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Defenseman Points Category Added

2011-10-03T12:29:00.000-04:00

We took vote on it and it passed. We will now have Defenseman Points as a Category in our league, making it now 14 categories that we play for. We recently also added Power Play Assists and took away Short Handed Points. At the end of the year we will re-evaluate our scoring system again!

Power Play Assists Here.. Short Handed Points Gone

2011-09-27T11:35:00.001-04:00

Assist Guys value has went up a little bit. Now that we added our newest category, Power Play Assists. The category addition has come with the long awaited removal of the hated Short Handed Points Category!

Franzburg Freeze wins 1st FHL Championship

2011-04-11T13:17:00.000-04:00

Congrats to Jozef, the owner of the Franzburg Freeze on his recent Stanley Cup win over the Tampa Torpedos. Both teams had an amazing season. Enjoy your winning money which will be sent to you in 2 weeks through PayPal. Once again a great season!

Freeze send Iginla\Giguere to Lous Crew for Marleau\Draft Pick

2010-10-08T16:32:00.003-04:00

Photo Above: Getzlaf(Left) Marleau (Middle) Iginla (Right)

On the opening night of hockey a trade was made late night. As most of us lay sleeping, the Franzburg Freeze was on lunch break acquiring Patrick Marleau and Lou's Crew Pick.

Freeze GET: Marleau\Lous Crew Draft Pick
Lou's Crew GET: Iginla\Giguere

ItsAllOver acquires M. Koivu from Grumpy's

2010-10-02T21:03:00.000-04:00

Mikko Koivu was acquired by ItsAllOver just hours after most people made signings on the first day of free agency. Koivu should be a great 4th or 5th forward for ItsAllover. He hardly misses any games and has been very consistent.

Grumpy's Barmen received ItsAllOver's Pick in next years waiver draft........

ItsAllOver calls up Filatov to the big squad

2010-10-01T17:16:00.001-04:00

ItsAllOver has made his final roster cuts and Nikita Filatov survived. Filatov will be playing on a line with Hornqvist and Koivu. With Ken Hitchcock and his defensive strangle hold gone. Look for Filatov to make an impact in his first full season.

Grumpy's BarMen call up Jason Demers

2010-09-30T01:28:00.001-04:00

Grumpy's Barmen has decided to call up Jason Demers to his main roster. Room was made when Grumpy's traded away Duncan Keith and Keith Yandle for two high draft picks. Jason Demers does not score many goals. But he will come close to the 40 point mark.

New Goalie Injury Rule

2010-09-28T00:22:00.001-04:00

There is a new rule that will go in effect at the start of this season. If you have a goalie that gets hurt for an extended period of time. Only you will be able to sign the backup of your goalies NHL team. For example if you had Martin Brodeur and he was out for a few months. Nobody else in the league would be able to sign the devils backup goalie Johan Hedberg, only you who had Brodeur would be able to. This rule is going in place cause there is not enough goalies to go around. We want it to be fair for all team in the FHL.

Waiver Draft Completed

2010-09-26T23:26:00.001-04:00

Our annual Waiver Draft has been completed this sunday. The 1 & 2 picks we all could of predicted. The hard part was predicting the rest. But most teams picked based on their teams needs and not most talented available. Tyler Hall was the #1 consensus pick for months since the Stingers finished in last. Here were the top 5 picks.

1. Stingers-T. Hall
2. Grumpy's-T. Seguin
3. Spiders-E. Karlsson
4. Grumpy's-J. Eberle
5. PowerPlay-J. Skinner

To see the whole list of all 33 draft picks, please go here Full Waiver Draft List

FHLFRANCHISE 2010-11 Schedule Released

2010-09-07T15:16:00.000-04:00

With weeks away from the start of the FHL season our schedule has now been released to the public. To check it out please go here =====> Full 22 week Schedule

Week 1 Matchups are as follows:

The Snipers (0-0) at MalagaRoad Flyers (0-0)
Tampa Torpedos (0-0) at Franzburg Freeze (0-0)
The Stingers (0-0) at Lou's Crew (0-0)
The Spiders (0-0) at Top PowerPlay (0-0)
Grumpy's Barmen (0-0) at C&C Hitmen (0-0)
It's AllOver (0-0) at The Slashers (0-0)

FHL Hall Of Fame Inductionions Al Macinnis & John Leclair

2010-03-14T23:48:00.001-04:00

AL Macinnis and John Leclair have been inducted into the FHL HALL OF FAME. Our Fantasy Hall Of Fame is based on stats after 94 when our league started. To see the other members that already have been inducted. Please visit here: FHL HALL OF FAME

2009-2010 Class

Snipers call up Rookie Matt Duchene

2010-03-14T01:29:00.000-05:00

The Snipers have called up Matt Duchene for the injured Rick Nash. Matt Duchene will likely be up with the snipers the rest of the playoffs and next year. A dawn of a new era is beginning.

ThunderCats break the SHG record for a season

2010-03-14T00:03:00.000-05:00

With Alex Burrows short handed goal the Thundercats have eclipsed the previous record of 10. SHG might get taken away next year so this might be a long standing record.

Marc Savard Out with a concussion

2010-03-08T16:39:00.000-05:00

The ThunderCats have lost Marc Savard for the remainder of the Fantasy Season and Playoff. This is a major blow to his team with not alot of depth at forward. Looks like hartnell is going to have to get it going for him to have a chance.

Snipers Break the GWG Record for a Season

2010-03-05T23:39:00.000-05:00

The Snipers have broken the Game Winning Goals for a season record which was previously 44 set by the Snipers in (2007-08). This record has a little over a week to be added to.

FHL Playoff Matchups (Almost Set In Stone)

2010-02-20T16:07:00.000-05:00

As of right now, there is a 95% chance these will be the playoff matchups. Yes there is 2 weeks left. But nothing much is going to change in the standings. There will be 5 new teams in the playoffs. Here is what it looks like this year...

Eastern Conference
1. Snipers vs 4. LumberJacks
2. Slashers vs 3. Thundercats

Western Conference
1. Flyers vs 4. Spiders
2. Freeze vs 3. Torpedos

Stingers Win Draft Pick

2010-01-31T23:11:00.002-05:00

Stingers wins Draft Pick given out for streak for the cash. It is is Pick (C). He got his streak up to 5 wins and nobody topped that for the month.

Waiver Draft BreakDown
PICKS 1 thru 12
13. PICK (A) NHL Playoff Pool
14. PICK (B) Category Points Leader
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Retired Player Picks
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PICK (C) Streak 4 the Cash
PICK (D) 610 Suicide Pool
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2ND ROUND
(Same order as 1-12)
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ThunderCats tie goalie wins record for week

2010-01-26T16:01:00.000-05:00

The ThunderCats have tied the goalie wins record of 6 for the week. It is the third time a team has hit 6 wins in a week this year. Good luck on someone hitting 7 wins.

MalagaRoad Flyers breaks the shot record

2010-01-25T14:54:00.001-05:00

The MalagaRoad Flyers broke the Regular season shot record, which was held by him and the Snipers at 117. He has now broke it with 120 in week 17. The overall record is in the playoffs and it held by the MalagaRoad Flyers and it is at 141 shots for the week. That might not ever be touched. Only time will tell...

Flyers and Stingers make a trade deadline deal

2010-01-24T04:07:00.002-05:00

With only one trade on deadline day, it is not shocking Anthony (Stingers) had something to do with it. As the last hour was approaching negotiations loomed over the Flyers and Stingers mailbox. Lets just say Mason Raymond was included and then taken out. Had to let that rumor out.

