Fort Erie records broken

 It has been a very good season for the Fort Erie Falcons, and in so many ways, could be the best in the hisotry of the team.  

There are a number of records being broken or on the verge of being broken this season so let's take a look at some of them.  

Most goals by a team in a season - Fort Erie trail last year's Sudbury Miners team for most goals in a season by one goal.  With games to play, it appears the Falcons offence will fly high and finish the year as the highest scoring team in the history of the Simon T era in the CCHL.  

Best PP by a team in a season - Fort Erie is currently firing at a 29.56% ratio on the powerplay which if it stands, would break last year's 28.10% held by the Calgary Chinook.  It would be a 6% improvement on the powerplay from a year ago for the Falcons - a team never known for a great powerplay despite always being a top team in the league the last five seasons.  

Auston Matthews - Most Points - Matthews is a point away from trying Patrick Kane's team record for 116 points in a season and will likely do that with a few games left in the season.  It's been an unreal year for the man called "Papi" in Fort Erie and this season could be a tough one to break once he sets the record.  While Nichushkin is ahead in points, he didn't play the full season as a Falcon so that will not count as the team record.  

Austin Matthews - Most Goals - Matthews is looking to build on a record he's already captured, as he has topped Mitch Marner's previous club record already with 52 goals (Marner held it with 51).  The man with the 'stache can only add to his already huge total.  

Adam Fox - Fox has broken the CCHL record for assists already, which means he owns the Falcons record as well.  He is also the highest scoring defender in team history with 94 points and he looks to build on that in this record breaking season for him - records that were already held by him.  

Five guys over 90 points - Matthews, Marner, Draisaitl, Fox and Trocheck all have over 90 points (6 if you include Nichushkin) which has never been done in Falcons history.  You could defintely draw a parallel with this scoring success and the Falcons team record power play (highlighted in the league record blog) and the results have combined to have an unforgettable season for the team.  

What does all of this mean?  As the playoffs are about to begin it could all be meaningless if Fort Erie can't capture the one trophy that's eluded the franchise for 15 seasons.  A trip to the final and another loss would have them lose four finals in that time, including their three straight final losses back in the day to Copenhagen and Niagara Falls.  

Indeed this team will ultimately be judged by their playoff performance however, it's been an outstanding season for the team regardless of how the playoffs play out.  With so many good teams in the CCHL this season, it is impossible to say the Falcons are the favorite entering the CCHL's second season.