S66 Draft Class Rankings Week One + Top Ten First Generation Players

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Rank	Change	Player Name	TPE	Team	Nat.	Member
1		C - Hunter Hearst Helmsley	256	YUK	USA	Beaviss
2		LW - Shane Mars	233	MIN	USA	Spade18
3		LW - Kari Jurri	182	HOU	NED	hockeyis66
4		C - Maximilian Kirbsson	181	HOU	SWE	Kirby
5		LW - Dimitri Volosenkov	175	HFX	RUS	SirRupertBarnes
6		RW - Mikko Aaltonen	164	PHI	FIN	GRZ
7		D - Rhye Tyr	151	HFX	CAN	Plate
8		LW - Julius Freeman	148	HFX	USA	rjfryman
9		RW - Shawnomir Jagr	141	SSK	CZE	TheLastOlympian07
10		RW - Arnor Sigurdsson	138	YUK	ISL	bluesfan55
11		D - Aron Nielsen	134	MIN	FAR	solas
12		LW - Bert Meyers	131	MIN	USA	RunnerBert11
13		LW - Valeri Morozov	130	YUK	RUS	Dangles13
14		C - Jet Jaguar	129	HOU	UKR	gorlab
15		C - Raphael Nazarians	128	SSK	ARM	LIL V O D AK
16		D - Richard Hejtsel	123	YUK	LAT	hejta
16		G - Owen May	123	HOU	SWI	FacebookFighter
18		RW - Nethila Dissanayake	122	SSK	SRI	nethi99
19		G - Wendy Kandee Cain	120	PHI	USA	SlashACM
19		D - Charlie Paddywagon	120	PHI	USA	DMaximus
21		RW - John Frostbeard	119	PHI	LAT	FrostBeard
22		C - Ludvig Sederstrom	118	HOU	SWE	aleks
23		C - Nacho	113	HFX	USA	Nacci25
24		G - Luke Derion	112	LVA	USA	Barracuda
24		D - Jerry Garcia	112	HOU	USA	GustavMattias
26		LW - Kyle Sabertooth	111	LVA	USA	uphillmoss
27		D - Codrick Past	105	OTT	UK	Kylrad
28		LW - Chico Smeb	104	MIN	SKR	xDParK
29		LW - John Perdue	97	SSK	USA	johnnyhockey42
30		D - Andreas Sundell	94	MIN	SWE	VisualDarkness
31		RW - Emil Passerelli	93	SSK	USA	SparrowLTD
32		LW - Hans Gruber	91	PHI	GER	TheFlash
32		LW - Hunter Wagner	91	GER	GER	Inf1d3l
34		D - Titus Stone	90	YUK	USA	MD9
35		LW - Jordan Joshua Tonn	89	LVA	CAN	MexicanCow123
35		G - Clayton Park	89	YUK	AUS	leafssteen
37		C - Rhys Chism	79	HOU	USA	Jake Levine
37		D - Samuel Sparrow	79	HOU	USA	Birdman
39		RW - Aleksander Rodriguez	78	OTT	USA	Jtv123
39		D - Rusty Shackleford	78	SSK	USA	K1NG LINUS
41		G - Juan Jaundice	77	SSK	USA	Jus
42		C - Eeli Harju	73	OTT	FIN	Teztify
43		RW - Sami Van Den Dreissche	72	YUK	BEL	TsarPeter
44		LW - Blake Gaudette	71	HFX	CAN	Gaudette
45		D - Edward Vigneault	69	PHI	CAN	Patpou22
46		D - Papa Gage	67	HFX	USA	PapaGage
47		D - Beau Buefordsson	63	HOU	SKN	Radcow
48		D - Cody Parkey	62	PHI	PRK	SaltyTalty
48		D - Srraxxarrakex II	62	OTT	JAP	flan
48		D - Dwin Championship	62	PHI	SWE	Award97
51		D - Dave John OQuinn	60	YUK	CAN	JohnOQuinn
52		D - Anthony Amberback	59	SSK	USA	Oost
52		LW - Blake Laughton	59	HOU	CAN	Grape
54		G - Sunny Burst	58	LVA	USA	Sunburst
54		G - Kolur Bjoernsson	58	MIN	ISL	jab3
56		C - BALLS McZehrl	57	OSL	GER	Rent A McZ
57		LW - Edgar Tannahill	55	SSK	CAN	Gregreg
58		D - Hiromu Takahashi	54	MIN	JAP	O4L
58		D - Duncan Jeffers	54	LVA	USA	Tophdaddy
60		C - Walter Clements	51	PHI	SIE	cpetrella
60		D - Fabius Adomaitis	51	HFX	LTU	Claire
60		LW - Cody Smith	51	HFX	CAN	cody73
63		LW - Joakim Sederstrom	50	HOU	SWE	Samee
64		C - Pascal Batz	49	OTT	SWI	efiug
65		LW - Thomas Vancheck	48	LVA	AUT	Thomas Vancheck
66		LW - Micheal Rasmussen	47	LVA	CAN	Connor mcdavid
66		C - Adama Traore	47	LVA	USA	Adama Traore
68		C - Markus Lulic Descheneaux	46	LVA	CAN	mxld17
68		RW - Mat Tocco	46	PHI	CZE	Matmenzinger
70		RW - Karlis Liede	43	MIN	LAT	DoubleCarl
71		D - Dean Clarke	42	PHI	USA	Kyle
71		RW - Alexis Lafreniere	42	SSK	CAN	Yehboi
73		D - Londortharl	41	LVA	CAM	MattyG
74		D - Yuri Kalerov	40	SSK	SWI	Camel
75		D - Jack Logan	39	YUK	USA	WeaponX
75		D - Quinton Collins	39	OTT	CAN	Jepox
77		C - Charles Alderson	36	HFX	USA	Kithoo
77		RW - Fudge Popsicle	36	HFX	CAN	LaprasRuler
79		LW - Waluigi De Rossi	34	OTT	ITA	Kitras
80		C - Matthew Tolsma	33	SSK	CAN	matthewtols
81		D - Anthony Griffis	32		USA	Tygrzz
81		G - Marchello Mirabella	32	MIN	ITA	Wandering_Buffalo
81		LW - Tim W	32		USA	Spadesy
84		C - Gervais Bulhoes	31		CAN	HOCKEYBEAST9000

