A Friendly Rivalry pt 2

[Aimee 1,074]

They may be from different draft classes and have not faced off on the ice yet, but these two friends have a rivalry stemming back to their starts in the VHLM. Jesse Teno of the S85 draft class who started their career with the Saskatoon Wild. Lachlan Summers of the S86 draft class who started his career with the San Diego Marlins. These two friends are just itching for their moment to face off against one another and many are wondering if that chance will come this season.

 

From the start, this was always a friendly rivalry. Jesse and Lachlan met while Lachlan was working his way through the M with the Marlins and when Jesse was up in the E with Cologne. They hit it off and became close friends, supporting each other since meeting. It also probably doesn’t hurt that both are members of the LGBTQ+ community with Jesse identifying as non-binary and Lachlan identifying as gay. Both are also out and proud with who they are and since the LGBTQ+ community in professional sports always seems to be small or hidden, it wouldn’t be surprising if this was one of the things that brought these two friends together.

 

The two times they have been on opposite benches, the only time that they shared the ice was during warmups but even then, you could see the friendship between them. So, since we can’t see how they have done up against one another, let’s compare their numbers from over the last three seasons that both have been in the league.

 

Jesse Teno was drafted by the Saskatoon Wild for the S84 season where they dragged their team into the playoffs with a 22-47-2 record, 0.904 save percentage, 3.2 goals against average, and 5 shutouts. Lachlan Summers was picked up off of waivers and then drafted by the San Diego Marlins in S84 and S85 respectively. In S85, with his first full season, Lachlan put up an impressive record of 34-30-8, 0.916 save percentage, 2.57 goals against average, and 4 shutouts.

 

Both Teno and Summers were also the first first -gens of their class to become eligible for the VHLE draft. 

 

Speaking of the E, Teno was drafted by Cologne for S85 and ended the season with a much more impressive 29-12-5, 0.93 save percentage, 2.08 goals against average, and 4 shutouts. The following season, Summers dipped a bit in his record with 27-28-9, 0.922 save percentage, 2.74 goals against average, and 3 shutouts.

 

As both also moved on to the VHL big leagues after only spending one season in both the M and the E, Teno and Summers were ready for their rookie seasons. Teno ended that season with a 7-3-1 record, 0.923 save percentage, 2.43 goals against average, and 1 shutout. Summers, who is currently in his rookie season, at the time of this media spot has an incredible 5-0-1 record, 0.938 save percentage, 1.44 goals against average and 1 shutout. 

 

At this point, London and Davos have only faced off twice so far this season and neither game was headed up by Summers. But with four games between these teams left in the backend of the season, both Teno and Summers are hoping they will get their chance to finally meet on the ice.

 

(also see @kirbithan's amazing work that inspired me to write this in the middle of a work day: 

 

547 words for week ending 2/19/2023

Edited February 15, 2023 by aimkin

[kirbithan 1,590]

The perfect theme week write up to go with the graphic! Amazing work as usual, and beautifully written!! 

[Aimee 1,074]

3 minutes ago, kirbithan said:

The perfect theme week write up to go with the graphic! Amazing work as usual, and beautifully written!! 

Thank you! I had the perfect inspiration.