The Anchorage Armada drafted 6 players in the S66 SMJHL draft and signed another off waivers. The fact that the team has 7 rookies certainly did not bode well for a successful season. However the young team began to gel at the end of the season and the Armada finished with a winning record and head into the playoffs with a bit of momentum on their side looking for that first round upset. Lets take a look at that vaunted rookie class and see how they fared during the regular season.
Pick #1 D Jobin Jobin was the first overall pick as a defenseman for the Armada. He had a decent season for Anchorage with 7 goals and 18 assists for 25 points. He was 4th on the team with 64 blocked shots and also delivered 91 hits showing himself to be a well rounded defender. His tpe has lagged a bit behind his contemporaries at 206 but he should be able to close that gap up pretty easily. Overall a solid season for the 1st rounder/
Pick #2 Sean Davies Davies was the 16th overall pick at defense as the Armada decided to try and shore up the back end first in this draft. He also had a decent season with 5 goals and 21 assists for 26 points. He was 3rd on the team in blocks with 106 and threw in 100 hits as well so with their top 2 picks the Armada drafted some pretty well rounded defenders which will anchor the back end in the coming seasons. He also delivered in the tpe department as well with 272 tpe, 2nd on the Armada rookies.
Pick #3 Bruno Tooyo LW Tooyo was the first forward taken by the Armada at number 30. He was a goal scoring machine as a rookie, putting up 17 goals and 23 assists for a total of 40 points. Tooyo looks like he will be the sniper of the future for Anchorage. He is solid in the tpe department with 263 as well so the Armada will definitely be counting on his scoring touch in the future.
Pick #4 August Von Hecht Goalie Von Hecht was taken 37th overall and arguably was probably the best of the rookie class. He started in net his rookie season and went 29-25-5 starting behind a very young squad. He is a solid worker, leading all the Armada rooks with 277 tpe. It would be shocking if he didn't get serious consideration in the rookie of the year race and the Armada appear to be solid in net in the next couple of seasons ahead.
Pick #5 Dusty Rhodes Winger Dusty Rhodes was taken with the 44th overall pick. Solid season for Rhodes with 11 goals and 25 assists for 36 points. Drafted to be the physical presence for the Armada Rhodes surprisingly was one of the least penalized players on the team and his 264 tpe is pretty good for a 4th round pick.
Pick #6 John Manganelli Manganelli was selected at number 58 overall and was traded to St Louis for a future 6th round pick. He posted 21 points in his rookie season so we'll have to wait and see what the pick turns out to be to see how this affected the Armada.
Waivers Connor McKeil Center McKeil was added to the Armada through waivers and was a tremendous pickup for the team. He had 15 goals and 25 assists, tying him with Tooyo for the rookie points lead. Coming in with 243 tpe McKeil will look to build upon a great rookie season and become the franchise center.
