Madina Hockey League | Toronto Muslim Ball Hockey

Player Movement

- For the Summer Season players will be allowed to play in both divisions on a full time basis meaning that they can play in both playoffs.

- No team hopping will be allowed. You play for a team and thats the team you are with for the season.

- Goalies can play for multiple teams.

- A player needs 3 games with the same team to qualify for the playoffs.

- A goalie still only needs one game to qualify.

Week 5

Friday May 18th

ML Predators 3 vs T-Park Jrs 1

After a 2 week layoff the Predators were hungry in not only a win but handing theT-Park Jrs their first loss of the season and the first period was a clear indication of that as they pounded newly inserted Afzal Vepari with 14 first period shots but only 2 goals would get by with Fayaz Bayat opening the scoring unassisted less then 2 minutes in and Mahir Bharucha closing out the first. T-Park would find themselves in unfamiliar territory playing from behind in the second period and it was a good test to see what the up and coming stars from Cliffe had. Asif Variava stepped up putting T-Park on the board halfway through the period as Zakiraya Chauhan suddenly found himself busy as the Jrs launched an all out assault looking for the equalizer showering Zakiraya with 15 shots in the 2nd period but he would only let in the one goal as the Jr's started too late and ran out of time suffering their first loss of the campaign.

Donlands Jrs 1 vs Markham Jrs 0

At the end of the first it was 0-0 but it was a period won in the eyes of Donlands. Many expected them to comeback to earth and roll over for Markham but that would not be the case as they out shot Markham and matched their physical play. Safwaan Umerwadia looked sharp for Markham and that was good to see but Donlands carried their good play into the second period and Abdullah Mulla would open the scoring for Donlands just over two minutes into the period. This game would be about defense as both Bilal Makrod for Donlands and Safwaan Umerwadia played solid stopping 17 shots a piece and Amir Tanveer and Yusuf Mulla made it tough for both offenses blocking 4 shots a piece. In the end Markham could not get it going offensively and at times their frustrations would show on the bench as they would lose another game while Donlands find themselves on a 3 game winning streak.

Palace Bandits 1 vs Durham 2(OT)

Durhams problems would get worse even before the game as it was announced Zayd Agjee would not dress due to an upper body injury. Instead Waseem Khan would suit up between the pipes and the Bandits would smell blood and pounce on their opponents by doubling them in the shot column 14 to 7 but Durham would come out on top in the first period on a goal from Humza Khan with Mohsen Hussain assisting on the play. The Bandits would not be phased as they continued their onslaught and peppered the Durham netminder with more shots and this time they would find the back of the net with Faizal Bhana recording his first ever MHL goal after roughly 4 seasons. After the ceremony for Faizal, play would continue and Durham would squander a late power play opportunity and OT would be needed and Durham would make up for it as mohsen Hussain top off a fine evening with the winning goal as Durham finally gets into the win column.

Friday May 11th at Milliken Mills

Scar-City Kings 5 vs Hitmen 1

Donlands H.C 3 vs Iggy's Angels 2(SO)

Week 4

Markham Jrs 1 vs Donlands H.C 8

The first period was all Donlands but it took them until the midway point to get started after Markham's Khemraj Singh opened the scoring. Aadil chohan tied the game up on a Donlands power play and after that it was the Manjra show with Imtiaz finding himself with the ball down low and looking like he's done it before wristing it top shelf. Then little brother Mohammad took over scoring twice in a span of 90 seconds with the 2nd goal being a shorthander.

Many thought that Markham could upset the senior Donlands team by out running them and the second period would be where they would comeback against them but it was not Markham's night as Donlands poured in another 4 goals with Feisal Tilly joining in the scoring parade with 2 goals including a shorthanded marker, Aadil Chohan with his second of the night and Imtiaz Manjra with his second also including a shorthanded goal that would see Donlands with 4 multi-goal scorers on the night as they cruise to an easy 8-1 victory.

Durham 1 vs Donlands Jrs 6

This was the second meeting of these two teams in as many weeks and this time Durham was hoping to have a respectable showing so they brought in some recruitments in Shahid Zaffar, Imtiaz Manjra and Anas Kadva in net but the first 13 minutes were not pleasent as Durham found themselves on the wrong end of a 3-0 score as Donlands continued their scoring ways with goals from Zaid Chiboo, Luqman Kazi and Bilal Makrod both on the power play. Zaid Toorawa would score for Durham on the power play going into the half hoping to spark his team and Durham would get a glorious opportunity in the second half with a 6 minute power play but they could not take advantage and to make matters worse Ridhwan Chohan would score shorthanded to add insult to injury. That would be the dagger for Durham as Ahmed Desai and Faizal Bhikha would each score for Donlands as this game ended up being a repeat of the week before.

Iggy's Angels 7 vs ML Predators 4

This game came with a lot of hype and the first period lived up to it with 7 goals being scored. The first goal took only 14 seconds as Shuaib Bulbulia scored his first of two in the period. Shoaib Patel would respond for the Angels less then a minute later and a see saw battle would begin as Shadab Patel would continue his hot streak scoring to put the Angels up but Shuaib Bulbulia would respond with his second to even things up. The game was not even 5 minutes old and we already had 4 goals. The Preds would take the lead with a shorthanded marker from Samir Patel but yet again the Angels would tie things up with a goal from Irfan Nakhuda. Akib Patel would get the final goal of the first period putting the Angels up going into the half and he would get the first goal of the second period putting the Angels up by two but again it would be short lived as Faiyaz Baiyat coming off the bench would pick up the ball at centre, walk in and make a couple of moves around the defenseman and the goaltender to bring the Preds to within one but it would only take Irfan Nakhuda 40 seconds to net his second goal and restore the Angels two goal lead. The Angels Nabil Patel would add one late as they hold on and avoid a potential embarrassment losing to a tier 2 team.

Scar-City Kings 1 vs T-Park Jrs 2

This game would be a complete opposite of the first 2 cross tier games and actually feature some defense. The Kings who have been surprising teams all season were humbled a bit in the first being shut out by a tier 2 team and being down by a goal as Asif Variava put T-Park up with great hand eye coordination play putting in a rebound off the glass. The Kings finally broke into the scoring column as newly inserted Naveed Sheraly scored with Naeem Akhtar and Vasim Kagzi assisting on the play. The Kings Safwaan Mohtat would take an ill advised penalty and T-Park would take full advantage as Sufyan Jogiyat put his team up by one. T-Park would not relent on the forecheck causing turnover after turnover but Anas Kadva did what he could to keep his team in. The Kings tried to gain the zone but they could not control the ball in T-Parks end and as a result could not generate the tying goal as they would become the first team to succumb to a tier 2 team.

Hitmen 3 vs Palace Bandits 2(SO)

There would be no better oppurtunity for the Hitmen to end their prolonged losing streak then playing a tier 2 team and it looked ugly for them in the beginning where the Bandits pummeled Steve Devekos with 10 shots in half a period. The Hitmen rewarded the net minder with a 1-0 lead with a goal and maybe his first ever from Shiraz Hameed. Sufyan Lokhat would respond 26 seconds later but Huzaifa Manjra would restore the one goal lead for the Hitmen only 22 seconds later. There would be no more scoring in the first and not for a lack of trying on the Bandits part as they tallied 13 shots. The second period was fast paced as both teams had ample opportunities with 15 shots a piece but Uwais Sachinwala's shot would be the only one to get through that would force OT. The Bandits continued their barrage of shots in OT with 8 but shoot-outs would still be required and Hamza Shakil would emerge the hero being the only shooter to beat Fawaz Hamidi giving the Hitmen their first win in a long time.