Luc Tessier Prospect Scouting Report

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Luc Tessier Declares for the VHL Entry Draft

 

Team Success

 

Luc Tessier is a team first player so it makes sense to talk first about how the San Diego Marlins did in S77. Coming into the season, expectations were rather low. Let’s be fair, it was a rebuild year after the team had been decimated with a win it all now approach in the years leading up to S76, but in S76 the Marlins had performed badly enough to earn the top overall pick and had finagled their way into a second 1^st rounder. The team was to have promise, but not expected to shake the league up.

 

 

And yet they did! Under the leadership of the GMs @thadthrasher and @Eldredman, Captain Nessy Monster @LuluSalesAway, and Tessier’s fellow Assistant Captain, Nicholas Mariani @Mistxh Jthe Marlins posted a 37-28-7 records and racked up 81 points. To put that in perspective, they were expected to be doing well to stay out of the basement of the VHLM, but instead roared to a 2^nd place finish in the Western Conference and 6^th overall in the entire league.

 

Tessier Lights Up the League

 

Though certainly not on his own in this regard, Tessier was one of the main reasons for this team success. His teammate, Nicholas Mariani, captured the overall best rookie honors with 92 points, but Tessier was not far behind – coming in 5^th overall among rookies with 78 points.

 

 

Tessier lit the lamp 37 times – just one goal behind Mariani. His 41 assists made up the rest of his scoring. His 15.88% shooting accuracy trailed only Hendrix Cobberson @Hendrix Cobberson for team best, while he won 56.33% of all the faceoffs he took – tops among all San Diego centers.

 

Tessier is particularly proud of his 2 short-handed goals as that shows a) that he was trusted on the penalty kill, and b) that he could out-hustle the other team even when the Marlins were out-manned. He is also proud of his +14 +/- rating showing that he isn’t just a glory hound looking to light the lamp at the expense of taking care of his defensive duties.

 

Looking Forward to the Draft

 

Unless Tessier is drafted by a very young and rebuilding VHL team, he will likely return to the Marlins for one final season, but the draft is still an exciting time as one learns ones eventual starting spot in the VHL.

 

Tessier has just as sterling an attitude as he has an on-ice résumé. He is open to going pretty much anywhere all the way from a struggling team on the rise where he might be called to “play up” and leave the Marlins after just one year to a dominant team just off a Cup win where he might have to spend a little more time earning his way to his eventual goal of being a top line VHL centerman.

 

Though Tessier is looking forward to the VHL Entry Draft, the first order of business is going deep in the S77 VHLM playoffs. Go Marlins!

Edited April 26, 2021 by KC15

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