The World Strat-O-Matic Hockey League Newsletter League Established January 1, 2002 Volume #1, Issue #13 - January 24, 2004 ************************************************************************** Current League Officers: Commissioner: Mike Webb Vice-Commissioner: Dan Irvine Newsletter Editor: Scott Shigemi Email List Administator: Mike Webb Email the whole league: mailto:wshlfun@yahoogroups.com WSHL Games List (WL): mailto:WSHLWL@yahoogroups.com WSHL Games List (NAL): mailto:WSHLNAL@yahoogroups.com Web Page Administrator: Mike Webb League Web Site: http://members.rogers.com/avanderburg9569/ Newsletter Archive: http://www.geocities.com/lugnutgm/ Yahoogroups Main: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WSHLFUN Yahoogroups World: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WSHLWL Yahoogroups N. American: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WSHLNAL ************************************************************************** Week Nine/Ten Review It's not even the last week of trading, but many players are on the move. There was more movement in the North American League as teams are pushing for playoff position. That's not to say that the World League teams were idle, but for the volume of trades, this bi-week has been the busiest this year. In looking back, the Monarch Lions may have come close to setting a record for trades in the World League. Are the Lions cleaning their den? Some big names were associated with the Lions this week. Among them were Patrick Roy, Doug Weight, Joe Thornton, Roman Hamrlik, Mike Modano and Olaf Kolzig. Roy and Weight bring Thornton and Jocelyn Thibault to the Lions. Derek Morris was required to bring Hamrlik into the den. And the cost for Olli the Goalie and Modano, Jeff Halpern and a pair of draft picks. In Alberta, Calgary and Red Deer were possibly even more busy on the line as they both record four trades, two of them with each other. Red Deer re-acquired their traded pick from Calgary for Roman Hamrlik (hey, is there something wrong with Hamrlik? He was traded in both leagues!) and Eric Desjardins. Free to deal another pick away, Red Deer wasted no time and sent their number one pick to the West Coast Express for Paul Kariya. Top pick Al MacInnis was on the move from Wellington, going to Iowa for Bryan McCabe and a draft pick. Doug Weight who was traded in the World League, was also traded in the NAL. This time he goes from West Coast to the Inside Shots for Mattias Ohlund and a number one pick. In trading for the now, the Labrador Moose send Craig Conroy, Mariusz Czerkawski, Kim Jonsson, and Robert Lang to the Kentucky Ice Tigers for Keith Carney, Petr Nedved, and Steve Rucchin. For defensive overkill, they also acquire Keith Primeau and Mike Rathje from Calgary for Alexander Mogilny and Brian Berard. Will these trades be an appetizer for the WSHL? With three teams tied for the fourth playoff spot in the NAL West, it's assured that dealing will continue into next week. The Inside Shots have placed Zdeno Chara on the trading block. Red Deer isn't done, they're offering Paul Mara and Marek Malik who should have better cards next year for some defensive help this year. ************************************************************************** ALL STAR RESULTS Sadly, not everyone voted. In fact just less than half of the league's members submitted votes. And as promised, I'll be giving everyone IP for it. There were two ties, WL Howe division, right defensemen Sergei Gonchar and Al MacInnis will both be listed as starters and make the team. The other tie was at goaltender for the NAL's Sittler division. Ed Belfour and Marty Turco will share time in net for the all-star game. How's this for strange, the Campbell River Canucks will start for the Maniago division. It kind of begs the question, should we have the preceeding year's cup winner play against the all-stars submitted from the rest of the league? World League Starters Howe Division LW - Peter Forsberg (OTT) C - Joe Thornton (OTT) RW - Pavel Demitra (OTT) LD - Roman Hamrlik (ABE) RD - Sergei Gonchar (POR) Al MacInnis (MON) G - Patrick Roy (MON) Maniago Division LW - Mario Lemieux (CAM) C - Joe Sakic (CAM) RW - Bryan Smolinski (CAM) LD - Nicklas Lidstrom (CAM) RD - Rob Blake (CAM) G - Roberto Luongo (CAM) -------------------------------------------- North American League Sittler Division LW - Mario Lemieux (LAB) C - Peter Forsberg (INS) RW - Zigmund Palffy (LAB) LD - Nicklas Lidstrom (ALA) RD - Al MacInnis (WEL) G - Ed Belfour (INS) Marty Turco (LAB) Orr Division LW - Kieth Tkachuk (SEA) C - Mats Sundin (SAR) RW - Glen Murray (BWK) LD - Brian Leetch (CAL) RD - Rob Blake (BWK) G - Roberto Luongo (SEA) ************************************************************************** ARE THE SENTINALS ABOUT READY TO BE BROKEN UP? by Mike Yancharas With the mediocore record so far and the number of young stars on the Saginaw Sentinals, it is no wonder that teams have come calling about players. "Yeah, this season has definately been a learning experience. I thought our record would be better than whatit is," says rookie coach and GM Mike Yancharas, "You look at this roster and it doens't make sense. Over in the NAL my twin brother has been outplaying us since he decided to tear up his team and he doesn't have the roster we do. I'm learning but I never thought this. Maybe it's time for a change." Maybe it is time for a change. The problem seems to be that everyone is calling about the young players, the ones that a team, even in rebuilding mode should keep; Jokkinen, Turco, Gaborik, Zetterberg are some of the names that have been mentioned in talks. "The problem is, we're not interested in moving any of those players. Will we move them, yes. Will other teams overpay to get them, yes. I'll move anybody, but it has to be for the right price and so far no team has been willing to pay that price, which I understand is high." So the bottom line, don't look for many trades from Saginaw. Or if there is a trade, look for it to be a big blockbuster deal involving many young players. As Mike puts it "I'm looking for young superstars, but then again aren't we all?" ************************************************************************** 3-Way Tie in the West by Jason McCorrister Things are really heating up for the final stretch in the Western Conference. It's a three-way tie for the last playoff spot with the West Coast Express, Seattle Tsunami, and Red Deer Avros finishing block five with 49 points. Of course, we can't count out the last place Brandon Wheat Kings who are just two points back with 47! What a fantastic way to end the first season in the NAL. With the trade deadline looming, watch for even more big names to be traded as these four teams try to gain an advantage as the season comes to a close. Good luck to all! Play fair and have fun! ************************************************************************** Kentucky Releases Houlder by David Ramey The Kentucky Ice Tigers announced Saturday the release of defenseman Bill Houlder and forward Adam Hall to get under the NAL roster limit of 27. "We mistakenly thought due to the Canadian to Kentucky exchange rates, we were entitled to two more players. However, any glance at the standings indicates we obviously have no clue to what we are doing," Ice Tiger general manager David Ramey said. Ramey said the Tigers are not through dealing and may be more active the closer it comes to the trading deadline. "We're going to take one more look at things before entering the final quarter of the season," Ramey said. "We haven't given up completely this season - it's still early enough where we haven't seen a snow flake yet this winter." ************************************************************************** Important Dates January 26th - Strategy files due to opponents February 6th - Game reports/exports due to the commissioner February 20th - TRADE DEADLINE, end of block 