CFHL Week 18

Here is last weeks action.  For those of you wondering how long the season is, the final week is Week 22 (March 12 - March 18), so only 4 weeks to go!  Playoffs start March 19 and will go three rounds having 6 teams qualify with the two top division winners getting byes in first round.  The Cherry Cup Finals will only go one week.

So as we stand with 4 weeks to go in the regular season the top seeds would go to the Mayhem and Checkers, with the remaining 4 teams being AshBusters, Krampus Carols, Goon Crew and La Femme Nikita.  But with 4 weeks to go, this could easily change....

Goon Crew 4  La Femme Nikita 1
The Goon Crew were on the ropes as Nikita took control of the game on Saturday.  Sunday the Crew would need a big game from their players needing 2 assists to tie the game and down 6 hits.  The Goon Crew didn't disappoint as they gave everything they got on Sunday scoring 2 goals, 8 assists, +9 and 6 hits! Their trio of Jets (Scheifele, Wheeler and Myers) combined for 1 goal, 6 assists, and a +7 on Sunday alone.

Myers added 5 assists for the Crew

AshBusters 6 Assassins 0
The Assassins were shut out for the second straight week as the AshBusters dominated this game.  Stamkos had 3 goals for AshBusters and Kris Letang had 2 goals, 4 assists and a +8 to lead the team.  Hellebuyck was stellar in goal going 3-0 in three starts for the week with a .929 SV%.  Assassins will need to figure something out if they want to make a run for the playoffs and figure out how to score.

Letang's wife Catherine Laflamme

Mayhem on Ice 4  Krampus Carols 3
Krampus Carols wasted an outstanding performance between the pipes as Anderson and Fleury combined for 5 wins and a SV% of .931 in the loss.  The Mayhem dominated in 4 categories to win the game not giving the Krampus a chance.  Mayhem had an impressive 16 PPP getting 4 each from Monahan and Hedman.

Fleury went 3-0 for the Krampus Carols

Who Gives a Puck 4 White Mambas 3
With only 3 victories on the season and continuing to start Kreider and Trouba who are out with injuries it appears that White Mambas have given up on the season.  Who Gives a Puck was thankful who still had to battle to beat the Mambas.  They were led by Byfuglien's 5 assists a +6 and 2 hits.  Who Gives a Puck will take on Goon Crew this week for second place in the Norris behind the Checkers.

Byfuglien's like "What do you want from me"

Checkers 4  USSR 3
The USSR didn't have the success their Olympic counter part had against the USA as the Checkers remained in first in the Norris.  Connor McDavid had a huge hat trick and finished the week with 4 goals.  The Checkers were able to win both goalie categories with a relatively pedestrian performance between Quick and Rinne who each only had 1 win and combined for .903 SV%.

McDavid was huge for the Checkers

Three Stars of the Week: (Winnipeg Jets Week)

Number One Star:  Mark Scheifele, Goon Crew - 3 goals, 4 assists +8, 1 PPP and 3 hits

Number Two Star:  Connor Hellebuyck, AshBusters - 3-0 week with SV% of .929

Number Three Star:  Blake Wheeler, Goon Crew - 2 goals, 5 assists, +5, 2 PPP and 5 hits

Goon of the Week:  Michael Ferland, Checkers - 11 hits (He was tied with Ericsson of the USSR but Ferland had a -4 compared to Ericsson's +0, hence Ferland's only reason to be on the ice was to knock some heads around..)