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May 13, 2012 Vol. 2, No. 4

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Welcome to the May 13, 2012 Edition of Gamespeak - The FHL Playoff Edition. The FHL Playoff Bracket:


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Table of Contents:

P. 1 – FHL Playoff Bracket (The Quest for the Crystal)

P.2 - Table of Contents.

P.2 – FHL Historical First Playoff Game Broadcast through Twitter!

P. 3 – “Top 7 FHL Frequent Trading Teams & Analysis” by Chad Pridemore

P.10 – “FHL Playoffs Round 1” by Howard Cossell, Jr.

P. 15 – “Draft Order” by Asst. Commissioner Chad Pridemore

P. 17 – From the Commissioner’s Office – Individual and Team Awards.

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Top Seven FHL Frequent Trading Teams & Analysis

By Asst. Commissioner Chad Pridemore

#7 Quebec Nordiques

Johnny Francoeur pulled the trigger on one trade this season and it was big one that turned in his favor. On

10/03/11, the Florida Everblades sent Ryan Callahan and Martin Havlat to Quebec for Zach Bogosian, Alex

Burmistrov, and Sam Gagner. There were no draft picks involved in the trade. Quebec got a combined 34 goals, 50

assists, and 84 points out of this trade. Quebec earns the seventh spot in the list for making their one trade a big

one.

#6 Indianapolis Checkers

Indianapolis Checkers Owner Andrew Smith made two trades this season putting him at #5 on the list for frequency

of trades. Indianapolis broke the trading ice on 09/25/11 by sending Matt Carle to the Gatineau City Bulldogs for P-A

Parenteau and their 3rd round draft pick. Indianapolis got 18 goals and 28 assists from Parenteau and a 3rd round

draft pick. Overall this was a good trade for Indianapolis as Gatineau traded Matt Carle to Montreal in an even two

way trade.

On 12/8/11, Indianapolis acquired Jack Skille from the Boston Whalers in exchange for their 5th round draft pick. The

2012-2013 season will show how well this trade fares. Skille played only 46 games in the NHL for the 2011-2012

season with four goals and six assists.


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#5 Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens owner Bill Kay made also two trades this season. The Canadiens made both of their trades in

February in what appeared to be an effort to make the playoffs. On 02/10/12, Montreal sent Ray Whitney to Exton

for their 3rd round draft pick. Whitney gave Exton three goals and six assists in 15 games. In the 2011-2012 season,

Whitney played pretty well earning 24 goals and 53 assists in 82 GP and is still playing in the playoffs for Phoenix.

The jury is out on this trade since Whitney has done well in the NHL this season and depending on who Bill Kay

acquires in their 3rd round pick.

Two days later Bill Kay pulled off a big trade with the Gatineau City Bulldogs. This trade sent shock waves through

the FHL wires when it was announced. Gatineau City sent Brad Richards and Matt Carle for Patrick Marleau and Chris

Phillips. Here is chart to analyze this trade comparing this year in the FHL against how they played this year in the

NHL. The FHL chart only lists how they played for each team after the trade which would be effective 03/01 on the

FHL calendar.

FHL Montreal G A GP NHL Montreal G A GP

Brad Richards 3 9 16 Brad Richards 25 41 82

Matt Carle 0 5 16 Matt Carle 4 34 82

FHL Gatineau G A GP NHL Gatineau G A GP

Patrick Marleau 10 12 16

Patrick Marleau 30 34 82

Chris Phillips 0 0 16 Chris Phillips 5 14 80

Perhaps the biggest trade for Bill was the one he didn’t do which was trade Henrik Sedin. Near the trading deadline there were rumors that Les Habs star center was being shopped around and on the trading block. There had already been several blockbuster trades in the block prior (5) so him leaving Montreal wasn’t that farfetched. However Bill Kay decided not to pull off any trades. Henrik was ecstatic that he remained a Montreal Canadian and helped the team get into the post season.


