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NWJHL Power Rankings Special
Well hockey fans the first week of the NWJHL season is in the books. Its been a fast paced and fun first few days of junior hockey and already we have seen some big surprises. In tonights edition we will countdown the teams that we feel have established themselves as early favorites and those teams who appear to be on there way to disappointing seasons. We will also give our 3 players who we feel are currently in the race for MVP. Lets get it started. #1. ![]() potential. ![]() Finn Larsson has added another level to Detroits already stack first line “If you’ve ever seen this kid play hockey you know exactly what Im talking about.†Finn Larsson was quoted as saying following last nights win in Montreal . “ Brandon might be the most talented player on our roster and its only a matter of time before he really pops. I get the opportunity to practice and play with this guy every day, trust me hes a time bomb just waiting to go off.†The play of supporting cast Justin Cunningham, Jesse Enderle and Vinny Chezno have only given critics a reason to jolt the Falcons to the top of the power rankings. The stellar play of these individuals gives the Falcons a level of depth and talent that few other teams can compete with. It looks, at this point, as though the Falcons are once again the real deal. #2. ![]() ![]() Logan Valentine rips a shot from the the blue line #3. ![]() #4 :hitmen: Chicago Hitmen- Chicago may be one of the dark horses as we watch this season unfold. Chicago holds a sub .500 4-5-1 record so far this season, however, have been one of the more explosive offense thus far. Thanks to high levels of production from Riku Showron, Anthony Kovalchuk, Allan Stewart and Adam Banks the Hitmen have managed to score 31 goals this season, good enough for 3rd in the league. The biggest issue for the Hitmen has been the inconsistent play of there defense. While there offense has clicked early on there defense has been equally as bad. To this point in the season the Hitmen have allowed and abysmal 46 goals, 16 goals more then the 2nd worse defense in the league. No doubt has this statistic factored into Chicagos mediocre start to the season. #5. :impact: Montreal- Montreal has had one of the surprising slow starts. After bringing back some experienced personal for the SHL and having one of the best drafts in recent memory Montreal was expected to run away with the regular season. Despite having some high profile players, Montreal has struggled out of the gate. Most recently Montreal took a 4-2 loss to Prince George and a 6-0 shalacking from Detroit . While there early record is troubling, there is still no need to push the panic button yet in Montreal. With high profile draft picks like Rehn Miller, Roman Schultz and Stefano Di Gennaro to along with seasoned veterans like Chris Serpe and Smirnov Light there is no shortage of talent on this team. This group may be in the basement right now but don’t be surprised if the Impact make a push for the top before this season is over. We were able to sit down with the GM of Impact and he was able to answer some questions reguarding the teams stellar on paper roster and how his team is handling high preseason expectations. Please welcome the GM of the Montreal Impact ![]() Players like Rehn Miller will need to step up if Montreal is going to climb out of an early lull ![]() The way I see that loss is not it ending our season but instead giving us more motivation to come out strong next season and reclaim that championship. ![]() This is by far the most active roster I have had in the four seasons with the Impact. Straight out of the gate we already have ten active players on the Montreal Impact with some awesome send downs like Chris Serpe, Smirnov Light , Corey Tripp, Fabian Fuhrberg, Joel Westbrook and then some promising rookies with Roman Schultz, Rehn Miller, Stefano Di Gennaro, Drahoslav Kovar and also new signed free agent Maxime Talbot. Getting three picks in the top seven was great and those trades from last season really paid off. ![]() As a general manager I always like to set expectations high and I think it gives the team something for the players to live up to which will make work hard to reach that goal. I truly believe we have the best and most active team this season so anything short of a four star cup championship will be a failure. ![]() The Vancouver Whalers and Prince George Firebirds look pretty strong this season and I could see us three teams battling it out for the four star cup. ![]() #6. Kelowna Knight- Kelowna has had a tough start to the season so far. Currently at a 2-6-1 record the Knights have shown little reason to believe that they are anything but the bottom of this years barrel. Currently Kelowna sports a league low 11 goals and -17 point differential. The star power on this team appears to minimal but rookies Cyan Winters and Waldo Cezar Jr. are high enough draft picks that they may still put out productive season. Kelowna was hurt early on by a tough schedule but it is still hard to find reasons to believe that this team can come back this season. Kelowna may have a long season at the bottom. Now we move to the final part of our show where we will discuss our first quarter choices for MVP. 1st Candidate Dave Smith: Dave Smith has been an offensive power house and is a big reason why the Vancouver Whalers are cruising through the league right now. With 11 goals and 3 assists its hard not to consider Smith one of the seasons front runners. 2nd Candidate Kaspar Abraham: Abraham has been another impressive offensive player early on. Posting 9 goals and 8 assits Abraham appears to be a little better rounded then Smith. Abraham Vs. Smith is a matchup to watch all season long. ![]() Kaspar Abraham has looked the part of an early MVP candidate 3rd Candidate Logan Valentine: Valentine is have a season to remember for defensemen. With 17 points Valentine is tied for the league lead in scoring and has done it all from the defensive position. His defensive skills are also a big part of Vancouvers successful start. 1900 words 4 pics 1 interview ![]() Registered S7, S19, S23 Challenge Cup Champion ![]() Registered S2, S5, S12, S39 Challenge Cup Champion and The MVP ![]() Registered S11 and S28 Challenge Cup Champion Quote:Originally posted by Dion.OvOxO@Oct 5 2012, 07:35 PM ^ Larsson, I love! Hey, sorry I didn't answer your questions Lars, do this each week and you'd get a lot of cash in the bank, good read. I'll do the interview for you if you'll do one next week. ![]() ![]() Registered S11 and S28 Challenge Cup Champion
1,946 words, and with 4 pictures should count as 2,000 words as that was the way before if near 50 if they add 2 pictures it equals 2,000. So should get around 1.5M-2M for this.
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