Controlled Chaos - Final Standings

Holding on at the top for back-to-back weeks and winning the Controlled Chaos title by four points Will Thompson writes his name into history. Darryl Lozier can feel that luck was against him down the stretch after he sat atop the standings for twenty consecutive weeks after Thompson led the way  for five straight.

Scott Hutchins never reached the summit but he was always in the hunt, but falling in the last hurdle, and Chris Henton's fifth place finish in Santa Claus, Indiana, propels him into fourth ahead of Joe Ramage who can proudly state that he was the best driver around for four weeks early in the season.

The only other driver to lead the pack was Ben Hadsell who won the inaugural event in Edmonton and he ends his season propping up the top ten.

 In closing I have finalised the statistics and included an image of the final standings. Included are Final Appearances, Podiums, Top Five Finishes, and Pointless Final Appearances in addition to each drivers record on the year.

Name	Pts	Derby Wins	Heat Wins
Will Thompson	173.5	2	5
Darryl Lozier	169.5	4	4
Scott Hutchens	159	2	4
Chris Henton	149	1	3
Joe Ramage	146	2	2
Tom Gariepy	138.5	3	1
Andy Bing	137	4	3
Jamie Eilers	133	3	4
Norm Gibson	122.5	2	1
Ben Hadsell	118.5	2	5
Will Murphy	107	0	2
John McCrory	105	1	1
Matt Welliver	99.5	1	4
Darrell Andresen	97	1	7
Steven Redden	91.5	0	1
Lynne Higgins	89.5	1	4
Sam Harbin	81	0	2
Leo May	70	0	3
Danny Krol	62	1	4
Jess Yates	50	0	3
Ricky Grimes	49	1	2
John Ruiz	48	1	3
Rob Remaley	45.5	0	2
Randy Corson	35	0	2
Jason Ingle	34.5	0	3
Ed Smith	34	0	2
Charlie Clayton	32	0	2
Reggie Banks	27	1	1
Bobby Gallagher	27	0	2
Philip Ruffin	27	0	2
Dick Garrett	27	0	1
Don Davis	25	0	2
Bob Alexander	22	0	2
Randy Tondreau	22	0	1
Bambi Rogers	18	0	1
Timmy Barnes	15	0	1
Bill Malbrough	6	0	1
Billy Edgington	6	0	1
Kenny Rose	2	0	1
Tommy Miller	0	0	0

Controlled Chaos - Thanksgiving Derby Standings

Leading since the Big Apple Smash Up, twenty weeks ago, Darryl Lozier is finally demoted from the top spot as Will Thompson reclaims first place, qualifying for three straight finals; all of which were missed by Lozier, leaving him five points adrift.

Back-to-back absences for Scott Hutchins sees him 12.5pts behind the new leader with Joe Ramage another nineteen back after taking a podium last week, and Tom Gariepy hanging in among the top five despite one final in six events.

Thanksgiving Derby winner Jamie Eilers and runner-up Chris Henton give themselves outside chances to swoop in for the title with the final even yielding double points, but fourteen-time finalist Norm Gibson and thirteen-time finalist Ben Hadsell are out of contention with two finals in the past six events and five in fifteen respectively.

Name	Pts	Derby Wins	Heat Wins
Will Thompson	171.5	2	5
Darryl Lozier	165.5	4	4
Scott Hutchens	159	2	4
Joe Ramage	140	2	2
Tom Gariepy	138.5	3	1
Andy Bing	137	4	3
Jamie Eilers	133	3	4
Chris Henton	133	1	3
Norm Gibson	122.5	2	1
Ben Hadsell	110.5	2	5
Will Murphy	107		2
John McCrory	95	1	1
Lynne Higgins	89.5	1	4
Matt Welliver	81.5	1	4
Leo May	70		3
Danny Krol	62	1	4
Steven Redden	61.5		1
Sam Harbin	61		2
Darrell Andresen	57		7
Jess Yates	50		3
Ricky Grimes	49	1	2
John Ruiz	48	1	3
Rob Remaley	45.5		2
Randy Corson	35		2
Jason Ingle	34.5		3
Ed Smith	34		2
Charlie Clayton	32		2
Reggie Banks	27	1	1
Bobby Gallagher	27		2
Philip Ruffin	27		2
Dick Garrett	27		1
Don Davis	25		2
Bob Alexander	22		2
Randy Tondreau	22		1
Bambi Rogers	18		1
Timmy Barnes	15		1
Bill Malbrough	6		1
Billy Edgington	6		1
Kenny Rose	2		1
Tommy Miller	0

Controlled Chaos - Indiana Open Standings

After back-to-back absences and only ten points in a possible eight finals Darryl Lozier continues to cling on to the lead with two events remaining on the calender. Will Thompson's seventh place in Winslow closes the gap to just two points with Scott Hutchins remaining a few points further back after he failed to qualify for the Indiana Open final.

