The National Strat-O-Matic Hockey League Newsletter League Established May 1, 1997 Volume #12, Issue #7 - November 19, 2008 ********************************************************************* 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 ********************************************************************* WEEK FIVE/SIX IN REVIEW: When Junu Kim entered the league back in the summer of 2002, he knew that it would be a long process towards respectability. Is this finally the year where Kim's patience pays off? With Sidney Crosby and Henrik Zetterberg anchoring the offense and Nik Backstrom holding down the fort in goal, the Vancouver Whitecaps are now twenty games up and four games down after a perfect 8-0 Week 5/6. The Whitecaps are converting more than 29% with the man advantage, and already have eighty-nine goals on the season. More on the Whitecaps later in this newsletter. The Pittsburgh Hornets' Ilya Bryzgalov should file for hazard pay after the team's game of November 5th. Facing the St. Michael's Privateers, Bryzgalov had to stop fifty-three shots on net - including six in overtime - before Johnny Oduya won the game for the home team by a 2-1 margin. Bryzgalov's season has been remarkable as well, stopping 93.4% of shots against while leading the once-moribund Hornets to a 15-9 mark. The new team in Pittsburgh went 7-1 over Week 5/6. The Seattle Rainiers are also 7-1 over the past biweek, edging back to 0.500 after a horrible start. One of the great goaltending games came in the team's 5-4 overtime win over Capital City. Although Vesa Toskala allowed four Cougar goals, he stopped all four Goalie Ratings he faced *and* assisted on three Seattle goals including the overtime winner. With seven assists in nineteen games, Toskala now has more assists than eight Seattle skaters who have played more games than the Finn netminder. ********************************************************************* TESTING TO SEE IF ANYONE IS READING THIS: You need to be sending your results to your opponent directly (not just through the results list). And most of you are (yay!). And if you know that your opponent is on the results list, then it's okay to send it to the results list only. However... Since I've said this multiple times this year, and it's the same people doing it over and over again, here's a test to see if someone is reading this. If you do not receive your game results, please send me a note and the offending owner will be docked an IP for each game in violation. ********************************************************************* REMEMBER TO PLAY YOUR DEFENSEMEN! We've have quite a few situations over the past few weeks where owners are trying to "game" our rules. Just a quick reminder that the rules are designed for maximum flexibility and enjoyment, and not necessarily to squeeze out every single action card out of your two good players. While it is fun to win, keep the honor code in mind: "By being a member of the NSHL, all members realize that the purpose of the league is enjoyment for all members, and not necessarily individual glory. To those ends, all members agree not to overtly cheat or alter results to his own advantage (or disadvantage), and all members agree to play all games fairly and with the best of intentions for both teams. By accepting an invitation for team ownership, the new owner agrees to be bound by this honor code." One of the things most people like about this league is its realism, and if we need to create more restrictive usage rules because people are taking advantage of the existing rules, then we will. One specific thing which has come up recently is something that most of you should know (since we voted upon it last summer): "Defenseman may be scheduled for a maximum of six shifts (18 AC) total, but each defenseman must be scheduled to play one shift within the first three shifts." Please keep this in mind - I will be spot-checking CMs! Hopefully more than enough said. ********************************************************************* NO LAUGHING MATTER: HIGH-FLYING WHITECAPS PLAYING A TWO-WAY GAME by Junu Kim, Vancouver owner VANCOUVER (CP) - Brent Sopel grimaced and chuckled over the question he was asked. Sopel is one of two Vancouver Whitecap players who's seen every game in the team's six-year history in the NSHL. That includes the 2002-03 campaign, when the club turned in an abysmal 9-63-5-5 record in its inaugural season. Sopel was asked about his memories of that campaign, punctuated by a 21-game losing streak. Not only were the Whitecaps outscored 82-21 during this span, but none of these games went into overtime ~V meaning Vancouver went pointless for one-fourth of a season. But in Sopel's mind, that campaign turned out to be anything but pointless. He recognized how it started an organizationwide learning and development process. As a sign of the team's progress, Vancouver recorded its first-ever 8-0 biweek in franchise history in biweek 5/6 ~V and has ascended to be among the NSHL's premier clubs today. "That year, no one in that locker room hit the ice expecting to lose. But once we gave up a goal or coughed up a lead, you almost got the sense that we were waiting for the roof to cave in," said Sopel, who came to the franchise in the 2002 expansion draft. "In the years since then, we've added some great talent and bought into the idea of being a tenacious team that can create scoring chances." In the team's short history, Vancouver's steadily improved, turning in a 49-27-6 record in 2007-08. Yet so far in 2008-09, the Whitecaps have shifted into warp speed, recording a stellar 20-4 record. Not only have they outscored opponents 89-44, but they have yet to play an overtime game ~V meaning that opponents have had to beat them in 60 minutes in order to record a point in the standings. Ironically, despite a roster featuring young high-octane scorers such as Sidney Crosby (12-26-38) and Henrik Zetterberg (17-13-30), as well as developing players like