Player Spotlights

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In this article, I decided to do a player spotlight of a couple people in the Season 73 VHL Entry Draft that I do not know a ton about. They both have had a huge impact on their minors franchises, so I think it is important to highlight a little more about them. Without further waiting, here is the highlights!

 

LW Jeffrey Pines @rory

Team: Mexico City Kings

Nationality: Canadian

 

The first player that I will look at is from username rory who I have not really interacted with much, so I think he's going to be a huge steal. He was drafted 14th overall in the Season 72 VHLM Entry Draft to the Kings. He also played the Season 71 season with Mexico as a waiver signing. The guy is over 200 TPE including getting 42 TPE in the last two weeks. That is really great as this guy has been a solid earner throughout his time. What can you expect from Pines? He is a pass first player that actually can play a lot of defense which is an important attribute. His build is actually really nice as he has focused on passing, defense, skating, and then has scoring just behind passing with enough buffer to be successful. This season has gone splendid as well for Pines. He has 58 points in his 42 games including 25 goals and 33 assists. Now, it is the +/- that really impresses me as he has a +34 with 59 hits, 10 shots blocked, 2 game winning goals, and also plays on special teams as he has 4 power play goals and 1 short handed goal. He is also 3rd on the leaderboard in hat tricks with 2. Right now, he sits 5th in TPE at 204 TPE, 25 behind what people consider to be the consensus top 4. I see this guy being a huge benefit to the VHL team that drafts him. 

 

D Mikeal Keef @RStar

Team: Minnesota Storm

Nationality: Canadian

 

The second player that I have decided to outline is going to be another one I have not really interacted much with either in RStar. He plays for the Minnesota Storm after being picked up by Saskatoon on waivers last season. For Saskatoon, he did have 19 points in 20 games which is really great for a waiver create. This season, he does have 32 points including a fantastic 30 assists while being +22 and having 79 hits and an incredible 42 shots blocked. I really love what this guy can do. When you look at the build of the player, he has gone all defensive with 78 rating in defense as well as 70 in passing as he has shown that is the type of defenseman he will be. I would love to see some strength and checking, but he is going to be a solid asset for any team. Right now, he is positioned in the 15th spot on the TPE leaderboard, but that really does not matter. This is another guy that has had 34 TPE over the last two weeks, so he is going to be an asset. You can put him on the defensive pairing to shut down the opposing team. Don't overlook these guys!

 

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Awesome to see recognition towards 2 good, new members. @rory. @RStar