Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Q2: So Far, So Good

It is still early in the season, but after fourteen games, the FC Winnipeg Royal Lions have managed to be the team on top of the Canadian League once again. The standings this year however are much tighter. The top eight teams in the league are only separated by eight points, a very small margin. The FCW Lions (11-2-1) are the team atop that eight point gap, ahead of second place by four points.

"It really speaks to the importance of perfection, and consistency," said Martha who has backstopped the team to a league low of seven goals conceded. "You make one mistake, on one play, that may be the difference between a couple of rankings in the standings. Near perfection is needed."

The FCW Lions have not been perfect, but they have played well, boasting the best +/- in the league. With 53 goals for (tied for 1st), and only 7 goals against (1st), the team is a +46. The next best rating is +35 held by fourth place FC Bigfoot.

"Plus-minus is a tough statistic to grasp for some. A team could finish perfect at 38-0-0 and be a +38. It's nice to be ahead in that category, but the only category we care about finishing at the top of is points," said defender Dumets who has four goals this season.

The top three scorers at Q2 are:
Loïc Cabese - 8
Trevion Collins -8
Loic Eglisfeld - 7

Many thought this would be Captain Collins last year before retirement, however an all-star performance has the captain looking like his old self.

"We'll obviously see how the year goes, and I'll make a decision in the off-season. Retirement is the last thing on my mind, and I do still consider myself a goal scorer. I'm not seeing the field as much as in the past, but every time I step on I want to be a game changer. I want to set an example of how to play, I'm the leader of this team," stated Trevion Collins.

We hope to see you cheering on the Royal Lions for what could be another championship run at the MTS Centre for the FCW Lions next game on 8/11 Vs #14 Hamilton Hawks (2-6-6).