Posts on ‘December 9th, 2008’

According to a press release by the EPHL, Brooklyn Aces head coach Chris Firriolo and team captain Chad Wilcox have been fined an undisclosed amount by the league following their actions on Nov. 29 against the Danbury Mad Hatters.

Danbury head coach Dave MacIsaac received a two-game suspension and was also handed an undisclosed monetary fine for his part in the altercation.

MacIsaac is eligible to return to the Mad Hatters on Dec. 13 when they take on the Hudson Valley Bears.

No other players on either team were suspended or fined.

On Dec. 18, Danbury will take on Brooklyn for the first time since the incident.

Photo by Patrick Hickey Jr.

According to a press release from the EPHL, Brooklyn-Native Alan Friedman is now the sole owner of the Brooklyn Aces, after League Governors approved the purchase.

Terms of the sale were not announced however.

Taking majority control over the team a few weeks before the season began from then owner Curt Russell, Friedman has been fulfilling his position with energy and passion.

Now, he has complete control over the EPHL’s top team.

“Being the big hockey fan that I am, when the opportunity came in my lap, I jumped all over it,” he said in an interview before the season began. One day, we got to talking and I told him [Russell] I really wanted to get involved in the league and he asked me to get involved here in Brooklyn. I thought he was kidding at first, but he was totally serious; I jumped all over it.”

Photo by Marty Bromberger.

If any Aces fans were angry when gritty forward and Bensonhurst-Native Jerry Cardinale was put on waivers, those emotions quickly subsided when they saw what his replacement, Tony Resendes, could do when given an opportunity.

Through his first five games as a Brooklyn Ace, the speedy forward has seven points, giving the team a legitimate offensive threat on every single line and proving there’s a place for him in pro hockey.

Compiling quotes from his old junior coach, in addition to sharing the thoughts of Aces coach Chris Firriolo and those of my own, AcesOverBrooklyn.com attempts to shed some more light on the youngster’s game.

“He is the absolute, ultimate competitor. He plays tough, like a 6-foot guy. He wins the one-on-one battles. He is the purest, faster skater in the league. He can do it all. He plays defense on the penalty kill. He went through some growing pains his first year here. It was the first time he was coached, the first time he had to handle discipline. He grew up a lot the first year. He had to learn how to play defense; it’s not just about scoring goals, the typical things when we get a high school kid.”