VHL Season Preview by TPE and Age

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*Teams ranked lowest to highest by average TPE as of February 27th.

 

Moscow Menace	Season	TPE
D - Lew Bronstein	61	280
D - Paolo Nano	62	402
LW - Karl von Moltke	62	266
D - Toby Fitzgerald	63	244
C - Anthony Dabarno	63	215
C - Mark Gebauer	64	390
LW - Kyson Blake	64	337
LW - Dan Baillie	64	318
D - Evgeni Komarov	64	284
RW - Nathan N	64	277
G - Justin Cole	65	163
AVERAGE	63.3	288.7

 

 

The Moscow Menace look like a prototypical expansion team.  Young, inexperienced and no superstars.  Surprised to note there is another team just as young, but we'll get to them soon enough.  The TPE is a definite need here.  The average (288.7) is far and away the lowest and is less than half of the top four's averages (Seattle, Riga, Helsinki & Vancouver).  It's going to be a long, cold, dark winter in Moscow this season...

 

HC Davos Dynamo	Season	TPE
D - Robert Malenko	61	636
D - Alvaro Jokinen	61	534
C - Rylan Peace	63	542
LW - Jose Gonzalez	63	257
G - Cole Mertz	63	213
LW - Elias Dahlberg	64	500
RW - Pat Svoboda	64	448
G - Finn Davison	64	425
RW - John Madden	64	416
C - Connor McDavid	64	279
D - Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen	65	340
RW - Katie Warren	65	266
AVERAGE	63.4	404.7

 

HC Davos is actually the youngest team, but the difference is very negligible (0.1).  Very interesting to see a rebuilding team have as young a roster as an expansion team, but here we are.  The TPE is a big jump though, so they do have that going for them.  This team was dead last the previous year, but they won't be this season--thanks to Moscow...

 

Calgary Wranglers	Season	TPE
LW - Aksel McKnight	58	492
C - Oleksiy Revchenko	62	512
D - Lando Baxter	62	404
D - Cayden Saint	62	339
RW - Joey Boucher	63	330
RW - Wlodzimierz Zajaczkowski	63	326
C - Jasper Canmore	58	1583
G - Brick Wahl	64	502
RW - Diljodh Starload	64	419
LW - Brady Stropko Jr	65	336
D - Dallas Jones	65	268
D - Elasmobranch Fish	65	245
C - Roll Fizzlebeef	65	241
AVERAGE	62.8	461.3

 

Calgary's numbers are getting skewed by Mr. Canmore.  Without him the average season is 63.2 and the TPE is 367.8, making them just as much a rebuilding team as HC Davos.  A fact also seen in the four rookies from Season 65.  This is a team on the rise and one to watch out for in the near future.

 

New York Americans	Season	TPE
D - Dragon McDragon	58	201
LW - Leph Twinger	62	749
G - Ismond Kingfisher	62	722
D - Joseph McWolf	63	759
RW - Dan Wilinsky	63	608
RW - Vaydar Odinsson	63	525
C - Scott Shawinganen	63	341
D - Ryan Sullivan Jr	64	493
C - Joel Ylonen	64	392
RW - Matthew Materazo	64	296
D - Eric Parker	64	244
C - Carles Puigdemont	65	381
AVERAGE	62.9	475.9

 

Another rebuilding team with one single old grey-beard.  If you remove McDragon out of the numbers, the average season jumps to 63.4--tied for highest in the league.  Interestingly where Calgary's veteran is their best player, McDragon is New York's worst.  Removing him improves the average TPE to 500.9.

 

Toronto Legion	Season	TPE
RW - Adam Warlock	58	511
RW - Lavar Ball	58	318
C - The Charm	59	780
LW - Evan R. Lawson	59	679
D - Luc-Pierre Lespineau-Lebrunette	59	560
LW - Oyorra Arroyo	60	897
D - Johannes Vihjalmsson	60	294
C - Mikhail Vega	61	174
G - Johnny Havenk Carison	62	450
D - Tzuyu	63	570
LW - Chace Trepanier	63	267
G - JB Rift	64	297
AVERAGE	60.5	483.1

 

Toronto is firmly mediocre at an average TPE of 483 (ranked 5th of 9 teams), but is far and away the oldest team in the league.  Averaging 1.4 seasons older than the second oldest, is a feat, to say the least (Seattle is 61.9).  There are seven players in the league who are from seasons older than season 60... and Toronto has five of them.

