By: Mike Meloche

Monday:

# 1 – Kyle Walton (Stars Green)
# 2 – Joe Quesnel (Habs Rouge)
# 3 – Regis Emond (Nordiques Bleu)
Goalie – Mike Meloche (Nordiques Bleu)

Tuesday:

# 1 – Trevor Conlon (Penguins Yellow)
# 2 – Will Quesnel (Jets Blue)
# 3 – Corey Lambing (Canucks Green)
Goalie – Derek Loebach (Canucks Green)

Notable Accomplishments:

Trevor Conlon – 600th career regular season point
Jacques Quesnel – 100th career regular season goal
Rob Redmond – 100th career regular season assist
Ren Pelle – 100th career regular season game played
Trevor Van Slageren – 1st career regular season goal
Chuck Fram - 1st career regular season goal
Mick Schwan - 1st career regular season goal
Brandon Lebert - 1st career regular season goal
Roxanne Dibbley – 1st career regular season assist and point
Sean Ellig – 1st career regular season assist and point
Mike Meloche – 30th career regular season victory between the pipes
Josh Banner – 10th career regular season victory between the pipes

Season 8 Week # 3 Game Previews (Tuesday)

By: Mike Meloche

Game # 1 – Sens Maroon vs. Canucks Green

Tuesday night action this week gets going with 8th place Maroon (0-2) taking on 4th place Green (1-1). Both teams are coming off defeats last week as Maroon was beat by Leafs Blue and Green’s setback came at the hands of Yellow. Maroon will be looking to get their 1st W of the season this week. They will definitely need to light up the red light behind their opponents net more. They are currently in 8th place in GF so far this season. Maroon will be counting on their scoring leader Ren Pelle and fellow powerhouse Josh Green to ignite their offense this week and come out with the W. Green will come out fighting hard after their defeat last week. Green is an offensive force to be reckoned with as they are the only team to have 3 players in double digits for total points and their rookie Tyler Boismier is tied for the league lead in goals scored with 9 tallies on the season. Maroon’s Shannon Philpott is only 2 goals away from her 60th career regular season goal and 1 assist away from her 75th career regular season assist. Maroon will be looking for a good night from Shannon to help secure the victory. Green’s Cory Lambing is only 1 point away from his 650th career regular season point. There is only 1 player who has more points than Cory in WFHL history.

Game # 2 – Penguins Yellow vs. Wings Red

1st place Yellow goes up against 7th place Red. Team Yellow is coming off a solid victory against a very tough Green last week while Red suffered their second setback of the season losing to Jets Blue. Yellow’s success so far this season can be attributed to a number of factors; they have scored the third highest number of goals, given up the fewest goals and have had solid goaltending. Veteran Trevor Conlon is tied for the league lead with 9 goals on the season, veteran D man Patrick Daragon is off to his best start scoring 3 goals in his first 2 games and sophomore goaltender Jordan Scott has the second highest SV % and second lowest GAA of all Tuesday goalies. Yellow just needs to keep doing what they are already doing to be successful this season. Red is one of only 3 teams that do not have a player with double digits in points. They certainly have the potential with sophomore’s Willie Pitre and Donald LeBel who both finished in the top 10 for both goals and points last season. Red is on the verge of breaking out of their early season slump so Yellow can’t take Red for granted this week. Yellow’s Trevor Conlon is 7 points away from his 600th career regular season point and is averaging 7.50 points per game so far this season. Red’s quick Jacques Quesnel is only 2 goals away from his 100th career regular season goal.

Game # 3 – Hawks Black vs. Jets Blue

Game 3 features two teams with 1-1 records on the season; 3rd place Black (1-1) takes on 6th place Jets Blue (1-1). The difference that separates these two teams in the standings is their +/- ranking. Black is a +9 on the season while Jets Blue is a -7 so far this season. Black is coming off a loss last week against Orange in a high scoring game with both teams in double digits for goals scored while Jets Blue put their first W up last week by defeating Red. Black’s offense is led by veterans Jeremy Berthiaume who is leading the team and the league in points as well as rookie Lane Kolyvek. Jeremy and Lane are # 1 and # 2 in the league so far this season in average points per game with 8.50 and 8.00 respectively. Along with the strong forwards, Black has solid D in front of goalie Mackenzie Campbell with defensive stars Pierre Quesnel and Kyle Walton. Jets Blue will be looking to keep the momentum of last week’s victory going into this week’s contest. Jets Blue is led by the WFHL’s 3rd highest career average points per game scorer Will Quesnel. They will also be counting on WFHL Junior Dominic Lunelli who is coming off his best career game with 4 goals and 1 helper to find the back of the net again this week. Jets Blue will also need solid D from Rick McKellar and Joe Quesnel to shut down the offensive powerhouse Black brings to the floor. Black’s John Branston is only 3 goals away from his 50th career regular season goal. Jets Blue’s sophomore Kyle Pitre is only 1 point away from his 20th career regular season point.

