82.0
Rylan Peace
12
F
560
19
25
20
19
                      78.0
Mark Gebauer
12
F
399
15
22
11
21
                      64.2
Julian Borwinn
11
F
796
13
35
12
11
                      53.6
Vaydar Odinsson
11
F
572
13
115
5
13
                      66.0
Leph Twinger
10
F
778
12
103
12
13
                      67.2
Kronos Bailey
10
F
680
13
127
8
20
                      77.8
Vesto Slipher
9
F
811
9
17
17
20
                      55.0
Ryuu Crimson
5
F
732
17
57
6
15
                      65.2
Dan Wilinsky
5
F
634
11
65
9
9
                      51.2
Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen
5
F
393
1
98
56
12
                      78.4
Randoms
4
F
549
11
115
5
4
                      53.0
Roctrion King
4
F
502
9
14
5
6
                      30.8
The Charm
3
F
785
13
16
6
20
                      54.0
Carles Puigdemont
3
F
396
10
11
9
10
                      39.4
Evan R. Lawson
2
F
688
11
79
9
14
                      59.0
Pat Svoboda
2
F
479
11
19
18
17
                      57.2
Kyson Blake
2
F
337
14
19
11
19
                      59.6
Konstantin Mulligan
1
F
519
5
105
10
12
                      51.0
Joel Ylonen
1
F
423
8
10
7
14
                      37.6
 
 
There are nine forwards chosen in every draft.  But all 9 were not equal.  Podrick Cast and Edwin Preencarnacion are almost 40 fantasy points behind the top two guys— Oyorra Arroyo and Beau Louth.  These four offer an interesting comparison.  Their hits and blocks are all comparable.  The difference?  Goals.  Since goals are worth 2, while assists are worth 1, this fantasy league rewards the big goal scorers.  Arroyo and Louth are #1 and #2 in VHL goals and are therefore the most valuable fantasy forwards. Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen is the forward version of d-man Elasmobranch Fish.  Young and relatively low TPE, they both have high hits and blocks.  Among the top hitters, Werbenjagermanjensen is also far exceeding all forwards at shot blocks.  At the time of writing, his 78 fantasy points is right up there with some of the league’s best scorers like Veran Dragomir and Sebastian Ironside. Some fantasy hockey leagues put a cost on NHLers (like their cap hit) and only allow each team a set amount to spend on their players.  It crossed my mind to do it here but use the VHLers TPE as the player cost.  While it would take probably too much administration, it would be fun looking for cheap players that put out big fantasy points.  It would also mean guys like Jasper Canmore would never get picked.  1,583 TPE for only 68 fantasy points would be a team killer.  Vesto Slipher is also interesting. You’d think a player with over 800 TPE should have been picked in almost every league—but he wasn’t.  And it’s a good thing too.  His 55 fantasy points is one of the lowest tracked in my analysis.  
Overall, the players chosen the most are often the players with the highest TPE (notable exceptions include Shawn Glade, Vesto Slipher and Rauno Palo).  This makes sense if a manager isn't interested in putting in the effort to win their fantasy league.  However if you look closer, there are hidden gems that are built for doing well here.  Finding guys like Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen, Kronos Bailey, Elasmobranch Fish and Luc-Pierre Lespineau-Lebrunette, especially with a late round pick, go a long way to getting you some juicy TPE from the Victory Hockey Fantasy League.
 
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Love it.

I was interested to know how many times my guy, Lando Baxter was drafted in the Victory Hockey Fantasy League.  He wasn't good enough in his first two years, but this year I was happily surprised to see his name popping up.  That gave me the idea to analyze which players were drafted the most and if there were any surprises.  I also linked their TPE and fantasy points so we can see who’s hot and who’s not.
 
Disclaimer:  I did my best to capture all the counts, but I could have missed one or two here or there.  The stats and TPE were also captured a few days ago.
 
First we look at the goalies.
GOALIE NAME
COUNT
POS
TPE
Wins
Shut Outs
Saves
Fantasy Points
Alexander Pepper
15
G
778
10
0
472
43.04
Kallis Kriketers
14
G
750
13
2
530
60.1
Roger Sterling
14
G
691
17
2
630
71.1
Tristan Iseult
13
G
758
8
0
412
36.84
Ismond Kingfisher
12
G
754
11
2
712
70.84
Johnny Havenk Carison
8
G
464
14
3
552
67.64
Brick Wahl
6
G
528
8
0
703
57.21
Finn Davison
6
G
451
10
1
794
70.58
 
It’s easy to see why Alexander Pepper was the only goalie chosen in every draft—he has the highest TPE.  However, he's off to a really slow start with only 43 points.  Compare his numbers to Johnny Havenk Carison and Finn Davison who were left off almost half the fantasy teams.  They are bringing in the most bang for your buck if you drafted them quite late.  It will be interesting to see if Pepper can make up the difference by season’s end. I wonder if I shouldn't have linked the games played as well.  After a quik glance I can see one big issue for those that drafted Tristan Iseult.  He seems to be splitting time with his back up, Joe Nixon.  Thirteen managers drafted him and are now cursing Vancouver's goalie rotation.  
Next up, our defenseman:
D-MAN NAME
COUNT
POS
TPE
Goals
Hits
Blocks
Assists
 Fantasy Points
Joseph McWolf
15
D
784
4
79
55
18
                      85.8
Robert Malenko
15
D
636
11
56
42
27
                      93.8
Tzuyu
15
D
589
4
21
35
29
                      69.2
Ryan Kastelic
14
D
828
6
13
37
16
                      60.2
Maxim Kovalchuk
14
D
689
5
72
44
24
                      83.6
Paolo Nano
13
D
418
6
36
50
28
                      87.2
Marvin Harding
12
D
757
9
83
40
18
                      84.6
Samuel Gate
12
D
610
4
74
45
26
                      84.8
Alvaro Jokinen
12
D
554
5
12
67
20
                      86.0
Ryan Sullivan Jr
11
D
505
4
47
42
15
                      66.0
Shawn Glade
8
D
639
6
52
37
24
                      76.0
Sidney Crosby
8
D
590
3
49
48
19
                      73.2
Lando Baxter
7
D
423
2
5
54
22
                      70.2
Piotr Jerwa
5
D
422
7
23
53
14
                      75.0
Luc-Pierre Lespineau-Lebrunette
4
D
576
2
125
55
6
                      79.0
Dan Montgomery
3
D
491
4
49
57
11
                      74.4
Elasmobranch Fish
3
D
259
6
81
62
9
                      86.8
Rauno Palo
2
D or F
798
14
5
21
10
                      55.8
Jagger Philliefan
1
D
370
1
14
43
14
                      53.2
 
