MLD 2015 Draft Thread

[ResilientBeast]

MLD 2015
The draft is on! PM the next guy after you pick.
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The draft will last 25 rounds. You must draft 2 goalies, 6 defensemen, 12 forwards and a coach, with 4 additional picks to be used for whatever position(s) you want.

12 hour clock for the first two rounds, (sending a shortlist to another GM highly encouraged here)
then 10 hour clock for rounds 3-6,
then 8 hour clock for rounds 7-14,
then 6 hour clock for rounds 15-20,
then 4 hour clock for rounds 21-25

Trading is allowed. Trades must be equal in numbers, 2 picks for 2 picks, 1 player and a pick for 2 picks, and so on. Really lopsided trades can be vetoed. Rounds 16/17 through 24/25 will be double picks per round.

The time limit is 12 hours for picks in the first round. If you miss a time window don't panic, just make up the pick ASAP. You can PM your preferred pick to someone beforehand and they can make the pick for you.

Suggestion: POST A REASON OR STATISTIC OR DESCRIPTION WITH YOUR PICK to aid discussion and let us know a bit about the pick, as many may not be household names, especially from other eras.

You must PM the next GM after your selection. And please post a notice to that effect on the draft thread to ensure a smooth flow to the draft.

Any player from any league or era are eligible as long as they were not at all drafted in the ATD 2013 (that means add/drop are ineligible too). As soon as a pick is posted, the next team's clock will begin even if an ineligible player is chosen: the pick will simply be made up as soon as possible.

Player selection should be based on what they have done (the 'next best' draft, so to speak, the greatest all-time careers not honored by being picked in the main ATD 2013 draft), and not what they will do in the future, though it's understood that there is a bit of historical hypothetical projection with players whose careers were cut short by injury.

Players could be traded if team needs change. At the end of the draft a team could pick up an undrafted UFA and simply discard a draft pick.

The number of teams that make the playoffs will depend on the number that qualify for the postseason. To qualify, a team must meet this all-time draft roster condition: Have on the team at least ONE player from each of the following all-time hockey periods:

1916 or earlier
1917-1942
1943-1965
1966-1979
1980-1994
1995-2004
in 2015 (ANY active/nonretired pro player with 300-plus games pro experience regardless of when he began his career)

The very first game ever played in a top pro league defines which time period for the required condition (so, an eighties player whose NHL or SEL rookie season started in 1979 would meet the 1966-79 time period requirement).

On another front, there will be an all-star team of 1LW, 1RW, 1C, 2D, 1G, and 1Coach voted on after the regular season.

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[ResilientBeast]

Round 1

1. Hedberg - EHC Pikes Oberthurgau - Harry Trihey, C
2. VanIslander - Providence Friars - Howard McNamara, D
3. ResilientBeast - Seattle Metropolitans - Alexander Almetov, C
4. Johnny Engine - Conception Bay Cee Bees - Real Cloutier, RW
5. 87and71 - Iron City HC - Jamie Benn, LW
6. Iceman5 - Stockholm All-Stars - Billy McGimsie, C
7. tony d + Hawkman - Houston Eagles - Ulf Nilsson, C
8. seventieslord - Regina Capitals - Marty Burke, D

Round 2

9. seventieslord - Regina Capitals - Rick Ley, D
10. tony d + Hawkman - Houston Eagles - Gilles Marotte, D
11. Iceman5 - Stockholm All-Stars - Bill Hay, C
12. 87and71 - Iron City HC - David Krejci, C
13. Johnny Engine - Conception Bay Cee Bees - Roger Crozier, G
14. ResilientBeast- Seattle Metropolitans - Herb Jordan, C
15. VanIslander - Providence Friars - Billy Gilmour, W
16. Hedberg - EHC Pikes Oberthurgau - Adrian Aucoin, D

