- Week Eleven of the Season was also Week One of the playoffs and started with a pair of wildcard games which saw Emaan open the night with an upset of Yaqeen 3-1 while Ridha defeated Haya 5-3. The semifinals had Game One played the same night with Emaan continuing their strong play defeating Shukr 3-1 while Ridha also continued their winning ways by defeating Sabr 2-1.
3 Stars of The Week:
1st Star: Osama Soliman (Emaan) - 3 Goals vs Shukr, Game Winning Goal and Shorthanded Goal
2nd Star: Shaukat Khan (Ridha) - 2 Goals vs Haya
3rd Star: Yusuf Soliman (Emaan) - 2 Goals vs Yaqeen
- Yaqeen was favoured going into their game against Emaan having a win and tie against them in the regular season but injuries and some penalties disrupted their game plan and saw the lower seeded Emaan pull off the 3-1 upset win.
- Haya won their regular season finale to punch their ticket to the playoffs and felt that they had momentum going into their wildcard game against Ridha which was only further amplified when they scored just 17 seconds into the game as Farooq Sani found the back of the net but Ridha tied it up just 24 seconds later to make it clear they were not going to let Haya pull away. A back and forth game with was tied 3-3 with 14 minutes left in the game ended with a pair of Ridha goals punctuated by Ahmed "Black Panther" Ibrahim scoring with 2:24 left to give his team a critical two-goal lead and the eventual win.
- Shukr came out flat against Emaan and paid the price dropping their semifinal game by a 3-1 score. Emaan played a much more physical game as they roughed up Shukr forwards making them tentative to head to the front of the net. Osama Soliman was the difference as he scored three goals, with some amazing individual effort to get his team the win. Each of his goals showcased his elite skills, the first goal using the defenseman as a screen, second goal was shorthanded where he was stopped on a breakaway but did not give up and overpowered two Shukr defensemen to score and the final goal where he went through a Shukr defensemen to get a breakaway to seal the game. You can see two of his goals in this video, taken by one of Emaan's fans.
- Shukr came out flat against Emaan and paid the price dropping their semifinal game by a 3-1 score. Emaan played a much more physical game as they roughed up Shukr forwards making them tentative to head to the front of the net. Osama Soliman was the difference as he scored three goals, with some amazing individual effort to get his team the win. Each of his goals showcased his elite skills, the first goal using the defenseman as a screen, second goal was shorthanded where he was stopped on a breakaway but did not give up and overpowered two Shukr defensemen to score and the final goal where he went through a Shukr defensemen to get a breakaway to seal the game. You can see two of his goals in this video, taken by one of Emaan's fans.
- The Ridha vs Sabr game was closer but after their dominant win over Sabr to end the regular season Ridha came in with some swagger and it showed. The gave up the first goal but responded to tie it up just 39 seconds later and then stuffed Sabr's offense and controlled much of the play eventually getting the winner from Shaukat Khan with 8:48 left in the game which they held onto.
- After their big night, Emaan was feeling pretty good about their chances to make the final and the clip above sums up their night as Shukr had no answer to the dominant effort put forth by Osama Soliman. Emaan's high tempo game is hard to shut down and Shukr will have to do better than they did in Game One were Soliman was able to run free.
- Ridha may have the win from Game One against Sabr but seem to have paid a price as Ahmad Ibrahim reportedly hurt his ankle, sources say he will play and Ridha will need the Black Panther there as his physical presence cannot be understated for Ridha to have success. Abdu Sharkaway is also dealing with a back issue and possible injured kidney after taking a cross-check from Yousuf Sowdagar.
- Unconfirmed reports that Ahmad Ibrahim politely declined an invitation to attend the Smile Gala because he did not want to sit at the same table as Faisal Mehboob. Friday nights at Moods are more than enough it seems.
- An unexpected result with the two First place teams in each conference dropping the first game of the Semi-Finals while the two "tired" teams showed more hustle to get the win.