Co-winners in Indiana John McCrory and Lynne Higgins only move up one place each with Ed Smith rounding out the unlikely podium, moving him up four spots but keeping him closer to the bottom than anywhere.

Name	Pts	Derby Wins	Heat Wins
Darryl Lozier	165.5	4	4
Will Thompson	163.5	2	5
Scott Hutchens	159	2	4
Tom Gariepy	138.5	3	1
Andy Bing	137	4	3
Joe Ramage	130	2	2
Norm Gibson	122.5	2	1
Chris Henton	118	1	3
Jamie Eilers	111	2	3
Ben Hadsell	110.5	2	5
Will Murphy	102		2
John McCrory	95		1
Lynne Higgins	89.5		4
Matt Welliver	81.5	1	4
Leo May	70		3
Danny Krol	62	1	4
Steven Redden	61.5		1
Darrell Andresen	57		7
Sam Harbin	52		2
Jess Yates	50		3
Ricky Grimes	49	1	2
John Ruiz	48	1	3
Rob Remaley	45.5		2
Randy Corson	35		2
Jason Ingle	34.5		3
Ed Smith	34		2
Charlie Clayton	32		2
Bobby Gallagher	27		2
Philip Ruffin	27		2
Dick Garrett	27		1
Don Davis	25		2
Reggie Banks	22	1
Bob Alexander	22		2
Randy Tondreau	22		1
Timmy Barnes	14		1
Bambi Rogers	14		1
Bill Malbrough	6		1
Kenny Rose	2		1
Billy Edgington	2
Tommy Miller	0

Controlled Chaos - Halloween Derby Standings

After missing out this week due to a slight injury, making it five pointless rounds out of the last seven, Darryl Lozier's lead is now a slender six points after Will Thompson claimed his second event victory in Akron, and Scott Hutchins is just half a point back after back-to-back eighth place finishes.

Halloween Open runner-up John McCrory moves on up as does third place Jess Yates but both men remain entrenched in the middle of the standings. Tom Gariepy and Andy Bing keep hold of their top five positions with Joe Ramage (12th) and Norm Gibson (10th) making little noise; Chris Henton also misses out on making a splash by failing to qualify  for the final for the second straight time since making eight in a row.

Name	Pts	Derby Wins	Heat Wins
Darryl Lozier	165.5	4	4
Will Thompson	159.5	2	5
Scott Hutchens	159	2	4
Tom Gariepy	138.5	3	1
Andy Bing	136	4	3
Joe Ramage	121	2	1
Norm Gibson	119.5	2	1
Chris Henton	118	1	3
Ben Hadsell	110.5	2	5
Jamie Eilers	102	2	3
Will Murphy	102		2
Matt Welliver	81.5	1	4
John McCrory	77.5		1
Lynne Higgins	72		4
Leo May	70		3
Danny Krol	62	1	4
Steven Redden	61.5		1
Darrell Andresen	57		7
Jess Yates	50		3
Sam Harbin	50		1
Ricky Grimes	49	1	2
John Ruiz	48	1	3
Rob Remaley	45.5		2
Randy Corson	35		2
Charlie Clayton	32		2
Jason Ingle	30.5		2
Bobby Gallagher	27		2
Philip Ruffin	27		2
Dick Garrett	27		1
Don Davis	25		2
Ed Smith	24		2
Reggie Banks	22	1
Bob Alexander	22		2
Randy Tondreau	22		1
Timmy Barnes	14		1
Bambi Rogers	14		1
Kenny Rose	2		1
Billy Edgington	2
Tommy Miller	0
Bill Malbrough	0

Controlled Chaos - Fall Nationals Standings

The lead at the top is don to 9.5pts after Lozier's twelfth place finish and Hutchins' ending up in eighth. It got worse for the leader though when he was forced to withdraw from next week's Halloween open with a small injury. Winner Ben Hadsell moves up into ninth place with runner-up John Ruiz making strides much lower down the order, and after claiming fourth Tom Gariepy leapfrogs the pointless Andy Bing.

