GAME OF THE WEEK
What the Puck at Fresh Kills
5:30 pm, East Court

Has anyone checked out that cool new “league History” section of the site? No? Go have a look, I’ll wait.

Oh, you’re back. Did you notice the same thing I did? Not only are these two of the longest running franchises in league history, they’ve also combined for a significant number of league championships over the years. I’m not saying this is a Habs-Leafs rivalry (mainly because WTP have won a championship while Suvin Malik has been alive. Yes! Nailed it.) but it’s always a tight, competitive match when these two sides throw down. They’ve also met up in the playoffs quite a bit over the last couple of years (with the Kills having the edge). So don’t expect Zimm to have to do much to fire up the troops.

If we call this the BTSH “Hall of Fame” Game will at least some of you stick around to watch it? Come on, do it for Cory. Who doesn’t love Cory?

Mega Touch at Happy Little Elves
1:00 pm, West Court

Game of the Week? More like “Game of the Century” At least that’s the way Rich Glanzer has been describing the Elves OT win against the Hookers last week. Word is he’s asking Kurt Russell to shave his head so he can play Richie in the movie version.

But when you fly that close to the sun be careful that your wings don’t melt, Elfin folk. It wouldn’t surprise us if young bucks like Ryan Nakahara and Trevor Beauclair start looking past this game (settle them down Gil). Even Sarah Torenten and Jenna Cruff were overheard talking trash to Courtney Stoutamire in the bar last week. It was like a bizarre cross between The Mighty Ducks and Mean Girls (and we’re not talking about Ben Chadwick’s spec script here).

Time for some veteran leadership to step up and upset the upsetters. Julie Katz has had her whole team on a twizzlers only diet (with the exception of Eric Devlin who’s been chewing nothing but broken glass). She even got Adriano to participate by telling him it was “pasta dolce rosso”. If she can keep the Megas on a sugar high until 2 pm Sunday it may be bad news for the Elves. 

Butchers at Riots
2:00 pm, East Court

The biggest battle here may be over who gets to wear their burgundy shirts. Sorry, Butchers, but as the home team it’s the Riots pick. But not to worry. Ben Bloom has informed the press that the Butchers will be debuting their “7th jersey” during this match. He also mentioned something about going with an “ombre” but we’re not sure if he was referring to the shirts or his own ever-changing facial hair.

While the Butchers focus on fashion, the Riots are focused on regaining the form that they had in their first season in BTSH. All of the tools are there including the talented combo of Patrick Blohme and Alex Frenette aka the most underrated offensive pair in the league. Team Captain Amy Jones has decided to lead by example, vowing to play in at least HALF of the team’s games this year. She’s also issued every Rioter their very own mason jar of “coffee” (or whatever that stuff is she drinks. We’re not saying it will be a factor in the Riots improved performance this year. But Jones should be glad that there’s no PED testing in our league.

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Gut Rot at Sky Fighters
3:00 pm, West Court

Gut Rot Captain Peaches is employing a new strategy this year, keeping his roster a secret from the press (and apparently the league commissioner as well). So we can only guess that some combination of Tommy, Dave, Mary, Workman and the rest will show up to take on a rock solid Skyfighters squad. But it really doesn’t matter who the Rotters have on their side. The Skyfighters have Guillaume Lechasseur on their roster. And in our books, that makes them winners even before the puck is dropped.

Dark Rainbows at LBS.
4:30 pm, East Court

BTSH’s version of the 1968 Democratic Convention takes place once again. On the one side, the Rainbows, Aquarian champions of peace, love and understanding. On the other side, the LBS, polo shirt wearing, status flaunting conspicuous consumers. One team struggled to survive last year. The other won the league championship.

Picking a winner here should be a no-brainer, right? But nothing is ever simple in life (or BTSH). The Sombre Spectrums shutout La Famiglia last week and are starting to look like the Rainbows team that won the league championship a few years back. We’re not saying Ariel Kipnis is the second coming of Jesus (aka Trevor). But he gives the Rainbows a fighting chance in any game.

For the LBS., it’s still all about the ageless duo of Karsten Pichon and Ken Poulin. At least that’s what they want opposing teams to think. But as a student of the LBS. play over the last couple of years, we can tell you that Sam Anthony has been the perfect setup man for the Karsten and Ken bromance as well as being a rock on defense. As long as these three keep taking their Geritol, LBS. are still a legitimate championship contender.