Posts Tagged ‘2008 season’
Special Note From “Con” Ed Lau
Friday, June 27th, 2008Thank You
I wanted to thank everyone who played in or donated to the third annual American Cancer Society Street Hockey Tournament on April 19th. I especially wanted to thank everyone who helped pull off this event – there are too many to mention. It was 6 teams, 80+ players and a lot of hockey.
We raised over $3,200 this year and our three year cumulative total is just shy of $10,000. With company matching, I’m sure we’ve raised even more. Stay tuned for next year’s tournament, and I hope to see you there.
Ed
Week 10 Preview
Thursday, June 26th, 2008The Unicorns Are Limbering Up For Their Big Game
GAME OF THE WEEK
Dark Rainbows (7-2) vs. Unicorns (4-5)
Location: Moffo, 4:00 PM
All-Time Series: Dark Rainbows lead 4-2
Game Notes: This game represents the second leg in the battle for the prestigious Fairy Tale Cup. In the first leg, the Dark Rainbows soundly defeated the Happy Little Elves 4-0. Thus, with the Rainbows currently in possession of the (imaginary) trophy, they only need a tie to keep it. However, this will be no easy task, as the Rainbows’ star goalie, Trevor “White Jesus” Tyrrell is still sidelined with a shoulder injury. In addition, the Unicorns are coming off of one of their best efforts of the season, a 6-1 defeat of the Bad Touch. Although the Unicorns are hovering around a .500 record, a win over the defending league champions could prove that they are for real.
Keys to the Game:
1. The Dark Rainbows have used two different backup goalies thus far: Sean Reynolds and John Nielsen. Depending on whom they choose, they will lose either one of the league’s top defenders in Reynolds or top scorers in Nielsen.
2. Although the Unicorns boast an extremely balanced scoring attack, Nelson currently leads the team with six goals, which includes a hat trick last week.
3. An unconfirmed source is reporting that Unicorns goalie Craig “Ug” LaCombe’s herpes has flared up again. Whether this clears up by Sunday’s game and how much it will affect his play remain to be seen.
Eli’s Pick: Dark Rainbows. The cup stays with them for another year.
Derek’s Pick: Unicorns. Another week without White Jesus is too much for the Rainbows to overcome.
Photo of the Week
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008Up Late With Stork
“Right now, I am thinking of holding another meeting…in bed!”
Week 9 News and Notes
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008Dutch’s Parents Are Avid Readers of BTSH.org
A Brief Glimpse At BTSH.org
As a thank you to you, the loyal reader, we, the writers, thought we’d give you a snapshot of who’s going to btsh.org and how they are getting there. Here are some interesting trends we have noticed, taken directly from Google Analytics.
1. While the largest volume of site traffic comes from the United States (no surprise there), the second-ranked country is not Canada…it’s France. This can most likely be attributed to the Tuques’ iconic status in Marseilles. On a side note, one person has visited the site from Turkey, but he stayed on the site for thirteen minutes.
2. Although New York and New Jersey represent the bulk of U.S. based site traffic (again, no shocker there), the third highest state is not in the Northeast. Rather, it is the great state of Wisconsin. Without a doubt, this can only be the result of Dutch’s legions of fans back home monitoring his play. Plus, one or two of them might be looking for Dutch’s Brother. On the opposite end of the spectrum, no one from Alabama has visited.
3. The top keywords that have brought people to the BTSH site are as follows: “btsh”, “btsh.org”, “ant ventolieri”, and “street hockey”. Yes, more people come to the site looking for Ant than they do for street hockey. One can only assume that Ant is forcing his Foot Locker interns to repeatedly google his name and then go to all sites that find it. Oh yeah, and the number five keyword? You guessed it: “ellery gillette”.
4. Another interesting keyword we discovered was “beverly hills jeff lesser”. Although it is probable that whoever searched for that term did not find exactly what he wanted, this has provided the media with a new nickname. Jeff Lesser will now be known as “Hollywood”.
5. Several people have also visited the site searching “ken georgine paulin”. No, Ken “The Alpha Male” Poulin and Georgine “Mulva” Paulin are not related. In fact, they spell and pronounce their last names differently, as seen in the previous sentence.
Week 9 Box Scores
Monday, June 23rd, 2008Rain Fears
Fresh Kills 4, Gouging Anklebiters 3
Fresh Kills: Jeff Lesser 2 (4), Mike Sokolyansky (2), Joe Tamburo (2)
Gouging Anklebiters: Jeremy Schumacher 2 (2), Phil “Sandy” Donohue (4)
Mathematics 6, Dark Rainbows 3
Mathematics: Bradley Schmidt 2 (4), Jeffrey Contray 2 (3), Andy Pratt (6), Andy Levine (4)
Dark Rainbows: P.T. Walkley (7), Jesse Jewels (3), Jonathan Rudd (3)
Sky Fighters 5, What The Puck 4 (OT-SO)
Sky Fighters: Martin Cejka 2 (9), Dan Hopper (3), Robert Kucera (2)
What The Puck: Corey “Chongo” Winters 2 (9), Mike “The X-Factor” Woodsworth (7), Darrell “Accurate Bob” Hartman (3)
Shootout: Sky Fighters win, 2-0. Successful attempts by Martin Cejka and Robert Kucera.
Game Notes: Sky Fighters captain Amy Lott needed to excuse herself from the game for several minutes to remove some of the previous night’s alcohol.
Unicorns 6, Bad Touch 1
Unicorns: Nelson 3 (6), Chris (4), Mark (4), Ryan (2)
Bad Touch: Alex “Coop” Eben Meyer (3)
Tuques 4, Mexican Standoff 1
Tuques: Peter Wilson 2 (8), Sarah Moore (1), Gabe Wilson (1)
Mexican Standoff: Gary Cohen (2)
Game Notes: The Tuques goalie for this game was Leo Guinto, twin brother of Mexican Standoff’s Len Guinto. Tuques captain Dave Ladanyi was at a wedding, but he led his team via e-mail.
LBS 7, Happy Little Elves 3
LBS: Karsten Pichon 5 (10), Ken “The Alpha Male” Poulin 2 (4)
Happy Little Elves: Shoshana Rudnick 2 (2), Demetri Adrahtas (3)
Filthy Gorgeous 6, Cobra Kai 1
Filthy Gorgeous: Paul “Ashy Larry” Vernon 3 (4), Jonathan Rick (3), Suvin “The Guru” Malik (3), Dana Kravis (1)
Cobra Kai: Susannah Pasquantonio (3)
Corlears Hookers vs. Rehabs (Susp.)
Game Notes: Game suspended due to rain and hail, with the Rehabs leading 2-0 at the half. The second half will be played at a later date and time.
Mighty Squirrels vs. Denim Demons (PPD)
Game Notes: Game postponed due to “rain fears.”
