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Thelastheraclid · 09-13-2020, 04:43 AM

Another season is in the books and a large number of players are on the outside looking in at the playoffs. What do we, the non playoff bound players, have to do? Why speculate about SHL awards of course. Being that I am a defenseman and have done a write up about who could possibly be up for the Bojo Biscuit Award for the best defensive defenseman the couple of seasons it is my time to shine.

I’ve gone a little further in my analysis this season. I have included every SHL defenseman in the number crunches regardless of ice time and have added a couple more categories to help better get the BS (Bojo Score) that I am looking for. This season the categories that we are looking at are: plus minus, penalty minutes, hits, hits per 60, giveaways, giveaways per 60, takeaways, takeaways per 60, giveaways takeaway differential, shot blocks, shot blocks per 60, time on ice, short handed time on ice, goals against per 60, corsi for percentage, CF% relative, fenwick for percentage, and FF% relative.

My methodology for Bojo Scores is simple. I take the top 10 in each category and give them points for their position. Ten points for first place, nine for second, etc. Then whoever has the most total points I would consider the most deserving of Bojo nominations. It isn’t perfect but it’s something to think about anyway.

I’m going to list every defenseman from lowest Bojo Score to highest but only break down the ones most likely to earn the nom.

Drumroll please

Alex Petrenko
Jack Kanoff
Khan Smeb
Oliver Cleary
Osbert Whacker
Sabo Tage
Satoshi Zizagooney
Adam Scianna
Bjorn Leppanen
Guy O'Shea
Jack Wilson
Adam Barron
Ursin Zimmermann
David Vent
Noah Brusky
Prince Devitt
DeMaricus Smyth
Danila Zhernov
Delver Fudgeson
Guy Zheng
Jordan von Matt
Axel Meszaros
Derek Bohne Jr.
Igor Volkov
Jax Duggan
Jules Watt
Kaspars Claude
Magnus Liljestrom
Samuel Michaud
Jukka Timonen
Nikolai Evans
Rex Kirkby
Akira Ren
Daniel Kuster
Geoff Moore
Noah Tedla
Chico Smeb
Lyle Odelein III
Mikas Bieksa
Piotr Horvat
Reginald MacIntyre
Tor Tuck
Troy McClure III
Brady McIntyre
Cal Clucker
Craig Finley
Jack Tanner
Otis B. Driftwood
Perry Morgan
Sven Yxskaft
Zlatan Ibrahimovic Jr
Charlie Serpe
Johnny Sins
Miikka Salo
Thomas Bathory
Disisde Dayudie
Gabriel Johnson
Conor Tanner
Jon Toner
Corey Kennedy
Oliver Klozoff
Akashi SixNine
Andrej Doskocil
Kalevi Karhunen
Leopold Lockhart
Tig Murphy
Dylan Karlsson
Eric Vanderberg
Tony Ford
Darnell Johnson
Flash Gordon
Haley Knight
Nicholas Owens
Cassius Darrow
Maximilian Egger
Bernik Vrzala
Parker Smeb
Brennan Kennedy Jr.
Ti-Guy Emond
Augustus Wang
Dominic Montgomery
Liam O'Callaghan
Simon LeBlanc
Barret McCarthy
Slip McScruff
Abel Skinner

The top ten players most likely to be nominated for the Bojo are as follow:

Jakob Hamr
Team: Tampa Bay
Bojo Score: 35
The Tampa Bay defender had another strong year defensively. Hamr played a heavy game this season with 178 hits and 162 shot blocks. He had an impressive .91 giveaways per 60 with and more than 25 minutes played a night. Hamr suffers from the normal defenseman on a bad team issues. He struggles with goals against and corsi and fenwick but his relative numbers in corsi and fenwick are good.

Ray Bork
Team: San Francisco
Bojo Score: 35
Bork had an excellent year. His biggest weakness this year was hits and hits per 60. Other than that he is fairly strong in all categories. Bork really shines in shorthanded time CF% relative and FF% relative with both being above 15.

Poopity Scoop
Team: Buffalo
Bojo Score: 40
Scoop is a great player on a great team and his stats reflect it. His +44 on the year is good for the tie at best in the league for d-men. He dominates in shots for CF% and FF% thanks in part to being on the best team in the league. Scoop falters a bit in shot blocks and giveaways. The biggest thing that stands out is Scoop’s negatives in CF rel and FF rel. For how strong his regular scores are it doesn’t look great that relatively he was not very strong.

