Saskatoon's unsung hero.

[Peace 1,562]

Oh no... 

[Audible crash of pizza boxes and pop cans.] 

MOM. MOM. Peace is writing about Saskatoon again! 

There was no other way. 

Yep. Here I am writing about Saskatoon's unsung hero, but the question is - who do I think is the hero of such a dominating team? 

Stay tuned, I suppose, because I reckon the only people who are truly reading this media spot are likely (most likely) members of the Saskatoon Wild... am I right? Maybe the occasional updater to skim through the thread to make sure I'm not talking about myself in description, so to throw them off I am officially announcing that Erik Killinger is unofficially the unsung hero of the Saskatoon Wild. Haha, I'm kidding. But let's be real, Saskatoon has so many great players this season it is absolutely unreal the level of accomplishments our individual players have - well - accomplished. Danny DeYeeto has one hundred and twenty five (125!) points on the season, while long-serving Wild Ondrej Ohradka has again once reached the triple digit milestone. 

Both of those players are not are unsung hero, though, but it should be noted that Ohradka is just six goals away from tying the all-time leader for Saskatoon. 

Could Saskatoon's unsung hero be Jacques Lafontaine? While it certainly could be, the goaltender has been absolutely incredible backstopping the Saskatoon Wild this season and it's an unsung hero. In fact... he's probably anything but. Lafontaine has been one of numerous heroes this season. 

No, no. 

Our unsung hero this season is Dagmar Havlova ( @diamond_ace ). 

"Whoa, Peace. Why are you listing your third most offensive forward?" 

I'm giving Havlova the unsung hero award simply because - for the vast majority of the season so far - Havlova has been playing on the third line and still continuing to thrive with the Saskatoon Wild. For the majority of the season we've been swapping Stava and Lathinen as our number one and two centers, but Havlova is a primary piece of both our power play and penalty kill despite a now large TPA gap between his line mates. 

The majority of Havlova's ice time comes from the PP or PK, as the third line typically only plays around ten minutes of five-on-five a game. Despite an early season relegation to the third line, Havlova has kept up with both his team and the league in point production. Honestly... I have no idea how Ace's player has managed to do so, but it is certainly impressive enough that I'd consider Havlova the unsung hero of Saskatoon. 

It was a pretty difficult decision, honestly, because there are a lot of people on Saskatoon that aren't getting the credit they deserve. Killy Foilen has been a staple on the first line the entire season, and while he may not be totally satisfied with his production, he's consistently one of Saskatoon's strongest players. Jesse Nyman has accelerated his play this season, and at just three points under one hundred, will be the third Saskatoon player to reach that milestone. 

Edu Stava joined Saskatoon and immediately strengthened the lineup as well, and recently has found chemistry with his wingers atop the Saskatoon's center depth on the first line once again during this season after other times proved less fruitful. Mikko Lathinen is Saskatoon's best goal scorer, but he's a shoot first player and generates his assists off the rebound, so we stuck him on a line where players will feed into his team leading shooting percentage. Neither are Saskatoon's unsung hero though, but both worthy of the title. 

Thanks for reading!