59. (S23) LW (West Kendall Platoon) - Slappy McDoodle || +8
Average Grade: 79.33 Past Seasons: S29-95, S30-57, S31-67
At 59 is Platoon forward Slappy McDoodle, who has been a more consistent player over the last few seasons despite the fact he hasn't entirely made that extra step to the elite status of forwards. McDoodle scored 14 goals and 32 points, this all despite his shot totals falling back. The big thing that has been his forte has been his physical play, and once again he got close to the 100 hits mark. While not looking like he will be much more than a second line physical beast, that isn't anything to scoff at.
58. (S25) RW (Buffalo Stampede) - Robb Wind || New Entry
Average Grade: 79.50 Past Seasons: None
At 58 is Robb Wind, who has surprisingly never entered the list before this season. Wind has been a pretty consistent guy for the Stampede, though despite being the first ever pick of the expansion team has never really lived up to his hype. This is mainly due to the fact he hasn't been seen in the gym since his rookie season, but despite that his talent has given him multiple 30+ point seasons. Productive, but very disappointing.
57. (S23) D (Toronto North Stars) - Lukas Johnson || +29
Average Grade: 79.50 Past Seasons: S27-83, S28-80, S29-64, S30-49, S31-86
At 57 is Lukas Johnson, consistent, albeit not dominant defenseman. Johnson has enjoyed six straight seasons with 30+ points, though he has not had one season where he has passed that number. This season he scored 6 goals and 34 points, with a number of minutes on the PK and 60+ blocked shots once again. Johnson is close to regression, which means this is about as good as we are going to see of the defenseman, but he has been a consistent asset and has been valuable for Toronto and their successes.
56. (S23) LW (Manhattan Rage) - Bryce Collins || New Entry
Average Grade: 79.67 Past Seasons: None
At 56 is another new entry, Bryce Collins, who had 11 goals and 38 points on the year with his new team in the Manhattan Rage. Collins hasn't been too much of a player, but has been pretty productive in certain situations for a majority of his career so far. Though with Manhattan a couple steps away from real contention, it may be a waste to have a guy like Collins in the lineup, because once regression hits Collins is unlikely to be very productive long enough for it to matter for their Challenge Cup runs in the future.
55. (S24) D (Seattle Riot) Patrick Brumm || +33
Average Grade: 80 Past Seasons: S27-89, S28-63, S29-91, S30-88, S31-87
At 55 is Riot defenseman Patrick Brumm, with his highest ranking so far in the top-100. Brumm scored 11 goals and 36 points, registered 103 shots, blocked 50 shots, and played a ton of time on the PK. Like everyone in Seattle, he had to play a mean two-way game in order to be relied upon in major situations. Most players see their production drop, but Brumm saw it as an opportunity to fine-tune his offense and his game has been all the better for it.
54. (S23) G (Los Angeles Panthers) - Erik Lundqvist || +8
Average Grade: 80 Past Seasons: S31-62
At 54 is Pantehrs goaltender Erik Lundqvist, the slow improving goaltender who was quite successful last season. Lundqvist went 24-19-1, with a .911 save percentage and 2.78 goals against. For a team like the Panthers that definitely had some warts as a team, goaltending was not a major issue. However with Lundqvist's age and diminishing returns, the Panthers are unlikely to be satisfied with his adequate production and are likely to move on from him in the future.
53. (S20) RW (Seattle Riot) - Dean Colt || -6
Average Grade: 80 Past Seasons: S25-73, S26-25, S27-62, S28-21, S29-51, S30-12, S31-47
At 53 is Riot winger Dean Colt, a player who has seen his fair share of new homes, and has found a way to be successful in just about all of them. However Seattle hasn't quite been as kind, mainly due to their team structure. Colt scored 8 goals and 33 points, not his worst season by any stretch but not his greatest. Of course his physical play and faceoff prowess remains about as good as it gets, but that alone isn't going to get you high in the rankings unless the production follows moreso than it has for Colt over the last couple of seasons.