Robert Malenko and Joseph McWolf were picked in every draft and they are looking as good as advertised.  Tzuyu, on the other hand, is not.  It’s easy to see why—the hits and blocks just aren’t there.  If the fantasy league was based on points only, I’d understand, but since hits are worth 0.2 and blocks are worth 0.8 Tzuyu just shouldn’t be a top pick. Ryan Kastelic is also an interesting pick.  His fantasy points are even less than Tzuyu but you have to wonder if he just hasn’t taken off yet.  His TPE is far and away the highest, but the assists and the hits aren’t there.  His hit totals in his last two seasons were 71 and 109, but is on pace for 41.  His fantasy managers (including me) are hoping for a big improvement from Kastelic over the rest of the season. Because hits and blocks are a big part of this fantasy league, rookie Elasmobranch Fish is looking like a future stud.  He has the lowest TPE among those chosen, but has a perfect storm of playing on a team (Calgary) who is struggling and is built for hits and shot blocks.  Since Calgary spends a lot of time in their own end, Fish has ample time to get defensive stats (3rd in hits and 2nd in blocks) and help his fantasy managers  
 
Lastly, the forward group.
FORWARD NAME
COUNT
POS
TPE
Goals
Hits
Blocks
assists
 Fantasy Points
Jasper Canmore
15
F
1583
13
52
22
14
                      68.0
Edwin Preencarnacion
15
F
1061
10
18
12
20
                      53.2
Veran Dragomir
15
F
1058
21
35
9
25
                      81.2
Podrick Cast
15
F
1053
14
11
10
18
                      56.2
Matt Thompson
15
F
1042
16
60
12
16
                      69.6
Beau Louth
15
F
1003
22
14
25
23
                      89.8
Oyorra Arroyo
15
F
920
27
20
12
24
                      91.6
Sebastian Ironside
15
F
843
15
67
10
26
                      77.4
Jake Davis
15
F
733
16
52
12
25
                      77.0
Vyacheslav Smirnov
13
F
731
16
10
10
15
                      57.0
Elias Dahlberg
13
F
542
14
79
19
23
                      82.0
Rylan Peace
12
F
560
19
25
20
19
                      78.0
Mark Gebauer
12
F
399
15
22
11
21
                      64.2
Julian Borwinn
11
F
796
13
35
12
11
                      53.6
Vaydar Odinsson
11
F
572
13
115
5
13
                      66.0
Leph Twinger
10
F
778
12
103
12
13
                      67.2
Kronos Bailey
10
F
680
13
127
8
20
                      77.8
Vesto Slipher
9
F
811
9
17
17
20
                      55.0
Ryuu Crimson
5
F
732
17
57
6
15
                      65.2
Dan Wilinsky
5
F
634
11
65
9
9
                      51.2
Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen
5
F
393
1
98
56
12
                      78.4
Randoms
4
F
549
11
115
5
4
                      53.0
Roctrion King
4
F
502
9
14
5
6
                      30.8
The Charm
3
F
785
13
16
6
20
                      54.0
Carles Puigdemont
3
F
396
10
11
9
10
                      39.4
Evan R. Lawson
2
F
688
11
79
9
14
                      59.0
Pat Svoboda
2
F
479
11
19
18
17
                      57.2
Kyson Blake
2
F
337
14
19
11
19
                      59.6
Konstantin Mulligan
1
F
519
5
105
10
12
                      51.0
Joel Ylonen
1
F
423
8
10
7
14
                      37.6
 
 
There are nine forwards chosen in every draft.  But all 9 were not equal.  Podrick Cast and Edwin Preencarnacion are almost 40 fantasy points behind the top two guys— Oyorra Arroyo and Beau Louth.  These four offer an interesting comparison.  Their hits and blocks are all comparable.  The difference?  Goals.  Since goals are worth 2, while assists are worth 1, this fantasy league rewards the big goal scorers.  Arroyo and Louth are #1 and #2 in VHL goals and are therefore the most valuable fantasy forwards. Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen is the forward version of d-man Elasmobranch Fish.  Young and relatively low TPE, they both have high hits and blocks.  Among the top hitters, Werbenjagermanjensen is also far exceeding all forwards at shot blocks.  At the time of writing, his 78 fantasy points is right up there with some of the league’s best scorers like Veran Dragomir and Sebastian Ironside. Some fantasy hockey leagues put a cost on NHLers (like their cap hit) and only allow each team a set amount to spend on their players.  It crossed my mind to do it here but use the VHLers TPE as the player cost.  While it would take probably too much administration, it would be fun looking for cheap players that put out big fantasy points.  It would also mean guys like Jasper Canmore would never get picked.  1,583 TPE for only 68 fantasy points would be a team killer.  Vesto Slipher is also interesting. You’d think a player with over 800 TPE should have been picked in almost every league—but he wasn’t.  And it’s a good thing too.  His 55 fantasy points is one of the lowest tracked in my analysis.  
Overall, the players chosen the most are often the players with the highest TPE (notable exceptions include Shawn Glade, Vesto Slipher and Rauno Palo).  This makes sense if a manager isn't interested in putting in the effort to win their fantasy league.  However if you look closer, there are hidden gems that are built for doing well here.  Finding guys like Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen, Kronos Bailey, Elasmobranch Fish and Luc-Pierre Lespineau-Lebrunette, especially with a late round pick, go a long way to getting you some juicy TPE from the Victory Hockey Fantasy League.
 
- 1,465 words

What idiots picked Dan Wilinsky? Should be disqualified for that ineptitude 

I was interested to know how many times my guy, Lando Baxter was drafted in the Victory Hockey Fantasy League.  He wasn't good enough in his first two years, but this year I was happily surprised to see his name popping up.  That gave me the idea to analyze which players were drafted the most and if there were any surprises.  I also linked their TPE and fantasy points so we can see who’s hot and who’s not.
 
Disclaimer:  I did my best to capture all the counts, but I could have missed one or two here or there.  The stats and TPE were also captured a few days ago.
 
