Te Borscher Sporttelegraaf: Borschland Hockey News

Standings

2008-05-20T17:50:00.002-04:00

Team W L T P

Te Staff 19 2 3 41

Matexipar 18 1 4 39

Onatten 15 1 7 37

Rijward 15 2 6 36

Mechen 14 3 6 34

Bjaward 15 6 2 32

Wrischer 9 10 4 22

Tarlunz 7 9 6 20

Bevinlunz 8 12 3 19

Holtzlund 7 11 4 18

Menesanne 6 12 5 17

Domatische 5 10 7 17

Atterische 4 13 5 13

Lojren 4 12 4 12

Gottwrischer 3 16 5 11

Sajbell 2 15 5 9

Sichebach 2 18 2 6

Te Staff is holding on to a precarious lead atop the standings. Will the pack catch up to them?

Wrischer shocks Te Staff

2008-05-19T15:11:00.006-04:00

Wrischer 2, Te Staff 1: In a contested game, it was Wrischer and Kai Ganesmund who came through in the end, as he beat goalie Norbert Grimm through the legs with 3:34 to go in the game. Christoph Anselm scored for Te Staff.

Summary

Scoring

Wrischer 1 0 1-2

Te Staff 0 1 0-1

Penalties: None

Goals: Wrischer: Knapp, Dierk Ganesmund, Kai Te Staff: Anselm, Christoph

Assists: Wrischer: Camenzind, Vitus Godrich, Bjorn Te Staff: Sipken, Uwe

Matexipar 1, Mechen 0: The only goal scored in this game came with 4:56 to go in the second period and was scored by Ekkehardt Falkland. A bone-jarring check by Julius Schymart knocked the puck loose from Bram Landseer. Falkland scooped up the puck and fired it into the net.

Summary

Scoring

Mechen 0 0 0-0

Matexipar 0 1 0-1

Penalties: None

Goals: Matexipar: Falkland, Ekkehardt

Domatische 5, Atterische 4: This was a rollicking, back-and-forth adventure of a game that featured nine goals and 88 shots. Both goalies were taxed to the limit, but Gerwulf Gruenenfelder flipped the puck past Erik Ritsche with 2:23 left in the game.

Summary

Scoring

Domatische 3 0 2-5

Atterische 1 2 1-4

Penalties: None

Goals: Domatische: Gruenenfelder, Gerwulf Nordmeern, Henk (2) Nordhall, Lourens (2) Atterische: Baumlansch, Bale Lugbach, Dieuwe (2) Greco, Alfeo

Assists: Domatische: Gruenenfelder, Gerwulf Segur, Odo (2) Vogel, Josef (2) Atterische: Lugbach, Dieuwe Alfeo, Greco Thijs, Halvor (2)

Bjaward 4, Holtzlund 2: Facing a scrappy Holtzlund team that had tied the game at 2 after two periods, Ewout Groat, the Bjaward center scored a pair of goals to single-handedly put away Holtzlund. Dragoon Camarata was victimized again, saving only 33 out of 37 shots.

Summary

Scoring

Bjaward 1 1 2-4

Holtzlund 0 2 0-2

Penalties: None

Goals: Bjaward: Groat, Ewout (2) Sudmass, Joris Sudmass, Jelle Holtzlund: Koller, Friedhold Roemer, Jurgen

Assists: Bjaward: Sudmass, Joris Sudmass, Jelle De Vries, Jens Graf, Radulf Holtzlund: Yagerhorn, Siet (2)

Rijward 4, Sichebach 0: It seems like every other game is a shutout for Rokus Osthav'n. And indeed, this is his fourteenth shutout of the season, an astronomical number. He got plenty of support in this game, getting two goals from Gunther Stryker.

Summary

Scoring

Rijward 1 2 1-4

Sichebach 0 0 0-0

Penalties: None

Goals: Rijward: Stryker, Gunther (2) Drijher, Kai Burkhart, Xaver

Assists: Rijward: Kestenholz, Traugott (2) Stryker, Gunther Gottschalk, Wickham

Onatten 3, Lojren 2: These two teams matched goals for two periods, but Dirk Sugarmann broke the tie with 10:42 to go in the third period and Skylar Magnusson preserved it. Klaes Diefenhoven had both of Lojren's goals.

Summary

Scoring

Onatten 1 1 1-3

Lojren 1 1 0-2

Penalties: None

Goals: Onatten: Sugarmann, Dierk Nietlispach, Armin Widmer, Bruno Lojren: Diefenhoven, Klaes (2)

Assists: Onatten: De Jong, Dietrich Martlich, Axel Piron, Sebastiaan Lojren: Horak, Kazimir Kral, Jakub

Tarlunz 3, Gottwrischer 1: Tarlunz buried Gottwrischer with a three-goal first period and was 5:34 from a shutout. Hagan Hecker scored Gottwrischer's goal.

Summary

Scoring

Gottwrischer 0 0 1-1

Tarlunz 3 0 0-3

Penalties: None

Goals: Gottwrischer: Hecker, Hagan Tarlunz: Baarda, Habel (2) Geert, Ampte

Assists: Gottwrischer: Bommelansch, Sjoerd Tarlunz: Barras, Dietmar (2) Haswell, Rikard

Menesanne 4, Sajbell 0: Wob Ramsbeck made 26 saves to blank Sajbell. Werden Ottokar had two goals and an assist to lead Menesanne.

Summary

Scoring

Menesanne 2 1 1-4

Sajbell 0 0 0-0

Penalties: None

Goals: Menesanne: Ottokar, Werden (2) Schoch, Orel (2)

Assists: Menesanne: Reuteler, Meinrad (2) Kuhbauer, Leopold De Boer, Fedde

Te Staff is struggling. May the fans stay staunch.

Bjaward wins thriller, inches back into race

2008-05-09T18:20:00.004-04:00

Bjaward 4, Tarlunz 3: Bjaward won a tight game at home in which they were actually tied at 3-all after jumping out to a 3-0 lead. Bjawardʻs Pascal Nuessli scored with 6:27 to go in the third period, 1:21 after Tarlunzʻs Dietmar Barrasʻ goal to tie the game.

Summary

Scoring

Tarlunz 0 2 1-3 Bjaward 3 0 1-4

Penalties: None

Shots: Bjaward 39-38

Goals: Tarlunz: Baarda, Habel Barras, Dietmar Deinuma, Jent Bjaward: Sudmass, Jelle Sudmass, Joris (2) Nuessli, Pascal

Assists: Tarlunz: Ampte, Geert (2) Haswell, Rikard Bjaward: De Vries, Jens (2) Sudmass, Jelle Graf, Radulf

Onatten 3, Sajbell 0: Skylar Magnusson posted his second shutout in a row, blanking lowly Sajbell. Dirk Sugarmann had a goal and an assist for Onatten.

Summary

Scoring

Sajbell 0 0 0-0

Onatten 1 1 1-3

Penalties: None

Shots: Onatten 40-25

Goals: Onatten: Sugarmann, Dirk Piron, Sebastiaan Hiekkalinna, Jaska

Assists: Onatten: Meern, Tjaard Sugarmann, Dirk Claessens, Ludwijk

Te Staff 1, Gottwrischer 1: Te Staff continues to struggle without Sherm Reinhardt, managing only a tie against weakling Gottwrischer. Bernt Gruhn scored his first career goal after being called up from farm club University of Borschland, which is in Te Staff.

Summary

Scoring

Te Staff 1 0 0-1

Gottwrischer 0 0 1-1

Penalties: None

Shots: Te Staff 34-32

Goals: Te Staff: Gruhn, Bernt Gottwrischer: Hecker, Hagan

Assists: Te Staff: Luppink, Gerd Gottwrischer: Gulspar, Shumar

Mechen 2, Wrischer 1: This game had a furious first period, with 32 shots combined and three goals scored. However, the excitement died around the middle of the second period and the teams ended up with just 68 shots at the end. Doutze Holwerde scored the winning goal for Mechen with 2:23 left in the first period.

Summary

Scoring

Wrischer 1 0 0-1

Mechen 2 0 0-2

Penalties: None

Shots: Mechen 38-30

Goals: Wrischer: Camenzind, Vitus Mechen: Holwerde, Doutze Idsarda, Aiko

Assists: Wrischer: Knapp, Dierk Mechen: Landseer, Bram Rusterholz, Ortwin

Matexipar 4, Menesanne 2: In a repeat of Matexiparʻs Mar. 5 home game, Conrad Bartul scored a pair of goals, both in Matexiparʻs three-goal first period. Menesanne lost their second game in a row and fourth out of six, with nary a win in that stretch. Menesanne is starting to look like teams of old, fading as the season goes along.

Summary

Scoring

Matexipar 3 0 1-4

Menesanne 1 1 0-2

Penalties: None

Shots: Matexipar 41-32

Goals: Matexipar: Bartul, Conrad (2) Zberg, Sigiswald Pasi, Germain Menesanne: Goethals, Luuk Kuhbauer, Leopold

Assists: Matexipar: Heuberger, Jonatan (2) Falkland, Ekkehardt (2) Menesanne: Patsayev, Borislav Werden, Ottokar

Rijward 1, Holtzlund 1: Rijwardʻs Traugott Kestenholz scored 2:06 into the game, but Rijward couldnʻt follow up. they had quite a few chances to score a second goal and failed. Holtzlundʻs Kaspar Coeyman scored the tying goal 8:34 later, at 9:20 left in the period.

Summary

Scoring

Rijward 1 0 0-1

Holtzlund 1 0 0-1

Penalties: None

Shots: Holtzlund 40-33

Goals: Rijward: Kestenholz, Traugott Holtzlund: Coeyman, Kaspar

Assists: Stryker, Gunther Holtzlund: Koller, Friedhold

Atterische 1, Sichebach 0: Erik Ritsche wasn't tested much, facing only 26 shots. Greco Alfeo, the reserved Italian, scored Atterische's goal.

Summary

Scoring

Atterische 1 0 0-1

Sichebach 0 0 0-0

Penalties: None

Shots: Atterische 34-26

Goals: Atterische: Alfeo, Greco

Assists: Atterische: Baert, Halmar

Lojren 1, Bevinlunz 1: Klaes Diefenhoven scored the tying goal for Lojren with 12:39 to go in the third period, countering Severin Handschin's goal in the first period. Lojren has been struggling, losing two of their last three games.

Summary

Scoring

Lojren 0 0 1-1

Bevinlunz 1 0 0-1

Penalties: None

Shots: Lojren 38-29

Goals: Lojren: Diefenhoven, Klaes Bevinlunz: Handschin, Severin

Assists: Lojren: Horak, Kazimir Bevinlunz: Pfelward, Sikke

Te Staff isn't the same without Sherm Reinahrdt. Could this let one of the other teams back in the hunt?

Lacking Reinhardt, Te Staff suffers first loss

2008-05-08T15:14:00.002-04:00

Bjaward 2, Te Staff 1: In their fist game without Sherm Reinhardt, Te Staff lookked little like the team that had dominated the league up to this point. They all seemed listless ou on the ice. Christoph Anselm was the lone bright spot, scoring Te Staff's goal. The Sudmass Brothers each had a goal for Bjaward.

Summary

Scoring

Bjaward 1 1 0-2

Te Staff 1 0 0-1

Penalties: None

Shots: Bjaward 36-33

Goals: Bjaward: Sudmass, Jelle Sudmass, Joris Te Staff: Anselm, Christoph

Assists: Bjaward: De Vries, Jens Graf, Radulf Te Staff: Zinsli, Serge

Rijward 1, Tarlunz 0: Rijward's offense was anemic in this game, generating just 31 shots. However, they controlled 62% of the possession and limited Tarlunz to just 24 shots. These were stopped easily by Rokus Osthav'n. Xaver Burkhart scored for Rijward.

Summary

Scoring

Rijward 0 0 1-1

Tarlunz 0 0 0-0

Penalties: None

Shots: Rijward 31-24

Goals: Rijward: Burkhart, Xaver

Assists: Rijward: Drijher, Kai

Mechen 4, Gottwrischer 1: Wiebe Kappe led Mechen with two goals as they routed Gottwrischer and moved closer to Te Staff. Sjoerd Bommelansch scored for Gottwrischer, who lost for the second time in three games.

Summary

Scoring

Mechen 1 2 1-4

Gottwrischer 1 0 0-1

Penalties: Quackenboss, Lutz 2:00 Interference

Shots: Mechen 41-30

Goals: Mechen: Kappe, Wiebe (2) Hurst, Anton Rusterholz, Orwin Gottwrischer: Bommelansch, Sjoerd

Assists: Mechen: Idsarda, Aiko (2) Landseer, Bram (2) Gottwrischer: Hecker, Hagan

Wrischer 3, Menesanne 2: Kai Ganesmund beat Wob Ramsbeck between his legs for the winning goal with 7:34 to go in the third period. The score had been tied just two minutes earlier on a goal by Menesanne's Ottokar Werden.

Summary

Scoring

Menesanne 0 1 1-2

Wrischer 1 1 1-3

Penalties: None

Shots: Wrischer 37-32

Goals: Menesanne: Werden, Ottokar Patsayev, Borislav Wrischer: Ganesmund, Kai Knapp, Dierk (2)

Assists: Menesanne: Kuhbauer, Leopold Meinrad, Reuteler Wrischer: Jelsme, Gerke Godrich, Bjorn (2)

Onatten 0, Matexipar 0: Onatten didn't exactly avenge their Mar. 4 loss to Matexipar, but a scoreless tie is definitely not a loss. The two goalies combined to make a total of 85 saves, showing their skill.

Summary

Scoring

Onatten 0 0 0-0

Matexipar 0 0 0-0

Penalties: None

Shots: Matexipar 43-42

Bevinlunz 4, Sajbell 3: This was a hotly contested game as Sajbell attempted to win their third game of the season, and second at home. It was not to be, as Arnaulf Clowes gave up three goals in the first period and the score was never tied. Yves Schenk had two goals for Sajbell. Sikke Pfelward topped that with a hat trick.

Summary

Scoring

Bevinlunz 3 1 0-4

Sajbell 1 2 0 -3

Penalties: None

Goals: Bevinlunz: Pfelward, Sikke (3) Fulke, Wolfram Sajbell: Schenk, Yves (2) Nef, Yannick

Assists: Bevinlunz: Visser, Gerrit (2) Piebinga, Eitel Handschin, Severin Sajbell: Weidheim, Japik (2) Stemme, Elias

Holtzlund 2, Atterische 2: Siet Yagerhorn scored the second, or tying, goal for Holtzlund and assisted on another goal. Dieuwe Lugbach scored for Atterische.

Summary

Scoring

Holtzlund 0 2 0-2

Atterische 1 1 0-2

Penalties: None

Shots: Atterische 36-33

Goals: Holtzlund: Yagerhorn, Siet Verbeke, Pepijn Atterische: Lugbach, Dieuwe Greco, Alfeo

Assists: Holtzlund: Yagerhorn, Siet Roemer, Jurgen Atterische: Halvor, Thijs Baumlansch, Bale

Domatische 5, Sichebach 2: Lourens Nordhall and Henk Nordmeern combined to score four goals for Domatische in their impressive home victory. They each also assisted each other.

Summary

Scoring

Sichebach 2 0 0-2

Domatische 1 3 1-5

Penalties: Sichebach: Roby, Alfons 2:00 High-sticking

Shots: Domatische: 44-37

Goals: Sichebach: Tiede, Adriani (2) Domatische: Nordhall, Lourens (2) Nordmeern, Henk Gruenenfelder, Gerwulf

Assists: Sichebach: Brouwer, Abich (2) Domatische: Nordhall, Lourens Nordmeern, Henk (2) Vogel, Josef (2)

Thanks for being patient. We're finally back.

Brandy and Pucks, The Seventh

2008-04-27T16:38:00.001-04:00

Brandy and Pucks

by Kadmus Greningen

Of course there are rumors.

I could not report all of them, as my ration of ink is limited, but rest assured they will all be printed somewhere in this newsprint-happy city.

My job is to consider the most likely, if there is such a thing.

The police have released, officially, that someone has reported a sighting of Upright Bears in the disappeared Sherman Reinhardt's neighborhood in Rirlver, somewhere around 3 AM the morning of his disappearance.

What Upright Bears were doing in Rirlver at 3 AM is also an unknown, since Upright Bears, who hail from that nearly mythical southern land of Lower Bearland and who either must be Bearish diplomats or spies or both, tend not to stray far from their diplomatic neighborhood, Antopf, in the center of Te Staff.

There was no diplomatic automobile, however, which is the Bears' preferred mode of transportation. They are very grand for riding around in horseless carriages, which makes them both less a spectacle (we understand their reticence to walk in crowds) and superior technologically.

If the Bears were mixed up in the Reinhardt affair, they would not want a car, because of course the car has a number, and there are only 17 diplomatic cars registered to the Bearish embassy in Te Staff, and someone would have remembered.

But they could also have just been revelers, for it is famous in Borschland that it is impossible to make a Bear go home until the wee hours, since it takes that long for him to realize he has drunk too much.

Thus the saying, "Three bears, 24 bottles."

Sherman Reinhardt had been seen more than once at the Bearish embassy. The most recent affair was the observance of the 79th anniversary of the Independence from Britain, where there was much dancing, Rachael Martijnz (also still disappeared) was present, and the fast-skating Amerikansche center met and befriended the Consul General, Lawrence Brumebakerbear.

Some folk say that when you have danced with Upright Bears, there is no going back to human society.

But there are other rumors, including the everpresent United Borschland Movement one, which says that we will see Sherman Reinhardt again after the last puck has dropped and the last tick has gone off the last clock of the season. After, in other words, Matexipar has won the championship.

Also consider that radical Loflinlanders may be involved. They are few but troublesome.

And there is Miss Martijnz, who may have met some wandering Danner and gone to his ski chalet to emerge several weeks later a married woman. The Dann are very charming, although they are not known for their loyalty. The government of Dann has pledged as they can a nationwide search, but that country is so unpeopled and so large that this might take some time.

All of which is to say, dear Reader, that this scribbler has nothing of weight for you yet. Speculate away, and may the Spirit of the Swan be with Sherman Reinhardt.

Brandy and Pucks, The Sixth

2008-04-20T21:01:00.002-04:00

Brandy and Pucks by Kadmus Grenigen

"Sherm is disappeared," my editor told me over the telephone. When the call came, I was deep in a biography of the Borschic hero Grundel "The Swan" Mittelmascht. I couldn't sleep, and I had continued reading past dawn, as I often do.

Grundel was a man who battled the Loflins in a raft in the lowlands of the Borschland River. As we all learn in school, these swamps are the largest and most trackless of the entire continent, and they have always resisted large scale draining. For a hundred years, the Loflins hid in the swamps and raided the towns of Atterische and Domatische and peat-cutting villages, until Grundel and his followers rooted them out and had them relocated permanently into Loflinland, where they have since become civilized.

