29. (S24) C (Calgary Dragons) - Randy Randleman || +7
Average Grade: 87 Past Seasons: S27-64, S28-58, S29-20, S30-39, S31-36
At 29 is Randy Randleman, back in the top-30 after a couple year hiatus. Why? Consistency. Randleman has enjoyed his fourth 40+ point season in a row, and while he isn't at that 50 point level again, he has shown an amazing ability to produce no matter the circumstance with the Calgary Dragons. Not to mention through his entire career so far he has scored at least 20 goals a season. That is something to behold, and while he has only played 6 seasons in the league, he is just about to hit his prime and could extend that 20+ goal streak up until he hits regression.
28. (S25) D (Texas Renegades) - Cody Black || +63
Average Grade: 87.17 Past Seasons: S30-81, S31-91
At 28 is Renegades defenseman Cody Black, who was a contender for the Stevens for a majority of the year until the latter half where he fell back a bit. Black was very successful as the cornerstone defender for a rebuilding Steelhawks team, and his 45 point season allowed him the ability to get a nice payday with a new team in Texas (may or may not be accurate). Black now fits his name playing for the dark wraiths of the Texas Renegades, along with star defensemen Vladimir Lidstrom and Lord Vader. Does he thrive in this position or falter without the major minutes?
27. (S25) C (Texas Renegades) - Evandrus Jesster || +53
Average Grade: 87.83 Past Seasons: S28-64, S29-60, S30-48, S31-80
Evandruss Jesster enters the list at 27, former 1st overall pick for the Seattle Riot, now entering his second season with the Texas Renegades. Jesster scored 24 goals and 49 points, his best season to date, and the Renegades anticipate he is going to soar even higher as he gets closer and closer to his prime. Jesster has even improved his physical game, and with 7 game winning goals Jesster may be close to being the clutch center that he was drafted to be.
26. (S20) D (West Kendall Platoon) - Bojo Biscuit || -6
Average Grade: 88.17 Past Seasons: S22-64, S23-36, S23-29, S25-26 S26-20, S27-35, S28-8, S29-14, S30-26, S31-20
At 26 is Platoon defenseman and potential future hall of famer Bojo Biscuit, one of the most underrated defenders in the league. Biscuit scored 6 goals and 40 points, bringing back a great season after a couple seasons without 40 points. Another player with amazing consistency, Biscuit has not scored fewer than 30 points since his rookie season, which is insane considering he has already had a couple of seasons under the influence of reression. His 1700 hits continues to rise, and he could soon become the highest hitting defenseman to ever play the game if he keeps it up.
25. (S23) D (Calgary Dragons) - Michael Boychuk || +16
Average Grade: 88.83 Past Seasons: S28-97, S29-67, S30-53, S31-41
At 25 is another defenseman, Michael Boychuk of the Calary Draons. Boychuk was able to make up for his partner Nuck's struggles with 8 goals and 46 points. Not quite the same numbers as his teammate, but still incredible numbers that is coming at just the right time. Boychuk is facing regression next season, so S32 is expected to be his finest performance yet. With his numbers in both offensive and defensive categories starting to rise, there is a lot of hype coming from the Dragons blueline this season.
24. (S20) LW (Toronto North Stars) - Chester Cunningham || +27
Average Grade: 90 Past Seasons: S23-69, S24-50, S25-81. S26-50, S27-56, S28-19, S29-13, S30-36, S31-51
At 24 is North Stars winger Chester Cunningham, with the best season of his career so far, unfortunately without the same results as he had in S28 and S29 on this list. Cunningham scored 16 goals and 52 points, was +22, registered 104 hits, and played 124 minutes on the PK. The North Stars have enjoyed his ability to fight regression, but with this season being such an aberration from previous years they should not expect him to replicate the numbers next season. We hope he can, though.
23. (S20) C (Calgary Dragons) - Nicholas Pedersen || -6
Average Grade: 90.33 Past Seasons: S23-46, S24-59, S25-16, S26-22, S27-49, S28-27, S29-58, S30-24, S31-17
At 23 is Nicholas Pedersen, falling out of the top-20 but still sporting a 40+ point season, his 8th in 9 seasons. He continued to rack up assists as well, making sure his teammates had great goal numbers with him feeding them in front of the net. He also got on the hitting market, with 131 hits, making sure that he could take the puck in the offensive zone by any means necessary. Another S20 player who continues to spit in the face of father time.
22. (S25) D (New England Wolfpack) Jasper Clayton || +44
Average Grade: 90.50 Past Seasons: S29-99, S30-84, S31-66
At 22 is Wolfpack defenseman Jasper Clayton. This defenseman has already had a ton of team success early in his career, and while he hasn't had the major numbers we have seen from other Stevens candidates, we cannot discount his production at both ends of the ice that have led to back to back Challenge Cups. Clayton scored 6 goals and 45 points, registered 93 hits, and blocked 60 shots. A damn fine statline with the playoff pedigree to boot. Clayton is close to becoming a top-10 talent, but we have to see it on the ice if he wants to be recognized for it.