Stingers Get: P. Bergeron, E. Johnson & Flyers PICK
FLyers Get: P. Sharp & M. Streit

Snipers breaks All-Time Consecutive WINS record (12)

2009-12-27T20:12:00.000-05:00

Before this record was broken it was owned by the Stingers. He started off the Season 11-0 which is the best start to a season ever and probably will never be touched. Well now the most wins in a row is 12 set by the Snipers. What a coincidince He beat the Stingers who he shared the record of a 11 with. The Snipers look to try to add to this record every week and hopefully take down the best record in a season of 18 wins.

2 Trades made on Thurday Night

2009-12-18T15:52:00.001-05:00

The trading scene was dead for a little bit. And then thursday we had two trades in one day. This marks the first time a player was traded and hurt in the same night. The two trades are listed below:

(TRADE #1)
Flyers Get: Thomas & Boumeester
Stingers Get: Hedman & Krejci

(TRADE #2)
Snipers Get: Semen
Torpedos Get: Zetterberg

MalagaRoad Flyers Tie Shorthanded Goal Record

2009-11-15T23:17:00.001-05:00

Congratulations to the flyers on tying the Shorthanded Goals for a week record. He is now tied with 2 other teams. This record might never be broken only tied.

Spiders breaks the PIM record for a week

2009-10-26T16:41:00.001-04:00

To break any record in our league is an accomplishment. It hardly happens anymore. Congratulations to the Spiders who set the new mark of 44 PIM. Eric Staal had about 90% of them minutes which is the oddest part of all. The previous record for PIMS was held by the Incredibles 2008-09 and it was 38 PIMS. Will this be the year that the Goals (22), Assists (29), and Points (45) get shattered. Only time will tell...

Spiders and Freeze make first trade of Season

2009-10-07T18:34:00.000-04:00

Two uncommon trading partners struck a deal Wednesday afternoon. Nathan Horton and Ales Hemsky will be traveling to franzburg and hopes to join the team by next week. In Spider Country they received Mike Ribeiro, Ville Leino along with the Freeze's Waiver Pick. Seems like an even deal for now. But in a few months I can think differently.

Spiders Get: Mike Riberio, Ville Leino & Freeze's Waiver Pick
Freeze Get: Nathan Horton and Ales Hemsky

(ThunderCats) Markov out 4 Months

2009-10-02T15:08:00.002-04:00

Montreal Canadiens defenceman Andrei Markov will be out four months with a torn tendon that he suffered on opening night. He isn't expected to return until after the Vancouver Olympics in February.

The veteran defenceman suffered the injury during a collision with goalie Carey Price in the third period of Thursday's 4-3 overtime win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Markov had surgery on Thursday night following the game in Toronto to repair the laceration to his ankle.

"It's not a very nice feeling knowing that it was your skate that did it," Price said. "But then again, you know there's nothing you can really do about it."

Markov, a 30-year-old veteran, is Montreal's top defenceman and has quarterbacked an effective power play over the last few seasons. Last season, he had 12 goals and 52 assists and played in his second consecutive all-star game.

Fantasy Impact: This will hurt the ThunderCats because Markov is a top 6 offensive d-man in the NHL. He logged alot of minutes and gets a lot of Power Play Points. He had over 60 points last year. And was probably going to put up similar numbers. The Cats have signed Brent Seabrook to take his place on his current roster along with bench player Lubomir Visnovsky who is DTD.

FHL expands to Czech Republic

2009-09-28T14:25:00.000-04:00

The FHL Franchise league has a new owner. He is taking over the Incredibles team. The new owner has changed the teams name to the Freeze. AKA Franzburg Freeze. He is the first out of country member of the league. The FHL Franchise has finally expanded globally. And now I can officially say we have an owner in the Czech Republic.

In a comment stated by team GM & Owner. "I like to get younger stars, try to move some veteran guys that have value. Sign some young players to replace guys not getting the job done anymore. I also hope to make playoffs, I like my goalies."

So far the Freeze have signed 2 players. And I can sense some other changes coming down the road.

(F) Ville Leino
(D) Kris Russel

FHL Waiver Draft News and Results

2009-09-26T15:38:00.001-04:00

This is an update of what went on at the Waiver Draft toady at 1PM. The people that had picks that were available were all on except (ITSALLOVER) who had chat room loading difficulties while not in his regular war room. But anyhow, there was some early trade talk before the draft started and we kind of knew there would be at least one trade. But there wind up being 3 trades on Draft Day. A big superstar forward coming off injury was almost dealt for the 5th pick. That would of been the big trade of the day. But it fell through seconds before the time was running out to make a pick. All in all it was a good day. Most people got who they wanted. Some even are going to get to grab players they expected to go in the draft during free agency.

Most of these players picked will not make an immediate impact on their FHL team. There is a handful out of 16 that have that chance. But most of these guys will be stars in the next 2-4 years. That is if their owners can be patient enough with the players development. Majority of these picks will be on their FHL's Farm Team. Or they might even have trade value to other teams seeking young talent. The value of a prospect is in the eye of the beholder. Always remember that!

Trades in Order that they were made:

(Occured right after the 1st Pick)
Flyers Get: 4th Pick
Executioners Get: J. Johnson, Bryzgalov & 6th Pick

(Occured when Snipers were on clock with 13th Pick)
Snipers Get: N. Lidstrom
Stingers Get: 13th Pick

(Occured after the draft on a skipped pick)
Stingers Get: 15th Pick
ThunderCats Get: St. Louis

1. J. Tavares  2.C. Giroux
3.V. Hedman  4.R. Emery
5.M. Duchene  6.S. Varlamov
7.T. Rask  8.MPS
9.J. MArkstrom  10.C. Hodgson
11.TJ. Oshie  12.J. Quick
13.A. Goligoski  14.C. Wilson
15.J. Gustavsson  16.E. Kane

ThunderCats newest team in FHL

2009-09-19T18:53:00.001-04:00

Welcome the newest team into the Eastern Conference in the FHL FRANCHISE league. The ThunderCats. The ThunderCats opens their 1st season in the league against the Stingers. Good Luck, clawing your way up the standings...

Grumpy's and Stingers make 7 player Deal

2009-08-26T23:42:00.000-04:00

The first legal trade that actually can be voted on has been made. The Stingers and Grumpy's pulled off a deal involving some very good stars. Chcek out who was involved.

Grumpy's Get: Gaborik, Backes, Turco, Yandle
Stingers Get: Thomas, Bouwmeester, St. Louis

Iginla involved in BlockBuster Deal

2009-08-24T18:56:00.003-04:00

"Iginla shown above with MVP and FHL CUP"
The face of the Snipers franchise, Jarome Iginla was finally traded. He was dealt to the other conference to the Incredibles. He was traded along with another fan favorite and fantasy beast Dan Boyle. One of the rare defenseman that score 20 goals in a season. Iginla has been on the Snipers for 4 seasons and Boyle for 3.5! They were on the the Cup teams and will be missed in the locker room. The Incredibles needed to do this trade as he was in need of a Superstar that can score. His team will now have some crediblity with a bonafide scorer and 90pt guy in Jarome Iginla, to support his other forwards like Perry, Boyes, Morrow, Doan, Ribiero, White.

Snipers owner talks on behalf of the trade. "It is very hard to trade one of your favorite players away who helped you win Cups. He was here since after the lockout in 2005. He was the team captain and leader. But I had to worry about the future. Alot of my players are 28 and over. And the GM's in this league are obsessed with age. I had to acquire them 3 draft picks to replenish my bench and Farm Team. I bsaically traded Iginla for 3 picks and Boyle for Weber. This deal can work out for me if I make the most out of my picks. Since they were on my team over 3 years they will be going in my teams Hall Of Fame one day!"