Grundel glided down the waterways with his musket, crossbow, and rafting pole, and the Loflins attempted to kill him for many years. They even caught him and kept him as a prisoner for three days. But he always managed to escape whatever pickle in which he found himself. Maybe this is a good omen for the fate of Sherman Reinhardt, who disappeared overnight after Te Staff's 2-1 win over Rijward. He lives by himself in a flat in the neighborhood of Rirlver, overlooking the water. In the morning, when his housekeeper came in to give him breakfast, he was gone. The bedclothes were thrown back, and some of his clothes were taken along with a valise. Also his wallet was taken, but no other possessions.

The police have no leads. They think that he left-- or was taken-- somewhere between the hours of midnight and dawn, but no one saw or heard any movement.

The police do know, however, that the poetess Rachael Martijns is also missing. She was to go on a winter vacation to a rustic cabin in the country of Dann, and did not arrive there on Thursday as expected. She had taken an express to the Celtlands' city of Chead Mille Failte, and then a Dann National Railway train to Deinde, the capitol of Dann. DNR trains are notorious for their delays, but this one pulled into Deinde only four and a half hours late.

The notorious Matexipar Nationalist Group, the United Borschland Movement, has denied involvement in the affair. But they are not the only ones who were concerned that Reinhardt had tipped the balance of the league in the favor of Te Staff.

Sherman Reinhardt's place in the team will be taken by Bernt Gruhn, and Christoph Anselm will again become the number one center.

May the spirit of The Swan be with Sherman Reinhardt.

Reinhardt's performance leads Te Staff past Rijward

2008-04-20T19:27:00.004-04:00

Te Staff 2, Rijward 1: Sherm Reinhardt scored a goal and had an assist, winning the game for Te Staff on a spectacular play with :45 to go in the game. Reinhardt recieved the pass from Christoph Anselm, sprinted down the ice, spun past two Rijward players, deked the last defender and buried the puck in the upper right corner of the net. The goal silenced a Rijward crowd who were sure that they would come away with a point and a tie.

Summary

Scoring

Te Staff 0 1 1-2

Rijward 1 0 0-1

Penalties: None

Shots: Te Staff 36-34

Goals: Te Staff: Reinhardt, Sherm Cavegn, Alois Rijward: Burkhart, Xaver

Assists: Te Staff: Reinhardt, Sherm Anselm, Christoph Rijward: Drijher, Kai

Mechen 2, Bjaward 2: This time, Bjaward didn't need the Sudmass Brothers to mount an amazing comeback. They were actually leading 2-1 with 3:26 to go, until Bram Landseer scored on a slap shot off of a pass from Wiebe Kappe.

Summary

Scoring

Bjaward 2 0 0-2

Mechen 0 1 1-2

Penalties: None

Shots: Mechen 38-35

Goals: Bjaward: Sudmass, Joris De Vries, Jens Mechen: Landseer, Bram Rusterholz, Orwin

Assists: Bjaward: Sudmass, Jelle (2) Mechen: Kappe, Wiebe Doutze, Holwerde

Matexipar 2, Bevinlunz 0: Heiko Moordfors blanked Bevinlunz, making 35 stops. Conrad Bartul scored both goals for Matexipar. Bevinlunz lost its third game in a row.

Summary

Scoring

Matexipar 1 1 0-2

Bevinlunz 0 0 0-0

Penalties: None

Goals: Matexipar: Bartul, Conrad (2)

Assists: Matexipar: Zberg, Sigiswald Pasi, Germain

Onatten 3, Wrischer 2: Dietrich De Jong continued his heroics for the second game in a row, scoring the winning goal and assisting on another. He collected the rebound of a Sebastiaan Piron shot, and immediately fired, sneaking it in on the lower right side.

Summary

Scoring

Wrischer 0 2 0-2

Onatten 1 1 1-3

Penalties: None

Shots: Onatten 32-31

Goals: Wrischer: Godrich, Bjorn Ganesmund, Kai Onatten: De Jong, Dietrich Piron, Sebatiaan Claessens, Ludwijk

Assists: Wrischer: Camenzind, Vitus Jelsme, Gerke Onatten: De Jong, Dietrich Bertrand, Jacques Verhaegen, Ansgar

Menesanne 1, Gottwrischer 1: Wob Ramsbeck made 34 saves, enough to keep Menesanne from losing this game. Menesanne didn't generate a whole lot of shots, though they did have many opportunities. It seemed as though Ramsbeck was under siege.

Summary

Scoring

Gottwrischer 0 1 0-1

Menesanne 1 0 1-1

Penalties: None

Shots: Gottwrischer 35-27

Goals: Gottwrischer: Van der Wal, Pieter Menesanne: Goethals, Luuk

Assists: Gottwrischer: Bommelansch, Sjoerd Menesanne: Reuteler, Meinrad

Holtzlund 4, Domatische 2: Pepijn Verbeke scored two goals for Holtzlund to lead them to a comfortable home victory over Domatische. Holtzlund scored the first goal of the game with 16:31 to go in the first period and never trailed, jumping out to a 3-0 lead by the end of the first. Egon Mahrer scored both of Domatische's goals.

Summary

Scoring

Domatische 0 1 1-2

Holtzlund 3 1 0-4

Penalties: None

Shots: Holtzlund 40-32

Goals: Domatische: Mahrer, Egon (2) Holtzlund: Verbeke, Pepijn (2) Guillame, Coen Yagerhorn, Siet

Assists: Domatische: Nordhall, Lourens Nordmeern, Henk Holtzlund: Yagerhorn, Siet Koller, Friedhold Coeyman, Kaspar (2)

Tarlunz 2, Atterische 1: The men of the lake won for the third time in four games, and have only lost one of their last five games. This last victory was over an Atterische team that had only won one of its last five games coming into this game. Geert Ampte had a goal for Tarlunz.

Summary

Scoring

Tarlunz 1 0 1-2

Atterische 1 0 0-1

Penalties: None

Shots: Tarlunz 39-32

Goals: Tarlunz: Ampte, Geert Barras, Dietmar Atterische: Thijs, Halvor

Assists: Tarlunz: Haswell, Rikard Baarda, Habel Atterische: Baert, Halmar

Sajbell 1, Lojren 0: Sajbell won for only the second time this year. Incidentally, their other victory was a shutout for much-maligned Arnaulf Clowes. Lojren could only manage 28 shots on goal. Japik Weidheim scored the only goal of the game.

Summary

Scoring

Sajbell 0 0 1-1

Lojren 0 0 0-0

Penalties: None

Shots: Sajbell 33-28

Goals: Sajbell: Weidheim, Japik

Assists: Sajbell: Nef, Yannick

Back after a long hiatus. I hope that you all haven't disappeared because of no posts.

Osthav'n gets revenge

2008-04-09T20:13:00.004-04:00

Rijward 1, Mechen 0: Rokus Osthav'n made 41 saves and shut Mechen out to avenge his only loss of the season. Osthav'n made 43 saves in the 1-0 loss earlier this season. This time, it was Rijward who got the last laugh.

Summary

Scoring

Mechen 0 0 0-0

Rijward 1 0 0-1

Penalties: None

Shots: Mechen 41-36

Goals: Rijward: Burkhart, Xaver

Assists: Rijward: Ockley, Helmut

Bjaward 4, Menesanne 0: Bjaward bounced back and stopped their two-game losing streak, blowing out Menesanne. Wob Ramsbeck made 40 saves, but he couldn't save them all and his teammates gave him no support. The Sudmass brothers had a goal and an assist each.

Summary

Scoring

Menesanne 0 0 0-0

Bjaward 1 2 1-4

Penalties: None

Shots: Bjaward 44-38

Goals: Bjaward: Sudmass, Jelle Sudmass, Joris Eisinga, Diederik Nuessli, Pascal

Assists: Bjaward: Sudmass, Jelle Sudmass, Joris Graf, Radulf De Vries, Jens

Te Staff 3, Atterische 1: Sherm Reinhardt had a hat trick for Te Staff to purge the memory of his dreadful performance against Atterische in Atterische, where he had one assist. Reinhardt was a one-man show, with the offense focusing on him and little else developing.

Summary

Scoring

Atterische 0 0 1-1

Te Staff 2 0 1-3

Penalties: None

Shots: Te Staff 34-32

Goals: Atterische: Thijs, Halvor Te Staff: Reinhardt, Sherm (3)

Assists: Atterische: Greco, Alfeo Te Staff: Cavegn, Alois Zinsli, Serge Luppink, Gerd

Matexipar 2, Lojren 0: Heiko Moordfors pocketed another shutout, his second against the team that gave him his first shutout of the season. He now has eight on the season, second behind Rokus Osthav'n twelve.

Summary

Scoring

Lojren 0 0 0-0

Matexipar 0 2 0-2

Penalties: None

Shots: Matexipar 39-30

Goals: Matexipar: Zberg, Sigiswald Heuberger, Jonatan

Assists: Matexipar: Falkland, Ekkehardt Pasi, Germain

Onatten 3, Gottwrischer 1: Dietrich De Jong burst onto the scene again after not recording a point since the second game of the season. He had two goals and assisted on the other.

Summary

Scoring

Onatten 0 2 1-3

Gottwrischer 1 0 0-1

Penalties: None

Shots: Onatten 36-30

Goals: Onatten: De Jong, Dietrich (2) Martlich, Axel Gottwrischer: Van Der Wal, Pieter

Assists: Onatten: Nietlispach, Armin Hiekkalinna, Jaska Piron, Sebastiaan Gottwrischer: Quackenboss, Lutz

Wrischer 2, Bevinlunz 1: Kai Ganesmund scored the winning goal with 4:35 to go in the game. Sikke Pfelward scored the only goal for Bevinlunz, who lost their second in a row.

Summary

Scoring

Bevinlunz 0 1 0-1

Wrischer 1 0 1-2

Penalties: None

Shots: Wrischer 35-33

Goals: Bevinlunz: Pfelward, Sikke Wrischer: Ganesmund, Kai Camenzind, Vitus

Assists: Bevinlunz: Piebinga, Eitel Wrischer: Godrich, Bjorn Jelsma, Gerke

Sichebach 1, Holtzlund 0: Sichebach got its second victory, this time over Holtzlund. They may yet surpass last year's total of three wins. Adriani Tiede scored the winning goal for Sichebach with 7:34 to go in the second period.

Summary

Scoring

Holtzlund 0 0 0-0

Sichebach 0 1 0-1

Penalties: None

Shots: Sichebach 31-27

Goals: Sichebach: Tiede, Adriani

Assists: Sichebach: Roby, Alfons

Tarlunz 1, Domatische 1: Lubbert Veststaff made 40 saves to keep Tarlunz in the game and Deinuma Jent scored Tarlunz's only goal. Lourens Nordhall scored Domatische's only goal.

Summary

Scoring

Domatische 0 1 0-1

Tarlunz 1 0 0-1

Penalties: None

Shots: Tarlunz 33-30

Goals: Domatische: Nordhall, Lourens Tarlunz: Deinuma, Jent

Assists: Domatische: Gruenenfelder, Gerwulf Tarlunz: Barras, Dietmar

Keep rooting and commenting, folks.

Bjaward loses second straight

2008-04-04T17:55:00.003-04:00

Onatten 1, Bjaward 0: Skylar Magnusson had another great performance, in what seems to be his breakout year. Bjaward couldn't do a thing as the Sudmass brothers were limited to six combined shots on goal. That seems to be the formula for defeating Bjaward, to limit the Sudmass brothers' touches.

Summary

Scoring

Bjaward 0 0 0-0

Onatten 0 1 0-1

Penalties: None

Shots: Onatten 34-30

Goals: Onatten: Jezioranski, Matieusz

Assists: Onatten: Widmer, Bruno

Rijward 2, Menesanne 0: Mennesanne lost its second in a row, and Rijward got its seventh point in the last five games. They are undefeated during that stretch. Gunther Stryker had a goal and an assist for Rijward.

Summary

Scoring

Rijward 1 0 1-2

Menesanne 0 0 0-0

Penalties: None

Shots: Rijward 36-30

Goals: Rijward: Stryker, Gunther Burkhart, Xaver

Assists: Rijward: Stryker, Gunther Drijher, Kai

Te Staff 3, Domatische 1: Sherm Reinhardt recorded just one assist, as the lower Borschland River area continues to be unkind to him. In two visits, one to Atterische, and the other to Domatische, he has just two assists. Alois Cavegn picked up the slack, scoring two goals.

Summary

Scoring

Te Staff 1 1 1-3

Domatische 0 0 1-1

Penalties: None

Shots: Te Staff 39-35

Goals: Te Staff: Cavegn, Alois (2) Sybrandy, Hauke Domatische: Nordmeern, Henk

Assists: Te Staff: Zinsli, Serge (2) Reinhardt, Sherm Domatische: Mahrer, Egon

Mechen 2, Atterische 1: Mechen steams along, defeating Atterische by a goal. It was not a pretty victory, and Atterische did their best to spoil it, but Mechen couldn't be stopped. Anton Hurst had a goal and an assist for Mechen.

Summary

Scoring

Atterische 0 1 0-1

Mechen 1 1 0-2

Penalties: None

Shots: Mechen 34-32

Goals: Atterische: Lugbach, Dieuwe Mechen: Hurst, Anton Rusterholz, Orwin

Assists: Atterische: Baert, Halmar Mechen: Landseer, Bram Holwerde, Doutze

Matexipar 3, Sajbell 1: In a game that was tougher than prdeicted for Matexipar, Matexipar fell behind one-nil in the first period on the fourth shot of the game. Heiko Moordfors stopped the next thirty-three to collect the win for Matexipar. A three-goal second period buried Sajbell, with Germain Pasi and Sigiswald Zberg scoring, among others.

Summary

Scoring

Matexipar 0 3 0-3

Sajbell 1 0 0-1

Penalties: None

Shots: Sajbell 37-36

Goals: Matexipar: Pasi, Germain Zberg, Sigiswald Schymart, Julius Sajbell: Schenk, Yves

Assists: Matexipar: Bartul, Conrad Heuberger, Jonatan Falkland, Ekkehardt Sajbell: Nef, Yannick

Gottwrischer 4, Bevinlunz 3: Gottwrischer got out its offensive frustrations, as Sjoerd Bommelansch had a hat trick. Sikke Pfelward scored two goals for Bevinlunz, who looked little like the team that shut out Bjaward the day before.

Summary

Scoring

Gottwrischer 2 1 2-4

Bevinlunz 0 2 1-3

Penalties: None

Shots: Gottwrischer 40-30

Goals: Gottwrischer: Bommelansch, Sjoerd (3) Quackenboss, Lutz Bevinlunz: Pfelward, Sikke (2) Handschin, Severin

Assists: Gottwrischer: Hecker, Hagan (2) Van der Wal, Pieter Handschin, Severin

Wrischer 1, Lojren 1: Werner Blauvelt made 41 saves in this game to prevent Wrischer from going home with the win. He did not, however, get enough support to notch the win.

Summary

Scoring

Wrischer 0 1 0-1

Lojren 1 0 0-1

Penalties: None

Shots: Tie 36-all

Goals: Wrischer: Camenzind, Vitus Lojren: Kral, Jakub

Assists: Wrischer: Godrich, Bjorn Lojren: Horak, Kazimir

Tarlunz 2, Sichebach 0: Sichebach was shut out for the fifth straight time. They have not recorded a goal for 327:39, dating back to their 3-1 loss to Bevinlunz on March 14. Geert Ampte scored both goals for Tarlunz.

Summary

Scoring

Sichebach 0 0 0-0

Tarlunz 0 1 1-2

Penalties: None

Shots: Tarlunz 34-30

Goals: Tarlunz: Ampte, Geert (2)

Assists: Tarlunz: Barras, Dietmar Haswell, Rikard

Keep on rooting and commenting, folks. Bjaward needs some encouragement (and a team in front of them to lose a bunch of games).

Another stellar goaltending show

2008-04-04T16:35:00.002-04:00

Onatten 1, Rijward 1: The season series between these two teams comes to a close with no clear victor, as a tie was the result of both games. Both goals in this game were scored within a span of 1:05, essentially making it so that neither team could have been said to have "given it away".

Summary

Scoring

Onatten 0 1 0-1

Rijward 0 1 1-1

Penalties: None

Shots: Onatten 32-31

Goals: Onatten: Nietlispach, Armin Rijward: Gottschalk, Wickham

Assists: Onatten: Hiekkalinna, Jaska Rijward: Kestenholz, Traugott

Bevinlunz 1, Bjaward 0: Bjaward took a nasty tumble, losing to a resurgent Bevinlunz team. This was Bevinlunz's fourth win in their last five games. The Sudmass brothers were limited to just five combined shots on goal.

Summary

Scoring

Bevinlunz 1 0 0-1

Bjaward 0 0 0-0

Penalties: None

Shots: Bevinlunz 31-26

Goals: Bevinlunz: Pfelward, Sikke

Assists: Bevinlunz: Handschin, Severin

Te Staff 6, Sichebach 0: Christoph Anselm had a hat trick and an assist to lead Te Staff, and Sherm Reinhardt added two assists. This was Te Staff's third 5+ goal game in a row, an impressive display of offense.

Summary

Scoring

Sichebach 0 0 0-0

Te Staff 2 3 1-6

Penalties: None

Shots: Te Staff 49-24

Goals: Te Staff: Anselm, Christoph (3) Cavegn, Alois Sipken, Uwe (2)

Assists: Te Staff: Reinhardt, Sherm (2) Gerd, Luppink Sybrandy, Hauke (2) Zinsli, Serge

Wrischer 5, Sajbell 0: Wrischer scored on its first shot of the game, one of three goals in the first period. Poor Arnaulf Clowes never really recovered from that shock, giving up a goal in every period. Bjorn Godrich had a pair of goals for Wrischer.

Summary

Scoring

Wrischer 3 1 1-5

Sajbell 0 0 0-0

Penalties: None

Shots: Wrischer 44-26

Goals: Wrischer: Godrich, Bjorn(2) Camenzind, Vitus (2) Ganesmund, Kai

Assists: Wrischer: Ganesmund, Kai(3) Knapp, Dierk Jelsma, Gerke

Mechen 2, Domatische 1: Mechen edged Domatische by building a two goal lead, then holding on against a withering barrage of Domatische offense. Every point for Mechen is important, as they are one of about five teams who even have a chance of catching Te Staff. Wiebe Kappe had a pair of assists for Mechen.

Summary

Scoring

Mechen 1 1 0-2

Domatische 0 0 1-1

Penalties: None

Shots: Domatische 39-35

Goals: Mechen: Hurst, Anton Idsarda, Aiko Domatische: Nordhall, Lourens

Assists: Mechen: Kappe, Wiebe (2) Domatische: Gruenenfelder, Gerwulf

Tarlunz 4, Holtzlund 1: The men of the lake are better than the men of the wood, at least for now. Tarlunz swaggered into Holtzlund, and they swaggered out after turning what was expected to be a close game into a rout. Habel Baarda had two goals and an assist in his return to the city in which he grew up. The crowd applauded him loudly when he was introduced.