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#4 Florida Everblades

Brian Sakolsky and the Florida Everblades come in #4 on the trades list with a total of three trades for the season. As

listed under the Quebec analysis, Quebec certainly made out on this deal for the 2011-2012 FHL season. Zach

Bogosian, Alex Burmistrov, and Sam Gagner did not do much for Florida this season but when you look at the chart

below, it appears Florida will benefit from the acquisition of these players.

FHL Florida G A GP NHL Florida G A GP

Zach Bogosian 2 8 68 Zach Bogosian 5 25 65

Alex Burmistrov 0 0 0

Alex Burmistrov 13 15 76

Sam Gagner 5 12 70 Sam Gagner 18 29 75

FHL Quebec G A GP NHL Quebec G A GP

Ryan Callahan 17 25 59 Ryan Callahan 29 25 76

Martin Havlat 17 25 81 Martin Havlat 7 20 39

On 11/25/11, Florida traded Danny Heatley to the Boston Whalers for Paul Stastny and their 3rd round draft pick. This

appears to be a very even trade both for this season as well next year. Both players are fairly even in the statistics

column for the NHL this year. Overall, it was a good trade for Florida as they acquired a third round pick in the process.

On 11/27/11, Sakolsky and his Everblades traded Brad Richards to Gatineau City for Milan Lucic. Brad Richards was

then traded to Montreal in February in the big trade between Gatineau City and Montreal. This was another good

trade by Florida as Lucic lead the team in goals, PP goals, and two points shy of tying the point record for the team.


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#3 Gatineau City Bulldogs

The Gatineau City Bulldogs owned by Luc Savard rank #3 in the trade list after accumulating six trades during the season.

Gatineau started the trading off by sending P-A Parenteau and their 3rd round pick to Indianapolis for Matt Carle on

09/25/11. Gatineau City later traded Matt Carle to Montreal in February.

Their next trade was Milan Lucic for Brad Richards on 11/27/11. Gatineau then traded Richards to Montreal in February.

On 11/27/11, the Bulldogs traded Carl Gunnarson to Exton for their 5th round draft pick.

On 12/24/11, Gatineau sent Greg Nemisz to Exton for Brendon Morrison.

FHL Johnstown G A GP NHL Johnstown G A GP

James Van Riemsdyk 7 8 24

James Van Riemsdyk 11 13 43

Max Pacioretty 10 9 25 Max Pacioretty 33 32 79

Dustin Brown 7 9 29 Dustin Brown 22 32 82

Blake Wheeler 8 10 29 Blake Wheeler 17 47 80

FHL Gatineau City G A GP NHL Gatineau City G A GP

Taylor Hall 8 12 21 Taylor Hall 27 26 61

Jochen Hecht 1 0 22 Jochen Hecht 4 4 22

The Bulldogs made a big trade on 01/31/2012 with the Johnstown Chiefs.

This chart highlights the trade. Johnstown did give up their 2nd round draft pick in this deal. Overall, Johnstown will

benefit from this trade and Luc Savard appeared to give up a lot for a 2nd round pick. However he did pick up LW Taylor

Hall who has been touted as having future FHL MVP potential.

The Bulldogs made their final trade with Montreal on 02/12/12. The details of this trade are listed under Montreal’s

analysis. It appeared to be a fairly even trade with no draft picks involved. Patrick Marleau may be the better player in

the trade so the Bulldogs may have a slight advantage here.


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#2 Boston Whalers

Doug Shirley and the Boston Whalers made seven trades during the season putting them at #2 on the list. There were

a lot of draft picks involved as Doug Shirley was on a rebuilding mission.

On 11/24/11, Boston sent Nathan Horton to Cincinnati for Patrice Bergeron. This was an even trade where both

players finished at the top tier of their respective teams for offensive production.

One day later the Whalers traded with Florida as listed under their analysis. It appeared to be an even trade for Boston

but they did give up a 3rd round draft pick.