Game # 4 – Leafs Blue vs. Flames Orange

This week’s nightcap game features 5th place Leafs Blue (1-1) against 2nd place Flames Orange (2-0). Both teams are coming off victories last week as Leafs Blue dropped Maroon and Orange beat Black. Leafs Blue will be focussing on the back of the opponents net this week as they are tied for 7th in GF this season. They will need solid output from their top three scorers in Greg Goodfellow, Steve Derbyshire and Bryan Dennis who all have 6 points on the season to give their team the boost needed to get W against a very t

By: Mike Meloche

Game # 1 – Oilers Blue vs. Nordiques Bleu

Week # 3 gets underway with the battle of the Blue teams. 3rd place Oilers Blue (1-1) take on 1st place Nordiques Bleu (2-0). Oilers Blue will be looking to hand Monday’s only undefeated team their first loss of the season this week. Oilers Blue evened their record at 1-1 after picking up the victory against Rouge last week. After week # 1, Oilers Blue acquired veteran Tom Cabanaw which proved to be a good addition as Tom led the team in scoring in week # 2 with 3 goals and 1 helper and is currently tied with Thomas Davies for the teams scoring lead. Oilers Blue will be looking to veteran Trevor Lebert to continue building on last week’s success as he is off to his best start in his 7 season WFHL career with an average of 3.00 points per game. Nordiques Bleu was able to hold off Stars Green in last week’s contest by scoring 3 of the last 4 goals to seal their second victory of the season and remain as Monday’s only undefeated team. Nordiques Bleu will be counting on veterans Jeremy Berthiaume and Tom Becigneul to help keep the teams momentum going in the right direction again this week. Jeremy leads both the team and league in scoring with 12 goals and a total of 17 points. Nordiques Bleu’s early season success can be attributed to the fact that both Jeremy and Tom are having career seasons with Jeremy averaging 8.50 points per game and Tom averaging 5.50 points per game. Oilers Blue’s 2nd year goaltender Marco Pelle will be looking to even his career record at 8 -8 with the W this week. Nordiques Bleu’s veteran goalie Mike Meloche is only 1 win away from his 30th career regular season victory.

Game # 2 – Habs Rouge vs. Stars Green

4th place Rouge (0-2) goes up against 2nd place Green (1-1) in Monday’s nightcap game. Both teams are coming off setbacks last week as Rouge lost their game against Oilers Blue and Green was defeated by Nordiques Bleu. Rouge will be fighting hard to get their first win of the season this week and will be looking to the elder statesman Reg Quesnel who had 2 goals and 2 helpers in his first game of the season last week and to veteran D man Matt Gibson to lead the team to victory. Rouge will be looking to newly acquired Andrew Colautti and Adam Bombardier to make their Season 8 Monday night debuts this week. Rouge will need all hands on deck in order to shut down the explosive offense of Monday night’s leading scoring team in Green. Green will be looking to get back into the W column this week. Green welcomes newly acquired Rob Redmond to the team who will provide solid D and along with Season 7 Tuesday night Defensive Player of the Year and MVP, Pierre Quesnel, will be a very tough D combination for any team to deal with in the coming weeks. Green’s Brenna Edgar is having an excellent sophomore season having already tied her season 7 point total after only 2 games this season. This game features the battle of the Quesnel’s as Rouge’s Dennis, Reg and Joe go against Green’s Will and Pierre. Rouge’s goaltender Josh Banner is looking for his 10th regular season victory between the pipes, which would put his career record over .500. Green’s Rob Redmond is only 1 assist away from his 100th career regular season assist.

