{"id":1753,"date":"2009-08-25T22:48:46","date_gmt":"2009-08-26T03:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.btsh.org\/bruise\/?p=1753"},"modified":"2011-04-04T23:40:53","modified_gmt":"2011-04-05T03:40:53","slug":"week-18-news-and-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/week-18-news-and-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 18 News and Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Hello Czech Republic!<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.btsh.org\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/analytics.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1764  aligncenter\" title=\"Analytics\" src=\"http:\/\/www.btsh.org\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/analytics.jpg\" alt=\"Analytics\" width=\"450\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/analytics.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/analytics-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>As a thank you to you, the loyal reader, we, the writers, thought we\u2019d give you a snapshot of who\u2019s going to btsh.org, and how they are getting there. Here are some interesting\u00a0facts and figures\u00a0we have noticed, taken directly from Google Analytics<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p>1. While the bulk (96%) of site traffic comes from the United States, one of the highest ranked foreign sources is the Czech Republic with nearly 20 visits in the last month.\u00a0 Undoubtedly, this can be attributed to Martin &#8220;Ocho Cinco&#8221; Cejka&#8217;s large following in his fatherland.\u00a0 However, a more interesting trend may be that Uganda ranks directly behind the Czech Republic with approximately 16 visitors.\u00a0 We\u00a0speculate that this trend can be attributed to\u00a0Jason Eitel&#8217;s large following in his fatherland.<\/p>\n<p>2. Unsurprisingly, more than 90% of the site&#8217;s New York state visits are from New York City.\u00a0 The next three highest locations all come from western Suffolk County (Ronkonkoma, Yaphank, and Brentwood) and account for a combined\u00a04%.\u00a0 According to league registration records, a certain Happy Little Elf, who is one of the site&#8217;s most frequent commenters, happens to reside and work in this region.<\/p>\n<p>3. The top keywords that have brought people to the BTSH site are as follows: \u201cbtsh\u201d, \u201cbtsh.org\u201d, and &#8220;btsh tuques&#8221;.\u00a0\u00a0Clearly,\u00a0the &#8220;Tuques hockey.&#8221; marketing campaign has worked, as the team is now one of the hottest trends on btsh.org.\u00a0 Already, a &#8220;Cobra Kai\u00a0hockey.&#8221; campaign is in the works for next season.<\/p>\n<p>4. The title for most searched individual on btsh.org belongs to the Rehabs&#8217; own Stacy Kehoe, the namesake for the Stacy S. Kehoe Award for Toughness &amp; Grace.\u00a0 The following keywords all made the top 20 searches (in rank order): &#8220;stacy kehoe new york,&#8221; &#8220;stacy kehoe btsh,&#8221; &#8220;stacy kehoe pics,&#8221; and &#8220;stacy kehoe.&#8221;\u00a0 We can only imagine what type of &#8220;stacy kehoe pics&#8221; one might be searching for, but if nothing else, we do recommend the photo from the 2008 Week 3 Box Scores.\u00a0 Other high-rated Rehabs searches include &#8220;chantel arroyo,&#8221; &#8220;btsh rehabs,&#8221; and &#8220;romeo goalie rehabs.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>5. Although league veteran Zack Tinkelman of the Denim Demons\u00a0ranks nowhere near the top keyword searches, his father, Joe Tinkelman, cracks the top 25.\u00a0 In fact, he ranks as the most popular Demons-related search, almost doubling the next in line, &#8220;chernoski.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h4>So Where Were All Those People?<\/h4>\n<p>As you may have noticed, several of BTSH&#8217;s most prominent players were conspicuously absent from league play last Sunday. However, their weekend was not without competitive hockey, as\u00a0they were busy\u00a0representing New York City at\u00a0tournaments in Montreal and Ocean City, Maryland.<\/p>\n<p>Filthy Gorgeous&#8217; &#8220;Gentleman&#8221; James Pereira led one squad (named Metro) into the men&#8217;s competition of Ocean City.\u00a0 Although the team did not advance to the playoffs of the tournament, Pereira notes that all of the team&#8217;s games were close, and the team proved they could compete with anyone.\u00a0 He adds, &#8220;[Anthony] Romeo played great in net by making big saves and keeping us in games.\u00a0 Overall, we had a great mix of players this time around, bringing various assets to the lineup.&#8221;\u00a0 Other highlights of the trip included Nestor &#8220;Marmaduke&#8221; Nonato\u00a0making out with absurd women, whiskey shots, peeing in public, &#8220;1940&#8221; chants on the bus ride back to the hotel, Papa John&#8217;s pizza fest, and (non-BTSH member) Chuck Solomon\u00a0fist-fighting Susannah.