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Meredith is ready. Are you?

By Patrick Larsen (@svenplarsen)

Are you ready? Rosters are being assembled, free agents are being courted, sticks are being sawed and Megatouch are cutting V-necks in their new team shirts. All sure signs that street hockey is only a few weeks away.

Before we get on to minor details like the schedule, team rosters and 2012 bar etiquette (hint: FourLoco is so last year), I wanted to let you know about a few changes here at “the Org”. Derek and Eli, the most beloved hockey duo since Greg Goldberg and Lester Averman have indeed made good on their off season promise to relinquish the reins of the BTSH website. They plan to retire to a small cottage in the country where they can watch wrestling, update their Patrick Swayze tribute site and lovingly polish the “Best Duo” trophy that they classily awarded themselves at last year’s season-end party. If anyone deserves a happy ending it’s those two.

Just kidding, of course. Like a bad rash or Sean Avery, BTSH just can’t seem to get rid of them. Eli will be helping out with the reffing chores this year (he promises to make sure refs get paid for games before the next season starts) and the DEli combo will also be keeping their scheduling responsibilities (rumor has it that we should have a draft schedule in the next week or two). Like the old saying goes “How can we miss them if they won’t go away?” Thanks for all the hard work in prior years, guys.

In the meantime, for those of you who don’t know me (and I assume that’s because you don’t go the bar after games), I’m Patrick Larsen, a seven year BTSH vet, captain of Poutine Machine and husband of Monica Russo, a woman so dedicated to the league that she wore her wedding dress to her game the day after she got married (she also Captains Filthy Gorgeous). I’ve been a contributor to the website for the last couple of years and in a moment of weakness, league commissioner Adriano Bratta approached me about taking over the editorial duties on this site for the 2012 season. I replied to Adriano’s request the same way I do to anything he asks me, with a hearty “Andiamo”. Unfortunately, he took this to mean yes and I’m stuck with this gig.

So here’s what you can expect from BTSH.org 2012

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Contributors (if you want to write for the site contact me: sven@btsh.org)

Photos (I’ll be taking plenty but feel free to submit them as well)

Loving tributes to Stacy Kehoe  (I think Glanzer has sent me six already)

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Wrestling references (not actually sure how it would be possible to have more)

Statistics (unless someone steps up – I’m looking at you Eli)

Kind words about Corey Winters. He has a dark side and this year everyone’s going to learn about it.

Seriously, BTSH, this is your site. Tell us what you want to see, send us your pics and let us know about anything hockey related in your life (BTSH or non-BTSH related).

In the meantime, we’ll be posting regularly with news, player profiles and (starting March 1st 2012 Team Previews). We’ll also have our first ever season opening message from the Commissioner (assuming he’s a man of his word and get’s me something soon).

Good luck to everybody and hope that 2012 is your most fun BTSH season ever!