Fiske has been given the dubious honor of coming up with Puckin Awesome's newest stat to track. He's going with HPG (hugs per game). This includes only hugs given while the clock is running, and is mainly when the guys are bear-hugging the opposition away from a scrum. It's kind of the antithesis of PIMs, and Aksel's hoping it gets taken into consideration when the commentators discuss the nicest guy in the league (not an award currently, but should be). It's a player who's more on the pacifist side, but also looking out for the players on the other team. The current leader in HPG is Nik Smith. The rookie's had an exciting season with the Rage and while he has a few PIMs under his belt, they're more for tripping than roughing. Aksel's hoping for at least 50 HPS (hugs per season) for himself, and has been more cognizant of keeping his PIMs down.