21. (S19) C (Edmonton Blizzard) Zallerras Szlerchek || +6
Average Grade: 90.50 Past Seasons: S20-86, S21-58, S22-40, S23-71, S24-68, S25-38, S26-48, S27-10, S28-14, S29-4, S30-16, S31-27
At 21 is one of the few S19 players left, Zallerras Szlerchek, who had another productive year. Szlerchek scored 19 goals and 47 points, registered 129 hits, and put 190 shots on goal with Edmonton. His work was so important that the Blizzard consider him one of the team's MVPs over the last two seasons, regular season and playoffs. Szlerchek has been looking towards retirement, but we are hoping he can stick around while he is still a dominant center in the league.
20. (S24) D (West Kendall Platoon) - Klaus Wagner || Returning Entry
Average Grade: 91.17 Past Seasons: S29-93, S30-73
Talk about a bounce-back season! Wagner was knocked right off the list last season with a paltry couple of seasons. However Wagner was able to break the 30 point plateau with a 54 point season, 46 assists and top-5 all-time in that regard. Wagner was not a very physical defenseman, but it didn't really matter that much considering he led the team in scoring and is a major potential candidate for the Stevens and the MVP awards. Wagner just needs to put another great performance together and he will be a top-10 player in no time.
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
"...put 190 shots on goal with Edmonton. His work was so important that the Blizzard consider him one of the team's MVPs over the last two seasons, regular season and playoffs"
No wonder we lost against Edmonton; big z was actually playing for them all this time!
Quote:Originally posted by Bojo@Dec 13 2016, 04:02 PM "...put 190 shots on goal with Edmonton. His work was so important that the Blizzard consider him one of the team's MVPs over the last two seasons, regular season and playoffs"
No wonder we lost against Edmonton; big z was actually playing for them all this time!
damn. maybe if you guys had him we wouldn't have had to play NEW :ph34r:
Aw, seeing so many new entries I had hope. Guess Talo isn't quite there yet, though. Maybe next season! :D
Great work as usual putting the list together; a good read. Thanks!!
(Also, am I the only one who'd be interested in seeing this moved to SHL History? I'd still like for you to be able to submit and get paid for it as media, but I think it would be cool for it to have its own sub-forum. Big enough, at this point!
Quote:Originally posted by akamai@Dec 13 2016, 08:56 PM Aw, seeing so many new entries I had hope. Guess Talo isn't quite there yet, though. Maybe next season! :D
Great work as usual putting the list together; a good read. Thanks!!
(Also, am I the only one who'd be interested in seeing this moved to SHL History? I'd still like for you to be able to submit and get paid for it as media, but I think it would be cool for it to have its own sub-forum. Big enough, at this point!
I could just put the lists in a history section, no writeups.
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
Quote:Originally posted by akamai@Dec 13 2016, 08:56 PM Aw, seeing so many new entries I had hope. Guess Talo isn't quite there yet, though. Maybe next season! :D
Great work as usual putting the list together; a good read. Thanks!!
(Also, am I the only one who'd be interested in seeing this moved to SHL History? I'd still like for you to be able to submit and get paid for it as media, but I think it would be cool for it to have its own sub-forum. Big enough, at this point!
I could just put the lists in a history section, no writeups.
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
19. (S18) D (Manhattan Rage) - Roy Razin || -9
Average Grade: 91.50 Past Seasons: S20-82, S21-62, S22-46, S23-4, S24-17, S25-24, S26-73, S27-50, S28-74, S29-18, S30-50, S31-10
At 19 we have veteran defenseman Roy Razin, who now finds himself on this list for the thirteenth consecutive season. While thirteen seasons in a row among the top players in the league is an impressive feat in and of itself, to be ranked as the 19th best player in the league as one of the SHL’s oldest players is truly remarkable. While Razin was not quite able to match his impressive Season 30 performance, he continued to prove his immense worth in Season 31 with 44 points and an even +/- rating despite playing for a weak Rage team. Although he has never been known as a very physical player, Roy Razin is still, after all these years, able to strike fear into his opponents with his elite play in any situation.
18. (S20) C (Minnesota Chiefs) - Griffin Simons || +8
Average Grade: 91.67 Past Seasons: S22-66, S23-58, S24-37, S25-14, S26-32, S27-28, S28-4, S29-9, S30-2, S31-26
Once expected to begin and end his career with the Steelhawks, Griffin Simons has played for three different teams in the past three seasons. And although his career is coming to an end after he announced his impending retirement, he is certainly no slouch despite being at the end of his career, ranking in at 18 after a solid Season 31. In his first season with the Chiefs, he logged big minutes en route to a 22 goal, 54 point season in which he contributed in a big way to both the powerplay and the penalty kill. Despite his performance in Season 31, he will be lucky to maintain such a high level of play in his final season.
