NYC Ball Hockey Business Networking

May 28th, 2019

Hi hockey peeps who love orange plastic balls!

A few of those in BTSH have started a facebook networking group for our ball hockey community, NYC Ball Hockey Business Networking.  The idea is to use this group to help each other out in our professional endeavors and keep the BTSH Facebook page for all the other fun stuff. If you are an entrepreneur, rely on a good network for job, or just want to help one of the above with your amazing network, definitely join the page.

In the future we want to try and host a meetup that revolves around some hockey watching fun with people from various professions while spending a little time talking our businesses too. More details on that to come.

The group name is “NYC Ball hockey business networking”.  Ariel (Fresh Kills), Jenn P (Denim Demons) and Joe P (Gouging Anklebiters) are moderators (they also started the LinkedIn version).  Please reach out and join the group!

Group Description

A lil’ networking group that we can use to help each other out with our businesses or careers while enjoying a little hockey trash talk at the same time. For members of the BTSH, MOFO, and District 5 Ball hockey Leagues.

2019: Week 6 Box Scores – Scoring Highlights

May 24th, 2019

What do you mean it’s supposed to be Week 5?

Hope everyone enjoys their Memorial Day long weekends! I know that I won’t, as instead of visiting the city that fun forgot, I’ll be in the state that boring built!

(Editors note: Oh great, the obscure references are starting strong this week….)

Demons 1 @ Pounds 3

Demons – Miles S (6)

Goalie Loss – Zach L (2-2, GAA of 1.46)

Pounds – Avery x2 (3), Roberts (2)

Goalie Win – Sizzler (4-0, GAA of 1.50)

Game Notes: Roberts had game winning goals regardless of which league and competition he faced this past weekend, I guess he is taking the demotion back to the third line (with Scottykthe2nd returning to the lineup) really well. Hopefully Rich didn’t see the high windup on the first Pounds goal, I haven’t seen any photos of it on fb yet, so I guess we’re okay for now.

Advnd Anlytcs: Is this a bad time to mention that you already thought Sammy and D.Ro were married?

Butchers 2 @ Sky Fighters 1

Butchers – Super/Fast Dave (1), Unpoachable Jake T (2)

Goalie Win – Tim Brk (1-1, GAA of 1.43)

SKY – Dana L (1)

Goalie Loss – Patty Lalime via goalieunionlockerbros

Game Notes: Sky Fighters struck early, including a couple posts, but could only sneak one past Timmy in the early going when Butchers had their hands full of…whatever a Sky Fighter is. Given the lack of goals in the second half, this game might have felt boring, but it was actually the closest of any of the games on our interdivisional day (final score wise).

Advncd Anlytics: Wait, Lalime wore Koho’s in 2001? Play that tape video again.

Poutine 0 @ Anklebiters 3

Goalie Loss – RJ (2-1, GAA of 2.33)

GANK – Sarah M (1), Jared (5), Jimmy (1)

Goalie Shutout Win – Sizzler via outsourcedgoalieunionfillin

Game Notes: I picked the wrong game to sub in for. What else is there to say if I have absolutely no details on this game? Don’t get triggered just because I took the easy way out and opted for a self-deprecating one liner.

“Can sub shutouts count for goalie rankings now? Also, hit me with that sake, I’m done for the day now”

Hookers 3 @ Gremlins 1

Hookers – Clark H x3 (4)

Goalie Win – Dustin (3-0, GAA of 0.32)

Gremlins – Rockoff (2)

Goalie Loss – Jamie B (3-2, GAA of 2.12)

Game Notes: Seeing how upset Dustin got on the goal against this game was comical, I wanted to walk over and ask him if he really thought he’d go the entire year without a goal against.

Fresh Kills 10 @ Rut Rot 2

FK – Nate x5 (5), Ariel x2 (2), Soko (1), Nicole (1), Gabe (1)

Goalie Win – Hector viaMoreTime

Gut Rot – Len G (1), Rob S (2)

Goalie Loss – Sam (0-3, GAA slightly more publishable than Goalie Ed 2018)

Game Notes: Gabe waited until it was 9-something to score a goal? We’re supposed to believe that?

Advncd Anlytcs: The number of people who have gotten hat tricks and subsequently received stars is like 0-for during the past month. Good thing we’ve given them out for shootout winners/scorers though, otherwise, they’d never really get credit for a goal that doesn’t really count. I hear new schoolers love a good participation trophy, or is that old school? Can Russ and JW update their anonymous article and clarify this ambiguity?

Dank Bows 1 @ Rehabs 6

Rainbows – Yetter (5)

Goalie Loss – Greenwald’s Goalie Emporium (1-4, GAA of No Dave, you don’t want to see it on the site, we haven’t even been able to *momentarily* take away your annual shutout yet either)

Rehabs – Bryan M (1), Amitai (1), Cherie (5), Charlie (1), Brett (1), Bryan (1)

Goalie Win – Max Moscow Mule via does Eitan have to ask you to roster him yet?

Game Notes: Any additional ringers needed for your fourth division games?

Math 2 @ Instant Karma 7

Math – Eli the Goon (1), Jeff S (1)

Goalie Loss – Charlie O’D via Goals Allowed Anonymous

IK – Derek Zed x2 (5), Al x2 (2), Liz T (1), Big Ben C (1), Matt S (1)

Game Notes: No tadpole sightings in the east court puddles. Guess they are invisible in the presence of gods.

