2021
The Sixth Season
THE DRAFT
Draft Date: Tuesday, January 12th 2021 • Time: 5:30 PM • Location: Brian, Colin, & James’ House (Curassow Ct) • Type: Offline - Clicky Draft
Draft Results (Rounds 1-3)
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ROUNDS 1-2 (Keeper Players)
(1/11) Michael Bailey - Brad Marchand, LW, BOS + Steven Stamkos, LW/RW, TB
(2/12) Jeb Sydejko - Jack Eichel, C, BUF + Johnny Gaudreau, LW/RW, CGY
(3/13) Eric Inneo - Brayden Point, C, TB + Dougie Hamilton, D, CAR
(4/14) Rob Minassian - Connor McDavid, C, EDM + Matthew Tkachuk, LW/RW, CGY
(5/15) Brian Crain - Mitchell Marner, RW, TOR + John Carlson, D, WSH
(6/16) Matt Drago - Leon Draisaitl, C/LW, EDM + Sidney Crosby, C, PIT
(7/17) Taylor Sydejko - Victor Hedman, D, TB + Tom Wilson, RW, WSH
(8/18) Mackenzie Frame - Andrei Vasilevskiy, G, TB + Elias Lindholm, C/RW, CGY
(9/19) Colin Sydejko - Mika Zibanejad, C, NYR + Brady Tkachuk, LW, OTT
(10/20) James Burton - Alexander Ovechkin, LW, WSH + Andrei Svechnikov, LW/RW, CAR
ROUND 3
(21) Michael Bailey - Nathan MacKinnon, C, COL
(22) Jeb Sydejko - Auston Matthews, C, TOR
(23) Eric Inneo - Blake Wheeler, C/RW, WPG
(24) Rob Minassian - Connor Hellebuyck, G, WPG
(25) Brian Crain - Patrick Kane, RW, CHI
(26) Matt Drago - Artemi Panarin, LW, NYR
(27) Taylor Sydejko - Patrice Bergeron, C, BOS
(28) Mackenzie Frame - Tuukka Rask, G, BOS
(29) Colin Sydejko - Roman Josi, D, NSH
(30) James Burton - Evgeni Malkin, C, PIT
THE FULL BOARD
REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS
PLAYOFFS
CHAMPIONSHIP
Well, well, well. So we meet again! After a covid-shortened 12-week season, Brian and Colin have obtained their rematch in the championship round. The first time these two met was in the league’s inaugural year, causing quite a stir in how close the match became, as the winner was determined during the final moments of the final Sunday. After being eliminated in the post-season by Colin Sydejko a total of FOUR separate times in the first 5 years of the FKL, it was safe to say no one desired a finals victory over Colin more than Brian Crain.
And the league was rooting for him too, as they were sick and tired of seeing Colin’s name in the finals (a total of 4 appearances, including this time). “KICK HIS ASS!” “YOU HAVE US ALL ROOTING FOR YOU MITCH BITCH!” The truth was, Colin’s team struggled all season to stay near .500, finishing the regular season as the 6th seed (seeds 5, 6, & 7 all finished with 12 points to their record). This would only be the 2nd time in league history a non-bye-week team would appear in the finals; Suzuki of Van Nuys simply got hot late in the year, carrying momentum into the final round.
Brian’s story was quite the opposite, in fact, going 7-2-0 before finishing the regular season 0-2-1. But he had a fire in his heart, a desire for retribution, and of course, a passion for Bob Miller. Vengeance was strong within Brian, as he commanded the best goaltending ever seen in an FKL final. There was no doubt that Brian slept peacefully that night and for many weeks on end, as after appearing in every postseason thus far, he finally won his first FKL Championship.
