Have a feeling Boston will repeat as champions but Louisville looks like the best team going in, Ottawa I have a feeling will rebound. For now I have The Independents over the Thunder in the title game.

Buffalo makes a playoff run and becomes the Wild Wings. I think. Precognition is hard.

1962 Week 1

Boston Independents - 17, Providence Gold Stars - 19 - Richardson Stadium - June 21, 1962 - 7 PM ET - Kickoff - Weather: Partly Cloudy
1st Q
3-0 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
3-3 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
2nd Q
10-3 BOS - RTD RB Kendal Morgan
10-6 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
3rd Q
10-12 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Cedric Peterson
4th Q
10-19 PRO - RTD RB Marcus Devonshire
17-19 BOS - PTD QB Nathaniel Braddock -> WR Paul Franklin

The Gold Stars opened up their season by spoiling the Independents season opener. 
O’Rourke led the team to a pair of TDs in the second half with help from a DB Neville Falkner interception. 
Boston had a strong first half, but the offence sputtered in the second and a pair of turnovers allowed the Gold Stars to build their 9-point lead. 
Braddock tried to will the team back to a win with a late touchdown, but it was not enough to top their rivals.

Indiana Victors - 17, London Tigers - 23 - Victory Stadium - June 22, 1962 - 7 PM ET - FNF - Weather: Clear
1st Q
0-3 LDN - FG K Nimrod Handsworth
7-3 IND - RTD RB Cody Barnes
2nd Q
7-10 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Max Sutton
7-13 LDN - FG K Nimrod Handsworth
3rd Q
14-13 IND - PTD QB Stanley Troyer -> WR Ed Edwards
14-20 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Max Sutton
4th Q
14-23 LDN - FG K Nimrod Handsworth
17-23 IND - FG K Ross Poindexter

The Victors gave the Tigers a fight in the season opener with Stanley Troyer being a little more confident behind the new look OL. 
He threw a touchdown while RB Cody Barnes took in his first as a Victor.
However, the Tigers ultimately played better with Kiernan throwing a pair of TDs to WR Max Sutton.
The defence was still able to get to Troyer in the backfield with DL Richard Blunt getting a forced fumble and DL Olympus Heights grabbing a sack.
The team did suffer a major loss with an injury to captain LB Aengus Lynch which will leave him out for about half the season. 

Louisville Thunder - 31, Buffalo Blue Wings - 14 - Thunder Stadium - June 23, 1962 - 3 PM ET - Weather: Clear
1st Q
7-0 LOU - RTD RB Rodney Clark
14-0 LOU - PTD QB Leonidas Dumont -> WR Clyde McIntosh
2nd Q
14-7 BUF - RTD RB Jimmy Golden
17-7 LOU - FG K Donald Brewer
3rd Q
24-7 LOU - RTD RB Johnnie Stafford
4th Q
24-14 BUF - PTD QB Charles Lemieux -> WR Daniel Irons
31-14 LOU - RTD RB Johnnie Stafford

The Thunder came out firing on all cylinders on defence getting a pair of turnovers in the opening quarter. 
DB Alexander Bradley got a pick and LB Scotty Williams had a forced fumble. 
Buffalo would recover in the second, but the Thunder offence turned up the heat behind RB Johnnie Stafford, who was in relief for RB Rodney Clark. 
Lemieux had a late touchdown, but the Thunder were giving in and held on for their first win of the season. 

Montreal Rouge -28, Long Island Raiders - 27 - Mount Royal Stadium - June 23, 1962 - 7 PM ET - SNF - Weather: Clear
1st Q
7-0 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
14-0 MTL - PTD QB Gene Bishop -> WR Taylor Karis
2nd Q
14-3 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
3rd Q
14-6 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
21-6 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
21-13 LI - RTD RB Dareion Fields
4th Q
21-16 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
21-22 LI - PTD QB Lyle Painter -> WR LeRoy Krueger
21-24 LI - 2PT RB Dareion Fields
21-27 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
28-27 MTL - PTD QB Gene Bishop -> WR Derek Cross

The Raiders were slow out of the gate with their new coaching staff, but they seemed to click a bit in the second half and got out to a 27-21 lead. 
RB Dareion Fields had a strong game with a touchdown and 112 rushing yards. 
In contrast, the Rouge started the game really strong before the Raiders were able to claw their way back into the game. 
QB Gene Bishop would lead the team on a strong final drive in order to take back the lead with only a minute to go in the game. 

