HC Preview Guides

2011 Hemcher Cup XIX Preview Guide By Anthong Lampazzi, Assistant to the Commissioner   Welcome back to another exciting year of Hemcher Cup action.  Before we look forward to 2011, let’s take a moment to review what happened last year.  One of the perennial Hemcher Cup powers, Team Gannon, returned from an extended championship drought … Read More

2010 HEMCHER CUP PREVIEW GUIDE  HEMCHER CUP XVIII By Anthony Lampazzi, Assistant to the Commissioner   Since its inception in 1993, the Hemcher Cup Championship has been dominated by a small number of franchises. Of the 17 previous champions, two franchises have accounted for 10 of those titles (9 individually and 1 championship tie).  In … Read More

  2009 Hemcher Cup Preview Guide By Anthony Lampazzi Assistant to the Commissioner   “Life moves pretty fast. You don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”   – Ferris Bueller.   That’s pretty much how you could sum up the year 2008 for the Hemcher Cup. 2008 was an … Read More

The 2008 Hemcher Cup Preview Guide By Anthony Lampazzi Assistant to the Commissioner Before we begin the 2008 Hemcher Cup preview, we need to spend a few minutes looking back at last year’s classic contest that culminated with  Team Tonsmeire hoisting his 2nd Hemcher Cup. This was arguably the greatest finish in Cup history outside … Read More

2007 Hemcher Cup Preview Guide By Anthony Lampazzi Assistant to the Commissioner   In 2007 The Hemcher Cup will celebrate its 15th anniversary.  To honor such a significant milestone we thought the best way to preview the upcoming tournament would be with the help of the one movie that has probably had the most impact … Read More

The 2006 Hemcher Cup Preview Guide Welcome to the 14th installment of the greatest sporting event in the history of man kind.  We are just a few weeks away from Hemcher Cup IVX, and this year’s tournament is expected to be the best ever.  As we prepare for the upcoming contest we have to wonder; … Read More

The 2004 Hemcher Cup Preview Guide By The Pope of Tribecca, Anthony Lampazzi This column does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the League Commissioner nor The Commissioner’s Office.  This column is the sole opinion of Anthony Lampazzi, no matter how crazy it sounds.   So, since I couldn’t come up with my own forecast … Read More

It was the best of times; it was the worst of times. The year was 1993; the Villanova Wildcats had just ended a not so spectacular season under first year coach Steve Lappas.  Channel 10 was in their 48th straight hour of coverage of the blizzard of ’93.  There was a house full of soon … Read More

I can’t believe Knight got his predictions out before me. The predicted order of finish for this year’s player pool is as follows: #6 Team Lampazzi 100:1  When people talk about this team, other names come to mind like “Tiffany”, “Buster Douglas”, “milli vanilli” and any other one hit wonders that you can think of. … Read More