7! ************************************************************************** NORTH AMERICAN LEAGUE REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS: SITTLER DIVISION GP W L T OL Pts Pct GF GA Home Road Alaska Aces 53 29 15 6 3 67 .632 174 141 19- 4- 3- 0 10-11- 3- 3 Labrador Moose 50 29 13 8 0 66 .660 193 124 15- 4- 5- 0 14- 9- 3- 0 Inside Shots 51 26 17 6 2 60 .588 166 123 16- 6- 3- 0 10-11- 3- 2 Wellington Dukes 53 23 19 8 3 57 .538 177 164 11-11- 3- 2 12- 8- 5- 1 Kent Kounty Killer 53 26 23 4 0 56 .528 169 175 16- 8- 3- 0 10-15- 1- 0 Kentucky Ice Tiger 51 16 21 11 3 46 .451 150 183 11-10- 3- 2 5-11- 8- 1 Hartford Whalers 51 10 37 2 2 24 .235 97 196 4-19- 2- 1 6-18- 0- 1 ORR DIVISION GP W L T OL Pts Pct GF GA Home Road Saratoga Sting 52 25 17 8 2 60 .577 155 149 15- 6- 4- 0 10-11- 4- 2 Calgary Grizzlies 52 26 21 2 3 57 .548 166 157 12-13- 1- 1 14- 8- 1- 2 Iowa Wolves 52 25 20 4 3 57 .548 155 172 14- 9- 2- 1 11-11- 2- 2 West Coast Express 51 20 22 9 0 49 .480 156 158 10-10- 6- 0 10-12- 3- 0 Seattle Tsunami 50 19 20 9 2 49 .490 151 153 11-10- 3- 1 8-10- 6- 1 Red Deer Avros 48 18 17 10 3 49 .510 130 133 11- 8- 5- 0 7- 9- 5- 3 Brandon Wheat King 51 22 26 3 0 47 .461 168 179 13-10- 2- 0 9-16- 1- 0 ************************************************************************** WORLD LEAGUE REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS: HOWE DIVISION GP W L T OL Pts Pct GF GA Home Road Aberdeen Flying 50 29 15 4 2 64 .640 179 154 16- 4- 3- 1 13-11- 1- 1 Floral Park Falco 52 28 19 5 0 61 .587 169 143 18- 6- 2- 0 10-13- 3- 0 Monarch Lions 51 26 16 6 3 61 .598 174 157 15- 6- 3- 1 11-10- 3- 2 Ottawa Axemen 53 21 21 9 2 53 .500 170 180 14- 7- 4- 1 7-14- 5- 1 Portland Buckaroo 52 21 26 5 0 47 .452 181 199 10-15- 2- 0 11-11- 3- 0 Peoria Rivermen 52 16 29 4 3 39 .375 144 185 11-11- 2- 2 5-18- 2- 1 Barbary Coast Wha 51 11 33 6 1 29 .284 106 161 7-16- 3- 0 4-17- 3- 1 MANIAGO DIVISION GP W L T OL Pts Pct GF GA Home Road Hibbing Stink Badg 52 29 13 7 3 68 .654 149 127 16- 6- 3- 1 13- 7- 4- 2 Kodiak Attack 52 32 18 2 0 66 .635 172 136 19- 5- 2- 0 13-13- 0- 0 Campbell River Can 48 27 14 6 0 62 .646 152 105 19- 5- 0- 0 9- 9- 6- 0 Ibiza Corsairs 52 25 21 4 2 56 .538 165 156 14- 8- 2- 1 11-13- 2- 1 Saginaw Sentinels 51 22 21 7 1 52 .510 139 123 11-10- 4- 0 11-11- 3- 1 Saskatoon Blades 52 18 26 6 2 44 .423 134 164 9-14- 4- 1 9-12- 2- 1 Dakota Mustangs 50 15 29 5 1 36 .360 139 183 7-14- 4- 0 8-15- 1- 1 ************************************************************************** The steps for playing and reporting your games. 1. Download the league file 1a. World League - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WSHLWL/files 1b. North American League - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WSHLNAL/files 1c. Use your e-mail, Mike sends them to the league mailing lists. 2. Unzip the files into your SOMH/DATA folder, overwriting if necessary. Make sure that SOMH is not running. 3. Start SOMH 4. Create a computer manager and export it. 5. Send your unzipped road manager to Mike and/or your league 6. Wait for Mike to release an updated league zip with the bi-week's road managers. 7. Download the league file 7a. World League - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WSHLWL/files 7b. North American League - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WSHLNAL/files 7c. Use your e-mail, Mike sends them to the league mailing lists. 8. Unzip the files into your SOMH/DATA folder, overwriting if necessary. Make sure that SOMH is not running. 9. Start SOMH 10. Play your home games. 11. Save your home boxscores and export files. 