He Likes Us Because We Don’t Wear White

It’s always a little bittersweet and surreal for us to sit down and write our traditional final post of the season.  To be frank, after writing several times per week since March, we need a break, so we’re definitely happy to get a (what is hopefully a well-deserved) rest for a few months.

Of course, it’s also a little disappointing to see such a fun season end.  We’re just one week removed from league activity, and we’re already beginning to see how little there is to do on Sunday when BTSH doesn’t occupy 8-9 hours of the day (besides, you know, sleeping in, watching the NFL, and spending quality time with non-hockey friends and family).

As we reflect back on another eventful season, there are several fond memories that stand out.  Here are just a few:

• Calisthenics with Adam Rubens
• Rich Glanzer’s futile attempts at media boycotts
• Baby John Nielsen
• The All-Star Game, the Old Timer’s Game, and the Women’s Tournament
• The first (annual) BTSH Pub Crawl
• Amy’s Booze Berries and returning to Corlears Hook Park
• The Anklebiters Hazing Scandal
• Peter Lang and $howT!m3’s failed attempt to form a goalie union
• The Sega NHL ’94 Tournament
• The Butchers’ Cinderella-like playoff run, and yes, the Elves’ eventual championship

Having said that, we would like to conclude by thanking some of the people who made the season so memorable.  First and foremost, massive thanks to our correspondents Jesse Kalb and Abby “Tayne” Meisterman, who both contributed a ton to the website this season.  Jesse’s insightful and witty game previews finally accomplished our goal of elevating the Hockey Night in Tompkins games to a level of legitimate importance.  Abby’s “Dirty Laundry” column was consistently the highlight of the News and Notes post each week, and we’re looking forward to seeing more from her next season.  We would also like to extend a brief thank you to the following people:

• Adriano “Muscles Marinara” Bratta, whose leadership is rivaled only by Mussolini’s
• “The Chairman” Ben Chadwick, for putting up with annoying G-chat messages pertaining to website issues
• Alex “Coop” Eben Meyer, for accepting blame whenever anything went wrong with the website…even if he was not aware of it
• Rich Glanzer and his Happy Little Elves, for being great comedic fodder and dominating the comments section
• Joe Lops, who has excellent calf muscles
• The rookie class of 2010, which was one of the best in recent memory
• Anita Khar, who has an awesome beach house on the Connecticut shoreline
• Amy Jones and Jaclyn Lee, for including us in their yet to be released documentary
• Dave Ladanyi, for reminding us of the “Golden Age” of BTSH
• You, the reader, for not saying anything when we mailed one in

We look forward to seeing everyone again next season.  Keep checking the website throughout the winter for updates and guest columns.

Your humble correspondents,
Eli Kazin &
Derek Tagliarino