WEEK 16 (thru Monday)

Great players elevate their game in the playoffs. Connor McDavid is a great player - the 24-year-old phenom netting three goals, one assist and 12.0 of his team’s gaudy 30.2 points, the Wild Ducks pounding the Central Red Army on Day 1 of their seven-day semifinal battle.

Semifinals, Playoffs

Wild Ducks: 30.2
Central Red Army: 8.9­
Goaltender Juuse Saros (39 saves) provided 3.9 of the Central Red Army’s 8.9 points - a respectable number that was crushed by the Wild Ducks powerhouse assault - the Army already camped behind the eight ball, GM Buker and his shellshocked troops trailing by 21.3 points.

Cherry Pickers: 7.0
Lumberjacks: 5.0­
Defenseman Darnell Nurse ripped his career-best 14th goal of the season as the Cherry Pickers extracted 7.0 points from Monday. The Lumberjacks couldn’t match their opponent's effort, netting just 5.0 - the Jacks holding a 2.0 point deficit as they lace their skates in preparation for an eight-game Tuesday.



Evander Kane was invited to GM Collard’s Points Party, the mercurial winger pouring a goal, three assists and 8.0 points into the Wild Ducks punch bowl, his streaking 10-time championship team - with their eyebrows-raising 30.2 point effort - drawing to within 6.4 points of the 1st place Cherry Pickers.

The Battle for the FHL Cup
“You’re kidding, right!?” were the words of a wide-eyed GM Recoskie when told his overall lead was shaved from 27.4 points to 6.4 points in just one day, the Cherry Pickers grip on the 2020-21 championship no longer firm - the Ducks, despite having to sit an injured Alexander Ovechkin, on the cusp of seizing control of the overall standings.

The Bout for the Money
Despite being seated in 8th place overall, the Central Red Army trail the 3rd place Lumberjacks by just 36.5 points. No fewer than seven teams are seated in front of the Army, all with an-even-better-than-that chance of departing the season with cash in hand; the Misconducts (23.8 pts), SC Cobras (4.8 pts), Ice Hogs (3.7 pts) and Rocky Rocks (0.8 pts) within earshot of $150.00; all with a shot at 2nd place ($250.00); most with a shot at the FHL championship ($600.00).

The Scrap for the Laughing Bag
Last year there wasn’t a scrap for the Laughing Bag as the Polar Bears won in a landslide, the Bears finishing 116.1 points behind the 11th place team. GM Elya is once again contending for the FHL booby prize, his Bears just 13.5 points better than the dead-last Boulder Flyers - the Flyers in danger of being strapped with their first-ever Bag.

LINK: Standings