It’s been three weeks since you created your Category of the Season goal and it’s been almost two weeks since I tweeted the first Match 1 poll of Round 1 for our followers to vote on.
We have now reached the fourth round, and we will continue the same process in the third round, and of course in the fourth round (the finals) once the winners of the last two matches have been determined.
Of the 16 goals we started with, we’re now only three players – John Tavares, Mitch Marner x2, and William Nylander.
Before we start voting in Round 3, let’s take a look at all four previous Round 2 matches and see who advanced, who got eliminated, and what Round 3 will look like now.
First match:
Winner: John Tavares vs. PHI, November 2, 2022 (69% of the vote)
Loser: William Nylander vs STL, Dec 27, 2022 (31% of the vote)
Second match:
Winner: Mitch Marner vs. EDM, March 11, 2023 (85% of the vote)
Loser: John Tavares vs. FLA, April 10, 2023 (15% of the vote)
Third match:
WINNER: Mitch Marner vs. New York, January 25, 2023 (94% of the vote)
Loser: Mitch Marner vs. Pete, November 26, 2022 (6% of the vote)
Fourth match:
WINNER: William Nylander vs MIN, Feb. 24, 2023 (66% of the vote)
Loser: William Nylander vs FLA, Jan 17, 2023 (34% of the vote)
Biggest explosion: Game 3, Marner (v. NY) Jan. 25, 2023 (94% of the vote) vs. Marner (v. FLA) Jan. 17, 2023 (6% of the vote)
closest match: Match 4, Nylander (vs. MIN) Feb 24, 2023 (66% of the vote) vs. Nylander (vs. FLA) Jan. 17, 2023 (34% of the vote)
Here is a photo of the updated bracket heading into the third round after all four of their second round matches.
You’ll have a chance to vote in the third round of matches tomorrow on our Twitter account (@employee) with a single match between John Tavares (vs. PHI) on November 2, 2022, vs. Mitch Marner (vs. EDM) on March 11, 2023.