Name	Pts	Derby Wins	Heat Wins
Darryl Lozier	165.5	4	4
Scott Hutchens	156	2	4
Will Thompson	139.5	1	5
Tom Gariepy	138.5	3	1
Andy Bing	136	4	3
Joe Ramage	121	2	1
Norm Gibson	118.5	2	1
Chris Henton	118	1	3
Ben Hadsell	103.5	2	4
Jamie Eilers	102	2	3
Will Murphy	102		2
Matt Welliver	72.5	1	4
Lynne Higgins	72		4
Leo May	70		3
John McCrory	62.5		1
Danny Krol	62	1	4
Steven Redden	61.5		1
Darrell Andresen	53		6
Sam Harbin	50		1
Ricky Grimes	49	1	2
John Ruiz	48	1	3
Rob Remaley	45.5		2
Jess Yates	40		3
Randy Corson	35		2
Charlie Clayton	32		2
Jason Ingle	30.5		2
Bobby Gallagher	27		2
Philip Ruffin	27		2
Dick Garrett	27		1
Don Davis	25		2
Reggie Banks	22	1
Bob Alexander	22		2
Randy Tondreau	22		1
Ed Smith	19		1
Timmy Barnes	14		1
Bambi Rogers	5
Kenny Rose	2		1
Billy Edgington	2
Tommy Miller	0

Controlled Chaos - Hickory Nationals Standings

Scott Hutchins finishing one place above Darryl Lozier means he is one point closer to the leader, and Will Thompson is back in the top three after his heat win and eighth place finish. With another runner-up spot Chris Henton continues to climb the ladder, moving up to eighth in the standings, and Danny Krol's debut win pushes him into the top fifteen.

Name	Pts	Derby Wins	Heat Wins
Darryl Lozier	165.5	4	4
Scott Hutchens	153	2	4
Will Thompson	139.5	1	5
Andy Bing	136	4	3
Tom Gariepy	128.5	3
Joe Ramage	121	2	1
Norm Gibson	118.5	2	1
Chris Henton	118	1	3
Jamie Eilers	102	2	3
Will Murphy	102		2
Ben Hadsell	83.5	1	4
Lynne Higgins	70		4
Leo May	70		3
John McCrory	62.5		1
Danny Krol	62	1	4
Matt Welliver	60.5	1	3
Steven Redden	57.5		1
Darrell Andresen	53		6
Sam Harbin	50		1
Ricky Grimes	49	1	2
Rob Remaley	45.5		2
Jess Yates	40		3
Charlie Clayton	32		2
John Ruiz	31	1	2
Jason Ingle	30.5		2
Randy Corson	30		2
Bobby Gallagher	27		2
Dick Garrett	27		1
Don Davis	25		2
Bob Alexander	22		2
Randy Tondreau	22		1
Reggie Banks	21	1
Ed Smith	19		1
Philip Ruffin	18		1
Timmy Barnes	14		1
Bambi Rogers	5
Kenny Rose	2		1
Billy Edgington	2
Tommy Miller	0

Controlled Chaos - Bluegrass Derby Standings

Darryl Lozier's lead is becoming increasingly precarious thanks to his poor form where he has won a single event and taken just two top five finishes in the past fourteen weeks, failing to qualify for five other finals in the process. With his win in Louisville Scott Hutchins moves up from sixth to take over second place from the injured Andy Bing, while Will Thompson was the only other member of the top ten to reach the final, gaining a slight bump for his seventh place finish.

Chris Henton moves into that top ten with a runner-up place, joing the one-hundred point club in the process, and Lynne Higgins' third moves her up three spots to thirteenth.

Name	Pts	Derby Wins	Heat Wins
Darryl Lozier	156.5	4	4
Scott Hutchens	143	2	4
Andy Bing	136	4	3
Will Thompson	134.5	1	4
Tom Gariepy	128.5	3
Joe Ramage	121	2	1
Norm Gibson	118.5	2	1
Jamie Eilers	102	2	3
Will Murphy	102		2
Chris Henton	101	1	2
Ben Hadsell	83.5	1	4
Leo May	70		3
Lynne Higgins	66		3
Matt Welliver	60.5	1	3
Steven Redden	57.5		1
John McCrory	57.5		1
Darrell Andresen	52		6
Sam Harbin	50		1
Ricky Grimes	49	1	2
Rob Remaley	45.5		2
Danny Krol	42		4
Jess Yates	40		3
Charlie Clayton	32		2
John Ruiz	31	1	2
Jason Ingle	30.5		2
Randy Corson	30		2
Bobby Gallagher	27		2
Dick Garrett	27		1
Don Davis	25		2
Bob Alexander	22		2
Randy Tondreau	22		1
Reggie Banks	21	1
Ed Smith	15		1
Timmy Barnes	14		1
Philip Ruffin	10		1
Bambi Rogers	5
Kenny Rose	2		1
Billy Edgington	2
Tommy Miller	0

