Hockey Wilderness Fantasy League Mid-season Recap: Division 2

Hello all. If you've read part 1 of my HWFL mid-season recap, you probably learned a lot about opposing teams, or even your own. You've probably noticed that there is more to fantasy hockey than meets the eye. You have to closely analyse your opponents and the progress of players to truly come out on top... either that or just be luckier than everyone else. You could spend hours forming the perfect team only to be beaten by someone who picked up a bunch of sleepers. Anyhoo, assuming you read part 1, you know what to expect for part 2

Join me after the jump.

HWFL Division 2 standings as of January 28th 2011:

2. Krotz the Wall, managed by Jacob (Krotz the Wall), 112-70-13 = 237 pts

4. Puttin on the Foil, managed by Kori and Shelby (Shleske and her father), 104-73-18 = 226 pts

5. Bertrand Acadians, managed by JS (BubbleWild48), 107-78-10 = 224 pts

6. The 12th Legion, managed by James M (JMarushin), 105-76-14 = 224 pts

7. Loquita Bananas, managed by Brigid22, 101-79-15 = 217 pts

9. Shienar Black Hawks, managed by Andy S, 101-83-13 = 215 pts

12. Finnish your Czechs, managed by Tara (taralynn09), 88-88-19 = 195 pts

16. Fedoruk's Face, managed by Elise Butler, 79-109-7, 165 pts

17. Hakan Loobies, managed by augustzera, 72-109-14, 158 pts

18. Nikk's Nokkers, managed by Nik, 64-116-15, 143 pts

Best Matchup: Pulverized The 12th Legion 13-0-0 in week 4.

Fun fact: The only team to have won a matchup 13-0-0.

Team MVP: Henrik Sedin

Best Matchup: 8-3-2 against my Bertrand Acadians in week 7, my most humiliating, emasculating defeat. I shall have my revenge someday, hopefully in the playoffs.

Fun Fact: Shelby has cooties. This is 100%, irrefutably true. :P

Team MVP: Steven Stamkos

Best Matchup: I crushed Tara's Finnish your Czechs 11-2-0 in week 11.

Fun fact #2: I'd like to explain my team logo. It is actually the Morais family crest (my mom was a Morais before she married my dad). The slogan ''More Majorum'' 1)is a play on ''Morais'' (More is to be pronounced similarly to ''Morais'') and 2) is latin for ''As was the way of the ancestors''.

Team MVP: Sidney Crosby

Best Matchup: Destroying Nikk's Nokkers 12-0-1 in week 7

Fun fact: According to Wikipedia, The 12th Legion's slogan ''Vae Victis'', means ''Woe to the vanquished ones''... Am I right?

Team MVP: Henrik Lundqvist

Best Matchup: Kicking the Singapore Slings around 12-1-0 in week 15.

Fun fact: Loquita Bananas and Datsyukian Dekes played the lowest scoring tie so far in week 3. It ended 4-4-5 .

Team MVP: Patrice Bergeron

Best Matchup: Raining on WhoKnew?'s parade 11-1-1 in week 12.

Fun Fact: Has been a Yahoo! Fantasy sports player since 2000, the longest of all managers.

Team MVP: Mikko Koivu

Best Matchup: Defeating WhoKnew? 8-4-1 in week 14.

Fun Fact: Finnish your Czechs are playing an even .500 at 88-88-19, but have trouble against teams in their own division, 47-60-10.

Best Matchup: Creaming Ihmeellinen9 11-2-0 in week 13.

Best Matchup: Breezing through Finnish your Czechs 11-1-1 in week 3.

Fun Fact: 50 of the team's 72 wins came from within their own division.

Team MVP: Mike Richards

Best Matchup: Punching Fedoruk's Face 9-3-1 in week 1.

Fun Fact: Nikk's Nokkers are the only team in the single digits in moves pulled off in Division 2(3 moves total).

Hope you enjoyed this detailled two-part report. Now, hopefully you know more about your enemies and you'll be able to strategize and come out on top or even help another team!

Peace!