On third day of consecutive trading, Doug Shirley parted with Brandon Dubinsky in a deal with the New York Dolphins

for Tuomo Ruutu and their 3rd round draft pick. Boston gained a 3rd round draft pick back in the process but Brandon

Dubinsky played much better hockey this season than Ruutu.

On 01/09/12, Boston traded draft picks with the California Zephyrs. Boston traded round one and six for round two

and five. This appears to be Doug placing greater value having the first pick in the 2nd round when the draft is open

for all players versus a first round pick which is limited strictly to rookie picks only. It will be interesting to see the

results after the draft next season.

On 02/22/12, Boston made their biggest trade of the season with the Exton Igloos. Boston traded Marc Andre Fleury

and James Wisniewski for Cory Schneider, Tim Gleason and two draft picks consisting of Round two (Cleveland) &

Round Four (McGregor). The highlight of the trade was the exchange in goaltenders and draft picks. Here is a chart of

the goalie trade.

FHL Boston GAA W/L SV% NHL Boston GAA W SV% GP

Cory Schneider 2.6 9-13 0.923 Cory Schneider 1.96

20-8 0.937 33

FHL Exton GAA W SV% NHL Exton GAA W SV% GP

Marc Andre Fleury 2.86 27-30 0.916 Marc Andre Fleury 2.36

42-17 0.913 67

On 02/26/12, Boston made their final trade with Exton again. This trade involved sending Ryan Suter, Andrei Kostitsyn,

and Round four (McGregor) to the Igloos for Louis Eriksson. Exton later traded the Round four (McGregor) to Detroit in

the last trade of the season.


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#1 Exton Igloos

Jeff Murray and the Exton Igloos made a whopping ten trades during the season earning the #1 spot on the

frequent traders list in the FHL.

Their first trade was with the Columbus Jaguars on 10/26/11 by sending Ben Lovejoy and Andrei Loktionov to

the Jaguars for David Steckel and their 3rd round draft pick. Neither team lost or gained much on their rosters

but Exton did get a 3rd round draft pick.

On 11/27/11, Jeff Murray made a deal with the Cleveland Barons. Exton sent Chris Kunitz and their 4th round

draft pick to Cleveland for Derek Mackenzie and their 2nd round draft pick. As long as Exton gets a good pick

with the 2nd round pick, it should be a decent trade for them.

On the same day, Exton made a trade with Gatineau City by sending their 5th round pick for Carl Gunnarson.

On 12/24/11, Exton sent Brendon Morrison to Gatineau City for Greg Nemisz.

The Igloos made their blockbuster trade on 01/27/12 with the McGregor Condors. Below is an analysis chart

of the trade. McGregor sent their Round one and four draft picks for Round three (Columbus) in the trade as

well.

FHL Exton G A GP NHL Exton G A GP

Derek Stepan 6 6 31 Derek Stepan 17 34 82

Jared Cohen 0 0 0 Jared Cohen 5 12 82

Nikita Nikitin (Traded) x x x Nikita Nikitin 7 25 61

Carlo Colaiacovo 0 7 10 Carlo Colaiacovo 2 17 64

Rostislav Olesz (FA) x x x Rostislav Olesz

FHL McGregor G A GP NHL McGregor G A GP

Duncan Keith 2 11 28 Duncan Keith 4 36 74

Sergei Gonchar 1 14 28 Sergei Gonchar 5 32 74

Peter Regin 0 0 0 Peter Regin 2 2 10

Craig Adams 3 1 28 Craig Adams 5 13 82

Blake Geoffrion 0 0 0 Blake Geoffrion


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On 02/10/12, Montreal sent Ray Whitney to Exton for their 3rd round draft pick. Whitney gave Exton three goals

and six assists in 15 games. In the 2011-2012 season, Whitney played pretty well earning 24 goals and 53 assists

in 82 GP and is still playing in the playoffs for Phoenix. The jury is out on this trade since Whitney has done well

in the NHL this season and depending on who Bill Kay acquires in their 3rd round pick.