- Tonight both Sabr and Shukr enter the night in a must win situation, in the two-game Semi-Final format, the team that will advance needs to earn more points. This means that Ridha and Emaan hold the drivers seat having won Game One meaning that the only way for Sabr/Shukr to extend the series would be to win Game Two which will force a five-minute sudden death OT and if nothing is settled after that then a shootout. A tie tonight does nothing so if Sabr/Shukr do not come out strong with an all-out effort their season is as good as done.
- Polls have been made available on the leagues Twitter and Facebook feeds so have your say!
- League insiders are picking Sabr to make a comeback as Ridha will be hard pressed to contain the leagues top two scorers in Waqar "Boom-Boom" Khan and Yousuf Sowdagar down for two games in a row. The same insiders do not see a path for Shukr to make the finals, they looked flat in their game last week and Emaan is on fire right now and seem completely in control of this series.
I-Slam Hockey 2018 Award Nominations:
This is a two-stage process where GMs nominate players for the ballot and once all the nominations are in voting commences. Remember these awards below only reflect regular season performance:
Regular Season MVP:
___ Ahmad Ibrahim (Ridha): 5 Goals and 7 Assists
___ Ali Khwaja (Ridha): .914 sv%, 1.44 gaa, 2 s/o, 5 wins
___ Emmad Khawaja (Yaqeen): 6 Goals and 4 Assists
___ Fahad Mohammad (Shukr): .933 sv%, 1.11 gaa, 1 s/o, 5 wins
___ Ijaz Chaudhry (Ihsan): 10 Goals and 4 Assists
___ Kaunain Saiyed (Emaan): .842 sv%, 2.51 gaa, 0 s/o, 3 wins
___ Khalid Mufti (Haya): .870 sv%, 2.10gaa, 3 s/o, 3 wins
___ Maaz Haq (Shukr): 3 Goals and 6 Assists
___ Luqman Arshad (Ikhlas): 1 Goal and 3 Assists
___ Waqar Khan (Sabr): 10 Goals and 8 Assists
___ Yousuf Soliman (Emaan): 4 Goals and 4 Assists
Best Defense Man:
___ Arssal Shahabuddin (Shukr): 1 point
___ Emmad Khawaja (Yaqeen): 10 points
___ Farrukh Khan (Ridha): 3 points
___ Ijaz Chaudhry (Ihsan): 14 points
___ Luqman Arshad (Ikhlas): 4 points
___ Mohammed Hamoud (Emaan): 7 points
___ Naiem Malik (Sabr): 7 points
___ Nazeer Gafoor (Shukr): 4 points
___ Sahil Mohammad (Haya): 2 points
___ Shehryar Khan (Ridha): 10 points
Top Rookie:
___ Adam Younis (Shukr): 1 Assist
___ Bilal Khan (Ridha): 1 Assist
___ Humaiz Shahid (Shukr): 4 Goals and 1 Assist
___ Omar Ibrahim (Yaqeen): 1 Assist
___ Sami Zahur (Haya): 0 points
___ Tayyab Kalair (Ihsan): 2 goals and 1 Assist
___ Yousef Elsohemy (Emaan): 2 Goals and 5 Assists
___ Yousuf Chatha (Ikhlas): 0 points
Best Defensive Forward:
___ Abdu Sharkawy (Ridha): 10 points
___ Adam Younis (Shukr): 1 point
___ Ahmad Kaiss (Emaan): 4 points
___ Akib Malik (Ikhlas): 6 points
___ Amir Hanif (Shukr): 2 points
___ Farooq Sani (Haya): 10 points
___ Jawad Majeed (Ihsan): 1 point
___ Mohammad Bilal (Ridha): 7 points
___ Saajid Bhayat (Yaqeen): 3 points
___ Waqar Khan (Sabr): 18 points
Top Goalie:
___ Ahmad Mobin (Ihsan): 0 W, 2.95 GAA, .814 sv%
___ Ali Khwaja (Ridha): 5 W, 1.44 GAA, .914 sv%
___ Fahad Mohammad (Shukr): 5 W, 1.11 GAA, .933 sv%
___ Ibad Khan (Sabr): 4 W, 1.88 GAA, .884 sv%
___ Kaunain Saiyed (Emaan): 3 W, 2.51 GAA, .842 sv%
___ Khalid Mufti (Haya): 3 W, 2.10 GAA, .870 sv%, *lead league in shutouts (3)
___ Yasir Hussain (Yaqeen): 4 W, 1.80 GAA, .882 sv%
___ Yusuf Kapoor (Ikhlas): 1 W, 2.61 GAA, .844 sv%
ALL-STAR GAME ANNOUNCEMENT:
The Mecca vs Medina All-Star game is tentatively scheduled for Friday May 4th which will be Championship Night. It will feature players of the teams that did not make the finals. In order to qualify for this game players would have had to played at least six games during the regular season. Below is the list of players who made the all-star team based on their regular season play. Please note this can change depending on which teams are in the finals, where players on the wait list will make the team.
