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VHLM Weekly Recap:  Ottawa Lynx (July 12 - July 19)

 

    After the first ten games, there’s a little bit of a surprise at the top of the VHLM standings.  You could argue that Minnesota’s 11 goals in 15 games is a surprise.  While impressive, that’s not quite it.  Philadelphia being 2nd? Nope.  The reigning champs are having a good run so far, though.  How about a team that has beaten Philly.  The Ottawa Lynx.  The Lynx are 8-2 so far on the year.  That is good enough for third place and only one point behind 2nd place Philadelphia.
  
    The Lynx early season success may come as a shock to some, who thought the former runners up would struggle.  However, new GM Acydburn has assembled a team he believes in.  Acyd knew the team would be competitive despite replacing some key pieces from last season.  “We were built to be competitive.” The general manager stated. As far as statistical leaders, Ottawa’s Zeno Miniti leads the league in goals and points. The 2nd year forward has 10 goals and 11 assists so far.  Last year with Houston, he had 41 points in 72 games.  It’s safe to say he is looking to surpass that this year.  Anthony Hawk is 5th in the league in assists with 11.  This season he has 18 points already passing his point total last year with Philadelphia.  Defenseman Aamon Grim is shutting down the opposition, leading the league with a +13.  For his career he is +27 showing why he was drafted 30th overall.  Rookie Finnegan McBurn has chipped in offensively since being brought in from Las Vegas.
 

On the goaltending side,  the results depends on who you talk to.  Rookie Raymond Bernard, who was drafted 40th overall despite a lot of scouts not seeing him, is 8-1 on the year.  His GAA and save percentage are 3.06 and .873% respectively.  Bernard has expressed some displeasure with those numbers, but Acyd has reminded him it’s a team game.  You can’t argue with the win loss record, either.  Backup Samuel Ross has seen 1 game, a 5-3 loss to Saskatchewan.  He is rather active in the locker room, though.
  
    Upcoming for the Lynx is the much anticipated matchup with the number one Minnesota Storm.  The big question is can the offense of the Lynx figure out Storm goalie Justin Cole?  Cole is off to an amazing start.  He’s 11-0 with 5 shutouts, a GAA of  1.34 and a save percentage of .921.  The defensive corps of Ottawa will have to deal with big bodied forward Berocka Sundqvist.  He’s off to a 22 point start to the year, making him one of the VHL’s best.  Another problem that is rearing it’s head this young season is the amount of penalties Ottawa is taking.    The Lynx are led in that category by Anthony Hawk who has 24.  He does, however, league the VHLM in hits with 61.  Hopefully he can keep the physical play up and the penalties down and lead Ottawa to a huge upset.    That’s all for this week’s edition of the Ottaw Lynx weekly recap.  Check back in Next week, where we are hoping to get an interview with some Lynx players and GM AcydBurn.
    

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Review: The lynx are looking good to start, thanks for keeping me up to date with Ottawa's standing players. Nice formatting and included pictures as well. Cheers