- Haya did just enough to advance to the finals as they squeaked out a 3-3 tie with Shukr who played a good game but little mistakes cost them as Haya picked up some easy goals with blown defensive coverage to keep the game tied up.
- Sabr was sent home after a resounding defeat at the hands of Yaqeen and will look back at what might have been, their final game saw them missing many key players which put them at a large disadvantage which Yaqeen was more than happy to take advantage of.
- Haya's Samad Hamidi was commenting after his teams win that he has already assessed the strengths and weaknesses of Yaqeen and expects his team to win both games in the Finals match-up to end the season undefeated. To this point his predictions have been correct as he guaranteed that Haya would defeat Shukr in the Semifinals but it was closer than his team would have liked considering they won Game One where Shukr was playing their second game of the night and got a tie in Game Two where Shukr was missing Farrukh Khan.
- Shukr ended their season with a bitter taste in their mouth, a talented squad that showed flashes of being a top team mixed with poor decisions and straying from the game-plan that cost them games. The game against Haya was an almost perfect microcosm of that duplicity as they gained the lead multiple times only to cough it back up - the most egregious was when they scored with 21 seconds left in the first half to take a 2-1 lead only to give the ball up in their end and let Haya tie the game with 7 seconds left. That said still a solid season and an exciting playoffs where they knocked off the number three seed in Taqwa and had a chance to take out the number two seed in Haya - in the playoffs all you can ask for is a chance to compete and win which is something that they had.
- Haya is confident in their chances going into the finals, while not posting a Hamidi Report for this week, Samad Hamidi held an open-mic session after his game and as noted above predicted that his team will end the season undefeated and one of the reasons he felt confident in this prediction was the strength of Haya's defence. He noted that the combination of Salman Khalid, Adeel Awan, Sadat Malik and Luqman Arshad combined with himself is a blue-line core that is nearly impossible to break down as they all bring a skill and physical presence that few teams can match. Hamidi teasingly went as far as to refer to himself as the "Minister of Defence" to account for his strategic input into how the team will contain opposing teams forwards.
- Onto the finals we go now with the Top-Two teams in the Regular season matching up. Both teams have deep talented squads with loads of experience so it will be interesting to see how things play out with the Championship on the line. It may come down to the performance of both teams third line where the advantage is gained.
Three Stars of the Week for December 7th:
1st Star: Farooq Sani (Yaqeen): 1 Goal + 3 Assists
2nd Star: Faisal Mehboob (Yaqeen):2 Goals + 1 Assist
3rd Star: Humza Chaudhry (Shukr): 2 Goals
2nd Star: Faisal Mehboob (Yaqeen):2 Goals + 1 Assist
3rd Star: Humza Chaudhry (Shukr): 2 Goals
REGULAR SEASON MVP
(select 1=1st Choice; 2=2nd Choice; 3=3rd Choice)
Mohammad Bilal (Sabr): _______
Kaunain Saiyed (Ikhlas): _______
Huzaifa Panchbhaya (Taqwa):_____
