VSN Presents: S93 VHLE Mid-Season Review

[Baby Boomer 567]

Welcome everyone,

 

After yesterday’s simulation, we are now halfway through the season, and I think it is a good time to look at the standings of the VHLE. We are going to take a look at the predictions made at the beginning of the season about the overall ranking and the rankings of the forwards, defensemen, and goaltenders of each team.

 

#1 Cologne Express  (Beginning of the season: 1^st)

 

Current record: 36GP – 27W – 6L – 3OTL – 57PTS

Offense rank now: 2^nd (Beginning of the season: 2^nd)

Defense rank now: 1^st (Beginning of the season: 2^nd)

Goalie rank now: 1^st (Beginning of the season: 1^st)

 

My predictions are starting well with Cologne at the top almost everywhere. With the help of forwards like BjorkaBjorn BjornaBjorkson @JardyB10 and Alexandros Mograine @sliceruser, that have 47 and 41 points respectively, Cologne’s offense is really good, but just a little less than Oslo’s. BjorkaBjorn is tied in third place for the number of points in the league and is also tied in first place for the number of goals. At the blue line, the Express are a little bit better than expected thanks to Joseph Dubois @Dubois and Scrungle Bungle. @Novanod In the net, Clark @cl4rk is still at the top of the league and is one of the reasons why Cologne has the best defense in the league this season.

 

#2 Vasteras Iron Eagles  (Beginning of the season: 3^rd)

 

Current record: 36GP – 22W – 10L – 4OTL – 48PTS

Offense rank now: 3^rd (Beginning of the season: 3^rd)

Defense rank now: 2^nd (Beginning of the season: 1^st)

Goalie rank now: 2^nd (Beginning of the season: 3^rd)

 

After only one season off, the Vasteras Iron Eagles are back at the top of the league, and they are even doing better than expected as they are currently second in the standings. When you look at their offense, you can’t compare it to the forwards core of Oslo or Cologne, but it is still a pretty good one, carried by the Italian player, Gianfranco Del Rocco @Victor. Even if their defense is currently ranked second, they are really not far off Cologne’s defense. With the help of Lucy Leitner @LucyXpher and Sunset Moth @McWolf, they have the same number of goals against (77) as the Express Cologne. Finally, the two goalies, Ondrej Vencko @Mutti and Jorgen Lovstrom @Pifferfish, have almost the same stats and are both doing pretty well.

 

#3 Oslo Storm  (Beginning of the season: 2^nd)

 

Current record: 36GP – 20W – 15L – 1OTL – 51PTS

Offense rank now: 1^st (Beginning of the season: 1^st)

Defense rank now: 3^rd (Beginning of the season: 3^rd)

Goalie rank now: 5^th (Beginning of the season: 2^nd)

 

Just like predicted, Oslo’s offense is doing really well as Wayne Gretzky @MubbleFubbles is leading the league in points with 50 points in 36 games and he is also third in the league for the number of goals (21) with his teammates Antonia Bucatini @CowboyinAmerica. Just like Vasteras offense, you can’t compare Oslo’s defence to the top two team in the league, but it is still very good. Swinsola @Swinsola and Benjamin Abenduct @Schnee are leading the team at this position. The only thing that is holding back the Oslo Storm from the top two teams is their goaltender. They are not doing bad, but with better stats, they could help the team reach the top two teams.

 

#4 Stockholm Vikings  (Beginning of the season: 5^th)

 

Current record: 36GP – 14W – 17L – 5OTL – 33PTS

Offense rank now: 6^th (Beginning of the season: T-4^th)

Defense rank now: 4^th (Beginning of the season: 5^th)

Goalie rank now: 3^rd (Beginning of the season: 5^th)

 

The Stockholm Vikings had a really good start to the season but are having some difficulties recently. Indeed, their offense is really close to the offenses of the Rome Gladiators and the Bratislava Watchmen but is still ranked last in the league. Their best scorer is a defenseman, it is Marty Byrd @Marty B and he has a record of 13 goals and 30 assists for a total of 43 points in 36 games. The real star of the team is their goaltender, Aleksanteri Kaskiniemi-Kekkonen @Snussu. Indeed, Aleksanteri has the best save percentage in the league with 0.943%. The Vikings goalie is ranked 3^rd in the league, but he is really not far behind the other ones.

 

#5 Rome Gladiators  (Beginning of the season: 4^th)

 

Current record: 36GP – 12W – 17L – 7OTL – 31PTS

Offense rank now: 4^th (Beginning of the season: T-4^th)

Defense rank now: 5^th (Beginning of the season: 4^th)

Goalie rank now: 4^th (Beginning of the season: 4^th)

 

The Rome Gladiators are currently fifth in the league, but only two points behind the Stockholm Vikings. Led by Nathan Ecker @Nathan_8, who is second in the league for the number of points (48) and tied in first place for the number of goals (22), Rome’s offense is doing really good, and they are almost competing with the top teams in this category. Defensively, the three defensemen of the team are in the top ten of the league for the number of shots blocked. Gul Dukat @MSouthworthis also third in the league for the number of points (47) and is leading the league in the assists category with 36. Finally, Olafur Gunnleifson @JartY is doing good in the net without doing anything extraordinary.

 

#6 Bratislava Watchmen  (Beginning of the season: 6^th)

 

Current record: 36GP – 13W – 22L – 1OTL – 28PTS

Offense rank now: 6^th (Beginning of the season: 6^th)

Defense rank now: 6^th (Beginning of the season: 6^th)

Goalie rank now: 6^th (Beginning of the season: 6^th)

 

The Bratislava Watchmen are exactly where they are supposed to be. The Watchmen lost a lot of players after their incredible playoffs run last season, so now they almost have an empty roster. However, the Bratislava can still count on good players like, Forum Content @frescoelmo, Luke Glendenning @ColeMrtz, Aeschylus Jigglejawns CXXXVII II @.sniffuM and Tobias Weiss @jfaly. In the net, Devon Giguere @omnisciusis doing pretty good, but with the lack of real players, it is really difficult to have good stats. It is a really difficult season for the Bratislava Watchmen, but it is a phase that every team has to go through after going all-in. I still believe that the team will bounce back and be competitive in a couple of seasons.

 

P.S. A lot of things can happen in half a season, so everything is still possible. All the team can still make the playoffs and with the trade deadline that will happen very soon. We are going to see a really interesting end of the season.

 

That’s all for me, thanks everyone for reading, I wish you all a good end of the season and see you in another VSN article for the S93 VHLE playoffs preview.

[Snussu 117]

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