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| Pic borrowed from the CHL |
After fifteen games, your Missouri Mavericks are a mere point out of first place in the Turner Division of the CHL. That almost guarantees them a spot in the wacky CHL playoffs, and I think a first and second round bye, and a free Blizzard at Dairy Queen. But, that's not important right now. Of course, the season is a marathon instead of a sprint and all of that hot garbage, but it doesn't hurt that 80% of the league makes it to the playoffs...
Either way, the first half of the season has been very good to the Mavericks. At 8-5-2 and with 18 points they have gotten off to the fastest start in franchise history (2009-10: 6-8-1, and 2010-2011: 7-6-2). There are many factors contributing to the Mavericks success, and it all starts with the offseason acquisitions.
Here are a few bullets to think about:
