10-05-2023, 10:51 AM(This post was last modified: 10-10-2023, 07:03 PM by CptSquall. Edited 1 time in total.)
We all know that SHL careers are long, very long. Slip McScruff and Andreas Kvalhiem know this well, being the current oldest players in the SHL. Both were drafted in the S45 season. Due to the index only starting in Season 53 I do not know exactly when they were called up to their team, but going off what normally happens, I would assume they both made their rookie debuts in Season 48. We will see who has had the better career looking at their TPE, Titles, and Awards.
TPE-
Andreas Kvalhiem Max TPE: 2066
Slip McScruff Max TPE: 2018
Kvalhiem has the higher max TPE, but surprisingly both these players only barely crossed the 2k mark. I figured with careers spanning over 20 seasons they would have had higher TPE totals to combat the regression they are getting but it seems that reaching 2000 is enough to keep your player afloat for a long while. Both were hit with regression right after reaching 2000 but Kvalhiem was able to climb back up to 2063 TPE before getting hit with another season of regression. Overall not a huge difference but Kvalhiem takes the W in the TPE regard.
McScruff had a much better career in the SMJHL winning three cups in a row, while Kvalhiem would end up not winning a single 4-star cup. Kvalhiem however would win a WJC gold, while McScruff would never win one of those. Maybe he won some silvers or bronzes but those don’t matter. Second place is just the first loser. Overall McScruff would have the better junior career but would he have the better career in the majors? Who knows? I know. I did the research.
SHL Titles-
Kvalhiem: S59 and S62
Mcscruff: None
Kvalhiem has won 2 challenge cups Mcscruff’s zero. While championships aren’t the only way to judge success, you usually want one or two under your belt when you retire. McScruff will be trying his best to win one in the twilight of his career but with his TPE dropping fast due to regression, its not hard to imagine him ending up with no challenge cups.
McScruff once again shows off his international merits. Unlike the challenge cup though, his contemporary has also won a gold. Two back to back golds and then just a season in between his next is very impressive, with him getting one more on his belt 10 seasons later.
Awards-
Kvalhiem: 50 Jeff Dar, S52 3rd All-Star, S54 Jeff Dar, S54 3rd All-Star, S55 Jeff Dar, S56 Jeff Dar
McScruff: None
Once again Kvalhiem has a good amount of awards, to McScruff’s zero. Winning 4 best two way forward awards is impressive, but with all those awards you’d expect something higher than just 3rd all-star, but the major skew to only giving point-scorers all-star makes it not very surprising. I would have expected McScruff to win some defensive award he ended up with zero, and not even a single all-star appearance.
Stats-
Kvalhiem: 2nd Most Games Played, 4th Most Goals, 5th Most Assists, 3rd Most Points, 2nd Most Hits, 5th Most Shots,
McScruff: Most games played in history, 5th most hits in history, Most Blocked shots in history
I honestly don’t put much weight into these stats, they are caused by their sheer amount of games played, and I’ve already touched on how crazy long their careers have been so its not surprising total records would follow.
Overall Kvalhiem had the better career, but McScruff had a much better international career. I also think McScruff might have been underrated throughout his career as him not winning a single award for 20 seasons is very surprising. I don’t believe he was even nominated for any, but hey, that’s what he gets for not being a point-scorer I guess.
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