{"id":474,"date":"2008-09-23T21:37:28","date_gmt":"2008-09-24T02:37:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.btsh.org\/bruise\/?p=474"},"modified":"2008-09-23T21:37:28","modified_gmt":"2008-09-24T02:37:28","slug":"week-16-news-and-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/week-16-news-and-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 16 News and Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Whose Name Will Go Alongside Ellery &#8220;The Nature Boy&#8221; Gillette&#8217;s?<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.btsh.org\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/richardtrophy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-482 aligncenter\" title=\"Trophy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.btsh.org\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/richardtrophy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"407\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/richardtrophy.jpg 419w, https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/richardtrophy-244x300.jpg 244w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 407px) 100vw, 407px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Does The Nickname Get Engraved Too?\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nWith one week remaining in the season, the race for the coveted BTSH scoring title is heating up. Here is a breakdown of the top contenders:<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Corey &#8220;Chongo&#8221; Winters, What The Puck (15 goals): <\/strong>Chongo remains a long shot to win this competition as he has a lot of ground to make up, and no individual player has scored more than five goals in a game this season. Although What The Puck&#8217;s potent offense is certainly capable of providing him with ample opportunity, the goals usually spread out among all of the team&#8217;s talented attackers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Jason Eitel, Corlears Hookers (15 goals): <\/strong>Eitel has missed the Hookers&#8217; last two games with an injury, and his status for the upcoming weekend is still unknown. However, should he be able to play, he will have the benefit of playing a makeup game, in addition to his regularly scheduled one.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Karsten Pichon, LBS, Inc. (17 goals): <\/strong>Pichon has the ability to put in three or more goals in any given game, as he has already had a five goal game earlier this season (against the Happy Little Elves). However, he will be closely marked by a staunch Denim Demons defense (try saying that three times fast), in a game that has playoff seeding implications at stake for both teams.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Mike &#8220;The X-Factor&#8221; Woodsworth, What The Puck (18 goals): <\/strong>Obviously similar to teammate Corey &#8220;Chongo&#8221; Winters, Woodsworth will benefit from What The Puck&#8217;s high-scoring offense. However, he will also be hamstrung by the broad distribution of goal scorers in captain Larry &#8220;Mad Dog&#8221; Zimmer&#8217;s arsenal. Nevertheless, Woodsworth always brings a little something extra to the table&#8230;some might even say an &#8220;X-Factor&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Adriano &#8220;Muscles Marinara&#8221; Bratta, Cobra Kai (20 goals): <\/strong>Bratta currently has a two goal lead on his nearest competitor, and with two games left to play, he is clearly the odds-on-favorite to collect this honor. Of greater suspense might be his battle with the Happy Little Elves for total goals in a season, which he currently leads by two.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Birthday Wishes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.btsh.org\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/squirrelsbday.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-481   aligncenter\" title=\"Squirrels\" src=\"http:\/\/www.btsh.org\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/squirrelsbday.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/squirrelsbday.jpg 861w, https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/squirrelsbday-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The media would like to acknowledge Mighty Squirrels captain Rachel &#8220;A-Korn&#8221; Greene, who celebrated her birthday on Sunday. To mark the occasion, the Mighty Squirrels honored her by presenting her with two boxes of delicious donuts and two less than delicious losses. Although most of the team joined A-Korn in the festivities, ass captain Marie Marberg opted for a Tupperware dish full of Swedish meatballs instead.<\/p>\n<p>The media would also like to acknowledge Rehabs defender Meredith Danberg-Ficarelli, who celebrates her twenty-third birthday today (September 23). Although friends and family have been giving her well wishes all week, she will observe the day as she always does: watching a highlight tape of <a href=\"http:\/\/sportsillustrated.cnn.com\/hockey\/nhl\/news\/2000\/02\/23\/mcsorley_reaction_ap\/\" target=\"_blank\">Marty McSorley&#8217;s greatest fights<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Guess That Leg<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.btsh.org\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/leg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-479 aligncenter\" title=\"Mystery Leg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.btsh.org\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/leg.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/leg.jpg 733w, https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/leg-300x232.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Can you determine whose bloodied and battered leg this is?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Know Your Neighbors<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.btsh.org\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/planet.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-480 aligncenter\" title=\"The Planet\" src=\"http:\/\/www.btsh.org\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/planet.