S66 Player Update Analysis [1/2]

[DMaximus 1,045]

One of the most important factors when drafting a player is to determine their future growth and potential long-term contribution to a franchise. Most rookies are not going to make an immediate impact to a team, but if you draft the right players, they could be the reason your franchise is hoisting the cup high above their heads in a couple of seasons.

 

I wanted to add to the S66 draft class evaluation by looking at recent TPE earning amongst all S66 prospects. I separated players into groups based on when they were last updated. All rankings are taken from the VHL Scouting Center S66 Live Draft Ranking Thread on the morning of April 1.

 

 

The Bad

 

Completely AWOL - Do Not Draft!! - These players have not updated since the week of March 3^rd. There should be no expectation that these players will return to the league. If you draft this player, expect they will never see the ice on your team.

 

Rank	Player Name	TPE	Team	Nat.	Member
33	D - Richard Hejtsel	123	YUK	LAT	hejta
48	D - Titus Stone	90	YUK	USA	MD9
64	D - Dave John OQuinn	60	YUK	CAN	JohnOQuinn
71	D - Fabius Adomaitis	51	HFX	LTU	Claire
74	LW - Joakim Sederstrom	50	HOU	SWE	Samee
79	C - Markus Lulic Descheneaux	46	LVA	CAN	mxld17
83	D - Londortharl	41	LVA	CAM	MattyG
84	D - Yuri Kalerov	40	SSK	SWI	Camel
85	D - Jack Logan	39	YUK	USA	WeaponX
85	D - Quinton Collins	39	OTT	CAN	Jepox
89	RW - Fudge Popsicle	36	HFX	CAN	LaprasRuler
92	LW - Waluigi De Rossi	34	OTT	ITA	Kitras
93	C - Matthew Tolsma	33	SSK	CAN	matthewtols
94	D - Anthony Griffis	32		USA	Tygrzz
94	G - Marchello Mirabella	32	MIN	ITA	Wandering_Buffalo
94	LW - Tim W	32		USA	Spadesy
97	C - Gervais Bulhoes	31		CAN	HOCKEYBEAST9000

 

 

Missed entire scouting camp - These players have not updated in at least the previous two weeks (last update weeks of Mar 10 or Mar 17). When a player chooses to miss the entire scouting camp, it usually indicates they are looking into other lines of work. Some players have ambitions outside of professional hockey. It appears these players are pursuing those other ambitions and leaving their hockey dreams behind. Some may choose to return to hockey after exploring life outside of hockey and realizing hockey is their life.

 

Rank	Player Name	TPE	Team	Nat.	Member
4	LW - Kari Jurri	209	HOU	NED	hockeyis66
17	D - Rhye Tyr	159	HFX	CAN	Plate
29	C - Raphael Nazarians	128	SSK	ARM	LIL V O D AK
38	C - Nacho	115	HFX	USA	Nacci25
41	G - Luke Derion	112	LVA	USA	Barracuda
55	C - Eeli Harju	79	OTT	FIN	Teztify
59	LW - Blake Gaudette	77	HFX	CAN	Gaudette
68	D - Hiromu Takahashi	54	MIN	JAP	O4L
74	C - Adama Traore	50	PHI	USA	Adama Traore
78	LW - Thomas Vancheck	48	LVA	AUT	Thomas Vancheck
81	RW - Karlis Liede	43	MIN	LAT	DoubleCarl
82	RW - Alexis Lafreniere	42	SSK	CAN	Yehboi
88	D - Jakobe Puffalump	37	LVA	CAN	Puffalump

 

Skipped a pre-draft workout – these players did not update the week of Mar 31 (last updated week of Mar 24.) Some players choose to skip the public pre-draft workout for various reasons. Most of the time, it indicates future trouble for the player. GMs may want to have a conversation with the players to get additional insight into where the head of the player is at.

 

Rank	Player Name	TPE	Team	Nat.	Member
21	G - Wendy Kandee Cain	152	MIN	USA	SlashACM
49	D - Papa Gage	87	HFX	USA	PapaGage
53	RW - Sami Van Den Dreissche	82	YUK	BEL	TsarPeter
57	D - Dwin Championship	78	SSK	SWE	Award97
57	D - Srraxxarrakex II	78	OTT	JAP	flan
61	C - Walter Clements	69	PHI	SIE	cpetrella
66	D - Dean Clarke	58	PHI	USA	Kyle
71	LW - Micheal Rasmussen	51	LVA	CAN	Connor mcdavid

 

The Good

 

58 players updated the week of Mar 31. 

