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.
Color: Yellow/Red Year Founded: 2002 2009 Regular Season Finish: 7-13-0-1 (13th place) 2009 Playoff Result: Lost to Corlears Hookers in first round Conference: Schumacher Division: Donohue Home Arena: Tuques Arena 2009 Leading Scorer: Denis Miciletto, 17 goals Key Additions: Kevin Prestia (free agency), Kevin Au (Cobra Kai) Key Losses: Minkus (Poutine Machine), Lisa Harrington (What The Puck)
We are proud to announce that the full 2010 BTSH schedule has now been posted. Under the 2010 Schedule tab, you can now find every single game of the upcoming season, including its time and location.
Also, please note two additions to the calendar. First, the games originally slated for Sunday, August 29 have been moved to Saturday, August 28 (pending league approval). This Saturday docket would be accompanied by a post-game Pub Crawl in the Tompkins area. Second, on June 6, Rachel “A-Korn” Greene and Craig “Ug” LaCombe will host a Sega NHL 94 Tourney/Fundraiser to benefit Kelly Buchanan. Details on that event forthcoming, but you should definitely save the date.
This Little Patch Has Turned Around The Rehabs’ Season
GAME OF THE WEEK Tuques (6-10) vs. Rehabs (8-4-0-3) Location: Tompkins East, 5:30 PM All-Time Series: Rehabs lead 6-5 Game Notes: After struggling at various points in the season, both of these teams now seem to be headed in the right direction. Since starting the season 1-8, the Tuques have five of their last seven games and are currently on a three-game winning streak. During this three-game stretch, their offensive attack has exploded, averaging more than seven goals per game. Newcomers Denis Miciletto and Shafiq Perry have led this charge, accounting for seven and six August goals, respectively. After snapping a six-game losing streak two weeks ago with an emphatic 7-2 pasting of Cobra Kai, the Rehabs continued their success last week with a solid 4-3 defeat of the Mighty Squirrels. Although the team features one of the most balanced offenses in the league, forward Dave Fraser stepped up and scored two goals against the Squirrels, including the game-winner. More Rehabs will need to follow Fraser’s lead if they want to knock off the surging Tuques. Keys To The Game:
1. In addition to the Tuques’ new blood on offense, rookie defenders Adam Robertson and Jason Mandell have been the key cogs to a much improved defense this season.
2. The Rehabs have only allowed 31 goals on the season, ranking them third in BTSH. Anthony Romeo’s goaltending abilities not withstanding, this is a true testament to the skills of their women, as the Rehabs are the only team to use an all-female defense.
3. After tearing a ligament in her right knee, Rehabs defender Chantel Arroyo must wear a cumbersome brace for all games. There’s nothing funny about ligament tears. Eli’s Pick: Rehabs. The $wagger is back. Derek’s Pick: Tuques. Captain Dave Ladanyi’s “new superstar iniative” has paid off. Watchability: 4 Grande-Capones
Harmon’s New Shirt Looks Very Much Like His Old One
Form And Function
No longer content with displaying simple mathematical functions across their chests, the Mathematics unveiled a new, advanced jersey line on Sunday. After years of sporting shirts with only addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division signs, the Mathematics added exponents and square roots to their repertoire. In addition, a special “black out” jersey (bearing the same new logos) was also commissioned as an occasional alternate uniform. Like their predecessors, the new shirts received rave reviews throughout BTSH. One league member, Adam “Legend Killer” Rubens, was quoted as saying, “If Mathematics shirts were on sale, I would totally buy one.”
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