Snipers Get: Shea Weber, 5th, 9th & 11th PICKS
Incredibles Get: Iginla & Boyle

Malkin on the Move?

2009-07-27T17:13:00.000-04:00

There is a rumor swirling around that the Executioners have traded Evgeni Malkin to another team in his conference. The final details can't be disclosed untill all players pass Physicals. All owners must pay their registration fee before any Deals are official!!

Assassins Hossa out 2 months of the season

2009-07-23T20:26:00.001-04:00

Chicago Blackhawks winger Marian Hossa underwent surgery to repair a small tear to the rotator cuff in his right shoulder, the team announced Friday.

"Marian's surgery today went as well as we had hoped, and he is right on track for the anticipated recovery we had planned on, which is approximately four months," Dr. Michael Terry, the Blackhawks' team physician, said.

Hossa is expected to miss the first two months of the regular season.

The Blackhawks signed Hossa to a 12-year, $62.8 million on July 1. The team said it knew about the injury before signing Hossa, who led the Detroit Red Wings with 40 goals last season.

FHL Schedule will be released July 29th

2009-07-20T23:56:00.002-04:00

The FHL schedule will be released next Wednesday, July 29th. To hold all of you fantasy junkies off for a little bit. These below will 100% be the match-ups for WEEK 1 in 2009-10 season.

Snipers vs Flyers (Championship Rematch)
Assassins vs Incredibles (Father-Son Battle)
Slashers vs ItsAllOver (Goalie Duel)
Spiders vs LumberJacks (The 2 unlikeliest members to be hanging together)
Executioners vs Grumpy's (Will Executioners get out the basement?)
Stingers vs ThunderCats (Crustashio)

FHL Waiver Draft on Saturday September 26th

2009-07-13T00:04:00.000-04:00

The date of our Waiver draft has been announced. I looked at the opening season games and made this decision. It will be Saturday on September the 26th @ 1PM. It will be held in a chat room service (Just like last year), where you will also have the ability to send someone a private chat without the rest of the people seeing. Be in the room 30 minutes earlier as people will be trying to get picks that don't have them. Or you might be able to trade a top player and land some draft picks with a young player. Looking to make a trade with a team you haven't yet. No matter what your intentions are there will be plenty of opportunities. There are some great names available for teams in this years draft.

ItsAllOver loses Jiri Hudler to the KHL

2009-07-10T23:16:00.002-04:00

ItsAllOver has lost his first player to the KHL. RedWings Forward Jiri Hudler has decided to head overseas and get a bigger pay day. I thought not resigning Hossa was supposed to free up money for them to resign forwards.

Jay has decided to take the draft pick instead of keeping Hudler on his Inactive List\Farm Team. He will now has the 14th pick in the waiver draft. Along with the 10th pick which he traded for.

Tuesday @ 8PM: NHL Draft Lottery 2009

2009-04-13T23:55:00.000-04:00

The New York Islanders have the best shot after finishing 30th during the regular season. They have a 25 per cent chance of being drawn by deputy commissioner Bill Daly.

League rules stipulate that a team can only move up four positions so Tampa (18.8 per cent), Colorado (14.2 per cent), Atlanta (10.7 per cent) and Los Angeles (8.1 per cent) are the only other squads with a chance to win the lottery. Teams can only drop one place lower than where they finished in the standings - meaning the Islanders will pick no lower than second. Tavares and Swedish defenceman Victor Hedman are the two most coveted players in the draft, which will be held at the Bell Centre in Montreal on June 26-27.

Flyers trade Kopitar to ItsAllOver for 6th pick in Waiver Draft!

2009-04-09T21:05:00.002-04:00

After being out a forward after Trading Lecavalier. ItsAllOver has traded his only pick the 6th overall in the waiver draft to land Anze Kopitar. We will see how this trade pans out in the near future.

Flyers Get: 6th Pick
ItsAllOver Get: Anze Kopitar

Sunday's Radio Show cancelled 4 Easter

2009-04-09T02:05:00.002-04:00

Last week I did not have the proper setup for callers or pre screened calls. But this week is Easter and it is pointless in doing a show when people are going to be eating Easter Dinner. Our next show will be on April 19th, which was also be the last night to make trades for a few months. Our next show will be great as some of the stuff I had for the past weeks will be used plus more material being added in.

Stingers finally trade Parise after weeks of trade talks

2009-04-07T23:20:00.002-04:00

Zach Parise was finally cashed in on by the Stingers. After a phenomenal breakout season. He decided to cash in on Parise and land two 30+ goals scorers and a 4th overall pick. The Flyers finally made a deal for a top player that can score goals and get points that was young.

MalagaRoad Flyers Get: Zach Parise
Stingers Get: Tomas Vanek, David Backes & 4th Overall Pick

Stingers trade Wideman and Burns to ItsAllOver for Lecavalier!

2009-04-06T22:43:00.001-04:00

Another trade was made Monday Night by the Stingers. Him and ItsAllOver talked back and forth. And before you know it another trade was made. ItsAllOver sured up his defense. Which was his one weakness. But getting rid of Lecavalier. He will need Berglund and Frolik to hit 30 Goals. And Nikita Filatov to make an impact. His D man are now: Wideman, Kronwall, Burns, Gilbert, Tytutin. And with that trade means the end of Carlo Colaiacovo's short time with the team. The Stingers now has boosted his offense even more. Now he will try to find a dman through draft, a trade or free agency. The Stingers are not done trading yet so stay tuned.

Stingers Get: Vincent Lecavalier
ItsAllOver Get: Brent Burns & Dennis Wideman

3 Way Trade Made: Flyers, Snipers and Stingers

2009-04-06T14:35:00.000-04:00

The 2nd ever three way trade was made last night! AS soon as the clock struck for the beginning of trade week. A deal was struck. It marks of the start of an illustrious week of trades to follow.

Flyers Get: Ryan Whitney & Ilya Brygalov
Snipers Get: Bryan Little & 8th Pick
Stingers Get: Brent Burns & 7th Pick

RECAP: The Snipers received 7th and 8th pick for Whitney and Bryz and then traded 7th pick and Burns for Little!

MalagaRoad Flyers wins FHL Fantasy Cup Again!

2009-04-05T23:22:00.002-04:00

Congrats! The MalagaRoad Flyers became the first team in FHL History to win the CUP and have the 1st pick overall in the following waiver draft. The waiver draft was instituted in 2005-2006! The Flyers became the 2nd team to win back to back cups. The only other the team was the team he defeated the Snipers. The final was 6-3 but the goalie wins category was tied 2-2 with Bryzgalov only playing 1 out of 4 for the the Snipers. Save % could of flopped also if he goalied. They also tied in shots 90-90. It looked bad but it was actually close.

David Backes won the CLaude Lemieux Trophy(Best Fantasy Playoff Performer)!!!

Top 40 All Time GPG (Goals Per Game)

2009-03-31T01:34:00.005-04:00

Check out the list I made for goal scoring fans out there. It is a GPG list. GPG (Goals Per Game) is easy to figure out. You divided the number of goals scored by the number of games played in during their career. I have not been able to find any list any where on the net for this. I decided to do hours of research and numbers and came up with the top 40 ALL Time in NHL history. Please check it out. Someone will try to steal my list and post it somewhere else eventually. But I know that I started it!

