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open to discussion S) EFIUG A) B) efiug, berocka C) D) E) ya joking, dil F) efiug's tpe gains edit 1: thanks to berocka's help i have updated the list edit 2: list updated again edit3) once again berocka has forced me to update the post edit 4

First, I'd like to say thank you to everyone who participated. I have asked and received feedback about future competitions and they will either switch to bi-weekly or monthly. I will be having a poll for it soon so we can figure that out. I also may use the ranking system, and then for the final month or during playoffs, use the rankings to seed a playoff tree format. That way we have a regular season and playoff graphics competition. I'll make a poll for that as well. Looking forward to future graphics competitions ladies & gents! Anyways, Week 5 Results: @jack 20 @gorlab 17 @monkeywrench15 15 Motzaburger 13 @Strooper99 11 @Green 10 And finally, the S66 VHLGFX FINAL RANKINGS. Take it for what you will! VHLGFX Season 66 Rankings Rank Username Points 1 @gorlab 81 2 Motzaburger 74 3 @InstantRockstar 66 4 @monkeywrench15 39 5 @chillzone 36 6 @Acydburn 31 7 @solas 26 8 @DollarAndADream 25 9 @Strooper99 24 10 @Thranduil 23 11 @jack 20 12 @GustavMattias 19 13 @Enorama 18 14 @Jubo07 12.5 15 @RunnerBert11 11 16 @Benson 11 17 @Tate 10 18 @Green 10 19 @Nacci25 9 20 @Radcow 7 21 @No_Dangles 6 22 @Nykonax 6 23 @DilIsPickle 5 24 @Matt_O 5 25 @HenrikZoiderberg 3.5 26 @Banackock 2 27 @FerdaJets 1 28 @HulkHogan 0 29 @Esso2264 0 30 @omgitshim 0 Congrats to the S66 VHLGFX Champion, @gorlab! (you may now use this in your signature, if you so desire ?)

Week 4 Results: @Motzaburger 20 @gorlab 17 @Enorama 15 @InstantRockstar 13 @Benson 11 @chillzone 10 @Jubo07 9 @Acydburn 8 @GustavMattias 7 @Strooper99 6 @Matt_O 5 Overall Rankings after Week 4 voting: VHLGFX Season 66 Rankings Rank Username Points 1 InstantRockStar 66 2 gorlab 64 3 Motzaburger 61 4 chillzone 36 5 Acydburn 31 6 solas 26 7 DollarAndADream 25 8 monkeywrench15 24 9 Thranduil 23 10 GustavMattias 19 11 Enorama 18 12 Strooper99 13 13 Jubo07 12.5 14 RunnerBert11 11 15 Benson 11 16 Lincoln Tate 10 17 Nacci25 9 18 Radcow 7 19 No_Dangles 6 20 Nykonax 6 21 DilIsPickle 5 22 Matt_O 5 23 HenrikZoiderberg 3.5 24 Banackock 2 25 FerdaJets 1

Click here to view all-time rankings. Week 2 Results: @InstantRockstar 20 @DollarAndADream 17 @monkeywrench15 14 @gorlab 14 @solas 11 @chillzone 10 @Motzaburger 9 @GustavMattias 8 @Acydburn 7 @Nykonax 6 @Thranduil 5 @Jubo07 3.5 @HenrikZoiderberg 3.5 @Lincoln Tate 2 @FerdaJets 1 @Strooper99 0 @VanCanWin 0 @MexicanCow123 0 @Banackock 0 Overall Rankings after Week 2: VHLGFX Season 66 Rankings Rank Username Points 1 gorlab 34 2 InstantRockStar 33 3 Motzaburger 26 4 solas 26 5 DollarAndADream 25 6 Acydburn 17 7 chillzone 15 8 monkeywrench15 14 9 GustavMattias 12 10 RunnerBert11 11 11 Nacci25 9 12 Radcow 7 13 No_Dangles 6 14 Thranduil 6 15 Nykonax 6 16 Jubo07 3.5 17 HenrikZoiderberg 3.5 18 Enorama 3 19 Banackock 2 20 Lincoln Tate 2 21 FerdaJets 1

Click here to view all-time rankings. VHLGFX Season 66 Rankings Rank Username Points 1 @gorlab 20 2 @Motzaburger 17 3 @solas 15 4 @InstantRockstar 13 5 @RunnerBert11 11 6 @Acydburn 10 7 @Nacci25 9 8 @DollarAndADream 8 9 @Radcow 7 10 @No_Dangles 6 11 @chillzone 5 12 @GustavMattias 4 13 @Enorama 3 14 @Banackock 2 15 @Thranduil 1 Outside the top 15 (no points awarded this week): @HulkHogan @Esso2264 @Lincoln Tate @omgitshim @Nykonax @DilIsPickle #1 GFX last week courtesy of @gorlab: https://www.deviantart.com/vhlgfx/art/VHLGFX-Winner-Week-1-gorlab--798914645 Good job everyone (except you @Nykonax)! Let's keep it rolling with a strong Week 2!! #MAKEGFXGREATAGAIN

