| We are a second year team playing in
the PHA. In the beginning we were 42 people in the PHA Beginner Class
that began in Oct. 1996. After 18 grueling weeks of falling on our
butts and running into the boards we graduated into two teams, the
Bladerunners and the Blue Devils. We entered the league in the Summer
Season 1997. Both teams had a reasonable first halves to the season,
but after that they went in opposite directions. The Bladerunners went
on a 4 game winning streak while the Blue Devils went into the Cellar.
The Blue Devils came out of last place to go 2-1-1 in Aug. handing
Conf. E Champs the Rockets their only loss of the season. In the end
the Blue Devils finished in 4th place and disbanded at the end of the
season. The Bladerunners clinched a playoff spot with their victory
against the Blue Devils in Aug. and finished 3rd in the standings. The
Bladerunners went on to the first round of Conf. E playoffs and lost
2-1 to the Chargers. With their season complete several members of the
team went their own way and the Bladerunners were left with several
roster opennings. Since both teams had a good rapport throughout the
season after practicing together, the remaining players from the Blue
Devils joined the Bladerunners. We'd like to think we've improved
ourselves into another contender this season in the E+ Conf. We will
see as we again face our old nemesis the Chargers and an all new
stacked team of Mimes from Hell (Mummenshantz). |