S75 Round 2 Review

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A follow up to my review of the first round of the Season 75 draft, here is round 2 (best round, no bias). The Season 75 draft was one of the biggest drafts and one of the most deep drafts. Instead of the usual 4 rounds in the draft, there were 7 rounds! With over 300 players in the draft too. Round 2 is where some of the biggest risks can be taken for the VHL GMs. You have to gamble to either get a gem late or a bust. Some of the top TPE earners are in this round to the surprise to many. Before I begin going over a brief review of each player, here are some fun facts about this round.

 

- Highest current TPE is Justin Lose with 759

- Highest career goals is Justin Lose with 65
- Highest career assists is Linus Zetterstorm with 137
- Highest career points is Linus Zetterstorm with 178
- Highest playoff points is Ove Dyrdahl with 13
- Current total goals scored is 556
- Current total assists is 1107
- Current total points is 1663
- Playoffs have a total of 18 goals / 39 assists / 57 points

 

Pick 17 - Chicken Wing - D - New York Americans
Chicken Wing has had a good career with the Americans, putting up solid numbers for a defensemen and improving every season. Seems to be a top 4 D behind Latrell Mitchell and Kosmo Kramerev. So far has been a consistent 60 point getter for the Americans with last season being the career high in points with 62. No playoff action currently unfortunately.

 

Pick 18 - Dan Dan - RW - Helsinki Titans
Dan Dan is an improving RW for the Titans. His numbers have slowly been increasing over the seasons. It looks like he can be floated between the 1st line and 2nd line. Helsinki has made the playoffs twice since he joined the roster, including the cup loss this past season. In 25 games in the playoffs he only scored 8 points though. I'm sure he would put up more numbers as he gets better.

 

Pick 19 - Nero Endrizzi - C - Free Agent
Unfortunately we come to our first FA of the 2nd round. He put up okay numbers for his rookie campaign. Season 75 was his best season in the VHLM, putting up 102 points with the Marlins. Endrizzi had 1 season with Warsaw before becoming a FA in Season 77. He did score 1 goal in the Warsaw cup run.

 

Pick 20 - Cowboy Prout - D - Calgary Wranglers
Prout is one of the Wranglers top 2 defensemen currently. Putting up 150 career points as a defensemen is a great gem in the draft. After being traded from the New York Americans, Prout seems to only get better as the seasons go by. He was a part of the Wranglers Season 76 cup run but didn't post any points.

 

Pick 21 - Jordan Tate - C - Moscow Menace
Tate has had an interesting career so far. Drafted by the Chicago Phoenix only to be traded a season after making the roster to the Moscow Menace. It appears Tate could be between the 2nd line and the 3rd line for Moscow. He doesn't put up a lot of numbers, but he is on track to have a career high in points in the current season. He has seen playoffs with Chicago but only put up 3 points.

 

Pick 22 - Shawn Andrei Zyuzin - D - Free Agent
Zyuzin was a defenseman who was drafted by the New York Americans. He unfortunately didn't transition well so he was later traded to the Calgary Wranglers in hope of finding some success. He was released to FA after Season 77. He didn't see any playoff action in his career.

 

Pick 23 - Sheldon Juniper - C - Vancouver Wolves
Another top notch depth pick in this draft. Juniper was drafted by the Wranglers before being traded to the Vancouver Wolves. He has a breakout season with the Wranglers posting a career high 66 points. Juniper looks to be an important piece of the 2nd line for the Wolves. He has only seen playoffs once with the Wranglers but didn't put up any points.

 

Pick 24 - Robert Bouchard - C - Prague Phantoms
Prague seems to have struck a gem in the 2nd round with the Bouchard pick. He has improved every season with the Phantoms so far and has great stats. With a career total of 128 points, it's a great addition to the squad. It appears he plays on the 2nd line with a great forward core with the Phantoms. Bouchard has 19 career playoff games and has 7 points to prove it

 

Pick 25 - Ove Dyrdahl - Los Angeles Stars
Dyrdahl was immediately thrown into the DC Dragons lineup, where he was drafted, at the start of Season 75. After an okay rookie campaign, he has steadily improved every season with the DC Dragons. He left DC to sign as a FA to the LA Stars where he is on pace to have a career high in points. In LA he is currently a top 4 defenseman. He had 2 appearances in the playoffs with 25 games played and 13 career points.

 

Pick 26 - Justin Lose - RW - Riga Reign
I'm going to be very bias right here. Lose is a bipolar scorer for the Riga Reign. He has had a rocky road to the top line of Riga. Consistent 23 goal scorer 2 seasons in a row and on pace to beat his career high in points from his rookie campaign. He currently has in his career 167 points. He is currently in second overall in points for the 2nd round. He is also in the top ten for TPE earned in the draft class. He has seen playoffs once and only has 3 points.