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Hello everyone who is still with us! This journey is nearing an end as by the time the VHLSC gets set to write another rankings article, this draft year will have past and the players will go from draft hopefuls to prospects. Don't fret though, we got this one last issue before we hit the big day. Obviously this past couple weeks we have been seeing a ton of VHL Entry Draft Mock Drafts done by various people throughout our community. If you haven't got one done it isn't too late now and you can go create one. However, because of this influx of mock drafts we feel it might be overkill for us at VHLSC to do one this time around. So what did we do instead you ask, well we built the perfect skater and goaltender using the qualities that the current crop of VHL draft hopefuls contain. If you look below we got two different shadows consisting of parts from various different draft eligible players. So enough talking and more graphics! HOCKEY SENSE: Verner Reinholdt @Devise We chose Verner here because his knowledge of the game seems to be the highest of any draft hopeful. Verner possesses a strong sense of intelligence on the ice and also is graced with exceptional know-how in regards to positioning. His passing is second to none and ability to play on special teams and even strength make him valuable. FRAME: Fook Yu @tfong Fook Yu is a solid piece of meat put on skates to wreck havoc. Yu has a large frame with some muscles behind him but also is the king of hitting and going after star players. We don't think Yu will have many friends on the opposing teams. HANDS: Shawn Gretzky @TheLastOlympian07 Gretzky isn't like his relative because he is going into the VHL and not the NHL. Shawn does have some pretty hands though and his ability to dish the puck and also be creative when handling the puck set him apart from his counterparts. SCORING: Takashi Fujimoto @HFD This one might boost his stock a bit more than other player. Fujimoto is being looked at as a player in the second half of the first round. We are here to tell you that he is the best scorer in this draft class and if you want offence, this is the guy you want to select. SKATING: Rudolph Schmeckeldorf @Corco Rudolph the red-nosed speed skater is what he is being hailed as. Schmeckeldorf is the fastest skater in this draft year and if you want a speedy winger with a ton of potential this is your guy. Not to mention Rudolph has been very consistent in the draft rankings and in any other year would be a Top 3 Selection. REACTION TIME: Torstein Ironside @DollarAndADream Torstein Ironside is the fastest goaltender in this draft when it comes to moving laterally in his crease. His ability to stretch across makes him a goaltender who is never truly out of a play regardless of the move put on him. POSITIONING: Vernon Von Axelberry @BobertZ Vernon Von Axelberry might be the third best option at the goaltender position but his positioning is tops in this draft year. His ability to square to the shooter and take away portions of the net that a shooter would normally find right away is superb. GLOVE REFLEXES: Markus King @Kendrick Torstein may have the sharpest head when it comes to stretching across, but Markus King has a glove hand that is just filthy. King will usually do the flashy glove save just to build some momentum for his club when they are hemmed into their own zone. REBOUND CONTROL: Markus King Markus King shows up again but this time it's for his recognition of where to steer the puck upon saving it. This is key so that rebounds aren't tucked home and the blue liners are left shaking their heads. PUCK HANDLING: Torstein Ironside Ironside shows up again and this time it's for his ability to move the puck. Often a forgotten goaltender skill is to be able to move the puck and provide a good outlet pass for your forwards. Ironside showed up on the scoresheet a few times this past seasons.

Hello everyone and welcome the VHLSC Draft Rankings #2! I know we said there wouldn't be one this week but we quickly threw one together to keep the people happy. Also the past two weeks have been very busy in regards to TPE earning by our prospects and we figure we'd highlight those gym gains. Storylines for this draft have been drawn already by some of the youngsters. Hudson Abbott (@Scooter) has been working exceptionally hard and has climbed his way into lottery conversation; all while being a first generational talent. We even have three new prospects to speak about in the coming weeks ahead. Takashi Fujimoto (@HFD) is brand new and has risen the charts so much that he finds himself in first round territory already. Riley Harper (@Daniel) also introduced himself this past week and has already jumped up the board fairly quickly. Verner Reinholdt (@Devise) is new to the charts and his slow rise has put him in a good position going forward. Still no word from Big Gow (@Fire Hakstol), Revan Gotze (@Wilson), Journeyman (@eaglesfan036), Ofer (@xDParK), Ryan Beadle (@GoFlamesGo), Alexander Wolf (@thatdamnwalrus), Arthan Lawrence (@Jeffsan21) and Johan Soderberg (@Foehammer). Oh and here are some graphs!

Hello there strange! Welcome back to another episode of the VHLSC Draft Rankings. This week we gained a prospect in Nikki Kissanen who joins the Yukon Rush through waivers just that quickly. Our prospects from last week carry over this week, but some are in a different order. The best part about the rankings now is that we get to see who is on the move and who is staying put. This week saw the biggest mover in Pavel Komarov who entered our rankings late last week as was able to improve his stock very quickly. Komarov rose five spots and got closer to the first round conversation. Our biggest mover in the wrong way was a few players but the biggest of note is Dmitri Dadorov of the Yukon Rush. Dadorov did well last week but this week was a conditioning week for him and thus he wasn't honing his skills as much. Our biggest gainer this week was Black Velvet who seems to be blowing players out of the water (take that in whichever way you want). Let's get to the presentation regarding our VHLM teams! (Take note that Moscow was not included as they do not have any prospects on their roster).

Hello all you prospect watchers, General Managers and prospects themselves! Last seasons draft has come and gone and thank god, as we really didn't get to see the cream of the prospect crop last year. That being said the draft did have a good chunk of active bodies that teams will take advantage of now being in their systems. Gone is that crop and in comes the new budding superstars and prospects eyeing for the first overall selection. Hearing your name called first at the draft is an amazing honour and one that only forty seven prospects in VHL history have had happen.This will be VHLSC's official eighth season of the rankings and we hope to keep giving you all the details when it comes to the prospects before their names are called from the VHL Draft podium. This year our draft features various re-creations and first generation talent. Just looking at our top four prospects at the moment we get to see four different positions fill the rankings board. That bodes well for the draft and we hope General Managers look at who is available and start acquiring those draft picks. This year the VHLSC decided to spruce up the draft rankings board a little more. This season we added the "USERNAMES" category so that you can get the most accurate look at who is who in regards to the draft. We also decided to switch up our position colours as the previous ones were getting dry; we'll expand on that in later issues. Providing GM's this information might be doing their homework for them in a sense. At the same time we hope General Managers take some more pride in draft selections and reach out to draftees before the draft. VHLM General Managers, we have a message for you as well. There are rewards for your progress and assistance with these draftees, so let's try to make sure you grab those awards. Without further adieu, here are your Season 48 draft prospects!