So there you have it, a look at the baby boats. Solid job of drafting by the Armada GM team and the future looks bright indeed for the Armada.
Dusty Rhodes || LW #24 || S67 || New Orleans Spectres|| 1344TPE
Alias: The American Dream
Born: 11/4/2004
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 230 lbs
Number: 24
Birth Place: Austin TX USA
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SMJHL Regular Season Statistics:
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Transactions:
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S66 Drafted 4th Rd 44th Ova by Anchorage Armada
Awards:
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Kata Vilde || G #1 || S41 || Calgary Dragons || Retired Hall of Fame
Alias: The Madness
Born: 11/4/2000
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 215 lbs
Number: 1
Birth Place: Marstrand, Sweden
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SHL Regular Season Statistics:
S44| CAL| GP 33| W: 17| L: 13| OTL: 3| SV%: .916| GAA: 2.61| SO: 1
S45| CAL| GP 41| W: 17| L: 22| OTL: 2| SV%: .904| GAA: 2.98| SO: 3
S46| CAL| GP 44| W: 22| L: 18| OTL: 4| SV%: .914| GAA: 2.84| SO: 2
S47| CAL| GP 44| W: 24| L: 14| OTL: 6| SV%: .912| GAA: 2.79| SO: 1
S48| CAL| GP 44| W: 21| L: 17| OTL: 6| SV%: .907| GAA: 2.95| SO: 0
S49| CAL| GP 44| W: 31| L: 10| OTL: 3| SV%: .916| GAA: 2.63| SO: 3
S50| CAL| GP 44| W: 23| L: 18| OTL: 3| SV%: .904| GAA: 2.98| SO: 2
S51| CAL| GP 44| W: 25| L: 17| OTL: 2| SV%: .915| GAA: 2.78| SO: 3
S52| CAL| GP 44| W: 20| L: 20| OTL: 4| SV%: .900| GAA: 3.18| SO: 0
S53| CAL| GP 44| W: 27| L: 14| OTL: 2| SV%: .901| GAA: 2.66| SO: 4
S54| CAL| GP 44| W: 21| L: 19| OTL: 4| SV%: .890| GAA: 3.32| SO: 2
S55| CAL| GP 44| W: 26| L: 13| OTL: 5| SV%: .915| GAA: 2.53| SO: 4
S56| CAL| GP 44| W: 34| L: 6| OTL: 4| SV%: .936| GAA: 1.65| SO: 9
S57| CAL| GP 48| W: 29| L: 17| OTL: 2| SV%: .908| GAA: 2.69| SO: 8
S58| CAL| GP 49| W: 29| L: 17| OTL: 3| SV%: .910| GAA: 2.54| SO: 4
S59| CAL| GP 43| W: 24| L: 15| OTL: 3| SV%: .918| GAA: 2.66| SO: 3
S60| CAL| GP 39| W: 23| L: 11| OTL: 4| SV%: .923| GAA: 2.37| SO: 4
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SHL Playoff Statistics:
S44| CAL| GP 4| W: 1| L: 3| OTL: 0| SV%: .893| GAA: 3.26| SO: 0
S46| CAL| GP 10| W: 6| L: 4| OTL: 0| SV%: .913| GAA: 2.38| SO: 1
S47| CAL| GP 15| W: 8| L: 4| OTL: 3| SV%: .906| GAA: 3.07| SO: 1
S48| CAL| GP 11| W: 6| L: 4| OTL: 1| SV%: .916| GAA: 2.68| SO: 1
S49| CAL| GP 7| W: 3| L: 4| OTL: 0| SV%: .898| GAA: 3.57| SO:2
S50| CAL| GP 20| W: 16| L: 4| OTL: 0| SV%: .920| GAA: 2.39| SO:1
S51| CAL| GP 7| W: 3| L: 3| OTL: 1| SV%: .905| GAA: 3.48| SO:0
S52| CAL| GP 13| W: 6| L: 5| OTL: 2| SV%: .913| GAA: 2.60| SO:1
S53| CAL| GP 7| W: 3| L: 3| OTL: 1| SV%: .914| GAA: 2.90| SO:0
S54| CAL| GP 5| W: 1| L: 3| OTL: 1| SV%: .912| GAA: 2.61| SO:0
S55| CAL| GP 6| W: 2| L: 4| OTL: 0| SV%: .910| GAA: 3.65| SO:0
S56| CAL| GP 6| W: 2| L: 4| OTL: 0| SV%: .894| GAA: 4.25| SO:0
S57| CAL| GP 6| W: 2| L: 4| OTL: 0| SV%: .899| GAA: 3.26| SO:0
S58| CAL| GP 5| W: 1| L: 2| OTL: 2| SV%: .908| GAA: 3.86| SO:1
S59| CAL| GP 6| W: 2| L: 4| OTL: 0| SV%: .923| GAA: 3.19| SO:0
S60| CAL| GP 7| W: 5| L: 2| OTL: 0| SV%: .910| GAA: 2.72| SO:0