Summary

Scoring

Tarlunz 2 2 0-4

Holtzlund 0 1 0-1

Penalties: None

Shots: Tarlunz 40-29

Goals: Tarlunz: Baarda, Habel (2) Barras, Dietmar (2) Holtzlund: Koller, Friedhold

Assists: Tarlunz: Jent, Deinuma (2) Ampte, Geert (2) Holtzlund: Coeyman, Kaspar

Lojren 2, Gottwrischer 1: Te Lughaus was in control for much of this game. Gottwrischer's only goal was scored by Hagan Hecker with :12 on the clock and was meaningless. Kazimir Horak scored both of Lojren's goals.

Summary

Scoring

Lojren 1 1 0-2

Gottwrischer 0 0 1-1

Penalties: None

Shots: Lojren 34-28

Goals: Lojren: Horak, Kazimir (2) Gottwrischer: Hecker, Hagan

Assists: Lojren: Kral, Jakub Diefenhoven, Klaes Gottwrischer: Quackenboss, Lutz

Atterische 3, Menesanne 2: Dieuwe Lugbach had two goals and an assist to lead Atterische over Menesanne at home. Wob Ramsbeck made a great effort, but he just faced too many shots. Atterische fired away, recording 46 shots.

Summary

Scoring

Menesanne 0 1 1-2

Atterische 1 2 0-3

Penalties: None

Shots: Atterische 46-37

Goals: Menesanne: Kuhbauer, Leopold Werden, Ottokar Atterische: Lugbach, Dieuwe (2) Baert, Halmar

Assists: Menesanne: Patsayev, Borislav (2) Atterische: Thijs, Halvor Greco, Alfeo Lugbach, Dieuwe

The divisions are clear. Only a few teams remain in contention. Will Te Staff allow them a chance?

Te Staff bombards Holtzlund

2008-04-03T16:46:00.003-04:00

Te Staff 7, Holtzlund 0: Te Staff dominated every facet of this game, outshooting Holtzlund 50-22, controlling 70% of the possession, and generally embarrassing Holtzlund. Sherm Reinhardt had two goals and two assists to lead Te Staff.

Summary

Scoring

Te Staff 2 2 3-7

Holtzlund 0 0 0-0

Penalties: None

Shots: Te Staff 50-22

Goals: Te Staff: Reinhardt, Sherm (2) Kelmenstremmer, Roghijr Anselm, Christoph Cavegn, Alois (2) Zinsli, Serge

Assists: Te Staff: Cheda, Reto (2) Reinhardt, Sherm (2) Sipken, Uwe Sybrandy, Hauke Luppink, Gerd

Mechen 4, Sichebach 0: Mechen clobbered Sichebach, picking up some ground on Matexipar in the race for second place. Ortwin Rusterholz scored a pair of goals for Mechen.

Summary

Scoring

Mechen 2 1 1-4

Sichebach 0 0 0-0

Penalties: None

Shots: Mechen 44-24

Goals: Mechen: Rusterholz, Ortwin (2) Kappe, Wiebe

Assists: Hurst, Anton (2) Landseer, Bram (2)

Matexipar 2, Wrischer 2: Matexipar stumbled a bit, tying a team that had less than half the amount of points that Matexipar had. They did need a goal with 7:56 to go to tie the game, scored by Sigiswald Zberg.

Summary

Scoring

Mechen 0 1 1-2

Wrischer 1 1 0-2

Penalties: None

Shots: Matexipar 38-36

Goals: Matexipar: Zberg, Sigiswald Heuberger, Jonatan Wrischer: Godrich, Bjorn Camenzind, Vitus

Assists: Heuberger, Jonatan Bartul, Conrad Wrischer: Godrich, Bjorn Knapp, Dierk

Rijward 2, Bevinlunz 1: Rijward and Rokus Osthav'n stopped Bevinlunz and its three-game winning streak in its tracks. Osthav'n made 35 saves and Xaver Burkhart had a goal and an assist.

Summary

Scoring

Bevinlunz 0 1 0-1

Rijward 2 0 0-2

Penalties: None

Shots: Rijward 39-36

Goals: Bevinlunz: Noel, Gustav Rijward: Burkhart, Xaver Rausis, Peder

Assists: Bevinlunz: Handschin, Severin Rijward: Burkhart, Xaver Stryker, Gunther

Bjaward 2, Lojren 0: The Sudmass brothers had a goal each for Bjaward to lift them over Lojren. They kept Lojren from winning for the first time in the last four games.

Summary

Scoring

Lojren 0 0 0-0

Bjaward 0 1 1-2

Penalties: None

Shots: Bjaward 37-31

Goals: Bjaward: Sudmass, Jelle Sudmass, Joris

Assists: Bjaward: Nuessli, Pascal Graf, Radulf

Onatten 1, Atterische 0: There was only one goal scored in this game, scored by Onatten's Bruno Widmer. Halvor Thijs had a chance to tie the game for Atterische, but missed wide left on his breakaway.

Summary

Scoring

Onatten 0 1 0-1

Atterische 0 0 0-0

Penalties: None

Shots: Onatten 34-30

Goals: Onatten: Widmer, Bruno

Assists: Onatten: Jezioranski, Matieusz

Menesanne 1, Domatische 1: Menesanne's Meinrad Reuteler scored with 2:45 to go to salvage a tie with Domatische. Domatische scored on their third shot of the game, just 1:26 in, never trailed, but couldn't win.

Summary

Scoring

Menesanne 0 0 1-1

Domatische 1 0 0-1

Penalties: None

Shots: Domatische 39-32

Goals: Menesanne: Reuteler, Meinrad Domatische: Mahrer, Egon

Assists: Menesanne: Schoch, Orel Domatische: Gruenenfelder, Gerwulf

Gottwrischer 0, Sajbell 0: The second and third-worst teams in the league went at it and generated possibly the worst offensive showing of this season. They managed just 45 shots between them and neither team scored.

Summary

Scoring

Sajbell 0 0 0-0

Gottwrischer 0 0 0-0

Penalties:Sajbell: Nef, Yannick

Shots: Gottwrischer 24-21

First game of the second half of the season. Can anyone catch Te Staff?

Te Staff clobbers rival

2008-03-30T11:21:00.003-04:00

Te Staff 5, Tarlunz 0: Te Staff was really on its game for its rival Tarlunz. Te Staff has dominated the series and this was no exception. In the previous four years, Te Staff has gone 7-0-1 against Tarlunz, with an average victory margin of three goals. Sherm Reinhardt scored two goals and had two assists, further commending himself to Te Staff fans.

Summary

Scoring

Te Staff 2 2 1-5

Tarlunz 0 0 0-0

Penalties: Tarlunz: Baarda, Habel 2:00 Tripping

Shots: Te Staff 44-29

Goals: Reinhardt, Sherm (2) Cavegn, Alois (2) Cheda, Reto

Assists: Reinhardt, Sherm (2) Zinsli, Serge Sybrandy, Hauke (2)

Onatten 2, Domatische 1: A controversial hooking penalty led to a power play on which Onatten scored the winning goal. Asked after the game whether he thought he was hooked, Onatten's Matiuesz Jezioranski said, "I don't know. I didn't see his stick, but I felt as though I was hindered."

Summary

Scoring

Domatische 0 1 0-1

Onatten 1 0 1-2

Penalties: Domatische: Zarin, Pavils

Shots: Onatten 38-34

Goals: Onatten: Nietlispach, Armin Widmer, Bruno Domatische: Mahrer, Egon

Assists: Onatten: Hiekkalinna, Jaska (2) Domatische: Gruenenfelder, Gerwulf

Matexipar 3, Gottwrischer 0: The league's third-worst team, Gottwrischer, seemed to have no energy left after defeating rival Wrischer. They were no match for mighty Matexipar, led by Jonatan Heuberger's two goals and one assist.

Summary

Scoring

Gottwrischer 0 0 0-0

Matexipar 1 2 0-3

Penalties: None

Shots: Matexipar 40-25

Goals: Matexipar: Heuberger, Jonatan (2) Zberg, Sigiswald

Assists: Matexipar: Heuberger, Jonatan Pasi, Germain (2)

Mechen 1, Holtzlund 1: Dragoon Camarata had an excellent night to earn Holtzlund the tie with a superior team in Mechen. He made 36 saves, including 5 shots in 21 seconds.

Summary

Scoring

Holtzlund 1 0 0-1

Mechen 0 1 0-1

Penalties: None

Shots: Mechen 37-32

Goals: Holtzlund: Koller, Friedhold Mechen: Rusterholz, Ortwin

Assists: Holtzlund: Yagerhorn, Siet Mechen: Kappe, Wiebe

Bevinlunz 1, Atterische 0: Bevinlunz continues to rise, winning its third game in a row. Their forechecking continued to be aggressive, and they had a 14 shot adavntage, 39-25.

Summary

Scoring

Atterische 0 0 0-0

Bevinlunz 0 1 0-1

Penalties: None

Shots: Bevinlunz 40-26

Goals: Bevinlunz: Handschin, Severin

Assists: Bevinlunz: Noel, Gustav

Rijward 2, Lojren 0: Lojren couldn't get enough shots off to bother Rokus Osthav'n, generating only 25. Rijward had possession of the puck for most of the game and generated 38 shots. Traugott Kestenholz had a goal and an assist for Rijward.

Summary

Scoring

Rijward 0 1 1-2

Lojren 0 0 0-0

Penalties: None

Shots: Rijward 38-25

Goals: Rijward: Kestenholz, Traugott Burkhart, Xaver

Assists: Rijward: Kestenholz, Traugott Gottschalk, Wickham

Bjaward 3, Sajbell 0: Bjaward bulldozed sixteenth-place Sajbell as Jelle and Joris Sudmass had a goal and an assist each. Sajbell was limited to just 28 shots on goal.

Summary

Scoring

Bjaward 1 1 1-3

Sajbell 0 0 0-0

Penalties: None

Shots: Bjaward 39-28

Goals: Bjaward: Sudmass, Jelle Sudmass, Joris Graf, Radulf

Assists: Bjaward: Sudmass, Jelle Sudmass, Joris Nuessli, Pascal

Menesanne 1, Sichebach 0: Menesanne struggled by last-place Sichebach, needing a goal with 5:45 to go in the game by Orel Schoch to win. Wob Ramsbeck stopped 31 shots for the shutout.

Summary

Scoring

Sichebach 0 0 0-0

Menesanne 0 0 1-1

Penalties: None

Shots: Menesanne 38-31

Goals: Menesanne: Schoch, Orel

Assists: Reuteler, Meinrad

The season's about half over. Let's hope that the second half is just as good as the first.

Standings

2008-03-29T11:42:00.002-04:00

Here are the standings as of March 16, 2007.

Team W L T P

Te Staff 13 0 2 28

Matexipar 12 1 2 26

Mechen 9 1 4 22

Rijward 9 2 4 22

Onatten 8 1 5 21

Bjaward 9 4 2 20

Wrischer 5 7 3 13

Holtzlund 6 8 0 12

Bevinlunz 5 8 2 12

Menesanne 4 7 3 11

Tarlunz 3 6 5 11

Domatische 3 6 5 11

Lojren 3 8 3 9

Atterische 2 8 4 8

Gottwrischer 2 11 2 6

Sajbell 1 9 4 5

Sichebach 1 11 2 4

Keep rooting for your teams. Some of them need the help.

Te Staff proves superiority

2008-03-22T18:05:00.005-04:00

Te Staff 2, Mechen 1: In a matchup of the current one and two teams in the league, Te Staff again showed why they are the best in the league with nearly thirty championships. Sherm Reinhardt had two goals for Te Staff.

Summary

Scoring

Mechen 0 1 0-1

Te Staff 1 0 1-2

Shots: 39-38 Te Staff

Penalties: None

Goals: Mechen: Idsarda, Aiko Te Staff: Reinhardt, Sherm (2)

Assists: Mechen: Landseer, Bram Te Staff: Sipken, Uwe Sybrandy, Hauke

Matexipar 1, Bjaward 0: Bjaward's twin wings, Jelle and Joris Sudmass, were not up to the task of breaking through Heiko Moordfors' defenses. None of their teammates were either. Julius Schymart scored the only goal of the game.

Summary

Scoring

Matexipar 0 1 0-1

Bjaward 0 0 0-0

Shots: Matexipar 37-32

Penalties: None

Goals: Matexipar: Schymart, Julius

Assists: Matexipar: Pasi, Germain

Gottwrischer 2, Wrischer 1: Gottwrischer came up big in this rivalry game, defeating Wrischer. Said Wenzeslaus Lilienthal, Gottwrischer's coach after the game, "God smiled upon our modest city and team by allowing us to defeat our bitter rivals."

Summary

Scoring

Wrischer 1 0 0-1

Gottwrischer 0 1 1-2

Shots: Gottwrischer 38-30

Penalties: None

Goals: Wrischer: Knapp, Dierk Gottwrischer: Van der Wal, Pieter (2)

Assists: Wrischer: Ganesmund, Kai Gottwrischer: Bommelansch, Sjoerd Hecker, Hagan

Rijward 3, Sajbell 0: Rijward quelled Sajbell's hopes of a winning streak, limiting them to 27 shots. Rokus Osthav'n easily stopped those paltry few.

Summary

Scoring

Sajbell 0 0 0-0

Rijward 1 1 1-3

Shots: Rijward 34-27

Penalties: None

Goals: Rijward: Stryker, Gunther (2) Drijher, Kai

Assists: Ockley, Helmut (3)

Menesanne 2, Holtzlund 1: Wob Ramsbeck had an excellent game, making 35 saves to inch closer to Holtzlund in the standings. Just one point seperates these two teams.

Summary

Scoring

Menesanne 1 0 1-1

Holtzlund 0 1 0-1

Penalties: None

Shots: Holtzlund 36-33

Goals: Menesanne: Patsayev, Borislav Kuhbauer, Leopold Holtzlund: Guillame, Coen

Assists: Menesanne: De Boer, Fedde Goethals, Luuk Holtzlund: Verbeke, Pepijn

Onatten 3, Sichebach 0: Onatten blanked Sichebach, getting its fourth win in six games. Skylar Magnusson gets an unlikely third shutout in a row, tying Norbert Grimm and Rokus Osthav'n for most shutouts in a row.

Summary

Scoring

Onatten 2 1 0-3

Sichebach 0 0 0-0

Penalties: None

Shots: Onatten 36-28

Goals: Onatten: Piron, Sebastiaan (2) Claessens, Ludwijk

Assists: Onatten: Bertrand, Jacques (2) Verhaegen, Ansgar

Bevinlunz 1, Domatische 0: Bevinlunz picked up a good road win as Domatische was limited to just 24 shots on goal by Bevinlunz's relentless forechecking. Gustav Noel scored the only goal of the game for Bevinlunz.

Summary

Scoring

Bevinlunz 0 1 0-1

Domatische 0 0 0-0

Penalties: None

Shots: Bevinlunz 33-24

Goals: Bevinlunz: Noel, Gustav

Assists: Pfelward, Sikke

Atterische 1, Lojren 1: A physical game this one was, defying the standards of Borschland hockey. Their was plenty of checking in this game, but skating was also at a premium. Atterische's Halvor Thijs wove between two defenders, faked his forehand, then buried a backhand in the upper left corner of the net. This tied the score.

Summary

Scoring

Lojren 1 0 0-1

Atterische 0 0 1-1

Penalties: Baert, Halmar 2:00 Roughing

Shots: Atterische 35-30

Goals: Lojren: Kral, Jakub Atterische: Thijs, Halvor

Assists: Lojren: Horak, Kazimir Atterische: Greco, Alfeo

Keep rooting and commenting.

Titanic clash of goalies indecisive

2008-03-22T17:01:00.002-04:00

Rijward 0, Matexipar 0: In a matchup of probably the two best goalies in the league, both turned in excellent games, but neither proved their superiority. Moordfors made 38 saves, and Osthav'n made 39 saves, neither surrendering a goal.

Summary

Scoring

Rijward 0 0 0-0

Matexipar 0 0 0-0

Shots: 39-38 Matexipar

Penalties: None

Bjaward 2, Wrischer 1: Bjaward sent Wrischer to its second loss in five games. They have just one win during that stretch, though. Bjaward won for the fourth time in the past five games.

Summary

Scoring

Bjaward 1 0 1-2

Wrischer 0 1 0-1

Shots: Bjaward 41-37

Penalties: None

Goals: Bjaward: Sudmass, Joris De Vries, Jens Wrischer: Ganesmund, Kai

Assists: Bjaward: Sudmass, Jelle Eisinga, Diederik Wrischer: Jelsma, Gerke

Te Staff 4, Menesanne 1: Te Staff showed upstart Menesanne that while they have experienced some success, they are still not even close to Te Staff. Sherm Reinhardt had a hat trick and an assist.

Summary

Scoring

Te Staff 2 1 1-4

Menesanne 1 0 0-1

Shots: Te Staff 44-30

Penalties: None

Goals: Te Staff: Reinhardt, Sherm (3) Sipken, Uwe Menesanne: De Boer, Fedde

Assists: Te Staff: Sybrandy, Hauke (2) Anselm, Christoph Reinhardt, Sherm Menesaane: Werden, Ottokar

Mechen 2, Tarlunz 2: Tarlunz did well to tie Mechen in this game. Mechen has been on a roll and has not lost yet this season. Tarlunz rallied from two down against a hostile crowd to tie it.

Summary

Scoring

Tarlunz 0 0 2-2

Mechen 1 1 0-2

Shots: Mechen 40-36

Penalties: None

Goals: Tarlunz: Baarda, Habel Haswell, Rikard Mechen: Kappe, Wiebe Holwerde, Doutze

Assists: Tarlunz: Jent, Deinuma (2) Mechen: Landseer, Bram Idsarda, Aiko

Onatten 2, Holtzlund 0: Skylar Magnusson turned in his second shutout in a row, shutting out Holtzlund. Tjaard Meern had both goals to lead Onatten.

Summary

Scoring

Holtzlund 0 0 0-0

Onatten 1 1 0-2

Shots: Onatten 39-34

Penalties: None

Goals: Onatten: Tjaard, Meern (2)

Assists: Onatten: Hiekkalinna, Jaska Dering, Bernd

Bevinlunz 3, Sichebach 1: Bevinlunz got its first win in the last five games by defeating Sichebach. Sichebach continues to be a doormat, falling to struggling Bevinlunz.

Summary

Scoring

Sichebach 0 1 0-1

Bevinlunz 1 1 1-3

Shots: Bevinlunz 41-32

Penalties: None

Goals: Sichebach: Brouwer, Abich Bevinlunz: Pfelward, Sikke (2) Piebinga, Eitel

Assists: Sichebach: Tiede, Adriani Bevinlunz: Visser, Gerrit (2) Fulke, Wolfram

Sajbell 1, Atterische 0: Sajbell won its first game of the season to improve to 1-8-4. Atterische has to be embarrassed, losing to a previous winless team as well as being shut out by them.

