United Hockey Blades

Winter Classic Web Cam

2011-12-30T20:36:00.001-05:00

Get a live view of the rink in Philadelphia for the NHL Winter Classic.

Anyone got an extra ticket?

Coach's Corner Piano Performance by Don Cherry

2011-12-30T17:15:00.000-05:00

Here at UHB Arena, we post mainly about fantasy hockey, however when something like this comes along, it's worth talking about.

It seems CBC's Hockey Night in Canada analyst, Don Cherry, has a fantasy of his own, that of becoming a concert pianist. Have a look at this video that an astute fan has uploaded, showing Don tickling the ivories on an imaginary keyboard.

I think it's hilarious! What do you guys think?

Goalie Cam Ward credited with goal 12/26/11

2011-12-27T17:25:00.000-05:00

This is one of those rare times that you wish Yahoo! would have a "Goals" category for goalies.

Do you think Cam Ward should get credit for that goal?

iPhone App for Starting NHL Goalies

2011-11-29T19:13:00.000-05:00

If you are in a fantasy hockey league, you might find this iPhone App useful. It allows you to be notified the instant an NHL team has announced its starting goaltender for its next hockey game.

The App is from LeftWingLock.com

Rules

2011-09-09T09:00:00.000-04:00

UHB H2H Rules

These UHB rules are in addition to the Yahoo Sports rules. You are expected to learn them and abide by them. Ignorance of the rules will not be accepted as an excuse. The UHB and its commissioner reserve the right to add to this list and/or modify any existing rule at any moment for the good of the league.

1. No manager shall use the name of a real NHL or other professional/minor league team for their team name. Names of famous people, characters and works are also prohibited. Anything copyrighted will be rejected.

2. No vulgar terms or language shall be used in whole or in part as a manager's team name or manager name.

3. Team names shall not be changed once the regular season commences. If a manager changes his/her team name after the official season opener, their roster will be locked until said name is changed back to its original one. You may experiment with as many name changes as you want between the time you sign up right up until the time of the first official games that count in the standings. At that point, the one you choose will be the one you keep all season. ONCE THE SEASON STARTS, ALL TEAM NAMES WILL BE LOCKED.

4. Team icons must be family-friendly and are subject to the same criteria as rule #2.

5. Good-natured trash talk will be allowed within reason but must be kept rated PG.

6. Any manager who neglects his/her team for an extended period of time risks losing their franchise and could have the team assigned to a new manager at any point during the season or at the very least, the following season. Examples of neglect include but not limited to: not responding to trade offers, not editing lineup regularly, not responding to league e-mails, etc.

7. All of the UHB Commissioner's decisions are final.

8. Failure to comply with any of these rules will result in having your team roster locked and possible banishment from the league, following a league vote.

9. To claim the UHB fantasy league prize (the mug), the winning manager must provide a shipping address to where I, the Commissioner, can send it. All costs will be assumed by me, the league's Commissioner, including shipping and handling with the exception of possible custom's duty fees. The prize awarded will be the one that is posted on this site and indicated as the UHB Cup (League Trophy), no substitutions. The UHB Commissioner shall not be held responsible for the winning team manager failing to provide a valid shipping address. If no shipping address is provided, the winner agrees to waive his or her right to the prize and no cup shall be awarded. All personal information will be kept private and will not be used for any other purpose.

10. Should I, the UHB commissioner, end up winning the league championship, I agree to award the runner-up in the championship finals, a consolation prize, that being a white value t-shirt. No substitutions will be allowed for the consolation prize. As with rule #8, runner-up will be required to submit a valid shipping address upon the finish of the season or relinquish the consolation prize. Consolation prize will only be awarded to runner-up if the UHB commissioner wins the UHB championship. If any other team wins the league championship, no consolation prize is awarded.

11. Joining this league means you understand and agree to these rules and conditions.

2011-09-08T09:00:00.000-04:00

2011 UHB H2H Draft Order

Robin's Runners
Pegula 4 Life
Seeing Stars
Commish HC
Team Vector
The Haie
Alberta Advantage
Faux Hawk Greeneies
Texas Tornado

Order reverses every other round

What's New, Yahoo!?

2011-09-07T22:22:00.000-04:00

Another hockey season is approaching and that means it's time for Yahoo fantasy hockey commissioners to renew their leagues for another season.

New for Yahoo Sports Fantasy Hockey 2011-12
These are just a few of the added features:

Trade draft picks
Transfer team ownership in mid-season
Change time allowed for draft picks
Upgraded message boards
Make league publicly viewable
Sign in with Facebook and Google ID

Yahoo icon created by Bruno Maia, IconTexto http://www.icontexto.com

Jets Parody Logo Ideal for Fantasy Team

2011-07-23T15:00:00.002-04:00

If you haven't seen the newly-unveiled Winnipeg Jets logo, you can view it in this official video from the Jets' NHL website.

Then have a look further down to see some anonymous joker's parody version of the logo in question. That would make a sweet fantasy team logo, that's for sure.

What do you think of the logos, real and fake?

Winnipeg Jets

Winnipeg Swats

New UHB Commissioner's Cup

2011-07-09T11:45:00.000-04:00

UHB Commissioner's Cup

The UHB is proud to unveil it's newly re-designed Commissioner's Cup.

This trophy will be presented next season to the Yahoo! league's head-to-head champion with the winner's team name printed vertically on opposite sides.

In addition, a video tribute will be created on our YouTube channel to commemorate the event. Visit our channel by clicking on the YouTube icon is the sidebar.

UHB Keeper League Players

2011-07-06T14:00:00.000-04:00

The deadline for naming your 5 keeper players in the UHB fantasy league has been extended. Originally set for July 10th,2011, managers now have until Sept. 25th to lock in their top 5 keepers.

If you are one of the returning managers from last season, note that you can pick any 5 players at any position but starting the season after next, you must select one player for each position. To clarify, for the 2011-12 fantasy season, you will select any 5 players. For the 2012-13 season, you will select 1C, 1RW, 1LW, 1D and 1G. Keep this in mind when you will be drafting the rest of your roster as you will want to have at least one great player at each position.

For players that are listed at more than one position, you must indicate as to which position you are keeping him. For example, if a player is listed as LW/D, you must choose to keep him either as a LW or a D. If you designate that player a D, then you are eligible to choose another player to fill in the LW position and vice versa.

