My first season of SMJHL has just been completed in terms of regular season and playoffs. Yuri Boyka III had a pretty decent rookie season as he was able to collect 46 points for Nevada Battleborn primarily playing on the 3rd line. He had 22 goals and 24 assists, which makes him tied for the 5th highest points on the team. Out of his 22 goals, only 1 came from powerplay, so Boyka did well at even strength. It is also important to note that he has pretty good discipline with only 20 penalty minutes in the whole season. I honestly expected way less of a performance from Boyka III since the TPE totals are obviously lower than many of the send-downs who are all almost capped at SMJHL but to my surprise, he outperformed my expectation. Not only was Boyka III accumulating points but he was also landing hits like a truck. What is also astonishing is that  Boyka III had the 3rd highest offensive game rating on the team. One major area of weakness is his defensive game as he was dead last in the defensive game rating. This is something that will come with time and the rookie will need to adjust his game to be more well rounded. This level of poor defensive play will be terrible if it translates to SHL. Even during the playoff games, Boyka III had some of the worst defensive game ratings. This is an area of concern and he will need to put some tpe in the defensive attributes. Other than that, Boyka III had a successful first year and we can only hope he becomes better as the seasons go by. The most memorable moment for Boyka III is actually zooming past round 1 of the playoffs against San Diego. The 2nd round was much tougher and eventually Nevada got eliminate by Maine.