I talked about this topic on the Radio Show. The people that shocked me that their average was so high. Was Micheal Goulet, Cam Neely, Pat Lafontaine, Tim Kerr, Dino Ciccarelli, Lanny MacDonalad, Bernie Nicholls. Eric Lindros' first 9 1/2 seasons his goals per game was .59 which was .01 behind what gretzky averaged .60. Jeremy Roenick had a good average that dropped off due to injuries. And by the time his career was done he had a .39 GPG.

Example: A player scored 60 Goals in 160 games. It would come out to 0.375 Which if you round it out it would become .38!

FHL Fantasy Cup REMATCH!

2009-03-29T23:01:00.001-04:00

For the first time ever since the beginning of our league in 95-96. The same exact teams from the previous season are facing each other once again in the most meaningful week of the entire Season for us fantasy owners out there. Fantasy Championship Week! The MalagaRoad Flyers have only 3 players on his roster from last season: E. Johnson (IR), J. Johnson & Loungo. That is an amazing accomplishment for a Franchise Owner. The Snipers will need a good goalie week from whatever 2 he plays out of his trio (Kip, Bryzgalov, Miller) as he will be going up against Fleury and Luongo which have been two of the hottest goalies the past month. The Snipers have a group of players that can put away any team when they play slightly above average or have a good week!

Rumors: A new team in the league?

2009-03-26T00:41:00.000-04:00

There has been whispers around the GM meetings. That there might be a new manager in the FHL. There has been no proof to this rumor as of yet. But we are targeting inactive owners, to become a little more active. There is possibility of an original team (1995-96) retiring again? Guess we will get more info on this matter around the TRADE WEEK. Which will be the Week of April 13th thru the 19th which is one week after the The Championship. Any members not paid up in extra money will not be allowed to trade.

If you like to be on the FHL's waiting list send an email to: HockeyFHL@gmail.com

NCAA Hockey Tournament

2009-03-24T19:48:00.002-04:00

Click here to see full size pic:NCAA Hockey Bracket FULL SIZE
Hey if you would like to join the tournament and you are not part of my league. Please send your picks to hockeyfhl@gmail.com for the College Hockey Tournament. It starts the 27th, so get your picks in soon.

FHL Conference Finals!

2009-03-23T21:29:00.002-04:00

The first week of the playoffs was insane. There was some tight match-ups that went down to the wire. You had to be part of it to know what it felt like them last few minutes as the scoreboard went back and forth as goals were coming in them last few minutes of the sharks\avs and ducks\coyotes game. Anyhow lets cut to the chase. Snipers will be playing Grumpy's BarMen in the Conference Finals. A rematch from 1997-1998 a long time in the making. This will be the third time ItsAllOver faces the MalagaRoad Flyers in the last 4 seasons to get to the championship.

1. Snipers vs 2. Grumpy's
2. ItsAllOver vs 4. Flyers

FHL 2008-09 Updated and Official Waiver Draft Order

2009-03-16T02:09:00.004-04:00

This is the waiver order for the upcomming draft. It goes by based on record. And tie breakers when more then one team has the same record is conference record. So here is the updated and accurate list of waiver picks. Done after the end of the season standings were done. I made sure to look up all ties and place teams correctly. The Flyers had 6 picks and gave the Incredibles his 5th and 6th worst picks out of the 6. Which wound up being the Snipers (11th) and ItsAllOvers (9th) picks.

1. Flyers (From Spiders)
2. Executioners (From Stingers)
3. Slashers (From Executioners)
4. Flyers (From Slashers)
5. Incredibles
6. ItsAllover (Trade From Flyers)
7. Flyers (Original Pick of LumberJacks)
8. Flyers (Original Pick of the Scrubs)
9. Incredibles (Trade from Flyers-ItsAllOver teams Pick)
10. Spiders (Trade From Grumpy's)
11. Incredibles (Trade From Flyers-Snipers teams Pick)
12. Assassins

Incredibles mathematically eliminated from Playoffs!

2009-03-13T01:19:00.002-04:00

I just did some research. The Incredibles has a 5-5 conference record. Both the MalagaRoad Flyers and ItsAllOver have a 6-4 conference record. So no matter what happens both of these teams have him beat out with the tie breakers if they both or one of them lose and Incredibles wins. Sorry I didn't look into this more before the week started. It still was one hell of a ride this year. The Incredibles will most likely have a top 4 overall pick in the waiver draft. Also has two picks that he received from the FLyers in a trade. SO I see no reason he should not be able to package players and picks to land a superstar player. His team has very solid forwards but none are superstars!

Radio Show @ 5 Successful

2009-03-08T19:46:00.000-04:00

Our FHL Radio: Weekly Hockey Show started off very good. I was without my co host and still managed to pull it to together. Thanks for my callers for staying on longer then usual and helping kill some time. We discussed Fantasy Hockey Categories and Rules. We talked about the NHL scores from Sunday and the NHL playoff picture. Also mentioned 25 NHL prospects for people out there to start remembering. Next week will be even better.

Briere Hurt Once Again

2009-03-05T23:09:00.001-05:00

Often injured Daniel Briere continued his injury plagued season just to last 2 games and is hurt again. He tweaked his groin again. No time limit on his return, but I do not think he will playing again this regular season. We will update this as soon as they announce a time table.

Best Fantasy Season Ever!

2009-02-27T21:04:00.002-05:00

After much thought, this is without a doubt our best and most interesting season in Fantasy Hockey League in 14 years we have had it. From the 1st day on the waiver draft I knew it. Kovalhcuk was traded for 3 picks and that became the first ever trade during the Waiver Draft. Executioners started off 4-0 and is now tied for the worst record. The Snipers started off 0-4 and now has the best record in the east. Even the Slashers started off 0-5 and really turned his season around by acquiring Cammalleri. You had the spiders set a record with 9 consecutive losses in a row and another record most guys hurt and on IR at the same time and that was about 110, just kidding.

Surpisingly the Scrubs and Grumpy's two teams last year that missed the playoffs are both in the top 3 in the FHL. Evgeni Malkin got traded twice in the same week. First the Flyers traded him to the Slashers. Then slashers traded Malkin, Little for Crosby finally back on his team along with Richards and a pick. Which right now is #1 or 2 overall.

We had our first 3 way trade ever happen. It involved the Flyers, Slashsers and ItsAllover. And it inlcuded players like Boyes, Lecavalier, Malkin and draft picks. Other top stars traded this year. Parise, Savard, Frolov, Gaborik, Zetterberg, Kipprussof, Fleury, Turco, Miller, Phaneuf, Staal, Stastny, Backstrom, Green and Cammalleri. All big stars moved before our trade deadline. If you missed out on acquiring a big name. Shame, shame on you.

There is so many teams tied with the same record or a game out of a playoff spot. Almost everything is going to go down to the final week and most likely the final night on Sunday on Week 22. After this week the MalagaRoad Flyers have 2 games left. The Spiders and Executioners. He has the spiders pick and that pick is tied for being the 1st overall pick for Jonathan Tavares. The Slashers own the Executioners pick. If the spiders and executioners finished wit a tied record. The spiders would finish last because the executoners won the season series 2-0!

The icing on the cake of this great season is there was no fights this year. Which is another first for our league.

INJURY REPORT: Ryan Miller has high ankle sprain out indefintely

2009-02-22T18:27:00.002-05:00

The Buffalo News reports Sabres coach Lindy Ruff had no further update Monday on the status of goalie Ryan Miller, who suffered a high-ankle sprain Saturday against the Rangers, and said the goalie remains out indefinitely. "There really is no more than that," Ruff said. "An ankle sprain takes time and you don't know how much time it's going to take." Miller has a boot on his left leg, but added it should only be on another day or two. "It's a little better," Miller said of the ankle, which was injured in a collision behind the net with Rangers center Scott Gomez. "Some of the swelling is down and it didn't have a lot to begin with so that's good. It's a little achy and it's one of those things you have to see how it reacts."

