Aces Topple Bears in 10-5 Win

Combining for 15 goals and 78 shots on goal, one look at the box score may have had the most dedicated hockey fan believing that the legendary offenses of the New York Islanders and Edmonton Oilers of the ’80s were back in town for one night.

It was the Brooklyn Aces and Hudson Valley Bears that competed last night at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center however, and it was the Aces that came out victorious 10-5 despite a three-goal period by the Bears in the third that made things interesting.

Defenseman Ian McLoughlin started the scoring for Brooklyn at 6:54 of the first, but just 1:11 later, former Ace Scott Estey tallied to tie the score. The Aces weren’t satisfied with a tie score though and over the next 5:10, they lit the lamp five times on goals by Chris Holmes, B.J. Kuper, Kyle McCullough, Eric Frank and newbie Joey Grasso, giving them an impressive 6-1 lead.

Just 15 seconds after Grasso’s goal, the Bears’ newest forward, Elvis Tomanovic, earned a tally if his own to cut the lead to 6-2.

After a two-goal second period, following goals by Mike Christensen and Jesse Felten, Brooklyn went into the third with an 8-2 lead. Hudson Valley came back quickly in the third, scoring three goals in just 40 seconds to make it an 8-5 game. Just 26 seconds after the Bears final goal however, Christensen lit the lamp for the second time on the night, putting the game away at 9-2. Seven minutes later, Felten potted his second as well, giving Brooklyn a five-goal lead once again and enough fuel to finish with a 10-5 victory.

Notes-

Aces goaltender Miro Recicar made 29 saves on 34 shots, while both Hudson Valley netminders, Peter Maro [six saves] and Jason Szerszen [28 saves] gave up five goals a piece.

Felten and Kuper both had four-point nights, while Christensen, Gabe Yeung and Frank had three points apiece.

The Aces did not record a minor penalty during the game.

Attendance for the game was 279.

Photos by Patrick Hickey Jr.

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