Muddogs come up big in week 14!!
Just when you thought it was safe…the Muddogs came racing back to the top. They easily bested the competition this week with 127 points and got points from every player on their roster. Leading the way was Rick Nash (2 G 7 A) who also took the number one star in the league for the week. They also go strong performances from Mike Green (2 G 2 A), Mark Streit (1 G 4 A), Johan Franzen (3 G 1 A) and it didn’t hurt that Nicklas Backstrom won both his starts including a shutout!
The Ottawa Titans were the best in the west for the week breaking the century mark with 106 points. They had a good all around team performance, including standout performances by Brian Rafalski (1 G 5 A), Martin Havlat (2 G 3 A) and Derek Roy ( 2 G 2 A). The Titans are the closest team to catching the Muddogs lagging by a mere 154 points with roughly twelve weeks remaining in the regular season.
The Indianapolis Ice takes the third slot with 88 points. They had 4 players in double digits and were led by defensemen Brent Burns with 1 goal and 5 assists. Other contributors were Kris Versteeg (2 G 1 A), Loui Eriksson (2 G 1 A) and bruiser Todd Bertuzzi (2 G 3 A). The Ice are running in the middle of the pack in the west, but are only 10 points out of second in the west.
The San Francisco Dragons occupy the fourth spot and are looking forward to more performances like this week as they have been struggling as of late. They sit in last in the west, but have shown flashes of brilliance throughout the season. This week they were led by Pavel Datsyuk (2 G 1 A), Ilya Kovalchuk (2 G 2 A) and Jarome Iginla (2 G 4 A).
Rounding out he top five were the Richmond Falcons with 82 points. The Falcons have one of the current hottest players in the league Zach Parise. Parise led the team with (3 G 1 A) and had help from Jason Pominville (2 G 2 A), Tomas Plekanec (1 G) and Mike Knuble (1 G 1 A). The Falcons are currently third in the east and 4th in the overall standings.
The rest of the week’s standings as follows:
6th – RC Wraiths
7th – Tampa Gators
8th – Atlantic City Generals
9th – Buffalo Attack
10th – Corona Badgers
11th – Montreal Stunners
12th – Quebec Gateways
13th – Victoria Vikings
14th – Sept-Iles Nordiques
Well it’s a new year and time for some teams to shakeup their lines as the push for the playoffs begins. Some of the teams making significant moves were the Indianapolis Ice and the Atlantic City Generals. Some smaller tweaks were made by the Montreal Stunners and the Tampa Gators.
Happy New Year to all and good luck in week 15!
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This Weeks 3 Stars
| Player | team | points |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Gomez | Free Agent |
7 |
| Henrik Lundqvist | Indianapolis Ice |
7 |
| Paul Mara | San Francisco Dragons |
6 |
I told you all about the possibility of a "legends league" who's idea was brought forward by our friends at the Local Puck Hog 242. They have invited us to chat with them on their message boards, so just tell them you are with the SSFHL and they will be more than glad to sign you up!