Welcome back to the VHLSC rankings! We have to admit that this week was slow and it seems only a handful of prospects care. Not only that, we lost a prospect who apparently had a birthdate mix-up with the VHL office and will enter next years draft. Thus we are stuck with the 16 prospects we have right now and it will be a very small and short draft upcoming. The good news? Well this just means we get to focus on these prospects more and give you some further back stories. Let's get to the roundup before we find out more dirty secrets about our prospects. This week saw Mikhail Gribov rising above all prospects and logging some solid hours in the practice arena. Gribov finished the week with an astounding 16 hours in the gym. That also meant that he was our biggest mover as he jumped six spots into the first round conversation. The young Russian looks to jump next week as well and show these prospects he has what it takes to enter lottery area. John Sleeman continued his first place position with a pedestrian type week. Vincent Adultman had a productive week and he sees himself climb higher on our boards!

Well hello there fellow draft prospect interested readers! Another week has gone by another couple storylines to add to our already loaded list for this years draft class. We gained another couple of draft prospects for this draft this past week, which pushes our total to thirty-six players! Another goalie joins the fold in Cooper Supernaw who has come out on fire it seems. Gregory Fallum looks intriguing considering his late inclusion in this draft class as well. A lot of movement at the bottom of our board, but that's mostly because of the new players declaring going ham in their first week on the list. Around this time of the year we start to see players take themselves out of conversation for lottery picks. We also see players tailing off and not attending the practice facility as much (more on that later). Saul Hackett was our top earner this week and he is making a case to be the second best prospect and possibly a first overall contender if position is a need. LeAndre St. Pierre continues to impress us as he is our top mover as he jumped ahead two spots this past week and inches his way into the first round area of the draft board. Now regarding that whole VHLM Practice Facility comment. It appears our draft picks don't even want to do some of the simple things. VHLSC has been harping on this from week one and it is apparent that some prospects might be confused or have no knowledge of this area at all. It's basically a roll call like you would in school to gain 1 TPE right off the bat. VHLM GM's should be on their players to be doing this week after week. Would it not be a welcoming sight to see every prospect on the list earning a minimum 3 TPE per week (Welfare + VHLM Practice Facility)? This would be magical and so much cooler for the VHL teams. Then again who reads these rankings anymore anyways? Her is how to earn TPE draftees!

Bonjour everyone! Welcome back to another edition of the VHLSC's Draft Rankings. Last week we introduced to you a new crop of youngin's vying to be the next first overall pick in the VHL Entry Draft. There can only be one obviously, but there can also be more than one winner in the draft. Whether that winner is any of the dozens of prospects, a VHL franchise or even a prospect eclipsing a personal goal. This week's edition sheds light on which prospects might make their respective VHLM squad a winner. We look at the prospects featured on each VHLM team this season and what sort of impact they may have on that team. First though, we figured we'd give you this week's roundup and updates. It will be pretty tough for the prospects to top this weeks production and movement. Only four prospects stayed in the spot they were ranked in last weeks rankings. Speaking of the number four, we gained four new prospects this week. This draft may gave us three full rounds after all and that is a win for everyone. Kol Mikaelson might want to avoid buying an apartment anytime soon, the amount of time he spent in the gym this week was insane. Kol was the biggest earner this week and in turn was also the biggest mover as he arose five spots to lottery contention. Jordan Maverick and Niels Skovsgard also made strides this week and both were able to stay consistent after week one. Time to find out what team these all-stars are featured on. The Brampton Blades features three of our prospects on their re-vamped roster. The freshly billed Zach Voss made our list and Brampton has big things in mind for their high-flying winger. Lottery calibre players are far from the norm in Brampton, which makes Saul Hackett swimming in very chartered territory in the Canadian city. Daryn Petersenn is a bit of an unknown but the management team in Brampton might attempt at sparking the young defensemen soon. It would be a shame to see only two of the three make it big time, but Brampton does have a solid history of turning players into stars. Player to Watch: Zach Voss Ottawa has been off and on in their history as a VHLM franchise. However, some big names have been groomed in the Canadian capital before. With only two of this years prospects on their current roster, they seem to be relying on an older core group. Despite that, Thomas Andersson has been getting a good look on the Lynx. The young winger is hoping to feed off another prospects from this years draft class. Aidan Rozel is hoping to make a name for himself as well in the VHLM. If Ottawa wants long-term success they need to develop these two young men. Player to Watch: Thomas Andersson Travelling to Yukon can be a tough journey for most teams, which might be one of the reasons they are a successful franchise. However, as they kick out an old manager to replace him with a new voice they also take on some new players. Brandon Lapham Jr. is a second generation player who grew up watching his dad play primarily in Riga with the Reign. Lapham Jr. gets the honour of suiting up in the navy and gold to hone his skills. Joining him is Lars Siktanc is a fresh face to the league, and hopefully a face that becomes a household image. Siktanc may need some help adjusting to the league, but he does look like a solid player from the get-go. Player to Watch: Lars Siktanc We mentioned above the growth of Niels Skovsgard, but he isn't the only prospect making noise in Saskatoon. The prairie team features three young prospects on their 45th campaign roster. Niels Skovsgard leads the pack with his amazing skill set on the wing. Early unsung hero award may go to Jonathan Killeen who won the fans over by live tweeting the draft from his Samsung Galaxy (*product placement*). Killeen has been making noise with his mobile and his amazing skating ability on the ice. We are hoping these two prospects can help the third in Kenny Keeley who looks to have the build to make a VHL roster right now. Keeley's adjustment may be the X-Factor with this squad. Player to Watch: Jonathan Killeen Bern has had a ton of success in the VHLM, so much that you'd think they might get promoted to the VHL (that's not a thing though). Part of that reason is because they groom their players properly and constructively. This year the feature a team that only has one player from an earlier draft class. That means if you are scouting players, a trip to the Swiss city is not a half bad idea. Leading the way is Zach Parechkin who is the early first overall candidate. Kol Mikaelson made noise this week, and soon will make noise on the ice as well. Jeff Hamilton is a brand new prospect, but an excellent pedigree for a VHLM player. Jayden Fasth is an unknown with huge upside alongside players like Jon Panik, Benjamin Tumack and Jordan Maverick. Sean Blacker's uncle played in the VHL, so did Mathieu Baptiste. If the kids can get the ball rolling they might be an early Founder's Cup favourite. Player to Watch: Kol Mikaelson The Storm's people go through in Oslo are mostly ones they experience when watching their local hockey team. Oslo (like many franchises) has a great history of turning young players into VHL stars. This year is no different as they may get the chance to groom three young prospects. Olivia Diamond is a new prospect to our board and we'll see if she can stick with the boys. It's a rarity to find a female in the VHLM/VHL, as the only other current female is Jamie Hill on the Calgary Wranglers. Freddy Schultz and Stumppell Aurinkoinen Jr. are the other two prospects rounding this squad out. So far we have seen little for each of them though. Player to Watch: Olivia Diamond In their short history in the VHLM, Bratislava has gone on to win and then win some more. This franchise is blessed and must have a hand to hand contact with the man above or something. This year Manhole Siegfried will get their sole attention as the only prospects under their roster. It could get exciting if the young player rises from a team featuring none of his peers. Player to Watch: Manhole Siegfried Moscow is the team still trying to find an identity. They have been riddled but poor management in the past and are hoping that that changes with new management. If they can turn it around they might be helping the seven prospects they are attending to this season. Shawn Muller is the big name they feature but they also have the pleasure of grooming players like Bitch Higgins and World B. Free. Pete Stockton joins the mix as well, which could spark the team having the new addition. Pierre-Luc Lefrancois, Lucas Villa and LeAndre St.Pierre are three prospects to keep a close eye on with their amazing skillets. Player to Watch: Lucas Villa *VHLM GM's Note: Please be on your players about claiming the VHLM Practice Facility and writing VHL Fan articles. These two things go a long way in to getting prospects their max TPE per week. Also if you haven't please PM a blue team member for an email or someway of trying to spark a prospect at the end of these rankings. If you aren't doing enough, I am one of the people who sees that right away.