Summary

Scoring

Atterische 0 0 0-0

Sajbell 0 1 0-1

Shots: Atterische 37-34

Penalties: None

Goals: Sajbell: Weidheim, Japik

Assists: Sajbell: Schenk, Yves

Domatische 1, Lojren 1: This game was about as hard fought as you could ask for. Players laid out to reach pucks, scrapped along the boards, and skated up and down the floor relentlessly. It's good that neither team lost, because no one deserved to lose.

Summary

Scoring

Domatische 0 1 0-1

Lojren 0 1 0-1

Shots: 38-all

Penalties: None

Goals: Lojren: Diefenhoven, Klaes Domatische: Nordhall, Lourens

Assists: Lojren: Roerback, Herman Domatische: Nordmeern, Henk

A great day of hockey today, and another promises to follow. Keep reading, rooting, and commenting...

More Artwork, Courtesy of Turkommen

2008-03-22T13:43:00.003-04:00

This is the latest team graphic from Erki Turkommen, a gracious Finn. This is Te Staff's team logo.

Magnusson turns in game of his career

2008-03-21T09:06:00.002-04:00

Te Staff 1, Onatten 1: Skylar Magnusson made 39 saves and denied Sherm Reinhardt a goal. He made all sorts of saves, including glove, kick, and body saves. He just played outstanding to get Onatten the tie.

Summary

Scoring

Onatten 0 1 0-1

Te Staff 1 0 0-1

Shots: Te Staff 40-34

Penalties: None

Goals: Onatten: Meern, Tjaard Te Staff: Anselm, Christoph

Assists: Onatten: Hiekkalinna, Jaska Te Staff: Sipken, Uwe

Rijward 1, Wrischer 1: Rokus Osthav'n made 39 saves to prevent Rijward from losing, but they couldn't muster enough offense to win.

Summary

Scoring

Wrischer 1 0 0-1

Rijward 1 0 0-1

Shots: Wrischer 40-35

Penalties: None

Goals: Wrischer: Ganesmund, Kai Rijward: Gunther, Stryker

Assists: Wrischer: Knapp, Dierk Rijward: Drijher, Kai

Matexipar 2, Atterische 0: Heiko Moordfors had another good game, making 32 saves to deny Atterische a goal.

Summary

Scoring

Matexipar 1 1 0-2

Atterische 0 0 0-0

Shots: Matexipar 39-32

Penalties: None

Goals: Matexipar: Bartul, Conrad Schymart, Julius

Assists: Matexipar: Pasi, Germain (2)

Bjaward 3, Gottwrischer 0: Bjaward got back on track, with the Sudmass brothers recording all of their goals and assists. Gottwrischer was no match and sunk lower in the standings.

Summary

Scoring

Gottwrischer 0 0 0-0

Bjaward 2 1 0-3

Shots: Bjaward 40-28

Penalties: None

Goals: Sudmass, Joris (2) Sudmass, Jelle

Assists: Sudmass, Jelle (2) Sudmass, Joris

Tarlunz 1, Menesanne 1: Wob Ramsbeck was the sole reason why this game did not result in a loss for Menesanne. He stopped 42 shots to prevent this game from turning into a rout.

Summary

Scoring

Menesanne 0 1 0-1

Tarlunz 1 0 0-1

Shots: Tarlunz 43-35

Penalties: None

Goals: Menesanne: De Boer, Fedde Tarlunz: Baarda, Habel

Assists: Menesanne: Werden, Ottokar

Holtzlund 2, Bevinlunz 1: Sikke Pfelward scored a goal, but they couldn't give him any support and a pair of goals by Reiner Waldgrave sunk them.

Summary

Scoring

Bevinlunz 1 0 0-1

Holtzlund 1 0 1-2

Shots: Holtzlund 40-36

Penalties: None

Goals: Bevinlunz: Pfelward, Sikke Holtzlund: Waldgrave, Reiner (2)

Assists: Bevinlunz: Visser, Gerrit Holtzlund: Yagerhorn, Siet (2)

Domatische 2, Sajbell 0: Sajbell just looked pitiful out on the ice, unable to generate any offense or stop Domatische on defense.

Summary

Scoring

Sajbell 0 0 0-0

Domatische 1 0 1-2

Shots: Domatische 41-26

Penalties: None

Goals: Domatische: Vogel, Josef Nordhall, Lourens

Assists: Segur, Odo (2)

Lojren 2, Sichebach 1: Klaes Diefenhoven scored the winning goal with 3:34 to go in the game. Sichebach blew a shot at a win in front of the home crowd.

Summary

Scoring

Lojren 1 0 1-2

Sichebach 0 1 0-1

Shots: Lojren 39-28

Penalties: None

Goals: Lojren: Diefenhoven, Klaes Dykstra, Olbert Sichebach: Metterherst, Siemen

Assists: Lojren: Roerback, Herman (2) Sichebach: Tiede, Adriani

Keep rooting and commenting. I apologize for the slow pace. the phase shift appears to be acting up again.

Brandy and Pucks, The Fifth

2008-03-21T08:59:00.002-04:00

Brandy and Pucks

The skater and the wordmistress

by Kadmus Greningen

It was hardly noticed amid the general uproar following Te Staff's humbling of Te Lughaus last weekend, but certain of our noted spies among the fairer contingent reported to me that Sherman Reinhardt actually picked up an Anvorian rose that had been flung onto the ice at the close of the match.

No surprise to see roses on the ice. The thorny Borschland rose is, of course, one of the symbols of our city, after the legendary, flowering Rod of Honor that last flowered on its own, we think, some 300 years ago, and is still in its case in Te Staffhaus, and we are waiting for it to flower again.

Also no surprise to see a player pick up a rose. Christoph Anselm skates off from every game with a veritable bouquet. If any of the flingers catches his eye, they are entitled to a kiss.

Our Amerikanische had to this point picked up no roses, much to the dismay of the fair maidens of Staff Borsch, and many have left off throwing them, as roses in winter are expensive to import from the glass houses of Anvoria for no chance at a kiss.

This time, however, there was on Messer Reinhardt's part a dip of the knee and a delicate fingering of the flower, and when he skated over to the Players Ingress to the locker room, he identified his gift-giver-- none other than (if one can believe it) the young poetess Rachael Martijnz.

Miss Martijnz is not given to shallow romance, if we can believe the gossip sheets. It appears that as a girl she was disappointed with a seminary student who married the daughter of a steel magnate.

But as one who has always admired the outside world and even studied English, our poetess might with great reason wish to make the acquaintance of Sherman Reinhardt.

Yet my spies also tell me, that it is possible our goal scorer and the wordsmith have had a prior acquaintance, at the Grand Social three weeks ago, where it is sure they danced, or rather, she taught him somewhat to dance, after he trod on her feet.

I know that fans of sport all over Borschland are waiting for the sequel of this story. It is not so irrelevant to the ice. Many athletes who fall in love play better or worse because of the love. On vill zeen: we shall see.

Sajbell implodes

2008-03-16T17:00:00.002-04:00

Sajbell 4, Sichebach 4: In a matchup of the league's two worst teams, Sajbell had a 4-1 advantage going into the third period. However, Sajbell's goalie Arnaulf Clowes couldn't hold up, and surrendered the three goals.

Summary

Scoring

Sichebach 1 0 3-4

Sajbell 2 2 0-4

Shots: Sichebach 40-38

Penalties: None

Goals: Sichebach: Brouwer, Abich (2) Adriani, Tiede (2) Sajbell: Weidheim, Japik (2) Stemme, Elias (2)

Assists: Sichebach: Brouwer, Abich (2) Metterherst, Siemen (2) Sajbell: Schenk, Yves (3) Elias, Stemme

Te Staff 4, Bevinlunz 2: Sikke Pfelward had two goals, but Sherm Reinhardt had two goals and an assist to trump that.

Summary

Scoring

Te Staff 1 2 1-4

Bevinlunz 1 0 1-2

Shots: Te Staff 44-33

Penalties: None

Goals: Te Staff: Reinhardt, Sherm (2) Anselm, Christoph (2) Bevinlunz: Pfelward, Sikke

Assists: Te Staff: Reinhardt, Sherm Sipken, Uwe (2) Luppink, Gerd Bevinlunz: Visser, Gerrit

Mechen 3, Menesanne 2: Mechen just wouldn't be denied, as Wiebe Kappe beat Wob Ramsbeck for the winning goal with 7:43 to go in the game.

Summary

Scoring

Mechen 1 1 1-3

Menesanne 1 1 0-2

Shots: Mechen 39-35

Penalties: None

Goals: Mechen: Kappe, Wiebe (2) Idsarda, Aiko Menesanne: De Boer, Fedde (2)

Assists: Mechen: Holwerde, Doutze (2) Landseer, Bram Menesanne: Dekkinga, Anso Werden, Ottokar

Matexipar 3, Domatische 1: The Iron Sticks notched another victory, defeating Domatische by a pair of goals. Heiko Moordfors made 36 saves for Matexipar.

Summary

Scoring

Domatische 1 0 0-1

Matexipar 1 1 1-3

Shots: Matexipar 40-36

Penalties: None

Goals: Domatische: Nordhall, Lourens Matexipar: Bartul, Conrad (2) Pasi, Germain

Assists: Domatische: Nordmeern, Henk Matexipar: Falkland, Ekkehardt (2) Pasi, Germain

Onatten 2, Tarlunz 0: Skylar Magnusson posted his second shutout in three games, and Onatten beat Tarlunz, who drop to 3-6-3.

Summary

Scoring

Tarlunz 0 0 0-0

Onatten 1 0 1-2

Shots: Onatten 38-32

Penalties: None

Goals: Onatten: Martlich, Axel Dering, Bernd

Assists: Onatten: Hiekkalinna, Jaska Meern, Tjaard

Rijward 1, Gottwrischer 0: Rijward got just enough offense to survive this one, as Helmut Ockley scored with 2:02 to go in the game. Rokus Osthav'n stopped 36 shots for his league-leading seventh shutout.

Summary

Scoring

Rijward 0 0 1-1

Gottwrischer 0 0 0-0

Shots: Gottwrischer 36-30

Goals: Helmut, Ockley

Assists: Wickham, Gottschalk

Holtzlund 1, Lojren 0: Dragoon Camarata made 39 saves, including staving off 6 shots in the last 37 seconds of the game.

Summary

Scoring

Holtzlund 0 1 0-0

Lojren 0 0 0-0

Shots: Lojren 39-32

Penalties: None

Goals: Holtzlund: Waldgrave, Reiner

Assists: Holtzlund: Yagerhorn, Siet

Wrischer 1, Atterische 1: Atterische picked up its third point in as many games by managing a tie. Bale Baumlansch scored with 11:53 to go in the game to tie it up.

Summary

Scoring

Atterische 0 0 1-1

Wrischer 0 1 0-1

Shots: Atterische 38-37

Penalties: None

Goals: Atterische: Baumlansch, Bale Wrischer: Knapp, Dierk

Assists: Atterische: Drijher, Kai Wrischer: Jelsma, Gerke

Keep rooting and commenting, folks.

Osthav'n outstanding

2008-03-15T18:11:00.002-04:00

Rijward 1, Bjaward 0: Rokus Osthav'n was the difference maker in this game, making 40 saves to shut out rival Bjaward. The Sudmass brothers had 7 shots combined, but their shots usually had little chance of going in.

Scoring

Summary

Bjaward 0 0 0-0

Rijward 0 1 0-1

Shots: Bjaward 40-35

Penalties: None

Goals: Rijward: Stryker, Gunther

Assists: Gottchalk, Wickham

Mechen 2, Onatten 2: Onatten records another tie, their fourth of the season. This one comes against an undefeated, hot Mechen team. This was truly a great game between two great teams.

Summary

Scoring

Onatten 1 0 1-2

Mechen 1 1 0-2

Shots: Mechen 40-39

Penalties: None

Goals: Onatten: Hiekkalinna, Jaska Meern, Tjaard Mechen: Kappe, Wiebe Idsarda, Aiko

Assists: Onatten: Sugarmann, Dirk (2) Martlich, Axel Mechen: Holwerde, Doutze Landseer, Bram

Te Staff 4, Lojren 1: Lojren broke Te Staff's shutout streak, as Klaes Diefenhoven scored with 4:34 to go in the second period.

Summary

Scoring

Lojren 0 1 0-1

Te Staff 2 1 1-4

Shots: Te Staff 43-31

Penalties: None

Goals: Lojren: Diefenhoven, Klaes Te Staff: Reinhardt, Sherm Sipken, Uwe (2) Anselm, Christoph

Assists: Lojren: Dykstra, Olbert Te Staff: Sybrandy, Hauke (2) Reinhardt, Sherm Sipken, Uwe

Bevinlunz 2, Tarlunz 1: Bevinlunz claimed its third win of the season yesterday, beating a Tarlunz team that lost for the sixth time in eight games.

Summary

Scoring

Bevinlunz 1 0 1-2

Tarlunz 0 1 0-1

Shots: Bevinlunz 37-34

Penalties: None

Goals: Bevinlunz: Pfelward, Sikke (2) Tarlunz: Baarda, Habel

Assists: Bevinlunz: Visser, Gerrit Piebinga, Eitel

Holtzlund 3, Sajbell 1: Sajbell continues to be woeful as Holtzlund wins this game. Jurgen Roemer had two goals for Holtzlund.

Summary

Scoring

Sajbell 0 1 0-1

Holtzlund 1 1 1-3

Shots: Holtzlund 39-31

Penalties: None

Goals: Sajbell: Weidheim, Japik Holtzlund: Roemer, Jurgen (2) Waldgrave, Reiner

Assists: Sajbell: Schenk, Yves Holtzlund: Waldgrave, Reiner Yagerhorn, Siet (2)

Domatische 2, Wrischer 1: Domatische managed to hold on to win this game, as they fended off a furious Wrischer rally.

Summary

Scoring

Atterische 1 1 0-2

Wrischer 0 1 0-1

Shots: Wrischer 41-34

Penalties: None

Goals: Domatische: Vogel, Josef (2) Wrischer: Ganesmund, Kai

Assists: Domatische: Segur, Odo Nordhall, Lourens Wrischer: Knapp, Dierk

Atterische 2, Gottwrischer 0: Atterische did well against Gottwrischer. Gottwrischer has been miserable, and they only managed 29 shots against Atterische's goaltender, Erik Ritsche.

Summary

Scoring

Gottwrischer 0 0 0-0

Atterische 1 1 0-2

Shots: Atterische 38-33

Penalties: None

Goals: Atterische: Lugbach, Dieuwe Drijher, Kai

Assists: Atterische: Baumlansch, Bale (2)

Matexipar 5, Sichebach 0: Matexipar rolled over Sichebach, but more importantly, they tied Mechen for second place in the league. Conrad Bartul had a hat trick and an assist.

Summary

Scoring

Matexipar 2 2 1-5

Sichebach 0 0 0-0

Shots: 46-30

Penalties: None

Goals: Matexipar: Bartul, Conrad (3) Ekkehardt, Falkland (2)

Assists: Matexipar: Bartul, Conrad Pasi, Germain (2) Schymart, Julius (2)

The season continues to be exciting. Keep rooting and commenting.

Onatten cruises

2008-03-15T16:52:00.003-04:00

Onatten 2, Menesanne 0: A couple of early goals, paired with Skylar's Magunusson's impressive performance in net, resulted in an Onatten victory. Menesanne matched Onatten shot for shot in the early going, but could never break through.

Summary

Scoring

Menesanne 0 0 0-0

Onatten 1 1 0-2

Shots: Onatten 39-34

Penalties: None

Goals: Onatten: Meern, Tjaard (2)

Assists: Onatten: Hiekkalinna, Jaska (2)

Matexipar 3, Holtzlund 0: Matexipar returned to form following their loss to Te Staff. Their attack was aggressive, their passes sharp, and their skating crisp. By contrast, Holtzlund looked awfully sloppy.

Summary

Scoring

Holtzlund 0 0 0-0

Matexipar 1 2 0-3

Shots: Matexipar 42-34

Penalties: None

Goals: Matexipar: Bartul, Conrad (2) Falkland, Ekkehardt

Assists: Matexipar: Germain, Pasi (2) Schymart, Julius

Te Staff 4, Sajbell 0: Norbert Grimm got a rest in this game, but Cashoth Pernoth continued Te Staff's unscored-upon streak, extending it to 4 games by making 37 saves. Sajbell remains winless.

Summary

Scoring

Te Staff 1 2 1-4

Sajbell 0 0 0-0

Shots: Te Staff 40-30

Penalties: None

Goals: Reinhardt, Sherm (2) Sipken, Uwe (2)

Assists: Reinhardt, Sherm Kelmenstremmer, Rogijr Anselm, Christoph (2)

Mechen 3, Bevinlunz 1: Mechen was just too good for Bevinlunz, and triumphed to keep pace with Te Staff. Bevinlunz looked little like the team that was predicted to finish sixth in the preseason.

Summary

Scoring

Mechen 1 1 1-3

Bevinlunz 1 0 0-1

Shots: Mechen 39-29

Penalties: None

Goals: Mechen: Kappe, Wiebe (2) Holwerde, Doutze Bevinlunz: Pfelward, Sikke

Assists: Mechen: Landseer, Bram (2) Idsarda, Aiko

Bjaward 2, Atterische 0: Bjaward continues to win, as they climb up in the standings. Their latest victim was an Atterische team that played hard, but just couldn't break through.

Summary

Scoring

Atterische 0 0 0-0

Bjaward 1 1 0-2

Shots: Bjaward 39-36

Penalties: None

Goals: Bjaward: Sudmass, Joris (2)

Assists: Bjaward: Sudmass, Jelle

Domatische 1, Gottwrischer 1: Gottwrischer managed a tie with Domatische to record just its fifth point of the season. It's been a difficult early season, and they still haven't won since their second game, going 0-5-2.

Summary

Scoring

Domatische 1 0 0-1

Gottwrischer 0 1 0-1

Shots: Domatische 34-31

Penalties: None

Goals: Domatische: Segur, Odo Gottwrischer: Van Der Wal, Pieter

Assists: Domatische: Nordhall, Lourens Gottwrischer: Bommelansch, Sjoerd

Tarlunz 2, Lojren 1: Tarlunz won, giving them their first win in seven games. They had gone 0-5-1 the previous six games.

Summary

Scoring

Tarlunz 1 0 1-2

Lojren 0 1 0-1

Penalties: None

Shots: Tarlunz 41-32

Goals: Tarlunz: Haswell, Rikard (2) Lojren: Diefenhoven, Klaes

Assists: Tarlunz: Deinuma, Jent (2) Lojren: Dykstra, Olbert

Wrischer 3, Sichebach 0: Wrischer won easily over the hapless Sichebach. Sichebach didn't look organized out on the ice and Wrischer had the superior skill and talent.

Summary

Scoring

Sichebach 0 0 0-0

Wrischer 1 1 1-3

Shots: Wrischer 41-30

Penalties: None

Goals: Wrischer: Ganesmund, Kai (3)

Assists: Wrischer: Knapp, Dierk (2) Jelsma, Gerke

With the first third of the season over, we'll see what develops next. Keep rooting and commenting.