Round 3

17. Hedberg - EHC Pikes Oberthurgau - Gerard Gallant, LW
18. VanIslander - Providence Friars - Normie Smith, G
19. ResilientBeast - Seattle Metropolitans - Dimitri Yushkevich, D
20. Johnny Engine - Conception Bay Cee Bees - Harry Mummery, D
21. 87and71 - Iron City HC - Skene Ronan, C/D
22. Iceman5 - Stockholm All-Stars - Alexei Gusarov, D
23. tony d + Hawkman - Houston Eagles - Craig Simpson, LW
24. seventieslord - Regina Capitals - Jack Evans, D

Round 4

25. seventieslord - Regina Capitals - Doug Jarrett, D
26. tony d + Hawkman - Houston Eagles - Mickey Redmond, RW
27. Iceman5 - Stockholm All-Stars- Mike O'Connell, D
28. 87and71 - Iron City HC - Ran McDonald, W
29. Johnny Engine - Conception Bay Cee Bees - Charlie "Rabbit" McVeigh, C
30. ResilientBeast- Seattle Metropolitans - Art Gagne, RW
31. VanIslander - Providence Friars - Mikko Koivu, C
32. Hedberg - EHC Pikes Oberthurgau - Billy Taylor, C

Round 5

33. Hedberg - EHC Pikes Oberthurgau - Doug Bodger, D
34. VanIslander - Providence Friars - Albert Langlois, D
35. ResilientBeast - Seattle Metropolitans - Nikolai Drozdetsky, W
36. Johnny Engine - Conception Bay Cee Bees - Tomas Jonsson, D
37. 87and71 - Iron City HC - Allan Scotty Davidson, RW
38. Iceman5 - Stockholm All-Stars - Nick Mickoski, RW
39. tony d + Hawkman - Houston Eagles - Jyrki Lumme, D
40. seventieslord - Regina Capitals - Mike Ribero, C

Round 6

41. seventieslord - Regina Capitals - Marian Stastny, RW
42. tony d + Hawkman - Houston Eagles - Reggie Lemelin, G
43. Iceman5 - Stockholm All-Stars - Rick Kehoe, RW
44. 87and71 - Iron City HC - Scotty Gomez, C
45. Johnny Engine - Conception Bay Cee Bees - Red Hamill, RW
46. ResilientBeast- Seattle Metropolitans - Rudolph "Bingo" Kampman, D
47. VanIslander - Providence Friars - Vyacheslav Kozlov, LW
48. Hedberg - EHC Pikes Oberthurgau - Kim Johnsson, D

Round 7

49. Hedberg - EHC Pikes Oberthurgau - Andre Boudrias, LW
50. VanIslander - Providence Friars - Steve Vickers, W
51. ResilientBeast - Seattle Metropolitans - Mario Marois, D
52. Johnny Engine - Conception Bay Cee Bees - Viktor Zhluktov, C
53. 87and71 - Iron City HC - Oliver Ekman Larsson, D
54 Iceman5 - Stockholm All-Stars - George Owen, D
55. tony d + Hawkman - Houston Eagles - Ray Ferraro, C
56. seventieslord - Regina Capitals - Emile Francis, Coach

Round 8

57. seventieslord - Regina Capitals - Johnny Mowers, G
58. tony d + Hawkman - Houston Eagles - Mattias Norstrom, D
59. Iceman5 - Stockholm All-Stars - Walt Buswell, D
60. 87and71 - Iron City HC - Ryan McDonagh, D
61. Johnny Engine - Conception Bay Cee Bees - Dave Ellett, D
62. ResilientBeast- Seattle Metropolitans - Don Lever, F
63. VanIslander - Providence Friars - Ron Sutter, C
64. Hedberg - EHC Pikes Oberthurgau - Fred Scanlan, LW