If any of the returning managers have any questions or concerns, leave a comment on this post or tweet me on Twitter @UHBfantasyleag.

Congratulations Tim Thomas & Boston Bruins! 2011 Stanley Cup Champs

2011-06-19T13:57:00.065-04:00

Tim Thomas capped off a tremendous regular season with an even greater performance in the playoffs, earning himself the Conn Smythe trophy as the MVP of the playoffs. More importantly, he led the Boston Bruins to their first Stanley Cup championship in 39 years.

This, coming one season later after what many considered a lacklustre 2009-10 season, leading some to speculate that Thomas was no longer an elite goaltender.

As a result of his decline in stats last season, it was reflected in his draft position in 2010-11 fantasy leagues. Many managers ranked Thomas much lower than they had the previous year.

In the UHB fantasy league, Robin's Runners got Thomas at a bargain, picking him in the 14th round, 132nd overall.

In another league, the Bruins' stopper was chosen in the 15th round, 230th overall.

But the steal of the century has to be the manager who committed grand larceny by drafting the eventual playoff MVP in the 21st round, 322nd overall!

What did these teams get in return for their late-rounds pick? Just have a look at the stats above to see what has probably earned him another Vezina trophy. Along with the 35 wins and 9 shutouts, the goaltender set an NHL record for save percentage with .938%, breaking Dominek Hasek's record. Not too shabby!

Tell us your Tim Thomas fantasy draft success story. What round did you draft him and what was his draft position overall in your hockey pool? How much did he help your team? How would you rank him for next season? Let us know!

What's New With UHB?

2011-05-15T17:33:00.001-04:00

It has been way too long since the last post on this blog. However, I have been working on ways to improve the UHB and it has taken me until now to unveil the results and future plans.

First of all, UHB has an updated logo design that is much more representative of what the league is compared to the former one. You'll be able to find this new logo on various swag in the official UHB gift shop.

Second, I would like to congratulate Texas Tornado on capturing the 2011 UHB championship and Commissioner's Cup. It was another great season and hopefully next one will be just as good or better.

Third, UHB now has an official YouTube channel which will be used, among other things, to commemorate the annual champion with a tribute video, such as the following one.

Furthermore, all arhive records will be kept and updated on the UHB Squidoo lens instead of on this blog. It's just much easier to edit on the former rather than the latter. I've yet to update the stats to reflect the recently completed season but am hoping to get it done soon, before the start of next season at the latest.

More updates are coming so stay tuned by bookmarking or subscribing.

Thanks for your patience.

Fantasy Hockey Poolies

2010-09-15T15:14:00.000-04:00

Fantasy Hockey Poolies from spartacus on Vimeo.

This humourous video is from 4 or 5 years ago but I think hockey poolies can all still relate to it today. Do you recognize yourself or any of your friends or co-workers in any of the characters?

Fantrax Fantasy Hockey League

2010-09-13T18:54:00.001-04:00

Another fantasy hockey league was just created, this time using Fantrax. It's a head-to-head league with 16 teams and is free to join. The name of the league is H2H BLADES and the only requirement is that your team name contain the word BLADES.

League ID: 3qch7tyjge1o6qly
Password: buffalo
Join League

2010-11 Fantasy Hockey Season

2010-09-09T00:49:00.001-04:00

It's time to sharpen your managerial skills as we prepare for the upcoming fantasy hockey season.

There are a few changes from last year that are worth mentioning. There will be three different leagues this year.

UHB http://hockey.fantasysports.yahoo.com/league/uhb
BLADES http://hockey.fantasysports.yahoo.com/league/hockeyblades
BLADES 2 http://hockey.fantasysports.yahoo.com/league/blades2

There are 16 teams in each league. 1 and 2 are head-to-head leagues while 3 is a rotisserie league. 1 is the only league that is returning from last year while 2 and 3 are brand new leagues. If you were in the UHB last year, check your e-mail for your invitation. For the other 2 leagues, the passwords are blades and blades2 for whoever wants to enter either. First come, first served.

All leagues are free to enter with only the UHB winner receiving a prize from the UHB store. Weekly records for the UHB will no longer be recorded.

For your own BLADES apparel, visit HockeyBLADES.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask in the comments section.

Custom Blades Logo T-Shirts

2010-06-12T13:40:00.000-04:00

The next time you are stuck for a fantasy hockey team name, why not go with a timeless classic? The Blades is always a fan favourite. Not original enough you say? Well, the fun part is adding a location, name or adjective in before or after the Blades name. For example, your team can be called the Beer Blades or Blades of Gory, as in blood and gore. With a good imagination, the possibilities are endless.

Once you have chosen your Blades name, the next step is to create your own Blades logo t-shirt. You can do that by using the t-shirt creator above. Click on the menu tabs on the top right to make your choices. Products allows you to switch shirt styles, Images lets you choose the official Blades logo in various colours and styles and Text allows you to add your own personal text to complete your team's name.

You can even add other images to compliment your Blades logo. For instance, if you decided to go with Beer Blades, first choose the Blades logo you prefer, then do an image search for beer and choose an appropriate image that would go well with the overall look. Add text if needed.

What will be your custom BLADES team name?

Congratulations Chicago Blackhawks!

2010-06-12T12:12:00.000-04:00

Another NHL hockey season is done and the Chicago Blackhawks finally ended its long Stanley Cup drought. CBC recaps all the thrilling moments for us in this great montage video.

The Hawks have a good young team. Do you think they can repeat as champions next year?

Congratulations 2010 UHB Champions!

2010-04-12T10:14:00.002-04:00

Congratulations to the very first UHB champions from the three leagues. The winners are Robin's Runners in the head-to-head Yahoo league, Wild About the Wild in the rotisserie league and raf69it in the Fantrax league. If you click on the tab that reads Champions in the navigation bar above, you will see your teams entered into the records for posterity. Now whenever you want to brag to your friends and need proof, all you have to do is send them a link to that post.

Only one of the leagues awarded a trophy this year (Yahoo H2H), so congratulations to Robin's Runners, managed by Melissa, who will be receiving the Commissioner's Cup for her impressive season.

Be sure to clear a nice spot on your mantle to display it proudly. If you want, you can even send a photo of it once you receive it and I would be glad to post it on this site. You can pose with it or just take a picture of the mug itself. Whatever you decide to do, you must do one thing. You must sip from the cup! Choose your favourite beverage, fill your stein with it and raise it to your lips and sip like a true champion. Enjoy!

