Spencer Elsby's Draft Day Experience

[Spence King 387]

May 15 2020, The day has finally come and its VHL draft day , Spencer Elsby rookie defenseman previously drafted late 35^th overall by Philly into the S71 VHLM with only a shaky first 8 games of experience in S70 at the end of the year for Mississauga after coming to North America. Elsby However busted his ass all summer after being drafted by Philadelphia and made it a personal goal of his to be a 1^st round draft pick in the S72 VHL draft. Elsby did everything and more, were talking a player who at the beginning of he season was a 3^rd pairing D just there to learn and soak like a sponge.

 

Which he did within a month Elsby had already started making a name for himself not only in Philadelphia but around the league. When the 1^st round of Draft ranking was released Elsby was the highest listed Reaper sitting at 17!! Throughout the year Elsby’s developmental pace continued to skyrocket and it was evident every game you could see he was more confident and overall a much more skilled player , his ceiling Is endless.

 

Now the day before VSN made an extensive and in depth mock draft and they draft experts had Elsby at 12^th Overall and that would indeed make him a first round pick. The draft experts were unanimous that Elsby was a top 12 talent and all five had him at 12 or higher. However as the draft starts rolling on we get to pick 10 and Moscow makes a surprise pick with Alex Letang @Spartan ( Elsby’s Best friend/Rival) the two had been battling it out to see who would get picked first. After that things continued to follow in strange suit as pick 12 passes and Elsby has yet to be taken , and with pick 13, not taken, 14….15……16 !? and Elsby is still on the board looks like the surefire pick but now , the VHL world was surprised to year Elsby’s teammate and and late season joiner with MUCH less TPE Liam Flatten was selected at 16!! Now this is where things get weirder, Elsby was recruited by Helsinkis GM when he was 15 to come over and play the VHLM , all season Helsinki knew they were taking Valterri Vaakainen 1^st round as he is there GMs player, Helsinki mentioned several times how they wish things where different and he had another 1^st or high 2^nd and he would have the opportunity to draft Elsby. With all the draft experts saying theirs no way Elsby goes past 12 , definitely got @Jubo07 a steal at pick seventeen , Helsinki had no idea this player would still bee available to them and did they ever get a steal , a fellow countrymen and a future HOFr

[Spartan 4,402]

It'll be my honor to continue to do battle on the ice against who I consider to be very strong first round talent

[Spence King 387]

@Spartan Looks like were teammates in the commissioners cup first time playing on the same team