A number of player and team milestones can be reached this year, including one fairly significant one: Dan Dawson could (fairly easily, by his standards) be the all-time league leader in assists. Here’s a list of the most likely milestones to be hit:
Teams
Wins & losses
Toronto’s sixth win of the season will be the franchise’s 200th. Georgia needs six and the Black Wolves need ten for 50.
Goals
The Georgia Swarm need 40 goals to reach 1000, while the Saskatchewan Rush need 60. The Mammoth need 153 goals to reach 3500 and Calgary needs 201 to reach 4000. With 87 goals, the Bandits will hit 5500, far and away the highest total for any team. The Swarm are 122 goals away from allowing 1000 all-time, and the Rock will hit 4000 goals allowed if they give up 195.
Team Leaders
With 99 points this year (a tall order, but not unimaginable), Eli McLaughlin would tie Adam Jones for 4th on the Mammoth while Jacob Ruest needs 34 to catch Sean Pollock for 11th. A 116-point season from Rob Hellyer would tie him with Stephen Leblanc for 4th on the Toronto Rock list, while 82 for Tom Schreiber ties him with Aaron Wilson for 9th.
I looked over each of the teams to see what their all-time leader board looked like, and as you might expect from a 28-year-old team, the Bandits leaders will not change significantly anytime soon. Dhane Smith is third all-time but needs around 350 points to catch Mark Steenhuis, who is almost 800 behind John Tavares. The only other active Bandit in the top 20 is Steve Priolo, who’s tied with Kevin Dostie for 19th. Priolo could pass Jim Veltman for 18th with 11 points.
Players
Goals
| Player… | Needs… | To reach… |
| Rhys Duch | 3 | 400 |
| Curtis Dickson | 5 | 400 |
| Callum Crawford | 43 | 400 |
| Kevin Crowley | 8 | 300 |
| Adam Jones | 18 | 300 |
| Mark Matthews | 25 | 300 |
| Corey Small | 44 | 300 |
| Garrett Billings | 2 | 200 |
| Ben McIntosh | 8 | 200 |
| Johnny Powless | 8 | 200 |
| Rob Hellyer | 10 | 200 |
| Logan Schuss | 28 | 200 |
Assists
| Player… | Needs… | To reach… |
| Dan Dawson | 23 | 900 |
| Shawn Evans | 43 | 800 |
| Ryan Benesch | 23 | 600 |
| Rhys Duch | 30 | 600 |
| Jeff Shattler | 8 | 500 |
| Jordan Hall | 23 | 500 |
| Garrett Billings | 32 | 500 |
| Stephan Leblanc | 37 | 500 |
| Cody Jamieson | 51 | 500 |
| Dane Dobbie | 52 | 500 |
| Dhane Smith | 19 | 400 |
| Adam Jones | 6 | 300 |
| Robert Church | 19 | 300 |
| Logan Schuss | 38 | 300 |
| Kiel Matisz | 38 | 300 |
Points
| Player… | Needs… | To reach… |
| Dan Dawson | 4 | 1400 |
| Shawn Evans | 13 | 1200 |
| Ryan Benesch | 90 | 1100 |
| Callum Crawford | 37 | 1000 |
| Rhys Duch | 33 | 1000 |
| Dane Dobbie | 34 | 900 |
| Jeff Shattler | 82 | 900 |
| Stephan Leblanc | 36 | 800 |
| Curtis Dickson | 78 | 800 |
| Jordan Hall | 85 | 800 |
| Mark Matthews | 95 | 800 |
| Cody Jamieson | 96 | 800 |
| Garrett Billings | 34 | 700 |
| Corey Small | 65 | 700 |
| Dhane Smith | 65 | 700 |
| Kevin Crowley | 85 | 700 |
| Adam Jones | 24 | 600 |
| Shayne Jackson | 77 | 600 |
| Rob Hellyer | 15 | 500 |
| Robert Church | 19 | 500 |
| Brodie Merrill | 47 | 500 |
Loose Balls
| Player… | Needs… | To reach… |
| Brodie Merrill | 65 | 2500 |
| Jay Thorimbert | 31 | 1600 |
| Ian Hawksbee | 35 | 1400 |
| Jordan MacIntosh | 6 | 1300 |
| Shawn Evans | 11 | 1300 |
| Jeremy Thompson | 26 | 1300 |
| Jeff Shattler | 29 | 1300 |
| Jordan Hall | 62 | 1000 |
PIM
| Player… | Needs… | To reach… |
| Matt Beers | 12 | 500 |
| Brodie Merrill | 15 | 500 |
| Paul Dawson | 45 | 500 |
Games
| Player… | Needs… | To reach… |
| Dan Dawson | 13 | 300 |
| Paul Dawson | 1 | 200 |
| Ian Hawksbee | 4 | 200 |
| Ian Llord | 9 | 200 |
| Rhys Duch | 16 | 200 |
| Rob Hellyer | 1 | 100 |
| Curtis Knight | 1 | 100 |
| Logan Schuss | 2 | 100 |
| Travis Cornwall | 4 | 100 |
| Riley Loewen | 5 | 100 |
Goalie Minutes
| Player… | Needs… | To reach… |
| Matt Vinc | 4 | 12000 |
| Evan Kirk | 124 | 6000 |
| Frank Scigliano | 297 | 4000 |
Goals against
| Player… | Needs… | To reach… |
| Mike Poulin | 33 | 1600 |
| Aaron Bold | 54 | 1500 |
| Nick Rose | 8 | 1200 |
| Evan Kirk | 17 | 1200 |
| Dillon Ward | 5 | 1000 |
| Frank Scigliano | 52 | 800 |
Saves
| Player… | Needs… | To reach… |
| Matt Vinc | 177 | 8000 |
| Aaron Bold | 166 | 5000 |
| Evan Kirk | 115 | 4000 |
| Dillon Ward | 474 | 4000 |
| Frank Scigliano | 507 | 3000 |
Leaders
This section is for players who are close to passing a retired player on the career list in a particular category.
| Player… | Needs… | To tie… | For… |
| Dan Dawson | 18 goals | Colin Doyle | 4th |
| Ryan Benesch | 7 goals | Lewis Ratcliff | 9th |
| 11 goals | Shawn Williams | 8th | |
| 16 goals | Josh Sanderson | 7th | |
| Shawn Evans | is 3 behind Benesch | ||
| Dane Dobbie | is 12 behind Evans | ||
| Rhys Duch | 2 goals | Tom Marechek | 14th |
| 13 goals | Paul Gait | 13th | |
| Curtis Dickson | is 2 behind Duch | ||
| Dan Dawson | 21 assists | Josh Sanderson | 2nd |
| 47 assists | John Tavares | 1st | |
| Shawn Evans | 21 assists | John Grant, Jr. | 5th |
| Callum Crawford | 5 assists | Gavin Prout | 8th |
| Jeff Shattler | 1 assist | Jim Veltman | 16th |
| Dan Dawson | 50 points | John Grant, Jr. | 2nd |
| Ryan Benesch | 3 points | Mark Steenhuis | 9th |
| Callum Crawford | is 37 behind Benesch | ||
| Rhys Duch | is 6 behind Crawford | ||
| Dane Dobbie | 56 points | Gavin Prout | 14th |
| Mike Poulin | 17 goals against | Brandon Miller | 8th |
| Mike Poulin | 11 wins | Anthony Cosmo | 4th |
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