Fantasy Hockey Trophy by unitedhockeyblades
See more Hockey Mugs

Thank you to all the managers who took part in the inaugural season of the UHB and making it a success. I look forward to doing it again next year and hope to see you return. Make sure to bookmark this site to get any off season updates on league and rule changes.

Support Left Wing Lock

2010-04-08T13:38:00.000-04:00

Browsers of this site in search of fantasy hockey info will notice that I have LeftWingLock.com as one of my resource links. LWL provides timely and accurate information on starting goalies each day of the NHL regular season. The service is free but you have the option of making a monetary donation should you want to help with the bandwidth and hosting costs.

Recently, controversy arose when LWL discovered that another website has allegedly been harvesting LWL's links and posting them without attributing proper credit. Read the full story here.

Do you think the other website is in violation of anything? What would you do if you were LWL?

Looking towards next UHB fantasy season

2010-03-31T10:06:00.002-04:00

Hockey BLADES

With the UHB playoffs semifinals underway, it's time to eye next season and what possible changes are in store.

I've already announced on the league message board that starting next season, the UHB will become a dynasty (keeper) league. This should, I hope, weed out any absentee managers who hang around for about 3 or 4 weeks at the start of the season and then disappear once they realize that their roster was poorly drafted.

Teams will be able to keep 5 players at the end of the season so you'll want to make adjustments to your drafting strategy that you had going into this season. another advantage to this is that the live drafts, in years following, will go much faster since you'll have 5 less players to draft for your roster.

Another change I am considering but have not decided yet is if I should award a different prize next year. For example, I am thinking of awarding the champion a hockey jersey like the one you see above, only with the UHB logo on it. It's quite a bit more money than the mug but it would be a cool prize. I am also considering an embroidered hat.

So if you have any opinions about what prize you prefer, just let me know in the comments section here. Thanks and enjoy the rest of the playoffs.

Disclosure Policy

2010-01-21T13:46:00.000-05:00

This policy is valid from 21 January 2010

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Fantasy Sports Girl: Lorraine's Pickups and Dumps

2010-01-18T14:43:00.000-05:00

Despite the fact that Lorraine seems to be reading a teleprompter or cue cards and probably has never even heard of the names she is speaking, she does have a few good points to make. Even if she is just an attractive mouth piece to convey the information, I don't care if she really is a hockey fan or not
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Hockey Toon Tuesday: The Sweater (Le Chandail) by NFB

2009-12-22T19:27:00.001-05:00

In tribute to the holiday season, I wanted to feature a hockey cartoon with a Christmas theme. Although I couldn't find one specifically related to this holiday, the cartoon I chose does involve a gift, winter and praying to God.

The Sweater is a 1980 animated short from the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) based on author Roch Carrier's 1979 book of his own childhood experience.

It tells the story of a young boy growing up in Quebec, who outgrows the jersey of his favourite hockey team, the Montreal Canadiens, which has the number of his favourite player on the back, Maurice Richard. Noticing this, his mother orders him a new sweater by mail. When the day comes that the sweater finally arrives, the boy is severely disappointed but the mother can't understand why and forces him to wear it anyway. His eventual humiliation by other boys and his coach at the rink adds to his misery.

You might have seen The Sweater on YouTube. However, this is directly from the NFB, so the clarity is superior to what you may have watched previously. Enjoy it again, won't you?

See an updated, live-action version of The Sweater.

Hockey Holidays to All!

Hockey Music Monday: Hockey Holidays by The Zambonis

2009-12-21T05:57:00.000-05:00

No audio or video is available for this song, so instead I'll just post a link to the lyrics and ring tone of Hockey Holidays by The Zambonis. The song is available for download at sites like Amazon.com and iTunes. You can even preview a sample of the song before you decide to buy it. For less than a dollar, it's well worth it, in my opinion.

The Zambonis - Hockey Holidays Lyrics @ LyricsTime.com

UHB Salary Cap

2009-12-09T18:29:00.001-05:00

In the sports world, various leagues have resorted to imposing salary caps on its teams' owners to keep player costs down.

Here in the UHB, we have our own salary cap, but its voluntary. In other words, if you want one, you can buy one.

UHB Salary Cap by unitedhockeyblades
Make your own embroidered hats online using zazzle

Hockey Toon Tuesday: Pingu Plays Hockey

2009-12-08T08:31:00.000-05:00

Here is some rare footage of Mario Lemieux, early in his Penguins' career.

Gotcha! Ok, so it's not Mario. It's actually another penguin named Pingu.

Hockey Music Monday: Away Game by The Zambonis

2009-12-07T08:01:00.001-05:00

Here is the first repeat artist to make its appearance on Music Monday. Ladies and gentlemen, once again, I present The Zambonis with, "Away Game".

Hockey Toon Tuesday: Puck Buddies

2009-12-01T09:26:00.005-05:00

Here are a couple of very short, animated New Yorker Cartoons, the second of which is a hilarious encounter at the end of a hockey game. While the players from each opposing team line up to shake hands, one of them utters something in passing that you woudn't normally hear in that situation.

Enjoy the first one too, which is a Gahan Wilson cartoon.

Hockey Music Monday: Wayne Gretzky (Rocks)

2009-11-30T08:31:00.222-05:00

This week, I decided to focus on hockey's "Great One", Wayne Gretzky, with two very different songs.

The first is an upbeat, biographical tribute to Gretzky, called "Gretzky Rocks". Widely and erroneously credited to The Arrogant Worms on the video below and across the internet (song files), this song was written and performed by another Canadian band, The Pursuit of Happiness. It is absolutely not sung by The Arrogant Worms.

It seems to be, that for whatever reason, half of all novelty songs on the planet are wrongly attributed to the "Worms". I like the Worms but they did not write nor sing this song. Do us all a favor when you are posting a song or video to the web. If you don't know who sings it, don't guess. Do some research and find out for sure. I blame Napster and Limewire as the cause of this. Sites like those are the breeding ground of music misinformation. I stopped going to those sites for the simple fact that it only took one user to upload a song credited to an incorrect artist and then that one song was downloaded thousands of times. Hence, if someone uploaded "Wayne Gretzky Rocks" and typed in "Arrogant Worms" as the artist, then that's what thousands of first-time listeners subscribed to. Later, they would e-mail or text their friends to say, "you gotta listen to this great song by The Arrogant Worms called Gretzky Rocks!" So the misinformation spreads like Wildfire.

