Haverhill Cup 2015 Mock Draft

UPDATE

Rounds 3 & 4

9 MVW – Ward will make it this far, and if he doesn’t, it means that Jared has the ear of his captain.

10 Tony – A proven winner……………… and a proven loser. 50/50 isn’t bad.

11 Drew – Remember when for 3 weeks Drew threatened Nick for the top defenseman in Saugus? And then Jared had to go and ruin it. Unacceptable. But if Drew is what we remember him to be, add one more to the list of players who can move Demaio from the front of the net. Not a bad get here if you’re still looking for a defenseman.

12 Austin – Really only thrives verse Jared. No scoring ability, as he hasn’t learned to shoot yet and the bigger players obviously give him more trouble. But effort could win out in this all day event and I’m picking Austin to be the dark horse in this fun filled friendly day of non-competitive hockey.

13 Jack – It’s a toss-up between Jack and Melo here, but Jack’s experience wins out. It’s fatigue that usually gets to Jack. If you can limit the shots (or maybe throw some early games) you have a chance with him. Could he become the oldest player to win the Cup? (record currently held by Ron Leger)

14 Melo – Inexperience cost him….1 spot anyway. In fact the only reason he’s picked this high is because he has to be picked here due to every team needing a goalie. His smiling after a bad goal could either keep his team loose…… or most likely, with this roster, infuriate them.

15 Andrew – Closer to not being a child.

16 Elliot – A child.

Captains: Frendon, Mike D, Ignads, Billy T

Roster: Borges, Jared, Johnny, Elliot, Andrew, Austin, Drew, Ron, Griff, Nick, Billy D, MVW

Goalies: Jack, Tony, Melo, Brett

Rounds  1 & 2

1 Jared – 2-time champions of the Haverhill Cup are hard to come by, especially since we’ve only had it for 3 years. Frendon might be the only one to pass on Jared with the first pick due to the odds of Jared winning 3 out of 4. 

2 Borges – Borges took quite a blow to his reputation on Jan 1 2015. While recent history hasn’t been kind to JB, his overall track record is more than reliable in these kinds of tournaments.

3 Nick – Even if Billy T has the 3^rd pick, Nick is worth it. Put him on D and you never have to worry about him. Billy can play some sort of defensive center just like Johnny did year 1 Florida.

4 Billy D – If Billy gets to this spot, and he will, he’s a steal…….potentially. Rollerblades or not his pure hockey skills are unmatched by any others attending this event on April 11^th. The only thing to stand in his way is attendance. But can we really be mad at Billy for making us re-draft? Something we all love to do?

5 Griff – This is it! This is the Year! With the deepest draft class in history, Griff will actually benefit from this and not be relied on so heavily for offense and defense.

6 Ron – Usually a year older means a year wiser. But the decision to play in this terrible tournament year after year has me questioning whether he actually is wiser. What we do know for sure, though, is that he’s older. He may still be fat and happy from last year’s championship; not a good thing.

7 Johnny – The Payton Manning of these things. His team usually does great in the opening rounds, but in the playoffs…….Johnny has yet to sniff the finals, or even put up a decent fight in the first round. Maybe now that he’s been stripped of the “C”, he can play his game while submitting to someone else's (Frendon’s) leadership. Johnny is low risk, high reward if he makes it to this point in the draft.

8 Brett – And here we have our first goalie being taken. As Jared always says, Brett’s style fits in with these smaller rinks. And while being the better of the goalies, he’s not enough to win the tournament for a team (none of the goalies are). He tends to lose focus and finds himself wishing he was reffing/videotaping instead of playing.