Sad It's Over.

Another great year for our ABC Hockey League!  A huge thanks to everyone for making this a great 33 weeks.  We saw Alien Hockey win the title in one of the best games ever played for the Championship.  The part that makes me realize that we are doing something right is the fact that we have had 3 different winners in the 3 years we've had the league.

I plan on making even more improvements to the league for next year and have already tossed around a few new ideas.  The survey is also out there now, so make sure you fill it out if you were a player this season.  Keep up to date by following the blog, registering for the the Google Group and also keeping in touch with your captain.  Before we know it, the next season will be upon us.

For now, enjoy your summer, stay in shape and get ready for the next season of hockey!

As the Playoffs Approach

With only 1 game left in the regular season, I looked at the standings to see how things were shaping up. It's always interesting to me how each year different teams are stronger. I was curious to know how all our teams have done in past years as compared to this year.

Here is a list of each team (in order of standings this year) and the place they finished in the 2 years prior.

1) Alien (3)(4)

2) Puck Hawgs (2)(6)

3) Kryptonite (1)(1)

4) Voodoo (4)(3)

5) Irwins (5)(5)

6) Red Alert (6)(2)

I wanted to take it a step further and see what the combined wins (and win %) was over the last 3 season, so Tony Hansen provided the old numbers. Here are the results:

Team W-L-OL (win %) Pts

Kryptonite 65-21-2 (.773) 132

Alien 51-33-4 (.580) 106

Hawgs 48-39-1 (.545) 97

YDD 44-43-1 (.500) 89

Red Alert 32-53-3 (.364) 67

Irwins 23-61-4 (.261) 50

I thought the mix of points, places in standings & win % were fairly good. I've said this a million times, but I'll say it again. In our C League every season there will be a team in first (pretty solidly) a team in last (with not may wins) and 4 teams in between. The goal is that over the long run, each team has an equal chance of winning with all things being equal. By all things equal, I mean, every player shows up for both teams. Since we don't get perfect conditions every time, stats get skewed, teams get beat and even the strong lose a game.

Hopefully everyone has had as much fun as I have this season and good luck to all in the playoffs!

El Logo Cinco de Mayo

Thanks to the excellent work of Mr. Aaron Clutts (of Alien Hockey), we have the jersey logo that will be used for the Cinco de Mayo Tourney. Don't forget to register early to get the early bird discount.