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Championship Game Box Scores
Monday, November 2nd, 2009Martin Has All The Right Moves
Congratulations Sky Fighters, 2009 BTSH Champions!
TOMPKINS SQUARE PARK – Sky Fighters co-captain Dan Hopper didn’t even see his shot go into the net. Moments later, he heard a whistle, cheering teammates, and a loud uproar from the crowd, and he knew he had put his team back in the lead of the BTSH Final. Hopper’s game-winning goal broke a 3-3 tie with 12 minutes remaining in regulation, giving the Sky Fighters a lead they would never relinquish. The Sky Fighters added two more goals for a 6-3 victory against What The Puck, clinching their second championship in franchise history and the first since their resurrection prior to the 2007 season.
The Sky Fighters’ victory culminated a dramatic two year rise to the championship, which began with a one-win season in 2007. The following season in 2008 ended with a first round playoff exit, but also saw the Sky Fighters improve their win total by ten and finish with a winning record.
Hopper’s goal gave the Sky Fighters their third lead of the game, but in both prior instances, What The Puck fought back to tie. However, there would be no more comebacks for Larry “Mad Dog” Zimmer’s Orange Juggernaut, as Greg Cohan struck for his second goal of the game just two minutes later. Cohan, who was added to the Sky Fighters roster during the summer, scored his first goal with one minute remaining in the first half, giving the Sky Fighters a 3-2 lead. Martin “Ocho Cinco” Cejka, who led the Sky Fighters with 20 goals in the regular season, closed out the scoring with an empty netter in the final minutes. David Cernan and Robert Kucera also added first half goals for the Sky Fighters.
“I think Martin should just pick up the trophy himself,” noted co-captain Amy Lott, although at the time, Lott did not know that the trophy was a pitcher of beer adorned with the BTSH logo on the front.
Hopper attributed his team’s strong play to a carefree and loose attitude. “We never realized we were in the final, so there was no pressure on us,” Hopper said. The Sky Fighters were also well rested, as they had secured their spot in the championship game with a 4-2 semifinal victory against the Corlears Hookers the previous Sunday.
What The Puck advanced to its first championship game since 2006 with a 3-0 victory over 2008 champion Fresh Kills earlier in the day and had allowed just two goals in three playoff games. Grizzled veteran Tom MacDonald led the way for What The Puck with two goals in the final, including one that tied the game early in the second half. Mike “The X-Factor” Woodsworth scored the first goal of the game on a rare pass from Adriano “Muscles Marinara” Bratta.
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
#7 Sky Fighters 6, #2 What The Puck 3
1 2 Total
#7 Sky Fighters 3 3 6 Final
#2 What The Puck 2 1 3
First Half:
What The Puck – 2:36, Mike “The X-Factor” Woodsworth (1) (Adriano “Muscles Marinara” Bratta)
Sky Fighters – 4:40, David Cernan (2) (Martin “Ocho Cinco” Cejka)
Sky Fighters – 10:58, Robert Kucera (3)
What The Puck – 16:38, Tom MacDonald (3)
Sky Fighters – 23:53, Greg Cohan (1) (David Cernan)
Second Half:
What The Puck – 3:40, Tom MacDonald (4) (Corey “Chongo” Winters)
Sky Fighters – 13:06, Dan Hopper (2) (Greg Infanti, Robert Kucera)
Sky Fighters – 15:00, Greg Cohan (2)
Sky Fighters – 22:55, Martin “Ocho Cinco” Cejka (2) (empty net)
SEMIFINAL
#2 What The Puck 3, #11 Fresh Kills 0
What The Puck: Tom MacDonald (2), Larry “Mad Dog” Zimmer (2), Corey “Chongo” Winters (1)
Shutout: Roderick “Guy LeDouche” Cruz (1)
Playoff Preview: Semifinals
Monday, October 26th, 2009Muscles Has His Own Way Of Expressing The Number Two
#2 What The Puck (18-5) vs. #11 Fresh Kills (11-10-1-1)
Location: Tompkins Square Park, Time TBD
All-Time Series: What The Puck leads 8-6-1
2009 Result: Week 4 – What The Puck 6, Fresh Kills 4
Game Notes: In what is becoming an annual rite of the postseason, What The Puck and Fresh Kills will face off once again this Sunday, their third playoff battle in the last four years. As expected, What The Puck cruised through the first round, notching a playoff high six goals against the Mighty Squirrels. Although the quarterfinals provided a much tougher challenge for them, they ultimately prevailed over the Rehabs 2-1. Awaiting What The Puck in the semifinals will be Fresh Kills, the team that eliminated Larry’s Orange Juggernaut from last season’s playoffs. Entering as the 11th seed this year, the defending champions picked up where they left off with an upset victory over the sixth seeded Dark Rainbows in the first round. They continued the trend in the quarterfinals with a stunning 4-3 overtime victory over the regular season champion Denim Demons. Can Fresh Kills extend this amazing playoff upset streak to seven or will What The Puck return to the championship game for the first time since 2006?
