Rookie Invasion for Titans in S76

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The Helsinki Titans S76 roster will welcome six prospects into the fold. The Titans project to have a favorable balance between veteran players and rookies to groom into future stars of the league. With @BladeMaidenon board for her first full season as the Titans AGM, the Titans are setup for success in more ways than one.

 

Returning Core
Center - Ola Vikingstad @Dil
Center - Valtteri Vaakanainen
RW - Patrik Laine @PatrikLaine
LW - Bob Helminen @Big Bob
D - Spencer Elsby @Spence King
D - Erik Summers @Erik Summers
D - Emi Rune @Emi
G - Zamboni Driver @Tape-to-Tape

 

Retirees
Center - Hiroshi Okada @enigmatic (Selected 9th overall by Calgary in S69)
Career Numbers with Helsinki: 360GP / 133 G / 197 A / 330 P / +38 / 51 post-season points in 48 games
Okada will surely be missed by every member of the organization. Hiroshi was an example of high skill and tenacity that every club desires to have in a player. After being a staple of the Titans top six for the last five seasons, Okada deserves every ounce of enjoyment that retirement brings.

 

RW - Jared Spaz @Spaz (Selected 8th overall by the Titans in S70)
Career Numbers with Helsinki: 360GP / 126 G / 127 A / 253 P / +42 / 43 post-season points in 48 games
Spaz brought everything you could ask for from a player each and every game. While he may have gotten the short end of the stick as a third liner early in his career, Spaz took every opportunity over his five seasons to show his immense skill-set and became a household name not only in Helsinki but league wide.

 

Thank you to both of these amazing members of the VHL community!

 

 

VHLM Graduates
RW - Dan Dan @MMFLEX (Selected 18th overall in S75). Dan shows incredible promise and is a shoe-in for the Titans top six for the foreseeable future. Through 163 games with three VHLM clubs Dan amassed 181 points while also displaying his physical side tallying 345 hits.

 

LW - Vick Fairchild @GreenGato (Selected 31st overall in S75). The play-making winger projects into the Titans top six and possesses a high ceiling as he carries an 83 point campaign with Yukon into his VHL rookie season.

 

RW - Victor Foles @Suzuki14 (Selected 45th overall in S75). Foles owns a big frame ready to wear and tear his opponents down while also presenting a hunger for offense. The late bloomer showed high promise improving to 52 points with Saskatoon this past season. Look for Foles to hold down a role in the Titans top nine this coming season.

 

D - Kate Upton @OscarTheSwagDude (Selected 46th overall in S74). Upton has been a steady defender in the VHLM consistently finishing her three seasons with 38 to 39 points. The stay at home defender will find a role in the Titans middle four. We expect her skill-set to rapidly improve during the off-season and throughout training camp.

 

D - Gustav Hjalmarsson @McLovin (Selected 34th overall in S75). Hjalmarsson is hoping to carry a 78 point campaign with Mississauga into his professional rookie season. A future leadership spot with the Titans is almost a guarantee with Hjalmarsson. The offensive defenseman will see competition with Kate Upton as they fight for a spot on the 2nd defensive unit.

 

D - Chase Crosby @Wreckening (Selected 51st overall in season 74). Crosby dawns the last name of a retired Titan from their previous cup winning season. Crosby has been steadily improving through his three seasons with Las Vegas and has the consistency and mindset to succeed at the VHL level. Throw Crosby's name in the hat for the fight for that 2nd line role.