12. Send your unzipped home boxscores and export files to your league mailing list. Do not send them to the general list! WSHL Games List (WL): WSHLWL@yahoogroups.com WSHL Games List (NAL): WSHLNAL@yahoogroups.com ************************************************************************** 2003-04 WEEK NINE/TEN NORTH AMERICAN LEAGUE RESULTS Alaska Aces 01/19/2004 Iowa 0 at Alaska 3 ALA Nicklas Lidstrom - 1 assist, 1 shot, +1, 4 TA ALA Curtis Brown - 1 goal, 5 shots, +1, 1 TA ALA Dwayne Roloson - 23 save shutout, 4/4 GRS 01/21/2004 Red Deer 4 at Alaska 4 (OT) RDA Jaromir Jagr - 2 goals, 6 shots ALA Bryan Smolinski - 2 goals, 2 shots, +1, GTG ALA Ron Francis - 2 goals, 3 shots, +1, 1 TA 01/23/2004 Saratoga 3 at Alaska 4 ALA Brian Rolston - 2 goals, 3 shots SAR Teemu Selanne - 2 assists, 4 shots, +2 SAR Jeff Halpern - 1 goal, 1 assist, 3 shots, +2, 1 TA 01/28/2004 Brandon 2 at Alaska 5 ALA Mike York - 1 goal, 3 assists, 5 shots, +4, GWG ALA Rod Brind'amour - 3 assists, +4, 1 TA ALA Dwayne Roloson - 24/26 saves, 5/5 GRS 01/30/2004 Hartford 0 at Alaska 1 ALA Dwayne Roloson - 29 save shutout, 6/6 GRS HAR Martin Brodeur - 37/38 saves, 9/9 GRS ALA Bryan Smolinski - 1 goal, 2 shots, +1, GWG Brandon Wheat Kings 01/20/2004 Iowa 2 at Brandon 5 BWK Glen Murray - hat trick, 1 assist, 6 shots, +3, GWG BWK Todd Marchant - 1 goal, 3 shots, 1 shot, +3, 9/11 FO BWK Rob Blake - 1 assist, 5 shots, +1, 1 TA 01/21/2004 Seattle 4 at Brandon 4 (OT) BWK Glen Murray - hat trick, 5 shots, +2 SEA Radek Bonk - 1 goal, 2 assists, 6 shots, +1, 1 TA BWK Brett Hull - 1 goal, 2 shots, GTG 01/27/2004 Inside 2 at Brandon 3 (OT) BWK Dick Tarnstrom - 1 goal, 3 shots, +1, 1 TA, GWG BWK Todd Marchan - 3 assists, 4 shots, 12/16 FO, 1 TA INS Zac Bierk - 38/41 saves, 8/8 GRS 01/29/2004 Saratoga 3 at Brandon 2 SAR Joe Sakic - 2 goals, 4 shots, +1, GWG SAR Mats Sundin - 2 assists, 3 shots, 12/15 FO SAR Jocelyn Thibault - 30/32 saves, 9/10 GRS Calgary Grizzlies 01/20/2004 Kent Kounty 4 at Calgary 2 KKK Brendan Shanahan - 1 goal, 1 assist, 4 shots, +1, 1 TA, GWG KKK Garth Snow - 31/33 saves, 10/12 GRS KKK Pavol Demitra - 1 goal, 1 assist, 2 shtos, +1 01/22/2004 Iowa 4 at Calgary 5 CAL Brendan Morrison - 1 goal, 3 shots, GWG CAL Martin Gelinas - 2 PP goals, 4 shots, +1 CAL Brian Leetch - 3 assists, 3 shots 01/27/2004 Red Deer 4 at Calgary 3 RDA J.S. Giguere - 34/37 saves, 2/3 GRS RDA Jaromir Jagr - 1 goal, 2 assists, 3 shots, +2, 1 TA CAL Daniel Alfredsson - 1 goal, 3 shots 01/28/2004 Labrador 6 at Calgary 2 LAB Marty Turco - 33/35 saves, 8/9 GRS LAB Craig Conroy - 3 assists, +3, 3/4 FO LAB Daniel Alfredsson - 1 goal, 1 assist, 3 shots, +1, 1 TA 01/29/2004 Alaska 4 at Calgary 3 CAL Brendan Morrison - 2 goals, 1 assist, 2 shots, +3 ALA Brian Rolston - 1 goal, 2 assists, 6 shots, +1 ALA Dwayne Roloson - 33/36 saves, 10/13 GRS 02/02/2004 Hartford 1 at Calgary 3 CAL Alex Khavanov - 3 assists, 1 shot, +3, 1 TA CAL Vesa Toskala - 34/35 saves, 7/8 GRS HAR Martin Brodeur - 31/34 saves, 9/11 GRS Hartford Whalers 01/19/2004 West Coast 8 at Hartford 2 WCE Joe Thornton - 1 goal, 3 assists, 5 shots, +2, 1 TA WCE Alex Tanguay - 1 goal, 2 assists, 3 shots, +3, 1 TA WCE Chris Drury - 1 goal, 4 shots, +2, 1 TA, GWG 01/22/2004 Wellington 2 at Hartford 1 WEL Michal Handzus - 1 goal, 1 shot, +1, GWG WEL Mike Fisher - 1 goal, 6 shots WEL Pasi Nurminen - 31/32 saves, 4/5 GRS 01/26/2004 Brandon 4 at Hartford 0 BWK Brett Hull - 2 goals, 1 assist, 4 shots, +3 BWK Jeff Hackett - 29 save shutout, 7/7 GRS BWK Rob Blake - 1 goal, 4 shots, +2, 2 TA, GWG 01/27/2004 Seattle 3 at Hartford 2 SEA Owen Nolan - 1 goal, 3 shots, 1 TA, GWG SEA Mark Recchi - 2 assists, 3 shots, +1, 1 TA HAR Martin Havlat - 1 assist, 4 shots, +1 01/28/2004 Iowa 2 at Hartford 6 HAR Nick Boynton - 2 goals, 3 shots, +1, 1 TA, GWG HAR Marian Gaborik - 1 goal, 2 assists, 7 shots, +1, 3 TA HAR Jay Bouwmeester - 1 goal, 1 assist, 1 shot, +1 01/29/2004 Kentucky 4 at Hartford 1 KIT Petr Nedved - 2 goals, 3 shots, +2, 1 TA KIT Tomas Vokoun - 31/32 saves, 6/7 GRS KIT Jeremy Roenick - 2 assists, 3 shots, +1 Inside Shots 01/19/2004 Calgary 2 at Inside 4 INS Dany Heatley - hat trick, 1 assist, 4 shots, +3, GWG INS Peter Forsberg - 1 goal, 2 assists, 3 shots, +2, 5/6 FO, 1 TA INS Ed Belfour - 32/34 saves, 5/6 GRS 01/20/2004 Hartford 0 at Inside 4 INS Markus Naslund - 2 goals, 2 assists, 5 shots, +2, GWG INS Ed Belfour - 25 save shutout, 2/2 GRS INS Dany