Keys To The Game For What The Puck:
1. While Ollie Hartman leads What The Puck with three playoff goals, five other players are tied for second on the team with one goal each. Thus, What The Puck will bring an extremely deep and balanced offense to this game, where anyone on the team is capable of scoring (except Ant “Father Time” Ventolieri, who claims to have assisted on all eight goals).
2. What The Puck’s “Italian Stallion” line has been its highest scoring unit throughout the season due to Adriano “Muscles Marinara” Bratta and Salvatore Malguarnera Jr.’s “shoot first, pass second” mentality. However, Captain Larry continues to relegate them to third line duty, mainly because of their linemate, enforcer Hannah Stark. She also claims to be Italian, and who are we to argue with her?
3. After Adriano “Muscles Marinara” Bratta’s dismal performance as goalie for the Happy Little Elves last week, one has to wonder if his confidence is permanently shattered…not because he gave up seven goals, but because he had to play for the Happy Little Elves.
Keys To The Game For Fresh Kills:
1. Fresh Kills boasts six players with at least one goal in this season’s playoffs. With so many potential scoring options to cover, What The Puck will have to look in all directions on defense.
2. Two of the league’s top defenders man the blue line for Fresh Kills in captain Kevin “The Planet” Foster and Scott Townsend. While Foster is notorious for his booming slap shot from the point that always seems to generate scoring opportunities, Townsend is known as more of a pure defenseman, capable of shutting down any attacker.
3. With several players growing cranky without their afternoon nap, Fresh Kills vacated the court immediately after last week’s win over the Denim Demons. Should Fresh Kills defeat What The Puck, it is unclear whether the team will be rested enough to compete in the championship game.
Eli’s Pick: What The Puck. In a matchup of old vs. older, old wins.
Derek’s Pick: What The Puck. Nothing less than a championship will be acceptable for the Mad Dog.
Watchability: 4.5 Zimmers
Week 17 Box Scores
Sunday, August 16th, 2009L Is For Larry
What The Puck 7, Dark Rainbows 2
What The Puck: Adriano “Muscles Marinara” Bratta 2 (19), Mike “The X-Factor” Woodsworth 2 (13), Tom MacDonald (11), Larry “Mad Dog” Zimmer (9), Ollie Hartman (7)
Dark Rainbows: John Nielsen (15), Jon Rudd (2)
Game Notes: The Dark Rainbows played the entire game 4-on-5, as they only had one female in attendance. Additionally, they had only one male sub.
Fresh Kills 5, LBS, Inc. 3
Fresh Kills: Patrick Blohme 2 (2), Dave Sokolyansky (10), Kevin “The Planet” Foster (4), Ariel Imas (4)
LBS, Inc.: Karsten Pichon 2 (23), “The Alpha Male” Ken Poulin (14)
Game Notes: Blohme’s second goal of the game broke a 2-2 tie with ten minutes remaining in regulation, giving Fresh Kills a lead the team never relinquished.
Rehabs 4, Mighty Squirrels 3
Rehabs: Dave Fraser 2 (6), Rob Blandi (4), “Con” Ed Lau (4)
Mighty Squirrels: Arthur “Lil Weezy” Revechkis (11), Marty Gilbert (2), Mary Simmons (1)
Game Notes: Rehabs forward $howT!m3 was not allowed to play with his shirt off, as his skin color was deemed to be too close to the Mighty Squirrels’ primary color.
Denim Demons 2, Cobra Kai 0
Denim Demons: Mike Pereira (5), Zack Tinkelman (5)
Shutout: Noah Farkas (1)
Game Notes: The Denim Demons celebrated “Demons Family Day,” as several of their relatives were in attendance as spectators.
