The National Strat-O-Matic Hockey League Newsletter League Established May 1, 1997 Volume #11, Issue #7 - November 28, 2007 ********************************************************************* Current League Officers: Commissioner: Doug Norris Vice-Commissioner: Brian Leahy (7/15/07 to present) Email the whole league: mailto:nshl at yahoogroups dot com NSHL Chat List: mailto:nshlchat at yahoogroups dot com Web Page Administrator: Guy Caron League Web Site: http://nshl.org Files Adminstrator: Brian Leahy / Tom Vinacci League Files Site: http://www.highrantdistrict.com/SOM/NSHL Team Websites: Capital City Cougars: http://members.tripod.com/~CapCity/ Seattle Rainiers: http://math.colorado.edu/~norrisdt/rainiers/rainiers.html ********************************************************************* JUST A REMINDER... For those of you who don't keep track on the mailing list. Playing "practice" games with an opponent's real computer manager is strictly forbidden. You should already know why. You are free, however, to visit an owner's manager report by selecting the opponent, selecting "Reports" and then selecting "Computer Manager Report". Helpful hint: load the computer manager first. You are also free to use a previously-released computer manager - not from the current biweek (even if it's against another opponent) - if you would like. One more time...playing "practice" games with an opponent's real computer manager is strictly forbidden. You should already know why. Please contact me directly - either in private or through the mailing list - if you have questions or comments. ********************************************************************* SOMETHING I COULD USE FROM YOU ALL: I'm trying to put together a list of team captains and alternate captains. Please send them to me - thanks! PITTSBURGH SOUND CHASERS: Captain Scott Niedermayer Alternate Jarome Iginla Alternate Dallas Drake SEATTLE RAINIERS: Captain Chris Drury Alternate Patrick Marleau Alternate Ed Jovanovski ********************************************************************* WEEK FIVE/SIX IN REVIEW: After ten consecutive home wins for the Fort Garry Fiddler Crabs, it was beginning to look as if the club would never lose in the friendly confines. And with the last-place Massasauga coming to town, the streak surely wouldn't end on that night, would it? Jussi Markkanen felt otherwise, as the Minneapolis goaltender stopped thirty-six Fiddler Crab shots in a 3-0 blanking. Competitive balance has reached the NSHL... Of course, the Crabs took their frustrations out on the Montreal Wanderers, eking out a 10-4 win. Marian Hossa (3g, 4a) and Joe Thornton (g, 6a) each had a seven-point evening, while Ryan Smyth "only" had four goals and an assist. The Crabs lead the league's toughest division - with Vancouver now on a hot streak, every Northwest team is over 0.500. Speaking of winning streaks at home, will the Brooklyn Fourteenth ever lose on their ice? Call Brian Rafalski many things, but please do not call him selfish. Or a goal-scorer, because while the pint-sized blueliner already has 29 assists in 24 league games, he has nary a goal for his efforts. The Buffalo Bulldogs went an impressive 7-1 this biweek to close to within six points of Brooklyn in the East. Martin St. Louis already has four game-winning goals! Divisional matchups for this biweek, as six of your eight games will be against your good friends. Good luck to everyone! ********************************************************************* TIPPETT, AND AEROS, LOOK TO GET IT TOGETHER by Michael Kuduk, Houston owner Aeros' coach Dave Tippett's temper tamtrum earlier got the attention of NSHL brass. The usually calm Tippett, probably due to his exemplary past history, got no reprimand from the league. Tippett did, however, get the attention of his players, who are just now starting to turn things around after a rocky start. "That was so uncharacteristic for me. But after a dozen games of what was essentially loafing, the frustration level was building, and that night, it popped." After Tippett's tirade, the Aeros still looked sluggish, but over the past two weeks, Houston logged 3 wins on home ice, and narrowly missed a fourth. All three home wins were close games on the scoreboard, but the Aeros owned the puck and kept forcing good chances against a series of hot goaltenders. "Shaney (Doan) and Shanny (Shanahan) have really stepped up their play, now to the point where we can play them against the opposition's best line. Simon (Gagne) is starting to contribute, as is Pat (Elias). When Peter (Forsberg) gets healthy, we should be in good shape at center." The Aeros suffered a hiccup against the Empire State Americans, losing 4-3, with defenceman Milan Jurcina scoring the game winner with less than 2 minutes left. "Yeah, that one hurt. We sort of stood there in the first period, and all of a sudden we were down 3-0. The 5 minute high sticking major didn't help. But I give us credit for fighting back and tying the game. Milan got lucky, as Chris (Osgood) was screened pretty badly. That's hockey." The Aeros will need to improve their road record, however, which sports six one-goal losses. "That's not a negative", Tippett added. "Early in the season these were blowouts, and now, with a break or two, they could have gone our way. With a little more hard work, those L's will turn into W's. The country club is over." ********************************************************************* BLUELINE CAROUSEL CONTINUES FOR RAINIERS by Doug Norris, Seattle Rainiers owner Here we go again. With key divisional battles imminent, general manager Doug Norris was hoping to get his regular group of defensemen back. However, not only is Frantisek Kaberle (back) still on the injured reserve, but two