a tale of two Brothers // Back where we belong

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Graphic courtesy of Leandrofg

(Marcel's stats/Daniel's stats)

 

After a long absence from reporting on our two intrepid heroes, we have a lot of catching up to do. So without any further ado, let's get this show on the road.

 

Calgary has had ups and downs in the course of the 55 games they have played. They show a 33-15-7 record and are tied second in points in the NA conference and fourth in the league. Left winger Landon Wolanin has league wide the most markers to his name with 39, Daniel is hot in his trail with 37 on the second place. It is safe to say that both players would be happy for the other one, in case either takes home the Brooks. In the points race the positions are switched with Janser being tied first (together with Marner) at 84 points each with Wolanin on second with 77 points. The winger is also tied-first in game winning goals, sharing his place in the lime light with Latvian forward Sirdsvaldis Miglaskems with nine decisive goals. Gonçalves provides top ten goals (33) for the Albertan team's secondary scoring and is the most abused player in the league. Janser remains a menace on the draw, being the best of his trade at the moment when it comes to winning the puck.

In the Stolzschweiger race, Abbas Jr is in a threeway tie with Prague's Kauppi and Riga's St-Louis with 40 points each, whereas Helsinki's Dixon fell behind (30).

In net, the Wranglers are solid with a combined 6 shutouts between Pedersen and Lindbergh and both of them being north of the .920 saving rate mark.

In the defense, AirRig GoodBrandSun is as usual in the top ten in terms of production, whereas to everybody's surprise, Bo Johansson was not able to repeat his stellar S86 season. Sax Justice is one of the best defensive forwards in the league with a +26 rating, good for second place. While he is not the deadly scorer (even though he has set new personal records in goals and points already), he certainly is a pain in the neck to score against. Exactly the role which GM Kris Rice has assigned to the winger turned center. He is the fail-safe for the Wolanin-Janser power train, and these two have repeatedly assured that they appreciate his defensive play and that he does not get enough love by supporters and media alike. He is the unsung hero, for years being one of the top ten player in the +/- rating. Taking hardly any penalties and defending with his gray matter rather than with brawn, doing the small but important things right.

The rookies Abbas, VLG and Braun made a decent entry into the league and will develop into good players. They are soaking up any advice thrown their way by the veterans in the team and show steady improvement in their play, even dropping the gloves if the situation calls for it.

Marcel will in all likelyhood stay south of 50 points, but sofar has never had a negative +/- rating and is the reliable stay at home defender. Strasmore keeps up with his physical play and trash talks his way under the opposing players' skin. Just recently he provoked his opposite number to a fight with 1:27 minutes into the game, which ended up for said player to be dismissed from the game. Yes, it took Strassy 87 seconds to annoy a professional hockey player to the point they snapped (he probably was still hung over from the stash of half full rum bottles he found in his bachelor pad). He is also the secondmost penalized player in the league, behind Brian Payne Train.

 

Let's hope that this time CGY is going for a cup run.

 

Here are the Jansers' stats for the season:

Marcel: 55gp, 4g, 28a, 32pts, +19, 60 PIM, 66 hits, 102sb, 1gwg, 3ppg

Daniel: 55gp, 37g, 47a, 87pts, +24, 82 PIM, 132 hits, 22sb, 5gwg, 6ppg, 1shg, 60.66FO%, 5 first star nominations

 

 

https://vhlforum.com/topic/132607-a-tale-of-two-brothers-champions-of-the-world/

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https://vhlforum.com/topic/132890-vsn-presents-the-draft-that-built-the-future-a-calgary-wranglers-story/

https://vhlforum.com/topic/132924-a-tale-of-two-brothers-almost-a-third-done/

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Edited February 21, 2023 by Daniel Janser

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