14 Year Drought Ends - Highlanders Win!!!

50+ pt lead and growing

Pivotal Night Tonight

Two Weeks To Go

Getting Better - 17 Days To Go

Bladerunners getting closer...

The Race

Nothing here that you can't find on the FunHL site, but in the event anyone is checking here, I am still holding on to a lead (following a very scary Monday night, and an equally pleasant Tuesday night). The rollercoaster action is getting more than a little stressful but I just don't see this settling into a nice, quiet romp to the finish. Brian and I are going to go toe to toe for the next three and a half weeks.

Scourge Now Within Spitting Distance of Edge

While the race for the Predator Cup continues (the Highlanders gained a couple of points on the Bladerunners last night), the battle to avoid the Herbivore is also heating up. At the start of the week the Scourge had managed to close the gap between themselves and the 11th placed Edge to 9pts. Following last night's action that gap has closed to 4pts. The Scourge have been rejuvinated by the dynamic duo of Paval Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg to be sure but are also more confident in their goaltending, having picked up Edge waiver draft cast-off Ray Emery and Keith Tkachuk.

The Edge still have the horses to hold the Scourge off but it will be interesting to see if the battle to avoid last produces some of the same players now for futures trades that have started to occur at the top of the table. Lots of fun.

A quick update on the Challenge Cup games. Following Wednesday's games, of the three teams in a playoff position only the Severed Heads are losing their game (by 10pts to the Knights Templar, who are having a great week). Of the four teams trying to catch up, none are winning their games. For there to be any change in the playoff teams, one or more teams that are "in" will have to lose all of their remaining games and one or more teams that are "out" will have to win all of their remaining games.

***Milestone Update***

In my self-absorbed obsession with a certain trade that occured following the waiver draft, I failed to note a significant event that occured on Tuesday night. Great Whites Franchise Player Martin Brodeur became the first FunHL player to garner 100pts this season. Brodeur, the 6th overall player selected during the FP draft, has been a mainstay of the Great Whites ever since. He has repeatedly outscored other, flashier, FPs but the consistancy and high level of performance makes him, hands down, the greatest FP in FunHL history. Brodeur is part of a tradition of excellent goaltending for the Great Whites that goes back to the league's first season when the franchise selected Patrick Roy with their first selection. Given his current high level of production and given that he shows no sign of slowing down, I predict that the Great Whites will continue to enjoy several more seasons of elite netminding in the years to come. Congrats Dan - nice pick!

Here are the unofficial stats as of last night:

Calgary Wins All-Star Game, Bladerunners Hold Lead Going Into Waiver Draft

Predator Cup Race Remains Tight, Calgary Conference Holds Narrow Lead in All-Star Game, Shadowmen Retake Lead in Omnivore

'Nuff Said.

Bladerunners retake lead, Calgary leads All-Star Game

The Headlines say it all. These Stats include the corrected stats as of Week






16.

FunHL Standings at the All-Star Break

Here are the FunHL Standings following Week 16 Action:

The Highlanders continue to lead the pack but the Bladerunners are closing fast having finished week 16 with a 24+pt Saturday night giving them the best week of any team. The Shadowmen join the 600pt club but are now 64pts back of the leader. The Severed Heads have a very strong week and look to join the top four. Down the table, the Personal Vendetta halt their slide towards their first Herbivore Trophy with a solid week and a move up the standings. While the Scourge remain in last they have a strong week as well and now are threatening to overtake the Edge who had the league's worst week.

In the Challenge Cup, the Bladerunners secure their ticket to the post-season with a convincing win over the Wolves. The Shadowmen drop to third, holding the tie-breaker against the Highlanders. The only team mathematically eliminated from the post-season at this point is the Scourge but several teams need to win and get some help if they are to keep playing past week 21.

The Omnivore continues to be a two-horse race between the Bladerunners and the Shadowmen. Two others are now in the "black" with three others hoping that the upcoming Waiver Draft can fuel enough positive momentum to push them forward over the last third of the season. The Edge, however, have a lot of ground to make up.

Next week only includes three days of games: Friday thru Sunday. The Challenge Cup season pauses but the Predator Cup and Omnivore stats will continue to be recorded.

The FunHL All-Star rosters appear to be set and the game will be updated here daily starting Saturday morning. Enjoy.

Welcome

Hello Canada and Hockey Fans in Cyber-Space.

This is the new blog for the Highlanders Fantasy Hockey Team, two time Predator Cup Champions of the world's greatest Fantasy Hockey League, the FunHL.

Since I'm posting this in a haphazard way, this site may not be as updated as it could be but we'll see where it goes.