Well Season 45 draft class we hardly knew ya! No, that's not right; we got to know you for nine editions but it's time for our new prospects to take their place in the spotlight. With the Season 45 VHL Entry draft upcoming in a couple days, it opens the door for a new crop of prospects to impress scouts. The 46th VHL draft class features a ton of top end talent and surprisingly no goaltenders. Of course that can all change in time as declaring for this draft can be done up until the 45th season trade deadline. Why don't we go and meet our new prospects now and give a little introduction to them. A couple things to note as of this moment, no goaltenders are in this draft as we told you above. However, we do have a few forwards at the top which we didn't have the luxury of last season. There seems to be a rise in the amount of Canadian in this years draft class as opposed to last years class and years prior. Zach Parechkin seems to have the jump on the other prospects now, so we might be watching the battles behind him this year. 17 TPE separate the 2nd ranked prospects from the seventh ranked prospect. That statistic is one that may factor into our movement category a lot later on. Silly fact here, this draft features two players named after the men who they call dad. Enough of my rambling, he are some mini-profiles and hope you enjoy our somewhat new look above!

"This may be the last time we speak, Janice"...oops sorry got caught up writing my pen pal. This may be the last time we speak this year about our Season 45 crop of prospects though as well! It has been a fun ride this year filled with a buttload of prospects, a lot of movement and some intriguing storylines. We will have to say farewell to your draftees as they become full out pro team prospects. That might be this week, it might be next but one things for sure; this class has been fun to cover. So as always we give you our mock draft before the exit stage left and take their place in VHL rinks. First off we would like to mention that this week the S44 VHLM Achievement was released and players too advantage of it, picking up a huge chunk of time at the practice facility. This week our biggest earner was Bubba Nuck who had a huge week and even rose by two spots. He wasn't the biggest positive mover though, as Jace Hines climbed three spots to enter first round talks among General Managers. Things to note, Ryan Price rose to #10 on our rankings which means the first round could feature four outstanding goaltenders when all is said and done. Kane Hamilton is alive! He was spotted at practice this past week and even climbed up on our draft board by one spot. You hate reading this though, you want the mock draft!

Hello everybody! Welcome back to another edition of the VHLSC Draft Rankings. This week's edition is a little shorter than usual, but it doesn't lack information. Every week we give you our weekly roundup as well as a presentation of some sort. This week we will give you the weekly roundup and then a presentation build around that concept but taken to the next level. Of course their are no new prospects joining our rankings because the trade deadline has passed. However, next years prospects are pouring in and we got a healthy crop of players. On to the best part of the write up. The Weekly roundup has been going on for as long as I can remember and this week we won't change that tradition. The top earner in practice hours this week was Maxime Deschamps who seems to be lighting up the draft board as of late. Of course he also made it out of the group as the top climber as he rose four spots to a second round position. That was the only movement that was positive this week as it was a down week. It seems the prospects are slacking off a tad and it's not good for our rankings. Below is some of the Rising Stars and the quickly fading ones as well.

