Riga Reign Capitalize on Deep S75 Draft

[Nikdandrea34 17]

n the S75 VHL draft, the Riga Reign went big getting Addison McLaren, Cabe Mcjake, Nikolas D’Andrea, and Vivek Weiner. These players are all connected not just by the team that drafted them, but the team who they player for last year, the S74 Founders Cup champion Miami Marauders. The Marauders completed one of the craziest Cinderella runs in all of VHLM history, defeating the heavy favorite Halifax 21st in a heavily contested rollercoaster 7 game series, again going into another 7 game series against a very strong Los Vegas Aces  team who almost completed a reverse sweep. After slaying the dragon and overcoming the Ricer curse, the Marauders made quick work of the Mississauga Hounds, completing a 4 game sweep and capturing the Founders Cup. The main points of drafting these 3 players are, championship pedigree, clutch factor, and overall activity. The Miami Marauders were amazing at keeping their team locked in and engaged in the locker room, which ultimately led to the success of the team as every player kept upgrading their players every week. This is something the Reign need desperately as they are in rebuild mode, which requires them to turn their picks into players who will grow and develop to slowly mold their team together over time, which will pay dividends in the long run as they don’t have to worry about picking the highest tpe players, instead finding players who are going to continue to grow at a high rate. Both Mcjake and McLaren are constantly at the top of weekly earnings, shine light onto the ever growing new generation of Riga Reign hockey. As for D’Andrea, he started as a late acquisition during the late season playoff push for the Marauders, contributing points whenever he could, provided the needed depth the Marauders needed to go the distance in the playoffs. He will most certainly need more time to season in the VHLM before he’ll be able to make an impact in the big league. Along with the Miami boys, the Reign also picked up Dolant Fertitta, a star left winger who played with Halifax the past season, has a great scoring touch and overall strong offensive skill set, as well he has a very strong defensive game which will add up to a strong player to add for the Riga Reign. Along with Fertitta, Riga also selected Joe Kelly, and all around Center who played for Halifax, his skill set is similar to Fertitta’s he brings good chem and skill to this bright Riga team. Also I’m the first round, Riga selected Sirkants Klamasteris, a goalie who played for Ottawa this past season, he had a .889 save percentage and a sub 3 GAA, which is very good stats for a goalie at age 25. In round 2 the Reign had back to back to back picks, selecting Justin Lose, Linus Zetterstrom, and Artair McCloud. Overall 3 very smart picks, all players seem to be very active and strong base players which help build the core of the Reign team. In the 3rd and 4th the Reign went with Isau Damoose, Teppo McBighit, Andy Nexber, Connor Sim, and Liam Fischl. Riga’s draft continued to take many players to create a great pool of prospects to bolster a strong start to the draft. The remainer of the draft, Riga’s GM focused on taking players who showed activity throughout the season, along with Matt Sovick Jr. A galore who also played for the Marauders the past season, continuing to grow a championship atmosphere in the locker room. Overall the Riga Reign had an amazing draft, which hopefully will continue to push a successful rebuild through activity in the locker room and on the portal. 

 

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Week ending-11/15/20

[jRuutu 2,333]

7.5/10

 

Great look at the Reign draft! I liked the fact that you added some information on the players and what they bring to the table. In general, a picture or two and maybe some ''structure'' in terms of spacing between paragraphs would make it slightly easier read.

[bigAL 2,176]

14 hours ago, Nikdandrea34 said:

overcoming the Ricer curse

FINALLY IT HAPPENED!

[Nikdandrea34 17]

5 hours ago, bigAL said:

FINALLY IT HAPPENED!

Yessir we did it!

[Nikdandrea34 17]

6 hours ago, jRuutu said:

7.5/10

 

Great look at the Reign draft! I liked the fact that you added some information on the players and what they bring to the table. In general, a picture or two and maybe some ''structure'' in terms of spacing between paragraphs would make it slightly easier read.

Yeah I get that, like spacing and some pictures to make it neat and more presentable 

[fyrefly 172]

Review: Some great content, Riga had a phenomenal draft. So much potential in so many promising picks. A good article, but next time, I'm going to echo another review in saying that you should space it out a little more so it's easier to read. Bold and italics are also useful. 

8/10

[Jolline 13]

Well executed draft in general, adding very useful needs after call ups are done. Spicing things up with the Miami story pushed up some players importance in your upcoming squad. Hopefully it pays off in a few seasons

 

8/10

Edited November 13, 2020 by Jolline