Spring 2001 Tourney

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The 5th BBHA Tournament has come and gone.  The Spring 2001 Tourney was as good as any of the earlier tournaments and lived up to all the pre-tournament hype.  At the end of the long 11 hour day, the team left standing with the Championship Cup was the Generals, under the stellar performance of the Tournament MVP Eric Bertrand.  Have a look at the statistics for more in depth analysis of each game.

There were 5 teams battling for the title on Saturday, April 21st.  The teams this time around were:

bulletChiefs (Captained by Blaine Bernard)
bulletBlack Hawks (Captained by Kevin Haddal)
bulletThe Generals (Captained by Adham El-Behairy)
bulletBall Breakers (Captained by Bill Calko)
bulletGreen Machine (Captained by Jeff Edy)

Check out some of the pictures below:

bulletThe Champions - The Generals
bulletPresenting the Robin Hood Cup to Generals Captain
bulletThe Tournament MVP - Eric Bertrand
bulletPlaying Ball Hockey on a Tropical Island
bulletThe Tournament Players
bulletSome of the boys resting between games
bulletTournament Action 1
bulletTournament Action 2

Follow the link below to find out who the players are for each team as well as where each player went in the player draft, which took place on Monday, April 9th:

     The BBHA 2001 Spring Tournament Team Rosters

Just so everyone who is playing understands what the rules are, have a look at this Spring's tournament rules by following the link below:

     The BBHA 2001 Spring Tournament Rules

 

Here you will find a few stats to get you excited before you dig in and have a closer look at the actual final tournament stats from the links following these stats:

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Shortest Game - Game 4 with the Black Hawks making a quick demolishing of the Generals 6 to 1 in just 13 minutes

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Longest Game - Game 9 with the Chiefs outlasting the Ball Breakers 6 to 5 in a marathon 1 hour 30 minutes game

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Points Leader - Eric Bertrand with 20 points over 6 games

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Tournament MVP - Eric Bertrand of the Generals wins the coveted Gold Cup Award

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Most Goals in a Game - Eric Bertrand of the Generals with all 6 goals in the 10th game against the Green Machine

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Tournament Highlight - Doug Lang becomes the first BBHA member to be apart of the Championship team for the 3rd time. 

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Well, this is what it is all played for.  The Robin Hood Cup.  A magnificent replica of the real NHL Stanley Cup, this cup is due to grow with many a name over the years as the BBHA continues to play the Spring and Fall classic.  To date, the Spring 2001 tournament is the fifth tournament to be organized and played for the Cup.

 

Final Tournament Stats

bulletGame Schedule and Statistics
bulletFinal Team Statistics
bulletGame 1 - Chiefs vs Generals
bulletGame 2 - Black Hawks vs Ball Breakers
bulletGame 3 - Green Machine vs Chiefs
bulletGame 4 - Generals vs Black Hawks
bulletGame 5 - Ball Breakers vs Green Machine
bulletGame 6 - Chiefs vs Black Hawks
bulletGame 7 - Generals vs Ball Breakers
bulletGame 8 - Black Hawks vs Green Machine
bulletGame 9 - Ball Breakers vs Chiefs
bulletGame 10 - Green Machine vs Generals
bulletSemi-Final Game 1 - Black Hawks vs Chiefs
bulletSemi-Final Game 2 - Green Machine vs Generals
bulletChampionship Game - Generals vs Chiefs