San Diego S82 - Where Are They Now?

[eagle_3450 278]

All the way back in Season 82, San Diego picked three low-TPE players in hopes of retaining them for a shot at the Founder's Cup the next season, little did their GM at the time @Frank know that two of these players would end up becoming some of the most well-known and respected players of their era. The three players selected by San Diego in the draft were Ivan Retoslav, Landon Wolanin @jacobcarson877, and Justin Adolfsen @NJDevils24. While Adolfsen's career was somewhat dissappointing compared to the careers of Retoslav and Wolanin, all three did eventually make the VHL. Around halfway through Season 82, all three were traded away from San Diego because Frank believed they deserved a shot at the cup. Adolfsen and Retoslav would face off in the cup final, with Adolfsen's side winning. Retoslav however, managed to be among the top scoring players in the league during that playoff run, amassing 20 points in 19 games. Following this success, all three were drafted by VHL teams, Retoslav went 12th Overall to the London United, Wolanin went at 13th to Calgary, and Adolfsen got sent to New York at number 14 Overall. Since joining the VHL, Retoslav has played for London, who he won the cup with in Season 88, Malmo, and Chicago, while gaining a reputation for being one of the most consistent point scorers in VHL history. Wolanin on the other hand, has played for Calgary, who he won the cup with in Season 87, and Helsinki, while creating a reputation for himself as one of the greatest goal scorers of the Season 83 draft class. Compared to these two Adolfsen's career has been pretty lackluster. He only made it into the VHL in Season 86, two full seasons later than his San Diego teammates, and he has yet to win a cup in his time with Malmo and DC. When looking at career point totals, Landon Wolanin stands alone compared to Retoslav and Adolfsen with a staggering 580 points in 504 games, 278 of those points are goals. Wolanin also has the highest single season point total and goal total of the trio, with 49 goals and 99 points in Season 87. Retoslav trails behind Wolanin with his respectable total of 453 points in 504 games, with 186 of those coming as goals. He also has decent single season highs of 74 points in Season 87 and 36 goals in Season 90. Adolfsen comes in behind both of them, only collecting a total of 74 goals and 169 points in his 358 VHL games. His single season highs are both quite small as well with only 47 points and 21 goals in Season 90. With only one season left in their careers, one of the main questions remaining is what milestones will they be able to hit, will Retoslav manage to hit the magical 500 point mark and 200 career goals? Will Wolanin manages to eclipse 600 points and 300 goals? Can Adolfsen make it to 200 points and 100 goals? Adolfsen is currently a free agent, while Retoslav has an expiring contract with Chicago, so who knows whether the team they sign with will help them reach their milestones, only time can answer that for us. So, for now, we wait and see.

[Frank 5,212]

@eagle_3450 I knew you all had a ton of potential that's why I selected you three. Glad to see you're still around hopefully you get back in the graphics game and start honing your skills again. 

[NJDevils24 45]

Cool article. Its been on and off for me but would love to play one last season on a team!