Good Luck to all players this week!!!!!

By: Mike Meloche

Monday:

# 1 – Jeremy Berthiaume (Nordiques Bleu)
# 2 – Fernand Laflamme (Nordiques Bleu)
# 3 – Kyle Walton (Stars Green)
Goalie – Marco Pelle (Oilers Blue)

Tuesday:

# 1 – Trevor Conlon (Penguins Yellow)
# 2 – Chris Bedard (Flames Orange)
# 3 – Dominic Lunelli (Jets Blue)
Goalie – Marty Brennan (Leafs Blue)

Notable Accomplishments:

Matt Gibson – 200th career regular season point
Trevor Lebert – 150th career regular season point
Tom Becigneul – 100th career regular season point
Adam Redmond – 100th career regular season point
Joel Bombardier – 150th career regular season assist
Thomas Davies – 50th career regular season assist
Dominic Lunelli – 25th career regular season game
Jordan Scott – 10th career regular season victory

By: Mike Meloche

Game # 1 – Penguins Yellow vs. Canucks Green

Tuesday night kicks off with 3rd place Yellow (1-0) taking on 2nd place Green (1-0). Both teams were victorious last week as Yellow outscored Maroon by a score of 12-3 and Green outlasted Jets Blue 17-7. Yellow will be looking to WFHL veterans Trevor Conlon and Thomas Davies to keep the scoring alive and 2nd year goalie Jordan Scott looks to have another great game as he leads the league with a GAA of only 3. Green will counter with their scoring leaders, rookie Tyler Boismier and 2nd year player Sammy Banga, along with rookie goalie Derek Loebach who had an impressive SV % of .900 in his debut last week. Green has a total of 4 players in the top 10 in scoring and will definitely looking to continue their scoring dominance into week # 2. But Green needs to make sure they do not take Yellow for granted as they will be up against 2 of the best D man in the league in Matt Gibson and Pat Daragon. Yellow’s Caleb Moore is only 2 goals away from his 25th career regular season goal. Green’s Cory Lambing is only 4 points away from his 650th career regular season point.

Game # 2 – Hawks Black vs. Flames Orange

1st place Black (1-0) goes up against 4th place Orange (1-0). Game 2 this week also features 2 teams who won their games last week. Black won over Leafs Blue by a margin of 11 goals while Orange handed Red an 8 goal loss. Black was led by last week’s # 1 star Jeremy Berthiaume who notched a career high 11 points and will be looking to keep his scoring touch alive this week against a very hot Eric Kuti who is filling in for injured Mike Hebert between the pipes for Orange. Orange will counter with the dynamic duo of Joey Conlon and Ross MacDonald who are # 1 and # 2 in team scoring along with brothers Chris and Kurtis Bedard who each had 3 point nights last week. Orange has their own set of relatives in Lane and Dana Kolyvek. Lane scored a very impressive 6 goals and had 2 helpers in his WFHL debut. Black’s Trevor Lebert is only 3 points away from his 150th career regular season point. Orange’s Gerry Tiede is only 1 assist away from his 110th career regular season assist.

Game # 3 – Sens Maroon vs. Leafs Blue

6th place Maroon (0-1) takes on 8th place Leafs Blue (0-1). Both teams are looking to rebound after dropping their season openers last week. Maroon lost to Yellow while Leafs Blue suffered their setback against Black. Maroon will be looking to the experience and depth of their roster to get the team motivated and back on the right track this week. They are led by WFHL veterans Ren Pelle on forward and Ian Fortier on defense. Maroon’s goalie Marco Pelle will definitely be looking to put last week’s loss behind him and get back to his normal form that earned him last Seasons Monday Night Goalie of the Year and Marcus Cup playoff MVP honours. Leafs Blue will be looking to veterans Joel Bombardier, who is coming off his best season in his 8th season WFHL career and goaltender Marty Brennan, who was last year’s Tuesday night Comeback Player of the Year award winner to rally the Leafs Blue troop’s and get the team their first victory of the season. Maroon’s veteran Ken Johnson is playing in his 95th career regular season game and Leafs Blue’s Bryan Dennis is only 1 goal away from his 25th career regular season goal.

