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Not The Best Duo

On Sunday evening, the media had the distinct honor and pleasure to present their fifth annual Media Awards to some of BTSH’s outstanding players. The winners are listed below:

BTSH Regular Season Scoring Champion
Denis Miciletto (La Famiglia)

Best Goals Against Average
Dutin “Fake Dutch’s Brother” Olson (Corlears Hookers)

Biggest Face
Corey “Chongo” Winters (What The Puck)

Best Duo
Derek Tagliarino & Eli Kazin (Mathematics)

Most Underrated Female
Jenna Cruff (Happy Little Elves)

Most Underrated Male
Tom (Gut Rot)

The Stacy S. Kehoe Award For Toughness & Grace
Stacy S. Kehoe (Rehabs)

The Jon “Dinner Plate” Feldman Award For Agitation and Instigation
Luisa Mirarchi (Dark Rainbows)

The Fifth Annual Bob Weyersberg Award For Outstanding Achievement In The Field Of Excellence
Patrick “Sven” Larsen (Poutine Machine)

The Brendan “Flounder” Hay Memorial Award (Female)
Courtney (Unicorns)

The Brendan “Flounder” Hay Memorial Award (Male)
Mike Haas (Poutine Machine)

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Three Stars of the Week

Third Star: Dustin “Fake Dutch’s Brother” Olson, Corlears Hookers.  Olson weathered an onslaught of Elves shots to lead the Corlears Hookers to a 5-0 shutout, as well as a season sweep, of their Rubens Division foes.  The win propelled the Hookers into sole possession of first place in the league’s top division.
Second Star: Craig “Ug” LaCombe, Unicorns.  Ug played between the pipes for two different teams on Sunday, recording a victory in each game.  In the first game, a crucial Fairy Tale Cup matchup, he allowed just one goal, as his Unicorns defeated the Dark Rainbows 5-1.  Later in the day, LaCombe donned his pads once more for the Gouging Anklebiters and helped them win their second game of the season.  These Father’s Day victories were made even more special as his parents were in attendance to watch their son play.
First Star: Denis Miciletto, La Famiglia.  Miciletto once again sparked The Family’s dominant offense with a four-goal performance in his team’s 7-4 win against the Tompkins Square Riots.  This was his fourth consecutive game with at least one goal, and Miciletto now leads BTSH with 13 goals on the season.

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GAME OF THE WEEK
Denim Demons (3-2-0-1) at Unicorns (4-1-0-1)
Location: Tompkins West, 2:00 PM
All-Time Series: Denim Demons lead 6-5-2
Game Notes: Two of the league’s top goaltenders go head to head in this inter-conference matchup.  After a slow start to the 2011 season, the Denim Demons’ Aaron “Coach” Pagdon has returned to the form that helped him capture last season’s “Best Goaltender” award second best goals against average.  In his last four games, he has allowed just two goals and recorded two shutouts.  During that stretch, however, the offense scored a paltry three goals, resulting in a 2-1-0-1 record.  With Craig “Ug” LaCombe between the pipes, the Unicorns have allowed the fewest goals in BTSH.  LaCombe, who had the top goals against average last season, has given up less than one goal per game and leads the league with three shutouts.  His goaltending, along with strong defensive play from the rest of the team, has boosted the Unicorns into a tie for first place in the Donohue Division.  With bragging rights at stake between good friends Pagdon and LaCombe, goals will be at a premium when these teams collide.
Keys To The Game:
1. After averaging 3.8 goals per game last season, the Denim Demons’ offense has struggled this year, averaging just two goals per game.  Zack Tinkelman and Mike Pereira, who combined for 31 goals in 2010, have scored just once so far.  It is clear that Pereira’s lack of attendance this season has hurt the team.
2. The Unicorns’ offense has revolved around the top line of Joe Polowczuk and Chris, who have collectively scored more than half of the team’s goals.  Polowczuk leads the team with five goals on the season.  In addition, after playing with the Rehabs in a guest role against the Happy Little Elves, he is also tied for their team lead with three goals.
3. Unicorns captains Courtney and Lindsay were recently spotted tape recording a supposedly closed Denim Demons practice in an attempt to procure footage of David Kenneth Fraser’s sprinting prowess.  Furious, Demons captain Adam “Legend Killer” Rubens has filed a formal complaint with league manager Adriano “Muscles Marinara” Bratta and noted, “I’ll go to the papers if I have to.”
Eli’s Pick: Denim Demons.  Pagdon has been a little better than LaCombe in recent weeks.
Derek’s Pick: Denim Demons.  Their deeper bench gives them a boost when they need it most.
Watchability: 4 Joe Tinkys.  With both goaltenders keeping goals off the board, this game should stay close until the end.