On 02/14/12, The Igloos traded Adam McQuaid and their 2nd round pick to the Kansas City Ice Twisters for

Daniel Alfredsson and their 3rd round pick. Alfredsson had a sub-par season for Exton and McQuaid did not play

much for Kansas City. Both players should have a better season next year and both teams will benefit from this

trade. Alfredsson was an All Star in the NHL this year although he may retire at this season end. McQuaid is a

premier enforcer defenseman. He takes on all comers and can intimidate.

On 02/22/12, Exton made a bigger trade with Boston by sending Cory Schneider, Tim Gleason and two draft

picks consisting of Round two (Cleveland) & Round Four (McGregor) for Marc Andre Fleury and James

Wisniewski . The highlight of the trade was the exchange in goaltenders and draft picks. Here is a chart of the

goalie trade.

FHL Boston GAA W/L SV% NHL Boston GAA W SV% GP

Cory Schneider 2.6 9-13 0.923 Cory Schneider 1.96

20-8 0.937 33

FHL Exton GAA W SV% NHL Exton GAA W SV% GP

Marc Andre Fleury 2.86 27-30 0.916

Marc Andre Fleury 2.36

42-17 0.913 67

On 02/26/12, Exton made another trade with the Boston Whalers. This trade involved sending Ryan Suter,

Andrei Kostitsyn, and Round four (McGregor) to the Igloos for Louis Eriksson. Exton later traded the Round four

(McGregor) to Detroit in the last trade of the season.

The Igloos final trade of the season came as the last trade in the FHL involving a deal with the Detroit Bandits.

Exton traded Nikita Nikitin and their Round four (McGregor) draft pick to Detroit for Brian Rafalski and their 2nd

round draft pick. Detroit was trying to trade Rafalski in hopes of acquiring someone to replace the soon to be

retired Rafalski at the end of the season.

The wheeling and dealing appeared to have paid off. During block 5 (February) Exton got hot and made a

surprising run and for a brief time were in first place in the highly competitive East division. However they

ultimately fell short but finished a respectable 3rd place in the East Division with a 42-31-7 record and 91 points.

Jeff Murray may now proudly don the new moniker of “Trader” Jeff – the most active trader in the FHL.


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The FHL Playoffs: Round 1 by Howard Cosell, Jr

Today we are looking at the playoffs; the teams in the playoffs and the Round 1 match ups. The regular season has come and gone and now eight teams remain standing. But who among these eight are contenders and who are pretenders? Which teams built their regular season through beating up the little guys and which teams were able to handle the grind against other top teams? Casey Stengel once said that a team will win one third of its games and lose one third of its games. It’s what a team does with the last third that determines success or failure. Using that philosophy, Stengel led the New York Yankees to 10 American League pennants in 12 years from 1949 to 1960. However, winning the Pennant in the 1950s was a matter of winning the regular season. The post season was the World Series and nothing else. However, in the age of extended playoffs, this philosophy only takes a team so far as evidenced by Bobby Cox and the Atlanta Braves. The Braves won their division every season but one from 1991 to 2005. The one season was the lost season of 1994 when they were in 2nd when the season was abruptly ended. In those 14 seasons, the Braves reached the World Series 5 times, or about once every three seasons they were in the playoffs. And where Stengel won 7 World Series, the Braves one just one. The regular season can only help us so much as we look to the playoffs. But since the regular season is all that we have to draw upon, that is where we will begin. First, we will look at each team individually; then, we will look at the Round 1 match ups.

Republic Conference

#1 Kansas City: 104 points Goals Scored- 3rd (259) Goals Against- 6th (222) Power Play- 2nd (21.5%) Penalty Kill- 5th (83.6%) Led by Daniel Sedin, the Ice Twisters garnered the most points this season. Their offense is in the top 3 in the league and a solid defense that is in the upper half of the league as well. The key revolves around blueliner Gologoski. Gogo tied for 2nd in goals among defenders(24), tied for 3rd on the team in goals and tied for 2nd in PPGs. He quarterbacks that PP unit which was 2nd in the league and is the only real offensive threat from the blueline.


