Hey everyone it's Dale Murphy! I'm here checking in on how my mock draft went! I sure hope I did a good job picking who would be drafted and where!

1.  
   My Pick: Jamie Frasier  
   Real Pick: Jamie Frasier
   We got this one right! The Carolina Kraken player does indeed go first overall.
   
   
   
2. 
   My pick: Max Belcher  
   Real pick: Alexa Johansen
   So I was not aware of the Blizzard trading up to two to grab Alexa. She's a great player not going to lie. It was a steep price, but I had Alexa going three to Calgary, so the Blizzard had to move up to grab her.
   
   
   
3. 
   My Pick: Alexa Johansen  
   Real pick: Anna Skovgaard
   With my projected pick off the board, the Dragons grab my projected number 4, Anna Skovagaard.
   
   
   
4. 
   My pick: Anna Skovgaard   
   Real pick: Yib Kove
   I had Yib going 5 to the Blizzard. That one trade really push everyone up a pick. I will note Max Belcher is falling.
   
   
   
5. 
   My pick: Ylib Kove   
   Real pick: Stavros Kondos
   So the Argonauts traded down. If I was correct and they wanted Belcher he is still here. Instead they took Kondos. I had Kondos going 8. Belcher's fall continues. 
   
   
   
6. 
   My pick: Jennifer Huh   
   Real pick: Jennifer Huh 
   And that makes my second correct pick! Pat on back.
   
   
   
7. 
   My pick: Jim Wieners 
   Real pick: Max Belcher
   So Belcher finds his home in Chicago. Little fall from 2 to 7.
   
   
8. 
   My pick: Stavros Kondos  
   Real pick: Jim Wieners
   Kondos is off the board already, so they grap Wieners, who I had going at 7.
   An aside, while I only have 2 picks right of 8, I correctly have the top 8 players going 1-8. That should be something!
   
   
9. 
   My pick: James Howlett  
   Real pick: James Howlett
   Hey go me! 3 picks right!
   
   
10. 
    My pick: Nathangus McExplosion  
    Real pick: Nathangus McExplosion
    And that's actually 4, and two in a row!
    
    
11. 
    My pick: Cade Die Vries  
    Real pick: Saava Kirik
    I had Kirk all the way down at 17. 
    
    
    
12. 
    My pick: MattyJ  
    Real pick: Deth Klaw
    I had Klaw going 13. He goes 12 instead. This puts MattyJ and Cade Die Vries as fallers. De Vries actually fell all the way out of the first round.
    
    
13. My pick: Deth Klaw  
    Real pick: Matviy Cajabi
    Klaw is off the board already having went 12. The Blizzard grab Matviy Cajabi, who I had going to Philly at 18.
     
    
    
14. 
    My pick: Will Nuck 
    Real pick: Robo Sven 
    I had Sven all the way down at 20.
    
    
    
15. 
    My pick: Thomas Hudson  
    Real pick: Kristians Mikelis
    I did not have Kristians Mikelis in the first round. The Maine Timber defender had a line of 0-12-12 in 37 games. The scoring came in the playoffs, with a 3-6-9 line in 17 games.
    
    
16. FORFEIT (EDM)  
    Hey go me!
    
    
    
17. 
    My pick: Savva Kirik  
    Real pick: MattyJ 
    Kirk is off the board already. The Blizzard end the slide of MattyJ here.
    
    
    
18. 
    My pick: Mativy Cajabi  
    Real pick: Mark "The Tater Tot" Jagerson
    Mativy Cajabi is off the board already. I stand by what I said, the Forge need a defender more, but Jagerson is a great player and a great LR add.
    
    
    
19. 
    My pick: Braden Point  
    Real pick: Brayden Point
    Hey, that's my fifth correct pick!
    
    
    
20. 
    My pick: Robo Sven  
    Real pick: Thomas Hudson
    Sven is long off the board, having gone 14 to Hamilton. The Blizzard grab Hudson, ending his fall from 15 at 20.
    

While getting just 5 picks right out of 20, I still think this mock is strong. The whole top 10 is correct, and was mostly messed up by the Blizzard and Argonauts trade, and one wrong guess on Max Belcher. The 11-20 was a bit weaker, with just one actually correct, although still having mocked 19 of the 20 first rounders is pretty good.

How do you think I did?

