CFHL Week 18

The marathon continues.  Week 18 and the standings continue to change week to week.  Here is the latest playoff picture:

Division Leaders:
1. Assassins (121) - Bye
2. USSR (115) - Bye
3. Mayhem on Ice (111)

Wild Cards:
4. Goon Crew (117)
5. Checkers (116)
6.  White Mambas (115)

In the Hunt:
La Feme Nikita (113)

With only 5 weeks in the regular season left, this is not the time to have a bad week...

Here is what happened last week:

Goon Crew  vs. California Raisins 5-1 - For a while it looked like this could be an upset in the making.  Nah.  Crew came on toward end of week to put the game away getting 5 goals from Laine and finally getting some good goal tending from Grubauer (3 wins and .963 SV%)

Laine's 5 goals included a hat trick!

Checkers vs. White Mambas 4-1-1 - Checkers took down the division leading Mambas, jumbling up the standings.  Tavares had 5 goals for the Checkers as well!  They got nothing out of their goalies except a relief duty that posted 1.000 SV%.

Krampus Carols vs. La Femme Nikita 5-1 - Krampus knocked Nikita out of the playoffs, currently, but a lot can happen in 5 weeks.  Krampus have an interesting goalie strategy going right now, starting BOTH Bruins goalies Rask and Halak.  Its working so far as they combined for 3 wins and a .948 SV%

This combo has been working for the Krampus Carols

Who Gives a Puck vs. AshBusters 5-0-1 - The injuries are catching up with the AshBusters with 4 players out.  Auston Matthews had a great week with 4 goals and 3 assists.  His teammate Marner had 6 assists.  Too bad they appear to be out of the playoff hunt...

might be the best porn-stache in the CFHL 

Mayhem on Ice vs. USSR 3-3 - Mayhem had the offense winning G, A, and PPP while the Soviets had the hits and goal tending.  And that would be 54 hits, with 13 coming from Kulikov.  Elvis has been great in goal as well getting 2 wins and .971 SV% for the USSR.

Assassins vs. Greek Empire 6-0 - The sweep of the Greek Empire has moved the Assassins to the top of the league and the number 1 seed currently.  With Frederik Andersen out, Carey Price had to carry the load for the Assassins and he did getting 2 wins and a .950 SV%.

Price helping the Assassins to top of the league

Three Stars of the Week:

First Star:  Philipp Grubauer, G, Goon Crew - 3 wins, .963 SV%

Second Star: John Tavares, F, Checkers - 5 goals, 2 assists, 4 PPP and 5 hits

Third Star:  Elvis Merzlikins, G, USSR - 2 wins, .971 SV%

Goon of the Week:  Brady Tkachuk, F, La Femme Nikita, 14 hits (7th time as Goon of the Week)

I'll be heading back to SWFL so no blog next week.  :)