Season 91 Media Spot focus

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Over the next season this reporter will be doing a feature series on a group of London United players, tracking several indicators to determine if they are providing the talent that is needed to contribute to a team targeting a Continental Cup Championship. This article's purpose is to identify how secondary players contribute to the success of a franchise. 

 

The Factors that will be reviewed to determine contribution to the team will be the following: 

 

Training commitment which will be measured by looking at the Change in TPE – minimum expectation here is that these individuals will increase at least 6 TPE per week over the season. By targeting a minimum training commitment, it helps a team to continue developing over a season, which allows it to be better in the playoffs than it was at the beginning of the regular season. 

 

Productivity – which will simply be measured by points produced, however we will track both goals and assists as some of the identified players have personal targets, they have set for themselves in one of these aspects. 

 

+/- although this measure has some faults in its’ construction, it does provide a basic understanding of the number of goals a player is on the ice for versus the number of goals a player is on the ice against. The expectation is that these players could be net 0 by the end of the season 

 

Penalty Minutes, one of the best ways a secondary player can assist their team is by not taking penalties. First this limits the advantage the other team receives by getting to put their best players on the ice with an advantage, but it also limits the defensive zone play the team must endure. This will simply be measured by penalty minutes taken. 

 

Other stats may be looked at as time goes on if they are relevant to the player and their productivity to the team. 

 

This article series will feature the following players: Ivan Retosalv, Sjin and Thor Odinson. 

 

Ivan Retoslav is a veteran player in what is expected to be his last year in the league. The London United hope that he can provide veteran leadership on the second offense line. Ivan currently has 1030 TPE of which 20 are banked. From a productivity perspective, Ivan hopes to be a goal scorer; as a team, the London United hope he can achieve 50 points on the season.  

 

Sjin is a VHL rookie, although he is later in his career spending a few seasons in the VHLM and VHLE. Sjin’s main goal is to be in a competitive position to win the Rookie of the Year award. Sjin currently sits with 606 TPE. From a productivity standpoint London is hoping that Sjin will reach 50 points on the season, Sjin himself would like to be closer to point per game levels. 

 

Thor Odinson is playing his second season with London. They currently have 458 TPE. London is hoping that Thor can increase productivity from last year’s season where they achieved 19 points in 72 games to a total closer to 40 points on the season. 

 

So, this will be the focus over the next few weeks. We are hoping to celebrate these player’s accomplishments over the season. Hope you enjoy it.