<b><div align="center">S24 Entry Draft: Rounds 1 & 2</div></b>
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Drafts can be a difficult thing to predict. Some drafts are exceptionally deep, while others end up as more of a one round affair. Others appear deep, before their draft class ultimately loses steam upon entering the SHL proper. S24 was something of a question mark of a draft, even at the time: there were plenty of exciting prospects up for grabs, but the memory of the exceptional drafts that preceded it over the past few seasons made for some potentially unfavourable comparisons. With the draft now eleven seasons behind us, those players who remain from the S24 draft are entering their second season of regression: by now, the peak of each of these players has become abundantly clear.

Although a fair few players in the first round turned out to be busts, or at least didn’t achieve their potential, Season 24 had as many players going late in the second round that managed to establish themselves as excellent players. There were, in effect, as many steals as there were busts in a draft that may not have been as deep as those that preceded it, but that was certainly unpredictable. Although there are players worth noting well after the second round, including the last overall pick who may have earned the right to be called the most memorable prospect in the draft class, this article will not extend into the third round.

<div align="center">Round 1</div>

1. Calgary Dragons - Randy Randleman

There can be very little disputing this selection for the Dragons. After entering the league in S26, Randleman immediately established himself, becoming rookie of the year before putting up consistent, high scoring seasons in the league. Having played his whole career with the Dragons thus far, he has quickly become one of the faces of the franchise, putting up over 20 goals in eight of his nine seasons, with a career high of 26 goals and 38 assists for 64 points in Season 33. Randleman was a standout in his draft class, and he has remained such to this day. While he may be getting older, he isn’t showing many signs of slowing down, and will likely remain a force for years to come, so long as he remains determined.

2. West Kendall Platoon - Damien Wert

Wert was highly touted due to his goal scoring prowess and drive to improve, and so his selection at second overall was no surprise to anyone. Initially, Wert didn’t quite live up to the promise: in 350 games with the Platoon, he notched 79 goals and 93 assists, barely over half a point per game. He was loyal to the Platoon for that stretch, but it became clear that he didn’t quite fit in with the Platoon’s system of play. After moving to the Toronto North Stars, he saw his ice-time increase dramatically, and had a breakout year with 51 points and 25 goals. He repeated this success in the next two seasons, with 22 and 19 goal outings, far exceeding his success in West Kendall. Given how much better he’s fit in Toronto, one has to wonder what his career might have looked like if he fell to third overall.

3. Toronto North Stars - Beau Ballard

Beau Ballard is the first real bust on this list -- sort of. His career in Toronto was certainly nothing to write home about, notching just 7 points in his first season, and 11 points in his sophomore campaign. When he moved to Portland in Season 27, his production and ice-time skyrocketed and he put up multiple 40+ point outings. Even so, his career was short-lived and he retired after five seasons with the Admirals. Although his stint in Portland revealed why he was selected third overall, and showed that he had all the skill required to live up to the hype, his short career ultimately undercuts his value as the third overall selection.

4. Winnipeg Jets - Redacted

After being one of the most highly touted players in his draft class, this player made a name for himself as a hard-hitting, scoring star in juniors. Unfortunately, he couldn’t live up to the hype in a case even more dramatic than Ballard: after putting up disappointing campaigns in his rookie and sophomore season, he seemed to give up on hockey, and the league. He was moved to New England where he had even less impressive campaigns, before ultimately vanishing off of the face of the Earth. For a player that was generally expected to be one of the most successful, if boisterous of his class, he was an extreme example of a bust. Some even expected him to go 1st overall until the last week or two before the draft.

5. Hamilton Steelhawks - Brandon Girard

Brandon Girard had a wealth of promise, but ultimately his career was cut short. An offensive defenceman that put up over a point per game in his last campaign in the SMJHL, he couldn’t make his career stick in the league itself. He played a fair number of minutes for the Steelhawks in his first two seasons and put up decent numbers for a young defender, but decided to retire before he could really progress far enough to make his mark on the league. Because of this, he has to be considered another bust, despite his incredible play in juniors.

6. Hamilton Steelhawks - Patrick Brumm

Brumm only played one season for the Steelhawks, but there’s hardly a doubt he was worthy of the sixth overall pick -- higher, given the players selected above him. After joining the new Portland Franchise in S26, he swiftly established himself as a very good offensive defenseman, with campaigns ranging from 30 points to 40 points between Portland and Texas. However, it was once Brumm switched to forward that he really showcased his offensive arsenal, with a near 30-goal season, followed by an even more brilliant 62 point outing in Season 34. Without having to play the blueline, Brumm has been able to make full use of his speed and hands to become one of Seattle’s most important players.