Game # 4 – Wings Red vs. Jets Blue

5th place Red (0-1) faces off against 7th place Jets Blue (0-1) in this week’s nightcap game. This game also features two teams who are looking for their first W of the season. Red was unsuccessful last week against Orange in their season opener dropping an 8 goal decision while Jets Blue could not keep up with Green’s powerhouse offense losing by a margin of 10 goals. Red will be looking to 2nd year stars Donald Lebel and Willie Pitre to get Red’s offense started this week. In their rookie seasons (season 7) Donald Label averaged just over 4 points per game and Willie averaged just under 5 points per game. That is exactly what Red is counting on these two to do again in this their second WFHL season. Red will also be counting on their own dynamic duo on D of Regis Emond and Rob Redmond. Both of these players are not fazed by anyone coming down the floor at them and can both jump up on the offensive side and put the puck in the net when needed. Jets Blue will be looking to the Quesnel trio of brothers, Will, Joe and Denny to lead the offensive surge of the team. Jets Blue also is counting on veteran goaltender Mike Meloche to put last week’s loss behind him and come out with fire in his eyes and shut down Red’s offensive potential powerhouse threat and get their first victory of the season. Red’s Shawn Gilliam is only 1 goal away from his 75th career regular season goal while Jets Blue’s Dominic Lunelli is playing in his 25th regular season game.

Good luck to all players this week!!

By: Mike Meloche

Game # 1 – Stars Green vs. Nordiques Bleu

1st place Green goes up against 2nd place Nordiques Bleu in this week’s first game. Green is coming off a decisive victory as they doubled up Oilers Blue 16-8 in last week’s contest. Green was led in scoring last week by veterans Willie Quesnel and Cory Gouin who each had 9 point nights and Brenna Edgar who notched her first career WFHL hat trick. Green’s goaltender Andrew Redmond will be looking for his 2nd victory after a good first game between the pipes as a starter last week. Green’s rookie Kevin Champagne is off to a great start with 3 assists in his first WFHL game. Nordiques Bleu had their own solid first game of the season defeating Habs Rouge by 7 goals in an 11-4 victory. Nordiques Bleu was led in scoring by Jeremy Berthiaume who had a 9 point night including 7 goals followed by Tom Becigneul who had a 6 point night. Nordiques Bleu rookie Matt Johnston had a great WFHL debut scoring 2 goals and assisting on 2 more for a 4 point evening last week. Both Green and Bleu are off to tremendous starts to the season and are counting on the depth of their rosters to keep their momentum going. This game will be a battle for both goaltenders since between these two teams, they have 7 of the top 10 scorers in the league after the first week of play. Stars Green’s Cory Gouin is only 2 goals away from his 275th career WFHL regular season goal. Nordiques Bleu’s Jacques Quesnel is only 1 assist away from his 125th career regular season assist.

Game # 2 – Habs Rouge vs. Oilers Blue

3rd place Rouge takes on 4th place Oilers Blue. Both teams are looking to rebound this week after licking their wounds from last week’s games. Rouge lost a hard one to Nordiques Bleu while Oilers Blue dropped a tough game against Green. Rouge will be looking to the depth of their roster to be the factor that gets the team into the W column and even their record out at 1-1. Rouge’s Dennis Quesnel picked up where he left off last season and is currently leading the team in scoring followed by his brother Joe Quesnel. Rouge will be looking for the season 8 debut of Monday’s elder statesman Reg Quesnel to add a little spark to the play in front of the opponents net. Oilers Blue will be counting on their 2 top scorers Thomas Davies and Tom Cabanaw heading into week # 2. Both players are off to their best starts in their careers with Thomas Davies tallying 6 points and Tom Cabanaw 5 points in week # 1. After scoring his first career goal in last week’s game, Oilers Blue will see last year’s Goalie of the Year and Playoff MVP Marco Pelle return to his position between the pipes. This move will definitely make Oilers Blue a team to be reckoned with in the coming weeks. Rouge’s sharpshooter Josh Green is only 2 goals away from his 175th career regular season goal. Oilers Blue veteran Trevor Lebert is only 3 points away from his 150th career regular season point.

Good luck to all players this week!!