Fantasy Impact: This will hurt the Snipers as he went from last to 2nd in goalie wins and save percentage this season. His backup is Ilya Bryzgalov who has been performing poorly as of late. Snipers will need BRYZ to fill the void until Miller can come back hopefully before the playoffs. If not, better hope Bryzgalov can go back to form.

Top 5 Free Agent Finds : Fantasy Edition

2009-02-18T19:23:00.007-05:00

With the signings done for the year, unless an emergency.It is time to do our top 5 Fantasy Free Agent Finds. This is for the guys that were picked up off free agency, that have done good or great. This list does not include any rookies.

1. Patrick Marleau (Grumpy's)- Yes he was a known player. But he also was given up on by the rest of the league. After a terrible 2007-2008 season. But he is now in the top 10 in Points and top 5 in Goals. He should of been picked in our waiver draft. But instead people went with a ton of rookies!

2. David Krejci (Stingers)- The stingers signed this relatively unknown forward at that time. He wound up developing into a dynamic player overall. Krejci has really broken out last year, similar to how Mike Richards did last year. To bad the Stingers didn't hang on to him. He packaged him in a deal as a Throw-In!

3. Mike Smith (LumberJacks)- With a rush to get goalies on the first day of signings. Matthiue Garon and Dan Ellis went before Smith. All the owners that passed up Smith for other bums must feel really bad right now. Only thing Smith does not get Wins cause the team he is on. But his GAA and SV% are extremely phenomenal for the team he is on!

4. Patrick Elias (Asssassins)- Signed to be a replacement for injury. Elias wind up rebounding his career and became one of the better players on the Assassins roster. Up until the Parise line split. Elias is now 7th in the NHL in points and has 23 goals. A fine find if you ask me.

5. Fedor Tyutin (ItsAllOver)- Since going to Colombus he has really turned into a good d man. He already has 8 goals and 26 points in 57 games and should get to the 40 mark. He was a great find as it hard to get D man who get Top Power Play time and can do something with it.

INJURY REPORT: Patrick Sharp (Knee) out 2-3 Weeks

2009-02-16T21:33:00.000-05:00

Update: Sharp (left knee) will be out for at least two-to-three weeks and possibly more, Hawks’ coach Joel Quenneville told the Daily Herald on Monday.

Assassins break the +\- record with a Whopping 29

2009-02-16T18:23:00.000-05:00

This past Week 18 the Assassins broke the +\- Record with a whopping 29. That was destroying the old record of 23 which was held by the Labatt Blues. Ironically he broke the record against the Spiders who have now lost 9 in a row. This Plus\Minus record will now be very hard to top. Good luck to the Assassins and anyone to beat it.

CEREMONY: Grumpy's Retire Keith Primeau into his team hall of fame!

2009-02-16T14:00:00.000-05:00

Grumpy's will honor 5 year player of his team from 1995-96 through the 2000-01 season. Grumpy's had him just hitting hist start in detroit and then hitting his prime when he went over to the Hartford Whalers. He was a very good power forward. He had his best season his last year on Grumpy's with the Philadelphia Flyers. In 71 Games he had 34 Goals and 73 Points. He will be inducted on presidents day before the night games.

Mike Green breaks consecutive Goal record for D-MAN

2009-02-14T22:36:00.002-05:00

Mike Green set an NHL record for defensemen by a scoring a goal in his eighth consecutive game and the Washington Capitals beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-1 on Saturday night.

Mike Green continued to show Ovechkin isn't the only star in Washington, setting an NHL record for defensemen by scoring a goal in his eighth consecutive game. Green made it 4-0 from the low slot during a power play at 5:33 of the second. He was mobbed by his teammates who left the bench. Boston's Mike O'Connell had a seven-game goal-scoring run in the 1983-84 season.

Green has 10 goals and 17 points over the last eight games, and is one game away from tying the overall Washington consecutive game goal streak set by Alan Haworth (1985-86) and matched by Mike Gartner (1986-87).

Will Jaromir Jagr be picked in our Waiver Draft?

2009-02-13T23:24:00.001-05:00

With the talks going on, it seems like Jaromir Jagr has intentions of playing in the NHL again next season. They were saying that the Edmonton Oilers were trying to get him back for the rest of this year. He would look good on a top line with Hemsky and Gagner or Horcoff.

As for our Fantasy league. The Slashers had him last and received a draft pick when he retired\left. Now anyone can get him as the Slashers no longer have his rights. Will Jaromir Jagr be picked in the waiver draft. I think someone will take a shot on him in the 7 to 10th pick range. Only time will tell if Jagr has anything left in his tank for antother NHL season. And not just to be average, to be a star player still!

Game to Watch: Thornton's first game back in Boston Tuesday @7PM

2009-02-10T13:03:00.001-05:00

VS @ 7:00PM
When the Boston Bruins traded perennial All-Star center Joe Thornton to the San Jose Sharks during the 2005-06 season, both struggling clubs were looking to find a way out of last place in their divisions.

A little over three years later, their paths have again led to the same place -- the top of the NHL.

The conference leaders and Presidents' Trophy contenders meet for the only time in the regular season on Tuesday in Boston, where the Sharks will continue a five-game road trip and look to end their longest losing streak of the season.

The Bruins selected Thornton with the No. 1 overall pick in the 1997 draft, but they never found postseason success with the Canadian star and began a rebuilding process when they sent him to San Jose for Marco Sturm, Brad Stuart and Wayne Primeau on Nov. 30, 2005.

Thornton immediately helped turn around the Sharks, who had lost 10 straight before the trade but won their first six games afterward, reaching the 2006 playoffs as Thornton had 92 points in 58 games with the club to earn the Hart Trophy.

San Jose (36-7-7) has gotten even better since then, streaking to a 22-3-1 start this season under rookie coach Todd McLellan. The Sharks hold a two-point lead on defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit in the Western Conference with three games in hand on the Red Wings.

"We've been real consistent since day one," Thornton said. "We try to play hard each and every night, and we've got lots of talent."

It has taken Boston a bit longer to join the NHL's elite, but third-year general manager Peter Chiarelli and second-year coach Claude Julien have rebuilt the Bruins (39-8-7) into the top team in the East.

Sturm is the only player acquired in the Thornton trade who remains with Boston, and he's out for the season after knee surgery. But a bevy of emerging young players have helped the Bruins lead the league with a 2.15 goals-against average and rank second with 3.41 goals scored per game.

While the Bruins haven't won a title since 1972, the Sharks have never even advanced past the conference finals, adding intrigue to this possible Cup finals preview.

"Obviously we've still got a lot of hockey to work out here," said Thornton about meeting Boston in the finals. "If that were to be the case it would be great."

Still, both teams are coming off overtime losses on Saturday, and San Jose's 3-2 loss at Columbus to open a five-game trip was its third consecutive defeat. The Sharks hadn't lost three straight since a five-game slide from Feb. 12-20.

This is the Sharks' first visit to Boston since Jan. 10, 2006, when Thornton made his only trip to the Garden as an opponent and was ejected early in San Jose's 6-2 win for a hit from behind."There aren't too many ex-teammates over there, and it's just really an important game in the schedule," Thornton said this week.

INJURY REPORT: Tomas Vanek out 1 month (Fractured Jaw)

2009-02-09T00:55:00.002-05:00

Vanek suffered the injury in Saturday's game against Ottawa when he was hit in the face with a puck. According to the Sabres, he had successful surgery on Sunday. Vanek, 25, is the Sabres' best player and is currently third in the NHL with 32 goals. He hasn't missed a game since April 2006, his rookie season.

