A few weeks ago, the Aces defense featured five defensemen, Dan Rohanna, Andrew Scampoli, Nick Grove, Doug Hoffman and Rob Miller, that could all perform extremely well on both ends of the ice.
Isn’t it funny how a few weeks can change things?
After trading then captain Rohanna to Hudson Valley and watching Scampoli leave the team in order to play in Holland last week, the Aces, while still having the sturdy and dependable Hoffman, Grove and Miller on the roster, will have to ask for more out of guys like Ian McLoughlin and Mike Richards, two players that haven’t been getting a ton of ice-time up to this point in the season.
Just coming back from injured reserve a few days ago after being placed there on Nov. 21st with an undisclosed injury, Richards won’t have the luxury of getting time to acclimate to his surroundings.
“I was a forward my entire life and last year I got an opportunity to play defense and I really liked it, but I still really enjoy joining the rush and creating on offense. It’s something that I still feel I can do and I know I can still produce. Plus, our coach [Chris Firriolo] is really letting loose of the reins and he let’s us take chances if we see an opportunity. At the same time though, we’re asked to play defense and be responsible. Because of that, it’s been fun so far.” — Former Aces defenseman Andrew Scampoli
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Rob Miller-
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Chris Holmes-Elmira [ECHL]
Miro Recicar-Elmira [ECHL]
Eddie Neville-Elmira [ECHL]
James Brannigan-Utah [ECHL]
Mike Christensen- Elmira [ECHL]
Dan Carney- Elmira [ECHL]
Nick Grove- Trenton [ECHL]