05/15/2026
A LOT of shuffling in the standings this week! Well over half way through the season, buckle up, things are starting to get interesting. Here are your week eight MCHL Power Rankings:
#1 Puddler’s (5-2-1): The guys with the Edmonton Oiler adjacent jerseys played some of their best hockey of the season last night in a 6-1 win over Keystone Click. It’s good when you win by five goals. It’s better when you do so despite missing one of your best players, Mike Pankowski. It’s downright fantastic when seven of ten players on your team record a point, including 70 year old self described "rink rat", Tim Todd.
#2 Water Street (5-1-2): Some will argue that Water Street deserves to be in the top spot, noting that they have fewer losses than Puddler’s. They also have more ties, which I think makes them lose credibility. Still, you can’t deny they’re having a great season. They haven’t lost a game in over a month, and had a gritty 5-3 win over a tough Loomis team this past week. The Ruenger Brothers combined for three goals in the contest, then Kegan Hoerle and Jon Thorsen also got in the mix with a goal each.
#3 Loomis Road Dental Extractors (4-4): Loomis had a hard fought loss to Water Street Brewery this past week, and while there are no moral victories in beer league, I will point out that they were without Nick Vandermissen and playing with a short bench. Mackane “Birdman” Vogel, Tyler “Charles” Schultz and Andrew “ with friends like this, who needs anemones” McMenomy all scored in this one for Loomis.
#4 Elwood’s (4-3-1): Winners of two in a row, including an 8-0 wallop of Amorphic last week, Emma’s bunch had a come from behind 4-2 victory over Corazon last night. The Palm Brothers continue to dazzle, Jim Misiti has been turning it on as of late, and Jack Semanski has scored three goals in the past two games using his signature candy cane twig. If Elwood’s keeps grinding out wins like this, they could be a force to reckon with in the playoffs.
#5 Amorphic (4-3-1): I’m not going to lie to you, dear reader, it feels dirty having Amorphic this low. After a loss last week, Amorphic recovered with a 6-5 win over BelAir. Joe Gargulak, Bryan Dee and Andrew Castle had their first goals of the season last night. LaRon Hankerschultz had a goal. Their goalie, Max Trevison’s new pads not only look good, but they’re also super functional. And a source close to Amorphic has also revealed that their season slogan is , and that they’re close to mastering a delectable Borscht recipe just in time for summer.
#6 BelAir (3-5): Death. Taxes. BelAir barely losing to Amorphic. For the second time this season, the BelAirians suffered a close loss to the Astronauts, falling this time 6-5. Sam Frontier continues to be exceptional, as he recorded a hat trick in the matchup, and Egor Shalamov and Ivan Eisenberg each found the back of the net as well. The struggles continue as they can’t seem to get over the hump, having now lost four of the last five games.
#7 (2-5-1) Keystone Click: This one was practically over before it started for Keystone. Going down 5-0 before scoring their first goal, they eventually lost to Puddler’s 6-1. Scott Roscoe had their only goal of the night. The biggest item of note? The stat sheet lists a comical 24 minutes worth of penalties for Kyle Kuyper, who was not having a fun time out there.
#8 Corazon (2-6): After a massive win against Puddler’s last week, Corazon let a close one slip through their fingers, losing to Elwood’s 4-2. Tyler Schultz had a beautiful goal, and then… *confused look at stat sheet* Kyle Beutin, Corazon’s goalie also scored a goal? F*** it, sure why not, if the stat sheet says it’s true it must be true.