Drum Bongwater from KFAN Radio here with the intitial installment of our yearly Draft Prospect Scouting Reports
While the fans and players are still largely caught up in the current playoff race, the Draft still looms large in everyone's mind. The GMs are looking ahead to next season and those to come, while the players know they are not just in a competition to win the Cup, but also in a competition to be drafted as high as possible!
There are many aspects the GMs will look at when it comes time to select: position, build, team needs, personality, activity, etc. But a number which has a huge weight on how the players are perceived is TPE totals - these won't tell the whole story of a player, but those with higher TPE are already showing themselves to be active and dedicated to improving themselves in hopes of cracking an SHL roster spot sooner than later.
With that being said, here are the current TPE totals of all S28 eligible rookies, ranked from most to least. NOTE: This is going off player pages so there may be players with applied TPE that has not been updated, and there is certainly still time for everyone to bust their butts down the stretch to either separate themselves from those with less TPE, or close the gap on those with more.
Code:
S28 Draftees by TPE
KEL - RW - Mikko Linna (ej27) 275
DET - D - Quinn Stevenson (Quinn's in the Bin) 273
DET - C - Gunnar Rask (Advantage) 268
HFX - D - Marc-André Moreau (treant) 254
VAN - D - Jackson Cartier (701 aka YUNG GUAP GOD) 250
STL - D - Marc-Andre Malkin (hockeyis87) 242
PGF - G - Michael McFadden (Abdeezy) 238
KEL - D - Mia Landvik (teaboy) 236
PGF - RW - Bennett Jones (rrireal) 236
DET - D - Prince Daniel James (LTH) 222
PGF - C - Kjell Eide (engine) 222
STL - LW - Jussi Ruutu (Trill) 217
PGF - D - Hunky Monkey (NUCK 2.0) 215
DET - C - Wiljian Zjang (WZjang) 215
DET - LW - Rising Hippo (therisinghippo) 213
VAN - C - Levi Kubrak (PieEatingManiac) 210
PGF - D - Saint Jericho (Ochocinco) 203
KEL - RW - Dieter Dominique (bilbo) 201
MTL - LW - Xavier Lane (Jepox) 200
MTL - RW - Wesley "Wes" Wells 194
DET - LW - Alexander Ødegaard (foehammer007) 194
VAN - D - Adam Greenholm (LoLee) 193
MTL - D - Pablo Biznette (Biznasty) 191
KEL - RW - Dennis Lever (SinnedLever) 190
MTL - C - Johnny Watson (Wallflower) 190
DET - LW - Kalid Dermot (Duke Nukem) 188
STL - G - Duffy Helman (wwwwwwww) 185
KEL - G - Mikke Laukkanen (jjaybs) 181
PGF - G - Ken Kennedy-Anderson (Joester09) 174
COL - D - Richie Pecker (Dylan) 173
STL - LW - Corey Hixenlong (mapes) 173
HFX - G - Jhin (FV Till I Die) 172
HFX - D - William Marner (axman15) 166
MTL - C - Jonas Stratkus (Hell) 155
COL - G - Johnas Ville (Ville) 155
VAN - C - Steve Butabi (Mrbutabi) 155
Judging by these totals, the first round will almost surely be hits across the board, but it starts getting tricky in the second round - some players TPE total may only be reflective that they were later Free Agent signings ... or maybe they started strong and burned out ... maybe they are secretly planning to spend their careers in the SMJHL?
Who knows!?
Stay tuned for More Scouting Analysis from KFAN Radio in the days to come!
Small class as a result of small recruitment drives. This is my chance to plug. S28 Recruitment Drive has already started! Lets grow peeps, we need a stronger incoming class!
Quote:Originally posted by Jesster@Feb 23 2016, 03:51 PM Small class as a result of small recruitment drives. This is my chance to plug. S28 Recruitment Drive has already started! Lets grow peeps, we need a stronger incoming class!
Did you ever announce the top recruiters from the S27 drive?