First we look at the goalies.
GOALIE NAME
COUNT
POS
TPE
Wins
Shut Outs
Saves
Fantasy Points
Alexander Pepper
15
G
778
10
0
472
43.04
Kallis Kriketers
14
G
750
13
2
530
60.1
Roger Sterling
14
G
691
17
2
630
71.1
Tristan Iseult
13
G
758
8
0
412
36.84
Ismond Kingfisher
12
G
754
11
2
712
70.84
Johnny Havenk Carison
8
G
464
14
3
552
67.64
Brick Wahl
6
G
528
8
0
703
57.21
Finn Davison
6
G
451
10
1
794
70.58
 
It’s easy to see why Alexander Pepper was the only goalie chosen in every draft—he has the highest TPE.  However, he's off to a really slow start with only 43 points.  Compare his numbers to Johnny Havenk Carison and Finn Davison who were left off almost half the fantasy teams.  They are bringing in the most bang for your buck if you drafted them quite late.  It will be interesting to see if Pepper can make up the difference by season’s end. I wonder if I shouldn't have linked the games played as well.  After a quik glance I can see one big issue for those that drafted Tristan Iseult.  He seems to be splitting time with his back up, Joe Nixon.  Thirteen managers drafted him and are now cursing Vancouver's goalie rotation.  
Next up, our defenseman:
D-MAN NAME
COUNT
POS
TPE
Goals
Hits
Blocks
Assists
 Fantasy Points
Joseph McWolf
15
D
784
4
79
55
18
                      85.8
Robert Malenko
15
D
636
11
56
42
27
                      93.8
Tzuyu
15
D
589
4
21
35
29
                      69.2
Ryan Kastelic
14
D
828
6
13
37
16
                      60.2
Maxim Kovalchuk
14
D
689
5
72
44
24
                      83.6
Paolo Nano
13
D
418
6
36
50
28
                      87.2
Marvin Harding
12
D
757
9
83
40
18
                      84.6
Samuel Gate
12
D
610
4
74
45
26
                      84.8
Alvaro Jokinen
12
D
554
5
12
67
20
                      86.0
Ryan Sullivan Jr
11
D
505
4
47
42
15
                      66.0
Shawn Glade
8
D
639
6
52
37
24
                      76.0
Sidney Crosby
8
D
590
3
49
48
19
                      73.2
Lando Baxter
7
D
423
2
5
54
22
                      70.2
Piotr Jerwa
5
D
422
7
23
53
14
                      75.0
Luc-Pierre Lespineau-Lebrunette
4
D
576
2
125
55
6
                      79.0
Dan Montgomery
3
D
491
4
49
57
11
                      74.4
Elasmobranch Fish
3
D
259
6
81
62
9
                      86.8
Rauno Palo
2
D or F
798
14
5
21
10
                      55.8
Jagger Philliefan
1
D
370
1
14
43
14
                      53.2
 
Robert Malenko and Joseph McWolf were picked in every draft and they are looking as good as advertised.  Tzuyu, on the other hand, is not.  It’s easy to see why—the hits and blocks just aren’t there.  If the fantasy league was based on points only, I’d understand, but since hits are worth 0.2 and blocks are worth 0.8 Tzuyu just shouldn’t be a top pick. Ryan Kastelic is also an interesting pick.  His fantasy points are even less than Tzuyu but you have to wonder if he just hasn’t taken off yet.  His TPE is far and away the highest, but the assists and the hits aren’t there.  His hit totals in his last two seasons were 71 and 109, but is on pace for 41.  His fantasy managers (including me) are hoping for a big improvement from Kastelic over the rest of the season. Because hits and blocks are a big part of this fantasy league, rookie Elasmobranch Fish is looking like a future stud.  He has the lowest TPE among those chosen, but has a perfect storm of playing on a team (Calgary) who is struggling and is built for hits and shot blocks.  Since Calgary spends a lot of time in their own end, Fish has ample time to get defensive stats (3rd in hits and 2nd in blocks) and help his fantasy managers  
 
Lastly, the forward group.
FORWARD NAME
COUNT
POS
TPE
Goals
Hits
Blocks
assists
 Fantasy Points
Jasper Canmore
15
F
1583
13
52
22
14
                      68.0
Edwin Preencarnacion
15
F
1061
10
18
12
20
                      53.2
Veran Dragomir
15
F
1058
21
35
9
25
                      81.2
Podrick Cast
15
F
1053
14
11
10
18
                      56.2
Matt Thompson
15
F
1042
16
60
12
16
                      69.6
Beau Louth
15
F
1003
22
14
25
23
                      89.8
Oyorra Arroyo
15
F
920
27
20
12
24
                      91.6
Sebastian Ironside
15
F
843
15
67
10
26
                      77.4
Jake Davis
15
F
733
16
52
12
25
                      77.0
Vyacheslav Smirnov
13
F
731
16
10
10
15
                      57.0
Elias Dahlberg
13
F
542
14
79
19
23
                      82.0
Rylan Peace
12
F
560
19
25
20
19
                      78.0
Mark Gebauer
12
F
399
15
22
11
21
                      64.2
Julian Borwinn
11
F
796
13
35
12
11
                      53.6
Vaydar Odinsson
11
F
572
13
115
5
13
                      66.0
Leph Twinger
10
F
778
12
103
12
13
                      67.2
Kronos Bailey
10
F
680
13
127
8
20
                      77.8
Vesto Slipher
9
F
811
9
17
17
20
                      55.0
Ryuu Crimson
5
F
732
17
57
6
15
                      65.2
Dan Wilinsky
5
F
634
11
65
9
9
                      51.2
Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen
5
F
393
1
98
56
12
                      78.4
Randoms
4
F
549
11
115
5
4
                      53.0
Roctrion King
4
F
502
9
14
5
6
                      30.8
The Charm
3
F
785
13
16
6
20
                      54.0
Carles Puigdemont
3
F
396
10
11
9
10
                      39.4
Evan R. Lawson
2
F
688
11
79
9
14
                      59.0
Pat Svoboda
2
F
479
11
19
18
17
                      57.2
Kyson Blake
2
F
337
14
19
11
19
                      59.6
Konstantin Mulligan
1
F
519
5
105
10
12
                      51.0
Joel Ylonen
1
F
423
8
10
7
14
                      37.6
 
