Spring Season - Week Three - February 9th

- Week Two saw Emaan open the night with a surprising 3-1 win over Ikhlas, Shukr steal a 3-1 win over Yaqeen, Ihsan grind out a 1-0 win over Ridha and Haya defeat Sabr 2-0. 

- After the Week One there were a total of 20 goals scored by all teams - Week Two just 11 goals.  Teams are clearly committing to defense after a wide open style played in the opening week of the season.

Three Stars of Week Two:
1st Star: Farooq Sani (Haya) - 1 Goal, 1 Assist
2nd Star: Humaiz Shahid (Shukr) - 2 Goals, Game Winning Goal
3rd Star: Kaz Akbar (Ihsan) - Shutout, 20 saves

- In a big rivalry game, Ihsan got bragging rights with a 1-0 win over Ridha.  Despite being without goalie Ahmad Mobin and Humza Chaudhry being a late scrath with a lower body injury the team pulled together to get the win.  It was a tight game with Rida generating a lot of shots despite playing without Shaukat Khan as Mohammad Bilal was a constant threat but not able to finish his chances.

- Emaan came in as the underdog against Ikhlas but shocked them with a 3-1 win.  Ikhlas felt that Emaan got some fortunate bounces but hard work pays off and Aazar Zafar was a thorn for Ikhlas all game with his hustle.  It should be noted that Ikhlas showed a lack of discipline that gave Emaan six powerplays - something they need to get under control or they will be on their heels most games.

- Haya did not look good in Week One after a thrashing at the hands of Ridha, but they took the criticism in stride and came out with a strong effort against Sabr in Week Two where they suffocated their opponents offense and came out with the win.

- Shukr surprised many with a solid effort against Yaqeen and their high flying offense.  Shukr got a great effort from goalie Fahad Mohammad who made key saves to keep his team in the game until their offense managed to generate the winning goal.

Mecca Conference :

RANK	TEAM	GP	WINS	LOSSES	TIES	POINTS	GF	GA	GD
1	Shukr	2	1	0	1	3	5	3	2
2	Yaqeen	2	1	1	0	2	7	3	4
3	Emaan	2	1	1	0	2	3	7	-4
4	Ikhlas	2	0	1	1	1	3	5	-2

Note: 4^th place does not qualify for the playoffs    

Medina Conference:

RANK	TEAM	GP	WINS	LOSSES	TIES	POINTS	GF	GA	GD
1	Ridha	2	1	1	0	2	4	1	3
2	Sabr	2	1	1	0	2	4	4	0
3	Ihsan	2	1	1	0	2	3	4	-1
4	Haya	2	1	1	0	2	2	4	-2

Note: 4^th place does not qualify for the playoffs    

- As the standings show, things are tight after two weeks so every game is critical to make sure a playoff spot is going to happen

- Ikhlas needs to get their penalty issues under control, having four of the top five penalty getters this season is not a stat category you want your team to be the leaders of.  Aside from the obvious impact of giving opponents plenty of power play time, it also messes up lines and tires out the defense who are constantly under pressure.  

- Shukr has been pleased with the performance of their third line through the first two games, throwing that line out there regularly to grind opponents deep was a key for their Week Two win.

- Rameez Siddiqi was a surprise early pick by Sabr in the draft but he has been working hard to prove his doubters wrong, bringing a more physical hustle to his play this year.  If he can continue to develop as a power forward then Sabr will be rewarded for grabbing him early.

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Spring Season - Week Two - February 2nd

- Week One saw Yaqeen open the season with a 6-0 rout of Emaan, Sabr grinding out a 4-2 over injury plagued Ihsan, Ridha strolling to a 4-0 win over Haya and Shukr stealing a late 2-2 tie with Ikhlas.

Three Stars of Week One:
1st Star: Nadeem Faqiri (Haya) - 2 Goals, 3 Assists
2nd Star: Emmad Khawaja (Haya) - 2 Goals, 1 Assist
3rd Star: Mehmed Rizvanovic (Shukr) - 2 Goals

- Did you get a chance to see Week Two of the Hamidi Report: see here

- Our I-Slam Hockey Insider, Saqib Sheikh catches up with Doctor Naveed Mohammad (Haya): see here

- After Sabr’s Hannan Ghafoor collected two assists in his Week One game, cousin Umer Buksh (Ikhlas) took to social media to troll Hannan . Ghafoor decided to take the high road and use his platform to bring awareness to other important issues affecting our society. His response was: “Don't let that distract you from the fact that In 1972, a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit. These men promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them....maybe you can hire The A-Team.”