Heatley - 1 goal, 1 assist, 4 shots, +1, 1 TA 01/22/2004 Kentucky 1 at Inside 6 INS Miroslav Satan - 1 goal, 1 assist, 6 shots, GWG INS Sergei Zholtok - 1 goal, 2 assists, 6 shots, +2, 1 TA INS Hal Gill - 1 assist, 5 shots, +3, 4 TA 01/26/2004 Alaska 1 at Inside 3 INS Markus Naslund - 1 goal, 2 assists, 7 shots, +2, GWG INS Ed Belfour - 32/33 saves, 5/6 GRS INS Peter Forsberg - 1 goal, 5 shots, +1, 5/6 FO, 1 TA 01/29/2004 Kent Kounty 1 at Inside 3 INS Peter Forsberg - 2 goals, 5 shots, 6/9 FO, 1 TA, GWG INS Ed Belfour - 28/29 saves, 5/5 GRS INS Dany Heatley - 2 assists, 6 shots, 2 TA 01/30/2004 Wellington 1 at Inside 5 INS Markus Naslund - hat trick, 7 shots, +2 INS Ed Belfour - 33/34 saves, 6/7 GRS INS Zdeno Chara - 1 goal, 3 shots, +2, 2 TA, GWG Iowa Wolves 01/21/2004 Saratoga 1 at Iowa 2 (OT) IOW Roman Cechmanek - 49/50 saves, 14/14 GRS IOW Olli Jokinen - 1 goal, 4 shots, +1, SHG, GWG SAR Jocelyn Thibault - 27/29 saves, 9/10 GRS 01/23/2004 Inside 4 at Iowa 2 INS Dany Heatley - 1 goal, 1 assist, 4 shots, +2, GWG INS Alexei Zhamnov - 1 goal, 4 shots, +2, 8/13 FO INS Zdeno Chara - 4 shots, +1, 4 TA 01/26/2004 West Coast 2 at Iowa 4 IOW Olli Jokinen - 2 goals, 1 assist, 4 shots, +1, 1 TA, GWG IOW Sergei Gonchar - 2 assists, 5 shots, 2 TA WCE Mike Grier - 1 goal, 4 shots, +2, 1 TA 01/27/2004 Labrador 3 at Iowa 3 (OT) IOW Milan Hejduk - 2 goals, 7 shots, 1 TA LAB Alexander Mogilny - 1 goal, 2 shots, +1, GTG LAB Mike Modano - 1 goal, 1 assist, 2 shots, +1, 6/10 FO 01/29/2004 Seattle 6 at Iowa 3 SEA Mark Recchi - 2 goals, 1 assist, 6 shots, +3, 1 TA SEA Marian Hossa - 1 goal, 5 shots, 1 TA, GWG SEA Dave Andreychuk - 1 goal, 4 shots, +2, 7/11 FO 02/02/2004 Labrador 1 at Iowa 2 IOW Roman Cechmanek - 32/33 saves, 7/7 GRS LAB Marty Turco - 44/46 saves, 12/13 GRS IOW Sergei Berezin - 1 goal, 5 shots, +2, 1 TA, GWG Kent Kounty Killer Kittens 01/21/2004 Hartford 5 at Kent Kounty 3 HAR Mark Savard - 1 goal, 1 assist, 2 shots, +2, GWG KKK Martin St.Louis - 2 goals, 3 shots, 2 TA HAR MArtin Havlat - 1 goal, 1 assist, 5 shots, +1, 1 TA 01/23/2004 West Coast 3 at Kent Kounty 5 KKK Pavol Demitra - 1 goal, 2 assists, 6 shots, +2, GWG KKK Brendan Shanahan - 2 goals, 1 assist, 4 shots, +2, 1 TA WCE Joe Thornton - 2 goals, 11 shots 01/26/2004 Kentucky 2 at Kent Kounty 2 (OT) KKK Jaroslav Modry - 1 goal, 1 assist, 3 shots, +2, 2 TA, GTG KIT Steve Rucchin - 1 goal, 1 assist, 3 shots, +1, 1 TA KIT Tomas Vokoun - 37/39 saves, 9/11 GRS 01/27/2004 Alaska 3 at Kent Kounty 4 KKK Rem Murray - 2 goals, 2 shots, +1, 2 TA KKK Bates Battaglia - 1 goal, 3 shots, GWG ALA Shawn Bates - 1 goal, 1 assist, 1 shot, +1 01/30/2004 Iowa 3 at Kent Kounty 4 (OT) KKK Mathieu Schneider - 2 goals, 1 assist, 6 shots, +3, GWG IOW Petr Sykora - 2 goals, 4 shots, +1 KKK Garth Snow - 43/46 saves, 9/11 GRS Kentucky Ice Tigers 01/19/2004 Seattle 2 at Kentucky 3 KIT Todd Bertuzzi - 2 goals, 6 shots, +1, GWG SEA Marian Hossa - 1 goal, 1 assist, 9 shots, +1, 2 TA KIT Tomas Vokoun - 32/34 saves, 8/10 GRS 01/21/2004 West Coast 5 at Kentucky 2 WCE Paul Kariya - 2 goals, 1 assist, 3 shots WCE Joe Thornton - 1 goal, 1 assist, 8 shots, 1 TA WCE Magnus Arvedson - 1 goal, 2 shots, GWG 01/23/2004 Calgary 1 at Kentucky 0 CAL Patrick Roy - 27 save shutout, 10/10 GRS CAL Martin Gelinas - 1 goal, 3 shots, 1 TA, GWG KIT Tomas Vokoun - 22/23 saves, 2/2 GRS 01/27/2004 Wellington 4 at Kentucky 3 WEL Jamie Langenbrunner - 2 goals, 1 assist, 3 shots, +3, 1 TA KIT Todd Bertuzzi - 2 goals, 5 shots WEL Al MacInnis - 1 goal, 1 assist, 4 shots, +1 01/30/2004 Labrador 5 at Kentucky 1 LAB Zigmund Palffy - 1 goal, 1 assist, 5 shots, +1, GWG LAB Mike Modano - 1 goal, 1 assist, 3 shots, +1, 2 TA LAB Marty Turco - 30/31 saves, 8/9 GRS Labrador Moose 01/19/2004 Red Deer 2 at Labrador 0 RDA J.S. Giguere - 28 save shutout, 6/6 GRS RDA Bobby Holik - 1 goal, 1 assist, 3 shots, +1, 4/6 FO, 1 TA, GWG RDA Andrei Markov - 1 assist, 6 shots, +1, 3 TA 01/20/2004 West Coast 3 at Labrador 3 (OT) LAB Zigmund Palffy - 2 goals, 7 