Riga Reign S82 Draft Recap

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6th Overall: G Miervaldis Arpa

 

Zach aka 16z has had two previous players, the moderately successful Ryan Busser and the more successful Kasper Kankkunen. Busser played for 4 seasons, Kankkunen played for 6. Maybe Arpa can get to 8 seasons? Arpa earns 10 capped a week and could be a potential call-up next season, but he'd be the backup goalie behind Reinhart.

 

22nd Overall: LW Obi Adesanya

 

atw2592 is a first gen player that played for Houston in his initial season in the league. Usually earning 10 capped per week, Adesanya should be able to jump to the VHL after spending next season in the VHLE. He would be a welcome addition with the retiring of Greene Giant and DaMoose in S83.

 

 

33rd Overall: LW Benjamin Franklin Chang

 

joelunk is another first gen that spent all of last season in Mexico City. Due to earning 6 capped a week I suspect that he will not make it to the VHL for a while. I also don’t have a lot of faith in someone with such a meme worthy player name sticking around, though Riga got a lot of mileage out of RedSus so you never know.

 

54th Overall: C Jack Quill

 

GoldGear88 has had two previous players, Jeff Odinson and Luke Pastrnak. Odinson would’ve failed to make it out of today’s VHLE had it been around when his player existed. Pastrnak played in Cologne in S80 but also failed to escape the VHLE. Earning 4 capped a week, Quill will have to be his best player to date if he wants to play at the VHL level.

 

78th Overall: G Shaun Young

 

shaun1979 is another first gen for the Reign in this draft. A goaltender, he played 5 games for Miami last season. Due to earning only 4 capped per week and the fact he’s behind Reinhart and Arpa on the depth chart, it’s unlikely he’ll play in a Riga jersey for a long time, if at all.