First Generation Draft Board S99

[Smarch 3,267]

Season Ninety-Nine VHL Entry Draft 1^ST Gens

With the season 100 draft eligible players flowing into the league this past week, I clicked on the season ninety-nine draft eligible players and noticed a boat load of first-generation players eligible for the upcoming draft. With so many first time VHLers available in the draft I thought we would highlight some of those players and give them much deserved recognition.

 

Additional Pylons (D)

@courtjestr19

 

Additional Pylons is the top first-generation player on the list of draft eligible players for the season ninety-nine VHL Entry Draft, currently sitting as the fourth best prospect available, oddly enough the third best defensive prospect in a top-heavy defense draft. Pylons joined the VHL back on January 30^th, 2025, and has been a consistent face in practice each week, including a new role with VSN as part of the graphics team. On the ice Pylons is in the midst of their first full season in the VHLM, as he only appeared in four games with Miami in season ninety-seven. Pylons was drafted fifth overall by the Houston Bulls in the season ninety-eight VHLM Dispersal Draft and had played in all sixty-seven games so far this season with the Bulls. In those sixty-seven games Pylons has put up nine goals and twenty-eight assists, helping Houston to their current fifty-seven-win total. With only eighteen TPE separating Pylons from the top draft eligible prospect in the draft, Pylons work ethic as a first-generation player, may see him jump the draft board come draft day.

 

Boing Boing (RW)

@slothfacekilla

The Australian born sixteen-year-old Boing Boing is currently having a good season for the Las Vegas Aces after being drafted by the Las Vegas based VHLM club thirteenth overall in the season ninety-eight VHLM Dispersal Draft. Boing is another member that joined the VHL on January 30, 2025, and jumped right into the VHLM for the final four games of the season ninety-seven VHLM season. Boing was picked up off waivers by the San Diego Marlins for those four games and unfortunately was unable to register their first VHLM point during those games. In the off-season Boing joined the Aces at the conclusion of the draft and has participated in all sixty-nine games so far in season ninety-eight. In the sixty-nine games Boing has played in they have put up seventeen games and twenty assists. While Boing continues to trend upwards on the ice, the youngster has really exploded off the ice, putting up 206 TPE since joining in January. Boing is another first-generation member breathing life back into the VSN with amazing graphics, which has helped them climb up the prospect leaderboard, with Boing currently sitting as the eighth best prospect available in the season ninety-nine entry draft. With only two other forward prospects ahead of them in the draft, Boings name might be called way earlier than eighth overall.

 

John Cowgill ©

@FlyingWV

American born seventeen-year-old centerman John Cowgill is the next first-generation member on the draft board. Cowgill joined the VHL just over a month again on March 12, 2025, and was subsequently picked up off Waivers by the Mexico City Kings. Cowgill has played in sixty-six of the Kings seventy games played this season, putting up seven goals and eighteen assists on a very good Mexico City team. While Cowgill is working away on the ice, Cowgill has been working even harder off the ice by putting up 189 TPE to date in just over a month. Cowgill, like the previous first-generation players we wrote about in this media spot, has taken on a bigger role in the league writing articles for the VSN, including his last piece on April 5, 2025, where he talked about analyzing defenders in the VHLM.  Cowgill and the Kings will be heading to the VHLM playoffs in a few days once the season ends, another avenue for Cowgill to prove his wort and possibly improve his selection in the season ninety-nine VHL Entry Draft.

 

Chase Breeze (D)

@C-Breeze

Next on the draft board for first generation players available in the season ninety-nine VHL Entry Draft is Canadian born defender Chas Breeze. Breeze joined the VHL a month ago on March 24, 2025, and was quickly picked up off waivers by the Miami Marauders. Since joining Miami Breeze has appeared in thirty-eight games with the team, putting up nine goals and nineteen assists. Breezes twenty-right points on the season puts him as the sixth highest scorer on Miami. Another impressive stat Breeze has put up this season for the Marauders is his 13.46 shooting percentage, which is the third best shooting percentage on the team. While Breeze is making great strides on the ice since joining the league, off the ice Breeze is also improving leaps and bounds each week. Since the week ending March 30, 2025, Breeze has completed four media spots, published his biography and done other countless supplementary point tasks. Breeze currently sits as the fourteenth best prospect available in the draft and sixth best defenseman available. With VHL teams often in need of defenseman, we can see Breeze going higher than the bottom of the first round when the draft begins.

