Niklas Kurri / Quebec City Update [Final 6/6]

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Meute Report

 

 

   The Quebec City Meute are looking very strong 56 Games into the 43rd VHL season. The Meute sit atop of the North American Conference with a record of 39 Wins, 10 Losses and 7 Overtime Losses. The Meute's 85 points currently give them a 10 point cushion over the 2nd place Seattle Bears. Quebec City's offense has been on fire. The Meute's offense has scored 173 total goals and is averaging over 3 goals per game. While the offense has been clicking on all cylinder's, the scoring output has not been at the cost of the teams defense. Quebec City has allowed just 101 goals against and is averaging under 2 goals against per game. The Meute's +72 goal differential is by far the biggest differential in the North American conference and bodes very well for the teams chances in the postseason.


Aksel Thomassen is congratulated by teammates


   Niklas Kurri is currently playing in his sophomore season in the VHL. After spending his rookie season with the Seattle Bears, Kurri is in his debut season for the Quebec City Meute. Kurri's production has definitely seen a increase since making the move to Quebec City. Kurri has already surpassed the scoring numbers he put up in his rookie season. Nik was elevated to the Meute's top line recently, where he has played with superstar forwards Aksel Thomassen and Bruno Wolf.Quebec City has 16 games remaining to play, so expect Kurri to blow last season's numbers out of the water. Through 56 games, Kurri has scored 18 goals, 2 more than the 16 he put up last season. Kurri has 23 assists, 3 more than the 20 assists he had last season in Seattle. With almost a quarter of the season remaining, Kurri could end up somewhere between 50 and 60 points.


Niklas Kurri after being named one of the 3 stars of the night

   A 50 point season is pretty average for a VHL forward on a good team. What makes Kurri a good player is how well rounded his game has become. Kurri has the most ice time of any Quebec City player on the VHL's 4th ranked penalty killing unit. Perhaps the most dramatic turnaround for Kurri statistically up to this point has been in the plus/minus category. Kurri is a plus/minus +29, a remarkable improvement over the -18 statistic he put up on the less talented Bears squad. Kurri has benefited from the extra ice-time that Quebec City has entrusted him with. Kurri is a key contributor in all situations for the Meute and should only continue to get better. Niklas is a former Yzerman Trophy winner as the VHLM's top two-way forward and is beginning to show signs of developing into an elite 2-way forward at the VHL level. Kurri is quick to deflect any credit for the Meute's success to his teammates. Defenseman Jack Wylde is having a M.V.P. type season. Wylde's presence on the Quebec City blue-line has been a game changer for the Meute. The play of Wylde and fellow defensemen Patrick Demko and Brandon Holmes has been incredible.


Jack Wylde off the ice

   The Meute have championship aspirations this season. Anything short of a title will simply not be good enough.

Edited June 1, 2015 by nikkurri17

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Content: 3/3 - Great article. Love reading about our team. You've been a stud.

Grammar: 2/2 -

 

"on all cylinder's" - cylinders. Doesn't need an apostrophe.

"teams defense" - team's

"for the teams chances" - team's. It's possessive, so it needs an apostrophe.

Appearance: 1/1 - Goood.

Overall: 6/6