03/31 S78 VSN Draft Update

[Patrik Tallinder 1,087]

 

Hello to all, and welcome to another update for the upcoming S78 VHL Entry Draft. Here we will cover the S78 prospects’ stats and TPE earning, as well as getting a little more in-depth with “Scouting Spotlight!”

 

POINTS

 

	Player Name	POS	GP	P
-	David Tavau	D	20	31
5	Gregory Bates	LW	20	24
3	The Seabasstard	C	20	23
-2	Sven Reikkinen	D	20	21
New	Jaromir Lemiuex	RW	20	21
-2	Zarek Kaczka	D	20	20
-2	Anze Miklavz	RW	20	19
New	Nathan Powers	D	20	19
New	Arvid Johansson	D	19	17
-7	Watson Stonebridge	LW	20	17

 

Tavau stays on his throne at the top of the points standings for the S78 draft class with 31 points in 20 games to start the season. Jumping up a respective 5 and 3 spots, Gregory Bates and The Seabasstard are quickly solidifying themselves among the top scorers as well. Most notably entering the equation is Yukon winger Jaromir Lemiuex, who now sits at 5th place.

 

GOALS

 

	Player Name	POS	GP	G
1	Anze Miklavz	RW	20	10
7	Gregory Bates	LW	20	9
5	The Seabasstard	C	20	9
-3	Sven Reikkinen	D	20	9
New	Arvid Johansson	D	19	8
New	Watson Stonebridge	LW	20	7
-1	Luc Tessier	C	19	7
-1	Nils Tallinder	C	19	7
New	Jaromir Lemiuex	RW	20	6
-6	Zarek Kaczka	D	20	6

 

Just as they climbed in the points list, Bates and The Seabasstard climb a combined 12 spots since last week on the goals list. Watson Stonebridge took a bit of a step back in the points standings, but now makes a big jump into 6th in goals. Defenseman Arvid Johansson also makes his presence known this week, making his way onto both offensive lists as a new entry.

 

HITS

 

	Player Name	POS	GP	HIT
-	Hard Markinson	D	19	59
-	Charlie fraser	LW	20	48
3	Mr Duk	D	19	45
1	Zarek Kaczka	D	20	42
-1	Gregory Bates	LW	20	37
-3	Sven Reikkinen	D	20	36
2	Jaromir Lemiuex	RW	20	34
New	Jannik Nylen	D	20	32
-2	Julia Waffles	D	19	31
New	Mitchell Osborne	D	17	31

 

The top 2 of Hard Markinson and Charlie fraser has remained intact, but Mr Duk and Zarek Kaczka are swiftly approaching from below. Markinson has continued to be an absolute wrecking ball on the ice, with his 59 hits being 9th in the league and first on this list by a difference of 11. Mitchell Osborne is a name to keep an eye on, considering that he has found a way onto this list with at 2 or 3 less games played than everyone else.

 

SHOTS BLOCKED

 

	Player Name	GP	SB
-	Tui Sova	20	41
-	Drakon Zabastovka	20	38
3	Sven Reikkinen	20	36
-1	David Tavau	20	30
-	Arvid Johansson	19	30
-2	Zarek Kaczka	20	26
-	Nathan Powers	20	22
New	Mitchell Osborne	17	19
-1	Brodie Landry ll	20	16
-	Hard Markinson	19	15

 

Tui Sova has been a shot blocking monster this season, and he remains 1st on the list with the 3rd least time on ice per game among everyone. He sits at 3rd in the entire league in this category. It bears repeating that Osborne has managed to make another list in just 17 games, and also with the least time on ice per game on the whole list. Truly outstanding work by the young player, and hopefully we will see more success coming his way in the future.

 

SAVE PERCENTAGE

 

	Goalie Name	GP	PCT
-	Aike van Giersbergen	20	0.905
-	Anime Protagonist	19	0.868
-	Leroy Johnson	12	0.863

 

Not much changes here; van Giersbergen continues to dominate in the net, leading Houston to 13 wins so far in S77. Stay tuned, and you will hear more about this exceptional young netminder from the Netherlands.

 

TRAINING POINTS EARNED LAST WEEK

Name	3/28
Tui Sova	40
Caleb Gaudette	28
The Seabasstard	25
Cody Lachance	25
Anze Miklavz	25
Jaromir Lemieux	25
Nils Tallinder	19
Milk Jugs	19
Damien Salducci	18
Nathan Powers	17
Hard Markinson	16
Kevin Hard	15
Sven Reikkinen	14
Luc Tessier	14
Tynan Sylvester	14
Aike van Giersbergen	12
Jannik Nylen	12
Gregory Bates	12
Masami Iwasawa	12
David Tavau	11

 

Last week was unmistakably an amazing one for Kings defender Tui Sova, who claimed a baffling 40 TPE. This was actually also Milk Jugs’ debut week, and he posted an impressive 19 TPE to kick off what is hopefully a great career.