The Athletics - 28, Ottawa Royals - 39 - Richardson Stadium - June 24, 1962 - 5 PM ET - Weather: Clear
1st Q
7-0 ATH - KRTD WR Tony Albano
7-7 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Mackenzie Jones
7-10 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
2nd Q
7-17 OTT - RTD RB Alexei Volkov
7-18 OTT - Single K Maurice Lafayette
7-25 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> TE Jervonte Howell
14-25 ATH - PTD QB Caldwell Higgins III -> WR Joshua Lafleur
3rd Q
14-32 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Mackenzie Jones
21-32 ATH - DTD INT DB Joe Robinson
4th Q
21-39 OTT - RTD RB Corbyn Knight
28-39 ATH - RTD RB Stavros Black

The Royals got a wake-up call early when WR Tony Albano took home the opening kickoff for a touchdown. 
Following the early score, the offence would kick into high gear to put up 25 unanswered points. 
QB Jean Matieau would have a strong 3 touchdown performance in the win, and rookie RB Corbyn Knight would score as well in the 4th breaking loose on a 2nd and 2 from 18 yards out. 
The Athletics would keep themselves in the game and had a surprising amount of competence on offence behind QB Caldwell Higgins III.
RB Stavros Black would be a key contributor, scoring his first as an Athletic, and DB Joe Robinson got in on the scoring with a pick-6.

Injury Report
DL Dennis Hughes BOS - 1 Week
DB Lawrence Ralph BOS - Day-to-Day
LB Marco Price BOS - 4 Weeks
OL Stanley Witt BUF - 5 Weeks
DB Malik Davenport IND - 2 Weeks
LB Aengus Lynch LDN - 6 Weeks
RB Rodney Clark LOU - 1 Week
LB Alister Henry OTT - Day-to-Day
DL Troy Hunt OTT - 1 Week
DL Erik Cohen ATH - 2 Weeks

Players of the Week

OFF: WR Max Sutton LDN - 2 Receiving Touchdowns, 102 Receiving Yards

DEF: DB Neville Falkner PRO - 1 Interception, 2 Passes Defended, 5 Tackles

Standings
WEST
Louisville 1-0
London 1-0
Long Island 0-1
Indiana 0-1
Buffalo 0-1

EAST
Ottawa 1-0
Providence 1-0
Montreal 1-0
Boston 0-1
The Athletics 0-1

Power Rankings
1 - Louisville -
2 - London +1
3 - Providence -1
4 - Boston -2
5 - Montreal -
6 - Long Island +1
7 - Buffalo -1
8 - Ottawa -
9 - Indiana -
10 - The Athletics -

Week 2 Games
LOU (1-0) @ LDN (1-0) - JUN 28 - 7 PM ET - Thursday Night Football
BOS (1-0) @ ATH (0-1) - JUN 29 - 7 PM ET - Friday Night Football @ Portland, ME
IND (0-1) @ PRO (1-0) - JUN 30 - 3 PM ET
LI (0-1) @ BUF (0-1) - JUN 30 - 7 PM ET - Saturday Night Football
MTL (1-0) @ OTT (1-0) - JUL 1 - 5 PM ET - Canada Day

Great win for Montreal.  Glad to see Lemieux throwing touchdown passes even if Buffalo lost.

Pretty cool seeing one of my players finally get mentioned in the recaps (even if it is the kicker lmao). Great writeups, and good to see Boston in the win column! Not that I expected them to lose to proto-Halifax, but hey, a win's a win.