7. Hamilton Steelhawks - N/A

Hamilton was forced to forfeit its original pick in this draft.

8. New England Wolfpack - Buster Killington

Killington may have entered the league as a true rookie, but he didn’t lace up his skates for the New England Wolfpack once. When he joined the league, it wasn’t for the team that drafted him, but rather as one of the young faces of the new Portland Admirals franchise. He quickly established himself as a future star with a 39 point showing in his first season, bettered in his sophomore campaign by two points. In his final season with Portland, he scored 26 goals for 54 points. A fearsome physical presence with the ability to throw out huge hits, Killington could have gone quite far for Portland. Unfortunately, a tampering charge led him to cut his career short. So, this pick could have turned out (albeit not for New England), but simply wasn’t given time.

9. New England Wolfpack - Earnest Ciarelli

The top goaltender selected in this draft, Ciarelli was a starting netminder by Season 27, and a fairly good one at that. Although he had some initial struggles, he quickly established himself as a reliable, if not remarkable starting goaltender -- with a couple very good seasons later in his career. While he eventually saw his ice-time diminish to the point of being a back-up, Ciarelli was a rock for New England, and briefly Texas, and was thus one of the better goaltender selections in the draft.

10. Manhattan Rage - Kyle Prince

Before there was Jason Aittokallio, there was Kyle Prince. As one of the most promising young goaltenders at the time, many suspected Prince to go high -- higher than he did. He was a fixture in juniors that season, talented and more than willing to speak his mind. Even so, his development quickly ground to a halt, and Manhattan gave up on him after a disastrous season as backup in which he recorded a .871 save percentage, letting in 20 goals in 6 games. The next season, he became a starter for the first time with Buffalo -- largely due to a shallow team. He had two unremarkable seasons, winning just twelve games in each season, before leaving the league altogether.

11. Edmonton Blizzard - Adam Abodobe

People have asked in the past why Edmonton has historically had such an aversion to drafts. While this past draft was an exception with Edmonton making a host of selections, the choice of Adam Abodobe in the first round in Season 24 provides some suggestion: Edmonton’s scouting was lacking. Thoroughly controversial with some well-publicized spats with other members of his draft class, Abodobe may have had attention on him as he entered the league, but he couldn’t turn that into anything. His career has been longer than most generally accepted ‘busts’, as he played nine seasons for Edmonton before moving to the West Kendall Platoon last season -- but with just 51 points in those 468 games, gone is the offensive powerhouse that appeared in juniors. He’s mostly just a low-minutes roleplayer now, playing as little as 2 minutes in one season.

12. Calgary Dragons - VLAD McZehrl

This one is tricky. On the face of it, a player who has broken records and had numerous 30+ goal seasons, nearly cracking 40 goals and 80 points this past season, would be a massive steal at twelfth overall. However, McZehrl didn’t drop because of the quality of his player -- everyone knew he was going to be a star player, and he was arguably one of the best players in the draft even back then. He dropped because of off-ice considerations not worth getting into here. So, he isn’t quite a steal: teams that weren’t interested knew full well they were passing on a future all-star, and Calgary realized they could get him with their second first rounder and so opted to pick up the tandem of Randleman and McZehrl together. A value pick to be sure, even if McZehrl quickly left Calgary, only to have his point totals explode into historic proportions in Seattle and Manhattan respectively.

<div align="center">Second Round</div>

13. Minnesota Chiefs - Winston Windsor

Winston Windsor was a late entrant to the season, and so there were a lot of questions around his potential in the league. He was a value pick in the second round, putting up a couple of good showings with Minnesota, before eventually being traded to Edmonton. A solid, passing defenceman who’s arguably most valuable on the powerplay, he was a fairly good pick up. Compared to some of the busts earlier, he could have gone in the first round, but at the time there was no real reason to value him above more developed players.

14. West Kendall Platoon - Anton Fedorov

Anton Fedorov ultimately became the quintessential second round pick. A good player -- but not necessarily a star player. He had a couple unremarkable outings in West Kendall before moving to Los Angeles, where he really began to showcase his talents with 30+ point seasons, and one 49 point season. Although inconsistent, Fedorov was the kind of player that, when he was playing well, could change a game. Overall, a decent second round selection when all's said and done, even if he could have gone a little farther in his career.

15. Texas Renegades - Igor Ogorodnikov

Ogorodnikov was more or less what he was expected to be for Texas: a locker room figure and a back-up goaltender, with one season as a starter in which he actually performed quite well with 22 wins on the season. Although a superior goaltender to someone like Kyle Prince, he was generally known as a player destined for Texas eventually -- so there was really no point in anyone else picking him. He was a back-up goaltender who posted only two losing seasons in his 8 season career. When playoff races are tight, back-ups are important -- and so too was Ogorodnikov, in that sense.