Welcome back to another edition of the VHLSC Draft Rankings! Before we go further we realize the title of this article is spelled incorrectly. That was somewhat done on purpose as Fandemonium is the proper way to do it but as you'll learn in this article, spelling things the right way is far from cool. This week was pretty exciting we'd say! Tons of movement and tons of surprising prospects making their name well known. This weeks edition is about Nicknames and what the fans like to call players. A nickname can make or break your reputation in professional sports. Whether you are "The Big Hurt" or "Finnish Flash", there is a place for your nickname in this edition. A special shoutout to one of the best nicknames in professional sports "The Big Ticket" given to Kevin Garnett. First though let's do our weekly roundup. Biggest mover this week was a combo of players in Jace Hines, Ryan Price and Maxime Deschamps. All three jumped several spots to reach a higher rankings level. Our biggest practice participant was Evgeny Nezhmetdinov who spent 20 hours in the gym this week. That's it folks, we bring on the billboards!

Hello everyone! After our trip around the world last week to find out where every prospect originated from, we are back to give you another exciting edition of the VHLSC Draft Rankings! This week we sat down with the draftees and asked them a simple question. When youngsters and fans get the chance to actually ask a pro hockey player or (pro athlete for that matter) a question, they often bring up the one we asked our potential draftees. You base your game on winning and do as much as possible to put yourself in that position. However we want to know who they looked up to and idolized as a young kid in hockey. First though we need our breakdown! This week was exciting. We lost Max Molholt as he signed a deal with the Toronto Legion on a GM's exempt list signee. It happens very rarely in our league but it easily is transitioned around. However, we do gain a draftee in Teuvo Rinne who is another goaltender added to our large collection of goaltenders. The biggest earner this week was Tanner Hynes who went out and logged 23 hours in the training facilities. In doing so he sparked a few GM's interests along the way. Tanner and Bobby Boucher both share the lead for climbing as they both jumped three spots from their last weeks rankings. Various prospects dropped and climbed along the way. The #1 spot is now Phil Hamilton's spot where he intends to keep the crowd below him exactly in that state. On to the good stuff though!

Hello everyone! Welcome (back) to the Victory Hockey League Scouting Center's draft rankings and analysis. Last season's draftees are well on their way to VHL clubs at this stage in currently in team training camp to prove their worth right off the bat. That means it's a farewell of those young prospects and a hello to our new draft eligible prospects for this seasons 45th VHL Entry Draft! If you are joining us for the first time and have never seen these draft rankings take place, I want to let you know these are completely honest draft rankings based off what each prospect has shown week to week. They are largely above effected by practice hours said prospect has logged for their given VHLM team during the season. During the course of the year you'll see interactive segments and other statistically based articles that will factor in various other prospect facts. So if are still with me here, sit back and enjoy the Season 45 draft prospects and we'll introduce to them now! ​First and foremost before you dissect the draft board you'll notice we included a nationality column for anyone who likes to see who hails from what nation. That column is more about look than it is about rankings prospects and it doesn't mean anything in the grand scheme of things. Taking a look at our board we see a big name on top which seems to have "franchise player" written all over himself. That name is Biggu Kyanon who is already tearing up the draft board as a young stud defenseman. Kyanon has the ability to break many pre-draft record at his current pace and so far is pencilled in at the #1 draft spot. Directly behind him is another young defensemen in Phil Hamilton. The English haven't produced many professional hockey players by the means of the draft, however Phil Hamilton is no ordinary Brit. Hamilton is hot on the heels of Kyanon and the two may battle it out for that #1 draft spot. Don't blink though because another draftee has rounded out that three horse race and he plays at a more sought after position. Greg Clegane is behind the two defenseman but his goaltending position puts him at par or above with the other two because of the goaltending need around the VHL. Another goaltender has come along for the ride this year, which was something we missed last year (Corey Marino and a late Lenny Face). Ariel Weinstein is used to putting his body on the line in net, hailing all the way from Israel. Weinstein isn't quite at the level of the other three already mentioned prospects, but he does have some quality traits that VHL teams will look at. Shortly behind Weinstein comes Max Molholt to the fray, which now sees a very positive first five selections if the draft was held today. Molholt is the first right winger listed on our draft rankings and has a boom or bust feel to him. Dropping out of the top five will still net a team a very solid prospect in the form of goaltender Sandro Clegane. Sandro is aforementioned Greg Clegane's brother but it appears the separation in talent between the two has already surfaced early. Anyone who would be selecting seventh would be in for a pretty good treat. Marquis Hyvarinen is brother's to last years prospect Kekko Hyvarinen. Marquis however is the more talkative one with a great hairdo; he also has some solid skills and is on pace to overlap his brother in the gym. Every year there is a certain amount of hype surrounding first generation talent and this year we are blessed. Eighth on our list is young Kazakhstan winger Evgeny Nezhmetdinov who has already shown up to practice big time and is putting on a display. Evgeny is said to have super speed and amazing dangles in the offensive zone. Moving down to the ninth position is another honour of ours as we get to introduce another first generation talent. Wesley Babiy (translated from Ukraine) is another player we are high on because of his initial production. Babiy has shown that he can compete as our top player at the center position and we will be keeping a close eye on him in the future. Moving down our tenth ranked prospect and proposed first round conclusion we find Bubba Nuck. Nuck is a Vancouver boy with a passion for the game and has shown a great initiative thus far. Nuck is another defensemen joining the flood of them in our rankings. Matt Johnson has turned some heads as well early in our draft rankings. Johnson is a Canadian born player who is the top ranked left wingers on the board and also a first generation talent. Maxime Wright comes in at the twelfth position on our list and believe it or not is not a first general talent. Wright also joins the defensemen crop that will see this draft as more about limiting goals than going out to get them. Lee Sang-Hyeok would like to erase that previous sentence as he is hoping to be one of the few South Korean success stories in hockey. Sang-Hyeok is a left winger as well and hopes to provide a scoring touch as a first generation talent. Directly behind him comes Tanner Hynes who is an American born defensemen (and first American on this list). Hynes has an uphill battle but all sigs are saying he is a good find for any team. At the fifteenth position we find Michael Burch who is the second of two England born players in this draft. Of course like the previous Brit, this one is also a defensemen vying for a top spot. Following Burch comes Matt Gatsby who apparently might have a relation to the famous Leo DiCaprio character in film. Matt is a right winger and not yet a billionaire, but given the tools he has he might make it there with his hockey skills. A late edition to our draft pool was Azor Ahai who has so far showed up for training camp and doesn't look to shabby. Ahai is another left winger who is looking to compete with the rest of the young potential stars at his respected position. At the eighteenth position we find the Waterboy himself, Bobby Boucher representing centermen. Boucher has actually come around lately and we expect him to climb for next weeks rankings. The last three prospects have been somewhat missing from both training and team functions. Benjamin Bellamont, M. Nocturne Shamalamalamalon and Danger Van der Merwe have all entered the draft process with paperwork but we haven't been able to scout them thus far. if their General Managers and teammates could include them and get them practicing that would be a major difference this draft has over the previous one. I hope everyone enjoyed getting to know who our prospects are this year and what type of draft we can expect from them. I would hope everyone has healthy competition and helps out the younger of the prospects to be just as good as the veterans. Of course if any prospect has questions or ponders how to do anything in our league, my inbox is always open and I usually reply fairly fast. If you need a quick answer just fire up the ol' chat machine and launch your question into the VHLSC universe. Happy TPE earning and make sure to check out all the TPE eligible areas for you including the VHL & VHLM Fantasy Zones coming soon!