forwards Joffrey Lupul (14-11-25), Dustin Brown (10-9-19) and Patrick Sharp (9-17-26), this year's Whitecap team is clicking because of defense and puck control. Through 24 games, not only has Vancouver has recorded 286 takeaways, but it's succeeded on a whopping 74 percent of its takeaway chances. In comparison, based on this year's stats partway through biweek 5/6, Capital City (69 percent) and St. Michael's (64 percent) are the only other NSHL clubs with a takeaway percentage above 62 percent. Also, Whitecap centermen have won a league-leading 62 percent of their faceoffs; Nevada is next at 57 percent. That's made life easier for Whitecap goalies Niklas Backstrom (17-3-0 record, 1.85 GAA and .929 save percentage) and Craig Anderson (3-1-0, 1.76, .943). In fact, on average Vancouver is outshooting opponents each game 37-27. "We have this image of playing a loose, wide-open game, but we're a better defensive team than people may realize," Zetterberg said. "Not only do we have some stubborn forecheckers up front, but we've got some savvy defensemen who cover the zone tightly." Certainly, the Whitecaps aren't taking anything for granted this year. There's plenty of hockey left to be played this season, and they're situated in the NSHL's toughest division: Last season, each of the six Northwest Division clubs registered at least 92 points. What's more, it remains to be seen if Vancouver can avoid sick bay, after having been relatively healthy in past seasons. Mike Cammalleri has spent time on the injured list, and banged-up forwards Patrice Bergeron and Chris Clark have yet to appear in a game this season. Last biweek, forward Brett McLean and wily veteran blueliner Aaron Ward sustained injuries that may affect their availability in biweek 7/8. Finally, there's the nagging question of whether this young squad has the fortitude to finish the deal in the playoffs. In its history, the franchise is 1-6 in games in which it could close out a playoff series. Last year's midseason addition of veterans such as Backstrom, Clark and Jamie Langenbrunner didn't help the Whitecaps escape the first round, in which they lost game 7 of their series against the Seattle Rainiers 1-0 in overtime. That memory also makes Sopel squirm. But unlike his recollections of 2002-03, this thought is no laughing matter. "Don't get me wrong, the Rainiers earned that win," Sopel said. "But that series is our motivation to do even better this year." ********************************************************************* RAINIER RECOVERY? THANK THE OFFENSE by Doug Norris, Seattle Rainiers owner The Seattle Rainiers are back in a familiar pace. After languishing to the Northwest Division basement over the season's first month, Seattle went 7-1 to get back to the 0.500 mark. Where they go from here will most likely depend on whether or not the team's goaltending performance improves. Incumbent Dwayne Roloson has been relegated to the backup's chair, as a poor preseason has transitioned into a 1-4, 85.5% save percentage start. Vesa Toskala hasn't exactly lit up the nighttime sky, either, although at least he's won more than he's lost. Couple that with rumours that two potential transactions for a new starter fell threw at the last minute. The team's goalscorers are still evoking memories of Cup days in 2004 and 2007, with Dany Heatley and Jonathan Cheechoo pacing the way with thirteen goals apiece. And yet rumours persist that the latter will be dealt to get that elusive number one. Said general manager Doug Norris: "Our policy is not to discuss players we are interested in, but we've got options we are considering." Could those options include recalling 2008 draftee Jonathan Bernier? "If it comes down to it," said Norris. ********************************************************************* WEEK FIVE/SIX RESULTS: Montreal 1, at Brooklyn 3 BRK Alexander Ovechkin - goal, assist, takeaway, hit BRK Sergei Gonchar - game-winning goal, assist, takeaway BRK Olaf Kolzig - thirty saves, 3/4 GR St. Michael's 3, at Brooklyn 1 STM Jean-Pierre Dumont - power-play goal, assist, hit STM Tim Thomas - twenty-one saves, 3/3 GR BRK Martin Biron - twenty-five saves, 5/5 GR Topeka 5, at Brooklyn 3 TPK Patrick O'Sullivan - shorthanded goal, assist TPK Brent Burns - two assists, takeaway TPK Tobias Enstrom - two assists Stone Harbor 4, at Brooklyn 5 BRK Alexander Ovechkin - four goals, takeaway BRK Sergei Gonchar - two assists, takeaway, two hits SHS Martin Erat - power-play goal, takeaway, hit Manayunk 5, at Buffalo 3 [played by Dean Engemoen] MAN Roman Hamrlik - power-play goal, two assists, takeaway, hit BUF Ilya Kovalchuk - two goals, hit MAN Marco Sturm - goal, two assists Houston 5, at Buffalo 3 [played by Dean Engemoen] HOU Mats Sundin - two goals, hit HOU Mike Richards - goal, assist, takeaway BUF Rick DiPietro - thirty-six saves, 9/12 GR Quebec City 4, at Buffalo 3 [played by Dean Engemoen] BUF Ilya Kovalchuk - goal, two assists BUF Martin St. Louis - three assists, takeaway QCP Petr Sykora - power-play goal, assist, takeaway Montreal 3, at Buffalo 2 MON Nikolai Zherdev - goal, assist, takeaway MON Josh Harding - twenty-two saves, 3/3 GR BUF Viktor Kozlov - power-play goal North Calgary 1, at Capital City 3 CCC Marty Turco - thirty-six saves, 7/8 GR CCC Daniel Alfredsson - two goals CCC Joe Sakic - two assists Seattle Sasquatch 5, at Capital City 4 SES Dan Boyle - two assists SES Kristian Huselius - goal, assist SES Milan Hejduk - goal Fort Garry 2, at Capital City 1 FGF Pascal Leclaire - thirty-four saves, 7/8 GR FGF Christopher Higgins - two goals CCC Eric Belanger - goal, 6-of-7 faceoffs Buffalo 1, at Capital City 2 CCC Marty Turco - twenty-seven saves, 6/6 GR CCC John Madden - goal, assist BUF Richard Zednik - assist Hampton Roads 3, at Corner Creek 7 CGC Richard Park - two goals, takeaway HRH Nicklas Backstrom - goal, two assists, takeaway CGC Matt Cullen - goal, assist, hit St. Michael's 0, at Corner Creek 3 CGC Ray Whitney - two goals STM Tim Thomas - thirty-one saves, 11/14 GR CGC Nikolai Khabibulin - twenty-two saves, shutout, 3/3 GR Manayunk 0, at Corner Creek 1 MAN Dominik Hasek - thirty-eight saves, 6/7 GR CGC Nikolai Khabibulin - twenty-three saves, shutout, 4/4 GR CGC Daniel Sedin - power-play goal, takeaway Montreal 7, at Corner Creek 6 MON Devin Setoguchi - two goals, assist, takeaway CGC Daniel Sedin - two goals MON Travis Zajac - goal, two assists, takeaway Brooklyn 7, at Florida 3 FLO Daymond Langkow - three goals BRK Mike Comrie - two goals, assist BRK Scott Walker - power-play goal, two assists Long Island 4, at Florida 6 FLO Vaclav Prospal - goal, two assists FLO Lubomir Visnovsky - goal, assist, takeaway, hit LIB Mikko Koivu - two assists, two takeaways Nevada 6, at Florida 3 NEV Jason Arnott - power-play goal, two assists, two takeaways NEV Michael Peca - goal, assist, two takeaways NEV Jean-Sebastien Giguere - thirty-three saves, 5/7 GR Pittsburgh Hornets 2, at Florida 1 PIH Ilya Bryzgalov - thirty-four saves, 6/7 GR PIH Patrick Kane - goal, assist PIH Mike Modano - two assists, hit St. Michael's 3, at Fort Garry 4 (SO) FGF Joe Thornton - goal, assist, hit, shootout goal STM Brad Richards - goal, assist, two takeaways STM Todd Bertuzzi - goal, assist Topeka 5, at Fort Garry 3 TPK Wade Redden - three assists TPK Antero Niittymaki - thirty-two saves, 9/11 GR FGF Joe Thornton - goal, assist, 8-of-10 faceoffs Hampton Roads 4, at Fort Garry 2 HRH Cristobal Huet - forty-two saves, 7/8 GR FGF Joe Thornton - goal, two hits HRH Owen Nolan - game-winning shorthanded goal Houston 1, at Fort Garry 3 FGF Pascal Leclaire - forty-eight saves, 8/8 GR FGF Kimmo Timonenn - assist, two takeaways, hit FGF Mike Grier - shorthanded goal Fort Garry 1, at Hampton Roads 3 HRH Johan Hedberg - thirty-seven saves, 5/6 GR FGF Marty Reasoner - goal, two takeaways HRH Dustin Byfuglien - goal Vancouver 3, at Hampton Roads 2 VAW Henrik Zetterberg - three goals, two takeaways VAW Niklas Backstrom - eighteen saves, 8/9 GR HRH Dan Hamhuis - assist, takeaway, five hits Nevada 1, at Hampton Roads 3 HRH Dustin Byfuglien - game-winning goal, two assists, two takeaways HRH Cristobal Huet - thirty-two saves, 3/3 GR HRH Owen Nolan - two assists, takeaway Long Island 7, at Hampton Roads 2 LIB Vincent Lecavalier - three goals, two assists, takeaway LIB Marian Gaborik - goal, three assists HRH Paul Kariya - two goals Seattle Rainiers 3, at Houston 2 SEA Ed Jovanovski - assist, two takeaways, four hits SEA Andrew Brunette - two assists, takeaway HOU Shane Doan - assist, two takeaways, hit Nevada 6, at Houston 1 NEV Jean-Sebastien Giguere - twenty-seven saves, 10/11 GR NEV Brian Rolston - two goals, assist, two takeaways NEV Jaromir Jagr - game-winning goal, two assists, takeaway, hit Vancouver 5, at Houston 0 VAW Niklas Backstrom - thirty saves, shutout, 4/4 GR VAW Joffrey Lupul - two power-play goals, hit VAW Sidney Crosby - goal, assist, takeaway Pittsburgh Hornets 3, at Houston 1 PIH Sam Gagner - goal, assist, hit PIH Ilya Bryzgalov - twenty-five saves, 2/3 GR HOU Shane Doan - shorthanded goal Stone Harbor 5, at Long Island 2 [played by Dean Engemoen] SHS Milan Michalek - four goals, takeaway SHS Josef Vasicek - three assists SHS Henrik Lundqvist - thirty-one saves, 5/7 GR Florida 3, at Long Island 2 [played by Dean Engemoen] FLO Chad LaRose - game-winning goal, assist, takeaway FLO Ray Emery - thirty-three saves, 2/3 GR FLO Matt Stajan - goal, two takeaways Quebec City 5, at Long Island 3 [played by Dean Engemoen] QCP Olli Jokinen - two goals LIB Vincent Lecavalier - goal, two assists, hit QCP Daniel Briere - three assists Minneapolis 3, at Long Island 4 (OT) [played by Dean Engemoen] LIB Evgeni Malkin - two goals, assist, hit MIN Carey Price - forty-four saves, 7/8 GR LIB Vincent Lecavalier - overtime goal, assist, hit Pittsburgh Sound Chasers 3, at Lyndonville 1 PIT Jarome Iginla - two goals, takeaway PIT Martin Brodeur - thirty saves, 5/5 GR PIT Paul Stastny - two assists Quebec City 1, at Lyndonville 3 LYN Ryan Miller - thirty-six saves, 4/4 GR LYN Daniel Paille - goal, assist, three takeaways, hit LYN Bryan McCabe - two assists, takeaway Florida 0, at Lyndonville 2 LYN Ryan Miller - thirty-three saves, shutout, 8/8 GR LYN Alexei Kovalev - two power-play goals, two hits LYN Henrik Tallinder - three takeaways Manayunk 2, at Lyndonville 4 LYN Alexei Kovalev - two goals, assist, twelve shots LYN Bryan McCabe - two assists, takeaway LYN Daniel Paille - goal, takeaway Lyndonville 2, at Manayunk 4 MAN Dany Sabourin - twenty-nine saves, 8/9 GR MAN Marco Sturm - two power-play goals MAN Dainius Zubrus - three assists, hit Seattle Sasquatch 4, Manayunk 3 (SO) MAN Marco Sturm - two goals, shootout goal SES Teemu Selanne - penalty shot goal, shootout goal, takeaway, hit SES Marc Savard - two goals, takeaway Long Island 2, at Manayunk 3 (OT) MAN Joey MacDonald - thirty-six saves, 8/9 GR MAN Mike Knuble - two power-play goals MAN Marco Sturm - shorthanded goal, assist, takeaway Buffalo 4, at Manayunk 2 BUF Ilya Kovalchuk - goal, assist, takeaway BUF Mike Ribeiro - three assists MAN Dainius Zubrus - goal, assist, takeaway Seattle Sasquatch 1, at Minneapolis 2 MIN Dan Ellis - thirty-two saves, 5/6 GR MIN Anze Kopitar - game-winning goal, takeaway MIN Toni Lydman - assist, two hits Corner Creek 3, at Minneapolis 4 MIN Antti Miettinen - three assists, takeaway MIN Robert Nilsson - goal, assist CGC Tyler Arnason - goal, assist, takeaway North Calgary 4, at Minneapolis 3 (OT) NCH Joni Pitkanen - three assists, takeaway, two hits MIN Antti Miettinen - goal, assist, two takeaways NCH Zach Parise - shorthanded goal, assist Seattle Rainiers 2, at Minneapolis 1 SEA Chris Drury - assist, two takeaways, hit SEA Brian Rafalski - assist, two takeaways, hit MIN Dan Ellis - thirty-six saves, 5/7 GR Lyndonville 1, at Montreal 4 MON Nikolai Zherdev - two goals MON Mikael Tellqvist - twenty-seven saves, 3/4 GR MON Keith Ballard - two assists Corner Creek 1, at Montreal 2 MON Mike Green - power-play goal, two