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Week 4 Preview
Thursday, April 14th, 2011Poutine Machine Is Sitting Pretty
GAME OF THE WEEK
Poutine Machine (2-0-1) at What The Puck (2-0-0-1)
Location: Tompkins East, 1:00 PM
All-Time Series: First Meeting
Game Notes: After a stunning win against the Denim Demons last week, Poutine Machine is looking to shock the league once again as the team prepares for its matchup against What The Puck. Although Poutine entered last week’s game against last season’s Prince of Weyersberg Cup champions as heavy underdogs, the team buckled down on defense and produced a 1-0 win. Defenseman Kevin MacDonald scored the lone goal late in the game, and goalie Tim Brown turned aside every Demons shot to preserve the victory. However, Brown and the Poutine defense will have their hands full once again this week against the offensive depth of Larry “Mad Dog” Zimmer’s Orange Juggernaut. After losing their opening game to Fresh Kills in a shootout, What The Puck has performed as expected, producing quality wins against Gut Rot and the defending champion Happy Little Elves. After a brief adjustment period, it seems as though Mad Dog’s offseason acquisitions have become acclimated to their new team’s style of play. With What The Puck’s offense finally clicking, Brown will have to turn in another stellar performance for Poutine Machine to win.
Keys To The Game:
1. Rookie forward Ashish Nagpal leads Poutine Machine with two goals. He has already done an outstanding job in helping to fill the very big void left by the departure of “Double J” Jeff Jewett.
2. What The Puck’s Hartman brothers, Darrell and Oliver, each have two goals on the season. They are a critical part of What The Puck’s extremely balanced offense, which ranks third in BTSH.
3. Distant cousins Kevin MacDonald of Poutine Machine and What The Puck’s grizzled veteran Tom MacDonald have already had a budding rivalry since the MacDonald family reunion of 2003. Tom has always taken offense to Kevin’s insistence that the Toronto Blue Jays are superior to the Montreal Expos.
Eli’s Pick: What The Puck. Forward Mike “The X-Factor” Woodsworth thinks poutine is delicious.
Derek’s Pick: Poutine Machine. I promised Jo-Ann I’d pick them if they beat the Demons last week. So.
Watchability: 4 Therriaults. This should be a true test to see if What The Puck is as good as everyone thinks, or if Poutine is better than everyone assumed.
Season Preview: What The Puck
Friday, March 11th, 2011Who Will Be Larry’s Next Acquisition?
Color: Orange
Year Founded: 2001
2010 Regular Season Finish: 8-7 (5th, Rubens Division; 13th overall)
2010 Playoff Result: Lost to Gut Rot in opening round
Conference: Weyersberg
Division: Hackett
2010 Leading Scorer: Tom MacDonald, 10 goals
Team Song: Tragically Hip – Wheat Kings
Key Additions: Brock Bosacker, Alex Doucette, Anthony Romeo, “The All-American Canadian” Adam Skuse (all from Rehabs)
Key Losses: Adriano “Muscles Marinara” Bratta (Mega Touch)
Full Schedule Released!
Tuesday, March 1st, 2011Jesse and Chongo are Primed for June 26
We are proud to announce that the full 2011 BTSH schedule has now been posted. Under the 2011 Schedule tab, you can now find every single game of the upcoming season, including its time and location.
Some highlights of the 2011 season include the following:
- The Happy Little Elves and Corlears Hookers square off in the traditional Opening Day title game rematch, as well as an additional game on June 19
- Following their epic win in the 2010 playoffs, Gut Rot looks to upset What The Puck once again on April 3
- There are not one, but two, Demons vs. Rehabs games (April 17 and June 12)
- The Saturday Pub Crawl returns on May 21
- All three Fairy Tale Cup games are slated for consecutive weeks on June 12, 19, and 26
- The Butchers and Tompkins Square Riots play a home and home series on July 10 and 17
- In response to “rain fears,” a tentative rain date has been added on September 25
Week 9 News and Notes
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010Will Hurricane Sharif Hit NYC On August 1?
Although Summer has just begun, the BTSH calendar is rapidly filling up with special events and social festivities. Here is a look at what is upcoming:
August 1 – Old Timers’ Game. To commemorate BTSH’s 10-year anniversary, Randy Locklair of the Butchers is organizing an Old Timers’ Game. The game will feature long-standing veterans of the league, as well as a few retired players. Although none of the retired players have been confirmed as of yet, some of Randy’s targets include “Hollywood” Jeff Lesser, Sharif “The Chocolate Buzzsaw” Corinaldi, Brendan “Flounder” Hay, Molly Jacobs, Peter “Ski” Oblamski, and Jeremy “The Foot” Schumacher.
August 8 – Farewell to Corlears & Johnsons Olympics. BTSH will return to Corlears Hook Park for one last hurrah before NYC converts it to a turf field. Relive some memories as you experience for the last time the joys of the heckle wall, peeing alongside the FDR, and celebrating a goal on the bird bath. After the games, head on over to Welcome to the Johnsons, where Phil “Sandy” Donohue (GA) and bartender Brent Smith will once again host the Johnsons Olympics. Just make sure you don’t accept any cupcakes from Minkus while there.
Week 8 Box Scores
Sunday, June 13th, 2010Rod Has A Big Tongue
What The Puck 2, Happy Little Elves 1
What The Puck: Tom MacDonald 2 (4)
Happy Little Elves: Jenna Cruff (1)
Game Notes: MacDonald’s game-winning goal broke a 1-1 tie with ten minutes remaining in regulation.
Denim Demons 2, Filthy Gorgeous 1 (OT)
Denim Demons: Mike Pereira (6), Bob DiProspero (4)
Filthy Gorgeous: Joe Pereira (2)
Game Notes: Mike Pereira scored the game-winning goal in overtime.
Mathematics 3, Mega Touch 2
Mathematics: Bradley Schmidt 2 (4), Justin “Ballard” Perras (1)
Mega Touch: Jonathan Hanson (2), Harvey Jaswal (1)
Cobra Kai 5, Fresh Kills 2
Cobra Kai: Mark Talercio (5), Scott Rice (3), Rem “Canadian Strongman” Garavito (2), Bryan Niddrie (2), Luisa Mirarchi (1)
Fresh Kills: Dave Sokolyansky (4), Nick Hobbs (2)
Sky Fighters 5, LBS, Inc. 2
Sky Fighters: Mark Bloom 2 (3), David Cernan 2 (2), Alice DuBois (1)
LBS, Inc.: “The Alpha Male” Ken Poulin 2 (6)
Tompkins Square Riots 5, Gut Rot 1
Tompkins Square Riots: Alexandre Frenette 3 (4), Patrick Blohmé 2 (5)
Gut Rot: Tom (1)
Dark Rainbows 3, Corlears Hookers 2
Dark Rainbows: John Nielsen 2 (8), Trevor “White Jesus” Tyrrell (1)
Corlears Hookers: Josh “Doc” Sadlier-Brown (2), Noelle “Slapshot” Safar (2)
Rehabs 3, Butchers 1
Rehabs: “Con” Ed Lau 2 (2), Alex Doucette (6)
Butchers: Gary Cohen (2)
Poutine Machine at Unicorns (PPD)
Game Notes: Game postponed due to “rain fears.”
La Famiglia at Gouging Anklebiters (PPD)
Game Notes: Game postponed due to “rain fears.”
