S71 Saskatoon Wild: A Player Review

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In Season 71 of the VHLM, the Saskatoon Wild surprised many by putting up a respectable 73 points, good for 7th place in the league. Here we will be taking a look at some of the players that made it possible.

 

 

 

LW - Gary Neal: Every team has their star forward, and in Saskatoon’s case it was Gary Neal. Neal has both scoring potential and defensive awareness, making him an important special teams player for the Wild. His 116 points in the regular season put him at 14th in scoring, and his 461 shots on net were good for 4th in the league. Neal’s 59 goals put him in first for Saskatoon skaters, and 5th overall. Neal was known for having big games, with 6 hat tricks on the year.

 

LW - Kazimir Komarov: The Russian winger arguably had a better season than leading scorer Gary Neal, as Komarov played for most of the season on the 2nd line. Kazimir was also a major threat on the powerplay, putting up 14 on the season. However, one of the best things about his game this year was his playmaking. He accounted for 63 assists, a team best. Komarov’s 112 points put him at 18th in scoring league wide.

 

RW - Adam Frence: Team captain Adam Frence was best known for his goofy antics. In one particular instance, he mistakenly ordered 1000 cases of Authentic red wine from Paris. His wine helped the Wild to both celebrate wins, and cope with losing. Frence put up pretty good numbers this year, with 34 goals, 57 assists and 91 points. His 91 points put him at number 3 for team scoring.

 

C - Cassius Gardner: Saskatoon’s weakest position at forward was centre, but Cassius stepped up and played reasonably well. Gardner was noted for having a strange fear of updating. In 72 games this season, he recorded 19 goals and 44 assists. This total of 63 points was 5th on the team and nearly good enough for a point per game. 

 

D - Bobby Wyman: Number one defenseman Bobby Wyman was an absolute goon for Saskatoon this season. His total of 278 hits on the season was good enough to tie for first. Meanwhile he had 141 blocked shots, displaying his defensive awareness. Bobby would also frequently appear on the scoresheet, with 15 goals and 53 points. One concern about his game was the amount of PIM he recorded with 138, placing him third in the league.

 

C - Jay Jones: The number two centre for Saskatoon was Jay Jones, an undrafted S72 player. Playing the majority of the season on the second line, Jones’ point totals were less than half of his teammates Frence and Komarov. Regardless, Jay recorded 13 goals, 29 assists and 42 points, respectable numbers for a rookie skater. Jones was not particularly known for being a special teams player, but his 5 on 5 numbers were much better than other rookie teammates Brown and Krestanovich.

 

RW - Keith Krestanovich: Keith started off the season pretty well and then fell off a bit in the later half. Despite this, he was a big part of Saskatoon’s powerplay due to his goal scoring abilities. Krestanoivch had 13 goals, of which 7 were on the powerplay. He also had 11 assists on the year, for a grand total of 24 points. The main concern about Krestanovich’s game was his 5 on 5 play, as his +/- at the end of the season was -18, which was the worst on the team.

 

 

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Edited May 3, 2020 by a_Ferk
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[Boragina 89]

56 minutes ago, a_Ferk said:

as his +/- at the end of the season was -18, which was the worst on the team.

 

i blame the coaching. couldn't have been my fault

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On 5/3/2020 at 1:20 AM, Boragina said:

i blame the coaching. couldn't have been my fault

it was

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