Monday:

# 1 – Brenna Edgar – Stars Green

# 2 – Cory Gouin – Stars Green

# 3 – Thomas Davies - Oilers Blue

Goalie – Mike Meloche - Nordiques Bleu

Tuesday:

# 2 – Jeremy Berthiaume – Hawks Black

# 2 – Tyler Boismier – Canucks Green

# 3 – Lane Kolyvek – Hawks Black

Goalie – Jordan Scott - Penguins Yellow

Notable Accomplishments:

Brenna Edgar – 1st Hat Trick
Lane Kolyvek – 1st WFHL goal
Tyler Boismier – 1st WFHL goal
Codey Smith – 1st WFHL goal
Josh Abela – 1st WFHL goal
Matt Johnston – 1st WFHL goal
Rob Hayes – 1st WFHL goal
Cory Wingelaar – 1st WFHL goal
Marco Pelle – 1st WFHL goal
Rob Redmond - 100th game played
Willie Quesnel - 350th career goal
Willie Quesn - 250th career assist
Jeremy Berthiaume - 250th career assist
Willie Quesnel - 600th career point
Trevor Conlon - 250th career assist
Jeremy Berthiaume - 200th career goal
Pierre Quesnel - 200th career assist
Jeremy Berthiaume - 450th career point
Derek Loebach - 1st WFHL win
Andrew Redmond - 1st WFHL win

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By: Mike Meloche and Will Quesnel

Season 8 Week # 1 Game Previews (Tuesday)

By: Mike Meloche

Welcome to Week # 1 of The WFHL’s 8th season of great floor hockey action. This season brings several new faces to the league which the WFHL is very happy to have you join our floor hockey family. In addition, there are a handful of players returning to the WFHL that have been absent for the past few seasons. The WFHL is glad to welcome you back as well. As always, we welcome back the regulars and veterans, who without you, the league would not be celebrating its 8th season. We look forward to a fun filled action packed season where records are broken, players improve their play, friendships are made and everyone is out to simply put, have a great time playing a great game. For the new players and returning players alike, remember, winning is not the purpose of the WFHL, but rather having a fun night out playing floor hockey with friends.

We look forward to a great season. Good luck to all players this week!!!

Game # 1 – Leafs Blue vs Hawks Black

Goalie Marty Brennan who is second all-time in WFHL wins will lead Leafs Blue in to battle up against veterans Jeremy Berthiaume and Pierre Quesnel who have just both recorded their 200th goal and assist respectively. Pierre is coming of an MVP season in the Tuesday night league of the WFHL. There will be 4 rookies making their WFHL debuts tonight. Sean Ellig and Stephane Ramsay for Leafs Blue and Lane Kolyvek and Ron Menard for Hawks Black.

Game # 2 – Penguins Yellow vs Sens Maroon

Penguins Yellow will field a fast team this season with the likes of Trevor Conlon and Matt Gibson on the floor. Gibson took home the best D-man award last season for the Monday night league and will look to continue his shutdown dominance in season 8. Returning player Dave Howlett will look to lead this great group to lots of wins this season. Marco Pelle will be in goal for Maroon. Marco won Top Goalie and MVP of the playoffs for the Monday night league last season and will only look to get better this season.

Game # 3 – Wings Red vs Flames Orange

Wings Red will be lead by the great foursome of Regis Emond, Donald LeBel, Guy Laflamme and Will Pitre. Batting in the trenches will be the Redmonds, who always find their team in a WFHL final. Steve Ferrari will take his first crack at being a starting goalie in the WFHL, judging by his backup stats he should fit right in. Flames Orange has a few Quesnel Cup champions on it from Season 7. They will use their experience to keep the games close each and every week.Kurtis Bedard and Bryson Bearden will be making their WFHL debuts tonight.

Game # 4 – Cancuks Green vs Jets Blue

Nick Lunelli picked up the Best Two way player award for Season 7 and will look to continue his hard work on the WFHL floor. Bryan Lucier is making his WFHL return tonight after taking a few seasons off. Will Quesnel is 3 points shy of 600 for his WFHL career. Meanwhile, Mike Meloche will be the goalie for Jets Blue as he looks to work his way back to .500 for his career. Canucks Green welcomes back Sammy Banga to the WFHL, we all know it will be fun to watch him and Corey Lambing work their magic on the floor together like the did back in season 5. This team is made up of 7 rookies; players like Mike Bochus and Pat Lauzon will need to help them settle into the league as fast as they can for team success.