more of the Rainier top six will miss time this week. Top defenseman Ed Jovanovski will miss time with a knee injury, while stay-at-home blueliner Nick Boynton will literally stay at home with a troublesome groin. In total, the Rainiers have seen six players miss time on the back end, with Vitaly Vishnevski, Chris Chelios and Jaroslav Spacek all being laid up during the short season so far. Seattle even dealt two-way stalwart Mike Sillinger in order to get back Vishnevski, only to find that the Russian was damaged on arrival. "It's a part of the process that all clubs have to go to in order to succeed," said Norris. "We had a short summer because of the long playoff run, and maybe some of the guys didn't take the conditioning program as seriously as they should have." When asked if he would be more specific, he smirked - "They know who they are". Seattle faces two of their top rivials - Fort Garry and North Calgary - twice over Week 7/8. ********************************************************************* WEEK FIVE/SIX RESULTS: Stone Harbor 1, at Brooklyn 2 BRK Olaf Kolzig - nineteen saves, 2/2 GR SHS John Grahame - thirty-seven saves, 5/7 GR BRK Steve Montador - two assists Florida 2, at Brooklyn 5 BRK Jarret Stoll - power-play goal, assist, takeaway, two hits BRK Alexander Ovechkin - two assists, takeaway BRK Shaone Morrisonn - goal, two takeaways, two hits Topeka 2, at Brooklyn 3 BRK Alexander Ovechkin - two goals, assist, takeaway TPK Manny Fernandez - twenty-eight saves, 7/9 GR BRK Brian Boucher - fourteen saves, 2/2 GR Montreal 3, at Brooklyn 6 BRK Michael Nylander - two goals BRK Alexander Ovechkin - goal, two assists BRK Jeremy Roenick - three assists, two takeaways Quebec City 2, at Buffalo 5 BUF Ilya Kovalchuk - two goals BUF Miroslav Satan - power-play goal, two assists BUF Rick DiPietro - twenty-four saves, 4/5 GR Hampton Roads 5, at Buffalo 2 HRH John-Michael Liles - goal, two assists, three takeaways BUF Ilya Kovalchuk - two goals, hit HRH Jozef Stumpel - power-play goal, assist, takeaway, hit Stone Harbor 1, at Buffalo 2 BUF Rick DiPietro - thirty saves, 7/8 GR SHS Henrik Lundqvist - twenty saves, 5/6 GR BUF Dion Phaneuf - assist, two takeaways Florida 2, at Buffalo 4 BUF Cam Ward - forty-one saves, 11/12 GR BUF Jordan Staal - two goals, two hits BUF Miroslav Satan - goal, two assists, takeaway Nevada 2, at Capital City 1 (OT) NEV Jean-Sebastien Giguere - twenty-nine saves, 3/4 GR NEV Mike Sillinger - both Nevada goals NEV Steve Staios - two assists Seattle Sasquatch 8, at Capital City 7 (OT) SES Jeff Carter - two assists CCC Alexei Yashin - two goals, assist SES Radek Bonk - two goals North Calgary 5, at Capital City 1 NCH Miikka Kiprusoff - twenty-seven saves, 4/5 GR NCH Jaromir Jagr - power-play goal, assist NCH Mike Modano - two assists Lyndonville 1, at Capital City 2 CCC Joe Sakic - two assists CCC Daniel Alfredsson - game-winning goal, assist CCC Marty Turco - eighteen saves, 0/0 GR Montreal 1, at Corner Creek 6 CGC Daniel Sedin - two goals, assist CGC Ray Whitney - two power-play goals, two takeaways CGC Nikolai Khabibulin - thirty-four saves, 5/6 GR Minneapolis 1, at Corner Creek 3 CGC Mikael Samuelsson - two goals, takeaway, hit CGC Nikolai Khabibulin - twenty-eight saves, 3/4 GR CGC Daniel Sedin - two assists, two takeaways St. Michael's 2, at Corner Creek 5 CGC Chris Kelly - two goals, five takeaways CGC Brian Gionta - goal, assist CGC Nikolai Khabibulin - twenty-eight saves, 3/4 GR Manayunk 3, at Corner Creek 2 (SO) MAN Joey MacDonald - thirty-six saves, 5/7 GR, 1-of-2 in shootout CGC Scott Clemmensen - twenty-eight saves, 3/4 GR, 0-of-3 in SO MAN Mike Knuble - two assists, takeaway, hit Manayunk 4, at Empire State 1 MAN Mike Knuble - goal, two assists MAN Dainius Zubrus - power-play goal, four takeaways MAN Samuel Pahlsson - two assists Florida 5, at Empire State 3 FLO Daymond Langkow - two goals, two assists, takeaway ESA Ilya Bryzgalov - thirty-four saves, 7/9 GR FLO Chris Kunitz - power-play goal, assist, two takeaways Capital City 5, at Empire State 1 CCC Marty Turco - twenty-seven saves, 6/6 GR CCC Vyacheslav Kozlov - two goals, assist, takeaway CCC Joe Sakic - power-play goal, assist, three takeaways Montreal 1, at Empire State 0 MON Josh Harding - twenty-six saves, shutout, 4/4 GR ESA Niklas Backstrom - twenty-six saves, 7/7 GR MON Marc-Andre Bergeron - power-play goal, takeaway Brooklyn 3, at Florida 8 FLO Lubomir Visnovsky - two goals, assist FLO Chris Clark - two goals, takeaway FLO Vaclav Prospal - two goals Buffalo 4, at Florida 3 BUF Jordan Staal - two goals BUF Yanic Perreault - goal, assist, takeaway BUF Tom Preissing - two assists Lyndonville 0, at Florida 7 FLO Chris Kunitz - goal, three assists, three takeaways FLO Brad Boyes - two goals, assist FLO Ray Emery - twenty-one saves, shutout, 3/3 GR Vancouver 6, at Florida 1 VAW Sami Salo - two goals, assist, two takeaways, hit VAW Henrik Zetterberg - two goals, assist, takeaway, hit VAW Kari Lehtonen - thirty saves, 7/8 GR Quebec City 2, at Fort Garry 4 FGF Marian Hossa - two goals, two assists, two takeaways QCP Daniel Briere - two goals, hit FGF Roberto Luongo - twenty-nine saves, 3/4 GR Pittsburgh 3, at Fort Garry 4 (SO) PIT Martin Brodeur - forty-one saves, 13/14 GR, 4-of-6 in shootout FGF Mattias Ohlund - goal, two takeaways, hit PIT Saku Koivu - goal, assist, 11-of-13 faceoffs Minneapolis 3, at Fort Garry 0 MIN Jussi Markkanen - thirty-six saves, shutout, 2/2 GR MIN Niklas Hagman - goal, assist MIN Antti Miettinen - goal, two takeaways Houston 1, at Fort Garry 2 (SO) FGF Roberto Luongo - thirty-eight saves, 11/11 GR, 1-of-3 in shootout HOU Tomas Vokoun - thirty saves, 3/4 GR, 0-of-3 in shootout FGF Marcel Goc - game-tying goal with 10:31 remaining Seattle Rainiers 4, at Hampton Roads 2 