Regular Season Power Rankings Part 3 (S20-49)

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The third installment tracks the teams throughout 30 seasons now. We get a look at who has the best win percentage throughout 30 seasons of VHL action spanning from Season 20 to Season 49.

 

1 - New York Americans - Previously 3rd

2,160 GP - 1,264 W - 764 L - 132 OTL - 2,677 P - 6,690 GF - 5,722 GA - 3.10 GFA - 2.65 GAA - 21 Playoffs - 9 Playoff Misses - 5 Victory Cup Wins - 0.585 Win %

 

New York has seen quite the rise from 5th to 3rd and now the 1st spot following 30 seasons. The Americans have won 490 games in the 10 seasons since the start of the 40's. That is an average of 49 wins per season and they made the playoffs 9 times in this Season 40's span missing just once. New York was also able to add 3 Victory Cup's to it's total which is tied for 2nd so far in data collected. New York has made the playoffs 21 times missing just 9 times which is also tied for most and least in the VHL during this time span. Winning the Victory Cup 3 times in 10 seasons is a great accomplishment and they would have had 1 more if they had 2 more points in one season as well. New York is the only team to break 1200 wins with 1,264 and have more than 6,600 goals scored with with 6,690. Suffice to say, the Americans owned the 40's.

 

2 - HC Davos Dynamo - Previously 1st

2,160 GP - 1,174 W - 841 L - 145 OTL - 2,510 P - 6,307 GF - 5,775 GA - 2.92 GFA - 2.67 GAA - 21 Playoffs - 9 Playoffs Misses - 5 Victory Cup Wins - 0.544 Win %

 

Davos fall from 1st to 2nd after a meh 40's run that saw them win 317 games for an average of 31.7 wins per season. The Dynamo also went .500 with playoff appearances going 5-5 with makes and misses and did not add to their Victory Cup total. However, they were very good during the 30's so their meh run still saves them from a further fall. They are one of 2 teams to have more than 1,100 wins through 30 seasons.

 

3 - Helsinki Titans - Previously 2nd

2,160 GP - 1,160 W - 840 L - 160 OTL - 2,490 P - 6,198 GF - 5,699 GA - 2.87 GFA - 2.64 GAA - 18 Playoffs - 12 Playoff Misses - 4 Victory Cup Wins - 0.537 Win %

 

Helsinki also falls one spot to 3rd finishing just 0.07% behind the Dynamo for 2nd. Helsinki had a good 40's run with 386 wins for an average of 38.6 wins per season which is just 0.04 behind the Americans for best in the decade. The Titans were also able to make the playoffs 7 times missing just 3 times in the 10 season span to being their total up to 18 makes and 12 misses which is 2nd most in the league behind Davos and New York. Helsinki was also able to win 2 Victory Cups bringing that total to 4 which is 3rd most in the VHL. Helsinki is one of 3 teams to win over 1,100 games with a total of 1,160.

 

4 - Quebec City Meute - Previously 7th

1,368 GP - 706 W - 556 L - 106 OTL - 1,527 P - 3,935 GF - 3,668 GA - 2.88 GFA - 2.68 GAA - 12 Playoffs - 7 Playoff Misses - 4 Victory Cup Wins - 0.516 Win %

 

Quebec is another high riser going from 7th to 4th with 410 wins during the 40s for an average of 41 wins per season. The Meute were also able to add 3 Victory Cups to their young resume to being that total to 4 which is tied for 3rd in the VHL. Quebec made the playoffs 7 times missing just 3 times to bring their record to 12 makes and 7 misses. The Young franchise has done good for themselves over their 19 season existence.

 

5 - Cologne Express - Previously 9th

1,368 GP - 705 W - 559 L - 104 OTL - 1,515 P - 3,823 GF - 3,551 GA - 2.79 GFA - 2.60 GAA - 10 Playoffs - 9 Playoff Misses - 0 Victory Cup Wins - 0.515 Win %

 

Cologne has also made some noise moving up 4 spots from 9th to 5th. This makes 3 European teams in the top 5. The Express won 413 games over the 10 season span for an average of 41.3 wins per season which is 2nd most during that span, 8 wins behind the Americans. Cologne was able to make the playoffs 7 times missing just 3 times to bring their record above .500 for playoff makes with a 10-9 record. The only thing missing from the Express resume is a Victory Cup win.

