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The Demons secret stash of recruits unearthed by the NYTimes
Thursday, January 19th, 2017by Sara of the Denim Demons
The Denim Demons began as the brain child of Coach and Spag, honoring the punk rock influence of Turbonegro. As the years went by the Demons became known as the Jew’ish’ team, with ZY, Noah and Sara coming down from Canadian Jewish day schools, it only made sense considering both demons and Jews have horns. With Coach defaulting to Fuzz last season the Demon’s instituted a new scouting and development program, which they had been testing out since Jenn joined the team in 2012. The Yeshiva league, which has just been unveiled to the world by the New York Times, has been the Demon’s secret weapon in filling their roster on those hot Summer days. With representatives from across the NY/NJ region the Demons have had/will have the following Yeshiva alumni on the Roster. Jenn Popack 04’, Sara Klein 08’, Zach Fein 11’, Allyson Gronowitz 09’, Jonah ‘kid goalie’ 16’, Seffie Jonas 16’, Hillel ‘blue helmet’ 09’, Dovie ‘dude in the kippah’ 09’, Eitan ‘the goalie’ 07’, Danny 06’, Rachael 08’, Gideon 07’, Ashie (high stick) 16’, Goldie 12’, Ari 11’, Moshe 07’, Yehuda 14’, Josh 11’. Not only are we reaching into the tween free agent market, every Sunday during the off season Zach and Sara (and Dovie) are coaching 1st to 8th graders at the elaborate SAR hockey rink. It is here that we are training the goalies and referees for the future, sorry Newman. It is through these grassroots operations that our farm is being built.
Zach is right at home in penalty box.
As the Jewish team, now is the time for a quick lesson in hebrew tradition. Jew’s love figuring out the numerical value of different words – or what a number could translate into. We have 18 players with Yeshiva League experience who have (or will) be playing for us. 18 is represented by the Hebrew lettes Chet and Yud – which spell Chai or life. It just so happens this is the root for the word Lechiam – so in the true spirit of BTSH… Grab your team, your pals, your family and DRINK UP. The season is just a few months away.
Lechaim!
Sidepoint: who needs crabfest when we can have gefiltefish-fest.
May 3 Box Scores
Monday, May 4th, 2015Demons Win, And Everyone’s Happy*
Do any of you have matching shirts?
Instant Karma: Cory Vernoia (4), Ben Chadwick (1), Erik Swensen (2)
Shutout: Mike Maloney (2)
Tompkins Square Riots 4, Happy Little Elves 2
Tompkins Square Riots: Suz P. 2 (2), Drew Loken (3), Weinburg (1)
Happy Little Elves: Gil Valdes 2 (3)
Goalie Win: Dave Gil de Rubio (2)
LBS, Inc. 7, Butchers 1
LBS, Inc.: Scott Kaston 2 (3), Sam Anthony (1), Jason Bogdaneris (2), Karsten Pichon (1), Nick Rolf (1), Luke Sellick (1)
Butchers: Jeff Laniando (5)
Goalie Win: Tim Brown (2)
Gremlins 3, Gut Rot 1
Gremlins: Luke Berg (1), Brian Hicks (5), John Walker (1)
Gut Rot: Scott Pietrzak (2)
Goalie Win: Jamie Batuwantudawe (3)
Corlears Hookers 4, Filthier 1
Corlears Hookers: Brian Cronauer 2 (2), Jason Eitel (4), Peter Putka (1)
Filthier: Suvin Malik (1)
Goalie Win: Not yet reported
Rehabs 5, Poutine Machine 2
Rehabs: Ramy Odeh 2 (5), Rob B. (3), Eric Ruben (1), Bryan Welch (1)
Poutine Machine: Jeff Ruel 2 (3)
Goalie Win: $h0wT!m3 (2)
What The Puck 2, Mega Touch 0
What The Puck: Mike Dudolevitch (1), Justin Michaliga (2)
Shutout: Jordan Giraud (1)
Cobra Kai 5, Mathematics 3
Cobra Kai: Doug Bova 2 (2), Sebastian Asaro (4), Deb Conway (3), Rachel Longley (3)
Mathematics: Cherie Stewart 2 (4), Sam Norris (2)
Goalie Win: Nicholas Blair (3)
Fresh Kills 4, Sky Fighters 3
Fresh Kills: Gabe Chenard 2 (7), Pete Gordon (2), Nick Scott (1)
Sky Fighters: Dan Hopper (2), Robert Kucera (2), Roman Teytelbaum (2)
Goalie Win: Patrick Barch (3)
Denim Demons 6, Gouging Anklebiters 1
Denim Demons: Jeff Kamen 2 (5), Josh Rosen 2 (2), Zach Fein (3), Adam “Legend Killer” Rubens (1)
Gouging Anklebiters: Peter Prohaska (1)
Goalie Win: Aaron “Coach” Pagdon (2)
Another Non-Elf/Math Playoff Preview
Wednesday, October 15th, 2014Denim Demons at La Famiglia
The BTSH Universe will be presented with quite the dilemma this Sunday at 3 PM. Watch Math-Elves on the East Court, or give Demons-Famiglia on the West Court a look…oh who are we kidding, everyone is going to watch Math-Elves! But if Denis, Shafiq, Creamy, Lisa, Kamen, Coach, Lee, Christina, and countless others participate in a game that no one watches, does it even exist?
