Advantage 2,893 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 Reviewing the S89 VHL Draft's 1st Round Using TPE As a member of the Season 89 VHL Draft Class, I have specifically been keeping an eye on how some of the other members have been doing since being selected. Part of that is to see where I stand compared to my peers and also part of it is due to having two other teammates who were selected in the 1st Round alongside me. So I have a special interest, to be sure, when it comes to how our draft's prospects are developing. Therefore, I decided to specifically look at the players that had been selected in the 1st Round of the Season 89 Draft. Now this was a draft that received some criticism for not having a lot of elite talent and also for not necessarily being particularly deep. In fact, at the time of the draft it seemed to be all about Jensen and Queefson with everyone else falling a bit further behind them. However, as this list below will show, this narrative as not necessarily continued on, and while one player does seem to be staying fairly ahead of the rest of the pack (okay, so obviously I have a bit of bias here..) there were definitely some real gems that ended up coming out of the first round. 1st Round of Season 89 (Organized by TPE) 1 -- Viktor Jensen (578 TPE - +230 Since Draft, Selected 1st @Advantage) 2 -- Montgomery Burns (501 TPE - +201 Since Draft, Selected 3rd @LastOneUp) 3 -- Jeff Lewis (489 TPE - +235 Since Draft, Selected 10th @nerji) 4 -- Zyn Westwood (446 TPE - +174 Since Draft, Selected 5th @Sullvino) 5 -- Eric Queefson (441 TPE - +104 Since Draft, Selected 2nd @twists) 6 -- Shubham Anand (440 TPE - +217 Since Draft, Selected 13th @Will3) 7 -- Fradin McGryer (435 TPE - +204 Since Draft, Selected 4th @Fradin99) 9 -- Ronald Johnson MacWallace III (420 TPE - +196 Since Draft, Selected 7th @RJMW) 9 -- Keegan Gamble (408 TPE - +217 Since Draft, Selected 11th @Keegan Gamble) 10 -- Pope Francis (402 TPE - +105 Since Draft, Selected 8th @nurx) 11 -- Savaisk Tzesar (401 TPE - +194 Since Draft, Selected 12th @comrade cat) 12 -- Ben Laas (389 TPE - +169 Since Draft, Selected 6th @dustywilson22) 13 -- Otis Boudreaux Jr (383 TPE - +153 Since Draft, Selected 9th @Otis Boudreaux Jr) 14 -- Dominik Kopecky (272 TPE - +86 Since Draft, Selected 15th @DustyMclaren) 15 -- Marty Byrd (260 TPE - +106 Since Draft, Selected 16th @Marty B) 16 -- Tobias Weiss (258 TPE - +44 Since Draft, Selected 14th @jfaly) Best Pick: Jeff Lewis (10th - Moscow) - Pretty hard to argue with this one. Jeff Lewis has developed the most since the Draft, even more so than Viktor Jensen, who has gained on the rest of the pack when it comes to development. Lewis, who is making his VHL debut this season, is coming off a season with Cologne that saw the young Canadian record 30 goals and 79 points over the course of the 72 game season. A real gem here for Moscow and this sturdy short king seems to have the stuff to keep finding success at the professional level. Honourable Mention: Shubham Anand (13th - Calgary) - This Indian-born winger has had the third best development track since the draft and is returning for his second, and likely final, season in the VHLE. Last year saw Anand have a bit of an up-and-down year as he was involved in a trade that saw Geneva send the young winger to Vasteras, who had been struggling greatly as a team. Anand would finish the season with 17 goals, 40 points and 106 hits over the 71 game season, which was a respectable though unspectacular total compared to someone like Lewis who was picked just three picks before. With that being said, we are betting on a bit of an improvement this season for Anand and while the results have not necessarily been there, his overall game has noticeabley improved with Anand showing the ability to round into an all-around player. nerji, LastOneUp, AJW and 7 others 6 1 1 1 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/139940-reviewing-the-s89-vhl-drafts-1st-round-using-tpe/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sullvino 289 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 6 minutes ago, Advantage said: Part of that is to see where I stand compared we get it, you're better than us. jk great read man. shoutout to @nerji for the skyrocket to top 3. beast! nerji 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/139940-reviewing-the-s89-vhl-drafts-1st-round-using-tpe/#findComment-996708 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advantage 2,893 Posted August 24, 2023 Author Share Posted August 24, 2023 1 hour ago, Sullvino said: we get it, you're better than us. jk great read man. shoutout to @nerji for the skyrocket to top 3. beast! Honestly, given how my last few players have gone, I'm sure people will catch me in no time lol Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/139940-reviewing-the-s89-vhl-drafts-1st-round-using-tpe/#findComment-996713 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustywilson22 133 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 Appreciate this piece, I was wondering how my draft class was doing and to be fair I have nothing to complain about. I'm happy in D.C! Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/139940-reviewing-the-s89-vhl-drafts-1st-round-using-tpe/#findComment-996721 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJW 2,165 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 @jfaly Please come back Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/139940-reviewing-the-s89-vhl-drafts-1st-round-using-tpe/#findComment-996722 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartan 4,437 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 *Jeff Lewis fan club Advantage 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/139940-reviewing-the-s89-vhl-drafts-1st-round-using-tpe/#findComment-996725 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will3 467 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 The trade mentioned in my players write up is incorrect. I was drafted to Vasteras then traded to the Geneva, only for for Rush to become the Iron Eagles due to contraction. Weird series of events. That being said thank you for believing in me. I appreciate it. Fradin99 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/139940-reviewing-the-s89-vhl-drafts-1st-round-using-tpe/#findComment-996754 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJMW 127 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 It ain't about the size of the TPE in the fight, but about how hard you can get hit by sims and keep moving forwards!! Advantage 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/139940-reviewing-the-s89-vhl-drafts-1st-round-using-tpe/#findComment-996763 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advantage 2,893 Posted August 24, 2023 Author Share Posted August 24, 2023 2 hours ago, Will3 said: The trade mentioned in my players write up is incorrect. I was drafted to Vasteras then traded to the Geneva, only for for Rush to become the Iron Eagles due to contraction. Weird series of events. That being said thank you for believing in me. I appreciate it. Ah my bad. When looking at the player page that definitely confused me. My apologies. Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/139940-reviewing-the-s89-vhl-drafts-1st-round-using-tpe/#findComment-996786 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dstevensonjr 422 Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 Just gotta extend this by 1 pick to 17th overall, first pick of the second round +247 since the draft and still going! Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/139940-reviewing-the-s89-vhl-drafts-1st-round-using-tpe/#findComment-996849 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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