 

Note: For future weekly editions, up/downs will reflect gains/drops from over the entire week.

 

So for the first set of weekly rankings for the Season 66 Draft, I'm going to focus on the top 10 first generation players (members who are on their first VHL player) of this Draft Class in TPE, looking at how well they've been doing and what else they can potentially be doing to move up even further in the rankings.

 

#1 - Karl Jurri @hockeyis66

 

Having previously been in the SHL and GOMHL, Jurri is no stranger to hockey leagues and is currently just about seeing off his nearest first-gen challenger for the mark of top first-gen in this draft class. Creating at the trade deadline, Jurri has had as much time as possible to earn TPE prior to the draft and, had it not been for Shane Mars recreate TPE, would be pushing him hard for second place overall in these draft rankings. In regards to Jurri's TPE earning, he's been capping almost every week (the only exceptions being weeks without Trivia and his first week in the league), and has donated twice already in his short career to date. The only thing I believe he may have missed out on given that he came from the SBA was the Affiliate Creation Bonus, that would net him an extra 5 TPE. If he keeps this up, Jurri might wind up pushing Ryan Kastelic for most TPE for a first-gen player pre-draft.

 

#2 - Maximillian Kirbsson @Kirby

 

Despite joining a week later than Jurri, Maximillian Kirbsson has done a very good job to find himself only a single TPE behind Jurri. The main reason why it's so close is that along with Kirbsson claiming the Affiliate Creation Bonus for 5 TPE, he's also spent some of his player store money on the first generation doubles week. Like Jurri, Kirbsson is pretty much capping every single week outside of the weeks where there is no Trivia, so it could well come down to whichever of the two finds a way to cap in weeks without trivia (either through reviewing or taking advantage of the new rule that allows players to submit both VHL.com articles and player cards in the same week) that will decide who enters this draft with the most TPE.

