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Last Updated on July 19th

Congratulations to Bob Jasek for winning the pool for the third consecutive time (Jack is his young son)! Jay Siegel edged out Sam Tambe for second. Mike Diorio finished fourth. If you had picked all of the higher seeds, you would have finished tied for second. There were 90 games played this year. Thanks to everyone for playing. All of the money has come in and all of the money has gone out. Sam if you did not recieve your money, see Michael James Rizzo. See you next year.

Welcome to the sixth hockey pool. All entries are below. Please make sure I did not make a mistake or leave anyone's pool out. Don't forget to send me your entry fee. Each NHL team was picked on at least one pool to advance to the next round. 24 entries were submitted ($120) and eight different teams were picked to win the Stanley Cup. Some of the pools are identical except for the tie-breaker. Check your entry for mistakes.

The Rules

Here is the Stanley Cup hockey pool for the 2002 NHL playoffs. Entries are $5 apiece and you may enter more than once.

The prizes will be 60% (i.e., $72) of the pot for the winner, 30% for second place ($36) and 10% for third (i.e., $12). The tie-breaker will be the total number of games played in the playoffs. Whoever is closer to the actual number of games played in the playoffs wins the tie-breaker. Scoring is as follows:

1 point will be given for each correct conference quarterfinal prediction (maximum of eight),
2 points will be given for each correct conference semifinal prediction (maximum of eight),
4 points will be given for each correctly-selected conference champion
7 points will be given for choosing the Stanley Cup champion.

The division winners get the top three seeds in each conference. The big thing to remember is that after the first round (i.e., the conference quarterfinals) the teams are re-seeded so a bracket format will not work. I don't care how you format your picks as long as I can understand your entry. Thanks.

Checks can be mailed to me at 212 Edenderry Court, Sterling, Virginia 20164. Entries can be sent to paul_rizzo@sra.com or karen.rizzo@verizon.net

Round 1

The Eastern Teams

VS
(1) Boston Bruins 2
(8) Montreal Canadiens 4
VS
(2) Philadelphia Flyers 1
(7) Ottawa Senators 4

VS
(3) Carolina Hurricanes 4
(6) New Jersey Devils 2
VS
(4) Toronto Maple Leafs 4
(5) New York Islanders 3

The Western Teams

(1) Detroit Red Wings 4
(8) Vancouver Canucks 2

VS
(2) Colorado Avalanche 4
(7) Los Angeles Kings 3
VS
(3) San Jose Sharks 4
(6) Phoenix Coyotes 1
VS
(4) St. Louis Blues 4
(5) Chicago Black Hawks 1

Round Two Matchups

(4) Toronto Maple Leafs 4
(7) Ottawa Senators 3

(3) Carolina Hurricanes 4
(8) Montreal Canadiens 2

(1) Detroit Red Wings 4
(4) St. Louis Blues 1

(2) Colorado Avalanche 4
(3) San Jose Sharks 3

Round Three Matchups

VS
(3) Carolina Hurricanes 4
(4) Toronto Maple Leafs 2
VS
(1) Detroit Red Wings 4
(2) Colorado Avalanche 3

Stanley Cup Final Matchup

VS
(3) Carolina Hurricanes 1
(1) Detroit Red Wings 4

Standings

Entry	Points	Max. Possible Points	Chosen Champion	Games
1. Bob Jasek	22	22	Detroit	88
2. Jay Siegel	21	21	Detroit	92
3. Sam Tambe	21	21	Detroit	86
4. Mike Diorio	21	21*	Detroit	75
5. Mike Rizzo	20	20*	Detroit	89
6. Julia Rizzo	19	19*	Detroit	89
7. Norma Roher	19	19*	Detroit	83
8. Tom Polesnak	19	19*	Detroit	82
9. Ed Martin	18	18*	Detroit	80
10. Kevin Erle	18	18*	Detroit	77
11. Jack Jasek	16	16*	Detroit	79
12. Lee Anderson	15	15*	Boston	88
13. Bob Whelan	14	14*	New Jersey	85
14. Paul Rizzo	10	10*	Colorado	92
15. Neal Waddell	10	10*	Toronto	82
16. Debbie Wojcik	10	10*	Colorado	79
17. Skip Herald	9	9*	Toronto	77
18. Jim Rodgers	9	9*	Boston	76
19. Karen Rizzo	9	9*	St. Louis	75
20. Kyle Adams	8	8*	San Jose	87
21. Dick Marshall	7	7*	Boston	87
22. Stuart Davis	7	7*	Philadelphia	84
23. Phil Marshall	6	6*	Colorado	86
24. Mike Casey	4	4*	Chicago	6

