Two of the three remaining undefeated teams met in Week Three, with Captain Dorothy Kline's Teal taking on Captain Bryan Ossa's Charcoal. The two remain undefeated, which of course means that this was the equivalent of the proverbial 'early brush with the villain where nothing really happens, but the tension is ratcheted up for the big finale to come' from every Bond movie ever. Of course, there are no ties in playoff hockey (it's really no time to tie, after all), so we'll have to wait for the next film to see how this arc ends...
Week Three boxes are up...recaps to come.
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Nick Who Gloved Ne | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 6 | +12 |
| REDACTED | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 3 | +7 |
| Double Do' 7: License To Teal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 4 | +7 |
| Mason Impossible: Pink Ops | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 7 | +8 |
| Dye Another Grey | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Karnsino Royale | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 15 | -9 |
| Snowbody Dubs It Better | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -3 |
| Brownfinger | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -5 |
| Maroonraker | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | -10 |
| coVert AgedGents | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | -7 |
| Player | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Giummo | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| Kyle Snyder | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| Carl Vankoughnett | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Goalie | GP | W | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Bender | 3 | 2 | 0.933 |
| Chris Tran | 1 | 1 | 0.920 |
| Mason Holcomb | 3 | 2 | 0.877 |
Chuck's trademark nonchalance, even in the face of repeated golden chances by the likes of Owen Perks just tickles me so much. It was likely more of an irritating, persistent itch-that-can't-be-scratched for Charcoal, who fired twenty-seven shots at the stoic veteran only to come up empty on all but one. Bender's 26/27 heroics kept Teal undefeated (and in lock step with Charcoal, fittingly) through three weeks of play at 2-0-1.
Three agents have completed their first two deadly missions successfully, dispatching all henchmen in their path, and shifting their sleek sports cars into high gear as they wend towards the lair where a secret, sinister organization is rumored to be hatching a plan to harness the power of 'The Cup' (an ancient artifact said to grant the holder eternal bragging rights). Three other agents are strapped to a table with a laser inching towards their collective junk (now, that's an image), and the remaining four have found some success, but will likely need to find some better gadgets if they hope to survive and thrive in this high stakes spy game...
I probably shouldn't be typing this out in plain text...this headline blurb may be intercepted and completely compromise the mission, but....the SDFHL Fall League 2026 season went off with a bang in Week One, with five operatives completing their deadly directives, and five meeting a spy's (disavowed) demise. With 008 weeks to go, there is still plenty of time for wild chases, spectacular escapes, and maybe even a tense and torrid romp with a seductive counter agent...