17. (S22) G (Toronto North Stars) - Mark Harter || +27
Average Grade: 91.83 Past Seasons: S24-101, S25-78, S26-89, S27-69, S28-22, S29-25, S30-30, S31-44
North Stars goaltender Mark Harter, after an impressive Season 31 performance, makes a big jump on this list and finds himself at 17th, the highest mark of his career. His 91.7% save percentage and 6 shutouts were among the best in the league as he helped lead the North Stars to a second place finish in the Eastern Conference. Unfortunately for Harter, playoff success has been elusive for his team and he will surely play a big role if that is ever going to change. Harter will be hoping it does before age starts to catch up to him.
16. (S22) C (Manhattan Rage) - Kian Hamilton || +17
Average Grade: 92 Past Seasons: S27-41, S28-36, S29-33, S30-21, S31-33
In his sixth straight season on the list and sixth straight in the top 50, Kian Hamilton will now debut in the Top 20. His strong Season 31 performance marked by 58 points and a +12 rating was good enough to push him to number 16. After two seasons with Minnesota, the dominant centerman will be taking his talents to conference rival Manhattan, where he will likely receive similar opportunities for success. Expect Hamilton to continue to rank among the very best players in the league, at least for the next few seasons.
15. (S18) LW (Calgary Dragons) - Esa Anrikkanen || -10
Average Grade: 92 Past Seasons: S20-45, S21-48, S22-35, S23-6, S24-7, S25-34, S26-14, S27-27, S28-29, S29-12, S30-11, S31-5
Another constant presence on this list, career Calgary Dragon Esa Anrikkanen comes in at 15th, his lowest position on this list since Season 28. Anrikkanen has been nothing short of dominant throughout his career and while he is now entering his fifteenth season since being drafted, he is showing absolutely no signs of slowing down. In Season 31, he picked up 20 goals and 45 points while playing a strong physical game and even winning just under 53% of his faceoffs. This Hall of Fame lock has many elite seasons left in the tank, provided he has the will to continue.
Boyka, a member of the renowned Season 20 Draft Class, manages to find himself at 14, his highest position ever in the SHL Top 100. His Season 31 performance played a huge part in this ranking as he led the Renegades in both assists, with 37, and points, with 54. The solid forward may not have many elite seasons remaining but Texas will be hoping they can milk as much out of him now as they continue to desperately search for the playoff success that one would expect out of such a strong regular season team as of late.
13. (S24) LW (New England Wolfpack) - Patrikov Bure || -1
Average Grade: 92.83 Past Seasons: S31-12
After a breakout 26 goal, 60 point performance in Season 30, Bure was able to prove that his play was not at all a fluke, coming back in Season 31 with 19 goals and 51 points. His play this past season was not able to quite push him into the Top 10 but it was good enough to essentially maintain his position, falling back one spot to 13th. However, expect to see Bure’s name atop this list for many seasons to come as the forward is continuing to develop the physical aspect of his game while maintaining his offensive prowess.
12. (S20) LW (Edmonton Blizzard) - Pedro Sarantez || -5
Average Grade: 92.83 Past Seasons: S22-75, S23-54, S24-30, S25-33, S26-39, S27-6, S28-65, S29-50, S30-15, S31-7
After making his second appearance in the Top 10 in Season 31, Sarantez finds himself out a few spots at number 12 despite another strong season. After a 27 goal, 55 point display in Season 30, he managed 21 and 51 last season as Theo Kane supplanted him as Edmonton’s leading scorer. He will be a key player to watch for in Season 32 as many attributed his decline in performance to age while others to nothing more than a matter of circumstance. It is expected, however, that he will be able to play at a high level for at least the next few seasons.
11. (S21) G (Calgary Dragons) Hunter Wong || +7
Average Grade: 93 Past Seasons: S23-94, S25-82, S26-83, S27-63, S28-46, S29-31, S30-33, S31-18
Just missing out on the Top 10 is Calgary Dragons goaltender Hunter Wong, slotting in at 11. The consistently dominant goaltender had yet another strong performance in Season 31, saving 91% of his shots faced and picking up 7 shutouts on the year. He has been as key a member of Calgary’s reign of dominance over the SHL and, at his current level of play, should continue to be an important part of his team’s inevitable success.
08-24-2018, 01:08 PMWannabeFinn Wrote: Ah yes, the veteran meme player. A surefire bet for maybe 400 TPE
Quote:Originally posted by AlwaysGettingHaxed@Dec 13 2016, 05:41 PM Surprised to see Big Z still in the top 30.
Even more surprising to find out you've been with Edmonton the last two seasons. :-?
" Szlerchek scored 19 goals and 47 points, registered 129 hits, and put 190 shots on goal with Edmonton. His work was so important that the Blizzard consider him one of the team's MVPs over the last two seasons, regular season and playoffs. "
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