He's developed into one of the game's best wingers, scoring 25, 43 and 36 goals over the previous three seasons, leading the team the past two seasons. Prior to his injury, he was on pace to shatter his previous career-high in goals.

Fantasy Impact: This will hurt the MalagaRoad Flyers in a very bad way. Vanek and Carter equal about %33 of the teams goals. With Vanek out, there is nobody on the Flyers bench that can come close to filling that void!

Spiders set all time FHL losing streak of 8 in a row

2009-02-08T00:56:00.004-05:00

The spiders have set and FHL all time record. For having the most consecutive losses in a row. It will now be 8 weeks in a row that the Spiders has lost. He has had alot of injuries but that ain't no excuse for 8 in a row. He better hope Stastny comes back and Toews starts scoring.

INJURY REPORT: Mason on IR with MONO

2009-02-07T19:47:00.005-05:00

While this does help explain his recent poor outings, it also makes what he’s accomplished this season (including Friday night’s shutout over the Senators, and a league-leading 1.98 GAA headed into Saturday) all the more impressive. “Our doctors feel he’s had it for a while and they feel he’s on the other side of the virus,” Howson said. “The worst of it is probably over.” The Blue Jackets will monitor Mason’s diet and energy level very carefully, and he’ll likely be a game-time decision every time the team suits up until he’s finally in the clear. Expect backup Wade Dubielewicz to get a lot of work in the short term.

Fantasy Impact: With DiPietro already out for the season, this is going to force ItsAllOvers hand. He is going to have to sign a goalie that might play one game this week. Or keep Mason in with the hope of him playing. I would hate to be in his shoes right now. His only healthy goalie is Chris Mason (No Relation to Steve).

INJURY REPORT: Lubomir Visnovsky on IR with dislocated shoulder

2009-02-05T23:52:00.001-05:00

Grumpy's suffered a major blow the other night. Visnovsky suffered a dislocated shoulder in the third period of Tuesday's loss to Chicago. He might be out the remainder of the season if he needs surgery. An MRI has been performed to see how severe it is. No word yet. Luckily for Grumpy's he traded for Jovanovksi a few weeks ago. He will fill his void very nicely on the team. As for the Oilers look for Tom Gilbert to grab his time and spot on the top PP unit for right now.

Fantasy UnderAchievers

2009-02-05T14:37:00.000-05:00

With only 5 weeks left after this sunday. It is about time we talk about the fantasy busts this year. Players that are not performing like they should. Here is a list of players so far that have not lived up to their potential so far. I could of named alot more. I am only naming people on active fantasy teams at the time of this article!

Chris Osgood
Braydon Coburn
Pascal Leclaire
Wade Redden
Oli Jokinen
Eric Staal
Anze Kopitar
Dan Ellis
Kari Lehtonen
Steven Stamkos
JS Giguere
Vinny Lecavalier
Sam Gagner
Tobias Enstrom
Brent Burns
Nikolai Zherdev
Martin Havlat
Rick Dipietro
Pizza Line (Heatley, Spezza, Alfredsson)

How the West was on All Star Version!

2009-02-05T00:44:00.000-05:00

The FHL west won a close all star match in a 6-5 week. Both teams were tied 29 goals each and also +21. The East lost out on alot of man games as 5 players were hurt and out during the week for them. It was still a good fun battle. Elias got a cheap empty net Short Handed Goal that gave them that category. Big weeks by Ovechkin with 7 goals and 1 assist and Niedermayer with 1 goal and 8 assists. Players that had great weeks in the East were Savard and Nabokov. Alot of players did not score for both teams which is shocking. Very low amount of Game Winners by both squads. Expect another close one next year. As some new players will make the roster and get their chance to shine. Ovechkin won his first FHL all star mvp. So far no USA or Canadian players have won this award!

FHL ALL STAR MVP WINNERS
2009 Alex Ovechkin
2008 Ilya Kovalchuk
2007 Marian Gaborik

Deadline Duds

2009-02-03T02:41:00.003-05:00

This past week was one of the most boring trading deadlines in the FHL's Hisory. Not one trade made. And the only names being mentioned in trades were: Joe Pavelski, Ty Conklin, Martin Havlat, Daniel Alfredson, Cristobal Huet. Not any big names there fantasy wise. Nothing close compared to the elite superstar players that were traded earlier in the season. Lecavalier, Zetterberg, Malkin, Crosby, Miller, Fleury, Green, Backstrom, Staal, Stastny, Fleury, Gaborik and the Kipper too!

Everyone made their big trades earlier on and had nothing left to muster out one last deal to beat the clock. And yes the clock was wrong. Slashers never got the goalie he wanted in a deal. Has now settled for Nittymaki who starts %30 of the games. Executioner wasn't able to get his draft pick back which has TAVARES potential at the moment. The Stingers was unable to pull of one little tweak to his team. And all the other teams that also needed a goalie never stepped up to the plate and made offers.

Dany Heatley added to FHL East All Star Roster for Phil Kessel

2009-01-19T13:01:00.000-05:00

Dany Heatley will now be part of the Fantasy Hockey League All Star Roster. He will be on the Bench. Taking Phil Kessel's spot in the game will be Henrik Zetterberg who was on the team as a Bench Player. If any other injuries happen the order of replacement is Setogucci and then Heatley!

Grumpys get JovoCop from Spiders for Draft Pick

2009-01-18T22:30:00.000-05:00

Grumpys GET: Ed Jovanoski
Spiders GET: Grumpy's Draft Pick

FHL West All Star roster announced

2009-01-15T21:18:00.006-05:00

The players for the Western Conference have been named to the 3rd annual FHL All Star Game\Week.

Making their very first FHL All Star appearances are these following players. Bench Goalie Carey Price made his 1st selection but will not play unless a goalie gets hurt. Stars that will be playing in their first include. Young Red Hot Goal Scoring Sensations Jeff Carter and Tomas Vanek. Semin will also be playing in his first. He will be joined by fellow Capitals Ovechkin and Backstrom on the ALL CAPS line. Long time star and veteran Elias makes it for the 1st time after many owners gave up on him. Patrick Sharp, Simon Gagne, Tim Thomas, Duncan Keith, and Rookie goalie Steve Mason (Who had the most votes out of all goalies in both conferences) also are playing in their 1st. Steve Mason is also the 1st rookie to ever make the All Star Squad. The West roster and lines are listed below!

Forwards
Ovechkin, Backstrom, Semin
Getzlaf, Carter, Vanek
Gagne, Kane, Hossa
Elias, Staal, Sharp
Bench- Lecavalier, Toews

Defenseman
Green, Streit
Rafalski, Keith
Bouwmeester, Timonen
Bench- Niedermayer
Emergency- Kaberle
Goalies
S. Mason, Thomas, Lundqvist
Bench- Price

FHL East All Star roster announced

2009-01-13T16:20:00.006-05:00

The players for the Eastern Conference have been named to the 3rd annual FHL All Star Game\Week. A few players that maybe should of made it missed the cut. Just like the real NHL all stars. The BN next to a players name signailizes he made the team as a Bench player. And could be switched in during the week in case of any Injuries!

Making their 1st FHL All Star Game is young talented sharks forward Devon Setogucci. He sometimes plays with Thorton but still can produce without him. Phil Kessel who has took great leaps in his career this year. Also Daniel Sedin who was an NHL ALL star snub this year with 21 goals now and over a point a game. An older guy who rebounded also making his first All Star appearance, Rob Blake. Super Goalie Niklas Backstrom along with the young phenom in net for the Lightning Mike Smith.