Brandy and Pucks, the Fourth

2008-03-12T19:50:00.002-04:00

Brandy and Pucks - Full Table and a Poesy

by Kadmus Greningen

A third of the way through the season, and our City Boys stand atop the table, thanks this time to the brave defenders who acted as a bulwark exactly as Te Staff's curtain wall (now the path for the Loop Sub line) defended Borschland against the Loflinlanders in the year 65 of the nation.

Matexipar's Iron was not hard enough to break through, due especially to the toughness of defensemen Gerd Luppink and Rogijr Kelmenstremmer, as well as goalie Norbert Grimm, who has not allowed a goal in more than three games.

Poet Rachael Martijnz, who was in the Deacons Box on this night of nights, has contributed a short poesy to commemorate an heroic effort for the City Boys.

The snowflakes, this night, catch lightand driftlike lazy blooms in a shade-dark stream

The wind that comes with its Borschic thruma-bedit is, and all is calm, a dream.

But men who skated, all elatedfor youthand for the grandest, greatest prize--Excellence-- vict'ry too with knotted thew tonightcreated whirlwinds on the ice,and snowflake black

once swept in back(Sybrandy's smack)was all The City's sighs.

Wins, Losses, Ties, Points (2 points for win, 1 point for tie)

1. Te Staff 8 0 1 17

2. Mechen 7 0 2 16

3. Matexipar 7 1 1 15

4. Bjaward 6 1 2 14

4. Rijward 6 1 2 14

6. Onatten 4 1 3 11

7. Wrischer 4 4 1 9

8. Menesanne 3 4 2 8

9. Tarlunz 2 4 3 7

10. Holtzlund 3 5 0 6

11. Bevinlunz 2 5 2 6

12. Domatische 1 4 3 5

13. Lojren 2 5 1 5

14.Atterische 1 6 1 3

15. Sichebach 1 6 1 3

16. Gottwrischer 1 7 1 3

17. Sajbell 0 5 3 3

Te Staff squeaks by

2008-03-11T21:46:00.002-04:00

Te Staff 1, Matexipar 0: Sherm Reinhardt assisted on the winning goal by Hauke Sybrandy. In this long-awaited matchup, it was Te Staff's defensemen that won the game for them. They held Matexipar to just 29 shots on goal.

Summary

Scoring

Matexipar 0 0 0-0

Te Staff 0 1 0-1

Shots: Te Staff 40-29

Penalties: None

Goals: Te Staff: Sybrandy, Hauke

Assists: Te Staff: Reinhardt, Sherm

Tarlunz 2, Sajbell 2: Both teams had been struggling coming into this game, and neither was satisfied with the result. However, they both came away with a point.

Summary

Scoring

Sajbell 0 1 1-2

Tarlunz 1 0 1-2

Shots: Tarlunz 39-36

Penalties: None

Goals: Sajbell: Weidheim, Japik (2) Tarlunz: Deinuma, Jent (2)

Assists: Schenk, Yves (2) Tarlunz: Baarda, Habel Haswell, Rikard

Wrischer 2, Holtzlund 1: Wrischer avoided losing twice in a row, and added to their position in the standings. Wrischer peppered Dragoon Camarata with 45 shots, and he eventually broke down towards the end.

Summary

Scoring

Wrischer 0 1 1-2

Holtzlund 0 1 0-1

Shots: Wrischer 45-32

Penalties: None

Goals: Wrischer: Ganesmund, Kai (2) Holtzlund: Waldgrave, Reiner

Assists: Wrischer: Knapp, Dierk Jelsma, Gerke Holtzlund: Yagerhorn, Siet

Mechen 3, Lojren 0: Mechen steamed onwards, claiming second place in the wake of Matexipar's first loss. When the news reached Mechen that Matexipar had fallen, a humungous cheer erupted in the stands, and Mechen played with renewed energy and life.

Summary

Scoring

Lojren 0 0 0-0

Mechen 1 1 1-3

Shots: Mechen 43-29

Penalties: None

Goals: Mechen: Kappe, Wiebe (2) Idsarda, Aiko

Assists: Mechen: Landseer, Bram (2) Holwerde, Doutze

Bevinlunz 3, Menesanne 2: Sikke Pfelward had a hat trick in what looked to be his first game back at 100%. This is the kind of production Bevinlunz was looking for when they signed him.

Summary

Scoring

Bevinlunz 1 0 2-3

Menesanne 1 0 1-2

Shots: Bevinlunz 38-30

Penalties: None

Goals: Bevinlunz: Pfelward, Sikke (3) Menesanne: De Boer, Fedde (2)

Assists: Visser, Gerrit (2) Piebinga, Eitel Menesanne: Werden, Ottokar (2)

Bjaward 3, Domatische 1: Bjaward continues its success, notching its sixth win of the season. Domatische looked lethargic out on the ice.

Summary

Scoring

Bjaward 1 2 0-3

Domatische 0 1 0-1

Shots: Bjaward 40-30

Penalties: None

Goals: Bjaward: Sudmass, Joris (2) Sudmass, Jelle Domatische: Nordhall, Lourens

Assists: Bjaward: Eisinga, Diederik (2) Groat, Ewout

Rijward 2, Atterische 0: Rokus Osthav'n notched another shuout and Rijward garnered another win. Atterische couldn't manage to put much together and were shut down.

Summary

Scoring

Rijward 1 1 0-2

Atterische 0 0 0-0

Shots: Rijward 36-28

Penalties: Drijher, Kai 2:00 Interference

Goals: Rijward: Stryker, Gunther (2)

Assists: Ockley, Helmut (2)

Sichebach 1, Gottwrischer 0: Gottwrischer hit a new low, losing to Sichebach and only generating 27 shots on goal. With the home crowd pulling for them all the way, Abich Brouwer scored on a power play with 6:34 to go in the second period.

Summary

Scoring

Gottwrischer 0 0 0-0

Sichebach 0 1 0-1

Shots: Sichebach 31-27

Penalties: Van Der Wal, Pieter 2:00 High-Sticking

Goals: Sichebach: Brouwer, Abich

Assists: Sichebach: Tiede, Adriani

Please comment and keep rooting and reading.

Te Staff keeps rolling

2008-03-09T18:03:00.003-04:00

Te Staff 3, Wrischer 0: Norbert Grimm recorded his second straight shutout for Te Staff, making 36 stops. It was a balanced and efficient effort on the road, with three players all getting a goal and an assist.

Summary

Scoring

Wrischer 0 0 0-0

Te Staff 1 1 1-3

Shots: Te Staff 40-36

Penalties: None

Goals: Te Staff: Reinhardt, Sherm Anselm, Christoph Sipken, Uwe

Assists: Te Staff: Reinhardt, Sherm Anselm, Christoph Sybrandy, Hauke

Onatten 2, Bevinlunz 1: Sikke Pfelward scored off of a rebound just 5:12 into the game, but was shut down the rest of the way and no one picked up the slack. Dirk Sugarmann scored his second goal in as many games for Onatten.

Summary

Scoring

Onatten 0 1 1-2

Bevinlunz 1 0 0-1

Shots: Onatten 36-31

Penalties: None

Goals: Onatten: Meern, Tjaard Sugarmann, Dirk Bevinlunz: Pfelward, Sikke

Assists: Onatten: Hiekkalinna, Jaska Martlich, Axel

Matexipar 3, Tarlunz 2: In a game that was closer than expected, it was Germain Pasi's goal with 2:12 left in the second period that won it for Matexipar.

Summary

Scoring

Tarlunz 0 1 1-2

Matexipar 1 2 0-3

Shots: Matexipar 39-32

Penalties: None

Goals: Tarlunz: Baarda, Habel (2) Matexipar: Bartul, Conrad Pasi, Germain Falkland, Ekkehardt

Assists: Tarlunz: Haswell, Rikard Deinuma, Jent Matexipar: Bartul, Conrad Schymart, Julius (2)

Mechen 2, Sajbell 0: Mechen, perhaps energized by their tying rally against Matexipar, came out strong early and scored a pair of goals in the first period. Their defense bamboozled the Nor'westers all game long. Superior skating by Mechen didn't allow Sajbell to create much offense, as they didn't have the puck.

Summary

Scoring

Mechen 2 0 0-2

Sajbell 0 0 0-0

Shots: Mechen 34-23

Penalties: None

Goals: Mechen: Kappe, Wiebe (2)

Assists: Mechen: Landseer, Bram Idsarda, Aiko

Menesanne 1, Lojren 1: Again, Menesanne found itself in a position to win, but couldn't convert on that chance. I am referring to the 1:36 of five-on-three action in which Menesanne had the five men. In a rare occurrence, two penalties were called on Lojren in the span of twenty-four seconds. Even with the two-man advantage, Menesanne couldn't penetrate Werner Blauvelt's staunch defense.

Summary

Scoring

Menesanne 0 1 0-1

Lojren 1 0 0-1

Shots: Menesanne 39-34

Penalties: Roerback, Herman 2:00 Tripping Dykstra, Olbert 2:00 Hooking

Goals: Menesanne: De Boer, Fedde Lojren: Diefenhoven, Klaes

Assists: Menesanne: Dekkinga, Anso Lojren: Dykstra, Olbert

Holtzlund 2, Gottwrischer 1: Gottwrischer continued its downward spiral, losing its second in a row and fifth overall. Since winning its seond game of the season to even it up at 1-1, Gottwrischer has gone 0-4-1, falling rapidly in the standings.

Summary

Scoring

Holtzlund 1 0 1-2

Gottwrischer 0 0 0-0

Shots: Holtzlund 35-24

Penalties: None

Goals: Holtzlund: Waldgrave, Reiner Roemer, Jurgen

Assists: Holtzlund: Yagerhorn, Siet

Bjaward 4, Sichebach 0: Sichebach remained winless, as well as being shut out for the fourth time this season. Bjaward's Diederik Eisinga scored a hat trick to lead them.

Summary

Scoring

Sichebach 0 0 0-0

Bjaward 2 1 1-4

Shots: Bjaward: 43-25

Penalties: None

Goals: Bjaward: Eisinga, Diederik (3) De Vries, Jens

Assists: Bjaward: Sudmass, Joris (2) Sudmass, Jelle (2)

Rijward 2, Domatische 1: This one went down to the wire, as Gunther Stryker scored with 2:36 left in the game to win it for Rijward. Stryker had an assist to go with that goal.

Summary

Scoring

Domatische 0 1 0-1

Rijward 1 0 1-2

Shots: Rijward 32-28

Penalties: None

Goals: Domatische: Segur, Odo Rijward: Stryker, Gunther Wickham, Gottschalk

Assists: Domatische: Vogel, Josef Rijward: Stryker, Gunther Ockley, Helmut

This is a double dose because of the printing press' failure and difficulties in recent days. Keep rooting for your teams, and as always, do comment.

Iron Sticks can't hold on

2008-03-09T12:55:00.002-04:00

Matexipar 3, Mechen 3: Matexipar held a 3-1 lead with 15:41 to go in the third period, but Matexipar's defense yielded 20 shots and Heiko Moordfors couldn't stop all of them. Mechen looked dead in the water until that point, when they picked up the pace, hustled and outplayed Matexipar.

Summary

Scoring

Matexipar 1 2 0-3

Mechen 0 1 2-3

Shots: Mechen 44-39

Penalties: None

Goals: Matexipar: Schymart, Julius (2) Bartul, Conrad Mechen: Kappe, Wiebe Holwerde, Doutze Landseer, Bram

Assists: Matexipar: Falkland, Ekkehardt (2) Pasi, Germain Mechen: Idsarda, Aiko (2) Kappe, Wiebe

Onatten 2, Lojren 0: Skylar Magnusson had 38 saves, recording his second shutout of the season. It was 0-0 until the 15:47 mark of the third period, when Dirk Sugarmann beat Dmytro Iwanyk off of a rebound of Tjaard Meern shot.

Summary

Scoring

Lojren 0 0 0-0

Onatten 0 0 2-2

Shots: Onatten 40-38

Penalties: None

Goals: Onatten: Sugarmann, Dirk Martlich, Axel

Assists: Meern, Tjaard

Wrischer 2, Tarlunz 1: Gerke Jelsme scored the winning goal for Wrischer, breaking their two game losing streak and giving them a road win. Rikard Haswell had the lone goal for Tarlunz, scored in the first period.

Summary

Scoring

Wrischer 0 1 1-2

Tarlunz 1 0 0-1

Shots: Tarlunz 36-33

Penalties: None

Goals: Wrischer: Jelsma, Gerke Knapp, Dierk Tarlunz: Haswell, Rikard

Assists: Wrischer: Deinuma, Jent Ganesmund, Kai Tarlunz: Baarda, Habel

Atterische 2, Domatische 2: Both teams got up and excited for this game, but neither team was able to come away with the victory. The game was played at Domatische, and the fans were behind them, but their cheering was to no avail.

Summary

Scoring

Atterische 0 1 1-2

Domatische 1 0 1-2

Shots: Tied 38-38

Penalties: Nordhall, Lourens 2:00 Slashing

Goals: Atterische: Lugbach, Dieuwe Drijher, Kai Domatische: Nordhall, Lourens Segur, Odo

Assists: Atterische: Lugbach, Dieuwe Baumlansch, Bale Domatische: Vogel, Josef Nordmeern, Henk

Te Staff 4, Gottwrischer 0: Norbert Grimm blanked Gottwrischer, and Sherm Reinhardt had a hat trick to lead Te Staff. For Grimm, this was his second shutout. He blanked Holtzlund in the first game of the season.

Summary

Scoring

Gottwrischer 0 0 0-0

Te Staff 1 2 1-4

Shots: Te Staff 41-31

Penalties: None

Goals: Te Staff: Reinhardt, Sherm (3) Sipken, Uwe

Assists: Anselm, Christoph (2) Sybrandy, Hauke (2)

Menesanne 1, Sajbell 1: Wob Ramsbeck made 37 saves after giving up a goal on the first shot of the game. Both teams had numerous opportunites to add to their scoring total, but neither could convert.

Summary

Scoring

Sajbell 1 0 0-1

Menesanne 0 1 0-1

Shots: Sajbell 38-34

Penalties: None

Goals: Sajbell: Stemme, Elias Menesanne: Werden, Ottokar

Assists: Sajbell: Schenk, Yves Menesanne: Dekkinga, Anso

Bjaward 4, Holtzlund 1: Dragoon Camarata did not do very well in this game, saving only 35 of 39 attempts. The Sudmass brothers had two goals each and each assisted the other on one of their goals.

Summary

Scoring

Bjaward 1 2 1-4

Holtzlund 0 1 0-1

Shots: Bjaward 39-34

Penalties: None

Goals: Bjaward: Sudmass, Joris (2) Sudmass, Jelle (2) Holtzlund: Roemer, Jurgen

Assists: Bjaward: Sudmass, Joris Sudmass, Jelle Groat, Ewout (2) Hotlzlund: Yagerhorn, Siet

Rijward 3, Sichebach 0: Though Rokus Osthav'n was hardly tested in this victory, facing only 26 shots, he turned in a good performance to record his fourth shutout of the season.

Summary

Scoring

Rijward 1 1 1-3

Sichebach 0 0 0-0

Shots: Rijward 35-26

Penalties: None

Goals: Rijward: Ockley, Helmut Wickham, Gottschalk (2)

Assists: Rijward: Stryker, Gunther (2)

Please, keep rooting for your favorite teams and definitely do comment.

Reinhardt returns to form

2008-03-07T18:09:00.003-05:00

Te Staff 4, Bjaward 3: A difficult road game loomed for Te Staff, and with Sherm Reinhardt held to just two assists in his last two games, it looked as though Bjaward could pull off the upset. Luckily for Te Staff, Reinahrdt got his game together and set the tone with an early goal and later contributed an assist on the winning goal.

Summary

Scoring

Te Staff 1 2 1-4

Bjaward 0 2 1-3

Shots: Te Staff 44-36

Penalties: None

Goals: Te Staff: Reinhardt, Sherm (2) Sipken, Uwe Sybrandy, Hauke Bjaward: Sudmass, Joris (2), Sudmass, Jelle

Assists: Te Staff: Reinhardt, Sherm (2) Anselm, Christoph (2) Bjaward: Eisinga, Diederik (2) De Vries, Jens

Matexipar 4, Menesanne 2: Matexipar maintained its lead in the regular season standings by defeating Menesanne at home. Heiko Moordfors got a little breather, courtesy of his defense, facing only 31 shots.

Summary

Scoring

Menesanne 1 1 0-2

Matexipar 2 0 2-4

Shots: Matexipar 42-31

Penalties: None

Goals: Menesanne: Dekkinga, Anso (2) Matexipar: Bartul, Conrad Pasi, Germain Falkland, Ekkehardt (2)

Assists: Menesanne: De Boer, Fedde (2) Matexipar: Bartul, Conrad (2) Pasi, Germain Schymart, Julius

Mechen 3, Wrischer 2: Wrischer failed to give the home crowd something to cheer about. Instead, they lost their second game in a row. Mechen seized a 3-0 lead, but two late goals by Wrischer made it lok closer than it was.

Summary

Scoring

Mechen 2 1 0-3

Wrischer 0 0 2-2

Shots: Mechen 40-30

Penalties: None

Goals: Mechen: Kappe, Wiebe (2) Idsarda, Aiko Wrischer: Jelsma, Gerke Knapp, Dierk

Onatten 3, Sajbell 1: Jaska Hiekkalinna had a goal and an assist for Onatten as they triumphed on the road against Sajbell. Sajbell was thoroughly outplayed, and were it not for a goal with 5:31 left in the third period, they would have been shut out.

Summary

Scoring

Onatten 1 1 1-3

Sajbell 0 0 1-1

Shots: Onatten 40-32

Penalties: None

Goals: Onatten: Hiekkalinna, Jaska Martlich, Axel Meern, Tjaard Sajbell: Weidheim, Japik

Assists: Onatten: Hiekkalinna, Jaska Sugarmann, Dirk (2) Sajbell: Schenk, Yves

Rijward 2, Holtzlund 0: Rokus Osthav'n made 35 saves and Helmut Ockley added a goal and assist for Rijward as they cruised over Holtzlund at home. Osthav'n earned his third shuout of the season.

Summary

Scoring

Holtzlund 0 0 0-0

Rijward 1 0 1-2

Shots: Rijward 38-35

Penalties: None

Goals: Rijward: Ockley, Helmut Glocker, Tomas

Assists: Rijward: Ockley, Helmut Stryker, Gunther

Bevinlunz 1, Lojren 1: Sikke Pfelward scored a goal for Bevinlunz, but it wasn't enough to overcome struggling Lojren, and they settled for a tie. Gerrit Visser had a chance to win it, but Bannar Plenthar, backup Gimrothian goaltender, made an excellent kick save and finished with 38.

