FHL Newsletter Vol1 No13 June 25 2011 Updated

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GAMESPEAK – FEDERATED
HOCKEY LEAGUE NEWSLETTER
June 28, 2011
Vol. 1, No. 13
VS
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The FHL crowned a new champion May 16, 2011 in a
closely contested 7 game series that saw Cliff Dolgins of the
NY Dolphins take “The Crystal.” This championship victory
had special meaning for the FHL since it was the inaugural
season. Stamkos, despite being the Dolphins lynch pin
scoring 49 goals for a FHL best in the regular season,
struggled through most of the post season. However in game
7 he came through and was named 2nd Star in game 7 with 1
assist and 1 goal which turned out to be the game winning
goal. Stamkos told Gamespeak during the on ice celebration
in NY “This was a total team effort. Jaro(slav Halak) played
tremendous in net. The entire organization is a class act.”
Dolphin goaltender Jaroslav Halak was named MVP of the
Finals with a stellar 0.928 Save PCT. (for the entire post
season) that lead all post season goalies. Coach Dolgins told
Gamespeak Online "I just feel real bad he (Coach Francoeur)
couldn’t coach the last period. Whether it would have made
a difference or not at least he goes down fighting with his
coaching. I was up 2-1 with 1:29 left in second when
unfortunately (the) game crashed. I killed off a two man
(down) penalty in 3rd and went on to score twice more in a 41 win. He (Coach Francoeur) wanted to play Toews against
Stamkos’ line. I tried not to let him have that matchup at all
in this game or barely at all. Actually my 4th line has been
key this round and they have scored vs. that line on
numerous occasions so guess that was more reason to stick
with it.” Gamespeak caught up with Coach Francoeur in the
losing locker room and he told us "Congrats to Cliff. We will
be back stronger next year..."
Quebec 1 New York 4 (Game 7)
May 27 2010
05-16-2011
2009-10 Quebec
2009-10 New York
1
0
1
11-7-0
12-5-0
Scoring Summary
Per Time Str Team
1 13:30 PP NYD
2 2:08 PP NYD
2 5:18 EV QND
3 7:15 EV NYD
3 15:24 EV NYD
2
1
1
SOG
FOW
FO%
Hits
Blocks
Missed Net
PIM
PP
TOA
F
1
4
Upshall(6), assisted by Whitney(5) and Ryan(10)
Stamkos(4), assisted by Markov(9) and Ryan(11)
Staal(3), assisted by Langenbrunner(3) and Vanek(2)
Spezza(4), assisted by Stamkos(9) and Gilbert(4)
Ryan(7), assisted by E.Johnson(5) and J.Carter(6)
Penalty Summary
Per Time Team
1 7:13 QND Nash(10), 2:00 - hooking
1 13:11 QND Staal(16), 2:00 - holding
1 19:36 QND Nash(14), 4:00 - high sticking
3
:48 NYD Little(6), 2:00 - holding
3 3:31 NYD Spezza(8), 2:00 - holding
3 3:50 NYD Stamkos(10), 2:00 - interference
Quebec
New York
3
0
2
SOG 1
14
21
QND
26
25
33.3
17
11
16
8
0-2
9:41
SOG 2
6
18
Cliff Dolgins Coaching
Commentary Narrative of the game!
NY and Quebec squared off in game 7. Both teams came out feeling each other out
SOG 3 and NY got the first break on a Rick Nash hooking penalty at 7:13 of the first period.
Quebec killed it off and the game remained scoreless until a Erik Staal hold at
6
13:30. NY wasted no time winning the draw and Scottie Upshall scored from
5
NYD
44
50
66.7
26
14
10
6
2-3
8:57
Star 1: NYD Ryan 1 G, 3 Pts
Star 2: NYD Stamkos 1 G, 2 Pts
Star 3: NYD Halak 25 saves
GWG: Steven Stamkos
Notables: QND Nabokov 40 saves
NYD Hanzal 18 faceoffs
Whitney and Ryan at 13:30 for the first goal of the game. Quebec caught a bad
break at 19:36 of the period when Rick Nash received a 4 minute penalty for
drawing blood on Andrei Markov and NY started with the power play in period 2. NY
had a 21-14 shot advantage in period one.
Steven Stamkos (Mr. Invisible in the playoffs) re-directed a Markov shot at 2:08 of
period two for NY’s second Power play goal and a 2-0 lead. Quebec responded by
coming out flying off the goal and Erik Staal scored on an up ice rush assisted by
Jamie Langenbrunner and Thomas Vanek to make it 2-1 with 14:42 left in the
second. The game remained 2-1 until 1:29 left in the second when unfortunately the
game froze and because of the resume game function not working Johnny was no
longer able to coach his team. The period ended at 2-1 with NY out shooting
Quebec 18-6 in the second period and 39-20 overall. The refs had put their whistles
away for over a period but called a tighter game in the third. Bryan Little was nabbed
at :48 seconds for holding giving Quebec their first power play of the game. Quebec
managed two shots and NY blocked three to kill off the penalty. Jason Spezza was
then penalized at 3:31 for holding giving Quebec another power play. Steven
Stamkos then was called for interference 19 seconds later and Quebec had a two
man advantage. NY penalty killers were all over the ice holding Quebec to only one
shot on goal killing off the 5 on 3. Erik Staal then hit the post with 13:28 left keeping
it a 2-1 game. Steven Stamkos then knocked Tim Gleason off the puck leading to a
2 on 1 rush and Jason Spezza capitalized to make it 3-1 NY with 12:45 to play. NY
added some insurance with a Bobby Ryan deflection on an Erik Johnson shot with
4:36 to play giving NY a 4-1 win. NY out shoots Quebec 44-26 but the key stat
probably is winning 50 of 75 face offs when all series it seemed to go Quebec’s way
won on the draws. Martin Hanzel won an amazing 18 of 21 faceoffs and those were
mainly vs. Quebec’s top line and when short handed. The three stars awarded by
the game were: #1 Bobby Ryan 1 goal and 2 assists, #2 Stamkos 1 goal and an
assist , #3 Halak 25 saves. But I would give #1 to Halak who stopped 3 odd man
rushes , #2 Hanzal for all his defensive play and #3 Stamkos for the goal and assist
-9 shots, 2 hits and the key goal to make it 2-0.