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SMJHL Regular Season Statistics:
S40| KEL| GP 10| W: 03| L: 03| OTL: 0| SV%: .871| GAA: 2.94| SO: 0
S41| KEL| GP 46| W: 23| L: 13| OTL: 7| SV%: .876| GAA: 2.79| SO: 3
S42| KEL| GP 40| W: 29| L: 08| OTL: 2| SV%: .892| GAA: 2.50| SO: 0
S43| HAL| GP 45| W: 17| L: 19| OTL: 8| SV%: .869| GAA: 3.19| SO: 3
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SMJHL Playoff Statistics:
S41| KEL| GP 15| W: 12| L: 03| OTL: 0| SV%: .882| GAA: 2.64| SO: 0
S42| KEL| GP 10| W: 08| L: 01| OTL: 1| SV%: .915| GAA: 1.71| SO: 1
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IIHF Round Robin Statistics:
S44| SWE| GP 8| W: 2| L: 6| OTL: 0| SV%: .882| GAA: 4.13| SO: 0
S45| SWE| GP 10| W: 4| L: 5| OTL: 1| SV%: .912| GAA: 3.23| SO: 0
S46| SWE| GP 12| W: 7| L: 4| OTL: 1| SV%: .896| GAA: 3.33| SO: 0
S47| SWE| GP 2| W: 1| L: 1| OTL: 0| SV%: .892| GAA: 4.51| SO: 0
S48| SWE| GP 4| W: 1| L: 2| OTL: 1| SV% .848| GAA: 5.01| SO: 0:
S49| SWE| GP 10| W: 6| L: 3| OTL: 0| SV% .926| GAA: 2.21| SO: 0:
S50| SWE| GP 8| W: 2| L: 5| OTL: 1| SV% .905| GAA: 3.34| SO: 0:
S51| SWE| GP 12| W: 6| L: 6| OTL: 0| SV% .906| GAA: 3.10| SO: 0:
S52| SWE| GP 12| W: 8| L: 3| OTL: 0| SV% .927| GAA: 2.56| SO: 1:
S53| SWE| GP 11| W: 6| L: 5| OTL: 0| SV% .923| GAA: 2.92| SO: 0:
S54| SWE| GP 12| W: 7| L: 3| OTL: 2| SV% .916| GAA: 2.80| SO: 1:
S55| SWE| GP 12| W: 7| L: 4| OTL: 1| SV% .910| GAA: 3.08| SO: 0:
S56| SWE| GP 6| W: 4| L: 2| OTL: 0| SV% .899| GAA: 2.67| SO: 0:
S57| SWE| GP 1| W: 0| L: 1| OTL: 0| SV% .788| GAA: 7.18| SO: 0:
S58| SWE| GP 2| W: 1| L: 1| OTL: 0| SV% .872| GAA: 3.00| SO: 0:
S59| LAT| GP 9| W: 2| L: 4| OTL: 2| SV% .913| GAA: 4.13| SO: 0:
S60| LAT| GP 4| W: 0| L: 3| OTL: 0| SV% .902| GAA: 4.27| SO: 0:
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IIHF Medal Round Statistics:
S46| SWE| GP 1| W: 0| L: 1| OTL: 0| SV%: .806| GAA: 7.12| SO: 0
S52| SWE| GP 3| W: 2| L: 1| OTL: 0| SV%: .933| GAA: 2.34| SO: 1
S53| SWE| GP 1| W: 0| L: 1| OTL: 0| SV%: .875| GAA: 5.00| SO: 0
S54| SWE| GP 1| W: 0| L: 1| OTL: 0| SV%: .907| GAA: 4.05| SO: 0
S55| SWE| GP 2| W: 1| L: 1| OTL: 0| SV%: .860| GAA: 5.31| SO: 0
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Transactions:
S40 Drafted 3rd Rd 24th Ova by Kelowna Knights
S41 Drafted 1st Rd 14th Ova by Calgary Dragons
S43 Traded from Kelowna Knights to Halifax Raiders for S43 Halifax 4th and S44 Halifax 2nd
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Awards:
S40 SWE: WJC Cup
S40 Kel: 4 Star Cup
S41 Kel: 4 Star Cup
S42 Kel: 4 Star Cup
S42 Kel: SMJHL Top Goalie Nomination
S42 Kel: SMJHL Playoff MVP Nomination
S44 Cal: SHL All Rookie Team
S44 Cal: SHL ROY Nomination
S46 Cal: SHL McBride Nomination
S46 Cal: 3rd Team All Star
S47 Cal: SHL McBride Nomination
S48 SWE: Gold Medal
S49 SWE: IIHF best Goaltender
S49 Cal: 2nd Team All Star
S49 Cal: SHL McBride Nomination
S50 Cal: Challenge Cup
S50 Cal: Ratzov Trophy Nominee
S51 Cal: SHL McBride Nomination
S51 Cal: 2nd Team All Star
S52 SWE: IIHF best Goaltender
S53 SWE: IIHF best Goaltender
S56 Cal: 1st Team All Star
S56 Cal: McBride Nomination
S56 Cal: Mike Honcho Award
S60 Cal: 3rd Team All Star
Vladimir Lidstrom || D #5 || S23 || Texas Renegades/Impact || Retired Texas Hall of Fame
