FDH Fantasy Newsletter: Volume II, Issue XXIII

Welcome to our 39th edition of the FDH Fantasy Newsletter, as we continue to bring you weekly fantasy sports updates in addition to our usual content on FantasyDrafthelp.com. In case you missed it, here are the previous issues: Volume I, Issue I (September 4, 2008), Volume I, Issue II (September 13, 2008), Volume I, Issue III (September 19, 2008), Volume I, Issue IV (September 27, 2008), Volume I, Issue V (October 4, 2008), Volume I, Issue VI (October 11, 2008), Volume I, Issue VII (October 18, 2008), Volume I, Issue VIII (October 25, 2008), Volume I, Issue IX (November 1, 2008), Volume I, Issue X (November 8, 2008), Volume I, Issue XI (November 15, 2008), Volume I, Issue XII (November 21, 2008), Volume 1, Issue XIII (November 30, 2008), Volume 1, Issue XIV (December 7, 2008), Volume I, Issue XV (December 14, 2008), Volume I, Issue XVI (December 20, 2008), Volume I, Issue XVII (December 28, 2008), Volume II, Issue I (January 3, 2009), Volume II, Issue II (January 11, 2009), Volume II, Issue III (January 20, 2009), Volume II, Issue IV (January 24, 2009), Volume II, Issue V (January 29, 2009), Volume II, Issue VI (February 8, 2009), Volume II, Issue VII (February 17, 2009), Volume II, Issue VIII (February 23, 2009), Volume II, Issue IX (February 28, 2009), Volume II, Issue X (March 8, 2009), Volume II, Issue XI (March 15, 2009), Volume II, Issue XII (March 21, 2009), Volume II, Issue XIII (March 31, 2009), Volume II, Issue XIV (April 4, 2009), Volume II, Issue XV (April 11, 2009), Volume II, Issue XVI (April 18, 2009), Volume II, Issue XVII (April 26, 2009), Volume II, Issue XVIII (May 2, 2009), Volume II, Issue XIX (May 10, 2009), Volume II, Issue XX (May 16, 2009), Volume II, Issue XXI (May 25, 2009), Volume II, Issue XXII (May 31, 2009).

In this week's issue, we bring you our revised "Ultimate Hockey Stat" for 2009, along with an unveiling of the top players at all positions.

2009 Hockey Ultimate Stat Top 50 Overall

NOTE: This feature, along with separate breakouts by position, will appear in the forthcoming HOCKEY DRAFTOLOGY 2009, a draft guide with information about the 2009 NHL Entry Draft -- and much, much more! These numbers appeared previously in our May 25 newsletter, but we have found an improvement to make to the formula -- so the previous numbers should be regarded as null and void. We are not only bringing you the Top 50 regardless of position in this issue, but we're also providing a breakdown of the top players by position. Remember, these were the top players in fantasy hockey on a per-game basis in 2008-09.


Steve Mason
360
1
Tim Thomas
359
2
Niklas Backstrom
358
3
Roberto Luongo
354
4
Alexander Semin
335
5
Evgeni Nabokov
334
6
Cam Ward
330
7
Evgeni Malkin
327
8
Alexander Ovechkin
325
9
Pekka Rinne
321
10
Tomas Vokoun
312
11
Sidney Crosby
307
12T
Ryan Miller
307
12T
Chris Mason
304
14
Henrik Lundqvist
303
15
Pavel Datsyuk
302
16
Derick Brassard
299
17
Zach Parise
295
18
Ryan Getzlaf
292
19
Marian Hossa
290
20
Marc Savard
289
21
Jeff Carter
287
22
Jonas Hiller
284
23T
Nikolai Khabibulin
284
23T
Ty Conklin
283
25T
Marc-Andre Fleury
283
25T
Miikka Kiprusoff
283
25T

Daniel Briere
282
28
Tim Connolly
281
29
Mike Richards
280
30
Martin Brodeur
278
31
Corey Perry
273
32
Joe Thornton
269
33T
Scott Clemmensen
269
33T
Nicklas Backstrom
268
35
Daniel Sedin
267
36
Jonathan Quick
266
37T
Henrik Sedin
266
37T
Martin Havlat
265
39
Rick Nash
264
40
Steve Ott
263
41
Patrik Elias
262
42
David Krejci
261
43
Simon Gagne
260
44
Scott Hartnell
259
45
Johan Franzen
258
46T
Alex Burrows
258
46T
Bobby Ryan
257
48T
Jamie Langenbrunner
257
48T
Ilya Kovalchuk
255
49
Phil Kessel
254
50T
Eric Staal
254
50T

