2013 Season End Party Pics

November 1st, 2013

Your 2013 BTSH Award Winners

November 1st, 2013

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One of the highlights (?) of last Sunday’s season end party was the annual awards ceremony. It’s a nice opportunity to recognize a lot of folks who give back to the league. Here’s a complete list of the award winners:

Most Underrated Male  

TIE

Brad Schmidt – Mathematics

Olivier Brassard – Skyfighters

 

Most Underrated Female  

Girl on Elves (The one Rich keeps talking about)

  

The Shortbus Memorial Award for Best Hockey Mom

Corey Winters – What the Puck

BTSH Hall of Fame Award  

Andy Pratt – Mathematics

Stacy Kehoe – Rehabs

Ken Poulin – LBS

 

The Stacy S. Kehoe Award for Toughness and Grace  

TIE

Sarah Torenten – Happy Little Elves

Jackie Spiegel – Corlears Hookers

 

The Showtime Award for Best Team Switch

Tim Brown – PM to LBS

The Guinness & Jameson Award for Best Duo

Zack Norris & Sandy “Mama” Norris

 

The Jon “Dinner Plate” Feldman Award for Agitation & Instigation  

Dave Sokol – Fresh Kills

 

The MegaTouch Award for Being MegaTouch

Megatouch

 

The Cory Winters Player’s Player Award (Male) (formerly the Brendan “Flounder” Hay Memorial Award)  

Aaron “Coach” Pagdon – Denim Demons

 

The Cory Winters Player’s Player Award (Female) (formerly the Brendan “Flounder” Hay Memorial Award)  

Suz – Filthy Gorgeous

 

The Eighth Annual Bob Weyersberg Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Excellence  

Dan Hopper – Skyfighters

 

 

The Corlears Hookers are Your 2013 BTSH Champs!!

October 30th, 2013

Congratulations to Dustin and Crew who held the LBS. scoreless in a convincing 3-0 win.

We’ve got some pics from the Finals and we’ll be back tomorrow with shots from the Season End Party and a list of your 2013 BTSH Award winners!

Eli’s Take On the Finals

October 25th, 2013
Jason & Josh

The Corlears Hookers are hoping that their fourth time in the championship game is the charm. To find out if this is finally the year that they break through, let’s ask a few questions.

1) Are they running into a hot goalie?
In 2007, the Corlears Hookers were the heavy favorite entering the championship game, but were shut out by the Dark Rainbows, 4-0. Leading the way for the Rainbows was goaltender Trevor Tyrrell, who allowed just one goal in four playoff games that season. While LBS, Inc. has yet to allow a goal in the playoffs, they have done so with three different goalies. Tim Brown (Poutine Machine, sort of) suited up against the Butchers in the quarterfinals and Dave Gil de Rubio (Tompkins Square Riots) was, after much deliberation, eventually called upon against the Denim Demons in the semifinals. Seth Wachtell, their actual starter, will be in net this Sunday, just as he was against Mega Touch in the round of 16, but that was three weeks ago.
2) Is Dustin getting married this weekend?
In 2008, the Corlears Hookers were once again the heavy favorite entering the championship game, but lost to Fresh Kills, 3-2. Another seminal event that weekend was Dustin’s wedding in Mexico, which was attended by several teammates, including Jason Eitel and Josh Sadlier-Brown. The Hookers sprinted out to an early 2-0 lead, but depth became an issue in the second half. A fresher, deeper Kills squad rallied to score the last three goals of the game and claim the championship. Our sources indicate that Dustin will not be getting married this weekend.
3) Are they running into a team that caught fire at the right time?
In 2010, the Corlears Hookers were yet again the heavy favorite (notice a trend?) entering the championship game, but were upset by the Happy Little Elves, 3-1. Despite winning just half of their regular season games, the Elves started playing better towards the end of the season, with three wins in their final four games. This turnaround coincided with the implementation of captain Rich Glanzer’s NEDI system, and continued through the playoffs, as the Elves stormed through La Famiglia, Fresh Kills, the Sky Fighters, and ultimately the Hookers to secure the championship.
This year, the Hookers do not enter the championship game as the prohibitive favorite. LBS, Inc. is the defending champion and the Corporation has won their past seven playoff games. Perhaps having the weight of expectations lifted of their shoulders, even just a little, will do the Hookers some good. We’re predicting a 3-2 Hookers win, in overtime. But don’t worry LBS, Inc…we picked Fresh Kills to beat you in last year’s championship game, and look how that turned out.

Why You Should Care About This Years Finals

October 25th, 2013

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Weirdly, a lot of people still ask who writes the BTSH website (even though I’ve been doing it for over two years now). If you don’t see a byline from Rich, Eli, Ben. Monica, or Abby then I wrote it. In my role as website editor (and site contributor before that), I’ve probably written about every team in this league at least a dozen times. And it feels like I’ve written about the LBS. and the Hookers at least a 100 times. So I’m not going with a straightforward game preview this time. I’m here to tell you why you should get your ass out to Tompkins and the ACE this Sunday. Listen up!

1) FINALS WEEKEND IS ABOUT A LOT MORE THAN THE GAME – Just like Superbowl Sunday is about a lot more than football, BTSH’s final weekend is about a lot more than the championship.
i) Come play in the open scrimmage (it’s usually some of the most fun hockey of the year and a chance to meet people you never played against).  Even Jerome Ramos scores in these games!
ii) Join the heckle wall. Most year’s it’s at least as memorable as the game. Best heckle wall cheer ever? Sharif Corinaldi telling the Hookers they had no chance against the Rainbows goalie Trevor (aka “Jesus”) Tyrell. As Corinaldi shouted “the Power of Christ compels you”, the Purple People Eaters realized it wouldn’t be their year.
iii) Stand next to Julie Katz at the final. She always has candy and with the game only a few days before Halloween you could score big!

2) YOUR TEAMMATE IS PROBABLY NOMINATED FOR AN AWARD (AND SOMEONE YOU HATE PROBABLY IS AS WELL) – There’s nothing worse than hearing your name announced for an award and then hearing silence after it. Support your teammates. Get loud. And make sure you chant “Rehabs suck” whenever they’re nominated for anything.

3) YOU’LL SEE SOME DAMN GOOD HOCKEY – While it will be tough to top last week’s Kills-Hookers thriller, the finals are always a quality game. Sit back and appreciate how good this league has gotten over the last few years.

4) YOU WON’T SEE A LOT OF THESE FOLKS UNTIL NEXT MARCH  – And believe it or not you’re going to miss them. Give Claire Weingarten a hug, write in Brian Ferry’s yearbook, promise to stay in touch with Romeo. BTSH really is high school with money. Make some memories.

5) TIM WILL BE SAD IF YOU’RE NOT THERE – Do you really want to disappoint him?

Good luck to the LBS and Hookers this Sunday. I’ll see you all courtside!