ATD2025 Draft Thread

[Voight]

Bergeron was going to be my pick until I saw Dionne was available. Nice.

 

[VanIslander]

Some people used to talk about dinner and supper as two different meals.

Back in the 1970s in my neck of the woods. Dinner was a bigger meal.

 

[Boreal01]

HC Lugano is proud to select John LeClair, LW

 

[ImporterExporter]

I'm going to be about an hour, possibly 1.5 as I mull over 4 options here. If anyone has a player they really want, feel free to shoot me an offer.

 

[ImporterExporter]

Three Rivers will return a 2nd player from last years Milt Dunnell Cup winner, largely based on pure value. He went 143rd last year and the chance to pair his goal scoring ability w/Rocket on the PP is quite enticing, more than ever at 146th.

Consider he edged out Joe Malone (who went 102nd in this draft) in the HOH Top-60 Pre-Merger project 2 years ago, placing 6th among all players from the 1880's through 1926. Only Nighbor, Taylor, Lalonde, Cleghorn, and Vezina ranked above him.

Thread 'HOH Top-60 Pre-Merger Players Of All-Time'

Mar 24, 2023

The following is the still-ongoing list of the top pre-1926 (pre-merger) performers as determined by the History of Hockey community.

Please report any errors to @seventieslord

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[TD]#[/TD]
[TD]Name[/TD]
[TD]Pos[/TD]
[TD]Born[/TD]
[TD]Birthplace[/TD]
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[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]Frank Nighbor[/TD]
[TD]C/LW[/TD]
[TD]1893[/TD]
[TD]Pembroke, ON[/TD]
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[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]Cyclone Taylor[/TD]
[TD]R/D[/TD]
[TD]1884[/TD]
[TD]Tara, ON[/TD]
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[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]Newsy Lalonde[/TD]
[TD]C[/TD]
[TD]1887[/TD]
[TD]Cornwall, ON[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]Sprague Cleghorn[/TD]
[TD]D[/TD]
[TD]1890[/TD]
[TD]Montreal...

• seventieslord
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Welcome back, Russell Bowie, C

edit to say pick 146, not 145.

 

[nabby12]

@Hitru @Professor What

 

[Professor What]

We're going to fill in the net here. This guy had a short career, but a long trophy case. We are pleased to introduce Bill Durnan.

 

[nabby12]

Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk selects Babe Siebert, LW/D.

 

[jigglysquishy]

Regina Capitals select D JC Tremblay .

 

[Habsfan18]

Regina Capitals select D JC Tremblay .

An absolute general on the ice, was like a magician with the puck on his stick, finding teammates with perfect tape to tape passes no matter the situation. Maybe one day this man will take his rightful place in the Hall.

 

[Habsfan18]

Russell Bowie is such good value here. The pre-merger project did wonders for him. A bonafide superstar. I wanted him when I took Cowley but thought Bill was the better fit with Jarome. I could see Bowie continue to rise even though C is a deep position historically.

 

[Voight]

Some people used to talk about dinner and supper as two different meals.

Back in the 1970s in my neck of the woods. Dinner was a bigger meal.

Again, I think you're the only person.

& dinner is a big meal for most people

 

[jigglysquishy]

Russell Bowie is such good value here. The pre-merger project did wonders for him. A bonafide superstar. I wanted him when I took Cowley but thought Bill was the better fit with Jarome. I could see Bowie continue to rise even though C is a deep position historically.

He rose massively for me in the project.

Best player of all time circa 1912.

 

[Hawkey Town 18]

With 3 solid Dmen and Plante in net, it's time to shift our focus back to offense. We're going to take a guy who was the best player on the "golden era" CSSR teams that won WC Gold 3 times over those great Soviet teams of the 1970's, with an overall record of 5-7-3 against the Soviets.

A guy who was targeted specifically by the Soviets because of how dangerous he was (think the same as how Kharlamov was targeted by Canada).

A guy who won the Czech Golden Stick award the most times of that era and the most ever until Jagr and Hasek came along.

Mainly known for his offense, he also contributed defensively and killed penalties.

Chicago is proud to select, Vladimir Martinec, RW

 

[Habsfan18]

It's about time Martinec went. It was hard to pass on him with my last two picks, but RW wasn't a need.

 

[Hitru]

He is one of the guys we considered but decided to go for a goalie instead.

 

[nabby12]

@Claude The Fraud

 

[tinyzombies]

I’m back here at the Victoria Skating Rink in Montreal with a coffee / if Claude makes his pick I can make my pick from here. First Stanley Cup won on the spot where I’m drinking coffee, first indoor game, first game with rules. Didn’t know they had been playing here two years previously before anyone had found them out tho. The story ran far and wide / in The NY Times even. Again staring at the Windsor Hotel where the NHL and Canadiens were founded - and probably other hockey related firsts you guys are more aware of than me.

 

[Claude The Fraud]

The Ottawa 67’s are proud to select, from Havlíčkův Brod, of the former Czechoslovakia, double winner of the Golden Hockey Stick, the European Bobby Orr, Jan Suchy.

 

[tinyzombies]

To complete my shutdown pairing:

Marcel Pronovost - Butch Bouchard

Puck struck.com: “Ahead of the 1952 Stanley Cup Finals against Detroit he was listed as suffering from a charley horse. The Red Wings’ xxx said that same year: “He has aged, but he is still a star on the defence. He is probably the most difficult defenceman to get around.””

To continue the Self congratulatory posting, I just Walked by where the NHA was founded. Also in Montreal. The building is gone. Royal Bank Tower, which was once the tallest building in the Dominion stands in its place. Perhaps not by coincidence the old Molson Bank is across the street. Has an amazing cafe in the main floor.

 

[nabby12]

Interested in moving up to one of the next 10 picks. Send a PM if you'd like to make a deal.