 

Vancouver Wolves	Season	TPE
G - Tristan Iseult	60	758
C - Beau Louth	61	971
LW - Marvin Harding	61	725
D - Samuel Gate	61	610
C - Rauno Palo	62	778
RW - Jake Davis	62	702
LW - Konstantin Mulligan	62	505
RW - Jorgon Weyed	63	433
D - Jagger Philliefan	64	352
G - Joe Nixon	65	258
C - Gritty	65	246
AVERAGE	62.4	576.2

 

Vancouver is the first team of what I'm calling the "Fab Four".  All four have around 600 as an average TPE and have legitimate shots at winning it all.  Vancouver's competitive edge is having the highest ranked goalie in the league (Iseult is 33 better than Kriketers, at time of writing) and the third-best centre (Louth is behind only Podrick Cast and Jasper Canmore).

 

Helsinki Titans	Season	TPE
RW - Bryce Zhields	60	281
LW - Vesto Slipher	62	772
D - Dan Montgomery	62	486
RW - Roctrion King	62	482
LW - Julian Borwinn	63	760
G - Alexander Pepper	63	740
D - Sidney Crosby	63	564
D - Jesse Wilson	63	509
C - Kronos Bailey	64	629
AVERAGE	62.4	580.3

 

Helsinki has the smallest team in the league (only 9 on their roster, while Seattle is second smallest with 10) and are a very similar team to Vancouver.  Their average season and TPE are almost identical.  The only difference I see is that Helsinki is missing out on the big fish that Vancouver has.  Helsinki only has three players above 700, while Vancouver has five (including one (Louth) above 900).  However, their short bench comes into play when we look at players below 480--Helsinki only has 1, Vancouver has 4.

 

Riga Reign	Season	TPE
RW - Edwin Preencarnacion	61	1041
C - Podrick Cast	61	1016
C - Mikka Pajari	61	441
LW - Ryuu Crimson	62	706
D - Shawn Glade	62	613
D - Dylan Nguyen	62	325
D - Ryan Kastelic	63	803
G - Kallis Kriketers	63	725
LW - Randoms	63	532
RW - Kisshan Shan	63	386
D - Bolt Vanderhuge	64	191
AVERAGE	62.3	616.3

 

Riga has a similar Season average to Vancouver and Helsinki, but a much more healthy average TPE.  Their TPE would actually be higher than Seattle's if it wasn't for Bolt Vanderhuge.  Removing him boosts Riga's average TPE to a league-leading 658.8.  I'm sure he won't see the ice much this season--just a guess.

 

Seattle Bears	Season	TPE
LW - Veran Dragomir	60	1040
LW - Matt Thompson	61	1010
C - Sebastian Ironside	61	810
G - Roger Sterling	61	691
RW - Sergei Kovalev	61	460
C - Vyacheslav Smirnov	62	693
D - Maxim Kovalchuk	62	670
D - Mountain Thunderfist	63	258
D - Piotr Jerwa	64	396
C - Gucci Garrop	64	343
AVERAGE	61.9	637.1

 

And now we've reached the top of the mountain.  Seattle's average TPE is second to none and should be the favourite to win everything.  Their two left wingers are scary good.  Their only small issue is on the back end.  Kovalchuk is carrying all the weight back there.  I guess if he never leaves the ice, its not a problem?  Riga has both Kaselic and Glade rated higher than 600 while Kovalchuk has either Thunderfist or Jerwa (both sub-400).  Seattle is the oldest Fab Four and will have some difficult decisions to make when season 60 and 61 start depreciating. 

 

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[Nykonax 1,569]

Davos doesn't have Malenko anymore, so our average will be higher (or lower... idk... younger we'll say)

[Banackock 8,160]

Good read!