Summary

Scoring

Bevinlunz 0 1 0-1

Lojren 0 0 1-1

Shots: Bevinlunz 39-35

Penalties: None

Goals: Bevinlunz: Pfelward, Sikke Lojren: Roerback, Herman

Assists: Bevinlunz: Piebinga, Eitel Lojren: Diefenhoven, Klaes

Atterische 1, Sichebach 0: Sichebach remained winless as they couldn't muster any offense at Atterische and fell one-nil. Sichebach could only muster twenty-five shots, hardly testing Erik Ritsche, Atterische's goalie.

Summary

Scoring

Sichebach 0 0 0-0 Atterische 0 1 0-1

Shots: Atterische 38-25

Penalties: None

Goals: Atterische: Lugbach, Dieuwe

Assists: Atterische: Drijher, Kai

Tarlunz 0, Gottwrischer 0: Neither team could manage to score a goal, generating only 49 shots combined. Both teams' defensemen did excellent jobs protecting their respective goalie.

Summary

Scoring

Tarlunz 0 0 0-0

Gottwrischer 0 0 0-0

Shots: Tarlunz 25-24

Penalties: Bommelansch, Sjoerd 2:00 Tripping

Keep rooting for your teams and keep reading.

Brandy and Pucks, the Third

2008-03-06T21:47:00.004-05:00

Brandy and Pucks: Matexipar, Exelsior, for the moment

By Kadmus Greningen

Atop the table in the young season, Matexipar, unbeaten and untied, now

that our City Boys have absorbed their first tie of the season.

That's four victories for the Iron Sticks, having scored 11 goals and
given up 3, and vanquished an early difficult foe in Onatten.

Matex is on the upswing, as their motto Exelsior suggests ("higher and
higher"). Heiko Moordfors may be the best goaltender in the league: 144

shots, 141 saves. This is godlike territory.

But as we know, there are no gods on earth. If Sherman Reinhardt gave
us pause to wonder during his first two games, the second two have
found him more human than divine, though still extraordinary. Holtzlund

apparently thought him worthy of 21 full-grown men, if rumors are to be

believed.

No, my point is that Moordfors is all too human, and the number of
shots that the Matexipar defense is letting through has to be somewhat
alarming to a thoughtful person.

To a fan, all that is seen is pucks swallowed up into the Moordforsian
maw.

But if the trend continues, this average of over 35 shots per game, it
will come to a point where Moordfors will tire of being peppered like a

Christmas goose. And the second line goaltender for Matexipar, Klaus
Hoppinsche, is not the most apt of minders.

When Te Staff first meets Matexipar in the ninth game of the season,
Moordfors may still be at his best. But when we meet again towards the
end, and it will be interesting to see.

I favor the balanced goaltending of first teamer Norbert Grimm and
Gimrothian Cashoth Pernoth. In the end, two may take their team
"higher" than one.

The Table

Team        W L T GF GA P
Matexipar  4  0  0  11  3    8
Te Staff     3  0  1  16  4    7

Iron Sticks prevail

2008-03-05T16:01:00.002-05:00

Matexipar 2, Onatten 1: Heiko Moordfors had another excellent game, making 41 saves to deny Onatten the tie or win. An unlucky bounce off of Axel Martlich's skate on a Conrad Bartul shot provided the winning goal.

Summary

Scoring

Matexipar 1 0 1-2

Onatten 0 1 0-1

Shots: Matexipar 43-42

Penalties:None

Goals: Matexipar: Bartul, Conrad Ekkehardt, Falkland Onatten: Meern, Tjaard

Assists: Matexipar: Bartul, Conrad Onatten: Hiekkalinna, Jaska

Te Staff 2, Rijward 2: Rijward came into Te Staff's home building, didn't back down, and walked away with the tie. Rokus Osthav'n made 40 saves, including denying Sherm Reinhardt four times.

Summary

Scoring

Rijward 1 0 1-2

Te Staff 1 0 1-2

Shots: Te Staff 42-34

Penalties: None

Goals: Rijward: Stryker, Gunther (2) Te Staff: Sybrandy, Hauke Sipken, Uwe

Assists: Wickham, Gottschalk Ockley, Helmut Te Staff: Reinhardt, Sherm Anselm, Christoph

Menesanne 2, Wrischer 1: In this matchup of two streaking teams, it was Wob Ramsbeck who secured the win for Menesanne. He made 39 saves and denyed Kai Ganesmund five times. Ganesmund actually committed the holding penalty that led to the power play on which the winning goal was scored.

Summary

Scoring

Wrischer 1 0 0-1

Menesanne 1 0 1-2

Shots: Wrischer 40-33

Penalties: Ganesmund, Kai 2:00 Holding

Goals: Wrischer: Knapp, Dierk Menesanne: Werden, Ottokar Dekkinga, Anso

Assists: Wrischer: Ganesmund, Kai Menesanne: De Boer, Fedde Dekkinga, Anso

Bjaward 3, Tarlunz 2: Bjaward strolled into Tarlunz, scored three goals in the first period, and held on for the victory. Joris Sudmass scored two goals and had an assist to lead Bjaward.

Summary

Scoring

Bjaward 3 0 0-3

Tarlunz 0 1 1-2

Shots: Tarlunz 41-37

Penalties: None

Goals: Bjaward: Sudmass, Joris (2) Sudmass, Jelle Tarlunz: Baarda, Habel (2)

Assists: Bjaward: Sudmass, Joris Groat, Ewout (2) Tarlunz: Haswell, Rikard Deinuma, Jent

Bevinlunz 2, Sajbell 2: In Sikke Pfelward's first game back from his high ankle sprain, he had one assist, but it was evident that he was not playing at full strength. Bevinlunz did look more confident with him on the ice, and they rallied from a goal down to give the home crowd a little something to cheer about.

Summary

Scoring

Sajbell 1 1 0-2

Bevinlunz 0 1 1-2

Shots: Sajbell 38-31

Penalties: None

Goals: Sajbell: Weidheim, Japik (2) Bevinlunz: Visser, Gerrit Piebinga, Eitel

Assists: Sajbell: Stemme, Elias Schenk, Yves Bevinlunz: Piebinga, Eitel Pfelward, Sikke

Mechen 3, Gottwrischer 1: Mechen came away with the home victory over a Gottwrischer team that looked like it was a little confused. They had trouble adjusting as Mechen alternately pushed or slowed the tempo. Not an unfrequent scene was an odd-man rush for Mechen where one or more Gottwrischer players attempted to stop the break and ended up sprawled on the ice after being deked.

Summary

Scoring

Gottwrischer 0 1 0-1

Mechen 1 1 1-3

Shots: Mechen 42-29

Penalties: Bommelansch, Sjoerd 2:00 Hooking

Goals: Gottwrischer: Van der Wal, Pieter Mechen: Kappe, Wiebe (2) Landseer, Bram

Assists: Gottwrischer: Bommelansch, Sjoerd Mechen: Holwerde, Doutze (2) Idsarda, Aiko

Holtzlund 2, Atterische 0: Dragoon Camarata had another good performance, with 37 saves. Camarata is kind of erratic. He has two shutouts, but he allowed ten goals in his other two games. Luckily for Holtzlund, this was one of his better games. Jurgen Roemer had two goals for Holtzlund.

Summary

Scoring

Atterische 0 0 0-0

Holtzlund 1 0 1-2

Shots: Holtzlund 40-37

Penalties: None

Goals: Holtzlund: Roemer, Jurgen (2)

Assists: Holtzlund: Yagerhorn, Siet Waldgrave, Reiner

Domatische 2, Sichebach 2: Sichebach rallied behind the home crowd to glean a tie with Domatische. Domatische led 2-0 with 17:43 left in the third period, but the score was tied on two goals by Siemen Metterherst in the next eight minutes.

Summary

Scoring

Domatische 1 1 0-2

Sichebach 0 0 2-2

Shots: Domatische 39-34

Penalties: None

Goals: Domatische: Vogel, Josef Nordhall, Lourens Sichebach: Metterherst, Siemen (2)

Assists: Domatische: Nordmeern, Henk Segur, Odo Sichebach: Adriani, Tiede Brouwer, Abich

Four games under our belt, and many more to come. Keep commenting...

Sudmass Brothers lead amazing comeback

2008-03-04T20:48:00.003-05:00

Bjaward 4, Mechen 4: Trailing 4-2 with 7:49 left in the third period, Bjaward's Jelle and Joris Sudmass scored twice in the next minute thirty-six to pull Bjaward even with Mechen. With the home crowd subdued, and some even leaving the stands, the first goal gave them some new life. The second goal brought the crowd to their feet, screaming for a winner that was never forthcoming.

Summary

Scoring

Mechen 1 3 0-4

Bjaward 1 1 2-4

Shots: Mechen 41-39

Penalties: None

Goals: Mechen: Holwerde, Doutze (2) Kappe, Wiebe (2) Bjaward: Sudmass, Jelle Sudmass, Joris (2) De Vries, Jens

Assists: Mechen: Idsarda, Aiko (2) Kappe, Wiebe Landseer, Bram Bjaward: Sudmass, Jelle Sudmass, Joris De Vries, Jens Groat, Ewout

Wrischer 2, Onatten 2: Wrischer continues to surprise, scoring its seventh point of the season. Onatten records its third tie of the season and remains undefeated, though pulling away seems to be a problem. Kai Ganesmund continues his scoring binge, scoring both of Wrischer's goals, giving him five on the season. Jaska Hiekkalinna had a goal and an assist for Onatten.

Summary

Scoring

Onatten 1 1 0-2

Wrischer 0 1 1-2

Shots: Wrischer 35-32

Penalties: None

Goals: Onatten: Hiekkalinna, Jaska Martlich, Axel Wrischer: Ganesmund, Kai (2)

Assists: Onatten: Martlich, Axel Hiekkalinna, Jaska Wrischer: Knapp, Dierk (2)

Matexipar 2, Bevinlunz 0: Sikke Pfelward practiced for the first time yesterday, but did not play in this game and it showed. Bevinlunz looked lost out on the ice without their captain. A fairly good defensive effort kept the score from being worse than it was. Pasi Germain had two goals for Matexipar.

Summary

Scoring

Bevinlunz 0 0 0-0

Matexipar 1 1 0-2

Shots: Matexipar 42-27

Penalties: None

Goals: Matexipar: Germain, Pasi (2)

Assists: Matexipar: Bartul, Conrad Ekkehardt, Falkland

Te Staff 4, Atterische 1: Sherm Reinhardt was held scoreless in front of a hostile crowd in Atterische. He did record an assist and Uwe Sipken and Christoph Anselm split the goals between them. Dieuwe Lugbach scored an unassisted goal for Atterische.

Summary

Scoring

Te Staff 1 2 1-4

Atterische 1 0 0-1

Shots: Te Staff 40-29

Penalties: None

Goals: Te Staff: Sipken, Uwe (2) Anselm, Christoph (2) Atterische: Lugbach, Dieuwe

Assists: Reinhardt, Sherm Sybrandy, Hauke (2) Anselm, Christoph

Lojren 3, Sajbell 2: Te Lughaus prevailed by scoring three goals in the first period and weathering the storm the rest of the way. Klaes Diefenhoven had two goals and an assist to lead Lojren. Elias Stemme scored a pair of goals for Sajbell.

Summary

Scoring

Lojren 3 0 0-3

Sajbell 0 1 1-2

Shots: Sajbell 38-32

Penalties: none

Goals: Lojren: Diefenhoven, Klaes (2) Dykstra, Olbert Sajbell: Stemme, Elias (2)

Assists: Lojren: Diefenhoven, Klaes Dykstra, Olbert Roerback, Herman Sajbell: Weidheim, Japik (2)

Rijward 3, Tarlunz 1: Rokus Osthav'n was outstanding, making 39 saves in shutting down Tarlunz. Rijward created more than enough offense to win, with Helmut Ockley scoring twice.

Summary

Scoring

Tarlunz 0 1 0-1

Rijward 1 1 1-3

Shots: Tarlunz 40-37

Penalties: None

Goals: Tarlunz: Baarda, Habel Rijward: Ockley, Helmut (2) Stryker, Gunther

Assists: Tarlunz: Deinuma, Jent Rijward: Wickham, Gottschalk (2) Stryker, Gunther

Menesanne 2, Gottwrischer 0: Menesanne sent Gottwrischer to its second loss in a row and third overall. Menesanne's defenseman were superb, blocking many shots, thus holding Gottwrischer to only 26 shots on goal. Anso Dekkinga scored both goals for Menesanne.

Summary

Scoring

Menesanne 1 0 1-0

Gottwrischer 0 0 0-0

Shots: Menesanne 33-26

Penalties: None

Goals: Menesanne: Dekkinga, Anso (2)

Assists: Menesanne: De Boer, Fedde Werden, Ottokar

Domatische 4, Holtzlund 3: Holtzlund lost a heartbreaker on the road to Domatische when Odo Segur capped off his hat trick by scoring the winning goal with 2:12 remaining in the third period.

Summary

Scoring

Holtzlund 1 2 0-3

Domatische 1 2 1-4

Shots: Domatische 46-42

Penalties: Domatische: Vogel, Josef 2:00 Interference

Goals: Holtzlund: Yagerhorn, Siet (2) Waldgrave, Reiner Domatische: Segur, Odo (3) Vogel, Josef

Assists: Holtzlund: Yagerhorn, Siet Roemer, Jurgen Domatische: Vogel, Josef (2) Nordmeern, Henk (2)

That's all for now, folks. Keep rooting for your teams and please comment.

Graphics, Much Thanks to Turkommen

2008-03-03T21:52:00.003-05:00

Here are some graphics from Erki Turkommen, a devoted Onatten fan and a considerate person. Erki has drawn some graphics representing a few teams so far. (Including Matexipar, so please be satisfied, UBM) If anyone would like a graphic or has an idea to pitch to Erki, please comment.

Breaking news: Holtzlund proposes trade to Te Staff for Sherm Reinhardt. Details are still in the works, but it is rumored that the whole team for Holtzlund could be traded. Te Staff has not responded yet.

Brandy and Pucks, The Second

2008-03-03T18:14:00.003-05:00

Brandy and Pucks

by Kadmus Greningen

Is Reinhardt in danger?

There is only one name on the lips of all Staffers this week, the one of Sherman Reinhardt, who, if he continues on this pace, will break all the scoring records of the Borschland Hockey League within three seasons.

The tale so far, in three games: 6 goals, 6 assists, and he had a hand in every goal Te Staff scored up to the third one versus Dohmatische, which was finished by Hauke Sybrandy off a rebound from a Christoph Anselm slapshot.

Anselm, who led Te Staff with 21 goals (19 assists) last season, was asked after the game what he thought of playing second fiddle to Reinhardt's concertmaster.

"Whatever helps the team," said the notorious ladies man, with his trademark rakish smile. "But let's hope no phase-shift lets in any more Merikanischez (Americans). I might be out of a job.

"No fear of that. Anselm seems to be skating even faster this year with Reinhardt's example to live up to.

But there are rumors of dissatisfaction coming from corners of the nation, especially Matexipar, the home of the nationalist United Borschland Movement.

The UBM has so little support among the people that it was unable to muster enough votes to send even one minister to parliament. Some even consider the group a glorified fan club, as they are dedicated supporters of the Iron Sticks of Matexipar, with their drums and clangers making a constant racket at every game.

Letters have been received at this agency of the press, Te borscher sporttelegraaf, from the UBM collectively, that call Reinhardt an "illegal" player.

No official from Te Staff has confirmed this, but it has been whispered in drinking establishments near the River Oval, where the team plays, that Sherman Reinhardt has received certain other letters threatening his life.

If this is true, it behooves the government and the Association of Detectives to find quickly these troublemakers, starting with the UBM or whatever shadow groups may be operating amongst them.

Players from outside Borschland, and indeed outside the Continent have always been welcome in the Borschland Hockey League. To this point, there have been few of those true "ousslaenders," such as Skylar Magnusson from Sweden. And none have made the impact of a Sherman Reinhardt.

We are not an intolerant nation. If Reinhardt had signed his contract with Matexipar, it must be likely that the UBM would welcome him with open arms.

But now, as Te Staff has benefited from Reinhardt's presence, that benefit should not be taken away.

Lack of offense dooms Rijward

2008-03-02T11:36:00.003-05:00

Mechen 1, Rijward 0: Rokus Osthav'n made 43 saves last night, but the one he missed counted the most. The only goal scored by either team, it came with 8:36 to go in the third period. Doutze Holwerde, the right wing for Mechen, beat Osthav'n on the upper glove side (left) thanks to Wiebe Kappe screening Osthav'n.

Summary

Scoring

Rijward 0 0 0-0

Mechen 0 0 1-1

Shots: Mechen 44-31

Penalties: None

Goals: Mechen: Holwerde, Doutze

Assists: Mechen: Idsarda, Aiko

Onatten 3, Gottwrischer 1: Jaska Hiekkalinna, a Finnish acquiry of this offseason, scored two goals and had an assist for Onatten. Hiekkalinna was not a goal-scorer in the Finnish leagues, and so this game made GM Leevi Keisari look like a smart man for taking this gamble and hiring him.

Summary

Scoring

Gottwrischer 0 1 0-1 Onatten1 1 1-3

Shots: Onatten 39-29

Penalties: None

Goals: Gottwrischer: Van der Wal, Pieter Onatten: Hiekkalinna, Jaska (2) Martlich, Axel

Assists: Gottwrischer: Bommelansch, Sjoerd Onatten: Hiekkalina, Jaska Martlich, Axel Meern, Tjaard

Matexipar 4, Lojren 0: Heiko Moordfors had a spectacular day, recording his first shutout of a season that purports to be full of them. He made 39 saves, including denying Olbert Dykstra twice, once on a breakaway and another time on a wraparound attempt. Ekkehardt Falkland had two goals and two assists for Matexipar.

Summary

Scoring

Matexipar 2 1 1-4

Lojren 0 0 0-0

Shots: Matexipar 43-39

Goals: Matexipar: Falkland, Ekkehardt (2) Bartul, Conrad Germain, Pasi

Assists: Matexipar: Ekkehardt, Falkland (2) Germain, Pasi (2)

Tarlunz 2, Atterische 1: Tarlunz was able to pull off the win with the support of their home crowd. After they fell behind early, their fans didn't fall silent. In fact, they raised their voices even louder, urging Tarlunz to get back in it. After Habel Baarda scored the game-winning with 4:31 left in the third period, the crowd erupted into a frenzy.

Summary

Scoring

Atterische 1 0 0-1

Tarlunz 0 1 1-2

Shots: Tarlunz 36-28

Penalties: None

Goals: Atterische: Baumlansch, Bale Tarlunz: Baarda, Habel Deinuma, Jent

Assists: Atterische: Lugbach, Dieuwe Tarlunz: Habel, Baarda Haswell, Rikard

Te Staff 4, Domatische 1: Sherm Reinhardt struck again, this time with a goal and two assists, giving him three straight games with at least three points. Josef Vogel scored again for Domatische.

