The Good Life Blog: CFHL Update

With a few week hiatus from the CFHL news blog, its back...for now. Here is a recap on where we are at thus far...

Smythe Division

Mayhem on Ice continues to lead this division by 2 points. They have done it thus far with their offensive fire power. One of the top goal scoring teams and are deadly on the power play. Shining star of this team has been Patrik Laine who has 21 goals and 16 assists. He sustained an injury this past week, and could be out for some time however...Only 2 points behind is the AshBusters, another team that can light the lamp as they lead the league in goals tied with Mayhem with 108 and leads the league in PPG with 44. Only 4 players have less than 10 goals for the AshBusters...

Will the loss of Laine slow the Mayhem down?

The rest of the teams are sub .500; USSR, Krampus, and Slow Icin'. USSR are on a 3 game win streak though and their strength has been in the face off circle as they lead all teams in FOW. They have 4 skaters with over 400 FOW. Mikko Koivu so far is the leader for team MVP with 12 goals, 16 assists, a +19 and 495 FOW...Krampus Carols and Slow Icin have struggled this year. Krampus haven't got the goal scoring out of Kane they hoped although he has 32 asssits. Goalies have been up and down...Its been slow going for the expansion team Slow Icin'. With only 3 wins and only 2 players with 10 or more goals, its going to be a long year for Slow Icin'.

Koivu leads the USSR

Norris Division

The Assassins have opened up a 4 point lead over the Goon Crew as they continue to win and the Crew have been winless in last 3 games. Both teams have done it with goal tending. The teams are 1 and 2 in all three Goalie categories. Assassins have Bobrovsky and Price, while the Crew have Dubnyk and Lundqvist. That's a formidable foursome of goalies. The Assassin are a touch better is their skaters. The Crew have been at the bottom of the league in many of them and the Assassins were slightly above them not to mention they have won many of the skater categories with pretty mediocre stats....

Bobrovsky racking up wins for the Assassins

Outside of the top two teams in this division its like the Smythe Division with the rest of the teams looking up a the top two. White Mambas are at least .500 and with a hands off owner, might get lucky and keep pace with the leaders. Tarasenko had been one bright spot on this team with his 20 goals 23 assists....The only two teams that have won a Cherry Cup, Who Gives a Puck and Cherry's Checkers, bring up the rear with a combined win total of only 7. Sid "The Kid" Crosby for the Puck leads the team with 26 goals. Checker's reliance on Kings players have been their downfall this year as was the only year they didn't win the Cup.

Tarasenko doing his part for the Mambas

Goal leader - Sidney Crosby, 26 goals, Puck
Assist leader - Connor McDavid, 34 assists, Mayhem
Rating leader - Justin Schultz, AshBusters and Ryan Suter, Assassins, +24
PPG leader - Cam Atkins, Checkers and Sidney Crosby, Puck, 9 PPG
Hits leader - Alexei Emelin, AshBusters, 134
FOW leader - Ryan Kesler, Assassins, 528 FOW