Good Luck to all players!!!

By: Mike Meloche

Game # 1 – Nordiques Bleu vs. Habs Rouge

Season 8 kicks off with Nordiques Bleu taking on Habs Rouge. Both teams have 2 rookies to the WFHL on their roster. Nordiques Bleu features 2 Marcus Cup winners from Season 7 in Jacques Quesnel and Regis Emond and 1 Quesnel Cup winner from Season 7 in Tom Becigneul. Habs Rouge is a reunion team featuring 5 Marcus Cup winners from Season 7 in Reg Quesnel, Dennis Quesnel, Joe Quesnel, Trevor Brigden and Shannon Philpott as well as Season 7 Quesnel Cup winner Dennis Quesnel. Nordiques Bleu will be looking to the experience of Jeremy Berthiaume who is 9th in all-time scoring to help lead the team to a successful season. Habs Rouge will be looking to last season’s trifecta winner Dennis Quesnel (Marcus Cup, Quesnel Cup and Gift of Life Tournament Champion) to continue his success into season 8 and help lead his team to a successful season.

Game # 2 – Oilers Blue vs. Stars Green

Monday’s nightcap game features Oilers Blue up against Stars Green. Oilers Blue features 4 WFHL rookies in the lineup as well as WFHL veteran Rob Redmond making his WFHL debut in goal. Stars Green features only 1 WFHL rookie in their lineup and welcomes back Steve Ferrari back to the WFHL after a 3 season absence. Stars Green also has a WFHL veteran making his debut as a starting goalie. Andrew Redmond has played a few games as a substitute in goal in past seasons but will face off against his brother tonight in his debut as a starter. Oilers Blue features Season 7 Marcus Cup winner, Playoff MVP and Goalie of the year Marco Pelle in their lineup. Stars Green has their own Mike Hebert who was a Season 7 Marcus Cup and Quesnel Cup winner on their roster. Oilers Blue will look to the experience of veteran Trevor Lebert to help guide the rookies and the rest of the team to a successful season. Stars Green will look to Season 7 (Tuesday) league MVP and Defensive Player of the Year Pierre Quesnel to lead the team to success this season.

Good Luck to all players!!!

“Red Blooded”

Wings Red vs. Wild Green

This seasons Quesnel Cup championship game lived up to all its expectations. The game was a hard fought battle right from the first faceoff. Red struck first on the score sheet on a goal by Ross MacDonald. Play went back and forth with the first period ending deadlocked at 3 goals apiece. There was a scary moment in the first period when Red teammates Ross MacDonald and Joey Conlon collided near centre. Ross remained on the floor for a few minutes after his two front teeth and Joey’s head met head on. The collision left Ross with two very loose front teeth and a gash on Joey’s head. Everyone thought that Ross was done for the night and Joey’s return was questionable. However, both players returned mid-way through the 2nd period. Their return was definitely a morale booster for Red. The second period continued with the same back and forth play and ended with Red sporting a 1 goal, 6-5 lead going into the 3rd and final period of Season 7. To say the third period, was to be much different than the first two periods would have been an understatement. Red dominated the third period outscoring Green 8 goals to 2 goals and outshooting Green 25 shots to 15 shots. The third period could be called the Dana Kolyvek show as he scored 5 of his 6 goals on the night in the third period including the final 2 goals of the game. Even while being outplayed in the third period, Green never gave up and played hard right up to the final whistle. The game ended with Red victorious 14-7 over Green and hoisting the Quesnel Cup as Season 7 Champions.

3 Stars of the Game:

# 1 – Dana Kolyvek (Red)
# 2 – Gerry Tiede (Red)
# 3 – Ross MacDonald (Red)

Honourable Mention goes to:

Trevor Conlon (Green) with 3 goals and 1 assist on the night

To finish things off, the Season 7 Quesnel Cup Playoff MVP is presented to a player who comes out each and every week giving 110% effort, is always one of his team’s top scorers and playmakers and is an overall asset to the WFHL. This seasons recipient is:

Ross MacDonald (Red)

Congratulations Ross on a great playoffs.

