The National Strat-O-Matic Hockey League Newsletter League Established May 1, 1997 Volume #9, Issue #12 - January 26, 2005 ************************************************************************** Current League Officers: Commissioner: Doug Norris Vice-Commissioner: Eric Goodman Email List Administator: Steve Kramer Email the whole league: mailto:nshl@thalia.org NSHL Chat List: mailto:nshlchat@thalia.org Web Page Administrator: Brian Leahy League Web Site: http://www.geocities.com/nshlweb Files Adminstrator: Brian Leahy / Tom Vinacci League Files Site: http://www.highrantdistrict.com/SOM/NSHL ************************************************************************** HOLA! DONDA ESTA SUS PANTALONES? First note - I'll be in Costa Rica from February 2nd through February 7th, and will not have e-mail access. Eric will man the ship while I'm gone, so don't give him any hassles. Please read Brian's summary on how to send computer managers, boxscores and export files. There have been issues lately. Thanks, Brian! Two great articles on the Peter Bondra trade, one from each perspective! Oh, and the league files are ready to go. Have at 'em! ************************************************************************** EASTERN CONFERENCE ALL-STAR NOMINEES: Please submit your ballot to the Commissioner by February 7, including one (and only one) candidate from each position. All owners and associates are highly encourated to cast a ballot. Also, if you are interested in hosting the 2004-05 NSHL All-Star Game, please contact me directly. Listed statistics for forwards and defensemen are: Goals-Assists-Points, defense rating, and intimidation rating. For goaltender: W-L-T, goals-against average, save percentage and shutouts. LEFT WING: STM Tony Amonte (16-28-44, 2 def, 4 int) CGC Tyler Arnason (20-25-45, 1 def, 2 int) QCP Martin Havlat (20-36-56, 1 def, 6 int) FLO Jochen Hecht (13-28-41, 3 def, 7 int) MON John LeClair (17-15-32, 2 def, 6 int) BUF Ilya Kovalchuk (34-20-54, 2 def, 8 int) MAN Trevor Letowski (8-8-16, 3 def, 4 int) LYN Fredrik Modin (17-17-34, 3 def, 4 int) LIB Markus Naslund (25-39-64, 3 def, 7 int) BRK Jarret Stoll (10-14-24, 2 def, 5 int) SHS Josef Vasicek (13-8-21, 2 def, 7 int) NYL Nikolai Zherdev (12-14-26, 1 def, 3 int) CENTRE: NYL Derek Armstrong (15-22-37, 2 def, 6 int) CGC Kris Draper (20-8-28, 5 def, 5 int) FLO Chris Gratton (10-21-31, 2 def, 9 int) BRK Jeff Halpern (7-27-34, 4 def, 7 int) QCP Robert Lang (29-34-63, 2 def, 3 int) LIB Vincent Lecavalier (23-22-45, 2 def, 1 int) MAN Mark Messier (32-27-59, 3 def, 6 int) SHS Brendan Morrison (4-25-29, 3 def, 6 int) LYN Joe Nieuwendyk (16-20-36, 2 def, 4 int) MON Mark Recchi (11-29-40, 2 def, 6 int) BUF Mike Ribeiro (16-39-55, 3 def, 2 int) STM Brian Rolston (24-33-57, 4 def, 5 int) RIGHT WING: NYL Erik Cole (11-19-30, 4 def, 9 int) FLO Shane Doan (24-28-52, 4 def, 7 int) BUF Paul Mara (8-33-41, 2 def, 5 int) QCP Bill Guerin (26-33-59, 2 def, 9 int) BRK Steve Konowalchuk (9-15-24, 4 def, 8 int) SHS Milan Kraft (19-19-38, 1 def, 2 int) MAN Shawn McEachern (25-25-50, 2 def, 8 int) LIB Zigmund Palffy (12-22-34, 2 def, 3 int) LYN Miroslav Satan (12-27-39, 2 def, 1 int) MON Marco Sturm (20-17-37, 3 def, 6 int) STM Scott Walker (23-33-56, 4 def, 9 int) CGC Mike York (15-12-27, 3 def, 2 int) LEFT DEFENSE: CGC Bryan Berard (13-46-59, 2 def, 5 int) FLO Nathan Dempsey (14-16-30, 2 def, 4 int) STM Scott Hannan (3-18-21, 5 def, 6 int) QCP Bret Hedican (3-29-32, 3 def, 7 int) BUF Paul Mara (3-44-47, 2 def, 6 int) SHS Bryan McCabe (19-16-35, 4 def, 9 int) LIB Kyle McLaren (1-28-29, 3 def, 8 int) NYL Karlis Skrastins (4-7-11, 3 def, 5 int) MON Andy Sutton (3-13-16, 4 def, 10 int) MAN Darryl Sydor (2-14-16, 3 def, 4 int) LYN Alexei Zhitnik (4-27-31, 4 def, 10 int) BRK Andrei Zyuzin (1-16-17, 2 def, 6 int) RIGHT DEFENSE: MAN Patrice Brisebois (3-26-29, 3 def, 3 int) LYN Keith Carney (3-6-9, 4 def, 6 int) LIB Zdeno Chara (8-21-29, 5 def, 12 int) QCP Sean Hill (14-31-45, 3 def, 8 int) CGC Kim Johnsson (8-23-31, 4 def, 3 int) BUF Tom Preissing (3-8-11, 2 def, 2 int) BRK Karel Rachunek (3-10-13, 2 def, 4 int) NYL Cory Sarich (4-19-23, 4 def, 8 int) STM Jason Smith (5-14-19, 4 def, 10 int) SHS Brad Stuart (4-9-13, 2 def, 4 int) MON Dick Tarnstrom (6-23-29, 2 def, 5 int) FLO Sergei Zubov (4-38-42, 3 def, 2 int) GOAL: MON David Aebischer (17-16-6, 2.57 gaa, 91.6% sv, 4 ShO) MAN Roman Cechmanek (8-16-6, 2.97 gaa, 89.3% sv, 3 ShO) NYL Dan Cloutier (12-23-0, 3.63 gaa, 88.7% sv, 3 ShO) SHS Marc Denis (8-26-6, 3.21 gaa, 90.6% sv, 0 ShO) CGC Mike Dunham (12-13-2, 3.33 gaa, 88.1% sv, 3 ShO) LYN Robert Esche (16-6-2, 1.53 gaa, 94.4% sv, 5 ShO) STM Cristobal Huet (14-0-3, 1.76 gaa, 92.8% sv, 3 ShO) BUF Nikolai Khabibulin (13-20-3, 3.23 gaa, 90.0% sv, 1 ShO) BRK Olaf Kolzig (15-21-5, 2.65 gaa, 91.6% sv, 4 ShO) QCP Andrew Raycroft (19-9-3, 2.67 gaa, 90.8% sv, 2 ShO) FLO Dwayne Roloson (8-14-2, 2.74 gaa, 90.7% sv, 2 ShO) LIB Jose Theodore (27-13-2, 2.72 gaa, 90.3% sv, 2 ShO) ************************************************************************** WESTERN CONFERENCE ALL-STAR NOMINEES: Please read the instructions at the top of the previous section regarding the all-star ballot. LEFT WING: SES Kevyn Adams (10-7-17, 3 def, 6 int) TPK Valeri Bure (26-28-54, 1 def, 1 int) HRH Alexander Frolov (23-21-44, 2 def, 3 int) NCH Paul Kariya (8-28-36, 2 def, 2 int) HOU Rick Nash (23-14-37, 2 def, 8 int) MIN Adam Oates (3-8-11, 2 def, 1 int) CCC Luc Robitaille (12-19-31, 2 def, 4 int) SFH Michael Ryder (27-42-69, 3 def, 5 int) FGF Steve Sullivan (18-37-55, 2 def, 6 int) SEA Alex Tanguay (11-40-51, 2 def, 6 int) PIT Keith Tkachuk (29-36-65, 2 def, 8 int) VAW Henrik Zetterberg (7-15-22, 3 def, 2 int) CENTRE: SFH Vincent Damphousse (9-27-36, 2 def, 3 int) VAW Pavel Datsyuk (19-29-48, 2 def, 4 int) NCH Bobby Holik (24-22-46, 3 def, 9 int) PIT Saku Koivu (3-38-41, 3 def, 6 int) CCC Vyacheslav Kozlov (15-31-46, 2 def, 7 int) SEA Patrick Marleau (24-28-52, 4 def, 5 int) MIN Tuomo Ruutu (16-12-28, 2 def, 8 int) TPK Joe Sakic (34-46-80, 3 def, 6 int) HRH Marc Savard (26-17-43, 2 def, 7 int) SES Jason Spezza (15-28-43, 1 def, 4 int) HOU Mats Sundin (20-53-73, 3 def, 6 int) FGF Joe Thornton (27-38-65, 3 def, 9 int) RIGHT WING: TPK Daniel Alfredsson (27-33-60, 4 def, 4 int) VAW Patrice Bergeron (20-19-39, 2 def, 3 int) SEA Chris Drury (9-25-34, 3 def, 8 int) HOU Patrik Elias (24-40-64, 3 def, 6 int) CCC Marian Gaborik (14-20-34, 2 def, 3 int) FGF Marian Hossa (24-42-66, 3 def, 6 int) PIT Jarome Iginla (31-37-68, 3 def, 8 int) HRH Owen Nolan (15-13-28, 2 def, 11 int) MIN Byron Ritchie (5-9-14, 2 def, 11 int) SFH Martin St. Louis (36-28-64, 5 def, 3 int) NCH Steve Thomas (20-13-33, 2 def, 6 int) SES David Vyborny (18-18-36, 2 def, 5 int) LEFT DEFENSE: VAW Jay Bouwmeester (1-13-14, 3 def, 2 int) MIN Mathieu Dandenault (5-4-9, 2 def, 6 int) SFH Denis Gauthier (0-9-9, 3 def, 11 int) SEA Ed Jovanovski (2-23-25, 4 def, 9 int) TPK Brian Leetch (12-36-48, 3 def, 5 int) HRH John-Michael Liles (4-21-25, 2 def, 2 int) PIT Scott Niedermayer (13-32-45, 5 def, 6 int) SES Joni Pitkanen (7-22-29, 2 def, 4 int) HOU Chris Pronger (12-45-57, 5 def, 9 int) CCC Wade Redden (10-22-32, 5 def, 7 int) NCH Sheldon Souray (9-24-33, 5 def, 11 int) FGF Kimmo Timonen (6-23-29, 4 def, 5 int) RIGHT DEFENSE: CCC Adrian Aucoin (13-32-45, 5 def, 7 int) HOU Rob Blake (13-29-42, 4 def, 8 int) SES Dan Boyle (8-23-31, 2 def, 5 int) SEA Nick Boynton (8-16-24, 4 def, 9 int) HRH Sergei Gonchar (8-38-46, 2 def, 7 int) TPK Dmitri Kalinin (3-17-20, 3 def, 6 int) FGF Pavel Kubina (15-9-24, 2 def, 9 int) PIT Luke Richardson (0-3-3, 4 def, 8 int) VAW Brent Sopel (12-30-42, 2 def, 4 int) NCH Steve Staios (6-22-28, 3 def, 8 int) MIN Niclas Wallin (4-3-7, 2 def, 8 int) SFH Marek Zidlicky (7-21-28, 1 def, 7 int) GOAL: SES Ty Conklin (9-19-3, 3.33 gaa, 88.8% sv, 2 ShO) SEA Jean-Sebastien Giguere (21-8-0, 2.63 gaa, 90.8% sv, 1 ShO) PIT Curtis Joseph (13-5-0, 2.75 gaa, 89.7% sv, 2 ShO) NCH Miikka Kiprusoff (13-6-3, 2.09 gaa, 92.3% sv, 2 ShO) VAW Patrick Lalime (10-13-1, 3.56 gaa, 87.9% sv, 1 ShO) CCC Manny Legace (9-5-1, 2.27 gaa, 92.0% sv, 1 ShO) FGF Roberto Luongo (24-13-7, 2.27 gaa, 92.2% sv, 8 ShO) TPK Evgeni Nabokov (24-7-7, 2.17 gaa, 92.1% sv, 5 ShO) HRH Pasi Nurminen (8-20-1, 4.60 gaa, 86.3% sv, 0 ShO) HOU Chris Osgood (21-5-1, 1.87 gaa, 92.0% sv, 5 ShO) MIN Tomas Vokoun (3-18-0, 2.69 gaa, 91.8% sv, 0 ShO) SFH Kevin Weekes (18-16-5, 2.84 gaa, 91.1% sv, 4 ShO) ************************************************************************** HANDLING OF FILES: by Brian Leahy, Capital City owner Computer Manager 1) File(s) zipped 2) Sent to either: a) NSHL list or b) 4 road opponents, Doug, Eric and Brian Box Scores and Export Files 1) Export file zipped 2) Text (not HTML) box score file unzipped 3) Sent to NSHLgames@yahoogroups.com list. No need to copy Doug or Brian as they are subscribed to the list * Some of you send the text boxscores in individual messages and then send all four export files (zipped) together in another message. Completely acceptable. ************************************************************************** WEEK ELEVEN/TWELVE IN REVIEW: The Long Island Berserkers finally started to pull their 2004-05 season together this biweek, going a perfect 8-0 to open up a twelve-point gap in the Northeast Division. The Berserkers were only in danger once, in a 4-3 overtime win in Corner Creek, but Steve Rucchin saved the day with a marker in the extra frame. The surge moves the Berserkers up two spots to #6 in the Norris Power Index, second in their conference only to the Quebec City Patriotes. The Patriotes also had a stellar biweek, going 6-1-1 to move into the lead in the Atlantic (wins tiebreaker over St. Michael's). The Privateers won the head-to-head matchup by a 3-1 count, however. The two divisional heavyweights do not meet again until mid-March, when they play twice in a four-day span. Behind the play of two-way star Kris Draper, the Corner Creek Green Calves made a move in the East this biweek, winning six of their eight contests to settle into the conference's fifth playoff seed for the time being. In Topeka's game in Hampton Roads on January 18, the Scarecrows scored eight goals. That's not particularly surprising, since Topeka scores a lot of goals. What *was* unusual was that star center Joe Sakic figured in all eight of the Scarecrow tallies, with two goals and six assists! Wow! ************************************************************************** BONDRA UNVEILED TO BE A SASQUATCH by Scott Shigemi, Seattle Sasquatch owner Seattle, WA (AP) - In an effort to solidify themselves as playoff contenders, the Seattle Sasquatch announced today a deal with the Brooklyn Fourteenth. At the beginning of the season, Seattle acquired Kevyn Adams from the Fourteenth. This time they get a more legitimate goal scorer in Peter Bondra. "It was news to me," responded the veteran forward. "I knew they put my name out there, but never did I imagine that I'd wind up on the other side of the U.S." Seattle's offense has been dreadful for the past two seasons. Since trading away all-star Alexei Yashin, the Sasquatch has ranked among the lowest goal scoring teams in the NSHL. This season has seen their left wing scoring drop to a season high of nine goals. Kevyn Adams who has played in 42 out of 44 games is Seattle's top left wing. The Sasquatch hopes that Bondra will re-ignite their lackluster offense, providing David Vyborny a playmate. "We looked at our roster and determined that additional offense was required if we are to lock down one of the playoff spots," General Mananger, Ken Dryden said. "Bondra provides us with an additional scoring threat and some veteran leadership. With some of our developing talent and his presence, we should be able to make a strong push to the finish line." Moving in the opposite direction, Brooklyn receives one of Europe's up and coming prospects in Pavel Vorobiev and a draft pick (BRK05#2). Vorobiev was ranked tops in the 2000 NHL entry draft. He brings what scouts deem to be the "complete package." The draft pick was previously acquired in the Kevyn Adams trade when Seattle sent Jiri Hudler and David Tanabe to Brooklyn. ************************************************************************** BONDRA HEADS WEST by Jeff Tsuruoka, Brooklyn owner Brooklyn, NY - The latest victim of the Brooklyn Fourteenth's rebuilding is the franchises all time leading scorer and a shoe-in for an eventual NSHL Hall of Fame. Peter Bondra was traded to the Seattle Sasquatch. In return the Fourteenth re-acquired their own second round draft pick and also got the very highly regarded prospect Pavel