SEA Jonathan Cheechoo - two power-play goals, hit SEA Dwayne Roloson - thirty-one saves, 2/3 GR HRH Raffi Torres - three takeaways, two hits Fort Garry 5, at Hampton Roads 4 (OT) HRH Marian Hossa - overtime goal, two assists, three takeaways, hit HRH Chris Mason - thirty-seven saves, 11/14 GR FGF Joe Thornton - goal, two assists Corner Creek 5, at Hampton Roads 1 CGC Daniel Sedin - two goals, three assists, takeaway CGC Craig Rivet - two goals, two takeaways CGC Mikael Samuelsson - goal, assist North Calgary 5, at Hampton Roads 3 NCH Alexander Frolov - two goals, assist, takeaway, hit NCH Rod Brind'amour - two goals NCH Miikka Kiprusoff - twenty-six saves, 6/7 GR Vancouver 2, at Houston 3 HOU Peter Forsberg - game-winning goal, assist, two hits HOU Simon Gagne - goal, assist VAW Kari Lehtonen - thirty-five saves, 6/8 GR Seattle Rainiers 2, at Houston 4 HOU Nicklas Lidstrom - power-play goal, assist HOU Mike Richards - two assists SEA Chris Drury - goal, assist, hit, 9-of-12 faceoffs Fort Garry 1, at Houston 4 HOU Tomas Vokoun - twenty-seven saves, 6/7 GR HOU Brendan Shanahan - goal, assist, takeaway HOU Chris Pronger - two assists, takeaway, hit Empire State 4, at Houston 3 ESA Erik Cole - goal, assist HOU Scott Gomez - goal, assist ESA Johnny Pohl - two assists Manayunk 3, at Long Island 0 MAN Dany Sabourin - twenty-one saves, shutout, 6/6 GR MAN Petr Cajanek - goal, two assists MAN Marco Sturm - goal, assist, two takeaways Pittsburgh 6, at Long Island 4 PIT Jarome Iginla - three goals, assist, two takeaways, two hits PIT Saku Koivu - three assists, 13-of-15 faceoffs PIT Scott Niedermayer - three assists, three takeaways Quebec City 5, at Long Island 3 QCP Dustin Penner - goal, two assists QCP Matthew Stajan - goal, assist LIB Vincent Lecavalier - goal, assist, takeaway, hit St. Michael's 3, at Long Island 1 STM Antoine Vermette - power-play goal, shorthanded goal STM Brad Richards - three assists, takeaway, hit STM Tim Thomas - thirty-one saves, 6/7 GR St. Michael's 3, at Lyndonville 2 STM Brad Richards - power-play goal, two assists, takeaway STM Antoine Vermette - power-play goal, assist, three takeaways, hit STM Tim Thomas - twenty-four saves, 5/6 GR Quebec City 1, at Lyndonville 4 LYN Maxim Afinogenov - two goals LYN Marc Savard - goal, two assists LYN Ryan Miller - twenty-six saves, 3/4 GR Houston 5, at Lyndonville 8 LYN Marc Savard - two goals, three assists LYN Jason Pominville - two goals, assist, two takeaways HOU Patrik Elias - two goals, two takeaways Stone Harbor 2, at Lyndonville 1 SHS David Legwand - two assists, takeaway SHS Brendan Morrison - power-play goal, four takeaways, hit SHS Henrik Lundqvist - sixteen saves, 2/2 GR Brooklyn 5, at Manayunk 4 BRK Alexander Ovechkin - two goals, two takeaways MAN Mike Knuble - goal, two assists BRK Mike Commodore - two goals Empire State 1, at Manayunk 3 MAN Geoff Sanderson - goal, assist MAN Samuel Pahlsson - goal, assist MAN Mike Knuble - two assists Corner Creek 4, at Manayunk 3 (OT) CGC Daniel Sedin - three assists MAN Greg de Vries - goal, assist CGC Nikolai Khabibulin - twenty-seven saves, 6/9 GR Seattle Rainiers 7, at Manayunk 4 SEA Jonathan Cheechoo - goal, four assists SEA Dany Heatley - two power-play goals SEA Stephen Weiss - power-play goal, two assists Nevada 2, at Minneapolis 3 MIN Oleg Saprykin - two goals, assist, hit MIN Anze Kopitar - three assists, takeaway MIN Antero Niittymaki - twenty-four saves, 4/5 GR Seattle Sasquatch 4, at Minneapolis 3 SES Alexei Ponikarovsky - two power-play goals, assist, takeaway SES Jean-Sebastien Aubin - thirty-four saves, 4/5 GR MIN Antti Miettinen - power-play goal, assist, takeaway, hit Vancouver 5, at Minneapolis 2 VAW Jay Bouwmeester - power-play goal, two assists VAW Sidney Crosby - two assists, takeaway MIN Anze Kopitar - assist, three takeaways, hit Buffalo 3, at Minneapolis 1 BUF Martin St. Louis - goal, assist BUF Rick DiPietro - twenty-nine saves, 3/4 GR BUF Jordan Staal - shorthanded goal, takeaway Buffalo 6, at Montreal 1 BUF Mike Ribeiro - two goals, assist BUF Chad Kilger - two goals, two takeaways BUF Rick DiPietro - thirty saves, 2/3 GR Empire State 6, at Montreal 3 ESA Erik Cole - goal, two assists, takeaway, seven penalty minutes ESA Johnny Pohl - goal, two assists, takeaway BUF Steve Reinprecht - three assists, two hits Brooklyn 5, at Montreal 4 BRK Michael Nylander - three goals BRK Mike Commodore - two goals, takeaway MON Ryan Malone - goal, two assists, takeaway Fort Garry 10, at Montreal 4 FGF Marian Hossa - three goals, four assists, hit FGF Ryan Smyth - four goals, assist, three takeaways FGF Joe Thornton - power-play goal, six assists Minneapolis 2, at Nevada 3 (SO) MIN Jussi Markkanen - thirty-nine saves, 5/7 GR, 1-of-3 in shootout NEV Martin Gerber - eighteen saves, 2/2 GR, 2-of-3 in shootout NEV Brian Rolston - goal, three takeaways Topeka 2, at Nevada 4 NEV Mike Sillinger - game-winning goal, assist, takeaway, 7-of-8 faceoffs NEV Martin Straka - goal, assist TPK Ed Belfour - thirty-eight saves, 4/5 GR (ENG) Manayunk 1, at Nevada 3 NEV Brian Rolston - two assists, two takeaways, hit NEV Bill Guerin - game-winning goal, hit NEV Jean-Sebastien Giguere - twenty-eight saves, 3/4 GR Capital City 4, at Nevada 5 (SO) NEV Brian Rolston - two goals, assist, three takeaways NEV Bill Guerin - two goal, assist, hit CCC Vyacheslav Kozlov - two assists, two takeaways Hampton Roads 2, at North Calgary 4 NCH Teemu Selanne - two goals, assist NCH Mike Modano - power-play goal, two assists, hit NCH Miikka Kiprusoff - twenty-nine saves, 6/7 GR Florida 1, at North Calgary 2 FLO Ray Emery - forty-one saves, 10/11 GR NCH Miikka Kiprusoff - twenty-one saves, 5/6 GR NCH Jaromir Jagr - goal, nine shots on goal Houston 4, at North Calgary 1 HOU Chris Osgood - twenty-three saves, 