S63 Draft Class Rankings Week Three + Potential Destinations

[Tagger 2,722]

Overall #	Positional #	Up/Down	Name	Position	TPE	VHLM Team	Nationality	Username
1	1	-	Tzuyu	D	189	HFX	TWN	Tfong
2	2	Up 1	Ryan Kastelic	D	169	YUK	SVN	Enorama
3	1	Down 1	Julian Borwinn	LW	160	LVA	CAN	Jubo07
4	3	-	Joseph McWolf	D	150	OTT	ENG	McWolf
5	1	-	Scott Shawinganen	C	133	LVA	CAN	Cornflakers
6	1	Down 1	Nikita Flipachyev	RW	114	HFX	RUS	Arayvenn
7	1	Up 4	Cole Mertz	G	113	HFX	USA	ColeMrtz211
T8	2	Up 1	Alexander Pepper	G	112	LVA	USA	sonnet
T8	2	-	Chance Matthews	C	112	OTT	USA	DaftRaincloud
10	4	-	Sidney Crosby	D	110	YUK	USA	SidTheKid87
11	2	Down 4	Jose Gonzalez	LW	99	LVA	USA	Jose Gonzalez
12	2	Up 6	Dan Wilinsky	RW	93	OTT	CAN	Oilmandan
13	3	-	Tyler Smith	G	91	HFX	USA	DrHexDex
14	3	Down 2	Anthony Dabarno	C	90	HFX	CAN	LordTony
15	3	Up 1	Chace Trepanier	LW	81	OTT	CAN	ChaceT
16	5	Up 1	Mountain Thunderfist	D	80	LVA	?	AdamEss
17	3	Down 2	Vaydar Odinsson	RW	79	OTT	NOR	BOOM
18	6	Down 4	Burnt Toast	D	76	SASK	CAN	Toast
19	4	NEW	Nathan McKinnon	C	72	HFX	CAN	Bagelbitesisbae
20	4	Up 8	Jessy Thomas	RW	70	LVA	CAN	jtww
21	7	Down 2	Gregor Rasputinov	D	68	OTT	RUS	Joobles
22	8	Up 2	James Lombardi	D	66	LVA	ITA	Nymets5
23	4	NEW	King Gow	LW	65	HFX	USA	eaglesfan036
T24	5	Up 3	Braylon James	C	64	OTT	CAN	Trifecta
T24	5	Up 2	Joey Boucher	RW	64	LVA	CAN	joeyboucher1
26	5	Down 3	Athanasios Andrianopoulos	LW	62	YUK	GRC	803
27	6	Down 7	Theodore Gauthier	C	61	YUK	CAN	Frank
28	6	Down 7	Anderson LaVey	LW	60	SASK	USA	Doomzday
29	4	Down 7	Johannes Benoit	G	59		CAN	PremiumFunk
30	6	NEW	Jorgon Weyed	RW	56	LVA	CAN	Joubo
31	7	Up 2	Jerome Mitchell	C	54	OTT	CAN	bdu754
32	7	Down 8	Anssi Koivuhaka	RW	53		FIN	Pelimies
33	8	Down 1	Wlodzimierz Zajaczkowski	RW	50	SASK	POL	nicolas01
T34	8	Down 6	Chris F.	C	48	SASK	CAN	ChrisF
T34	T9	Down 6	Juri Rykonen	D	48	HFX	FIN	Rykonen
T34	T9	NEW	Toby Fitzgerald	D	48	HFX	CAN	JohnnyT_77
37	9	Down 6	Mike Lavalee	C	47	LVA	CAN	CB204
38	11	Down 4	Robert Renner	D	45	OTT	USA	Tacocat
39	9	Down 3	Zhang Shou Tian	RW	42	YUK	CHN	Shou Tian
40	10	Down 5	Rzerk	RW	40	OTT	CAN	Rzerk
41	11	NEW	Kisshan Shan	RW	38	OSL	CAN	Kisshan
42	5	NEW	Rhett Stoffiday	G	36	YUK	USA	Pierogituxedo
43	12	Down 6	Jesse Sublime	D	35	YUK	CAN	Sublime
44	7	Down 6	Bilal Syed	LW	34	SASK	CAN	CanucksHD
45	8	Down 6	Vander Peng	LW	32		USA	Dijital
			Aaron Butcher	LW	30	HFX	USA	devilsfan35
			Adam Werynski	C	30		USA	KnucklePuckAdam
			Ajay Minhas	D	30		CAN	brownboy102
			Alex Schmidt	G	30		CAN	Schmidt
			Andreas Bergkvist	G	30	OSL	SWE	Foehammer
			Andrew McDade	D	30		USA	DurdenBrandSoup
			Anton Jokelainen	RW	30		FIN	mjrv21
			Beckett London	D	30		USA	bdlondon
			Bernard Bernardov	D	30		RUS	Rad Russian
			Bobby Larkin	LW	30	OSL	USA	DickRobbins
			Conor Scott	G	30		CAN	ViIlains
			Craig Kost	D	30		USA	Tigerteeo
			David Lance	D	30		CAN	Nelson
			Donald J Wafer	RW	30		USA	DonaldJWafer
			Edwin Bergstrand	C	30		SWE	FuzzyLeeroy
			Ethan Sawatzky	C	30	SASK	CAN	Greenert11
			Finn Schaefer	D	30	OSL	GER	SupaSta
			Frenchie French	LW	30		CAN	Galchenyuk_Is_God
			Frenezo	D	30		USA	Sook
			Harrison MacDuff	RW	30		CAN	Pauly51
			Ho-Train	RW	30	LVA	?	Josh Ho-Train
			Hyuk-Kyu Kim	RW	30		KOR	Deft
			Ian Drake	RW	30	LVA	USA	Claust
			J.P Desjardin	RW	30	OTT	CAN	Mike_Houle
			Jace Stravinsky	G	30		USA	Scorpio
			James Wolf	D	30		USA	Ventsan
			Jeremy Myalls	D	30	HFX	CAN	Sllaym
			Jerramy	RW	30		CAN	Jerramy
			Jesus Christ	G	30		JPN	KyleS56
			Joe Bronie	RW	30		USA	colton14
			Johnny	RW	30		CAN	RealJohny211
			John McCan	RW	30		CAN	McCan
			Johnson Johnston	RW	30		USA	libbyfanaccount
			Justin Graves	C	30		CAN	Gravyncarrots
			Justin Recker	RW	30		USA	Reckasaur
			Keywi Miles	C	30		CAN	Keywi
				LW	30		CAN
			Kyle Desjardins	G	30	SASK	CAN	Desjar
			Lars Tommernes	LW	30	HFX	ISR	Flare
			Magnus Backlund	D	30	SASK	SWE	T65
			Matt Hart	LW	30		CAN	mhart97
			Max Hosafros	LW	30		USA	madmonstermax
			Nick Blagden	RW	30		CAN	Nick Blagden
			Nick Ward	RW	30	YUK	CAN	SirRupertBarnes
			Potato	G	30	HFX	?	Potato
			Radovan Svejkovsky	LW	30	YUK	SVK	UltraMick
			Rick Slambone	D	30		CAN	Drob127
			Riku Rantala	G	30		FIN	RickRandles
			Rob	RW	30		USA	Flyershockey90
			Russell Jerome	D	30		CAN	Russell Jerome
			Ryan Cruise	D	30		USA	Steve Razyn
			Ryan Dodds	D	30	SASK	USA	RJHockey21
			Sebastian Dietz	G	30		USA	Bazmandoo22
			Steve DeMatteo	C	30		USA	Nyr1994
			Ted Thomas	G	30		USA	DBCrumpets
			Toshinaga Akutsu	D	30		JPN	toshimann
			Trjegen Pisz	C	30		CZE	JaacTree
			Victor	G	30	YUK	USA	Zetna
			White Goodman	RW	30		USA	Tniz15