16. Edmonton Blizzard - Richard D’Amour

D’Amour was initially one of the more highly sought after prospects in the league, but his stock fell after there were some doubts about his dedication to the league. He played three seasons for the Blizzard, playing fairly well defensively but not really managing to stand out at all, before moving to Minnesota in an exchange for fellow draftee Windsor. It was in Minnesota that D’Amour really began to shine -- as a locker room leader and character guy. In Seasons 31 and 32, he transitioned into a much more prominent player, doubling his ice-time and recording 23 and 22 points respectively for his best campaign yet. Given how Minnesota reinvigorated him, one has to wonder what kind of career he could have had if he were that motivated the entire time.

17. Toronto North Stars - Shea Robinson

One of many players on this list that ended up in Portland for his rookie season, rather than Toronto, Robinson etched out an 8 season career as a second to third pairing defenceman. He played his fair share of minutes, mainly defensively, and although he never really stood out as a star player, teams generally knew what they were getting from him: a utility defenceman capable of bigger minutes when required, particularly for shallow teams that need it desperately.

18. Toronto North Stars - Nick Leier

Nick Leier is an odd case. He -too- saw his rookie season with Portland, but it wasn’t one or two seasons after his draft date like most players in that situation. It took Leier eight seasons after his initial draft date to crack the league, in his only outing. In Season 32, the rookie Leier recorded 9 points in 50 games with the Admirals. He really didn’t make much of his career, but at least he made it to the SHL.

19. West Kendall Platoon - Klaus Wagner

Similar to Ogorodnikov, everyone knew Wagner was going to join the Platoon one way or another -- and thus why he dropped. That’s the only way to explain it away, as Wagner has been an extremely consistent defender, with the ability to put up a fair amount of points. In fact, while he may not score as highly as other defenseman on this list season after season, his peak far exceeds most, with Season 31 featuring a 54 point outing from Wagner. A steal, but one that was more or less guaranteed to fall to the Platoon.

20. Los Angeles Panthers - Kaapo Kekkonen

It took Kekkonen a little while to establish himself, with his first four seasons in the league being fairly average overall -- but once he did, he was set. A perennial 35 to 45 point scorer that has begun to throw a ton of hits, Kekkonen provides a unique presence for the Panthers. For a second round pick, he came at incredible value. While recently he has established himself as an excellent playmaker, Kekkonen has also shown himself to be an excellent goal-scorer with a couple of 20 goal seasons.

21. Seattle Riot - Reginald Howard

Reginald Howard would begin his rookie campaign for the Stampede, not the Riot, and had a pretty good outing at that, with 33 points. Unfortunately, that was the best he ever managed, and Howard’s production declined steadily over the next two seasons in Buffalo. When he eventually moved to Minnesota, he saw one 10 goal season, followed by three seasons in which he registered less than 10 points overall. Seasons 32 and 33 were his last with the team, but featured something of a resurgence with two 20 point seasons. An inconsistent career with plenty of ups and downs, Howard will ultimately be judged by his locker room presence more than his impact on the ice.

22. Manhattan Rage - Mirko Antonio Scuderi

Scuderi never really amounted to much in the league, even though there was enough promise there that Manhattan thought they might be able to spark a fire in him to improve. In his two proper seasons in the SHL, with Buffalo, he recorded 9 and 11 points respectively, before leaving the league due to lack of interest. He couldn’t really keep up with SHL level players, and with the state of the game growing more difficult for low to mid-level journeymen players, there was no place for him in most team’s lineups.

23. Winnipeg Jets - Ray Pejonis

Ray Pejonis was yet another player that joined with a different team - specifically, with the Stampede. The league expansion really threw the draft into flux. As a member of the Stampede, the Platoon, and the Admirals, Pejonis has established himself as an extremely solid player -- the type of player that should lead general managers not to throw away their second round picks as meaningless tradebait.

24. Winnipeg Jets - Patrick Taylor

Ending this list is Patrick Taylor. After being an extremely hyped prospect early, Taylor diminished a little in terms of draft stock. Even so, he clawed his way back up, changed his name, and has since established himself as a star offensive player. After leaving Winnipeg, he became a key piece in the new generation of the New England Wolfpack - the most dominant version of the Wolfpack in its history. As the last pick in the second round, and the last pick that will be discussed on this list, Patrick Taylor aka Patrikov Bure has to be regarded as a rather extreme steal at this point in the draft.

