Halifax 21st: The Little Expansion Team That Could and Most Likely, Will. [1/2]

[DrHexDex 68]

Halifax 21^st: The Little Expansion Team That Could and Most Likely, Will.

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The Halifax 21^st is a brand new expansion team in the Victory Hockey League Minors and they have so far started their season off with a bang. They greeted the VHLM in the 62^nd Season. Starting off with a fantastic draft the team had huge room to grow and improve. Although Shawn may have gotten some flak for drafting 2 goalies to replace an inactive one so far it seemed to be working out for the team. Let’s break down their season so far and see if we can crack the secret of their success.

Step One: The Draft and the Tools of Trade

 

The 62^nd season of the VHLM was Halifax’s very first draft. Allowing them to be under the radar and underestimated in their picks. Their picks were as follows:

Round 1, Pick 3: Tzuyu (D)

Round 2, Pick 9: Nikita Flipachyev (RW)

Round 2, Pick 12: Shawn Glade (D)

Round 3, Pick 15: B.B. Nat (D) [TRADED]

Round 4, Pick 21: Cole Mertz (G)

Round 4, Pick 23: Mike Lavallee (C) [TRADED]

Round 6, Pick 32: Aaron Butcher (LW)

Round 6, Pick 33: Hunter Kidd (C)

Round 7, Pick 39: Nathan MacKinnon (C)

Round 8, Pick 47: Tyler Smith (G)

Round 9, Pick 51: Jeremy Myalls (D)

Round 10, Pick 57: Potato (G)

While some of these players may not be superstars the moment they were drafted most of them have been working hard over the season to keep constantly improving. Although Shawn made some early trade moves, they seem to be working out as they picked up Karl von Moltke, Juri Rykonen, and Tomos Walker (who was later traded to Yukon). While picking 2 goalies may have seemed risky Tyler and Cole have been very active for the team and player growth, along with most of the team, but what about their on ice performance?

 

 

Step 2: Hard Working and Hard Hitting.

 

 

 

Halifax started the year off amazing, as they’ve only lost a handful of games and as of this date of writing is the number one team in the VHLM. Strong and evenly divided lines has proven time and time again to prove that this was the winning formula for the 21^st. While Cole and Smith have both experienced bumpy roads in the crease; as is to be expected; they’ve quickly recovered on the practice ice and plan on moving ahead to produce more W’s for the team.

 But the goalies aren’t the only hard working members on the team, defensive men, Shawn [Ranked 1^st in Defensive men as of writing] and Tzuyu [Ranked 4^th in Defensive men as of writing] have been seen on the practice ice working on goal scoring and passing. Along with forwards Nathan MacKinnon [Ranked 3^rd in Center men as of writing], Karl von Moltke [Ranked 1^st in Left Wingers as of writing], and Nikita Flipachyev [Ranked 4^th in Right Wingers as of writing] have also been seen working on their breakaways, penalty shots, and puck rotation on the practice ice as well.

 

 

Team moral has been rumored to be at a high point as players in the locker rooms have been seen conversing with one another on how to improve on their game and most of them watching film after the games. That may be all good but how is their future?

Step 3: A Game of Numbers.

As it Stands, Halifax’s goalies Tyler and Cole have a combined save percentage of 0.875. Proving to be brick walls in the crease, they’re sitting very solid as it stands. Along with Shawn and Karl sitting at 66 points combined in the league as they are sitting in the top 3 of the player boards right now. On paper they look unstoppable and have a bright future ahead for all the young players and young expansion team.

 

 

The future looks bright for this young team, and I’m excited to see how far they go.

Edited August 27, 2018 by DrHexDex

[Jose Gonzalez 33]

Information: 9/10 Good information however vegas is better lol
Readability: 10/10 This is extremely easy to read compared to other articles with the same amount of information
RolePlay: NA
Total Score 19/20 Overall good article but vegas is better

[jacobaa19 191]

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