Vorobiev. "What it came down to," said team owner Jeff Tsuruoka, "was sitting down with Peter and discussing where the team was going and finding out what he wanted to do. He said that his preference was to stay in Brooklyn, but that if I could find a fair deal for him - and he didn't have to go anywhere he didn't want to go - that he'd be all right with it. Seattle was on his short list of cities. We can't say enough about what Peter's meant to this team." Bondra received the news while at practice. "I'm sad to be leaving Brooklyn. I've accomplished so much here. It will be hard getting used to playing anywhere else. I will play my hardest for Seattle, but I will always be in Brooklyn." ************************************************************************** RAFALSKI THE MISSING PIECE? Faced with a potentially dangerous injury situation, the Seattle Rainiers took a gamble and hopefully picked up the piece of the puzzle that will allow them to successfully defend their Farley Cup title. The Fort Garry Fiddler Crabs sent blueliner Brian Rafalski to the Emerald City, where he will join Ed Jovanovski and Nick Boynton to form a solid trio. "With the number of players we have banged up back there, it was a no-brainer," according to Seattle GM Doug Norris. "In particular, [Jovanovski] and [Spacek] are both out two-to-four weeks, and with the competitiveness at the top of our division, we can't afford to sit back for that length of time." Rafalski could be the all-star defenseman that the Rainiers have coveted ever since the decline and trade of Eric Desjardins a few years back. Local hockey pundits believe that he is the best puckmoving blueliner in Rainier history, which isn't difficult when the other contenders include Jovanovski, Desjardins and the immortal Steve Duchesne. Said Norris: "Brian will give us a new dimension to our attack. We've always had the forwards that can put the puck in the back of the net - now we'll have one more way to get it to them. And Brian's a lot more responsible defensively than people give him credit for." The Rainiers had to give up one of their prize prospects in return for Rafalski, in portsider Oleg Saprykin. The former Thunderbird had been in and out of the Seattle lineup, and was recently relegated to the press box in favour of veteran Brian Savage. But the coaching staff still has high hopes for the Russian. "Oleg's going to have a long career in this league," said Norris. "He's a guy that you don't want to trade, especially within your division. We wish him well, and we'd love to have him back in Seattle someday." ************************************************************************** WEEK ELEVEN/TWELVE RESULTS: Capital City 1, at Brooklyn 1 (OT) CCC Ed Belfour - nineteen saves, 3/3 GR BRK Peter Bondra - goal, seven shots on goal BRK Olaf Kolzig - thirty-four saves, 1/2 GR Corner Creek 1, at Brooklyn 0 CGC Roman Turek - twenty-three saves, shutout, 2/2 GR BRK Olaf Kolzig - forty saves, 2/3 GR CGC Adam Foote - goal, takeaway, hit Buffalo 3, at Brooklyn 5 BRK Steve Konowalchuk - goal, assist, two takeaways, ten shots on goal BRK Jeff Halpern - goal, assist BUF Paul Mara - two assists New York 1, at Brooklyn 4 BRK Olaf Kolzig - eighteen saves, 6/6 GR BRK Jeff Halpern - three assists BKR Chris Simon - two goals, assist, seventeen penalty minutes Hampton Roads 3, at Buffalo 4 HRH Alexander Frolov - two goals, assist BUF Nikolai Khabibulin - thirty saves, 6/8 GR BUF Yanic Perreault - game-winning goal Lyndonville 3, at Buffalo 1 LYN Curtis Brown - game-winning goal LYN Robert Esche - nineteen saves, 2/3 GR BUF Mike Ribeiro - goal Long Island 3, at Buffalo 1 LIB Aleksey Morozov - two goals LIB Vincent Lecavalier - two assists, two takeaways BUF Nikolai Khabibulin - twenty-nine saves, 3/4 GR New York 2, at Buffalo 0 NYL Erik Cole - goal, assist NYL Dan Cloutier - twenty-two saves, shutout, 2/2 GR NYL Alyn McCauley - game-winning goal Long Island 4, at Capital City 1 LIB Vincent Lecavalier - power-play goal, assist LIB Jose Theodore - twenty-three saves, 5/6 GR LIB Trent Hunter - two goals, two takeaways Houston 1, at Capital City 2 CCC Manny Legace - thirty-two saves, 8/8 GR CCC Scott Mellanby - game-winning goal HOU Mats Sundin - shorthanded goal Hampton Roads 2, at Capital City 5 CCC Vyacheslav Kozlov - power-play goal, assist CCC Manny Legace - thirty-five saves, 6/8 GR CCC Wade Redden - three assists Minneapolis 0, at Capital City 5 CCC Vyacheslav Kozlov - two goals, two assists CCC Manny Legace - seventeen saves, shutout, 0/0 GR CCC Wade Redden - power-play goal, assist Houston 3, at Corner Creek 4 (OT) CGC Mike Dunham - thirty-two saves, 8/8 GR CGC Gary Roberts - overtime goal CGC Kris Draper - shorthanded goal, 8-of-11 faceoffs, excellent PK Long Island 4, at Corner Creek 3 (OT) CGC Nils Ekman - two goals, assist LIB Steve Rucchin - overtime goal, assist LIB Zdeno Chara - two assists, takeaway, hit New York 2, at Corner Creek 3 (OT) CGC Bryan Berard - two assists CGC Brian Gionta - overtime goal NYL Dan Cloutier - thirty-seven saves, 5/6 GR Buffalo 3, at Corner Creek 4 CGC Daniel Sedin - goal, assist CGC Kim Johnsson - game-winning goal CGC Gary Roberts - two assists Seattle Rainiers 0, at Florida 1 SEA Vesa Toskala - thirty-seven saves, 8/8 GR FLO Marty Turco - thirty-six saves, shutout, 6/6 GR FLO Glen Murray - game-winning goal Manayunk 2, at Florida 2 (OT) FLO Jochen Hecht - two assists FLO Glen Murray - two goals MAN Dave Andreychuk - assist, 12-of-13 faceoffs Stone Harbor 4, at Florida 1 SHS Mike Comrie - two goals SHS Dominik Hasek - thirty-one saves, 4/5 GR FLO Marty Turco - twenty-three saves, 8/10 GR Montreal 1, at Florida 5 FLO Lubomir Visnovsky - power-play goal, two assists FLO Marty Turco - twenty-five saves, 5/5 GR FLO Chris Clark - two assists Vancouver 2, at Fort Garry 6 FGF Joe Thornton - two goals, two assists FGF Marian Hossa - goal, two assists VAW Brent Sopel - two assists, takeaway, three hits San Francisco 4, at Fort Garry 6 FGF Joe Thornton - four goals FGF Marian Hossa - goal, two assists, three takeaways SFH Martin St. Louis - two goals, assist North Calgary 5, at Fort Garry 1 NCH Miikka Kiprusoff - twenty-nine saves, 5/5 GR NCH Derek Morris - goal, assist, takeaway, two hits NCH Eric Lindros - three assists Quebec City 3, at Fort Garry 3 (OT) FGF Ryan Smyth - goal, assist, takeaway, two hits FGF Jordan Leopold - goal, assist FGF Mattias Ohlund - assist, three hits Pittsburgh 5, at Hampton Roads 2 PIT Tommy Salo - thirty saves, 6/7 GR PIT Cliff Ronning - three assists PIT Cory Stillman - two goals Brooklyn 1, at Hampton Roads 1 (OT) BRK Michael Leighton - thirty-eight saves, 3/4 GR HRH Owen Nolan - goal HRH Alexander Frolov - assist Minneapolis 2, at Hampton Roads 4 MIN Landon Wilson - two goals HRH Pierre Turgeon - power-play goal, assist HRH Alexander Frolov - two assists Topeka 8, at Hampton Roads 2 TPK Joe Sakic - two goals, six assists TPK Jan Hlavac - goal, three assists TPK Daniel Alfredsson - power-play goal, shorthanded goal Lyndonville 1, at Houston 2 HOU Mattias Timander - game-winning goal LYN Martin Prusek - thirty-six saves, 8/9 GR HOU Patrik Elias - two assists Minneapolis 0, at Houston 2 HOU Brendan Shanahan - two goals HOU Chris Pronger - two assists MIN Tomas Vokoun - forty saves, 5/7 GR Hampton Roads 2, at Houston 8 HOU Mats Sundin - two goals, three assists HOU Patrik Elias - shorthanded goal, assist, twelve shots on goal HOU Brenden Morrow - goal, two assists Topeka 3, at Houston 3 (OT) TPK Martin Rucinsky - game-tying goal, nine shots on goal TPK Joe Sakic - two goals HOU Patrik Elias - two goals Topeka 2, at Long Island 3 LIB Jose Theodore - thirty-two saves, 4/5 GR LIB Vincent Lecavalier - goal, assist TPK Brad Richards - two assists Lyndonville 3, at Long Island 4 LIB Zigmund Palffy - goal, two assists LIB Sergei Fedorov - goal, assist LIB Markus Naslund - two assists Brooklyn 2, at Long Island 7 LIB Sergei Fedorov - two goals, two assists LIB Markus Naslund - four assists LIB Zigmund Palffy - goal, two assists Corner Creek 2, at Long Island 6 LIB Markus Naslund - two goals, two assists, two takeaways LIB Zigmund Palffy - goal, two assists CGC Adam Foote - penalty shot goal, assist Pittsburgh 2, at Lyndonville 7 LYN Ethan Moreau - two goals, assist LYN Robert Esche - thirty-two saves, 5/5 GR LYN Alexei Zhitnik - two assists Brooklyn 1, at Lyndonville 7 LYN Michal Handzus - two goals, three assists LYN Miroslav Satan - two goals, two assists LYN Alexei Kovalev - goal, two assists Corner Creek 3, at Lyndonville 1 CGC Roman Turek - twenty-four saves, 7/7 GR CGC Nils Ekman - goal, assist CGC Bryan Berard - goal, assist Buffalo 1, at Lyndonville 3 LYN Robert Esche - twenty-three saves, 4/4 GR LYN Michal Handzus - two assists LYN Ethan Moreau - short-handed goal Fort Garry 1, at Manayunk 3 MAN Mike Knuble - game-winning goal MAN Roman Cechmanek - twenty-five saves, 6/6 GR MAN Fernando Pisani - goal Montreal 5, at Manayunk 0 MON David Aebischer - thirty-two saves, 7/7 GR MON Keith Primeau - goal, assist MON Dan McGillis - two assists St. Michael's 2, at Manayunk 2 (OT) MAN Trevor Letowski - goal, assist STM Cristobal Huet - thirty-two saves, 4/5 GR MAN Corey Schwab - thirty-two saves, 4/4 GR Stone Harbor 1, at Manayunk 5 MAN Shawn McEachern - game-winning goal, assist MAN Peter Schaefer - goal, assist MAN Jamie McLennan - sixteen saves, 3/4 GR Corner Creek 5, at Minneapolis 2 CGC Mike York - two goals, assist CGC Kim Johnsson - goal, assist CGC Bryan Berard - two assists Topeka 3, at Minneapolis 0 TPK Scott Stevens - power-play goal, assist TPK John Grahame - twenty-two saves, shutout, 1/1 GR TPK Stephane Yelle - two assists Capital City 5, at Minneapolis 1 CCC Adrian Aucoin - two assists CCC Jason Blake - goal, assist CCC Scott Mellanby - power-play goal, assist Pittsburgh 5, at Minneapolis 1 PIT Pavol Demitra - two assists PIT Curtis Joseph - twenty-seven saves, 3/4 GR PIT Cory Stillman - power-play goal, assist Quebec City 4, at Montreal 3 (OT) QCP Daniel Briere - goal, two assists QCP Bill Guerin - goal, assist QCP Bret Hedican - two assists St. Michael's 7, at Montreal 9 MON Todd Marchant - three goals, assist MON Marco Sturm - three assists MON Dick Tarnstrom - three assists North Calgary 2, at Montreal 3 (OT) MON David Aebischer - twenty-eight saves, 4/5 GR NCH Sheldon Souray - shorthanded goal, two takeaways, hit MON Mark Recchi - two goals Stone Harbor 1, at Montreal 2 SHS Marc Denis - thirty-five saves, 7/9 GR MON Philippe Boucher - two assists MON Mark Recchi - goal Minneapolis 3, at New York 2 MIN Tuomo Ruutu - goal, assist MIN Tomas Vokoun - twenty-three saves, 4/5 GR MIN Craig Johnson - power-play goal Brooklyn 3, at New York 2 BRK Chris Simon - goal, assist BRK Olaf Kolzig - twenty-nine saves, 5/7 GR BRK David Tanabe - power-play goal, assist Lyndonville 2, at New York 1 NYL Brent Johnson - thirty-four saves, 5/7 GR LYN Todd Bertuzzi - power-play goal LYN Jocelyn Thibault - eighteen saves, 1/1 GR Long Island 11, at New York 4 LIB Jeremy Roenick - three goals, two assists LIB Sergei Fedorov - two goals, two assists LIB Teemu Selanne - four assists Vancouver 1, at North Calgary 4 [played by Dan Irvine] NCH Sheldon Souray - two assists, two takeaways NCH Steve Staios - assist, three takeaways, two hits NCH Shawn Horcoff - goal, four takeaways Seattle Sasquatch 3, at North Calgary 4 [played by Dan Irvine] NCH Jason Arnott - two assists SES David Vyborny - two goals NCH Jamie Langenbrunner - two goals Florida 1, at North Calgary 2 [played by Dan Irvine] FLO Dwayne Roloson - thirty-three saves, 4/4 GR NCH Martin Brodeur - twenty-seven saves, 2/3 GR NCH Martin Straka - goal San Francisco 2, at North Calgary 1 [played by Dan Irvine] SFH Kevin Weekes - thirty-one saves, 6/6 GR SFH Jaromir Jagr - goal, assist NCH Miikka Kiprusoff - twenty-five saves, 5/7 GR New York 2, at Pittsburgh 5 PIT Jarome Iginla - three goals, assist, three takeaways NYL Brent Johnson - forty-three saves, 9/9 GR PIT Keith Tkachuk - power-play goal, three assists Capital City 3, at Pittsburgh 6 PIT Cory Stillman - goal, two assists PIT Tommy Salo - thirty-nine saves, 8/10 GR CCC Adrian Aucoin - goal, two assists Hampton Roads 5, at Pittsburgh 4 HRH Alexander Frolov - goal, two assists HRH Josef Boumedienne - power-play goal, two assists HRH John-Michael Liles - three assists Houston 7, at Pittsburgh 1 HOU Peter Forsberg - goal, two assists HOU Chris Pronger - two assists, three takeaways HOU Niklas Lidstrom - shorthanded goal, assist, three hits Manayunk 1, at Quebec City 5 QCP Milan Hejduk - goal, two assists QCP Sean Hill - goal, assist QCP Robert Lang - goal, assist Montreal 3, at Quebec City 4 MON