A tale of two Brothers // A dark horse on the rise

[Daniel Janser 2,167]

Graphic courtesy of Leandrofg

(Marcel's stats/Daniel's stats)

 

It has been a while since we last reported from our Swiss Hitmen.

 

In the interim both regular seasons have finalized and we are happy to be the bearer of good tidings in that both the Wranglers as well as the Iron Eagles went into the post season. The good news is even better in that Vasteras is leading its series against Cologne 2-0 and Calgary swept Toronto in the Wild Card games.

 

As a summary to the Jansers regular season, lets start with Marcel. He scored seven goals (the fewest in his three seasons with the Swedes), 41 assists for 48 points. He halved his time in the sin bin compared to last season (59 PIM vs 116 PIM). The young defender is now Vasteras' all time leader for games played (216) and shots blocked (414) in the regular season (only the present incarnation of Vasteras considered). Surprisingly, he is also fourth in points and fifth for game winners (tied with future team mate Gonçalves), which is not bad for a defensive minded back. 

Here are his stats for the past regular season/(career totals for Vasteras):

72(216) gp, 7(29) g, 41(119) a, 48(148) pts, +17(-14), 59(212) PIM, 80(226) hits, 131(414) sb, 0(8) gwg, 5(18) ppg, 1(3) first stars

 

As for Daniel, he set new personal records for goals scored (34), points (75), PIM (119), hits (237), hattricks (3) and game winners (10). The hatties (tied first) and the game winners (tied third) are amongst the best in the league. Further and in addition, the forward premiered in the S84 all-star games, where he dressed for NA playing alongside the likes of Kotkakoivu, Idaho, Atreides and Johansson to name but a few. He scored three goals and five assists. His team mate Saku scored ten goals and twelve apples, the highest scoring player of either team in this turkey shoot. However, the jury in their infinite wisdom gave the MVP to Duncan Idaho (8g/9a).

Here are the full stats for Daniel for the S84 regular season:

72gp, 34g, 41a, 75pts, +26, 119 PIM, 237 hits, 23sb, 10gwg, 4ppg, FO% 58.69, 9 first stars

 

Daniel missed better figures due to a streaky second half of the season, where there were weekends where he would not score at all, just to get a hattrick in the next one. This is atypical for the young Swiss as he was a solid PPG player throughout his stint with Calgary. Some of the inconsistency could be allocated to the influx of new players and finding the chemistry between the players as well as changing back and forth from the wing to the center, depending on the team's needs. The Wranglers as a team kind of showed the same picture, with a lack of consistency and rather underwhelming special team performance (15th in power play efficiency and 10th in killing off penalties).

 

We will revert with updates during the playoffs as soon as possible and hope for a deep run for both teams, who enter the race as a dark horse.

 

https://vhlforum.com/topic/123637-a-tale-of-two-brothers-one-fifth-done/

https://vhlforum.com/topic/123675-a-tale-of-two-brothers-a-crease-oddity/

https://vhlforum.com/topic/123872-a-tale-of-two-brothers-past-the-third/

https://vhlforum.com/topic/124004-a-tale-of-two-brothers-approaching-the-half-way-mark/

https://vhlforum.com/topic/124101-a-tale-of-two-brothers-hot-in-the-city/

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Edited August 14, 2022 by Daniel Janser