Claimed:Recapping the 1st Round of the S37 VHLM Dispersal Draft

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Recapping the 1^st Round of the S37 VHLM Dispersal Draft

 

     While I have only been in the VHL since Season 27, the S37 VHLM Dispersal Draft is possibly the best VHLM Draft in league history. In fact, I’d say that many of the players taken in the second round this year would have been first round picks in previous drafts. In this article, I will be looking into the first round of the draft and discussing why each team drafted the player they did.

 

1.   YUKON RUSH (from Oslo): Kimmo Salo

 

     As the only goalie in the draft, Salo instantly provides the Rush with the best goalie in the VHLM. Many experts predicted Yukon’s first pick weeks ago, as the retirement of Zach Fucale forced Yukon to look elsewhere to solve their goaltending problem. After Yukon failed to sign a goalie in free agency, it was all but written on the wall who Yukon’s first pick would be.

 

2.   TURKU OUTLAWS: Jake Wylde

     Wylde was an excellent pick for the Outlaws, as he projects to be a star defenseman for Turku this year. While Wylde only declared for the draft a few days beforehand, he has been given the benefit of the doubt by most teams due to his agent’s success with previous players. If Wylde pans out as projected, Turku will be in for a Wylde ride this year (pun intended).

 

3.   MINOT GLADIATORS (from Ottawa): Bruno Wolf

    

     Wolf is another player who declared just a few days before the draft. Just like Wylde, his agent has a history of producing quality players in the VHL, so he must be given the benefit of the doubt. As soon as Wolf declared for the draft, he was projected by many experts to be drafted by Minot due to his agent’s excellent relationship with the Gladiator’s GM.

 

4.   YUKON RUSH (from Oslo): Konstantin Azhishchenkov

 

Konstantin Azhishchenkov, also known as KJA, projects to be Yukon’s first-line center as he has already logged a high amount of practice hours. Many experts expected KJA to be selected before Yukon’s fourth pick due to his brimming potential. I’m sure Yukon was thrilled when they found out KJA was still available with their fourth pick.

 

5.   TURKU OUTLAWS (from Saskatoon): Vojzek Svoboda

 

Svoboda is another player who has an agent with an excellent track record of success. He projects to be a star defenseman as well, and will combine with Wylde to possibly make the best defensive pairing in the league. Svoboda was another player projected to be taken higher in the draft, and I’m sure Turku was glad to be in the position to draft him.

 

6.   TURKU OUTLAWS (from Vasteras): Travis Boychuk

 

Boychuk should provide the Outlaws with a first-line center capable of producing lots of points. Few expected much of Boychuk last season after he was claimed off waivers by Ottawa. However, Boyhchuk showed a lot of potential in his half season with Ottawa, and was coveted by many VHLM scouts.

 

7.   MINOT GLADIATORS: Jakub Linholm

 

Linholm has the talent to be a top-three selection in most other VHLM drafts, and thus was a great selection for Minot. Linholm should provide Minot with an excellent scoring threat on the left wing and will likely be a major factor in Minot’s success this season.

 

8.   BERN ROYALS: Logan Laich

 

Many scouts had Laich pegged as the most talented player in the draft. Unfortuneatly for Bern, Laich has too much talent and most likely will not be playing in the VHLM this year. This really hurts Bern’s chances of competing for a cup this year as they essentialy lost a first round pick.

 

9.   MINOT GLADIATORS (from Yukon): Ashton Galbraith

 

Galbraith adds to Minot’s stockpile of wingers, as he is another forward with a lot of potential. Galbraith should provide Minot with plenty of points this year as he has the talent to be a top-five pick in previous drafts. It will be interesting to see which winger Minot drafted winds up on the second line, as all three of them are worthy of the first line.

 

10.   YUKON RUSH (from Oslo): Don Draper

 

Yukon’s selection of Draper was the shock of the draft as many scouts had Draper projected as a second round pick at best. However, Yukon sees great potential in this young defenseman and hopes that he can play on the top defensive pairing with Triton Jackson. Experts say that Yukon wanted Draper badly, and since they didn’t have another pick until the third round they decided to pull the trigger.

Edited March 10, 2014 by eaglesfan036

[Fire Tortorella 2,653]

Does Laich really have that much TPE already?

[Advantage 2,789]

He's around 150 so..

[eaglesfan036 4,585]

I talked with Laich before the draft and he said he's moving up to the VHL this season

[Kesler 1,514]

Wolf went before Like?

[BOOM 8,447]

Nice 1st round. All the best for your respective careers!

[Victor 10,580]

He just has too much talent.

[Higgins 3,617]

Guy who joined 24 hours before draft goes in the first round #winning

[Guest Svoboda_3]

Content: 3/3

759 words. I enjoyed the ranking and the brief explanation you gave for each. Sometimes you run into these types of Media Spots and they are so long and drawn out. This wasn't the case, and in fact, it had the right mix.

Grammar: 2/2

Strong other than two spelling mistakes.

 

Gladiator's = Gladiators' (Gladiators is the official name)

Unfortuneatly = Unfortunately

essentialy = essentially

previous drafts = S38 VHL Draft (Galbraith wouldn't have been drafted in any previous drafts)

 

Appearance: 1/1

Little logos are epic cute and add something unique.

Overall: 6/6

Edited March 11, 2014 by Svoboda_3

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