FR Finn-Rhys
Team: Edmonton
Bojo Score: 44
Finn-Rhys had a great year being responsible with the puck and controlling possession for Edmonton. He was near the top in giveaways per 60. He also was close to the top in CF and FF but what sets that apart from a player like Scoop’s numbers is his relative in both being in the positives. I would say the biggest knock against Finn-Rhys is that he plays sub 20 minutes a night.

Alexander Selich
Team: Buffalo
Bojo Score: 46
Another Buffalo boy with good numbers on the year. He edges Scoop thanks to stronger CF and FF rel scores. Selich is a very strong player but if I had to choose one knock against him it would be playing less than a minute of shorthanded time a night. A Bojo nominated player should be playing top PK minutes a night in my opinion.

Charlie Schieck
Team: San Francisco
Bojo Score: 49
The second San Francisco player in the top ten. Much like Bork, Schieck was a monster this season in CF and FF relative. Schieck also had good giveaway and takeaway numbers. On the other hand his shot blocking wasn’t great and he barely played above 20 minutes a night.

Karlstrasse Scholz
Team: Edmonton
Bojo Score: 54
Scholz had a truly fantastic season this year both offensively and defensively. He posted a great +35 and was third in takeaways. Scholz also played a lot of shorthanded time and supported the Blizzard with great possession numbers. The knocks against Scholz for a Bojo nom would be his below average blocks and tendency to giveaway the puck quite a bit, though his good takeaway numbers cover this a bit.

Luc-Pierre Lespineau-Lebrunette
Team: Chicago
Bojo Score: 61
LPLL or the man with a name so long it gets off in the index, made the best of the little time he got this season. He was a hitting machine and had excellent possession numbers for the Syndicate. Outside of those metrics, where he was truly fantastic, he was down near the bottom. Takeaways, shot blocks, and time on ice were all very low with short handed time on ice not far behind. LPLL has a bright future ahead but it very hit or miss at the moment.

Nat Emerson
Team: Baltimore
Bojo Score: 62
Nat Emerson comes in at second most likely to get a Bojo nom. He has a stat line that is standard fare for a good defenseman on a struggling team. He has below average numbers in plus minus and the standard possession stats which is to be expected for a team that struggles with possession overall. A bright side to that though is his relative CF and FF which are at 4 and 5.6 respectively. Baltimore may struggle with possession but Emerson is a key to the possession that they do manage to have. Emerson finished the season with the most takeaways and second most blocks for defensemen. He plays a lot of minutes every night and is responsible with the puck.

Mathias Seger
Team: Minnesota
Bojo Score: 67
The most likely defenseman to score a nomination this year is Mathias Seger. He led defensemen in shot blocks and was second in takeaways. He plays some of the most minutes even strength and short handed of any skater in the league. His possession numbers are what tarnish his strong year much like Emerson. Unlike Emerson he doesn’t seem to be as crucial to team possession with lower relative numbers.

If I had to guess I would say the three nominations that go out this season would be to Mathias Seger, Nat Emerson, and Karlstrasse Scholz. Of those three I think it is a toss up between Seger and Emerson for the Bojo award with Scholz most likely winning the Stevens for best overall defenseman given his offensive talents.

With however the nominations shake out, good luck to all you brave men and women on the blue line.

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(1350 words and research)

Segi · 09-13-2020, 06:46 AM

Always get the best Bojo Score, never get a Bojo nom :(

Thelastheraclid · 09-13-2020, 08:08 AM

09-13-2020, 06:46 AMSegi Wrote: Always get the best Bojo Score, never get a Bojo nom :(

I'm right there with you buddy. Maybe this year is it for one of us.

Segi · 09-13-2020, 10:37 AM

09-13-2020, 08:08 AMThelastheraclid Wrote:
09-13-2020, 06:46 AMSegi Wrote: Always get the best Bojo Score, never get a Bojo nom :(

I'm right there with you buddy. Maybe this year is it for one of us.

I hope so. Think, my giveaways were my doom last time. I did improve on that side a bit, so I have hopes.

.bojo · 09-13-2020, 10:42 AM

09-13-2020, 08:08 AMThelastheraclid Wrote:
09-13-2020, 06:46 AMSegi Wrote: Always get the best Bojo Score, never get a Bojo nom :(

I'm right there with you buddy. Maybe this year is it for one of us.

y'all need more bojo

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