Mark Recchi - goal, assist QCP Bill Guerin - goal, assist MON Marco Sturm - two assists Florida 2, at Quebec City 4 FLO Dwayne Roloson - thirty-two saves, 8/10 GR FLO Nathan Dempsey - goal, assist QCP Stephane Veilleux - goal, assist Seattle Sasquatch 0, at Quebec City 3 QCP Robert Lang - three goals QCP Andrew Raycroft - twenty-seven saves, shutout, 2/2 GR QCP Olli Jokinen - two assists Florida 3, at St. Michael's 7 STM Scott Walker - two goals, assist, two takeaways STM Mike Rathje - two assists STM Filip Kuba - two assists Manayunk 2, at St. Michael's 2 (OT) MAN Roman Cechmanek - thirty-two saves, 6/6 GR STM Filip Kuba - two assists, takeaway, hit MAN Dave Andreychuk - game-tying goal with 0:01 remaining, seven shots Quebec City 1, at St. Michael's 3 STM Cristobal Huet - twenty-seven saves, 5/5 GR STM Scott Walker - two goals STM Brian Rolston - two assists Vancouver 1, at St. Michael's 6 STM Scott Walker - power-play goal, assist STM Jean-Pierre Dumont - two assists STM Mike Rathje - assist, five takeaways Manayunk 4, at San Francisco 5 MAN Mark Messier - three goals, two takeaways, hit MAN Patrice Brisebois - two assists SFH Michael Ryder - game-winning power-play goal, assist Seattle Rainiers 2, at San Francisco 1 SFH Kevin Weekes - thirty-eight saves, 4/6 GR SEA Nick Boynton - assist, takeaway, hit SEA Kirk Maltby - assist, two hits Seattle Sasquatch 2, at San Francisco 7 SFH Michael Ryder - two goals, two assists SFH Randy Robitaille - three goals SFH Martin St. Louis - goal, two assists Vancouver 3, at San Francisco 3 (OT) VAW Brent Sopel - goal, two assists VAW Patrick Lalime - thirty-three saves, 5/7 GR SFH Trevor Linden - goal, assist St. Michael's 6, at Seattle Rainiers 0 STM Jean-Pierre Dumont - two goals, assist STM Tony Amonte - goal, two assists STM Cristobal Huet - fifteen saves, second straight shutout, 3/3 GR San Francisco 1, at Seattle Rainiers 5 SEA Patrick Marleau - goal, takeaway, three hits SEA Ladislav Nagy - power-play goal, assist SEA Kirk Maltby - goal, great defense on Martin St. Louis North Calgary 1, at Seattle Rainiers 4 SEA Jonathan Cheechoo - two power-play goals SEA Andrew Brunette - power-play goal, power-play assist SEA Nick Boynton - four takeaways Fort Garry 1, at Seattle Rainiers 3 SEA Vesa Toskala - thirty-two saves, 8/8 GR SEA Ed Jovanovski - game-winning goal, two takeaways, hit SEA Patrick Marleau - goal, assist Stone Harbor 1, at Seattle Sasquatch 4 SES Jay Pandolfo - goal SES Colin White - game-winning goal SES Radek Dvorak - assist, seven shots on goal, hit Fort Garry 1, at Seattle Sasquatch 2 SES Anteri Niittymaki - thirty-nine saves, 10/11 GR SES Jay Pandolfo - two takeaways, shut down Marian Hossa SES Radek Dvorak - power-play goal Seattle Rainiers 7, at Seattle Sasquatch 1 SEA Ed Jovanovski - two assists, takeaway, two hits SEA Alex Tanguay - goal, assist SEA Jonathan Cheechoo - game-winning goal North Calgary 0, at Seattle Sasquatch 1 SES Jay Pandolfo - game-winning goal NCH Miikka Kiprusoff - thirty-eight saves, 7/8 GR SES Rick DiPietro - twenty-three saves, shutout, 4/4 GR San Francisco 3, at Stone Harbor 3 (OT) SHS Marc Denis - thirty-three saves, 8/10 GR SHS Milan Kraft - two goals, ten shots on goal SFH Martin St. Louis - goal, eight shots on goal St. Michael's 3, at Stone Harbor 0 STM Brian Rolston - goal, assist STM Cristobal Huet - twenty-three saves, shutout, 2/2 GR STM Jason Smith - assist, two takeaways, hit Florida 4, at Stone Harbor 4 (OT) FLO Shane Doan - three goals SHS Bryan McCabe - goal, assist, two takeaways, two hits FLO Jochen Hecht - three assists Quebec City 5, at Stone Harbor 1 QCP Robert Lang - power-play goal, three assists, two takeaways QCP Olli Jokinen - goal, three assists QCP Milan Hejduk - two goals, assist Capital City 0, at Topeka 2 TPK Evgeni Nabokov - twenty-eight saves, shutout, 6/6 GR CCC Ed Belfour - thirty-six saves, 8/9 GR TPK Dmitri Kalinin - game-winning shorthanded goal Houston 4, at Topeka 7 TPK Brian Leetch - power-play goal, three assists, two takeaways TPK Joe Sakic - power-play goal, two assists TPK Brad Richards - goal, two assists Buffalo 3, at Topeka 3 (OT) BUF Nikolai Khabibulin - thirty saves, 8/9 GR BUF Paul Mara - three assists TPK Joe Sakic - goal, assist Pittsburgh 0, at Topeka 6 TPK Evgeni Nabokov - thirty saves, shutout, 4/4 GR TPK Valeri Bure - power-play goal, two assists TPK Brad Richards - goal, two assists Fort Garry 6, at Vancouver 3 FGF Ryan Smyth - two goals FGF Joe Thornton - three assists, four hits, 10-of-14 faceoffs FGF Marian Hossa - goal, two assists Seattle Rainiers 3, at Vancouver 1 SEA Jean-Sebastien Giguere - twenty-two saves, 8/8 GR SEA Kirk Maltby - shorthanded goal SEA Nick Boynton - two assists Seattle Sasquatch 1, at Vancouver 4 VAW Patrice Bergeron - goal, assist VAW Sebastien Caron - twenty-two saves VAW Tom Kostopolous - first goal of season Montreal 2, at Vancouver 3 VAW Patrick Lalime - thirty saves, 5/6 GR VAW Pavel Datsyuk - game-winning goal VAW Rico Fata - goal, assist ************************************************************************** PLAYER OF THE WEEK TPK Joe Sakic. Super Joe does it again for the Scarecrows, whose fans are used to his heroics by now. Sakic recorded five multiple-point games in Week 11/12, of course being paced by his eight-point, plus-six performance in Virginia on January 18. For the biweek, Sakic totalled eight goals and twelve assists! +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS 1/12 vs. Buffalo 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 12-8 46 25:38 2 1 0 3 1/14 at Long Island -1 2 0 1 0 0 0 11-7 38 21:25 0 0 0 1 1/16 vs. Pittsburgh 1 5 1 1 0 0 0 11-5 37 19:55 1 0 0 3 1/17 vs. Capital City 1 6 0 1 0 0 0 12-7 42 22:47 0 0 0 2 1/18 at Hampton Roads 6 5 2 6 0 0 0 18-11 48 26:52 0 0 1 3 1/20 at Minneapolis 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 14-9 47 26:05 1 0 0 2 1/22 vs. Houston -1 7 1 2 0 1 0 10-7 35 19:35 1 0 1 3 1/24 at Houston 0 4 2 0 2 1 0 16-6 45 24:59 1 1 0 2 Long Island's Zigmind Palffy, Montreal's Mark Recchi and St. Michael's Scott Walker also carried the load for their respective clubs this biweek. ************************************************************************** GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK SHS Marc Denis. It's tough toiling for a team in the Eastern Conference's basement, but