2009 Hockey Ultimate Stat Top Left Wings

Alexander Semin
335
1
Alexander Ovechkin
325
2
Zach Parise
295
3
Daniel Sedin
267
4
Rick Nash
264
5
Patrik Elias
262
6
Simon Gagne
260
7
Scott Hartnell
259
8
Alex Burrows
258
9
Ilya Kovalchuk
255
10
Henrik Zetterberg
249
11T
Sean Avery
249
11T
Mike Cammalleri
244
13
Rene Bourque
242
14
Alex Tanguay
236
15
David Booth
232
16
Dany Heatley
231
17T
Thomas Vanek
231
17T
Ray Whitney
228
19
Tomas Holmstrom
225
20T
Ryan Malone
225
20T
Milan Michalek
222
22
Ryane Clowe
219
23
Loui Eriksson
218
24
Steve Sullivan
217
25

2009 Hockey Ultimate Stat Top Centers

Evgeni Malkin
327
1
Sidney Crosby
307
2
Pavel Datsyuk
302
3
Derick Brassard
299
4
Ryan Getzlaf
292
5
Marc Savard
289
6
Jeff Carter
287
7
Daniel Briere
282
8
Tim Connolly
281
9
Mike Richards
280
10
Joe Thornton
269
11
Nicklas Backstrom
268
12
Henrik Sedin
266
13
Steve Ott
263
14
David Krejci
261
15
Johan Franzen
258
16
Phil Kessel
254
17T
Eric Staal
254
17T
Jamie Lundmark
252
19
Patrick Marleau
250
20
Robert Lang
247
21
Jason Arnott
246
22
Travis Zajac
239
23
Jonathan Toews
238
24
T.J. Oshie
235
25

2009 Hockey Ultimate Stat Top Right Wings

Marian Hossa
290
1
Corey Perry
273
2
Martin Havlat
265
3
Bobby Ryan
257
4T
Jamie Langenbrunner
257
4T
Jarome Iginla
249
6
Shane Doan
243
7
Michael Ryder
238
8T
David Backes
238
8T
Daniel Alfredsson
233
9
Martin St. Louis
231
10
Ales Hemsky
231
10
Patrick Sharp
229
11
Devin Setoguchi
228
12
Owen Nolan
227
13
Alex Kovalev
225
14
Blake Wheeler
224
15
Teemu Selanne
223
16
Kris Versteeg
221
17
Patrick Kane
220
18
Pavol Demitra
214
19
Brian Gionta
213
20T
Tuomo Ruutu
213
20T
Chuck Kobasew
210
22
Nikolai Zherdev
205
23
Jean-Pierre Dumont
200
24
David Clarkson
199
25T
Joffrey Lupul
199
25T

2009 Hockey Ultimate Stat Top Defensemen

Mike Green
346
1
Nicklas Lidstrom
265
2
Zdeno Chara
257
3
Rob Blake
256
4
Mark Streit
248
5
Duncan Keith
246
6
Dennis Wideman
244
7
Brian Rafalski
240
8
Dan Boyle
239
9
Sheldon Souray
237
10
Lubomir Visnovsky
236
11
Andrei Markov
233
12
Shea Weber
230
13
Matt Hunwick
229
14
Kevin Bieksa
223
15
Scott Niedermayer
221
16T
Kimmo Timonen
221
16T
Craig Rivet
216
18
Chris Pronger
214
19
Niklas Kronwall
209
20T
Denis Grebeshkov
209
20T
Dion Phaneuf
207
22
Cameron Barker
206
23
Steve Montador
205
24
Joni Pitkanen
204
25
Paul Martin
203
26
Bryan McCabe
202
27
Brian Campbell
201
28
Anton Babchuk
196
29T
Filip Kuba
196
29T
Alexander Edler
195
31
Keith Ballard
194
32
Jay Bouwmeester
193
33T
Marek Zidlicky
193
33T
Jaroslav Spacek
193
33T

2009 Hockey Ultimate Stat Top Goalies

Steve Mason
360
1
Tim Thomas
359
2
Niklas Backstrom
358
3
Roberto Luongo
354
4
Evgeni Nabokov
334
5
Cam Ward
330
6
Pekka Rinne
321
7
Tomas Vokoun
312
8
Ryan Miller
307
9
Chris Mason
304
10
Henrik Lundqvist
303
11
Jonas Hiller
284
12T
Nikolai Khabibulin
284
12T
Ty Conklin
283
14T
Marc-Andre Fleury
283
14T
Miikka Kiprusoff
283
14T
Martin Brodeur
278
17
Scott Clemmensen
269
18
Jonathan Quick
266
19
Brian Boucher
253
20
Martin Biron
251
21
Cristobal Huet
245
22
Craig Anderson
244
23
Dwayne Roloson
240
24
Marty Turco
235
25