 
There are nine forwards chosen in every draft.  But all 9 were not equal.  Podrick Cast and Edwin Preencarnacion are almost 40 fantasy points behind the top two guys— Oyorra Arroyo and Beau Louth.  These four offer an interesting comparison.  Their hits and blocks are all comparable.  The difference?  Goals.  Since goals are worth 2, while assists are worth 1, this fantasy league rewards the big goal scorers.  Arroyo and Louth are #1 and #2 in VHL goals and are therefore the most valuable fantasy forwards. Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen is the forward version of d-man Elasmobranch Fish.  Young and relatively low TPE, they both have high hits and blocks.  Among the top hitters, Werbenjagermanjensen is also far exceeding all forwards at shot blocks.  At the time of writing, his 78 fantasy points is right up there with some of the league’s best scorers like Veran Dragomir and Sebastian Ironside. Some fantasy hockey leagues put a cost on NHLers (like their cap hit) and only allow each team a set amount to spend on their players.  It crossed my mind to do it here but use the VHLers TPE as the player cost.  While it would take probably too much administration, it would be fun looking for cheap players that put out big fantasy points.  It would also mean guys like Jasper Canmore would never get picked.  1,583 TPE for only 68 fantasy points would be a team killer.  Vesto Slipher is also interesting. You’d think a player with over 800 TPE should have been picked in almost every league—but he wasn’t.  And it’s a good thing too.  His 55 fantasy points is one of the lowest tracked in my analysis.  
Overall, the players chosen the most are often the players with the highest TPE (notable exceptions include Shawn Glade, Vesto Slipher and Rauno Palo).  This makes sense if a manager isn't interested in putting in the effort to win their fantasy league.  However if you look closer, there are hidden gems that are built for doing well here.  Finding guys like Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen, Kronos Bailey, Elasmobranch Fish and Luc-Pierre Lespineau-Lebrunette, especially with a late round pick, go a long way to getting you some juicy TPE from the Victory Hockey Fantasy League.
 
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I was interested to know how many times my guy, Lando Baxter was drafted in the Victory Hockey Fantasy League.  He wasn't good enough in his first two years, but this year I was happily surprised to see his name popping up.  That gave me the idea to analyze which players were drafted the most and if there were any surprises.  I also linked their TPE and fantasy points so we can see who’s hot and who’s not.
 
Disclaimer:  I did my best to capture all the counts, but I could have missed one or two here or there.  The stats and TPE were also captured a few days ago.
 
First we look at the goalies.
GOALIE NAME
COUNT
POS
TPE
Wins
Shut Outs
Saves
Fantasy Points
Alexander Pepper
15
G
778
10
0
472
43.04
Kallis Kriketers
14
G
750
13
2
530
60.1
Roger Sterling
14
G
691
17
2
630
71.1
Tristan Iseult
13
G
758
8
0
412
36.84
Ismond Kingfisher
12
G
754
11
2
712
70.84
Johnny Havenk Carison
8
G
464
14
3
552
67.64
Brick Wahl
6
G
528
8
0
703
57.21
Finn Davison
6
G
451
10
1
794
70.58
 
It’s easy to see why Alexander Pepper was the only goalie chosen in every draft—he has the highest TPE.  However, he's off to a really slow start with only 43 points.  Compare his numbers to Johnny Havenk Carison and Finn Davison who were left off almost half the fantasy teams.  They are bringing in the most bang for your buck if you drafted them quite late.  It will be interesting to see if Pepper can make up the difference by season’s end. I wonder if I shouldn't have linked the games played as well.  After a quik glance I can see one big issue for those that drafted Tristan Iseult.  He seems to be splitting time with his back up, Joe Nixon.  Thirteen managers drafted him and are now cursing Vancouver's goalie rotation.  
Next up, our defenseman:
D-MAN NAME
COUNT
POS
TPE
Goals
Hits
Blocks
Assists
 Fantasy Points
Joseph McWolf
15
D
784
4
79
55
18
                      85.8
Robert Malenko
15
D
636
11
56
42
27
                      93.8
Tzuyu
15
D
589
4
21
35
29
                      69.2
Ryan Kastelic
14
D
828
6
13
37
16
                      60.2
Maxim Kovalchuk
14
D
689
5
72
44
24
                      83.6
Paolo Nano
13
D
418
6
36
50
28
                      87.2
Marvin Harding
12
D
757
9
83
40
18
                      84.6
Samuel Gate
12
D
610
4
74
45
26
                      84.8
Alvaro Jokinen
12
D
554
5
12
67
20
                      86.0
Ryan Sullivan Jr
11
D
505
4
47
42
15
                      66.0
Shawn Glade
8
D
639
6
52
37
24
                      76.0
Sidney Crosby
8
D
590
3
49
48
19
                      73.2
Lando Baxter
7
D
423
2
5
54
22
                      70.2
Piotr Jerwa
5
D
422
7
23
53
14
                      75.0
Luc-Pierre Lespineau-Lebrunette
4
D
576
2
125
55
6
                      79.0
Dan Montgomery
3
D
491
4
49
57
11
                      74.4
Elasmobranch Fish
3
D
259
6
81
62
9
                      86.8
Rauno Palo
2
D or F
798
14
5
21
10
                      55.8
Jagger Philliefan
1
D
370
1
14
43
14
                      53.2
 
Robert Malenko and Joseph McWolf were picked in every draft and they are looking as good as advertised.  Tzuyu, on the other hand, is not.  It’s easy to see why—the hits and blocks just aren’t there.  If the fantasy league was based on points only, I’d understand, but since hits are worth 0.2 and blocks are worth 0.8 Tzuyu just shouldn’t be a top pick. Ryan Kastelic is also an interesting pick.  His fantasy points are even less than Tzuyu but you have to wonder if he just hasn’t taken off yet.  His TPE is far and away the highest, but the assists and the hits aren’t there.  His hit totals in his last two seasons were 71 and 109, but is on pace for 41.  His fantasy managers (including me) are hoping for a big improvement from Kastelic over the rest of the season. Because hits and blocks are a big part of this fantasy league, rookie Elasmobranch Fish is looking like a future stud.  He has the lowest TPE among those chosen, but has a perfect storm of playing on a team (Calgary) who is struggling and is built for hits and shot blocks.  Since Calgary spends a lot of time in their own end, Fish has ample time to get defensive stats (3rd in hits and 2nd in blocks) and help his fantasy managers  
 