Conclusion

Season 24 had a wealth of star players, many of whom continue to play today. If there were to be a redraft, it would certainly look very different from what really took place, as a surprising number of players either didn’t play up to their potential, exceeded their potential, or played about as well as they were expected to - but quickly left or were traded to different teams. Only a couple players discussed here established themselves as key players on the teams that drafted them, due to a combination of poor locker room or on-ice chemistry, and the simple fact that the league expanded the very next season, leading many to be taken away by either the Buffalo Stampede or the Portland Admirals.

So, while the draft was fairly deep and did contain its fair share of excellent players, it was not a clean draft, exactly. It becomes very difficult to argue who was and wasn’t a ‘steal’, a ‘bust’, or any other category, when players so often left their draft teams either at the end of their first contract, or during their first contract. With the S35 draft now behind us, it will be interesting to watch to see if the most recent draft on the cusp between spring and summer follows a similar trend.

Signature Credit: Wasty

Andrew James - Retired Defenseman - Edmonton Comets

Winston Windsor - Retired Defenseman - Edmonton Blizzard

Karsten Kadinger - Retired Defenseman - West Kendall Platoon

Will Windsor - Retired Defenseman - Buffalo Stampede

Jari Heikkinen - Retired Defenseman - Manhattan Rage

Tommy Thompson - Retired Center - Buffalo Stampede

Warwick Windsor - Defenseman - SMJHL Prospect
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Position: Defenseman
Handedness: Right
Jersey Number: 8
Height: 6ft 6in
Weight: 245 lbs
Birthplace: Edmonton, Canada
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SMJHL CAREER STATISTICS
S74 | TBD | GP: nil | G: nil | A: nil | P: nil | Hits: nil | +/- |
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SMJHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
S74 | TBD | GP: nil | G: nil | A: nil | P: nil | Hits: nil | +/- |
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TRANSACTIONS & ACHIEVEMENTS
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a weird draft in hindsight

KARI KEKKONEN | D | RETIRED
NAME: Kari Kekkonen
BIRTHPLACE: Oulu, Finland
HEIGHT: 6'1"
WEIGHT: 185 lbs
NUMBER: 33
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SMJHL CAREER STATS
S19 KEL: GP: 40, G: 10, A: 26, P: 36, +/-: 16, H: 42