I'm here to set the record straight once and for all. "Gretzky Rocks" is absolutely, positively, without a doubt, performed by Pursuit of Happiness. It was track #9 on the 1995 album, "Where's the Bone?" which was produced by band member, Moe Berg. Case closed.

Wayne Gretzky Rocks - The Pursuit Of Happiness

"Gretzky Rocks" by The Pursuit of Happiness

The second song about Wayne Gretzky does a 180 degree turn from the first one. Performed by Goldfinger's drummer, Darrin Pfeiffer, it is an odd composition in which Pfeiffer proudly declares his man-crush on The Great One. As a matter of fact, Pfeiffer could be accused of sharing too much information. Basically, the song is about his sexual fantasies about Gretzky, presumably in jest. At least, I think he's just kidding. Be forewarned. You might not want to let the younger ones hear to this.

Here is Pfeiffer performing the song live. Warning: coarse language

Hockey Toon Tuesday: Donald Duck in The Hockey Champ (1939)

2009-11-24T15:44:00.001-05:00

Who knew that Donald Duck was such a skilled hockey player. With his hot temper, I would have guessed that he would spend more time in the penalty box than displaying his finesse with a hockey stick and puck. That said, Donald displays both, in this classic Walt Disney cartoon.

This is Disney at its best with Donald at the height of his popularity. The winter setting is very scenic, rendered masterfully by the Disney animators and provides several great sight gags. Keep in mind that this is before CG animation, so all this work is painstakingly drawn by hand. To top it off, you get to see an entertaining hockey game and funny cartoon. These are the true Mighty Ducks.

A fun game of pond hockey turns into a heated rivalry between Donald and his three nephews, Huey, Dewey and Lewey in this wonderfully animated, winter tale, The Hockey Champ.

Hockey Music Monday: The Hockey Song (3 versions)

2009-11-23T17:58:00.002-05:00

Last week, I mentioned that The Hockey Song by Jughead was a different song altogether in comparison to Stompin' Tom Connors' original song. Well, this week I will show you how different it is with not one, not two but three versions of the song. Included of course is Stompin' Tom along with two very different-styled cover versions. The first cover is by The Hanson Brothers (the band, not the Slap Shot stars) and the second is by a group known as Company B.

These Hanson Brothers play this song like the other Hanson Brothers played hockey; tough and punk style with reasonable talent. No talking while I'm trying to listen to the f#@!%* song! The band is obviously named after the fictional, bespectacled goons from the famous hockey movie Slap Shot but is also a spin off of the Canadian band NoMeansNo. Do not confuse this band with Hanson, as if that was even a danger.

Company B's version of the song is done in a jazzy swing style reminiscent of the big band era that was popular around the 1930's and 40's. This version was also entered into CBC's Hockey Anthem Challenge in 2008 when the producers of Hockey Night in Canada launched a song writing contest to find a new opening theme to replace the previous one that was heard every Saturday night for 40 years. The grand prize was $100, 000. Unfortunately for Company B, they did not win. They did however, leave us with a wonderful rendition of a beloved song.

Out of these three, which is your favourite version? Is there another version you've heard that you like even better? Let us know.

Hockey Toon Tuesday: Shaybu! Shaybu!

2009-11-17T09:00:00.003-05:00

Today's hockey cartoon is a beautifully animated, 1964 Russian production by Soviet animator Boris Dyozhkin. It has no dialogue but plenty of fluid action on ice with a musical soundtrack. The title of the cartoon translates to, "Puck! Puck!" You can view some of Dyozhkin's rough pencil drawings and the cleaned up ones of his assistants at the Russian Insider blog.

Hockey Music Monday: The Hockey Song by Jughead

2009-11-16T09:00:00.005-05:00

This song is not to be confused with the more popular one by the same title, written and performed by Stompin' Tom Connors and covered by The Hanson Brothers. This song by the Canadian band known as Jughead has completely different lyrics and different music as well. It might not be as well known but it is definitely just as catchy.

Top 10 Signs Your Fantasy HockeyTeam Needs a Goalie Upgrade

2009-11-12T10:42:00.002-05:00

Some of these are inspired by actual circumstances while others are simply for comic relief. I'll let you decide which are which.

Every other week your team fails to meet the minimum games played requirement and the minimum is set at 2!
You waited until the 19th round (pick# 289) to draft (live) your first goalie in a 16 team league.
Your team carries 3 goalies, 2 of which are backups and the third is in the minors.
None of your goalies' lack of playing time is due to injuries so that excuse is N/A.
You are envious of the team that has Vesa Toskala.
You are envious of the team that has Carey Price.
You mistakenly thought that your perfect GAA and SV% would count if your goalies did not play.
Yours is the only team that no others fear and managers snicker uncontrollably when matched up against you.
You drafted your goalies based on Mike Milbury's scouting reports.
You counted on your goalies being late round steals and now you feel like a total heel.

Do you have one of your own to add to this list? Post it in the comments and see if you can come up with something better.

Unusual Goalie Mask

2009-11-11T21:13:00.001-05:00

Have a look at this unusual goalie mask courtesy of GoalieGuild.com

The Goalie Guild is a website dedicated to all things goalie-related. It also has fantasy hockey leagues that you can enter. It's an excellent site if ever you need a detailed scouting report on any goalie in the NHL. It would not be a bad idea to check this site before making any goalie transactions in your fantasy league.

Hockey Toon Tuesday: Hockey Homicide

2009-11-10T10:06:00.001-05:00

Starting today, every Tuesday will feature a hockey cartoon selected through a random search of the internet.

Today's selection is a classic Disney short starring that lovable goof himself, Goofy, in "Hockey Homicide".

Hockey Music Monday: Hit Somebody by Warren Zevon

2009-11-09T06:59:00.001-05:00

"Hit Somebody" is a hockey song written by the late, great Warren Zevon and sports writer, Mitch Albom. Zevon is probably best known for his hit, Werewolves of London and Albom for the book, Tuesdays with Morrie which was also made into a TV movie starring Hank Azaria and the late Jack Lemmon.

This ballad focuses on a hockey player who is relegated to the role of enforcer on his team but dreams of being a goal scorer. Listeners learn about his life from the time he is born and through his trials and tribulations of working his way up the hockey ranks.

Note: Listen for CBS Late Show's David Letterman shouting the recurring "Hit somebody!"

