Hello PHL GMs,

It is with sadness that I write this summary, as it means another
exciting hockey season has gone by the wayside. The return of the
NHL (and PHL) in 2005-6 made us all realize how much we had missed
Canada's game! Let's hope we never see another lockout like the one
in 04-05!

The PHL Stats have been manually tabulated, and the results are in:

Regular Season

1st - 1,260.5 pts Thomson Torsion
2nd - 1,252.3 pts Teeple Rage
3rd - 1,244.5 pts Hunter Down

Playoff Season

1st - 97 pts Teeple Rage
2nd - 95.5 pts Thomson Torsion
3rd - (tie) 82.5 pts Hunter Down & Cawdell Illusion

The Thomson Torsion had a fantastic year, led by the young prolific
scorers Kovalchuk and Cheechoo, the sweet passing of Spezza and
Savard, and breakout seasons from the brothers known as the Sedin
Sisters. Any time that Jarome Iginla is the 7th highest scoring
forward on your team, you know it's been a good year! When McCabe's
offensive explosion (on a talent-challenged Leafs squad) and Turco's
solid season are factored in, it all added up to a 1st place
finish! It was a close finish - only 16 points separated 1st from
3rd - but the Torsion stuck it out, and came out victorious!
Congratulations, Stu!

The playoffs were equally close, with the winning points being
scored in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals. The Teeple Rage got
some measure of revenge for their 2nd place regular season finish,
with strong playoff runs from the young (Eric Staal) and the old
(Mark Recchi). Steve Yzerman, while not able to lift the Silver
Chalice in the NHL this year, was able to capture the PHL Playoff
Cup, and if he decides to retire, he will do so as a winner!

The PHL Annual Re-draft will be held in approximately 3 months time,
in Victoria, BC. (I understand the BS Spooners may be able to
attend in person this year....) Further details will be
forthcoming - if you have any weekend plans for the month of
September that would interfere with the re-draft, please let me know
ASAP so we can make scheduling arrangements that (hopefully) work
for everyone. In the meantime, feel free to use the PHL Yahoo Group
site for posting messages, trade offers, etc. I will be placing a
poll there shortly for a proposed rule designed to prevent
collusion. I shall also update the database of players sometime
this summer so you can export a list of the drafted players to help
in your 2006-7 Draft preparations.

2006-7 Drafting Points

Dufour Mountain Goat 500 pts
BS Spooners 450 pts
Cawdell Illusion 400 pts
Flyin' Findlays 350 pts
Hefty's Hitmen 300 pts
Wilson Gardeners 250 pts
Polard Predator 200 pts
Hunter Down 150 pts
Teeple Rage 100 pts
Thomson Torsion 50 pts

Congratulations again to the Torsion, Rage, Down, and Illusion for
their sucesses in the new-look NHL! (I still can't figure out how we
had the highest scoring regular season ever and the 2nd lowest
playoff total ever!)

Thanks to everyone for making this another fantastic PHL season! I
look forward to talking to each and every GM in September (or
sooner - if you're coming by Calgary this summer, lemme know, and
we'll get together for a beverage on a sunny patio somewhere).

Have a teriffic summer!

On behalf of the PHL Board of Directors,

Chris Teeple