Quebec
G Nabokov
GA SV Save%
TOI
4 40 90.91 60:00
New York
G Halak
GA SV
1 25
Save%
96.15
W L T
11 7 0
TOI
60:00
W
10
T
0
D
D
C
LW
D
Quebec
Weber
T.Myers
Toews
Nash
Phaneuf
G
-
A
-
P +/0
0
- -1
- -1
0
D
C
D
D
LW RW
Letang
Staal
Bogosian
Gleason
Vanek
1
-
1
1
1
0
0
-1
-1
+1
2
-
1
-
5
1
5
-
2
3
-
1
1
-
-
LW
RW
C
RW
LW RW
Gagne
Setoguchi
Ribeiro
Langenbrunne
Michalek
-
1
-
1
-
0
0
0
+1
0
-
-
2
4
1
3
-
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
-
1
1
-
RW
LW C
RW
Kaleta
Higgins
LaRose
- - - - - - -
-1
-1
-1
-
-
1
1
-
2
1
2
-
1
D
D
D
C
C
New York
E.Johnson
Markov
Whitney
J.Carter
Stamkos
G
1
A
1
1
1
1
1
P +/1 +1
1 +1
1
0
1 +1
2
0
LW
D
C
D
RW
Raymond
Karlsson
Hanzal
Gilbert
Ryan
1
1
2
1
3
0
+1
0
0
+1
-
LW RW
LW
C
C RW
D
C.Perry
Upshall
Spezza
Little
Ballard
1
1
-
-
1
1
-
0
+1
0
0
-1
C RW
LW RW
LW C
Kessel
Latendresse
Ruutu
- - - - - - -
0
0
0
FHL Post Season
Statistics 2011 Playoffs
Goals
10
PIM P#
- - - 6 1
- -
L
5
FW FL
- - 12 14
- 2
- -
F%
46.2
0.0
-
TOI Shft
23:52
20
23:52
20
22:24
19
21:20
16
20:13
15
Ave
1:12
1:12
1:11
1:20
1:21
PP
2:19
2:19
2:13
2:13
2:00
SH
2:19
2:19
3:15
2:32
EV
19:14
19:14
16:56
19:07
15:41
2
2
1
1
- 6 18
- - - -
25.0
-
20:13
18:35
15:55
15:55
14:37
15
15
13
13
12
1:21
1:14
1:13
1:13
1:13
2:00
2:13
2:06
2:32
-
15:41
16:22
15:55
15:55
12:31
1
-
-
1 2
- 4 11
- - -
33.3
26.7
-
14:33
14:39
15:03
15:14
13:39
14
13
11
12
13
1:02
1:08
1:22
1:16
1:03
2:06
2:06
-
1:36
2:43
2:08
12:57
12:33
12:57
12:31
11:31
-
1
1
2
-
2
1
50.0
0.0
12:35
6:15
6:15
8
3
3
1:34
2:05
2:05
-
-
12:35
6:15
6:15
S Ms Hit Gv Tk Bs
1 1
1 1 3 1
- 1 1 - 3
1 1
3 2 1 2
4 2
- - - 9 1
2 - - -
FW FL
- - - 14 6
1 3
F%
70.0
25.0
TOI Shft
22:33
24
23:28
22
22:14
21
18:36
21
18:22
21
Ave
0:56
1:04
1:04
0:53
0:52
PP
3:39
1:51
0:54
3:19
3:37
SH
1:47
1:38
2:41
2:04
0:41
EV
17:07
19:59
18:39
13:13
14:04
-
3
2
4
3
1
-
1
4
1
1
2
-
-
1
1
1
1
-
18
1
3
1
85.7
50.0
18:07
17:39
17:39
17:09
15:31
14
22
14
20
18
1:18
0:48
1:16
0:51
0:52
0:55
2:51
1:38
2:15
1:51
-
16:29
16:44
15:24
15:18
12:40
2
2
-
1
1
-
4
4
2
4
-
2
2
-
1
1
1
2
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
-
1
1
1
-
- - 14 10
- - -
58.3
-
16:22
16:13
15:13
15:24
14:34
19
18
18
13
20
0:52
0:54
0:51
1:11
0:44
2:00
2:51
0:18
-
0:19
0:41
14:22
13:22
14:36
15:24
13:53
-
-
1
1
1
-
2
2
1
1
-
1
-
50.0
-
9:51
8:42
6:23
9
7
5
1:06
1:15
1:17
2:00
-
-
7:51
8:42
6:23
PIM P#
- - - - 2 1
S Ms Hit Gv Tk Bs
3 1
- - - - 1
- - - 1
2 1 1 - 1
1 - - - 2 1
2 - - 1
2
-
+/-
Assists
1 Toews
2
-
QND 12
Save%
1 Karlsson
NYD
8
1 Halak
NYD .928
2 Ryan
NYD
11
2 T.Myers
QND
7
2 Nabokov QND .926
3 Nash
QND
10
3 Spezza
NYD
7
3 R.Miller
LBI
.921
.916
1 Nash
QND
2 Vanek
QND 10
4 T.Myers
QND 10
4 Weber
QND
6
4 M.Brodeur SBJ
3 J.Carter
NYD
8
5 Stamkos
NYD 9
5 Ryan
NYD
5
5 Vokoun
4 Weber
QND
7
6. Markov
NYD
9
6. Lantendresse NYD
5
6. Bryzgalov MGC .908
5 Ryan
NYD
7
7. Alfredsson KCI
8
7. Raymond
NYD 5
SAO .911
7. Kiprusoff KCI
.902
The New Owner/Manager Teams and Realignment
The FHL has been blessed with being able to retain a full slate of owners going into our next 2011-2012 season. There
are several new faces that many of you may have noticed during the recent trade talks. This is a long overdue welcome
to the new leadership of the franchises of the FHL. Unless otherwise mentioned, teams will stay in their current division.