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Unicorns 2, Mega Touch 1
Unicorns: Luke (2), Krish (1)
Mega Touch: Harvey Jaswal (2)
Goalie Win: Craig “Ug” LaCombe

Mathematics 4, Butchers 1
Mathematics: Bradley Schmidt 2 (3), Ali Corsi 2 (2)
Butchers: Ben Bloom (2)
Goalie Win: Joe Boshko

Happy Little Elves 8, Tompkins Square Riots 4
Happy Little Elves: Rob “Smash” Muggeo 3 (3), Gil Valdes 2 (2), Trevor Beauclair (1), Melissa Budnick (1), Garrett “Ax” Carrino (1)
Tompkins Square Riots: Patrik Blohmé 2 (2), Alexandre Frenette (1), Joe Fiore (1)
Goalie Win: Shaun deLacy

Poutine Machine 4, Gouging Anklebiters 2
Poutine Machine: Ashish Nagpal (2), Marcus Bonnee (1), Tracy Ng (1), Vincent Tracy (1)
Gouging Anklebiters: Alex Derhohannesian (1), Phil “Sandy” Donohue (1)
Goalie Win: Tim Brown
Game Notes: Ng scored her first BTSH goal.

Cobra Kai 2, Rehabs 1
Cobra Kai: Marc Beland (1), Mark Talercio (1)
Rehabs: Rob Blandi (1)
Goalie Win: Peter Lang

La Famiglia 5, Filthy Gorgeous 1
La Famiglia: Denis Miciletto (2), Jon Fidge (1), Dmitry Gurvits (1), Shafiq “Off-Black” Perry (1), Ant “Father Time” Ventolieri (1)
Filthy Gorgeous: Susannah Pasquantonio (1)
Goalie Win: Kevin Au

What The Puck 5, Gut Rot 2
What The Puck: Oliver Hartman 2 (2), Salvatore Malguarnera, Jr. (2), Alex Doucette (1), Brian Vroom (1)
Gut Rot: Gilligan (1), The Other Gilligan (1)
Goalie Win: Corey “Chongo” Winters

Sky Fighters 4, LBS, Inc. 3 (OT)
Sky Fighters: Mark Bloom (1), Martin “Ocho Cinco” Cejka (1), Dan Hopper (1), Robert Kucera (1)
LBS, Inc.: Karen Erickson (2), Tommy Capatosta (1), Karsten Pichon (1)
Goalie Win: James Stein
Game Notes: Bloom scored the winning goal in overtime.

Dark Rainbows 3, Fresh Kills 2
Dark Rainbows: P.T. Walkley 2 (2), Jennie Brown (1)
Fresh Kills: Justin “The Boss” Ross (1), Alice Bertoni (1)
Goalie Win: John Meyer
Game Notes: For a review of this game, go here.

Corlears Hookers 7, Denim Demons 3
Corlears Hookers: Matt Zimmerman 2 (3), Brendan “Dutch” Kearney (3), Gavin “Dutch’s Brother” Kearney (1), Peter “Purple Rain” Putka (1), Noelle “Slapshot” Safar (1), Josh “Doc” Sadlier-Brown (1)
Denim Demons: Dave Fraser 2 (2), Jeff Kamen (3)
Goalie Win: James Stein (on loan from Sky Fighters)

Julie Is The Jimmy Fallon Of BTSH Photos

GAME OF THE WEEK
Mega Touch (1-0) at Unicorns (1-0)
Location: Tompkins East, 3:00 PM
All-Time Series: Unicorns lead 9-4
Game Notes: Two teams with convincing wins last weekend face off in this Schumacher Conference battle.  Mega Touch looked sharp against the Gouging Anklebiters during the Hockey Night in Tompkins regional telecast, rolling to a 5-1 victory.  New addition Adriano “Muscles Marinara” Bratta scored 30 seconds into the game, and his team never looked back.  Bratta finished with three goals and two assists, as he and his linemates Harvey Jaswal and Julie Katz dominated play and were on for all of the team’s goals.  This “Matzo-Masala-Marinara” line has invigorated Mega Touch and given the team high hopes for the remainder of the season.  The Unicorns also impressed in their playoff rematch against the Tompkins Square Riots.  The offense tallied six goals, led by Joe’s hat trick, while goalie Craig “Ug” LaCombe and the Uni’s defense shut out the normally potent Riots attack.  LaCombe gives most of the credit to his defenders, noting that only a handful of good shots got through to him.  Will Mega’s Matzo-Masala-Marinara line be able to break through this wall or will LaCombe and the Unicorns defense stifle another opponent?
Keys To The Game:
1. This is Mega Touch’s first ever Game of the Week.  Although captain Julie Katz is extremely eager to participate in the featured matchup, captain Eric Devlin is less enthusiastic.  How will the team handle the pressure of the big stage?
2. Unicorns rookie Luke tallied a goal during his team’s big win last Sunday.  He is just one of many offseason acquisitions that the Unicorns will rely on throughout the season.
3. As intense talks over the direction of the goaltenders’ union continue to heat up, this game will feature two of the principals of these discussions.  Mega Touch’s Mike Tuckman has vehemently opposed the creation of the union calling it “stupid and pointless.”  LaCombe, on the other hand, inexplicably seems to think the union’s founders Peter Lang and $howT!m3 may have been on to something…which would be a first.
Eli’s Pick: Unicorns.  This game will likely mimic the above photo.
Derek’s Pick: Unicorns.  Mega Touch has clearly improved, but the Unicorns still have a little more talent right now.
Watchability: 3.5 Devlins.  Eric’s been clamoring to have the watchability scale named after him for a while now.

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