49. (S21) RW (Calgary Dragons) - Tommy Creller || -10
Average Grade: 80.57 Past Seasons: S22-99, S23-40, S24-38, S25-11, S26-51, S27-20, S28-25, S29-30, S30-68, S31-45, S32-39
At 49 is Dragons winger and former 1st overall pick, Tommy Creller. Creller found a new home in Calgary after jumping back and forth to a couple of teams, and with Calgary he was able to earn his second Challenge Cup Championship. Creller scored 15 goals and 34 points, but with regression taking its toll it is clear Creller is not quite the forward he used to be. This may be one of the last times we see him in the top-50 due to his increasing age, but with his clutch play over his career and his hockey sense, Creller will still be an expected player on this list for a number of years.
48. (S25) C (Texas Renegades) - Evandrus Jesster || -21
Average Grade: 80.57 Past Seasons: S28-64, S29-60, S30-48, S31-80, S32-27
Speaking of first overalls, Evandrus Jesster hits the list at 48 right behind Creller. Jesster was expected to really take off after his S31 performance where he scored 49 points, but he has since had trouble jumping off. Jesster scored 19 goals and 38 points, a pretty damn fine stat line for a non-playoff team. However this is a first overall pick we are talking about. Jesster is getting close to his prime, so at this point it is now or never to show the goods, especially when his physical game is just okay, and he hasn't played significant PK minutes since his time in Seattle.
47. (S24) C (Calgary Dragons) - Randy Randleman || -18
Average Grade: 80.86 Past Seasons: S27-64, S28-58, S29-20, S30-39, S31-36, S32-29
Send in the first overall picks! Randy Randleman, another first overall pick, enters the list at 47. Randleman had a similar problem as Jesster back in S29, however he was able to remain stable in offense and improve his defensive game, making him a valuable two-way threat. Randleman scored 16 goals and 37 points, which unfortunately is his lowest total since his sophomore year. His defense has remained top-notch, though, and with the Dragons winning a Challenge Cup with him at the helm he has been doing just fine.
46. (S26) C (Toronto North Stars) - Sven Karlsson || +28
Average Grade: 81 Past Seasons: S29-85, S30-61, S31-78, S32-74
Sven Karlsson, a first overall SECOND ROUNDER, hits the list at 46, his highest ranking yet. Karlsson scored 16 goals and 40 points, and while he wasn't enough to get the North Stars into the playoffs yet again, he was one of the team's best players. Karlsson also continued to be great on the dot and was utilized a ton on the PK as a result. Karlsson has been under the radar during the season, but most GMs in the know understand the kind of value someone like Karlsson can bring to an organization.
45. (S23) D (Toronto North Stars) - Lukas Johnson || +12
Average Grade: 81 Past Seasons: S27-83, S28-80, S29-64, S30-49, S31-86, S32-57
Lukas Johnson comes in at 45, back in the top-50 once again. Johnson scored 4 goals and 39 points, blocked 83 shots, and registered 134 hits. Probably deserves to be a little bit higher considering he was a defensive stalwart on a team that failed to make the playoffs, but what can you do? Johnson is getting older, and regression is going to start taking its toll, so time will tell if he will be able to convince the voters to get him into the top-40 or even higher in the coming seasons.
44. (S19) C (Texas Renegades) - Liam Kinsler || -1
Average Grade: 81.14 Past Seasons: S24-75, S25-25, S26-7, S27-1, S28-2, S29-19, S30-41, S31-25, S32-43
At 44 is veteran Liam Kinsler, with quite a career so far. Kinsler is looking to be trending downwards a bit, but it only took him 13 seasons for it to really happen. Kinsler scored 17 goals and 37 points, actually improving on his offense and a major reason why the Renegades were able to contend for a playoff spot in S32. His physicality is starting to fall off due to his age but that really is to be expected. With the offense next to go, will he be able to remain a faceoff monster and prevent himself from falling out of the top-50 for the first time since S24?
