Lowest scoring season ever

[Victor 10,937]

And so it ends, the lowest scoring season ever. It's been coming, what with the number of 100-point players dwindling season after season. In Season 66, it looked like no one might hit it, before 4 players scrambled over the mark. This was down to just two in S67 and three last year. And now here we are, at the peak of parity, or goaltending prowess, or lack of CPU backups, or whatever it is that is causing this. The VHL's dead puck era is well and truly upon us.

 

Here are some of the statistical highlights from Season 69:

• With 93 points, Julian Borwinn is by some distance the lowest scoring top scorer ever. 107 was the mark to beat from Jason White in S29, although Matt Thompson (S64) and Rauno Palo (S67) got close with 110 points each.

• Naturally, there's been a knock-on effect on the top goal-scorer, although not quite so vivid. Julius Freeman's 44 goals leads the league in S69 and would have come close in S14 when Leander Kaelin and Matt Bailey each notched 46. Only 3 other Kevin Brooks Trophy winners have fewer than 50 goals.

• And finally, to assists, although Starload's 67 is still higher than the 64 put up by Palo in S67, and also Jeff Hamilton's 66 in S50. Other than Biggu Kyanon who also put up 67 in S48, it has always taken more than 70 assists to get the Beketov in the past.

 

At least this time around there has at last been a return to the elite goaltending numbers of yesteryear. And in such a low scoring season, it will be very hard to look past Kallis Kriketers for the MVP and MOP awards, especially as only two of his teammates hit a point per game, the retiring Dahlberg and Palo hitting 78 and 74 respectively.

[Jubo 1,839]

2 minutes ago, Victor said:

With 93 points, Julian Borwinn is by some distance the lowest scoring top scorer ever.

[Banackock 8,043]

I thought it was. Good to know I was correct. 

[Corco 1,233]

This is kind of similar to the NHL at least (although we're definitely off by a few seasons); if we are the NHL, then S70 would be the 1987-88 season, and around that time is when the league average of goals scored began to drop, ultimately culminating with the lockout around 15 years later.

[hedgehog337 3,483]

7 minutes ago, Corco said:

ultimately culminating with the lockout around 15 years later.

 

uh ohh....

[Beketov 9,021]

1 hour ago, Jubo07 said:

Glad you’re happy. I’m quite pleased to be rid of that “record”

[Fire Tortorella 2,653]

Are total goals/points lowest ever, or just individual? 

[Victor 10,937]

19 minutes ago, flyersfan1453 said:

Are total goals/points lowest ever, or just individual? 

I'd struggle to see how they wouldn't also be, or near the bottom. Think there are a lot fewer blowouts. But to get a definite answer would require a lot of digging I'm not really willing to do. 

 

1 hour ago, Corco said:

ultimately culminating with the lockout around 15 years later.

VHLPA where you at?

[Rayzor_7 741]

1 hour ago, Victor said:

VHLPA where you at?

As an acting board member and a goalie I will say this. I personally say no lockout for 5 more seasons.

[Victor 10,937]

12 minutes ago, Rayzor_7 said:

As an acting board member and a goalie I will say this. I personally say no lockout for 5 more seasons.

Good thing I'm the same draft year as you then.  

[Big Mac 310]

12 hours ago, Rayzor_7 said:

As an acting board member and a goalie I will say this. I personally say no lockout for 5 more seasons.

If a lockout ever happened could we still earn tpe during that time?

[Rayzor_7 741]

1 hour ago, Big Mac said:

If a lockout ever happened could we still earn tpe during that time?

That would be something to be discussed at the Lockout between the VHLPA and the VHL board.

[Big Mac 310]

2 hours ago, Rayzor_7 said:

That would be something to be discussed at the Lockout between the VHLPA and the VHL board.

Thank you kind sir