shots, +1 WCE Scott Hannan - 1 goal, 3 shots, 3 TA, GTG WCE Patrick Lalime - 41/44 saves, 11/13 GRS 01/21/2004 Inside 3 at Labrador 4 INS Dany Heatley - 2 goals, 9 shots, +1 LAB Mike Modano - 3 assists, 3 shots, 8/12 FO, 1 TA LAB Marty Turco - 44/47 saves, 14/16 GRS 01/22/2004 Kent Kounty 4 at Labrador 7 LAB Zigmund Pallfy - 2 goals, 2 assists, 9 shots, GWG KKK Pavol Demitra - 2 goals, 1 assists, 3 shots, +1, 1 TA LAB Mario Lemieux - 5 assists, 3 shots, 1 TA 01/23/2004 Hartford 2 at Labrador 4 LAB Mario Lemieux - 1 goal, 1 assist, 5 shots, GWG LAB Mike Modano - 1 goal, 1 assist, 6 shots, +2 LAB Jeff O'Neill - 1 goal, 1 assist, 6 shots, +1 Red Deer Avros 01/20/2004 Kentucky 1 at Red Deer 3 RDA Wes Walz - 1 goal, 1 assist, 2 shots, +2 RDA J.S. Giguere - 27/28 saves, 8/9 GRS RDA Cory Stillman - 1 goal, 2 shots, GWG 01/22/2004 Brandon 6 at Red Deer 2 BWK Glen Murray - 2 goals, 1 assist, 5 shots, +3, 2 TA, GWG BWK Todd Marchant - 1 goal, 3 shots, 1 shot, +3 BWK Brett Hull - 1 goal, 1 assist, 6 shots, +1, 1 TA 01/26/2004 Seattle 3 at Red Deer 3 RDA Bobby Holik - 2 goals, 1 assist, 4 shots, +3, 1 TA, GWG RDA Chris Pronger - 2 assists, 4 shots, +1, 3 TA SEA Marian Hossa - 1 goal, 7 shots, PPG 01/28/2004 Kent Kounty 2 at Red Deer 5 RDA Jaromir Jagr - 1 goal, 1 assist, 4 shots, +2 RDA Jason Arnott - 1 goal, 2 shots, +1, 1 TA, GWG RDA Chris Pronger - 1 goal, 1 assist, 3 shots, +1 Saratoga Sting 01/19/2004 Kent Kounty 3 at Saratoga 4 Couldn't find the game summary, no stars. 01/20/2004 Wellington 3 at Saratoga 5 SAR Mats Sundin - 2 goals, 1 assist, 7 shots SAR Eric Lindros - 1 goal, 2 assists, 3 shots, +1 WEL Janne Niinimaa - 1 goal, 1 assist, 2 shots, +2, 1 TA 01/26/2004 Calgary 1 at Saratoga 4 SAR Mats Sundin - 2 goals, 1 assist, 7 shots, +3, 11/16 FO, 1 TA SAR Sean Burke - 35/36 saves, 5/5 GRS SAR Shane Doan - 1 goal, 1 assist, 6 shots, +2, GWG 01/28/2004 Kentucky at Saratoga SAR Shane Doan - 2 goals, 1 assist, 3 shots, +2, 1 TA, GWG KIT Andrew Cassels - 1 goal, 1 assist, 3 shots, +1, 3/4 FO SAR Ryan Smyth - 1 goal, 2 assists, 8 shots, +2 01/30/2004 Red Deer at Saratoga RDA Alexei Morozov - 1 goal, 1 assist, 1 shot, 1 TA SAR Mats Sundin - 1 goal, 1 assist, 5 shots RDA Roman Hamrlik - 2 assists, 4 shots, +1 Seattle Tsunami 01/20/2004 Alaska 3 at Seattle 0 ALA Dwayne Roloson - 33 save shutout, 9/9 GRS ALA Viktor Kozlov - 2 goals, 1 assist, 7 shots, +3, 1 TA ALA Curtis Brown - 1 goal, 1 assist, 2 shots, +3, GWG 01/22/2004 Saratoga 2 at Seattle 4 SAR Mats Sundin - 2 goals, 6 shots, 12/15 FO SEA Keith Tkachuk - 1 goal, 1 shot, +1, 1 TA, GWG SEA Alexei Yashin - 1 goal, 1 assist, 6 shots, +2 01/28/2004 Wellington 3 at Seattle 4 SEA Marian Hossa - 2 goals, 1 assist, 8 shots, +1, 1 TA, GWG WEL Mike Fisher - 2 goals, 3 shots, +2 SEA Jaroslav Spacek - 3 assists, 1 TA 01/30/2004 Calgary 4 at Seattle 3 CAL Sergei Fedorov - 1 goal, 2 assists, 3 shots, +1, 7/12 FO SEA Marian Hossa - 1 goal, 4 shots, 4 TA CAL David Legwand - 1 goal, 3 shots, GWG Wellington Dukes 01/19/2004 Brandon 4 at Wellington 5 WEL Kim Johnsson - 2 goals, 1 assist, 5 shots, 2 TA BWK Peter Bondra - 2 goals, 5 shots WEL Marco Sturm - 1 goal, 2 shots, +1, GWG 01/21/2004 Calgary 3 at Wellington 2 (OT) CAL Kimmo Timonen - 1 goal, 2 assists, 4 shots, +3, 3 TA WEL Kim Johnsson - 1 goal, 4 shots, 4 TA CAL Chris Gratton - 1 goal, 5 shots, +1, GWG 01/23/2004 Red Deer 2 at Wellington 4 WEL Marco Sturm - 1 goal, 1 assist, 7 shots, +2, 1 TA WEL Daymond Langkow - 1 goal, 1 shot, +2, GWG WEL Patric Kjellberg - 1 goal, 5 shots, +1, 1 TA 01/26/2004 Labrador 4 at Wellington 0 LAB Marty Turco - 38 save shutout, 8/8 GRS LAB Alexei Kovalev - 2 goals, 4 shots, +2 LAB Zigmund Palffy - 1 assist, 9 shots, +1, 3 TA 01/29/2004 West Coast 5 at Wellington 2 WCE Mike Grier - 1 goal, 5 shots, +1 WCE Tomas Kaberle - 3 assists, 1 shot, +2, 1 TA WCE Alex Tanguay - 1 goal, 2 shots, +1, GWG West Coast Express 01/22/2004 Alaska 3 at West Coast 0 ALA Dwayne Roloson - 25 save shutout, 5/5 GRS ALA Rod Brind'Amour - 1 goal, 2 