SMJHL PLAYOFF STATS
S19 KEL: GP: 6, G: 0, A: 6, P: 6, +/-: 0, H: 6
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KAAPO KEKKONEN | C | RETIRED
NAME: Kaapo Kekkonen
BIRTHPLACE: Helsinki, Finland
HEIGHT: 6'3"
WEIGHT: 210 lbs
NUMBER: 19
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SHL CAREER STATS
S25 LAP: GP: 50, G: 2, A: 3, P: 5, +/-: -4, H: 75
S26 LAP: GP: 50, G: 4, A: 5, P: 9, +/-: -13, H: 94
S27 LAP: GP: 50, G: 6, A: 9, P: 15, +/-: -2, H: 35
S28 LAP: GP: 50, G: 7, A: 10, P: 17, +/-: -2, H: 96
S29 LAP: GP: 50, G: 13, A: 21, P: 34, +/-: -15, H: 85
S30 LAP: GP: 50, G: 23, A: 22, P: 45, +/-: 4, H: 130
S31 LAP: GP: 50, G: 20, A: 18, P: 38, +/-: 5, H: 162
S32 LAP: GP: 50, G: 18, A: 28, P: 46, +/-: 27, H: 183
S33 LAP: GP: 50, G: 17, A: 22, P: 39, +/-: 20, H: 210
S34 LAP: GP: 50, G: 12, A: 25, P: 37, +/-: -2, H: 131
S35 LAP: GP: 50, G: 10, A: 22, P: 32, +/-: -3, H: 115
S36 LAP: GP: 50, G: 11, A: 20, P: 31, +/-: 10, H: 138
S37 LAP: GP: 36, G: 9, A: 17, P: 26, +/-: -1, H: 72
S37 WKP: GP: 14, G: 1, A: 0, P: 1, +/-: -4, H: 19
TOT : GP: 650, G: 153, A: 222, P: 375, +/-: 20, H: 1545
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SHL PLAYOFF STATS
S25 LAP: DNQ
S26 LAP: DNQ
S27 LAP: DNQ
S28 LAP: DNQ
S29 LAP: DNQ
S30 LAP: DNQ
S31 LAP: DNQ
S32 LAP: GP: 5, G: 1, A: 3, P: 4, +/-: -2, H: 15
S33 LAP: GP: 12, G: 2, A: 3, P: 5, +/-: 0, H: 38
S34 LAP: GP: 7, G: 1, A: 3, P: 4, +/-: 3, H: 23
S35 LAP: GP: 5, G: 1, A: 1, P: 2, +/-: -4, H: 4
S36 LAP: DNQ
S37 WKP: GP: 12, G: 0, A: 2, P: 2, +/-: -2, H: 35
TOT : GP: 41, G: 5, A: 12, P: 17, +/-: -5, H: 115
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TATU MÄKELÄ | D | RETIRED
NAME: Tatu Mäkelä
BIRTHPLACE: Tampere, Finland
HEIGHT: 5'11"
WEIGHT: 180 lbs
NUMBER: 65
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SHL CAREER STATS
S40 BUF: GP: 50, G: 5, A: 17, P: 22, +/-: -28, H: 14, SB: 86
S41 BUF: GP: 50, G: 10, A: 21, P: 31, +/-: -3, H: 9, SB: 78
S42 BUF: GP: 50, G: 9, A: 21, P: 30, +/-: 2, H: 13, SB: 65
S43 BUF: GP: 50, G: 6, A: 24, P: 30, +/-: 1, H: 8, SB: 51
S44 BUF: GP: 50, G: 6, A: 28, P: 34, +/-: -6, H: 10, SB: 63
S45 BUF: GP: 50, G: 4, A: 37, P: 41, +/-: 10, H: 130, SB: 71
S46 BUF: GP: 50, G: 6, A: 36, P: 42, +/-: 25, H: 139, SB: 73
S47 BUF: GP: 50, G: 5, A: 23, P: 28, +/-: -4, H: 137, SB: 76
S48 BUF: GP: 50, G: 7, A: 25, P: 32, +/-: 9, H: 151, SB: 70
S49 BUF: GP: 50, G: 6, A: 22, P: 28, +/-: 5, H: 159, SB: 66
S50 BUF: GP: 50, G: 6, A: 20, P: 26, +/-: 14, H: 152, SB: 72
S51 BUF: GP: 50, G: 3, A: 23, P: 26, +/-: 8, H: 143, SB: 50
S52 BUF: GP: 50, G: 9, A: 21, P: 30, +/-: -3, H: 141, SB: 71
S53 BUF: GP: 50, G: 5, A: 14, P: 19, +/-: 23, H: 50, SB: 98
TOT : GP: 700, G: 87, A: 332, P: 419, +/-: 53, H: 1256, SB: 990
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SHL PLAYOFF STATS
S40 BUF: DNQ
S41 BUF: GP: 7, G: 3, A: 2, P: 5, +/-: -3, H: 0, SB: 10
S42 BUF: GP: 5, G: 0, A: 1, P: 1, +/-: -9, H: 2, SB: 10
S43 BUF: GP: 9, G: 0, A: 5, P: 5, +/-: -1, H: 1, SB: 8
S44 BUF: DNQ
S45 BUF: DNQ
S46 BUF: GP: 17, G: 0, A: 12, P: 12, +/-: 11, H: 59, SB: 28
S47 BUF: GP: 13, G: 0, A: 5, P: 5, +/-: 2, H: 32, SB: 18
S48 BUF: GP: 22, G: 2, A: 10, P: 12, +/-: 2, H: 64, SB: 32
S49 BUF: GP: 5, G: 0, A: 5, P: 5, +/-: 5, H: 15, SB: 8
S50 BUF: GP: 6, G: 0, A: 5, P: 5, +/-: -2, H: 18, SB: 12
S51 BUF: GP: 8, G: 2, A: 5, P: 7, +/-: -3, H: 15, SB: 11
S52 BUF: GP: 15, G: 4, A: 5, P: 9, +/-: 4, H: 47, SB: 26
S53 BUF: GP: 4, G: 0, A: 0, P: 0, +/-: 0, H: 6, SB: 13
