Mike 708 Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Holy pardon my French (Sh!t) VHLers since the draft rankings were done last week we had 32 draftees update in practice hours. That is not only totally unheard of it is likely a VHL record. That is more than three full rounds of active players in the past week. I’m in complete shock at this point after last week’s article claiming this draft had a letdown over the previous two weeks. We are back on track to having quite possibly the greatest VHL Draft Class of all time. Look back throughout the VHL’s history and see how many drafts have had five rounds of draftees and four rounds with at least one practice hour. The VHL record for most practice hours by a draftee is just over the 300 mark. We have Mason Richardson on pace to becoming possibly the hardest working draftee of all time. Another draftee Thomas O’Malley is right behind him and will likely be in the top 3 percent of all draftee talent of all time. It doesn’t end there Tyler Cote and Jerrick Poole are already on pace to becoming better than the typical number one overall player. We are already now talking about the middle to late first round and these players are all worthy of being top five picks. Players like Gunnar Skovsgard, Gunzerker Salvador, and Lloyd Light will all make the first round as well. Since last week there have been a number of newer players that the league has been talking about. Sachimo Zoidberg is the new buzz player in the VHLM hoping to earn a late first round pick. Kurtis Hunter has showed tremendous improvement lately as well. Late in the second round players like Danny Schneider, Jacques Grande, and Alecs Van Der Merder have also been making progress toward one day moving up from the minors. With the number of young prospects moving up the draft board there has to be others moving down to make room. We saw the return of Da’Brickashaw O’Neal in the form of Jr. His father had a reputation in the VHL and while many didn’t expect O’Neal Jr. to be a superstar they did expect him to at least be a depth VHLer. He looks lost currently in the minors but hopefully things get back on track for him. Aleksander Petrov is also in a free fall down the draft boards. In a normal draft he might have still gone in the mid to late second but at this rate he could become a third or fourth rounder. Well like every other draft players get drafted and will either over or under achieve. No one really knows till years later what actually happened. That won’t stop us and many others from doing the overly un-necessary mock drafts. Thankfully the VHL doesn’t beat the draft into the ground like the NFL and Mel Kiper’s awful predictions and analysis. However next week will mark our first mock draft which will likely end up picking none of the players correctly with so much time till the draft. It will however be after the trade deadline so we’ll know for sure which teams will have which picks to a better degree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kesler 1,514 Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Graves has had tpe for awhile now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike 708 Posted August 20, 2014 Author Share Posted August 20, 2014 Its too much work to click all 55 names and go to their update page to verify accuracy all the time. I click random links and roll with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoop 3,258 Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Better than S18 maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
der meister 2,937 Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Slowly slipping down the rankings so Cologne can draft me before I go ape shit on the league tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kesler 1,514 Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Its too much work to click all 55 names and go to their update page to verify accuracy all the time. I click random links and roll with it. You lazy fuck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggsy 72 Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 I want that #1 spot soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Bearfan 14 Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Amazing how top heavy the defense in this draft is, 8 of the top 15 players then only 1 in the next 20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boubabi 4,725 Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 interesting I like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ball 453 Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Keep up the good work boys, love seeing all these draftees rolling in them TPEs. Let's make this a draft to remember for the ages guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kesler 1,514 Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Honestly some of you guys should consider a switch to forward, sooooo many people are already defensemen in the league and many more are being created. The demand for an active younger forward is high from what ive heard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorlab 4,321 Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 keep sleeping on me pls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gooningitup 1,290 Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Well i probably wont climb any higher this is such a strong draft whyd i have to join now lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank 4,792 Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 It's so beautiful... You all should be proud. Ball and Ninetyfourgoalie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Victor 10,559 Posted August 20, 2014 Admin Share Posted August 20, 2014 Hmm maybe that 4th round pick acquired for Ali will turn out alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evans 305 Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Going to be awesome to be apart of a draft class as big as this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggsy 72 Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Can I switch to fwd? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike 708 Posted August 20, 2014 Author Share Posted August 20, 2014 Well everyone gets 1 free positional change in their career (I don't think adding the store changed that) and with the ability to buy an additional position change now in the store I'm sure you could become a forward eventually if you want to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOM 8,432 Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Great job by every single draftee for staying active, doing your PT's and maintaining a presence in the VHL/M. Kendrick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Well everyone gets 1 free positional change in their career (I don't think adding the store changed that) and with the ability to buy an additional position change now in the store I'm sure you could become a forward eventually if you want to.This. Kyrie changed to a goaltender so I don't see why you can't switch to a forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregreg 930 Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 sucks the top two guys dont want to join the Legion but should still be a crazy draft regardless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grimmsterj 0 Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 At least I'm on there! Koskinen will be a big name soon enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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