 

#3 - Dimitri Volosenkov @SirRupertBarnes

 

Techincally Volosenkov is not a first generation player given that he has actually had a player before Volosenkov (Nick Ward), but I've decided to let it slide because he didn't actually earn any TPE with Ward. Unlike the two players that came before, Volosenkov is currently our highest ranking first-gen to have found us through reddit. While he is set to lose some TPE in the near future (a misunderstanding on how the Free Week works currently has him with an additional 12 TPE to his name), he still is very much one of the top young prospects heading into this draft, and will gain lots more TPE in the future thanks to his recruitment of fellow S66 draftee Rhye Tyr. However, there is definitely still room for improvement in regards to earning capped TPE as, unlike Jurri and Kirbsson, Volosenkov has never made the 12 TPE weekly cap. Writing 150 words for a VHL.com article for 2 TPE or doing 5 minute podcasts for VHL Radio for 3 TPE are the small tasks that could get Volosenkov on a level playing field with the other top first gens.

 

#4 - Mikko Aaltonen @GRZ

 

The top first-gen to find his way to the league through recommendation of another player (fellow S66 draftee Richard Hejstel), Mikko Aaltonen looks set to reward his recruitee with big TPE gains as he looks set to easily surpass the 200 TPE milestone required for Hejstel to claim 10 TPE. While there was an adaptation period at the start of his career, Aaltonen has recovered to go on to hit the TPE cap in the last three weeks, which shows good versatility in earning given that there has not been Trivia awards the last couple of weeks. Keeping up that pace will ensure Aaltonen's place as a top five prospect in this draft.

 

#5 - Rhye Tyr @Plate

 

As mentioned earlier in the draft, Rhye Tyr found his way into the league through Dimitri Volosenkov and the pair have done quite a few podcasts together. In comparison to Volosenkov, Tyr has a better record of hitting the TPE cap, having done so in three of his six weeks where he has earned TPE, plus Tyr also holds an assistant GM role of the Saskatoon Wild. However, of slight concern is that he's yet to register any TPE output this week and, going off his change of colour in username, may no longer be a part of the VSN crew, which was a big reason for his TPE record to date. If he can find ways to get back to the TPE cap without the job, he remains a very good prospect for this draft.

 

#6 - Julius Freeman @rjfryman

 

While he is only sixth out of the first-generation players in TPE, Julius Freeman may actually be the most exciting member of this draft class. While he's 34 TPE off being the top first-gen in this draft, that's only because Freeman has been in the league for just three weeks. If you compare that to the seven weeks that Karl Jurri has been in the league, it would be more than fair to speculate that, had Freeman joined at the deadline, he would have without doubt been the number one first-gen in this draft class. One of the activities that has helped him nearly eclipse 150 in just three weeks is his participation in the lottery, which can grant players very attractive prizes, such as the 10 TPE prize Freeman earned at the end of February. 

 

#7 - Arnor Sigurdsson @bluesfan55

 

Another trade deadline creation, Sigurdsson has been a solid and consistent earner while developing in the VHLM for the Yukon Rush. While he was originally a player who consistently submitted for welfare, the last three weeks he has submitted Media spots instead, netting him more TPE for his player. He has yet to hit the 12 TPE cap yet during his career (his best week to date was a 9 capped TPE week three weeks ago), but he's not really that far off hitting that mark. If he adds 150 word VHL.com articles and some slightly better scores in the trivia to his current weekly tasks (Media and press conferences), he'll be at the top of his game.

 

#8 - Bert Meyers @RunnerBert11

 

The story of Bert Meyers to this point is very similar to that of the previously mentioned Julius Freeman as he's another player who, despite only joining three weeks ago, ranks very highly among the eligible draftees. Like Freeman, Meyers hit the TPE cap in his first two weeks in the league and, while he's only at 10 for this week thus far, I presume he may be waiting for Trivia results to get him to the 12 TPE for the week. Another player who can't do any wrong at the minute and looks set to climb very high in these rankings should his form continue.

 

#9 - Raphael Nazarians @LIL V O D AK

 

Nazarians created a week after the deadline, so didn't have quite as much time to earn TPE as some of his fellow prospects, but he hasn't stopped that from getting into the top ten in First-gen TPE. Nazarians got off to an extremely promising start, hitting the TPE cap in his first week in the league, which is a good sign as it proves that he is a player who can hit the cap. However since then, he's had a bit of inconsistency with earning TPE, as while he had one more week where he hit the 12 TPE cap, he's also had three weeks where he only submitted affiliate welfare. While affiliate welfare alone can help you become a solid role player in the league, he's already shown he's got the potential to be much more than that so it will be interesting to see how his earnings maintain in the lead-up to the draft.