Roger Lamothe (RW)

@Webby1121

Two spots behind Breeze on the draft board is sixteen-year-old Canadian born winger Roger Lamothe. Lamothe joined the league back on March 1, 2025, and was eligible for the season ninety-eight VHLM Dispersal Draft. The Philadelphia Reapers took a flyer on Lamothe selecting the youngster with the twenty-second overall pick in the draft. Lamothe jumped right into the roster this season, playing in all seventy-two games for the Philadelphia based VHLM club. In those seventy-two games Lamothe scored seven goals and nineteen assists, which was the tenth best point total on the Reapers’ roster. Lamothe had a decent rookie season in the VHLM and continue to improve on and off the ice all season long. While Lamothe is currently a welfare player, he is still earning TPE each week which is very positive for a first generation VHL player. Other than welfare Lamothe has been claiming Affiliate VHL.com replacements, trivia and practice facility. VHL. Lamothe currently sits as the sixteenth best prospect available in the draft and eight best forward prospect. While we hope the longer Lamothe stays in the VHL they become more comfortable to complete some media spots or graphics, we are happy to have him any way he wishes to take part in the league.

 

Special ed (G)

@special ed

Goaltender prospect special ed starts off the list of first-generation players outside the first round on the draft board. Special ed joined the VHL on March 24, 2025, and was picked up by the Miami Marauders to lead the team in net down the stretch. Special ed played in forty-six games after being picked up off waivers by the Marauders, putting up a record of 7-36-3, along with a .888 save percentage and 3.56 goals against average. With Miami only putting up ten wins all season long, Special ed should be patting himself on the back considering he was responsible for seven out of those ten wins on the season. Off the ice Special ed has been progressing nicely as he has completed two graphic point tasks, one VHL.com article, two weeks of trivia and practice facility. Special ed currently sits as the twenty-first prospect and fourth best goaltender prospect available in the draft. If Special ed can keep up the off-ice training going forward, he will be a great draft pick for whoever selects him in the season ninety-nine VHL Entry Draft.

 

Cameron Squires (RW)

@CSquires

Twenty-one-year-old Canadian born right winger, Cameron Squires is the next player up on the first-generation draft board. Squires joined the VHL back on February 28^th, 2025, which made Squires draft eligible for the season ninety-eight VHLM Dispersal Draft. Squires was selected twenty-eighth overall by the Mississauga Hounds and played all seventy-two games with the Hounds this season. Squires has a decent first season in the VHLM putting up fourteen goals and nineteen assists in his seventy-two games played. Two of those fourteen goals were also game winners, and two more of the fourteen were scored on the power play. Off the ice Squires has been practicing each week since the week ending March 2, 2025, completing welfare, trivia and practice facility most weeks. Squires is currently the twenty-third best prospect available on the trade which will hopefully see him go in the first two rounds in the draft.

Wayne Greatzky ©

@Dukeston1111

Next up on the first-generation draft board is twenty-three-year-old American born centerman Wayne Greatzky. Greatzky joined the league on March 30, 2025, which made him waiver eligible for his first VHLM season. Greatzky agreed to a contract with the San Diego Marlins during the waiver process and joined the team for the last eighteen games of the Marlins season. In his eighteen games he appeared in with the Marlins, Greatzky put up two goals and seven assists. In the four updating weeks since joining the league Greatzky has been working hard off the ice to improve his game. Beginning the week of April 6, 2025, Greatzky has been consistently claiming welfare and practice facility, while also the last two weeks taking part in the league wide trivia for additional TPE. Greatzky is currently the twenty-fourth best prospect available, which should see him go in the later part of the second round. With Greatzky hopefully feeling more comfortable each passing day, we hope that he will continue to explore additional TPE earning options.

