I league Week 6: Controversies erupt...

A Very Controversial Week 6 unfolded on Saturday as we saw a couple key goals not counted in some games, a Game Protest, OT and Shootouts, and tons of chaos in the standings. 2 games left….6 teams still in the running for the 2 keg spots.

Snipers 3 Stingers 2 OT
Snipers get their first win of the season on Jesse Henderson’s OT goal (from what we can tell on the stat sheet). From the looks of it, some tempers flared in this one. 17 shots per side in this one. Snipers other two goals from Andrew Julian and Alex Eyesermans. Stingers two goals came from 2 dudes whose names we can’t read….we look to the people for answers.

Spiders 5 Blue Devils 4
Blood was shed on the ice in this one. We hope Chris Gallagher is feeling better. In this offensive showdown, rumors are flying that there was a goal not counted for the Blue Devils that the refs missed. Both squads were tied at 3-3 going into the third. Mike Lambert had the hat trick while Pete Clark had the winner for the shorthanded Spiders, whose keg dreams are still alive. Irvin Manato had the Spiders’ other tally. We know that whenever the Spiders scored in this one, the BD answered right back. Blue Devils got 2 goals apiece from Ray Workman and Terry Newman.

True.com 5 Fugaweez 4
Fugs saw their undefeated season come to an end as True.com pulls the upset in this one in a slug fest of goals. 13 penalties in this game, wow. One even coming at the same time a goal was scored….Dallas Lehr = Terrell Owens? The game see-sawed back in forth with the fugs answering every goal true.com put in. We have heard another “phantom” goal was not counted in this one for True.com…what’s up with the refs? But the real drama occurred with 6 seconds left in the game as Matt Bailey buries his third of the night. Other True.com goals from Tim O’Connell and Jason Bellows. Fugaweez got goals from Carl Moser, Craig Newland, Matt Osborne and the above mentioned Dallas Lehr.

Puckers 4 Komets 1
Now for the controversy of the night….the results in this one are still pending, as the Komets are officially protesting this game.
According to a Komet’s Spokeman, the protest is concerning a possible Illegal C League sub for the Puckers…We’ll let Knute figure this one out. But as for this game Kevin Luchenhoff gets this hat trick for the lucky puckers to snap the Komets winning Streak. Rob Constantine with the puckers “game winner” on the night. Komets lone goal game from Scott Baldree on the Dustin Nation assist.
We’ll keep you informed of pending litigation…..But the standing do reflect a Puckers victory.

Brewzers 1 Shockers 0
Only one goal in this one coming in the first period for a guy named “Stephen”. Wow...(powerdown on scorekeepers). Mike Moore for the Brewzers and Chris Duran for the Shockers both had stellar games with Moore stopping 13 of 13 while Duran kicked aside 14 of 15. There’s so little on the statsheet, we’ll even list the one penalty in this game: Brewzer’s own Britt Brestrom got sent to the sin bin for tripping in the third period.

Ice Holes 3 Patriots 1
The Surging Ice Holes pull the upset on this one in a very un-patriotic game. Pats, who were without Jesse Gonzales, surrendered 25 shots on the night while only putting up 7 shots of their own. Patriots were up 1-0 going into the third thanks to the Butch Hutchinson goal. But the Ice Holes would knot it at 1-1 on a Jared Junker score. It appeared we were headed for OT but with 1:34 left, Nicholle Palomar lit the lamp for the Ice Holes Advantage. The Empty netter just made the game formal as Jared Junker got his second of the night. Tough Loss for the Patriots who could have made up ground against Fugs and Stickmen, now have to win and get help to get into the keg. Ice Holes on the other hand are on fire and are right there in the keg mix with a colossal game against the Fugaweez on Dec. 2nd.

Wolverines 1 Stickmen 0 (Shootout)
Dallas Lehr gets the shootout winner for the shorthanded Wolverines. Stickmen regain first place against the Fugaweez based on tiebreakers though. This was a goaltending fiesta as Steve McColister for the Stickmen kicked aside 24 of 24 before the shootout, while Wolverines Goalie Chris Duran held perfect on 28 of 28.

I Leauge: Week 6 Times

Unless times randomly change again like last week. Week 6 unfolds tonight...

Spiders vs Blue Devils: 6:30...this game got moved up...officialy.
Stingers vs Snipers: 7:45pm
True.com vs Fugaweez: 9pm gold
Ice Holes vs Patriots: 10pm green
Puckers vs Komets: 10:15pm gold
Wolverines vs Stickmen: 11:15pm green
Brewzers vs Shockers: 11:30pm gold

Go Michigan...yea we talked football on a hockey site.

Coming Soon: Catch NHL on YouTube

Interesting little item on the wire today says the NHL and YouTube have signed a deal to provide free, daily short-form video (we presume game highlights and such) starting this month. It's the first big-league sport to sign a deal with YouTube but not likely the last. YouTube says it's in negotiations with other sports.

Here's a story on it.

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D-League Weekly Update

Last week's results:

Misfits 7, Phantoms 2: The Misfits got out to a 5-0 lead, thanks to two goals apiece from Mark Dunning and Harold Cussnick. Cussnick ended up with the hat trick plus four assists. Not bad.

Hockey Team 6, Yokels 4: The Yokels tried to make it interesting with a couple third-period goals, but this was all Hockey Team. Paul Markuson had the hat trick. Hockey Team had 39 shots on goal.

