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Matchday Recap: S02D35
Seven of twelve games went against the odds on Matchday 35, headlined by Mumbai's stunning upset of favored Nairobi and a goal that scored itself twice when The Net Remembers found Sanjay Pawar. Rimini needed a shootout to beat Perth, and Winnipeg outlasted Montréal 7-5 in a track meet fueled by Black Hole Net.
This Week in Hockay: July 19th
Eighteen new arenas manifested in eight days, pushing the league from twenty-nine to forty-seven—and Le Council's own forecast has, for the first time all season, come up empty. Boréal Salt Co.'s wealth-tax holiday keeps every balance in Hockay untouched through July 23rd. The regular season is running down its final matchdays, and Le Council's attention has visibly begun drifting toward what comes after it. And at the bottom of the world, the McMurdo Monoliths put together the strangest week of anyone's season, four straight upsets sandwiched between two losses that made no sense next to them.
The Unlikeliest Rinks
Six final arenas—an ancient crossroads, a desert coast, a spice island, and three cities that had no business being on any list. The league now stands at forty-seven. For the first time since spring, the forecast is empty. Le Council notes that forty-seven is not a number that divides.
Matchday Recap: S02D34
Four upsets across Matchday 34, headlined by Philippe Dubois winning it in a shootout after eight fights at The Watch Station. Lucas Almeida hat-tricked São Paulo to an 11-goal shootout of a different kind against Ushuaia, and Havana erased a third-period deficit with four unanswered goals in Johannesburg.
Matchday Recap: S02D33
Three upsets across Matchday 33, capped by Ushuaia scoring twice in the final ninety seconds to steal it from Busan. Saku Järvinen hat-tricked Montréal into the boards, and Medellín blew a third-period lead they had no business losing.
P.A.T.I.N. Admits BORÉAL SALT CO. The Wealth Tax Will Pause.
Le Permanent Council has approved—with reservations it has chosen to state plainly—its fifth P.A.T.I.N. entry: BORÉAL SALT CO., a company that sells salt in a world that worships The Ice. For one week, July 17th to 23rd, the daily wealth tax is suspended. No one is taxed. No one is redistributed to. The Ice has not commented.