Ajmal Esmatyar (Ihsan): ______
Zubair Wahid (Emaan): _____
Maaz Haq (Yaqeen): ______
Yasin Admani (Haya): _____
Sufyan Kazi (Shukr): _____
Yusuf Ingar (Ridha): ______
Kaunain Saiyed (Ikhlas): _______
Huzaifa Panchbhaya (Taqwa):_____
Ajmal Esmatyar (Ihsan): ______
Zubair Wahid (Emaan): _____
Maaz Haq (Yaqeen): ______
Yasin Admani (Haya): _____
Sufyan Kazi (Shukr): _____
Yusuf Ingar (Ridha): ______
BEST DEFENSIVE-FORWARD(select 1=1st Choice; 2=2nd Choice; 3=3rd Choice)
Ali Murtaza (Sabr): _______
Salman Syed (Ikhlas): _______
Ibrahim Hindy (Taqwa):_____
Faraaz Alvi (Ihsan): ______
Rizwan Hassan (Emaan): _____
Farooq Sani (Yaqeen): ______
Yasin Admani (Haya): _____
Arslan Mian (Shukr): _____
Mohamed Kazi (Ridha): ______
Salman Syed (Ikhlas): _______
Ibrahim Hindy (Taqwa):_____
Faraaz Alvi (Ihsan): ______
Rizwan Hassan (Emaan): _____
Farooq Sani (Yaqeen): ______
Yasin Admani (Haya): _____
Arslan Mian (Shukr): _____
Mohamed Kazi (Ridha): ______
BEST DEFENSEMAN
(select 1=1st Choice; 2=2nd Choice; 3=3rd Choice)
Razi Ahmed (Sabr): _______
Emmad Khawaja (Ikhlas): _______
Humza Hussain (Taqwa):_____
Huzaifa Manjra (Ihsan): ______
Zubair Wahid (Emaan): _____
Arssal Shahabuddin (Yaqeen): ______
Sadat Malik (Haya): _____
Belal Hafeez (Shukr): _____
Umair Ingar (Ridha): ______
Emmad Khawaja (Ikhlas): _______
Humza Hussain (Taqwa):_____
Huzaifa Manjra (Ihsan): ______
Zubair Wahid (Emaan): _____
Arssal Shahabuddin (Yaqeen): ______
Sadat Malik (Haya): _____
Belal Hafeez (Shukr): _____
Umair Ingar (Ridha): ______
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR(select 1=1st Choice; 2=2nd Choice; 3=3rd Choice)
Ahmar Wasif (Sabr): _______
Huzaifa Panchbhaya (Taqwa):_____
Abdur Nafea Zuberi (Ihsan): ______
Emran Singh (Emaan): _____
Suleman Bhatti (Yaqeen): ______
Mohamed Ahmed Quraishi (Haya): _____
Yahya Ingar (Ridha): ______
Huzaifa Panchbhaya (Taqwa):_____
Abdur Nafea Zuberi (Ihsan): ______
Emran Singh (Emaan): _____
Suleman Bhatti (Yaqeen): ______
Mohamed Ahmed Quraishi (Haya): _____
Yahya Ingar (Ridha): ______
BROTHERHOOD AWARD(select 1=1st Choice; 2=2nd Choice; 3=3rd Choice)
Ali Khwaja (Sabr): _______
Umair Ashraf (Ikhlas): _______
Usamah Rao (Taqwa):_____
Farhan Siddiqui (Ihsan): ______
Khizer Lakhanpal (Emaan): _____
Maaz Haq (Yaqeen): ______
Samad Hamidi (Haya): _____
Kashif Taqiuddin (Shukr): _____
Mohsin Mehboob (Ridha): ______
Umair Ashraf (Ikhlas): _______
Usamah Rao (Taqwa):_____
Farhan Siddiqui (Ihsan): ______
Khizer Lakhanpal (Emaan): _____
Maaz Haq (Yaqeen): ______
Samad Hamidi (Haya): _____
Kashif Taqiuddin (Shukr): _____
Mohsin Mehboob (Ridha): ______
Ali Khwaja (Sabr): _______
Kaunain Saiyed (Ikhlas): _______
Ahmad Mobin Taqwa):_____
Mohammad Kasuji (Ihsan): ______
Yasir Hussain (Emaan): _____
Fahad Mohammad (Yaqeen): ______
Yusuf Kapoor (Haya): _____
Zaid Majoo (Shukr): _____
Mohammed Patel (Ridha): ______
Kaunain Saiyed (Ikhlas): _______
Ahmad Mobin Taqwa):_____
Mohammad Kasuji (Ihsan): ______
Yasir Hussain (Emaan): _____
Fahad Mohammad (Yaqeen): ______
Yusuf Kapoor (Haya): _____
Zaid Majoo (Shukr): _____
Mohammed Patel (Ridha): ______
TOP GMs(select 1=1st Choice; 2=2nd Choice; 3=3rd Choice)
Yellow-(Sabr): _______
Green- (Ikhlas): _______
Black- (Taqwa):_____
Teal- (Ihsan): ______
Orange- (Emaan): _____
White- (Yaqeen): ______
Grey-(Haya): _____
