Dieter Frühstück had simple expectations for his rookie season in the SMJHL. His goal was to have at least 100 hits, at least 200 blocked shots, and to score a bare minimum of 10 points. While 80 hits fell short of that goal, the rest of his season more than lived up to his preseason expectations. With 253 blocked shots, Frühstück finished second in the entire SMJHL in that category, and was leading the league in blocked shots for long stretches of the season (damn you boofa benson). He emerged as one of the league's premier shutdown defensemen as a rookie, which is someone most wouldn't expect. He also chipped in 26 points, 24 of which were assists. While that was last on the team out of players who played in every game, Dieter knew that his goal was not to score, so to be that productive was an added bonus.