Season 93 VHL Draft Class After One Season Review

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Season 93 VHL Draft Class After One Season Review

 

With the end of Season 94, let's have a quick look back at the progress of our Season 93 VHL draft class and observe where and how the top prospects are doing after their first season post VHL-draft.

 

Today we have a look at the progress of the Season 93 Top Prospects drafted in the first round of S93 VHL Entry Draft. We start things off with our 1st Overall Selection, Antonia Bucatini @CowboyinAmerica, who had a fantastic rookie season with the HC Davos Dynamo, scoring 31 goals, 93 points in 72 games played. Antonia grew an outstanding 457 TPA from 396 TPE to 853 TPE.

 

2nd Overall Selection, Gianfranco Del Rocco @Victor, had a terrific season with the Seattle Bears. Netting 28 goals and 59 points in 72 regular season games, and added an additional 4 goals and 11 points in 12 post season games. Gianfranco grew an outstanding 410 TPA from 381 TPE to 791 TPE.

 

The Big Three of the S93 Draft Class remains the Big Three, 3rd Overall Selection, Lucy Leitner @LucyXpher, follows the trend and had a fantastic season with the Riga Reign. Lucy posted 10 goals and 53 points in 72 games and added an additional 3 goals and 7 points in 12 post season games. As a player, Lucy grew a bit faster than Gianfranco, hoping to slowly catch up in power rating. Lucy improved her TPA by 422, from 269 TPE to 691 TPE.

 

4th Overall Pick, Annie Oaks @Noodle Enjoyer, started the S94 season slow before being traded from the Vancouver Wolves to the Riga Reign to play with Lucy Leitner. In 72 games, Annie finished with 20 goals and 50 assists (19 and 48 came with Riga in 59 games). Annie added a goal and 5 points in 12 playoff games. Annie Oaks grew from 260 TPE to 565 TPE, a strong growth of 305 TPA.

 

5th Overall UghSike @UghSike had a tough season with the Chicago Phoenix, notching 13 goals and 27 points in 72 games played and also added a goal in 7 post season games. UghSike is later traded to the HC Davos Dynamo after his rookie season with Chicago. UghSike grew from 250 TPE to 468 TPE over the season.

 

6th Overall Forum Content @frescoelmo had a good season with the HC Davos Dynamo, finishing the season with 21 goals and 54 points in 72 games. Forum Content delivered valuable content in Season 94, growing 316 TPA from 261 TPE to 577 TPE over the season.

 

7th Overall Selection, Jorgen Lovstrom @Pifferfish, did not play in the VHL in Season 94. Jorgen grew from 237 TPE to 535 TPE throughout the season.

 

8th Overall Selection, Ondrej Vencko @Mutti, also did not play in the VHL in Season 94. Ondrej grew from 225 TPE to 382 TPE over the season.

 

9th Overall Benjamin Abenduct @Schnee had a great season with the Moscow Menace in Season 94. Benjamin scored 5 goals and 34 points in 72 games and added 3 goals and 13 points in 21 post season games with Moscow. Benjamin also grew a comfortable 317 TPA over the season, from 252 TPE to 569 TPE.

 

10th Overall Selection, Nathan Ecker @Nathan_8, did not play in the VHL in Season 94. Nathan grew from 230 TPE to 504 TPE over the season.

 

11th Overall Chris Reynolds Jr @Crstats23 did not play in the VHL in Season 94. Chris grew from 233 TPE to 494 TPE over the season.

 

12th Overall Selection, Alksanteri Kaskiniemi-Kekkonen @Snussu, also did not play in the VHL in Season 94. Alksanteri grew from 223 TPE to 480 TPE over the season.

 

13th Overall Gul Dukat @MSouthworth had a fantastic season with the Toronto Legion. Gul notched 6 goals and 52 points in 72 games, and later added a goal and 9 points in another 15 post season games. Gul also experienced rapid growth in Season 94, growing 317 TPA from 247 TPE to 564 TPE during the season.

 

14th Overall Selection Tyler Lawson @Nyx did not play in the VHL in Season 94. Tyler grew from 184 TPE to 251 TPE over the season and is now a Free Agent.

 

15th Overall Selection Yermolai Nabokov @fonziGG did not play in the VHL in Season 94. Yermolai grew from 225 TPE to 294 TPE over the season.

 

And finally, the last selection of the first round of the S93 VHL entry draft, 16th Overall Selection Ray Stanton @horoscope also did not play in the VHL in Season 94. Ray grew from 176 TPE to 302 TPE over the season.

 

Some honourable mentions:

Phil Taylor @Legacy and Connor Hellebuyck @HockeyFan4Life are the first two players from the Season 93 Draft Class to Retire.

 

Outside of the first round selections, there are two more players who played in the VHL during Season 94 VHL season. Second round selections, Miner vHLer @Rhynex Entertainment(17th Overall Pick) and Herald Benson @Benson (19th Overall Pick) played in the VHL in Season 94.

 

Miner vHLer had 10 goals and 27 points in 72 games with the Calgary Wranglers, and grew 325 TPA over the season from 238 TPE to 563 TPE.

 

On the other hand, Herald Benson is the first goalie selected in the Season 93 Draft Class to play in the VHL. Herald started in 65 games for the D.C. Dragons, posting a record of 16 Wins, 40 Losses, and 8 Overtime Losses. Herald Benson finished with a 91.3% Save Percentage with a 3.79 GAA. Herald also had 3 Shutouts in the Season 94 regular season. Herald Benson grew rapidly throughout the season by 308 TPA, from 181 TPE to 489 TPE.

 

 

Draft Rank	Name	TPE at Draft	TPE Post S94	Growth
1	Antonia Bucatini	396	853	457
2	Gianfranco Del Rocco	381	791	410
3	Lucy Leitner	269	691	422
4	Annie Oaks	260	565	305
5	UghSike	250	468	218
6	Forum Content	261	577	316
7	Jorgen Lovstrom	237	535	298
8	Ondrej Vencko	225	382	157
9	Benjamin Abenduct	252	569	317
10	Nathan Ecker	230	504	274
11	Chris Reynolds Jr	233	494	261
12	Alksanteri Kaskiniemi-Kekkonen	223	480	257
13	Gul Dukat	247	564	317
14	Tyler Lawson	184	251	67
15	Yermolai Nabokov	225	294	69
16	Ray Stanton	176	302	126
17	Miner vHLer	238	563	325
19	Herald Benson	181	489	308

 

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[Snussu 131]

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27 minutes ago, Snussu said:

You misspelled my name! But good read

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2 hours ago, Daniel Janser said:

To be fair, it is difficult not to