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League-Wide Voting: Defensive Defenseman Award - Baelor Swift - 03-25-2019
Hey everyone,
While this announcement is something that, I think, has been expected for a long time now, I am happy to be able to finally make it a reality. We will be adding a new award that will be handed out for the first time at the Season 46 SHL Awards Show - an award for the top defensive defenseman in the SHL. But now, we want to ask the SHL who the award should be named for. The Award Committee has narrowed the options down to three players... Choose wisely!
Alonzo Garbanzo - Link Here to Career Stats
A 24-season player in the SHL, Garbanzo just recently retired after Season 44. A sure-fire Hall of Famer, he ended his career as the league's third all-time scorer with 973 points and set the record for most Scott Stevens Trophies won over a career. However, that's not to say he wasn't just as strong defensively. His 2587 career hits rank sixth all time and third among defensemen. Moreover, his 1882 shot blocks are first in SHL by a huge margin - the second ranked shot blocker has just 1322.
Bojo Biscuit - Link Here to Career Stats
A member of the Season 38 Hall of Fame class, Bojo Biscuit was known for his ferocious physical play in his 17 seasons in the SHL. His 1945 career hits rank 27th all-time and his 1120 shot blocks rank 14th. He was also one of the most penalized players ever, racking up 1473 penalty minutes, second most by a single player ever in the SHL.
Willie Weber - Link Here to Career Stats
Weber, a member of the Season 32 Hall of Fame class, played a total of 21 seasons in the SHL. While not a major offensive force, he shined as a prototypical defensive defenseman. His 3169 career hits rank second all-time and first among defensemen while his 1190 shots blocked rank tenth all time. The one time Scott Stevens Trophy winner was also an intensely aggressive player, racking up the third most penalty minutes of all time with 1431.
RE: League-Wide Voting: Defensive Defenseman Award - Avakael - 03-25-2019
RE: League-Wide Voting: Defensive Defenseman Award - Tomen - 03-25-2019
Garbanzo kinda always felt like a more offensive Defender to me while Bojo or Weber kinda fit the mold of a defensive defender more for me than Garbanzo. Interesting that Garbanzo wasn't much of a hitter in his first 2 seasons and later on when he regressed comapred to Weber or Bojo who immediately started laying out his. Of these 3 it seems that Weber was the only one still having quite a decent amount of checking left into his last seasons as a player.
I'd rather see the Stevens be re-named to Garbanzo than him being the name sake of the defensive defender award would just be more fitting.
RE: League-Wide Voting: Defensive Defenseman Award - Avakael - 03-25-2019
Honestly, between those 3, Garbanzo is actually the most defensive defender. Weber barely averaged 50 shot blocks a season, Biscuit wasn't that much higher, and no defensive defenceman worth their salt should be setting PIM records.
RE: League-Wide Voting: Defensive Defenseman Award - Zoone16 - 03-25-2019
Couldn't we have a mixed name award? like the Garbanzo-Biscuit Trophy or something?
RE: League-Wide Voting: Defensive Defenseman Award - crutch - 03-25-2019
Award should be named after a more unsung player imo. I don’t have a great example of who right now. I agree with Tomen in that it doesn’t make a lot of sense imo to name it after Garbanzo
RE: League-Wide Voting: Defensive Defenseman Award - WannabeFinn - 03-25-2019
I motion to name it the Boychuk
RE: League-Wide Voting: Defensive Defenseman Award - Hallsy - 03-25-2019
03-25-2019, 07:33 AMTomen Wrote: Garbanzo kinda always felt like a more offensive Defender to me while Bojo or Weber kinda fit the mold of a defensive defender more for me than Garbanzo. Interesting that Garbanzo wasn't much of a hitter in his first 2 seasons and later on when he regressed comapred to Weber or Bojo who immediately started laying out his. Of these 3 it seems that Weber was the only one still having quite a decent amount of checking left into his last seasons as a player.
I'd rather see the Stevens be re-named to Garbanzo than him being the name sake of the defensive defender award would just be more fitting.
Stevens should be defensive and Garbanzo should be offensive.
RE: League-Wide Voting: Defensive Defenseman Award - Ace - 03-25-2019
For once in my life I'm inclined to agree with Hallsy here.
RE: League-Wide Voting: Defensive Defenseman Award - .bojo - 03-25-2019
please please please
RE: League-Wide Voting: Defensive Defenseman Award - karey - 03-25-2019
Stevens > Garbonzo
Defensive > Biscuit
RE: League-Wide Voting: Defensive Defenseman Award - Chris-McZehrl - 03-25-2019
VLAD McZ > Karpotsov
VLAD McZ won the Award three times! Karpotsov 0 times and only Mexico with 4 or 5 was better in the history and that was at the beginning where all never need so many TPE than after S20 ... also we heard about some rigged sims.
like McDonald himself rigged what I heard!
RE: League-Wide Voting: Defensive Defenseman Award - Obsidian311 - 03-25-2019
Sean Stevenson
Sean Stevenson award sounds great lol. The OG defensive defenseman. The guy who helped players like Turska, LaFlamme, and Wastlund have such freedom offensively which led to 2 cups. All I see on this list are Stevens finalists. Stevenson had a limited offensive skill set but defensively he was a rock. Stats aren't flashy due to the time he played in, and it's missing his decent rookie season as well.
RE: League-Wide Voting: Defensive Defenseman Award - Obsidian311 - 03-25-2019
In fact the only one that is a defensive defenseman to begin with is Bojo
RE: League-Wide Voting: Defensive Defenseman Award - Baelor Swift - 03-25-2019
03-25-2019, 10:17 AMChris-McZehrl Wrote: VLAD McZ > Karpotsov
VLAD McZ won the Award three times! Karpotsov 0 times and only Mexico with 4 or 5 was better in the history and that was at the beginning where all never need so many TPE than after S20 ... also we heard about some rigged sims.
like McDonald himself rigged what I heard!
Okay let me rename the Littleton to the Chris McZehrl Trophy while I'm at it.