Week 8 Previews – Part 2
June 7th, 2019What the Puck at LBS, Inc.
By Tracy Demon
Such is the anticipation around this matchup that members of The Media were literally* fighting (*not at all literally) over who would write the preview. In one corner, we have the still undefeated LBS, and while you kind of want to hate them, many of them are nice people who engage in acts of charity like trying to teach me hockey and keeping Blink-182 relevant. In the other corner, we have the sometimes-defeated but always scrappy What the Puck, best known for having top-notch graphic design, at least two cute dogs that I know of, several players with cool hair, and also being nice and fun people goddamn it. Make no mistake: the niceness ends at puck drop, and the Pucks are gonna give this Div 1 team a fight.

Prediction: The Pucks win our hearts and minds, but victory stays in Poundtown this weekend, 4-2. Hoggy consoles himself by murdering another sandwich. Justin shakes it off and goes on to design the best Twin Dekes shirt the Ocean City tournament has ever seen.
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June 6th, 2019Gouging Anklebiters at Dark Rainbows
The Anklebiters and Dark Rainbows are kicking off All-Sunday in pure BTSH fashion. They have an agreement in place that the team that scores must polish off a tall boy between all five players on the asphalt rink before the faceoff. (Somewhere in Cleveland Sam N is smiling.) With Greenwald rumored to be in net for the mighty Bows there is a good chance that the collective Biters squad will be hammered midway through the second half.

Prediction: the BTSH gods approve of this debauchery and bless both teams with an absurd amount of puck (ball) luck with the Biters winning 12-9. Neither team’s representatives finish the All-Star Game.
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June 5th, 2019
The 2019 BTSH All Star Game is this Sunday, 6/9 (Nice) at 6:30 pm on the West Court following the conclusion of Fresh Kills steam rolling Sky Fighters.
It looks like it is going to be a beautiful day, so clear your schedules, rest your vocal chords and stock up on liquid courage.
Gigantic sandwiches will be arriving to the sidelines around 4 pm. Yum!

