CCHL Heads To All Star Break

2012 CCHL All Star Captains E. Staal & N. Lidstrom

As the holiday season draws near so too does the showcase of the top talent in the CCHL with the 22nd annual All Star Game. Before we dive into details on what should be a dazzling display of speed and skill let's recap Week 10. On Monday Cimo's outlasted Cheers in a tight 6-4 battle to move Cimo's into an even 5-5 heading into the break. Cimo's was led by first half team leading scorer Ryan "Flyin" Williamson's hat trick which puts him at 20 goals at the halfway mark. The loss drops Cheers to 2-8 during a disappointing first half where they lost many close games and look to get healthy over the break. One bright spot has been the offense of Captain Tim "Timinator" Walsh who tallied his 23rd and 24th goals of the year in the loss.

Tuesday's tilt featured BWW and Windmill with BWW's pulling away with a 9-6 victory to move to 8-2 and a 3 game lead of first place. BWW's chose to rest many of their veterans before the break and give a few up and comers from the CCJHL a look in the show. The energy from the youngsters paid off as Jamie "The Corey's Brother" Cotnoir netted a hat trick and CCHL journeyman Scott "Detective" O'Donnell added a pair. The two Corey's also each added a pair of goals to move their season totals to 23 (Corey), and 13 (The Other Corey). For Windmill the loss drops them to 5-5 and into a tie with Cimo's in 2nd place, it was again their high powered first line doing the heavy lifting with Joel "Mendoza" Arsenault (hat trick), Mike "Tricky Dick" Richard (two) and Gavin "You Betcha" Faretra (one) accounting for all six 'Mill goals. All three of the high scoring trio are in the top six in scoring halfway through the year with Tricky Dick being the leader in the clubhouse with 28.

Which brings us to next week's All Star game being held in Detroit which I am sure you have heard if you are following the CCHL's Social Media Editor "You Betcha" Faretra. The Captains have been announced based on fan voting and this year's Captains of the Blue/White squads are the Mill's Joel "Mendoza" Arsenault and BWW's Jack "The Ripper" Mullen. Mendoza led all vote getters just eeking out The Ripper after his fast start and highly publicized comeback from his life of an Amateur Bartender. The Ripper meanwhile rode his momentum from a four goal game against the 'Mill in an 8-7 victory and subsequent after party photos which skyrocketed his popularity among fans. The 2014 fantasy draft is set to take place Friday Night at the HockeyTown Cafe in Detroit where many expect hometown hero and Red Wing super fan Gavin "You Betcha" Faretra to be the #1 overall pick.

Standings
1. BWW         8-2
2. Windmill    5-5
2. Cimo's       5-5
4. Cheers       2-8