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So, I have already done another segment of "A Brief Look Back" before. This is a series that I have done for awhile over on VHL, and I have only done one article here on SHL, and it was back in October, focused on David Benson and Viktor Svensson. That was awhile ago, so for these next players they have played more seasons than Benson and Svensson did back when I wrote those articles.

The Season 23 SHL Entry Draft had some great players in it, and I am proud to have been a part of that crop myself. So, I am going to focus on some more players' careers out of that draft.


Asbjørn Alexandersen - 3rd Overall


At 4th overall, the Texas Renegades selected right winger Asbjorn Alexandersen. Unlike some of his fellow draftees, he played another season in the SMJHL, and then went on to compete with the Renegades. In Asbjorn's rookie season in Season 24, he scored 6 goals and added 11 assists, giving him 17 points with a -6 in the plus/minus column. He only had 12 hits, which is not bad for a rookie, but he also only averaged 13.01 minutes per game. Not a bad outing, as Texas had other ways of scoring and Asbjorn Alexandersen was growing either way. The Texas Renegades played 13 games in the playoffs that season as well, where Asbjorn Alexandersen had 6 points, but they ultimately lost in the second round to the Los Angeles Panthers in 7 games.


In his second season, he upped his game a little bit, scoring 7 goals and adding 17 assists, giving him 24 points this time around. That season he improved his plus/minus as well with a +6, with 14 hits and 20.68 minutes per game. This was also in just 50 games, which is less than the season before, although with around 6 minutes more per game. Alexandersen definitely improved. The Renegades did not qualify for the playoffs in S25.

Once again in Season 26. he improved and this time he put up 14 goals and 18 assists for 32 points in 50 games. Again, he was a +6 on the season, although in Season 26 he somehow only managed 3 hits. His ice time had risen even higher with 20.97 per game. The Texas Renegades made their way back into the playoffs in Season 26, however it was against a favourited Seattle Riot team. Texas lost in 7 games in the 1st round, where Alexandersen had 6 points.

Now this season, in Season 27, at the 29 game mark, Asbjorn Alexandersen is Texas' 2nd best player in points. Asbjorn is basically at a point per game pace, with 28 points in 29 games, having 14 in goals and assists. He has been averaging 22.09 minutes per game, which is the most he has ever been asked to play in his career, and he is doing better than ever. He still isn't a big hitter with only 14 on the season, but that is not what the Renegades ask of him. He has been playing steady over plus/minus with a +6 too. The Renegades are hoping to qualify for the playoffs once again, as they currently sit in a spot.

Fernando Pergher - 4th Overall


Fernando Pergher was one of two defensemen that the Calgary Dragons picked in the 1st Round of the draft, and they did so with Pergher at 4th. He was a stud in the junior system, and while they did not expect him to wow anybody in his rookie season, the Dragons knew they had something special. Like Asbjorn Alexandersen selected before him, Fernando did not make the jump straight into the SHL, waiting the next season for Season 24. In that season, he was paired with fellow rookie Michael Boychuk, where Pergher had 17 points in 52 games with a -5 and 3 of those points being goals. Pergher laid out 69 hits, and blocked 44 shots as well, which are pretty good numbers for a rookie in the SHL. Calgary did qualify for the post-season that year, but they lost out to the favourite Los Angeles Panthers in sweeping fashion. He put together 9 hits and 3 blocked shots in those 4 games.

In his second season in the SHL during sophomore year, Fernando Pergher's point production dropped a little, with 14 points and 1 of those being a lone goal. He had more hits this time around with 71, and almost the same number of blocked shots with 43. Still maintaining his great defensive skills, he was not a liability at all and ended the season with a +4. This time, the Dragons made the playoffs again, however they could only manage to push the Seattle Riot to 5 games. In those 5 games, Fernando had 0 points with 7 hits and 6 shots blocked.

Moving on to his third season in the SHL, unbelievably, Fernando Pergher only managed to put up 9 points. He had 1 goal and 8 assists, although he did still lay out 82 hits and sacrifice the body with 51 shot blocks. While he was not putting out the best offensive stint last season, he was still keeping his own defensively. Last season as well, the Calgary Dragons were in the playoffs once again. Pergher, once again had 0 points, but had 8 hits and shots blocked respectively. The Dragons were only capable of playing 7 games that season, although it was a close and intense 7 game series against the Winnipeg Jets. The Dragons are definitely going to be asking Pergher for more offensively next time around.

This season, 29 games into Season 27, Fernando has already surpassed his last season's point totals with 3 goals and 8 assists, for 11 points thus far. He's had 51 hits and 32 blocked shots to go with that, and it has look liked one of his stronger seasons so far in his career. The Dragons sit in a playoff spot at the moment, but have been pretty inconsistent regarding wins.


