We are 43 games into the 2038/2039 PSHL season and Silas Everett has been scoring goals on demand for a Utah team who has looked....better...??? This season. Perhaps better is a strong word for a team that looks to finish even with results froma  season prior. However, this season feels hopeful with a team being driven currently by the teams youth core. Young veterans like Preston Califf and Kiril Nomerovsky, as well as newly minted team captain Silas Everett. All this, despite averaging 30 minutes less ice time a night, our boy is learning cost effectiveness and we love it! Everett has 12 goals in his last 11 games played. This outburst has catapulted him to 4th in league scoring. With the league leader sitting 10 goals ahead, we don't think a scoring title is in the cards for this season, but if he remains consistent he could joint he 50 goal club in his 4th PSHL season.

Another month has come and gone in the PSHL season. The Anaheim Ducks sit 5th in the Pacific Division, 23 points behind the leading San Jose Sharks and 4 points behind wildcard Milwaukee Lagers.

The Ducks only won four games during November after starting the month 2-2. They ended the month on a four-game losing streak.

 

Roster Moves: The Ducks brought back popular center/left winger OLIN CIGNAC. Last season, across 64 games, CIGNAC had 22 goals, 28 assists, and 50 points. The Ducks also added restricted free agent RW KYLER GRAY on November 30th. GRAY is 23 years old and can play both right-wing and center, but due to his face-off rating, he is expected to play on the wing only. Last season in 76 games for the Abbotsford Canucks, Gray had 19 goals & 28 assists.

 

Who’s Hot:

RW MICHAEL DEASLEY – DEASLEY has played in every game this season but it took until the month of November for him to make score a goal and he’d end the game with 4 goals and 0 assits in the 15 games palyed. He also accumulated 18 penalty minutes while being -9 in plus/minus.

 

RD CAMDEN IANNI -  Only one goal scored for IANNI in the 15 games but his 8 assists and 9 points. He also finished with a plus/minus of -7.


RW SHANE WRIGHT – The 34 year old winger continues to lead the Ducks month after month. He finished with a stat line of 3 goals (2nd for November), 5 assists (3rd) for 8 points (tied for 2nd). He also ranks fourth for the month in plus-minus at -4.

 

Who’s Not:

LW RHETT MCGOVERN – The 25 year old has had a month to forget and for the most part a whole season to forget. MCGOVERN appeared in all 15 games in November but put up a 0|0|0 stat line with a plus/minus of -10.

 

RD CONNOR BALL – There’s no much to say about BALL other than he has the worst plus/minus of everyone on the team at -13. He finished November with 0 goals & 1 assist. BALL has been paired with BRANDON SHORT on the 2nd line but it may be time to change that.

 

G ELIJAH RILEY – This is probably more offense not scoring more but RILEY accumulated a 3-9-0 record in November with a .901 save percentage and 3.81 GAA.

 

The Buffalo Sabres entered the 2038-39 PSHL season as a team looking to have a chance at a high lottery pick. They unloaded all their veteran talent and signed a bunch of goons in an attempt to finish near the bottom of the standings. So far, things have not worked as planned as the Sabres sit with a current record of 11-12-3. Not nearly good enough to challenge for a playoff spot, but not anywhere close to the bottom dwelling teams in the PSHL.

It continues to be the Sabres young talented top line that is keeping them from competing for 1st overall pick. Rasim Nikitenko, Yevgeny Mikhaltsev and Riley Cameron continue to put up points and their stud goalie Henri Alanne continues to keep the Sabres in games. It is becoming more clear that maybe this team is just too good to finish at the bottom of the league. The Sabres will continue to work towards the future, they have tons of young talent in the organization mostly coming from their 5 1st round picks from the 2038 draft. Sabres may not be competing for a top pick in 2039 draft but they still have high hopes to build around this youth and compete for a cup a few seasons from now.

The Nordiques pulled out a win after an eight game losing streak. On the back of a strong game from Artyom Galeyev and his two goals and an assist. 35 shots in the game certainly helps from a team that it typically gets shelled by its opposition. A late push from the Ducks didn't help as they fought off the late pushfrom their opposition.  Galayev has movedinto second inteam scoring with18 points in his 26 games. 

The Nordiques look like (for now) that they have completed their rotation of resting players and we should see their full roster over the next few weeks

In his first three PSHL games, 19-year-old Aleksi Lundén has made a steady entry into the league with the Colorado Avalanche. Averaging 10:58 of ice time, Lundén scored his first career goal on November 5th against the Florida Panthers, a promising milestone early in his PSHL journey. He’s also collected a respectable +2 rating in his initial outings. While not flashy, his performance hints at solid potential, and the Avalanche will be watching closely as he continues to settle into the lineup.