Well welcome back all you faithful readers and potential VHL draftees. This week we were blessed to have three new prospects declare themselves eligible for the 44th VHL Entry Draft. We are inching closer to having two full rounds of draft picks and that would definitely put the VHL General managers minds at rest for a bit. Just to give you some information, if we can not fill two rounds and further more three rounds, those draft picks vanish and a team is not compensated those selections in a later draft. Luckily newcomers Giovanni Reuel, Ash Stevens and Kyle Keenan allow those selections to come true even further. Your weekly roundup this week sees a lot of moment just like last week. Despite the low number of prospects, the constant movement is a great thing as it shows that our limited prospects are competing each week. Edwin Reencarnacion remains our top prospect once again and obviously won't be giving up that title anytime soon; or at all. However, we have a new #2 on the rankings in the form of young Finnish defensemen Kekko Hyvarienen. Not only did Kekko climb to the second position, he holds a good lead over third place prospect Simon Valmount. How about those newcomers though? Giovanni Reuel came onto the scene last week and has immediately made a huge impact on our rankings. Giovanni climbed the charts right away and currently sits in the first round area at number nine. Ash Stevens climbed a bit and asserted herself middle of the second round landscape. I should mention this is my first ever chance to cover a girl on these rankings and I hope she kicks the snot out of the other prospects. We are still holding out hope for Corey Marino and think he could be a steal somehow, we hope. This week we decided to give you an inside look at the positions in this draft and the numbers they add up too in relation to past drafts. Keep in mind the numbers of past drafts are the finishing numbers so this years totals could rise a bit as well. That Season 40 prospects total was insane considering this years small number. *Bolded number indicates year with highest number at a specific position ​After looking at the infographic above you immediately notice that the Season 40 VHL Entry Draft re-stocked the cupboards of any team with draft picks. The graphic shows an eight year period which is the maximum length of a VHL Career. What we first notice is that this season has the lowest number in multiple categories but surprisingly, not all categories. The right wingers and centers in this years draft are a sliver above the number in which we saw in Season 38 and Season 37 respectively. We mentioned Corey Marino earlier, he is the only goaltender in the 44th VHL Draft class and our only hope to save that glorified position. Last year saw the most defensemen declared to an entry draft in the past 8 seasons, which might be why this years number is very low. Although the three defensemen this year is a low count, they all might potential be gems in this class. Our right wingers this year look promising as potential is there for them to all come out of this as solid players, even some franchise players. Simon Valmount has exceeded what some peoples expectations for a first generation player are already. Whatever our right wingers bring, our enters bring just as much in this class. Jefferson Jackson, Maxime Perron and La'Sean Coutzen are all on pace to become VHL regulars with scoring touches. The VHL is a very interactive league and it shows. I say this because we do not demand or encourage members to create a certain "need" of a position all the time. We may suggest it because of the lack of prospects at a certain position, but it is never forced upon them. Some may say this puts the league at a disadvantage because then needs may never fill up. However, the opportunity for a franchise or player to change their position is one that can plug those gaps and also create an interesting trading market. This years draftees (and every year for that matter) are encouraged to strictly go out have fun, earn as much TPE as possible and enjoy the STHS program. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Here is your statistic of the day: 10. There are ten first-generation prospects who have declared for this draft. Not only that, four of those prospects are currently in a position to go in the first round based on TPE totals. That's all from VHLSC this week! Draftees make sure to stop by the VHL & VHLM Fantasy Zones to enter to win some free uncapped TPE and juice your player! Also don't forget to post in the VHLM Practice Facility each week for 1 uncapped TPE! Not to be outdone, but also if you are a first generation player and haven't done so yet, please go claim 10 Free TPE in the VHLM Training Camp that the VHLM's offers! Also if you read this whole article and want that draftee number to increase, pop on over to this url and upvote/comment to increase our chances! Take the 2 minutes to do so and it will benefit the entire league! Reddit Link

