Posts Tagged ‘Fresh Kills’
Week 9 Preview
Friday, June 20th, 2014
GOTW: Fresh Kills at Happy Little Elves (by Eli)
Last week’s Game of the Week was kind of a letdown, as La Famiglia put forth a skeleton squad and was doubled up by the Corlears Hookers. Let’s hope that this week’s featured game lives up to the hype.
Keys To The Game For Fresh Kills:
Attendance matters. Last week, Fresh Kills was able to squeeze by a scrappy What The Puck squad despite having only two subs. Sure, that allowed Gabe to play most of the game, but that won’t cut it against the Elves. Dave might need to take some drastic action and get Steph Opitz back to New York on the first plane from Texas and send a bus up to Boston to pick up Hobart. Of course, the biggest absence will be in goal, as Patrick is down in Brazil cheering on the Yanks in the World Cup. Better start checking that free agent goalie list, Dave!
Keys To The Game For The Happy Little Elves:
Last Sunday was a monumental one in Elves history. Not as monumental as beating the Tuques in their inaugural game in 2008, mind you, but still monumental. After years of failure, the Elves finally broke through and beat their white whale, the Gouging Anklebiters. The Elves are now tied for first in the $h0wT!m3 Division with a 6-1 record and are outscoring opponents by a 3-to-1 margin. Who knew that all it would take was to send Trevor off to Los Angeles and move Shaun out of the crease?!
Prediction:
The Elves have teased us before with a fast start before leveling off and finishing in the middle of the pack. But they’ve already exceeding this editor’s expectations and don’t seem to be slowing down any time soon. The Elves’ torrid start continues as they topple Fresh Kills, 4-2.
Derek: Both teams have looked impressive up to this point, but I’m giving a slight edge to Fresh Kills for this one. 4-2 win for the Fighting Sokos.
Rich: We’ve gotten killed by them the last two years and eliminated by them three years ago. They have our #, and Boris, Ben and Gil’s son will be missing. No prediction on this one.
Week 6 Preview: Part III
Thursday, May 15th, 2014GOTW: Corlears Hookers at Fresh Kills
These Brown Division rivals certainly aren’t strangers with one another. They met three times last season with the Hookers taking two of those games. Although Fresh Kills won handily in week 14 with a 5-2 victory, the Hookers defeated Fresh Kills 5-4 in week 17, ruining their bid for a perfect season in the process. With each team besting the other once during the regular season, they met one final time in BTSH’s Greatest Game Ever Played©: the 2013 playoff semifinal when the Hookers defeated Fresh Kills 2-1 in triple overtime.
Despite reffing more than 60 additional minutes of “free hockey,” the league only paid Dan for one game following that 3OT thriller. (Glanzer Note: That’s why it’s “Free” Derk)
Week 2 Box Scores
Monday, April 7th, 2014Surprise! Fresh Kills Starts The Season With A Win
Dave works on his gangsta lean.
Poutine Machine 1, Gut Rot 0 (OT)
Poutine Machine: Ashish Nagpal (1)
Shutout: Matt Leonard (1)
La Famiglia 4, Sky Fighters 0
La Famiglia: The Peter Wilson 2 (2), Ben Bloom (1), Denis Miciletto (1)
Shutout: Tim Kayiatos (1)
Rehabs 5, Mega Touch 1
Rehabs: Ramy Odeh 2 (2), Nick Barretta (1), Rob Blandi (1), Sean “$howJu” McClain (1)
Mega Touch: Adriano “Muscles Marinara” Bratta (1)
Goalie Win: $h0wT!m3 (1)
Tompkins Square Riots 3, Dark Rainbows 1
Tompkins Square Riots: Pierre-Alexandre Labelle (1), Suz (1), Jack Watson (1)
Dark Rainbows: Rem Garavito (1)
Goalie Win: Dave Gil de Rubio (1)
Corlears Hookers 3, Gremlins 0
Corlears Hookers: Danilo Biagioni 2 (2), C.J. Anderson (1)
Shutout: Dustin Olson (1)
Mathematics 8, What The Puck 1
Mathematics: Stephanie Couzin (1), Adam Langer (1), Nathan Norris (1), Zach Norris (1), Brad Schmidt (1), Cherie Stewart (1), Nick Tardif (1), Michelle Ulrich (1)
What The Puck: Eric Higger (1)
Goalie Win: Scott Heese (free agent – someone sign this dude up!)
