s35

The S31 reddit was one of the largest and greatest draft classes in SHL history. But following 31 was a series of draft flops that stalled the leagues growth and by the mid 30's the site was in dire need of new talent and new excitement..  as it turns out it was a small draft class in S35 which reignited the league!

S35 boasts just 33 picks to its credit but has produced some of the best 1st generation talent in recent history including the selections of an all 1st gen top 6 picks!  The week of the draft witnessed allot of action for entry into the drafts top 20 picks highlighted by Hamilton who dealt picks 4 and 17 to Edmonton for the leagues #1 overall and then traded young superstar Ludwich Koch Shroeder for the 2nd pick in the draft.. with those picks in hand HAM selected Robert Phelps who was considered the big prize of 35 and his brother Angelo Odjick. In total 4 big trades were consumated within the first 6 picks!

8 seasons later and 33% of the draft class still remains active. Of those players i believe theres a chance that at least 5 of them end up in the hall of fame.. from front office members, to GM's to hit podcasts to build around players.. S35 boasts some of the highest profiled members on the site.. and i believe will be historically remembered for producing the greatest 1st generation top 6 in SHL history.


*LINK TO THE S35 DRAFT*