 

CAPPED TRAINING POINTS EARNED LAST WEEK

Name	Last Capped
Hard Markinson	12
The Seabasstard	12
Nils Tallinder	12
Sven Reikkinen	12
Luc Tessier	12
Tui Sova	12
Tynan Sylvester	12
Anze Miklavz	12
Milk Jugs	12
Aike van Giersbergen	10
Caleb Gaudette	10
Jannik Nylen	10
Damien Salducci	10
Masami Iwasawa	10
Brock Hampton	10
Jaromir Lemieux	10
Nathan Powers	10
Cody Lachance	8
Kevin Hard	8
Alexander Rivers	8

 

9 players capped out last week, one of which was the aforementioned Milk Jugs in his debut week. He joins Hard Markinson, Nils Tallinder, Luc Tessier, Tui Sova and Anze Miklavz as the only players to have not missed any capped TPE yet in their career.

 

Welcome to Scouting Spotlight, where we talk to some of tomorrow’s VHL stars. The first interview we have done is with Aike van Giersbergen of the Houston Bulls, who is currently ranked as the top goalie in the S78 Draft. We had the chance to catch up with user @enigmatic regarding her thoughts and aspirations with this new player, and here is what we found!

 

Q: With no goalies going in the first round for the past two seasons, a goalie of your caliber may be in higher demand in S78. Do you pay much attention to your draft stock, or do you simply focus on consistently improving your player?
 

While it's fun to be drafted early, I understand teams focusing on skaters first. So many people want to be a goaltender versus the spots available so you can afford to wait on them. Passing on a great skater because you drafted a goalie you might not have needed that early could seriously hurt some teams. I don't take draft position personally and would rather go to a team that has a plan and has a real need for me. Being the best I can be for whichever team wants to take a chance on me, no matter at which position in the draft, is my main goal.

 

Q: Why did you decide to make a goaltender?

 

Simply put, it's a position I always wanted to try. I wanted to wait for goalies to be needed before doing it and always ended up creating skaters on all hockey leagues I have been a part of. This time I decided to try it anyway and hope for the best.

 

Q: What are your career goals?

 

My only goal is to win championships. I have given up on the idea to win individual awards or make hall of fame with any of my players. If I can be just good enough to help my team win cups, that's enough for me.

 

Q: How has your VHLM season gone so far?

 

It started off really well for us and considering our very small roster it was surprising even to us. We hit a rough patch lately but I'm sure we can go back to our early season form. On a more personal note, I'm happy with how I have performed so far and I improve every week so I hope to do even better to help my team be in a good position for the playoffs.

 

Q: What can a team expect when they draft Aike van Giersbergen?

 

I am a good earner and while I will honestly miss some things, I'll do my best to get as many points as possible. I am also familiar with STHS so I kind of know what I'm doing with my build. As a person, I'm here to have fun so I won't be someone to cause problems in the locker room or on the forum itself.

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That’s all, folks! Hopefully you enjoyed this quick roundup — make sure to keep your eye out for more like this coming in the future. There are plenty of exciting prospects to look out for, so hopefully this series will serve as a way to highlight this season’s up-and-comers.

 

Players mentioned: @Ahma @Tyler @Seabass @hockeyis66 @duckberg32 @Gwdjohnson @STZ @Charlie @Lefty_S @Hank @OzNasty @v.2 @NerdyCowz @KC15 @McKelvie

[STZ 5,389]

Good work, man! Would be a lot of work going through the statlines just for draft eligible players. Definitely think this will be a good draft year, glad to rep the S78 Class

[Banackock 8,145]

Sweet work. Keep it up. 

[STZ 5,389]

3 minutes ago, Banackock said:

Sweet work. Keep it up. 

no you keep it up

[Banackock 8,145]

24 minutes ago, STZ said:

no you keep it up

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[Frank 5,263]

Fuck it drugs are alright.

[Dil 1,763]

On 3/31/2021 at 3:50 PM, Patrik Tallinder said:

TRAINING POINTS EARNED LAST WEEK

please stop spreading misinformation, it is TOTAL POINTS EARNED.

[BOOM 8,818]

What? For 60 seasons I've assumed that it was Total Potatoes Eaten. 

 

My world is rocked.