Becomes
Terre Haute Golden Retrievers now becomes Johnston (Pennsylvania) Chiefs. In a brief news conference after transfer
of ownership to Eric Baluth Gamespeak recorded: “I'd like to express my humble gratitude on being invited into the FHL but
at the same time I'd like to call my shot as most improved team next year! Although the cup may be a year or so away there is no
other member who will work harder to improve his/her team in the 2011 - 2012 season. I take pride in my skills on the ice and
now I look forward to the opportunity to use my experience and knowledge of the greatest game on earth to cement the
Johnstown Chiefs as a perennial powerhouse in the FHL! Thanks again for the opportunity, Eric (Baluth).
Becomes
The Topeka Tarantulas are now under new management of Kent Grey who promptly moved the team to sunny California
and they are christened the California Zephyrs. They officially move to the West Division of the National Conference.
Gamespeak got a unique opportunity to hear about Kent Grey on Gamespeak Online and here is his bio: My name is Kent
Gray. I am 44 and live in a suburb of Sacramento, CA. However, I have lived in 8 States, while visiting 49 States and 15 countries.
I am a long time sports fan. I started as a kid with the traditional big three plus golf. I was introduced to hockey by the 1980
Olympics and never looked back. My favorite hockey team is Vancouver, but come the playoffs I watch about 80% or more of the
games no matter who is playing because I love the sport. I walked away from the MLB and the NBA about 10 years ago and have
moved on to Soccer, Rugby, and Aussie Football among others. Additionally, I volunteer for the Tour of California when it comes
to town (was on TV last year) and never miss a day of the Tour de France.
I probably started gaming with the old spin the dials of Cadaco Baseball in the late 1970s. I was introduced to APBA Baseball in
1982 and was off and running. Joined my first league a year later and by 1985 I owned every APBA board game, plus many SOM
games too. I converted to APBA computer games in 1989 and stayed the course until about a decade ago. I've played and tried
many different Sports Sim games as well. In the mid-1990s I was the APBA Journal's Hockey columnist.
I've played in numerous baseball and hockey leagues (mostly APBA) and have had a go at both basketball (APBA/Cactus) and
football (APC). I found APC in 2006 and restarted my love of Sports Sims. I run the HBHA APC Hockey league today.
Outside of sports, I am an attorney and a political activist. I also am involved in community theatre. My first career out of
high school was as a radio DJ, which I did for 5 years before going to college. In fact, I was Sports Director for a station in
Decatur, IN in the late 1980s and use to go to many of the Ft Wayne Komets' games. I returned to those roots while in law
school and called both men's and women's basketball plus women's volleyball games for the Drake University radio station 5
years ago.
Kent
Becomes
The San Angelo Outlaws are now under new management of Jeff Murray and have been moved from San Angelo in
central TX to Exton, PA and are now renamed to the Exton Igloos. The Exton Igloos will now move to the East
division in the Republic Conference. Gamespeak caught up briefly with the front office of the Exton Igloos and got
some information on the new owner/manager/coach: “Age 33, Action sports gamer for 5+ years, active in football and
hockey. Married, with 2 boys - age 3 and 2 months. I'm a Project Engineer for a Biomedical company outside of Philadelphia,
PA. I grew up watching the Penguins of the early 90's and I think Lemieux was better than Gretzky! Haha!”
Becomes
The Scranton Blackjacks are not a stranger to anyone in the FHL qualifying for the post season as the 3rd seed in the
Republic Conference. However David Sayles, preferring to move his team closer to home, has relocated to Los
Angeles, CA and adopting the new team name LA Monarchs. The LA Monarchs will be moved to the West
Conference.
Becomes
Joe Paul’s Long Beach Ice Dogs rushed to the top of the Western Division and then made a deep run into the
playoffs and came just short of the FHL Finals losing in the National Conference Championships to the Quebec
Nordiques in the best of 7 series 4-2. At the end of the season Joe announced his retirement from his ownership
position of the Ice Dogs. Joe will be remembered for his aggressive brand of hockey he brought to his team where
his Ice Dogs led the team in fights (33) and was 2nd in PIM average per game with 11.9. Bryan Salkowsky has
taken over the leadership of this team and moved the team across the country to Florida (to try and make a Sun
Belt hockey team work). The new team will be “Florida Everblades” They will move to the East Division.
Becomes
Gamespeak Online attended the Fort Wayne Komet Press Conference: Fort Wayne, IND.... In a press conference held
in the Fort Wayne Komet arena on Saturday, owner/coach Doug Shirley announced what fans knew was coming---the Fort
Wayne Komet franchise was moving. Mr. Shirley, the first-year owner who made his fortune in the rare book business and
professes to be a life-long sports fan, was thrilled, he stated, to acquire the Fort Wayne franchise when it became available at
mid-season last year and was very encouraged by the play of his core of young players. "The Fort Wayne fans were
wonderful," he stated, "but the financial opportunities offered in a major metropolitan area were too great to be ignored, and it
is with excitement tinged with sadness that I make official the move. Next season will be the first for the team in its new
home, Boston, Massachusetts, where they will become the newest team in bean town, the Boston Whalers, and hope to
build on the city's tradition of sports excellence."
When asked about the impending move, team captain Patrick Kane seemed to share the owner's enthusiasm: "I've been
working with Jamie Benn and some of the other guys over the off-season to find a place to live and get familiar with the city.
We've had a great time getting acquainted with the locals, walking the Freedom Trail and sampling some of the best seafood
around. Boston is a terrific sports town and we are all hoping to make our mark."