<\/p>\n<p>Mexican Standoff&#8217;s Haanwa, captain of the co-ed team in Ocean City (Moffo), sums up her squad&#8217;s tourney experience: &#8220;[We] returned to Ocean City with\u00a0our strongest tournament performance to date. We came out of regular games in\u00a0second place after one tie and one well deserved win. Unfortunately, during Sunday&#8217;s playoffs, we weren&#8217;t able to hold our winning position. But we drowned our sorrows in beer and crab cakes, so now the loss is but a faint memory.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Liza Watts of Filthy Gorgeous was the lone BTSH player to play in the women&#8217;s division of the Ocean City event.\u00a0 Her team, the Bruisers, won the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Peter Putka also led a small team (Bullmoose) into battle in Montreal.\u00a0 His team lost in the quarterfinals of the competition, despite having only one sub.\u00a0 Otherwise, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.btsh.org\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/MTL-Playon.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">this<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.btsh.org\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/shoulder_bruise.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">this<\/a> sum up the weekend.<\/p>\n<h4>Know Your Neighbor<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.btsh.org\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/muggeo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1755  aligncenter\" title=\"Muggeo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.btsh.org\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/muggeo.jpg\" alt=\"Muggeo\" width=\"400\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/muggeo.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/muggeo-300x243.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Rob Muggeo<br \/>\n<strong>Team:<\/strong> Happy Little Elves<br \/>\n<strong>Nickname:<\/strong> Smash<br \/>\n<strong>Rejected Nicknames:<\/strong> Pulverize, Hockey Rob, Crash, Hatchet<br \/>\n<strong>Origin:<\/strong> Uniondale, NY<br \/>\n<strong>College:<\/strong> Colorado School of Mines, New York Institute of Technology<br \/>\n<strong>Quote: <\/strong>&#8220;Rich, I had a dream&#8230;&#8221;<br \/>\n<strong>Early Aspirations:<\/strong> To restore Long Island&#8217;s rapidly diminshing water table<br \/>\n<strong>First\u00a0Job:<\/strong> Stable boy at Mott&#8217;s Pony Farm<br \/>\n<strong>Current Job:<\/strong> Architect<br \/>\n<strong>Hero:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.time.com\/time\/time100\/builder\/profile\/levitt.html\" target=\"_blank\">William Levitt<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Reason to Love Him:<\/strong> Although he is one of BTSH&#8217;s oldest\u00a0members, he continues to play every week at a high level.<br \/>\n<strong>Reason to Hate Him:<\/strong> He&#8217;s often found near Rich Glanzer.<br \/>\n<strong>Fast Fact: <\/strong>Rob believes that Long Island has the best beaches for surfing in the world.<br \/>\n<strong>Favorite Things:<\/strong> New York Rangers, westbound lanes of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nycroads.com\/roads\/southern\/\" target=\"_blank\">Southern State Parkway<\/a>, <em>Growing Pains<\/em>, eggplant parmesan<br \/>\n<strong>Least Favorite Things: <\/strong>New York Islanders, <em>Who&#8217;s The Boss?<\/em>, shoddy design, electric lime green<br \/>\n<strong>Best Known For:<\/strong> Being a part of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.obsessedwithwrestling.com\/profiles\/d\/demolition.php\" target=\"_blank\">Demolition<\/a> line with Garrett &#8220;Ax&#8221; Carrino and Chris &#8220;Crush&#8221; O&#8217;Neill.<br \/>\n<strong>Hockey Comparison:<\/strong> Christopher Higgins<br \/>\n<strong>Non-Hockey Comparison:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gallaghersmash.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gallagher<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Things the Media Will Continue to Overhype about Him: <\/strong>His distinct similarities to every other player on his team&#8230;except Eric &#8221; El Guapo&#8221; DiPierri.<br \/>\n<strong>Down the Road: <\/strong>After Ben Chadwick forces\u00a0him to retire from BTSH,\u00a0Rob turns his attention to local politics and proposes a plan that would make Long Island the 51st state.\u00a0 Unhappy with his tax dollars being spread across the entire state,\u00a0Rob&#8217;s plan would keep all money within Nassau and Suffolk counties.\u00a0 His campagin eventually comes to fruition when the New York State legislature approves his proposal, officially making Long Island a sovereign entity.\u00a0 Oddly, no one in the rest of New York seems to mind.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello Czech Republic! As a thank you to you, the loyal reader, we, the writers, thought we\u2019d give you a snapshot of who\u2019s going to btsh.org, and how they are getting there. Here are some interesting\u00a0facts and figures\u00a0we have noticed, taken directly from Google Analytics: 1. 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