WEEK 17 (thru Wednesday)

The race for the coveted FHL Cup is heated, and so is the race for the not-so-coveted FHL Laughing Bag - the booby prize awarded to the team that finishes in last place. Hoping to avoid the dishonor, Between the Pipes are starting to make up ground, the last place team now trailing the 11th place Boulder Flyers by just 22.7 points.

Between the Pipes: 11.2
Boulder Flyers: 5.2
In the 23-year history of the league, only one FHL Cup champion has been awarded the Laughing Bag. The Boulder Flyers could become the second as the three-time champ continues to slide closer to the basement. The Flyers match record could also be sliding farther south as they trail Between the Pipes by 6.0 points.

Ice Hogs: 16.6
Wild Ducks: 14.4
The Wild Ducks secured 3.0 points on a very slow Wednesday, GM Collard's team inching closer to the Ice Hogs, their deficit now 2.2 points.

Misconducts: 18.9
Silicon Valley Slashers: 5.5
There is still hope for the Silicon Valley Slashers as they gained ground on their stacked H2H opponent, GM Murphy's squad now just 13.4 points behind the Misconducts.

SC Cobras: 8.0
Central Red Army: 15.5­
Points were hard to come by on a one-game day, neither the SC Cobras and Central Red Army uncovering any numbers; the Army still 7.5 points better than the snakes.

Badger Bob: 13.0
Bluliners: 23.9
The Bluliners gathered another 3.0 points on Wednesday and now sit 10.9 rows in front of Badger Bob.

Ice Cats: 15.0
Polar Bears: 14.1
The Ice Cats were the only team to post points, GM Cutshall's team now 0.9 points better than the Polar Bears with four days remaining in the week.

LINK: Standings