 

Jozef Koesser (LW)

@fantooge

Right behind Greatzky is the Hungarian left-winger, Jozef Koesser. Koesser joined the VHL on March 7, 2025, which unfortunately didn’t allow the nineteen-year-old to be selected in the season ninety-right VHLM Dispersal Draft. Koesser entered the VHLM waiver pool prior to the season starting and was picked up by the San Diego Marlins. As Koesser was picked up off waivers before the beginning of the season, he was able to play in all seventy-two games for the Marlins this season where he put up six goals and twelve assists. Two of Koessers six goals were scored while the Marlins were on the man advantage. Koesser also had 186 hits, and nine shots blocked during the regular season. Off the ice one can say Koesser is a man of consistency, claiming welfare and practice facility each week since the week ending March 9, 2025. Rated the twenty-fifth best prospect in terms of TPE earned to date, Koesser shouldn’t have to wait too long in the draft process to her his name called during the VHL Entry Draft.

 

CJ Franklin ©

@CJ Franklin

Nex player on the list is Britain’s own twenty-three-year-old centerman CJ Franklin. Franklin joined the VHL back on February 3, 2025, which made him eligible to be drafted in the season ninety-eight VHLM Dispersal Draft. Frankling was selected by the Saskatoon Wild with the twenty-fourth overall pick in the draft and joined the team in the “Paris of the Prairies” for the teams seventy-two games played. In those seventy-two games played, Franklin scored nine goals and twenty-three assists, while also putting up a plus thirteen over the course of the season. Off the ice, Franklin has been putting in the work collecting welfare and adding trivia and practice facility each week to keep growing. Ranked the twenty-six best prospect in the draft, it will be interesting to see what team will take on Franklin with an eye on him cracking the roster a little bit down the road.

 

The Milkman (LW)

@THEMILKMAN

The last first-generation prospect we are going to look at today is an older prospect in forty-nine-year-old winger The Milkman. The Milkman came to the VHL on February 10, 2025, and was able to join the Las Vegas Aces after they drafted him twenty-first overall in the season ninety-eight VHLM Dispersal Draft. The Milkman had a very good first season in the VHLM scoring twenty goals and twenty-four assists in his seventy-two games played with the Aces. Off the ice, The Milkman has been averaging about six TPE each week by claiming welfare and practice facility training. As the twenty-eight prospect currently available TPE wise for the draft, it will be interesting to watch if The Milkman stays in the second round or slips down into the third round come draft day.

 

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[C-Breeze 111]

Wow! Thank you very much for the shout out, and especially for your kind words in the write up! It's media spots like this that really help fuel a positive environment that draws new players deeper into the league. So thanks again for making me feel like I have a legit spot here! Cheers!!

[Triller 1,787]

First Gens are the best Gen!  A large part of me is sad I will never be a first gen again.  Good luck to all the newbies!

[courtjestr19 82]

Ah man, this is the best Smarch weather! Appreciate the kind words, my friend. I'm very excited for this draft!!

[Florida Man 665]

Love to see this. It’s great to see so many first gen players getting involved right away. 100 is going to garner a lot of the attention, but I feel like these first gens have a really good opportunity to make a name for themselves and prop up the 99 class. Let’s make S99 great! 

[slothfacekilla 126]

Very cool article, appreciate the shout out!

[FlyingWV 53]

Review: I found this artile very informative, and it was nice to read positive words written about my first gen player John Cowgill. I am a little suprised that I seem to be one of the higher earners in the group, with information showing TPE activity of each prospect being very helpful to gauge how I am doing in the league. I agree with ordering draft prospects based on their TPE earning potential, as that is very similar to how mock draft's are put together in PBE, another sim league I participate in. It will be interesting to see if I'm the first new gen Center off the board, and while I currently play for Mexico City Kings as a waiver pickup I am intrigued to know which VHLM team will actually draft me once I do hit the dispersal draft. If this media post is anything to go by, i think i'll be a good pickup for a VHLM team, it'll be very interesting to see how it all shakes out. Thank you for the article, it was very well written. I give it a 10/10 rating.

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