 

Pick 27 - Linus Zetterstorm - D - Riga Reign
Another gem for Riga here. Zetterstorm is a solid top 2 defenseman for Riga who has more assists than goals. With 178 career points, he has the top points of the second round. A trusted and top defenseman for the Riga Reign. He is also a shot blocking machine with a career total of 424 shot blocks. Zetterstorm is another top TPE earner for Riga. He has seen the playoffs once with Riga and posted a goal and an assist for 2 points.

 

Pick 28 - Artair McCloud - RW - Riga Reign
We have another Riga player on our plate. This was the Reign's 3rd pick in a row in the 2nd round. McCloud is a consistent 19 goal scorer for the Reign. McCloud has bounced around from the 1st line and the 2nd line since joining the roster. Currently he is a solid 2nd line forward and trusted to score for the Reign. Another gem in the rough for Riga. He has only seen playoffs once with Riga and has 2 goals and 1 assist for 3 points.

 

Pick 29 - John Callahan Jr - LW - Free Agent
Oh this one stings. Callahan Jr and Lose were teammates in the VHLM for 2 seasons with the Reapers and the Kings. He graduated to the VHL in Season 76 and went to free agency after that season. He had okay numbers in his rookie campaign but didn't see playoffs.

 

Pick 30 - Jakob Sosa - C - Vancouver Wolves
This was a great depth pick for the consistent improvement he has shown in his career. The Wolves has gotten a great depth piece that they can place on the 1st or 2nd line to fill any gaps. He is already having a career high in points this season! He has 5 points in 13 games in the playoffs with the Wolves.

 

Pick 31 - Vick Fairchild - LW - Helsinki Titans
Another gem! This time a very deep 2nd round pick in Vick Fairchild with the Helsinki Titans. Fairchild appears to play on the 2nd line and has consistently improved every season he has played with the Titans. He has seen playoffs twice with the Titans and has 12 points in 25 games with them. An absolute steal for the Titans this deep in the draft.

 

Pick 32 - Vivek Weiner - C - Free Agent
Finally we have Vivek Weiner who is another FA currently. He was drafted by Riga and didn't transition well so he was traded to the Malmo Nighthawks where he continued to struggle. After that he was released for inactivity.

 

We have come to the conclusion on another Season 75 draft round review. It's incredible how deep this draft was with how many gems were chosen in the 2nd round. I don't think we will ever see a draft this deep in the future for a while. Of course when the Season 75 players recreate I can see it being another deep VHL draft. That is still far away though. Unfortunately while there are gems there are busts who are currently FA which is upsetting. Obviously you want everyone to succeed in the VHL. I hope you all enjoyed because I don't know if I will do another one of these in the future.

 

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For all those stat nerds, here is a excel sheet of all the stats (Sorry light users):

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Round	Pick	Name	Current Team	Drafted Team	Position	Initial TPE	Current TPE	Ranked	C - Goals	C - Assists	C - Points	P - Goals	P - Assists	P - Points
2	17	Chicken Wing	New York Americans	New York Americans	D	218	641	22	44	107	151	0	0	0
2	18	Dan Dan	Helsinki Titans	Helsinki Titans	RW	196	699	15	47	88	135	1	7	8
2	19	Nero Endrizzi	Warsaw Predators	Free Agent	C	180	357	51	10	16	26	1	0	1
2	20	Cowboy Prout	New York Americans	Calgary Wranglers	D	175	654	20	38	112	150	0	0	0
2	21	Jordan Tate	Chicago Pheonix	Moscow Menace	C	193	390	41	21	29	50	0	3	3
2	22	Shawn Andrei Zyuzin	New York Americans	Free Agent	D	200	289	70	14	46	60	0	0	0
2	23	Sheldon Juniper	Vancouver Wolves	Vancouver Wolves	C	179	522	29	56	71	127	0	0	0
2	24	Robert Bouchard	Prague Phantoms	Prague Phantoms	C	174	699	16	51	77	128	3	4	7
2	25	Ove Dyrdahl	DC Dragons	Los Angeles Stars	D	236	526	28	19	122	141	3	10	13
2	26	Justin Lose	Riga Reign	Riga Reign	RW	189	759	8	65	102	167	0	3	3
2	27	Linus Zetterstorm	Riga Reign	Riga Reign	D	174	706	17	41	137	178	1	1	2
2	28	Artair McCloud	Riga Reign	Riga Reign	RW	182	659	21	55	64	119	2	1	3
2	29	John Callahan Jr	Toronto Legion	Free Agent	LW	153	334	57	15	26	41	0	0	0
2	30	Jakob Sosa	Vancouver Wolves	Vancouver Wolves	C	148	540	27	30	49	79	2	3	5
2	31	Vick Fairchild	Helsinki Titans	Helsinki Titans	LW	173	623	24	44	57	101	5	7	12
2	32	Vivek Weiner	Riga Reign	Free Agent	C	179	292	69	6	4	10	0	0	0
								Total	556	1107	1663	18	39	57

 

 

Edited June 6, 2021 by youloser1337

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Review: liked the little details on each player, very nicely written and just good in depth details. Liked this concept and topic. What a crazy draft class when you read things like this. 8/10

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Great article, and fun fact, it looks fine with light mode

 

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