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[[Image: | [[Image:flashes2.png|frame|The Black Flashes Logo]] | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:Mansion 08302008.JPG|frame|The Sports Guy Mansion]] | ||
The Black Flashes is a Hattrick team from [http://www.townofschaghticoke.org Schaghticoke] (''pron.'' "Skat-ih-coke") in Upstate New York. Previously known as the Los Angeles Samurais, they were renamed following the team's being | '''The Black Flashes''' is a [[Hattrick]] team from [http://www.townofschaghticoke.org Schaghticoke] (''pron.'' "Skat-ih-coke") in Upstate [[New York]], managed by [[User:Captainmarino|CaptainMarino]]. Previously known as the Los Angeles Samurais, they were renamed The Black Flashes following the team's being bought by Captain Marino and its subsequent move to New York on November 17, 2003 during week 2 of Hattrick's 21st season. The team currently resides in [[IV.20 (USA)|IV.20]] of the [[USA|United States]] after collecting their second series Division V championship in Hattrick season 34. The first came in season 32 and was their 2nd series championship overall; their first being their winning season in [[VI.118 (USA)|VI.118]] during Hattrick's 24th season. | ||
The Flashes play their home matches at The Sports Guy Mansion, a 44,374-seat stadium on the banks of the Hoosic River in the small town of Schaghticoke. "The Mansion," as fans of the club call it, is actually built upon what used to be the "Back Lake" and is bordered to the east and south by the Boston and Maine Railroad, to the west by the residences of East Street, and to the north by Backwater and AnkleBreak Hills. | |||
Having been a longtime fan of [http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/simmons/index Bill "The Sports Guy" Simmons], a writer for [http://espn.go.com ESPN.com] and ESPN The Magazine, manager Captain Marino named his team after a Simmons [http://proxy.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/031107 article] on ''then'' Portland Trailblazer Bonzi Wells. In it, Simmons describes the situation when Wells apparently flipped off a fan and then, when asked about it, said that he gets "black flashes sometimes" and couldn't remember doing it. | Having been a longtime fan of [http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/simmons/index Bill "The Sports Guy" Simmons], a writer for [http://espn.go.com ESPN.com] and ESPN The Magazine, manager Captain Marino named his team after a Simmons [http://proxy.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/031107 article] on ''then'' Portland Trailblazer Bonzi Wells. In it, Simmons describes the situation when Wells apparently flipped off a fan and then, when asked about it, said that he gets "black flashes sometimes" and couldn't remember doing it. | ||
The team's logo (designed by [[uhcoog2k]]) contains a cartoon of The Sports Guy and contains the green, white, and orange elements, as well as shamrocks, of manager Captain Marino's favorite country and heritage, Ireland. | The team's logo (designed by [[User:uhcoog2k|uhcoog2k]]) contains a cartoon of The Sports Guy and contains the green, white, and orange elements, as well as shamrocks, of manager Captain Marino's favorite country and heritage, [[Ireland]]. | ||
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<td><div align="center">4-7-3</div></td> | <td><div align="center">4-7-3</div></td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
<td><div align="center">24</div></td> | <td><div align="center"><b>24*</div></td> | ||
<td><div align="center">1st</div></td> | <td><div align="center"><b>1st</div></td> | ||
<td><div align="center">VI.118</div></td> | <td><div align="center"><b>VI.118</div></td> | ||
<td><div align="center">39</div></td> | <td><div align="center"><b>39</div></td> | ||
<td><div align="center">13-1-0</div></td> | <td><div align="center"><b>13-1-0</div></td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
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<td><div align="center">20</div></td> | <td><div align="center">20</div></td> | ||
<td><div align="center">5-7-2</div></td> | <td><div align="center">5-7-2</div></td> | ||
</tr> | |||
<tr> | |||
<td><div align="center">29</div></td> | |||
<td><div align="center">5th</div></td> | |||
<td><div align="center">V.225</div></td> | |||
<td><div align="center">18</div></td> | |||
<td><div align="center">5-6-3</div></td> | |||
</tr> | |||
<tr> | |||
<td><div align="center">30</div></td> | |||
<td><div align="center">4th</div></td> | |||
<td><div align="center">V.225</div></td> | |||
<td><div align="center">25</div></td> | |||
<td><div align="center">8-5-1</div></td> | |||
</tr> | |||
<tr> | |||
<td><div align="center">31</div></td> | |||
<td><div align="center">3rd</div></td> | |||
<td><div align="center">V.225</div></td> | |||
<td><div align="center">25</div></td> | |||
<td><div align="center">9-5-0</div></td> | |||
</tr> | |||
<tr> | |||
<td><div align="center"><b>32*</div></td> | |||