Sorry Jenna, but Ben will not be watching your game on Sunday.
-The Demons beat the Elves early in the season, while La Famiglia split with the Elves over the summer. Advantage: DEMONS
-Neither team played Math this season. Advantage: PUSH
-La Famiglia has one former Math/Elf on their roster. The Demons have none. Advantage: FAMIGLIA
-Gil led the Elves with 18 goals. Jeff led the Demons with 16, while Denis led Famiglia with 12. Advantage: DEMONS
-Reffing…neither team came close to reffing as many games as Math or the Elves. Advantage: PUSH
-Adam Rubens would totally buy a Math shirt. Advantage: DEMONS
Looks like we have to take the Demons in this one, 3-1.
Rich: Assuming that no one that hasn’t played on either the Elves or Math will score, that would mean the Tuques win 1-0 on Cruff’s goal. It would also mean Craig is somehow in net for the Demons since Jenna scores on Craig in the playoffs. This all seems very plausible so I’ll go with the Tuques, 1-0 on this one.
July 13 Three Stars ***
Monday, July 14th, 2014
BTSH was a ghost town this week as hundreds of athletes decided to watch dozens of athletes live their life.
Nike’s play campaign is lucky there won’t be a “not 3 stars” this week.
Week 4 Preview: Part II
Thursday, April 24th, 2014GOTW: Happy Little Elves at Denim Demons
Our second Game of the Week features one of the league’s nastiest rivalries. Even though the Elves and the Demons are no longer in the same division, this should still be a spirited affair. Last week, the Elves took a big step towards retaining the no longer prestigious (but still imaginary) Fairy Tale Cup with a win against the Gremlins, while the Demons suffered a tough loss to LBS, Inc.
The Fairy Tale Cup may be imaginary, but the Barnacle Bowl is real.
Who is this mysterious Boris? He’s got three goals on the season and has been one of the biggest reasons for the Elves’ 2-0 start (Rob Walsh and his four goals have too, but we’re not focusing on him). Is he American? Russian? Maybe a Bulgarian brute? One thing is for sure, though. Whenever Sarah T. , and only Sarah T., tells Boris to do something, he does. She can be seen during games pacing the sidelines, yelling out instructions such as, “Boris, cover point!”, “Boris, forecheck!”, or “Boris, score goal!”
Keys for the Denim Demons:
Where’s Coach? Has anyone seen Coach? The Demons’ goaltender has been very reliable with his attendance in the past, so his absence is definitely concerning. There are unconfirmed and unsubstantiated “sightings” of Coach from the past few weeks, once at an East Village Chipotle in early April, and once at a Western Pennsylvania Eat’n Park over the weekend. We might need to get Leslie Nielsen involved to find Coach. What’s that? He’s dead?! Uh oh! Unfortunately, the mystery of Coach could take all summer to solve.
This man was our last hope for finding Coach.
The Elves have been firing on all cylinders to start the season, and the aforementioned Boris and newcomer John Brügger have given their roster a little more depth than in years past. If Coach is still not present and accounted for, things could get rough for the Demons. They might have to use the ultimate unknown factor: a free agent goalie. Or, you know, Coach could magically re-appear. Either way, I think the Elves get the win, 3-2.
Rich’s Pick: What do Boris, Walsh and Sarah T. have in common? All probably won’t play this Sunday. Right now we have one girl so I’m not loving our chances. I think I’ll go conservative and just go with Elves 13, Demons 0.
Derek’s Pick: If Rich is telling the truth (which he always does), and Boris, Walsh, and Sarah T. are all AWOL, I have to go with the Demons, 4-2.
