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Season Preview: Tompkins Square Riots
Sunday, March 20th, 2011She’s Actually Just Watching Empire Records
Color: Maroon
Year Founded: 2010
2010 Regular Season Finish: 8-7-1 (1st, MacNeil Division; 4th overall)
2010 Playoff Result: Lost to Sky Fighters in quarterfinals
Conference: Schumacher
Division: Donohue
2010 Leading Scorer: Alexandre Frenette, 13 goals
Team Song: Quiet Riot – Cum On Feel The Noize
Key Additions: Daniel Burns, Michelle Bressler, Caroline Samponaro
Key Losses: None
Week 17 Preview
Thursday, September 16th, 2010Dave Hopes To Lead Fresh Kills To New Heights
GAME OF THE WEEK
Fresh Kills (8-4-0-2) at Tompkins Square Riots (7-6-1)
Location: Tompkins East, 1:00 PM
All-Time Series: First Meeting
Game Notes: Division leaders collide this Sunday as former teammates clash for the first time. Fresh Kills currently holds a four point lead in the Donohue Division, despite losing three of its past four games. The Tompkins Square Riots sit just one point ahead of the Mathematics in the MacNeil Division and snapped a three-game losing streak in their last contest with a convincing 7-2 win against Cobra Kai. However, this game’s allure extends way beyond the standings. Several members of the Riots once proudly wore the Fresh Kills colors, but defected to form their own team this past offseason. Although tensions were initially a little high following this schism, relations between these two teams are much more cordial now. For example, Bob “Olmec” Weyersberg of the Riots recently gave Fresh Kills rookie Justin Ross a free lesson on shooting techniques. In return, Fresh Kills’ Nick Hobbs helped Scott Townsend of the Riots glue a new blade into his hockey stick. Former Fresh Kills captain Kevin “The Planet” Foster summarizes, “There is no animosity. We’re all just sensitive people.”
Keys To The Game:
1. With two games to play, Fresh Kills needs to earn just one more point in the standings to clinch the Donohue Division and #3 seed in the playoffs. Or, the team can also back into the division title if Cobra Kai loses either of its last two games.
2. Alexandre Frenette leads the Riots, and also the entire Schumacher Conference, with 11 goals. His scoring has come in bunches, as he has recorded three multi-goal games, including two hat tricks.
3. No one is quite sure when it happened, but something has been wrong with Justin Ross’ shooting technique lately.
Eli’s Pick: Fresh Kills. If they clinch the division here, they avoid a potential winner-take-all game with Cobra Kai next Sunday.
Derek’s Pick: Fresh Kills. They’re supposedly the more competitive ones…
Watchability:4 DeBlasios. Former Fresh Kills captain “Hollywood” Jeff Lesser has no idea whom to root for, as he has friends on both teams. However, this may be a moot point, as he will probably be hanging out with A-listers while these teams play anyway.
Week 9 Box Scores
Sunday, June 20th, 2010Dave Wishes You And Yours A Happy Father’s Day
Tompkins Square Riots 3, Poutine Machine 1
Tompkins Square Riots: Grant Mason 2 (4), Patrick Blohmé (6)
Poutine Machine: Dave Paglia (2)
Game Notes: Mason scored the game-winning goal with 2:30 remaining in regulation.
Dark Rainbows 5, Happy Little Elves 4
Dark Rainbows: P.T. Walkley (5), Lindsey Foehrenbach (2), Dan “Danny Abs” Abdo (1), Mike Dudolevitch (1), Jon Rudd (1)
Happy Little Elves: Trevor Beauclair 2 (10), “The Chairman” Ben Chadwick (7), Gil Valdez (5)
Game Notes: Dudolevitch refused to take part in any team huddles for fear that his team would haze him. The Happy Little Elves have been eliminated from contention for the Fairy Tale Cup.