Blue Devils 7, Mid Cities 2: Jim Koeler and James McFarlane each scored a pair in a blowout that the Blue Devils led 5-0 in the middle of the second.

Beerflyers 7, Stickmen 3: Glenn Englehart scored three and Dan Custred had two plus a helper. Garrod Tyler stopped 33 of 36 shots.

Hitmen 8, Wolverines 2: Brian Fisher had a pair of goals as the Hitmen improved to 4-1.

Kings 6, Ice Dogs 1: Mike Sullivan scored twice on Nick Aldi assists.

Yokels 5, Wolverines 3: The Yokels overcame a 3-1 deficit with four unanswered goals, including two in the third period by Paul Gottieb (the last was an empty-netter). Two of the goals came on powerplays, apparently one after a slashing call and another after a body-checking minor. This is the new NHL, fellas. There were 13 penalties in this game.

Week 5: I Leauge

As stated in an earlier comment by one of our loyal readers….. "I league is very competitive this session up and down the board I wouldn’t really say anybody's better than anybody else."
The Standings summarize that point…While there are some teams a little better than others, there were still classic showdowns this weekend……..


*Brewzers Goalie Mike Moore doing some fancy pad work as Lehr and Sandlin look on...

Fugaweez 2 Brewzers 1
A glorious mortal battle ended with the Fugs still undefeated. This probably should be been the I league game of the night, oh well. The Brewzers got the first goal late in the 1st on a Masterful “shot off the face off” from Captain Jamil Jabri, his 7th goal of the season. Lately the brewzers capt, hadn’t made much on the score sheet, but had the brewzers thinking they could end the fugs’ unbeaten streak in this one. Fugaweez were held scoreless till late in the third when Carl Moser hit the back of the twine to even it out at 1-1. With 27 seconds left on the clock, and OT/Shootout looming, Derrick Tillemons shot found its way past net minder Mike Moore, Osborne on the assist. This one looked eerily familiar to the Pats-Fugs game a couple weeks ago. Fugs hold on the top spot with only 3 games to play….

Stickmen 4 Spiders 0
So much for the “I league game of the night”. The shorthanded spiders only put up 10 shots against a stingy Stickmen defense. Stickmen took an early 2-0 lead in the first and never looked back. Tim James had the official game winner of the night off the Larry Wade assist. Ed Vogle, Luke Schwenfurth, and Jesse Henderson also tacked goals on the night. Stickmen now have sole control of second place and a possible Championship showdown with the Fugaweez on December 16th.

Patriots 2 Snipers 1
Once again the Patriots played their style of hockey by scoring early and playing pretty much rock solid defense through the rest of the game. The Finnish Hockey Wizard Antii Sivulla struck again for the Pats to give them the 1-0 lead in the first. Rahul Sharma then lit the lamp in the second to give the Patriots a nice 2 goal cushion going into the third. Snipers, who are still unbelievably winless, got a goal from Big Joe Tomme to renew to snipers’ hopes of a comeback. Patriot's goalie Jesse Gonzales denied any further snipers attempts at tying the game. Pats still have a shot at the keg by being only 1 point back of the Stickmen for second….this one is going to be close….

Blue Devils 1 Shockers 0
We heard this one was a thriller. Only one goal in the night, which came in the 2nd period off of Scott Speelman’s stick. Goalies on both sides were spectacular with Shockers goalie Chris Duran stopping 16 of 17, while Terry Redmond for the Blue Devils turned aside all 14 shots he faced. Blue Devils keep climbing the standings, while the Shockers still seem to be just off on the timing…we’re pullin for ya lads.

Komets 5 True.com 2
The Komets have won back to back games!? OH SNAP!
The surging Komets had an offensive explosion thanks to the Baldree-Nation-Kappers line, a total of 10 points on the night for that He-Man group....yikes! Scott Baldree got the hat trick while Gerald Kappers and Melissa “Smurfette” Ross found the back of the net. Dustin “Jolly Green Giant” Nation with 3 assists on the night. On the flip side, True.com had chances abundant: 2 Posts and 2 goals (too bad this isn’t horseshoes eh?). The always dangerous David “Awesome Skates” Benson lit the lamp while Matt Bailey added another. Komets Goalie Brent Bryant once again stood on his head kicking aside 22 of 24 shots. The Franchise best start for the komets continues…


*The Total Eclipse looks on while stylin'

Puckers 2 Stingers 1
The Puckers have found their winning ways yet again with a close edging out of the Awesome Uniform Stingers (see above)…we aren’t kidding either…they kick arse. Dallas Lehr had a goal and an assist on the night for the lucky puckers while Kevin Leichenhoff had the game winner late in the second. The Stingers got their goal from John Hardin. All three goals coming in the 2nd period…interesting. We don’t have a shot total for the 3rd….looks like the scorekeep feel asleep or just hit the bar early….we are guessing door number 2...

Ice Holes 4 Wolverines 1
This game was rather….interesting. The Wolverines scored 4 times in this game…except 2 of those was in their own net…powerdown…..Goals for the Ice Holes from a Mysterious “Number 2” who isn’t listed on the roster, while Jason Junker had the other 2 for the Ice Holes….Wolverines actually out shot the opposition 15 to 13, but could only get 1 by Ice Holes goalie David Giesecke. Greg Mersberger had the lone wolverines’ goal.