* - mathematically unable to place in the top three

The Entries

Kyle Adams (Fairfax, VA)
Status: Paid

First Round: Philadelphia, Toronto, New Jersey, Montreal, Detroit, Colorado, San Jose, St. Louis
Second Round: Philadelphia, Toronto, St. Louis, San Jose
Conf. Finals: Toronto, San Jose
Stanley Cup Champ: San Jose (87)

Lee Anderson (Philadelphia, PA)
Status: Paid

First Round: New York Islanders, Carolina, Philadelphia, Boston, Detroit, Colorado, San Jose, St. Louis
Second Round: Boston, Carolina, Detroit, Colorado
Conf. Finals: Boston, Detroit
Stanley Cup Champ: Boston (88)

Mike Casey (Ocala, FL)
Status: Paid

First Round: Boston, Philadelphia, New York Islanders, New Jersey, Detroit, San Jose, Chicago, Los Angeles
Second Round: Boston, Philadelphia, Detroit, Chicago
Conf. Finals: Boston, Chicago
Stanley Cup Champ: Chicago (6)

Stuart Davis (McLean, VA)
Status: Paid
First Round: Boston, Philadelphia, Toronto, New Jersey, Detroit, Colorado, Chicago, Phoenix
Second Round: Boston, Philadelphia, Detroit, Colorado
Conf. Finals: Philadelphia, Colorado
Stanley Cup Champ: Philadelphia (84)

Mike Diorio (Hamburg, NY)
Status: Paid
First Round: Boston, Toronto, New Jersey, Ottawa, Detroit, Colorado, San Jose, St. Louis
Second Round: Boston, New Jersey, Detroit, Colorado
Conf. Finals: Boston, Detroit
Stanley Cup Champ: Detroit (75)

Kevin Erle (Cheektowaga, NY)
Status: Paid
First Round: Boston, Philadelphia, New Jersey, New York Islanders, Detroit, Colorado, St. Louis, Phoenix
Second Round: Boston, Philadelphia, Detroit, Colorado
Conf. Finals: Boston, Detroit
Stanley Cup Champ: Detroit (77)

Skip Herald (Tonawanda, NY)
Status: Paid
First Round: Boston, Toronto, New Jersey, Ottawa, Colorado, San Jose, St. Louis, Vancouver
Second Round: Boston, Toronto, Colorado, St. Louis
Conf. Finals: Toronto, Colorado
Stanley Cup Champ: Toronto (77)

Bob Jasek (Clearwater, FL)
Status: Paid
First Round: Philadelphia, Toronto, New Jersey, Montreal, Detroit, Colorado, St. Louis, Phoenix
Second Round: Philadelphia, Toronto, Detroit, Colorado
Conf. Finals: Philadelphia, Detroit
Stanley Cup Champ: Detroit (82)

Jack Jasek (Alpharetta, GA -> Clearwater, FL)
Status: Paid
First Round: Boston, Philadelphia, Toronto, New Jersey, Detroit, St. Louis, Phoenix, Los Angeles
Second Round: Boston, Philadelphia, Detroit, St. Louis
Conf. Finals: Boston, Detroit
Stanley Cup Champ: Detroit (79)

Dick Marshall (Bowie, MD)
Status: Paid
First Round: Boston, Philadelphia, New York Islanders, New Jersey, Detroit, Colorado, San Jose, Chicago
Second Round: Boston, Philadelphia, Detroit, Colorado
Conf. Finals: Boston, Colorado
Stanley Cup Champ: Boston (87)

Phil Marshall (Bowie, MD)
Status: Paid
First Round: Boston, New York Islanders, New Jersey, Ottawa, Colorado, San Jose, St. Louis, Vancouver
Second Round: Boston, New Jersey, Colorado, St. Louis
Conf. Finals: New Jersey, Colorado
Stanley Cup Champ: Colorado (86)

Ed Martin (MD/VA)
Status: Paid
First Round: Philadelphia, Carolina, New York Islanders, Montreal, Detroit, Colorado, St. Louis, Phoenix
Second Round: Philadelphia, New York Islanders, Detroit, St. Louis
Conf. Finals: Philadelphia, Detroit
Stanley Cup Champ: Detroit (80)

