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The Season 45 VHLM Dispersal Draft – Who’s Who?

 

With all of the excitement surrounding the major league draft – particularly with stars like Phil Hamilton (D), Greg Clegane (G), and Biggu Kyanon (D), the top three draftees in the most recent scouting center rankings – it’s easy to overlook the incoming crop of minor leaguers. And who would blame most of the fans? This most recent draft has a surprisingly deep pool of defenders and goalies, and a distinct scarcity of excellent forwards (Nezhmetdinov notwithstanding). With a whole host of players, lots of practice, and a full season to go in the minor leagues, let’s figure out who might be hearing their name called in the first round for the VHLM Draft.

 

Premium Players

There are only a few players that can really even have the potential to reach the first line in the VHL – but isn’t that the way it always has been? Here, we’ve got the cream of the S46 VHL crop in just three players – Zach Parechkin, Sean Blacker, and World B. Free.

 

 

Zach Parechkin, LW

S44 VHLM Team: Brampton Blades

Current TPE: 95

First on the list is none other than Zach Parechkin, an exceptionally young forward from Burnaby, BC. A solidly-built player, he stands a few inches taller than six feet, and weighs in at two-hundred and some change. He’s been working up a storm, showing off his skating and sniping abilities in the Brampton practice facility. More importantly, however, he helped lead a surprisingly potent-but-outmatched Brampton team to two wins against the heavily-favored Yukon in the first round of the playoffs. He managed 40 shots, a couple of points, and 14 hits in six games against the Yukon Rush – a team with a tremendous amount of TPE under their belts. While those stats aren’t entirely flashy, consider that most critics wrote the team off as a simple 4-0 for the Rush, who outmatched the Blades in nearly every line.

With a full additional season for development, Parechkin will look to make waves across the league and set up whatever team drafts him – keep tabs on this young Canadian.

 

Sean Blacker, C

S44 VHLM Team: Saskatoon Wild

Current TPE: 64

From the reaches of frescoelmo comes Sean Blacker, a 22-year-old center that hails from the capital of Northern Ireland and is ostensibly built like a truck – 6’5” and 230 pounds. In a recent article, Blacker was quoted as “understanding their work ethic and what it takes to win” – clearly an individual with a degree of appreciation and understanding for the road ahead. He feels as though his “learning curve for [his] transition into the VHLM feels like it has been seriously accelerated,” and his stats show it. He earned about a half point per game, playing a bit out-of-position at left winger. Frescoelmo has a history of success across several seasons of the VHL, so you can expect Blacker to produce once he gets a season of the VHLM and VHL behind him.

 

 

World B. Free, D

S45 VHLM Team: Oslo Storm

Current TPE: 51

Continuing his trend of selecting former basketball players with interesting names, stevo’s taken on Free as a client (this comes after taking on Ron World Peace). The coach/agent has taken on some tips and tricks from his former client, molding Free into an exceptionally well-rounded young player if nothing else.

“He’s been showing solid checking, skating, and passing so far – and that’s on top of his unusual defending ability,” a scout was quoted as saying. Interestingly, stevo has kept things relatively quiet on a media front – with very little hype generated for his client. The question then becomes what his amateur and professional career will be like; with very few games played this season, he doesn’t even show up in the top 50 for points, a quality that has a few GMs scratching their heads.

What the front office elects to do with Free is up to them – but he feels like something of a wild card, even with his skill on the ice.

 

Players on the Edge

Even if there are a few standouts, there are a few more of the remaining seventeen players that have a shot at productive careers in the VHL if they show additional promise in the minor leagues. Among them are Mathieu Baptiste, Shawn Muller, and Jordan Maverick; we’ve covered Baptiste in an earlier article, so we’ll be showing off Muller and Maverick instead.

 

 

Shawn Muller, RW

S44 VHLM Team: Bratislava Watchmen

Current TPE: 39

The only promising right winger in a class generally full of weaker forwards, Muller has his work cut out for him. He’s put in the time – showing up to training camp on the day of his arrival – and has developed into a serviceable forward that has helped his team to the second round of the playoffs. He has no shortage of shots – sending 21 towards the goals of a few different teams – but has yet to connect on any of them. With so many shots on goal, some may question his scoring ability (certainly not those who have seen him in practice); and his practice vs. performance dichotomy is certainly a hit against him.

However, with only part of the season played, Muller has time to put in the same level of dedication he’s shown so far – hence why he’s on the edge.

 

Jordan Maverick, LW

S44 VHLM Team: Bern Royals

Current TPE: 29

Maverick, who joined the league only a few weeks ago, is a US native from Minnesota. Of the three border-line players, he’s certainly had the most experience in the regular season. With 31 games and 26.4 minutes per game to his name, Maverick had 21 points (9 g, 12 a) – an excellent mark, and one of the better +/- stats on a team filled with no-names (heh). In addition to his scoring and assists, he’s put up 90 hits and been tested with over a few dozen face-offs. While he’s by far the most experienced of an inexperienced crew, we’ll have to see him on a better team before we can make any judgments.

Will the Royals take him back for next season?

Edited August 17, 2015 by Renomitsu

[DollarAndADream 3,356]

 

Sick article.

[Da Trifecta 1,899]

Content: 3/3 This easily met the minimum. It's good to see who the top talent is. Not many people write things like this showcasing the VHLM's top talent in a not so loaded draft.

Grammar: 2/2 I don't see much really

Presentation: 1/1

 

Grade: 6/6

[Baozi 1,658]

Wow..missed Deschamps and Baptitste!

[eaglesfan036 4,603]

well done

[Victor 10,940]

Wow..missed Deschamps and Baptitste!

for good reason tbh, scrubs

[frescoelmo 1,276]

   

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