6/7 GR HOU Chris Pronger - power-play goal, assist, two hits HOU Scott Hannan - four takeaways, three hits Topeka 1, at North Calgary 7 NCH Jaromir Jagr - three goals, assist, hit NCH Rod Brind'amour - three assists, takeaway, four hits NCH Alexander Frolov - goal, takeaway, two hits Fort Garry 4, at Pittsburgh 3 FGF Roberto Luongo - twenty-three saves, 9/10 GR FGF Mattias Ohlund - two assists, two takeaways, hit PIT Martin Brodeur - thirty-one saves, 8/11 GR Nevada 4, at Pittsburgh 2 NEV Jean-Sebastien Giguere - twenty-two saves, 5/6 GR NEV Steve Staios - goal, takeaway, hit NEV Mike Sillinger - two assists, takeaway Vancouver 1, at Pittsburgh 7 PIT Saku Koivu - three goals, two assists PIT Jarome Iginla - goal, four assists, takeaway PIT Scott Niedermayer - goal, three assists, two hits Brooklyn 2, at Pittsburgh 3 Michael Nylander - goal, assist, hit PIT Freddy Meyer - goal, two hits PIT Jarome Iginla - power-play goal, hit Lyndonville 2, at Quebec City 5 QCP Tomas Kaberle - goal, assist, takeaway, two hits QCP Olli Jokinen - three assists QCP Martin Havlat - goal, assist Long Island 5, at Quebec City 3 LIB Taylor Pyatt - three goals, hit LIB Evgeni Nabokov - twenty-nine saves, 10/12 GR LIB Vincent Lecavalier - game-winning goal, two assists, takeaway Seattle Sasquatch 3, at Quebec City 2 (SO) SES Marc-Andre Fleury - forty saves, 12/14 GR, 1-of-3 in shootout QCP Peter Budaj - thirty saves, 6/8 GR, 0-of-3 in shootout SES Dan Boyle - two assists, three takeaways Corner Creek 1, at Quebec City 2 QCP Peter Budaj - thirty-three saves, 2/3 GR CGC Nikolai Khabibulin - twenty-eight saves, 6/8 GR QCP Martin Havlat - game-winning power-play goal, two takeaways Empire State 3, at St. Michael's 0 ESA Ilya Bryzgalov - thirty-one saves, shutout, 8/8 GR ESA Tomas Holmstrom - assist, three takeaways ESA Bryce Salvador - goal, takeaway Long Island 7, at St. Michael's 2 LIB Evgeni Malkin - two goals, assist LIB Bates Battaglia - two goals LIB Vincent Lecavalier - goal, two assists, takeaway Corner Creek 2, at St. Michael's 3 STM Martin Biron - thirty-eight saves, 7/8 GR CGC Nikolai Khabibulin - twenty-six saves, 7/7 GR STM Doug Weight - two assists North Calgary 1, at St. Michael's 4 STM Tim Thomas - thirty-six saves, 3/3 GR STM Brad Ricahrds - power-play goal, shorthanded goal, ten shots STM Brian Pothier - power-play goal, hit Stone Harbor 4, at Seattle Rainiers 2 SHS Mike Comrie - two goals SEA Jonathan Cheechoo - power-play goal, assist SHS Henrik Lundqvist - twenty-three saves, 4/6 GR Hampton Roads 5, at Seattle Rainiers 4 SEA Patrick Marleau - three goals, two takeaways HRH John-Michael Liles - power-play goal, two assists, 3 TA, hit HRH Paul Kariya - two assists, takeaway, hit Houston 2, at Seattle Rainiers 3 HOU Chris Pronger - power-play goal, assist, hit HOU Chris Osgood - twenty-nine saves, 7/10 GR SEA Andrew Brunette - power-play goal, takeaway Pittsburgh 2, at Seattle Rainiers 4 SEA Wojtek Wolski - two power-play goals, takeaway SEA Vesa Toskala - twenty saves, 5/5 GR SEA Alex Tanguay - four assists, two takeaways Montreal 4, at Seattle Sasquatch 3 SES Dan Boyle - goal, two assists, two takeaways MON Marek Zidlicky - power-play goal, assist MON Fredrik Norrena - forty-three saves, 8/10 GR Topeka 2, at Seattle Sasquatch 8 SES Milan Hejduk - two goals SES Ruslan Salei - three assists, two takeaways SES Jason Spezza - three assists Hampton Roads 6, at Seattle Sasquatch 4 HRH Paul Kariya - two goals, takeaway HRH Bryan Smolinski - two goals, takeaway SES Alexei Ponikarovsky - two goals Capital City 2, at Seattle Sasquatch 4 SES Marc-Andre Fleury - thirty saves, 3/5 GR CCC Markus Naslund - power-play goal, assist, hit SES Kyle Calder - goal, takeaway Long Island 3, at Stone Harbor 2 LIB Evgeni Malkin - two assists LIB Ryan Whitney - two assists SHS Derek Morris - goal, takeaway, hit Lyndonville 3, at Stone Harbor 4 (OT) SHS Brendan Morrison - goal, assist SHS Thomas Vanek - two assists, takeaway, hit LYN Marc Savard - power-play goal, assist Buffalo 6, at Stone Harbor 1 BUF Martin St. Louis - three goals BUF Rick DiPietro - thirty-two saves, 7/8 GR BUF Miroslav Satan - two goals, assist, hit Nevada 1, at Stone Harbor 2 SHS Henrik Lundqvist - thirty-five saves, 4/5 GR SHS Barret Jackman - two assists NEV Jean-Sebastien Giguere - twenty-seven saves, 5/6 GR Seattle Rainiers 6, at Topeka 0 SEA Chris Drury - two goals, assist, takeaway, hit SEA Andy McDonald - two goals, assist SEA Vesa Toskala - sixteen saves, shutout, 1/1 GR Seattle Sasquatch 4, at Topeka 2 SES Kristian Huselius - two goals, assist TPK Zach Parise - two goals, hit SES Milan Hejduk - power-play goal, assist, two takeaways North Calgary 9, at Topeka 3 NCH Rod Brind'amour - two goals, four assists, takeaway NCH Jaromir Jagr - three goals, assist, hit NCH Teemu Selanne - three goals Long Island 4, at Topeka 2 LIB Vincent Lecavalier - two goals, hit LIB Tom Poti - power-play goal, assist, takeaway TPK Zach Parise - power-play goal, assist St. Michael's 1, at Vancouver 4 [played by Chris Beddick] VAW Sidney Crosby - two goals, assist, hit VAW Kari Lehtonen - thirty saves, 9/9 GR VAW Henrik Zetterberg - goal, two assists, two takeaways Minneapolis 3, at Vancouver 0 [played by Chris Beddick] MIN Wade Dubielewicz - forty saves, shutout, 7/7 GR MIN Ric Jackman - two goals, assist, takeaway, hit MIN Oleg Saprykin - power-play goal Capital City 2, at Vancouver 3 [played by Chris Beddick] VAW Henrik Zetterberg - power-play goal, shorthanded goal, hit VAW Patrice Bergeron - goal, assist, hit VAW Kari Lehtonen - twenty-eight saves, 5/5 GR Pittsburgh 0, at Vancouver 1 [played by Chris Beddick] VAW Kari Lehtonen - twenty-three saves, shutout, 5/5 GR PIT Martin Brodeur - thirty-two saves, 4/5 GR VAW Pierre-Marc Bouchard - goal, takeaway ********************************************************************* PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jarome Iginla, Pittsburgh. In an ultra-competitive Western Conference, the Sound Chasers are relying on their alternate captain to keep their afloat. And Iginla has not disappointed - after potting ten goals in Week 3/4, he added eight more this week and now has nineteen in nineteen games played. After a five-point game against Vancouver, Iginla scorched the Long Island Berserkers with a hat trick and an assist. With Pittsburgh currently holding down a peripheral playoff position, can Jarome keep it up? +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS 11/14 vs FGF 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1-0 32 18:08 0 0 0 3 11/15 vs NEV -1 3 1 0 2 0 0 0-0 34 18:40 1 0 1 1 11/15 vs VAW 2 5 1 4 2 0 0 1-0 34 18:37 1 0 1 3 11/20 at LIB 1 6 3 1 0 1 0 0-0 38 21:51 2 2 2 3 11/21 at FGF 2 7 1 1 0 0 0 2-0 41 23:40 3 0 0 2 11/23 at SEA 1 4 0 2 2 0 0 0-0 31 17:01 0 0 1 2 11/25 at VAW 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 35 19:44 1 0 0 0 11/26 vs BRK 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0-0 34 19:25 0 1 0 0 Other deserving finalists are Fort Garry's Marian Hossa, Brooklyn's Alexander Ovechkin, the Seattle Rainiers' Chris Drury and North Calgary's Jaromir Jagr. 2007-08 NSHL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: October 31: Daymond Langkow, Florida November 14: Henrik Zetterberg, Vancouver November 28: Jarome Iginla, Pittsburgh ********************************************************************* GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK: Miikka Kiprusoff, North Calgary. It's no secret that the Hawks started the year slowly, and part of that was the play of their all-World netminder. But look out, everyone, because here they both come! Kiprusoff went 6-1 on the biweek, and in each of the six wins, the Finn gave up one Goalie Rating. One per game! Overall, Kipper stopped 34 of 43 Goalie Ratings (79%) and 188 of 203 overall (92.6%). And the Hawks now sit tied for fifth in the Western Conference. MIN SHOTS GA ENG GR GRS 11/14 at HRH 60 29 3 0 7 6 105 WIN 11/15 at TPK 60 29 3 0 3 2 105 WIN 11/17 at CCC 60 28 1 0 5 4 105 WIN 11/19 vs HRH 60 31 2 0 7 6 105 WIN 11/20 vs FLO 60 22 1 0 6 5 105 WIN 11/22 vs HOU 60 38 4 0 10 7 105 LOSS 11/23 vs TPK 60 26 1 0 5 4 105 WIN 11/26 at STM (did not play) Other top finalists are Martin Brodeur of Pittsburgh, Vancouver's Kari Lehtonen, Buffalo's Rick DiPietro and Corner Creek's Nikolai Khabibulin. 2007-08 NSHL GOALTENDERS OF THE WEEK: October 31: Olaf Kolzig, Brooklyn October 31: Ray Emery, Florida November 14: Henrik Lundqvist, Stone Harbor November 28: Miikka Kiprusoff, North Calgary ********************************************************************* NSHL 2007-08 WEEK SEVEN/EIGHT 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 FOURTEENTH (32/85): 11/28/2007 BRK at CCC Bondra, Boucher, LeClair, Pettinger 11/30/2007 MIN at BRK Bondra, Boucher, LeClair, Pettinger 12/01/2007 BRK at ESA Bondra, Boucher, LeClair, Pettinger 12/02/2007 ESA at BRK Bondra, LeClair, Malik, Pettinger 12/03/2007 BUF at BRK Bondra, LeClair, Malik, Pettinger 12/05/2007 BRK at BUF Bondra, Boucher, LeClair, Pettinger 12/07/2007 BRK at LYN Bondra, Boucher, LeClair, Pettinger 12/10/2007 CGC at BRK Bondra, Boucher, LeClair, Pettinger BUFFALO BULLDOGS (12/18): 11/28/2007 BUF at TPK Coburn 11/30/2007 CCC at BUF Coburn 12/01/2007 BUF at LYN Coburn 12/03/2007 BUF at BRK Coburn 12/05/2007 BRK at BUF Coburn, Perreault 12/07/2007 BUF at LIB Coburn, Perreault 12/09/2007 LYN at BUF Coburn, Perreault 12/10/2007 ESA at BUF Coburn, Perreault CAPITAL CITY COUGARS (18/27): 11/28/2007 BRK at CCC Rucinsky, Sutton, Yashin 11/30/2007 CCC at BUF Corvo, Rucinsky, Yashin 12/03/2007 CCC at MIN Boucher, Rucinsky, Yashin 12/04/2007 TPK at CCC Yashin 12/05/2007 MIN at CCC Rucinsky, Yashin 12/07/2007 CCC at TPK Rucinsky, Yashin 12/09/2007 CCC at HRH Rucinsky, Yashin 12/10/2007 PIT at CCC Rucinsky, Yashin CORNER CREEK GREEN CALVES (19/39): 11/28/2007 CGC at PIT Seidenberg, Westcott 11/30/2007 HOU at CGC Seidenberg, Westcott 12/01/2007 LIB at CGC Seidenberg, Westcott 12/04/2007 CGC at LIB Foote, Seidenberg, Westcott 12/05/2007 CGC at ESA Foote, Seidenberg, Westcott 12/07/2007 ESA at CGC Foote, Seidenberg, Westcott 12/08/2007 LYN at CGC Seidenberg, Westcott 12/10/2007 CGC at BRK Seidenberg, Westcott EMPIRE STATE AMERICANS (24/60): 11/28/2007 ESA at MIN Lundqvist, Nummelin, Perrault 11/30/2007 PIT at ESA Lundqvist, Nummelin, Perrault 12/01/2007 BRK at ESA Lundqvist, Nummelin, Perrault 12/02/2007 ESA at BRK Lundqvist, Nummelin, Perrault 12/03/2007 LIB at ESA Lundqvist, Nummelin, Perrault 12/05/2007 CGC at ESA Lundqvist, Nummelin, Perrault 12/07/2007 ESA at CGC Lundqvist, Nummelin, Perrault 12/10/2007 ESA at BUF Lundqvist, Nummelin, Perrault FLORIDA HELLCATS (11/20): 11/28/2007 FLO at FGF Clowe 12/01/2007 SHS at FLO Clowe 12/02/2007 MAN at FLO Clowe 12/03/2007 MON at FLO Clark, Wallin 12/05/2007 FLO at SHS Clark, Wallin 12/07/2007 SEA at FLO Wallin 12/08/2007 FLO at QCP Wallin 12/10/2007 FLO at MON Clowe, Wallin FORT GARRY FIDDLER CRABS (3/8): 11/28/2007 FLO at FGF 11/29/2007 FGF at SHS 12/01/2007 SEA at FGF 12/03/2007 FGF at NEV 12/05/2007 VAW at FGF 12/07/2007 NCH at FGF Lehtinen 12/09/2007 FGF at SEA Lehtinen 12/10/2007 FGF at VAW Lehtinen HAMPTON ROADS HOUNDS (11/19): 11/28/2007 LYN at HRH 11/30/2007 HRH at LIB 12/02/2007 HRH at PIT 12/03/2007 TPK at HRH Liles, Murray 12/05/2007 HRH at TPK Liles, Murray, Stumpel 12/07/2007 HRH at HOU Liles, Murray, Stumpel 12/09/2007 CCC at HRH Liles, Murray, Stumpel 12/10/2007 HOU at HRH HOUSTON AEROS (17/46): 11/28/2007 LIB at HOU Halpern, Pronger, Stefan 11/30/2007 HOU at CGC Halpern, Pronger, Stefan 