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Ripe Rookies - Part 4

 

Hello folks and welcome back for the final edition of  "Ripe Rookies" where we will be taking a look and evaluating each VHL rookie on a number of different categories, following the conclusion of the season. In the first edition, we evaluated a trio of rookies, in the form of New York Americans goaltender, Atticus von Braxton as well as Toronto Legion rearguard, Black Velvet and Cologne Express netminder, Artom Zhumbayev. Black Velvet and Atticus von Braxton each received a grade of A, while Artom Zhumbayev took a B- grade home. In the second week, we evaluated a trio of first-year forwards when Davos' Vincent Adultman and Riga's Vincent Virtanen both received an A- grade while Quebec City's Unassisted received an A grade. Last week, a pair of forwards in Davos' William Covington III who received an A+ grade and Cologne's Tyson Kohler who received an A- were evaluated as well as a defenseman in Quebec City's Felipe Rodriguez who took a B+ grade home. This week, the final three remaining rookies will be evaluated when we look at one goaltender and a pair of dedensemen so let's get to it.

Jakub Holik - Goaltender - HC Davos Dynamo

 

Jakub Holik was HC Davos Dynamo's first selection and the third overall selection in the Season 48 VHL Entry draft and the Czech-born netminder jumped right into the VHL rather than spending an extra season in the VHLM with the Saskatoon Wild. He had a rough go of it in Season 48 for Davos, posting just seven wins with 33 regulation losses and four overtime or shootout losses in 44 starts for the Dynamo. Holik played 2592 minutes on the season, allowing 148 goals against on 1492 shots faced, giving Jakub a save percentage of 0.901 and a goals against average of 3.43. He took four minutes in penalties and concluded the season without a shutout, adding four assists along the way. Holik and the HC Davos Dynamo finished with the worst record in the entire VHL, missing the playoffs by 30 points but next season, Jakub and the Dynamo will have a season of experience under their belt. For this performance, Jakub Holik will receive a grade of C+.

 

Cap'n Crunch - Defense - HC Davos Dynamo

 

Cap'n Crunch was selected by the HC Davos Dynamo with their third selection and the 21st overall selection, late in the Season 42 VHL Entry Draft and he finally made his VHL debut in Season 48, following seven seasons down in the VHLM. Crunch suited up for just 19 of the 72 games on the season for Davos, scoring just twice with four helpers for six points on the year. He finished with a -8 plus/minus rating on the season with 14 minutes in penalties, delivering 38 body checks along the way.Cap'n received just ten body checks in Season 48 and had only 11 shots on net, for a 18.18% shooting percentage. Crunch blocked 44 shots on the year in over 24 minutes of ice time per game and scoring one game-winning goal with no powerplay or shorthanded points. For this, he will be taking home a grade of C-.

 

David Hamilton - Defense - Cologne Express

 

David Hamilton, drafted in the Season 47 VHL Entry Draft by the Toronto Legion with the fifth overall selection, was brought into the Express franchise via a Season 47 off-season trade that seen a trio of draft picks go the other way, to Toronto. Hamilton made the jump to the VHL this season, following spending Season 47 down in the VHLM with the Ottawa Lynx, coming up short of a Founder's Cup against the Bratislava Watchmen and now teammate, Artom Zhumbayev. David laced up the skates for each and every one of the Cologne Express' 72 games and had an outstanding season, scoring 25 goals and adding 40 assists for 65 points, ranking him eighth among all VHL defensemen and fourth among VHL rookies in point scoring. Hamilton finished Season 48 with a -18 plus/minus rating, 38 penalty minutes, 104 hits delivered, and 127 hits taken. He took 311 shots on net, giving him a 8.04% shooting percentage and 134 shots directed towards the Express net in over 29 minutes of ice time per game. David scored 23 of his points with the man advantage, including 15 goals and a pair each of game-winning and game-tying goals. For this performance, David Hamilton will net himself a grade of A.

 

Well, that brings us to the end of this series folks. I really hope that you all enjoyed each edition of Ripe Rookies, and now it is time to get amped up for the Season 48 VHL Playoffs and the chase for the Continental Cup.

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Great work! Glad to see someone do these types of articles. I can usually only manage to write articles about my player

 

Didn't see any issues here. Again, great job and we'll have to see how the next group of rookies performs.

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