2019: Week 7 Box Scores – Scoring Highlights
June 5th, 2019Friendly reminder that we have the ASG coming up next Sunday. Stay for Four-Foot long sammies (no jumbo bagels) and the skills comp.
On the box scores…
Hookers 3 @ Rehabs 1
Hookers – Sarah N (1), CJ “not the running back” Anderson (2), Joe M (1, EN)
Goalie Win – Dustin O (4-0, GAA 0.49, 2 shutouts)
Rehabs – Hicks (5)
Goalie Loss – Max the FA
Game Notes: Whoah, Hookers beat Rehabs. Cool. Must be because of that all-star goalie. Look at those shiny numbers!
Advncd Anlytcs: Wait, since when did we have the ability to track empty net goals?
Gut Rot 3 @ Instant Karma 5
Rout Rot – Akhil (1), Jeff x2 (2)
Goalie Loss – Sam (0-4)
IK – Brianna V (1), Brett C x2 via FA, Sara via FA, Scory Cory V (2)
Goalie Win – Charlie O’D via Goals Allowed Anonymous
Game Notes: Apparently if Gut Rot continues playing after a ball hits someone in the face, it’s okay, and they can keep playing until they score? Can old school and new school figure out what to do here, notwithstanding any bullock’s sexual innuendos it raises, and whether or not it changes a certain sweetheart perception?
Advncd Anlytcs: 6/7 karmas don’t care about advanced stats. Or is it 6 foot 7 karmas…
Dark Rainbows 2 @ Tompkins Square Riots 1
Dank Bows – Tarnado (1), Ryan M (1)
Goalie Win – David “he knows his stats aren’t good [but now they look better]” G (2-4)
Riots – David “Mike Danton’s v fave agent” Frost (2)
Goalie Loss – Dave GdR (1-3)
Game Notes: No baby powder was harmed in the production of these two points.
Pounds 3 @ Fuzz 2
Pounds – Macayla (1), Jake C (1), Denis via FA
Goalie Win – Mike Sizzler (5-0, GAA 1.60)
Fuzz – Gil’s nephew’s uncle (3), Miles (1)
Goalie Loss – Tim Bwn (2-2, GAA 1.75)
Game Notes: When does Teets McGee come back for his scoring title? Week 8? Pushing it a little bit man.
Sky Fighters 3 @ What the Puck 2 F/SO
SkyF – Matt (1), Wes (1)
Goalie Win – Peter Parker B via FA
Shootout Winner – Infanti
WTP – Annie A (1), Sam McI (4)
Goalie Loss – Ed P
Game Notes: After meeting WTP founder Larry Zed-mer earlier in the week, Annie scored her first goal for DaPucks to get her side back on the board, bringing the score back to 2-1 in the first period. After another girl goal, tying the game shortly thereafter, Annie almost had another but for a diving Peter Parker stifling a back door scoring chance to keep the game tied going into half time. After being lulled to sleep by their opponent’s lack of positive corsi for the duration of the game thereafter, WTP failed to score on any of their shootout attempts.
Advncd Anlytics: Poke check on every shootout attempt. Is foolproof.
Cobra Kai 5 @ Mathematics 2
CK – Liam (2), Big “Greedy Provider” Russ (2), Eff Gill Ween x2 (4), Rachel (1)
Goalie Win – Max via FA
Math – John M (1), Eli (1)
Goalie Loss – David L (2-3, GAA 2.75)
Game Notes: Forget about goalie, I think if Cobra Kai added a dog to the roster, the pupper might outscore some of the players on the rooster. Russ has only two so far, but the doggo likely could snip 3 on a Fourth Division beatdown day game.
Fresh Kills 1 @ Filthier 2
FK – Nate (6)
Goalie Loss – Barch Not Piled (1-3, GAA 2.20)
Filthier – Ann (1), Sunny (4)
Goalie Win – Tim K (4-1, GAA 1.57)
Game Notes: Obligatory “Filthier got the job done without making a barch pile” game note.
Advncd Anlytcs: After getting one called back last week, Ann made sure to get one that counted this time around, setting the tone for two filthy points.
Gouging Anklebiters 3 @ Butchers 0 PPD
GANK – Probert x2 (4), Sarah M (2)
Goalie of Record – Craig LaC (3-1, GAA 0.80)
Butchers – Nada de Pig Knife Ball in Net
Goalie of Record – Tim Burke (1-1, GAA 2.00)
Game Notes: After playing through the first monsoon, on the west court of all things, play was suspended after the secondary rainfall hit Tompkins Square Park with roughly 5 minutes left in the game. Jason Bourne couldn’t retrace his steps to the rink this week, but luckily Probert found his scoring touch, putting up a pair of his own for a change this year.
Mega Touch 2 @ Denim Demons 1 F/SO
Touch em Mega – Natasha (1)
Goalie Win – Mike “Waffelboard” T (2-3, GAA 2.69)
Shootout Winner – Joe
DenDems – Miles S (7)
Goalie Shootout Loss – Zach L (2-2-1, GAA 1.35)
Game Notes: A tight contest was decided in the 9th round of the shootout (the only successful shootout attempt to boot, and better yet, no full parabola rebound bounces were necessary to score this time).
Advncd Anlytcs: Louie/Louis/Lewiiiii held up his standard performance of 2019, only allowing a goal through 55 minutes and only on more in a 9-round shootout. Unfortunately for the first time all-star, his counterpart on this day –big waffleboard T-man – was just a little bit better, stopping every attempt in the shootout and leading Mega to the extra point.
Poutine Machine @ Gremlins PPD
Game Notes: Walker may lament about the lack of playing time but we all know he’ll forget about it the day they have their double header. Too bad that smart (ass*) guy James won’t still be around to ruin it though (*in accordance with old school methodology, he was good at something; therefore, he shall be sl00t shamed and declared a dick!).
Advncd Anlytcs: Still not sure why Walker never ended up being a goalie, especially an FA one…dat playing time arbitrage doe.

The actual box scores caption is “goalie gear circa 1905 and 2105”
Three Stars of Week 7
June 4th, 2019
By Jess
Third Star
Micayla from LBS

Micayla notched her first goal ever in an important 3-2 win over Fuzz. Finally, her husband Avery can stop hogging the goal-scoring spotlight (but he did give her the assist and that’s clearly proof true love exists).
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