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Season 47 Draft In Review

The S47 draft barely had enough draftees to fill one complete round but those taken early have done pretty well for themselves since being drafted.  The first round has seven players with seven players having earned more than 200 TPE up to this point, two of those seven earning over 300 TPE.

 

1^st Pick – Quebec City Meute: John Sleeman 172 TPE (352 TPE currently, +180)

2^nd Pick – Cologne Express: Artom Zhumbayev 97 TPE (333 TPE currently, +236)

3^rd Pick – Quebec City Meute: Felipe Rodriguez 105 TPE (287 TPE currently, +182)

4^th Pick – HC Davos Dynamo: Sir William Covington 165 TPE (301 TPE currently, +136)

5^th Pick – Toronto Legion: David Hamilton 116 TPE (248 TPE currently, +132)

6^th Pick – Riga Reign: Vincent Virtanen 111 TPE (227 TPE currently, +116)

7^th Pick – HC Davos Dynamo: Vincent Adultman 78 TPE (244 TPE currently, +166)

8^th Pick – Stockholm Vikings: Sam Weaver 54 TPE (54 TPE currently, +0)

9^th Pick – New York Americans: Jonathan Stark 30 TPE (30 TPE currently, +0)

10^th Pick – HC Davos Dynamo: Mikhail Gribov 46 TPE (60 TPE currently, +14)

 

As you can see, the first overall selection, John Sleeman, still leads the way in terms of TPE. If we were to redraft based strictly on current TPE, things don’t change much but we do see Sir William Covington leap frog Felipe Rodriguez.

 

1^st – John Sleeman

2^nd – Artom Zhumbayev

3^rd – Sir William Covington

4^th – Felipe Rodriguez

5^th – David Hamilton

6^th – Vincent Adultman

7^th – Vincent Virtanen

8^th – Mikhail Gribov

9^th – Sam Weaver

10^th – Jonathan Stark

 

 

TPE is only one way of evaluating players. Now we will take a look at the production of a few of the players atop the list.

 

 

John Sleeman was the only Season 47 draftee to play in the VHL for season 47, all others played another year in the VHLM. In his rookie year, Sleeman managed 12 goals and 22 assists from the blue line to go along with 43 hits, 167 shots, and 141 shots blocked. He also played just under 30 minutes per game his rookie year.

 

The following season, several other S47 draftees saw their first VHL action.  Sir William Covington actually led all rookies in scoring with 86 points, 41 goals and 45 assists. Despite all the points, he only managed a +3 rating but was very careful with his ice time only being called for 16 penalty minutes. He was named first star on nine different occasions throughout the season to cap off a great rookie campaign.

 

 

Vincent Adultman also had a very good rookie campaign with 24 goals and 50 assists for 74 points. Just like Covington, his +/- rating suffered regardless of personal point production as he had a -3 rating on the year. He was named second start ten times in his rookie year and looks to improve upon those numbers next year.

 

John Sleeman, no longer a rookie, did improve upon his rookie year almost doubled his 34 point total to earn 66 points in the form of 13 goals and 53 assists and a +15 rating, a much improved number compared to his -73 rookie year rating. He was also better on the defensive side of things with 145 blocked shots and 202 hits.

 

David Hamilton had 65 points, 25 goals, 40 assists, throughout the season but was a -18 in the +/- column. He only had 38 PIMs with his 104 hits and 134 blocked shots as a well balanced defender for the Express. He managed to be first start 6 times, second star twice, and third star thrice.

 

Vincent Virtanen got 52 points, 13 goals and 39 assists and was -31 on the year, which isn’t the worst for the season 47 draftees as you’ll see when we announce the next player on the list. He was only called for one two minute penalty which is very impressive considering he started every game for HC Davos Dynamo.

 

Felipe Rodriguez has been the least successful S47 draftee so far. His rookie year he saw himself on the second pairing for the Quebec City Meute. He got a lowly 43 points, 13 goals and 30 assists with a dismal -48 rating, the worst of the draft class. He earned 102 PIMs, 170 hits, and 189 blocked shots good for second overall in the league.

 

 

Last but certainly not least is the only goalie from the season 47 draft, Artom Zhumbayev. He had a 29-31-3 record to go along with a .910 save percentage and a 2.70 GAA and 6 shutouts. He was named first star seven times, second star eight times, and third star six times to put together a very good rookie campaign. As he progresses, he should be a very solid goalie for the Express. He’s already shown he can put in the work as he is the only draftee to earn more than 200 TPE since the draft, 236 to be exact.

 

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Edited April 25, 2016 by evrydayimbyfuglien

[TheLastOlympian07 2,388]

wow way to steal my next media spot man.  

 

but for real, good read. 

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51 minutes ago, StevenStamkos91 said:

wow way to steal my next media spot man.  

 

but for real, good read. 

This started as a vhl.com article. I was inspired by the other articles similar to this so thanks lol

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Do ppl forget I am in the draft class? like c'mon atleast add me in the re-draft based on tpe

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Reviewed! Great article especially with I not knowing much about past VHL seasons this was a good insight. P.S. I believe your word count is right 

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