Posts on ‘March 4th, 2009’

According to a press release from the EPHL and a source in the Brooklyn Aces organization, Mike Christensen, Dan Carney and Eddie Neville have been called up to the Elmira Jackals of the ECHL for tomorrow’s game against the Dayton Bombers.

All three have played a key role in the team’s success this season- Christensen has 25 goals in just 28 games and Carney is a +7 in nine games. The team’s starting goaltender for most of the season, Neville has a 16-4 record with a .914 save percentage.

The Aces also acquired gritty forward Joe Pelle from the Hudson Valley Bears to complete the transaction made almost two weeks ago when the team sent veteran D-man Nick Grove to the team for future considerations.

In 12 games with the Bears this season, Pelle has three assists and 173 penalty minutes.

While the Brooklyn Aces will gladly take the points that came along with their last three wins over the Hudson Valley Bears, they know full well that their next two games on Friday and Saturday against the Danbury Mad Hatters and New Jersey Rockhoppers will be a much better measuring stick of their future success.

With Rob Miller, Tony Resendes, Andrew Scampoli and Mike Christensen back in the lineup over the past few games, Brooklyn has looked much more like the dominant team they were earlier in the season. However, they’ll have to prove just how much better they’ve gotten against much tougher competition and will need to step up their physical games as well if they want to continue their winning ways.