52. (S25) D (West Kendall Platoon) - Maria Maximova || +43
Average Grade: 80.67 Past Seasons: S27-96, S29-71, S30-96, S31-95
At 52 is Platoon defenseman Maria Maximova. Maximova has finally broken past the bottom-30 of the list and is one step away from the top-50. Maximova had her first 30+ point season, scored a whopping 17 goals, and finally amped up her physicality with 103 hits. Her shot blocking remains to be seen (though being such a small individual she probably is physically incapable of getting pucks to hit her), but for the Platoon this is a good sign as she starts to enter her prime. If her point production improves even marginally, then she will be considered a fearsome two-way defenseman.
51. (S22) D (Winnipeg Jets) Rembrandt Q. Einstein || -30
Average Grade: 81 Past Seasons: S23-85, S24-94, S25-89, S26-57, S27-78, S28-23, S29-36, S30-4, S31-21
Rembrandt Q. Einstein enters the list at 51, no longer looking like the big defenseman on the block, but more one of the better defensemen in the league. That isn't terrible, but of course Einstein has a lot of expectations for himself. Einstein scored 5 goals and 33 points, was -12, and blocked 73 shots. Overall a valuable part of the Jets franchise, but is now under the thumb of regression where he will be getting slightly worse each season, unless his training amps up to 11.
50. (S24) C (Calgary Dragons) - Alex Mack || +13
Average Grade: 81.50 Past Seasons: S29-72, S30-65, S31-63
At 50 is Dragons center Alex Mack, former playoff MVP winner but has only just now gotten his due by being recognized as a top-50 player. Mack scored 14 goals and 37 points, strangely enough a lower season than S30 where he scored 45 points, but his improvement in hits must have really swayed the voters this season. Mack is one of the few big draft picks of the S24 draft, and still has a couple more seasons to really prove himself as a top-50 player. Perhaps with a 50 point season?
Alonzo Garbanzo Final Tallies (Among Defensemen):
2nd in Goals (208), All-Time Assists Leader (765)*, All-Time Points Leader (973), 3rd in Hits (2587), All-Time Blocked Shots Leader (1882)* *All-Time Leader Among All Skaters Player Profile | Update Thread
Season 24 - *4 Star Cup Champions - Vancouver Whalers*
Season 36 - *Challenge Cup Champions - Texas Renegades*
Season 36 - *Anton Razov Trophy Winner - Playoff MVP - Texas Renegades*
Season 41 - *IIHF Gold Medalist - Team United Kingdom*
Season 41 - *Triple Gold Member*
**Vancouver Whalers Hall of Fame**
**Texas Renegades Hall of Fame**
**Hall of Fame Member**
[QUOTE=ArGarBarGar,Dec 11 2016, 10:49 AM]59. (S23) LW (West Kendall Platoon) - Slappy McDoodle || +8
Average Grade: 79.33 Past Seasons: S29-95, S30-57, S31-67
At 59 is Platoon forward Slappy McDoodle, who has been a more consistent player over the last few seasons despite the fact he hasn't entirely made that extra step to the elite status of forwards. McDoodle scored 14 goals and 32 points, this all despite his shot totals falling back. The big thing that has been his forte has been his physical play, and once again he got close to the 200 hits mark. While not looking like he will be much more than a second line physical beast, that isn't anything to scoff
49. (S26) D (Winnipeg Jets) - Scott Robertson || +27
Average Grade: 81.67 Past Seasons: S31-76
At 49 is Jets defenseman Scott Robertson, making a big jump into the top-50 with his 15 goal, 35 point performance. Strangely enough he was like many players who had a jump despite a drop in production, but it appears that his consistency is a high point for many of the voters. Robertson also had a career high 111 hits on the year, something he has never done before (he has typically been a 60 hit guy). His shot blocks went down, which is a concern going forward.
48. (S24) G (Hamilton Steelhawks) - Earnest Ciarelli || +26
Average Grade: 81.83 Past Seasons: S30-67, S31-74
At 48 is Steelhawks goaltender Earnest Ciarelli, who after being drafted to the New England Wolfpack has had a rocky career thus far. Ciarelli continued his 20 win streak, and had a damn fine save percentage to boot (.910, the best of his career), but there remains a mystery as to if he will ever live up to his potential, and after moving to Texas and now Hamilton, that mystery continues to become further shrouded in doubt.
47. (S24) C (Los Angeles Panthers) - Kaapo Kekkonen || +22
Average Grade: 82.33 Past Seasons: S31-69
Kaapo Kekkonen comes in at number 47, the Panther having a pretty decent year with 20 goals and 38 points. Kekkonen was dominant physically, with 162 hits, a career high. He also spent 140+ minutes on the Pk for the second straight year, showing he is one of the top up and coming two-way centers in the league.
