S100 Way Too Early Glance At The Numbers

[Mike 745]

 

The Season 100 Victory Hockey League Draft is supposed to be a thing of legends.  The centennial season of the VHL where all members crawl out of the woodwork to recreate.  The monumental season where people have synched up their recreate or retired early to be part of Season 100.  We all know it’s just a number, but it does feel special to say one hundred.  This is all too early first glance at the draft that is nearly 20 years in the making. 

 

Currently the draft has 67 prospects as someone who has been gone for a while is that monumental?  For reference let’s look back a little Season 99 has 43 prospects, 98 had 42, 97 had 73, 96 had 50, and 95 had 53.  First glance if you omitted Season 97, we’re off to a great start though many people probably were hoping for a ridiculous class of people.   With someone new declaring today, yesterday, and the day before we can see the numbers still rising.  Wouldn’t it be something to see 100 draftees for Season 100?  Get out there and keep recruiting. 

 

Now let’s take a deeper dive into the composition of the draft.  Of the 67 prospects thus far, we have 60 skaters and 7 goaltenders.  The total number of forwards are 42 of which 20 are centers, 12 on left wing, and 10 on right wing.  That leaves the final 18 skaters to be defenseman.  Not a bad mix of skill, position, builds, activity, new players, old players, and the like.  In the short time we’ve seen these players in 20 or so VHLM games how do these players grade out? 

 

I’m currently grading 8-11 prospects as first round worthy talents.  Players that could legitimately fight for depth minutes in their rookie season.  I’m seeing 10-16 second round prospects.  Players with real VHL potential that might require another season in the minors before moving up to the VHL.  Another 10 or so third round players that will eventually make the VHL might it could take some time and extended development.  Finally with the remaining draft looking like long-term projects or career VHLM players. 

 

As a fellow Season 100 draftee I’ve got a vested interest into this draft class.  I’ll plan on closely monitoring the draft and providing real insight and data over time.  I’ve taken a snippet of the current TPE and players.  In a few weeks or a month, I’ll write a follow up media spot talking about movers up and down the list.  I’ll take another look into the total number of players and see how things have progressed. 

 

On a side note, I just want to say how happy I am the league made it this far to 100 seasons.  As someone who was part of the VHL since the beginning in fact pre-dating in a shortly run league ESHL (using EA NHL) it’s wild to see.  So many members I haven’t met yet and a shockingly number of those still around again nearly 20 years later. 

 

Thanks 

Mike

[Beketov 9,319]

1 hour ago, Mike said:

in a shortly run league ESHL

It's actually kinda crazy to me how short that ran. I looked at it in the internet database a few years ago and it ended in like S5 or 8 or something. I remember at the time that the ESHL was like top tier and seemed so far ahead of everything else but like it still barely lasted.

[Mike 745]

1 hour ago, Beketov said:

It's actually kinda crazy to me how short that ran. I looked at it in the internet database a few years ago and it ended in like S5 or 8 or something. I remember at the time that the ESHL was like top tier and seemed so far ahead of everything else but like it still barely lasted.

It all came down to the simming.  Those old NHL and Madden leagues that kept failing required so much effort on a few select people.  STHS was a game changer.