Unicorns 2, Sky Fighters 1
Unicorns: Joe (4), Iannis (1)
Sky Fighters: Mark Bloom (4)
What The Puck 6, LBS, Inc. 2
What The Puck: Adriano “Muscles Marinara” Bratta 2 (3), Michelle Doucet (3), Mike “The X-Factor” Woodsworth (3), Ollie Hartman (1), Susanna Tenney (1)
LBS, Inc.: Karsten Pichon (8), “The Alpha Male” Ken Poulin (7)
Cobra Kai 6, Gouging Anklebiters 3
Cobra Kai: J.J. Murphy 4 (6), Greg “Lysol” Altman (1), Porter Littlepage (1)
Gouging Anklebiters: Charles DeFranco (3), Caroline Morrissey-Bickerton (2), Alex Owen (2)
Gut Rot 4, Butchers 3 (OT-SO)
Gut Rot: Scott (2), Len (1), Mike F. (1)
Butchers: Ben Bloom (5), Gary Cohen (3), Jeff “Hawk” Hawkins (1)
Shootout: Gut Rot wins 2-1. Successful attempts by Scott (GR), Tom (GR) and Beth Costello (BUT).
Game Notes: Cohen scored the tying goal with eight minutes remaining in regulation.
Denim Demons 4, Mega Touch 2
Denim Demons: Mike Pereira 2 (8), Zack Tinkelman (10), “Hacksaw” Jim Dandeneau (1)
Mega Touch: Molly Brown (1), Greg Kellerman (1)
Game Notes: Brown scored her first BTSH goal.
Filthy Gorgeous 6, Mathematics 1
Filthy Gorgeous: “Gentleman” James Pereira 2 (8), Sunny Mehra 2 (6), Suvin “The Guru” Malik (5), Joe “Monster Mash” Essock (3)
Mathematics: Adam Langer (1)
Game Notes: The Mathematics played the entire game shorthanded, as Sheena Otto was the only female in attendance.
Fresh Kills 2, Rehabs 1
Fresh Kills: Justin Ross (6), Mike Sokolyansky (3)
Rehabs: Alex Doucette (7)
Corlears Hookers 2, La Famiglia 1
Corlears Hookers: Jason Eitel 2 (3)
La Famiglia: Angela Vicari (1)
Week 9 Preview
Thursday, June 17th, 2010Sven Is In No Mood To Deal With Bob Again
GAME OF THE WEEK
Poutine Machine (3-3) at Tompkins Square Riots (4-3)
Location: Tompkins East, 1:00 PM
All-Time Series: Tompkins Square Riots lead 1-0
Game Notes: The top two teams in the MacNeil Division face off for the second time this season on Sunday. In the first meeting between Poutine Machine and the Tompkins Square Riots, the Riots blanked the Machine 5-0. Five different players scored a goal, while Dave Gil de Rubio recorded his only shutout of the season. However, Poutine captain Patrick “Sven” Larsen did not let the loss destroy his squad’s spirits. Since then, the team has split four games to stay within striking distance of the division lead. With a win on Sunday, Poutine Machine would split the season series with the Riots, but more important, move into a tie for first in the division.
Keys To The Game:
1. Poutine Machine currently ranks last in BTSH with only eight goals and has already been shutout twice this season (including Week 2 against the Riots). In order to win, Sven and Company will need to rediscover the offense they exhibited in Week 3, when they defeated Gut Rot 4-3.
2. Patrik Blohmé and Alexandre Frenette have combined to account for half of the Riots’ goals this season. One league member remarked last week that this Swedish-Canadian combo is reminiscent of Peter Forsberg and Joe Sakic when they led the Avalanche to two Stanley Cup championships.
3. Poutine Machine’s Kevin MacDonald has an unusual way of getting amped prior to every game. He eats a complete breakfast, begins stretching 20 minutes before the opening whistle, and listens to rock songs on his iPod.
Eli’s Pick: Tompkins Square Riots. This game will be closer than their first matchup, but in the end, the Riots sweep the season series.
Derek’s Pick: No pick. Derek will be reffing this game.
Watchability: 3.5 Blohmés. Both of these new teams are still trying to establish a name for themselves.
Season Preview: Tompkins Square Riots
Thursday, April 8th, 2010These Riots Seem Rather Subdued
Color: Red
Year Founded: 2010
Conference: Schumacher
Division: MacNeil
Home Arena: Tompkins Square Park
