The Big Dance

Note: This is a copy of the email sent out to the league this week.

As the fantasy baseball season is ready to kick off (Wednesday 9:30pm EST draft), our Fantasy Hockey League, The Main Event, moves into the three week, no-holds-barred, statistical bloodbath that is, no, not basketball (please join our March Madness pool, though) - Fantasy Hockey Playoffs!

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As predicted, Thunder Bay took the number 1 seed followed by AmIGone at number 2. In a surprise turn of events, Mighty Taco flexed their muscles by trouncing the Bombers 7-3 and taking the number 3 seed by a margin of two points. This left Ice Kinkajous, who had a mediocre performance against AmIGone (4-6 loss) with an equal number of points as the Bombers. Due to a higher number of wins versus ties, Ice Kinkajous took the fourth seed, leaving Bombers at 5th.

The game with the biggest stakes turned out to be just as exciting as billed! Nocturne's Killers edged out DaZ in a battle to the finish 6-5! DaZ took all goalie categories with a performance that would have done him well in any contest, while the Killers dominated the skaters categories, trailing only in goals. Congratulations go out to Nocturne's Killers on securing the 6th and final seed in the championship playoffs.

This week sees the number 1 and 2 seeds idle with a bye week and the consolation playoffs start next week. The only teams in action this week are those vying for a chance at the top teams in the league. Mighty Taco will take on the resurgent Killers in a brother against brother match of biblical proportions! Mighty Taco won both confrontations during the regular season but now - only this week counts! Along side this grudge match, the Bombers will take on Ice Kinkajous - a battle for lost supremacy. After the Bombers lost their seed to the Kinkajous, they will certainly be looking for revenge! Since the season left each team with a win each, this playoff matchup will decide who is King (of the mid-ranked seeds)!

Ladies and Gentlemen - the gloves are off! Let the Battle Begin!