The FHL Gazette

Oof, Halloween hangover hit the chiefs hard in this one. Started out hot but the wheels fell off in the second and third. Need to rebound next week! Thank you to Mack and Chance for subbing in.

Good game for the mustangs. 

Last year's finals matchup - First game as drafted. Cobras started hot and never looked back. 

Rochna has a breakout game netting 5 goals and a helper. 

Jonny Gietz tips one home for his first of the year!

Terry buries, per usual.

Big win for the cobra squad, looking to keep it going next week against a hot Model T's team.

STARDATE: 02NOV2026

Jupiter will be visible just to the upper right of the moon in the early morning sky on Nov 3rd.  It is situated about 300 million miles from Mars.  Between them lies an asteroid belt.  So far, scientists have cataloged roughly 1.5 mil objects in the belt.  The largest of those is about 600 miles wide.  The smallest is around the size of a bus.  It is believed that there are millions more objects, including many that are more than a half mile in diameter.  It is not known exactly where all the matter came from, but it is possible that during the early formation of the solar system Jupiter disrupted the debris from coalescing to form a planet.

The FHL's Galaxies appeared to be coalescing as of late.  We hadn't lost a game in our last 4 coming into week 8 and we were looking to keep that streak alive.  We also got our new jerseys in just in time for the game.  We went out on the ice looking pretty fresh... and then we promptly got prison sex'd by the ModelTs.  Believe it or not, we actually had some good early chances to keep the score close, but Killer shut us down and then the wheels fell off completely.  Nothing went right.  Not one for the scrapbook, that's for sure.

Thanks to Kevin Walker for facilitating our fancy new jerseys.  Clearly, though, they are cursed, so we will be returning to the old jerseys until I can find a witch doctor to reverse the hex.       

After last week’s big lineup shake-up paid off, the Model Ts rolled it out again to see if they’d found a recipe for success. I’ll summarize this for you… We’re back baby! We are sooo back!

The Galaxies showed up looking sharp in their new uniforms—and threw a wrench in the game plan. We came in ready to stop #27, only to discover there was no longer a #27. Well played, Mr. Akins. We figured out which one was Jack, and Mac took on the assignment of making his night tough

Two big moments set the tone early. First, Killer shut down a breakaway just a minute into the game to keep it scoreless. Then, the Galaxies probably scored, but the ref ruled that Killer still had the puck. Apparently, Killers weekend improv classes with Filar are paying off!

A couple of bounces went our way early, which we turned into nine unanswered goals.

Goal No. 2 featured Killer clocking an unofficial 4.3-second 64 foot dash from the net to the bench, creating a 6-on-5 opportunity. Jordan provided the screen in front. Check out Killer’s speed on the barn. The man should be playing fullback for Jahmyr Gibbs.

Swiss Army knife Tommy B picked up his first and second goals of the season. Chris had two goals. Bradyball and Aco both buried three. The Chris–Bradyball–Aco line looked like the Russian Five with some beautiful tic-tac-toe passing. A 15.0 line—sorry, 14.5—is a tough assignment for anyone. You could hear Albert from the glass, brainstorming rule changes for the 2027 rep meeting.

After the Galaxies made it 9–1, Mac decided it was time for a quick hat trick and a full showcase:

1. The wheels and hands: A self-made breakaway, skating away from the defender before finishing with a slick deke.
2. The cannon: A turnover, a gathered puck, and a 101-mph slap shot from just inside the blue line.
3. The wrist shot: The 7 p.m. crowd wanted to see it, and 45 seconds later, Mac delivered.

Jordan also deserves a shoutout for a terrific outlet on one of Mac’s goals, putting him in position to do the rest. 13-3 until the moment of the game…

With about seven seconds left, the Galaxies’ goalie came out of the net. A turnover gave Aco the puck, and he fed Chris for a one-timer and a shot at the hat trick. Open net. Surely a goal.

ACCESS DENIED.

Giuseppe slid across and stacked the pads for an unbelievable save—possibly the FHL’s save of 2026. The league record of 14 goals, set by Ford Tough on October 30, 2014, remains safe for now.

Freakin’ Giuseppe.

(Someone teach me how to post a video, the league needs to see Giuseppe’s top play of the night) 

Other Notes

Bradyball & Filar had nice nights with 3 goals & 5 assist between them with Soz & Brent recovering from injuries. 

Soz is leaning towards probable next week. Brent leaning towards doubtful.

The complex drink orders were sponsored by Mustang Fence this week. Best Fencing Company in Wayne County. 

Solid win from the Torinos this week with a breakout night from the 2nd line putting up 8pts. Sale was solid once again and earned his first assist of the season helping set up eastons 2nd of the night to ice the game. DiMarco nets his first of the year and Filar kept the offense he found from subbing with the modelts rolling potting his 2nd of the year while ordo continues his hot start with the playmaker. 

Thanks to Colarusso for subbing and filling in the scoresheet.

It’s a bad week to be an FHL goalie. Our new jerseys look great. Our team does not.