OFHL 2024-25 DRAFT

Save the date: September 27th-29th

Location: Sun Peaks

Golf groups:

The Moneymakers: Ren, Stimpy, Derko, Rolphy

The Hackers: Stifler, JBR, Cordy, Fulty

The Couples: Gojo, Dusty, Chico, Neuf

The Vinny Table: EZ, Tman, Haukster, Vinny

Draft Lottery 2024

The 1st round of the 2024 OFHL Draft is now set.

1. T-Man (from Derko) – Moved up 12
2. Haukster – no change
3. GnR – up 4 spots
4. EZ (from Rolphy) – up 8
5. Cordy – up 4
6. Vinny – down 5
7. Orv – down 2
8. Erty – down 2
9. EZ – down 5
10. Cordy (from Stifler) – up 1
11. JBR – down 1
12. Vinny (from T-Man) – down 9
13. Fulty – down 5
14. R&S – no change

Poor Vinny: Before the lottery, Vinny’s two picks sat at 1st and 3rd, but after the lottery, they dropped to 6th & 12th. Next year’s lottery won’t include anyone who was in the money.

Playoff Champ(s) and Season Review

Congrats to the OFHL Playoff Pool Winners

• ELITE EIGHT Playoff Winner – ROLPHY wins a 4th rd pick in ’24. Takes a one-point win over R&S

• B Side Winner – Congrats to GnR who beats Fulty 16-13 to grab a 5th rd pick in ’24

9-11 POOL WINNER

• Erty had 15 pts for a 3-week total of 90 pts. He wins the 9-11 pool and gets a 3rd rd pick in ’24
• Team ORV ended with 87 points
• EZ ended up with 72 points

DRAFT LOTTERY WILL BE HELD VERY SOON. GET YOUR BALLS READY!

• Vinny 14 balls
• Haukster 13
• Vinny (from T-Man) 12
• EZ 11
• Team Orv 10
• Erty 9
• GnR 8
• Fulty 7
• Cordy 6
• JBR 5
• Cordy (from Stifler) 4
• EZ (from Rolphy) 3
• T-Man (from Derko) 2
• R&S 1

Vinny chose to “Suck Weeny for Celebrini,” but will the draft lottery balls cooperate?

THE NEXT ONE?

Based on statistics, which don’t lie by the way, R&S now has the 2nd and 3rd best young dmen in the OFHL.

IT’S DEBATABLE

Why does every photo of Austin Matthews look like he just finished starring in “To Catch a Predator”?

THE CURSE IS REAL!!

WELL, THAT’S IT. THE 2023-24 SEASON COMES TO AN END

Here’s a recap on the PATH TO GREATNESS as provided by the latest Champs. (Click on image and enlarge for clearer version)

Thanks to all who contributed to the pool in any way; especially to ERTY for the weekly Officepools changes, and to FULTY for keeping the files up to date, and adding content to the weekly updates – even if much of it has to be censored or edited to make it SFW.

ENJOY THE NHL PLAYOFFS! SEE YOU ALL IN SEPTEMBER AT SUN PEAKS!

Playoffs Week 2

Week 2 of the OFHL Playoffs sees R&S eliminate Stifler, and Rolphy wins a close one over Derko. R&S play Rolphy this upcoming week; the winner gets a 4th round pick.

On the B Side, Fulty & GnR will play for a 5th rounder; JBR & Cordy are eliminated.

In the 9-11 Pool after week 2:

• Erty had 33 pts for the lead with 75 pts
• Team ORV had 33 pts and now has 69 for a 2-week total
• EZ brings up the rear with 26 for a 2-week total of 59

MILESTONE MONDAY

START PLANNING FOR THE 2027 DRAFT

14-year-old Landon Dupont has been granted “Exceptional Status” by the WHL, joining Connor Bedard as the only player ever to get this status in The Dub.

Dupont notched 62 pts in 30 games for his U18 team. Oh, and he’s a D-Man, so his OFHL-adjusted pts this year would have worked out to 2.7 pts per game.

