Monday, February 3, 2014

Week 19: We didn't start the fire

This is the final week of competition in the IHHL before the players head off to Sochi for Winter Olympic break. While the IHHL players travel to Sochi to represent their respective nations, we here at Game Misconduct will be be providing you, our readers, a brief history of the conferences as well as background on the team owners.

Week 18 saw the Boston Benders take ownership of the number two position for points from the Barrel Riders of Buffalo. The Washington Winter Warriors extended their winning streak to a season high of six games, with the Boston Benders staying hot on their tails by locking up their fifth consecutive win.

The IHHL game of the week was between Team Moran and the the Seattle Wolves. Team Moran, looking to build upon their win over the Cleveland Blackjacks last week, hosted the Wolves in a knock down drag out battle. Team Moran started out the week by winning two of the first three matches, putting the Wolves in the hole. On Thursday, the Wolves scraped by with a .3 win, leading to a change in the momentum. The Wolves rallied around Thursday’s win and marched onto victory throughout the weekend. Final Score: Team Moran (4 and 14) 175.9 to the Wolves (6 and 12) 199.

This week the Denver Devil Donkeys hosted the Richmond Prexies. The Prexies, still looking for that elusive first win of the season, fell apart from the first game. Captain Sidney Crosby put up huge numbers and tried to rally the team, but it was just not to be. The Prexies fell to the D3 by over 200 points, setting a new league record for largest disparity in points. The D3’s ended up taking the match up and put up the most points for the week. Final Score: D3 (14 and 4) 325.4 to the Prexies (0 and 14) 124.1.

The Milwaukee Monarchs, looking to at keep the pressure up the Barrel Riders of Buffalo, went on the road to challenge the Washington Winter Warriors in week 18. The Monarchs worked hard all week long against the Warriors, but time and again the Warriors proved to be the better team. In Friday’s matchup, the Warriors outscored the Monarchs, despite being outnumbered almost two to one. Final Score: Warriors (16 and 2) 289.3 to the Monarchs (11 and 7) 246.1.

The Cleveland Blackjacks traveled to Massachusetts in week 18 to take on the Boston Benders. The Blackjacks went into week 18 looking to play the role of spoiler and disrupt the Benders’ four win streak. The Bender’s opened up the week on Monday by establishing a 30 point lead. The opening night drubbing, combined with the 4 game slide led to the Blackjacks’ looking lethargic and unmotivated on the ice. Final Score: Benders (14 and 4) 301.5 to the Blackjacks (3 and 15) 168.5.

In what ended up being a rather heated battle, the Saskatoon Sasquatches hosted the Barrel Riders of Buffalo in week 18. Both teams were looking to bounce back from stinging losses in week 17 and the Sasquatches opened up on Monday by taking a 14 point lead. The Barrel Riders answered back on Tuesday by outscoring the Sasquatches by nearly 50 points. The perceived “showboating” and drubbing by the Barrel Riders led to a heated altercation between the Sasquatches owner Brian Atkinson and Barrel Riders’s Scott Hall. As a result of the altercation, Mr. Atkinson was banned from the remainder of the games for the week. Final Score: Sasquatches (9 and 9) 235.9 to BrB’s (13 and 5) 295.2.

Gif of the Week
This weeks gif is of the Barrel Riders’s Goalie, showboating after their win. One can see why the Sasquatches were so upset.


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