Posts on ‘December 13th, 2008’

According to a press release from the EPHL, assistant captain Rob Miller has been placed on injured reserve, while leading scorer James Brannigan has been placed on team suspension, making them both ineligible for tonight’s game against the New Jersey Rockhoppers.

In 11 games this season, Brannigan also leads the league with 17 goals and 26 points.

Miller, who returned after two and half years away from the sport as a player, was thriving as well this season, with 10 points in 11 games.

You’d expect the Aces, who are coming off a more than convincing 11-3 win last night against Hudson Valley to be extra confident tonight against the second place New Jersey Rockhoppers, but that isn’t the case at all.

Knowing full well that New Jersey is the only team that has beaten them this season, Brooklyn isn’t about to take any chances against Nick Niedert and the Rockhoppers.

“This is going to be a real test,” said Aces coach Chris Firriolo after the team’s win last night. “I’d rather coach a one-goal game where you see a great effort from both sides than what happened tonight out there. When a game gets as sloppy as this one did, you don’t really know what to expect the next day.”