Movie director Kevin Smith has announced that he is teaming up with Mitch Albom to make a movie based on Hit Somebody.

Hockey Music Monday: Hockey Monkey by The Zambonis

2009-11-02T09:31:00.014-05:00

Starting today, UHB is going to feature a hockey song each Monday, hence the title, "Hockey Music Monday". This week we kick things off with a rockin' little song from The Zambonis called, Hockey Monkey. This simian is not related to the Simeon goaltender on the Washington Capitals.

Look for another new feature starting Tuesday called Hockey Toon Tuesday.

Hockey Halloween Everyone!

2009-10-31T23:09:00.000-04:00

To celebrate the UHB's first Halloween, I wanted to find an appropriate video to show our hockey fans. I found this on YouTube and thought it was perfect. It's a spoof on the "Friday the 13th" movie series and of the main horror villain, Jason Voorhees. Enjoy.

Clark, The Canadian Hockey Goalie

2009-10-29T08:54:00.000-04:00

Meet Clark, a Canadian hockey goalie who also enjoys playing baseball in the off season. What is unusual is that he does it in his full goalie gear.

How It's Made: Goalie Masks

2009-10-26T07:59:00.002-04:00

My favourite of the How It's Made series. Hockey goalies are often seen robbing shooters of a sure goal. It's only fitting that they should wear masks.

Part 1: Making the mask

Part 2: Painting the mask

How It's Made: Hockey Gloves

2009-10-25T07:46:00.014-04:00

How It's Made takes a look at the gauntlets of the hockey world. In other words, it shows us how hockey gloves are made.

How It's Made: Hockey Rink

2009-10-24T07:34:00.001-04:00

Cool. I knew they painted the ice, I just didn't know how. Now I do.

NHL.com and CBC Fantasy Hockey

2009-10-23T20:32:00.001-04:00

Two more links have been added to Fantasy Resources in the sidebar. They are NHL.com and CBC Fantasy Hockey 1-on-1. Both links provide valuable insight and advice on how to manage your fantasy teams. You can even send in a question to have answered on NHL.com, which by the way, has partnered with Yahoo! Fantasy Hockey.

How It's Made: Goalie Pads

2009-10-23T07:28:00.014-04:00

I remember when kids used Sears catalogs as leg pads when they played goalie. Part 4 of the series shows us how professional goalie pads are made.

How It's Made: Hockey Pucks

2009-10-22T07:19:00.000-04:00

Part 3 in the series looks at how hockey pucks are made. Rubber muffins. Just like Mom used to make!

2009-10 Yahoo! Teams Roto

2009-10-21T15:51:00.001-04:00

1.	Huron Pirates	Johnnyboy
2.	Don't Toews Me Bro!	Francis H
3.	Puckers	Nick
4.	cdm	Tina G
5.	the owners 33	keenan.mahoney
6.	McLoven	Kevin
7.	JoeDogg	josefvanhamme
8.	Flurries	Adam H
9.	Quahog Dice	scottyten10
10.	CareyPriceIsMyCousin	winstunt88
11.	Les Habs	LeafBasher
12.	Stars and Cowboys	potter
13.	Guelph Storm	bigmurray68
14.	Bladerunners	azac
15.	Wild about the Wild	ffootball182
16.	Houston Wild	xavierthierry31

How It's Made: Hockey Sticks

2009-10-21T07:05:00.001-04:00

In the second video of the How It's Made series, we learn how another type of blade is made, the stick blade, along with the rest of the stick.

2009-10 Yahoo! H2H Teams

2009-10-20T13:53:00.000-04:00

STICKS
1.	Alberta Advantage	agoodburn
2.	Robin's Runners	Melissa
3.	Team Vector	canucks_rock16
4.	Faux Hawk Greenies	White Devil
5.	Guelph Knights	coeurnoir
6.	docs blade2	Scott
7.	Never Forget	Fredy
8.	Timmonen and Pumba	Voyager86
SKATES
9.	Wing Nutz	bowmansback
10.	Texas Tornado	Havoc Fanatic
11.	Commissioner's Crew	azac
12.	Hockey Lover	Ricardo C
13.	Halifax HC	Evan
14.	The Haie	lars_hoffman13
15.	husky	husky
16.	Puck Junkies	Anthony M

You must be a member of this league to view team links.

How It's Made: Hockey Skates

2009-10-20T06:59:00.002-04:00

Here is the first part in a series of videos about how hockey equipment is made. Since the name of this site makes reference to blades, let's start with how hockey skates are made. Action!

UHB Champions

2009-10-19T08:55:00.003-04:00

CHAMPIONS

2009-10
YAHOO H2H: Robin's Runners
YAHOO ROTO: Wild About the Wild
FANTRAX ROTO: raf69it

UHB History

2009-10-19T08:40:00.000-04:00

Yahoo! H2H, 2009

Week 2: Oct12-18

Robin's Runners scores more SHGs (3) than two other teams combined to score PPGs (2).
The first pending trade in league history is made. In a blockbuster deal, Team Vector offers Pavel Datsyuk, Andrei Markov and Brad Boyes to Halifax HC for Dany Heatley and Carey Price, dropping Viktor Stalberg.

UHB Hall of Fame

2009-10-19T07:00:00.005-04:00

Hall of Fame

I've been kicking around the idea of having some sort of Hall of Fame for this site but I don't quite know how it would work. I don't have any idea what criteria I would use and not sure how we would go about electing members to the Hall. I suppose I could install a reader's poll, which is one of the widget options on this site but I don't think that has a way of limiting one vote per visitor. Maybe it does, I'm not sure. Maybe I should install it and run a test.

Does anyone have suggestions on what would be the best way to go about this? How would the ballot list work? What criteria would you use to elect a team or GM to a fantasy hockey hall of fame? Is this even a good idea? I would like to think it is but right now it is just a seed that needs to be watered.

In any case, a UHB Hall of Fame is still a long way off seeing as this is the first season of the league's existence. Still, I would like to hear your ideas. Leave a comment if you have any suggestions.

The Return of Peter Puck

2009-10-18T12:06:00.005-04:00

Is it just a coincidence that Peter Puck, the cartoon character, and former Edmonton Oilers owner Peter Pocklington are both back in the limelight? Pocklington's nickname at the time of the 80's powerhouse Oilers was of course, Peter Puck. Now one is once again promoting hockey while the other is promoting a book with a shocking claim.