Summary

Scoring

Domatische 0 1 0-1

Te Staff 1 2 1-4

Shots: Te Staff 40-31

Penalties: none

Goals: Domatische: Vogel, Josef Te Staff: Reinhardt, Sherm Sybrandy, Hauke (2) Anselm, Christoph

Assists: Domatische: Segur, Odo Te Staff: Reinhardt, Sherm (2) Anselm, Christoph (2)

Bjaward 3, Menesanne 1: Wob Ramsbeck did an admirable job in goal yesterday, making 45 saves. Normally 45 saves is enough for a tie at least, but when your defense gives up 48 shots, it's difficult to win. Ramsbeck was bombarded, including 8 shots and two goals by Diederik Eisinga.

Summary

Scoring

Bjaward 1 1 1-3

Menesanne 1 0 0-1

Shots: Bjaward 48-31

Penalties: Dekkinga, Anso 2:00 High-sticking

Goals: Bjaward: Eisinga, Diederik (2) Sudmass, Jelle Menesanne: De Boer, Fedde

Assists: Bjaward: Sudmass, Jelle Sudmass, Joris (2) Menesanne: Werden, Ottokar

Bevinlunz 3, Wrischer 2: Bevinlunz finally found its offense after scoring just one goal in the past two games. Sikke Pfelward was in street clothes on the sidelines, but Gerrit Visser and Eitel Piebinga picked up the slack. Visser had two goals and an assist and Piebinga had a goal and two assists.

Summary

Scoring

Wrischer 2 0 0-2

Bevinlunz 0 1 2-3

Shots: Wrischer 38-33

Penalties: None

Goals: Wrischer: Jelsma, Gerke (2) Bevinlunz: Visser, Gerrit (2) Piebinga, Eitel

Assists: Ganesmund, Kai Knapp, Dierk Bevinlunz: Piebinga, Eitel (2) Visser, Gerrit

Holtzlund 2, Sichebach 0: Holtzlund picked up their first win two days after being humiliated by Te Staff six-nil. Dragoon Camarata, the Vinasolan goalie, elevated his game even though he wasn't really tested, facing only 26 shots. Siet Yagerhorn had two goals.

Summary

Scoring

Sichebach 0 0 0-0

Holtzlund 0 1 1-2

Shots: Holtzlund 35-26

Goals: Holtzlund: Yagerhorn, Siet (2)

Assists: Waldgrave, Reiner (2)

Players have an off day on Sunday. Check in on Tuesday for Monday's results. As always, post your comments.

Scillintating game ends in a tie

2008-03-01T15:50:00.004-05:00

Onatten 3, Bjaward 3: In a game that was nonstop action from start to finish, Onatten put a damper on Bjaward's home opener by not allowing them to come away with a win. Joris Sudmass had a chance on a breakaway with 5:12 to go in the third period to win it for Bjaward, but Skylar Magnusson, the burly Swede, turned him away.

Summary

Scoring

Onatten 1 1 1-3

Bjaward 1 2 0-3

Shots Bjaward 36-31

Penalties: None Goals: Onatten: Meern, Tjaard (2) De Jong, Dietrich Bjaward: Sudmass, Joris (2) Sudmass, Jelle

Assists: Onatten: Meern, Tjaard De Jong, Dietrich Martlich, Axel Bjaward: Diederik Eisinga (3)

Gottwrischer 2, Bevinlunz 0: Without Sikke Pfelward, Bevinlunz's offense vanished from the face of the earth. Gottwrischer won its home opener to bounce back from its disappointing upset road loss at Lojren. Sjoerd Bommelansch had two goals for Gottwrischer.

Summary

Scoring

Bevinlunz 0 0 0-0

Gottwrischer 0 1 1-1

Shots: Gottwrischer 38-24

Goals: Gottwrischer: Bommelansch, Sjoerd (2) Assists: Gottwrischer: Van der Wal, Pieter (2)

Matexipar 3, Sajbell 1: The Iron Sticks started off strong at home, defeating Sajbell by a pair of goals. Heiko Moordfors gave up an early goal, but staved off all of the other 37 attempts to get the win. Conrad Bartul had two goals to lead Matexipar.

Summary

Scoring

Sajbell 1 0 0-1

Matexipar 0 2 1-3

Shots: Sajbell 38-36

Goals: Sajbell: Weidheim, Japik Matexipar: Bartul, Conrad (2) Falkland, Ekkehardt Assists: Sajbell: Stemme, Elias Matexipar: Bartul, Conrad Falkland, Ekkehardt (2)

Te Staff 4, Sichebach 1: Sherm Reinhardt had two goals and two assists for Te Staff, as they bamboozled Sichebach with their superior skating and defense. Siemen Metterherst had an essentially meaningless goal for Sichebachwith 4:47 left in the third period.

Summary

Scoring

Sichebach 0 0 1-1

Te Staff 1 2 1-1

Shots: Te Staff 45-27

Goals: Sichebach: Metterherst, Siemen Te Staff: Reinhardt, Sherm (2) Sybrandy, Hauke (2)

Assists: Te Staff: Reinhardt, Sherm (2) Sipken, Uwe (2)

Wrischer 2, Lojren 1: Wrischer followed up on its earlier success by defeating Lojren at home. Kai Ganesmund recorded two goals, including the game-winner with 1:32 left. Te Lughaus had a tepid offensive performance, generating just 25 shots.

Summary

Scoring

Lojren 0 1 0-1

Wrischer 0 1 1-2

Shots: Wrischer 36-25

Penalties: None

Goals: Lojren: Diefenhoven, Klaes Wrischer: Ganesmund, Kai (2)

Assists: Lojren: Dykstra, Olbert Wrischer: Knapp, Dierk (2)

Rijward 3, Menesanne 0: Rokus Osthav'n made 34 stops to record his second straight shutout as Rijward won easily at home. Gottschalk Wickham had a hat trick, the third so far in this season's short life.

Summary

Scoring

Menesanne 0 0 0-0

Rijward 1 2 0-3

Shots: Rijward 40-34

Penalties: Dekkinga, Anso 2:00 Tripping

Goals: Rijward: Wickham, Gottschalk (3)

Assists: Rijward: Stryker, Gunther (2) Ockley, Helmut

Mechen 2, Atterische 0: Mechen's Wiebe Kappe had a goal and an assist in Mechen's win over Atterische. Atterische failed to deliver a goal in their home opener, and only generated 22 shots, drawing sporadic boos from the fans.

Summary

Scoring

Mechen 1 1 0-2

Atterische 0 0 0-0

Shots: Mechen 38-22

Penalties:None

Goals: Mechen: Kappe, Wiebe Holwerde, Doutze

Assists: Mechen: Kappe, Wiebe Idsarda, Aiko

Tarlunz 1, Domatische 1: Friday's performance was a far cry from Tarlunz's opening game, in which they scored four goals. Domatische was just happy to get on the board and get a tie out of it. Josef Vogel beat Lubbert Veststaff with 10:24 left in the third period to get Domatische the tie.

Summary

Scoring

Tarlunz 1 0 0-1

Domatische 0 0 1-1

Shots: Tarlunz 28-25

Penalties: None

Goals: Tarlunz: Jent, Deinuma Domatische: Vogel, Josef

Assists: Tarlunz: Baarda, Habel

Please comment. Saturday's games will be reported on Sunday, but all teams get off days on Sundays.

Brandy and Pucks: American brandy in old bottles

2008-03-01T09:08:00.003-05:00

Cashoth Pernoth, the normally taciturn Gimrothian goalminder, had several words to describe our foreigner Sherman Reinhardt's performance on Saturday night.

"So good, as if, three arrows from Bannar's quiver," he said, his mouth moving up slightly in what is for most Gimrothians an expression of pure joy.

Bannar, the national hero of Gimrothian saga, once dispatched a Gimrothian dragon with three arrows-- one to the eye, one to the throat, one to the big toe. Characteristically, as Gimrothian saga does have a kind of wryness to it, it was the one in the toe that killed it.

This night, Reinhardt's darts found their mark in the bottom left, bottom right, and upper right of the goal mouth, as the American hero slew perfectly-dubbed Holtzlund netter Dragoon Camarata with Bannarian arrows.

As it turned out, Reinhardt's heroism would not mean the salvation of Te Staff; there were many goals to go around that night against a team the timber axes of which seem to have gone dull. But it may be a harbinger of the future.

Every year our venerable and venerated team is expected to win the Grand Cup of our league's regular season championship, and every year-- it seems-- we never take the easy route up that mountain.

This year, with the addition of the large and fast-skating man from the mists, the "Merikanische"-- the outside world is none too real to us Borschers-- it is possible that there will be a new way of doing things. Maybe less fingernail-chewing, but Staff Borsch has enough tension on its own without having to resort to more brandy to keep the nerves steady during a tough match.

The venerable old bottle of Te Staff, which has been dispensing championship vintages often and often, now contains some new and strong stuff. Call it Vintage Sherman Reinhardt, or "Sherm" to his colleagues.

We all look forward to sampling more of this stuff.

Bevinlunz loses game, star

2008-02-29T21:12:00.009-05:00

Yesterday, Bevinlunz lost their first game of the season at home 3-1 to Bjaward. But they lost something even more important in that game. While attempting to stop Jelle Sudmass from scoring, center Sikke Pfelward went down with what team doctors later diagnosed as a high ankle sprain. He is expected to miss at least three games. the Sudmass brothers, Jelle and Joris, combined for two goals and two assists.

Summary

Scoring

Bjaward 1 1 1- 3

Bevinlunz 0 0 1- 1

Shots: Bjaward 21-14 Penalties: None Goals: Bjaward: Sudmass, Jelle Sudmass, Joris Jens De Vries Bevinlunz: Gerrit Visser Assists: Sudmass, Jelle Sudmass, Joris Diederik Eisinga Bevinlunz: Eitel Piebinga

Te Staff 6, Holtzlund 0: Sherm Reinhardt led Te Staff in their home opener with a hat trick, plus two assists to earn himself five points. Uwe Sipken added two goals and a pair of assists.

Summary Scoring

Holtzlund 0 0 0- 0

Te Staff 2 2 2- 6

Shots: Te Staff 43-21 Penalties: None Goals: Te Staff: Reinhardt, Sherm (3) Sipken, Uwe (2) Sybrandy, Hauke Assists: Te Staff: Reinhardt, Sherm (2) Sipken, Uwe (2) Sybrandy, Hauke (2)

Tarlunz 4, Sichebach 2: In a relatively sloppy game, Tarlunz prevailed by a pair of goals. Neither team played spectacular defense, but Tarlunz controlled the puck long enough to garner a twelve-shot advantage. Habel Baarda had two goals and two assists to lead Tarlunz.

Summary Scoring

Sichebach 1 1 0- 2

Tarlunz 1 2 1- 4

Shots: Tarlunz 38-26 Penalties: Baarda 2:00 Hooking Goals: Tarlunz: Baarda, Habel (2) Jent, Deinuma (2) Sichebach: Adriani, Tiede (2) Assists: Tarlunz: Baarda, Habel (2) Jent, Deinuma (2) Sichebach: Brouwer, Abich (2)

Mechen 3, Domatische 0: Mechen dominated this game from the get-go, scoring just 3:16 into the first period. Wiebe Kappe had a hat trick for Mechen, giving this 22 year-old rookie an excellent start to his season. Lourens Nordhall was shut down for Domatische, getting just three shots and incurring a hooking penalty.

Summary

Scoring

Domatische 0 0 0- 0

Mechen 1 1 1- 3

Shots: Mechen 37-19

Penalties: Nordhall 2:00 Hooking

Goals: Mechen: Kappe, Wiebe (3) Assists: Mechen: Aiko Idsarda (2), Doutze Holwerde

Menesanne 2, Atterische 1: Fedde De Boer had the game-winning goal for Menesanne at 14:53 of the third period, and Wob Ramsbeck fended off five shots in the last forty-five seconds to secure it.

Summary

Scoring

Atterische0 0 1-1

Menesanne 1 0 1-2

Shots: Atterische 29-23

Penalties: None

Goals: Menesanne: De Boer, Fedde Dekkinga, Anso Atterische: Lugbach, Dieuwe Assists: Menesanne: De Boer, Fedde Dekkinga, Anso Atterische: Baumlansch, Bale

Wrischer 2, Sajbell 0: Kai Ganesmund had a goal and an assist for Wrischer as they spoiled Sajbell's home opener.

Summary Scoring

Wrischer 1 1 0-2

Sajbell 0 0 0-0

Shots: Sajbell 32-23 Penalties: None Goals: Wrischer: Kai Ganesmund Jelsma, Gerke Assists: Wrischer: Kai Ganesmund Jelsma, Gerke

Onatten 0, Rijward 0: A tie was the result of this game, as Onatten's star defender Tjaard Meern blocked six shots and Rijward goalie Rokus Osthav'n made saves on all of his twenty-six opportunities. This included stopping Meern on a breakaway in the second period.

Summary Scoring

Rijward 0 0 0- 0

Onatten 0 0 0- 0

Shots: Onatten: 26-20 Penalties: None

Lojren 1, Gottwrischer 0: Lojren scored the upset in its home opener. Klaes Diefenhoven picked up where he left off, scoring the game's only goal. There were many blocked shots in this game, resulting in a low shot count. Diefenhoven made the most of his four opportunities.

Summary Scoring

Gottwrischer 0 0 0- 0

Lojren 0 1 0- 1

Shots: Lojren 18-16 Goals: Lojren: Diefenhoven, Klaes Assists; Lojren: Dykstra, Olbert

That's all for now. Read tomorrow to find out what happened on Friday.

Teams Schedule, Contd.

2008-02-25T19:26:00.005-05:00

Here are the rest of the teams' schedules, so that you can keep up with your favorite team.

Wrischer

Feb. 28 @Sajbell Feb. 29 Lojren Mar. 1 @Bevinlunz Mar. 3 Onatten Mar. 4@Menesanne Mar. 5 Mechen Mar. 6 @Tarlunz Mar. 7 Te Staff Mar. 8 @Holtzlund Mar. 10 Sichebach Mar. 11 @Domatische Mar. 12 Atterische Mar. 13 @Rijward Mar. 14 Bjaward Mar. 15 @Gottwrischer Mar. 18 Matexipar Mar. 19 Sajbell Mar. 20 @Lojren Mar. 21 Bevinlunz Mar. 22 @Onatten Mar. 24 Menesanne Mar. 25 @Mechen Mar. 26 @Te Staff Mar. 27 Tarlunz Mar. 28 Holtzlund Mar. 29 @Sichebach Mar. 31 Domatische Apr. 1 @Atterische Apr. 2 Rijward Apr. 3 @Bjaward Apr. 4 Gottwrischer Apr. 7 @Matexipar

Gottwrischer Feb. 28 @Lojren Feb. 29 Bevinlunz Mar. 1 @Onatten Mar. 3 Menesanne Mar. 4 @Mechen Mar. 5 Tarlunz Mar. 6 @Te Staff Mar. 7 Holtzlund Mar. 8 @Sichebach Mar. 10 Domatische Mar. 11 @Atterische Mar. 12 Rijward Mar. 13 @Bjaward Mar. 15 Wrischer Mar. 17 @Matexipar Mar. 18 Sajbell Mar. 19 Lojren Mar. 20 @Bevinlunz Mar. 21 Onatten Mar. 22 @Menesanne Mar. 24 Mechen Mar. 25 Te Staff Mar. 26 @Tarlunz Mar. 27 @Holtzlund Mar. 28 Sichebach Mar. 29 @Domatische Mar. 31 Atterische Apr. 1 @Rijward Apr. 2 Bjaward Apr. 4 @Wrischer Apr. 5 Matexipar Apr. 7 @Sajbell

Bjaward Feb. 28 @Bevinlunz Feb. 29 Onatten Mar. 1 @Menesanne Mar. 3 Mechen Mar. 4 @Tarlunz Mar. 5 Te Staff Mar. 6 @Holtzlund Mar. 7 Sichebach Mar. 8 @Domatische Mar. 10 Atterische Mar. 11 @Rijward Mar. 13 Gottwrischer Mar. 14 @Wrischer Mar. 15 Matexipar Mar. 17 @Sajbell Mar. 18 Lojren Mar. 19 Bevinlunz Mar. 20 @Onatten Mar. 21 Menesanne Mar. 22 @Mechen Mar. 24 @Te Staff Mar. 25 Tarlunz Mar. 26 Holtzlund Mar. 27 @Sichebach Mar. 28 Domatische Mar. 29 @Atterische Mar. 31 Rijward Apr. 2 @Gottwrischer Apr. 3 Wrischer Apr. 4 @Matexipar Apr. 5 Sajbell Apr. 7 @Lojren

Rijward Feb. 28 @Onatten Feb. 29 Menesanne Mar. 1 @Mechen Mar. 3 Tarlunz Mar. 4 @Te Staff Mar. 5 Holtzlund Mar. 6 @Sichebach Mar. 7 Domatische Mar. 8 @Atterische Mar. 11 Bjaward Mar. 12 @Gottwrischer Mar. 13 Wrischer Mar. 14 @Matexipar Mar. 15 Sajbell Mar. 17 @Lojren Mar. 18 Bevinlunz Mar. 19 Onatten Mar. 20 @Menesanne Mar. 21 Mechen Mar. 22 Te Staff Mar. 24 @Tarlunz Mar. 25 @Holtzlund Mar. 26 Sichebach Mar. 27 @Domatische Mar. 28 Atterische Mar. 31 @Bjaward Apr. 1 Gottwrischer Apr. 2 @Wrischer Apr. 3 Matexipar Apr. 4 @Sajbell Apr. 5 Lojren Apr. 7 @Bevinlunz

Atterische Feb. 28 @Menesanne Feb. 29 Mechen Mar. 1 @Tarlunz Mar. 3 Te Staff Mar. 4 @Holtzlund Mar. 5 Sichebach Mar. 6 @Domatische Mar. 8 Rijward Mar. 10 @Bjaward Mar. 11 Gottwrischer Mar. 12 @Wrischer Mar. 13 Matexipar Mar. 14 @Sajbell Mar. 15 Lojren Mar. 17 @Bevinlunz Mar. 18 Onatten Mar. 19 Menesanne Mar. 20 @Mechen Mar. 21 @Te Staff Mar. 22 Tarlunz Mar. 24 Holtzlund Mar. 25 @Sichebach Mar. 26 Domatische Mar. 28 @Rijward Mar. 29 Bjaward Mar. 31 @Gottwrischer Apr. 1 Wrischer Apr. 2 @Matexipar Apr. 3 Sajbell Apr. 4 @Lojren Apr. 5 Bevinlunz Apr. 7 @Onatten

Domatische Feb. 28 @Mechen Feb. 29 Tarlunz Mar. 1 @Te Staff Mar. 3 Holtzlund Mar. 4 @Sichebach Mar. 6 Atterische Mar. 7 @Rijward Mar. 8 Bjaward Mar. 10 @Gottwrischer Mar. 11 Wrischer Mar. 12 @Matexipar Mar. 13 Sajbell Mar. 14 @Lojren Mar. 15 Bevinlunz Mar. 17 @Onatten Mar. 18 Menesanne Mar. 19 Mechen Mar. 20 Te Staff Mar. 21 @Tarlunz Mar. 22 @Holtzlund Mar. 24 Sichebach Mar. 26 @Atterische Mar. 27 Rijward Mar. 28 @Bjaward Mar. 29 Gottwrischer Mar. 31 @Wrischer Apr. 1 Matexipar Apr. 2 @Sajbell Apr. 3 Lojren Apr. 4 @Bevinlunz Apr. 5 Onatten Apr. 7 @Menesanne

Sichebach Feb. 28 @Tarlunz Feb. 29 Te Staff Mar. 1 @Holtzlund Mar. 4 Domatische Mar. 5 @Atterische Mar. 6 Rijward Mar. 7 @Bjaward Mar. 8 Gottwrischer Mar. 10 @Wrischer Mar. 11 Matexipar Mar. 12 @Sajbell Mar. 13 Lojren Mar. 14 @Bevinlunz Mar. 15 Onatten Mar. 17 @Menesanne Mar. 18 Mechen Mar. 19 @Te Staff Mar. 20 Tarlunz Mar. 21 Holtzlund Mar. 24@Domatische Mar. 25 Atterische Mar. 26 @Rijward Mar. 27 Bjaward Mar. 28 @Gottwrischer Mar. 29 Wrischer Mar. 31 @Matexipar Apr. 1 Sajbell Apr. 2 @Lojren Apr. 3 Bevinlunz Apr. 4 @Onatten Apr. 5 Menesanne Apr. 7 @Mechen

Holtzlund Feb. 28 @Te Staff Mar. 1 Sichebach Mar. 3 @Domatische Mar. 4 Atterische Mar. 5 @Rijward Mar. 6 Bjaward Mar. 7 @Gottwrischer Mar. 8 Wrischer Mar. 10 @Matexipar Mar. 11 Sajbell Mar. 12 @Lojren Mar. 13 Bevinlunz Mar. 14 @Onatten Mar. 15 Menesanne Mar. 17 @Mechen Mar. 18 Te Staff Mar. 19 @Tarlunz Mar. 21 @Sichebach Mar. 22 Domatische Mar. 24 @Atterische Mar. 25Rijward Mar. 26 @Bjaward Mar. 27 Gottwrischer Mar. 28 @Wrischer Mar. 29 Matexipar Mar. 31 @Sajbell Apr. 1 Lojren Apr. 2 @Bevinlunz Apr. 3 Onatten Apr. 4 @Menesanne Apr. 5 Mechen Apr. 7 Tarlunz

Team Schedules

2008-02-24T18:33:00.029-05:00

More preason action for you, with the team schedules being published in this post. We'll do the first nine teams in this post, with the other eight teams being published at a later date. Note: Home games in bold.