takeaways, hit MON Steve Reinprecht - game-winning goal, takeaway CGC Matt Cullen - power-play goal North Calgary 2, at Montreal 4 MON Ryan Malone - three goals NCH Nathan Horton - power-play goal, assist, two takeaways, hit MON Steve Reinprecht - three assists, takeaways Buffalo 4, at Montreal 3 (OT) BUF Viktor Kozlov - two goals MON Kyle Brodziak - shorthanded goal, takeaway, hit BUF Braydon Coburn - two assists Montreal 2, at Nevada 5 NEV Brian Campbell - five assists, hit NEV Sergei Fedorov - two goals, assist, takeaway NEV Martin Gerber - thirty-four saves, 4/5 GR Houston 4, at Nevada 2 HOU Brenden Morrow - four goals, takeaway, hit HOU Tomas Vokoun - thirty-two saves, 6/8 GR HOU Nicklas Lidstrom - two assists, two takeaways, two hits Hampton Roads 1, at Nevada 4 NEV Martin Gerber - thirty-three saves, 3/4 GR NEV Andrew Murray - two assists, takeaway NEV Brian Campbell - assist, takeaway, three hits Pittsburgh Sound Chasers 3, at Nevada 2 (OT) PIT Jarome Iginla - overtime goal, two takeaways PIT Martin Brodeur - thirty-six saves, 5/6 GR NEV Martin Gerber - twenty-nine saves, 4/5 GR Florida 5, at North Calgary 3 FLO Brad Boyes - two goals, hit FLO Lubomir Visnovsky - three assists, takeaway NCH Jason Williams - two assists, hit Capital City 5, at North Calgary 3 CCC Daniel Alfredsson - two goals, assist, takeaway NCH Zach Parise - shorthanded goal, assist CCC John Madden - goal, assist, takeaway, hit Minneapolis 3, at North Calgary 1 MIN Carey Price - thirty-three saves, 5/5 GR MIN Tuomo Ruutu - two assists MIN Toni Lydman - power-play goal, takeaway, hit Topeka 4, at North Calgary 5 NCH Nathan Horton - two assists, three hits NCH Zach Parise - goal, assist TPK Alexander Radulov - goal, assist, takeaway St. Michael's 1, at Pittsburgh Hornets 2 (OT) PIH Ilya Bryzgalov - fifty-three saves, 8/9 GR PIH Patrick Kane - two assists STM Pavel Datsyuk - goal, ten shots on goal Florida 2, at Pittsburgh Hornets 6 PIH Ilya Bryzgalov - forty-three saves, 6/7 GR PIH Petteri Nokelainen - goal, assist, takeaway PIH Dennis Wideman - assist, two takeaways Stone Harbor 2, at Pittsburgh Hornets 4 PIH Ilya Bryzgalov - forty saves, 8/10 GR PIH P.J. Axelsson - goal, assist, takeaway SHS Thomas Vanek - goal, assist, two hits Capital City 5, at Pittsburgh Hornets 1 CCC Markus Naslund - three goals, takeaway CCC Marty Turco - thirty saves, 4/5 GR CCC Pavol Demitra - three assists Vancouver 5, at Pittsburgh Sound Chasers 1 VAW Bobby Holik - goal, assist, takeaway VAW Jamie Langenbrunner - three assists, takeaway VAW Jason Chimera - game-winning goal, two takeaways Brooklyn 3, at Pittsburgh Sound Chasers 1 BRK Alexander Ovechkin - game-winning goal, assist, hit BRK Martin Biron - thirty-two saves, 5/5 GR BRK Jeremy Roenick - power-play goal, assist North Calgary 0, at Pittsburgh Sound Chasers 5 PIT Jarome Iginla - three goals, two takeaways, hit PIT Martin Brodeur - thirty-four saves, shutout, 4/4 GR PIT Cory Stillman - power-play goal, two assists, takeaway, hit Seattle Rainiers 4, at Pittsburgh Sound Chasers 3 (SO) PIT Martin Brodeur - thirty-eight saves, 9/11 GR, 2-of-3 in shootout SEA Jaroslav Spacek - two assists, three takeaways PIT Daniel Girardi - power-play goal, three takeaways Lyndonville 3, at Quebec City 1 LYN Ryan Miller - thirty-four saves, 6/6 GR LYN Jason Pominville - game-winning power-play goal, assist LYN Bryan McCabe - power-play goal, assist Pittsburgh Hornets 3, at Quebec City 1 PIH Ilya Bryzgalov - twenty-nine saves, 3/3 GR PIH Alex Burrows - goal, two hits PIH Dennis Wideman - assist, takeaway, hit Long Island 3, at Quebec Ciy 2 LIB Vincent Lecavalier - power-play goal, assist, takeaway LIB Evgeni Malkin - power-play goal, assist, takeaway QCP Peter Budaj - twenty-six saves, 5/6 GR Fort Garry 5, at Quebec City 2 FGF James Wisniewski - two goals, two assists, takeaway, hit FGF Ryan Getzlaf - goal, two assists, hit FGF Alexander Steen - goal, assist, takeaway Brooklyn 1, at St. Michael's 4 STM Tim Thomas - thirty-five saves, 5/5 GR STM Erik Cole - two goals, assist, takeaway STM Pavel Datsyuk - three assists, hit, 10-of-12 faceoffs Corner Creek 1, at St. Michael's 2 (OT) CGC Nikolai Khabibulin - thirty-four saves, 7/7 GR STM Tim Thomas - twenty-six saves, 5/6 RG STM Pavel Datsyuk - overtime power-play goal, takeaway, hit Buffalo 4, at St. Michael's 3 (OT) BUF Ilya Kovalchuk - two goals including overtime goal BUF Rick DiPietro - forty-five saves, 6/9 GR STM Pavel Datsyuk - shorthanded goal, hit Seattle Rainiers 4, at St. Michael's 2 SEA Chris Drury - two power-play goals, takeaway, hit STM Jean-Pierre Dumont - two goals, takeaway, hit SEA Vesa Toskala - twenty-seven saves, 4/4 GR Minneapolis 4, at Seattle Rainiers 3 MIN Anze Kopitar - two goals, hit SEA Stephen Weiss - goal, two takeaways MIN Derian Hatcher - assist, three hits Quebec City 2, at Seattle Rainiers 5 SEA Dany Heatley - goal, assist, two takeaways, hit SEA Mark Parrish - goal, assist, takeaway SEA Chris Chelios - four takeaways, hit Capital City 4, at Seattle Rainiers 5 (OT) SEA Dany Heatley - overtime goal, assist, takeaway SEA Vesa Toskala - twenty-one saves, 4/4 GR, three assists CCC Pavol Demitra - two goals, assist, two takeaways Pittsburgh Sound Chasers 4, at Seattle Rainiers 5 SEA Andrew Brunette - two goals, takeaway SEA Dany Heatley - two goals PIT Paul Stastny - power-play goal, assist, takeaway Stone Harbor 4, at Seattle Sasquatch 3 SHS Milan Michalek - game-winning goal with 0:15 left in regulation SHS Martin Hanzal - two goals SES Andrei Markov - goal, two assists Topeka 3, at Seattle Sasquatch 4 SES Rod Brind'amour - power-play goal, assist SES Kristian Huselius - two assists TPK Brent Burns - two assists Hampton Roads 1, at Seattle Sasquatch 2 SES Alexei Ponikarovsky - goal, assist, takeaway SES Jeff Carter - power-play goal, takeaway, hit SES Ty Conklin - twenty-two saves, 3/4 GR Capital City 3, at Seattle Sasquatch 5 SES Milan Hejduk - two goals, two takeaways SES Martin Gelinas - goal, two assists CCC John Madden - two goals