46. (S27) G (West Kendall Platoon) - Matt Lewis-Flood || +44
Average Grade: 82.67 Past Seasons: S31-90
At 46 is Platoon goaltender Matt Lewis-Flood who came off an impressive 26 win season with a .911 save percentage and 2.381 GAA. Lewis-Flood has been quiet in the media, but it appears that he is still a pretty active guy, so the Platoon probably don't really care either way. Will Lewis-Flood become one of the next great goaltenders? That is the next step if he can keep progressing with West Kendall.
45. (S25) C (Texas Renegades) - Jack Durden || +30
Average Grade: 83 Past Seasons: S30-62, S31-75
At 45 is Renegades center Jack Durden, rising up in the list with his first 40 point season. Durden scored 14 goals and 45 points, registered 185 shots, and started to actually improve on other aspects of his game. He currently isn't nearly there to becoming a great all-around forward (37 hits? Really?), but he is getting those offensive tools in order to where he should be very close to becoming a major force in the SHL.
44. (S26) LW (New England Wolfpack) - Mainio Makinen || +28
Average Grade: 83.17 Past Seasons: S31-72
Mainio Makinen of the Wolfpack comes in at 44, and the winger has been about as consistent as you can expect through his career, with his rookie season being considered as his "stretching out" period. Makinen has scored at least 38 points the last four seasons, and while he isn't looking quite like the guy who gets 50+ points and wins scoring titles, that kind of production is about what we would expect from a New England Wolfpack player who brings home Challenge Cups (hard to argue with their recent track record).
43. (S19) C (Texas Renegades) - Liam Kinsler || -18
Average Grade: 83.33 Past Seasons: S24-75, S25-25, S26-7, S27-1, S28-2, S29-19, S30-41, S31-25
At 43 is old timer Liam Kinsler, dropping back on the list a bit, but still maintaining a productive season with 15 goals and 35 points. Kinsler is not nearly the same player we saw in previous years where he was one of the top-10 players on this list, but Kinsler is fighting regression as hard as anyone right now. The great thing is despite him getting older, he has had another 100+ hit season, and his body doesn't seem to be breaking down at all.
42. (S22) C (Toronto North Stars) - Andrey Barbashev || -19
Average Grade: 83.67 Past Seasons: S27-87, S28-30, S29-44, S30-23, S31-23
At 42 is Andrey Barbashev with a 13 goal and 39 point season. Another older player falling back, this time with regression right on the front door, Barbashev has started to lose the dominant ability he once had. His 39 points is a far cry from the 50 point season he had back in S29, and with his overall game faltering a bit it will be interesting to see where his career takes him from this point.
41. (S26) G (Minnesota Cheifs) - Robert Andersson || +1
Average Grade: 84.17 Past Seasons: S28-45, S29-87, S30-28, S31-42
At 41 is Robert Anderson, trying to bounce back a bit after what was an admittedly sub-par S30 (at least by his standards). Andersson won 26 games, had a .911 save percentage, and registered 3 shutouts. The bigger problem in the future won't be Andersson and his ability to compete going forward, but the team in front of him. He has set records in Minnesota for facing the most shots against, and if the Chiefs don't improve the defense fast, he is going to see his GAA continue to dip.
40. (S22) C (Calgary Dragons) - Bubba Nuck || -37
Average Grade: 84.33 Past Seasons: S24-98, S26-59, S28-51, S29-74, S30-63, S31-3
Finishing the 40s is Bubba Nuck, a player who started out with so much promise following his MVP campaign. Nuck went from 61 points to 24, and even Dragons management can't seem to figure out what went wrong with his season. Did he burn himself out? Was it just a fluke? It is very unlike a player of Nuck's talent to fizzle out like that, so hopefully it is seen as just a one-off bad year and he gets back in the top-10 next season.
Alonzo Garbanzo Final Tallies (Among Defensemen):
2nd in Goals (208), All-Time Assists Leader (765)*, All-Time Points Leader (973), 3rd in Hits (2587), All-Time Blocked Shots Leader (1882)* *All-Time Leader Among All Skaters Player Profile | Update Thread
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