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Week 16 – Some Canadian Teams Are Hot; Ottawa’s Not!
THINGS ARE BAD IN OTTAWA
25 minutes into Saturday’s game vs NYR, Ottawa was leading 2-0. The Rangers went on to score 7 in a row on 17 shots. And Jacques was not happy.
SHARKS DEPLOY NEW POWERPLAY SYSTEM
MAPLE LEAFS DEPLOY BOLD DEFENSIVE STRATEGY
BRUINS TO MOVE TO NFL?
NHL HISTORICAL JERSEY NUMBERS
A LOT CAN CHANGE IN TWO SEASONS
TIRED OF BETTING ADS? SO IS EVERYONE
WHOSE CARD?
ANOTHER QUESTION FOR YOU
Which OFHL GM bought this edition of Sports Illustrated at a sports memorabilia auction, and why?
WHAT HAPPENED THIS WEEK
- Big Week: JBR with 47pts
- 3-0 Weeks for JBR, GnR, & Derko
- Derko now within 10 points of R&S
- GnR moved up one spot to 7th
- Top F: Kucherov with 9 pts
- Top Rook: Laferriere 3pts
- Top Vet: Duchene & Seguin 4pts
- Top D: Harley 9pts
- Top G: 3 players with 6pts
- Pick-up goes to T-Man as a 4 was rolled
- It’s SUPER WEEK: Jan. 29 – Feb. 11. A 2-week run over NHL All-Star weekend.
- Rule tweak: It was pointed out that the current reading of rule X.d of the OFHL League Rules could have been interpreted to read that GMs were not allowed to increase their roster size by a trade. Not true. We want to encourage trading, not discourage it. We’ve always allowed teams to go over 12 players via trade. In fact, Rule V.d.ii.2 states, “After Cut-Down Day, the Bench can only go above 12 members through a trade.“
- So Rule X.d should be modified to read “The player(s) traded may be inserted onto the Bench, Active Roster, or Prospect List (provided there is room on the AR or PL.)”
- Thanks for your attention (the 9 of you who regularly read to the end – analytics don’t lie.) Now, on with the update.
STANDINGS
| OVERALL | THIS WEEK | ||||||||||||
| TEAM | G | W | L | T | PTS | TP | AVG | % | W | L | T | PWk | |
| & | 48 | 41 | 6 | 1 | 83 | 632 | 39.5 | 0.865 | . | 2 | 1 | 0 | 43 |
| D | 48 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 73 | 586 | 36.6 | 0.760 | . | 3 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| S | 48 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 64 | 551 | 34.4 | 0.667 | . | 2 | 1 | 0 | 36 |
| J | 48 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 63 | 555 | 34.7 | 0.656 | . | 3 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| R | 48 | 29 | 18 | 1 | 59 | 546 | 34.1 | 0.615 | . | 2 | 1 | 0 | 43 |
| C | 48 | 26 | 20 | 2 | 54 | 521 | 32.6 | 0.563 | . | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33 |
| G | 48 | 23 | 22 | 3 | 49 | 505 | 31.6 | 0.510 | . | 3 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| F | 48 | 22 | 23 | 3 | 47 | 517 | 32.3 | 0.490 | . | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 |
| E | 48 | 21 | 25 | 2 | 44 | 495 | 30.9 | 0.458 | . | 2 | 1 | 0 | 36 |
| O | 48 | 18 | 28 | 2 | 38 | 473 | 29.6 | 0.396 | . | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33 |
| Z | 48 | 15 | 33 | 0 | 30 | 396 | 24.8 | 0.313 | . | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26 |
| H | 48 | 12 | 34 | 2 | 26 | 416 | 26.0 | 0.271 | . | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 |
| T | 48 | 12 | 35 | 1 | 25 | 441 | 27.6 | 0.260 | . | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 |
| V | 48 | 8 | 39 | 1 | 17 | 359 | 22.4 | 0.177 | . | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
WHOSE CARD WAS IT?
UNTIL NEXT WEEK…
Week 8 – JBR’s Wild Ride
JBR’s season in a gif.
YOU WANT GOALS?
Are you tired of waiting to watch TSN/SportsNet highlights of a game and they only show 1 or 2 goals? Here are 6 minutes of the 17 goals scored between the Kings & Kraken on Tuesday night. It’s a goal every 22 seconds!