Well hello there faithful writers and various VHL General Managers from around the VHL as well as the vHLM. Welcome back to another edition of the VHL Scouting Centres rankings and analysis. This week we have a full slate of things to discuss, critique as well as shed light on. Last week we had the pleasure of introducing the young fourteen draftees who have declared eligible for next years VHL Entry Draft. This week as we know them a tiny bit more we also were able to increase the draft class (albeit by only one draftee). However, we celebrate the little victories here at VHLSC and adding our new draftee Xavier Kirkland to the fold is great news! We just hope that number increases every week from here on out. Let's get right to what you want to know and less of what you don't. This week only one prospects didn't move in our rankings, which is by far the most movement a ranking chart has had since VHLSC was founded. Our biggest mover this week was Marcel Faux who was able to climb to the second spot on the draft rankings. Faux is a left winger for the Saskatoon Wild and has been steadily increasing his production week by week. Our biggest faller in the rankings is young R Truth who didn't show up to practice this week. Jury is still out on whether R Truth will fit the mould of a VHL or even an everyday VHLM player. The young right winger also calls Saskatoon Wild but it is clear he isn't following Marcel Faux around in the weight room. Our biggest TPE earner is none other than Le'Sean Coutzen. Coutzen was one of the later draft prospects to declare eligible, but he has been making noise as a centerman ever since. Edwin Reencarnacion remains our #1 prospect and it doesn't look like he will be losing that title soon. This week's special player profile is a very interesting one. We get to hear from the players themselves as to what style they play and who they compare themselves too. Take a look! That's all from VHLSC this week! Draftees make sure to stop by the VHL & VHLM Fantasy Zones to enter to win some free uncapped TPE and juice your player! Also don't forget to post in the VHLM Practice Facility each week for 1 uncapped TPE! Not to be outdone, but also if you are a first generation player and haven't done so yet, please go claim 10 Free TPE in the VHLM Training Camp that the VHLM's offers! Also if you read this whole article and want that draftee number to increase, pop on over to this url and upvote/comment to increase our chances! Take the 2 minutes to do so and it will benefit the entire league! Reddit Link

Well hello there faithful readers! Welcome back to one of the last VHL Rankings editions for the Season 43 season. The last time we caught up with this draft they were getting ready for the postseason and do last minute alterations to their games. Well time flies fast and they are either playing in the final or sitting and waiting patiently (or not) for their name to be called in the off-season. First off, congratulations to the two squads representing each VHLM conference in this years finals! Secondly, we call this possibly one of the last because we aren't sure how soon our draft will take place and we don't want you to go without another rankings if it is a delayed draft date. Enough of the background information and chatter though and on to what counts; the Rankings! We've had quite the journey through insight of these prospects and it wouldn't be right if we did some boring edition of the rankings. We have been able to go into their nationalities, positions, style of play and even what VHLM team they call their own. Scouts have weighed in and even prospects gave their two bits about their class and self-scouting reports. There is one thing we have yet to have happen though through these rankings and that is the "Editor's Notes". I am no expert when it comes to the VHL and what each team or general manager sees as an asset. I'd like to imagine every franchise has different want, need and even scouting report on each player. I, myself have been a general manager before and like to think my drafting history has been somewhat of a strength during that time. As the editor of these rankings it is only fitting that I give our current general managers and prospects my honest bare bones knowledge on some of the prospects. I have decided to give my opinion on six prospects and what I have seen with their progression and depression this season. As a note, no offence should be taken by these comments as they are strictly based off each prospects seasonal production. Without further adieu, here they are! Bonus Look

Welcome back everyone to the VHLSC's Draft prospects Rankings! Last week we had a fun and insightful look at the origins of our draftees. We specifically looked at prospects hailing from both Canada as well as the United States of America. A trend of American prospects formed and thus this year may have the highest percentage of American born prospects in VHL draft history. That was last week though and this new week brings us a look at prospects from other parts of the world. Some of these prospects come from places completely off the "hockey map" per say. Before we look into the prospects in our world locations, we will give you this weeks draft rankings rundown. This week we gained another new draft eligible prospect, this one however is a little different from the past couple weeks. Casper Solomon joins the draft prospects and immediately climbs the charts to the sixteenth spot on the list. That is quite the feat for someone who just declared and now could be an early second round selection. Theo Matsikas was one of the big earners this week as he almost doubled his entire practice hour total. E'Twaun Delicious also was a big earner, as he gained more practice hours this week than any other prospects who featured on last weeks board. A very sad statistic to report however, nineteen prospects have not even hit the gym once to train or help their VHLM team. Here at the VHLSC we hope to at least change some of that number and this week we will be doing our investigating! Let's get right to the World draft prospect insight and find out where these prospects come from on our maps. Europe often times has a ton of prospects and fills our board with a large number of highly touted ones as well. This year is no different as the massive continent feature fifteen of our 37 total prospects. Theo Matsikas hails from the souvlaki loving nation of Greece. Italy features three prospects which might be the most this country has ever produced into one VHL Entry Draft. If you head west you'll find ​E'Twaun Delicious eating bread with his wine in the romantic country of France. North of that you find recently declared Roland Rengels patrolling the crease in his Switzerland arena. Austria gives us Thomas Duddy and Not Active to our draft rankings board. Surprisingly enough the Netherlands turns the aforementioned Casper Solomon in with a spot. England and Scotland combine to gives Kewl Runnins, Hans Wingate and MC Hammer. Sweden always turns out a few prospects, this time Erik Hedman and Golden Jedtsson hail from the IKEA nation. Finland shows up with the inclusion of Jorma Ruutu. The entire continent has given us gems over the years and we expect one or more of these to be lottery selections. The rest of the world only features three other prospects to tell you about. When you think of Jamaica you think of Usain Bolt, bobsled teams and tourists never leaving the common trails. Now you may end up thinking about hockey with Kawhk Blawka joining the VHL ranks. Head east and you'll find Thor Weinstein patrolling the blueline from Israel. Last but not least we have Souryuu Kaminogi who is our only Asian prospect in the pool this year from Japan. There you have it folks, those are the locations that these prospects all hail from. Next week we take a look at the prospects and their VHLM teams. We get to find out if their team is as welcoming as Buffalo Sabres goalies are of the puck in their net. Cheers!