Alias: Vliddy
Born: 11/4/1993
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 190 lbs
Number: 5
Birth Place: Krylbo, Sweden
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SHL Regular Season Statistics:
S25| TEX| GP 50| G: 09| A: 23| P: 32|P/M : +14| PIM: 33| H: 66| SOG: 47 | SB: 68
S26| TEX| GP 50| G: 09| A: 21| P: 30|P/M : -04| PIM: 21| H: 66| SOG: 91 | SB: 81
S27| TEX| GP 50| G: 06| A: 24| P: 30|P/M : -02| PIM: 46| H: 47| SOG: 104 | SB: 75
S28| TEX| GP 50| G: 10| A: 25| P: 35|P/M : +10| PIM: 18| H: 54| SOG: 97 | SB: 59
S29| TEX| GP 50| G: 06| A: 25| P: 31|P/M : +08| PIM: 18| H: 55| SOG: 95 | SB: 67
S30| TEX| GP 50| G: 11| A: 45| P: 56|P/M : +00| PIM: 04| H: 21| SOG: 108 | SB: 74
S31| TEX| GP 50| G: 13| A: 37| P: 50|P/M : -10| PIM: 00| H: 05| SOG: 105 | SB: 78
S32| TEX| GP 50| G: 07| A: 38| P: 45|P/M : +03| PIM: 04| H: 23| SOG: 104 | SB: 67
S33| TEX| GP 50| G: 11| A: 26| P: 38|P/M : -20| PIM: 26| H: 81| SOG: 99 | SB: 73
S34| TEX| GP 50| G: 07| A: 35| P: 42|P/M : +04| PIM: 08| H: 04| SOG: 91 | SB: 81
S35| TEX| GP 50| G: 07| A: 19| P: 26|P/M : -03| PIM: 02| H: 04| SOG: 95 | SB: 55
S36| TEX| GP 50| G: 05| A: 12| P: 17|P/M : -08| PIM: 02| H: 05| SOG: 21 | SB: 38
S37| TEX| GP 50| G: 04| A: 11| P: 15|P/M : -07| PIM: 00| H: 08| SOG: 24 | SB: 42
S38| TEX| GP 50| G: 03| A: 25| P: 28|P/M : -04| PIM: 12| H: 46| SOG: 75 | SB: 73
S39| TEX| GP 50| G: 10| A: 25| P: 35|P/M : +17| PIM: 14| H: 62| SOG: 56 | SB: 73
S40| TEX| GP 50| G: 06| A: 22| P: 28|P/M : +01| PIM: 18| H: 39| SOG: 61 | SB: 79
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Career| TEX| GP 800| G: 125| A: 413| P: 538|P/M : -01| PIM: 260| H: 586| SOG: 1273 | SB: 1083
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SHL Playoff Statistics:
S26| TEX| GP 07| G: 04| A: 03| P: 07|P/M : -01| PIM: 02| H: 14| SOG: 13 | SB: 11
S27| TEX| GP 06| G:02| A: 01| P: 03|P/M : +04| PIM: 07| H: 04| SOG: 10 | SB: 11
S28| TEX| GP 05| G: 00| A: 03| P: 03|P/M : -02| PIM: 00| H: 06| SOG: 10 | SB: 09
S29| TEX| GP 06| G: 02| A: 02| P: 04|P/M : +01| PIM: 02| H: 06| SOG: 11 | SB: 08
S30| TEX| GP 06| G:00| A: 05| P: 05|P/M : +02| PIM: 00| H: 02| SOG: 11 | SB: 11
S31| TEX| GP 06| G:00| A: 03| P: 03|P/M : +00| PIM: 00| H: 02| SOG: 11 | SB: 10
S34| TEX| GP 13| G: 02| A: 06| P: 08|P/M : +03| PIM: 00| H: 01| SOG: 28 | SB: 20
S35| TEX| GP 06| G: 00| A: 05| P: 05|P/M : +01| PIM: 00| H: 00| SOG: 06 | SB: 10
S36| TEX| GP 16| G: 02| A: 04| P: 06|P/M : +07| PIM: 00| H: 02| SOG: 11 | SB: 16
S37| TEX| GP 04| G: 00| A: 00| P: 00|P/M : +00| PIM: 00| H: 00| SOG: 01 | SB: 03
S40| TEX| GP 05| G: 00| A: 02| P: 02|P/M : -03| PIM: 00| H: 02| SOG: 04 | SB: 10
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Career| TEX| GP77| G: 12| A: 34| P: 46|P/M : +12| PIM: 11| H: 39| SOG: 116 | SB: 119
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SMJHL Regular Season Statistics:
S22| MTL| GP 40| G:04| A: 19| P: 23|P/M : +04| PIM: 22| H: 42| SOG: 33 | SB: 45
S23| MTL| GP 40| G: 14| A: 23| P: 37|P/M : +03| PIM: 31| H: 43| SOG: 118 | SB: 27
S24| MTL| GP 52| G: 11| A: 29| P: 40|P/M : -02| PIM: 39| H: 32| SOG: 99 | SB: 60
