S64 Cases for the Hall of Fame

[Matt_O 897]

The S64 draft class was very eventful for first gen players. Many infamous users have came from this draft class, including Nyko and Dil, as well as Blade, Poptart, Thranduil and myself. Lets look at three of the players that came from the class to see who has a chance at the hall of fame.

 

*Numbers dictate draft position*

 

1) Ryan Sullivan Jr.

Talk about underwhelming. Son of the great Ryan Sullivan, a hall of famer, Ryan Sullivan Jr. spent his first few years in New York, before being shipped to Toronto after a couple of seasons. He was a defenseman all four years on these teams, and had some really good seasons for a defenseman. Four straight 50+ point seasons, with 120+ blocked shots and 130+ hits in every year. However, he decided to switch to winger when he was traded to the Malmo Nighthawks, where he played alongside elite sniper Matt Thompson. He put together an incredible year, with 103 points. But when Thompson left, he had back to back seasons with less than 50 points to end his career. If he continued to have elite years in his last couple seasons maybe he would have somewhat of a chance. But he has no chance to make it after that.

 

2) Elias Dahlberg

While he had a better career than Sullivan Jr., he still will not be making the hall of fame. His sophomore season with 105 points sadly was not replicated since then, but he did become extremely consistent. He finished between 70 and 80 points for the next four years after that, which is a solid career. He barely finished above a point per game. He had a good career but not a hall of fame one. He also only played six seasons, so he will not be making the hall of fame.

 

7) Diljodh Starload

Ah, everyones favorite player. He only played five seasons, and put up some very strong stats after he switched to defense. His loyalty to Calgary was well documented, and eaglesfan's ability to take him down in every playoff series they played each other in was astonishing (this may be inaccurate depending on S69 playoff results). After getting traded to Vancouver, he temporarily retired and everyone yelled at him until he came back. See, sometimes bullying does work. His chances at the hall of fame are non existent, since he didn't have enough good seasons to have a high point total. He only exceeded point per game in two seasons he played.

 

No one in the S64 draft looks to make the hall of fame. It was a disappointing class in terms of player production. TPE value is a different story, it was pretty successful with that. The only players that could make it from this class are the two goalies, Brick Wahl and Finn Davidson, but it's still extremely unlikely this happens. The VHL may need to change Hall of Fame standards eventually because new age players are putting up are not as high as what players used to put up. 

 

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[Matt_O 897]

https://vhlforum.com/topic/78288-my-case-for-hall-of-fame/

 

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