VHL This Week (5.18.15) - Wylde Thing

[Molholt 2,185]

VHL This Week

| S43 Regular Season - Third Edition |

 

Welcome
 
35 games in now, we're so close to halfway there (seriously one more game)! Let's get right to it.
 
Announcements
 
Absolutely none. (50% chance I missed something obvious)
 
Team Talk
 
The powers in the league have evened out, and it is becoming more difficult to see who the favorites are going to be. In the North American conference, the Seattle Bears are back on top. With 53 points, they have the second most in the league, three points up on the Quebec City Meute.

 

Quebec's 50 points are second in the North American conference, fourth overall. Currently they only have one less goal than the Bears, but seven less goals allowed than them, they just haven't had the breaks with points. 

 

The Legion bring up the last playoff spot in the North American conference. Their 36 points are the worst among playoff teams. Even after adding Szatkowski they haven't been able to get it going this season. They're hanging on by a thread.

 

The Americans and Wranglers are bringing up the rear in the NA in their rebuilding seasons. With over 20 losses each, they've both got winning percentages below .400%. 

 

The Express remain on top of the European Conference, but their lead isn't quite as commanding. Their 54 points are the most in the league, one ahead of the Bears. 

 

The Dynamo maintain their dominance over goals allowed them to stay in second place with 51 points. Their goal scoring is only one goal above the Legion among playoff teams, but their stellar goaltending has kept them in contention. 

 

On the other end of the spectrum, the Viking's goal scoring continues to keep them in the picture, as they are tied with the Dynamo with 51 points. Their 113 goals are the most in the league by 9, for the best scoring differential. 

 

The Reign and the Titans bring up the bottom of the European conference, and it is even more dire than the NA. Both teams are under .300% on the year, with the Titans sitting at .200%. It is a long road back to relevance for both of these squads, but I'm sure they'll be back in no time!

 

Wylde Thing

 
Jake Wylde is dominating the league in one category, assists. While the goals leader only has a two goal lead, Wylde has an eight assist lead over Thomas O'Malley. He has 15 more assists than the next closest member of the Meute, Aksel Thomassen. This dominance has given him a commanding lead in points among defenseman, as he has 12 more than Mason Richardson. In previous weeks, Wylde had just one goal all season, but he stepped it up over the last week of games and added 5 goals to that total and kept up his assists numbers. Right now he is on pace for about 82 assists and 12 goals, projecting as a 94 point defenseman, which projects as a 24 point lead over the next highest. I would wager that the difference will not be that high, but I could see him being a clear favorite for the defenseman of the year. Wylde is also in the top ten for hits, for those wondering. 

 

Player Talk

 
Do you guys remember when Bruno Wolf led the league in goals for a couple of days? Well that time is no more, Jody 3 Moons has taken over the goal scoring lead with 26. He is followed by XXX with 24. Lord Karnage, who had led in previous weeks, is down to 8th with 22. 

 

I already mentioned that Wylde and O'Malley top the assists category, but XXX is coming in at third with 32. He is the most balanced player on the point list!

 

Jody 3 Moons' goals lead is likely largely in part to his 30 shot lead over Tom Slaughter, teammates who are helping Stockholm to the most goals in the league (Slaughter is 3rd in goals scored). 

 

Thomas O'Malley leads all centers in points with 54, 3 ahead of 3 Moons and Slaughter's 51. They are 3 of the league's 4 players over 50 points so far. 

 

James Faraday continues enjoying success with 45 points which leads left wings. He has a 5 point lead over Rami Jakobssen. They are the only left wingers over 40 points.

 

Xin Xie Xiao leads all right wingers, and the league, with 56 points so far. His performance has been good as a passer and a scorer. He has a 12 point lead over Bruno Wolf and Sachimo Zoidberg, both tied with 44 points.

 

E'Twaun Delicious is making a stronger case for himself for rookie of the year, with 35 points so far, 9 more than Prince Gigga-Bijou. He is on pace for 70 points, which would be a nice rookie campaign. Bronson Faux has 22 points and is one of the few bright spots for Riga this year.

 

Bruno Wolf has a 20 hit lead over the aforementioned Faux, not surprising giving his two way play over his career. 

 

Callum Sinclair has finally given up his lead in the save % category, as Martin Brookside has passed him with a .936%, .001% over Sinclair. Sinclair still maintains his GAA lead with a 1.68, .12 ahead of Martin Brookside. These two will be competing for the goalie of the year honors if they keep up this pace. 

 
Trivia Talk
 
Answer these questions by sending a PM to me. Also, do not post your answers in public. Lastly, all answers are found within this article, not based on any games posted after this has been posted.
 
1. How many combined points do Bruno Wolf and Sachimo Zoidberg have, according to this article?
 
2. Who has the second most amount of points among rookies, according to this article?
 
3. What percentage of games have the Titans lost, according to this article?
 
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[Phil 5,119]

Another sick edition <3

[eaglesfan036 4,603]

nice work moholt

 

Your questions made me dig around a few minutes nice work :3

[Da Trifecta 1,899]

Great edition yet again

[STZ 5,360]

Great job. Perfect way to get a quick recap on the week and isn't just a regurgitation of the index. Great work, give him a raise.

[gorlab 4,321]

let that boy cook

[scoop 3,432]

Technically speaking, this article doesn't include answers to questions two and three.

[Molholt 2,185]

Technically speaking, you sent me answers so you must be a big enough boy to figure it out.

[Phil 5,119]

Technically speaking - streetlight is an inanimate object.