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Victory Hockey Fantasy League - Count of Players Chosen [1/2]


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I was interested to know how many times my guy, Lando Baxter was drafted in the Victory Hockey Fantasy League.  He wasn't good enough in his first two years, but this year I was happily surprised to see his name popping up.  That gave me the idea to analyze which players were drafted the most and if there were any surprises.  I also linked their TPE and fantasy points so we can see who’s hot and who’s not.

 

Disclaimer:  I did my best to capture all the counts, but I could have missed one or two here or there.  The stats and TPE were also captured a few days ago.

 

First we look at the goalies.

GOALIE NAME

COUNT

POS

TPE

Wins

Shut Outs

Saves

Fantasy Points

Alexander Pepper

15

G

778

10

0

472

43.04

Kallis Kriketers

14

G

750

13

2

530

60.1

Roger Sterling

14

G

691

17

2

630

71.1

Tristan Iseult

13

G

758

8

0

412

36.84

Ismond Kingfisher

12

G

754

11

2

712

70.84

Johnny Havenk Carison

8

G

464

14

3

552

67.64

Brick Wahl

6

G

528

8

0

703

57.21

Finn Davison

6

G

451

10

1

794

70.58

 

  • It’s easy to see why Alexander Pepper was the only goalie chosen in every draft—he has the highest TPE.  However, he's off to a really slow start with only 43 points.  Compare his numbers to Johnny Havenk Carison and Finn Davison who were left off almost half the fantasy teams.  They are bringing in the most bang for your buck if you drafted them quite late.  It will be interesting to see if Pepper can make up the difference by season’s end.
  • I wonder if I shouldn't have linked the games played as well.  After a quik glance I can see one big issue for those that drafted Tristan Iseult.  He seems to be splitting time with his back up, Joe Nixon.  Thirteen managers drafted him and are now cursing Vancouver's goalie rotation.

 

Next up, our defenseman:

D-MAN NAME

COUNT

POS

TPE

Goals

Hits

Blocks

Assists

 Fantasy Points

Joseph McWolf

15

D

784

4

79

55

18

                      85.8

Robert Malenko

15

D

636

11

56

42

27

                      93.8

Tzuyu

15

D

589

4

21

35

29

                      69.2

Ryan Kastelic

14

D

828

6

13

37

16

                      60.2

Maxim Kovalchuk

14

D

689

5

72

44

24

                      83.6

Paolo Nano

13

D

418

6

36

50

28

                      87.2

Marvin Harding

12

D

757

9

83

40

18

                      84.6

Samuel Gate

12

D

610

4

74

45

26

                      84.8

Alvaro Jokinen

12

D

554

5

12

67

20

                      86.0

Ryan Sullivan Jr

11

D

505

4

47

42

15

                      66.0

Shawn Glade

8

D

639

6

52

37

24

                      76.0

Sidney Crosby

8

D

590

3

49

48

19

                      73.2

Lando Baxter

7

D

423

2

5

54

22

                      70.2

Piotr Jerwa

5

D

422

7

23

53

14

                      75.0

Luc-Pierre Lespineau-Lebrunette

4

D

576

2

125

55

6

                      79.0

Dan Montgomery

3

D

491

4

49

57

11

                      74.4

Elasmobranch Fish

3

D

259

6

81

62

9

                      86.8

Rauno Palo

2

D or F

798

14

5

21

10

                      55.8

Jagger Philliefan

1

D

370

1

14

43

14

                      53.2

 

  • Robert Malenko and Joseph McWolf were picked in every draft and they are looking as good as advertised.  Tzuyu, on the other hand, is not.  It’s easy to see why—the hits and blocks just aren’t there.  If the fantasy league was based on points only, I’d understand, but since hits are worth 0.2 and blocks are worth 0.8 Tzuyu just shouldn’t be a top pick.
  • Ryan Kastelic is also an interesting pick.  His fantasy points are even less than Tzuyu but you have to wonder if he just hasn’t taken off yet.  His TPE is far and away the highest, but the assists and the hits aren’t there.  His hit totals in his last two seasons were 71 and 109, but is on pace for 41.  His fantasy managers (including me) are hoping for a big improvement from Kastelic over the rest of the season.
  • Because hits and blocks are a big part of this fantasy league, rookie Elasmobranch Fish is looking like a future stud.  He has the lowest TPE among those chosen, but has a perfect storm of playing on a team (Calgary) who is struggling and is built for hits and shot blocks.  Since Calgary spends a lot of time in their own end, Fish has ample time to get defensive stats (3rd in hits and 2nd in blocks) and help his fantasy managers

 

 

Lastly, the forward group.