Vancouver 4, at Stone Harbor 1 VAW Dustin Brown - two power-play goals VAW Sidney Crosby - goal, assist VAW Niklas Backstrom - thirty-three saves, 3/4 GR Brooklyn 4, at Stone Harbor 2 BRK Alexander Ovechkin - two goals, assist, takeaway, hit BRK Jeremy Roenick - three assists, takeaway SHS Milan Michalek - power-play goal, assist Pittsburgh Hornets 5, at Stone Harbor 4 SHS Josef Vasicek - two goals, hit PIH Patrick Kane - goal, assist PIH Mike Modano - goal, assist Corner Creek 1, at Stone Harbor 7 SHS Derek Morris - two goals, two takeaways SHS Thomas Vanek - two goals SHS Martin Hanzal - three assists Lyndonville 2, at Topeka 5 TPK Andrei Kostitsyn - power-play goal, three assists, takeaway TPK Henrik Sedin - two goals TPK Kari Lehtonen - twenty-four saves, 6/7 GR Fort Garry 7, at Topeka 3 FGF Marian Hossa - three goals, assist, hit FGF Joe Thornton - goal, four assists FGF Sergei Samsonov - four assists, takeaway Seattle Sasquatch 1, at Topeka 2 TPK Kari Lehtonen - thirty-two saves, 7/7 GR TPK Sergei Kostitsyn - goal, two takeaways SES Marc-Andre Fleury - twenty-nine saves, 8/10 GR Nevada 3, at Topeka 0 NEV Martin Gerber - thirty-two saves, shutout, 5/5 GR NEV Jason Arnott - two goals NEV Jason Blake - two assists, two takeaways Minneapolis 2, at Vancouver 6 VAW Jamie Langenbrunner - power-play goal, two assists MIN David Backes - two goals VAW Sidney Crosby - game-winning goal, assist Manayunk 3, at Vancouver 4 VAW Henrik Zetterberg - two goals, four takeaways VAW Sidney Crosby - three assists VAW Joffrey Lupul - power-play goal, assist Houston 2, at Vancouver 4 VAW Jamie Langenbrunner - goal, three assists, three takeaways VAW Blair Betts - goal, two assists VAW Craig Anderson - twenty-seven saves, 6/7 GR Pittsburgh Sound Chasers 2, at Vancouver 5 VAW Dustin Brown - two goals, assist, takeaway VAW Patrick Sharp - goal, two assists, takeaway VAW Niklas Backstrom - twenty-six saves, 7/9 GR ********************************************************************* NSHL LEAGUE LEADERS (through WEEK 5/6): GOALS: 29 Alexander Ovechkin, Brooklyn ASSISTS: 31 Sergei Gonchar, Brooklyn POINTS: 46 Vincent Lecavalier, Long Island PP GOALS: 10 Jason Arnott, Nevada 10 Olli Jokinen, Quebec City SH GOALS: 4 Jeff Carter, Seattle Sasquatch SHOTS: 122 Brian Rolston, Nevada PENALTY MINUTES: 61 Dion Phaneuf, Buffalo PLUS/MINUS: +16 Jiri Hudler, Long Island ACTION CARDS: 1198 Duncan Keith, St. Michael's TAKEAWAYS: 36 Nicklas Lidstrom, Houston HITS: 36 Mike Komisarek, Long Island SUCCESSFUL PEN: 36 Dustin Penner, Quebec City 36 Pavel Datsyuk, St. Michael's ANY PLAYER SHOTS: 69 Marco Sturm, Manayunk FACEOFFS: 298 Vincent Lecavalier, Long Island FACEOFFS WON: 175 Chris Drury, Seattle Rainiers WINS: 17 Niklas Backstrom, Vancouver GAA: 1.67 Tim Thomas, St. Michael's SV PCT: 94.0% Tim Thomas, St. Michael's SHUTOUTS: 3 Nikolai Khabibulin, Corner Creek 3 Evgeni Nabokov, Long Island GR FACED: 154 Martin Brodeur, Pittsburgh Sound Chasers GR SAVES: 114 Martin Brodeur, Pittsburgh Sound Chasers ********************************************************************* NSHL SKATER OF THE WEEK (WEEK 5/6): Is the record broken? For the second consecutive biweek, the NSHL has awarded its Skater of the Week honours to Brooklyn's Alexander Ovechkin. While his goal-scoring streak ended at eight games in a home loss to Topeka, the Russian got right back on the horse with a four-goal game against Stone Harbor, and now has a new five-game goal streak. Overall, Ovy had eleven goals over Week 5/6 to reach a six-week total of twenty-nine. Although the winger likely won't maintain his current astromical pace (of 99 goals!), his performance will be key if the Fourteenth plan to be playing into June once again. If the current pattern holds, this won't be the only record broken. +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS 11/05 vs MON 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 0-0 45 24:28 1 1 1 3 11/07 vs STM -1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0-0 36 20:34 0 0 1 3 11/08 vs TPK -2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 36 19:19 1 2 1 4 11/10 vs SHS 3 9 4 0 0 1 0 0-0 34 18:51 1 0 0 6 11/12 at FLO -1 7 1 0 2 1 0 0-0 32 17:00 2 1 3 3 11/13 at STM -1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 40 22:31 1 1 2 4 11/16 at SHS 2 6 2 1 0 0 0 0-0 38 20:57 1 1 2 3 11/17 at PIT 1 6 1 1 0 0 0 0-0 33 18:52 0 1 3 4 Manayunk's Marco Sturm, Vancouver's Henrik Zetterberg and Vincent Lecavalier of Long Island round out the nominees for Week 5/6. NSHL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: Week 1/2: Martin St. Louis, Buffalo Bulldogs Week 3/4: Alexander Ovechkin, Brooklyn Fourteenth Week 5/6: Alexander Ovechkin, Brooklyn Fourteenth ********************************************************************* NSHL GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK (WEEK 5/6): The Steel City - home of goaltending? The town Dominik Hasek made famous in the late 1990s had the biweek's top two goaltenders in Week 5/6. And the goaltender of the week winner, by a nose? Ilya Bryzgalov. Bryzgalov has suffered with the Lancers/Americans/Hornets franchise since coming over via trade in the summer of 2003, but the netminder - and the team - have come into their own in 2008-09. Bryzgalov was a perfect 6-0 in Week 5/6, stopping 84.6% of Goalie Ratings and 96.6% of all shots despite facing 6.5 goalie ratings per game. Bryzgalov's magnum opus was a 53-shot, 2-1 overtime victory over Eastern Conference power St. Michael's, a performance he followed up admirably with a 43-save, 6-2 win over Florida. MIN SHOTS GA ENG GR GRS 11/05 vs STM 64 54 1 0 9 8 WIN, 2-1 (OT) 11/09 vs FLO 60 45 2 0 7 6 WIN, 6-2 11/10 vs CCC (did not play) 11/11 at QCP 60 30 1 0 3 3 WIN, 3-1 11/12 vs SHS 60 42 2 0 10 8 WIN, 4-2 11/14 at FLO 60 35 1 0 7 6 WIN, 2-1 11/15 at SHS (did not play) 11/17 at HOU 60 26 1 0 3 2 WIN, 3-1 As mentioned above, crosstown stalwart Martin Brodeur, Tim Thomas of the Privateers and Niklas Backstrom of Vancouver are the other