New Peter Puck cartoons return to CBC after an absence of over a quarter century. Rights owner and former hockey broadcaster, Brian McFarlane, struck a deal with SEGAL Licensing making the company the global licensing agent for the character. McFarlane and SEGAL Licensing claim to have big plans for the "poke-check Professor," starting in Canada.

I always thought Peter Puck would be a good name for a fantasy hockey team, especially if the owner's name was Peter. I know two guys named Peter who are involved in hockey pools, and you would think one of them would have taken my suggestion. One of them has even started playing hockey in a rec league. He is Peter Puck!

Which NHL goalie do you start?

2009-10-17T17:37:00.002-04:00

In fantasy hockey, goalies account for a significant amount of your score even though you might only carry two of them on your team. Let's say however that you have three or even four and that you can only start two of them each night. Who do you pencil in? Sometimes you're not sure which goalies real life NHL coaches will start. They might decide to give their #1 starter the night off for a bit of rest. You don't know for sure, do you? That is until now.

Two sites that do their best to forecast the starting goalies each night are GoaliePost.com and LeftWingLock.com. I've included both links in the sidebar under Fantasy Resources.

Last season, I used Goalie Post and I was very satisfied with it. Their accuracy rate was near perfect. It was free to use until this year when they decided to start charging $10 for a membership. That is still not a bad price considering that it might help you earn some cash winnings from your pool(s). I considered getting a membership, however I wanted to look around a bit and see if there was another service that was similar. By luck, I happened to see a link posted on Twitter pointing me to LWL. They have been around since 2006 and according to their stats, have a very high accuracy rate. So I am giving LWL a try and hopefully the results will be as satisfactory as they were with Goalie Post. After all, if you are in a head-to head league, missing a start can be devastating to your week. Don't miss another start with these two sites.

Fantasy Sports Girl: Jessi Rates NHL Goalies

2009-10-15T01:34:00.000-04:00

I am thinking at least one team in our Yahoo! H2H league would have benefited from viewing this video ranking NHL goalies for the at-the-time upcoming season. Then again, maybe they were doing too much looking and not enough listening. If that's the case, I can understand. Jessi can have that effect.

League Settings: Fantrax UHB (Roto)

2009-10-14T23:59:00.003-04:00

General

League Name: United Hockey Blades
League Description: 4C, 4LW, 4RW, 6D, 2G, 5BN, 3IR
Public/Private League: Public
Duplicate Player Allowance: Not Allowed
Scoring System: Rotisserie
Maximum # of teams: 16
League Creator Username: azac69
Commissioner Team Name: None

Schedule

League Stats Begin: Thu Oct 01, 2009
League Stats End: Sun Apr 11, 2010

Player Pool

Player Pool: All teams
Players traded out of league's player pool continue to accumulate stats: Yes

Roster

Minimum Total Players: 20
Maximum Total Players: 25
Minimum Active Players: 0
Maximum Active Players: 20
Maximum Reserve Players: 5
Maximum Injury Reserve Players: 3
Maximum Minor League Players: Not Used
Enforce legal rosters: Always
Suspended players may be moved to Injured Reserve: No
Injured Reserve players count toward roster limitation rules: No

Lineups

Lineup Change System: Owners enter lineup changes
Lineup changes are executed: Daily
Lineup Changes are locked 00:05 hours:minutes before first game of the day.

Trades

Trade System: Owners propose their own trades
Trading Period: All Year
Maximum Trades per Team: Unlimited
Trade Deadline Date: Not Used
Trade Voting System: Owners & commissioner
Days to Vote: 2
# of Objections Required: 9

Claims/Drops

Claim/Drop System: Owners perform their own claims & drops
Maximum # of Claims per Season: Unlimited
Maximum # of Claims per Week: Unlimited
Waiver Wire Process Used: Yes

Free Agents

Claim System: Free for all (1st come 1st serve)

Waiver Wire

Priority Order: Reverse Order of Standings (serpentine)
Claims Per Team: 1st team in priority order gets 1 player, then 2nd team, etc.
Waiver Wire players are processed: After a selected # of Days
Waiver Wire claims processing time: 3:00 am
Players remain on Waivers for: 3 days

Draft

Draft Type: Automated
# of rounds: 25
Draft Date & Time: Wed Sep 30 2009, 9:00PM EDT
Draft Order: Serpentine - Random
Undrafted players go to the: Waiver Wire

Keeper League

Keepers are imported from a previous league by the Commissioner: No
Keeper league going into future seasons: No

Links

2009-10-14T23:58:00.018-04:00

Here is some hockey related apparel and merchandise from various designers that I am more than happy to refer to you. Any purchase made through any of these links allows me to receive a referral fee as an associate of those designers.

Hockey Blades

Hockey team logo designs for hockey fans and players of all sizes and ages. Purchase apparel and merchandise to show off your beer league and fantasy hockey teams.

This single page lens about the UHB is dedicated solely to the Yahoo! Head-to-Head league. It contains all the information pertaining to Yahoo! UHB H2H that you would need to know on how and when to join, rules, settings, etc. It was created before the UHB blog as the original UHB website but now will be used as an archive backup and to direct outside visitors to the blog site.
UHB Lens

Another lens, this time focusing on the Fantrax roto league. This is similar to the Yahoo lens in that it explains how to join as well as what the rules and league settings are. This is known as UHB2 since it was the second league created after the one at Yahoo!
UHB2

Affiliates

The Hockey Card Show

Promo apparel and merchandise for an online video show about two guys who use hockey cards as a conversation piece and a good excuse to talk about hockey.

Ice Hockey Designs
This store has an endless selection of hockey designs from which to choose. Choose a design you like available on t-shirts, mugs, hats, stamps and more.
Visit Ice Hockey Designs today and get a gift for the hockey fan in your life.

Fantasy Monster Hockey
Fantasy hockey player with blood red hair and massive hockey stick, with blue tribal crest and flaming background! "Hockey" text gives serious attitude! Fantasy hockey shirts and gifts!

Trust Me, I'm A Goalie
B/w goalie graphic available on t-shirts, hats, mugs, stickers, key chains, etc.

Eat, Sleep, Play Hockey
Awesome hockey t-shirts and gifts with hockey player and Eat, Sleep, Play Hockey banners and flourishes! Great hockey gifts for players and hockey fans! Perfect for high school, college and professional hockey players!

