Week Fourteen - January 20th

**IMPORTANT**- The draft for the winter season is scheduled to start February 10th, 2017. Every year we have a wait-list of players and try to accommodate them. However, in order to finish before Ramadan we will be limiting the number of teams.

- Last week saw Haya grind out a 2-0 win over Shukr where the game was scoreless at the half and a goal by Kamran Siddiqui in the 2nd half gave Haya a lead with a goal from Huzaifa Manjra with 23 seconds left sealed the deal.  A solid season from Shukr but they came into this game missing Arif Bijabhai who is travelling overseas and was a huge loss for the offensive potential for the team.

- In the other Quarter-Final game, Emaan jumped out to an early 2-0 lead and were up 3-1 at the half.  The second half saw Emaan build up a 5-1 lead before Sabr grabbed a late goal to make it 5-2 which is how it ended.  Umair Awan lead the way with four goals while Waqar Khan picked up three assists.  Sabr had their chances but Ahmad Mobin who was presented with the Goalie of the Year award prior to the game showed why with some clutch saves early that allowed his team to build their lead.

The Regular Season awards sponsored by Urgent Care Centre were handed out last week. Here are your winners voted by your peers:

Regular Season MVP: Waqar Khan (Emaan)

Scoring Champion: Waqar Khan (Emaan)

Goals Leader: Humza Chauqhry (Yaqeen), Arif Bijabhai (Shukr) & Waqar Khan (Emaan)

Best Defensemen: Salman Khalid (Ikhlas)

Top Goaltender: Ahmad Mobin (Emaan)

Naseem Buttar GM Award: Naem Akhtar (Haya)

Top Rookie: Dawood Ciombar (Sabr) & Sahil Mohammad (Ikhlas)

Brotherhood Award: Samad Hamidi (Haya), Saqib Sheikh (Emaan) and Zaid Majoo (Ihsan)


Drive to the Playoffs, Round 1 Three Stars of the Week:
1st Star: Umair Awan (Emaan): 4 Goals
2nd Star: Khalid Mufti (Haya): Shutout
3rd Star: Kamran Siddiqui (Haya): Game Winning Goal

-Curse of the vote? Last week the polls suggested that Sabr and Shukr would be moving on however the opposite occurred where Emaan and Haya advanced to the semifinals. This week the polls have Yaqeen and Ihsan as the last two teams standing. Did the voters get it right this week?