Te Staff Feb. 28 Holtzlund Feb. 29@Sichebach Mar. 1 Domatische Mar. 3 @Atterische Mar. 4 Rijward Mar. 5 @Bjaward Mar. 6 Gottwrischer Mar. 7 @Wrischer Mar. 8 Matexipar Mar. 10 @Sajbell Mar. 11 Lojren Mar. 12 @Bevinlunz Mar. 13 Onatten Mar. 14 @Menesanne Mar. 15 Mechen Mar. 17 @Tarlunz Mar. 18 @Holtzlund Mar. 19 Sichebach Mar. 20 @Domatische Mar. 21 Atterische Mar. 22 @Rijward Mar. 24 Bjaward Mar. 25 @Gottwrischer Mar. 26 Wrischer Mar. 27 @Matexipar Mar. 28 SajbellMar. 29 @Lojren Mar. 31 Bevinlunz Apr. 1 @Onatten Apr. 2 Menesanne Apr. 3 @Mechen Apr. 4 Tarlunz

Tarlunz

Feb. 28 Sichebach Feb. 29 @Domatische Mar. 1 Atterische Mar. 3 @Rijward Mar. 4 Bjaward Mar. 5 @Gottwrischer Mar. 6 Wrischer Mar. 7 @Matexipar Mar. 8 Sajbell Mar. 10 @Lojren Mar. 11 Bevinlunz Mar. 12 @Onatten Mar. 13 Menesanne Mar. 14 @Mechen Mar. 17 Te Staff Mar. 19 @Holtzlund Mar. 20 @Sichebach Mar. 21 Domatische Mar. 22 @Atterische Mar. 24 Rijward Mar. 25 @Bjaward Mar. 26 Gottwrischer Mar. 27 @Wrischer Mar. 28 Matexipar Mar. 29 @Sajbell Mar. 31 Lojren Apr. 1 @Bevinlunz Apr. 2 Onatten Apr. 3 @Menesanne Apr. 4 @Te Staff Apr. 5 Mechen Apr. 7 @Holtzlund

Mechen

Feb. 28 Domatische Feb. 29 @Atterische Mar. 1 Rijward Mar. 3 @Bjaward Mar. 4 Gottwrischer Mar. 5 @Wrischer Mar. 6 Matexipar Mar. 7 @Sajbell Mar. 8 Lojren Mar. 10 @Bevinlunz Mar. 11 Onatten Mar. 12 @Menesanne Mar. 14 Tarlunz Mar. 15 @Te Staff Mar. 17 Holtzlund Mar.18 @Sichebach Mar. 19 @Domatische Mar. 20 Atterische Mar. 21 @Rijward Mar. 22 Bjaward Mar. 24 @Gottwrischer Mar. 25 Wrischer Mar. 26 @Matexipar Mar. 27 Sajbell Mar. 28 @Lojren Mar. 29 Bevinlunz Mar. 31 @Onatten Apr. 1 Menesanne Apr. 3 Te Staff Apr. 5 @Tarlunz

Menesanne

Feb. 28 Atterische Feb. 29 @Rijward Mar. 1 Bjaward Mar. 3 @Gottwrischer Mar. 4 Wrischer Mar. 5 @Matexipar Mar. 6 Sajbell Mar. 7 @Lojren Mar. 8 Bevinlunz Mar. 10 @Onatten Mar. 12 Mechen Mar. 13 @Tarlunz Mar. 14 Te Staff Mar. 15 @Holtzlund Mar. 17 Sichebach Mar. 18 @Domatische Mar. 19 @Atterische Mar. 20 Rijward Mar. 21 @Bjaward Mar. 22 Gottwrischer Mar. 24 @Wrischer Mar. 25 Matexipar Mar. 26 @Sajbell Mar. 27 Lojren Mar. 28 @Bevinlunz Mar. 29 Onatten Apr. 1 @Mechen Apr. 2Tarlunz Apr. 3 @Te Staff Apr. 4 Holtzlund Apr. 5 @Sichebach Apr. 7 Domatische

Onatten

Feb. 28 Rijward Feb. 29 @Bjaward Mar. 1 Gottwrischer Mar. 3 @ Wrischer Mar. 4 Matexipar Mar. 5 @Sajbell Mar. 6 Lojren Mar. 7 @Bevinlunz Mar. 10 Menesanne Mar. 11 @Mechen Mar. 12 Tarlunz Mar. 13 @Te Staff Mar. 14 Holtzlund Mar. 15 @Sichebach Mar. 17 Domatische Mar. 18 @Atterische Mar. 19 @Rijward Mar. 20 Bjaward Mar. 21 @Gottwrischer Mar. 22 Wrischer Mar. 24 @Matexipar Mar. 25 Sajbell Mar. 26 @Lojren Mar. 27 Bevinlunz Mar. 29 @Menesanne Mar. 31 Mechen Apr. 1 Te Staff Apr. 2 @Tarlunz Apr. 3 @Holtzlund Apr. 4 Sichebach Apr. 5 @Domatische Apr. 7 Atterische

Bevinlunz

Feb. 28 Bjaward Feb. 29 @Gottwrischer Mar. 1 Wrischer Mar. 3 @Matexipar Mar. 4 Sajbell Mar. 5 @Lojren Mar. 7 Onatten Mar. 8 @Menesanne Mar. 10 Mechen Mar. 11 @Tarlunz Mar. 12 Te Staff Mar. 13 @Holtzlund Mar. 14 Sichebach Mar. 15 @Domatische Mar. 17 Atterische Mar. 18 @Rijward Mar. 19@Bjaward Mar. 20 Gottwrischer Mar. 21 @Wrischer Mar. 22 Matexipar Mar. 24 @Sajbell Mar. 25 Lojren Mar. 27 @Onatten Mar. 28 Menesanne Mar. 29 @Mechen Mar. 31 @Te Staff Apr. 1 Tarlunz Apr. 2 Holtzlund Apr. 3 @Sichebach Apr. 4 Domatische Apr. 5 @Atterische Apr. 7 Rijward

Lojren

Feb. 28 Gottwrischer Feb. 29 @Wrischer Mar. 1 Matexipar Mar. 3 @Sajbell Mar. 5 Bevinlunz Mar. 6 @Onatten Mar. 7 Menesanne Mar. 8 @Mechen Mar. 10 Tarlunz Mar. 11 @Te Staff Mar. 12 Holtzlund Mar. 13 @Sichebach Mar. 14 Domatische Mar. 15 @Atterische Mar. 17 Rijward Mar. 18 @Bijward Mar. 19 @Gottwrischer Mar. 20 Wrischer Mar. 21 @Matexipar Mar. 22 Sajbell Mar. 25 @Bevinlunz Mar. 26 Onatten Mar. 27 @Menesanne Mar. 28 Mechen Mar. 29 Te Staff Mar. 31 @Tarlunz Apr. 1 @Holtzlund Apr. 2 Sichebach Apr. 3 @Domatische Apr. 4 Atterische Apr. 5 @Rijward Apr. 7 Bijward

Sajbell

Feb. 28 Wrischer Feb. 29 @Matexipar Mar. 3 Lojren Mar. 4 @Bevinlunz Mar. 5 Onatten Mar. 6 @Menesanne Mar. 7 Mechen Mar. 8 @Tarlunz Mar. 10 Te Staff Mar. 11 @Holtzlund Mar. 12 Sichebach Mar. 13 @Domatische Mar. 14 Atterische Mar. 15 @Rijward Mar. 17 Bjaward Mar. 18 @Gottwrischer Mar. 19 @Wrischer Mar. 20 Matexipar Mar. 21 @Lojren Mar. 22 Bevinlunz Mar. 25 @Onatten Mar. 26 Menesanne Mar. 27 @Mechen Mar. 28 @Te Staff Mar. 29 Tarlunz Mar. 31 Holtzlund Apr. 1 @Sichebach Apr. 2 Domatische Apr. 3 @Atterische Apr. 4 Rijward Apr. 5 @Bjaward Apr. 7 Gottwrischer

Matexipar

Feb. 29 Sajbell Mar. 1 Lojren Mar. 3 Bevinlunz Mar. 4 @Onatten Mar. 5 Menesanne Mar. 6 @Mechen Mar. 7 Tarlunz Mar. 8 @Te Staff Mar. 10 Holtzlund Mar. 11 @Sichebach Mar. 12 Domatische Mar. 13 @Atterische Mar. 14 Rijward Mar. 15 @Bjaward Mar. 17 Gottwrischer Mar. 18 @Wrischer Mar. 19 @Sajbell Mar. 20 Lojren Mar. 21 @Bevinlunz Mar. 22 Onatten Mar. 24 @Menesanne Mar. 25 Mechen Mar. 27 Te Staff Mar. 28 @Tarlunz Mar. 29 @Holtzlund Mar. 31 Sichebach Apr. 1 @Domatische Apr. 2 Atterische Apr. 3 @Rijward Apr. 4 Bjaward Apr. 5 @Gottwrischer Apr. 7 Wrischer

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Season Preview, Contd.

2008-02-23T14:33:00.012-05:00

This is a continuation of the season preview from the last post. In this portion, we will predict the teams finishes and tell you why. Note: There is no such thing as a playoff in Borschland. The regular season is everything

Te Staff: Te Staff is always the favorite, and this year is no exception. Led by NHL lockout refugee Sherm Reinhardt, Te Staff gathered nearly 85% of the votes for league winner this year. It looks like they will steamroll their way to their thirtieth championship.
Matexipar: The Iron Sticks are perennial top five finishers, and led by their outstanding goalie Heiko Moordfors, who last year posted a 1.56 goals-against average, they look to be Te Staff's primary adversary this year. Keep an eye out for their two games against Te Staff on March 8 in Staff Borsch and March 27 in Matexipar.
Bjaward: With the third most championships in the league, Bjaward is always a strong contender. The Sudmass brothers, Jelle and Joris, are the two starting wings for Bjaward and are two of the best skaters in the league.
Mechen: This university city recieved a single vote in the preseason poll, and some consider them a dark horse to win the championship. It will have to be the young center who just graduated from the university, Wiebe Kappe, because the rest of Mechen is experienced, but aging.
Onatten: They finished a disappointing eighth last year, but a trade of cash and three players to cash-starved Holtzlund brought them a two-way defenseman that some consider one of the top three players in the league, Tjaard Meern. The organization hopes that he can give them another championship or at least a top three finish.
Bevinlunz: This team was looking for an identity last year. They hope they have found it in aging superstar Sikke Pfelward, one of the best to play the game.
Rijward: They are looking to goalie Rokus Osthav'n, who posted the best save percentage last year, to carry the team. Goal-scoring is a problem that will doom them to too many wasted performances by Osthav'n.
Gottwrischer: The youngest teams in the league, with an average age of 23, they'll lose a lot of games due to inexperience, but they have promising talent. 20 year old center Sjoerd Bommelansch will be the focal point of their offense.
Atterische: A team full of middling talent, Atterische typically is conservative during the offseason. They made few big moves, but they will get team captain Dieuwe Lugbach back from an MCL tear that kept him out for the last three weeks of the season last year, plummeting them to a thirteenth place finish.
Domatische: The word is that coach Eilert Onderkammer will lose his job if the team doesn't finish in the top five. They made a few gambles, including adding high-salary player Lourens Nordhall to make an attempt to be competitive.
Tarlunz: The team lost a couple of players due to free agency, another retired, and yet another was lost in preseason practice and could be out for the year. It's up to goalie Lubbert Veststaff to keep the team together. They'll win games, but they won't compete.
Lojren: Te Lughaus figures to have another disappointing year. Klaes Diefenhoven is one of the best defenseman in the league, but he can't carry the team.
Sajbell: Their attendance has dropped off, and they don't generate enough revenue to stay competitive. Japik Weidheim is the lone bright spot on this team, with 30 goals last year.
Wrischer: Their success from last year won't carry over, as they couldn't convince some of their players to sign with them. The supporting pieces are still there, but 21 year old left wing Kai Ganesmund will have to fill the void, and he just isn't up to it.
Holtzlund: Having traded away Tjaard Meern, Holtzlund will look to use the extra cash to rebuild this year. Siet Yagerhorn, the best palyer recieved in the trade, was fifth in the league last year in assists.
Menesannë: They won't win a championship this year, but young goalie Wob Ramsbeck has potential and should keep them in a few games.
Sichebache: Another last place finish seems imminent, but they should have more wins than last year's three. Siemen Metterherst was fourth in the league in shots attempted last year, but twenty-third in goals scored.

Season Preview

2008-02-23T08:56:00.008-05:00

Welcome to the Season Preview of the Borschland Hockey League. We'll give a short profile of each team and predict how they will finish. Note: Borschland Hockey isn't played the way the rest of the world plays it, with outdoor arenas, less penalties, a focus on technique along with premium skating, and traditional whale-bone and wool padding.

Te Staff: (Tuh Shtahff)- Located in Staff Borsch, the capital of Borschland, this team is a real juggernaut. These fans expect championships every year, and so far, Te Staff has won the most championships of all the teams, 29.

Tarlunz: (Tahr-luhnss)- The land of many lakes and home of the Lakers, hockey is played almost nonstop in this city, with many youth leagues as well as pickup games. They can't compete with their neighbors, Te Staff, though, only winning three championships in their history.

Mechen: (Me-khehn)- Located on the Upper Borschland River, this city has an excellent university squad which serves as almost a minor-league affiliate for the pro team. They have 8 championships and are always in the hunt.

Menesannë (Meh-neh-SAH-nuh): Also located on the Upper Borschland River, this city is known more for its seminary and stunning views of the Southern Mountains than its hockey. They are one of two teams with no championships to date.

Onatten (Oh-not-en): A port vital to the economy of Borschland, they process and export mainly wood pulp. A blue-collar city, they love hockey and their team, and the stands are always packed.

Bevinlunz (BEFF-in-luhnss): A port city that serves to export goods sent by rail from the Staff Borsch area, they are owned by Arjan Ackervoort, proprietor of the railroad. His pockets are deep, and so the team is stacked with talent and always contends, despite only having three championships.

Lojren (LOHY-ren): This city is a regional port for the Northern Borschic Peninsula, and calls their their team Te Lughaus, or "the lighthouse". They have one championship.

Sajbell (SAHY-bell): This is a summer beach resort, but gets strong Nor'westers in the winter, after which their team is named. They have just one championship.

Matexipar (Mah-TEG-sih-pahr): A working-class city with the largest population in Borschland. Their major industry is steel, but their team is ironically named the "Iron Sticks". Always a contender, they have eleven championships.

Wrischer (VRIH-shur): A small city made even smaller by its realtive proximity to Matexipar, it has a university and won its first championship the previous year.

Gottwrischer (GAHT-vrih-shur): Close to Wrischer, it has a seminary, like Menesannë, but unlike them, they have two championships.

Bjaward (Bee-YA-vahrt): Located on the southern plateau of Borschland, this is a major cattle and grain center. They have the best university team in the country and the pro team has ten championships.

Rijward (REEY-vahrt): Rivals of Bjaward, they are blue-collar people through and through. They have the largest stockyards in Borschland and also have three championships.

Atterische (Ah-TARE-ih-shuh): Important agricultural and peat-cutting center. Their biggest rival is Domatische, and they have two championships.

Domatische (Doh-MAH-tih-shuh): Located near the lower Borschland River, this city is a peat center. They have two championships and a chief rival in Atterische.

Sichebach (SIH-kheh-bahkh): Located on the Borschland River between Staff Borsch and Mechen, it is an important textile mill city. They are in constant competition with Menesannë, attempting to be the first to win a championship. It's anyone's guess as to who will win it first. It may never happen.

Holtzlund (“Timberland”): This city is located in the southwest of Borschland, in the heart of the logging industry area. They have only one championship, and rarely make any difference in the league, but their fans are nevertheless perhaps the most loyal fans in all of Borschland.

That's all for now. Stay tuned for predictions, and as always, do comment.

Welcome, Season Preview coming soon

2008-02-22T17:35:00.003-05:00

Welcome to Te Borscher Sporttelegraaf's first post in its history. The season preview of the Borschland Hockey League is coming up very soon. A full profile of all the teams and their predicted finishes is included. I hope you will enjoy this and write in with your comments.