Claimed:A Statistical Review Of The S44 VHLm Disperal Draft: Round Three [Final 6/6]

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A Statistical Review of the S44 VHLM Dispersal Draft: Round Three

 

Third Rounders Wesley Babiy (left) and Evgeny Nezhmetdinov (right) of Oslo celebrating a goal

 

When a draft consists of just 27 names the list can certainly thin out before you even get to the 15th pick.  In this past season’s draft, picks 15 to 22 were a mixed bag of goods. With some solid scouting up front there good choices made early, but a late surprise may have been the steal of the draft. Here are the picks:

 

 

15th Overall

Evgeny Nezhmetdinov       
53 GP  20 G  23 A  43 P  +38  44 PIM  20 PIM5  6 SB  2 PPG  5 PPA  7 PPP  21:24 ATOI  3:04 PPATOI  0:01 PKATOI  6GW  1GT

Nezhmetdinov is looking to be the best choice in the third round.  Being picked first among his peers he clearly was the solid choice as his 20 goals and 43 points rank first among this group.  One question about his stats so far is his relatively low PPP despite leading this group in PP time with over 3 minutes a game.  Regardless he is still the best option.

 

 

16th Overall

Archie Wagner             
53 GP 8 G  28 A  36 P  +28  46 PIM  10 PIM5  43 SB  6 PPG  9 PPA  15 PPP  22:53 ATOI  2:48 PPATOI  2:03 PKATOI  1 GW  0 GT

Defenseman Archie Wagner has posted good numbers in the point department.  As an offensive defender he has proven himself to be a quality player in any situation, sporting a respectable +28 and the most PPA among the group.  His defensive ability isn’t a premium, but still good enough for a third rounder.

 

 

17th Overall

Wesley Babiy              
53 GP  10 G  23 A  33 P  +16  12 PIM  0 PIM5  7 SB  20:11 ATOI  3 PPG  5 PPA  8 PPP  2:54 PPATOI  0:52 PKATOI  2 GW  0 GT

Oslo continued their dominance in this round picking the first centre.  Babiy has played well for the Storm in all situations, being used primarily as the number two centre in all situations.  With 20 minutes a game he has done well for himself, tied with teammate Nezhmetdinov for assists by a forward, and posting the best PIM per minutes played.  He has played some PK time over the season, but not enough to make an impact.

 

 

18th Overall

Danger Van der Merwe      
52 GP  6 G  3 A  9 P  +1  7 PIM  5 PIM5  8 SB  1 PPG  1 PPA  2 PPP  10:51 ATOI  0:38 PPATOI  0:01 PKATOI  0 GW  0 GT

Danger is the first pick that is looking to have not panned out in the third.  At only 11 minutes a game there is nothing that Danger could really show with his opportunities given.  He has been given minimal special teams play and the only positive to his game seems to be his discipline (one minor penalty in 52 games) and defensive play (8 blocked shots).

 

 

19th Overall

M. Nocturne Shamalamalamalon 
53 GP  8 G  14 A  22 P  -22  79 PIM  15 PIM5  103 SB  4 PPG  5 PPA  9 PPP  21:60 ATOI  2:14 PPATOI  2:34 PKATOI  1 GW  1 GT

Defender Shamalamalamalon has not had the offensive year that Wagner has put up, but with over a hundred blocked shots you have to appreciate the effort.  Even if it has not helped him with a piss poor -22.

 

 

20th Overall

Matej Križ               
53 GP  6 G  3 A  9 P  +13  18 PIM  0 PIM5  7 SB  0 PPG  0 PPA  0 PPP  14:09 ATOI  0:01 PPATOI  0:00 PKATOI  3 GW  0 GT

Križ is the third Storm skater picked in the third round.  With no special teams time Križ is far behind his teammates Babiy and Nezhmetdinov in terms of points, but his defensive play and secondary role on the team have made him a decent addition to the team.  Clearly there were better options however.

 

 

21st Overall

Lee Sang-Hyeok            
52 GP  19 G  15 A  34 P  -4  47 PIM  15 PIM5  13 SB  6 PPG  5 PPA  11 PPP  26:55 ATOI  2:57 PPATOI  2:40 PKATOI  3 GW  2 GT

Sang-Hyeok is that better option.  On the cusp of 20 goals the sniper has had a memorable year.  With a ton of ice time and responsibility on a weaker team Lee Sang-Hyeok’s numbers may be a bit inflated but the results cannot be argued with.  He has excelled in the Power Play (11 points) and the Penalty Kill (13 shots blocked) and should look to carry those accolades with him as he enters the VHL draft looking to get drafted at a much higher spot than 21st overall.

[Victor 10,940]

Jason killing it in the later rounds as usual.

[Sixersfan594 247]

Content 3/3 - Love this article, I wish you'd cover the member more than the player since these players stay in the VHLm longer than this year. As a GM I had Babiy and Nezh very high on my board and thought about moving up to get you guys.

Grammar 2/2 - Good

Appearance 1/1 - sure

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