SportsGamers,
As the ECL '23 Spring Elite season rolls on, most teams have now surpassed the midway point and are pulling down to the main stretch of the season, and while the big three at the top have started pulling away, many teams are still fighting tooth-and-nail for those crucial points. Tunnel Vision have been able to reclaim that top spot for the first time this season, and will surely be trying to keep it that way in order to secure the best possible placement for the Playoffs. However, Frölunda HC are still the #1 team based on points per game due to the fact that Tunnel Vision has played one matchup more.
There were a few teams who didn't see that much action in the past week and dropped a few positions in the standings due to that - mainly Redhawks Esport and Mayhems, who were holding Playoff positions earlier, but have now dropped back to positions 10 and 11 respectively. Based on points per game, both teams are still in good position but both of them will still have to match up against several of the top teams in the division, which might affect their Playoff prospects a bit, barring any upsets.
Speaking of upsets, we certainly saw some of those this past week, especially last night, as Färjestad BK showed some signs of slowly warming up in their matchup against fellow SHL competitors Leksands IF. Leksands, who has been one of the biggest surprises this season ended up dropping both games against the experienced Färjestad squad, who have been struggling for a long time already. On top of that Swedish battle, Mayhems and Heimo battled it out in a late night broadcast bout and the goalies made a point to not let anything past them too easily. Through two extremely low-scoring games, Mayhems ended up coming away with two wins and goalie Ville @Viltzup Poutiainen was the clear #1 star of the night.
The past week was a particularly successful one for Tunnel Vision forward Arttu @laitineen64 Laitinen, who claimed the top scorer spot for himself and put up a total of 14 points in six games played throughout the week, including one or more goals in four out of six of those games. The winger still has to increase his pace if he looks to surpass his former high of 91 points in 30 games, but with 10 games still to go in the regular season, we'll have to follow along closely to see if he can break that record or even surpass the 100-point mark.
After spending a few weeks closer to the bottom of the table, we are also pleased to see Örebro Hockey make a push for the Playoffs, or at least no-man's land. The new Elite team struggled early on, but had a very successful last week by claiming five wins out of ten games played. Note that previously this squad had only gotten one win in total. Their most experienced Elite player Jere @keranee Keränen has been invaluable for the teams success and leads the team in goals scored and total points.
Transfers
It's a somewhat rare occasion to see some movement at the Elite level after the start of the season. Last week also marked the transfer deadline for this season. Here are the transfers that have come to light since last week:
Filip @Faze91- Azri - 
hREDS --> 
Färjestad BK
Standings - Week 2
| 1. |
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Tunnel Vision | +1 |
| 2. |
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Frölunda HC | -1 |
| 3. |
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hREDS | - |
| 4. |
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Leksands IF | - |
| 5. |
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Heimo | - |
| 6. |
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JYP Jyväskylä | +1 |
| 7. |
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Reality Check HC | +2 |
| 8. |
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GOONS | +3 |
| 9. |
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Nordic Stars | +3 |
| 10. |
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Redhawks Esport | +2 |
| 11. |
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Mayhems | -3 |
| 12. |
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Örebro Hockey | +4 |
| 13. |
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Tohtorit | +1 |
| 14. |
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ZSC Esports | -4 |
| 15. |
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Färjestad BK | - |
| 16. |
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Roots Gaming | -3 |
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