Asked about the Whalers' first pick in the upcoming draft, Kane would only say that he had no doubt the new addition
would be a boon to the team, as there are several top-flight players available.
Becomes
CORSAIRS ANNOUNCE MOVE TO INDIANAPOLIS
*** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ***
Indianapolis, IN (June 8, 2011) -- The Columbia Corsairs became a playoff contender in the inaugural FHL
season. Although they missed the postseason, they had a big run at a spot during the regular season.
However, due to significant financial losses suffered by the team from dwindling attendance and an antiquated
arena at the Carolina Coliseum, Corsairs president and general manager Andrew Smith announced today that
his team will be moving to Indianapolis, pending approval of the FHL league office and the other club owners.
Pending approval, the team will play in Conseco Fieldhouse, a state-of-the-art arena which seats approximately
14,000 for hockey -- with another 2,000 obstructed-view seats in the upper deck on one end of the building.
Most importantly, the arena contains a significant amount of luxury seating in the horseshoe that will surround
the rink.
"We appreciated our opportunity to try to make it work in Columbia," Smith said. "But one thing that has been
proven in the NHL and in our league is that it's very difficult to make hockey work in the Sun Belt. There are a
few pockets, and we tried to make it a go, but we couldn't continue at the financial losses we were
experiencing."
The team will pull back into the past for its nickname. It will be called the Indianapolis Checkers, paying
homage to the minor-league team that played in the city from 1979-87 and won two Central Hockey League
championships. Its colors will be blue and orange. It also plays into the city's racing heritage, as evidenced in
the team's logo. It will be a waving blue-and-orange checkered flag.
"We are very excited to be bringing big-time hockey back to my hometown, and we love the atmosphere here,"
Smith said. "This market is a sports-passionate market that has supported hockey at many levels for years. I'm
excited about what the future holds for the Indianapolis Checkers. We have a tremendous core of young
goaltenders and some depth on our team that will carry us going forward."
The FHL Draft will be commencing shortly, and the 2011-12 season beginning after that.
Andrew Smith
The Indiana Checkers will relocate to the West Central Conference with their move.
Becomes
John Drach’s NEPA Buccaneers made an announcement and Gamespeak Online was present at the meeting
for the press conference: Today the owners of the NEPA Buccaneers have been granted permission by the league to
move the team from Pennsylvania to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. When we took over this team during the season it
was always our intent to move the team to Canada. We had at first hoped to get a team in British Columbia but a deal
for a good venue was not able to be worked out. Winnipeg stepped up and with a new arena we were able to work a
deal which should make the team viable for the long haul.
It turned out it was not so easy a decision to make in the end. We were welcomed with open arms by the NEPA fans
after taking over the team and we have nothing but good things to say about them. However in the end, we felt it was
a better long term strategy for the organization to make the move.
The team will also be changing their name to the Winnipeg Saints. After the season we just had we're hoping for a
little divine intervention from above. We look forward to the new season in Winnipeg and what to thanks everyone
for helping make this move in what we think we be a positive one for the league.
The Republic Conference
The National Conference
Eastern Division:
West Central Division:
Boston Whalers (former Fort Wayne Komets)
Columbus Jaguars
Exton Igloos (former San Angelo)
Indianapolis Checkers (former Columbia Corsairs)
Florida Everblades (former Long Beach Ice Dogs)
Johnston Chiefs (former Terre Haute)
Montreal Canadiens
McGregor Condors
New York Dolphins
Winnipeg Saints (former NEPA)
Mid West Division:
West Division:
Cincinnati Swords
California Zephrys (former Topeka Tarantulas)
Cleveland Barons
Gatineau City Bulldogs
Detroit Bandits
Kansas City Ice Twisters
LA Monarchs (former Scranton Blackjacks)
Quebec Nordiques
All Things Related to the FHL Draft (Rookie and Free Agent):
The entire draft will consist of 6 rounds (or possibly more if teams cut below their minimum 26
players they can protect) starting at Round 1 – Round 6. There will be 2 separate drafts: a
Rookie draft and a Free Agent Draft.
The Rookie Draft will take up Round 1. This will consist of all players who played in the NHL the
previous season, that were eligible for the Calder Trophy (NHL Rookie of the Year), and are not
on a current FHL team roster. This draft should occur within 1-2 months after the release of the
new player stats disk from DKS and/or within a month (approximately) with the start of the
regular season. This draft will be held for one round.
The Free Agent Draft will consist of all players who played in the NHL the previous season that
are not on a FHL team roster after all the FHL team cuts have occurred. Also in the eligible draft
pool are the rookies that were not picked up in the Rookie draft (see above paragraph). This
draft should be held shortly after the Rookie Draft.
A team may pass in any given round; however, once a team passes, the team may not draft
again in subsequent rounds of the draft.
The order of the draft will be determined by the inverse order of the point total from the previous
season, playoffs and playoff results will have effect on this order with the winner of “The Crystal”
drafting last, and the runner up drafting 2nd from the last spot (barring traded draft picks, etc.).
The draft will be untimed to start with each FHL team averaging one pick per day. If the draft is
deemed to be proceeding too slowly by FHL Executive Group, then timed drafts will be instituted
with slotted times for picks posted on Gamespeak Online. If you cannot be at a draft, then draft
lists are acceptable. If your list doesn’t cover exactly the player you want, then your pick will be
auto selected by the APC! Hockey computer draft function. On submitting your lists BE
SPECIFIC! Let us know exactly who you want to take and plan for a priority listing of multiple
alternatives at each spot you want picked.
Roster cuts are required of all FHL Teams down to 26 players (i.e. you can protect up to 26
players on your team). You may protect less if you like if you wish to draft additional rounds.
Only 4 goalies can be on a team at any time (to prevent goalie hording). We will then draft up to
32 players. The roster cuts will be due within 1 week after the new DKS player disk is available.
There is no salary cap and, unlike the first draft, this will not be a serpentine draft (please see
Gamespeak Vol. 1, No. 1, P.2 (inaugural issue) for details of the difference between the two).