43. (S20) RW (Seattle Riot) - Dean Colt || +10
Average Grade: 81.43 Past Seasons: S25-73, S26-25, S27-62, S28-21, S29-51, S30-12, S31-47, S32-53
Speaking of faceoff monsters, check out Dean Colt, who hits the list at 43. Colt won a whopping 59.23 percent of faceoffs last season, the highest of his entire career and one of the best faceoff stats we have ever seen. Colt's offense was still pretty good as well, with 9 goals and 35 points to support the Riot. As far as physical play, Colt has his best season in that regard with a whopping 205 hits. He is a specialist, but a damn fine one at that. Dean Colt has found himself at a number of different teams, and with his career starting to wind down a bit, it is a wonder if he will end up picking Seattle as a permanent home.
42. (S29) LW (Manhattan Rage) - Harry Hans || New Entry
Average Grade: 82.43 Past Seasons: None
At 42 is a newcomer jumping right into the top 50. Harry Hans of the Rage scored 22 goals and 47 points in his third SHL season, something we don't normally see. It appears that playing with the likes of VLAD McZehrl and getting a ton of minutes helps quite a bit for offensively talented guys like Hans, and that kind of play from him is why the Rage were able to make it to the finals despite the lack of depth on their roster. Hans now has to take that next step to the defense, because as he saw in the playoffs, you need to be able to play defense if you want to win that Cup.
41. (S22) D (Winnipeg Jets) - Big Manious || +27
Average Grade: 82.43 Past Seasons: S27-42, S28-41, S29-45, S30-32, S31-22, S32-68
At 41 is Jets defenseman Big Manious, jumping up back into the top-50 with a 13 goal, 35 point performance. Manious, the former Stevens contender, has found himself in just the right spot for the Jets, continuing to be productive and help them get wins every single season. While Manious is falling back due to age, he is still physical as ever with 150 hits, and is pretty good defensively. One of the defensemen who gets sent under the radar a bit too much.
40. (S25) LW (West Kendall Platoon) - Adam Falk || -3
Average Grade: 82.43 Past Seasons: S30-76, S31-24, S32-37
At 40 is Adam Falk, former Toronto prodigy, turned Platoon sniper. Falk scored 21 goals and 40 points, his third season in a row scoring 20 goals or more. He was pretty awful physically, but still was a big contributor for the Platoon and showed West Kendall what they were trading for. Falk has announced he is going to stop all training while he helps do a service for the country, but he will remain a Platoon player and will likely finish his career as a pretty productive forward even in the coming seasons.
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 Jogurtaa@Jan 28 2017, 04:10 PM
Oh! Thanks for the clarification! Thought all of these were about the previous season. :D
It is taking last year (and even previous years) and projecting the performance of a player going into the next season. Those who aren't playing in S33 are not part of that discussion since technically they are out of the league at this point.
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**
39. (S21) G (Calgary Dragons) Hunter Wong || -28
Average Grade: 82.71 Past Seasons: S23-94, S25-82, S26-83, S27-63, S28-46, S29-31, S30-33, S31-18, S32-11
At 39 is Dragons goaltender Hunter Wong, coming off a Challenge Cup Championship and a great season to boot. Wong had a bit of a down year in the regular season, going 22-18-4 with a .899 save percentage, and almost missing out on the playoffs entirely. Wong has begun to regress, and with the Dragons major players also on the downswing of their careers this may be Wong's last chance at the cup. Was a hell of a run if this is the case.
At 38 is Dragons winger Pierre-Luc Laflamme, who was a major pick for the Toronto North Stars way back when. Since then he has found a good home in Calgary, a team that he was able to win his first Challenge Cup with, and was pretty productive as a result. Laflamme scored 16 goals and 43 points, getting back to his 40+ point ways and even having his highest hitting total of his career with 141.
