The results of the OHL coaches poll are likely to be released sometime this week. With that in mind, it's always fun to take a crack at how they might look. If I was voting, here's what my ballot would look like.
Most Underrated Player
EAST
1. Henri Ikonen
2. Nelson Armstrong
3. Remi Elie & Jake Smith
WEST
1. Holden Cook
2. Kristoff Kontos
3. Bryan Moore
Most Improved Player
EAST
1. Carter Verhaeghe
2. Remi Elie
3. Hunter Smith
WEST
1. Dane Fox
2. Tyler Gaudet
3. Josh Ho-Sang & Kristoff Kontos
Smartest Player
EAST
1. Scott Laughton
2. Sam Bennett
3. Michael Dal Colle
WEST
1. Connor McDavid
2. Bo Horvat
3. Connor Brown & Adam Pelech
Hardest Worker
EAST
1. Cole Cassels
2. Barclay Goodrow
3. Sam Bennett
WEST
1. Brock McGinn
2. Robby Fabbri
3. Josh Anderson & Zach Nastasiuk
Best Playmaker
EAST
1. Henri Ikonen
2. Matthew Campagna
3. Scott Laughton
WEST
1. Connor McDavid
2. Max Domi
3. Sergey Tolchinsky & Connor Brown
Most Dangerous in the Goal Area
EAST
1. Scott Laughton
2. Sam Bennett
3. Nick Ritchie
WEST
1. Dane Fox
2. Connor Brown
3. Scott Kosmachuk
Best Skater
EAST
1. Nick Baptiste
2. Andreas Athanasiou
3. Cameron Brace
WEST
1. Connor McDavid
2. Anthony DeAngelo
3. Jesse Graham
Best Shot
EAST
1. Michael Dal Colle
2. Aaron Ekblad
3. Scott Laughton & Trevor Carrick
WEST
1. Dane Fox
2. Andre Burakovsky
3. Scott Kosmachuk
Hardest Shot
EAST
1. Aaron Ekblad
2. Trevor Carrick
3. Brendan Perlini
WEST
1. Darnell Nurse
2. Nikita Zadorov
3. Dane Fox
Best Stickhandler
EAST
1. Andreas Athanasiou
2. Sam Bennett
3. Travis Konency
WEST
1. Connor McDavid
2. Max Domi
3. Nikolai Goldobin & Josh Ho-Sang
Best on Face-offs
EAST
1. Scott Laughton
2. Carter Verhaeghe
3. Sam Bennett
WEST
1. Bo Horvat
2. Brendan Gaunce
3. Justin Kea
Best Body Checker
EAST
1. Nick Ritchie
2. Ryan Van Stralen
3. Jake Dotchin
WEST
1. Nikita Zadorov
2. Josh Anderson
3. Connor Chatham & Max Iafrate & Brock McGinn
Best Shot Blocker
EAST
1. Josh Brown
2. Marcus McIvor
3. Jake Dotchin
WEST
1. Adam Pelech
2. Zach Bell
3. Brock McGinn
Best Defensive Forward
EAST
1. Barclay Goodrow
2. Scott Laughton
3. Erik Bradford
WEST
1. Tyler Gaudet
2. Michael Curtis
3. Jason Dickinson, Brady Vail, & Justin Kea
Best Penalty Killer
EAST
1. Barclay Goodrow
2. Scott Laughton
3. Aaron Ekblad
WEST
1. Eric Locke
2. Michael Curtis
3. Pius Suter & Adam Pelech
Best Offensive Defenseman
EAST
1. Jordan Subban
2. Aaron Ekblad
3. Trevor Carrick
WEST
1. Anthony DeAngelo
2. Darnell Nurse
3. Slater Koekkoek & Matt Finn
Best Defensive Defenseman
EAST
1. Aaron Ekblad
2. Marcus McIvor
3. Colin Suellentrop
WEST
1. Adam Pelech
2. Chris Bigras
3. Darnell Nurse & Zach Bell
Best Puck Handling Goalie
EAST
1. Franky Palazzese
2. Matt Mahalak
3. Spencer Martin
WEST
1. Jake Paterson
2. Alex Nedeljkovic
3. Jake Patterson
Best Shootout Shooter
EAST
1. Zach Hall
2. Carter Verhaeghe
3. Scott Laughton
WEST
1. Zach Lorentz
2. Nikolai Goldobin
3. Josh Ho-Sang & Jared McCann
Best Shootout Goalie
EAST
1. Daniel Altshuller
2. Matt Mahalak
3. Philippe Trudeau
WEST
1. Jake Paterson
2. Matthew Murray
3. Mathew Greenfield
So, what do YOU think?
Chris Tierney gets no love!
ReplyDeleteBelieve me, I wanted to get Tierney in on one of these categories somewhere, but just couldn't find a slot for him. He's had a tremendous year and is a terrific NHL prospect. I'm a big fan. But I think he excels in a lot of areas, but wouldn't be considered the very best in the league in any of those areas. Was closest to putting him in the playmaker category.
ReplyDeleteBest shot blocker in the West I would nominate Joshua Chapman and east Craig duinuick, also maybe add nick Latta to most improved in the West and worst attitude goes to Anthony Deangelo,
ReplyDeleteAgreed on Tierney no love - he has
ReplyDeletedone it all this year and should be ahead of the other two knights in each category. IMO he is the smartest player in the O - hockey IQ is off the charts.