CFHL Week 15

This week we saw some changes in the standings as a new team has risen to the lead in the Smythe Division...

Goon Crew vs. Assassins 3-2-1
This was another close one for the Crew but somehow came out on top.  Brad Marchand was the Game's Number One Star in a losing effort for the Assassins as he tallied 4 goals, 3 assists a +6 and 6 PIM.  Backstrom and Couture for the Assassins had 5 assists each helping them win the assists 26-20.  The amazing stat of this game was that the Goon Crew and Assassins tied SV% .906 each.  However when tied it goes to the next digit... Assassins had .9064 vs. Crew .9063...Crew came out of the week banged up with Seguin and Edler out starting this week.  Edler looks to miss 6 weeks!

Marchand earned Number One Star Honors in losing effort

USSR vs. Krampus Carols 5-1
After looking to throw in the towel and trade away their best player, the Soviets put it together and hammered the then first place Krampus Carols.  Actually the stats were not that great on either side.  Krampus Carols are hurting on the blue line with Faulk and McDonagh out and it will depend on Karlsson who had no goals but 4 assist.  Bergeron for the Soviets led the team with 2 goals (team only had 8) and didn't play last 2 games due to an ankle.  Where the Krampus Carols took it on the chin was their goalies.  Bishop and Rask could only combine for 2 wins and a pitiful .876 SV%.  In fact Rask was pulled twice last week. 

USSR wore their throwback unis for the game.

Mayhem on Ice vs. Who Gives a Puck 6-0
With the Krampus Carols losing 5-1 the Mayhem were poised to leap in front of the Smythe division.  And they did it by sweeping the Who Gives a Puck.  Connor McDavid, the sensational rookie, led the Mayhem with 2 goals, 4 assists and a +4 on the week.  Simmonds was back earning 7 PIM to go along with his 2 goals for the Mayhem.  The Mayhem goalies were on this week getting 6 wins between Lundqvist and Mrazek. 

McDavid was big for the Mayhem

Checkers vs. AshBusters 3-3
The Checkers skated to another tie this week as they try to get back into the playoff hunt.  They couldn't survive the onslaught of Ovechkin and Eberle who combined for 9 goals!  Kopitar the Zombie did what he could for the Checkers scoring 3 goals but couldn't find any other real help.  Goalies were a problem for the Checkers as they only got stats from one player, Quick, who only played one game as he is dealing with an injury after he got his only win.  P.K. Subban was back to his Delta Bravo ways tallying 16 in PIM for the AshBusters. 

Keep in mind on some key dates:

Trade Deadline:  March 3, 2016

End of Regular Season:  Week 21, March 21-March 27

Playoffs:  Round 1: March 28 - April 3  Cherry Cup Finals April 4-9 (note this is only 6 days)