37. (S22) D (West Kendall Platoon) - Ales Smirnov || -6
Average Grade: 83.57 Past Seasons: S26-84, S27-58, S28-93, S29-56, S30-47, S31-46, S32-31
Ales Smirnov enters the list at 37, falling back a bit but still maintaining a solid spot on the list. Smirnov scored 18 goals and 40 points, his third season in a row scoring 40 points or more, and his own career high in hits with 130. He was a pretty damn great two-way machine for the Platoon, and while it didn't lead to the team making it out of the first round, Smirnov is still getting things done while regression is knocking on the door.
36. (S24) D (West Kendall Platoon) - Klaus Wagner || -16
Average Grade: 83.71 Past Seasons: S29-93, S30-73, S32-20
At 36 is another Platoon player, Klaus Wagner. Wagner had his best season ever in S31 with 54 points, and in S32 he had a high bar to reach. Unfortunately he failed to reach it, but did score 6 goals and 38 points. Still a damn fine season. The one problem was his hitting game remains an issue keeping him from getting higher on the list, as well as his shot blocking, which was only 63.
35. (S25) C (Los Angeles Panthers) - Ryan King || +50
Average Grade: 83.86 Past Seasons: S32-85
Ryan King of the Panthers hits the list at 35, a huge jump due to being one of the players who helped catapult the Panthers to their best ever record and one of the most historic seasons in SHL regular season history. King scored 24 goals and 46 points, played 128 minutes on the penalty kill, and provided a great deal of awareness on the ice that helped his linemates produce and give them a dominant regular season.
34. (S26) D (Manhattan Rage) - Wyatt Wollker || +32
Average Grade: 84.43 Past Seasons: S29 -94, S30-100, S31-50, S32-66
At 34 is Rage defenseman Wyatt Wollker, a future Stevens contender and major contributor to the Rage. Wollker scored 12 goals and 47 points, just shy of being a PPG defenseman. However his performance in both the regular season and playoffs took the Rage to an incredible Challenge Cup run which saw them unfortunately ousted by the Dragons. Wollker still has room to grow and if he gets his hitting up he may be a new superstar in the SHL.
33. (S25) C (Texas Renegades) - Jack Durden || +4
Average Grade: 84.57 Past Seasons: S30-76, S31-24, S32-37
At 33 is Renegades center Jack Durden, who took on defensive duties last season, and excelled wonderfully at it. Durden scored 10 goals and 42 points, blocked 85 shots, and scored 12 points on the powerplay. A versatile forward/defenseman and his statline shows it. Durden may need to pick a position going forward not to confuse the voters, but it is interesting to see someone go from forward to defense and do so well so easily.
32. (S26) G (Texas Renegades) - Christoffer Björnsson || Even
Average Grade: 84.57 Past Seasons: S31-55, S32-32
Another Renegade at 32 is goaltender Christoffer Björnsson. Björnsson had a great season, winning 26 games, having a save percentage of .910, and a goals against average of 2.401. Pretty impressive numbers, which unfortunately were not enough to get the Renegades in the playoffs. Quite a shame, but Björnsson is doing a good job of keeping pace with his fellow drafted goalies and staying a relevant contributor in the league.
31. (S29) LW (Los Angeles Panthers) - Sebastian Strange || New Entry
Average Grade: 85 Past Seasons: None
At 31 is the highest new entry on the list, youngster Sebastian Strange. Strange took a couple seasons to get going, but in S32 he took right off, with 22 goals and 51 points. Strange was one of the brightest spots for the Panthers as they ran away with the best record in the league, and the Panthers will be looking for him to do even more once he gets even older and starts to enter his prime. No pressure, though.
30. (S28) G (New England Wolfpack) - Mikke Laukkanen || +31
Average Grade: 85.14 Past Seasons: S32-61
Finishing the 30s is Wolfpack goaltender Mike Laukkanen, with his best season as a starter so far in his young career. Laukkanen won a Challenge Cup as one of the youngest goaltenders in league history, and continues to shine despite his youth with 26 wins and a save percentage of .918. New England may be doing a good job of sheltering him, but he has shown even when the going gets tough he is able to shut the door immediately.
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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