Round 9

65. Hedberg - EHC Pikes Oberthurgau - Arthur Farrell, RW
66. VanIslander - Providence Friars - Pat "Flats" Flatley, RW
67. ResilientBeast - Seattle Metropolitans - John Bouse Hutton, G
68. Johnny Engine - Conception Bay Cee Bees - Syl Apps Jr, C
69. 87and71 - Iron City HC - Mike McPhee, LW
70 Iceman5 - Stockholm All-Stars - Ulf Dahlen, LW
71. tony d + Hawkman - Houston Eagles - Garry Galley, D
72. seventieslord - Regina Capitals - Gary Dornhoefer, RW

Round 10

73. seventieslord - Regina Capitals - Jason Allison, C
74. tony d + Hawkman - Houston Eagles - Alex Shibicky, LW
75. Iceman5 - Stockholm All-Stars - Mike Ricci, C
76. 87and71 - Iron City HC - Rick Meagher, C
77. Johnny Engine - Conception Bay Cee Bees - Sami Pahlsson, C
78. ResilientBeast- Seattle Metropolitans - Wally Hergesheimer, RW
79. VanIslander - Providence Friars - Leo Reise Sr, D
80. Hedberg - EHC Pikes Oberthurgau - Carson Cooper, RW

Round 11

81. Hedberg - EHC Pikes Oberthurgau - Dan Hamhuis, D
82. VanIslander - Providence Friars - Doug Crossman, D
83. ResilientBeast - Seattle Metropolitans - Lou Fontinato, D
84. Johnny Engine - Conception Bay Cee Bees - Dave Langevin, D
85. 87and71 - Iron City HC - Gord Fraser, D
86 Iceman5 - Stockholm All-Stars - Ryan Miller, G
87. tony d + Hawkman - Houston Eagles - Grant Warwick, RW
88. seventieslord - Regina Capitals - Bob Murray, D

Round 12

89. seventieslord - Regina Capitals - Murph Chamberlain, LW/C
90. tony d + Hawkman - Houston Eagles - Peter McNab, F
91. Iceman5 - Stockholm All-Stars - Haldor "Slim" Halderson, D
92. 87and71 - Iron City HC - Percy Traub, D
93. Johnny Engine - Conception Bay Cee Bees - Adam Deadmarsh, W
94. ResilientBeast- Seattle Metropolitans - Sami Kapanen, F
95. VanIslander - Providence Friars - Jimmy Gardner, LW
96. Hedberg - EHC Pikes Oberthurgau - Olaf Kolzig, G

Round 13

97. Hedberg - EHC Pikes Oberthurgau - Scott Mellanby, RW
98. VanIslander - Providence Friars - Ryan Callahan, RW
99. ResilientBeast - Seattle Metropolitans - Mike Fisher, C
100. Johnny Engine - Conception Bay Cee Bees - Dick Redmond, D
101. 87and71 - Iron City HC - Russ Courtnall, RW
102 Iceman5 - Stockholm All-Stars - Mike Murphy, RW
103. tony d + Hawkman - Houston Eagles - Mark Streit, D
104. seventieslord - Regina Capitals - Geoff Courtnall, LW

Round 14

105. seventieslord - Regina Capitals - Shayne Corson, LW/C
106. tony d + Hawkman - Houston Eagles - Lindy Ruff, Coach
107. Iceman5 - Stockholm All-Stars - Murray Craven, LW
108. 87and71 - Iron City HC - Dustin Brown, RW
109. Johnny Engine - Conception Bay Cee Bees - Pierre Mondou, C
110. ResilientBeast- Seattle Metropolitans - Bun Cook, Coach
111. VanIslander - Providence Friars - Joe Cooper, D
112. Hedberg - EHC Pikes Oberthurgau - Mike Rogers, C

Round 15

113. Hedberg - EHC Pikes Oberthurgau - Jozef Golonka, C
114. VanIslander - Providence Friars - Brent Burns, D
115. ResilientBeast - Seattle Metropolitans - John Van Boxmeer, D
116. Johnny Engine - Conception Bay Cee Bees - Barry Gibbs, D
117. 87and71 - Iron City HC - Sheldon Souray, D
118 Iceman5 - Stockholm All-Stars - Alex Semin, RW
119. tony d + Hawkman - Houston Eagles - Loui Eriksson, LW
120. seventieslord - Regina Capitals - Jimmy Peters, RW