 

 

So for this week of the Draft Rankings, I'm going to give you guys a little insight on what each team in the VHL is potentially going to be looking for in the coming draft so you have a clearer idea of your potential landing spots once we make it to the draft.

 

Note: All teams currently have their own 4th and 5th Round Selections

 

Calgary Wranglers

 

Current VHL Standing: 1st

 

Picks: CGY 1st, CGY 3rd

 

Providing the Wranglers can keep the likes of Oyorra Arroyo and Mats Johnsson on their books, they will be going for it all once again when Season 63 comes around and will likely look to rookies in this draft to fill up the holes in the team to avoid salary cap issues rather than trading for more veteran players. The Wranglers could really draft a player who plays at any position based on their current situation. Winger Niko Bogdanovic is retiring at the end of the season along with defenseman Peter Quill, however while Quill will be likely be replaced in the starting lineup with VHLM's Cayden Saint, there's no forward belonging to Calgary in the minors that will be called up anytime soon to fill the hole made by Bogdanovic. In addition, Calgary could also begin to look to the future by selecting a goalie, as Norris Stopko would only have two years remaining in his career when Season 63 comes around. 

 

New York Americans

 

Current VHL Standing: 6th

 

Picks: NYA 1st, QUE 1st, DAV 1st, NYA 2nd

 

After several seasons of competing, the New York Americans have entered into a rebuild this season and look set to have a very high first round pick along with two late first rounders that they acquired in trades with Quebec City and Davos, giving them three of the first eight picks in this draft. As a team, they really could use any skater help they can get as they don't currently have anyone in the VHLM system to join the team and pretty much every member on their current roster is inactive filler. However, they will not be in the market for a goalie come draft time as they already have Ismond Kingfisher, who will be the team's goalie for several seasons to come.

