Brock Boeser would take multiple trips down the "high five" aisle on Wednesday, the late fourth round draft picking netting two of his four shots - the Cherry Pickers exploding for a league-best 18.8 points on opening night of the long-awaited 2020-21 season.Cherry Pickers: 18.8
Boulder Flyers: 1.0
The week is only a day old and the ears-ringing Boulder Flyers are already searching for a white flag, the Cherry Pickers needing absolutely no time to “get up to speed” - their lead over the Flyers already square-pizza thick at 17.8 points.
Lumberjacks: 8.8
Rocky Rocks: 5.0
Frederik Andersen was the best Lumberjack on Wednesday, the first round draft selection proving his worth with a 28 save win and a 3.0 point assist, the jacked-up Jacks leading Rocky Rocks by 3.8.
Bluliners: 4.0
Baba Booey: 3.0The Bluliners had six players skating on Wednesday but the six-some fired mostly blanks, Baba Booey and their light three-player effort still within corraling distance as they trail their opponent by just a single point.
Misconducts: 7.0
Polar Bears: 5.0
Defenseman Jeff Petry carded two assists (3.0 points) - the 33 year-old rearguard placing the Misconducts 2.0 points in front of the Polar Bears with just four days remaining in the short five-day opening week.
Central Red Army: 10.1
SC Cobras: 3.6
John Tavares opened the season with a strong 5.0 point effort (1g, 2a) - his Central Red Army team laying some hurt on the SC Cobras, GM Buker and his troops sitting on a comfortable 6.5 point cushion.
Ice Hogs: 6.2
Wild Ducks: 7.0The Ice Hogs’ Morgan Rielly deposited a goal but the highly-regarded defenseman was no match for the play of William Nylander (2g, 1a, 7.0 points), the Wild Ducks carrying a delicate 0.8 point lead into a heavy 10-game Thursday.
LINK: Standings