The Draft will be conducted using Yahoo User’s Group Messenger like last year. Due to
problems encountered with the speed of processing of each pick and the questionable service
with Yahoo User’s Group, the Free Agent Draft may be conducted using a different User’s Group
or via email. For now, however, the FHL plans to use Yahoo User’s Group.
All trades must be approved through FHL Executive office with final approval through Assistant
Commissioner Chad Pridemore. A spreadsheet is maintained by Chad for all the trades to date
since the inception of the league. If you desire a copy, then please email Chad for a copy.
COACHES CORNER: Luc “Lucky” Savard (owner/manager/coach Gatineau City Bulldogs)
shares his mock rookie draft for the upcoming FHL Rookie Draft:
The most anticipated moment in the off season is probably the 2011 FHL Entry Draft. One question that comes
to mind is how much New York success with an offensive type team will influence the draft? One thing to
remember is that New York success in the second half and in the playoffs was due in major part to the
acquisition of a top defence in Andrei Markov and net minder Jaroslav Halak. There is little doubt that New
York would have probably not even reach the final without Halak in net.
Having said this, going into this draft, there is definitely two teams (California (Terre Haute) and Winnipeg
(old NEPA)) in search of a starting net minder, and there may be other teams wanting to either improve or
acquire a second starter with numerous games played. With only two goalies available with more than 50
games played (Crawford – 57 and Bobrovsky - 54) and only two with more than 30 games played (Reimer –
37 and Dubnyk – 35), teams looking to acquire a goaltender in the draft will need to act rapidly. Given that
they all performed very well in the NHL regular season, it would not be surprising to see at least three of them
being picked in the first round.
There is no doubt that this mock draft list will change as such things as trades, ratings, players situation and
owner preference will influence everyone selection. Of course, there are players that may fall back such as
Brobovsky after the acquisition of Bryzgalov by Philadelphia and some others that may move into the first
round.
FHL Draft Order Rookie Draft:
1. Boston Whalers (the old Fort Wayne Komets)
This is Doug Shirley first FHL draft and Doug had a good group of young players to select from. With
Fleury and Pavelec in net, this team is solid. The defence is decent and can compete with guys such as
Suter and Wisniewski. Therefore, Doug will look to improve his offence. Doug is probably looking for
versatile forward that can help now!
Boston will select: Jeff Skinner
2. Johnston Chiefs (the old Terre Haute Golden Retrievers)
We welcome new owner Eric Baluth. Of course, it is Eric first FHL draft as well. This team is solid up front
with Ovechkin, Thornton and Selanne. The defence could stand to be improved but guys like Corvo and
Regher are solid. The major weakness for this team is in net. With solid back up T. Rask in place, there is
little doubt that this team will draft a net minder.
Johnston will select: Corey Crawford
3. California Zephrys (the old Topeka Tarantulas)
A third team in a row with a first time FHL drafter. FHL welcomes new owner Kent Gray. California could
be somewhat concerned with their goalie situation as Hiller, while solid, only played 49 games this last
NHL season. Their defence could stand to be improved as it may lack depth. However, with the lost of
Sydney Crosby, this team will probably look to add some offence.
California will select: Taylor Hall
4. Gatineau City Bulldogs
Luc Savard, team owner, used a defensive approach last year and drafted a lot of young players.
Gatineau is very solid in net with two young starters in Cam Ward and Steve Mason. As some forwards
have become more mature, their offense is improving and recent additions of Elias and Neal provides
the team with more depth. Their defence could stand to be improved but is it is solid with Doughty,
Pietrangelo and the new addition of Marc Staal. Gatineau will probably be looking to add more offence
with this pick.
Gatineau will select: Jordan Eberle
5. Winnipeg Saints (the old NEPA Buccaneers)
Winnipeg is very decent up front with guys like Kesler and Sharp. I am sure John Drach would have
loved to see Gaborik play more NHL Games and the offence could use some depth. There defence could
stand to be improved but it may not be Winnipeg’s major need as well as they can count on some solid
defenseman like Enstrom and Bieksa. There is little doubt that this team needs a goaltender. This
maybe too early for the remaining goaltenders but John may not have a choice, unless he trades for
one. Winnipeg could go Bobrovsky who has 54 GP or Reimer with 37. It will depend if they are looking
long term or short term. John will probably go with the future and find another solution to cover games
played
Winnipeg will select: J. Reimer
6. Cincinnati Swords
Francois Lessard joined the league during the season and it is therefore his first FHL draft. This team is
loaded in net with Backstrom, Neuvirth and Lundqvist. The defence is very decent with Byfuglien,
Martin and Robidas and it is obvious that this team is in need of some major offense. This team screams
for it!
Cincinnati will select: Derek Stepan
7. Columbus Jaguars (Tie-Break by winning % against Columbia)
Ashlee Pridemore, the league Pridemore’s better half (hahaha) is in heaven! Her two goalies are in the
NHL Stanley Cup Final, Thomas and Luongo. Her third goalie is Roloson. Datsyuk and Hossa leads the
offense but both of them played a limited number of games in the NHL. The defence needs
improvement but may not be her main focus. Unless Ashlee finds help elsewhere, she will mostly draft
a forward in the first round.
Columbus will select: Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau
8. Indianapolis Checkers (the old Columbia Corsairs)
Indianapolis owner Andrew Smith has build a solid team. Quick and Rinne are a solid duo in net. The
defence is excellent with Visnovsky, Carle, Burns and Boyle. The offence is also very well rounded with
guys such as krejci and St-Louis. This team proved, in the first year, to be able to draft solid veterans and
young stars. This team could draft either a forward or a defence. They will certainly go for the future.
Columbia will select: Tyler Seguin
9. Detroit Bandits
What we learned from Chad Pridemore first draft is that he likes Detroit’s players. His team has a solid
net minder in Howard. The defence could use some youth for the future but it is not a priority for this
year, Rafalski and Lidstrom are more than solid. Chad will certainly draft the best forward available,
that is what the team needs for this year.
