Summers vs Sasakamoose [1/2]

[David O'Quinn 115]

In the S69 VHL Amateur Entry Draft, there are currently three defensemen projected to be drafted top three. The first of these blue-liners is a possibly generational prospect in Brock Louth. When it comes to defense, there is little to no question that Louth is the best defenseman in the draft. After Louth, however, it gets interesting, as rivalry seems to be brewing between the smaller, younger German defenseman Erik Summers, and the larger, older Canadian Guy Sasakamoose. They have similar levels of TPE, and have been gaining at the same rate all season, climbing into the projected top 10 of the VHL Amateur Entry Draft.

 

- Guy Sasakamoose

Guy Sasakamoose is Canadian, born in Duck Lake, Saskatchewan, a small and historically significant town in Canadian history. Although his size was once a touchy subject for him, he is a very large, defensively sound blueliner who has grown at an alarming rate, with a weekly TPE gain averaged at 20. In his rookie season, Sasakamoose played for the Mississauga Hounds, who picked him up through last years VHLM Dispersal draft, though they surely didn't know what they were getting into when they drafted him all the way down at 32nd, having never played a game in the VHLM. He stormed out of the gates this season, registering 63 pts for the Hounds in 72 games, an excellent pace for a first-year defenseman. Additionally, in the on-going playoffs, Sasakamoose has registered 5 helpers in 5 games for the Hounds.

 

- Erik Summers 

Erik Summer is a German born blueliner, with a proud hockey family, his mother having played in the 1998 Olympics for Team Germany. He isn't the largest defenseman, but he isn't the smallest. He's right in the middle of the pack, owning a week-by-week growth of about 19 TPE. In Summers rookie season, he has played for the Houston Bulls, the VHLM's best regular season team. This means, however, that Summers had to fight hard for his icetime, and his individual stats may have suffered as a result of being on such a good team. Summers registered 33 pts in 72 games for the Bulls. In the playoffs, he has registered 2 pts in 4 games, although his team has been rather successful.

 

 

Both of these blueliners are highly valuable assets to their current VHLM team, and will be valuable assets to their proceeding VHL team, after the draft. Although it's up in the air in regards to whether or not they will make the VHL next season, they will likely make the VHL at the same time unless one is drafted to a serious contender and the other drafted to a rebuilder, which is entirely possible if one of them falls to the 2nd round, though that in of itself seems rather unlikely. However, I digress. Neither of them are Brock Louth, but they're both better than the closest S69 competition, O'Quinn, and they will likely be in a tier of their own for their whole careers, leading their respective franchises, if they both continue their outstanding growth.

 

 

 

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[Erik Summers 451]

@Cxsquared I like the idea of having a personal rival.

[Cxsquared 455]

9 minutes ago, Erik Summers said:

@Cxsquared I like the idea of having a personal rival.

As do I. I've been sensing this coming almost since day 1 lol. Bring it on.

[Erik Summers 451]

14 minutes ago, Cxsquared said:

As do I. I've been sensing this coming almost since day 1 lol. Bring it on.

 

Lets go!

[Patrik Tallinder 1,087]

Review:

 

Really good job on the article. I can definitely tell you've done your research on both these players, and respect the amount of effort you put into this. The background information on each of them makes for an interesting read. The inclusions of their points, and TPE gaining rate provides details that stick out to readers who may not know much about the upcoming draft just yet. Also, I really like that you mentioned the success of their teams, given that that can definitely influence their point totals.

 

A good addition to the article was the general comparison, and then using that to propose the idea of a potential rivalry between the two. Obviously I'm supporting my fellow Hound in Sasakamoose, but I do respect the work they've both put in to building great players.