What, you thought this was another gimme Thor/Izzy reference?

Cobra Kai 3 @ WTP 1

CK – Pete Flamingo G x2 (3), Liam (1)

Goalie Win – Hector via wait he got to play two games?!

WTP – “Thierry the weekly goal scoring” Henry (4)

Goalie Loss – Ed P (2-3, GAA of 2.55)

Game Notes: It’s funny when rules are first broken by the people they were made solely because of. (What, you’d rather me run with the out of retirement *again* bit?)

Been awful quiet in the goalie subbing space lately.

Riots 0 @ Fuzz 4

Goalie Loss – Dave GdR (1-2)

Fuzz – Alexa (1), Teets McGee (1), Sig (3), GilF (2)

Goalie Shutout Win – Tim Bwn (2-1, GAA of 1.33)

Game Notes: In case you were looking for official btsh stats sign off on it, yes, Alexa’s goal is actually a game winner, and her first career GwG by the sounds of it! What kind of new school sicko keeps track of that (hint).

“Post the one with me in the right jersey” – Alexa always knew how to stand out

Filthier 6 @ Mega Touch 0

Filthier – OP James x2 (3), Danielle (1), Sunny x2 (3), Thomas W (1)

Goalie Shutout Win – Tim K (3-1, GAA of 1.71)

Goalie Loss – Mike Waffleboard T-man (1-3)

Game Notes: Alex EM sure touched it Mega when his inbound towards the net (terrible shot) beelined right for the orchestra stalls of the goal line referee. That’s what you get for being (a) new school (ref) and listening to Glnzr’s weekly ref feedback emails.

Advncd Anlytcs: Danielle stole a hat trick from James when she declared that his dipping wrister (no just kidding, he never takes wristers) hit her leg. That was almost as bad as that goal Ann had called back for hitting the ball above her waist. What a terrible 6-0 win!

How can you steal the goals from these two?!

Three Stars of Week 6

May 22nd, 2019

By Cat

So nice of you all to play hockey and drink heavily on the series finale of Game of Thrones!

Third Star

ACE Bar

I’m unwilling to engage in the old school vs. new school debate BUT it was really an amazing day of BTSH: staying past 6 on sunny courts, and then migrating en masse to Ace bar for $2 (?!?!?!) Miller High Lifes, skee ball, buck hunter, and a good dose of nostalgia. It’s amazing what people get nostalgic for. Wow a trash can full of sticks! Speaking of, if anyone took my white sherwood, it’s about 4 feet tall and it cost me $11 so honestly just keep it. SEE IF I CARE.

Happy birthday to Ann, Olivier, Rich, and Yetter! Rude no one thought to include me since my birthday was the week before but fiiiiyiiiine.

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Around the League – Week 6

May 19th, 2019

The Gouging Anklebiters supposedly swatted aside a pesky Poutine team by a margin of 2 or 3 or who knows what it is by now as the legend keeps growing.

Before the Demons and LBS squared off, David R of the Demons proposed to Sammy at mid rink and she said, ‘Maybe.’ Then the LBS ground out a tough win against an old foe.

Butchers and Sky Fighters played a game. Pretty sure they did. Not sure about the outcome of that though. Little help? Help received! Butchers won by a single goal.

Hookers versus Gremlins was arguably the most enjoyable game of the day with the Hookers winners in the end. Cro celebrated by dropping a glass bottle on the sidelines and then walking away.

The Demons cleaned up the remains of said bottle and also Cro’s crack pipe.

Sena used her schnoz to block a shot from the Rainbows while Hicks and C-Stew got the W for the Rehabs. Sena, remember, no blowing for a couple days.

Fresh Kills returned to form against Gut Rot by steamrolling them.

Instant Karma discovered their offense against a depleted Math team.

The Provider provided for Cobra Kai as the evil dojo prevailed over the plucky Pucks.

Fuzz played a defensively sound game that earned Timmy Baby a clean sheet. But my dudes, that Riots squad has got some game in them.

Filthier bested Mega Touch despite a sweeeeet Annimal goal disallowed by the refs.

We’re off for two weeks. Enjoy Memorial Day!

Week 6 Previews – Part 2

May 17th, 2019

Tompkins Square Riots at Fuzz

By Tracy Demon

Who is even on Fuzz this year? Do they have some new people? I confess to not having done my research. Coach and Paul are gone; I think Alexa dropped down to part time. That leaves Miles, Gil, Ryann, hopefully Sarah T., and that one quiet, unassuming guy who doesn’t wear sleeves. While last year’s league champions have only one win so far this season, they’re still a team to be reckoned with. Word on the street is it’s also that one guy’s birthday—I have no idea how I know this, as the celebration hasn’t been widely advertised and is rumored to be just a small, intimate affair—so wouldn’t it be nice to bring him the win? Not so fast, because here come the Riots and they have every reason to make this a grudge match: This is their chance to avenge the overly solipsistic, apparently error-ridden (I wouldn’t know because I’m new school) BTSH Hall of Fame profile that was written about Amy Jones, which led to one of the weirdest and wokest offseason conversations ever to take place on the BTSH Facebook page. Yep, I think the Riots will take this one.

Prediction: Dave GDR has a monster game in net; the Riots shock the world and beat Fuzz 2-1.

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