The Canadian National Fantasy Hockey League

For the second straight season the Tweed Toros have finished first in a dubious race...that for the first overall pick in the CNFHL Junior Draft. Many around the league saw the decline coming as many of the team's best players approached unrestricted free agency, but now some have to wonder if they will ever pull out of it...

Eugene Carol is in the midst of the streak. A hot streak that has lasted for over 10 periods, an overtime and 75 shots. We won't specifically refer to what makes up the streak in order to respect anyone's superstitions.

As the CNFHL trade deadline approaches, it is certain that everyone is wondering "What will the Tweed Toros do at the deadline?" ... or more likely, NOBODY gives a crap what the Toros will do...

I don't know what everyone else was thinking, but the Tweed Toros have started the season about like eveyone expected...0-2-1.

The Tweed Toros have announced that top defensemen and restricted free agents Steve Haffisor and John Maxwell are available in trade. Team needs are believed to include goaltending and depth at all positions...and prospects, picks and cash are always welcome.

The Tweed Toros didn't have to look very far to find their second draft pick...he skated alongside their first pick, wearing a Senators uniform.

Defenseman Olaf Andersen of the Senators. Nobody was surprised by the announcement of GM Tim Falls when he stepped up to the podium and selected the consensus #1 prospect of the CNFHL.

The Tweed Toros are shopping several veteran players as the trade deadline approaches.

The Tweed Toros, hoping to capitalize on their hot start, have reconfigured seat arrangements in the lower bowl of the Stoco Dome, somehow squeezing in 100 additional seats into the smallish building. Team management had been reluctant to do this in the past, due in part to operating so close to the break-even line...but with some minor trimming of the team's payroll over the past off-season, it was deemed a good investment at this time. While there are no plans for further expansion of the arena at this time, further reconfiguration may be coming after the season.

This season, just like last season, the Toros have personnel decisions to make. Last season saw Max Zelmanov depart the Toros, receiving Jody Krech and two 1st Round draft picks in return (C Manny Brown and D Yevgeny Khorkhulyov). Now, after assessing where the Toros are developmentally and financially, rumours are circulating that some high profile players are available for trade...