Round 16

121. seventieslord - Regina Capitals - Pavel Kubina, D
122. tony d + Hawkman - Houston Eagles - Bill Clement, C
123. Iceman5 - Stockholm All-Stars - Niklas Hjalmarsson, D
124. 87and71 - Iron City HC - Pekka Rinne, G
125. Johnny Engine - Conception Bay Cee Bees - Eddie Gerard, coach
126. ResilientBeast- Seattle Metropolitans - Bob MacMillan, F
127. VanIslander - Providence Friars - Dutch Hiller, LW
128. Hedberg - EHC Pikes Oberthurgau - Don Maloney, LW

Round 17

129. Hedberg - EHC Pikes Oberthurgau - Claude Larose, RW
130. VanIslander - Providence Friars - Marc-Edouard Vlasic, D
131. ResilientBeast - Seattle Metropolitans - Doc Romnes, LW/C
132. Johnny Engine - Conception Bay Cee Bees - Ron Murphy, LW
133. 87and71 - Iron City HC - Metro Prystai, F
134 Iceman5 - Stockholm All-Stars - Tomas Holmström, W
135. tony d + Hawkman - Houston Eagles - Marty McSorley, D
136. seventieslord - Regina Capitals - Tomas Plekanec, C

Round 18

137. seventieslord - Regina Capitals - Jason Pominville, RW
138. tony d + Hawkman - Houston Eagles - Nick Libbett, LW
139. Iceman5 - Stockholm All-Stars - Todd McLellan, Coach
140. 87and71 - Iron City HC - Dan Girardi, D
141. Johnny Engine - Conception Bay Cee Bees - Moose Goheen, RW
142. ResilientBeast- Seattle Metropolitans - Lars Bjorn, D
143. VanIslander - Providence Friars - Andrei Khomutov, RW
144. Hedberg - EHC Pikes Oberthurgau - Steve Chiasson, D

Round 19

145. Hedberg - EHC Pikes Oberthurgau - Petr Svoboda, D
146. VanIslander - Providence Friars - Slava Bykov, C
147. ResilientBeast - Seattle Metropolitans - Dave Gagner, C
148. Johnny Engine - Conception Bay Cee Bees - Terry Ruskowski, C
149. 87and71 - Iron City HC - Keith Yandle, D
150 Iceman5 - Stockholm All-Stars - Guy Chouinard, C
151. tony d + Hawkman - Houston Eagles - Dallas Drake, RW
152. seventieslord - Regina Capitals - Pete Stemkowski, C

Round 20

153. seventieslord - Regina Capitals - Morris Lukowich, LW
154. tony d + Hawkman - Houston Eagles - Tony Gingras, RW
155. Iceman5 - Stockholm All-Stars - Petr Sykora, RW
156. 87and71 - Iron City HC - Johan Franzen, LW
157. Johnny Engine - Conception Bay Cee Bees - Rich Preston, RW
158. ResilientBeast- Seattle Metropolitans - Dmitri Khristich, F
159. VanIslander - Providence Friars - Pierre Larouche, C
160. Hedberg - EHC Pikes Oberthurgau - Brad Maxwell, D

Round 21

161. Hedberg - EHC Pikes Oberthurgau - Sean Burke, G
162. VanIslander - Providence Friars - Gus Bodnar, C
163. ResilientBeast - Seattle Metropolitans - Don Edwards, G
164. Johnny Engine - Conception Bay Cee Bees - Wilf Cude, G
165. 87and71 - Iron City HC - Dan Bouchard, D
166 Iceman5 - Stockholm All-Stars - Pelle Lindbergh, G
167. tony d + Hawkman - Houston Eagles - Niklas Bäckström, G
168. seventieslord - Regina Capitals - Kelly Hrudey, G

