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Team Reps of the Year
Dan
Ewing, Primetime Playas
Garrick MacIntosh, Weapon X
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These
guys were like that really good waiter you had once, who made sure
your steak was done just right, didn't tell any annoying jokes, bitch
about the Leafs or the weather, or look down your date's top when
he thinks you're not looking, and throws in a free coffee or dessert
'cuz he knows what it's all about. These lads were good for the teams
they helped organize, and didn't whine all that much. Keep it up boys,
and you might just stay off of my radar. But don't count on it… |
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Ironman
Award - Steve Luceno, Goaltender
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In a sport where goaltenders are hard to come by ("Whaaaanh!
It's sooooo hot! Boohoohoohoo!!!") Steve helped bail many teams
out, appearing in a total of 43 regular season games - and managed
to win the Goalie MVP title for both the B and C division to boot.
That figure represents 35% of ALL games played in GTI for the 2001
season. What's even more amazing is the fact that he was able to
drag his girlfriend out to more than half of these games. That's
one long, hot sweaty summer, my man. But hey - if that's her thing,
you go dog…
Special mention
- Patrick Herman, Team Ironhead (goalie) - The most dependable player
by far on his team, Patrick made the commitment this year, despite
living in Kitchener for the entire season - which constituted an
hour and a half commute to the rink and back each game. No girls
ever came with him though.
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Misguided Aggression award
The Rockets
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Temper
tantrums, verbal abuse, wacking of sticks… Grow the 'eff up. If Darcy
Tucker can turn his game around, you can too. |
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Best new Team
The Primetime Playas
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Where'd
these guys come from?! The only thing I'd change about these guys
is their team name. Yeah, no kidding… |
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Shell Shock Award
- Maurice Cristello, The Enforcers
- Dino Garofalo, RAT Machine
- Valerio Papa, Vaughan Thunder
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These 3 goalies
each faced 434, 422, and 421 shots respectively in just 14 games
- an average of over 30 shots a game (remember - they're 34 minute
games, NOT 60). Ouch.
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"Serenity Now" Award
Jay Davidson, The Smoke
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Despite
having a surprisingly pleasant off-court disposition, and pre-season
promises to clean up his act, this perennial "who, me?"
penalty king managed to rack up 64 minutes in PIMs in 13 games
played. One word, Jay - Ritalin… |
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Captain Clutch Award
Dave Fotheringham, Red Wings
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5
game winning goals in 14 games - how much more reliable can you get?
Still, maybe you should have saved a couple of those for the playoffs
Dave! Oooh, that hurts… |
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The Tenacious D Award
Primetime Playas & The Rollers
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These
guys only allowed 56 and 44 goals against respectively, and also led
the league in Penalty killing with 80% and 81% efficiency. Not bad. |
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The Marginal Capitalization Award
The Enforcers
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Deadly
on the power play, scoring almost 50% of the time (.474). Unfortunately,
that's about all that went right for these guys. |
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Go Go Power Rangers Award
Dave Brown, Crazed Baboons
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Big
Davey Bee shnagged 8 power play goals to lead the league this year.
When asked to comment, Brown replied, "Please don't call me Davey
Bee." |
One-Man-Show
Award
Scott Tew, Ironheads
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With his patented between-my-legs-then-over-your-shoulder flip shot
that sent many a 'tender back to the dressing room for a spare pair
of underwear, Scott managed to pot a league-leading 5 shorthanded
goals this season - one of which came when the lads were down two
men. Word has it that Scott tried this same move in ice hockey over
the winter, and got peanut-buttered against the backboards by some
guy from northern Quebec with a mullet and no front teeth…
Special
mention to Tony "Special K" Kritsonis of the Rollers,
who netted a second-best 4 shorties.
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"It's Having Fun that Really Matters, Right?" Award
Gang Green
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The
GG's went undefeated in the Loss column this year - but still managed
to get a hardcore squad out to each and every game, despite their
record. This is nice to see, considering how many lazy-asses there
are out there with less dedication though they're on better teams.
Punks. |
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The "Back to the Drawing Board" Award
Team Thunder
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After
winning B division last year, these over-confident gents moved up
to A division. Yikes… Still, give them credit for anticipating potential
problems and proactively changing their name in the off-season, so
as 2001's results wouldn't be associated with the B champs from the
year before. Still - you know who you are - and so do we. |
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The "Surprised the Hell out of Us" Award
The Celestial Panthers
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C division champions in 2000, these guys were forced to face off
against many power house B teams as a result of the merger in 2001
- and managed to finish 6th in B division rankings. They went on
to scare the shit out of the eventual B division champions The Smoke
in the opening round of the playoffs, almost upsetting them. Watch
these guys in 2002…
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