WEEK 19 (thru Thursday)

Vitek Vanecek was the best player on Thursday’s ice, the 26 year-old goaltender posting a 36 save, 7.2 point shutout; the Central Red Army now in full command of their must-win H2H match, leading the favored Polar Bears by 9.1 points.

Central Red Army: 31.0
Polar Bears: 21.9
Needing a victory to keep their playoff hopes alive, the Central Red Army are rising to the challenge, GM Buker - after outscoring the Polar Bears 10.2 to 7.9 - bringing a near double-digit lead to the final three days of the week; the 19th week of the 22-week H2H regular season.

Wild Ducks: 31.0
Misconducts: 34.7­
The Wild Ducks posted the best Thursday score (13.0 points) - moving from 3rd place to 2nd place overall - but they still can’t get their arms around the Misconducts (7.4), GM Smalley carting a 3.7 point lead to a relatively heavy seven-game Friday.

Rocky Rocks: 18.0
Baba Booey: 27.2
After drawing back into their match on Wednesday, the Rocky Rocks' tide is once again receding; a dismal 1.0 point effort leaving the fractured franchise a distant 9.2 points in back of Baba Booey (6.0 points).

Bluliners: 36.6
SC Cobras: 22.7­
The Bluliners were held to just 6.0 points but the number tripled the output of their opponent, the SC Cobras - after scoring just 2.0 points - now trailing GM Hamilton’s upset-minded squad by 13.9.

Cherry Pickers: 24.7
Lumberjacks: 8.0
The Cherry Pickers may have put the kibosh of their unresponsive opponent, a solid 10.6 points dwarfing the 4.0 points posted by the Lumberjacks, the percolating Pickers now leading the loafing Jacks by 16.7.

Boulder Flyers: 28.3
Ice Hogs: 20.6
The Boulder Flyers enjoyed a double-digit evening (10.4) as they saw their lead swell by 3.8 points, the Ice Hogs parked behind the eight ball as they now trail this must-win Probert division clash by 7.7.

LINK: Standings