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Early Mornin' JRHL Update

Whiter Mage — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:41:07 -0000

HUNTER
TEAM	W	L	T	PCT	GB
Natty's Ice	54	34	2	.611	--
Deb's Goon Emporium	44	34	12	.556	5
Set Sail For Fail	40	45	5	.472	12.5
Dale City Magi	36	46	8	.444	15
Disgruntled Goats	36	47	7	.439	15.5

LABRE
TEAM	W	L	T	PCT	GB
Two Prongered Assault	59	25	6	.689	--
My Jokes Getzlafs	52	33	5	.606	7.5
Team Pervertedlyslow	42	38	10	.522	15
Prestige Worldwide	31	52	7	.383	27.5
The Royal Tenenbaums	28	52	10	.367	29

LANGWAY
TEAM	W	L	T	PCT	GB
Two Bit Crew	57	30	3	.650	--
Gould's Grinders	49	32	9	.594	5
Ice Warriors X	45	38	7	.539	10
Let's Go Whalers!	29	53	8	.367	25.5
Winnipeg Jets	28	53	9	.361	26

GARTNER
TEAM	W	L	T	PCT	GB
Don't Toews Me Sombrero	48	34	8	.578	--
Polar Bear Rebellion	42	36	12	.533	4
Harrisonburg Dukes	43	41	6	.511	6
Champaign Ice Beagles	32	49	9	.406	15.5
Williamsburg Face Wash	29	52	9	.372	18.5

Full details at http://games.espn.go.com/fhl/standings?leagueId=10409

I feel dirty about getting a 5 point night from Crosby. A little bit. Hunter division keeps getting tighter.

JRHL Update!

Whiter Mage — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:18:12 -0000

HUNTER
TEAM	W	L	T	PCT	GB
Natty's Ice	48	30	2	.613	--
Deb's Goon Emporium	39	29	12	.563	4
Set Sail For Fail	35	41	4	.463	12
Disgruntled Goats	32	41	7	.444	13.5
Dale City Magi	28	45	7	.394	17.5

LABRE
TEAM	W	L	T	PCT	GB
Two Prongered Assault	55	20	5	.719	--
My Jokes Getzlafs	44	31	5	.581	11
Team Pervertedlyslow	39	32	9	.544	14
Prestige Worldwide	30	44	6	.413	24.5
The Royal Tenenbaums	24	47	9	.356	29

LANGWAY
TEAM	W	L	T	PCT	GB
Two Bit Crew	52	25	3	.669	--
Gould's Grinders	44	28	8	.600	5.5
Ice Warriors X	39	34	7	.531	11
Let's Go Whalers!	26	46	8	.375	23.5
Winnipeg Jets	23	49	8	.338	26.5

GARTNER
TEAM	W	L	T	PCT	GB
Don't Toews Me Sombrero	44	30	6	.588	--
Polar Bear Rebellion	36	33	11	.519	5.5
Harrisonburg Dukes	39	37	4	.513	6
Champaign Ice Beagles	28	43	9	.406	14.5
Williamsburg Face Wash	26	46	8	.375	17

Absolutely huge weeks for "Two" teams.

JRHL - Fantasy Hockey, Real Update.

Whiter Mage — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:36:59 -0000

HUNTER
TEAM	W	L	T	PCT	GB
Natty's Ice	31	18	1	.630	--
Deb's Goon Emporium	19	21	10	.480	7.5
Disgruntled Goats	20	25	5	.450	9
Set Sail For Fail	20	28	2	.420	10.5
Dale City Magi	16	29	5	.370	13

LABRE
TEAM	W	L	T	PCT	GB
Two Prongered Assault	35	11	4	.740	--
My Jokes Getzlafs	30	16	4	.640	5
Team Pervertedlyslow	23	20	7	.530	10.5
Prestige Worldwide	21	25	4	.460	14
The Royal Tenenbaums	15	29	6	.360	19

LANGWAY
TEAM	W	L	T	PCT	GB
Two Bit Crew	31	16	3	.650	--
Ice Warriors X	29	16	5	.630	1
Gould's Grinders	26	17	7	.590	3
Let's Go Whalers!	17	28	5	.390	13
Winnipeg Jets	15	29	6	.360	14.5

GARTNER
TEAM	W	L	T	PCT	GB
Don't Toews Me Sombrero	27	18	5	.590	--
Polar Bear Rebellion	21	20	9	.510	4
Harrisonburg Dukes	22	26	2	.460	6.5
Williamsburg Face Wash	17	27	6	.400	9.5
Champaign Ice Beagles	14	30	6	.340	12.