SPEAKING OF GOALS…
Throwback to 1982 and John Garrett’s NHL record for worst save % by a goalie when facing 15+ shots
MEM CUP SKED IS OUT
NAME THIS GOALIE
WHOSE CARD?
SHRAPNEL
The NHL revealed the 2023 Winter Classic jerseys for the Jan. 2 tilt between the Bruins and Penguins.
THE WEEK IN BULLETS
- Birthday boy JBR rode the roller-coaster to a 50-point week
- 3-0 weeks for JBR, EZ, Fulty, & Team Orv
- Biggest movers: JBR jumps up 2 to 2nd; EZ up 2 spots to 3rd; Fulty also up 2 to 4th place.
- Pick up goes to lottery. A 3 was rolled so Haukster gets the week 8 pick-up.
- In My Other Pool… congrats to Jordy who won $40 in the group stage of the OFHL World Cup and proved that chaos is random.
STANDINGS
| TEAM | G | W | L | T | PTS | TPP | AVG | % | W | L | T | PWk | |
| Tman | 24 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 313 | 39.1 | 0.833 | . | 2 | 1 | 0 | 43 |
| JBR | 24 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 33 | 317 | 39.6 | 0.688 | . | 3 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| EZ | 24 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 33 | 282 | 35.3 | 0.688 | . | 3 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Fulty | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 291 | 36.4 | 0.667 | . | 3 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| R&S | 24 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 31 | 286 | 35.8 | 0.646 | . | 1 | 2 | 0 | 32 |
| Rolphy | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 271 | 33.9 | 0.646 | . | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 |
| Erty | 24 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 27 | 277 | 34.6 | 0.563 | . | 2 | 1 | 0 | 38 |
| Stifler | 24 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 23 | 266 | 33.3 | 0.479 | . | 0 | 2 | 1 | 36 |
| Orv’s Boys | 24 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 22 | 251 | 31.4 | 0.458 | . | 3 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| Derko | 24 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 20 | 278 | 34.8 | 0.417 | . | 1 | 2 | 0 | 40 |
| Cordy | 24 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 18 | 251 | 31.4 | 0.375 | . | 2 | 1 | 0 | 37 |
| GnR | 24 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 240 | 30.0 | 0.292 | . | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 |
| Vinny | 24 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 209 | 26.1 | 0.167 | . | 0 | 2 | 1 | 36 |
| Haukster | 24 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 173 | 21.6 | 0.083 | . | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
GOALIE?
WHOSE CARD?
Speaking of PIMS… check out these infractions.
LOOKING FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS?
The Jack Hughes quote machine is now a business. When New Jersey was on their win streak, he was asked by a reporter what the Devils could do to gain more consistency throughout the full 60 minutes. He replied, “I mean, we’re on a nine-game heater. I’d say we’re doing okay.”
His quotes have been made into stickers, and are all in the “Boring Sean Monahan” genre.
OFHL’s ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PANCAKE FEST & PLAYER EXCHANGE
Orv’s tradition carries on this year with the annual player exchange at Denny’s, 10am on Sat. Dec. 24th. If not attending you still need to send in a player to exchange for …ya know… fun.
Week 2 – Derkospotting
So, Derko missed the OFHL draft for the first time ever. He said he was at a wedding in Ontario. He was actually golfing in Arizona. Actually footage of him below.
He could have made it back in time but the round took 19 hours to complete.
But when he did get home, he was happy to receive his OFHL Championship trophy. So happy, in fact, that he now takes it with him wherever he goes (plus his sandwich maker has threatened to throw it in the dumpster if she finds it in bed again.)
The last picture is part of Derko’s new Gridr profile that Fulty was more than happy to create.
WHO KNEW?
Don’t look now but the Sabres are above .500! Last time that happened? October 2013. And coincidentally, that was the last time Orv was above .500. At least one of these teams is improving.
It’s easy to kick guys when they’re down, but it’s not really fair… unless they are drunk when they submit their Sunday night changes.
Actually, ORVY had a pretty good week (2-1) beating Stifler & Fulty.
Fulty after finding out he lost to Orv.
But no one was as good as Haukster & GoJo who were both perfect after garnering 41 points.
T-Man & EZ sit in first place and are the only undefeated teams after 6 games.
JBR sits in last again and gets the week 2 pick-up.