Round 22

169. seventieslord - Regina Capitals - Walter Smaill, F/D
170. tony d + Hawkman - Houston Eagles - Petr Nedved, C
171. Iceman5 - Stockholm All-Stars - Darren McCarty, RW
172. 87and71 - Iron City HC - Janne Niinimaa
173. Johnny Engine - Conception Bay Cee Bees - Alex Burrows, W
174. ResilientBeast- Seattle Metropolitans - Bobby Kromm, Coach
175. VanIslander - Providence Friars - Normie Himes, C
176. Hedberg - EHC Pikes Oberthurgau - Rudy Pilous, coach

Round 23

177. Hedberg - EHC Pikes Oberthurgau - Ted Hampson, C
178. VanIslander - Providence Friars - Weldy Young, D
179. ResilientBeast - Seattle Metropolitans - Tony Granato, W
180. Johnny Engine - Conception Bay Cee Bees - Jason Smith, D
181. 87and71 - Iron City HC - Marc Crawford, coach
182 Iceman5 - Stockholm All-Stars - Michael Nylander, C
183. tony d + Hawkman - Houston Eagles - Sami Salo, D
184. seventieslord - Regina Capitals - Martin Straka, F

Round 24

185. seventieslord - Regina Capitals - Billy Harris, F
186. tony d + Hawkman - Houston Eagles - Yuri Lebedev, RW
187. Iceman5 - Stockholm All-Stars - Larry Hillman, D
188. 87and71 - Iron City HC - Chris Kunitz, LW
189. Johnny Engine - Conception Bay Cee Bees - Mike Knuble, RW
190. ResilientBeast- Seattle Metropolitans - Milan Lucic, LW
191. VanIslander - Providence Friars - Gerry McNeil, G
192. Hedberg - EHC Pikes Oberthurgau - Alexei Zhamnov, C

Round 25

193. Hedberg - EHC Pikes Oberthurgau - Sylvain Cote, D
194. VanIslander - Providence Friars - Brian Sutter, Coach
195. ResilientBeast - Seattle Metropolitans - Fredrik Olausson, D
196. Johnny Engine - Conception Bay Cee Bees - Cliff Koroll, RW
197. 87and71 - Iron City HC - Robert Lang, C
198 Iceman5 - Stockholm All-Stars - Rob Zamuner, LW/C
199. tony d + Hawkman - Houston Eagles - Jeff Beukeboom, D
200. seventieslord - Regina Capitals - Gordie Roberts, D

 

[ResilientBeast]

(mod - list of ineligible picks edited out post-draft for search function purposes)

 

[ResilientBeast]

ATD 2014
http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=1274053

ATD 2011
http://hfboards.com/showthread.php?t=897805

MLD 2011
http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=958023

AAA 2011
http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=995413

2011 Double-A Draft
http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=1047061

2011 Single-A Draft
http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=1059791

2011 Undrafteds
http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=1068647

 

[Hedberg]

Having the first MLD pick is awful. I'll go with C Harry Trihey

 

[ResilientBeast]

VanIslander has been skipped since it's been 12 hours.


I'll select Alexander Almetov, C

Almetov, like most Russians, was a well trained forward when it came to skating, puckhandling and passing, though he was never an elite scoring threat. Part of that was because Almetov was a superior defensive forward. In fact he was a mainstay on the Russian penalty killing units perhaps the best PK man they ever had.

Excellent Bio by EagleBelfour

 

[Johnny Engine]

I'll take Real Cloutier.

 

[ImporterExporter]

I'll take a guy who i think deserves a big bump.

Jamie Benn LW

426 games, so he's been around long enough now i think. His production has increased each of the past 2 years and the needle certainly seems to be pointing up. You won't find guys with multiple NHL postseason AS nods, or Art Ross winners left at this stage.

359 points
Art Ross (2014-15)
1st Team AS (2013-14)
2nd Team AS (2014-15)
NHL Captain since 2013
WJC Gold (2009)
Olympic Gold (2014)

 

[Elvis P]

I'll take a guy who i think deserves a big bump. Jamie Benn LW...