12/02/2007 HOU at MIN Pronger, Stefan 12/03/2007 HOU at PIT Stefan 12/05/2007 PIT at HOU Pronger, Stefan 12/07/2007 HRH at HOU Pronger, Stefan 12/09/2007 TPK at HOU Pronger, Stefan 12/10/2007 HOU at HRH Pronger, Stefan LONG ISLAND BERSERKERS (0/16): 11/28/2007 LIB at HOU 11/30/2007 HRH at LIB 12/01/2007 LIB at CGC 12/03/2007 LIB at ESA 12/04/2007 CGC at LIB 12/05/2007 LYN at LIB 12/07/2007 BUF at LIB 12/10/2007 LIB at LYN LYNDONVILLE BLADES (11/30): 11/28/2007 LYN at HRH Tallinder 11/30/2007 TPK at LYN Tallinder 12/01/2007 BUF at LYN Arkhipov, Tallinder 12/05/2007 LYN at LIB Arkhipov, Tallinder 12/07/2007 BRK at LYN Arkhipov, Tallinder 12/08/2007 LYN at CGC Tallinder 12/09/2007 LYN at BUF Tallinder 12/10/2007 LIB at LYN Tallinder MANAYUNK BULLIES (33/50): 11/28/2007 MAN at NCH Brisebois, Carter, Roche, Yelle 11/29/2007 SES at MAN Brisebois, Carter, Roche, Yelle 12/02/2007 MAN at FLO Brisebois, Carter, Roche, Yelle 12/05/2007 MAN at MON Brisebois, Knuble, Roche, Yelle 12/06/2007 QCP at MAN Brisebois, Knuble, Roche, Yelle 12/08/2007 MON at MAN Brisebois, Knuble, Roche, Yelle 12/09/2007 MAN at STM Brisebois, Carter, Knuble, Roche, Yelle 12/10/2007 STM at MAN Brisebois, Carter, Roche, Yelle MINNEAPOLIS MASSASAUGA (33/70): 11/28/2007 ESA at MIN Miettinen, Polak, Santala, Saprykin, Thornton 11/29/2007 MIN at PIT Polak, Santala, Saprykin, Thornton 11/30/2007 MIN at BRK Polak, Santala, Thornton, Vigier 12/02/2007 HOU at MIN Polak, Santala, Thornton, Vigier 12/03/2007 CCC at MIN Polak, Santala, Vigier 12/05/2007 MIN at CCC Polak, Santala, Vigier 12/07/2007 PIT at MIN Miettinen, Polak, Santala, Saprykin, Vigier 12/10/2007 MIN at TPK Miettinen, Polak, Santala, Saprykin, Thornton MONTREAL WANDERERS (7/28): 11/28/2007 MON at SEA Malone 11/29/2007 NCH at MON 12/01/2007 STM at MON O'Neill 12/03/2007 MON at FLO 12/05/2007 MAN at MON Gleason 12/07/2007 MON at SHS Gleason 12/08/2007 MON at MAN Gleason 12/10/2007 FLO at MON Gleason, Malone NEVADA THUNDER (10/24): 11/28/2007 QCP at NEV Exelby 11/29/2007 NEV at STM Exelby, Rolston 12/02/2007 VAW at NEV Exelby, Rolston 12/03/2007 FGF at NEV Exelby 12/05/2007 NEV at SES Exelby 12/07/2007 SES at NEV Exelby 12/09/2007 NEV at VAW Exelby 12/10/2007 NEV at NCH Exelby NORTH CALGARY HAWKS (12/30): 11/28/2007 MAN at NCH Modano 11/29/2007 NCH at MON Fedotenko, Modano, Orpik 12/02/2007 SES at NCH Modano, Orpik 12/04/2007 SEA at NCH Modano, Oprik 12/05/2007 NCH at SEA Modano 12/07/2007 NCH at FGF Modano 12/09/2007 NCH at SES Modano 12/10/2007 NEV at NCH Modano PITTSBURGH SOUND CHASERS (7/28): 11/28/2007 CGC at PIT Taylor 11/29/2007 MIN at PIT Taylor 11/30/2007 PIT at ESA 12/02/2007 HRH at PIT 12/03/2007 HOU at PIT Tkachuk 12/05/2007 PIT at HOU 12/07/2007 PIT at MIN Iginla, Taylor 12/10/2007 PIT at CCC Iginla, Taylor QUEBEC CITY PATRIOTES (12/25): 11/28/2007 QCP at NEV Kwiatkowski 12/03/2007 VAW at QCP Bernier, Kwiatkowski 12/04/2007 SHS at QCP Bernier, Kwiatkowski 12/05/2007 STM at QCP Bieksa, Kwiatkowski 12/06/2007 QCP at MAN Hainsey, Kwiatkowski 12/07/2007 QCP at STM Kwiatkowski 12/08/2007 FLO at QCP Kwiatkowski 12/10/2007 QCP at SHS Kwiatkowski ST. MICHAEL'S PRIVATEERS (4/6): 11/28/2007 STM at SES Pothier 11/29/2007 NEV at STM Pothier 12/01/2007 STM at MON Pothier 12/05/2007 STM at QCP Thomas 12/07/2007 QCP at STM 12/08/2007 SHS at STM 12/09/2007 MAN at STM 12/10/2007 STM at MAN SEATTLE RAINIERS (14/46): 11/28/2007 MON at SEA Boynton, Kaberle 11/29/2007 SEA at VAW Boynton, Kaberle 12/01/2007 SEA at FGF Boynton, Jovanovski, Kaberle 12/04/2007 SEA at NCH Jovanovski, Kaberle 12/05/2007 NCH at SEA Kaberle 12/07/2007 SEA at FLO Kaberle 12/09/2007 FGF at SEA Kaberle 12/10/2007 SES at SEA Boynton, Kaberle SEATTLE SASQUATCH (8/19): 11/28/2007 STM at SES D. Markov 11/29/2007 SES at MAN 12/02/2007 SES at NCH Pitkanen 12/05/2007 NEV at SES A. Markov 12/07/2007 SES at NEV A. Markov, D. Markov 12/08/2007 VAW at SES D. Markov 12/09/2007 NCH at SES D. Markov 12/10/2007 SES at SEA D. Markov STONE HARBOR SOUND (16/26): 11/28/2007 SHS at VAW Comrie, Vasicek 11/29/2007 FGF at SHS Jackman, Ladd, Vasicek 12/01/2007 SHS at FLO Jackman, Ladd, Vasicek 12/04/2007 SHS at QCP Jackman, Ladd, Vasicek 12/05/2007 FLO at SHS Jackman, Ladd 12/07/2007 MON at SHS Comrie 12/08/2007 SHS at STM Comrie 12/10/2007 QCP at SHS Comrie TOPEKA TARANTULAS (16/30): 11/28/2007 BUF at TPK Bourque, Immonen 11/30/2007 TPK at LYN Bourque, Immonen 12/03/2007 TPK at HRH Bourque, Immonen 12/04/2007 TPK at CCC Bourque, Immonen 12/05/2007 HRH at TPK Bourque, Immonen 12/07/2007 CCC at TPK Bourque, Immonen 12/09/2007 TPK at HOU Bourque, Immonen 12/10/2007 MIN at TPK Bourque, Immonen VANCOUVER WHITECAPS (18/31): 11/28/2007 SHS at VAW Sopel, Zetterberg 11/29/2007 SEA at VAW Sopel, Zetterberg 12/02/2007 VAW at NEV Sopel, Zetterberg 12/03/2007 VAW at QCP Sopel, Zetterberg 12/05/2007 VAW at FGF Crosby, Sharp, Sopel, Zetterberg 12/08/2007 VAW at SES Sopel, Zetterberg 12/09/2007 NEV at VAW Sopel, Zetterberg 12/10/2007 FGF at VAW Sopel, Zetterberg ********************************************************************* 2007-08 REGULAR SEASON LEAGUE STANDINGS: NORTHEAST DIVISION GP W L OL SL Pts Pct GF GA Home Road Brooklyn Fourteenth 24 19 4 1 0 39 0.812 79 56 12- 0- 0- 0 7- 4- 1- 0 Buffalo Bulldogs 24 16 7 1 0 33 0.688 90 69 9- 3- 0- 0 7- 4- 1- 0 Long Island Berserkers 24 12 12 0 0 24 0.500 72 76 5- 7- 0- 0 7- 5- 0- 0 Empire State Americans 24 9 14 1 0 19 0.396 59 76 4- 8- 0- 0 5- 6- 1- 0 Lyndonville Blades 24 8 14 1 1 18 0.375 65 81 6- 6- 0- 0 2- 8- 1- 1 Corner Creek Green Cal 24 7 13 1 3 18 0.375 59 76 4- 5- 1- 2 3- 8- 0- 1 ATLANTIC DIVISION GP W L OL SL Pts Pct GF GA Home Road Florida Hellcats 24 14 9 0 1 29 0.604 82 60 9- 3- 0- 0 5- 6- 0- 1 St. Michael's Privatee 24 13 10 1 0 27 0.562 61 65 7- 5- 0- 0 6- 5- 1- 0 Stone