WEEK 17 (thru Thursday)

David Krejci (2a) was one of five Lumberjacks to find the scoreboard on Thursday, the 35-year-old center helping to place the first-year franchise in front of the Wild Ducks, GM Recoskie and his Jacks once again leading the head-turning, back-and-forth FHL H2H Championship match.

Championship Match

Lumberjacks: 43.9
Wild Ducks: 37.5­
The Lumberjacks are using their fingers to count how many more Connor McDavid starts they have to survive, GM Recoskie and his squad dodging another McDavid bullet on Thursday - the Jacks now leading by 6.4 points with only a seven-game Friday and the weekend standing between them and an envelope stuffed with $120.00.

Consolation Match

Cherry Pickers: 34.0
Central Red Army: 43.6­
Despite winning the Canuck division title - and being the best H2H team from start to finish - the Cherry Pickers could depart the season with absolutely nothing in their H2H wallet, the Pickers now trailing the Central Red Army by 9.6 points; GM Buker’s money-hungry squadron just three days from securing the $30.00 consolation prize.



Still trying to get their bearings after being shoved into 2nd place, the dazed Cherry Pickers made up some lost ground by posting 7.0 points on Thursday - outscoring the 1st place Ice Hogs by 2.0 - Brock Boeser leading the group-effort attack by netting a goal, an assist and 3.0 points.

The Battle for the FHL Cup
The Cherry Pickers ain’t done yet as they trail the Ice Hogs by only 9.4 points - GM Recoskie with two aces stuffed up his sleeve in the form of Brock Boeser and Bo Horvat (and their seven-game final week of the season). Of all the contenders, the Lumberjacks moved the most, the 3rd place team only 17.5 points behind the FHL chalice and its $600.00 reward. Two others have a very real shot at the championship, the Ducks trailing by 18.7 points; the Rocks by only 19.9.

The Bout for the Money
The Wild Ducks were bumped out of the money, the team and their 4.0 point Thursday landing in 4th place overall. The SC Cobras are moving in the wrong direction at the wrong time, GM Murphy’s 6th place squad now trailing the 3rd place Jacks by 25.0 points. In 7th place, the Misconducts sit 34.7 points behind a season-ending payday.

The Scrap for the Laughing Bag
The Polar Bears have only scored 13.2 points, the week-worst performance doing absolutely nothing to prevent the onset of yet another Laughing Bag, the Bears in danger of becoming only the second team in league history to win the FHL booby prize bag-to-bag.

LINK: Standings