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<\/a><\/p>\nColor:<\/strong> Yellow\/Red <\/p>\n The Tuques are coming off of their best season in the franchise’s seven year\u00a0history.\u00a0 Although they fell one win short of a .500 record,\u00a0they are determined to turn the corner and move into the upper echelon of BTSH this season.<\/p>\n During the offseason, the Tuques leadership council of David Ladanyi, Minkus, and The Peter Wilson retreated to a remote mountainside lodge deep in the woods of New Hampshire in order to contemplate the future of the team.\u00a0 After days of heavy drinking<\/span> thought, they identified three specific players to target through free agency: Diane Johnston, Shafiq Perry, and Rachel Winstone.\u00a0 Due to Ladanyi’s shrewd negotiating tactics, the Tuques were able to acquire all three, while saving enough money to hire a bodyguard for Wilson.<\/p>\n The rookies will complement a solid core of returning veterans.\u00a0 Wilson, the league’s reigning Most Underrated Player,\u00a0scored 15 goals last season, placing him fourth in BTSH.\u00a0 However, because of his business-like approach to the game and lack of theatrics, he may be able to fly under opponents’ radars once again.\u00a0 The Tuques also return Minkus, a 2008 nominee for Most Exciting Player.\u00a0 His failure to win this prestigious award has created\u00a0a giant chip on his shoulder.\u00a0 He declares, “I am still pissed off at the media for robbing me\u00a0of last season\u2019s Most Exciting Player award and\u00a0am considering various changes to spice things up:\u00a0 a boxcutter prominently displayed on\u00a0my stick, well-timed fire-breathing, creating a clone, a suit of armor, and a sniper.”\u00a0<\/p>\n Food They Closely Resemble:<\/strong> Celery<\/em>.\u00a0 Yep, good old reliable celery. ROSTER<\/strong> The Tuques Are In A Class By Themselves Color: Yellow\/Red Year Founded: 2002 2008 Regular Season Finish: 8-9 (12th place) 2008 Playoff Result: Lost to Denim Demons in first round Division: Woodsworth 2009 Marketing Slogan: “Tuques hockey.” Key Additions: Diane Johnston, Shafiq Perry, and Rachel Winstone (All Free Agents) Key Losses: Sarah Moore (Gouging Anklebiters)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[122],"tags":[123,18,11],"class_list":["post-737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-2009-team-previews","tag-2009-season","tag-team-previews","tag-tuques"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/737"}],"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\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=737"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/737\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":951,"href":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/737\/revisions\/951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nYear Founded:<\/strong> 2002
\n2008 Regular Season Finish:<\/strong> 8-9 (12th place)
\n2008 Playoff Result:<\/strong> Lost to Denim Demons in first round
\nDivision:<\/strong> Woodsworth
\n2009 Marketing Slogan:<\/strong> “Tuques hockey.”
\nKey Additions:<\/strong> Diane Johnston, Shafiq Perry, and Rachel Winstone (All Free Agents)
\nKey Losses:<\/strong> Sarah Moore (Gouging Anklebiters)<\/p>\n
\nFast Fact:<\/strong> Caroline Johnston does not drink carbonated beverages.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\nSherman “The Shermanator” Chan
\nDeep Dutta
\nDaphne Feng
\nAndrea Grande-Capone
\nLisa Harrington
\nCaroline Johnston
\nDiane Johnston
\nDean Keyworth
\nDavid Ladanyi (C)
\nAlfred Liu
\nCorey Long
\nZoe Markwick
\nMinkus (A)
\nBill Monahan
\nShafiq Perry
\nKen Rosenkrantz
\nGabe Wilson
\nThe Peter Wilson (A)
\nRachel Winstone<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"