Pre-WWII 2023 - Draft Thread I

[seventieslord]

We wanted a big guy as our backup goalie to compensate for Worters being a shrimp, and we were going to take Nicholson... oh well. We have another option here, so the Halifax Crescents select Lorne Chabot.

@Habsfan18

"unworthy of the others drafted, journeymen selected that would never touch the light of ATD day"

 

[VanIslander]

Seriously, guys.

Look at Winnipeg.

 

[seventieslord]

Dan Bain
Rod Flett
Atty Howard
Tony Gingras
Fred Higginbotham
plus Jack Marshall and Fred Scanlan. Fred Lake, Hamby Shore, Joe Hall, Dick Irvin and Tommy Dunderdale have roots there.

just how many Winnipeg players do you think we're supposed to select here?

(and if you had joined there'd be 24 more players drafted right now including 24 that YOU personally could have seen to)

There are a handful of winnipeg players who are in that range of "might be one of the next best guys to select" but there is no one who stands out as a glaring egregious omission.

 

[rmartin65]

Just to make sure- @Claude The Fraud knows he can make up his picks whenever he drops by, right?

Seriously, guys.

Look at Winnipeg.

Once the draft ends, I hope you'll enlighten us as to the players that you think we are all wrongfully ignoring.

Dan Bain
Rod Flett
Atty Howard
Tony Gingras
Fred Higginbotham
plus Jack Marshall and Fred Scanlan. Fred Lake, Hamby Shore, Joe Hall, Dick Irvin and Tommy Dunderdale have roots there.

just how many Winnipeg players do you think we're supposed to select here?

(and if you had joined there'd be 24 more players drafted right now including 24 that YOU personally could have seen to)

There are a handful of winnipeg players who are in that range of "might be one of the next best guys to select" but there is no one who stands out as a glaring egregious omission.

I won't call myself an expert in Winnipeg hockey, but those teams look fairly well represented to me too. There's... what, 4 guys who wouldn't look out of place here, but unless I drastically underrating someone, there's nobody who I think is an absolute must-draft left from them.

 

[BenchBrawl]

Just to make sure- @Claude The Fraud knows he can make up his picks whenever he drops by, right?

He will make his picks during the day. He told me so in PM.

 

[BenchBrawl]

I'll pick up another chap from the Ottawa team, reuniting him with Bradley and his brother Kirby, although he will be a spare, Halder Kirby, F.

He's also a doctor, so that will come in handy in rough games.

 

[seventieslord]

I'll pick up another chap from the Ottawa team, reuniting him with Bradley and his brother Kirby, although he will be a spare, Halder Kirby, F.

He's also a doctor, so that will come in handy in rough games.

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There's a Kirby Kirby?

 

[tinyzombies]

Dreakmur from Nov 2009:

Art Chapman

“During his career, he had often been chided for playing too defensively.†– Legends of Hockey

With our 11th round selection, the Bettmans are thrilled to select the perfect center for our two-way unit. While he's an excellent two-way player, he was also one of the most gifted playmakers of his time. He will fit in perfectly with "Nibs". Please welcome Arthur.....

“If you can stop them from scoring, you'll get a goal in time.†– Art Chapman

Awards and Achievements:
Allan Cup (1926)
Second Team All-Star (1937)

Scoring:
Points – 6th(1935), 4th(1936), 17th(1937)
Assists – 1st(1935), 1st(1936), 5th(1937), 2nd(1938), 18th(1939)

Play-off Assists – 5th(1936)

Led CAHL in assists in 1929

 

[rmartin65]

The Montreal Victorias select a player among the

"unworthy of the others drafted, journeymen selected that would never touch the light of ATD day"

Frank Stocking, G

 

[VanIslander]

OMG

 

[rmartin65]

So what are people thinking for the next step? A week or so for roster assassinations, voting, then the playoffs start 1 December?

I personally believe that each GM should get the chance to participate in the post-season, so I'd like to see a play-in between the teams voted 8th and 9th.

 

[BenchBrawl]

So what are people thinking for the next step? A week or so for roster assassinations, voting, then the playoffs start 1 December?

I personally believe that each GM should get the chance to participate in the post-season, so I'd like to see a play-in between the teams voted 8th and 9th.

In such a draft, I propose only a few days of assassinations if people really want to do them, say for the upcoming week-end, then a randomized playoff tree with 8 teams. No ranking.

I can disqualify my own team so it makes a perfect number.

I would try to avoid dragging this for 2 weeks of assassinations + 8th/9th play-in and move fast towards 1 on 1 playoff series across the board.

 

[tinyzombies]

In such a draft, I propose only a few days of assassinations if people really want to do them, say for the upcoming week-end, then a randomized playoff tree with 8 teams. No ranking.

I can disqualify my own team so it makes a perfect number.

I would try to avoid dragging this for 2 weeks of assassinations + 8th/9th play-in and move fast towards 1 on 1 playoff series across the board.

How about everyone describe their own team so there is something to go on?

 

[BenchBrawl]

How about everyone describe their own team so there is something to go on?

Nothing is stopping you. Go ahead.

 

[tinyzombies]

Nothing is stopping you. Go ahead.

What you mean me describe the 2023 Pre-Merger Champions?

 

[Habsfan18]

What you mean me describe the 2023 Pre-Merger Champions?

Geeze, you’d think you have Frank Brimsek in net or something.

 

[tinyzombies]

Geeze, you’d think you have Frank Brimsek in net or something.

Overrated

 

[Claude The Fraud]

Hi folks!

Sorry guys. Life got in the way and I've been busy with the job, kids and university.

Hope you guys won't hold it against me and don't vote me out of the main ATD... haha

So, I'll go with my remaining picks;

Eddie Gerard, coach
Paul Haynes
Bob Davidson
George Owen

 

[BenchBrawl]

Since no one seems to have a strong opinion, I created a lineup assassination thread, and let's give it until next week-end to see if there's any action.

Then we vote the RS, do a quick 8 vs 9 round then proceed with the normal playoff bracket.

Pre-WWII Lineup Assassination Thread

Post your roster and assassinations.

forums.hfboards.com

 

[BenchBrawl]

It's time to move this thing forward.

I'll send PMs to open up regular season voting today, then start the playoffs once we got the votes in.

 

[seventieslord]

It's going to be as hard to vote, as it is to be critical of lineups. But I'll do my damnedest.

Like benchbrawl once said, I know everything about some players and I know something about every player, but I don't know everything about every player.

 

[BenchBrawl]

It's going to be as hard to vote, as it is to be critical of lineups. But I'll do my damnedest.

Like benchbrawl once said, I know all everything about some players and I know something about every player, but I don't know everything about every player.

Especially since the parity looks strong across the board.

Whoever ends up 7th-9th on my list doesn't deserve it.

 

[jigglysquishy]

I'm struggling ranking them. I have a firm number one on my list, and then everyone else is bunched together, with a number 9 semi-comfortable.

Could switch order for 2-8 pretty easily.

 

[Habsfan18]

I voted last night. It certainly wasn’t easy, and it may be cliche to say but whoever finishes last place certainly doesn’t deserve to. Someone has to though..

 

[Professor What]

How long do we have to vote? I'm working on mine, but I don't want to rush it. I just don't feel good about it.