Wow. He went from AAA to the 4th player taken in the MLD.

 

[Iceman]

I'll select Billy McGimsie C

 

[Elvis P]

We'll take Ulf Nilsson, C. 70s pmed.

World Championship silver medalist (1973)
World Championship bronze medalist (1974)
WHA First All-Star Team (1976 and 1978)[1]
Playoff MVP (WHA) (1976)[1]
WHA Second All-Star Team (1977)[1]
Avco Cup (WHA Championship) (1976 and 1978)[1]
WHA all-time leader in career assists per game (1.15)[1]
Played in the Canada Cup (1976 and 1981)
Played in the Challenge Cup (1979)
New York Rangers Players' Player Award (1979)[3]
“Honoured Member” of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame[5]
Inaugural member of the World Hockey Association Hall of Fame.[6]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulf_Nilsson_(ice_hockey)

 

[ImporterExporter]

Wow. He went from AAA to the 4th player taken in the MLD.

If guys like Doughty and PK Subban can get taken in the middle/late rounds of the ATD i think Benn is an MLD player and a good one at that, after his last 2 seasons.

You aren't going to find many NHL captains who've won major hardware and been on multiple postseason teams at a tough position to fill, LW.

 

[TheDevilMadeMe]

I have no idea who all else is available, but I'd imagine that Jamie Benn's worth here is determined largely by whether you think he has what it takes to be a power forward / puck winner here.

 

[ImporterExporter]

I don't see why he can't do that. In the ATD? He'd be over matched somewhere between a lot and a decent amount. Here? How many D and checking line F's are/were ever top 10 players at their respective positions?

Benn has arguably been the second best LW in hockey 2 straight years now. He's got enough service time and resume for me to believe he can be effective in multiple roles offensive against MLD level comp. He's a good leader dating all they way back to his Memorial Cup success. 6'2'' 210 lbs and from what i've seen personally and what scouting reports are out there, shouldn't have a problem playing any style of hockey, especially in the offensive zone.

 

[VanIslander]

2nd round already?????

This sucks. On Sunday I suggested a few ideas as well as a 24-hour clock for the first round, and the reply on the thread was a basic assent to the ideas.

Then I had a busy week and thought: If the clock starts Wednesday and is 24 hours long I will barely miss my clock even if I am to draft early.

Now, two days after the draft has started I discover I have missed the entire first round??? (Because of a 12-hour clock and lightning quick picks and high draft position all combined for the perfect storm of crapness).

I'd request my draft position to be either just before or after 70'slord's (whichever he'd prefer) but I suspect it'd be met with 'tough **** finger waving. Oh well.

My biggest nightmare has always been waiting, waiting, waiting, waiting for a draft to start, then it suddenly, with little forewarning goes all guns blazing at a fast clip. Arggh.

 

[tony d]

With pick 10 of the 2015 MLD, the Eagles select defenseman Gilles Marotte.

Next pmed.

 

[ImporterExporter]

Pretty amazing how dominant he was down the stretch on a team that really had nothing to play for. Last 12 games, 12 goals, 13 assist, 25 points. He'll drop the gloves, go to the net, do anything you need.

 

[Iceman]

I'll select Bill Hay, C

ATD BIOS

 

[ImporterExporter]

I'll take another active guy who's had a pretty good career to this point. Good 2 way play with strong play making skills. Can help on the PK as well.

David Krejci C

409 points in 551 games.
He's led the playoffs in goals once, assists once, and scoring twice (77 points in 93 games overall) with a ring to show for his efforts.
Selke finishes of 6 and 12

Great bio by BubbaBoot
http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showpost.php?p=69144937&postcount=24

 

[TheDevilMadeMe]

2nd round already?????

This sucks. On Sunday I suggested a few ideas as well as a 24-hour clock for the first round, and the reply on the thread was a basic assent to the ideas.