Detroit will select: Mike Santorelli
10. Cleveland Barons
Owner Scott kallman put together a solid team last year. This team is build for war with the likes of
Chara, Pronger and Wideman on defence and Chris Stewart, Downie, Clowe and Kovalchuk on offense.
This team could use a number one center but they will not find one in the draft. In net, there has to be
concerned with Craig Anderson as the only viable solution even if he did turn his year around once in
Ottawa. They could use some help in net, at least for this year.
Cleveland will select: Sergei Brobovsky
11. McGregor Condors
Jesse Cheng, league top man, has built a solid team in his first year. In net, Bryzgalov is the man. On
offense, Getzlaf, Kopitar and Iginla lead a strong group. Jack Johnson and Timonen give the team a
good defensive duo. This team is very close to the cup, even if they were eliminated early by FHL Cup
finalist Quebec. If they learned one thing from this matchup is that they need to improve their
defence.
McGregor will select: Kevin Shattenkirk
12. Exton Igloos (formerly San Angelo)
Jeff Murray will lead the Exton Igloos team this year. Exton is being transformed as we speak with the
new man in charge. There is a youth movement going on here and all we can say is that we can expect
Jeff to pick the best young player. At this time, Jeff can count on Tomas Vokoun in net but as we have
seen, Vokoun is now on the market. On defence, the resent trade has left a void but Jeff does feel
comfortable on defence and this is normal when you have Duncan Keith leading the way. The offense
is solid with Henrik Zetterberg and the recently acquired Logan Couture. Injuries to Malkin and Oshie
are a concern and this is one of the reasons that Jeff may be looking to build a solid team for the
future.
Exton will select: Magnus Paarjavi
13. Gatineau City Bulldogs (from LA Monarchs (formerly Scranton))
This is Gatineau second selection in the first round. Gatineau, as you have read, is solid in net, the
offense, while they have no super star, is solid and deep. They should now focus on adding some
defensive help.
Gatineau will select: Cam Fowler
14. Montreal Canadiens
Vince Diiorio has proved to be a very strong owner. Montreal is solid in net with Niemi. The defence is solid
and lead by Keith Yandle. The offence is also not a concern and Henrik Sedin and Patrick Marleau will,
once again, be elite players in this league. Vince, as he has shown last year, will draft the player that fits
the team system the better.
Montreal will select: Nathan Gerbe
15. Kansas City Ice Twisters
Joshua Pohl has no concern. He build such a balance team that he may draft in any direction. In net,
Kiprussof and Lethonen are both starters. The defence is also solid with the likes of Schenn and Goligoski.
On offense, Backstrom had a down year but that will be overcome with Tavares and Daniel Sedin solid
year. Kansas City is probably not worried about position and could use more defence depth. Given that
they lost to New York in the playoffs, Joshua may be tempted to add more offence.
Kansas City will select: Bryan Bickell
16. Johnston Chiefs
Hello new owner Bryan Sakowsky. Bryan takes over a team that can count on one of the league top
goaltenders in Ryan Miller. The offence is lead by Brad Richards and well supported by guys such as Laich,
Heatley and Burrows. The defence has a solid first pair in Erhoff and Giordano but may need some depth to
replace the lost of Rob Blake and Mark Streit.
Johnston will select: Anton Babchuk
17. Quebec Nordiques
Johnny Francoeur has built a solid team. In net, Carey Price will be the starter and will be supported by a
group of young backups in Bernier and Schneider. The defence is the best in the league with Letang,
Phaneuf, Myers, Weber, Carlsson and Subban. The offense is solid as well; Toews, Eric Staal, Vanek and
Nash will be a concern for all oponents. This team has no needs and will draft the best young player that
they feel may help them now and in the future.
Quebec will select: Marcus Johansson
18. Boston Whalers (old Fort Wayne (from NY) )
With his second selection in the first round, Doug will probably look to round out his team. Having already
drafted Skinner, Fort Wayne can still use more offence and will continue the rebuilding process.
Boston will select: Linus Omark
Having no selection in the first round, New York will select early in the second round and given that this
team is solid, it is not an issue for them. LA Monarchs (a.k.a. the old Scranton Blackjacks) on the other
hand has to find scoring punch to replace Zach Parise who only played 13 games last year. Also, there is
some concern in Los Angeles about Martin Brodeur who played 56 games and he was not as stellar as he
was in the past. Now 39, it may be time for the Monarchs to find a replacement for him.
Good Luck to all!
FHL Draft Order 2011/2012 Season – Round 1
1. Boston Whalers (old Fort Wayne Komets)
2. Johnston Chiefs (old Terre Haute Golden Retrievers)
3. California Zephrys (old Topeka Tarantulas)
4. Gatineau City Bulldogs
5. Winnipeg Saints (old NEPA Buccaneers)
6. Cincinnati Swords
7. Columbus Jaguars (Tie-Break by winning % against Columbia)
8. Indianapolis Checkers (old Columbia Corsairs)
9. Detroit Bandits
10. Cleveland Barons
11. McGregor Condors
12. Exton Igloos (old San Angelo Outlaws)
13. Gatineau City Bulldogs (from LA Monarchs (old Scranton Blackjacks ))
14. Montreal Canadiens
15. Kansas City Ice Twisters
16. Florida Everblades (old Long Beach Ice Dogs)
17. Quebec Nordiques
18. Boston Whalers (old Fort Wayne Komets (from NY))
***Special Draft Notes (traded picks in red above and below)***
1. NY gives their 2011 #1 draft pick and Jamie Benn to Boston and Boston gives their 2011 #2 draft pick to NY and Jaroslav
Halak.