That does it for this edition.
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Michael "Big Game" Boychuk || D || Calgary Dragons
Name: Michael Boychuk
Age: Old
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 195 lbs
Number: 23
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SHL Career Statistics || Calgary Dragons
S24 REG: GP: 52, G: 1, A: 13, P: 14, +/-: -5, PIMS: 42, H: 53, SB: 36
S25 REG: GP: 50, G: 3, A: 13, P: 16, +/-: 5, PIMS: 42, H: 49, SB: 30
S26 REG: GP: 50, G: 1, A: 22, P: 23, +/-: 8, PIMS: 58, H: 69, SB: 37
S27 REG: GP: 50, G: 4, A: 24, P: 28, +/-: 8, PIMS: 46, H: 54, SB: 31
S28 REG: GP: 50, G: 6, A: 26, P: 32, +/-: -5, PIMS: 10, H: 25, SB: 55
S29 REG: GP: 50, G: 7, A: 28, P: 35, +/-: 10, PIMS: 6, H: 29, SB: 46
S30 REG: GP: 50, G: 6, A: 35, P: 41, +/-: 27, PIMS: 0, H: 26, SB: 54
S31 REG: GP: 50, G: 8, A: 38, P: 46, +/-: 19, PIMS: 6, H: 30, SB: 71
S32 REG: GP: 50, G: 7, A: 24, P: 31, +/-: -1, PIMS: 28, H: 27, SB: 66
S33 REG: GP: 50, G: 9, A: 34, P: 43, +/-: 8, PIMS: 34, H: 78, SB: 69
S34 REG: GP: 50: G: 3, A: 31, P: 34, +/-: -2, PIMS: 50, H: 100, SB: 67
S35 REG: GP: 50, G: 2, A: 36, P: 38, +/-: 24, PIMS: 36, H: 90, SB: 76
S36 REG: GP: 50, G: 8, A: 32, P: 40, +/-: 14, PIMS: 46, H: 68. SB: 56
S37 REG: GP: 50: G: 5, A: 22, P: 27, +/-: 8, PIMS: 56, H: 139, SB: 84
S38 REG: GP: 50, G: 7, A: 20, P: 27, +/-: 7, PIMS: 52, H: 103, SB: 58
S39 REG: GP: 50, G: 4, A: 28, P: 32, +/-: 21, PIMS: 22, H: 38, SB: 66
S40 REG: GP: 50, G: 4, A: 20, P: 24, +/-: 6, PIMS: 10, H: 32, SB: 55
S41 REG: GP: 50, G: 0, A: 13, P: 13, +/-: -3, PIMS: 6, H: 9, SB: 51
S42 REG: GP: 50, G: 1, A: 13, P: 14, +/-: -2, PIMS: 2, H: 6, SB: 26
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SHL Playoff Statistics || Calgary Dragons
S24 PLF: GP: 4, G: 0, A: 1, P: 1, +/-: -1, PIMS: 2, H: 3, SB: 4
S25 PLF: GP: 5, G: 0, A: 0, P: 0, +/-: -5, PIMS: 2, H: 5, SB: 7
S26 PLF: GP: 7, G: 0, A: 2, P: 2, +/-: +2, PIMS: 2, H: 10, SB: 3
S27 PLF: GP: 18, G: 5, A: 5, P: 10, +/-: -1, PIMS: 12, H: 15, SB: 10
S28 PLF: GP: 5, G: 0, A: 1, P: 1, +/-: 1, PIMS: 2, H: 0, SB: 4
S29 PLF: GP: 19, G: 0, A: 11, P: 11, +/-: +3, PIMS: 0. H: 4, SB: 21
S30 PLF: GP: 11, G: 2, A: 4, P: 6, +/-: -4, PIMS: 0, H: 6, SB: 23
S31 PLF: GP: 6, G: 1, A: 5, P: 6, +/-: 0, PIMS: 0, H: 3, SB: 1
S32 PLF: GP: 16, G: 3, A: 9, P: 12, +/-: 8, PIMS: 4, H: 14, SB: 16
S33 PLF: GP: 16, G: 4, A: 12, P: 16, +/-: 1, PIMS: 6, H: 32, SB: 28
S35 PLF: GP: 13, G: 2, A: 6, P: 8, +/-: 5, PIMS: 10, H: 14, SB: 13
S36 PLF: GP: 11, G: 3, A: 2, P: 5, +/-: -10, PIMS: 4, H: 23, SB: 26
S37 PLF: GP: 7, G: 3, A: 4, P: 7, +/-: -1, PIMS: 8, H: 19, SB: 14
S38 PLF: GP: 17, G: 3, A: 17, P: 20, +/-: 12, PIMS: 14, H: 19, SB: 31
S39 PLF: GP: 4, G: 0, A: 0, P: 0, +/-: -2, PIMS: 0, H: 6, SB: 7
S40 PLF: GP: 19: G: 0, A: 4, P: 4, +/-: 6, PIMS: 2, H: 11, SB: 28
S41 PLF: GP: 6: G: 0, A: 4, P: 4, +/-: 1, PIMS: 0, H: 0, SB: 8
S42 PLF: GP: 16: G: 0, A: 5, P: 5, +/-: 3, PIMS: 2, H: 2, SB: 11
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SMJHL Career Statistics || Regina Force
S22 REG: GP: 40, G: 10, A: 18, P: 28, +/-: -5, PIMS: 41, H: 29, SB: 45
S23 REG: GP: 40, G: 12, A: 26, P: 38, +/-: -3, PIMS: 81, H: 74, SB: 42
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SMJHL Playoff Statistics
S22 PLF: GP: 5, G: 0, A: 3, P: 3, +/-: -2, PIMS: 7, H: 7, SB: 10
S23 PLF: GP: 5, G: 2, A: 3, P: 5, +/-: 1, PIMS: 14, H: 9, SB: 8
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Transactions:
Drafted 14th overall by Regina in the S22 SMJHL Entry Draft
Drafted 5th overall by Calgary in the S23 SHL Entry Draft
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Awards:
S27 Challenge Cup (CGY)
S29 Challenge Cup (CGY)
S32 Challenge Cup (CGY)
S40 Challenge Cup (CGY)
S42 Challenge Cup (CGY)

Nice write-up! Benson is a scrub haha