Aces Ready to Bring Great Hockey Action to Brooklyn

With less than a month to go before the Aces begin their inaugural season, Aces Over Brooklyn chats with the team’s business manager, Mike Cerulli, to discuss what some of their objectives are to firmly cement themselves in the Brooklyn community.

AcesOverBrooklyn.com- What are you guys looking to accomplish this season?

Michael Cerulli- Our venue is going to be catered towards affordable family fun. We are going to be doing plenty of group events of all kinds, obviously youth hockey programs, but we want to have something with the girl scouts, boy scouts and basically any other type of youth organization. That’s who we want to come down in large groups. We’re also speaking with businesses, especially Brooklyn businesses. We want them to come down with their employees, clients and business associates. With that being said, we expect a lot of groups at our games.

AOB- How do ticket sales look so far?

Cerulli- Things are going great so far and we expect a great crowd in the stands this season. We’re not worried.

AOB- The reason why I’m asking this is because over the past few weeks, a pair of teams have folded, leaving some fans to question the structural integrity of the league. Knowing this, how are the Aces holding up?

Cerulli- Well, I can’t really comment on the financial situations of those teams, but from the information that I have, I think it’s better that those teams did what they did now, than ten games into the season.

AOB- Do you think the Aces are built to last in this league and won’t fall victim to the same situation?

Cerulli- Yes I do. I am confident that they are.

AOB- From the known players on the team thus far, it seems that the level of play might be better than expected. From a business point of view, how does that affect the team?

Cerulli- I think it’s going to help us market the team. We are going to be putting together events with businesses and we will be using the players in that effort to help promote the team. They are all marketable guys and good players, so I see no reason why that couldn’t help us out.

AOB- Can we expect to see the team on public-access TV or the radio any time soon?

Cerulli- It’s something that is in our thought process. I can’t promise anything, one way or another though. I can’t make any promises because I don’t want to let anyone down. Our games will be web-cast however.

AOB- Is there anything that you guys feel that will set you apart from the other teams in town?

Cerulli- My answer may be a bit biased here simply because I love the sport of hockey. That’s not a knock against another sport out there, but it’s just how I feel about the game. As far as what the fans can expect, the level of play will be up to par and I expect us to be a very solid team. The fans can expect to see a good product on the ice.

AOB- Is there anything else you want to say?

Cerulli- Yes. Obviously, we want to cater to a good, affordable family night out, but we feel that watching a game of hockey with us would be great for a bunch of buddies as well. From a hockey fan’s point of view, if I wasn’t involved with this, I know that even though I live on Long Island, I could get a bunch of people to come hang out and watch a game. We don’t want to discourage young people either from coming over and having a great time with us.

Photo by the Brooklyn Aces.

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