Harbor Sound 24 13 10 0 1 27 0.562 56 61 9- 2- 0- 1 4- 8- 0- 0 Quebec City Patriotes 24 12 11 0 1 25 0.521 69 74 8- 3- 0- 1 4- 8- 0- 0 Manayunk Bullies 24 11 12 1 0 23 0.479 72 66 4- 7- 1- 0 7- 5- 0- 0 Montreal Wanderers 24 7 14 0 3 17 0.354 58 94 3- 8- 0- 1 4- 6- 0- 2 NORTHWEST DIVISION GP W L OL SL Pts Pct GF GA Home Road Fort Garry Fiddler Cra 24 19 4 1 0 39 0.812 95 58 11- 1- 0- 0 8- 3- 1- 0 Seattle Rainiers 24 18 5 1 0 37 0.771 108 67 9- 3- 0- 0 9- 2- 1- 0 Nevada Thunder 24 15 8 1 0 31 0.646 93 67 9- 3- 0- 0 6- 5- 1- 0 Seattle Sasquatch 24 15 9 0 0 30 0.625 96 87 6- 6- 0- 0 9- 3- 0- 0 North Calgary Hawks 24 14 8 1 1 30 0.625 95 69 7- 3- 1- 1 7- 5- 0- 0 Vancouver Whitecaps 24 12 11 0 1 25 0.521 73 82 6- 5- 0- 1 6- 6- 0- 0 CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OL SL Pts Pct GF GA Home Road Capital City Cougars 24 12 9 2 1 27 0.562 78 78 7- 3- 2- 0 5- 6- 0- 1 Pittsburgh Sound Chase 24 12 10 0 2 26 0.542 81 73 7- 4- 0- 1 5- 6- 0- 1 Hampton Roads Hounds 24 11 10 2 1 25 0.521 75 78 3- 6- 2- 1 8- 4- 0- 0 Houston Aeros 24 10 13 0 1 21 0.438 71 76 7- 5- 0- 0 3- 8- 0- 1 Topeka Tarantulas 24 5 15 1 3 14 0.292 52 111 3- 7- 0- 2 2- 8- 1- 1 Minneapolis Massasauga 24 4 18 0 2 10 0.208 43 82 2-10- 0- 0 2- 8- 0- 2 ********************************************************************* 2007-08 EXPANDED LEAGUE STATISTICS: EXPANDED STATISTICS Total Home Road NORTHEAST DIVISION REG OVT SHO REG OVT SHO REG OVT SHO Brooklyn Fourteenth 19- 4 0- 1 0- 0| 12- 0 0- 0 0- 0| 7- 4 0- 1 0- 0 Buffalo Bulldogs 14- 7 0- 1 2- 0| 8- 3 0- 0 1- 0| 6- 4 0- 1 1- 0 Long Island Berserkers 11-12 0- 0 1- 0| 4- 7 0- 0 1- 0| 7- 5 0- 0 0- 0 Empire State Americans 9-14 0- 1 0- 0| 4- 8 0- 0 0- 0| 5- 6 0- 1 0- 0 Lyndonville Blades 6-14 2- 1 0- 1| 4- 6 2- 0 0- 0| 2- 8 0- 1 0- 1 Corner Creek Green Calv 6-13 1- 1 0- 3| 4- 5 0- 1 0- 2| 2- 8 1- 0 0- 1 ATLANTIC DIVISION REG OVT SHO REG OVT SHO REG OVT SHO Florida Hellcats 13- 9 1- 0 0- 1| 8- 3 1- 0 0- 0| 5- 6 0- 0 0- 1 St. Michael's Privateer 12-10 0- 1 1- 0| 7- 5 0- 0 0- 0| 5- 5 0- 1 1- 0 Stone Harbor Sound 10-10 1- 0 2- 1| 6- 2 1- 0 2- 1| 4- 8 0- 0 0- 0 Quebec City Patriotes 11-11 0- 0 1- 1| 7- 3 0- 0 1- 1| 4- 8 0- 0 0- 0 Manayunk Bullies 10-12 0- 1 1- 0| 4- 7 0- 1 0- 0| 6- 5 0- 0 1- 0 Montreal Wanderers 6-14 1- 0 0- 3| 2- 8 1- 0 0- 1| 4- 6 0- 0 0- 2 NORTHWEST DIVISION REG OVT SHO REG OVT SHO REG OVT SHO Fort Garry Fiddler Crab 15- 4 2- 1 2- 0| 8- 1 1- 0 2- 0| 7- 3 1- 1 0- 0 Seattle Rainiers 16- 5 2- 1 0- 0| 8- 3 1- 0 0- 0| 8- 2 1- 1 0- 0 Nevada Thunder 12- 8 1- 1 2- 0| 7- 3 0- 0 2- 0| 5- 5 1- 1 0- 0 Seattle Sasquatch 10- 9 2- 0 3- 0| 5- 6 1- 0 0- 0| 5- 3 1- 0 3- 0 North Calgary Hawks 14- 8 0- 1 0- 1| 7- 3 0- 1 0- 1| 7- 5 0- 0 0- 0 Vancouver Whitecaps 10-11 1- 0 1- 1| 5- 5 1- 0 0- 1| 5- 6 0- 0 1- 0 CENTRAL DIVISION REG OVT SHO REG OVT SHO REG OVT SHO Capital City Cougars 10- 9 0- 2 2- 1| 7- 3 0- 2 0- 0| 3- 6 0- 0 2- 1 Pittsburgh Sound Chaser 9-10 1- 0 2- 2| 6- 4 0- 0 1- 1| 3- 6 1- 0 1- 1 Hampton Roads Hounds 9-10 1- 2 1- 1| 3- 6 0- 2 0- 1| 6- 4 1- 0 1- 0 Houston Aeros 10-13 0- 0 0- 1| 7- 5 0- 0 0- 0| 3- 8 0- 0 0- 1 Topeka Tarantulas 4-15 0- 1 1- 3| 2- 7 0- 0 1- 2| 2- 8 0- 1 0- 1 Minneapolis Massasauga 4-18 0- 0 0- 2| 2-10 0- 0 0- 0| 2- 8 0- 0 0- 2 ********************************************************************* 2008 FARLEY CUP PLAYOFF WATCH: PTS: points currently achived in 2007-08 regular season GL: games left in 2007-08 regular season. MN: number of points necessary to clinch a playoff berth. TN: number of points necessary to be eliminated from the playoffs. EASTERN CONFERENCE RNK TEAM PTS GL MN TN 1. Brooklyn Fourteenth 39 58 97 --- 2. Florida Hellcats 29 58 107 --- 3. Buffalo Bulldogs 33 58 103 --- 4. St. Michael's Privateers 27 58 109 --- 5. Stone Harbor Sound 27 58 109 --- 6. Quebec City Patriotes 25 58 111 --- 7. Long Island Berserkers 24 58 112 --- 8. Manayunk Bullies 23 58 113 --- 9. Empire State Americans 19 58 --- 113 10. Lyndonville Blades 18 58 --- 112 11. Corner Creek Green Calves 18 58 --- 112 12. Montreal Wanderers 17 58 --- 111 WESTERN CONFERENCE RNK TEAM PTS GL MN TN 1. Fort Garry Fiddler Crabs 39 58 103 --- 2. Capital City Cougars 27 58 115 --- 3. Seattle Rainiers 37 58 105 --- 4. Nevada Thunder 31 58 111 --- 5. Seattle Sasquatch 30 58 112 --- 6. North Calgary Hawks 30 58 112 --- 7. Pittsburgh Sound Chasers 26 58 116 --- 8. Vancouver Whitecaps 25 58 117 --- 9. Hampton Roads Hounds 25 58 --- 117 10. Houston Aeros 21 58 --- 113 11. Topeka Tarantulas 14 58 --- 106 12. Minneapolis Massasauga 10 58 --- 102 ********************************************************************* NSHL CALENDAR November 28 - NSHL Week 7/8 begins December 10 - all Week 7/8 results must be sent in. ********************************************************************* 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. HOU: -1 IP, newsletter article CUMULATIVE INCENTIVE POINTS: BRK -1 IP CCC exempt ESA -1 IP FLO -1 IP HOU -3 IP NCH -1 IP SHS -1 IP ********************************************************************* 2007-08 NSHL NORRIS POWER INDEX 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 0.176 goals). NPI: projected "power" of the given team VAR: variation in a team's NPI. SOS: strength of schedule (average NPI of opponents to date) NORRIS POWER INDEX NPI VAR SOS LW 1. Seattle Rainiers 1.630 5.455 0.011 2 2. Fort Garry Fiddler Crabs 1.554 8.471 -0.015 1 3. Florida Hellcats 1.148 10.328 0.025 3 4. Nevada Thunder 0.960 8.532 -0.131 5 5. Brooklyn Fourteenth 0.950 4.566 -0.180 4 6. North Calgary Hawks 0.895 8.577 -0.098 6 7. Buffalo Bulldogs 0.872 8.218 -0.077 8 8. Pittsburgh Sound Chasers 0.335 5.446 0.068 11 9. Houston Aeros 0.245 8.379 0.399 14 10. Hampton Roads Hounds 0.213 10.529 0.344 9 11. Capital City Cougars 0.177 4.350 0.091 7 12. Manayunk Bullies 0.139 