Monday Morning(midafternoon?) Must be time for JRHL Standings Update!

Whiter Mage — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:38:45 -0000

LABRE
TEAM	W	L	T	PCT	GB
My Jokes Getzlafs	20	7	3	.717	--
Baby Got Backes	20	8	2	.700	0.5
Team Pervertedlyslow	15	11	4	.567	4.5
Prestige Worldwide	15	13	2	.533	5.5
The Royal Tenenbaums	12	13	5	.483	7

HUNTER
TEAM	W	L	T	PCT	GB
Natty's Ice	18	11	1	.617	--
Deb's Goon Emporium	11	11	8	.500	3.5
Set Sail For Fail	14	15	1	.483	4
Dale City Magi	11	17	2	.400	6.5
Disgruntled Goats	9	20	1	.317	9

LANGWAY
TEAM	W	L	T	PCT	GB
Gould's Grinders	15	10	5	.583	--
Two Bit Crew	16	12	2	.567	0.5
Ice Warriors X	12	15	3	.450	4
Let's Go Whalers!	11	15	4	.433	4.5
Winnipeg Jets	9	17	4	.367	6.5

GARTNER
TEAM	W	L	T	PCT	GB
Polar Bear Rebellion	15	9	6	.600	--
Williamsburg Face Wash	13	13	4	.500	3
Don't Toews Me Sombrero	12	14	4	.467	4
Harrisonburg Dukes	11	18	1	.383	6.5
Champaign Ice Beagles	8	18	4	.333	8

Japers Rink Fantasy Hockey League Standings Update

Whiter Mage — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:49:39 -0000

HUNTER
TEAM	W	L	T	PCT	GB
Natty's Ice	10	9	1	.525	--
Deb's Goon Emporium	7	8	5	.475	1
Team SetSailForFail	8	11	1	.425	2
Dale City Magi	7	11	2	.400	2.5
Disgruntled Goats	7	12	1	.375	3

LABRE
TEAM	W	L	T	PCT	GB
My Jokes Getzlafs	15	4	1	.775	--
Baby Got Backes	12	6	2	.650	2.5
Team Pervertedlyslow	12	6	2	.650	2.5
Prestige Worldwide	10	10	0	.500	5.5
The Royal Tenenbaums	8	10	2	.450	6.5

LANGWAY
TEAM	W	L	T	PCT	GB
Gould's Grinders	13	4	3	.725	--
Let's Go Whalers!	10	8	2	.550	3.5
Two Bit Crew	9	11	0	.450	5.5
Ice Warriors X	7	13	0	.350	7.5
Winnipeg Jets	3	14	3	.225	10

GARTNER
TEAM	W	L	T	PCT	GB
Polar Bear Rebellion	12	5	3	.675	--
Williamsburg Face Wash	10	7	3	.575	2
Don't Towes Me Sombrero	9	10	1	.475	4
Harrisonburg Dukes	9	10	1	.475	4
Champaign Ice Beagles	4	13	3	.275	8

As we can see, the Hunter division is heating up, while the Gould's Grinders and My Jokes Getzlafs have jumped out ahead.

Japers' Rink Fantasy Hockey League Update

Whiter Mage — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 15:47:11 -0000

Japers' Rink Fantasy Hockey League Update

Your standings after week one. Big wins for the entire Labre division.

Divisional Realignment?

Whiter Mage — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 18:19:43 -0000

A conversation with Stanley Cup of Chowder over on his blog
(http://www.stanleycupofchowder.com/2009/10/1/1065344/bruins-fall-to-washington-4-1-in#comments) has got me thinking - the Caps really do play against Atlantic and Northeast foes better than they do against the Southeast. I also got to thinking about the time old conversation of divisional realignments, which I think makes a lot of sense.

We've been in the Southeast since the league adopted the 6 division format, and honestly, I'm tired of it. Our closest thing to a rival in our division is just a team that hates us and throws beer on our fans when we go visit. I can't think of a team in the Northeast and Atlantic who I dislike less than Carolina.