Tom Polesnak (Bristow, VA)
Status: Paid
First Round: Boston, Philadelphia, New York Islanders, New Jersey, Detroit, Colorado, San Jose, St. Louis
Second Round: New Jersey, Philadelphia, Detroit, Colorado
Conf. Finals: New Jersey, Detroit
Stanley Cup Champ: Detroit (82)

Julia Rizzo (Sterling, VA)
Status: N/A
First Round: Boston, Philadelphia, New York Islanders, New Jersey, Detroit, Colorado, San Jose, St. Louis
Second Round: New Jersey, Philadelphia, Detroit, Colorado
Conf. Finals: New Jersey, Detroit
Stanley Cup Champ: Detroit (89)

Karen Rizzo (Sterling, VA)
Status: N/A
First Round: Boston, Philadelphia, Toronto, New Jersey, Detroit, Colorado, San Jose, St. Louis
Second Round: Boston, Toronto, St. Louis, Colorado
Conf. Finals: Toronto, St. Louis
Stanley Cup Champ: St. Louis (75)

Mike Rizzo (Niagara Falls, NY -> Grand Island, NY)
Status: Paid
First Round: Boston, Philadelphia, Toronto, New Jersey, Detroit, Colorado, San Jose, St. Louis
Second Round: Boston, Toronto, Detroit, San Jose
Conf. Finals: Toronto, Detroit
Stanley Cup Champ: Detroit (89)

Paul Rizzo (Sterling, VA)
Status: N/A
First Round: Boston, Philadelphia, Toronto, New Jersey, Detroit, Colorado, Phoenix, St. Louis
Second Round: Boston, Toronto, Detroit, Colorado
Conf. Finals: Toronto, Colorado
Stanley Cup Champ: Colorado (92)

Jim Rodgers (MD/VA)
Status: Paid
First Round: Boston, Philadelphia, New York Islanders, New Jersey, Detroit, Colorado, St. Louis, Phoenix
Second Round: Boston, Philadelphia, Detroit, St. Louis
Conf. Finals: Boston, Detroit
Stanley Cup Champ: Boston (76)

Norma Roher (Cazenovia, NY)
Status: Paid
First Round: Boston, Philadelphia, Toronto, New Jersey, Detroit, Colorado, San Jose, Chicago
Second Round: Boston, Philadelphia, Detroit, Colorado
Conf. Finals: Boston, Detroit
Stanley Cup Champ: Detroit (83)

Jay Siegel (McLean, VA)
Status: Paid
First Round: Boston, Philadelphia, Toronto, New Jersey, Detroit, Colorado, San Jose, Chicago
Second Round: Boston, Toronto, Detroit, Colorado
Conf. Finals: Toronto, Detroit
Stanley Cup Champ: Detroit (92)

Sam Tambe (Attica, NY)
Status: Paid
First Round: Boston, Philadelphia, Toronto, New Jersey, Detroit, Colorado, St. Louis, Phoenix
Second Round: Boston, Toronto, Detroit, Colorado
Conf. Finals: Toronto, Detroit
Stanley Cup Champ: Detroit (86)

Neal Waddell (Richmond, VA)
Status: Paid
First Round: Boston, Philadelphia, Toronto, New Jersey, Detroit, Colorado, San Jose, Chicago
Second Round: Boston, Toronto, Detroit, Colorado
Conf. Finals: Toronto, Colorado
Stanley Cup Champ: Toronto (82)

Bob Whelan (Lancaster, NY)
Status: Paid
First Round: Toronto, New Jersey, Ottawa, Montreal, Detroit, Colorado, San Jose, Chicago
Second Round: New Jersey, Montreal, Detroit, Colorado
Conf. Finals: New Jersey, Detroit
Stanley Cup Champ: New Jersey (85)

Debbie Wojcik (Cheektowaga, NY)
Status: Paid
First Round: Boston, Toronto, New Jersey, Ottawa, Detroit, Colorado, San Jose, St. Louis
Second Round: Boston, New Jersey, Detroit, Colorado
Conf. Finals: Boston, Colorado
Stanley Cup Champ: Colorado (79)

N/A because it would be me paying myself, in essence.

Pool History Winners

2002 - Bob Jasek (Clearwater, FL) 2001 - Bob Jasek (Alpharetta, GA)
2000 - No pool due to my daughter Julia's birth
1999 - Jack Jasek (Alpharetta, GA)
1998 - Peter DeHaan (Newark Valley, NY)
1997 - Paul Rizzo (Sterling, VA)
1996 - Paul Rizzo? (Sterling, VA)

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