5.168 -0.105 13 13. Seattle Sasquatch 0.046 10.840 -0.393 10 14. Stone Harbor Sound 0.044 4.031 0.152 12 15. Vancouver Whitecaps -0.189 7.571 0.179 18 16. Long Island Berserkers -0.322 8.161 -0.140 16 17. St. Michael's Privateers -0.459 8.868 -0.318 15 18. Quebec City Patriotes -0.533 6.866 -0.327 17 19. Lyndonville Blades -0.771 5.201 0.026 19 20. Corner Creek Green Calves -0.784 6.632 -0.056 23 21. Empire State Americans -0.898 7.807 -0.112 20 22. Montreal Wanderers -1.455 6.385 0.077 21 23. Minneapolis Massasauga -1.548 4.031 0.260 24 24. Topeka Tarantulas -2.250 9.105 0.320 22 ********************************************************************* COMPLETE WEEK SEVEN/EIGHT INJURY REPORT: BRK - Peter Bondra out 17 games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 - Brian Boucher out 6 games 1 2 3 6 7 8 - John LeClair out 29 games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 - Marek Malik out 2 games 4 5 - Matt Pettinger out 10 games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BUF - Braydon Coburn out 15 games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 - Yanic Perreault out 4 games 5 6 7 8 CCC - Philippe Boucher out 1 game 3 - Joe Corvo out 1 game 2 - Martin Rucinsky out 7 games 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 - Andy Sutton out 1 game 1 - Alexei Yashin out 11 games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 CGC - Adam Foote out 3 games 4 5 6 - Dennis Seidenberg out 8 games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 - Duvie Westcott out 19 games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ESA - Joel Lundqvist out 10 games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 - Petteri Nummelin out 31 games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 - Joel Perrault out 13 games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 FLO - Chris Clark out 2 games 4 5 - Ryane Clowe out 4 games 1 2 3 8 - Niclas Wallin out 5 games 4 5 6 7 8 FGF - Jere Lehtinen out 3 games 6 7 8 HRH - John-Michael Liles out 4 games 4 5 6 7 - Glen Murray out 4 games 4 5 6 7 - Jozef Stumpel out 3 games 5 6 7 HOU - Jeff Halpern out 2 games 1 2 - Chris Pronger out 7 games 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 - Patrik Stefan out 10 games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 LYN - Denis Arkhipov out 3 games 3 4 5 - Henrik Tallinder out 12 games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 MAN - Patrice Brisebois out 41 games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 - Anson Carter out 5 games 1 2 3 7 8 - Mike Knuble out 4 games 4 5 6 7 - Travis Roche out 8 games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 - Stephane Yelle out 10 games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 MIN - Antti Miettinen out 3 games 1 7 8 - Roman Polak out 29 games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 - Tommi Santala out 17 games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 - Oleg Saprykin out 4 games 1 2 7 8 - Shawn Thornton out 5 games 1 2 3 4 8 - J.P. Vigier out 5 games 3 4 5 6 7 MON - Tim Gleason out 4 games 5 6 7 8 - Ryan Malone out 2 games 1 8 - Jeff O'Neill out 1 game 3 NEV - Garnet Exelby out 10 games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 - Brian Rolston out 2 games 2 3 NCH - Ruslan Fedotenko out 1 game 2 - Mike Modano out 23 games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 - Brooks Orpik out 3 games 2 3 4 PIT - Jarome Iginla out 2 games 7 8 - Tim Taylor out 4 games 1 2 7 8 - Keith Tkachuk out 1 game 5 QCP - Steve Bernier out 2 games 2 3 - Kevin Bieksa out 1 game 4 - Ron Hainsey out 1 game 5 - Joel Kwiatkowski out 8 games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 STM - Brian Pothier out 3 games 1 2 3 - Tim Thomas out 1 game 4 SEA - Nick Boynton out 4 games 1 2 3 8 - Ed Jovanovski out 2 games 3 4 - Frantisek Kaberle out 19 games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 SES - Andrei Markov out 2 games 4 5 - Danny Markov out 5 games 1 5 6 7 8 - Joni Pitkanen out 1 game 3 SHS - Mike Comrie out 4 games 1 6 7 8 - Barret Jackman out 4 games 2 3 4 5 - Andrew Ladd out 4 games 2 3 4 5 - Josef Vasicek out 4 games 1 2 3 4 TPK - Rene Bourque out 38 games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 - Jarkko Immonen out 47 games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 VAW - Sidney Crosby out 1 game 5 - Patrick Sharp out 1 game 5 - Brent Sopel out 8 games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 - Henrik Zetterberg out 12 games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ********************************************************************* ASSOCIATE LIST: SINCE GP Chris Beddick June 11, 2007 9 Dean Engemoen June 16, 2007 4 Steve Kramer December 13, 2004 0 Greg Ralls December 14, 2004 0 Andrew Smith November 19, 2005 0 J.J. Schrems May 1, 2006 0 Francois Lessard December 10, 2006 0 Scott Bruner June 18, 2007 0 Dale Ripley September 11, 2007 0 If you're still an active associate, and aren't on this list, please get in contact with me. Thanks! Doug ********************************************************************* TRANSACTIONS: All free agents *must* play in at least six of your team's games the following biweek. Violation of this results in the player being released immediately. CGC - SIGN Curtis Glencross. - RELEASE Janis Sprukts. LIB - TRADE Marcus Nilson, LIB#3 and LIB#4 to MIN for Johan Franzen. MIN - TRADE Johan Franzen to LIB for Marcus Nilson, LIB#3 and LIB#4. ********************************************************************* 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 at verizon dot net) Doug Norris, Commissioner Brian Leahy, Vice-Commissioner Andy Bartalone, St. Michael's owner (vacant) *********************************************************************