Lastly, the forward group.
FORWARD NAME
COUNT
POS
TPE
Goals
Hits
Blocks
assists
 Fantasy Points
Jasper Canmore
15
F
1583
13
52
22
14
                      68.0
Edwin Preencarnacion
15
F
1061
10
18
12
20
                      53.2
Veran Dragomir
15
F
1058
21
35
9
25
                      81.2
Podrick Cast
15
F
1053
14
11
10
18
                      56.2
Matt Thompson
15
F
1042
16
60
12
16
                      69.6
Beau Louth
15
F
1003
22
14
25
23
                      89.8
Oyorra Arroyo
15
F
920
27
20
12
24
                      91.6
Sebastian Ironside
15
F
843
15
67
10
26
                      77.4
Jake Davis
15
F
733
16
52
12
25
                      77.0
Vyacheslav Smirnov
13
F
731
16
10
10
15
                      57.0
Elias Dahlberg
13
F
542
14
79
19
23
                      82.0
Rylan Peace
12
F
560
19
25
20
19
                      78.0
Mark Gebauer
12
F
399
15
22
11
21
                      64.2
Julian Borwinn
11
F
796
13
35
12
11
                      53.6
Vaydar Odinsson
11
F
572
13
115
5
13
                      66.0
Leph Twinger
10
F
778
12
103
12
13
                      67.2
Kronos Bailey
10
F
680
13
127
8
20
                      77.8
Vesto Slipher
9
F
811
9
17
17
20
                      55.0
Ryuu Crimson
5
F
732
17
57
6
15
                      65.2
Dan Wilinsky
5
F
634
11
65
9
9
                      51.2
Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen
5
F
393
1
98
56
12
                      78.4
Randoms
4
F
549
11
115
5
4
                      53.0
Roctrion King
4
F
502
9
14
5
6
                      30.8
The Charm
3
F
785
13
16
6
20
                      54.0
Carles Puigdemont
3
F
396
10
11
9
10
                      39.4
Evan R. Lawson
2
F
688
11
79
9
14
                      59.0
Pat Svoboda
2
F
479
11
19
18
17
                      57.2
Kyson Blake
2
F
337
14
19
11
19
                      59.6
Konstantin Mulligan
1
F
519
5
105
10
12
                      51.0
Joel Ylonen
1
F
423
8
10
7
14
                      37.6
 
 
There are nine forwards chosen in every draft.  But all 9 were not equal.  Podrick Cast and Edwin Preencarnacion are almost 40 fantasy points behind the top two guys— Oyorra Arroyo and Beau Louth.  These four offer an interesting comparison.  Their hits and blocks are all comparable.  The difference?  Goals.  Since goals are worth 2, while assists are worth 1, this fantasy league rewards the big goal scorers.  Arroyo and Louth are #1 and #2 in VHL goals and are therefore the most valuable fantasy forwards. Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen is the forward version of d-man Elasmobranch Fish.  Young and relatively low TPE, they both have high hits and blocks.  Among the top hitters, Werbenjagermanjensen is also far exceeding all forwards at shot blocks.  At the time of writing, his 78 fantasy points is right up there with some of the league’s best scorers like Veran Dragomir and Sebastian Ironside. Some fantasy hockey leagues put a cost on NHLers (like their cap hit) and only allow each team a set amount to spend on their players.  It crossed my mind to do it here but use the VHLers TPE as the player cost.  While it would take probably too much administration, it would be fun looking for cheap players that put out big fantasy points.  It would also mean guys like Jasper Canmore would never get picked.  1,583 TPE for only 68 fantasy points would be a team killer.  Vesto Slipher is also interesting. You’d think a player with over 800 TPE should have been picked in almost every league—but he wasn’t.  And it’s a good thing too.  His 55 fantasy points is one of the lowest tracked in my analysis.  
Overall, the players chosen the most are often the players with the highest TPE (notable exceptions include Shawn Glade, Vesto Slipher and Rauno Palo).  This makes sense if a manager isn't interested in putting in the effort to win their fantasy league.  However if you look closer, there are hidden gems that are built for doing well here.  Finding guys like Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen, Kronos Bailey, Elasmobranch Fish and Luc-Pierre Lespineau-Lebrunette, especially with a late round pick, go a long way to getting you some juicy TPE from the Victory Hockey Fantasy League.
 
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I'm not saying we take alot of penalties. But I'm not not saying it either! 

*Teams ranked lowest to highest by average TPE as of February 27th.
 
Moscow Menace Season TPE D - Lew Bronstein 61 280 D - Paolo Nano 62 402 LW - Karl von Moltke 62 266 D - Toby Fitzgerald 63 244 C - Anthony Dabarno 63 215 C - Mark Gebauer 64 390 LW - Kyson Blake 64 337 LW - Dan Baillie 64 318 D - Evgeni Komarov 64 284 RW - Nathan N 64 277 G - Justin Cole 65 163 AVERAGE 63.3 288.7  
 
The Moscow Menace look like a prototypical expansion team.  Young, inexperienced and no superstars.  Surprised to note there is another team just as young, but we'll get to them soon enough.  The TPE is a definite need here.  The average (288.7) is far and away the lowest and is less than half of the top four's averages (Seattle, Riga, Helsinki & Vancouver).  It's going to be a long, cold, dark winter in Moscow this season...
 
HC Davos Dynamo  Season TPE D - Robert Malenko 61 636 D - Alvaro Jokinen 61 534 C - Rylan Peace 63 542 LW - Jose Gonzalez 63 257 G - Cole Mertz 63 213 LW - Elias Dahlberg 64 500 RW - Pat Svoboda 64 448 G - Finn Davison 64 425 RW - John Madden 64 416 C - Connor McDavid 64 279 D - Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen 65 340 RW - Katie Warren 65 266 AVERAGE 63.4 404.7  
HC Davos is actually the youngest team, but the difference is very negligible (0.1).  Very interesting to see a rebuilding team have as young a roster as an expansion team, but here we are.  The TPE is a big jump though, so they do have that going for them.  This team was dead last the previous year, but they won't be this season--thanks to Moscow...
 
Calgary Wranglers  Season TPE LW - Aksel McKnight 58 492 C - Oleksiy Revchenko 62 512 D - Lando Baxter 62 404 D - Cayden Saint 62 339 RW - Joey Boucher 63 330 RW - Wlodzimierz Zajaczkowski 63 326 C - Jasper Canmore 58 1583 G - Brick Wahl 64 502 RW - Diljodh Starload 64 419 LW - Brady Stropko Jr 65 336 D - Dallas Jones 65 268 D - Elasmobranch Fish 65 245 C - Roll Fizzlebeef 65 241 AVERAGE 62.8 461.3  
Calgary's numbers are getting skewed by Mr. Canmore.  Without him the average season is 63.2 and the TPE is 367.8, making them just as much a rebuilding team as HC Davos.  A fact also seen in the four rookies from Season 65.  This is a team on the rise and one to watch out for in the near future.
 
New York Americans  Season TPE D - Dragon McDragon 58 201 LW - Leph Twinger 62 749 G - Ismond Kingfisher 62 722 D - Joseph McWolf 63 759 RW - Dan Wilinsky 63 608 RW - Vaydar Odinsson 63 525 C - Scott Shawinganen 63 341 D - Ryan Sullivan Jr 64 493 C - Joel Ylonen 64 392 RW - Matthew Materazo 64 296 D - Eric Parker 64 244 C - Carles Puigdemont 65 381 AVERAGE 62.9 475.9  
Another rebuilding team with one single old grey-beard.  If you remove McDragon out of the numbers, the average season jumps to 63.4--tied for highest in the league.  Interestingly where Calgary's veteran is their best player, McDragon is New York's worst.  Removing him improves the average TPE to 500.9.
 