Embroidered Hockey Skate
A great design for women who play and love hockey! Skate boot has pink laces and is filled with pink and purple flowers. This embroidered design is available on various apparel including pullover hoodie, jacket, polo shirt, sweatshirt and t-shirt. For more embroidered hockey designs, click on link.

Hockey Girl Store
Pink Hockey Girl designs on t-shirts. Player number on back.

Hockey Mask Poster
Hockey mask graphic design. The most infamous halloween mask there is...the hockey mask!

A very spooky and effective rendering that would make a great addition to anyone's wall of horror.

Hockey Moms Gone Wild
For all of those crazy nights during the hockey tournaments.Orange liquid spilling out of a martini glass with a mini hockey stir stick and puck at bottom .
Available on t-shirts of all sizes, styles and colours.

Shoot Like You Mean It!
T-shirt with hockey puck bursting through chest and ripping a hole in shirt. Available in several sizes, styles and colours.

Hockey Skates Greeting Card
General Card for the "Hockey Person" you know. Can be customized to suit your needs.
Two sizes to choose from: Greeting Card and Note Card.

Monroeville Zombies
A unique zombie shirt that captures the essence of Dawn of the Dead. Also the name of Zach's hockey team from Zach and Miri make a porno

Fighting Roosters 1
Fighting rooster hockey logo
Rooster wearing hockey skates putting up its dukes an taking a fighting stance.
Available on many styles and sizes of apparel.

Embroidered Canadian Flag and Hockey Player
Super t-shirt design features an embroidered Canadian flag and hockey player with text saying Canada hockey.
Also available on jackets, sweatshirts and tote bags. Several sizes and colours from which to choose.

Hockey Junky

We proudly serve Hockey Fanatics Worldwide... One Junky At a Time!

Yahoo! UHB League Settings (H2H)

2009-10-14T23:54:00.001-04:00

Yahoo! League Home: http://hockey.fantasysports.yahoo.com/league/uhb

Format: Head-to-Head
League ID#: 91759
League Name: UHB
Password: bladerunner
Draft Type: Live
Draft Time: Sun Sep 27 1:00pm EDT
Maximum Teams: 16
Max Moves: 3 per week
Max Trades: No Maximum
Trade Reject Time: 3 days
Trade Deadline: March 4, 2010 (tentative)
Waiver Time: 2 days
Can't Cut List Provider: Yahoo Sports
Trade Review: League Votes
Post Draft Players: Waiver Wire
Max Games Played: NA
Edit Roster: Daily
Start Scoring On: Oct. 1, 2009
Roster Positions: 4C, 4LW, 4RW, 6D, 2G, 5BN, 5IR

Forwards/Defensemen Stat Categories: Goals (G), Assists (A), Plus/Minus (+/-), Penalty Minutes (PIM), Powerplay Goals (PPG), Powerplay Points (PPP), Shorthanded Goals (SHG), Shorthanded Points (SHP), Faceoffs Won (FW)

Goaltenders Stat Categories: Wins (W), Goals Against Average (GAA), Saves (SV), Save Percentage (SV%), Shutouts (SHO)

Divisions: 2 (8 teams each)
Playoffs: Division winners automatically qualify but get seeded according to point standings along with the other 6 teams that qualify.

View Rules

Record Holders: UHB (Roto)

2009-10-14T23:40:00.000-04:00

Coming Soon!
This spot will be dedicated to archiving the league records set since the formation of the UHB Roto.

UHB Rules

2009-10-14T23:04:00.004-04:00

Yahoo! H2H League

http://hockey.fantasysports.yahoo.com/league/uhb

(see league settings)

These UHB rules are in addition to the Yahoo Sports rules. You are expected to learn them and abide by them. Ignorance of the rules will not be accepted as an excuse. The UHB and its commissioner reserve the right to add to this list and/or modify any existing rule at any moment for the good of the league.

1. No manager shall use the name of a real NHL or other professional/minor league team for their team name. Names of famous people, characters and works are also prohibited. Anything copyrighted will be rejected.

2. No vulgar terms or language shall be used in whole or in part as a manager's team name or manager name.

3. Team names shall not be changed once the regular season commences. If a manager changes his/her team name after the official season opener, their roster will be locked until said name is changed back to its original one. You may experiment with as many name changes as you want between the time you sign up right up until the time of the first official games that count in the standings. At that point, the one you choose will be the one you keep all season.

4. Team icons must be family-friendly and are subject to the same criteria as rule #2.

5. Good-natured trash talk will be allowed within reason but must be kept rated PG.

6. All of the UHB Commissioner's decisions are final.

7. Failure to comply with any of these rules will result in having your team roster locked and possible banishment from the league, following a league vote.

8. To claim the UHB fantasy league prize (the mug), the winning manager must provide a shipping address to where I, the Commissioner, can send it. All costs will be assumed by me, the league's Commissioner, including shipping and handling with the exception of possible custom's duty fees. The prize awarded will be the one that is posted on this site and indicated as the UHB Cup (League Trophy), no substitutions. The winner will however have the choice of choosing between the white/gold or blue/grey versions.The UHB Commissioner shall not be held responsible for the winning team manager failing to provide a valid shipping address. If no shipping address is provided, the winner agrees to waive his or her right to the prize and no cup shall be awarded. All personal information will be kept private and will not be used for any other purpose.

9. Should I, the UHB commissioner, end up winning the league championship, I agree to award the runner-up in the championship finals, a consolation prize, that being a Basic Dark, UHB t-shirt (one of two designs) as indicated here on this web page. Runner-up will have the choice of what color and size the t-shirt shall be. No substitutions will be allowed for the consolation prize. As with rule #8, runner-up will be required to submit a valid shipping address upon the finish of the season or relinquish the consolation prize. Consolation prize will only be awarded to runner-up if the UHB commissioner wins the UHB championship. If any other team wins the league championship, no consolation prize is awarded.

10. Joining this league means you understand and agree to these rules and conditions.

Yahoo! Roto League

http://hockey.fantasysports.yahoo.com/league/uhb_roto

1. Currently there are no additional rules to the standard Yahoo Sports rules. There is no trophy awarded for this league at this time.

Fantrax Roto League UHB2
1. Currently there are no additional rules to the standard Fantrax rules. There is no trophy awarded for this league at this time.

