{"id":741,"date":"2009-03-18T06:47:29","date_gmt":"2009-03-18T11:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.btsh.org\/bruise\/?p=741"},"modified":"2009-03-18T06:47:29","modified_gmt":"2009-03-18T11:47:29","slug":"season-preview-rehabs-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/season-preview-rehabs-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Season Preview: Rehabs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Meredith Is Clearly All Business<\/h4>\n

\"Rehabs<\/a><\/p>\n

Color:<\/strong> Black
\nYear Founded:<\/strong> 2001
\n2008 Regular Season Finish:<\/strong> 10-5-1-1 (8th place)
\n2008 Playoff Result:<\/strong> Lost to Unicorns in first round
\nDivision:<\/strong> Rubens
\n2009 Marketing Slogan:<\/strong> “$how the passion.\u00a0 $how the $wagger.”
\nKey Additions:<\/strong> Rob Blandi (Free Agent), Ken Hill (Free Agent), Sean McClain (Free Agent)
\nKey Losses:<\/strong> Sal Malguarnera (What The Puck), Stacy Kehoe (Fellowship), Brian Wong, Molly Holder<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Although the Rehabs entered the 2008 season with championship aspirations, they once again fell short when they\u00a0were unable to get out of the first round of the playoffs.\u00a0 With this disappointment\u00a0fresh on their minds, they needed to make some personnel\u00a0changes during the offseason.\u00a0 After several seasons as captain, Bryan “Stork” Welch resigned his post and handed the reins\u00a0to ardent McSorley supporter<\/a>,\u00a0Meredith Danberg-Ficarelli.\u00a0 The new regime already has high hopes for the season, as Danberg-Ficarelli exclaims, “It’s all happening.\u00a0 I’m so excited.\u00a0 This season is going to rock…Bring it bitches!”<\/p>\n

However, the 2009 season will not be easy for the new captain.\u00a0 Immediately, she must deal with the departures of several valued cogs in the Rehabs machine.\u00a0 Although Jon “Dinner Plate” Feldman is expected to attend a few games throughout the season, he and Stacy Kehoe are both pursuing educational glory on opposite ends of Pennsylvania.\u00a0 In addition, Sal Malguarnera signed as a free agent with What The Puck, further depleting the offensive depth.\u00a0 To counter these losses,\u00a0Danberg-Ficarelli enlisted the recruiting prowess of Hector “$howT!m3” Melendez, whose ability to scour the battledome resulted in the free agent signing of Sean McClain (whose battledome prose mimics that of $howT!m3).\u00a0 With a slightly slimmed down roster, the Rehabs bring a tight and talented nucleus that is once again primed to compete for a championship.<\/p>\n

Food They Closely Resemble:<\/strong> Cajun Gumbo<\/em>. The initial concept here was simple: combine reliable stock ingredients to produce a traditional and effective result.\u00a0 However, throughout the years, several new ingredients have been blended in to enhance and spice up the original.
\nFast Fact:<\/strong> When she’s not playing hockey, Chantel Arroyo enjoys caring for the elderly.<\/p>\n

ROSTER<\/strong>
\nChantel Arroyo
\nMike “Cupcake” Bartlett
\nRob Blandi
\nMeredith Danberg-Ficarelli (C)
\nJon “Dinner Plate” Feldman
\nGina Hackett (A)
\nKen Hill
\n“Con” Ed Lau
\nAndy Levine
\nMichael Lewis
\nSean “$howJu” McClain
\nHector “$howT!m3” Melendez
\nKami Moore (A)
\nLateef Nurmohamed
\nAnthony Romeo
\nMike Sayre
\nBryan “Stork” Welch
\nAlex “Villano VI” Zabala<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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