Player of the Game Hockey - NHL 1967/68, Season Stats

After an unbeaten month 12-0-2, the one-hundred point season of the Montreal Canadiens caps off a terrific season as they head into the Stanley Cup Playoffs as favourites, going against the third placed Boston Bruins who ended their campaign with an average month of 5-5-2. The Detroit Red Wings, going 8-2-4 through March, claim second spot and have home ice advantage in their series against the Toronto Maple Leafs who limped into the postseason with a 9-10-6 record in the final two months.

Out West it's the St Louis Blues who take the top spot after bouncing back from a miserable February, and they will take on the Pittsburgh Penguins who just miss out on taking second place in the division as the Philadelphia Flyers won two more games than their Pennsylvanian rivals. That leaves the Los Angeles Kings facing the Flyers, and the Minnesota North Stars staying home after a dismal final two months of the season where they picked up just five wins in twenty-six matches.

Howe of Detroit finished top in the league on points with eighty-two; the ten goals he scored this month also earned him top goalscorer on the year.

October Stats
November Stats
December Stats
January Stats
February Stats

East Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	GD	PP%	PK%	Home	Away	L10	Streak
Montreal Canadiens	74	45	19	10	100	262	174	88	23.12	84.82	29-5-3	16-14-7	8-0-2	Won 2
Detroit Red Wings	74	37	24	13	87	277	245	32	23.48	86.67	20-10-7	17-14-6	7-1-2	Won 4
Boston Bruins	74	37	27	10	84	280	240	40	23.21	77.48	23-10-4	14-17-6	3-5-2	Won 1
Toronto Maple Leafs	74	35	27	12	82	208	178	30	16.82	81.77	23-8-6	12-19-6	2-6-2	Lost 2
Chicago Blackhawks	74	31	32	11	73	205	225	-20	19.25	81.33	15-17-5	16-15-6	5-3-2	Lost 1
New York Rangers	74	26	34	14	66	210	233	-23	21.65	79.41	13-14-9	13-20-5	1-8-1	Lost 2
West Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	GD	PP%	PK%	Home	Away	L10	Streak
St Louis Blues	74	32	31	11	75	210	225	-15	22.13	74.53	23-11-3	9-20-8	5-4-1	Won 2
Philadelphia Flyers	74	30	34	10	70	197	210	-13	18.18	74.34	19-13-4	11-21-5	4-4-2	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Penguins	74	28	32	14	70	196	211	-15	17.98	80.36	19-13-6	9-19-8	5-3-2	Won 1
Los Angeles Kings	74	29	35	10	68	221	248	-27	19.11	75.19	18-13-6	11-22-4	4-4-2	Tied 1
Minnesota North Stars	74	24	32	18	66	225	241	-16	20.67	82.91	15-10-12	9-22-6	3-4-3	Lost 2
Oakland Seals	74	16	43	15	47	176	237	-61	20.27	81.53	11-18-8	6-25-7	1-7-2	Tied 1

	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar
Boston Bruins	3-3-1	9-1-3	6-7-1	7-6-1	7-5-2	5-5-2
Chicago Blackhawks	4-4-1	3-7-3	7-7-1	7-4-1	4-5-3	6-5-2
Detroit Red Wings	4-4-1	6-5-2	7-5-1	6-6-1	6-2-4	8-2-4
Los Angeles Kings	3-6-0	3-6-3	6-7-2	4-6-2	7-4-1	6-6-2
Minnesota North Stars	3-2-2	4-3-6	6-7-1	6-7-1	2-7-4	3-6-4
Montreal Canadiens	3-4-1	7-5-2	8-5-1	8-2-1	7-3-3	12-0-2
New York Rangers	5-4-0	3-5-3	5-6-4	5-6-1	4-5-4	4-8-2
Oakland Seals	3-5-1	4-7-3	2-9-2	3-7-3	3-5-4	1-10-2
Philadelphia Flyers	4-3-0	8-6-0	7-3-3	2-9-2	4-7-2	5-6-3
Pittsburgh Penguins	3-2-5	3-7-1	4-7-3	5-6-2	7-5-0	6-5-3
St Louis Blues	2-3-3	7-4-1	6-5-4	7-4-1	3-8-1	7-7-1
Toronto Maple Leafs	5-2-1	5-6-3	8-4-1	8-5-0	6-4-2	3-6-4

