Posts on ‘February 22nd, 2009’

Coming off a tough 4-1 loss against the Danbury Mad Hatters last night, the Brooklyn Aces were looking for redemption against the lowly Hudson Valley Bears.

Putting together a six-goal second period, the Aces did just that, coasting to an impressive 8-4 win.

“It took us a while,” said Aces head coach Chris Firriolo of his team’s offensive game. “But we came out with the win. I think we have to tighten up a bit more [defensively]and today gave us a chance to work on things like trapping. We have a lot of respect for this team and I’m happy we got the win.”

With Zamboni problems before the game however, the ice wasn’t in optimal shape, having only been partially resurfaced. As a result, both teams’ offensive games suffered through the early stages of the period and gave the game a choppy feel. Despite that, the Aces made the most of things and broke open the scoring on a Mike Thomson goal in traffic at 9:16. At 13:27, Chris Robinson tallied to make it a 2-0 game.

6-5-1 through their past 12 games, the Brooklyn Aces have been anything but a pillar of consistency.

However, against a team with only three wins this season in the Hudson Valley Bears, the last thing the Aces are thinking about is playing consistently. Instead, if the Aces have their way today, they’d like to make a statement, scoring 10 goals and then reverting their focus towards Thursday, when defenseman Rob Miller should rejoin the lineup and the team can begin to prepare itself for the playoffs.

Aces head coach Chris Firriolo especially is looking forward to next week.

“No other team in this league has had to deal with the amount of injuries we’ve had to,” he said on Friday. “Having Rob Miller back is going to be huge for us. By then, we should be as healthy as we’ve been all season and I expect us to continue where we left off.”

Just one night after getting a much-needed win in overtime against the second place New Jersey Rockhoppers on Friday, the Brooklyn Aces were unable to put it together against the Danbury Mad Hatters, giving up two goals in the third period in a 4-1 loss.

Both teams were unable to light the lamp in the first, after goaltenders Miro Recicar and Derek MacIntyre made a combined 22 saves. Danbury got a goal each from Drew Madeiros and Dan Hickman in the second however, giving them a 2-0 lead going into the the third.

The Aces wasn’t no time getting back into the game in the third though, as after only 11 seconds, Aces captain CJ. Tozzo scored for the 24th time this season and cut the Danbury lead to 2-1. 11 minutes later, an Obi Aduba marker stretched the lead to 3-1, while a Chad Jones tally in the last minute made it a 4-1 game and cemented the Mad Hatters win.