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#2 Cleveland: 96 points Goals Scored- 15th (209) Goals Against- 1st (185) Power Play- 18th (14.4%) Penalty Kill- 2nd (84.0%) The word is defense. But first a note about the offense, the team was 15th in goals scored. Only the 3 lottery teams scored fewer and the Barons were dead last in PP%. The team’s leading scorer had 59 points. As for the defense, it was spectacular during the season. The Barons yielded the fewest goals by a wide margin. In fact, they were the only team to give up fewer than 200. The PK reflects this as it was 2nd in the league. The first goal of the game is the most important goal for the Barons. If they get it, their defense can smother opponents. If they give it up, their offense isn’t build to come from behind. #3 Montreal: 95 points Goals Scored- 7th (232) Goals Against- 10th (227) Power Play- 15th (16.9%) Penalty Kill- 11th (81.4%) Montreal parleyed average numbers into wins. No team had more shutouts, but no team was shutout more than Montreal. At times they can shutdown any offense and score on any defense, while at other times their offense can’t find the net and their defense can’t protect their own net. Through the ups and downs, the team battled into the playoffs. Montreal may well be the most dangerous team in the playoffs, both to their opponents and to themselves. #4 Cincinnati: 95 points Goals Scored- 14th (222) Goals Against- 3rd (213) Power Play- 12th (17.9%) Penalty Kill- 8th (82.3%) Cincinnati is along the same lines as Cleveland. Cincinnati does have a little more offense and better PP, but their defense isn’t as stingy as Cleveland’s and the PK was a pedestrian 8th among 18 teams in the FHL this season. They boast only three 20 goal scores; the most being 25 by Horton. This team relies heavily on goaltender Henrik Lundqvist. They will go as far as he can carry them.


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National Conference

#1 Quebec: 102 points Goals Scored- 2nd (260) Goals Against- 9th (227) Power Play- 7th (19.7%) Penalty Kill- 9th (82.0%) Quebec is a very balanced team, both among the forwards and blueliners, 5 forwards with 61 or more points and 3 defensemen with double digit goals and 36 or more points. This balance led to the 2nd most goals this season in the FHL and the 2nd most points at 102. However, the defense was very average when it came to stopping opponents from scoring goals. In large part this can be attributed to the 36.6 shots per game given up, the second highest number of shots against in the FHL this season. Price is a good goalie, but that is a lot of rubber to stop. #2 Gatineau City: 96 points Goals Scored- 4th (255) Goals Against- 5th (221) Power Play- 3rd (21.1%) Penalty Kill- 3rd (83.7%) On paper, this is the team to beat. The 4th most goals and the 3rd best PP, combined with the 5th fewest goals and 3rd best PK. The team is deep and balanced. Yet it finished second and for a team with that much talent, a rather disappointing 96 points. Chief among the underachieving was Mike Richards. It wasn’t his 11 goals and 30 points which caught our attention. It was his -9 on a team with the 2nd highest goal differential (+34) which was bothersome. Many Bulldogs played very well as evidenced by the numbers, but many also pulled a vanishing act which could prove costly in the playoffs against the top teams. #3 Johnstown: 88 points Goals Scored- 8th (230) Goals Against- 7th (223) Power Play- 16th (15.3%) Penalty Kill- 1st (84.1%) If you want to talk balanced scoring, this is the place to go. The Chiefs had but two 20 goal scorers;

however, they had an incredible 15 players who scored 10 or more goals. The balance led to the 8th

most goals scored, but also the 3rd worst PP efficiency. On the flip side, they had the top PK and

allowed the 7th fewest goals. To go with the “anyone of our guys can score” offense, the team has a

tough defense and Roberto Luongo in the net. In the end, Johnstown’s margin of victory is razor thin

and they must play near perfect hockey against the high caliber of talent they will face in the playoffs.