 

#10 - Owen May @FacebookFighter

 

The top goalie talent in this draft, Owen May is another draftee who has done a lot in a short amount of time, having created his player four weeks ago. He's pretty much done as much as one player can do to get as much TPE as he can, hitting the cap in three of his four weeks in the league. In fact, the only reason that he's behind other players who created late on in the process like Meyers and Freeman is the awards they received through donating and it doesn't look like May claimed the six TPE he was eligible for during the Special Event last week. Outside of that though, May has proven he has the earning potential to be a very good goalie talent in the future. 

 

Spoiler

@Beaviss @Spade18 @hockeyis66 @Kirby @Plate @SirRupertBarnes @GRZ @solas @Dangles13 @bluesfan55 @hejta @LIL V O D AK @TheLastOlympian07 @MD9 @nethi99 @gorlab @Barracuda @SlashACM @FacebookFighter @VisualDarkness @Kylrad @xDParK @uphillmoss @Inf1d3l @rjfryman @DMaximus @Gaudette @johnnyhockey42 @Nacci25 @SparrowLTD @GustavMattias @JohnOQuinn @aleks @MexicanCow123 @FrostBeard @Birdman @RunnerBert11 @TheFlash @Sunburst @Jtv123 @cpetrella @Samee @Radcow @Teztify @Grape @PapaGage @mxld17 @Connor mcdavid @MattyG @Camel @leafssteen @Jake Levine @WeaponX @Rent A McZ @flan @O4L @Patpou22 @efiug @matthewtols @Tygrzz @Wandering_Buffalo @TsarPeter @HOCKEYBEAST9000 @Adama Traore @Blackgamer @Oost @Bradyhin20 @cody73 @Corn @Conor @SgtLongbutt15 @Ethan.Andreasen @Claire @vanhooste @Joe Gagnier @DoubleCarl @Koen Senft @SelkeSmooth @SRFO @BradMarchand63 @YourBoyP @BobbyMcPrescott @sean39 @Shane Foldhazi @The bender @tjqhockey  @K1NG LINUS @Jus @Claire @cody73 @jab3 @Thomas Vancheck @Oost @Tophdaddy @gregreg @SaltyTalty @Adama Traore @Jepox @DoubleCarl @Award97 @Yehboi @kithoo @LaprasRuler @Matmenzinger @Kyle @KitRas @Spadesy

 

[Gustav 6,469]

Three Houston players in the top 10, including #1 and #2! Founders Cup here we come.

[bluesfan55 103]

holy shit i never realized you could do vhl.com articles

off to do one now

[SlashACM 38]

bloos sucks and so does houston

[Quik 4,113]

This draft will quite possibly be 3 rounds deep with players breaking the 200 TPE cap. I've said it before, but the @Recruitment Crew has done an incredible job!

[Beaviss 4,958]

3 minutes ago, Quik said:

This draft will quite possibly be 3 rounds deep with players breaking the 200 TPE cap. I've said it before, but the @Recruitment Crew has done an incredible job!

 

Vancouver wont be able to get even close to the cap though.......

[McWolf 3,116]

23 hours ago, GustavMattias said:

Three Houston players in the top 10, including #1 and #2! Founders Cup here we come.

Hello, have you forgotten about me?

[Gustav 6,469]

12 minutes ago, McWolf said:

Hello, have you forgotten about me?

Breaking: Halifax GM Doesn't Seem to Have Read Any of Houston's Articles This Season, Thinks Players Don't Know His Team Exists

[McWolf 3,116]

Just now, GustavMattias said:

Breaking: Halifax GM Doesn't Seem to Have Read Any of Houston's Articles This Season, Thinks Players Don't Know His Team Exists

Breaking: Halifax GM still thinks there are only 6 teams in the league.

[Gustav 6,469]

28 minutes ago, McWolf said:

Breaking: Halifax GM still thinks there are only 6 teams in the league.

I hope you know I'm going to write this when I have space under the TPE cap to do so.

[McWolf 3,116]

1 hour ago, GustavMattias said:

I hope you know I'm going to write this when I have space under the TPE cap to do so.

I hope you do

[SlashACM 38]

2 hours ago, Sonnet said:

 

Ok but I didn't say we DONT suck