LBS, Inc. 4, Gouging Anklebiters 2
LBS, Inc.: Karsten Pichon 2 (2), Sam Anthony (1), Lawrence Goldstein (1)
Gouging Anklebiters: Peter “Geech” Prohaska (1), Shelly (1)
Goalie Win: Tim Brown (1)
Denim Demons 2, Cobra Kai 1
Denim Demons: Jeff Kamen 2 (2)
Cobra Kai: Peter Gallina (1)
Goalie Win: Jordan (via What the Puck)
Game Notes: A tight, well-played game by the Dojo means Glanzer owes several of them some beer.
Fresh Kills 4, Butchers 0
Fresh Kills: Gabe Chenard 2 (2), Alex Rouleau (1), Ashley Singer (1)
Shutout: Patrick Barch (1)
Happy Little Elves 7, Filthy Gorgeous 1
Happy Little Elves: Rob Walsh 3 (3), Boris Grinberg 2 (2), John Brügger (1), Gil Valdes (1)
Filthy Gorgeous: Suvin Malik (1)
Goalie Win: Alis Haxhaj (1)
Please submit any corrections to derek@btsh.org
The Riots and the Gremlins: a burgeoning rivalry. (thanks to Eric Ramirez and JW)
Week 2 (Or is it now 1?) Previews Part 1
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2014We said you gotta win to earn GOTW and that leaves us with very little options for this coming week, since Evil Commissioner Tim Brown canceled the games.
We are sick of this picture too!
But after the first ever annual McCarren Park Cup, Rachel Greene said the Butchers added a really great Canadian girl and a special surprise that the media doesn’t know about.
Ehhh…Wickenheiser is good for a girl and all. But I’d rather have Sarah T. and Adela.
So that’s good enough for us to give them GOTW, especially since they play league powerhouse Fresh Kills.
GOTW: Fresh Kills at Butchers
Keys for the Butchers:
The surprise.
Holy Cat…it’s Wayne Friggin Gretzky!
That surprise better be Wayne Friggin Gretzky because Fresh Kills can handle a really good Canadian girl. The Butchers seem to be in better shape than we gave them credit for, but their free agents who we never heard of better be reallllly good if they are to win this game.
Keys for Fresh Kills:
For Tim not to fear rain? I’m a pretty big believer in putting 12 talented hockey players together and they will gel by game 1. But I’m more of a believer that a team that is better than the sum of their parts is best of all. Make no mistake, Fresh Kills has talent but they play better as a group than any team in BTSH does.
Prediction:
The Butchers actually almost beat Fresh Kills in the playoffs in 2012. They were up 2-0 fairly late and were up by a goal with around a minute left, but Soko scored to tie it and FK won in OT. But 2012 was a long time ago for the Butchers. I expect a spirited game but in the end, FK will win 5-2.
Eli’s Pick: Fresh Kills 4, Butchers 0
Derek’s Pick: Fresh Kills 6, Butchers 1
2014 Predictions!
Wednesday, March 26th, 2014Can Math Repeat As Glanzer Division Champions?
The Norris family continues to grow.
Brown Division
| Rich | Derek | Eli | |
| 1 | Fresh Kills | Fresh Kills | Fresh Kills |
| 2 | Corlears Hookers | Corlears Hookers | Corlears Hookers |
| 3 | LBS, Inc. | Denim Demons | LBS, Inc. |
| 4 | Denim Demons | LBS, Inc. | Denim Demons |
| 5 | What The Puck | What The Puck | What The Puck |
Rich’s Take: Fresh Kills, after making a run at perfection, will actually lose 3 games this season. None will be in the playoffs. This division is the tops for a reason, every team will have a winning record. And honestly, after seeing all the talent at the Free Agent scrimmage and the goalie that Corey very subtly got…I’m a little worried about playing them Game 1. They could be good real early.
Derek’s Take: Fresh Kills cruises to another division title. The Hookers give them a good run, but poor mid-season attendance results in a few lost games for the Purple during the summer. The Demons play solid (though objectionable) hockey. LBS, Inc. takes a step back this season with no Ken. What The Puck will clearly be in rebuilding mode and probably should not be in this division.
Eli’s Take: Not much to add here that Rich and Derek haven’t already said. Fresh Kills is the most complete team in the league and goes back-to-back with the division titles. What The Puck looks primed for relegation, unless Corey has something up his sleeve.
[Said in Jo-Ann voice]Maybe Corey join Elf and put ‘appy Elf up sleeve? Why is Timmay no playing for us this year?