Denis has performed quite admirably in the face of nightly danger. Week 11/12 saw Denis raise his game to another level, though. Facing thirty-six or more shots in each contest, Denis held the fort and gave his team a chance in all seven games. MIN SHOTS GA ENG GR GRS 1/13 at Seattle Sasquatch 60 37 4 0 9 6 1-4 loss 1/15 vs. San Francisco 65 36 3 0 10 8 3-3 tie 1/16 vs. Quebec City 60 39 5 0 15 11 1-5 loss 1/20 at Manayunk 60 46 5 0 13 9 1-5 loss 1/21 vs. St. Michael's 60 39 3 0 7 4 0-3 loss 1/23 at Montreal 58 37 2 0 9 7 1-2 loss 1/24 vs. Florida 65 40 4 0 11 8 4-4 tie St. Michael's Cristobal Huet (who has yet to lose in seventeen decisions) and Topeka's Evgeni Nabokov rounded out the biweekly honoraries. ************************************************************************** WEEK THIRTEEN/FOURTEEN SCHEDULE AND INJURIES: Following the team name is the number of games missed due to injury in the upcoming biweek, and the number of games missed due to injury season-to-date. BROOKLYN GULAG (26/88): 01/26/2005 BRK at MIN Jackman, Simon, Tanabe, Vandermeer 01/28/2005 HRH at BRK Jackman, Tanabe, Vandermeer 01/29/2005 MON at BRK Jackman, Tanabe, Vandermeer 01/30/2005 MAN at BRK Jackman, Tanabe, Vandermeer 02/01/2005 FLO at BRK Jackman, Tanabe, Vandermeer 02/03/2005 BRK at QCP Jackman, Tanabe, Vandermeer 02/05/2005 BRK at FLO Jackman, Tanabe, Vandermeer, Witt 02/07/2005 BRK at MAN Jackman, Tanabe, Vandermeer BUFFALO BULLDOGS (21/98): 01/26/2005 BUF at PIT Daley, Ferguson, Purinton 01/28/2005 TPK at BUF Daley, Ferguson, Purinton, Worrell 01/29/2005 STM at BUF Daley, Ferguson, Purinton 01/31/2005 SHS at BUF Daley, Purinton 02/02/2005 MON at BUF Daley, Purinton 02/04/2005 BUF at MAN Daley, Purinton 02/05/2005 BUF at MON Daley, Purinton 02/07/2005 BUF at SHS Daley, Ferguson, Purinton CAPITAL CITY COUGARS (4/47): 01/26/2005 NYL at CCC Mellanby 01/28/2005 CCC at LIB 01/30/2005 CCC at VAW 01/31/2005 CCC at SFH 02/02/2005 CCC at NCH 02/04/2005 VAW at CCC Mellanby 02/06/2005 SFH at CCC Mellanby 02/07/2005 SES at CCC Mellanby CORNER CREEK GREEN CALVES (14/149): 01/26/2005 CGC at TPK Berard, Walser 01/28/2005 MIN at CGC Berard, Walser 01/29/2005 SHS at CGC Berard, Foote, Walser 01/30/2005 MON at CGC Berard, Walser 01/31/2005 MAN at CGC Walser 02/04/2005 CGC at FLO Walser 02/05/2005 CGC at MAN Walser 02/07/2005 CGC at MON Berard, Walser FLORIDA HELLCATS (5/35): 01/26/2005 FLO at SFH Visnovsky 01/28/2005 NCH at FLO 01/29/2005 FLO at LIB 01/30/2005 FLO at LYN 02/01/2005 FLO at BRK Backman 02/04/2005 CGC at FLO Backman 02/05/2005 BRK at FLO Zubov 02/06/2005 LYN at FLO Visnovsky FORT GARRY FIDDLER CRABS (38/95): 01/26/2005 STM at FGF Hilbert, Kotalik, Santala, Sim, Zhamnov 01/28/2005 FGF at QCP Hilbert, Kotalik, Santala, Zhamnov 01/29/2005 MIN at FGF Hilbert, Kotalik, Santala, Zhamnov 01/31/2005 TPK at FGF Hilbert, Kotalik, Samsonov, Santala, Zhamnov 02/02/2005 PIT at FGF Hilbert, Kotalik, Samsonov, Santala, Zhamnov 02/04/2005 FGF at MIN Hilbert, Kotalik, Samsonov, Santala, Zhamnov 02/05/2005 FGF at TPK Hilbert, Kotalik, Santala, Sim, Zhamnov 02/07/2005 FGF at HRH Hilbert, Kotalik, Santala, Sim, Zhamnov HAMPTON ROADS HOUNDS (1/51): 01/26/2005 LYN at HRH 01/28/2005 HRH at BRK 01/30/2005 HRH at SEA 01/31/2005 HRH at SES 02/01/2005 HRH at VAW 02/04/2005 SEA at HRH 02/06/2005 SES at HRH Torres 02/07/2005 FGF at HRH HOUSTON OUTLAWS (2/46): 01/26/2005 LIB at HOU Pronger 01/28/2005 HOU at LYN 01/29/2005 HOU at SES 01/31/2005 HOU at VAW 02/01/2005 HOU at SFH Gomez 02/04/2005 SES at HOU 02/05/2005 VAW at HOU 02/07/2005 SEA at HOU LONG ISLAND BERSERKERS (6/30): 01/26/2005 LIB at HOU 01/28/2005 CCC at LIB Morozov 01/29/2005 FLO at LIB Morozov 01/30/2005 QCP at LIB Morozov 02/01/2005 STM at LIB Pyatt 02/03/2005 LIB at SHS Naslund, Pyatt 02/05/2005 LIB at STM 02/06/2005 LIB at QCP LYNDONVILLE BLADES (15/89): 01/26/2005 LYN at HRH Hatcher 01/28/2005 HOU at LYN Hartnell, Hatcher 01/29/2005 MAN at LYN Hartnell, Hatcher 01/30/2005 FLO at LYN Hartnell, Hatcher 02/01/2005 QCP at LYN Hartnell, Hatcher 02/03/2005 LYN at STM Hartnell, Hatcher, Warrener 02/04/2005 LYN at QCP Brown, Hatcher 02/06/2005 LYN at FLO Hatcher MANAYUNK BULLIES (4/27): 01/26/2005 MAN at VAW Letowski 01/28/2005 SFH at MAN Letowski 01/29/2005 MAN at LYN 01/30/2005 MAN at BRK 01/31/2005 MAN at CGC Schaefer 02/04/2005 BUF at MAN 02/05/2005 CGC at MAN 02/07/2005 BRK at MAN Letowski MINNEAPOLIS MASSASAUGA (17/102): 01/26/2005 BRK at MIN Holmqvist 01/28/2005 MIN at CGC Holmqvist, Kapanen 01/29/2005 MIN at FGF Holmqvist, Wallin 01/31/2005 MIN at SEA Holmqvist, Wallin 02/01/2005 MIN at SES Holmqvist, Wallin 02/04/2005 FGF at MIN Holmqvist, Wallin 02/06/2005 SEA at MIN Holmqvist, Wallin 02/07/2005 NCH at MIN Holmqvist, Wallin MONTREAL WANDERERS (27/136): 01/26/2005 MON at SES Berehowsky, Mogilny, Stevenson 01/28/2005 VAW at MON Berehowsky, Mogilny, Stevenson 01/29/2005 MON at BRK Berehowsky, Mogilny, Stevenson 01/30/2005 MON at CGC Berehowsky, Dupuis, Mogilny, Stevenson 02/02/2005 MON at BUF Berehowsky, Dupuis, Mogilny, Stevenson 02/03/2005 NYL at MON Berehowsky, Madden, Mogilny, Stevenson 02/05/2005 BUF at MON Berehowsky, Mogilny, Stevenson 02/07/2005 CGC at MON Berehowsky, Mogilny, Stevenson NEW YORK LANCERS (17/86): 01/26/2005 NYL at CCC Axelsson, Brookbank 01/28/2005 PIT at NYL Axelsson, Brookbank 01/29/2005 QCP at NYL Axelsson, Brookbank 01/30/2005 STM at NYL Axelsson, Brookbank 02/01/2005 SHS at NYL Axelsson, Brookbank, Salvador 02/03/2005 NYL at MON Axelsson, Brookbank 02/05/2005 NYL at SHS Axelsson, Brookbank 02/07/2005 NYL at STM Axelsson, Brookbank NORTH CALGARY HAWKS (8/79): 01/26/2005 QCP at NCH Thomas 01/28/2005 NCH at FLO Thomas 01/30/2005 TPK at NCH Thomas 02/01/2005 PIT at NCH Thomas 02/02/2005 CCC at NCH Thomas 02/04/2005 NCH at TPK Thomas 02/06/2005 NCH at PIT Thomas 02/07/2005 NCH at MIN Thomas PITTSBURGH SOUND CHASERS (22/115): 01/26/2005 BUF at PIT Beaudoin, Koivu, Miller, Tkachuk 01/28/2005 PIT at NYL Beaudoin, Koivu, Miller, Tkachuk 01/30/2005 PIT at SFH Beaudoin, Koivu, Miller 02/01/2005 PIT at NCH Beaudoin, Miller 02/02/2005 PIT at FGF Beaudoin, Miller 02/04/2005 SFH at PIT Beaudoin, Miller 02/06/2005 NCH at PIT Beaudoin, Miller 02/07/2005 VAW at PIT Beaudoin, Miller, Tkachuk QUEBEC CITY PATRIOTES (2/30): 01/26/2005 QCP at NCH 01/28/2005 FGF at QCP 01/29/2005 QCP at NYL 01/30/2005 QCP