Posts on ‘January 24th, 2009’

On numerous occasions this season, that the Aces have made statements in their wins. Those statements of their superiority have come in a variety of ways and from an even bigger variety of players, including great performances by their goaltenders, impressive defensive efforts or even working hard on the penalty kill.

Last night however, without captain Chad Wilcox [who could miss even more time after he returns from Injured Reserve due to an incident that occurred last night between him, a few fans and the New Jersey Rockhoppers], veteran defenseman Nick Grove and Mike Christensen [who Aces head coach Chris Firriolo called “the best two-way player in the league.”] last night, Brooklyn played like champs.

Coming out flat through the first two periods, the Aces got an amazing performance from C.J. Tozzo and Eric Frank, who together combined for three goals in the third to lead the team to a stellar 4-2 come from behind win.

The way the Aces have been playing this season, going 21-2-2 through their first 25 games, you wouldn’t expect them to have problems against any team in the EPHL, right?

The New Jersey Rockhoppers have been responsible for two of Brooklyn’s losses this season however, thanks in part to brilliant goaltending by Nick Niedert, who seems to step up his game every time the two teams play.

Making 30 saves on the night, Niedert kept the Aces at bay for two periods, but wasn’t able to stop Aces assistant captain C.J Tozzo, whose two goals in the third paved the way for a 4-2 come from behind win.

“We played pretty bad in the first two periods,” said Aces head coach Chris Firriolo. “We played very well in the third period though and came back strong.”

Going into last night’s game unbeaten in 2009, the Aces knew beforehand that they’d have their hands full against a talented New Jersey Rockhoppers team, especially with veteran Chad Wilcox on injured reserve and steady defenseman Nick Grove on the sidelines.