TOT : GP: 111, G: 11, A: 55, P: 66, +/-: 6, H: 159, SB: 176
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KOLJA KEKKONEN | D | RETIRED
NAME: Kolja Kekkonen
BIRTHPLACE: Lappeenranta, Finland
HEIGHT: 6'3"
WEIGHT: 225 lbs
NUMBER: 8
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SMJHL CAREER STATS
S53 DET: GP: 3, G: 0, A: 1, P: 1, +/-: -1, H: 2, SB: 0
S54 DET: GP: 50, G: 2, A: 8, P: 10, +/-: -6, H: 15, SB: 37
S55 DET: GP: 50, G: 4, A: 12, P: 16, +/-: -24, H: 32, SB: 24
S56 DET: GP: 50, G: 4, A: 17, P: 21, +/-: -20, H: 52, SB: 71
S57 ANA: GP: 66, G: 6, A: 20, P: 26, +/-: 14, H: 52, SB: 70
TOT : GP: 219, G: 16, A: 58, P: 74, +/-: -37, H: 153, SB: 202
SMJHL PLAYOFF STATS
S53 DET: DNP
S54 DET: GP: 7, G: 0, A: 0, P: 0, +/-: 0, H: 2, SB: 3
S55 DET: GP: 4, G: 0, A: 1, P: 1, +/-: -2, H: 3, SB: 0
S56 DET: GP: 5, G: 2, A: 2, P: 4, +/-: 0, H: 3, SB: 7
S57 ANA: GP: 21, G: 2, A: 13, P: 15, +/-: 5, H: 13, SB: 34
TOT : GP: 37, G: 4, A: 16, P: 20, +/-: 3, H: 22, SB: 44
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KEKW KEKKONEN | C | RETIRED
NAME: Karl-Erik-Karl2-Wojtek Kekkonen
BIRTHPLACE: Lohja, Finland
HEIGHT: 6'4"
WEIGHT: 220 lbs
NUMBER: 69
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SHL CAREER STATS
S61 BUF: GP: 66, G: 10, A: 28, P: 38, +/-: 21, H: 59, SH: 134
S62 BUF: GP: 66, G: 19, A: 36, P: 55, +/-: 9, H: 84, SH: 194
S63 BUF: GP: 66, G: 17, A: 14, P: 31, +/-: -13, H: 91, SH: 148
S64 BUF: GP: 66, G: 16, A: 51, P: 67, +/-: 36, H: 82, SH: 212
S65 BUF: GP: 66, G: 25, A: 41, P: 66, +/-: 33, H: 136, SH: 230
S66 BUF: GP: 66, G: 38, A: 43, P: 81, +/-: 18, H: 64, SH: 222
S67 BUF: GP: 66, G: 40, A: 45, P: 85, +/-: -6, H: 76, SH: 224
S68 BUF: GP: 66, G: 47, A: 46, P: 93, +/-: 45, H: 51, SH: 326
S69 BUF: GP: 66, G: 35, A: 31, P: 66, +/-: 22, H: 43, SH: 269
S70 BUF: GP: 66, G: 33, A: 48, P: 81, +/-: 18, H: 66, SH: 297
S71 BUF: GP: 66, G: 36, A: 41, P: 77, +/-: 37, H: 55, SH: 257
S72 BUF: GP: 66, G: 25, A: 35, P: 60, +/-: -1, H: 58, SH: 281
S73 BUF: GP: 66, G: 31, A: 41, P: 72, +/-: 23, H: 48, SH: 305
S74 BUF/WPG: GP: 66, G: 17, A: 47, P: 64, +/-: 33, H: 101, SH: 164
TOT : GP: 924, G: 389, A: 547, P: 936, +/-: 275, H: 1014, SH: 3263
SHL PLAYOFF STATS
S61 BUF: GP: 9, G: 2, A: 6, P: 8, +/-: 4, H: 11, SH: 24
S62 BUF: GP: 9, G: 3, A: 1, P: 4, +/-: 2, H: 5, SH: 25
S63 BUF: GP: 12, G: 1, A: 2, P: 3, +/-: -1, H: 32, SH: 33
S64 BUF: GP: 11, G: 2, A: 2, P: 4, +/-: -6, H: 12, SH: 41
S65 BUF: GP: 18, G: 4, A: 7, P: 11, +/-: 8, H: 34, SH: 62
S66 BUF: GP: 16, G: 11, A: 9, P: 20, +/-: 3, H: 13, SH: 49
S67 BUF: GP: 4, G: 2, A: 2, P: 4, +/-: -3, H: 3, SH: 20
S68 BUF: GP: 17, G: 6, A: 8, P: 14, +/-: -4, H: 11, SH: 75
S69 BUF: GP: 4, G: 1, A: 0, P: 1, +/-: -5, H: 2, SH: 13
S70 BUF: GP: 7, G: 1, A: 3, P: 4, +/-: -8, H: 2, SH: 25
S71 BUF: GP: 21, G: 12, A: 9, P: 21, +/-: 6, H: 24, SH: 97
S72 BUF: GP: 5, G: 0, A: 2, P: 2, +/-: -4, H: 7, SH: 25
S73 BUF: GP: 6, G: 3, A: 0, P: 3, +/-: -3, H: 11, SH: 33
S74 WPG: GP: 22, G: 3, A: 4, P: 7, +/-: -2, H: 15, SH: 37
TOT : GP: 161, G: 51, A: 55, P: 106, +/-: -11, H: 182, SH: 559
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KAL ÅKAR KEKKONEN | D | DETROIT FALCONS
NAME: Kal Åkar Kekkonen
BIRTHPLACE: The Wilderness, Gielinor
HEIGHT: 6'6"
WEIGHT: 240 lbs
NUMBER: 75
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SMJHL CAREER STATS
S74 DET: GP: 66, G: 6, A: 14, P: 20, +/-: 3, SH: 83, H: 76, SB: 29
S75 DET: GP: 66, G: 8, A: 22, P: 30, +/-: 31, SH: 129, H: 123, SB: 114