shots, +1, 3/4 FO, GWG ALA Niclas Havelid - 1 assist, 1 shot, +2, 1 TA 01/27/2004 Saratoga 4 at West Coast 0 SAR Jocelyn Thibault - 31 save shutout, 7/7 GRS SAR Mats Sundin - 1 goal, 6 shots, +1, 10/13 FO, 1 TA, GWG SAR Mike Comrie - 2 goals, 5 shots, +1, 2/3 FO 01/28/2004 Inside 6 at West Coast 2 INS Dany Heatley - 4 goals, 7 shots, +4, 2 TA, GWG INS Markus Naslund - 1 goal, 2 assists, 5 shots, +3, 2 TA INS Peter Forsberg - 4 assists, 1 shot, +4 01/30/2004 Brandon 2 at West Coast 4 WCE Chris Drury - 1 goal, 13 shots, +1, 3 TA WCE Magnus Arvedson - 1 goal, 1 assist, 1 shot, +1, GWG WCE Patrick Lalime - 35/37 saves, 8/9 GRS 02/02/2004 Inside 6 at West Coast 0 INS Manny Legace - 38 save shutout, 4/4 GRS INS Eric Daze - 1 goal, 1 assist, 6 shots, +2, GWG INS Markus Naslund - 1 goal, 1 assist, 6 shots, +1, 1 TA ************************************************************************** Common Questions & Answers Q: When is the trade deadline? A: According to the constitution, the deadline for making trades is Block 7. At our current rate of play, one block equals two weeks, this year's deadline will be February 20th. After that date, deals will be on hold until the playoffs conclude. Got a question that you think needs an answer in the Newsletter, e-mail me and just ask! ************************************************************************** Player of the Week North American League Youth over beauty? Dany Heatley takes the player of the week honors. The kid had a hat trick against Calgary and a four goal night at West Coast. But with new blood coming in, will it disrupt his chemistry? Glen Murray (BWK) - 2 hat tricks, 10 goals, 8 assists, +6 Dany Heatley (INS) - 13 goals, 1 4, 1hat, 8 assists, +15 Peter Forsberg (INS) - 5 goals, 17 assists, +14 Markus Naslund (INS) - 10 goals, 16 assists, +18 Block 1: Mats Sundin (SAR) Block 2: Glen Murray (BWK) Block 3: Al MacInnis (WEL) Block 4: Joe Thronton (WCE) Block 5: Dany Heatley (INS) World League No nominations or winner because I don't have time to sort through the World League stats. Block 1: Mats Sundin (HIB) Block 2: Mathieu Schnider (POR) Block 3: NONE ************************************************************************** Goaltender of the Week North American League Hands down, Dwayne Roloson gets the honors for Alaska as he scores four shutouts this bi-week. In nine games, Roloson was 7-1-1 with four shutouts, 1.97 GAA and a 93.5 save percentage. His outstanding performance has vaulted the Aces back into first place. Block 1: Garth Snow (KKK) Block 2: Ed Belfour (CAL) Block 3: Manny Fernandez (ALA) Block 4: Marty Turco (LAB) Block 5: Dwayne Roloson (ALA) World League No nominations or winner because I don't have time to sort through the World League stats. Block 1: Corey Schwab (ABE) Block 2: Roberto Luongo (CRC) Block 3: NONE ************************************************************************** IF THE PLAYOFFS STARTED THIS WEEK NORTH AMERICAN LEAGUE EASTERN CONFERENCE #4 Wellington Dukes Vs. #1 Alaska Aces #3 Inside Shots Vs. #2 Labrador Moose Just out: Kent Kounty Killer Kittens (1 point), Kentucky (11 points) WESTERN CONFERENCE #4 West Coast Express Vs. #1 Saratoga Sting #3 Iowa Wolves Vs. #2 Calgary Grizzlies Just out: Red Deer, Seattle (tie-breaker), Brandon (2 points) ------------------------------ WORLD LEAGUE EASTERN CONFERENCE #4 Ottawa Axemen Vs. #1 Aberdeen Flying Scotsmen #3 Monarch Lions Vs. #2 Floral Park Falcons Just out: Portland (6 points) WESTERN CONFERENCE #4 Campbell River Canucks Vs. #1 Hibbing Stink Badgers #3 Ibiza Corsairs Vs. #2 Kodiak Attack Just out: Saginaw Sentinals (4 points) ************************************************************************** ASSOCIATE LIST: SINCE GP If you're still an active associate, and aren't on this list, please get in contact with me. Thanks! Mike (avanderburg9569@rogers.com) ************************************************************************** INCENTIVE POINTS Just keeping track of who's putting in a little