Toronto Legion  Season TPE RW - Adam Warlock 58 511 RW - Lavar Ball 58 318 C - The Charm 59 780 LW - Evan R. Lawson 59 679 D - Luc-Pierre Lespineau-Lebrunette 59 560 LW - Oyorra Arroyo 60 897 D - Johannes Vihjalmsson 60 294 C - Mikhail Vega 61 174 G - Johnny Havenk Carison 62 450 D - Tzuyu 63 570 LW - Chace Trepanier 63 267 G - JB Rift 64 297 AVERAGE 60.5 483.1  
Toronto is firmly mediocre at an average TPE of 483 (ranked 5th of 9 teams), but is far and away the oldest team in the league.  Averaging 1.4 seasons older than the second oldest, is a feat, to say the least (Seattle is 61.9).  There are seven players in the league who are from seasons older than season 60... and Toronto has five of them.
 
Vancouver Wolves Season TPE G - Tristan Iseult 60 758 C - Beau Louth 61 971 LW - Marvin Harding 61 725 D - Samuel Gate 61 610 C - Rauno Palo 62 778 RW - Jake Davis 62 702 LW - Konstantin Mulligan 62 505 RW - Jorgon Weyed 63 433 D - Jagger Philliefan 64 352 G - Joe Nixon 65 258 C - Gritty 65 246 AVERAGE 62.4 576.2  
Vancouver is the first team of what I'm calling the "Fab Four".  All four have around 600 as an average TPE and have legitimate shots at winning it all.  Vancouver's competitive edge is having the highest ranked goalie in the league (Iseult is 33 better than Kriketers, at time of writing) and the third-best centre (Louth is behind only Podrick Cast and Jasper Canmore).
 
Helsinki Titans  Season TPE RW - Bryce Zhields 60 281 LW - Vesto Slipher 62 772 D - Dan Montgomery 62 486 RW - Roctrion King 62 482 LW - Julian Borwinn 63 760 G - Alexander Pepper 63 740 D - Sidney Crosby 63 564 D - Jesse Wilson 63 509 C - Kronos Bailey 64 629 AVERAGE 62.4 580.3  
Helsinki has the smallest team in the league (only 9 on their roster, while Seattle is second smallest with 10) and are a very similar team to Vancouver.  Their average season and TPE are almost identical.  The only difference I see is that Helsinki is missing out on the big fish that Vancouver has.  Helsinki only has three players above 700, while Vancouver has five (including one (Louth) above 900).  However, their short bench comes into play when we look at players below 480--Helsinki only has 1, Vancouver has 4.
 
Riga Reign Season TPE RW - Edwin Preencarnacion 61 1041 C - Podrick Cast 61 1016 C - Mikka Pajari 61 441 LW - Ryuu Crimson 62 706 D - Shawn Glade 62 613 D - Dylan Nguyen 62 325 D - Ryan Kastelic 63 803 G - Kallis Kriketers 63 725 LW - Randoms 63 532 RW - Kisshan Shan 63 386 D - Bolt Vanderhuge 64 191 AVERAGE 62.3 616.3  
Riga has a similar Season average to Vancouver and Helsinki, but a much more healthy average TPE.  Their TPE would actually be higher than Seattle's if it wasn't for Bolt Vanderhuge.  Removing him boosts Riga's average TPE to a league-leading 658.8.  I'm sure he won't see the ice much this season--just a guess.
 
Seattle Bears  Season TPE LW - Veran Dragomir 60 1040 LW - Matt Thompson 61 1010 C - Sebastian Ironside 61 810 G - Roger Sterling 61 691 RW - Sergei Kovalev 61 460 C - Vyacheslav Smirnov 62 693 D - Maxim Kovalchuk 62 670 D - Mountain Thunderfist 63 258 D - Piotr Jerwa 64 396 C - Gucci Garrop 64 343 AVERAGE 61.9 637.1  
And now we've reached the top of the mountain.  Seattle's average TPE is second to none and should be the favourite to win everything.  Their two left wingers are scary good.  Their only small issue is on the back end.  Kovalchuk is carrying all the weight back there.  I guess if he never leaves the ice, its not a problem?  Riga has both Kaselic and Glade rated higher than 600 while Kovalchuk has either Thunderfist or Jerwa (both sub-400).  Seattle is the oldest Fab Four and will have some difficult decisions to make when season 60 and 61 start depreciating. 
 
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*Teams ranked lowest to highest by average TPE as of February 27th.
 
Moscow Menace Season TPE D - Lew Bronstein 61 280 D - Paolo Nano 62 402 LW - Karl von Moltke 62 266 D - Toby Fitzgerald 63 244 C - Anthony Dabarno 63 215 C - Mark Gebauer 64 390 LW - Kyson Blake 64 337 LW - Dan Baillie 64 318 D - Evgeni Komarov 64 284 RW - Nathan N 64 277 G - Justin Cole 65 163 AVERAGE 63.3 288.7  
 
The Moscow Menace look like a prototypical expansion team.  Young, inexperienced and no superstars.  Surprised to note there is another team just as young, but we'll get to them soon enough.  The TPE is a definite need here.  The average (288.7) is far and away the lowest and is less than half of the top four's averages (Seattle, Riga, Helsinki & Vancouver).  It's going to be a long, cold, dark winter in Moscow this season...
 
HC Davos Dynamo  Season TPE D - Robert Malenko 61 636 D - Alvaro Jokinen 61 534 C - Rylan Peace 63 542 LW - Jose Gonzalez 63 257 G - Cole Mertz 63 213 LW - Elias Dahlberg 64 500 RW - Pat Svoboda 64 448 G - Finn Davison 64 425 RW - John Madden 64 416 C - Connor McDavid 64 279 D - Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen 65 340 RW - Katie Warren 65 266 AVERAGE 63.4 404.7  
HC Davos is actually the youngest team, but the difference is very negligible (0.1).  Very interesting to see a rebuilding team have as young a roster as an expansion team, but here we are.  The TPE is a big jump though, so they do have that going for them.  This team was dead last the previous year, but they won't be this season--thanks to Moscow...
 