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#4 Columbus: 88 points Goals Scored- 5th (244) Goals Against- 8th (224) Power Play- 6th (19.9%) Penalty Kill- 6th (82.4%) Two very good forward lines helped lead to the 5th most goals in the FHL and the 6th best PP. Their 6th best PK shows good form by their special teams overall. It is the rather average 8th fewest goals among the 18 team which is cause for concern. Tim Thomas led the league in Save %. But he was tied for 3rd best goals against because the Jagaurs give up the 3rd most shots on goal in the FHL, 36.1 shots allowed per game. With the better forwards in the playoffs, giving up that many shots on goal is a risky venture.

Round 1 Match Ups

#1 Kansas City vs #4 Cincinnati- Kansas City has a strong overall game, where Cincinnati relies on its defense. More worrying for Cincinnati is that their defense resulted in an average PK, where Kansas City had the 2nd best power play in the FHL. During the regular season, Kansas City won four of the six meetings between the two teams. And that’s the call here, Cincinnati puts up a valiant fight but this goes to Kansas City in 6. #2 Cleveland vs #3 Montreal Under normal circumstances, games involving Cleveland generally tend toward “whoever scores first, wins.” Cleveland’s defense is superb. Not only did Cleveland give up the fewest goals, but they had the fewest shots against (29.4) as well. Finding the Cleveland goalie can be a challenge. However, Montreal’s inconsistency throws that out the window. Inconsistency leads to unpredictability. Montreal can give up the first goal and then wake up for 5 goals. Or they can score the first goal and think it’s over while their opponent puts up 5 goals. Montreal is capable of anything in any given game, both good and bad. The regular season saw Cleveland take three out of five, but the scores were all over the place. In the end, this will be an exciting series, but we are taking the consistent D over the anything is possible team. Cleveland wins in 7.

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#1 Quebec vs #4 Columbus The numbers for these two teams are remarkably similar, but they take two very different routes to get to those numbers. There are two numbers which are different. Most would look to the first, 102 points vs 88 points. Quebec is the #1 seed in the Conference and was one of two teams to surpass the century mark this season. However, the second number is the head to head meetings in which Columbus took four of five. Quebec did win the last game of the five, but was blown out in the previous game. Columbus has Quebec’s number and unless the Nordiques come up with a new game plan, they are done like dinner. The prediction is Columbus in 6. #2 Gatineau City vs #3 Johnstown This is a classic underachiever vs overachiever. Johnstown’s overall numbers are average. But they made those average numbers stand up to make the playoffs and be a #3 seed. Gatineau City’s overall numbers are excellent, yet the results aren’t. We’re not saying they are bad, they are the #2 seed. It is ironic that these two made a rather noteworthy trade during the season. Johnstown won the season series taking three of five. However, the teams split the two games after the big trade. The numbers lean toward Johnstown, but this prediction is coming from a gut-feeling, Gatineau City finds a way and wins in 7.

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Gamespeak would like to express their gratitude to the author for the preceding analysis of the teams.

However, the preceding articles do not necessarily reflect or represent the views of Gamespeak or its readers.

Any expressed or implied written opinions represents those of the authors and Gamespeak can assume no

responsibility or liability for any angst, lost sleep, headaches, euphoria, anger, remorse, etc., etc. (See

editorial at end of Gamespeak for further comment on this).