2. To Gatineau: Chad Larose / LA Monarchs 2011 1st rounder; To LA Monarchs: Ryan Malone
3. NY gives their 2011 #2 draft pick and forward Kobasew to California for defenseman Andrei Markov
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
New York
Johnston
California
Gatineau
City
Winnipeg
Cincinnati
Columbus
Columbia
Detroit
Cleveland
McGregor
Exton
Los Angeles
Montreal
Kansas City
Florida
Quebec
California
Boston
Johnston
California
Gatineau
City
Winnipeg
Cincinnati
Columbus
Columbia
Detroit
Cleveland
McGregor
Exton
Los Angeles
Montreal
Kansas City
Florida
Quebec
New York
Boston
Johnston
California
Gatineau
City
Winnipeg
Cincinnati
Columbus
Columbia
Detroit
Cleveland
McGregor
Exton
Los Angeles
Montreal
Kansas City
Florida
Quebec
New York
Boston
Johnston
California
Gatineau
City
Winnipeg
Cincinnati
Columbus
Columbia
Detroit
Cleveland
McGregor
Exton
Los Angeles
Montreal
Kansas City
Florida
Quebec
New York
Boston
Johnston
California
Gatineau
City
Winnipeg
Cincinnati
Columbus
Columbia
Detroit
Cleveland
McGregor
Exton
Los Angeles
Montreal
Kansas City
Florida
Quebec
New York
From the Assistant Commissioner’s Office:
The Detroit Bandits front office would like to extend congratulations to the NY Dolphins and
Quebec Nordiques for their great inaugural championship series.
Detroit is looking to beef up their offense next season. There is no specific need for
positions but they are looking at the draft or an off-season trade to make these
improvements. The highlights of the Bandits season included their great run for the
playoffs in the last two weeks of the season. This is what they want to see for next year.
Also, the Bandits look for Johan Franzen to be in full health for next season as well. Jimmy
Howard, rookie goaltender, was inconsistent through the season but posted great numbers
when he was on his game. Detroit looks for Howard to play better hockey next season. The
FHL should look for Detroit to be a powerful force next season!
With an upcoming vote for FHL coach of the year (Manager’s Award) please email me your
vote by July 5, 2011. Votes will be kept in confidence. FHL front office looks for the
following qualities in the winning coach.
FHL Webpage
Temporarily Down
Please note the FHL main
webpage is temporarily
down. We are working on a
major upgrade of the
Webpage to start the “Living
FHL Experience” where each
team can control their own
Team Blog.
During the interim please
keep contact through Yahoo
User’s Group, Facebook, or
direct email. A new
membership list will be
forthcoming on Facebook
and later in the next issue of
Gamespeak (and Gamespeak
Online). Thanks for your
patience.
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Honesty and integrity
Good Sportsmanship
Consistency
Love for the game and players
Great coaching skills or milestones
Good communication with FHL personnel
Punctuality
The nominated candidates are:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Cliff Dolgins (NY Dolphins) – He not only led the NY Dolphins to win the 1st FHL
Championship. He quietly had the 2nd best team overall in the FHL during the
regular season.
Johnny Francoeur (Quebec Nordiques) – Led the 4th seeded Republic Conference
Western Division team to “The Crystal” Finals and nearly pulled off the victory in a
seesaw Best of 7 game series against NY.
Joshua Pohl (Kansas City Ice Twisters) – Won the Mid West Division when predicted
to finish last. Upset the Commissioner’s Cup winner for best record overall the
Montreal Canadians in 1st round of best of 7 series 4-2. Fell to eventual FHL
Champion NY Dolphins.
Joe Paul (Long Beach Ice Dogs) – Led Long Beach to best record in National
Conference. Defeated San Angelo Outlaws 4-2 in round 1 and eventually fell to
Quebec Nordiques in Round 2.
Jesse W. Cheng (McGregor Condors) – Led McGregor to West Central Division Title.
Lost 1st Round to Quebec 4-1.
Vince Diiorio (Montreal Canadians) – Won Commissioner’s Cup with best regular
season in FHL. Suffered upset early exit from the playoffs by Kansas City.
Scoring
1 H.Sedin
GP G Ast Pts
MCA 78 36 65 101
2 Stamkos NYD 77 49 49 98
Regular Season League
Leaders FHL 2010-2011
Shots on Goal:
1 Ovechkin
THG 375
2 Zetterberg SAO 332
Power Play Goals:
3 St. Louis COC
80 33 56 89
1 Stamkos
NYD 17
3 Parise
SBJ 328
4 Ovechkin THG
80 40 47 87
2 Gaborik
NEP 12
4 Semin
MGC 307
5 Crosby
TOT 305
5 Semin
MGC 74 38 46 84
3 Latendresse NYD 12
6 Crosby
TOT
4 M.Fisher
MCA 12
5 Tavares
KCI 12
77 47 36 83
7 Thornton THG 80 25 56 81
Total Goals Scored
1 Stamkos
2 Crosby
3 Gaborik
4 Ovechkin
5 Marleau
6 Semin
7 H.Sedin
8 St. Louis
9 Hossa
10 J.Carter
NYD
TOT
NEP
THG
MCA
MGC
MCA
COC
COJ
NYD
Total Assists
1 H.Sedin
MCA 65
2 St. Louis
COC 56
3 Thornton THG 56
4 M.Green
CIS 56
5 Toews
QND 53
6 C.Perry
NYD 53
7 D.Sedin
KCI 52
8 Stamkos
NYD 49
9 K.Foster
COC 49
1 H.Sedin
MCA
8
2 Crosby
TOT
6
3 Kovalchuk CLB
6
2 Stamkos NYD 18
4 Doughty
GCB
6
3 Ryan
NYD 18
5 Stamkos
NYD
5
4 H.Sedin
MCA 17
6 Lecavalier
SBJ