SMJHL PLAYOFF STATS
S74 DET: GP: 17, G: 3, A: 7, P: 10, +/-: 8, SH: 18, H: 16, SB: 5
S75 DET: GP: 14, G: 5, A: 6, P: 11, +/-: 2, SH: 40, H: 26, SB: 27
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Originally posted by WannabeFinn@Jun 3 2017, 05:57 PM
a weird draft in hindsight

Can't believe you were drafted ahead of me

Patrikov Bure || New England Wolfpack || "A" || Retired || 
Name: Patrikov Bure || Patrick Taylor
Age: 38
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 202 lbs
Number: 10 || 14
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Transactions:
Drafted 25th overall by Vancouver in the S23 Draft
Signed 2 Million dollar deal with Vancouver
Drafted 24th Overall by Winnipeg in S24 Draft
S24 Signed entry level 3 year deal with Winnipeg
S24 Changed name to Patrikov Bure/Transferred to Russia
S26 Called up to SHL
S26 Signed 1 Year extension with Winnipeg
S27 Traded to New England
S27 Signed 4 year extension with New England
S31 Signed 1 year extension with New England
S32 Signed 1 year extension with New England
S33 Signed 1 year extension with New England
S34 Signed 1 year extension with New England
S35 Signed 1 year extension with New England
S36 Signed 1 year extension with New England
S37 Signed 1 year extension with New England
S38 Signed 1 year extension with New England
S39 Signed 1 year extension with New England
S40 Signed 1 year extension with New England
S41 Signed 1 year extension with New England
S42 Signed 1 year extension with New England
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SMJHL Season Statistics
S23 || VAN || 9 Goals || 15 Assists || 24 Points || -1 || 16 PIMS || 45 HITS || 
S24 || VAN || 19 Goals || 30 Assists || 49 Points || -3 || 26 PIMS || 55 HITS || 
S25 || VAN || 25 Goals || 28 Assists || 53 Points || +10 || 18 PIMS || 55 HITS || 
Total: 140 GP || 53 Goals || 73 Assists || 136 Points || +6 || 60 PIMS || 155 HITS ||
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SMJHL Playoff Statistics
S23 || VAN || 18 GP || 3 Goals || 5 Assists || 8 Points || +1 || 8 PIMS || 10 HITS || 
S24 || VAN || 17 GP || 11 Goals || 14 Assists || 25 Points || +1 || 4 PIMS || 18 HITS || 
S25 || VAN || 5 GP || 2 Goals || 2 Assists || 4 Points || -4 || 2 PIMS || 8 HITS || 
Total: 40 GP || 16 Goals || 21 Assists || 37 Points || -2 || 14 PIMS || 36 HITS || 
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SHL Season Statistics 
S26 || WIN || 10 Goals || 11 Assists || 21 Points || +2 || 15 PIMS || 4 HITS || 
S27 || NEW || 10 Goals || 14 Assists || 24 Points || -7 || 0 PIMS || 2 HITS || 
S28 || NEW || 12 Goals || 13 Assists || 25 Points || +0 || 4 PIMS || 4 HITS || 
S29 || NEW || 16 Goals || 23 Assists || 39 Points || +22 || 2 PIMS || 1 HITS || 
S30 || NEW || 26 Goals || 34 Assists  || 60 Points || +19 || 16 PIMS || 46 HITS || 
S31 || NEW || 19 Goals || 32 Assists  || 51 Points || +9 || 35 PIMS || 136 HITS ||
S32 || NEW || 20 Goals || 24 Assists  || 44 Points || +11 || 34 PIMS || 96 HITS || 
S33 || NEW || 21 Goals || 22 Assists  || 43 Points || +13 || 24 PIMS || 106 HITS || 
S34 || NEW || 17 Goals || 33 Assists  || 50 Points || +15 || 50 PIMS || 162 HITS || 
S35 || NEW || 18 Goals || 24 Assists  || 42 Points || +11 || 60 PIMS || 194 HITS || 
S36 || NEW || 13 Goals || 14 Assists  || 27 Points || +4 || 55 PIMS || 206 HITS || 
S37 || NEW || 21 Goals || 20 Assists  || 41 Points || +7 || 54 PIMS || 189 HITS || 