- This was quite opposite to the time Umer Buksh had his historic two goals in one game night. Buksh wanted to bring awareness that he outplayed the following players that night (yes the list from last season has been reposted!):
1. Amer Khawaja
2. Abdul-Wahab Mohammad
3. Basit Sheikh
4. Wajaahat Wasty
5. Mehmed Rizvanovic
6. Maaz Haq
7. Azim Siddique
8. Ahmed Ali
9. Taha Azhar
10. Ozair Naveed
11. Fahad Mohammad
12. Aazar Zafar
13. Imdad Ali
14. Faisal Mehboob
15. Tahir Maarouf
16. Wesam Issawi
17. Farhan Siddiqui
18. Samad Hamidi
19. Munaf Nathalia
20. Ibrahim Hindy
21. Rameez Siddiqi
22. Saqib Sheikh
23. Dawood Ciombar
24. Mohammed Hamoud
25. Kashif Taqiuddin
26. Nauman Abbasi
27. Khalid Mufti
28. Farhan Siddique
29. Humza Ali
30. Umar Muhammad
31. Emaad Siddiqui
32. Saad Khan
33. Arslan Mian
34. Jazib Khan
35. Sulmaan Azmat
36. Zuhair Fancy
37. Umair Khan
38. Farrukh Khan
39. Farzan Alam
40. Mussadiq Ali Mirza
41. Ahmad Mobin
42. Emad Hussain
43. Usamah Rao
44. Rizwan Malik
45. Shoaib Bhatti
46. Walied Soliman
47. Kamran Siddiqui
48. Sajid Khan
49. A K
50. Fowad Alvi
51. Abdu Sharkawy
52. Umair Awan
53. Wakaas Khan
54. Hany Soliman
55. Ebad Khan
56. Ahmed Jamal
57. Rayhan Malik
58. Hannan Ghafoor
59. Atif Mian
60. Adnan Hashmi
61.Saleem Malik
62. Idris Kalair
63. Farooq Sani
64. Ahmad Ibrahim
65. Ali Valiji
66. Saajid Bhayat
67. Nazeer Gafoor
68. Shahid Ibrahim
69. Yusuf Kapoor
70. Hassan Valiji
71. Jaudat Wasty
72. Luqman Arshad
73. Sadat Malik
74. Imran Choudhry
75. Asim Khan
76. Ibrahim Khan
77. Rehan Lakhani
78. Nadeem Faqiri
79. Waqar Khan
80. Umair Ashraf
81. Salman Khalid
82. Salman Alvi
83. Mustafa Shahbaz
84. Kaunain Saiyed
85. Jawad Majeed
86. Sahil Mohammad
87. Hamza Amin
88. Furqan Salam

- Ihsan will be watching the medical report this week as goalie Ahmad Mobin could be out a few weeks with a lower body injury along with Humza Chaudhry who suffered a lower body injury.  In their hour of need Ihsan did get Harris Mallick to suit up as goalie to replace Mobin who was not able to finish.  Mallick gave his team a chance against Sabr which is all his team needed him to do.

Mecca Conference :

RANK	TEAM	GP	WINS	LOSSES	TIES	POINTS	GF	GA	GD
1	Yaqeen	1	1	0	0	2	6	0	6
2	Shukr	1	0	0	1	1	2	2	0
3	Ikhlas	1	0	0	1	1	2	2	0
4	Emaan	1	0	1	0	0	0	6	-6

Note: 4^th place does not qualify for the playoffs                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

Medina Conference :

RANK	TEAM	GP	WINS	LOSSES	TIES	POINTS	GF	GA	GD
1	Ridha	1	1	0	0	2	4	0	4
2	Sabr	1	1	0	0	2	4	2	2
3	Ihsan	1	0	1	0	0	2	4	-2
4	Haya	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	-4

Note: 4^th place does not qualify for the playoffs    

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