Congratulations to Wings Red on winning the season 7 Quesnel Cup

By: Mike Meloche

The Red Green Show

Quesnel Cup Final – Wings Red vs. Wild Green

Season 7’s Quesnel Cup final features 4th place Red taking on 6th place Green. This is a matchup of two teams that in all likelihood, not many would have expected to be battling for the coveted Quesnel Cup. Red finished the regular season with a record of 7-6-1 and Green with a record of 6-8. Both teams had a +/- rating in the negatives during the regular season, Red with -8 and Green with a whopping -34. Greens +/- woes came mostly from two games in which they amounted a +/- rating of -28 (against Navy and Orange in back to back weeks). Both teams finished the second half of the season with identical records of 4-3. Red ended the season with three straight victories while Green ended the season dropping their final decision. Red advanced to the Quesnel Cup finals with a decisive 10 goal victory over Navy and then an upset of 2nd place Yellow. After giving up the first goal of the game in round one to Navy, Red has not trailed on the scoreboard since. They finished the first period of their second round game against Yellow tied at 1 goal apiece then kept Yellow off the scoreboard while tallying 4 of their own goals for the victory. Red is led in playoff scoring by Joey Conlon with 8 points, Ross MacDonald with 6 points and Dennis Quesnel and Gerry Tiede each with 5 points during the first two rounds. Red’s playoff success can also be attributed to the solid play between the pipes of rookie tender Mike Hebert (who has an outstanding .945 SV % for the playoffs) who along with his defensive teammates, have only given up 6 goals so far in the playoffs. Red has an impressive playoff +/- rating of +14. Momentum is definitely with Red as they have won their last 5 decisions and done so outscoring their opponents 58 to 34. Green advanced to the Quesnel Cup finals with an exciting shoot-out victory over Jets Blue in round one. This was a nail biter of a game which featured a last second goal by Jets Blue to tie the game forcing a shoot-out and then after the first five shooters in the shootout all scored, a save on the final shot of the first round of the shoot-out gave Green the victory. Green then went on and did something no other team has been able to do all season, beat Orange in regulation. After jumping out to a 9-0 lead, Green let Orange back into the game giving up 7 of the next 8 goals clinging to only a 3 goal lead before netting 3 more goals themselves to knock off 1st place orange 13-7. Green is led in playoff scoring by Trevor Conlon with 10 points and Andrew Redmond and Brian Dubois who each have 6 points during the first two rounds. Greens defense squad led by Pierre Quesnel have stymied many an offensive rush during these playoffs. Both teams have relied on their full roster of players to come out and give 110% effort in each of the first two rounds and have shown what true teamwork can accomplish. This Quesnel Cup final is a matchup of two pretty evenly matched teams who have had their share of ups and downs during the season but have come together as a team at just the right time in the season. Both teams will be counting on solid goaltending, smothering defense and explosive offense to emerge from this game as Quesnel Cup champions. This final game of Season 7 is sure to be an exciting game for the players to play in and the fans to watch. The WFHL encourages all its players and fans to come out and be part of the WFHL playoff experience and cheer the teams on in this championship game.

Good luck to all players in this week’s Quesnel Cup finals!!!

By: Mike Meloche

Game # 1 – Flyers Orange vs. Wild Green

This week’s semi-final matchups begin with 1st place Orange taking on 6th place Green. Orange took both games from Green during the regular season outscoring Green 38-17. The two losses to Orange were Green’s 2 worst losses in the regular season and at the same time, were 2 of Oranges 3 biggest wins on the season (for goals scored). Orange advanced to the semi-finals by defeating Maroon in a close 2 goal game which saw Orange’s rookie Dan Label score 6 of his team’s 8 goals on the night. While Orange tended to dominate opposing teams during the regular season, they had a much tougher go of it with Maroon in their final meeting of the regular season and in the first round of the playoffs winning one game by one goal and the other game by 2 goals. With Orange leading the regular season in goals scored, the key for them in this game will be to fire as many shots as possible on Green’s goaltender. Orange will be counting on their 3 top guns in Willie Pitre, Ken Campo and Donald Label to lead the attack on Green and continue their dominance over Green this season. Green advanced to the semi-finals with a dramatic victory over Jets Blue last week. With Green up by 1 goal late in the game, Jets Blue pulled their goaltender for the extra attacker and scored with approximately 1 second left on the clock to force the game to a shootout. The first 5 shooters in the shootout scored (3 for Green and 2 for Jets Blue). It was not until the 6th shooter that Green’s goaltender made the first save of the shootout giving them the victory and a berth in the semi-final round. Green’s victory last week was a total team effort and that same style of play will be required this week against their nemesis Orange. Green will be relying on their experience in Brian Dubois, Trevor Conlon and Pierre Quesnel to lead the men in Green to a hard fought, disciplined style of game necessary to come away advancing to next week’s finals. This game is sure to be a crowd pleaser as both teams have something to prove and both are hungry for the victory.

