89. (S36) G (Los Angeles Panthers) - Evgueni Marmeladov || New Entry
Grade: 73.40
Past Seasons: None

At 89 is Panthers young goaltender Evgueni Marmeladov, taking a spot on this list for the first time with a respectable season, going 22-15-6, earning a .904 save percentage, and a 3.04 goals against average. Not often you see rookies come up and take the starting mantle so quickly, but with so many seasons in juniors that should be somewhat expected.

88. (S21) RW (Edmonton Blizzard) - Theo Kane || -3
Grade: 73.4
Past Seasons: S23-75, S24-77, S25-56, S26-76, S27-57, S28-20, S29-32, S30-1, S31-13, S32-10, S33-12, S34-1, S35-10, S36-12, S37-18, S38-35, S39-59, S40-85

At 88 is veteran Theo Kane, back with the team that drafted him and still productive in his advanced age, scoring 14 goals and 32 points while with the Renegades. Though Kane is certainly on his last legs and no longer a top-10 talent, he could still hang around on this list for a little while longer.

87. (S32) C (Edmonton Blizzard) - Teodors Cukurs || -28
Grade: 73.60
Past Seasons: S39-56, S40-59

At 87 is Blizzard center Teodors Cukurs, dropping back on the list but still productive even without the physical play to add to it, where he scored 14 goals and 34 points, and was a solid +15. Cukurs is close to regression, however, which means his chances at cracking that top-50 are going to be slimmer every season from now on.


86. (S36) LW (Edmonton Blizzard) - Teddy Cuddles || New Entry
Grade: 73.90
Past Seasons: None

At 86 is another new entry, Teddy Cuddles in the house. Cuddles came out of the gate flying in S40, scoring regularly and finishing with 13 goals and 42 points. His physicality was on point as well, registering 197 hits and being one of the fiercest two-way players coming up among the young stars.

85. (S30) C (Texas Renegades) - Beau Bent || New Entry
Grade: 74.10
Past Seasons: None

At 85 is Beau Bent of the Renegades, his prime seasons coming and going without a look on this list, but finally being able to crack it with his 17 goals and 34 points. Not much else to say about him, as just about every other facet of his game is mediocre, but with him just now making the list while into regression, maybe he is one of those players who gets better with age.

84. (S33) C (Buffalo Stampede) - Viktor Vorkämpfer || New Entry
Grade: 74.10
Past Seasons: None

Yet another new entry is Viktor Vorkämpfer of the Stampede, having to do the heavy lifting on a team that was absolutely dreadful in general. Vorkämpfer scored 15 goals and 39 points, leading the team, and his -3 was among the best on a team that had minus players in the double digits. Add that to his 141 hits, and he was about the only positive thing you could talk about with the Stampede last season.

83. (S24) LW (New England Wolfpack) - Patrikov Bure || Returning Entry
Grade: 74.30
Past Seasons: S31-12, S32-13, S33-14, S34-16, S35-17, S36-35, S38-67, S39-45

At 83 is Patrikov Bure, still kicking as one of the few remaining S24 players even in the league, let alone on this list. Bure scored 15 goals and 40 points in S24, much better than the season previous, and earned him a spot right back on the list, where he could very well fall right back out again considering his age.

82. (S23) D (Calgary Dragons) - Michael Boychuk || -2
Grade: 74.70
Past Seasons: S28-97, S29-67, S30-53, S31-41, S32-25, S33-67, S34-57, S35-50, S36-50, S37-59, S38-45, S39-71, S40-80

At 82 is Michael Boychuk, surprisingly sticking around on this list despite one of the worst performances of his career, scoring 4 goals and 24 points. Though his efforts in the regular season and playoffs did lead to a Challenge Cup victory, so perhaps he was doing just the right things to earn his team wins each night.

81. (S36) RW (Texas Renegades) - Colton Hagan || New Entry
Grade: 75.10
Past Seasons: None

At 81 is Colton Hagan of the Renegades, another new entry with his performance getting better and better every season. This being his third, he has made major strides, scoring 20 goals and 39 points, while being a solid physical contender with 179 hits on the year and only getting better each and every season.

80. (S29) LW (Manhattan Rage) - Harry Hans || -18
Grade: 75.50
Past Seasons: S33-42, S34-45, S35-24, S36-16, S37-33, S38-72, S39-51, S40-62

At 80 is Rage winger Harry Hans, reuniting with his old team trying to get back the old spark. Hans did not have a good run with the Blizzard in S40, scoring only 15 points in 34 games, which ended up resulting in a trade late in the season back to his old team. From there he scored 15 points in 17 games, getting his act together and going from a possibly disastrous season to an okay one where he scored 8 goals and 30 points on the year.