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BHF Fantasy, General

Bored Hockey Fan Fantasy League – Playoffs Week Two

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The Semi Finals are over.. only two teams remain in the hunt for Fantasy Stanley Cup glory. Who made it through? Who plays for third place consolation?

SECOND ROUND PLAYOFF RESULTS

They dominated in points, and their goaltending had 8 wins in 10 starts. The third seeded, Quebec Nordiques overcame the second seeded, It’s The Flying V! 9-3-1, to put themselves in the finals.

But just who will be their opponent? Well..

With goaltending of 5 wins from 9 starts, having a better +/- ratio, and scoring one more point than their opponent, DarkSideOfTheMoen have gone one step further in 2012/13, by defeating the eighth seeded, FistCity CaPs 6-5-2, and qaulifying to face Quebec Nordiques in the finals.

So there we have it, the finals have been set, and the last week of playoffs can begin.

THIRD PLACE PLAYOFF

2- It’s The Flying V! vs. 8- FistCity CaPs

FANTASY STANLEY CUP PLAYOFF

3- Quebec Nordiques vs. 4- DarkSideOfTheMoen

With a war of words already spreading between the two Stanley Cup finals, it will all come down to who has the better strategy, and which players hit form at the right time. Tune in next week, to see who becomes the 2012/13 Bored Hockey Fan Stanley Cup winner.

 

Hockey Media

NHL 14 – Enforcer Engine Insight

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More details have been released, as to how the Enforcer Engine will be integrated into NHL 14. They were revealed as hidden Easter eggs in the NHL 14 trailer released recently. For those who didn’t catch the Easter eggs, here’s a detailed look at what they were, courtesy of.. http://www.easports.com/nhl/news/article/nhl-14-easter-eggs

  1. All-new Third Person Presentation: Say goodbye to the first person fighting system that was introduced in NHL 10. The Enforcer Engine brings an all-new authentic third person experience that will never break you away from the on-ice action.
  2. Post-Fight Celebrations: Fights are intense. Winning a fight is electrifying. You will celebrate the thrill of winning a fight by engaging the crowd or taunting your opponent.
  3. Everyone is Live: No more first person fighting mini-game where everyone leaves the ice. Players on the ice will interact with each other, pairing off and jostling. The ref will also be a part of the action.
  4. Real Fight Damage: The black eyes, bruising and lumps you take in a fight will last throughout the game. NHL hockey can be a battle. Now you’ll have the scars to prove it.

This sounds like that the game could mean that the game may continue at times, whilst a fight is starting, which would be good, but only it if it seamless and not some kind of loading screen in between the two. Post-Fight Celebrations seem pointless. All-in brawls of yesteryear could finally make it into a video game! The days of when Steve Ott, Sean Avery and Krys Barch would take on entire teams, only without biased Boston Bruins commentary, as in the video below.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-D09wj5VtU[/youtube]

Real Fight Damage sounds like a good idea, but unless they have a lot more close-up shots of players, there isn’t really much point, as you don’t see faces of players all that much, unless they score goals or have a lot of hits/saves etc. All good ideas on paper, but it will be interesting to see how these look when the game hits shelves this September.

The UHF Tournament

The Ultimate Hockey Fighter Tournament – Second Round

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16 eliminated. 16 remain. Who advances on? That’s entirely up to you!

Last week, Matthew Barnaby proved too strong in the voting, knocking out Colton Orr.

This week, sees one of the favourites of the tournament, taking on a familiar rival.

Bob Probert
LW CAN
Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Blackhawks
6’3″ 225 lbs
3×20 NHL Fights in a season
11×15 NHL Fights in a season
240 NHL Fights 15 FPY

(WC) Craig Berube
LW CAN
Philadelphia Flyers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Calgary Flames, Washington Capitals, New York Islanders
6’1″ 221 lbs
3×20 NHL Fights in a season
6×15 NHL Fights in a season
250 NHL Fights 14.7 FPY

What happened when these two squared off:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4Kjbb9dCu4[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YJ_HMpYbFU[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UENQ-1AI1n4[/youtube]

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General

NHL ’14 – First Look

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With the release of the Official Trailer for NHL ’14, EA Sports have also released some new features, that will be available in NHL ’14.

