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From the offices of Big Board comes the 2017 Haverhill Cup rankings.  It just won't be the same this year without the New Bedford team, but on we go!

20- Brendan (G)- ugh…gonna be a long day for this battle tested veteran goalie.  I'm sure Brendan is super excited to face Ron and Scott firing reckless slapshots at him in the pitch black.

19- Favro- I’m not sure what type of format would suit his game, but 3 vs 3 on pavement certainly isn’t it. 

18- Brendon- After a month of rest Brendon will muster the courage and strength to play for the cup.   After every terrible play he will surely wince in pain and grab his head or back...or ribs...or..hamstring...or whatever the injury of the day is.

17 Melo (G)- His positive attitude can go a long way.  Melo will suit up for all of his games and that cannot be confidently said for some other goalies.

16- Iggy- This is just a temporary ranking, when he shows up in peak physical condition 3 weeks from now he will be in the top 10 easily.

15- Joe- He’ll do the patented stick throw into the boards after each failed knee slide that turns into a goal.  I’m still confused as to JB’s lineup, I guess Billy will be playing some offense.   What a terrible trade he made.

14- Mike D- Whatever team Demaio ends up on knows what they’ll get out of him.  He can adequately play center with an occasional shift at wing.

13- Zack- He’s not going to catch many passes cleanly, or shoot the ball with any accuracy or speed, or win many board battles, or make smart passes, but I do think he’s planning to stay the whole tournament which is nice.

12- Billy- One has to wonder where his head is at after another outburst last night.  Perhaps the pressure of not winning the Cup for 5 years is building.  With his captain not showing the lack of leadership on team Borges is evident.

11. Johnny- Johnny Iggy and Favro didn’t show a lot of chemistry last night, but I have a feeling they are saving the good stuff for the tourney.  No sense in showing your hand to your opponent in the weeks leading up to it.  In the end he’s shooting on Melo and Jack for the majority of the games so he’ll have a million goals.

10- Jeremy- The mere fact he showed up to Saugus shows how serious this veteran is about repeating. 

9- Griff- The love and passion for street hockey, and life in general, has left Griff.  Father time waits for no one and this 30+ year old power forward may not have much left in the tank after last year’s devastating defeat in the finals.  How are those seltzer waters?

8- Scott- He apparently ran a 4.4 40 in high school, so that should translate to dominance 15 years later.  The Haverhill Cup is more of a write off for Scott since he will spend the whole day trying to get Brett and Nick to come work for him.

7- Ward- He has a scoring touch against Brett, unfortunately everyone has  a scoring touch against his goalie.  A captain you want to play hard for, can Mike win an unprecedented 3^rd mvp?

6- Nick- He’s already too high on this list.  His draft is unforgivable. 

5. Brett (G)- There’s no escaping his team and the onslaught he’ll face every game.  He would’ve been #1 but that breakaway goal he let up to Johnny cost him 4 slots.  He's excellent at recognizing high sticks from 50 feet away tho.

4- Jared- Where Jared lacks in leadership and likeability he makes up for with phenomenal drafting and trading.

3- Ron- This 3 time champion is built for the Haverhill Cup.  A lot of trade rumors surround Ron and you have to wonder Ward is going to sell high.

2- Borges- I don’t know why he’s this high.  But one of these years he’s going to win this.  He did win a couple scoring titles in Dracut 8 years ago so maybe he just doesn't have any room for another trophy.

1- Dave (G)-  Almost dying playing defense yesterday will make Dave more focused and confident than ever to dominate in net.  With his entire team being defenseman, Dave is the favorite to win MVP.