 

6 - Toronto Legion - Previously 4th

2,160 GP - 1,062 W - 940 L - 158 OTL - 2,292 P - 5,941 GF - 6,294 GA - 2.75 GFA - 2.91 GAA - 17 Playoffs - 13 Playoff Misses - 6 Victory Cup Wins - 0.492 Win %

 

Toronto drop 2 spots to 6th but are one of 4 teams with over 1,000 wins through 30 seasons. The Legion were able to win 318 games over this decade for an average of 31.8 wins per season. That is why we see the fall from 4th to 6th as all teams ahead of them were able to win 38+ per season at least. The Legion were .500 in the playoff makes and misses column to bring that total to 17-13 which is tied for 3rd in the league. Toronto, however, was able to add one Victory Cup win to their resume to bring the total to 6 which is most in the League since Season 20.

 

7 - Riga Reign - Previously 5th

2,160 GP - 1,020 W - 981 L - 159 OTL - 2,204 P - 5,674 GF - 5,931 GA - 2.63 GFA - 2.75 GAA - 17 Playoffs - 13 Playoff Misses - 1 Victory Cup Win - 0.472 Win %

 

Riga is the last team to join the 1,000 win club in the VHL with 1,020 wins over 30 seasons. The Reign won just 319 games in the decade for an average of 31.9 wins per season. This percentage is just 0.01 better than the Legion. The Reign though were able to make the playoffs at over a .500 clip just barely with a 6-4 record. The Reign also did not add to the Victory Cup totals either. Overall, it was a meh decade regular season wise for the Reign.

 

8 - Stockholm Vikings - Previously 10th

2,160 GP - 996 W - 1,001 L - 163 OTL - 2,153 P - 5,847 GF - 6,169 GA - 2.71 GFA - 2.86 GAA - 13 Playoffs - 17 Playoff Misses - 2 Victory Cup Wins - 0.461 Win %

 

Stockholm with the name change was able to climb out of the hole that was 10th place with 355 wins over the decade. That is an average of 35.5 wins per season which isn't that bad since they made some ground on the two teams above them by 40 wins over the 10 season span. Stockholm was also able to make the playoffs 5 times and missed 5 times to bring that record to 13-17 which is still least in the league but it is more respectable.

 

9 - Calgary Wranglers - Previously 8th

2,160 GP - 972 W - 1,053 L - 135 OTL - 2,078 P - 5,990 GF - 7,025 GA - 2.77 GFA - 3.25 GAA - 14 Playoffs - 16 Playoff Misses - 1 Victory Cup Win - 0.450 Win %

 

Calgary falls one more spot to 9th after being the leagues consensus best team for the first 20 seasons. Now the Wranglers are in the >1000 wins club with 972. The Wranglers won 323 games over this 10 season span which is just 32.3 per season but better than the 6th and 7th ranked Toronto and Riga teams. Barely. The Wrangler were able to almost claw their way back to .500 on making the playoffs with a 6-4 record in 10 season to bring the total to 14-16. Which is 2nd least in the league just ahead of the Stockholm Vikings.

 

10 - Seattle Bears - Previously 6th

2,160 GP - 926 W - 1,060 L - 174 OTL - 2,028 P - 5,681 GF - 6,464 GA - 2.63 GFA - 2.99 GAA - 15 Playoffs - 15 Playoff Misses - 2 Victory Cup Wins - 0.429 Win %

 

Last but not least we have the Seattle Bears who just cracked the 900 win mark with a 40 win Season in Season 49. The Bears are the leagues biggest fallers from 6th to last. The Bears managed to win just 262 games during this stretch for an average of 26.2 per season which is dead last as every team above them managed at least 32. The Beats are one of 3 teams to have 1,000 losses throughout 3  decades and are the closes to 1,110. The Bears also almost let in 2.99 goals per game which is 2nd worst behind the Wranglers who are quite a fair bit ahead of them though. The Bears only made the playoffs 3 times missing 7. They get the worst team of the decade and are now worst team throughout 30 seasons.

 

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Review

 

Always good to have these kinds of articles to keep up with the big leagues when you aren't in them yourself yet. I liked the colouring and found it surprisingly easy to read despite the variation, the formatting wasn't super flash but got the job done perfectly well and the write-ups were well written and included some nice statistical analysis which I always really like in those, good job!

 

Review: 9/10