Posts Tagged ‘Fairy Tale Cup’
Week 11 News and Notes
Tuesday, June 28th, 2011Way Too Many Elves
After three years of utter failure and disappointment, captain Rich Glanzer achieved his boyhood dream when the Happy Little Elves finally captured their first prestigious (yet imaginary) Fairy Tale Cup last Sunday. The Cup, which is awarded annually to the winner of the triangular series among the Elves, Dark Rainbows, and Unicorns, was presented to Glanzer, co-captain Ben Chadwick, and guest captain Eli “The Calculator” Kazin following the Elves’ 5-3 win over the Rainbows. The team also defeated the Unicorns 4-3 in a shootout two weeks ago to open the 2011 series.
This prestigious (yet imaginary) trophy completes an unprecedented triple crown for the Happy Little Elves, who now possess the Fairy Tale Cup, the Barnacle Bowl, and less importantly, the BTSH championship. Captain Glanzer boasts, “The Elves are the Secretariat of BTSH. No one can catch us. I’ve dreamed about this day for 15 years. I’m especially proud of the Barnacle Bowl!”
Week 11 Box Scores
Monday, June 27th, 2011The Barnacle Bowl Is Falling Apart
Happy Little Elves 5, Dark Rainbows 3
Happy Little Elves: Ryan Nakahara 2 (8), Rob “Smash” Muggeo 2 (6), Garrett “Ax” Carrino (4)
Dark Rainbows: John Nielsen (4), P.T. Walkley (4), Sean Reynolds (2)
Goalie Win: Shaun deLacy
Game Notes: The Happy Little Elves have clinched the Fairy Tale Cup with this win.
Sky Fighters 3, La Famiglia 1
Sky Fighters: Dan Hopper (8), Martin “Ocho Cinco” Cejka (7), Robert Kucera (4)
La Famiglia: Denis Miciletto (14)
Goalie Win: James Stein
Gouging Anklebiters 2, Mathematics 1 (OT)
Gouging Anklebiters: Phil Donohue (3), Sarah Moore (1)
Mathematics: Bradley Schmidt (6)
Goalie Win: “Quiet” Mike O’Connor
Game Notes: Moore scored the game-winning goal two minutes into overtime.
Filthy Gorgeous 6, Mega Touch 4
Filthy Gorgeous: Suvin “The Guru” Malik 4 (10), “Gentleman” James Pereira (5), Matt Workman (2)
Mega Touch: Adriano “Muscles Marinara” Bratta 2 (8), Harvey Jaswal (8), Jonathan Hanson (1)
Goalie Win: Dan “D.O.” Owens
Denim Demons 5, Tompkins Square Riots 1
Denim Demons: Zack Tinkelman 2 (4), Gordie Cohen 2 (3), “Hacksaw” Jim Dandeneau (1)
Tompkins Square Riots: Joe Fiore (6)
Goalie Win: Peter Lang (on loan from Cobra Kai)
What The Puck 4, Butchers 1
What The Puck: Darrell “Accurate Bob” Hartman (10), “The All-American Canadian” Adam Skuse (5), Corey “Chongo” Winters (2), Mike “The X-Factor” Woodsworth (2)
Butchers: Beth Bruder (2)
Goalie Win: Anthony Romeo
Rehabs 7, Gut Rot 3
Rehabs: Lateef Nurmohamed 2 (5), Mike “Cupcake” Bartlett (3), Vinny Caruana (2), Jon “Dinner Plate” Feldman (2), Bryan “Stork” Welch (2), Kami Moore (1)
Gut Rot: Mark 2 (4), Len (2)
Goalie Win: Anthony Romeo (on loan from What The Puck)
Game Notes: Bartlett dedicated his goal to Ant “Father Time” Ventolieri, in honor of Ventolieri’s 40th birthday.
Fresh Kills 3, Unicorns 1
Fresh Kills: Matt Kazior (4), Nick Hobbs (2), Kevin “The Planet” Foster (1)
Unicorns: Krish (2)
Goalie Win: Patrick Barch
Poutine Machine 5, Cobra Kai 1
Poutine Machine: Brodie St. John 2 (4), Dave Kucharsky (3), Chelsea Hicks (1), Andrew Therriault (1)
Cobra Kai: J.J. Murphy (2)
Goalie Win: Tim Brown
Corlears Hookers 6, LBS, Inc. 2
Corlears Hookers: Brendan “Dutch” Kearney 3 (6), Matt Zimmerman (6), Jason Eitel (2), Gavin “Dutch’s Brother” Kearney (2)
LBS, Inc.: Lawrence Goldstein (6), “The Alpha Male” Ken Poulin (4)
Goalie Win: Dustin “Fake Dutch’s Brother” Olson
Week 11 Preview
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011Fake Rivalry To Decide Fake Trophy
GAME OF THE WEEK
Happy Little Elves (4-3-0-2) at Dark Rainbows (5-3-0-1)
Location: Tompkins West, 3:00 PM
All-Time Series: Dark Rainbows lead 4-0
Game Notes: This is the final leg of the triangular series among the Happy Little Elves, Unicorns, and Dark Rainbows for the prestigious (yet imaginary) Fairy Tale Cup. Two weeks ago, in the first leg, the Happy Little Elves rallied from a two-goal second half deficit to defeat the Unicorns 4-3 in a shootout. Last week, in the second leg, the Unicorns dominated the Dark Rainbows and came away with a convincing 5-1 victory. As a result, the 2010 champions, the Dark Rainbows, cannot maintain possession of the Fairy Tale Cup. The Happy Little Elves, on the other hand, need just one point to clinch the Cup for the first time in franchise history. However, a Rainbows regulation win would mean that the Unicorns would claim the Cup for the third time since the series started in 2008.
Keys To The Game:
1. Possibly looking ahead to this critical game, Elves goaltender Shaun deLacy played his worst game of the season last week, allowing five goals to the Corlears Hookers. Elves captain Rich Glanzer has made it clear to deLacy that if he struggles early, Glanzer will immediately sub in the team’s backup goalie…himself.
2. The Dark Rainbows enter this matchup on a three-game losing streak. They are looking to reverse this recent trend and would love to play spoiler for the Elves’ Cup hopes. Captain Sean Reynolds notes, “We’ll pay off the refs if we have to.”
3. Should the Elves win, the team will be in possession of the BTSH championship trophy, the Barnacle Bowl, and the Fairy Tale Cup. “The Chairman” Ben Chadwick is furiously working on building a bigger trophy case to display these honors, not realizing that two of them are imaginary.
Eli’s Pick: Happy Little Elves. I am the Elves’ guest captain this week, so picking the Dark Rainbows would be a conflict of interest.
Derek’s Pick: No pick. I have to remain neutral as the ref of this game, and I know my non-pick will upset Hockey Rich.
Watchability: 4 Nakaharas. One way or another, history will be made.
Week 10 News and Notes
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010Congratulations To Your 2010 Fairy Tale Cup Champions!
After several grueling weeks of competition, a new team has emerged as the 2010 Fairy Tale Cup champions: the Dark Rainbows. With their 3-2 defeat of the 2008 and 2009 cup holders, the Unicorns, last Sunday, they have clinched this prestigious (yet imaginary) trophy.