Wait
List: Mehmed Rizvanovic; Yousef Elsohemy; Saqib
Khokhar; Yasir Hussain
- Unconfirmed reports that Ahmad Ibrahim politely declined an invitation to attend the Smile Gala because he did not want to sit at the same table as Faisal Mehboob. Friday nights at Moods are more than enough it seems.
- An unexpected result with the two First place teams in each conference dropping the first game of the Semi-Finals while the two "tired" teams showed more hustle to get the win.
- Tonight both Sabr and Shukr enter the night in a must win situation, in the two-game Semi-Final format, the team that will advance needs to earn more points. This means that Ridha and Emaan hold the drivers seat having won Game One meaning that the only way for Sabr/Shukr to extend the series would be to win Game Two which will force a five-minute sudden death OT and if nothing is settled after that then a shootout. A tie tonight does nothing so if Sabr/Shukr do not come out strong with an all-out effort their season is as good as done.
- Polls have been made available on the leagues Twitter and Facebook feeds so have your say!
- League insiders are picking Sabr to make a comeback as Ridha will be hard pressed to contain the leagues top two scorers in Waqar "Boom-Boom" Khan and Yousuf Sowdagar down for two games in a row. The same insiders do not see a path for Shukr to make the finals, they looked flat in their game last week and Emaan is on fire right now and seem completely in control of this series.
I-Slam Hockey 2018 Award Nominations:
This is a two-stage process where GMs nominate players for the ballot and once all the nominations are in voting commences. Remember these awards below only reflect regular season performance:
Regular Season MVP:
___ Ahmad Ibrahim (Ridha): 5 Goals and 7 Assists
___ Ali Khwaja (Ridha): .914 sv%, 1.44 gaa, 2 s/o, 5 wins
___ Emmad Khawaja (Yaqeen): 6 Goals and 4 Assists
___ Fahad Mohammad (Shukr): .933 sv%, 1.11 gaa, 1 s/o, 5 wins
___ Ijaz Chaudhry (Ihsan): 10 Goals and 4 Assists
___ Kaunain Saiyed (Emaan): .842 sv%, 2.51 gaa, 0 s/o, 3 wins
___ Khalid Mufti (Haya): .870 sv%, 2.10gaa, 3 s/o, 3 wins
___ Maaz Haq (Shukr): 3 Goals and 6 Assists
___ Luqman Arshad (Ikhlas): 1 Goal and 3 Assists
___ Waqar Khan (Sabr): 10 Goals and 8 Assists
___ Yousuf Soliman (Emaan): 4 Goals and 4 Assists
Best Defense Man:
___ Arssal Shahabuddin (Shukr): 1 point
___ Emmad Khawaja (Yaqeen): 10 points
___ Farrukh Khan (Ridha): 3 points
___ Ijaz Chaudhry (Ihsan): 14 points
___ Luqman Arshad (Ikhlas): 4 points
___ Mohammed Hamoud (Emaan): 7 points
___ Naiem Malik (Sabr): 7 points
___ Nazeer Gafoor (Shukr): 4 points
___ Sahil Mohammad (Haya): 2 points
___ Shehryar Khan (Ridha): 10 points
Top Rookie:
