TheLastOlympian07 2,388 Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Over the last two media spots I have worked on, I went back through time to give us a look at the things that went on before the season one dispersal draft. That was part one, in part two I went and gave a look at what happened in first round of the draft. Now I'm going to talk about the second of the draft. 2nd Round - 9th Overall - Vasteras IK, Goaltender Matthew Pogge Matthew Pogge is one of the most underrated goalies ever to lace up the pads. Most people don't give him the respect he deserves. He was part of an undermanned VHL championship team. He held the Calgary Wranglers at bay. He was one of the first inductees to the Victory Hockey League hall of fame. This was a very important and crucial selection for the Vasteras IK franchise. 2nd Round - 10th Overall - Toronto Legion, Center Ryan Downey Center Ryan Downey had a lot of potential. Key word obviously here being had, this was a pick that did not pan out. It happens to the best of us, think Hugh Jessiman in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. There really isn't much else to say about Mr. Ryan Downey other than thank you and your brother Jeff for being the first set of brothers to bust in the VHL. 2nd Round - 11th Overall - Calgary Wranglers (from Amstel Tigers), Goaltender Drew Barclay This was a very interesting draft selection for the Wranglers. Although another goaltender by the name of Jesus Christ was still on board, they kind of went off the board with this selection. Brett Slobodzian must have been in contact with Barclay leading up to the draft bypassing Jesus Christ for Drew Barclay. At first the move looked good as Barclay went 69-3-0 but that is more of a statement of the team he played for. 2nd Round - 12th Overall - Seattle Everblades, Center Tyler Toews Tyler Toews, this player had a long career surprisingly. He never really went to practice but managed to carve out a career as a depth player. Never playing more than a 3rd line role I'd say he did well. Good on you Tyler Toews for toughing out a VHL career the hard way. 2nd Round - 13th Overall - Stockholm Thunder, Left Wing Chris Julien Well talk about a steal. This pick changed the course of Stockholm; He was what Chris Phillips is to Ottawa. A player who never really got the respect he deserved for staying with a team through the good times and bad. I respect Julien a lot for his decisions for staying with the Thunder and even becoming the GM at one point. You deserve a pat on the back buddy. 2nd Round - 14th Overall - Helsinki Frostbite, Center Andrew Remekis Much like Tyler Toews drafted two spots ahead of him, Andrew played a career as a depth player. He had played all four seasons of his career in Helsinki. This was player who did not reach expectations as a 2nd round draft pick. Although he had a decent career it fell well short of expectations he had when he was drafted in this position. 2nd Round - 15th Overall - Hamilton Canucks, Goaltender Jesus Christ Our lord and saviour Jesus Christ being drafted in the 2nd round, Well isn't that something. What an insult. While with Canucks he held them in most games. He had to stand on his head quite a bit, which he seemed to like. He liked the heavy workload; he wanted to face lots of rubber. That's just the kind of goalie he was. 2nd Round - 16th Overall - Amstel Tigers, Left Wing Petr Shirokov What can I say about Petr Shirokov that hasn't already been said? He was drafted as a Winger but due to needs in Amstel he switched from winger to defenseman. The switch went smoothly as he was selected as an all-star later that season. Also during season 1 he was named GM of the Amstel Tigers as the executive who drafted him (JJ Krever) stepped down as GM. He won the Sam Pollock Memorial Trophy as GM of the Year. What a very interesting first year for Mr. Shirokov. Now after all that here's how the rest of the draft went down: 3RD ROUND17. Calgary Wranglers: Brad Janssen18. Hamilton Canucks: Adrian McCreath19. Helsinki Frostbite: Sam Lafleur20. Stockholm Thunder: Ookie Mexico21. Seattle Everblades: Tyler Vassell22. Amstel Tigers: Ondrej Skokan 23. Toronto Legion:Slava Trukno24. Vasteras IK: Dean McIntosh4TH ROUND25. Vasteras IK: Jonathan McKelvie26. Toronto Legion: Ron Mexico27. Amstel Tigers: Juan De La Martinez28. Seattle Everblades: Danny Tremblay29. Stockholm Thunder: Peter Vishofski30. Helsinki Frostbite: Alex McNeil31. Hamilton Canucks: Tahk Paccenn32. Calgary Wranglers: Lucas Smith5TH ROUND33. Vasteras IK(From Calgary Wranglers): Aaron Hill34. Hamilton Canucks: Donald Bartch35. Helsinki Frostbite: Ricky Night36. Stockholm Thunder: Steve Kent37. Seattle Everblades: Steve Morin38. Amstel Tigers: Yaroslav Mikaiholavich39. Toronto Legion: Michael Arsenault40. Calgary Wranglers( from Vasteras IK): Shawn Howard6TH ROUND41. Calgary Wranglers( from Vasteras IK): Cody Banks42. Toronto Legion: Franz Lindemann43. Amstel Tigers: Alex Stokes44. Seattle Everblades: Sam Martin45. Stockholm Thunder: Jon Arsenault46. Helsinki Frostbite: Alexei Fedorov47. Hamilton Canucks: Geordie Carragher48. Calgary Wranglers: Reg Vaillancourt7TH ROUND49. Calgary Wranglers: Jeremy Lamborghini50. Hamilton Canucks: John Pereira51. Helsinki Frostbite: Bruce Wayne52. Stockholm Thunder: Marian Oshie53. Seattle Everblades: Waldo Cezar54. Amstel Tigers: Justin Westrum55. Toronto Legion: Jeff Van Slacker 56. Amstel Tigers(From Vasteras IK):Nick Ovechkin *next week you will see where im going with this as to why i havent been talking that much about their careers* **tried using pics but i couldnt or some BS, not allowed on this site IDK** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomsday 4,111 Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 Content: 3/3 - Very good look back in time at the very beginning of our esteemed league. Even without the rest of the draft pasted, still had more than enough content. Grammar: 2/2 - Didn't see a single mistake, major props to you. Appearance: .5/1 - The site doesn't accept certain file extensions, it typically wants images where the url ends in .jpg, .png, etc. It doesn't like the ones that like in img=2948763 and won't let you use them most times. The site does allow images and I find it hard to believe that you couldn't find even one image it would accept. Not like it hurts you in the long run anyway though. Overall: 5.5/6 - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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