extra effort, or who is being slack or uncaring. Who knows, the numbers could affect your position for the Manager of the Year ballot, or something else more significant. Plus it shows me who's helping out. Total number of incentive points listed in parentheses. Richard Blevins (IBI) -.5 No vote (-1.5) Jamie Buggy (FLO) -.5 No vote (-1.5) Mark Caren (BCW) -.5 No vote (-.5) Dennis Derby (IOW) -.5 No vote (-.5) Mason Harris (CAM/SAR) (+1) Jonathon Himann (CAL) -.5 No vote (+1.5) Steve Izumi (OTT/WEL) (0) Jim Kruser (KOD) -.5 No vote (-1.5) Mike Lilja (POR/ALA) -1 No votes (+0) Dan Irvine (ABE/LAB) -.5 Emergency player acquisition/late CM (+3.5) Chuck Lundgren (DAK) (0) Jason McCorrister (RDA) -.5 No vote, +1 Newsletter Article, -.5 Late (modified) CM (+2) David Ramey (KIT) -.5 No vote, +1 Newsletter Article, -.5 Late CM (-1.5) Dave Roy (HAR) (-.5) David Sheedy (SAS/BWK) -1 No votes (+0) Scott Shigemi (SEA) (-1) Sal Tesoro (+1) Joe Wagner (HIB) -.5 No vote, -.5 Late CM (-2) Mike Webb (MON/INS) -1 No votes (-1) Kevin Webber (WCE) -.5 No vote (-.5) Sal Tesoro (PEO) (0) Michael Yancharas (SAG/KKK) +1 Newsletter Article (-2.5) ************************************************************************** TRANSACTIONS WORLD LEAGUE: ABE - TRADES Roman Hamrlik to Monarch for Derrik Morris. BCW - TRADES Mike Modano, Olaf Kolzig and BCW04#3 to Monarch for Jeff Halpern, MON04#1 and MON04#2. SIGNS Roman Turek from the Free Agent Pool. IBI - TRADES Mike Ribiero and Dmitri Kalinin to Saskatoon for Mike Peca. MON - TRADES Patrick Roy and Doug Weight to Ottawa for Jocelyn Thibault and Joe Thornton. TRADES Derek Morris to Aberdeen for Roman Hamrlik. TRADES Jeff Halpern, MON04#1 and MON04#2 to Barbary Coast for Mike Modano, Olaf Kolzig and BCW04#3. RELEASE Kevyn Adams to the Free Agent Pool. OTT - TRADES Jocelyn Thibault and Joe Thornton to Monarch for Patrick Roy and Doug Weight. ************************************************************************** TRANSACTIONS NORTH AMERICAN LEAGUE: CAL - TRADES Eric Desjardins and RED04#4 to Red Deer for Roman Hamrlik. TRADES Brendan Morrison to Wellington for Keith Primeau. TRADES Keith Primeau and Mike Rathje to Labrador for Alexander Mogilny and Brian Berard. TRADES Jan Bulis and David Legwand to Red Deer for Jason Arnott and Tony Lydman. INS - TRADES Mattias Ohlund and INS04#1 to West Coast for Doug Weight and Brendan Witt. TRADES Tyler Arnason, Mathieu Biron, Dmitri Kalinin and Doug Weight to Kentucky for Craig Conroy, Jeremy Roenick, and Richard Zednick. IOW - TRADES Bryan McCabe and IOW04#4 to Wellington for Al MacInnis. KIT - TRADES Keith Carney, Petr Nedved, and Steve Rucchin to Labrador for Craig Conroy, Mariusz Czerkawski, Kenny Jonsson, and Robert Lang. TRADES Craig Conroy, Jeremy Roenick, and Richard Zednick to Inside for Tyler Arnason, Mathieu Biron, Dmitri Kalinin and Doug Weight. RELEASES Bill Houlder to the Free Agent Pool. LAB - TRADES Craig Conroy, Mariusz Czerkawski, Kim Jonsson, and Robert Lang to Kentucky for Keith Carney, Petr Nedved, and Steve Rucchin. TRADES Alexander Mogilny and Brian Berard to Calgary for Keith Primeau and Mike Rathje. RDA - TRADES Roman Hamrlik to Calgary for Eric Desjardins and RED04#4. TRADES RDA04#1 to West Coast for Paul Kariya. TRADES Simon Gagne to Seattle for Jaroslav Spacek. TRADES Jason Arnott and Tony Lydman to Calgary for Jan Bulis and David Legwand. SEA - TRADES Jaroslav Spacek to Red Deer for Simon Gagne. WEL - TRADES Keith Primeau to Calgary for Brendan Morrison. TRADES Al MacInnis to Iowa for Bryan McCabe and IOW04#4. WCE - TRADES Paul Kariya to Red Deer for RDA04#1. TRADES Doug Weight and Brendan Witt to Inside for Mattias Ohlund and INS04#1. ************************************************************************** League Governing Boards Responsibilities of the following governing boards are outlined in the Constitution. Mike Webb, Commissioner Dan Irvine, Vice-Commissioner **************************************************************************