Monday, March 17, 2014

OHL Coaches Poll - My Ballot (2014)

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?



4 comments:

  1. Chris Tierney gets no love!

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  2. Believe 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.

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  3. Best 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,

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  4. Agreed on Tierney no love - he has
    done 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.

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