Even though this is so far away and anything can happen, based on the history of certain teams, I would have to think that both the Buffalo Stampede and the Hamilton Steelhawks will continue to be top teams in the SHL. I think both of these teams have continued to work on their roster and make sure there aren’t large amounts of turnover and they continue to be contenders. There is always a willingness to make a splash to ensure the roster is at the top of it’s game and will continue to be down the line. Whether or not this strategy works down the line will remain to be seen, but it hasn’t showed any negative effects just yet.

Outside of the current top teams, I’ll have to put my vote on San Francisco. I think Agent Smith has done a great job with the team accumulating lots of prospects to stock the pipeline that they should continue to see an influx of players coming in to the SHL and helping them out. I hope they can continue that and keep players in San Francisco to become one of the good teams in the league.