Season 92, tracking Molly the Cat's success or failure

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As noted in my preseason media spot the focus of my writing this season will be a tracking on Molly the Cat’s goal of becoming the greatest point getter and goal scorer in London United History. At the beginning of the season the London United Historical player statistics looked as follows:  

 

The Terrible Trivium had 290 goals and 329 assists to have 619 career points.  

That Dude had 225 goals and 331 assists to have 556 career points.  

Molly the Cat had 271 goals and 260 assists to have 531 career points.  

  

This leaves Molly the Cat needing 19 goals and 88 points to be tied for most franchise goals and most franchise points. With 72 games left in Molly the Cat’s career they are focused on reaching and exceeding these milestones. The Last article in this series we accounted for the first 7 games of the London United Season which saw Molly the Cat accumulate 5 goals and 12 assists. 

 

In this article we will look at games 8 through 22 and see how Molly the Cat is doing:   

  

Game 8: London 3, Malmo 2 

Molly the Cat played a slightly more physical game taking 4 minutes in penalties. However, Molly the Cat was able to pick up a secondary assist on Wann Kerr’s Power Play goal at 3:58 of the first period. During the game Molly the Cat had 4 shots, took 4 minutes in penalties, and 1 assist, with 30:12 time on ice.  

  

Game 9: London 5, Riga 2 

Molly the Cat continued their offensive push in this game with 11 shots on net, putting up 1 goal and 2 assists, going plus 2 in 30:51 on ice. Although Molly the Cat had a great game, linemate Leonard Triller put up a Hat trick along with an assist for a 4-point night.   

  

Game 10: London 1, Wasaw 3  

This was a close well fought game by both teams, up to the 3rd period where Warsaw netted 3 power play goals. With 30:16 minutes on ice Molly the Cat took 7 shots and scored the team’s only goal.   

  

Game 11: London 4, HC Davos 5  

This was a back-and-forth affair, unfortunately time ran out before London could score again and push this to overtime. Both teams played an offensive game that led to some great goals for the fans. Molly the Cat had 6 shots, put up 2 assists on 29:34 minutes on ice 

  

Game 12: London 2, Warsaw 3, Shoot out  

This was a tight, goalie driven game by both sides which Warsaw took in Shoot out. Molly the Cat had 4 shots, 1 assist and played 30:54 minutes. 

  

Game 13: London 3, New York 4  

Molly the Cat took the game’s first star in this losing affair after netting 2 goals on 9 shots and playing 29:36 minutes. Not the outcome the team was looking for but still helpful in Molly the Cat’s quest for London supremacy. 

  

Game 14: London 5, HC Davos 3   

After the disappointment of the prior game, the London United rallied, led by their second line and took this game for their fans. Molly the Cat had 6 shots in 29:24 minutes of play but didn’t hit the scoreboard. 

 

Game 15: London 3, New York 2 

London played another structured game and was able to pull out the win. Molly the Cat had 5 shots, 1 assist in 29:04 minutes on ice. 

 

For those keeping track to this point in the summary that is 4 additional goals and 7 assists bringing Molly the Cat’s total to 9 goals and 14 assists in the first 15 games. Now for those of you who read my Article this week you already know how the next 7 games go. I am going to shorten things down because there is really no point in discussing the next 7 games in depth. Simply noted in Game 17 against Chicago Molly the Cat gets one more assist. 

 

Outside of that Game 16 against Calgary, game 18 against Helsinki, game 19 against Toronto, Game 20 against New York, Game 21 against Chicago, and Game 22 against Toronto all end the same way, Molly the Cat shot the puck, got no points, and played between 29 and 31 minutes of the game. 

  

So, in the first 22 games of the season Molly the Cat had 9 goals, 15 assists and 24 points. This brings Molly the Cat to needing 10 goals and 64 points to reach the target milestones.  

We will continue to monitor the success or failure of Molly the Cat as the season progresses.