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Sabres Snag Fourth Title In Dramatic Sudden Death

Dec 18, 2003

In a season which featured more regular season ties than any previous season, it was only fitting that the championship game was decided by a shootout. The third-place Sabres faced-off against the fourth-place Sunnydale Slayers Thursday night to play for the…

A Comeback for the Ages

Dec 15, 2003

Donnie Bailey’s 9th goal of the game with 4:15 remaining in the third period gave the LAN Hackers a 14-9 lead over the Sunnydale Slayers in Monday night’s semi-final, and the conversation in the Needham Centre stands turned to what would be yet another…

Short-Handed Win: Spiro's Late Tally Lifts Underma

Dec 12, 2003

Despite finishing with the exact same record and goal differential, the Lite-Sabres were considered by most to be heavy underdogs heading into their semi-final matchup with the Lynx Thursday night. For one thing, the Lynx had swept the Sabres in their two…

Drawn and Quartered: Sabres Beat Chill in First Qu

Dec 8, 2003

The third-place Lite-Sabres faced-off against the sixth-place Keane Chill on Monday night in the first quarterfinal game of the 2003B season. It was the first time that the two teams have played each other in a meaningful playoff game in the seven seasons that…

Fire Climb Out of Last in Final Week

Dec 4, 2003

Second and fifth places were the prizes up for grabs in the final week of the regular season. On Monday night, the Chill and the Fire squared off to avoid finishing last. Five different Fire players scored at least 2 goals, and first star Jeff McCarthy stopped…

2003B Playoff Scenarios

Nov 28, 2003

With only one week remaining in the 2003B regular season, no team is certain of the position in which they will finish in the final standings. Below are the scenarios for each team. LAN HACKERS To finish first The Hackers beat the Slayers. The Hackers tie the…

Mercer Brothers Lead Chill to 2nd Win

Nov 26, 2003

There have been many dynamic brother combinations in FHL history, the Sascos, Royals, and Griffins among them. But perhaps none has impressed in such a short period of time as Andrew and Craig Mercer. Playing together for only the 5th time this season Monday…

Slayers Roar Back From 5-0 Deficit to Douse Fire

Nov 14, 2003

One week after scoring the tying goal with one second left against the Lynx, Slayer Captain Gian Scalet helped provide more late heroics, as he set up Matt Wheeler with 13 seconds remaining to lift the Slayers to a 9-8 comeback win over the Fire. Scalet had…

Sabres Nip Chill in Monday Night Shootout

Nov 10, 2003

The fifth-place Chill faced-off against the second place Lite-Sabres on Monday night, in a game that featured few substitutions. When referee Barrie Harvey dropped the game’s first ball, the Chill only had one player on their bench, while the Sabres had nary a…

Chill Split Week 5 Doubleheader

Oct 29, 2003

For the first time in League history, a team was forced to play games on successive nights. To make up for the game they missed in Week 1, the Chill played the Hackers Tuesday, one night after their regularly scheduled meeting with the Fire. The Chill came out…

Chill, Lynx Fit to be Tied

Oct 19, 2003

Rookie Mark Leblanc’s fourth goal of the game completed a comeback from an 11-2 deficit, and gave the Lynx a 14-14 tie with the Chill in Thursday night’s early game. The only problem was no one was aware of the correct score at that time, as Scorekeeper Terry…

Price-less Hackers Begin New Era with Comeback Win

Oct 10, 2003

Following a one week Hurricane delay, the FHL finally returned to action. The 2003B season opened Monday night with the Keane Fire taking on a new-look Sunnydale Slayers squad. Gian Scalet took over the Slayers when Ian Scott was fired after only one season as…

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