Calgary Wranglers  Season TPE LW - Aksel McKnight 58 492 C - Oleksiy Revchenko 62 512 D - Lando Baxter 62 404 D - Cayden Saint 62 339 RW - Joey Boucher 63 330 RW - Wlodzimierz Zajaczkowski 63 326 C - Jasper Canmore 58 1583 G - Brick Wahl 64 502 RW - Diljodh Starload 64 419 LW - Brady Stropko Jr 65 336 D - Dallas Jones 65 268 D - Elasmobranch Fish 65 245 C - Roll Fizzlebeef 65 241 AVERAGE 62.8 461.3  
Calgary's numbers are getting skewed by Mr. Canmore.  Without him the average season is 63.2 and the TPE is 367.8, making them just as much a rebuilding team as HC Davos.  A fact also seen in the four rookies from Season 65.  This is a team on the rise and one to watch out for in the near future.
 
New York Americans  Season TPE D - Dragon McDragon 58 201 LW - Leph Twinger 62 749 G - Ismond Kingfisher 62 722 D - Joseph McWolf 63 759 RW - Dan Wilinsky 63 608 RW - Vaydar Odinsson 63 525 C - Scott Shawinganen 63 341 D - Ryan Sullivan Jr 64 493 C - Joel Ylonen 64 392 RW - Matthew Materazo 64 296 D - Eric Parker 64 244 C - Carles Puigdemont 65 381 AVERAGE 62.9 475.9  
Another rebuilding team with one single old grey-beard.  If you remove McDragon out of the numbers, the average season jumps to 63.4--tied for highest in the league.  Interestingly where Calgary's veteran is their best player, McDragon is New York's worst.  Removing him improves the average TPE to 500.9.
 
Toronto Legion  Season TPE RW - Adam Warlock 58 511 RW - Lavar Ball 58 318 C - The Charm 59 780 LW - Evan R. Lawson 59 679 D - Luc-Pierre Lespineau-Lebrunette 59 560 LW - Oyorra Arroyo 60 897 D - Johannes Vihjalmsson 60 294 C - Mikhail Vega 61 174 G - Johnny Havenk Carison 62 450 D - Tzuyu 63 570 LW - Chace Trepanier 63 267 G - JB Rift 64 297 AVERAGE 60.5 483.1  
Toronto is firmly mediocre at an average TPE of 483 (ranked 5th of 9 teams), but is far and away the oldest team in the league.  Averaging 1.4 seasons older than the second oldest, is a feat, to say the least (Seattle is 61.9).  There are seven players in the league who are from seasons older than season 60... and Toronto has five of them.
 
Vancouver Wolves Season TPE G - Tristan Iseult 60 758 C - Beau Louth 61 971 LW - Marvin Harding 61 725 D - Samuel Gate 61 610 C - Rauno Palo 62 778 RW - Jake Davis 62 702 LW - Konstantin Mulligan 62 505 RW - Jorgon Weyed 63 433 D - Jagger Philliefan 64 352 G - Joe Nixon 65 258 C - Gritty 65 246 AVERAGE 62.4 576.2  
Vancouver is the first team of what I'm calling the "Fab Four".  All four have around 600 as an average TPE and have legitimate shots at winning it all.  Vancouver's competitive edge is having the highest ranked goalie in the league (Iseult is 33 better than Kriketers, at time of writing) and the third-best centre (Louth is behind only Podrick Cast and Jasper Canmore).
 
Helsinki Titans  Season TPE RW - Bryce Zhields 60 281 LW - Vesto Slipher 62 772 D - Dan Montgomery 62 486 RW - Roctrion King 62 482 LW - Julian Borwinn 63 760 G - Alexander Pepper 63 740 D - Sidney Crosby 63 564 D - Jesse Wilson 63 509 C - Kronos Bailey 64 629 AVERAGE 62.4 580.3  
Helsinki has the smallest team in the league (only 9 on their roster, while Seattle is second smallest with 10) and are a very similar team to Vancouver.  Their average season and TPE are almost identical.  The only difference I see is that Helsinki is missing out on the big fish that Vancouver has.  Helsinki only has three players above 700, while Vancouver has five (including one (Louth) above 900).  However, their short bench comes into play when we look at players below 480--Helsinki only has 1, Vancouver has 4.
 
Riga Reign Season TPE RW - Edwin Preencarnacion 61 1041 C - Podrick Cast 61 1016 C - Mikka Pajari 61 441 LW - Ryuu Crimson 62 706 D - Shawn Glade 62 613 D - Dylan Nguyen 62 325 D - Ryan Kastelic 63 803 G - Kallis Kriketers 63 725 LW - Randoms 63 532 RW - Kisshan Shan 63 386 D - Bolt Vanderhuge 64 191 AVERAGE 62.3 616.3  
Riga has a similar Season average to Vancouver and Helsinki, but a much more healthy average TPE.  Their TPE would actually be higher than Seattle's if it wasn't for Bolt Vanderhuge.  Removing him boosts Riga's average TPE to a league-leading 658.8.  I'm sure he won't see the ice much this season--just a guess.
 
Seattle Bears  Season TPE LW - Veran Dragomir 60 1040 LW - Matt Thompson 61 1010 C - Sebastian Ironside 61 810 G - Roger Sterling 61 691 RW - Sergei Kovalev 61 460 C - Vyacheslav Smirnov 62 693 D - Maxim Kovalchuk 62 670 D - Mountain Thunderfist 63 258 D - Piotr Jerwa 64 396 C - Gucci Garrop 64 343 AVERAGE 61.9 637.1  
And now we've reached the top of the mountain.  Seattle's average TPE is second to none and should be the favourite to win everything.  Their two left wingers are scary good.  Their only small issue is on the back end.  Kovalchuk is carrying all the weight back there.  I guess if he never leaves the ice, its not a problem?  Riga has both Kaselic and Glade rated higher than 600 while Kovalchuk has either Thunderfist or Jerwa (both sub-400).  Seattle is the oldest Fab Four and will have some difficult decisions to make when season 60 and 61 start depreciating. 
 
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Thanks @Bushito!  Don't want to miss this 2 years in a row...

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@Peace nice goal,  Assist to @Josh. and  @Elhandon you guys scored the one one we got GG boys!

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I have a pretty decent brand contract with UB Games too, guess it is my treat! Lol

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Go Europe we can win the gold!

S 64 WJC IMPACT PLAYERS  
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    The World Juniors are getting set to start soon and we all have our favorites to come out on top.
    I'm gonna focus on some players that I think may be major contributors to their perspective teams, regardless of the clubs outcome. Its all subjective, and I'm mainly writing this shit for the TPE so if you wanna leave comments + or - it's all good.
 
