Greetings hockey fans! Whether you’ve officially entered the 2010-11 Manitoban Hockey Pool or just interested in keeping up with the goings on of the NHL regular season, the Manitoban has you covered. Look for weekly updates in print or online at themanitoban.com to keep abreast of key injuries, major storylines and interesting stats. Also, check online for the full list of hockey pool team standings.
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After three weeks, Tampa Bay forward Steven Stamkos leads all players in the first line category with eight goals, seven assists and eight penalty minutes for a total of 19 points in the hockey pool.
Corey Perry has been impressive accumulating points (three goals, five assists on the season) but his outbursts have also earned him a whopping 29 penalty minutes in only nine games — good enough to lead all players in the second line category with 22.5 total hockey pool points.
On defence, early standouts this season include Detroit defenceman Nicklas Lidstrom (eight points in seven games), Anaheim’s Lubomir Visnovski (six points, six penalty minutes in nine games), Pittsburgh’s Alex Goligoski (seven points, four penalty minutes in nine games) and Tampa Bay’s Victor Hedman (six assists, 10 penalty minutes in eight games).
Despite tumultuous starts for their teams, goaltenders Martin Brodeur and Miikka Kiprusoff have provided the best fantasy value early in the season. Brodeur has eight starts with two shutouts while Kiprusoff has earned four wins, two by way of shutout, for the Calgary Flames.
Snake bitten
Both Henrik Sedin and Martin Havlat have yet to score a goal this season but are making up for it offensively. Sedin has 10 assists in eight games, while Havlat has six assists in seven games.
Wojtek Wolski, Patrice Bergeron and James van Riemsdyk have all gotten off to slow starts this season but appear to be putting the first weeks behind them. With all three beginning to come on in the past few games, the goals shouldn’t be far behind.
Youngsters Nikita Filatov and Taylor Hall are still looking for their first goals and it appears only time will if either is prepared for the length of a full season in the NHL. Filatov has yet to play more than 13 games with Columbus while Hall is playing in his first season as a professional.
Of all the players projected to have a strong year, Simon Gagne seems to be in the deepest of slumps. The former 40-goal scorer has yet to register a point in six games with the Lightning and currently sits at a team worst +/- of minus eight.
Manitoban hockey pool standings
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The Dead Flag Blues 139
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Zanes 137
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ped posse killer 136.5
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FTW 133
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go_philly 133
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Team Mediocre 130.5
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pirates 130
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Mujala 129.5
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Red Dragons 7th UC 129
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S. Van Hellemond 128.5
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Nothing but Net 125.5
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Team 97 124
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GAMESMASTER 123.5
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Hal’s Johnsons 122.5
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Pierre’s Picks 121
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Puckfaces 119.5
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The Arse-Kickers! 118
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Cleveland Steamers 117.5
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Manitoba Wolves 117
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ButtKickers 116.5
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Your Drunk Uncles 116.5
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Illegal Curve 116
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ProStars 116
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Team Discovery Channel 114.5
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Monroeville Zombies 113.5
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Team Win 113.5
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The Springfield Ice-O-Topes 112.5
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el jefe 112
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thewinningbunch 112
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Coach Mousie’s Manslaves 110
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The Hardy Astrom Specials 107.5
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Winulobacter dominaticus 107.5
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Ice-Ice Baby 106
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Charleswood Flyers 105.5
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Levels 105.5
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Semi-Pro 105
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Team KelJan 105
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Honey Nut Chelios 104.5
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The Warm Guns 104.5
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Datsyukian Destroyers 104
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Bie the Die 103.5
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thudermucks 103.5
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Transcona Grinders 103.5
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canucks986 102.5
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Brent’s Fabulous Team 102
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The Red’r Racers! 102
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Prairie Rays 101.5
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The second cuming 101.5
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Titan 101.5
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Washington Capitals 101.5
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Hurly Burly’s 100
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The Ped Posse 100
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The Winnipeg Cormacks 100
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Team Coolguy1991 99.5
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Titans 99
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Courtney’s Super Amazing Hockey Team 98
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Rogocki 98
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The Dirt Devils 97.5
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wapikopa 97.5
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Canucks 4 the Cup! 97
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Fannystelle Catchitbigtimers 97
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CBLOZERO 96.5
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Having a time 96
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Jiminy Cricket’s AllStars 96
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Purple Cobras 96
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Setka 96
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WABAAM 96
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Winnipeg Coyotes 96
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Bourkes Boys 95.5
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QuickStop 95.5
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DiZASTA 95
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Red Army 95
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NOA 94.5
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The Losers 94.5
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Jets 93.5
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MDB Crusaders 93.5
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HUGE H.C. 93
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Prestige Worldwide 93
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DC-SuperFan-69 91.5
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Team second place 91.5
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Garrett’s Goons 91
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Gryphs 91
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No Talent 91
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Pickles & Cheese 91
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Pond Boys 91
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Team LAN 91
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Team T-Bone 91
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mydallasstars 89.5
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The Wanderer’s 89.5
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go getters! 89
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SLAPSHOT 89
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The Mittens Crew 89
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Funkhousers 88.5
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Here’s a Little Something… 88
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Capitals 87
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Smokin’ Ducks 87
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pencil sticks 86.5
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Big Tickets 86
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BOMBERJETS 85.5
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The Woody’s 85
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You Can Have the Umbrella 84.5
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wish1474 83.5
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Non-Issue 83
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Sticks + Balls 82.5
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El Tico 81.5
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No Tooth Smile 81.5
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Springfield Isotopes 81.5
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Hugz Not Drugz 81
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GolfLeafsGolf 80
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The Large Farvas 77
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The Ice Kings 76.5
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Flint Tropics 76
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Bourque Chops 73.5
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Falcon Own 73.5
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Red Light Rukus 73.5
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The rich interior lives of athletes 40.5
