Week 2 schedule

Standings after Game 1

Game 1 results, summaries

From April 15:

Stingers 3, Snipers 2 (shootout): Jason Isham scored in the league’s first shootout to lift the Stingers in their debut game. Stingers’ Alex Seabaugh forced the extra period with his goal at 6:07 of the third. Greg Carter also scored for Stingers. Snipers got goals from David Counce and Kyle Largent. Roger Bishop had an assist.

Brewzers 3, Blue Devils 1: Jamil Jabril scored twice, including an empty-netter in the final minute for the Brewzers, and Andy Thomas had a second-period goal. Todd Smith scored for the Blue Devils on a nifty pass from Patrick Green.

Stickmen 5, Wolverines 4 (shootout): Jason Bergan’s shootout goal lifted the Stickmen over the Wolverines. Wolverines tied the game with four goals in the third period. Goals were by: Brian Bradley, Brian Conner. Robert Sirkis and Josh Piccirillo. Bobby Sirkis had two assists. For Stickmen, Jeff Thomas had two goals. Lynne Young and Alex Eysermans added one apiece. Ken Halford had two assists.

Phantoms 6, Ice Holes 3: Jason Neal had the hat trick plus an assist for the Phantoms in a drubbing of Ice Holes. Jason Isham added two and Cory Howard chipped in a goal and assist. Ice Holes got scores from Greg Hunt, Michael Crook and Phillip Hussay but struggled in front of new goalie David Giesecke, who surrendered the six goals on 22 shots.

REDRUM 6, Spuds 1: Nick McMacken scored twice in his REDRUM debut, while Robert Peck and Daniel Ball each added a goal and three assists. The new Spuds struggled with a short bench and managed only a second-period goal by Mike Breswaham, assisted by Scott Baldree. REDRUM was raining shots on Spuds goalie Brent Bryant: 38 in all.

Patriots 1, Fugaweez 0: Luci Hipes scored on a Heather Gray assist to lift the Patriots over the defending Keg champ Fugaweez. This was a tough defensive game; Patriots took just 10 shots on Fugaweez goalie James Wilcox. Pats’ goalie Jon Ellis was perfect on 17 shots.

Spiders 4, Puckers 0: Linda Mason had a goal and assist for the Spiders. The mysterious Chris N. added a first period goal, and Andrew Patti capped it off with a goal in the final minute. Patti Greco had two assists. There must be some mistake here: Scoresheet shows Puckers took only four shots. Let’s hope that’s a mistake.

***Disclaimer: These accounts are drawn from official stat sheets, but they're only as perfect as the scorekeepers and their often murky handwriting. If you see a mistake, leave me a note and we will correct to the best of our ability. -- The management.

Game 1 Scores

Does anyone have a final on Puckers-Spiders? Leave us a message by clicking below. The scores we got Saturday night:

Phantoms 6, Ice Holes 3
REDRUM 6, S.P.U.D.S. 1
Patriots 1, Fugaweez 0
Stingers 3, Snipers 2
Stickmen 5, Wolverines 4
Brewzers 3, Blue Devils 1

Game recaps coming early this week, so check back ...

This just in ...

Attention sports fans: Lots of hockey news from Knute today. To wit ...

EXPANSION IS OFFICIAL: The 13th and 14th teams are the SPUDS and the Stingers. Free agents who were assigned to the new clubs will be contacted. There is still room on each team for one or two players.

BALANCED SCHEDULE: Knute broke the league into two groups (A and B). Teams within each group will play each other once and have one intergroup game. Group A is Ice Holes, Fugaweez, Patriots, Phantoms, Spiders, Wolverines and Stickmen. Group B is Snipers, REDRUM, SPUDS, Stingers, Puckers, Blue Devils and Brewzers.

PLAYOFFS: The playoff scheme still sounds a little murky. There might be one bracket that includes all teams and the top four in a playoff for the Stanley Keg, and there might be a Keg for each group.

PRACTICE: There will be another week of practice (April 8) before the season starts to let the new teams get their acts together.

MEMORIAL DAY: No games that weekend, but there might be a tournament if enough want to play. Tell your coordinator: Hell yes.

SUBS: It sounds like there's a crackdown on illegal subs this season. Teams won't be allowed to use them unless they have fewer than 10 skaters. And then, subs must be approved by Knute and be registered I-leaguers. The penalty for using an unauthorized sub: forfeit -- and a suspension for the coordinator.

SCHEDULE: Is out. See below.

Untie me: Shootouts here for spring

Is there a Jussi Jokinen in this crowd? After a season in which nearly every team had ties in its record and one team (REDRUM) had FIVE, the league is going with a shootout format for ties.

We understand each team will be required to designate three shooters BEFORE each game to be used in the event of a tie. Here's the tricky part: Each player may be used in a shootout only once during the season until the entire team cycles through. That'll be an extra challenge for you coaches.

The shootout will not extend past the first three shooters, so ties are still possible.

Good move, Knute.