Halifax 21ST - Roster Rundown

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Halifax 21st

Roster Rundown, Plate

 

Report Card

• Forwards - C
• Defense - B
• Goaltending - A

 

Forwards

Led by the recently acquired Kokko Miskinen, the Halifax 21st have a lot of work to do with their front end talent. This 40th overal selection had a very respectable 41 points last season playing a depth role for Houston. With a build focused on scoring goals and keeping pucks out of the net, Miskinen will have to be poised with some help on the wing for passes, puck retrieval and rebound opportunities. Unfortunately for Halifax the current skill level of the other forwards doesn't suit the high ceiling of this capable player.

The development from the depth forwards will have to come in big as all three other forwards on the 21st roster are fresh into the VHLM and are available targets for next seasons draft. For this season though, the trio of Michael Schmicael, Steven Nichols and Sticks McGee will have to prove that a hard work ethic and development is worth more than the begining oportunities of a season. 

There are also a plethora of... interesting builds coming from these forwards. These players are focused on being more balanced in terms of their skills repretoire as opposed to specializing in one or two skills, making them potential outliers in the special teams department. All the best luck to the new recruits as they experience the VHLM and all the league has to offer.

Based on the current ratings and potentials of the Halifax 21st, they get a C for their forwards report card.

Defense

An interesting mix in that Halifax has two highly skilled players on their backend. Both Mathias Gunnarsson and Victory Hockey League will likely cap out in terms of their production and become a pairing rivalling the best in the entire league. Unfortunately, there's not much more in terms of depth for the team. A very high top end will be the make or break point for the Halifax 21st. It will be exciting to see the two way play of Gunnarsson, as he has exceptional ability in both covering the offensive and defensive zones. 

League is built as an entire brick wall and is very much a penalty kill specialist. This is a defenseman that will help you win games with disciplined and strong puck presence in the defensive end. Even more so blocking off passing opportunities and creating offense by taking the puck away and getting good breakaway passes with his solid puck control. 

Overall the very solid structure of the two way defenseman and responsible partners gives Halifax the B on their defense report card.

Goaltending

The goaltender in net for Halifax is of course the kingpin Samuel Wazinski. Who has a career .904% SV and sub 3 GAA to give Halifax a strong chance to win games game in and out. Don't expect too many blowouts past this rock solid goaltender. And you know you'll get more out of this clutch player, because the stats were better in the playoffs. Wazinski will be a cornerstone contender for Halifax if they wish to push this team into the playoffs. 

Halifax are given an A for their incredible goaltending as their report card grade.

Editors Notes

If Halifax can get some steady growth out of their forwards and find another defenseman to put in the backend you could very easily see them make a deep playoff run with the very capable goaltending in their roster. Assuming, of course, the Wazinski stays in the VHLM. How will Halifax do this season? What are your predictions? Let us know in the thread below. 

As always, I've been Plate. And it's nice to be back again.

 

[Greg_Di 1,028]

Review:

Don't follow the M much so this article was a breath of fresh air to get me atleast up to date with one of the teams and what prospects are playing. It was a great breakdown of each position and depth. Letter grades were a nice touch. Good length at 600+ words. Don't see much that can be adjusted to make it better. Maybe adding stats of the top player in each position might have been a nice touch. Either way excellent article 9/10

[LucyXpher 1,578]

Nice breakdown! I think you gave a very fair evaluation of our team.