SKATERS
GOALS					ASSISTS					POINTS
Howe	DET	44	(10)		Esposito	BOS	46	(6)		Howe	DET	85	(19)
Connelly	MIN	43	(7)		Gilbert	NYR	45	(10)		Bucyk	BOS	78	(8)
Mikita	CHI	40	(5)		Stanfield	BOS	44	(8)		Esposito	BOS	77	(11)
R Hull	CHI	37	(7)		Walton	TOR	43	(10)		Mikita	CHI	75	(9)
Bucyk	BOS	36	(3)		Pilote	CHI	43	(7)		Walton	TOR	74	(12)
G Jarrett	DET	36	(6)		Bucyk	BOS	42	(5)		Gilbert	NYR	73	(14)
Cournoyer	MON	36	(9)		Howe	DET	41	(9)		R Hull	CHI	70	(15)
Ellis	TOR	35	(10)		Wharram	CHI	39	(4)		Cullen	MIN	69	(13)
McKenzie	BOS	34	(7)		T Hampson	DeOk	39	(5)		Cournoyer	MON	67	(20)
Cullen	MIN	34	(6)		Balon	MIN	38	(6)		Stanfield	BOS	66	(13)

PIMS					POWERPLAY GOALS					GAME WINNING GOALS
N Picard	StL	153	(12)		Howe	DET	11	(3)		R Hull	CHI	9	(2)
Dornhoefer	PHI	152	(14)		Cournoyer	MON	9	(0)		Ratelle	NYR	7	(1)
K Douglas	DeOK	123	(21)		Ellis	TOR	9	(3)		Lamaire	MON	7	(2)
Kennedy	PHI	103	(35)		Hannigan	PHI	8	(0)		Williams	BOS	7	(1)
McKenzie	BOS	98	(11)		B McCreary	StL	8	(1)		Connelly	MIN	6	(1)
White	LAK	94	(10)		Melnyk	StL	8	(0)		Esposito	BOS	6	(0)
Ferguson	MON	93	(13)		Flett	LAK	7	(3)		Duff	MON	6	(2)
Green	BOS	90	(18)		Hicke	OAK	7	(1)		Ellis	TOR	5	(0)
Bergman	DET	84	(4)		Mikita	CHI	7	(1)		Walton	TOR	5	(1)
Sanderson	BOS	80	(13)		Sutherland	PHI	7	(2)		F Mahovlich	TOR	5	(1)
T Pratt	OAK	80	(2)		Masterson	MIN	7	(1)		Four Others	NHL	5	(-)

Shorthanded Goals
Dornhoefer	3	PHI
Ratelle	2	NYR
Williams	2	BOS
Joyal	2	LAK
Konik	2	PIT
Robinson	2	LAK
Connelly	1	MIN
Esposito	1	BOS
Duff	1	MON
Melnyk	1	StL
Twenty-Seven	27	NHL
Others

GOALTENDERS
WINS				GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE						SAVE PERCENTAGE
DeJordy	CHI	24	(4)		Bower	TOR	2.09	(1.50)		Bower	TOR	0.916	(.932)
Cheevers	BOS	23	(4)		Worsley	MON	2.18	(1.83)		Worsley	MON	0.913	(.921)
Vachon	MON	23	(6)		Bassen	PIT	2.43	(2.00)		Gamble	TOR	0.909	(.888)
Bower	TOR	22	(2)		Vachon	MON	2.56	(2.87)		Crozier	DET	0.908	(.892)
Hall	StL	22	(5)		Favell	PHI	2.59	(2.83)		Bassen	PIT	0.907	(.914)
Rutledge	LAK	22	(5)		Gamble	TOR	2.68	(3.66)		Vachon	MON	0.907	(.904)
Worsley	MON	22	(6)		Martin	StL	2.77	(3.00		Binkley	PIT	0.903	(.876)
Giacomin	NYR	21	(4)		Parent	PHI	2.81	(1.87)		Favell	PHI	0.900	(.896)
Parent	PHI	19	(3)		Binkley	PIT	2.89	(4.25)		Martin	StL	0.900	(.892)
Maniago	MIN	18	(2)		Hall	StL	2.9	(2.55)		Maniago	MIN	0.900	(.908)