Forwards
Malkin, Crosby, Iginla
Thornton, Datsyuk, Kessel
Parise, Savard, Marleau
D. Sedin, Richards, Kovalchuk
Bench- Zetterberg, Setogucci
Defenseman
Boyle, Markov
Lidstrom, Chara
Pronger, Blake
Bench- Phaneuf
Emergency- WideMan
Goalies
Backstrom, Kiprussof, Nabokov
Bench- Smith

Trade Made: Stingers and Spiders

2009-01-11T23:53:00.000-05:00

Daniel Briere finally waived his no trade clause to go the Stingers. It took weeks of negotiating but Briere was finally dealt in return for Rookie Kyle Okposos and 2nd year guy Peter Mueller. The Spiders was looking for a pick in return but settled on the 2 forwards.

Stingers GET: D. Briere
Spiders GET: K. Okposo & P. Mueller

LumberJacks Sniper Kessel out with MONO

2009-01-10T23:25:00.001-05:00

The LumberJacks will unfortunately be without the services of forward Phil Kessel for at least the next few weeks.

Yesterday, the club placed the young sniper on injured reserve after he was diagnosed with mononucleosis.

“Generally, this could take 3-4 weeks, but it could be longer and it could be shorter,” LumberJacks general manager Jim Davis said last night.

This is a blow to the team who has been hot lately. If Kessel can only miss 2.5 weeks the jacks can maintain their position with the way Spezza, Kovalchuk, Booth, Smyth have been playing lately. No matter what another road bump along the highway for Phil Kessel. This kid fought cancer, so whats a little Mono, heh!

Eastern Conference Elves

2008-12-24T23:19:00.000-05:00

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

Executioners and Stingers make another deal!

2008-12-16T18:51:00.000-05:00

With his 2nd trade in an hour let alone one day. The Executioners received the Stingers draft pick and Joe Corvo. He gave up Little, Mueller and Rosival.

Executioners GET: Joe Corvo & Stingers Pick
Stingers GET: B. Little, P. Mueller, M. Rosival

Snipers get Phaneuf for Zherdev and Sbisa to the Executioners

2008-12-16T18:22:00.000-05:00

In a day where the Executioners made 2 trades. This was his first one. Trading newly acquired Dion Phaneuf in exchange for Nikolai Zherdev and Luca Sbisa.

Snipers GET: D. Phaneuf
Executioner GET: N. Zherdev & L. Sbisa

Snipers get Miller & Zherdev the Stingers get Gaborik & Turco

2008-12-11T22:03:00.002-05:00

Gaborik who was an original draft pick of the Snipers was finally traded.

Snipers GET: Ryan Miller & Nikolai Zherdev

Stingers Get: Marty Turco & Marian Gaborik

Executioners tie the SHG record of 3

2008-12-07T23:42:00.000-05:00

The Executioners this week tied the Assassins for most Short Handed Goals in one week. The two of them are both tied for the record with 3.

Spiders and MalagaRoad Flyers make a big Trade

2008-12-06T22:54:00.000-05:00

In an interesting twist of scenarios. The Spiders finally trade Nicklas Backstrom and Mike Green. In return from the Flyers he received: Eric Staal, Paul Stastny & Braydon Coburn. Who will the trade benefit? Give it some time before we can decide that yet. Only time will tell if the Spiders got the best possible return!

Rookie Okposo traded to the Stingers

2008-11-22T21:16:00.001-05:00

In a minor move Saturday Night. Executioners reacquired his pick back along with David Krejci for Draft Pick Prospect Rookie, Kyle Okposo who plays on the Islanders. It might take a while for Okposo to develop on that team. But if they get Tavares look out as they will be one of the top duos for years to come. Just a thought to keep in mind.

Stingers GET: Kyle Okposo

Executioners GET: David Krejci and his own teams pick back

Semin for Phaneuf and Mueller: Trade Details

2008-11-22T20:26:00.001-05:00

A saturday night deal involving the MalgaRoad Flyers and the Executioners happened on this cold day. The Executioners finally got a top level d man at a young age. Something he never had in the past on his team. But his price was red hot scoring machine Alexander Semin, who is also injury prone. The Executioners also got young talented coyotes forward Peter Mueller in the deal. The deal is as follows.

Flyers GET: Alexander Semin

Executioners GET: Peter Mueller & Dion Phaneuf

First 3 Way Trade ever made involving: Flyers, Slashers & ItsAllOver

2008-11-21T16:50:00.001-05:00

The 1st 3 way trade ever went through today. November 21st will be remembered as the 1st time there was a 3 way trade made in the FHL. The teams involved were the MalagaRoad Flyers, Slashers and ItsAllOver. It must of took many PM's to pull this one off. Here is the deal as follows.

ItsAllOver GETS---Lecavalier and Flyers #1
Slashers GET----------Malkin
Flyers GET------------- Boyes, ItsAllOver's pick and Slashers pick

Assassins break the SHG record for a week!

2008-10-16T23:58:00.000-04:00

Congratulations to the assassins. Who after thursday, have already broken the Short Handed Goal record for a week. It was tied by a few people at 2 and has been stuck like that for a long time. Tomas Vanek had a SHG in back to back games. And Simon Gagne's goal even though it was a penalty shot. It was while they were shorthanded. 3 Days of games left can the Assassins possibly add another one to his record before the week is over?

Trade Made: LumberJacks & ItsAllOver

2008-10-16T20:04:00.000-04:00

A trade was made between ItsAllOver and the LumberJacks. It involved long time goalie of their franchise Rick Dipietro. In return he got hometown goalie Martin Biron and Brad Richards of the Dallas Stars.

Jack Johnson (MalagaRoad Flyers) out a at least 3 months after shoulder surgery

2008-10-13T23:58:00.000-04:00

Young talented 2nd year d man Jack Johnson will miss 3 months or more. He will require shoulder surgery and that will be a significant blow to the MalagaRoad Flyers considering he already lost the other Johnson, Erik, for the rest of the year.

The Kings' Jack Johnson, a key figure in the team's rebuilding plans, suffered a tear in the labrum of his left shoulder Sunday and will undergo surgery this week.

He was put on injured reserve and isn't expected back until after the Jan. 25 All-Star game, Coach Terry Murray said Monday.

"It's very unfortunate," Murray said. "When you look at it, and when you look at things like this, it always seems like an innocent play."

Johnson was injured during the first period of the Kings' 1-0 loss to San Jose on Sunday at Staples Center. Murray said Johnson was attempting to play a puck that had flipped into the air when he was hit by a Sharks player.

"He saw the player at the last second and tried to get out of the way but couldn't," Murray said.

Young Rangers Prospect Cherepanov dies during a game in KHL

2008-10-13T16:31:00.000-04:00

In a sad bizzare tragedy. Young Talented russian player Alexei Cherepanov passed away today during a game in the KHL league. He was drafted by the Rangers last year and was going to come up later this year or next year. He collided into teammate Jaromir Jagr, a few minutes later on the bench he collapsed of a heart attack and died. They were unable to revive him and the ambulance already left the building. This is another loss to the hockey community. Just last year young defenseman prospect luc bourdon was tragically killed in a motorcycle accident. Cherepanov looked like he was going to be a good player, its crazy to have a heart attack at 19 and in when your in shape.

The 1st week is completed!

2008-10-13T16:07:00.003-04:00

Here is some of the game scores for the Week 1 Matches:

Grumpy's 6 - 4 Snipers
Flyers 6 - 5 Assassins
Scrubs 8 - 1 ItsAllOver
Executioners 7 - 5 LumberJacks
Incredibles 6 - 3 Spiders
Stingers 6 - 4 Slashers

The Player Of The week was (Grumpy's) Marc Savard!