                                                                                                                               TEAM WORLD  
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    I've decided to only write about hockey players that have spent time in the big league so with that said Team World's defence man and my line mate Mountain Thunderfist comes to mind. 
    His name is fitting as he's big as a mountain and hits hard checking wise and fist wise. MT is a larger poor man's version of Kiaskov but still has a lot if time to improve as he's young. Unfortunately he's not as good looking and loaded with charm and charisma like his diminutive line mate but we'll forgive him on that.
    Whatever the outcome for Team World you can expect MT to anchor the blue line defensively and play the physical game he has established himself for throughout the VHL.
                                                                                                                                TEAM USA    
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    Well the player that I think may have an impact on Team USA is none other than Ryan Sullivan Jr. He's a big fucker with good size and he can move his ass pretty well on the ice. JR. also has some good offensive and defensive skills to go along with his well rounded game. You can also expect a solid two way game from this guy along with this physical play. 
    Thus far he's tallied 2 goals and 31 points in 41 games with NYA. Pretty decent numbers so I imagine he'll be on the scoreboard during the tournament. Expect him to be one of the leaders on Team USA.
                                                                                                                               TEAM ASIA
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    Not a lot going on with this club as they'll be hard pressed to go far in the tournament but who knows anything can happen.
    Anyhooz my pick for the player to take the reigns and lead the team nowhere fast is Dylan Nguyen. Honorable mention goes to the player with a fuct up first name in Kisshan Shan.
    Dylan will be lining up on the first defensive pairing with a player named Bald Guy ( Guess he's bald ).
    Nguyen had two point per game seasons in the minors before he was called up. VHL wise he projects to be a solid SAHD with about a 40 points per season. I see him anchoring the blue line with some help from his Reign teammate Shan. In their defence they have a pretty stacked Riga team offensively and defensively so they really haven't been able to showcase what they're capable of. Look for Shan to compliment Nguyen offensively. I think Dylan steps up with Shan right behind and these two will receive a lot of ice time on an already anaemic club.
                                                                                                                           TEAM EUROPE  
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    I think team Euro and USA will be chasing Canada's tails this tourney and one of the players from Europe who will be leading the charge is 6'4" Lando Baxter who plays with shitty ( Still hatin ) Calgary of the VHL.
    On a club that's not doin so well this year, aw who are we kiddin... they fuckin suck right now. Lando is actually playing fairly well. The guy's got a set of wheels for a bigger man and he's pretty solid both on offence and defence as attested by his 31 points in 42 games. He's also at -17 +/- but that also reflects how shitty his team is at the moment. He just needs to be more physical to make his game more affective.
    I expect Baxter to step it up in the wjc as he has pro level experience and will bring that to the up n coming games. He should come out as one of the leaders on this Euro club. 
                                                                                                                         TEAM CANADA
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    Without a doubt one of the most talented players in this wjc tournament is center Scott Shawinganen. I believe he will be one of the most dominant players in these junior games. Scott has been at a point per game clip since his inaugural season last year, and he's in line for another 70 + point season this year. Don't be surprised if he leads the tourney in points. And with the support and talent this team has behind him, Canada are the favorites to repeat as this years wjc once again.
 
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Sorry about how late this is, Bana and I forgot about posting it. Here's the first ever All-VHLM teams, for season 62!
 
First Team - May claim 2 TPE Uncapped 
F - Karl Von Moltke @alecbama
F - Shawn Shawinganen @Cornflakers
F - Julian Borwinn @Jubo07
D - Shawn Glade @ShawnGlade
D - Lando Baxter @Elhandon
G - Alexander Pepper @Sonnet
 
Second Team - May claim 1 TPE Uncapped
F - Jose Gonzalez @Jose Gonzalez
F - Dan Willinsky @oilmandan
F - Chace Trepanier @ChaceT
D - Burnt Toast @Toast
D - Tzuyu @tfong
G - Kallis Kriketers @hedgehog337

I would like to thanks @Banackock @McWolf and @BladeMaiden for this opportunity!
 
Here's your S63 Team Europe Roster!
 
C- Oleksiy Revchenko
C- Mikka Pajari
C- Mikhail Vega
C- Joel Ylonen
LW- Karl von Moltke
LW- Randoms
LW- Elias Dahlberg
RW- Vaydar Odinsson
RW- Wlodzimierz Zajaczkowski
D- Jacob Smith
D- Lando Baxter
D- Lew Bronstein
D- Paolo Nano
G- Arvid Aamo
G- Finn Davison
 
Welcome to the team! I hope we do great things in the tournament!
 
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I live in backwards land where we put the month first so this was over 2 months ago for me (I think you meant Oct. 8th anyway). So no I didn't do anything special (or if I did back in August I have forgotten by now.
 
 
Keep updating and don't get discouraged if you don't perform great the first season or two. While we had a couple of rookies go crazy last season, it usually takes a season or two to really get your legs under you. Veterans will have 3-4x your TPE, so you generally won't be an MVP candidate out the box, but if you keep at it, you'll close that gap and be competitive. I didn't even feel like I was really a notable player until my 3rd season and now going into my 4th people are drafting me for VHFL.
 
 
Ryan Kastelic has the most TPE out of the bunch, so he's probably the most promising on a technical standpoint, but I gotta rep out for my new teammates. Oleksiy Revchenko @AndrewWarren13 seems to be ahead of the pack TPE-wise, but Cayden Saint @Symmetrik, Karl von Moltke @alecbama, and Lando Baxter @Elhandon are all part of the Wranglers' future, and it's my duty to make sure they grow into the players I know they can be and keep the Calgary Cup Caravan rolling for seasons to come! 
 
 
I think the new trend is to ignore Passing and dump everything into Scoring and Skating. I'm not sure how wise that is. I will say that Defense and (possibly to a lesser extent but I'm going all in on it for science) Puck Handling are a lot more important than you think they are. Strength probably isn't that important tbh, unless you're a Center then you'd might want it some for face-offs.
 
 
Well I have to plug the EFL since I'm a blue over there and football sims are really what got me into sim leagues in the first place. I've also been semi-active at the SBA and was excited that I got drafted into a championship quality team, but then a trade happened that created a super team and my interest dropped quite a bit (they revised contract rules after the fact to curb that going forward but it was deflating at the time).
 
 
 
Oct. 22-28
These 5 questions plus question #5 here for 6 total answers.

@Elhandon coulda tagged me gee
 
Roger Sterling
 
@Beketov u up

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D Mats Johnson
 
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