Media AHL Fan Vote: Les Cunningham Award - League MVP

This Fan Vote has no impact on the results of the actual choosing of the Award winner. We just want to hear who is the popular favourite!

 

Read criteria in Pinned Awards post.

 

@Lorenzo x 24

Roadrunners wouldn't be where they are without this guy

 

Please read the Criteria again:

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.

 

Your schedule composed of:

Playoff Teams:
San Antonio x2 (2nd seed)
Rockford x2 (1st seed)
San Diego x1 (1st seed)
Iowa x1 (4th seed)
Cleveland x2 (2nd seed)
Toronto x1 (3nd seed)
Ontario x2 (4th seed)
LHV x1 (3rd seed)

Non-Playoff Teams:
Milwaukee x3
Providence x2
Charlotte x2
Albany x1
Utica x1
Texas x2
Bridgeport x1
Rochester x1
Stockton x1
Bakersfield x1

Out of your total 27 games, you played 12 against Playoff Teams, 15 against Non-Playoff Teams. Out of those 12 games against playoff teams, you played 3 against 4th seeds.