5
7 Zajac
SBJ
5
6 St. Louis COC 16
8 Backstrom
KCI
5
7 Stewart
CLB 16
9 Ryan
NYD
5
8 Koivu
THG 15
10 Ovechkin
THG
5
Power Play Assists:
49
47
41
40
39
38
36
33
33
33
Game Winning Goals
1 Toews
QND 23
5 Steen
KCI 17
9 D.Sedin
KCI 15
PIM
10 Thornton THG 14
Shorthanded Goals
1 H.Sedin
2 Boyle
MCA
COC
3 Raymond
4 Steen
3
3
NYD
KCI
5 Simmonds
3
2
CIS
1 Simmonds
CIS 161
2 Downie
CLB 155
3 Hartnell
KCI 149
4 Clowe
CLB 140
5 Burrows
LBI 134
6 Avery
2
7 Orr
8 Ovechkin
10 Ovechkin THG 47
DBA 124
LBI 123
THG 123
GAA
1 Niemi
MCA 2.37
2 Kiprusoff KCI
2.49
Save%
1 Niemi
MCA .922
Wins
1 Kiprusoff
KCI
MGC 42
2 Kiprusoff KCI
.921
2 Bryzgalov
42
3 Quick
COC 2.51
3 Luongo
COJ
.917
3 C.Anderson CLB
40
4 C.Ward
GCB 2.53
4 Vokoun
SAO
.916
4 R.Miller
LBI
38
5 Luongo
COJ
5 Halak
NYD
.916
5 M.Brodeur
SBJ
36
6 Vokoun
SAO 2.58
6 M.Brodeur SBJ
.914
6 Howard
DBA
35
7 Mason
GCB 2.60
7 R.Miller
.914
7 Lundqvist
CIS
33
8 Halak
NYD 2.71
8 Bryzgalov MGC .914
8 Rask
THG
30
9 M.Brodeur SBJ 2.73
9 Quick
COC .914
9 Vokoun
SAO
28
10 Hiller
10 Rask
THG .913
10 Nabokov
QND
26
2.56
TOT 2.73
Hits
LBI
Takeaways
Blocked Shots
1 Brown
GCB 271
1 Carle
COC 83
1 B.Campbell THG
202
2 Ovechkin
THG 248
2 Pronger
CLB 77
2 Greene
THG
191
3 Orpik
TOT 231
3 Zanon
KCI 76
3 Staal
SAO
179
4 Helm
DBA 222
4 Doughty
GCB 69
4 Gilbert
NYD
179
5 M.Fisher
MCA 221
5 Zidlicky
MCA 67
5 Keith
SAO 177
6 Zanon
KCI
6 Regehr
THG 66
6 Blake
LBI 173
7 Callahan
LBI 217
7 Staal
SAO 65
7 Timonen
8 Robidas
CIS 217
8 C.White
MGC 63
9 Byfuglien
CIS 208
9 Pitkanen
FWK 63
10 C.White
MGC 204
221
10 Beauchemin KCI 62
8 Stuart
MGC 172
DBA 172
9 Hamhuis
SBJ 172
10 Girardi
SAO 171
From the Commissioner’s Office:
We’re back! It doesn’t seem like that long since the FHL Inaugural Season ended 20102011 with the final game May 16, 2011. Now we are at the end of June 2011 and almost
ready to start drafting for the upcoming FHL 2011-2012 Season. I know everyone is
ready to try and improve their teams one way or another. A few of you will build only
through the draft. A few of you will wheel and deal in trades. The vast majority will be
in the middle doing a little of both, trying to find that special combination of players that
can survive the grueling grind of an 82 game season and then the sprint of the post
season. My only recommendation is proceed with caution. Yes, I realize the early bird
gets the worm and there have been some mutually beneficial trades done already. But
you have to balance that against the unknown of how DKS will rate the players. It is a
trade off really. What is your risk and reward tolerance? If you feel you have a good
handle on this, by all means proceed.
The Automatic Individual Player Award Winners in FHL 2010-2011 Season are:
Individual Team MVPs
Each team is encouraged to
select the one player whom
they think is the MVP on
their team. This is the single
defining player, the one
whom the team would not
work without him there. He
may be your top scoring
sniper, or the defenseman
who draws the coverage on
the other team’s biggest
threat. He could be the
forward that is called upon to
sacrifice his chance to score
to cover the other team’s
most dangerous player. This
Award is to honor the player
that each
owner/manager/coach
considers the most valuable
player. Please send the
player name to Chad and
myself by July 5, 2011.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
The Gunslinger Award (most goals) - Steven Stamkos (NYD) - 49
The Sniper Award (most power play goals) – Steven Stamkos (NYD) - 17
The Magician Award (most assists) – Henrik Sedin (MCA) - 65
The Federalist Award (point race winner) – Henrik Sedin (MCA) - 101
The T-Rex Award (most PIM) – Wayne Simmonds (CIS) – 161
Mr. Clutch Award (most GWG) – Henrik Sedin (MCA) – 8
The Eraser Award (most hits) – Dustin Brown (GCB) – 271
The Pick Pocket Award (most takeaways) – Matt Carle (COC) – 83
The Shield Award (most blocks) – B. Campbell (THG) - 202
The Smythe Trophy (Playoff MVP) – Jaroslav Halak (NYD)
The following awards will need to go to league vote:
1. The Back-Stop Award – Best performance by goal keepers on a team for the
season.
2. The Norris Trophy – Best Defenseman
3. The Coaches Cup – League MVP – player who was the most valuable to his
team throughout the season.
4. The Managers Award – Coach/manager of the year (see Chad’s column)
5. The Rebound Award – most improved team/coach (not awarded this year since
this is our inaugural year).
6. The Reporter Award – Best game write ups and press releases that made you
feel like you were close enough to throw popcorn on the refs or that you were
reading out of a newspaper!
7. The Blogger Award – Best Team Press Releases and comments throughout the
year regarding team events.
Please feel free to suggest any additional awards on Yahoo User’s Group.
Please submit your votes for items #1-7 to Chad and myself by July 5, 2011.

FHL Newsletter Vol1 No13 June 25 2011 Updated

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