A Tale of 3s

[Bayley 419]

 

I thought it would be interesting to see who has been the past 3rd overall picks as I was picked 3rd in the last draft. I will go back to the Season 69 draft and see who was picked, how they did, and everything like that. I hope you enjoy. 

 

Season 69

Guy Sasakamoose

In the Season 69 draft, it was a defenseman, Guy Sasakamoose who went 3rd overall to the Riga Reign. Today, Guy is up to 808 TPE which means he has consistently earned and has been a fantastic piece to the Riga team. He has played 288 games for the Reign scoring 32 goals and having 136 assists for a total of 168 points. He does have a +37 as well as 280 hits in those games. I would have to say that his biggest impact came from the Season 72 Playoffs where he had 11 points in the 13 games that he played. He had 2 goals, both came on the PowerPlay, both were game winning goals. How is that for a 3rd overall impact? This guy has been awesome, so very great 3rd overall pick here. He was also picked at 245 TPE when he was selected. 

 

Season 70

Odin Omdahl

In the Season 70 Draft, it was another defenseman in Odin Omdahl who ended up being taken by the Seattle Bears. It is pretty funny because when you look at this guy, he has similar statistics to Guy Sasakamoose as he has 32 goals, 95 assists for a total of 127 points in his 216 games for the Seattle Bears. He is also around the same trajectory for Guy as he has 777 TPE currently. His biggest impact came in the Season 71 playoffs where he had 4 goals, 12 assists and 32 shots blocked. That was a fantastic playoffs for Omdahl. Omdahl was 3rd in TPE in the entire class, so there was no surprise when he went 3rd overall to the Seattle Bears. 

 

Season 71

Ola Vikingstad

Hey! I was expecting to have all defenseman here, but I suppose we can have a forward in here as well. This pick ALSO was a Seattle Bears pick as they took Vikingstad, a native of Sweden. Vikingstad is a lot more of a goalscorer as he had 30 goals last season and a total of 54 points. That number is going to continue to rise as this guy just gets better and better. Another similar trajectory as Vikingstad has 707 TPE currently, still on Seattle. This was another amazing pick by the Seattle Bears. They continue to crush their 3rd overall picks, well, at least for the last few seasons. 

 

Season 72

Latrell Mitchell

This time, well, it is back to defenseman as clearly people love to pick defenseman at the third overall pick. We have Latrell Mitchell going here, this time to the Calgary Wranglers. We have a consistent earner as Mitchell has 506 TPE currently only a season away from being drafted. In his first season, he had 8 goals, 10 assists, for a total of 18 points, but a +25. As someone who focuses a bit on defense, this makes a lot of sense. He had 122 hits and 73 shots blocked as well. Latrell will look to develop his offensive game in the near future. 

 

So, there we have it. The tale of threes was absolutely defensive. I went into this not really knowing where it was going to go, so I hope you enjoyed.