Lou’s Blog: The Comeback Trail

Read all episodes of “The Comeback Trail,” 2006-2018

Stories from Brampton, Chicago, Gatineau, Las Vegas, Monroe, Montreal, New York, Quebec City, Peterborough, Rosemont, Sherbrooke, Ste-Sophie, Toronto, and more  …

2018
Part 44: Kenny Dubois Surfaces on the NTHL Circuit: Wins Monroe Classic II
— Lou “The Legend” Takes Kenny to a Seven Game Final (story by Vinny Catania)

Part 43: King Carlo Rebounds in Montreal
— Carlo defeats Pat in 5 games to level season wins

Part 42: Carlo and Pat Clean House in Peterborough
— Pat Knocks out Carlo in NTHL 2018-19 Season Opener

Part 41: The Gilbert Delorme Cup Concludes a Record Year for the NTHL!
— 2017-18 season review by Martin Douville (English translation by Lou)

Part 40: Brossard Wins the First Monroe Classic
— (original in French by Martin Douville; English translation by Lou)

Part 39: Larochelle Three Minutes from Mission Impossible!
— (original in French by Martin Douville; English translation by Lou)

Part 38: Eleven for King Carlo!
— (original in French by Martin Douville; English translation by Lou)

2017
Part 37: Carlo Wins Eight in a Row: Bossio Unbeatable in Brossard

Part6 36: Carlo and Sam Claim Double-Header as NTHL Season Opens in Peterborough

2016
Part 35: Still the King
— Carlo Reigns in 2015-16 as Contenders Rise

Part 34: Carlo Three-peats in Ste-Sophie

Part 33: King Carlo Claims Seventh Straight Tournament Win

2015
Part 32:  Carlo Wins World Cup, Classic Table Hockey Bigger and Better than Ever

Part 31: King Carlo Crushes NY Competition
–Big Apple Tempts Two Dozen

Part 30: Upsets and Upstarts Steal Montreal Show
–Gino Cleans House, Sweeps Carlo in Finals

2014
Part 29: Sam Dethrones the King
— a “Ref’s Eye” View

Part 28: Carlo Leads World Cup Race at Mid-Season
— Sam Wishes Deuces Were Wild

2013
Part 27: Carlo Clinches Sixth Straight Quebec Cup 
— Sam and Alex Anoussis Share Spotlight

2012
Part 26: Sweet Sixty at JGG
— Lou Marinoff Wins 2012 Title

Part 25: Toronto TH Tourney Draws 100+ Players
— Wall Street Journal Covers Table Hockey’s “Comeback”

Part 24: Carlo Captures Quintuple Quebec Cup
— Five in a Row for the King of Classic Table Hockey

2011
Part 23: Carlo Claims Quadruple Quebec Crown
— Four in a Row for the Table Hockey King

Part 22 Beedham Dynasty Dawns at 38th Annual JGG
— Table Hockey Torch Passes to Good Guy Jr.

Part 21: Play It Again, Sam
— Anoussis “Arrives” in Ajax, Quebec Quintet Crushes Competition

2010
Part 20: Bossios Invincible in 2009-10
— Gino and Carlo Sweep HTQ; Carlo Captures 3rd Consecutive Quebec Cup

2009
Part 19: King Carlo Achieves Quebec Cup Encore
— Labelle Bids Farewell to Table Hockey

Part 18: Bossio Rebounds in Gatineau
— Level with Labelle in Quebec Cup Quest

Part 17: Labelle Dominates Drummondville
— One win away from Quebec Cup III

Part 16: Lady Luck Smiles Again
— repeat Classic Cup victory in Vegas

2008
Part 15: Lou Marinoff Repeats as NYCTHA Classic Champ
— full story by John Power

Part 14: Y3K at JGG 2008
— Kraehling, Kloosterman, Kunzler prevail

Part 13: Carlo Bossio Weathers Gatineau Tempest
— And he captures the Quebec Cup

Part 12: Lady Luck Smiles on Lou in Vegas
— Yours truly captures Coleco Classic Cup III

2007
Part 11: Carlo Bossio: Hat-Trick in Sherbrooke
— Gino Bossio Grabs Quebec Cup Lead / Yours truly makes top-10 for 2007

Part 10: Caveat
— King Carlo Reigns Supreme in Montreal / Cote Captures Coupe du Quebec

Part 9: Roller Coaster from Chicago to New York
— Cote Wins Windy City / Labelle Bites Big Apple

Part 8: Top-10 Finish at Quebec Open
— Patrick Cote Triumphs; My Mission Accomplished

Part 7: A Tale of Two Trophies, 1983-2007
— NYCTHA Classic Division Playoffs, Brooklyn, NY

Part 6: Johnny Goodguy
— 34th Annual Tournament in Brampton

Part 5: Close Encounters of the Third Kind
— Las Vegas Coleco Classic

2006
Part 4: Table Hockey Fest dans les Cantons de l’est
— The Sherbooke Tournament and Aftermath Chez Labelle

Part 3: The Lions’ Den
–Preparing for Sherbrooke Chez Bossio

Trail, Part 2: Montreal
— Ups and Downs of Cracking the Canadian Ranks

Part 1: Table Hockey in the 21st Century
— Reflections by a 20th century champ on the comeback trail.


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