NEW Chexxfan rankings

[moderator5]

We are looking into a new type of chexxfan rankings. Much like in college basketball with the AP top 25, there is also an ESPN/USA today top 25. With that being said, we feel the people should have the most impact on the voting. Please post a list of your top players (and if you want, reasons for why they are that high or that low). Everyone's input will be used and most importantly we would really appreciate the input from the top players, (being that they are all pretty much played against each other).... So whats your top 10? 15? or even 20?

[airjerd]

Heres my input .. take it as you will

11. Dan giganti- Never seen him play, just know he has had some good finishes lately.


10. Scott- Would have been nice to see how he would have competed at nationals. Can beat anyone, but have only seen him at a few tournaments over the last few years.

9. brian nelson- This his year he climbs the ranks? Knocked out Doug and JG in philly, onto a second place finish. Next tournament will be huge.

8. woj- Always a solid finisher. I've actually never played him in a tournament and really have no idea where to put him. Clearly the player to beat in upstate NY

7. jimmy - Could very easily be #4, but he needs something on his resume soon. 3 straight tournaments outside of the top 4 brings up the question, can he play outside of his home court? Rather than giving him the benefit of the doubt, i'm sticking him at 7 so he can prove himself.

6. doug- I feel like Bill and Doug would have a 12 OT game playing each other. I really dont know who is better. A 2nd place in a very difficult field at nationals. Took all 5 games to go down in the finals, to eventually lose to jeremy. Ousted by a hot brian nelson in philly, in which Bill won, gives Bill the nod.

5. bill B- Didn't have to face jeremy in a tournament and look what happens. Made it deep in nationals, and recently won the philly tournament.

4. AL- Don't let a loss in the last tournament fool you, he finished 2nd on the first day of Nationals, and is far from easy to beat. Not who he used to be, but can still beat anybody anyday.


3. ken D - All around solid player, can't see many people beating him. He has only lost to jeremy in the last 3+ tournaments

2. jg - 3 consecutive tournaments without winning could have him sinking fast... But impressive wins before that is keeping him afloat....

1. jeremy- Back to back tournament wins in buffalo silences his critics. Besides one 3rd place finish, has yet to finish outside of the top 2 in 5 years.

[bmbro34]

Here is my input on the rankings:

11 Dan Gigante-An up and comer from Buffalo who played very well in the most recent tournament in his hometown.

10 Bryan Nelson-cracks the top ten with a recent strong 2nd place finish in Buffalo upsetting 2 higher ranked players along the way.

9 Woj- Still the dominant player in Buffalo. A fierce defender with great veteran play. One of the most passionate bubblers out there.

8 Doug Davis-Strong 2nd place in Buffalo this past year and the year before making it far as well. Quick player, must be in the Davis blood.

7 Bill Brooks-finsihed strong in Buffalo and with winning Philly helps ranking.

6 Scott Storck Won our league and he had the best winning percentage last season. Always consistent with his slapper and left wing and great D.

5 Al-Scary right winger along with great overall play. One of the fearsome trio from Boston. Has won a couple of tournaments back in the day without losing one game. If his game in on in PA, ranking could easliy climb.

4 Jimmy Schwartz- Jimmy one a couple of New Jersey Tourneys in the past couple of years, lost to 2 higher ranked opponents in Buffalo tourneys. He was one in and out away from winning the NJ bubble hockey league. Adopted the right winger move from Al that is pretty nasty and great speed.

3 Kenny D-Some of the goals Kenny scores are rediculous. It was truly a great experience to play him Buffalo. Finished in the final 4 in Buffalo 2 years in a row with only losses to Jeremy

2. JG -Impressinve win in Buffalo little over a year ago. Won a tourney in New Jersey shortly after that. Very crafty player with a variety of moves, you don't know what is coming next. If he gets the right amount of gooners in him, watch out!

1. Jeremy Davis-Very impressive showing in Buffalo. No weaknesses in his game combined with great spead. Always confident and poised and ready for any challenge.

[DJ Wheels]

10)B. Nelson - His next tournament will indeed be huge. He's looking to make a splash in Hershey, but there will surely be a handful of higher ranked players awaiting him, IF he makes it to the finals.

9)Woj - Haven't seen him play since KONE, 4 or 5 years ago when I was just a rookie. Finishes well at every event he participates in.

8)Doug Davis - A fierce young competitor who enjoys traveling to events and eating Krimpets for breakfast.

7)Jimmy Schwartz - Young and reckless. These things a Jedi are not.

6)Scott Storck - The storck always delivers.

5)Al Jennings - Former top dog, still holding his own.

4)Kenny Dubois - The force is strong with this one.

3)Bill Brooks - Moving up in the ranks as the only player other than JG & JD to win a tournament in recent memory. Bill enjoys long walks on the beach and is an active member in his church.

2)John Gaffney - One of, if not, the most versatile bubbler.

1)Jeremy Davis - Has the ability to take over and dominate at any given tournament.

I'm sure we'll see 1 & 2 flip flop a few more time before this year is over. With the most recent tournament winner taking over the top spot. Their next meeting will be crucial!

[moderator5]

PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR RANKINGS ! !

[JG]

Sorry I'm tardy with these - been a bit hectic lately for me. But anyway, here goes. I'll also include the link to my njbubblehockey.org website with the computor generated rankings I came up with a while back. You'll notice my personal opinion will differ from the numbers produced ranking list, but that's what makes it fun. Maybe ultimately we could combine the personal votes with the numbers, kinda like in college football. Though only about 8-10 people ever seem to vote whenever this topic has come up, so it's kinda a small sample. Anyway, enough babbling:

#10 - Brian Nelson (PA) - recent 2nd place finisher at the 2011 97.5/Fanatic event in Philly, and solid performer in the South Jersey Bubble Hockey League, playing hundreds of games against several Top 10 quality players and more than holding his own. Watch out for Brian if he gets some more national tourney experience.