NHL 14 Features

  • NHL® Collision Physics – Developed from the same core technology that powers EA SPORTS FIFA’s critically-acclaimed Player Impact Engine, NHL® Collision Physics introduces bigger, more thrilling hits, and truer-to-life collisions. A new left-stick control scheme makes delivering a game-changing hit simpler and more rewarding than ever.
  • Enforcer Engine – There is a code in hockey, when it’s broken you have to respond. A first for the NHL franchise, Fight Night technology delivers a new 3rd person experience, physics-based punch targeting and player size differentiation to every fight, creating the most authentic and electrifying experience yet.
  • One-Touch Dekes – Experience what it feels like to be a superstar through a new, more responsive deking system controlled only with the left stick and one-button. From beginner to advanced gamers, the system allows for quicker reactive dekes and intuitive combination dekes, creating more moves than ever before.
  • True Performance Skating – Built on the breakthrough innovation that introduced physics-based skating and over 1,000 new skating animations to the EA SPORTS NHL franchise. The second year of the True Performance Skating features improved acceleration, explosive first-strides, quicker pivots and enhanced lateral skating, resulting in greater player responsiveness and unprecedented control.
  • Live the Life – The new incarnation of the Be a Pro Career Mode, now you can truly Live the Life of an NHL player. On or off the ice, every decision you make shapes your legacy as an athlete. Interact with teammates outside of the rink. Take part in media interviews. Each choice you make will affect your relationship with fans, teammates and management, influencing your skills and progression.
  • EA SPORTS NHL Online Seasons – NHL 14 adds the best-in-class promotion and relegation system in the sports category to the Hockey Ultimate Team & EA SPORTS Hockey League modes. Win games and advance to the next division to face tougher competition, fall short and see your team bumped down. Teams will be able to track their progress across multiple seasons.

Courtesy of http://www.easports.com/nhl/news/article/vision-of-hockey-nhl-14

FIRST THOUGHTS

Live the Life sounds similar to the My Player mode found in the NBA 2K series. As the 2K mode based around a single player, is the best going around, it will be interesting to see whether or not EA can match the sheer superbity of their 2K counter-parts, because if they are able to, in EA’s own way, then Be A Pro could very well be the main feature of NHL ’14.

EA Sports NHL Online Seasons looks to be the same setup as in the FIFA franchise, also by EA Sports. This setup is very decent, very easy to follow, and adds just that little bit more when playing online. I hope this makes it into Ultimate Team as well, for online and single player, like it has in FIFA ’13.

Everything else just seem to be improvements and tweaks to features they have brought in from previous seasons, however I am sure that more information will come out closer to the release date of September 10th for North America and September 13th in Europe, and BoredHockeyFan.com will have all the details.

BHF Fantasy, General

Bored Hockey Fan Fantasy League – Playoffs Week One

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Last week, St. Mucus Ooze and Powers Rangers were eliminated from playoff contention. This week, four more teams joined them on the sidelines, as the first round of playoffs began. Who made it through to the Semi Finals..

FIRST ROUND PLAYOFF MATCHUPS

President’s Trophy, Number One Seed in the playoffs, none of that could help Legs make it past the first round, as the eight seeded FistCity CaPs, thanks to better point scoring and better goaltending, was able to cause the first big upset of the playoffs, winning 6-3-4.

Detroit Goaltender Jimmy Howard’s last day shutout victory, was what tipped the scales in favour of the #4 seed, DarkSideOfTheMoen, as they defeated @GoftheInternet 7-6.

Quebec Nordiques lived up to their #3 seed, decimating sixth seeded, GreatNessPerSonified by a score of 10-1-2, to advance to the semi finals.

Superior goaltending was what helped the second seed, It’s The Flying V! eliminate Hamilton Tigers 8-1-4, leaving them as the highest seed left in the tournament.

PLAYOFF SEMI FINAL MATCHUPS:

4- DarkSideOfTheMoen vs. 8-FistCity CaPs

2- It’s The Flying V! vs. 3- Quebec Nordiques

Who will make it through to the Fantasy Playoff Finals, and compete for the Fantasy Stanley Cup? Tune in next week, to find out.

The UHF Tournament

The Ultimate Hockey Fighter Tournament – Second Round

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16 eliminated. 16 remain. Who advances on? That’s entirely up to you!

Last week, Ian Laperriere defeated Kelly Chase via the dreaded tiebreaker.

This week, a modern day Maple Leaf, go fist to fist with a wildcard of the tournament.

Colton Orr
RW CAN
Boston Bruins, New York Rangers. Toronto Maple Leafs
6’3″ 222 lbs
1×20 NHL Fights in a season
4×15 NHL Fights in a season
111 NHL Fights 15.9 FPY

(WC) Matthew Barnaby
RW CAN
Buffalo Sabres, Pittsburgh Steelers, Tampa Bay Lightning, New York Rangers, Colorado Avalanche, Chicago Blackhawks, Dallas Stars
6′ 188 lbs
3×20 NHL Fights in a season
6×15 NHL Fights in a season
206 NHL Fights 14.7 FPY

Why you should vote for Colton Orr:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6cIptG9_VY[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aJE7F6PZE0[/youtube]

Why you should vote for Matthew Barnaby:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKleGMoxFFo[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwQb5nn__fI[/youtube]

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General

Bored Hockey Fan Fantasy League – Final Week

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This is it. The final week or regular season matchups before the playoffs. Who made it in? Who missed out? Who wins the President’s Trophy?

The results from the final week of regular season matchups:

@GoftheInternet gave second placed It’s The Flying V! their second consecutive defeat with a 6-5-2 win.

Hamilton Tigers played themselves into the playoffs by beating St. Mucus Ooze 10-2-1.

