VHLSC: S44 Rankings #3 - Positional Breakdown

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Well welcome back all you faithful readers and potential VHL draftees. This week we were blessed to have three new prospects declare themselves eligible for the 44th VHL Entry Draft. We are inching closer to having two full rounds of draft picks and that would definitely put the VHL General managers minds at rest for a bit. Just to give you some information, if we can not fill two rounds and further more three rounds, those draft picks vanish and a team is not compensated those selections in a later draft. Luckily newcomers Giovanni Reuel, Ash Stevens and Kyle Keenan allow those selections to come true even further.

 

Your weekly roundup this week sees a lot of moment just like last week. Despite the low number of prospects, the constant movement is a great thing as it shows that our limited prospects are competing each week. Edwin Reencarnacion remains our top prospect once again and obviously won't be giving up that title anytime soon; or at all. However, we have a new #2 on the rankings in the form of young Finnish defensemen Kekko Hyvarienen. Not only did Kekko climb to the second position, he holds a good lead over third place prospect Simon Valmount. How about those newcomers though? Giovanni Reuel came onto the scene last week and has immediately made a huge impact on our rankings. Giovanni climbed the charts right away and currently sits in the first round area at number nine. Ash Stevens climbed a bit and asserted herself middle of the second round landscape. I should mention this is my first ever chance to cover a girl on these rankings and I hope she kicks the snot out of the other prospects. We are still holding out hope for Corey Marino and think he could be a steal somehow, we hope.

 

This week we decided to give you an inside look at the positions in this draft and the numbers they add up too in relation to past drafts. Keep in mind the numbers of past drafts are the finishing numbers so this years totals could rise a bit as well. That Season 40 prospects total was insane considering this years small number.

 

*Bolded number indicates year with highest number at a specific position

 

​After looking at the infographic above you immediately notice that the Season 40 VHL Entry Draft re-stocked the cupboards of any team with draft picks. The graphic shows an eight year period which is the maximum length of a VHL Career. What we first notice is that this season has the lowest number in multiple categories but surprisingly, not all categories. The right wingers and centers in this years draft are a sliver above the number in which we saw in Season 38 and Season 37 respectively. 

 

We mentioned Corey Marino earlier, he is the only goaltender in the 44th VHL Draft class and our only hope to save that glorified position. Last year saw the most defensemen declared to an entry draft in the past 8 seasons, which might be why this years number is very low. Although the three defensemen this year is a low count, they all might potential be gems in this class.

 

Our right wingers this year look promising as potential is there for them to all come out of this as solid players, even some franchise players. Simon Valmount has exceeded what some peoples expectations for a first generation player are already.

 

Whatever our right wingers bring, our enters bring just as much in this class. Jefferson Jackson, Maxime Perron and La'Sean Coutzen are all on pace to become VHL regulars with scoring touches.

 

The VHL is a very interactive league and it shows. I say this because we do not demand or encourage members to create a certain "need" of a position all the time. We may suggest it because of the lack of prospects at a certain position, but it is never forced upon them. Some may say this puts the league at a disadvantage because then needs may never fill up. However, the opportunity for a franchise or player to change their position is one that can plug those gaps and also create an interesting trading market. This years draftees (and every year for that matter) are encouraged to strictly go out have fun, earn as much TPE as possible and enjoy the STHS program.

 

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Here is your statistic of the day: 10. There are ten first-generation prospects who have declared for this draft. Not only that, four of those prospects are currently in a position to go in the first round based on TPE totals.

 

That's all from VHLSC this week! Draftees make sure to stop by the VHL & VHLM Fantasy Zones to enter to win some free uncapped TPE and juice your player! Also don't forget to post in the VHLM Practice Facility each week for 1 uncapped TPE! Not to be outdone, but also if you are a first generation player and haven't done so yet, please go claim 10 Free TPE in the VHLM Training Camp that the VHLM's offers!

 

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