Puck Drop with Tim McKrank - 04/09/S84

[Oli-La-Poutine 39]

 

HYPE! WHO WANTS HYPE? Come get some fresh HYPE!

 

Although we are in the off-season, you can feel the frenzy around the league. Scouts, GMs and AGMs are running every tournament showcasing new talent. This year JST was epic, the ProAm just started, VHL S85 entry draft is fresh out of the oven, VHLE and VHLM entry draft are just around the corner. Hype in the forum, hype on discord, who said off-season was boring?

 

I have a lot to cover, beforehand, rest in peace Puck Drop, you will not be missed! Indeed, this is my last edition of this blog since I've been selected to become a full time writer at VHLM Illustrated! I am now part of the big VSN family. I'm dropping my resignation at the Localist as soon as this writing assignment is done and I fully intend to quit Andy Bernard style. Screw you John. You suck.

 

 

Do worry though, I may not own Puck Drop rights, but I will be blogging under a new banner soon enough.

 

 

I also got my JST accreditation back and could follow Team Brigades through the finals! Congratulations to the champion Oli McGee and Jako's squad! What an exceptional tournament! I won't be covering too much of the JST in this PD edition because, teaser alert! I am writing a full article featuring GM. Jako and every other GM of the JST so stay tuned for VHLMI first publication of S85 coming next 6th september.

 

Let's be honest, the Puck Drop segment was created to showcase Saint-Claude-de-la-Conception local star Oli McGee.

 

Oli McGee came out of his S84 AAA midget season with an outstanding rep sheet. Recipient to the Mario Lebest Award as top scorer, and making it all the way up to win the Guy Doune cup with the Laval Titters. Oli reached his 17th birthday during the playoff which barely qualified him for the upcoming JST edition.

 

 

 On the 10 august S84, McGee was drafted 42th overall by Team Brigades, which is a decent rank for a young first year player and, sadly, considering the reputation of Quebec Virtual Hockey development programs.

 

During the prequal round, Oli McGee mostly played on the second line. Having decent ice time, he gathered 6 goals and 7 assists for 13 points in 30 games which represent an average of 0.43 point per game. From my perspective it looked like the young left winger had a hard time finding consistency. For example, McGee scored 11 goals in 40 games. Three times, he scored twice in a single game, which means he scored five other goals in 37 games, an average of 1 goal per 7.4 games. Looking at those numbers, it demonstrates that when Oli McGee finds his groove early in a game, he is actually very dangerous. But then, he totally disappears, collecting an apple here and there. When I asked him about his consistency, or lack of, McGee said;

 

"It is better to be inconsistently great, then to consistently suck".

 

 

Oli McGee's refining quality did shine though. The young player went into the playoff and gathered 8 points in 11 games at an average of 0.8 points per game. I can conclude, true to himself, McGee always steps up when it counts.

 

In conclusion, congratulations to Gm Jako with a back to back JST championship, and congrats to Oli McGee, adding one of, I wish, many other awards to his shelf.

 

 

Edited August 30, 2022 by Oli-La-Poutine