FORWARD NAME

COUNT

POS

TPE

Goals

Hits

Blocks

assists

 Fantasy Points

Jasper Canmore

15

F

1583

13

52

22

14

                      68.0

Edwin Preencarnacion

15

F

1061

10

18

12

20

                      53.2

Veran Dragomir

15

F

1058

21

35

9

25

                      81.2

Podrick Cast

15

F

1053

14

11

10

18

                      56.2

Matt Thompson

15

F

1042

16

60

12

16

                      69.6

Beau Louth

15

F

1003

22

14

25

23

                      89.8

Oyorra Arroyo

15

F

920

27

20

12

24

                      91.6

Sebastian Ironside

15

F

843

15

67

10

26

                      77.4

Jake Davis

15

F

733

16

52

12

25

                      77.0

Vyacheslav Smirnov

13

F

731

16

10

10

15

                      57.0

Elias Dahlberg

13

F

542

14

79

19

23

                      82.0

Rylan Peace

12

F

560

19

25

20

19

                      78.0

Mark Gebauer

12

F

399

15

22

11

21

                      64.2

Julian Borwinn

11

F

796

13

35

12

11

                      53.6

Vaydar Odinsson

11

F

572

13

115

5

13

                      66.0

Leph Twinger

10

F

778

12

103

12

13

                      67.2

Kronos Bailey

10

F

680

13

127

8

20

                      77.8

Vesto Slipher

9

F

811

9

17

17

20

                      55.0

Ryuu Crimson

5

F

732

17

57

6

15

                      65.2

Dan Wilinsky

5

F

634

11

65

9

9

                      51.2

Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen

5

F

393

1

98

56

12

                      78.4

Randoms

4

F

549

11

115

5

4

                      53.0

Roctrion King

4

F

502

9

14

5

6

                      30.8

The Charm

3

F

785

13

16

6

20

                      54.0

Carles Puigdemont

3

F

396

10

11

9

10

                      39.4

Evan R. Lawson

2

F

688

11

79

9

14

                      59.0

Pat Svoboda

2

F

479

11

19

18

17

                      57.2

Kyson Blake

2

F

337

14

19

11

19

                      59.6

Konstantin Mulligan

1

F

519

5

105

10

12

                      51.0

Joel Ylonen

1

F

423

8

10

7

14

                      37.6

 

 

  • There are nine forwards chosen in every draft.  But all 9 were not equal.  Podrick Cast and Edwin Preencarnacion are almost 40 fantasy points behind the top two guys— Oyorra Arroyo and Beau Louth.  These four offer an interesting comparison.  Their hits and blocks are all comparable.  The difference?  Goals.  Since goals are worth 2, while assists are worth 1, this fantasy league rewards the big goal scorers.  Arroyo and Louth are #1 and #2 in VHL goals and are therefore the most valuable fantasy forwards.
  • Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen is the forward version of d-man Elasmobranch Fish.  Young and relatively low TPE, they both have high hits and blocks.  Among the top hitters, Werbenjagermanjensen is also far exceeding all forwards at shot blocks.  At the time of writing, his 78 fantasy points is right up there with some of the league’s best scorers like Veran Dragomir and Sebastian Ironside.
  • Some fantasy hockey leagues put a cost on NHLers (like their cap hit) and only allow each team a set amount to spend on their players.  It crossed my mind to do it here but use the VHLers TPE as the player cost.  While it would take probably too much administration, it would be fun looking for cheap players that put out big fantasy points.  It would also mean guys like Jasper Canmore would never get picked.  1,583 TPE for only 68 fantasy points would be a team killer.  Vesto Slipher is also interesting. You’d think a player with over 800 TPE should have been picked in almost every league—but he wasn’t.  And it’s a good thing too.  His 55 fantasy points is one of the lowest tracked in my analysis.

 

Overall, the players chosen the most are often the players with the highest TPE (notable exceptions include Shawn Glade, Vesto Slipher and Rauno Palo).  This makes sense if a manager isn't interested in putting in the effort to win their fantasy league.  However if you look closer, there are hidden gems that are built for doing well here.  Finding guys like Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen, Kronos Bailey, Elasmobranch Fish and Luc-Pierre Lespineau-Lebrunette, especially with a late round pick, go a long way to getting you some juicy TPE from the Victory Hockey Fantasy League.

 

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2 hours ago, Sonnet said:

 

A note to worried fantasy owners, I didn't start the first 8 games of the season so we could get bot games out of the way. That's why I notably have less saves, as well- I've had less ice time.

Thanks for the comment. Knew there had to be a good reason... 

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