 

Quebec City Meute

 

Current VHL Standing: 2nd

 

Picks: QUE 2nd, QUE 3rd

 

For the foreseeable future, the Quebec City Meute don't seem to have any particular holes that need filling. They currently have eight forwards on their roster (although three of them are set to enter Free Agency) along with three other forwards set to be promoted from the VHLM, so it doesn't look like they will be actively pushing for forward talent from this draft, unless they plan on trading some of their forward talent to make room for a forward they bring in from this draft. Their defenseman depth isn't quite as deep, they currently have three defenseman (one entering free agency) and one extra being promoted from the VHLM, so it might not be a surprise if they let the more expensive Luc Pierre Lespineau-Lebrunette enter free agency and select his replacement in this draft. This is another situation where it's unlikely to see the team acquire a goalie unless there's an absolute steal opportunity as Tristan Iseult is a solid goalie who still will have five seasons left in the league once Season 63 begins.

 

Seattle Bears

 

Current VHL Standing: 4th

 

Picks: SEA 1st, HSK 2nd, SEA 2nd, SEA 3rd

 

Seattle have gone from having one pick in the first three rounds of the Season 62 Draft to three picks in the the first two rounds of the Season 63 Draft, and being in possession of Helsinki's second round selection is a huge boost for the Bears, as that pick will have the value of a first from any other draft class. Seattle are another team who won't need a goalie, Roger Sterling is currently only in his second season, but looks primed to become one of the league's best in a few years time. Seattle could definitely use skaters though, and they may lean towards addressing their defenseman concerns first as their only active defenseman at this moment is Maxim Kovalchuk while they at least have a decent first line of forwards. 

 

Toronto Legion

 

Current VHL Standing: 5th

 

Picks: TOR 1st, TOR 2nd, TOR 3rd

 

I would not be the least surprised if the Toronto Legion decide to use all of their picks in this draft on forward talent. The Legion drafted Johnny Carison with the third overall pick of last season's draft to play goalie for the team for the forseeable future, so they won't be selecting a goalie high up in this draft. In addition, their defensemen are very well set up for the future, with Robert Malenko and Sebastien Ironside already close to being considered one of the better defensemen pairings in the league. The current forward situation tells a different story though, as outside of Jake Davis, there isn't anyone of their forward core that will look to break out and potentially become a star, but there are plenty in this draft that can potentially fill that role.

 

HC Davos Dynamo

 

Current VHL Standing: 3rd

 

Picks: DAV 2nd, NYA 3rd, DAV 3rd

 

The Dynamo currently have five players scheduled to enter free agency at the end of this season, but given that the current team composition is very solid, I would be surprised if the majority of them do not opt to return to the team. Should that be the case, then the team doesn't really have any immediate needs that need addressing. Outside of Helsinki, this is probably the team that is most likely to look to pick up a goalie, as Shawn Brodeur will be entering his penultimate season when Season 63 comes around, however they could also look to draft some forwards to step in for when Gabriel McAllister calls it a day. 

 

Helsinki Titans

 

Current VHL Standing: 8th

 

Picks: HSK 1st, HSK 3rd

 

After eight seasons of competing, the Helsinki Titans have finally started to begin a rebuild, but after so many seasons of competing, the team has very little players on it's roster and no-one in the VHLM system for them to promote. That means any player that they pick will be addressing a potential need for the team. The most interesting situation for Helsinki will be how they choose to address their goalie situation; with their first pick being a top two selection and there being three equally credible candidates for the starting role, there's no real reason to believe the Titans will select a goalie with their first round selection, although will they look to acquire an earlier pick than their HSK 3rd in order to grab the goalie that they want. 

 

Riga Reign

 

Current VHL Standing: 7th

 

Picks: RIG 1st, RIG 2nd, CGY 2nd, RIG 3rd

 

Out of all of the teams in the league, the current standing is probably least likely to be their actual standing in the case of the Riga Reign, as most of that has to do with their horrific starting schedule (14 of their first 22 games have been against the top three teams in the league), but their first round selection is still set to be no later than fifth overall. Riga had two first round selections in the last draft and those selections along with the second round selections of Ryuu Crimson and Shawn Glade are set to complement the team very well heading into Season 64. If there is a position that the Reign will likely be addressing, it would be defenseman. Dylan Nguyen and Shawn Glade will be a solid pairing, but the depth defensemen are getting older and not better anytime soon. 

 

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Edited February 7, 2022 by fishy
removed personal information per request by user

[Tagger 2,722]

Made an amendment to the chart to include how much you've risen/fallen in the overall draft rankings from the previous week. Will include this on every weekly scout ranking that follows.

[Banackock 8,124]

Awesome, man. 

[McWolf 3,116]

Oh man I was expecting a mock draft. Nice review of every team needs though!

[Victor 11,009]

1 hour ago, Tagger said:

Providing the Wranglers can keep the likes of Mats Johnsson on their books

[Tagger 2,722]

23 minutes ago, McWolf said:

Oh man I was expecting a mock draft. Nice review of every team needs though!

I was originally thinking of doing a mock draft, but thought it was just a bit too early. Probably next week though since that'd be the half-way point of the season.

[McWolf 3,116]

Sounds great, @Tagger

[AdamEss 58]

intriguing