Please Vote! S36 Les Cunningham Award Voting

Top 3 vote getters will receive a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place vote based on final community vote counts.



Les Cunningham Award

Awarded to the league's most valuable player.


Criteria: The MVP may very well be the most difficult award to judge in a league like ours. Many factors must be considered other than what initially meets the eye. All of the following must be considered when determining those who should be nominated for MVP, in no particular order:

1) Production in relation to peers. Players who produce more statistically are generally the most valuable to their teams.

2) Individual record. Individual record is a very important and telling statistic. To be considered for MVP you should be posting at minimum a respectable record.

3) Linemates. This is mainly to note that a player should not be significantly punished during consideration for playing with a talented line. However, players should not significantly benefit during consideration simply for playing on a below average team or with below average linemates.

4) Strength of schedule. In a league where managers (and players, to a certain extent), are able to choose who they play against, it is important to consider strength of opposition when determining individual awards. The main things to examine here are record vs playoff teams as compared to record vs non-playoff teams, as well as statistical production vs playoff teams as compared to vs non-playoff teams. Specifically, a player who plays a majority of his games against stronger teams and has a quality record in these games should be rewarded over players who mainly play against weaker teams.

As far as individual stats are concerned, it is expected that players will get more points against weaker teams. Players should only be downgraded in this area if they acquire a significant and disproportionate amount of their points in games against non-playoff teams. In especially tight cases between players, also consider evaluating the individual lineups that players face throughout the season. Subjectively quantify teams' 1st/2nd/3rd lines, and examine how many of each the players have played against throughout the season, in combination with playoff/non playoff.

5) Team performance. It is extremely rare for a player on a non-playoff team to win MVP. It shouldn't be cut and dry that your team has to make the playoffs to be considered, but note that it should take a rather herculean effort from a player on a non-playoff team to win/be considered for MVP. Examples of this are players on losing teams that display a winning record, significantly better individual production than the rest of their team, all while playing against top quality competition throughout the season.

6) Position. In the AHL, it is extremely rare for a non-forward to win MVP. For a defenseman or goalie to win/be considered for MVP, they would need to put up a seasonal performance that significantly stands out among the peers at their position, along with stacking up in the gauntlet of all other listed criteria.




@l TMLP l RW Hershey Bears


Total Record: 22-3-3 42G 72A 114Points +46

Playoff Team Record: 7-2-0 29Points

Fringe Team Record: 2-1-2 9Points

Non-Playoff Team Record: 13-0-1 76Points


127 Hits

14 PIM

69 Takeaways

433 Giveaways


82% Scoring Factor:

1:59 OEE


4.96Teams Goal for per game

2.82 Teams Goals against per game



@l1l Sharp l0l RW San Diego Gulls


Total Record: 22-5-1 43G 46A 89Points +26

Playoff Team Record: 15-5-0 69Points

Fringe Team Record: 1-0-0 2Points

Non-Playoff Team Record: 6-0-1 18Points


79 Hits

24 PIM

64 Takeaways

239 Giveaways


77.4% Scoring Factor

2:07 OEE


4.10 Teams Goals per Game

2.68 Teams Goals Against per Game




@Pearson x 70 RW Providence Bruins


Total Record: 23-3-2 49G 55A 104Points +58

Playoff Team Record: 11-2-1 43Points

Fringe Team Record: 2-1-0 10Points

Non-Playoff Team Record: 10-0-1 51Points


14 Hits

11 PIM
51 Takeaways

379 Giveaways


81.9% Scoring Factor

3:06 OEE


4.54 Teams Goals per Game

2.21 Teams Goals Against per Game



@Pelley_ RW San Antonio Rampage


Total Record: 18-7-3 54G 47A 101Points +21

Playoff Team Record: 9-7-2 57Points

Fringe Team Record: 2-0-1 8Points

Non-Playoff Team Record: 7-0-0 36Points


57 Hits

14 PIM

90 Takeaways

578 Giveaways


81.5% Scoring Factor

2:11 OEE


4.43 Team Goals per Game

3.25 Team Goals Against per Game



@Malchesky LW Bakersfield Condors


Total Record: 23-4-1 59G 39A 98Points +66

Playoff Team Record: 6-3-1 24Points

Fringe Team Record: 4-0-0 12Points

Non-Playoff Team Record: 13-1-0 62Points


76 Hits

4 PIM

85 Takeaways

466 Giveaways


68.1% Scoring Factor

2:40 OEE


5.14 Team Goals per Game

2.14 Team Goals Against per Game

 

@l1l Sharp l0l E Z

 

Important note to add to this: TMLP never had a set line and played with new guys every week, as well as a lot of TCs. Guy performed with whoever he got put with and whoever he played against. He’s the only one on that list that didn’t choose his matchups or linemates, and still led the league in points by 10+. He’s a stud

 

EVERYONE WITH THE GREAT SEASON, BUT SHIT I DIDNT KNOW @l1l Sharp l0l WAS LAYING THE FRIIN BOOT TO EVERY PLAYOFF TEAM HE PLAYED.

MVP MVP MVP!

 

Damn thats crazy, ratings must be broken

 

Sharp no doubt, someone give me some petty votes tho ya

 

Pearson eats tuna and beans for dinner that’s a real MVP right there

 

^ THAT IS ACTUALLY TRUE (THE TUNA AND BEANS)

 

“A win for Malchesky is a win for LG.” - @Brisan x6

 

He is the true MVP if you Eat Tuna and Beans Sandwiches