33 of those 58 players updated for 10 or more TPE. These players should be considered as safe as a pick as any player can be. I expect these players to be contributors to VHL teams for seasons to come.

 

Rank	Player Name	TPE	Team	Nat.	Member
1	C - Hunter Hearst Helmsley	298	YUK	USA	Beaviss
2	LW - Shane Mars	275	MIN	USA	Spade18
5	RW - Mikko Aaltonen	206	LVA	FIN	GRZ
7	LW - Julius Freeman	195	HFX	USA	rjfryman
8	C - Jet Jaguar	190	HFX	UKR	gorlab
9	RW - Shawnomir Jagr	184	SSK	CZE	TheLastOlympian07
10	RW - Arnor Sigurdsson	181	YUK	ISL	bluesfan55
10	LW - Bert Meyers	181	MIN	USA	RunnerBert11
12	D - Aron Nielsen	170	MIN	FAR	solas
13	G - Owen May	169	HOU	SWI	FacebookFighter
14	LW - Valeri Morozov	165	YUK	RUS	Dangles13
15	D - Charlie Paddywagon	164	LVA	USA	DMaximus
16	D - Jerry Garcia	160	HOU	USA	GustavMattias
18	C - Ludvig Sederstrom	156	HOU	SWE	aleks
23	LW - Chico Smeb	143	MIN	SKR	xDParK
25	G - Clayton Park	139	YUK	AUS	leafssteen
26	LW - Hans Gruber	137	SSK	GER	TheFlash
27	RW - Emil Passerelli	134	SSK	USA	SparrowLTD
28	D - Rusty Shackleford	131	SSK	USA	K1NG LINUS
31	RW - Mat Tocco	124	MIN	CZE	Matmenzinger
37	D - Cody Parkey	119	SSK	PRK	SaltyTalty
38	D - Samuel Sparrow	115	HOU	USA	Birdman
40	D - Apollo Hackett	113	SSK	USA	Renomitsu
42	C - Rhys Chism	111	HOU	USA	Jake Levine
42	D - Beau Buefordsson	111	HOU	SKN	Radcow
45	G - Juan Jaundice	101	SSK	USA	Jus
46	D - Anthony Amberback	95	SSK	USA	Oost
47	LW - Edgar Tannahill	91	SSK	CAN	Gregreg
53	LW - Cody Smith	82	HFX	CAN	cody73
63	D - Guillaume Fontenette	62	OTT	FRA	okocha5
64	LW - Devin Gabella	60	HFX	USA	Gabella19
66	RW - AJ Axelsen	58	HFX	SWE	littleboi
80	LW - Dylan Doyle	44		USA	zepheter

 

 

I wanted to draw special attention to some of the hidden gems. These are new players that have shown they want to put forth the hard work required to become a VHL player. (They all rank below 50 but added more than 10 TPE the week of Mar 31). GMs may want to remember these players during the later rounds in the draft.

LW - Cody Smith

D - Guillaume Fontenette

LW - Devin Gabella

RW - AJ Axelsen

LW - Dylan Doyle

 

I want to thank @Tagger and the rest of the VHL Scouting Center for their hard work keeping all the live draft rankings up to date. If I could make one suggestion, it would be helpful to add additional columns to the live draft rankings that give the week the player last updated and the amount of TPE they added that week. I understand this may not be feasible because of the increased workload on the scouting center and the information is tracked in the live ranking thread but it would be helpful information to see on the main ranking table.

 

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TPE for weeks ending 4/7 and 4/14. S65 Theme Week PT for week ending 4/7.

Edited April 1, 2019 by DMaximus

[Tagger 2,722]

12 minutes ago, DMaximus said:

If I could make one suggestion, it would be helpful to add additional columns to the live draft rankings that give the week the player last updated and the amount of TPE they added that week.

 

It's probably something that I can pretty easily implement into my weekly rankings, I'll see if I can add it in for next week's. 

[nethi99 39]

U forgot my player!

Edited April 2, 2019 by nethi99

[DMaximus 1,045]

14 hours ago, nethi99 said:

U forgot my player!

 

Sorry, I didn't include the list of players that updated the week of Mar 31 for less than 10 TPE. There's 25 of those players. I stupidly deleted all the spreadsheets I created to make this article, but I'll see if I can figure out that list of those remaining 25 players again.

[DMaximus 1,045]

Claiming for 4/14

 

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TPE for weeks ending 4/7 and 4/14. S65 Theme Week PT for week ending 4/7.

[TheLastOlympian07 2,388]

Review

Another great article. It was very informative and obviously a lot of work went into it considering you had to look up every player. Good stuff and keep up the good work.