Free Agency Started!

2008-10-07T00:23:00.001-04:00

You can now pick up any players you want. All the signings you made and will, make will count toward your 20. Sunday Afternoon started off with a bang. An Insane wave of signings early. Alot of goalies finally went to teams. Alot of young talent was picked up like: Hornqvist, Brunnstrom, Yandle, Girardi, Russell, Perron, Brassard, Boedker, Goligoski, Koistonen, Grabovski, Stralman, Hamhuis. And the goalies that got signed which there was a mad scramble for was: Ellis, Garon, Smith, Budaj, Gerber.

It was a very crazy and intense 20 minutes. People were on as soon as I opened the message board. People signed the same player by accident. Once it was exactly the same time only 9 seconds difference. Most people got what they needed. There is still some talented players available through Free Agency.

Summary of the Waiver Draft

2008-10-05T01:48:00.000-04:00

There was a buzz going around as some members waited for the commissioner to wake back up again. The Snipers fell back to sleep at 11 and woke up again at 11:56AM. By 12:05 there was 6 or 7 teams in there. Would of been more if a few did not have work. There was alot of trade talk going around and most of the people stayed for all the picks. This is the 1st time ever the Executioners has had a Draft Pick. The draft was over at 1:13PM. The results are listed below:

1. Snipers - (S. Stamkos)
2. Slashers - (K. Turris)
3. Assassins - (J. Carter)
4. Incredibles - (J. Voracek)
5. ItsAllOver - (N. Filatov)
6. Snipers - (D. Doughty)
7. Stingers - (J. Franzen)
8. Snipers - (Z. Bogosian)
9. Executioners - (K. Okposo)
10. ItsAllOver -(P. Berglund)
11. Stingers - (P. O'Sullivan)
12. Stingers - (TJ. Oshie)
13. Slashers - (J. Van Riemsdyke)
14. Stingers - (A. PieterAngelo)
15. Incredibles - (J. Staal)

3 Draft Day Trades Made

2008-10-04T23:58:00.000-04:00

There was talking and action going on at this waiver draft. The 1st live one which was fast and a success. There was a few swaps made. All for draft picks in return. Here is a rundown of the trades made this Saturday:

Trade #1
MalagaRoad Flyers get B. Coburn
Incredibles get the 4th pick

Trade #2
MalagaRoad Flyers get T. Pleckanec
Executioners get 9th pick

Trade #3
LumberJacks get I. Kovalchuk
Stingers get 11th, 12th and 14th picks

Waiver Draft in 12 hours

2008-10-04T01:04:00.002-04:00

The excitement and suspense of the waiver draft is ticking away. Only 12 hours left till we hold our annual waiver draft. Only this time it is going to be live. You have to type your team name as the username and that is it. You will be in. Even if you do not have a pick: Spiders, Executioners, Grumpy's, Scrubs I encourage you to get on as there will be trades being made that day for picks or players. Hopefully everyone finds a way to improve their team whether it is Saturdays Waiver Draft or Sundays Free Agency. Good Luck see you all tomorrow in the Live Chat on our website. Not the Live Chat on the message board. Don't get the two confused.

Slashers (Sergei Gonchar) out 4-6 monts!

2008-09-30T01:34:00.000-04:00

Sergei Gonchar is out longer than originally expected. He now needs surgery on to fix a dislocated shoulder as it was more serious then they thought. This is a blow to the Pittsburgh Penguins as now he and Whitney will be out for a significant amount of time. This is puts a serious dent in the Slashers Defense right now as he only has 3 left. He will be greatly missed while he is out. Gonchar might be back in time for our FHL playoffs.

Head of the Class!

2008-09-28T02:33:00.003-04:00

The 3 players pictures above are the guys that are going to go 1,2, and 3 in the waiver draft this upcomming Saturday. Stamkos, Carter and Turris in no particular order yet. As there is some confusion and debating of who to pick at what spot. After that there is some really nice talent to be selected from. You can make great picks or picks that backfire and blow up in your face. You can pick the young rookie over the developing 3rd or 4th year player and that rookie does not pan out. It is all up to how each owner runs his team. Everyone here has different philosophies and do different things. So far in the last 2 years of our waiver draft. I will break down some numbers. 35% of the Waiver picks did not pan out, not as bad of a number as i thought it would be. Only 2 Goalies have been picked out of 20. and 6 Defenseman were picked along with 12 Forwards.

I think the trend will continue. As I only see one goalie being drafted. maybe 2 if some circumstances change from now till then. I see 2 or 3 D men going and the rest all forwards. There is an abundance of talent out there. The day after which is sunday and the beginning of free agency, there will still be plenty of talent around.

Slashers (Sergei Gonchar) Out Dislocated Shoulder

2008-09-25T01:05:00.000-04:00

Sergei Gonchar dislocated his shoulder in a preseason game. He will miss about 3-4 weeks. This is a big blow to the Slashers Defense. As he is one of the top D-men in the entire league. It will be hard to replace his stats untill he is back.

Band-Aid Boy Poll

2008-09-24T00:30:00.002-04:00

Who will miss the most games out of these players in this upcomming season?

Martin Havlat
Maxim Afinogenov
Jason Spezza
Marian Gaborik
Alexander Semin

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Erik Johnson (MalagaRoad Flyers) out for Season?

2008-09-23T19:43:00.003-04:00

Big Story breaking in right now. The injury to Erik Johnson is worst than expected. It is now reported that he is out for 6-9 months with a torn ACL. That is most or all of the season. This is a very significant blow to the MalagaRoad Flyers team and the season did not even start yet. He was injured when his foot got jammed between the brake and gas pedal trying to stop a golf cart he was driving. A freak accident like last year when a skated dropped and sliced Dan Boyle's wrist causing him to miss alot of time after the surgery. Erik Johnson had over 30 points as a rookie and was looking to make a big step this year in his 2nd year. Hopefully he can come back 100% and develop into what he was supposed to be.

Stingers Owner\GM Anthony off in a trading Frenzy!

2008-09-23T00:49:00.000-04:00

Anthony has now made 4 trades since taking over the team and calling them the Stingers. He has traded with Executioners, Grumpy's, Snipers, LumberJacks. He now finally has 2 good goalies in Fleury and Miller. Look for the stingers to have one more trade left in his system before the season starts. It might even be a Waiver Draft Day trade in the Live Chat Room. Either way then or Free Agency the Stingers will sure up the rest of his roster.

Players on the Trade Block

2008-09-20T01:45:00.000-04:00

Here are some of the players on the trade block. They have a possibility of changing FHL teams before the season starts in 2 weeks: Mike Cammalleri (Snipers), Vaclav Prospal (Executioners), Cory Stillman (Executioners), Matt Carle (Stingers), Tuukka Rask (Stingers), Tom Gilbert (Flyers), Shawn Horcoff (Executioners), Vesa Toskala (ItsAllOver), Niklas Lidstrom (LumberJacks), Chris Drury (Grumpy's), Cam Barker (Spiders). These are some of the players that were offered in trades recently or talked about in trade block. There is growing speculation that Mike Cammalleri will be traded in the next 7 days.

Music added to Team Roster page!

2008-09-19T00:39:00.000-04:00

Their is music that plays when you click the logo to get to your roster. Some people have them some don't and have to tell me what they want. It is like a Team Theme Song that plays when you look at your roster.

What do you think of the trade?
	Grumpy's got Ripped Off
	Stingers got Ripped Off
	Nobody got Ripped, it was even

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