finalists for the biweek. NSHL GOALTENDERS OF THE WEEK: Week 1/2: Martin Brodeur, Pittsburgh Sound Chasers Week 3/4: Evgeni Nabokov, Long Island Berserkers Week 5/6: Ilya Bryzgalov, Pittsburgh Hornets ********************************************************************* NSHL 2008-09 SCHEDULE AND INJURIES (WEEK 7/8): Numbers in parentheses represent total man-games missed in the upcoming biweek, and the total man-games missed during the 2008-09 season to date. BROOKLYN FOURTEENTH (9/37): 11/19/2008 BRK at CCC Popovic 11/21/2008 MIN at BRK Popovic 11/22/2008 BRK at PIH Popovic 11/23/2008 PIH at BRK Popovic, Roenick 11/24/2008 CGC at BRK Popovic 11/26/2008 BRK at CGC Popovic 11/28/2008 BRK at BUF Popovic 12/01/2008 LIB at BRK Popovic BUFFALO BULLDOGS (7/36): 11/19/2008 BUF at HRH Coburn, Pisani 11/21/2008 TPK at BUF Coburn, Pisani 11/22/2008 CGC at BUF Coburn, Pisani 11/26/2008 BUF at LYN Pisani 11/28/2008 BRK at BUF 11/29/2008 BUF at LIB 11/30/2008 BUF at CGC 12/01/2008 LYN at BUF CAPITAL CITY COUGARS (11/28): 11/19/2008 BRK at CCC Demitra, Sakic 11/21/2008 CCC at CGC Sakic 11/24/2008 CCC at MIN Sakic 11/25/2008 TPK at CCC Sakic 11/26/2008 MIN at CCC Sakic 11/28/2008 CCC at TPK Sakic, Schneider 11/30/2008 CCC at HRH Sakic, Schnieder 12/01/2008 PIT at CCC Sakic CORNER CREEK GREEN CALVES (17/28): 11/19/2008 CGC at TPK Laing, Seidenberg, Whitney 11/21/2008 CCC at CGC Seidenberg 11/22/2008 CGC at BUF Rivet, Seidenberg 11/24/2008 CGC at BRK Rivet, Seidenberg 11/26/2008 BRK at CGC Rivet, Seidenberg 11/28/2008 CGC at LYN Seidenberg, Whitney 11/30/2008 BUF at CGC Seidenberg, Whitney 12/01/2008 PIH at CGC Laing, Seidenberg, Whitney FLORIDA HELLCATS (4/16): 11/19/2008 FLO at FGF LaBarbera 11/20/2008 SES at FLO 11/23/2008 FLO at STM 11/26/2008 FLO at SHS 11/27/2008 MAN at FLO 11/29/2008 SHS at FLO LaBarbera 11/30/2008 FLO at QCP LaBarbera 12/01/2008 QCP at FLO LaBarbera FORT GARRY FIDDLER CRABS (16/39): 11/19/2008 FLO at FGF Samsonov, Wisniewski 11/20/2008 FGF at SHS Samsonov 11/23/2008 SES at FGF Samsonov 11/25/2008 NEV at FGF Samsonov 11/26/2008 FGF at NEV Samsonov 11/28/2008 FGF at VAW Mitchell, Samsonov, Wisniewski 11/30/2008 FGF at SES Michalek, Mitchell, Samsonov, Wisniewski 12/01/2008 NCH at FGF Michalek, Samsonov, Wisniewski HAMPTON ROADS HOUNDS (5/6): 11/19/2008 BUF at HRH 11/21/2008 HRH at LYN 11/23/2008 HRH at PIT Fleischmann 11/24/2008 TPK at HRH Fleischmann 11/26/2008 HRH at TPK Streit 11/28/2008 HRH at HOU 11/30/2008 CCC at HRH McLaren 12/01/2008 HOU at HRH McLaren HOUSTON AEROS (8/21): 11/19/2008 LYN at HOU 11/21/2008 HOU at LIB Klee, Richards 11/23/2008 HOU at MIN Klee, Richards 11/24/2008 HOU at PIT Klee 11/26/2008 PIT at HOU 11/28/2008 HRH at HOU Pronger 11/30/2008 TPK at HOU Pronger 12/01/2008 HOU at HRH Pronger LONG ISLAND BERSERKERS (11/14): 11/19/2008 LIB at PIT Koivu, Komisarek 11/21/2008 HOU at LIB Koivu, Komisarek 11/22/2008 LYN at LIB Koivu 11/25/2008 LIB at LYN Koivu 11/26/2008 LIB at PIH Koivu 11/28/2008 PIH at LIB Koivu 11/29/2008 BUF at LIB Koivu 12/01/2008 LIB at BRK Koivu, Komisarek LYNDONVILLE BLADES (20/24): 11/19/2008 LYN at HOU Miller, Witt 11/21/2008 HRH at LYN Foster, Hilbert, Miller, Witt 11/22/2008 LYN at LIB Foster, Hilbert, Witt 11/24/2008 LYN at PIH Foster, Hilbert, Roy, Witt 11/25/2008 LIB at LYN Foster, Roy, Witt 11/26/2008 BUF at LYN Witt 11/28/2008 CGC at LYN Witt 12/01/2008 LYN at BUF Miller, Witt MANAYUNK BULLIES (18/32): 11/19/2008 MAN at NCH Kwiatkowski, Wagner 11/24/2008 SEA at MAN Devereaux, Kwiatkowski, Wagner 11/25/2008 MON at MAN Devereaux, Kwiatkowski, Wagner 11/26/2008 QCP at MAN Kwiatkowski, Wagner 11/27/2008 MAN at FLO Kwiatkowski, Wagner 11/28/2008 MAN at QCP Kwiatkowski, Wagner 11/29/2008 STM at MAN Kwiatkowski, Wagner 12/01/2008 MAN at MON Kwiatkowski, Wagner MINNEAPOLIS MASSASAUGA (31/55): 11/19/2008 PIH at MIN Berard, Ott, Primeau, Rypien, Smid 11/20/2008 MIN at PIT Ott, Primeau, Rypien, Smid 11/21/2008 MIN at BRK Backes, Miettinen, Rypien, Smid 11/23/2008 HOU at MIN Backes, Miettinen, Rypien, Smid 11/24/2008 CCC at MIN Miettinen, Rypien, Smid 11/26/2008 MIN at CCC Miettinen, Rypien, Smid 11/28/2008 PIT at MIN Primeau, Rypien, Smid 12/01/2008 MIN at TPK Berard, Ott, Primeau, Rypien, Smid MONTREAL WANDERERS (8/21): 11/19/2008 MON at SEA 11/20/2008 VAW at MON 11/22/2008 MON at STM Eriksson 11/25/2008 MON at MAN Eriksson 11/26/2008 STM at MON Eriksson, Semin 11/28/2008 SHS at MON Eriksson, Semin 11/29/2008 MON at QCP Semin 12/01/2008 MAN at MON Semin NEVADA THUNDER (8/27): 11/19/2008 SHS at NEV Davison 11/20/2008 NEV at SEA Davison 11/22/2008 NEV at VAW Davison 11/25/2008 NEV at FGF Davison 11/26/2008 FGF at NEV Davison 11/28/2008 NEV at STM Davison 11/30/2008 VAW at NEV Davison 12/01/2008 SES at NEV Davison NORTH CALGARY HAWKS (9/39): 11/19/2008 MAN at NCH Souray 11/20/2008 NCH at QCP Souray 11/23/2008 SEA at NCH Souray 11/24/2008 VAW at NCH Souray 11/26/2008 NCH at SES Souray 11/28/2008 SES at NCH Parise, Souray 11/30/2008 NCH at SEA Souray 12/01/2008 NCH at FGF Souray PITTSBURGH HORNETS (16/50): 11/19/2008 PIH at MIN Perreault, Skrastins 11/21/2008 PIT at PIH Perreault, Skrastins 11/22/2008 BRK at PIH Perreault, Skrastins 11/23/2008 PIH at BRK Perreault, Skrastins 11/24/2008 LYN at PIH Perreault, Skrastins 11/26/2008 LIB at PIH Perreault, Skrastins 11/28/2008 PIH at LIB Perreault, Skrastins 12/01/2008 PIH at CGC Perreault, Skrastins PITTSBURGH SOUND CHASERS (0/19): 11/19/2008 LIB at PIT 11/20/2008 MIN at PIT 11/21/2008 PIT at PIH 11/23/2008 HRH at PIT 11/24/2008 HOU at PIT 11/26/2008 PIT at HOU 11/28/2008 PIT at MIN 12/01/2008 PIT at CCC QUEBEC CITY PATRIOTES (2/26): 11/19/2008 QCP at SES 11/20/2008 NCH at QCP 11/22/2008 QCP at SHS 11/26/2008 QCP at MAN Volchenkov 11/28/2008 MAN at QCP Volchenkov 11/29/2008 MON at QCP 11/30/2008 FLO at QCP 12/01/2008 QCP at FLO ST. MICHAEL'S PRIVATEERS (0/8): 11/19/2008 STM at VAW 11/22/2008 MON at STM 11/23/2008 FLO at STM 11/24/2008 SHS at STM 11/26/2008 STM at MON 11/28/2008 NEV at STM 11/29/2008 STM at MAN 12/01/2008 STM at