{"id":214,"date":"2008-04-12T17:24:37","date_gmt":"2008-04-12T22:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.btsh.org\/bruise\/2008\/04\/12\/week-1-preview\/"},"modified":"2008-04-12T17:32:09","modified_gmt":"2008-04-12T22:32:09","slug":"week-1-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/week-1-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 1 Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"

LLLLLLLLLLLLET’S GO!<\/h4>\n

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\"Sunday,<\/p>\n

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GAME OF THE WEEK<\/h4>\n

Corlears Hookers vs. Gouging Anklebiters<\/strong>
\nLocation<\/strong>: Corlears North, 4:00 PM
\nAll-Time Series<\/strong>: Corlears Hookers lead 2-0
\nGame Notes<\/strong>:
\nWhen these two teams last met, the Gouging Anklebiters nearly\u00a0pulled off a monumental playoff upset.\u00a0 However, with just fifteen seconds left in regulation, Peter “Purple Rain” Putka scored the equalizing goal to force overtime, where Gavin “Dutch’s Brother” Kearney scored the game winner.\u00a0 Neither team experienced a lot of turnover in the offseason, so this will be a true playoff rematch.\u00a0 A close, low-scoring game is expected.
\nKeys to the Game<\/strong>:
\n1.\u00a0\u00a0Goalie “Quiet” Mike O’Connor held the explosive Corlears Hookers offense to only five goals in more than 100 minutes of play last season.\u00a0 For the Anklebiters to have a chance, he must play well.
\n2. The Corlears Hookers are coming off of their longest losing streak ever.\u00a0 Will the loss to the Rainbows still be in their heads?
\n3. Eric “El Guapo” DiPierri’s mother has promised him extra ice cream should the Anklebiters win.\u00a0 He’ll be playing hard.
\nEli’s Pick<\/strong>: Corlears Hookers.\u00a0 Even the Anklebiters will readily admit that they historically start the season slowly.
\nDerek’s Pick<\/strong>: Corlears Hookers.\u00a0 Congratulations to Dutch’s Brother, who’s expecting a child soon (who will be named Dutch’s Nephew\/Niece).<\/p>\n


\nFresh Kills vs. Sky Fighters<\/strong>
\nLocation<\/strong>: Corlears North, 3:00 PM
\nAll-Time Series<\/strong>: Fresh Kills lead 6-5
\nGame Notes<\/strong>: The history makes this game look a lot closer than it probably will be.\u00a0 This is not the Sky Fighters of old.
\nEli’s Pick<\/strong>: Fresh Kills
\nDerek’s Pick<\/strong>: Fresh Kills<\/p>\n

Unicorns vs. Denim Demons<\/strong>
\nLocation<\/strong>: Corlears South, 3:00 PM
\nAll-Time Series<\/strong>: Unicorns lead 5-3-2
\nGame Notes<\/strong>: In the ten games these teams have played, the final goal differential has never been more than one goal.\u00a0 Expect a close game.
\nEli’s Pick<\/strong>: Unicorns.\u00a0 Ug is determined to beat Romeo for top goalie this season.
\nDerek’s Pick<\/strong>: Denim Demons.\u00a0 The Unicorns’ loss of $howT!m3 and Villano VI, and the Demons’ loss of Ellery bode very well for the Fightin’ Rubens.<\/p>\n

Happy Little Elves vs. Tuques<\/strong>
\nLocation<\/strong>: Moffo, 3:00 PM
\nAll-Time Series<\/strong>: First Meeting
\nGame Notes<\/strong>: Will there be growing pains for the Happy Little Elves?
\nEli’s Pick<\/strong>: Tuques
\nDerek’s Pick<\/strong>: Tuques<\/p>\n

Bad Touch vs. What The Puck
\nLocation<\/strong>: Corlears South, 4:00 PM
\nAll-Time Series<\/strong>: What The Puck leads 8-2
\nGame Notes<\/strong>: Bad Touch has not beaten What the Puck since 2003.
\nEli’s Pick<\/strong>: What the Puck
\nDerek’s Pick<\/strong>: What the Puck.\u00a0 Coach Mad Dog will have his troops fired up for opening day.<\/p>\n

LBS vs. Cobra Kai<\/strong>
\nLocation<\/strong>: Moffo, 4:00 PM
\nAll-Time Series<\/strong>: Tied 1-1
\nGame Notes<\/strong>: After being mercied in 2006, Cobra Kai stunned LBS in 2007 with a 4-2 win.\u00a0 Ken “The Alpha Male” Poulin of LBS will be on the bench serving a suspension.
\nEli’s Pick<\/strong>: LBS.\u00a0 Even without The Alpha Male, LBS should have enough offense to withstand the new look Cobra Kai.
\nDerek’s Pick<\/strong>: LBS.\u00a0 Cobra Kai added some serious talent in the offseason, but so did LBS.<\/p>\n

Filthy Gorgeous vs. Dark Rainbows
\nLocation<\/strong>: Corlears North, 5:00 PM
\nAll-Time Series<\/strong>: Dark Rainbows lead 2-0
\nGame Notes<\/strong>: Captain Sean Reynolds will present each member of the Rainbows with a championship ring prior to the game…except for Jonathan Rudd and Rachel Hulin, who were not on the team last season.
\nEli’s Pick<\/strong>: Dark Rainbows.\u00a0 Dan “Danny Abs” Abdo wishes he were here.
\nDerek’s Pick<\/strong>: Dark Rainbows<\/p>\n

Mexican Standoff vs. Mathematics
\nLocation<\/strong>: Corlears South, 5:00 PM
\nAll-Time Series<\/strong>: Mathematics lead 4-0
\nGame Notes<\/strong>: Sharif “The Chocolate Buzzsaw” Corinaldi promises to Soulja Boy<\/a> if the Mathematics win.<\/p>\n

Mighty Squirrels vs. Rehabs
\nLocation<\/strong>: Moffo, 5:00 PM
\nAll-Time Series<\/strong>: Rehabs lead 3-1
\nGame Notes<\/strong>: $howT!m3 and Villano VI make their much anticipated debut for the Rehabs.\u00a0 Marie Marberg of the Squirrels is listed as questionable with an undisclosed head injury.
\nEli’s Pick<\/strong>: Rehabs.\u00a0 This team is loaded.
\nDerek’s Pick<\/strong>: Rehabs<\/p>\n

Media’s Records<\/strong>:
\nEli<\/strong>: 0-0
\nDerek<\/strong>: 0-0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

LLLLLLLLLLLLET’S GO! GAME OF THE WEEK Corlears Hookers vs. Gouging Anklebiters Location: Corlears North, 4:00 PM All-Time Series: Corlears Hookers lead 2-0 Game Notes: When these two teams last met, the Gouging Anklebiters nearly\u00a0pulled off a monumental playoff upset.\u00a0 However, with just fifteen seconds left in regulation, Peter “Purple Rain” Putka scored the equalizing goal […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[10,308],"class_list":["post-214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-weekly-previews","tag-2008-season","tag-weekly-previews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=214"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}