Welcome back to the draft rankings everyone! Before we get into the think of things we should let you know a few things. To explain the fine facts of this draft here is an infographic! Before we go on I should note that MS Paint never looked so good! Alright so this week we've had many storylines pick up speed and that excites us at VHLSC because it makes for a much more interesting draft journey. The first thing of note is the addition of seven new prospects who declared eligible for the 43rd VHL Entry next off-season. That brings our grand total to 31 prospects and guaranteeing us at least three rounds of draft selections. However, keep your eyes peeled because prospects have until the trade deadline to declare themselves eligible for entry draft. Moving on, we are blessed with 25 first generation prospects who will be looking to knock down the doors of the VHL professional ranks. All 25 of these prospects have guidance and are looking to make noise with the big boys at the top of the rankings. Last season we mentioned that the centre position was the most deep of any, this year it's a little different. This year we get the honour of having 12 prospects who declared so far at the defensemen position. With defensemen being considered a very slim position in regards to depth at the VHL level, it is no surprise to see so many. Two of the top five prospects are defensemen which bodes well for any VHL team looking to add a rear guard. Another point is the gap between players at different positions. The largest gap in TPE (Total Practice Hours) is 146, it is the gap between Hans Wingate and his closest competitor at the goaltending position; Not Active. Expect to see that gap range as it appears Not Active and Holy the Goalie may not be in it for the long haul. Up Josh Merica [LW] - The outspoken forward is one of a few who have risen this week in the rankings and provided us with more intriguing storylines at the top half of the draft. Merica has been steadily increasing his skill set each week and currently is the highest ranked left winger. Franklin Romanowski [D] - Romanowski has jumped the board by one spot this week after seeing his production in practice hours increase. Franklin could be a possible lottery pick given his position and ability to advance his game. Theo Matsikas [D] - Another one of our defensive prospects who has been progressing and sees himself in a early second round draft position. If Theo can keep this up he may overtake more in next weeks rankings. Kewl Runnins [D] - Kewl Runnins enjoyed the biggest jump this week, although it is a skewed statistic as he leaped over prospects who were MIA. Runnins does intrigue us though as his desire to be better seems to be there, even at the tail end of the rankings list. Down Thomas Duddy [LW] - Duddy gets the unfortunate week were he progresses but everyone around him out progresses him. Thomas went down the charts by three spots and he needs to pick his socks up or the prospects behind him may pass him every week. Pablo Escobar [D] - Escobar is another gem of a prospect, unfortunately he is down two spots as prospects behind him made up some TPE and some. This isn't a sign of things to come though, as we believe Pablo will start to rise the charts. Jorma Ruutu [LW] - After a very good week last week, Ruutu was flying high and we though he would be one of our best prospects. This week he did produce, but not as well as we'd hope and he fell down the chart a couple spots. Dan Humphrey [LW] - Humphrey did well last week as a new entry on our rankings. This week though he didn't do anything and is still at that starting point he was last week. He dropped down five spots on the rankings. Next edition we hope that draftees pick up their game and we get tons of movements for the better. If you feel you were wrongly presented in the rankings and write ups, don't complain; just shut me up by earning that sweet sweet TPE. Check out the VHLM Practice Facility as well as the VHLM Fantasy Zone now and in coming weeks to improve. Also any draftee who wants to be profiled next week in our write-up, be sure to fill out the interview questions at the conclusion of this report! 1. Growing up which player did you look up too? 2. How did you come about hockey, was it passed on by generation or did you pick it up elsewhere?

Hello again to all the readers! Welcome to another prospect rankings put together by the VHLSC. Last time you heard from us was the day of the Season 42 VHL Entry Draft. Luckily all the prospects in that draft had the honour of joining a respected VHL franchise. All this means is that this week we get to bring you a new crop of talent and a few names you may or may not be familiar with as of yet. The 43rd VHL Entry Draft is well over two months ago but that gives us a great chunk of time to access, dissect and get the full low down from the players themselves. This week we get to introduce you to the new pool of talent all vying for the first overall selection. Statistically speaking the first overall selection in the Victory Hockey League has mostly always gone on to do great things; unlike the NHL (cough "Daigle" cough). Last season we were blessed to have a plethora of men down the middle at the centre position. This year it is the complete opposite when it comes to that position. We have a total of four players at that position with only 11 TPE combined between all four. This years version of the centre position last year would probably be on the blueline. We have eight defensemen leading the pack this year on numbers alone. Left Wingers are giving the defensemen a run for their money though with a total of five in this draft. Only two right wingers have declared eligible so far for the draft, but that may change when we reach the VHL pre-season. Of course rounding them all out is the goaltender position which will be talked about in great lengths this year because of the storylines. Recently VHLSC sent out a couple questions for the draftees to answer in hopes of us getting to know them and where their heads are at about their class. Readers may be looking for the pie chart that is oh so tasty! Unfortunately our pie isn't ready yet and we have sent a request to Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson to expedite that. Until it gets here though, enjoy these responses to the following questions. As it looks so far, this draft doesn't look so big in number but they do seem to be very dedicated and the enthusiasm in their responses is something General Managers will look at. We can already see some surprises and dark horses that may rise from the bottom of our rankings to the top in no time. It will be interesting to see if for the second time in three years, a goaltender gets selected first overall or if someone comes and takes the top spot away. Season 43 is shaping up to be a quality year if the cards are played correctly be each willing prospect. We'd like to extend a thank you to all prospects who submitted a response to the questions. We didn't have to time to thank each one individually so we appreciate your willingness to engage with us and hopefully in the future as well! Now go earn TPE! Training Camp VHLM Practice Facility VHLM Fantasy Zone Victory Hockey League Scouting Centre is a proud division of the Victory Hockey League media group. All comments and reviews express the VHLSC's own individual thoughts and not the VHL specifically.