Photo Of The Week
April 23rd, 2008
Week 2 News and Notes
April 22nd, 2008Trenton Makes, Rachel Takes
New Jersey’s Exports: Precious Metals, Industrial Machinery, and Tommy Mayoros
After struggling with the goaltending tandem of Rob Gorden and Tim “(S)crappy” Gray last season, the Mighty Squirrels seem to be a different team this year. With new goalie Tommy Mayoros in the net, they’ve been walking with a new found swagger…some might even say an air of confidence. They are now 1-0-1 after facing two tough teams. Captain Rachel Greene was sure to note, “People often ask us where we got our awesome goalie from, and the answer is simple. We got him from New Jersey.” New Jersey was offered Scrappy in exchange, but it politely declined.
Week 2 Box Scores
April 21st, 2008Scrappy Scores!
LBS 2, Dark Rainbows 1 (OT)
LBS: Karsten Pichon, Karen Erickson
Dark Rainbows: Sean Reynolds
Fresh Kills 2, Cobra Kai 1 (OT)
Fresh Kills: Dave Sokolyansky, Kevin “Tiny” Foster
Cobra Kai: Rem “Canadian Strongman” Garavito
Unicorns 2, Tuques 1 (OT)
Unicorns: Chris 2
Tuques: Peter Wilson
Sky Fighters 3, Rehabs 2 (OT)
Sky Fighters: Martin Cejka 2, Chris Shumaker
Rehabs: “Con” Ed Lau, Brian Wong
Mathematics 6, Happy Little Elves 1
Mathematics: Andrew Levine 2, Derek Tagliarino 2, Bradley Schmidt, Laura MacNeil
Happy Little Elves: Rich Glanzer
Mighty Squirrels 4, Gouging Anklebiters 2
Mighty Squirrels: Eric Breitman, Tim “(S)crappy” Gray, Al Sansoni, Scott Brower
Gouging Anklebiters: Nick Gardella, Charles DeFranco
What the Puck 9, Mexican Standoff 2
What the Puck: Mike “The X-Factor” Woodsworth 3, Tom MacDonald 2, Larry “Mad Dog” Zimmer 2, Corey “Chongo” Winters, Brian Vroom
Mexican Standoff: Jason Greenberg, Ben Bloom
Denim Demons 3, Bad Touch 0
Denim Demons: Pete Matlin 2, Mike Perrier
Shutout: Steve Chernoski
Corlears Hookers 3, Filthy Gorgeous 1
Corlears Hookers: Jason Eitel 2, Josh Sadlier-Brown
Filthy Gorgeous: Matthew Workman
Week 2 Preview
April 18th, 2008Where My Jews At?
Photo by Chris Beauvois
Dark Rainbows (1-0) vs. LBS (1-0)
Location: Corlears North, 3:00 PM
All-Time Series: LBS leads 5-4-1
Game Notes:
Both teams started the season on the right foot with solid wins in their opening matches. Going back to last year, the Dark Rainbows have now won six consecutive games, although they showed a little rust last week. After dominating goaltending throughout the 2007 playoffs, Trevor Tyrrell (who now wants to be known as “White Jesus”) looked almost human by allowing two goals against Filthy Gorgeous. LBS showed a lot of heart against a revamped Cobra Kai team, as they rallied from behind to win 3-2. However, two of their goals came from Molly Jacobs, who will be a good 3,000 miles from the court on Sunday. In four years, these teams have already played each other ten times, including several classic playoff games. The series is now about even, and we can expect the same from this game.
Keys to the Game:
1. The Rainbows can count on a solid performance from White Jesus, so it will be up to their balanced offensive attack to make the difference.
2. With Ken “The Alpha Male” Poulin still serving his suspension, Karsten Pichon and Brian “Grandmaster B” Barrett will be the duo to keep an eye on for LBS.
3. Sean Reynolds hit the weight room hard all winter. Although he can now bench press 500 pounds and squat more than 700, his new found muscle mass may slow him down.
Eli’s Pick: Dark Rainbows. Even though I’m Jewish, I recognize the awesomeness of White Jesus.
Derek’s Pick: Dark Rainbows. They truly have some of the best unknown scorers in the league. I expect a lot of goals by a lot of different people.
