Will Whalers win it all?

Nobody saw this coming. With 2 games left to play in the regular season, the Whalers hold a 3 point lead in the ultra-competitive CAHL Friday night C2 division.

The Whalers. And their mighty goalie, Brandon Manzione and his stellar 2.3 GAA average. Somewhere in a New Mexico desert, Arrowhawk LW Tom Morgan can be heard screaming, "Screw you, Brandon!"

"The Whalers have put together a nice session so far," said the always diplomatic and overall good guy Arrowhawk captain Mark Monahan. "They've got 2 tough games left but they are in control of their own destiny."

As expected, #22 Travis Mathis, C, leads the Whalers in goals and points this session. Dude is damn fast and good with the puck. He's been set up by a quality defense including #7 Ian Smith (4-5-9) and #5 John Bernot (0-5-5). Christopher Hoye has added 5-5-10 to round out a steady offensive unit.

Standing in the way of a first place finish is the defending champion Eskimos and the only team to defeat the Whalers in regulation this session, the Mamas and Papas, who harpooned the Whalers 5-2 in week 5.

After dropping three of their first four games, the Freakin' Mo's are winners of their last 6, notching 27 goals in the process. And they just dropped the Maple Leafs, avenging a 3-0 loss in week three. Needless to say, the freakin' Mo's are riding high. (anyone else wonder how the hell the freakin Mo's seem to always beat the crap out of the Leafs? The Leafs have great skill and always give us fits -- so do the modern era Mo's, but that's not the point -- the Leafs should be able to give it to the Mo's and yet, they can't.)

Question is, are the high enough to fire a shot into the Whalers and win the division? Step one is winning the game tonight.