Red-(Shukr): _____
Dark Blue (Ridha): ______
Green- (Ikhlas): _______
Black- (Taqwa):_____
Teal- (Ihsan): ______
Orange- (Emaan): _____
White- (Yaqeen): ______
Grey-(Haya): _____
Red-(Shukr): _____
Dark Blue (Ridha): ______
List of Unsung Hero-Winners:
*these winners were selected by the team’s respective GMs
Yellow-(Sabr): Ahmad Ibrahim
Green- (Ikhlas): Ibrahim Khan
Teal- (Ihsan): Tayyib Khan
Orange- (Emaan): Brian Beauvais
White- (Yaqeen): Ahsan Wasif
Black-(Haya): Jawad Majeed
Red-(Shukr): Yousuf Chatha
Dark Blue (Ridha): Belal Ahmad
Details for Registration for the Winter Season starting in January - spots are filling up so do not wait!
2019 I-Slam Hockey Spring Season Registration
Registration Begins Today!
Registration ends once all spots are filled!
Registration ends once all spots are filled!
Please secure your spot immediately as spots are extremely limited.
Cost:
Register as an Individual Player: $155
Location: The Hanger
(75 Carl Hall Rd, North York, ON M3K 2B9)
Register as an Individual Player: $155
Location: The Hanger
(75 Carl Hall Rd, North York, ON M3K 2B9)
Goaltenders are advised to email hockey@i-slam.ca prior to registering as spots are very limited.
Timings: Games are played on Fridays beginning at 8PM and ending at 11PM
Regular Season Start: Friday January 11th, 2019
Divisions: Only one Tier (Competitive and Recreational)
Registration Includes: League participation and a free ultra-lite hockey jersey for each player!
Want to run a team?: Email hockey@i-slam.ca and submit your duo GM group!
Timings: Games are played on Fridays beginning at 8PM and ending at 11PM
Regular Season Start: Friday January 11th, 2019
Divisions: Only one Tier (Competitive and Recreational)
Registration Includes: League participation and a free ultra-lite hockey jersey for each player!
Want to run a team?: Email hockey@i-slam.ca and submit your duo GM group!
How To Register:
- Send your registration fee payment via Email Money Transfer to hockey@i-slam.ca (Through your TD, RBC, BMO, CIBC, ING or other Online Banking website!)
- Email hockey@i-slam.ca with your e-transfer password
- Please fill out the registration form by clicking here.
Please note that spots will NOT be held through partial payment – registration is deemed complete upon payment of FULL funds AND completion of the registration form!
Thank you and Assalamu Alaikum.
I-Slam Hockey
I-Slam Hockey
Make sure to follow us and get your friends to follow us as well (this is another way you can help grow the league!):
- If you somehow missed it, here are some of the Video clips the league has put up to start the season:
- Listen in on our First League Podcast! Belal Hafeez of Shukr drops in with some health and fitness tips.
- Listen in on Podcast Two featuring Abdu Sharkawy and Ahmad "Black Panther" Ibrahim who weigh in on a number of topics
Make sure to follow us and get your friends to follow us as well (this is another way you can help grow the league!):
Facebook: I-Slam Hockey
Twitter: iSlamHockey
Instagram: IslamHockeyCanada
Youtube: IslamBallHockey
Make sure to follow us and get your friends to follow us as well (this is another way you can help grow the league!):
Facebook: I-Slam Hockey
Twitter: iSlamHockey
Instagram: IslamHockeyCanada
Youtube: IslamBallHockey
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