UHB Record Holders

2009-10-14T18:44:00.036-04:00

Yahoo! UHB Head-to-Head

Individual Weeks Records
as of week 25, 2010

One Week Totals
Forwards/Defensemen

BEST TOTAL TEAM GM YEAR

GOALS 32 Texas Tornado (Havoc Fanatic) 2009-10

ASSISTS 45 Alberta Advantage (agoodburn) 2009-10 PIM 112 Hockey Lover (Ricardo C) 2009-10

PLUS/MINUS +27 Guelph Knights (coeurnoir) 2009-10

PPG 17 Texas Tornado (Havoc Fanatic) 2009-10

PPP 36 Texas Tornado (Havoc Fanatic) 2009-10

SHG 3 Robin's Runners (Melissa) 2009-10

SHP 5 Wing Nutz (bowmansback) 2009-10

FW 240 Hockey Lover (Ricardo C) 2009-10

WORST TOTAL TEAM GM YEAR

GOALS 3 Puck Junkies (Anthony M) 2009-10

ASSISTS 7 docs blade2 (Scott) 2009-10

PLUS/MINUS -22 Guelph Knights (coeurnoir) 2009-10

PIM 16 Timmonen and Pumba/husky (Voyager86)(husky) 2009-10

PPG 0 several teams tied 2009-10 PPP 1 docs blade2 (Scott) 2009-10

FW 42 Robin's Runners (Melissa) 2009-10

One Week Totals
Goalies

BEST TOTAL TEAM GM YEAR

WINS 7 Commissioner's Crew/Never Forget (azac)(Fredy) 2009-10

GAA 0.50 Wing Nutz (bowmansback) 2009-10

SHUTOUTS 3 Puck Junkies (Anthony M) 2009-10

SAVES 323 Commissioner's Crew (azac) 2009-10
SV%: .984 Wing Nutz (bowmansback) 2009-10

WORST TOTAL TEAM GM YEAR

GAA 9.61 husky (husky) 2009-10

SAVES 9 The Haie (lars_hoffman13) 2009-10
SV% .706 husky (husky) 2009-10

Season Records

Final Season Standings
Most Wins
Most Losses
Most Ties
Most Points
Best Winning %
Least Wins
Least Losses
Least Ties
Least Points
Worst Winning %

Team Stats Totals
Forwards/Defensemen
Most Goals
Most Assists
Most PIM
Best +/-
Most PPG
Most PPP
Most SHG
Most SHP
Most Face-offs Won

Goalies
Most Wins
Lowest G.A.A.
Most Shutouts
Most Saves
Least Wins
Highest G.A.A.
Least Shutouts

Transactions
Most Trades
Most Moves

UHB Trophy (The Commissioner's Cup)

2009-10-14T16:33:00.000-04:00

Fantasy Hockey Trophy by unitedhockeyblades
See more Hockey Mugs

This is the trophy that teams will be competing for in the Yahoo! UHB Head-to-Head league. The trophy is paid for by the administrator of this site (the league commissioner), including shipping and handling but excluding duty fees should any apply. It is delivered to the league champion after the end of the season, once he or she has provided a valid shipping address to the commissioner.

Since I, the commissioner, also have a team entered, I will award a consolation prize to the runner up, should I win the league championship. For more details, click here.

Join UHB League

2009-10-14T15:18:00.070-04:00

Join one of our free, UHB fantasy leagues and enjoy the NHL season with the sense of being a coach and GM of your own hockey team.

2009-10 Season

Yahoo! H2H

View rules and settings
League is full
Trophy

Yahoo! Roto

View rules and settings
League is full
No trophy

Fantrax Roto

View rules and settings
League is full
No trophy

Welcome to the UHB!

2009-10-14T15:17:00.002-04:00

UHB Fantasy League by unitedhockeyblades
See other Uhb T-Shirts

United Hockey Blades is a series of fantasy hockey leagues that rely on various third party service providers to keep track of the numerous statistics that allow the UHB to exist. These third party services are not affiliated to the UHB in any way and are only used based on user preference.

The UHB aims to make your fantasy hockey experience a unique and enjoyable one, with no entry fee required and certain leagues offering a league champion trophy and archived stats of league record holders. Our leagues offer competitive settings in a friendly environment. Currently there are one Head-to-Head and one Rotisserie league at Yahoo! and one Roto at Fantrax which will be known as UHB2. Check leagues for specific rules and settings. The leagues are open to anyone wanting to join by requesting an invitation. It is usually first come, first served so the quicker you ask to join, the better your chances are of getting one of the few select openings.

The idea behind the United Hockey Blades name is envisioning stick blades and skate blades coming together in a virtual arena and competing for one common goal, the UHB cup. The logo was designed to symbolize unification, with the UHB letters moulded and solidified together. It was also given an abstract, skate blade shape and texture to better illustrate its connection to hockey.

In addition to being the official home of the UHB, this blog will also serve as a resource for fantasy hockey information, providing links and videos to useful tips and advice. It will also occasionally serve as a forum for some editorials and views on the hockey world as I see it, including reviews of the various fantasy services offered.

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League Settings: Yahoo! UHB (Roto)

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League ID#:	249880
League Name:	UHB (Roto)
Password:	bettmansucks
Custom League URL:	http://hockey.fantasysports.yahoo.com/league/uhb_roto
Draft Type:	Autopick Draft
Draft Time:	Sat Oct 10 12:00am EDT
Max Teams:	16
Scoring Type:	Rotisserie
Max Moves:	No maximum
Max Trades:	No maximum
Trade Reject Time:	3
Trade End Date:	March 4, 2010
Waiver Time:	2 days
Can't Cut List Provider:	Yahoo! Sports
Trade Review:	League Votes
Post Draft Players:	Follow Waiver Rules
Max Games Played:	82
Weekly Deadline:	Daily - Tomorrow
Start Scoring on:	Thursday, Oct 1
Roster Positions:	C, C, C, C, LW, LW, LW, LW, RW, RW, RW, RW, D, D, D, D, D, D, G, G, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, IR, IR, IR, IR, IR
Forwards/Defensemen Stat Categories:	Goals (G), Assists (A), Plus/Minus (+/-), Penalty Minutes (PIM), Powerplay Goals (PPG), Powerplay Points (PPP), Shorthanded Goals (SHG), Shorthanded Points (SHP), Shots on Goal (SOG), Faceoffs Won (FW)
Goaltenders Stat Categories:	Wins (W), Goals Against Average (GAA), Saves (SV), Save Percentage (SV%), Shutouts (SHO)