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/planet.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/planet-229x300.jpg 229w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Kevin Foster<br \/>\n<strong>Team:<\/strong> Fresh Kills<br \/>\n<strong>Nickname:<\/strong> The Planet<br \/>\n<strong>Rejected Nicknames: <\/strong>Tiny, Mt. Scoremore, Antoine, -O, The Silver Fox<br \/>\n<strong>Origin: <\/strong>Dedham, MA<br \/>\n<strong>College:<\/strong> University of Massachusetts-Amherst<br \/>\n<strong>Early Aspirations: <\/strong>Catching\u00a0a Super Bowl winning touchdown pass from Steve Grogan.<br \/>\n<strong>Organizations: <\/strong>Red Sox Nation, Fresh Kills Executive Board, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Society_in_Dedham_for_Apprehending_Horse_Thieves\" target=\"_blank\">The Society in Dedham For Apprehending Horse Thieves<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>First Job:<\/strong> Maintaining the dams at <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mother_Brook\" target=\"_blank\">Mother Brook<\/a>.<br \/>\n<strong>Reason To Love Him:<\/strong> He&#8217;s respectful towards women.<br \/>\n<strong>Reason To Hate Him: <\/strong>He lost a &#8220;Battle of the\u00a0Sexes&#8221;\u00a0arm-wrestling match to teammate Heidi &#8220;The Maple Leaf Muscle&#8221; Karst.<br \/>\n<strong>Best Known For:<\/strong> His booming shot from the point and one bad knee.<br \/>\n<strong>Fast Fact:<\/strong> One time captain of Fresh Kills, &#8220;Hollywood&#8221; Jeff Lesser, forced Kevin to endure a rigorous tryout before he was offered a roster spot.<br \/>\n<strong>Favorite Things:<\/strong> New England Patriots, Sam Adams beer, lavender incense, Autumn foliage, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.museumofbadart.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Museum of Bad Art<br \/>\n<\/a><strong>Favorite Book:<\/strong> Magazines<br \/>\n<strong>Favorite Movie:<\/strong> <em>Steel Magnolias<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Hockey Comparison: <\/strong>Al Iafrate, for his &#8220;all world&#8221; talent<br \/>\n<strong>Non-Hockey Comparison:<\/strong> Jupiter<br \/>\n<strong>Reason The Media Will Continue to Over-hype Him:<\/strong> Because he&#8217;s really just a sensitive guy.<br \/>\n<strong>Down The Road:<\/strong>\u00a0After losing several consecutive Nobles\/Milton Days, Dedham&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nobles.edu\/home\/home.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Noble and Greenough\u00a0School<\/a>\u00a0hires Kevin as the new athletic\u00a0director to &#8220;turn the sports program around.&#8221;\u00a0 However, upon his arrival on campus,\u00a0he opts\u00a0instead to become the faculty advisor of the Microfinance Club (a club devoted to giving\u00a0interest free loans to developing nations)&#8230;because he&#8217;s really just a sensitive guy.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<strong>Captain&#8217;s Commendations:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cobra Kai:<\/strong> <em>Mariko Nakatani<\/em> and <em>Becky Pear<\/em> played the whole game.<br \/>\n<strong>Corlears Hookers:<\/strong> The <em>whole team<\/em> was a defensive gem.<br \/>\n<strong>Dark Rainbows:<\/strong> &#8220;<em>Jennie Brown<\/em> is my girlfriend and played a good game.&#8221; &#8211; Sean Reynolds<br \/>\n<strong>Denim Demons (1):<\/strong> <em>Emily Carson<\/em> filled in on offense when the team needed it.<br \/>\n<strong>Denim Demons (2):<\/strong> <em>Gabby Carson<\/em> overcame a hangover.<br \/>\n<strong>Filthy Gorgeous:<\/strong> &#8220;I think <em>I<\/em> played a good game. I had an assist and two shots on net, and yes, I am tooting my own horn for one time this season.&#8221; &#8211; Monica Russo<br \/>\n<strong>Fresh Kills:<\/strong> The <em>defense<\/em> did a great job of contributing on the offensive end.<br \/>\n<strong>Gouging Anklebiters:<\/strong> &#8220;<em>Everybody<\/em>, whatever.&#8221; &#8211; Phil &#8220;Sandy&#8221; Donohue<br \/>\n<strong>Happy Little Elves:<\/strong> &#8220;<em>Shoshana Rudnick<\/em> played a good game in front of her visiting relations and also genetically engineered a new strain of cactus that can be used as a toilet brush, earning her millions and the undying love of every service station bathroom attendant in the Southwest. She now<br \/>\nlives in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, where she breeds scorpions.&#8221; &#8211; Ben Chadwick<br \/>\n<strong>LBS, Inc.:<\/strong> &#8220;Give it to <em>Erica [Lee]<\/em>!&#8221; &#8211; Sascha Puritz<br \/>\n<strong>Mathematics:<\/strong> <em>Eli Kazin <\/em>gets the Selke Trophy for the day.<br \/>\n<strong>Mexican Standoff:<\/strong> &#8220;<em>Amanda [Jenkins] <\/em>scored a fantastic goal&#8230;for the Rehabs.&#8221; &#8211; Randy Locklair<br \/>\n<strong>Mighty Squirrels (1):<\/strong> <em>Tim &#8220;(S)crappy&#8221; Gray<\/em> has a cute dog.<br \/>\n<strong>Mighty Squirrels (2):<\/strong> &#8220;<em>Me<\/em>, &#8217;cause it&#8217;s my birthday.&#8221; &#8211; Rachel &#8220;A-Korn&#8221; Greene<br \/>\n<strong>Rehabs:<\/strong> <em>Meredith Danberg-Ficarelli<\/em> celebrates her birthday on Tuesday.<br \/>\n<strong>Sky Fighters:<\/strong> &#8220;<em>Martin &#8220;Ocho Cinco&#8221; [Cejka] <\/em>gets an &#8216;Ocho Cejka&#8217; for getting &#8216;Czech-ed&#8217; out of the game.&#8221; &#8211; Chris &#8220;Big Sexy&#8221; Shumaker<br \/>\n<strong>Tuques:<\/strong> Get well soon to <em>Bill Monahan<\/em>, who had to leave the game in the second half with a knee injury.<br \/>\n<strong>Unicorns:<\/strong> <em>Nelson<\/em> played in net and rocked it.<br \/>\n<strong>What The Puck:<\/strong> <em>Susanna Tenney<\/em> rocks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whose Name Will Go Alongside Ellery &#8220;The Nature Boy&#8221; Gillette&#8217;s? Does The Nickname Get Engraved Too?\u00a0 With one week remaining in the season, the race for the coveted BTSH scoring title is heating up. Here is a breakdown of the top contenders: 5. 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