STANDINGS WEEK 2
| TEAM | G | W | L | T | PTS | PWk | TP | AVG | % |
| T | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 34 | 62 | 31.0 | 0.917 |
| Z | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 34 | 59 | 29.5 | 0.917 |
| G | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 41 | 63 | 31.5 | 0.667 |
| D | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 33 | 58 | 29.0 | 0.583 |
| H | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 41 | 61 | 30.5 | 0.500 |
| F | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 59 | 29.5 | 0.500 |
| C | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 56 | 28.0 | 0.500 |
| S | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 48 | 24.0 | 0.500 |
| V | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 46 | 23.0 | 0.500 |
| R | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 51 | 25.5 | 0.333 |
| O | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 45 | 22.5 | 0.333 |
| & | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 36 | 18.0 | 0.333 |
| E | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 51 | 25.5 | 0.250 |
| J | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 36 | 18.0 | 0.167 |
CUT DOWN DAY
Two weeks (Midnight Sunday Oct. 28) until Cut-Down Day where you have to declare your 13 Active, 12 Bench, and 5 for the Prospect List (If you don’t remember the rules for the Prospect List, click here)
SHRAPNEL
On a United flight from Newark Oct 9th, they advertised the Leafs cup-drought as a reason to visit Toronto.
Three Great Days in Toronto:
- Go to the zoo
- Put on sunscreen
- Reminisce on what has been accomplished in the past 51 years
Sorry @AdventureAqua, fish plushies are a real trigger for me. pic.twitter.com/ChrBO34mrG
— Gritty (@GrittyNHL) October 8, 2018
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SATURDAYS ARE FOR THE CANADIAN TEAMS!
All six Canadian teams that were in action on Saturday Oct 13 were winners (Van, Cgy, Edm, Tor, Mtl, & Ott – Wpg didn’t play.) Last time 6 Canadian teams all won? Oct. 7, 1989.
UNTIL NEXT WEEK…KEEP YOUR HEAD UP! (or down)
Week 3 – Oct 22
Cut-down day is coming! Sunday night Oct. 29 Mid-night. You have to be down to 31 players or Rolphy will turn off the heat in your house. Oh yeah, he’s that powerful.
You will need to have decided on your 31 players:
- 26 active players (you can still wait until before the first game Monday to put in your weekly lineup)
- 5 prospects/farm (23 years of age or younger – any position)
THE WEEK THAT WAS
- Erty piled on another 3-0 with his high week of 44.25pts
- Also going 3-0: Fulty, Derko, eZ, Haukster, Vinny
- Six teams went 0-3 as things are starting to spread out a bit.
- Derko is a perfect 9-0 and has the most player points
- Vinny is making a push to leave the Vinny Table in splinters as he’s 8-1 – only loss coming to Derko
- Ren & Stimpy had the stinky week with 22.25 but get the pick up for this week
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Great week for anyone who had TBay players. Erty had 8’s from his Ruskies, Kucherov & Vasilevsky, but Vinny’s Stamkos hit 11 points for the nod.
SHRAPNEL
Bruins teammates Charlie McAvoy and David Backes held a friendly wager this past weekend when their college teams, Boston U & Minnesota State squared off for a two-game series.
Backes offered to pay for the rook’s dinner on the road if BU won both games, while McAvoy agreed to come to Backes house and pick up his dog’s poop if Minnesota State swept. It seemed like a pretty good proposition for McAvoy, as BU came into the series ranked second in the country while Minnesota State was unranked.
Well tough luck, Rook, Minny pounded the Terriers, winning 6-3 and 3-0.
A bet is a bet, so McAvoy had to make the house call with a scooper in hand.
Everybody is jumping on the Don Cherry tribute jerseys. Friday night was Brandon Wheat Kings turn.
STANDINGS
| TEAM | G | W | L | T | PTS | PWk | TP | AVG | % |
| Derko | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 38.75 | 114.25 | 38.08 | 1.000 |
| Vinny | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 32.00 | 96.25 | 32.08 | 0.889 |
| Fulty | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 35.50 | 107.25 | 35.75 | 0.778 |
| Erty | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 44.25 | 107.25 | 35.75 | 0.722 |
| Haukstr | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 37.25 | 98.00 | 32.67 | 0.667 |
| JBR | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 29.50 | 87.25 | 29.08 | 0.556 |
| Crdy | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 25.50 | 86.25 | 28.75 | 0.556 |
| Rolphy | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 30.25 | 81.00 | 27.00 | 0.556 |
| Tman | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 25.75 | 85.75 | 28.58 | 0.333 |
| Zwiersy | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 34.50 | 83.00 | 27.67 | 0.333 |
| GoJo | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 26.50 | 83.50 | 27.83 | 0.222 |
| Stiflr | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 26.25 | 73.25 | 24.42 | 0.167 |
| Orb | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 25.25 | 68.50 | 22.83 | 0.111 |
| Ren & Stimpy | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 22.25 | 59.75 | 19.92 | 0.111 |
UNTIL NEXT WEEK…
Two great Canadians left us this week:
One you might not know so much about. John Dunsworth played Mr. Lahey on the Trailer Park Boys. An actor with a diverse resume, he never drank but played the whiskey drinking trailer park supervisor for many seasons.
