Intro
With the draft just over now, I wanted to take a look at the last five drafts I spent in the Colorado War Room (not including the one that just happened where I replaced Jumbo in GM Chat since he was away). I'll give some hindsight on who we picked, who I suggested we picked (obviously drafting can be made to look easy in hindsight, but I remember vividly suggesting everyone of these picks). I want to stress how much I love the GMs that have been leading the team since I joined the War Room and that I'm not trying to undermine the job they do or make them look bad (except maybe in one pick in part 3 - S58, but that's only to tease them).

Part 1 - S56
Part 2 - S57
Part 3 - S58
Part 4 - S59
Part 5 - S60

S59 SMJHL Entry Draft
Round 1 - Pick 7 -

pick: Gonzo Gobbledygook @tweedledunn
Status: Active
TPE: 626

Season	Player	Pos	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	"+/-"	PIM	S	S%	ATOI	GA	TA	W	L	BLK	HIT
59	Gonzo Gobbledygook	LW	COL	66	7	9	16	-16	12	86	8.10%	11:01	29	13	0	0	29	30
60	Gonzo Gobbledygook	LW	COL	66	23	33	56	0	24	220	10.50%	16:55	46	14	0	0	22	47

lespoils' choice: High Haschdi
Status: Active
TPE: 625

Season	Player	Pos	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	"+/-"	PIM	S	S%	ATOI	GA	TA	W	L	BLK	HIT
59	High Haschdi	LW	ANA	66	8	23	31	13	35	76	10.50%	14:04	28	15	0	1	71	65
60	High Haschdi	RW	ANA	66	14	21	35	8	14	107	13.10%	13:43	15	14	0	0	65	48

I didn't know Gonzo Gobbledygook's user Tweedledunn personally but our GM Birdman knew him well from SFP. It was a great pick, as he is #1 in TPE in that class as of last update. Haschdi wouldn't have been a terrible pick either as he's second by a single TPE, but he's already been called up to the SHL by Texas while we get another season, and then likely one more, of Gobbledygook who's going to play a major role on our team.



Round 3 - Pick 30

pick: Eric Tokke @Graydonsanatomy
Status: Active
TPE: 487

Season	Player	Pos	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	"+/-"	PIM	S	S%	ATOI	GA	TA	W	L	BLK	HIT
59	Eric Tokke	RW	COL	66	4	6	10	-17	29	34	11.80%	8:57	33	10	0	3	51	60
60	Eric Tokke	LW	COL	66	7	18	25	7	18	110	6.40%	14:47	28	20	0	0	91	92

lespoils' choice: Eric Tokke

Our second pick in that draft was mid-third, but we managed to get our hands on a guy that's quietly earning and becoming a more and more important part of our roster. In a draft that wasn't particularly deep, we're very glad that we've been able to 



Round 4 - Pick 39

pick: Karl Detloff
Status: Inactive
TPE: 210

Season	Player	Pos	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	"+/-"	PIM	S	S%	ATOI	GA	TA	W	L	BLK	HIT
59	Karl Detloff	RD	COL	66	4	15	19	14	18	115	3.50%	17:15	25	21	0	0	54	57
60	Karl Detloff	RD	N/A	0

lespoils' choice: Karl Detloff


We tried a recreate here that had a short-lived player a few seasons before. Didn't really work out, but so did most of the players drafted after that point, although a few teams did manage to find the gems that we couldn't.



Round 4 - Pick 42

pick: Josiah Hansen
Status: Inactive
TPE: 232

Season	Player	Pos	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	"+/-"	PIM	S	S%	ATOI	GA	TA	W	L	BLK	HIT
59	Josiah Hansen	LD	COL	66	7	9	16	16	8	98	7.10%	18:03	21	19	0	0	75	65
60	Josiah Hansen	LD	N/A	0

lespoils' choice: Josiah Hansen

Another one with very little to say about. He did get a bit more TPE than Detloff and will be playing on the Elk's roster after they signed him as an IFA; he can be a serviceable defenseman.


Round 5 - Pick 54

pick: Alexander Rask
Status: Inactive
TPE: 155

lespoils' choice: Alexander Rask

I won't even bother with this goalie's stats because he had none. We needed a backup goalie for Rosejac at that point and tried everything to get this one to stick; fluw even tried emailing them because their DMs were disabled, without any luck.This was definitely a draft to forget for Colorado as far as depth goes and we all left the voice chat disappointed, with only little hope that these last three picks would pan out.

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Geronimo Otto || C || SFP || GER || S31-S43
Drafted 49th by Kelowna Knights
Drafted 20th by Portland Admirals
Co-GM of POR/SFP S35, S41-S50
Traded to Edmonton Blizzard S43


Ray Bork || D || HAM || GBR || S44-S58
Drafted 7th by Halifax Raiders
Auto-Drafted 2nd Round (Co-GM) by SFP
Traded to Hamilton Steelhawks S55


Gonzo Gobbledygook || W || COL || NOR || S60-Present
Drafted 7th by Colorado Raptors
Drafted 4th by Winnipeg Aurora