Monday, June 21, 2010
Selke Trophy
The Selke trophy is given to the best defensive forward. To me, it's probably only a two-man race for this award: Jared and Brad...just seeing if you're paying attention. IMO, Brett and myself will battle out for this award. However, I see a little battle going for my nominees for 3rd and 4th place, and you might be surprised who I nominate for that.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Calder Trophy
Today, the topic is the Calder Trophy. The Calder is given to the best rookie. We're going to keep this one short, since it likely will not be the source of heated debate. Cindy would qualify by the number of games, but the "kid" clause is in effect, preserving her rookie status for another year or two.
Anyway, the candidates:
Billy T - Billy was impressive with his hockey sense, and defensive prowess. Not the biggest or fastest guy there, but he played very solidly on D, and showed some flashes of offensive potential (6 points - 1g, 5a) in 15 games.
Steve P - Had a rough first week, but then quickly became a top ten pick demonstrating surprising play making skills. Showed some defensive awareness too, although still has some work to do in this area. With a regular appearance next year, has a shot at cracking the top ten in scoring (20 points in 17 games this year - 6g, 14a).
Matt P - Provided energy, and instant offense - better than a point per game. 14 points in 11 games (5 g, 9a). If he put as much time into hockey as he does basketball he could one day be a top ten scorer.
Mike M - He might have the record as second oldest player, and he used some old-guy tactics to help his team (the Bob C bear hug was especially effective). Very good offensive numbers too (5g, 8a in 16g).
My picks:
1. Steve P
2. Matt P
3. Billy
4. Mike M
Anyway, the candidates:
Billy T - Billy was impressive with his hockey sense, and defensive prowess. Not the biggest or fastest guy there, but he played very solidly on D, and showed some flashes of offensive potential (6 points - 1g, 5a) in 15 games.
Steve P - Had a rough first week, but then quickly became a top ten pick demonstrating surprising play making skills. Showed some defensive awareness too, although still has some work to do in this area. With a regular appearance next year, has a shot at cracking the top ten in scoring (20 points in 17 games this year - 6g, 14a).
Matt P - Provided energy, and instant offense - better than a point per game. 14 points in 11 games (5 g, 9a). If he put as much time into hockey as he does basketball he could one day be a top ten scorer.
Mike M - He might have the record as second oldest player, and he used some old-guy tactics to help his team (the Bob C bear hug was especially effective). Very good offensive numbers too (5g, 8a in 16g).
My picks:
1. Steve P
2. Matt P
3. Billy
4. Mike M
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Lady Byng Trophy
Don't worry guys, you can keep nominating your selections for the Masterton trophy (and no, we don't have real trophies to give out!). We'll keep these open for a week or so and then tally the results.
Today's award: Lady Byng trophy. Given to the player that demonstrates gentlemanly play and good sportsmanship. While that should apply to all of us, we'll base the standards on the way that we play. Techinically Cindy should be eligble for this too, but it's supposed to be "gentlemanly" play so that would disqualify her.
That said, my nominees:
Ron. While his shot is not gentle, he is among the most mild-mannered players in Saugus. His writing might be vicious at times, but that's not what this is based on.
Billy T. I'm not sure if it's a result of him still being relatively new, or he is just a laid back kind of guy, but Billy comes, plays, and is nice to all. Once he gets sick of certain players next year we shall see if that continues!
Mike W. Mike plays hard and gritty, but I can't think of a time when anyone has complained about him being cheap / dirty. Well, maybe Jared...but he complains about everything.
Chris Y. Let's face it. If Chris wanted to, he could destroy us all. Fortunately Chris is at the age where he doesn't need to show anyone up - he plays the game at his pace. Otherwise, Brendon might still be trying to dislodge from the boards.
My picks:
1. Ron
2. Chris
3. Billy T
4. Mike W
Today's award: Lady Byng trophy. Given to the player that demonstrates gentlemanly play and good sportsmanship. While that should apply to all of us, we'll base the standards on the way that we play. Techinically Cindy should be eligble for this too, but it's supposed to be "gentlemanly" play so that would disqualify her.
That said, my nominees:
Ron. While his shot is not gentle, he is among the most mild-mannered players in Saugus. His writing might be vicious at times, but that's not what this is based on.
Billy T. I'm not sure if it's a result of him still being relatively new, or he is just a laid back kind of guy, but Billy comes, plays, and is nice to all. Once he gets sick of certain players next year we shall see if that continues!
Mike W. Mike plays hard and gritty, but I can't think of a time when anyone has complained about him being cheap / dirty. Well, maybe Jared...but he complains about everything.
Chris Y. Let's face it. If Chris wanted to, he could destroy us all. Fortunately Chris is at the age where he doesn't need to show anyone up - he plays the game at his pace. Otherwise, Brendon might still be trying to dislodge from the boards.
My picks:
1. Ron
2. Chris
3. Billy T
4. Mike W
Monday, June 7, 2010
Masterton Trophy
The Masterton trophy is typically given out to people that have recovered from injury and returned to the NHL.
The official definition is "perseverance and dedication to hockey". We've had a couple of players with major injuries this year, Jared and Matt S, but neither have returned yet from their injuries. So they would be eligble next year, not this (unless you count Jared returning from his cold early in the season). Brett obviously had a horrific injury too (just look at his avatar) and he returned much quicker than normal. In my mind, probably a slam dunk for this award. The only other big injuries I'm aware of were me and Billy both injuring our backs. In his case though he hasn't returned so he's not qualified.
To make this interesting though, let's use age as something so persevere through. In which case you can add Mike Meadows and Jack Riley to the list. Mike playing a respectable, if not illegal brand of forward, and Jack playing very well in net, as well as showing some offensive instincts up on offense. It's probably not nearly enough to overthrow Brett from winning this award, but there are your nominees. If I missed anybody, let me know.
My votes:
1. Brett D
2. Jack R
3. Mike M
4. John R
To make this interesting though, let's use age as something so persevere through. In which case you can add Mike Meadows and Jack Riley to the list. Mike playing a respectable, if not illegal brand of forward, and Jack playing very well in net, as well as showing some offensive instincts up on offense. It's probably not nearly enough to overthrow Brett from winning this award, but there are your nominees. If I missed anybody, let me know.
My votes:
1. Brett D
2. Jack R
3. Mike M
4. John R
Awards Week
While we're still waiting for Nick to finish updating the stats from the last week we played we can start with the awards this week. This week will be all of the "NHL" style awards, and next week can be the superlatives (or Yearbook style awards).
The awards will be: Masterton, Lady Byng, Calder, Selke, Vezina, Norris, Hart. For each award I'll do a writeup of what the award is for, list the nominees, and then put the nominees in the order I would pick them. We can do 4 nominees for each award. Everyone can then rank the players in the order they feel, and we can tally up the results.
The awards will be: Masterton, Lady Byng, Calder, Selke, Vezina, Norris, Hart. For each award I'll do a writeup of what the award is for, list the nominees, and then put the nominees in the order I would pick them. We can do 4 nominees for each award. Everyone can then rank the players in the order they feel, and we can tally up the results.
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