CENTER: Sergei Karpotsov (S1) - This is a strange one for most, I know. JayTee, however, is a great friend of mine who will always be the best Jay in site history. When it comes to Karpotsov, he only played for 4 seasons, won the Cup in 3 of them and outright dominated to the point the scoring leader trophy was named after him. He is the prime example of quality versus quantity in terms of career length, and somebody from a bygone era who was incredibly impactful to the trajectory of the SHL from day one. (I was very, very tempted to go Reggie Williams here.)

LEFT WING: Kyle Keenan (S11) - For many, he may not make the list. For me, he's somebody that I considered a dear friend and a close confidant for Jakub. He served every penalty Jakub Aittokallio ever took, usually while extremely frustrated and confused as to why he was serving those penalties. A Cubs fan, a friend, and a spectacular player. He deferred at every turn, but ultimately was given the spotlight in S18 with a Karpotsov Trophy, as well as stealing my Razov in S16. He was an All-Star in every way.

RIGHT WING: Luke Atmey (S32) - This is a bias pick that I'm forcing in here as well. To be fair, all of them are. Velevra was somebody who I spent a long time low-key tampering with when he was Shawn Velevra. It never worked, but we budded into a great friendship and were able to talk for long periods about his strange career. As Luke Atmey, he played under me for about a season and a half, including having his best career season in my first full season as general manager. We got along fantastically and I was extremely sad to have to send him off. He is a near point per game player who is a guaranteed future Hall of Famer.

DEFENSE: Jackson Rogers-Tanaka (S21) - I was tempted to go with Tez in this spot, Cole Reinhart was a true legend. However, this man did something spectacular. The only other player in SHL history to have more All-Star appearances than him is Chris Partlow, the best defenseman I think ever. He was a perrennial superstar, and despite playing a shorter career, he made the most of it in every way as a stellar scorer and playing two way perfectly with near even hit and shot block numbers. He and I had our differences at times, but he is a person I truly loved having around and believe is extremely deserving of high praise.

DEFENSE: Jason Due (S5) - As was noted once before by McZ, Due was something astounding. To think that he is only on one other list and it being McZ's is remarkable to me. He was effectively the Bobby Orr of the SHL. He is the only defenseman to ever lead the league in points, just think about that for a moment. His S14 as truly special, the first defenseman to win the Ron Mexico Trophy, he was a trailblazer who loved spider-man and dragged Las Vegas to as much reverence as he could.

GOALTENDER: Lauris Prikulis (S13) - My greatest rival. Wally, I know you like to think about the draft position in S31. Honestly, you will never be to me what Prikulis was. It will be a never-ending debate between he and I, picked one spot apart from each other. His legacy score, my records. The argument of the skill of our teams. Through it all, I truly respected the hell of out him and was extremely proud to have been a part of the greatest goaltender rivalry known to the SHL. I don't believe anything will ever top it. I miss him at times due to this. He was absolutely the second best goaltender ever. Next to me, of course.