<td><div align="center"><b>1st</div></td> | |||
<td><div align="center"><b>V.225</div></td> | |||
<td><div align="center"><b>37</div></td> | |||
<td><div align="center"><b>12-1-1</div></td> | |||
</tr> | |||
<tr> | |||
<td><div align="center">33</div></td> | |||
<td><div align="center">7th</div></td> | |||
<td><div align="center">IV.37</div></td> | |||
<td><div align="center">15</div></td> | |||
<td><div align="center">4-7-3</div></td> | |||
</tr> | |||
<tr> | |||
<td><div align="center"><b>34*</div></td> | |||
<td><div align="center"><b>1st</div></td> | |||
<td><div align="center"><b>V.48</div></td> | |||
<td><div align="center"><b>39</div></td> | |||
<td><div align="center"><b>13-1-0</div></td> | |||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
</table> | </table> | ||
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<table width="75%" border="0"> | <table width="75%" border="0"> | ||
<tr> | |||
<td width="26%"><strong>Division IV Record:</strong></td> | |||
<td width="74%">4-7-3</td> | |||
</tr> | |||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
<td width="26%"><strong>Division V Record:</strong></td> | <td width="26%"><strong>Division V Record:</strong></td> | ||
<td width="74%"> | <td width="74%">91-57-20</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
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<tr> | <tr> | ||
<td><strong>Cup Record:</strong></td> | <td><strong>Cup Record:</strong></td> | ||
<td> | <td>26-15-0</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
<td><strong>Qualification Record:</strong></td> | <td><strong>Qualification Record:</strong></td> | ||
<td> | <td>3-1-0</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
<td><strong>Overall Competition Record:</strong></td> | <td><strong>Overall Competition Record:</strong></td> | ||
<td> | <td>137-81-23</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
</table> | </table> | ||
<i>* Denotes championship season</i> | |||
== Manager: Captain Marino == | == Manager: Captain Marino == | ||
When not wasting time on Hattrick.org, Captain Marino (aka Cap'n) is a physics and pre-engineering teacher in Boston, MA. Although he grew up in Schaghticoke, NY, he left the farmland of Upstate New York for the Boston metropolis in order to attend [http://www.neu.edu Northeastern University]. He received his nickname from co-workers at the campus gym, [http://www.campusrec.neu.edu The Marino Center], during freshman year. The name, at first a humorous remark in response to the number of hours he spent working during freshman year, became a fitting moniker during sophomore year as he put out a towel fire while working the counter by himself. Currently in his | When not wasting time on Hattrick.org, Captain Marino (aka Cap'n) is a physics and pre-engineering teacher in [[Boston]], MA. Although he grew up in Schaghticoke, NY, he left the farmland of Upstate New York for the Boston metropolis in order to attend [http://www.neu.edu Northeastern University]. He received his nickname from co-workers at the campus gym, [http://www.campusrec.neu.edu The Marino Center], during freshman year. The name, at first a humorous remark in response to the number of hours he spent working during freshman year, became a fitting moniker during sophomore year as he put out a towel fire while working the counter by himself. Currently in his 8th consecutive year of employment at the Marino Center, Captain Marino ranks among the longest tenured supervisors in its history. | ||
When assuming his managerial role of the Black Flashes, Cap'n also attempts to commiserate with other New Yorkers through through his role as GOAL Ambassador for the [[Gathering of the Adirondacks League]]. | |||
== Team Photos by Season == | |||
Following the end of his 10th season as manager of The Flashes, Captain Marino began a seasonal tradition of posting a photo of the team that will start the season. Special thanks to [http://cpoet.net/en/hattrick/simcheeese/login/ SimCheeese] for the photos. | |||
<b><u>Season 31</u></b> | |||
[[Image:FlashesS31.png|835px]] | |||
<b><u>Season 32</u></b> | |||
[[Image:FlashesS32.png]] | |||
<b><u>Season 33</u></b> | |||
[[Image:FlashesS33.png]] | |||
<b><u>Season 34</u></b> | |||
[[Image:FlashesS34.png]] | |||
[[Category:American Clubs|Black flashes]] | |||
Latest revision as of 20:23, 30 August 2008
The Black Flashes is a Hattrick team from Schaghticoke (pron. "Skat-ih-coke") in Upstate New York, managed by CaptainMarino. Previously known as the Los Angeles Samurais, they were renamed The Black Flashes following the team's being bought by Captain Marino and its subsequent move to New York on November 17, 2003 during week 2 of Hattrick's 21st season. The team currently resides in IV.20 of the United States after collecting their second series Division V championship in Hattrick season 34. The first came in season 32 and was their 2nd series championship overall; their first being their winning season in VI.118 during Hattrick's 24th season.
