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Ripe Rookies - Part 1

 

Hello folks and welcome to the first edition of this in which we are dubbing "Ripe Rookies" where we will be taking a look and evaluating each VHL rookie on a number of different categories up to this point on the season. There are many great rookies in this crop and there are countless possibilities on who could take home the Christian Stolzschweiger Trophy as the VHL's top rookie at the conclusion of Season 48. There are severeal different types of players in the Season 48 VHL rookie class and many of them bring different things to the table for their respective team. This week, we will evaluate three of those players, so without further adieu, let's get to it.

 

Atticus von Braxton - Goaltender - New York Americans

 

Atticus von Braxton has been nothing short of spectacular between the pipes for the New York Americans thus far in Season 48. He has started 18 games for the Americans, posting a record of 9-7-2 with a 0.915 save percentage. His goals against average sits at 2.24 with a trio of shutouts and no assists. von Braxton has faced 482 shots, allowing just 41 to get past him and tickle the twine and has yet to take any penalty minutes. This outstanding play from Atticus in his first season in the league has him and the New York Americans sitting third in the North American Conference with 34 points, eight points back of the second place Seattle Bears. Atticus von Braxton has definitely been the most proficient netminder thus far in the season and could even be a contender among top goaltenders in the VHL when it's all said and done this season. With that kind of play, Americans fans will quickly forget about Blake Campbell and I give von Braxton a grade of A.

 

Black Velvet - Defense - Toronto Legion

 

Black Velvet was the first overall selection in the Season 48 VHL Entry Draft and he jumped right into the VHL with the Toronto Legion. Thus far, Velvet has been having a decent season, suiting up for 26 games for Toronto, scoring 8 goals and 19 assists, totaling 27 points on the season. His plus/minus rating currently sits at a +25 and has taken 26 minutes in penalties. Black Velvet has also delivered 30 body checks but has received 36 body checks against him.He has used his body to block 43 shots from getting to the Toronto Legion net and has taken 110 shots on the oppenent's net, leaving him with a shooting percentage of 7.27%. He has logged nearly 29 minutes of ice time per night for the first place Legion, who sit three points ahead of the second place Bears in the North American Conference. For his performance thus far, I will also give Black Velvet a grade of A.

 

Artom Zhumbayev - Goaltender - Cologne Express

 

Artom Zhumbayev was the second overall selection in the Season 47 VHL Entry Draft and spent an extra season in the VHLM for his development before making the jump to the VHL in Season 48. He is having a fairly decent season with a young Cologne Express team thus far. Zhumbayev has started all 26 games for the Express, posting a 12-12-2 record and helping the Express get a tight hold on a playoff spot, currently in third place, eleven points ahead of the fourth place Riga Reign and ten points back of the second place Helsinki Titans in the European Conference. AZ has faced 748 shots against, allowing 77 goals against for a 0.897 save percentage and a 2.99 goals against average. He has two minutes in penalties and a pair of assists with a triad of shutouts on the season. Artom has played fairly decent up to this point but there are other rookie goaltenders who have better statistical numbers and for that, I will give him a grade of B-.

 

Well, that brings us to the end for this week folks. Make sure to come back next week for another edition of Ripe Rookies, when we will select a few more rookies to evaluate their performance up to this point in Season 48.

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I really like this look at these rookies. Didn't really notice any issues with grammar or anything so good job there. Keep up the writing, I hope I'm in the next one of these.  Anyway, nice use of pictures and layout.

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Good look at the rookies from way back when, hard to believe that all three of these players aren't in the VHLM anymore that it's been this long since this hasn't received a 2nd review  Nice layout with pictures and nothing really to complain about just a well written article