The Everett Silvertips’ 2012 bantam draft class graduates following this season, which is it’s 19-year-old year, and the numbers suggest it is the second-best draft class in franchise history. Here’s two data sets that illustrate that.
First, here’s the numbers for what members of each draft class from 2003-12 have contributed to Everett (the numbers included are skater games, skater points, goaltender games and goaltender wins):
2003: 1,625, 681, 195, 107.
2004: 749, 216, 46, 22.
2005: 512, 216, 0, 0.
2006: 400, 197, 0, 0.
2007: 325, 37, 175, 71.
2008: 663, 354, 0, 0.
2009: 618, 240, 1, 0.
2010: 494, 188, 164, 73.
2011: 353, 120, 0, 0.
2012: 1,101, 534, 0, 0.
The numbers for 2012 are through the games of Wednesday, March 15, so they are not yet complete. The 2012 class, which includes current roster members Kevin Davis, Matt Fonteyne, Noah Juulsen and Patrick Bajkov, is already second by a wide margin in both skater games and points. With the possibility of having three members return next season as overagers, the 2012 class has a chance to surpass the vaunted inaugural draft class of 2003, which included Zach Hamill, Peter Mueller and Leland Irving, in points produced for Everett.
What about how the draft classes performed in the WHL overall? Not everyone drafted by Everett did the majority of their work in the WHL with the Tips. Goaltender James Reid was drafted by Everett in 2005, dropped from the Tips’ protected list, then went on to have an excellent career after being picked up by Spokane. Seth Jones, selected by Everett in 2009, forced a trade to Portland and helped the Winterhawks win the league title in 2013.
Here’s the overall WHL numbers for each Everett draft class (same order as above):
2003: 1,912, 822, 195, 107.
2004: 1,149, 400, 60, 22.
2005: 1,013, 418, 128, 85.
2006: 703, 309, 0, 0.
2007: 389, 51, 175, 71.
2008: 738, 380, 0, 0.
2009: 1,097, 424, 14, 2.
2010: 850, 258, 170, 75.
2011: 665, 280, 0, 0.
2012: 1,203, 548, 64, 20.
So even taking into account WHL production for teams other than Everett, the 2012 class still ranks second in skater games and points, with those numbers continuing to grow.
If you want a player breakdown for each class, I have that information. It should also be mentioned that Everett’s 2014 class (99-born players), which has six members on the current roster as well as two others playing key roles elsewhere in the WHL, could end up being part of the discussion for best draft crops in Everett history.
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