___ Adam Younis (Shukr): 1 Assist
___ Bilal Khan (Ridha): 1 Assist
___ Humaiz Shahid (Shukr): 4 Goals and 1 Assist
___ Omar Ibrahim (Yaqeen): 1 Assist
___ Sami Zahur (Haya): 0 points
___ Tayyab Kalair (Ihsan): 2 goals and 1 Assist
___ Yousef Elsohemy (Emaan): 2 Goals and 5 Assists
___ Yousuf Chatha (Ikhlas): 0 points
Best Defensive Forward:
___ Abdu Sharkawy (Ridha): 10 points
___ Adam Younis (Shukr): 1 point
___ Ahmad Kaiss (Emaan): 4 points
___ Akib Malik (Ikhlas): 6 points
___ Amir Hanif (Shukr): 2 points
___ Farooq Sani (Haya): 10 points
___ Jawad Majeed (Ihsan): 1 point
___ Mohammad Bilal (Ridha): 7 points
___ Saajid Bhayat (Yaqeen): 3 points
___ Waqar Khan (Sabr): 18 points
Top Goalie:
___ Ahmad Mobin (Ihsan): 0 W, 2.95 GAA, .814 sv%
___ Ali Khwaja (Ridha): 5 W, 1.44 GAA, .914 sv%
___ Fahad Mohammad (Shukr): 5 W, 1.11 GAA, .933 sv%
___ Ibad Khan (Sabr): 4 W, 1.88 GAA, .884 sv%
___ Kaunain Saiyed (Emaan): 3 W, 2.51 GAA, .842 sv%
___ Khalid Mufti (Haya): 3 W, 2.10 GAA, .870 sv%, *lead league in shutouts (3)
___ Yasir Hussain (Yaqeen): 4 W, 1.80 GAA, .882 sv%
___ Yusuf Kapoor (Ikhlas): 1 W, 2.61 GAA, .844 sv%
ALL-STAR GAME ANNOUNCEMENT:
The Mecca vs Medina All-Star game is tentatively scheduled for Friday May 4th which will be Championship Night. It will feature players of the teams that did not make the finals. In order to qualify for this game players would have had to played at least six games during the regular season. Below is the list of players who made the all-star team based on their regular season play. Please note this can change depending on which teams are in the finals, where players on the wait list will make the team.
Medina All-Stars:
Player
|
Position
|
Team
|
Starter
|
Waqar Khan-Captain
|
F
|
Sabr
|
Y
|
Yousuf Sowdagar-Assistant
|
F
|
Sabr
|
Y
|
Ahmad Ibrahim
|
F
|
Ridha
|
Y
|
Ijaz Chaudhry- Assistant
|
D
|
Ihsan
|
Y
|
Naiem Malik
|
D
|
Sabr
|
Y
|
Shehryar Khan
|
F
|
Ridha
|
N
|
Farooq Sani
|
F
|
Haya
|
N
|
Abdu Sharkaway
|
F
|
Ridha
|
N
|
Mohammad Bilal
|
D
|
Ridha
|
N
|
Junaid Mohammad
|
D
|
Ihsan
|
N
|
Ibad Khan
|
G
|
Sabr
|
Y
|
Wait List: Humza Ali; Arsalan Mian; Imran Lankhanpal; Khalid
Mufti
Mecca All-Stars:
Player
|
Position
|
Team
|
Starter
|
Emmad Khawaja- Assistant
|
D
|
Yaqeen
|
Y
|
Maz Haaq- Assistant
|
F
|
Shukr
|
Y
|
Yousuf Soliman
|
F
|
Emaan
|
Y
|
Rizwan Malik
|
F
|
Shukr
|
N
|
Mohammed Hamoud
|
D
|
Emaan
|
Y
|
Nadeem Faqiri-Captain
|
F
|
Ikhlas
|
Y
|
Osama Soliman
|
F
|
Emaan
|
N
|
Hany Soliman
|
F
|
Emaan
|
N
|
Nazeer Ghafoor
|
D
|
Shukr
|
N
|
Luqman Arshad
|
D
|
Ikhlas
|
N
|
Fahad Mohammad
|
G
|
Shukr
|
Y
|
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