Filthy Gorgeous 7, Happy Little Elves 3
Filthy Gorgeous: Suvin “The Guru” Malik 2 (11), Sunny Mehra 2 (10), Dana Kravis 2 (5), Jon Rick (5)
Happy Little Elves: Rob “Smash” Muggeo (8), Jerome “Hornswoggle” Ramos (6), Rob Bischoff (1)
Unicorns 3, Mathematics 1
Unicorns: Chris (12), Susannah (3), Mark (2)
Mathematics: Andy Pratt (8)
Corlears Hookers 6, Mexican Standoff 2
Corlears Hookers: Jason Eitel 5 (21), Jonathan Bartlett (1)
Mexican Standoff: Gary 2 (9)
Sky Fighters 6, Gouging Anklebiters 1
Sky Fighters: David Cernan 2 (2), Greg Infanti (2), Stefan Danicich (1), Jon Forsythe (1), Samantha Lee (1)
Gouging Anklebiters: Charles DeFranco (9)
Tuques 6, Mega Touch 2
Tuques: Shafiq Perry 3 (10), Denis Miciletto 2 (12), Alfred Liu (2)
Mega Touch: Bill MacGregor (4), Andy Robertson (1)
Sky Fighters 8, Corlears Hookers 3
Sky Fighters: David Cernan 2 (4), Greg Infanti 2 (4), Martin “Ocho Cinco” Cejka (15), Dan Hopper (2), Robert Kucera (2), Samantha Lee (2)
Corlears Hookers: Peter “Purple Rain” Putka (8), Josh Sadlier-Brown (5), Jonathan Bartlett (2)
Week 17 Preview
Thursday, August 13th, 2009Rod Does Not Think Highly Of The Dark Rainbows
GAME OF THE WEEK
What The Puck (12-3) vs. Dark Rainbows (10-3-0-1)
Location: Tompkins West, 3:00 PM
All-Time Series: Dark Rainbows lead 5-4
Game Notes: Despite these teams’ relative proximity in the standings, What The Puck and the Dark Rainbows are heading in opposite directions. After a brief swoon, What The Puck has returned to form in the last two weeks. Following the team’s 7-1 loss to Filthy Gorgeous in week 14, captain Larry “Mad Dog” Zimmer read his team the riot act, demanding more accountability and less complacency from his Orange Juggernaut. The team obviously responded, as it scored 12 goals in wins over two division rivals. Conversely, the Dark Rainbows have allowed 12 goals in their last two games and have struggled to produce any type of real offense. This reversal of fortune has dropped them from sole possession of first place to a tie for fifth. As the Rainbows look to break out of their funk, a win over What The Puck would keep them in the running for first place and go a long way in returning their early season swagger.
Keys To The Game:
1. What The Puck grizzled veteran Tom MacDonald returned to the lineup last week after summering in Nova Scotia. His impact was felt immediately, as he scored his 10th goal of the season in his team’s 2-1 win.
2. John Nielsen leads the Dark Rainbows with 14 goals. He has not scored in his team’s last two games, but What The Puck will still need to guard him closely.
3. In an effort to emulate What The Puck’s winning formula, Rainbows captain Sean Reynolds plans on wheeling goaltender John Meyer to the court in a goalie bag. Reynolds also plans to smile sheepishly while doing so.
Eli’s Pick: What The Puck. Mad Dog’s strong arm tactics seem to be working.
Derek’s Pick: What The Puck. Their high-scoring offense does not bode well for the suddenly sieve-like Rainbows D.
Watchability: 4.5 Doucets
Week 16 Box Scores
Sunday, August 9th, 2009Mr. August 2009
What The Puck 2, Unicorns 1
What The Puck: Mike “The X-Factor” Woodsworth (11), Tom MacDonald (10)
Unicorns: Brendan (2)
Corlears Hookers 7, Dark Rainbows 1
Corlears Hookers: Jason Eitel 2 (16), Peter “Purple Rain” Putka 2 (7), Dan Biagioni 2 (2), Albert “Al” Huang (3)
Dark Rainbows: Brad Thomason (1)
LBS, Inc. 5, Sky Fighters 0
LBS, Inc.: Karsten Pichon 3 (21), Tom Capatosta (3), Brian “Grandmaster B” Barrett (1)
Shutout: Seth Wachtell (3)
Mexican Standoff 2, Fresh Kills 1
Mexican Standoff: Gary (7), Adam (1)
Fresh Kills: Dave Sokolyansky (9)
Gouging Anklebiters 4, Mighty Squirrels 2
Gouging Anklebiters: Alex Derhohannesian 2 (5), Sarah Moore (4), Shannon Voto (2)
Mighty Squirrels: Arthur “Lil Weezy” Revechkis (10), Carter Reich (5)
Filthy Gorgeous 5, Mathematics 2
Filthy Gorgeous: “Gentleman” James Pereira 3 (17), Jon Rick (4), Matt Workman (3)
Mathematics: Bradley Schmidt (8), Derek Tagliarino (4)
Rehabs 7, Cobra Kai 2
Rehabs: Rob Blandi 2 (3), Sean “$howJu” McClain (5), Mike “Cupcake” Bartlett (4), Bryan “Stork” Welch (4), Alex “Villano VI” Zabala (3), Adam Skuse (1)
Cobra Kai: J.J. Murphy (4), Mark Talercio (1)
Game Notes: Blandi’s game-winning goal broke a 2-2 tie with 16 minutes remaining in regulation.
Tuques 6, Happy Little Elves 2
Tuques: Shafiq Perry 2 (7), Heather Cunningham 2 (3), The Peter Wilson (3), Dave Ladanyi (2)
Happy Little Elves: Eric “El Guapo” DiPierri (7), Ben Chadwick (1)
Denim Demons 5, Mega Touch 0
Denim Demons: Jeff Kamen 3 (14), Micael Holmström (6), Peter Matlin (2)
Shutout: Aaron “Coach” Pagdon (5)
