So yeah. It has been a while since my last article. I did ask for you to ask me questions back in the distant past that I would answer, but I have received any questions so I don't really have anything to answer. But it doesn’t really matter. I am happy as a fiddle anyways. The last time I wrote something was back in april. And the time before that was in january. These articles just don't happen whenever it suits people. They happen whenever it suits me. 

So if I am not mistaken Tom Pedersen has played in three more seasons since last article. Season 76, 77 and 78. And soon starting on season 79. Tom Pedersen has just signed a new contract. A 5 mil x 3 seasons contract which made Tom very happy. His goal is still the same as before. To play for Calgary Dragons and get to win something. With the new contract Tom Pedersen is going to play for three more seasons at least. Hopefully in Calgary, but as Calgary’s oldest wiener Tom has realised the end is getting closer for each match. And as a perfect sign of getting older Tom wants to look at the past with this article.

Back in S65 many players were getting ready and positioning themselves for the huge and upcoming draft of S66. For those that don’t remember the draft list was as following:

S66 Draft result
1.) New England Wolfpack - Edward Elric
2.) Montreal Patriotes - Benson Fliorentini 
3.) Buffalo Stampede (via ) - Nikolai Skovgaard
4.) Calgary Dragons - Tom Pedersen
5.) Edmonton Blizzard - Emil Egli
6.) Texas Renegades - Rikert Biemanns
7.) Edmonton Blizzard - Oles Kobliska
8.) New Orleans Specters - Matthew Mayhem
9.) Hamilton Steelhawks (via ) - Pyotr Gallen
10.) Manhatten Rage (via ) - Torsten Eriksen
11.)   Minnesota Monarchs (via ) - Dominik Froste
12.) Texas Renegades (via ) - Anthony Dionne
13.) Hamilton Steelhawks - Manny Calavera 
14.) Atlanta Inferno - Munko Aitmukhambetov
15.) Edmonton Blizzard (via ) - Julian Eaglesong
16.) San Francisco Pride - Alvin Towne
17.) Buffalo Stampede - Casey Fantobens
18.) Philadelphia Forge (via ) - Graj Virrok
19.) Tampa Bay Barracuda - Edge Rocks
20.) Hamilton Steelhawks (via ) - Tom Holberg

Round 2

21.) Seattle Argonauts (via ) - Angry Gilmore
22.) Tampa Bay Barracuda (via ) - Boom Stick
23.) Minnesota Monarchs (via ) - Teodors Skalbergs
24.) Minnesota Monarchs (via ) - Kayden King
25.) Calgary Dragons (via ) - Steven Connors
26.) Hamilton Steelhawks (via ) - Tommi Koivu
27.) Hamilton Steelhawks (via ) - Bnana NWaffles
28.) Edmonton Blizzard (via ) - Bavel Pure
29.) Chicago Syndicate (via ) - Casper Nilsson
30.) Philadelphia Forge - Nibbles the Squirrel
31.) Minnesota Monarchs (via ) - Koty Kochan
32.) Calgary Dragons (via ) Alisters Vismanis
33.) Hamilton Steelhawks - Jonathan Mercer
34.) Toronto North Stars (via ) - Jackson Cannon
35.) Philadelphia Forge (via ) - PASS
36.) New England Wolfpack (via ) - Ged Sparrowhawk
37.) Texas Renegades (via ) Ralph Ryan
38.)   Montreal Patriotes (via ) - Konstantin Äyräpää-Möttöne
39.) Baltimore Platoon (via ) - Sir Devoir
40.) Texas Renegades (via ) - Rich Paul

Round 3

41.)   Buffalo Stampede (via   ) - Izumi Curtis
42.) Seattle Argonauts (via ) - PASSED
43.) Montreal Patriotes - PASSED
44.) Chicago Syndicate (via ) - Thomas Nitro
45.) San Francisco Pride (via ) - Caleb Hayden
46.) Toronto North Stars (via ) - Otis Boudreaux
47.) Manhattan Rage (via ) - PASSED
48.) New Orleans Specters - PASSED
49.) Toronto North Stars -  Lucas Percy
50.) Philadelphia Forge - PASSED
51.) Baltimore Platoon - FORFEIT
52.) Seattle Argonauts - PASSED
53.) Hamilton Steelhawks - PASSED
54.) Atlanta Inferno - Nikolai Nikitin
55.) Winnipeg Aurora - PASSED
56.) San Francisco Pride - Samuel Piccard
57.) Buffalo Stampede - Ivan Scochnikov
58.) Chicago Syndicate - PASSED
59.) Tampa Bay Barracuda - Xman Damson Jr
60.) Toronto North Stars (via   ) - PASSED

But according to the analytics page there are currently only sixteen players left from that draft class.

1 Anthony Dionne 1592 TPE Texas Renegades Goalie
2 Philippe-Eko Eel 1581 TPE Atlanta Inferno Right Defense **
3 Graj Virrok 1552 TPE Philadelphia Forge Center
4 Rikkert Biemans 1551 TPE Tampa Bay Barracuda Left Wing
5 Julian Flörsch 1505 TPE Minnesota Monarchs Left Wing
6 Tom Pedersen 1438 TPE Calgary Dragons Left Wing
7 Benson Fiorentini 1336 TPE Left Wing *
8 Tommi Koivu 1151 TPE Hamilton Steelhawks Left Defense
9 Eggward Elric 1127 TPE Hamilton Steelhawks Left Wing
10 Oles Kobliska 948 TPE Center *
11 Julian Eaglesong 821 TPE Edmonton Blizzard Center
12 Angry Gilmore 770 TPE Left Defense *
13 Manny Calavera 654 TPE Right Wing *
14 Munko Aitmukhambetov 505 TPE Right Wing *
15 Pyotr Gallen 354 TPE Right Wing *
16 Jackson Cannon 121 TPE Goalie *

*Whitout club for the moment.
**Has not been drafted according to the portal, but was in management in those days.

The biggest surprise in this draft was Tom Pedersen being drafted at fourth place overall. Mostly because everybody believed Rikkert Biemans would be picked at that spot, but he had expressed a desire to not be picked by Calgary Dragons as he was a lifetimer there with his former player. He did not wish to be drafted by the Texas Renegades though and it was a huge surprise when they drafted him and then traded him to Montreal. Many players have retired. Maybe too early? But New England Wolfpack, Buffalo Stampede, Edmonton Blizzard and Philadelhia Forgers have had the greatest success with the picks from this draft. Both Emil Egli and Kobliska won the challenge cup in 73. Nikolai Skovgaard and Casey Fantobens won the cup with Buffalo back in 71. Eggward Elric won in 70 and Graj Virrok won a cup with Philadelphia Forgers back in 69. Elric and Eaglesong also won for Edmonton Blizzard in 73m but were not drafted by Edmonton.

I guess Matthew Mayhem and Torsten Eriksen were the biggest bust in this draft as I cannot find any information about them in the portal.

Personally I was hoping for my linemate Casper Nilsson to be drafted by the Calgary Dragons, but he was claimed by the Chicago Syndicatein the second round. He did not however become a great draft pick as he disappeared like a fart in a basket chair after his junior career. I guess the scouts had done their job. The same with my other team-mates Kody Kochan and Ged Sparrowhawk.

I might be doing some more of these in the future. Thinking about gathering stats for each player that have played to some extent in the SHL.

Thanks for reading

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