at LIB Lang 02/01/2005 QCP at LYN 02/03/2005 BRK at QCP 02/04/2005 LYN at QCP 02/06/2005 LIB at QCP Havlat ST. MICHAEL'S PRIVATEERS (7/42): 01/26/2005 STM at FGF Zubrus 01/28/2005 SEA at STM Korolyuk, Zubrus 01/29/2005 STM at BUF Zubrus 01/30/2005 STM at NYL Zubrus 02/01/2005 STM at LIB Zubrus 02/03/2005 LYN at STM 02/05/2005 LIB at STM 02/07/2005 NYL at STM Zubrus SAN FRANCISCO HEDGEHOGS (3/55): 01/26/2005 FLO at SFH 01/28/2005 SFH at MAN 01/30/2005 PIT at SFH 01/31/2005 CCC at SFH 02/01/2005 HOU at SFH 02/04/2005 SFH at PIT Kaberle 02/06/2005 SFH at CCC Kaberle 02/07/2005 SFH at TPK Kaberle SEATTLE RAINIERS (20/84): 01/26/2005 SHS at SEA Jovanovski, Spacek 01/28/2005 SEA at STM Boynton, Jovanovski, Spacek 01/30/2005 HRH at SEA Jovanovski, Malakhov, Spacek 01/31/2005 MIN at SEA Jovanovski, Malakhov, Maltby, Spacek 02/01/2005 TPK at SEA Jovanovski, Spacek 02/04/2005 SEA at HRH Jovanovski, Spacek 02/06/2005 SEA at MIN Jovanovski, Spacek 02/07/2005 SEA at HOU Jovanovski, Spacek SEATTLE SASQUATCH (5/22): 01/26/2005 MON at SES 01/28/2005 SES at SHS 01/29/2005 HOU at SES 01/31/2005 HRH at SES 02/01/2005 MIN at SES Adams 02/04/2005 SES at HOU Adams 02/06/2005 SES at HRH Adams, Boyle, Dvorak 02/07/2005 SES at CCC STONE HARBOR SOUND (30/125): 01/26/2005 SHS at SEA Comrie, Grosek, Pilar, Schnabel, Stuart 01/28/2005 SES at SHS Comrie, Grosek, Pilar, Schnabel, Stuart 01/29/2005 SHS at CGC Comrie, Grosek, Pilar, Schnabel 01/31/2005 SHS at BUF Comrie, Grosek, Pilar, Schnabel 02/01/2005 SHS at NYL Comrie, Grosek, Pilar 02/03/2005 LIB at SHS Comrie, Grosek, Pilar 02/05/2005 NYL at SHS Comrie, Grosek, Pilar 02/07/2005 BUF at SHS Comrie, Grosek, Pilar TOPEKA TARANTULAS (7/68): 01/26/2005 CGC at TPK 01/28/2005 TPK at BUF 01/30/2005 TPK at NCH Stevens 01/31/2005 TPK at FGF Patrick, Stevens 02/01/2005 TPK at SEA Patrick, Stevens 02/04/2005 NCH at TPK Stevens 02/05/2005 FGF at TPK Kalinin 02/07/2005 SFH at TPK VANCOUVER WHITECAPS (11/122): 01/26/2005 MAN at VAW Boguniecki 01/28/2005 VAW at MON Boguniecki, Sharp 01/30/2005 CCC at VAW Boguniecki 01/31/2005 HOU at VAW Boguniecki 02/01/2005 HRH at VAW Boguniecki 02/04/2005 VAW at CCC Boguniecki 02/05/2005 VAW at HOU Boguniecki, Mowers 02/07/2005 VAW at PIT Boguniecki, Mowers ************************************************************************** PLAYOFF WATCH: Look at the battles for the final playoff spots! Wahoo! RNK TEAM PTS GL MN TN 1. Quebec City Patriotes 66 34 44 --- 2. Long Island Berserkers 65 34 45 --- 3. St. Michael's Privateers 66 34 44 --- 4. Lyndonville Blades 53 34 57 --- 5. Corner Creek Green Calves 50 34 60 --- 6. Montreal Wanderers 49 34 61 --- 7. Florida Hellcats 46 34 64 --- 8. Manayunk Bullies 46 34 64 --- 9. Brooklyn Fourteenth 41 34 --- 64 10. Buffalo Bulldogs 39 34 --- 62 11. New York Lancers 31 34 --- 54 12. Stone Harbor Sound 28 34 --- 51 RNK TEAM PTS GL MN TN 1. Houston Outlaws 71 34 42 --- 2. Seattle Rainiers 63 34 50 --- 3. Topeka Tarantulas 70 34 43 --- 4. Fort Garry Fiddler Crabs 62 34 51 --- 5. North Calgary Hawks 62 34 51 --- 6. Pittsburgh Sound Chasers 54 34 59 --- 7. San Francisco Hedgehogs 53 34 60 --- 8. Capital City Cougars 46 34 67 --- 9. Seattle Sasquatch 44 34 --- 67 10. Vancouver Whitecaps 33 34 --- 56 11. Hampton Roads Hounds 32 34 --- 55 12. Minneapolis Massasauga 17 34 --- 40 ************************************************************************** NORRIS POWER INDICES: To calculate the predicted margin of victory for an upcoming game, take the NPI of the home team, subtract the NPI of the visiting team, and add the calculated home-ice advantage (currently 0.115 goals). ## TEAM NPI LW 1. Houston Outlaws 2.035 1 2. Quebec City Patriotes 1.398 3 3. Topeka Tarantulas 1.297 4 4. Fort Garry Fiddler Crabs 1.146 2 5. Seattle Rainiers 1.034 5 6. Long Island Berserkers 1.003 8 7. St. Michael's Privateers 0.991 7 8. North Calgary Hawks 0.699 6 9. Lyndonville Blades 0.529 9 10. Montreal Wanderers 0.088 13 11. Florida Hellcats 0.064 10 12. San Francisco Hedgehogs 0.051 11 13. Capital City Cougars -0.036 14 14. Manayunk Bullies -0.078 16 15. Pittsburgh Sound Chasers -0.171 12 16. Seattle Sasquatch -0.264 15 17. Buffalo Bulldogs -0.617 17 18. Corner Creek Green Calves -0.714 20 19. Brooklyn Fourteenth -0.815 19 20. New York Lancers -1.054 18 21. Hampton Roads Hounds -1.123 21 22. Vancouver Whitecaps -1.311 23 23. Stone Harbor Sound -1.429 22 24. Minneapolis Massasauga -2.724 24 ************************************************************************** COMPLETE WEEK THIRTEEN/FOURTEEN INJURY REPORT: BRK - Barret Jackman out forty-seven games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 - Chris Simon out one game 1 - David Tanabe out seventeen games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 - Jim Vandermeer out twelve games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 - Brendan Witt out one game 7 BUF - Trevor Daley out thirty-one games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 - Scott Ferguson out four games 1 2 3 8 - Dale Purinton out nineteen games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 - Peter Worrell out one game 2 CCC - Scott Mellanby out four games 1 6 7 8 CGC - Bryan Berard out five games 1 2 3 4 8 - Adam Foote out one game 3 - Derrick Walser out nine games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 FLO - Christian Backman out two games 5 6 - Lubomir Visnovsky out two games [PA] 1 8 - Sergei Zubov out one game 7 FGF - Andy Hilbert out twenty-one games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 - Ales Kotalik out twelve games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 - Sergei Samsonov out three games 4 5 6 - Tommi Santala out ten games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 - Jon Sim out three games 1 7 8 - Alexei Zhmnov out eighteen games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 HRH - Raffi Torres out one game 7 HOU - Scott Gomez out one game 5 - Chris Pronger out one game 1 LIB - Aleksey Morozov out three games 2 3 4 - Markus Naslund out one game 6 - Taylor Pyatt out two games 5 6 LYN - Curtis Brown out one game 7 - Scott Hartnell out five games 2 3 4 5 6 - Derian Hatcher out forty-two games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 - Rhett Warrener out one game 6 MAN - Trevor Letowski out three games 1 2 8 - Peter Schaefer out one game 5 MIN - Mikael Holmqvist out twenty-one games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 - Niko Kapanen out one game 2 - Niclas Wallin out six games 3 4 5 6 7 8 MON - Drake Berehowsky out nine games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 - Pascal Dupuis out two games 4 5 - John Madden out one game 6 - Alexander Mogilny out twenty-nine games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 - Turner Stevenson out eight games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NYL - Per-Johan Axelsson out ten games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 - Wade Brookbank out ten games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 - Bryce Salvador out one game 5 NCH - Steve Thomas out fifteen games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 PIT - Eric Beaudoin out twenty-eight games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 - Saku Koivu out three games 1 2 3 - Aaron Miller out forty games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 - Keith Tkachuk out three games 1 2 8 QCP - Martin Havlat out one game 8 - Robert Lang out one game 4 STM - Alexander Korolyuk out one game 2 - Dainius Zubrus out six games 1 2 3 4 5 8 SFH - Frantisek Kaberle out three games 6 7 8 SEA - Nick Boynton out one game 2 - Ed Jovanovski out sixteen games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 - Vladimir Malakhov out two games 3 4 - Kirk Maltby out one game 4 - Jaroslav Spacek out eight games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 SES - Kevyn Adams out three games 5 6 7 - Dan Boyle out one game 7 - Radek Dvorak out one game 7 SHS - Mike Comrie out twelve games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 - Michal Grosek out thirty-two games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 - Karel Pilar out ten games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 - Robert Schnabel out four games 5 6 7 8 - Brad Stuart out two games 1 2 TPK - Dmitri Kalinin out one game 7 - James Patrick out two games 4 5 - Scott Stevens out four games 3 4 5 6 VAW - Eric Boguniecki out ten games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 - Mark Mowers out two games 7 8 - Patrick Sharp out one game 2 ************************************************************************** 2004-05 REGULAR SEASON LEAGUE STANDINGS: NORTHEAST DIVISION GP W L T OL Pts Pct GF GA Home Road Long Island Berserkers 48 31 14 2 1 65 0.677 174 136 15- 7- 2- 0 16- 7- 0- 1 Lyndonville Blades 48 24 19 5 0 53 0.552 132 100 9-11- 4- 0 15- 8- 1- 0 Corner Creek Green Cal 48 22 20 4 2 50 0.521 133 162 13- 6- 3- 2 9-14- 1- 0 Brooklyn Fourteenth 48 17 24 6 1 41 0.427 100 136 13- 8- 2- 1 4-16- 4- 0 Buffalo Bulldogs 48 17 26 4 1 39 0.406 133 160 6-16- 2- 0 11-10- 2- 1 New York Lancers 48 14 31 1 2 31 0.323 124 173 8-15- 0- 1 6-16- 1- 1 ATLANTIC DIVISION GP W L T OL Pts Pct GF GA Home Road Quebec City Patriotes 48 30 12 4 2 66 0.688 199 125 17- 6- 1- 0 13- 6- 3- 2 St. Michael's Privatee 48 27 9 9 3 66 0.688 166 117 14- 4- 5- 1 13- 5- 4- 2 Montreal Wanderers 48 20 19 7 2 49 0.510 130 124 11- 7- 4- 2 9-12- 3- 0 Florida Hellcats 48 19 21 7 1 46 0.479 134 141 11- 9- 3- 1 8-12- 4- 0 Manayunk Bullies 48 18 20 9 1 46 0.479 132 142 12- 9- 3- 0 6-11- 6- 1 Stone Harbor Sound 48 10 30 7 1 28 0.292 88 163 5-14- 4- 1 5-16- 3- 0 NORTHWEST DIVISION GP W L T OL Pts Pct GF GA Home Road Seattle Rainiers 48 28 13 6 1 63 0.656 160 128 17- 6- 1- 0 11- 7- 5- 1 Fort Garry Fiddler Cra 48 27 13 7 1 62 0.646 160 112 14- 5- 5- 0 13- 8- 2- 1 North Calgary Hawks 48 27 13 5 3 62 0.646 146 109 15- 6- 1- 2 12- 7- 4- 1 San Francisco Hedgehog 48 23 18 6 1 53 0.552 140 135 10-10- 3- 1 13- 8- 3- 0 Seattle Sasquatch 48 19 23 3 3 44 0.458 130 141 10-11- 0- 3 9-12- 3- 0 Vancouver Whitecaps 48 14 29 3 2 33 0.344 118 176 5-16- 1- 2 9-13- 2- 0 CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L T OL Pts Pct GF GA Home Road Houston Outlaws 48 33 10 4 1 71 0.740 204 106 20- 3- 1- 0 13- 7- 3- 1 Topeka Tarantulas 48 30 8 8 2 70 0.729 183 111 13- 4- 6- 1 17- 4- 2- 1 Pittsburgh Sound Chase 48 26 20 1 1 54 0.562 157 168 14- 9- 1- 0 12-11- 0- 1 Capital City Cougars 48 21 23 3 1 46 0.479 140 140 12- 9- 2- 1 9-14- 1- 0 Hampton Roads Hounds 48 13 29 4 2 32 0.333 140 201 5-15- 3- 1 8-14- 1- 1 Minneapolis Massasauga 48 8 39 1 0 17 0.177 58 175 2-21- 1- 0 6-18- 0- 0 ************************************************************************** INCENTIVE POINTS: Incentive points are not discretionary, and are assigned strictly per formula, without respect to extenuating circumstances. Incentive points may be appealed through the Review Board. BRK: -1 IP, newsletter article CCC: -1 IP, newsletter article SES: -1 IP, newsletter article CUMULATIVE INCENTIVE POINTS: BRK: -3 IP CCC: -2 IP HOU: exempt LIB: 1 IP MAN: 1 IP NYL: -1 IP SES: -6 IP VAW: -1 IP ************************************************************************** ASSOCIATE LIST: SINCE GP Dan Irvine July 20, 2004 15 Rob Gallamore August 30, 2003 10 Larry Spencer April 27, 2004 0 Ryan Barckert May 17, 2003 0 Steve Kramer December 13, 2004 0 Greg Ralls December 14, 2004 0 If you're still an active associate at and aren't on this list at please get in contact with me. Thanks! Doug ************************************************************************** TRANSACTIONS: BRK - TRADE Peter Bondra to SES for Pavel Vorobiev and BRK#2. FGF - TRADE Brian Rafalski to SEA for Oleg Saprykin. MIN - SIGN Chris McAllister, Steve Martins. - RELEASE Brad Norton. SEA - TRADE Oleg Saprykin to FGF for Brian Rafalski. SES - TRADE Pavel Vorobiev and BRK#2 to BRK for Peter Bondra. A REMINDER: all free agents picked up must play in at least six games in the following biweek (for goaltenders, a dressed game counts for these purposes). Loss of the player and IP penalties will result. ************************************************************************** League Governing Boards Responsibilities of the following governing boards are outlined in the Constitution. Review Board Tom Vinacci, Buffalo Bulldogs Patrick Shea, Long Island Berserkers Mark McNeil, Lyndonville Blades Constitutional Council Head: Patrick Shea (patrickjshea@verizon.net) Doug Norris, Commissioner Eric Goodman, Vice-Commissioner Andy Bartalone, St. Michael's owner Lance Milligan, associate **************************************************************************