As of this moment, the Montreal Militia are sitting in the middle of the pack at 5th in the league. While they have spots where they’re performing well, they have some glaring bad spots that clearly need to be worked on in practice.

First, the statistics in the spotlight: their physicality and goaltending. Montreal is first in the league in hits with 644, which averages out to about 18.4 per game. Opposing players have been leaving the games in stretchers and holding their heads, complaining about a ringing sound. The Militia keeps reminding them daily, via their goal horn, that they’re the toughest in the league. Montreal’s four shutouts also has them second in the league, showing praise to the net-minders back-stopping the team.

As good as the team’s positives are incredibly strong, their failures are equally as prevalent. Montreal has taken 871 shots while allowing 990 themselves, good enough for eighth and ninth in the league, respectively. Against their goaltending, the shots against statistic is a scary number, and makes us wonder if their success is just a fluke. Additionally, the Militia are last in faceoff percentage, which may also contribute to the shot numbers. Finally, they’re also proving to be a bunch of goons, as their 323 penalty minutes put them at eighth in the league; and with an average special teams, the crew needs to focus more on consistent individual performances.