No other Canadian musician understood this country’s deep love of hockey as did Gordon Downie. The life-long Bruins fan was a goalie who backstopped the Amherstville Bantam Rep to an Ontario Provincial Championship back in the day. Here is a tribute to Gord, his love of Canada, and his love of the game. Take some time, raise a glass and enjoy…
A tribute to his father who used to stand at “The Lonely End” and watch Gord in net.
The video for “The Darkest One” encompasses so much Canadiana:
- Trailer Park Boys jacking a motor
- old dollar bills
- Don Cherry backhanding Ricky
- old school Canadian stubbies
- Bubbles with the cat
- Bubbles driving
- and Downie raising a glass at 2:36. Cheers!
Week 24 – I Can See Clearly Now. Sorta.
It’s not crystal clear, but things are starting to align;
- GoJo had the big week with 35, but Fulty’s 33 helped him go 3-0 and grab hold of first again
- Cordy, Derko, & Rolphy all stumbled
- Cordy got a grand total of “zero” from his goalies
- Derko still sits in 3rd, 2 points up on Rolphy
- Rolphy & Derko each lost to Fulty
- Fulty’s number to clinch is 5 – either his wins or Cordy’s losses
- EZ, T-Man and Vinny all went 3-0
- Erty, T-Man & GoJo are in a tight battle for 5th with only 5 points separating them
- JBR took the season series over Stifler 4-2
GET TO KNOW ME!
Time to get to know your OFHL Franchises. This week’s spotlight…. TEAM ORV
Orv’s favorite 90’s rock band, “King’s X” is in the spotlight this week. This goes back 25 years.
- 19th season of operation
- 1st season: 1997-98 (8th – last place – 0.278)
- Came in with expansion cousin Warren Asuchak (WAsu always considered the season a success if he finished ahead of Orv)
- Worst finish: 11th (last) 2002 – 0.346. But the next year…
- Orv became the only OFHL team to ever go “worst to first”
- Best finish: OFHL Champion (2003 – 0.810%)
- 1st selection: Yogi Svejkovsky WS – 7th overall 1997 draft
- 1st pick-up: Jason Allison BO, Nov ’97.
- 1st trade: with GoJo – Sent Svehla FL to GoJo for Emerson CR, Sheppard FL, & a 5th
- Highest pick: 2014 – Took Sam Reinhart BF 1st overall
- 1st overalls he traded away:
- 1998 – Orv traded the 1st to Rob who picked Lecavalier TB
- 2002 – Orv traded the 1st to Wendell who picked Theodore MT
- 2006 – Orv traded the 1st to Pocock who picked Kane CH
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Young Orv & No-flow GoJo fondling the Nordic Prince trophy in years gone by.
FUTURE WATCH
The Hockey News came out with their Future Watch edition and while they ranked the Arizona Coyotes #1 and NYR #30, here are the OFHL Grades:
Grade/ GM/ # of players in Top 75 Future/ # of U21’s already in NHL/ Total / Rank in Top 75 or U21 already in NHL
(Places and grades decided by a select group of GMs under the influence of several IPAs)
PAST WATCH
Remember these beauties? (Reddick & Berthiaume)
Or this one?
Sadly, now they’re mostly this…
At least he’s still making the News.
JERSEY FOULS
Rickard Rakell’s Swedish fan club ruin two jerseys (plus the one guy’s in either long shorts or short pants.
POTW – Dubnyk MN gets 8 points for team GoJo
Devan Dubnyk, age 10. “He looked like a goalie,” said his father, Barry.
Ever wonder how big & bad the Big, Bad Bruins” really were.
A few big boys: Hodge, Bucyk, O’Reilly, but I’m sure a guy named “Carol” leaned how to fight pretty quick.
STANDINGS
That’s it, enjoy the races for places. Hey, that rhymed.
Coming up: The Penultimate Week
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