The league insists on geographical divisions, which I'm fine with. They make the most sense to keep travel costs down, but it's completely unfair to the Capitals. Raleigh is 278 miles from DC by car. By contrast, Pittsburgh (246), Philly (138), and New York (227) are all closer. I can't think of a team that is closer to five non-divisional rivals than it is to ONE divisional foe (Except, perhaps Nashville, but I doubt it).

If you look further, the Capitals are 1,035 miles from Sunrise, FL (Panthers). By contrast, the Capitals are closer to MONTREAL (592), and they're about as far away as you need to get.

The facts are, the geographical divisions may hurt the Capitals. It could even be possible that the team is more tired from longer flights to divisional foes. Regardless, I think the divisions are a joke. Five teams compete for a promised 1-3 spot. I'd rather 7 or 8 teams compete for a 1-2 spot. That in mind, I propose a divisional realignment, and if you want to base on geography, that's fine, but leaving the Capitals out of divisional match-ups with Philadelphia and Pittsburgh is marketing the NHL just is letting slip away. And maybe if we were in a new division, we'd find a way to play better more consistantly.

Hell, we're even closer to more teams in the Central division than we are the Southeast. Swap us with Nashville, and the divisional travel schedule wouldn't even change that much.

Regardless, it's just a shame that we can't play as well against Southeast opponents, or I wouldn't even bring this up.

Japers' Rink Fantasy Hockey Draft

Whiter Mage — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:36:13 -0000

Sorry for the second fanpost, but there's nothing I can do to create a new poll with the new suggestions. Tuesday may be a better option. As far as time, please leave comments to what time is the best.

Since SBNaiton requires 75 words, I'm going to be listing the teams that are participating.

Dale City Magi

Labre Division

Langway Division

Winnipeg Jets

Gartner Division

Williamsburg Face Wash

Champaign Ice Beagles

Polar Bear Rebellion

Harrisonburg Dukes

Don't Towes Me Sombrero

There we go. Now vote. I've heard a few more people would be interested in playing, but the slots are filled. If there's enough interest, we can definitely start a second league. In the comments, can trash talk and make jokes about bad team names (I mean, Dale City? Really? That place couldn't even support a Waffle House).

If you're available for multiple times, vote for one, and elaborate in the comments.

Poll

Draft - best time/date for you?

Friday Night (7:30 PM)

2 votes

Sunday Afternoon (4:00 PM)

2 votes

Tuesday Afternoon (4:00 PM)

3 votes

Tuesday Evening (7:30 PM)

10 votes

17 votes | Poll has closed

Japers' Rink Fantasy Hockey League

Whiter Mage — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:54:13 -0000

Seeing as CapsCon is Saturday, I'm thinking we should have the draft Friday Night (As a way to kick it off and brag about who got Ovechkin at JapersFest) or Sunday Afternoon. I'll have a poll going on here and I'm sorry it took so long to get this organized.

Alternate ideas can be discussed in the comments.

Also, since the fan post needs to be 75 words long, and I only had 61 before this, here is some bullcrap to let me fan post it.

Japers' Rink (Fantasy) Hockey League

Whiter Mage — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:33:23 -0000

With the interest in my Original Post, I've decided to completely change this post into a detailed post.

The first (to my knowledge) JRHL is being organized at ESPN.com. The league is now full. Thanks to everyone who has joined. It will be a head to head categorical league.

The ultimate goal I had was to fill all 20 slots, and have four divisions of five. The four divisions would be the Langway, Labre, Hunter, and Gartner. (EDIT: If you've never played before, you may request to be in a division with players who also have not played before to increase parity. You may also ask me or any other experienced player who offers help any questions at all.)

The winner of the league will be awarded the ESPN equivalent of a trophy - a screen saying you won a trophy. This cup will be called the Japers' Rink Cup. Each division winner will also receive a banner. I'm toying with adding a "President DMG's Award" to the team with the highest cumulative stats on the regular season.

My deadline for joining the league is going to be September 24th. I can add teams after that if there's space, but at that point we need to know what divisions are going to happen, and make schedules and the like. The draft will occur on either Septermber 26th(Saturday) or September 27th(Sunday). We'll make that call with a poll on the site.

If you'd like to join, and I hope you do, please send an email to me at mage.ogre@gmail.com, and thank you to those who have already joined.