SHS SEATTLE RAINIERS (12/28): 11/19/2008 MON at SEA Koistinen 11/20/2008 NEV at SEA Koistinen 11/23/2008 SEA at NCH Koistinen, Spacek, Weiss 11/24/2008 SEA at MAN Spacek, Weiss 11/26/2008 SEA at VAW Spacek, Weiss 11/29/2008 SEA at SES Spacek 11/30/2008 NCH at SEA Spacek 12/01/2008 VAW at SEA Koistinen SEATTLE SASQUATCH (14/51): 11/19/2008 QCP at SES Pandolfo, Savard 11/20/2008 SES at FLO Pandolfo, White 11/23/2008 SES at FGF Pandolfo, White 11/26/2008 NCH at SES White 11/28/2008 SES at NCH Pandolfo, White 11/29/2008 SEA at SES Pandolfo 11/30/2008 FGF at SES Pandolfo, Savard 12/01/2008 SES at NEV Pandolfo, Savard STONE HARBOR SOUND (32/50): 11/19/2008 SHS at NEV Backman, Boyle, Legwand, Ranger 11/20/2008 FGF at SHS Backman, Boyle, Legwand, Ranger 11/22/2008 QCP at SHS Backman, Boyle, Legwand 11/24/2008 SHS at STM Backman, Boyle 11/26/2008 FLO at SHS Backman, Boyle, Montador, Schultz 11/28/2008 SHS at MON Backman, Boyle, Legwand, Michalek, Montador, Schultz 11/29/2008 SHS at FLO Backman, Boyle, Erat, Legwand, Montador 12/01/2008 STM at SHS Backman, Boyle, Legwand, Montador TOPEKA TARANTULAS (13/16): 11/19/2008 CGC at TPK Kobasew, Weber 11/21/2008 TPK at BUF Kobasew, Weber 11/24/2008 TPK at HRH Hemsky, Weber 11/25/2008 TPK at CCC Hemsky, Weber 11/26/2008 HRH at TPK Weber 11/28/2008 CCC at TPK Weber 11/30/2008 TPK at HOU Weber 12/01/2008 MIN at TPK Kobasew, Weber VANCOUVER WHITECAPS (13/26): 11/19/2008 STM at VAW McLean, Ward 11/20/2008 VAW at MON McLean, Ward 11/22/2008 NEV at VAW Brown, McLean, Ward 11/24/2008 VAW at NCH McLean, Ward 11/26/2008 SEA at VAW 11/28/2008 FGF at VAW 11/30/2008 VAW at NEV Kronwall, McLean 12/01/2008 VAW at SEA Kronwall, McLean ********************************************************************* CALENDAR OF EVENTS: November 19: Week 7/8 of regular season begins November 21: all computer managers must be sent by the end of this date. December 1: all Week 5/6 results must be reported. December 3: Week 7/8 begins ********************************************************************* 2007-08 REGULAR SEASON LEAGUE STANDINGS: NORTHEAST DIVISION GP W L OL SL Pts Pct GF GA Home Road Long Island Berserkers 24 15 7 1 1 32 0.667 84 64 7- 4- 0- 1 8- 3- 1- 0 Pittsburgh Hornets 24 15 8 0 1 31 0.646 67 61 7- 4- 0- 1 8- 4- 0- 0 Corner Creek Green Cal 24 12 11 1 0 25 0.521 62 70 7- 5- 0- 0 5- 6- 1- 0 Brooklyn Fourteenth 24 11 10 1 2 25 0.521 81 76 4- 7- 0- 1 7- 3- 1- 1 Lyndonville Blades 24 11 13 0 0 22 0.458 63 72 6- 6- 0- 0 5- 7- 0- 0 Buffalo Bulldogs 24 9 14 0 1 19 0.396 78 82 2- 9- 0- 1 7- 5- 0- 0 ATLANTIC DIVISION GP W L OL SL Pts Pct GF GA Home Road St. Michael's Privatee 24 16 5 2 1 35 0.729 74 47 9- 2- 1- 0 7- 3- 1- 1 Montreal Wanderers 24 12 9 2 1 27 0.562 58 67 8- 3- 1- 0 4- 6- 1- 1 Quebec City Patriotes 24 13 11 0 0 26 0.542 70 66 5- 7- 0- 0 8- 4- 0- 0 Manayunk Bullies 24 11 10 1 2 25 0.521 58 71 5- 5- 1- 1 6- 5- 0- 1 Florida Hellcats 24 12 12 0 0 24 0.500 66 81 6- 6- 0- 0 6- 6- 0- 0 Stone Harbor Sound 24 5 15 1 3 14 0.292 60 76 1- 9- 0- 2 4- 6- 1- 1 NORTHWEST DIVISION GP W L OL SL Pts Pct GF GA Home Road Vancouver Whitecaps 24 20 4 0 0 40 0.833 89 44 11- 1- 0- 0 9- 3- 0- 0 Nevada Thunder 24 18 5 1 0 37 0.771 92 62 8- 3- 1- 0 10- 2- 0- 0 Fort Garry Fiddler Cra 24 16 8 0 0 32 0.667 88 72 7- 5- 0- 0 9- 3- 0- 0 Seattle Sasquatch 24 14 10 0 0 28 0.583 72 65 8- 4- 0- 0 6- 6- 0- 0 Seattle Rainiers 24 11 11 1 1 24 0.500 76 77 5- 7- 0- 0 6- 4- 1- 1 North Calgary Hawks 24 10 12 1 1 22 0.458 70 76 3- 7- 1- 1 7- 5- 0- 0 CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OL SL Pts Pct GF GA Home Road Capital City Cougars 24 9 7 4 4 26 0.542 78 76 5- 4- 2- 1 4- 3- 2- 3 Topeka Tarantulas 24 12 11 0 1 25 0.521 67 73 6- 5- 0- 1 6- 6- 0- 0 Pittsburgh Sound Chase 24 12 11 0 1 25 0.521 72 79 5- 6- 0- 1 7- 5- 0- 0 Houston Aeros 24 11 12 1 0 23 0.479 78 76 6- 6- 0- 0 5- 6- 1- 0 Minneapolis Massasauga 24 7 15 2 0 16 0.333 56 87 2- 9- 1- 0 5- 6- 1- 0 Hampton Roads Hounds 24 6 17 1 0 13 0.271 52 91 2- 9- 1- 0 4- 8- 0- 0 ********************************************************************* 2007-08 EXPANDED LEAGUE STATISTICS: EXPANDED STATISTICS Total Home Road NORTHEAST DIVISION REG OVT SHO REG OVT SHO REG OVT SHO Long Island Berserkers 13- 7 1- 1 1- 1| 5- 4 1- 0 1- 1| 8- 3 0- 1 0- 0 Pittsburgh Hornets 14- 8 1- 0 0- 1| 6- 4 1- 0 0- 1| 8- 4 0- 0 0- 0 Corner Creek Green Calv 9-11 2- 1 1- 0| 5- 5 1- 0 1- 0| 4- 6 1- 1 0- 0 Brooklyn Fourteenth 11-10 0- 1 0- 2| 4- 7 0- 0 0- 1| 7- 3 0- 1 0- 1 Lyndonville Blades 10-13 0- 0 1- 0| 6- 6 0- 0 0- 0| 4- 7 0- 0 1- 0 Buffalo Bulldogs 6-14 2- 0 1- 1| 2- 9 0- 0 0- 1| 4- 5 2- 0 1- 0 ATLANTIC DIVISION REG OVT SHO REG OVT SHO REG OVT SHO St. Michael's Privateer 14- 5 1- 2 1- 1| 7- 2 1- 1 1- 0| 7- 3 0- 1 0- 1 Montreal Wanderers 11- 9 0- 2 1- 1| 7- 3 0- 1 1- 0| 4- 6 0- 1 0- 1 Quebec City Patriotes 12-11 1- 0 0- 0| 5- 7 0- 0 0- 0| 7- 4 1- 0 0- 0 Manayunk Bullies 7-10 2- 1 2- 2| 3- 5 2- 1 0- 1| 4- 5 0- 0 2- 1 Florida Hellcats 10-12 0- 0 2- 0| 5- 6 0- 0 1- 0| 5- 6 0- 0 1- 0 Stone Harbor Sound 4-15 1- 1 0- 3| 1- 9 0- 0 0- 2| 3- 6 1- 1 0- 1 NORTHWEST DIVISION REG OVT SHO REG OVT SHO REG OVT SHO Vancouver Whitecaps 20- 4 0- 0 0- 0| 11- 1 0- 0 0- 0| 9- 3 0- 0 0- 0 Nevada Thunder 16- 5 0- 1 2- 0| 8- 3 0- 1 0- 0| 8- 2 0- 0 2- 0 Fort Garry Fiddler Crab 14- 8 1- 0 1- 0| 6- 5 0- 0 1- 0| 8- 3 1- 0 0- 0 Seattle Sasquatch 10-10 2- 0 2- 0| 6- 4 2- 0 0- 0| 4- 6 0- 0 2- 0 Seattle Rainiers 9-11 1- 1 1- 1| 4- 7 1- 0 0- 0| 5- 4 0- 1 1- 1 North Calgary Hawks 8-12 1- 1 1- 1| 2- 7 0- 1 1- 1| 6- 5 1- 0 0- 0 CENTRAL DIVISION REG OVT SHO REG OVT SHO REG OVT SHO Capital City Cougars 9- 7 0- 4 0- 4| 5- 4 0- 2 0- 1| 4- 3 0- 2 0- 3 Topeka Tarantulas 10-11 1- 0 1- 1| 4- 5 1- 0 1- 1| 6- 6 0- 0 0- 0 Pittsburgh Sound Chaser 8-11 3- 0 1- 1| 3- 6 1- 0 1- 1| 5- 5 2- 0 0- 0 Houston Aeros 10-12 0- 1 1- 0| 6- 6 0- 0 0- 0| 4- 6 0- 1 1- 0 Minneapolis Massasauga 7-15 0- 2 0- 0| 2- 9 0- 1 0- 0| 5- 6 0- 1 0- 0 Hampton Roads Hounds 6-17 0- 1 0- 0| 2- 9 0- 1 0- 0| 4- 8 0- 0 0- 0 ********************************************************************* 