Game # 2 – Predators Yellow vs. Wings Red

2nd place Yellow goes up against 4th place Red in the second semi-final game this week. Yellow was successful in both meetings of these two teams during the regular season winning both games by a margin of 5 and 7 goals. Yellow advanced to the semi-finals with their victory over Leafs Blue. At half, Yellow and Leafs Blue were deadlocked at 2 goals apiece; however, Yellow regrouped at half and came out with a vengeance scoring the 1st 8 goals of the second half to end up with an 11-5 victory. Yellow was led by Pat Lauzon, Rian Sheehan and Corey Lambing who each contributed 5 points on the night. Red advanced to the second round of the playoffs with their win over Navy in the quarter finals. After giving up the first goal of the game, Red scored 8 of the next 9 goals and led at half 8-2 and never looked back. Red was led by Joey Conlon who had 6 points and Ross MacDonald and Dennis Quesnel who each had 5 points on the night. Red will be up against the fact that Yellow has won their last 8 games in a row outscoring their opponents by 44 goals during that time (95-51). Yellow will be riding the momentum of the past 8 weeks as they fight hard to gain entry into the coveted Quesnel Cup finals. Not to be overshadowed, Red has their own momentum going for them. They have won their last 4 games in a row and in that time, have scored 15 goals in 2 of those 4 games and at least 11 goals in the other 2 games. The goaltending matchup for this game features veteran tender Marty Brennan, who is coming off his career best season against rookie tender Mike Hebert who has guided his team to 4 straight victories since taking over the goaltending duties with 3 weeks to go in the regular season. As both teams, have put up high numbers for goals scored in their recent games, sold D and goaltending will likely make the difference in which team gets the W tonight. As in Game 1 tonight, this game is bound to be a hard fought game that will be fun to play in and watch.

Good luck to all players in tonight’s semi-final action.

Kings Purple vs. Bruins Gold

In the inaugural Marcus Cup Championship game, 1st place Purple takes on 3rd place Gold. During the regular season, Purple edged out Gold by winning 3 of the 5 meeting of these two teams. Purple advanced to the championship game by defeating Blue by a score of 8-7. Down by 1 goal at halftime, Purple regrouped and outscored Blue 5-3 in the second half including scoring 3 of the last 4 goals of the game to edge out Blue by 1goal in a very hard fought game by both teams. Gold earned their spot in the finals by defeated an always tough Black by a score of 7-4. Gold was up by 1 goal at half then Black made a comeback early in the 2nd half taking a 1 goal lead twice. Gold then scored the final 4 goals of the game to seal the victory and a berth in the championship game. Purple will be counting on veteran Cory Gouin who tallied 4 goals in the semi-final game against Blue. Purple has a very experienced team (from their regular season scoring leader Joey Conlon to veteran D man Kyle Walton) who all contribute to the team’s success as shown in that each player that played in the semi-final game against Blue contributed at least 1 point on the night. This same level of performance will be required in the championship game if Purple wants to become Marcus Cup Champions. Gold will be looking to their rookie goaltender Marco Pelle to keep Purple’s scorers in check as they led the regular season in goals scored with 134 and the semi-finals with 8 goals scored. Gold has their own arsenal of scorers led by regular season goal and point leader Dennis Quesnel as well as slap shot specialist Ren Pelle. The speed of Joe Quesnel and the strong D of rookie Regis Emond are definitely going to make Gold a contender in their quest for the inaugural Marcus Cup Championship. This is a game that will be hard fought by both teams and one that is sure to be a pleasure to play in and watch by all.


Good luck to both teams and all players!!

Kings Purple vs Bruins Gold at 6:30pm Monday!

Flyers Orange vs Wild Green at 7pm Tuesday!

Preds Yellow vs Wings Red at 8pm Tuesday!