FistCity CaPs scored the 8 seed in the playoffs, narrowly overcoming Powers Rangers 7-6-0.

GreatNessPerSonified upset the third places Quebec Nordiques 9-2-2, to earn themselves a rematch in the playoffs.

In the matchup of the week, Legs confirmed the President’s Trophy would be heading their way, by defeating DarkSideOfTheMoen 7-3-3.

FINAL STANDINGS

*1. Legs 86-40-17 .661 189 7-3-3 1 2
*2. It’s the Flying V! 79-48-16 .608 174 5-6-2 3 3
*3. Quebec Nordiques 66-56-21 .535 153 2-9-2 9 13
*4. DarkSideOfTheMoen 65-57-21 .528 151 3-7-3 6 123
*5. @GoftheInternet 61-64-18 .490 140 6-5-2 10 16
*6. GreatNessPerSonified 56-64-23 .472 135 9-2-2 5 –
*7. Hamilton Tigers 55-69-19 .451 129 10-2-1 8 24
*8. FistCity CaPs 54-74-15 .430 123 7-6-0 2 –
9. Powers Rangers 51-74-18 .420 120 6-7-0 4 2
10. St. Mucus Ooze 47-74-22 .406 116 2-10-1 7 3

 

ROUND ONE PLAYOFF MATCHUPS:

1- Legs vs. 8- FistCity CaPs
2- It’s The Flying V! vs. 7- Hamilton Tigers
3- Quebec Nordiques vs. 6- GreatNessPerSonified
4- DarkSideOfTheMoen vs. 5- @GoftheInternet

The UHF Tournament

The Ultimate Hockey Fighter Tournament – Second Round

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16 eliminated. 16 remain. Who advances on? That’s entirely up to you!

Last week’s matchup saw ‘The Grim Reaper’ Stu Grimson, defeat the wildcard in Donald Brashear.

This week sees a wildcard, and a right winger, taking on each other to see which one makes it to the last 8.

(WC) Ian Laperriere
C CAN
St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings, Colorado Avalanche, Philadelphia Flyers
6’1″ 197 lbs
3×20 NHL Fights in a season
8×15 NHL Fights in a season
216 NHL Fights 14.4 FPY

Kelly Chase
RW CAN
St. Louis Blues, Hartford Whalers, Toronto Maple Leafs
6′ 2oo lbs
4×20 NHL Fights in a season
7×15 NHL Fights in a season
174 NHL Fights 15.8 FPY

Why you should vote for Ian Laperriere:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iT52TJ7Z4s[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1_JdYDatMY[/youtube]

Why you should vote for Kelly Chase:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6mnYLUBWVE[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbkJ5qYpjn8[/youtube]

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General

Bored Hockey Fan Fantasy League – Week Ten

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Ten weeks down. One week remains. Who will make the playoffs? Who will miss out? Week Ten brought us that much closer.

The results for all Week Ten matchups were as follows:

FistCity CaPs put themselves well into the playoff picture with an upset 10-3-0 victory over second place It’s The Flying V!

Legs put themselves in the box seat for the President’s Trophy, defeating GreatNessPerSonified 6-5-2.

St. Mucus Ooze did their playoff chances no harm, gaining a close but unlikely 7-6-0 win over DarkSideOfTheMoen.

Hamiltion Tigers didnt meet the minimum goalie requirements, nor did they help their playoff chances, tying with @GoftheInternet 6-6-1.

In the matchup of the week, Quebec Nordiques put themselves closer to having the third seed for the playoffs, defeating Powers Rangers  7-4-2.

STANDINGS AFTER WEEK TEN:

* denotes qualification for playoffs

Rank Team W-L-T Pct Pts Last Week Waiver Moves
*1. Legs 79-37-14 .662 172 6-5-2 1 2
*2. It’s the Flying V! 74-42-14 .623 162 3-10-0 3 2
*3. Quebec Nordiques 64-47-19 .565 147 7-4-2 9 13
*4. DarkSideOfTheMoen 62-50-18 .546 142 6-7-0 6 109
5. @GoftheInternet 55-59-16 .485 126 6-6-1 10 15
6. GreatNessPerSonified 47-62-21 .442 115 5-6-2 5 –
7. St. Mucus Ooze 45-64-21 .427 111 7-6-0 7 3
8. FistCity CaPs 47-68-15 .419 109 10-3-0 2 –
9. Hamilton Tigers 45-67-18 .415 108 6-6-1 8 24
10. Powers Rangers 45-67-18 .415 108 4-7-2 4 2

 

THIS WEEK’S MATCHUPS:

(number denotes position in standings)

MATCHUP OF THE WEEK:

1- Legs vs. 4- DarkSideOfTheMoen

REST OF THIS WEEK’S MATCHUPS:

2- It’s The Flying V! vs. 5- @GoftheInternet
3- Quebec Nordiques vs. 6- GreatNessPerSonified
8- FistCity CaPs vs. 10- Powers Rangers
7- S. Mucus Ooze vs. 9- Hamilton Tigers