2008-09 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 -0.152 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. Vancouver Whitecaps 2.013 3.830 -0.024 2 2. Nevada Thunder 1.243 5.453 -0.089 4 3. St. Michael's Privateers 1.055 4.096 -0.167 3 4. Fort Garry Fiddler Crabs 0.609 8.907 -0.080 7 5. Long Island Berserkers 0.517 5.046 -0.224 1 6. Houston Aeros 0.506 9.279 0.402 5 7. Pittsburgh Hornets 0.445 4.681 0.020 12 8. Seattle Sasquatch 0.215 5.966 -0.099 9 9. Brooklyn Fourteenth 0.114 9.076 -0.035 13 10. Quebec City Patriotes 0.076 7.247 -0.101 6 11. Pittsburgh Sound Chasers 0.024 6.521 0.203 15 12. Seattle Rainiers -0.055 5.096 0.016 21 13. Capital City Cougars -0.157 5.434 -0.136 17 14. Topeka Tarantulas -0.217 7.498 -0.005 18 15. Buffalo Bulldogs -0.359 5.088 -0.001 14 16. Florida Hellcats -0.388 5.186 0.166 11 17. Corner Creek Green Calves -0.418 7.854 -0.092 10 18. Lyndonville Blades -0.493 5.805 -0.090 16 19. Montreal Wanderers -0.513 5.223 -0.169 20 20. Manayunk Bullies -0.636 4.573 -0.130 19 21. North Calgary Hawks -0.639 8.947 -0.100 8 22. Stone Harbor Sound -0.655 3.969 0.196 22 23. Hampton Roads Hounds -1.087 6.419 0.440 23 24. Minneapolis Massasauga -1.200 4.919 0.100 24 ********************************************************************* 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. PIT: 2 IP, illegal in-game player usage CUMULATIVE INCENTIVE POINTS: BRK -1 IP HOU 1 IP LIB -1 IP MAN -1 IP PIH -1 IP PIT 2 IP STM -1 IP ********************************************************************* ASSOCIATE LIST: SINCE GP Dean Engemoen June 16, 2007 25 Dale Ripley September 11, 2007 16 Francois Lessard December 10, 2006 8 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 Scott Bruner June 18, 2007 0 Steve Beren February 2, 2008 0 If you're still an active associate, and aren't on this list, please get in contact with me. Thanks! Doug ********************************************************************* WEEK 7/8 INJURY REPORT: BRK - Mark Popovic out 24 games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 - Jeremy Roenick out 1 game 4 BUF - Braydon Coburn out 3 games 1 2 3 - Fernando Pisani out 4 games 1 2 3 4 CCC - Pavol Demitra out 1 game 1 - Joe Sakic out 24 games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 - Mathieu Schneider out 2 games 6 7 CGC - Quintin Laing out 2 games 1 8 - Craig Rivet out 3 games 3 4 5 - Dennis Seidenberg out 15 games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 - Ray Whitney out 4 games 1 6 7 8 FLO - Jason LaBarbera out 4 games 1 6 7 8 FGF - Zbynek Michalek out 2 games 7 8 - Willie Mitchell out 2 games 6 7 - Sergei Samsonov out 9 games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 - James Wisniewski out 4 games 1 6 7 8 HRH - Tomas Fleischmann out 2 games 3 4 - Kyle McLaren out 2 games 7 8 - Mark Streit out 1 game 5 HOU - Ken Klee out 3 games 2 3 4 - Chris Pronger out 3 games 6 7 8 - Mike Richards out 2 games 2 3 LIB - Mikko Koivu out 12 games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 - Mike Komisarek out 3 games 1 2 8 LYN - Kurtis Foster out 4 games 2 3 4 5 - Andy Hilbert out 3 games 2 3 4 - Ryan Miller out 3 games 1 2 8 - Derek Roy out 2 games 4 5 - Brendan Witt out 10 games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 MAN - Boyd Devereaux out 2 games 2 3 - Joel Kwiatkowski out 10 games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 - Steve Wagner out 14 games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 MIN - David Backes out 2 games 3 4 - Bryan Berard out 2 games 1 8 - Antti Miettinen out 4 games 3 4 5 6 - Steve Ott out 3 games 1 2 8 - Wayne Primeau out 4 games 1 2 7 8 - Rick Rypien out 31 games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 - Ladislav Smid out 10 games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 MON - Loui Eriksson out 4 games 3 4 5 6 - Alexander Semin out 4 games 5 6 7 8 NEV - Rob Davison out 15 games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NCH - Zach Parise out 1 game 6 - Sheldon Souray out 31 games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 QCP - Anton Volchenkov out 2 games 4 5 PIH - Joel Perrault out 8 games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 - Karlis Skrastins out 22 games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 SEA - Ville Koistinen out 4 games 1 2 3 8 - Jaroslav Spacek out 5 games 3 4 5 6 7 - Stephen Weiss out 3 games 3 4 5 SES - Jay Pandolfo out 7 games 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 - Marc Savard out 3 games 1 7 8 - Colin White out 4 games 2 3 4 5 SHS - Christian Backman out 10 games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 - Brian Boyle out 21 games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 - Martin Erat out 1 game 7 - David Legwand out 6 games 1 2 3 6 7 8 - Milan Michalek out 1 game 6 - Steve Montador out 4 games 5 6 7 8 - Paul Ranger out 2 games 1 2 - Jeff Schultz out 2 games 5 6 TPK - Ales Hemsky out 2 games 3 4 - Chuck Kobasew out 3 games 1 2 8 - Shea Weber out 8 games 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 VAW - Dustin Brown out 1 game 3 - Niklas Kronwall out 2 games 7 8 - Brett McLean out 6 games 1 2 3 4 7 8 - Aaron Ward out 4 games 1 2 3 4 ********************************************************************* 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. MIN - SIGN Marcus Nilson, Mike Zigomanis, Andreas Karlsson. - RELEASE Dimitri Patzold, Rick Rypien, Tanner Glass. PIH - TRADE Jeff Schultz to SHS for Derek Morris. - TRADE PIH#3 to SHS for Josef Vasicek. SHS - TRADE Derek Morris to PIH for Jeff Schultz. - TRADE Josef Vasicek to PIH for PIH#3. - TRADE Patrick Rissmiller and SHS#4 to VAW for VAW#2. - SIGN Jim Dowd, Jason Strudwick. VAW - TRADE VAW#2 to SHS for Patrick Rissmiller and SHS#4. - RELEASE Olli Malmivaara. ********************************************************************* 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) *********************************************************************