FEELS LIKE DEJA VU ALL OVER AGAIN

UTAH ASKED TWITTER FOR EXPANSION TEAM NAMES

As always, the Twitterverse did not disappoint.

Somewhere Orv is giggling.

Can’t let the Jazz have all the fun!

The “Stormin’ Mormons” and “Sister Wives” were also popular

Stormin’ Mormon Jerseys

WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN STL

3 goals on 3 shots. Let’s pull Mrazaek. That’ll turn it around.

Doh!

AS IS TRADITION IN VEGAS

The Golden Knights cap hit for the playoffs? $2.3 Billion.

THE GR8 8

“I’m okay. Russian Machine never break.”

ONE WEEK TO GO IN THE OFHL SEASON. ENJOY THAT LAST WEEK (those of you who are still in the playoffs!)

Playoffs – Week 1

Week 1 of the OFHL Playoffs saw the top 4 teams in the regular season move on into round 2 of the ELITE EIGHT Pool. It’s now Sudde-Death as the loser of this round is eliminated. The winner of the A side gets a 4th rd pick.

B SIDE – Losres of the 1st round go into the B Side. It’s also Sudden-Death as the loser of this round is eliminated. The winner of the B Side gets a 5th rd pick

In the 9-11 Pool (which is being scrapped for next year, because, let’s face it, why should a team that wins less than 30% of their games be in a playoff for a chance for a 3rd rounder – yeah, we’re talking about you, EZ! What were we thinking?) Anyways… After 1 week:

• Erty leads with 42 pts
• Team ORV next with 36
• EZ brings up the rear with 33

Looking Back on “Strait from Rolphy”

Last week we forgot to look back on the Napkin’s predictions, so, in the tradition of Orv’s predictive “Napkin,” Rolphy submitted his own attempt at fore-telling the results for the OFHL season. Let’s see how he did:

He was actually bang on for three predictions: R&S at #1, Futy #7, and Team Orv at # 10. His biggest misses were T-Man (predicted for 4th – finished 12th,) Cordy (predicted 13th; finished 6th,) and Derko (predicted 6th; finished 2nd.) In all, not a bad first season. Good work, Swami!

OL’ TIME HOCKEY

Rangers and Devils threw back to the NHL’s Neadrathal past this week as a full line brawl erupted at the start of the game. Shameful! They could learn something from the OFHL brothers.

Cordy wisely waited until his teammates EZ & Vinny started a rush before jumping Derko. It was all part of the team strategy suggested by their coach Chico, aka “The Shoveler.”

Who’s faster? MacKinnon or McDavid?
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FEDOTOV ARRIVES IN PHILLY

Ivan Fedotov escaped the Russian Gulag and is now suiting up for the Flyers. By playing a game, he has become the tallest NHL goalie ever, standing 6’8″. Also, here’s 5’5″ Darren Pang for reference.

Nick Foligno’s sons at Blackhawks practice
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SID THE MIDDLE-AGED KID

NHL SALARIES – 1990 STYLE

Most were still being paid in Canadian dollars.

Even adjusted for inflation, poor Dave McLlwain was making $230K Cdn, or the same as JBR’s weekly billing.

FROM THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE

SKINNER JOINS 1000 GAME CLUB

Small problem, Skinner takes the dubious honor of being the first NHL player to play 1000 games without playing a playoff game.

STATS GUY IS ON HIS GAME

Somewhere in Mexico Gojo is giggling.

Forgot to Mention… Here’s the DRAFT LOTTERY BALLS FOR ’24

• Vinny 14 balls
• Haukster 13
• Vinny (from T-Man) 12
• EZ 11
• Team Orv 10
• Erty 9
• GnR 8
• Fulty 7
• Cordy 6
• JBR 5
• Cordy (from Stifler) 4
• EZ (from Rolphy) 3
• T-Man (from Derko) 2
• R&S 1

BUSCEMI FAMILY PORTRAIT

Pretty sure Steve Buscemi has watched a hockey game before. Therefore this pic is relevant and we’ll park it right here.