Then I had a busy week and thought: If the clock starts Wednesday and is 24 hours long I will barely miss my clock even if I am to draft early.

Now, two days after the draft has started I discover I have missed the entire first round??? (Because of a 12-hour clock and lightning quick picks and high draft position all combined for the perfect storm of crapness).

I'd request my draft position to be either just before or after 70'slord's (whichever he'd prefer) but I suspect it'd be met with 'tough **** finger waving. Oh well.

My biggest nightmare has always been waiting, waiting, waiting, waiting for a draft to start, then it suddenly, with little forewarning goes all guns blazing at a fast clip. Arggh.

FWIW, there is precedent to moving a GM who missed his 1st round pick to the end of the 1st round.

Seems kind of late now, as the 2nd round is like half over though...

 

[Johnny Engine]

I'll take Roger Crozier.

Hopefully there's some sanity in the pick order by the time I pick again.

 

[ResilientBeast]

I'll select Herb Jordan, C

- 5'6", 130 lbs
- top-3 in CAHL scoring three straight years (3rd-1903, 2nd-1904, 3rd-1905, twice to Russell Bowie, once to Frank McGee, one of these times he had a much better GPG. This was as an 18-20 year old versus a 22-24 year old Bowie!)
- 9th in ECAHA scoring (1906)
- 15 points in 5 ECAHA games (1907) - which was 3rd-highest PPG average after Bowie & Russell
- 4th in ECAHA scoring behind Bowie, Walsh, Phillips (1908 - again, 2nd in PPG)
- 2nd to Marty Walsh in ECHA scoring (1909)
- Was leading Renfrew with 9 goals in 6 games before being replaced by Lalonde (1910)
- 33rd in pre-merger goals according to The Trail Of the Stanley Cup
- Best vs1 scores (I use vs1 for all pre-merger players to account for lesser competition in half-leagues): 83, 75, 74, 66, 64, 58

Jordan was a star scorer everywhere he played, finishing top-4 in scoring five times! He was also 4th and 6th in other seasons. He missed 1-4 games a couple of times and actually placed 1st, 2nd, 2nd, 2nd, 3rd, 3rd, 4th, 6th in points per game in these 8 seasons.

Previously Jordan's playmaking was a question mark, as only goal stats were available. Thanks to solid SIHR research, the stats database has been beefed up with some sparse assist stats. It's still not much to go by, but Jordan was 1st in CAHL assists in 1903 with 4, 2nd in the ECAHA in 1908 with 5, and 3rd in the ECAHA in 1906 with 4. Jordan had 17 recorded assists to Russell Bowie's 22 during the 6 seasons they played in the same league together. This appears to be the 3rd-most over this period (one behind Alf Smith)

Seventies Bio

Quebec's great centre from 1903 to 1909, Herb Jordan was one of the most gifted goal-scorers of his time. Largely forgotten today, Jordan actually has a strong case for the Hall of Fame, when you compare his performance to that of his contemporaries.

In 1903, Jordan was third in goal scored, behind two immortals in Russell Bowie and Frank McGee. In 1904, he was behind only Bowie in goals, but actually scored at a greater rate per game than Bowie did, which was no mean feat when comparing oneself to a player who averaged nearly three goals per game for his career. In 1905, Jordan was again third in goals (behind Bowie and Quebec teammate Joe Power), but second in goals per game. In 1908, he was fourth behind three Hall-of-Famers (Bowie again, Tommy Phillips and Marty Walsh), and in 1909 he was second behind only Walsh. He was never able to lead the league in scoring, but came very close several times.

http://hockeyhistorysis.blogspot.ca/2012/02/herb-jordan.html

 

[Hedberg]

EHC Pikes Oberthurgau selects high minute man, D Adrian Aucoin

 

[seventieslord]

Looks like I'm only down two picks... I'll take all-around center Tom Lysiak and star WHA defenseman Rick Ley.

 

[ResilientBeast]

Alright, I'll select Dimitri Yushkevich, D

Excellent VanIslander Bio