The Flashes play their home matches at The Sports Guy Mansion, a 44,374-seat stadium on the banks of the Hoosic River in the small town of Schaghticoke. "The Mansion," as fans of the club call it, is actually built upon what used to be the "Back Lake" and is bordered to the east and south by the Boston and Maine Railroad, to the west by the residences of East Street, and to the north by Backwater and AnkleBreak Hills.
Having been a longtime fan of Bill "The Sports Guy" Simmons, a writer for ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine, manager Captain Marino named his team after a Simmons article on then Portland Trailblazer Bonzi Wells. In it, Simmons describes the situation when Wells apparently flipped off a fan and then, when asked about it, said that he gets "black flashes sometimes" and couldn't remember doing it.
The team's logo (designed by uhcoog2k) contains a cartoon of The Sports Guy and contains the green, white, and orange elements, as well as shamrocks, of manager Captain Marino's favorite country and heritage, Ireland.
Team Record
Season |
Place |
Series |
Points |
Record |
21 |
2nd |
V.130 |
28 |
9-4-1 |
22 |
2nd |
V.130 |
26 |
8-4-2 |
23 |
6th |
V.130 |
15 |
4-7-3 |
24* |
1st |
VI.118 |
39 |
13-1-0 |
25 |
6th |
V.225 |
18 |
5-6-3 |
26 |
6th |
V.225 |
17 |
5-7-2 |
27 |
4th |
V.225 |
26 |
8-4-2 |
28 |
4th |
V.225 |
20 |
5-7-2 |
29 |
5th |
V.225 |
18 |
5-6-3 |
30 |
4th |
V.225 |
25 |
8-5-1 |
31 |
3rd |
V.225 |
25 |
9-5-0 |
32* |
1st |
V.225 |
37 |
12-1-1 |
33 |
7th |
IV.37 |
15 |
4-7-3 |
34* |
1st |
V.48 |
39 |
13-1-0 |
| Division IV Record: | 4-7-3 |
| Division V Record: | 91-57-20 |
| Division VI Record: | 13-1-0 |
| Cup Record: | 26-15-0 |
| Qualification Record: | 3-1-0 |
| Overall Competition Record: | 137-81-23 |
* Denotes championship season
Manager: Captain Marino
When not wasting time on Hattrick.org, Captain Marino (aka Cap'n) is a physics and pre-engineering teacher in Boston, MA. Although he grew up in Schaghticoke, NY, he left the farmland of Upstate New York for the Boston metropolis in order to attend Northeastern University. He received his nickname from co-workers at the campus gym, The Marino Center, during freshman year. The name, at first a humorous remark in response to the number of hours he spent working during freshman year, became a fitting moniker during sophomore year as he put out a towel fire while working the counter by himself. Currently in his 8th consecutive year of employment at the Marino Center, Captain Marino ranks among the longest tenured supervisors in its history.
When assuming his managerial role of the Black Flashes, Cap'n also attempts to commiserate with other New Yorkers through through his role as GOAL Ambassador for the Gathering of the Adirondacks League.
Team Photos by Season
Following the end of his 10th season as manager of The Flashes, Captain Marino began a seasonal tradition of posting a photo of the team that will start the season. Special thanks to SimCheeese for the photos.
Season 31
Season 32
Season 33
Season 34
