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Monthly Archive for August, 2011
Two Of Hockey’s Greatest Minds?
GAME OF THE WEEK
Happy Little Elves (7-4-1-2) at Fresh Kills (10-3-1)
Location: Tompkins West, 2:00 PM
All-Time Series: Happy Little Elves lead 3-1
Game Notes: The Happy Little Elves and Fresh Kills last met in the quarterfinals of the 2010 playoffs, when a seemingly harmless and unexpected timeout contributed to an Elves overtime victory. With Fresh Kills holding a one goal lead in the final minutes of regulation, captain David Sokolyansky inexplicably called a timeout, claiming his players needed a breather to weather the Elves’ anticipated final assault. However, the stoppage in play also allowed the Elves to change personnel and gave their captain Rich Glanzer–one of the premiere tacticians of BTSH–a chance to draw up the perfect play. As a result, the Elves’ brunette then-rookie Ryan Nakahara poked in the tying goal with less than a minute remaining in regulation. In overtime, Nakahara’s flaxen-haired linemate and overall good guy Trevor “T-Beau” Beauclair scored the winning goal to send the Elves to the semifinals. With this comeback win as the backdrop for Sunday’s game, Fresh Kills will be looking to avenge its early exit from the 2010 playoffs, while the Happy Little Elves will look to continue their dominance in this series.
Keys To The Game:
1. Elves forward Gil Valdes has been red hot lately, scoring five goals in the team’s last three games. He is second on the team in scoring with 10 goals and tied for ninth in BTSH.
2. After an all-rookie performance in 2010, Fresh Kills goalie Patrick Barch has continued to excel this year, and he is currently third in the league with a 1.58 goals against average. Consequently, Fresh Kills boasts the league’s second best defense, having allowed just 22 goals this season.
3. Now that Elves goaltender Shaun deLacy has officially lost all of his bets pertaining to his season GAA, it is as if a giant weight has been lifted off his shoulders. Shaun notes, “It has always been my burden to strive for perfection. I now realize that is not possible this season, but I am happy to have learned an important lesson in humility and modesty, a lesson I will always treasure.”
Eli’s Pick: No pick. Eli will be reffing this game.
Derek’s Pick: Fresh Kills. Even with the Elves’ recent acquisition of Adela Ibric, Fresh Kills will have youth on their side, as Scott Lee remains the youngest player in this game by about a month.
Watchability: 4.5 Ibrics. This was a great playoff game last year, and both teams enter on winning streaks.
The J Is For Jeremy Schumacher
For the second consecutive season, the Weyersberg and Schumacher conferences faced off in the annual BTSH All-Star Game. The Schumacher Conference was out for revenge this year after losing an intense 3-2 matchup last season. To ensure victory, two of the conference’s greatest hockey minds were recruited to coach the Schumacher All-Stars. Unfortunately, Cobra Kai’s Enayet “Retail” Rasul and Poutine Machine’s Jo-Ann Provencher had to back out, and the conference was left with the tandem of La Famiglia’s Shafiq “Off Black” Perry and Mega Touch’s Julie Katz. To make matters worse, the Weyersberg Conference selected the beloved duo of Trevor “T-Beau” Beauclair and Melissa Budnick of the Happy Little Elves as its coaches.
Maybe Derho Will Remember His Shootout Goal Now
ALL-STAR GAME
Schumacher Conference 4, Weyersberg Conference 3 (OT-SO)
First Half:
Schumacher – Denis Miciletto (Derek Tagliarino)
Weyersberg – Dan Hopper (Scott Lee)
Schumacher – Joe Fiore (Marcus Bonnée)
Second Half:
Weyersberg – Bob diProspero (Susannah Pasquantonio)
Schumacher – Joe Fiore (unassisted)
Weyersberg – Dan Hopper (Scott Lee, Steph Opitz)
Shootout:
Schumacher Conference wins 1-0. Successful attempt by Alex Derhohannesian.
Mathematics 4, Gouging Anklebiters 1
Mathematics: Andy Pratt 2 (6), Adam Langer (4), Lilly Preston (4)
Gouging Anklebiters: Alex Derhohannesian (6)
Goalie Win: Joe Boshko
Fresh Kills 2, Denim Demons 1
Fresh Kills: Dave Sokolyansky (7), Nick Hobbs (3)
Denim Demons: Mike Pereira (3)
Goalie Win: Patrick Barch
Game Notes: Sokolyansky’s game-winning goal broke a 1-1 tie with five minutes remaining in regulation.
Corlears Hookers 8, Filthy Gorgeous 1
Corlears Hookers: Jason Eitel 4 (10), Gavin “Dutch’s Brother” Kearney 3 (5), Albert “Al” Huang (2)
Filthy Gorgeous: Suvin “The Guru” Malik (11)
Goalie Win: Dustin “Fake Dutch’s Brother” Olson
Cobra Kai 3, Tompkins Square Riots 1
Cobra Kai: Marc Beland (7), Becky Pear (1), John Thorpe (1)
Tompkins Square Riots: Grant Mason (2)
Goalie Win: Peter Lang
Game Notes: Beland’s game-winning goal broke a 1-1 tie with six minutes remaining in regulation.
LBS, Inc. 3, Rehabs 0
LBS, Inc.: “The Alpha Male” Ken Poulin (7), Jason Bogdaneris (4), Sam Anthony (2)
Shutout: Seth Wachtell (1)
Dark Rainbows 7, What The Puck 0
Dark Rainbows: Josh Wilson 3 (8), John Nielsen 2 (7), Sean Reynolds (4), Jon Rudd (3)
Shutout: Peter Lang (on loan from Cobra Kai)
La Famiglia 3, Unicorns 2
La Famiglia: Denis Miciletto (20), Shafiq “Off Black” Perry (13), Alfred Liu (4)
Unicorns: Rod (4), John (3)
Goalie Win: Jamie Batuwantudawe
Game Notes: Miciletto’s game-winning goal broke a 2-2 tie with 52 seconds remaining in regulation.
Mega Touch 2, Gut Rot 1
Mega Touch: Adriano “Muscles Marinara” Bratta (11), Eric Devlin (4)
Gut Rot: Tom (11)
Goalie Win: Mike Tuckman
Poutine Machine 4, Butchers 1
Poutine Machine: Kevin MacDonald (6), Chelsea Hicks (2), Dave Paglia (2), Sven Larsen (1)
Butchers: “The Charismatic Enigma” Arthur Revechkis (12)
Goalie Win: Tim Brown
Game Notes: Poutine Machine scored four times in the final ten minutes of regulation.
Happy Little Elves 5, Sky Fighters 4 (OT-SO)
Happy Little Elves: Gil Valdes 2 (10), Rob “Smash” Muggeo (7), Matt Brady (1)
Sky Fighters: Dan Hopper 2 (10), Mark Bloom (3), Alison Kliegman (1)
Shootout: Happy Little Elves win 1-0. Successful attempt by Valdes.
Goalie Win: Shaun deLacy
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