S38 || NEW || 14 Goals || 29 Assists  || 43 Points || +2 || 35 PIMS || 163 HITS || 
S39 || NEW || 11 Goals || 11 Assists  || 22 Points || -17 || 4 PIMS || 41 HITS || 
S40 || NEW || 15 Goals || 25 Assists  || 40 Points || +13 || 12 PIMS || 29 HITS || 
S41 || NEW || 14 Goals || 13 Assists  || 27 Points || -9 || 0 PIMS || 38 HITS || 
pbl]S42 || NEW || 16 Goals || 10 Assists  || 26 Points || -16 || 4 PIMS || 68 HITS || [/pbl]
Total: 850 GP || 17 Seasons || 273 Goals || 352 Assists || 625 Points || +82 || 404PIMS || 1485 HITS || 
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SHL Playoff Statistics
S26 || WIN || 12 GP || 2 Goals || 4 Assists || 6 Points || -2 || 7 PIMS || 1 HITS || 
S27: Did not Qualify
S28 || NEW || 7 GP || 0 Goals || 1 Assists || 1 Point || -1 || 0 PIMS || 0 HITS || 
S29: Did not Qualify
S30 || NEW || 14 GP || 6 Goals || 6 Assists || 12 Points || +2 || 0 PIMS || 23 HITS || 
S31 || NEW || 19 GP || 11 Goals || 13 Assists || 24 Points || +9 || 17 PIMS || 39 HITS || 
S32 || NEW || 11 GP || 3 Goals || 2 Assists || 5 Points || +3 || 8 PIMS || 29 HITS || 
S33 || NEW || 18 GP || 7 Goals || 10 Assists || 17 Points || -1 || 20 PIMS || 55 HITS || 
S34 || NEW || 11 GP || 4 Goals || 7 Assists || 11 Points || +5 || 24 PIMS || 42 HITS || 
S35 || NEW || 10 GP || 2 Goals || 4 Assists || 6 Points || -7 || 12 PIMS || 33 HITS || 
S36 || NEW || 18 GP || 11 Goals || 11 Assists || 22 Points || +9 || 22 PIMS || 63 HITS || 
S37: Did not Qualify
S38 || NEW || 7 GP || 3 Goals || 1 Assists || 4 Points || +4 || 8 PIMS || 32 HITS || 
S39 || NEW || 12 GP || 2 Goals || 2 Assists || 4 Points || +4 || 0 PIMS || 8 HITS || 
S40 || NEW || 5 GP || 1 Goals || 5 Assists || 6 Points || +2 || 2 PIMS || 1 HITS || 
S41: Did not Qualify
S42 || NEW || 18 GP || 4 Goals || 6 Assists || 10 Points || +2 || 5 PIMS || 8 HITS || 
Total: 14 Playoffs || 165 GP || 56 Goals || 72 Assists || 129 Points || +31 || 129 PIMS || 334 HITS
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Awards/Accomplishments
S23 4 Star Cup Run
S24 4 Star Cup Champions
S24 Playoff Most Points
S24 Ronan O'Keefe Trophy
S26 First Fight
S30 Highest P/20 of Career and League
S30 Challenge Cup Champion
S31#12 On Top 100 Players
S31 New England Wolfpack Alternate Captain
S31 Challenge Cup Champion
S31 Anton Ratzov Trophy
S32 #13 On Top 100 Players
S33 Challenge Cup Champion
S33 #14 on Top 100 Players
S33 New England Wolfpack Alternate Captain
S33 Team Russia Captain
S33 Anton Ratzov Nominee 
S34 #16 on Top 100 Players
S35 #17 on Top 100 Players
S35 Inducted into Vancouver Whalers Hall of Fame
S36 #35 on Top 100 Players
S36 Challenge Cup Run
S38 #67 on Top 100 Players
S39 #45 on Top 100 Players
S41 #83 on Top 100 Players
S42 Challenge Cup Run

Shaquille Derisraka || Vancouver Whalers || 550 TPE ||
Name: Shaquille Derisraka
Age: 18
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 208 lbs
Number: 34
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Transactions:
Drafted 16th overall by Vancouver in the S43 Draft
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SMJHL Season Statistics
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SMJHL Playoff Statistics
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SHL Playoff Statistics
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Awards/Accomplishments
S43 Draft 16th overall by Vancouver Whalers

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