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Dale Murphy
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Class S55

Johnny Shuffleboard || D || Vancouver Whalers || 23S53 || VAN|| 0-0-0 || 20 PIM || 6 SOG || 14:45 TOIS54 || VAN|| 4-17-21 || 24 PIM ||76 SOG || 19:57 TOIS55 || VAN|| 4-15-19 || 24 PIM ||74 SOG || 20:54 TOIS56 || VAN|| 9-15-24 || 28 PIM ||144 SOG || 21:07 TOIS57 || VAN|| 15-29-44 || 18 PIM ||152 SOG || 23:05 TOI

Johnny Shuffleboard || D || Winnipeg Aurora || 23S58 || MIN || 3-13-16 || 16 PIM || 102 SOG || 19:05 TOIS59 || EDM || 6-17-23 || 32 PIM || 186 SOG || 19:33 TOIS60 || EDM || 8-20-28 || 24 PIM || 137 SOG || 20:32 TOIS61 || WPG || 6-12-18 || 20 PIM || 93 SOG || 20:33 TOIS62 || WPG || 6-9-15 || 32 PIM || 93 SOG || 23:11 TOIS63 || WPG || 6-17-23 || 30 PIM || 94 SOG || 21:14 TOIS64 || WPG || 10-17-27 || 4 PIM || 121 SOG || 18:01 TOIPlayer History:Drafted 3rd Round to BUF S56Traded to Minnesota with a second rounder for a first round pickSigned with EDM 4Mx3yrTraded to SEA, Traded to WPG S61Signed with WPG IA Contract

Reincarnated- Class S71

Johnny Shuffleboard || D || Anchorage Armanda || 23S70 || ANC || 3-5-8 || 14 PIM || 36 SOG || 17 GP S71 || ANC || 20-39-59 || 60 PIM || 157 SOG || 22:20 TOIS72 || ANC || 15-30-45 || 30 PIM || 163 SOG || 22:46 TOIS73 || ANC || 17-36-53 || 42 PIM || 190 SOG || 21:51 TOI

Johnny Shuffleboard || D || Philadelphia Forge || 23S74 || PHI || 11-21-32 || 24 PIM || 116 SOG || 16:50 TOIS75 || PHI || 6-24-30 || 44 PIM || 98 SOG || 17:23 TOI------------------------------------------------------------Player History:Drafted 2nd Round to PHI Pick 36

The "Belcher's fall continues" note hit home

Max Belcher || D || Carolina Kraken

Name: Max Belcher
Age: 18
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 215
Number: 72
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Career Statistics:

SMJHL Regular Season:

[S75] GP: 66 G: 2 A: 10 PTS: 12 +/-: -12 TA: 28 BLK: 125 HIT: 89 

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The "Belcher's fall continues" note hit home

Quite sad. Chicago is good though, I think he and you will be fine.

And I never even went first round ;( First player went third round, current one went second.

Class S55

Johnny Shuffleboard || D || Vancouver Whalers || 23S53 || VAN|| 0-0-0 || 20 PIM || 6 SOG || 14:45 TOIS54 || VAN|| 4-17-21 || 24 PIM ||76 SOG || 19:57 TOIS55 || VAN|| 4-15-19 || 24 PIM ||74 SOG || 20:54 TOIS56 || VAN|| 9-15-24 || 28 PIM ||144 SOG || 21:07 TOIS57 || VAN|| 15-29-44 || 18 PIM ||152 SOG || 23:05 TOI

Johnny Shuffleboard || D || Winnipeg Aurora || 23S58 || MIN || 3-13-16 || 16 PIM || 102 SOG || 19:05 TOIS59 || EDM || 6-17-23 || 32 PIM || 186 SOG || 19:33 TOIS60 || EDM || 8-20-28 || 24 PIM || 137 SOG || 20:32 TOIS61 || WPG || 6-12-18 || 20 PIM || 93 SOG || 20:33 TOIS62 || WPG || 6-9-15 || 32 PIM || 93 SOG || 23:11 TOIS63 || WPG || 6-17-23 || 30 PIM || 94 SOG || 21:14 TOIS64 || WPG || 10-17-27 || 4 PIM || 121 SOG || 18:01 TOIPlayer History:Drafted 3rd Round to BUF S56Traded to Minnesota with a second rounder for a first round pickSigned with EDM 4Mx3yrTraded to SEA, Traded to WPG S61Signed with WPG IA Contract

Reincarnated- Class S71

Johnny Shuffleboard || D || Anchorage Armanda || 23S70 || ANC || 3-5-8 || 14 PIM || 36 SOG || 17 GP S71 || ANC || 20-39-59 || 60 PIM || 157 SOG || 22:20 TOIS72 || ANC || 15-30-45 || 30 PIM || 163 SOG || 22:46 TOIS73 || ANC || 17-36-53 || 42 PIM || 190 SOG || 21:51 TOI

Johnny Shuffleboard || D || Philadelphia Forge || 23S74 || PHI || 11-21-32 || 24 PIM || 116 SOG || 16:50 TOIS75 || PHI || 6-24-30 || 44 PIM || 98 SOG || 17:23 TOI------------------------------------------------------------Player History:Drafted 2nd Round to PHI Pick 36