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Career| MTL| GP 132| G: 29| A: 71| P: 100|P/M : +05| PIM: 92| H: 117| SOG: 250 | SB: 132
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SMJHL Playoff Statistics:
S22| MTL| GP 09| G: 00| A: 02| P: 02|P/M : -07| PIM: 20| H: 15| SOG: 02 | SB: 11
S23| MTL| GP 07| G: 03| A: 00| P: 03|P/M : +02| PIM: 02| H: 12| SOG: 29 | SB: 03
S24| MTL| GP 17| G: 02| A: 15| P: 17|P/M : +01| PIM: 18| H: 11| SOG: 32 | SB: 14
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Career| MTL| GP 33| G: 05| A: 17| P: 22|P/M : -04| PIM: 40| H: 38| SOG: 63 | SB: 28
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IIHF Statistics:
S24| SWE| GP 11| G: 00| A: 00| P: 00|P/M : -03| PIM: 00| H: 04| SOG: 05 | SB: 02
S25| SWE| GP 11| G: 00| A:01| P: 01|P/M : -04| PIM: 04| H: 03| SOG: 00 | SB: 09
S26| SWE| GP 12| G: 01| A: 04| P: 05|P/M : +03| PIM: 00| H: 00| SOG: 12 | SB: 16
S27| SWE| GP 13| G: 03| A: 07| P: 10|P/M : +04| PIM: 06| H: 04| SOG: 14 | SB: 14
S28| SWE| GP 13| G:02| A: 07| P: 09|P/M : +04| PIM: 04| H: 25| SOG: 22 | SB:17
S29| SWE| GP 13| G: 04| A: 05| P: 09|P/M : +00| PIM: 04| H: 21| SOG: 24 | SB: 21
S30| SWE| GP 10| G: 01| A: 08| P: 09|P/M : +03| PIM: 12| H: 11| SOG: 21 | SB: 12
S31| SWE| GP 12| G: 00| A: 08| P: 08|P/M : -01| PIM: 12| H: 03| SOG: 17 | SB: 12
S32| SWE| GP 11| G: 03| A: 02| P: 05|P/M : +01| PIM: 08| H: 06| SOG: 22 | SB: 06
S33| SWE| GP 10| G: 01| A: 03| P: 04|P/M : -08| PIM: 10| H: 24| SOG: 19 | SB: 23
S34| SWE| GP 12| G: 01| A: 07| P: 08|P/M : +04| PIM: 12| H: 14| SOG: 19 | SB: 16
S35| SWE| GP 13| G: 01| A: 06| P: 07|P/M : -03| PIM: 00| H: 04| SOG: 23 | SB: 12
S36| SWE| GP 10| G: 01| A: 05| P: 06|P/M : -04| PIM: 00| H: 01| SOG: 13 | SB: 14
S37| SWE| GP 11| G: 01| A: 07| P: 08|P/M : +02| PIM: 00| H: 02| SOG: 09 | SB: 08
S38| SWE| GP 10| G: 03| A: 02| P: 05|P/M : +02| PIM: 04| H: 00| SOG: 16 | SB: 12
S39| SWE| GP 11| G: 07| A: 00| P: 07|P/M : +02| PIM: 00| H: 06| SOG: 13 | SB: 11
S40| SWE| GP 10| G:00| A: 02| P: 02|P/M : -02| PIM: 02| H: 02| SOG: 08 | SB: 18
S41| SWE| GP 10| G:00| A: 05| P: 05|P/M : -01| PIM: 00| H: 01| SOG: 11 | SB: 13
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Career| SWE| GP 203| G: 29| A: 79| P: 108|P/M : -01| PIM: 78| H: 131| SOG: 268 | SB: 236
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Transactions:
S22 Drafted 4th Rd 20th Ova by Montreal Impact
S23 Drafted 1st Rd 9th Ova by Texas Renegades
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Awards:
S23 Mtl: Christopher Klose Award
S23 Mtl: Petr Klimek Award
S23 Mtl: Armin Brovalchuk Award
S23 Mtl: Kurtis Hunter Award
S24 Mtl: Alternate Captain
S24 Mtl: Darian Scherbluk Award
S25 Tex: SHL All Rookie Team
S26 Tex: Alternate Captain
S27 Tex: Alternate Captain
S28 Tex: Alternate Captain
S27 Swe: Silver Medal
S28 Swe: Gold Medal
S29 Mtl: Elected to Montreal Hall of Fame
S29 Tex: Alternate Captain
S29 Swe: Gold Medal
S30 Tex: Alternate Captain
S30 Tex: Stevens Award Finalist
S30 Tex: 2nd Team All Star
S31 Tex: Alternate Captain
S31 Tex: 2nd Team All Star
S32 Tex: 2nd Team All Star
S33 Tex: Captain
S34 Tex: 3rd Team All Star
S34 Tex: Captain
S35 Swe: Silver Medal
S36 Tex: Challenge Cup Winner
S39 Tex: Alternate Captain
S40 Tex: Alternate Captain