SMJHL MVP

Most Valuable Player is always an interesting debate. Is the best player on the best team necessarily the MVP? In some cases, sure. But I think it will be more interesting to look at who is actually most valuable to their team.

Dani Forsberg - To me this is a case where he is clearly the most productive player on his team, and probably most valuable to his team. If you took Forsberg off the Firebirds, they might not be where they are in the standings. While there's a case for the top three goalies, I feel like their numbers are pretty close, and are more the product of the league. Forsberg has 25 of his teams 128 goals scored. He also has 143 of the teams 770 hits (which is a league low). Without his physicality, the Firebirds might be completely pushed around in this league. He is one of five players in the positive side of the +/-, and he is relied on for every situation and is in the top echelon of minutes played for the team.

The stats are clear to show that he is the most valuable to his team.