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Draft Order 2012 FHL Season*

Round 1

Previous Owner Round 2 Previous Owner Round 3 Previous Owner

California

Boston California California Detroit

Exton Detroit Detroit

Florida

Florida

Florida Los Angeles

Los Angeles

Los Angeles

Winnipeg

Winnipeg

Winnipeg California Boston Boston

Florida Boston

Indianapolis

Indianapolis

Indianapolis Exton McGregor McGregor

McGregor

Columbus

Columbus

McGregor Columbus/Exton

Johnstown

Gatineau City Johnstown Johnstown

Exton

Kansas City Exton Montreal Exton

California New York New York

Boston New York

Cincinnati

Cincinnati

Cincinnati Montreal

Montreal

Montreal

Cleveland

Boston Cleveland/Exton Cleveland

Gatineau City

Gatineau City

Indianapolis Gatineau City

Quebec

Quebec

Quebec Kansas City

Kansas City

Exton Kansas City

Denotes Playoff Team

Denotes Draft Pick

Trade

*The FHL draft will be in reverse order of finish from this season. The only caveat is the bottom 3 teams will compete in a

draft lottery for seeding in the upcoming draft. The lottery will be weighted to the worse team having a better chance for

the #1 overall pick, the second worse team having a better chance for the 2nd overall pick, and the third worse team

having the best chance for the third pick.


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FHL 2012/2013 DRAFT ORDER

Round 4 Previous Owner Round 5

Previous Owner Round 6

Previous Owner

California

Boston California California Detroit

Detroit

Detroit

Florida

Florida

Florida Los Angeles

Los Angeles

Los Angeles

Winnipeg

Winnipeg

Winnipeg Boston

Boston

California Boston

Indianapolis

Boston Indianapolis Indianapolis Detroit McGregor/Exton/Boston/Exton McGregor

McGregor

Columbus

Columbus

Columbus Johnstown

Johnstown

Johnstown

Cleveland Exton

Gatineau City Exton Exton

California New York New York

New York Cincinnati

Cincinnati

Cincinnati

Montreal

Montreal

Montreal Cleveland

Cleveland

Cleveland

Gatineau City

Gatineau City

Gatineau City

Quebec

Quebec

Quebec Kansas City

Kansas City

Kansas City

Please note playoff teams will be seeded in order of finish in the Post Season with the Crystal winner drafting last.

Please consult the FHL Constitution under “Draft” for details of the draft and lottery.

Special thanks go to Chad Pridemore who prepared the draft grid above and kept track of all the trades throughout the

regular season.


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From the Commissioner’s Office:

Although the majority of the teams did not make the playoffs, their owners can take a

certain pride in the individual accomplishments of their players in the FHL. Listed

below are the FHL Regular Season Award winners. It is interesting to note there are

some repeat winners. The Sniper Award was won by Steven Stamkos last season for

scoring 17 power play goals. He scored 22 this season. Dustin Brown has won his

second “Eraser” Award for most hits. Last season he had 271 hits. This season he

upped it to 293!

The Automatic Individual Player Award Winners in FHL 2011-2012 Season are:

1. The Gunslinger Award (most goals) – Corey Perry (NYD) - 47

2. The Sniper Award (most power play goals) – Steven Stamkos (NYD) - 22

3. The Magician Award (most assists) – David Krejci (ICH) - 51

4. The Federalist Award (point race winner) – Steven Stamkos (NYD) - 92

5. The T-Rex Award (most PIM) – Scottie Hartnell (KCI) – 171

6. Mr. Clutch Award (most GWG) – 5 winners with 8 goals each: Bobby Ryan

(NYD); Patrick Marleau (MCA/GCB); David Backus (MCA); Corey Perry

(NYD); and Drew Stafford (GCB).

7. The Eraser Award (most hits) – Dustin Brown (GCB/JOC) – 293

8. The Pick Pocket Award (most takeaways) – Alexander Ovechkin (JOC) – 79

9. The Shield Award (most blocks) – Mike Weaver (DBA) - 214

10. The Smythe Trophy (Playoff MVP) – TBD

11. The Commissioner’s Trophy Winner (Team with most points FHL) – Kansas

City Ice Twisters – 104 points

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

5. The Rebound Award – most improved team/coach.

6. The Reporter Award – Best game write ups and recaps 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 Pridemore at the conclusion of the

Crystal Finals.

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