#9 - Dan Giganti (NY) - gotta give this guy his due. Tied for 3rd at the ICE/Molson nationals in 2011, and also third at New Era in Buffalo in 2010. Maybe #9 is too low for this guy!

#8 - Al Jennings (MA) - been a great bubbler for a long time and would qualify for any Bubble Hockey Hall of Fame (if there was such a thing). Solid #2 showing in the local tourney prior to the recent nationals, but didn't win his table at nationals (though losing to Dan G. is nothing to be ashamed of!). If he is truly back on the scene I would expect his ranking to rise over the next few months/years.

#7 - Mark Wojtkiewicz (NY) - Here's where it gets tough. "Woj" is dynamite, with a bubble resume maybe 2nd to none on the planet. Local legend in Buffalo. Several great showings at the local Buffalo events and at nationals the past 2 years. But the guys ahead of him might be a little bit better, right now...

#6 - Doug Davis (MA) - another tough call here. This guy just finished 2nd at nationals in 2011, and beat a player I have ranked higher, but my rankings are not just spur of the moment - I am taking the past several years of bubbling into consideration. Howver, one more impressive showing out of this cat and I will raise him up - for sure. He's that good.

#5 - Bill Brooks (NJ) - recent winner of the 97.5/Fanatic tournament in Philly in 2011, top 5 finisher in Buffalo in 2011, he also won a NJ tournament in 2010. Great resume, great player, great guy!

#4 - Jimmy Schwartz (NJ) - another difficult call here for me, because I see Jimmy play all the time in my league and he is incredibly good at bubble hockey. He also has got 2 top 5 finishes at the last 2 National events (2010 and 2011), losing only to Kenny Dubois and Jeremy Davis, both of whom I have ranked higher. But Jimmy has several other smaller tourney wins the past few years in loaded fields at the NJ events - they have to count for something.

#3 - Kenny Dubois (MA) - he only plays bubble hockey at the big national events - in fact, the "bubble" is probably his least favorite table hockey game of all, and yet he is a virtual master at it. Two (2) 3rd place finishes at the past 2 Nationals in 2010 and 2011, losing only to Jeremy - it doesn't get much better than that.

#2 - John Gaffney (NJ) - dominated in winning the ICE Nationals in 2010, top 3 finish in Philly in 2011 (lost to #10 Brian), top 5 at Nationals in 2011 (lost to #6 Doug), winner in NJ in 2011 against a loaded field with 4 other top 10 players, and a whole host of 2nd place finishes in NJ tourneys over the years, usually losing out to...

#1 - Jeremy Davis (CT) - wins nearly every event he enters and hasn't finished lower than 3rd in any event in the past 3 years. Winner of the 2011 ICE/Molson Nationals, and odds on favorite to win the LaBatt tourney in 2012 (though no fair - NJ residents are excluded!!! )

That's my call - here is the link to the NJbubbleHockey.org rankings if anyone is interested...

www.njbubblehockey.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=107:2011-world-bubble-hockey-rankings-revealed&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=2

***For disclosure purposes, I did not consider too much the results from the tournament that was held the night before Nationals in Buffalo in 2011. That event was supposed to be a qualifier only, and turned into a quick tourney when they didn't get enough of a turnout for the qualifier. I know I barely made it there in time, without any intention of even playing, not knowing there was going to be a tourney, and I imagine that other people didn't attend because they had no idea a tournament was going to take place that day. Though, surprise surprise, Jeremy won it...but I didn't include that result in my computer rankings or really in my personal views on the Top 10 for that reason.

[Admin]

Any last takers on the rankings??

WOJ? AL ? Anyone?

[thefuture]

#10 - Brian Nelson (PA)-playing good bubble latly..tough d

#9 - scott storck (NJ)-won the last league title in NJ...would be nraked higher if he played in more tournys

#8 - Al Jennings (MA) - this might be too high for him...he couldnt even win his table in buffalo..whens the last time he has won anything? but for what he has done in the past i still have to put him up there

#7 - Mark Wojtkiewicz (NY) good player..always finishes high in tournaments

#6 - Doug Davis (MA) one of the HOTTEST bubblers on the planet right now!!!! PLAYING GREAT BUBBLE...only con is that he has never won a tournament anywhere and that when he finished second in buffalo he had a fairly easy schedule.

#5 - Bill Brooks (NJ) won the last tournament for 97.5...my hero..my coach....my everything...playing solid bubble...

#4 - Jimmy Schwartz (NJ) won two NJ tournaments with LOADED fields that including jeremy,john gaff, bill,scott storck,doug!..has never lost in a tournament series against the guys that ranked #5 through #10.....my con is that i have can beat #1-3 ranked on a consistent basis..inconsisent..

#3 kenny dubois-prettiest moves under the bubble...was probably the greatest ever in his prime

#2 john-best player in jersey dominated in winning the ICE Nationals in 2010, top 3 finish in Philly in 2011 (lost to #10 Brian), top 5 at Nationals in 2011

#1 jeremy davis wins nearly every event he enters and hasn't finished lower than 3rd in any event in the past 3 years. enough said

[Admin]

Jimmy... didn't doug have to go through gaffney?

[thefuture]

1 player....how times has he beaten him previously?....never....

[Admin]

I think you better check your stats... so what your trying to say is...besides beating the #1 player, he had an easy schedule... gotcha.... lol

[mcv]

When is the next Big tourny in the New England area? I want a piece of this, I don't really play anymore only because my local competition is too weak....can you give me a run down of the rules you play with so i can adapt to them?