Season 5 got off to a magnificent start last Friday night in Daejeon. If the first round results are any indication, this season will be one of the tightest yet, and should provide some exciting action and suprises along the way.

The first game of the season saw the Iron Mullets scrape a 4 - 2 win over the Red Army, with Iron Mullets forward Eric Stemmler netting a late empty net goal to seal the win. Iron Mullets center Erich Ramirez factored in every Mullets' point, picking up 2 goals and 2 assists in the game. Brad Russell picked up 2 assists for the Red Army while Jason French and Paul Ruddock provided a marker apiece.

The Red Army then met Probert's Power Powder in the second game of the night. This one was a real nail biter ending tied at 3 after regulation time. Jason French of the Red Army was the only shooter to find the back of the net during the shootout, patiently outwaiting the ever solid Rick Weldon of Probert's Power Powder to claim the team's first two points. Caleb MacIvor of the Red Army potted 2 and added an assist in the win while Kevin Burns answered his teams' call with a hat-trick for Probert's Power Powder.

In the third game, Probert's Power Powder then met the Iron Mullets. Despite holding a 2-1 lead until near the midway point, Probert's Power Powder fell by a score of 5-2. Rookie goalie Aaron D'albey put in a solid performance while the Mullets benefited from a few strange bounces against Powder goalie Rick Weldon. Captain Matt Acheson potted two in the Mullets' second win of the night.

Under the leadership of veteran captain Matt Acheson, the Iron Mullets have taken an early lead in the standings, going 2 - 0 in their first two games to claim 4 points. The Red Army grabbed two points and the Probert's Power Powder are in hot pursuit with one point.

Red Army and Probert's Power Powder will be looking for some payback in Round Two which gets underway in Cheongju Saturday, March 20 at 8:30 PM.

Season 5 of the DCIHL gets underway Friday, March 5 in Daejeon at 10:30pm. There are still spots available on teams if you are thinking about joining. Contact Eric Bannerman at the email above for further details.

Games for this season will be played both in Daejeon and in Cheongju.

The team rosters and game schedules can be found by visiting the website forums. Please be on time for your games and help out with reffing and scorekeeping as much as possible.

Good luck to all teams and see you at the rink.

Finally, a big thanks to Michael Jones and Ken Vantour for getting this league going and doing so much with organizing trophies and gifts, making schedules and maintaing this website over the years.We hope you guys find your way back to the rink someday!

Caleb MacIvor repeated as the regular season scoring champion, notching 26 points in just 10 games. MacIvor has won the award in three out of four seasons. The first-place Grinders set a couple of league records including most wins in a season (8), most points in a season (17), most shut-outs in a season (5) and lowest goals-against in a season (8).

Season four playoffs go next Friday night (December 11) in Daejeon. the semi-final goes first at 10:30pm with the Wesley Snipers taking on the Daejeon Eagles. The winner of that match will move on to face The Grinders in the final at 11:30pm.

The first game saw The Grinders overpower the Daejeon Eagles who were once again missing some key players.
Game 2 was a close match with The Grinders just holding on to a 2-1 lead over the Wesley Snipers. Grinders D-man Eric Bannerman scored an insurance marker late in the game to give the Grinders a 3-1 win.

Game 3 saw the Eagles woes continue as they dropped an 8-0 decision to the Wesley Snipers. Sniper Caleb MacIvor held onto his scoring lead with a four point game against the Eagles He now holds a two point lead over Grinder Brad Russell heading into the final two games of the season.