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According to John Landers, a team in Brooklyn has been announced by the NEPHL and will be playing in Aviator.

According to Landers, the team will also be coached by former Brooklyn Aces captain Rob Miller.

Details to come when they are available.

According to a press release by the EPHL, Aces center C.J. Tozzo has won the EPHL’s first ever rookie of the year award.

After spending most of his college career at Niagara University and Plattsburgh as a defensive forward, Tozzo strutted his stuff with the Aces this season, leading the league in scoring with 96 points on 34 goals and 62 assists.

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According to a press release by the EPHL, Brooklyn Aces head coach Chris Firriolo has been named coach of the year.

In his first season as a professional coach, after spending last season with the Syracuse Stars Junior ‘A’ Hockey Club of the Eastern Junior Hockey League, Firriolo went 35-9-6 and maintained the team’s hold on first place the entire season despite injuries to key players such as Mike Christensen, Rob Miller and Eddie Neville.

Firriolo also proved his worth as a general manager this season, consistently bringing in quality players in order to keep the team on top, such as Gabe Yeung, Bill Horton, Tony Resendes and Eric Frank.

Photo by Ron Hatcher.

According to a press release by the EPHL, the Brooklyn Aces have waived forward Mike Thomson just two days after placing him on team suspension.

Shortly afterward, Thomson was claimed by the Hudson Valley Bears.

In 42 games with Brooklyn this season, Thomson had 52 points.

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According to a press release by the EPHL, the Brooklyn Aces have signed defenseman Kevin Kaminski and have added forward James Brannigan to the team’s playoff roster.

Kaminski has gone scoreless in two games this season with the Hudson Valley Bears.

Brannigan is still currently under contract with the Utah Grizzlies of the ECHL, where he has scored eight goals and 15 points in 25 games. In only 17 games with Brooklyn this season however, the Brooklyn-native has 22 goals and 35 points.

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On the EPHL’s very first trading deadline day, the Brooklyn Aces made the moves they felt necessary in order to ensure a championship.

According to a source within the organization, the team has released Brent Ozarowski and Joe Lovell, two players that could not perform in the playoffs due to the fact that they played less than five games in the regular season.

In one game with Brooklyn, Ozarowski marveled on a line with Kyle McCullough and C.J. Tozzo, scoring three points. Lovell was also steady in his time with the team, scoring three points in three games.

After leaving the team’s last home game after the first period, due to a coach’s decision, Mike Thomson, who was third on the team with 52 points, was placed on team suspension. [Edit, EPHL Press Release 10:54 P.M.]

No other information regarding this situation is currently known at the time.

According to a press release by the EPHL, the Brooklyn Aces have signed goaltender Anthony Felice as an emergency backup for tonight’s game against the Hudson Valley Bears, replacing Eddie Neville, who suffered a strained back and neck yesterday in the team’s 6-3 win over the New Jersey Rockhoppers.

In one prior appearance with Brooklyn this season, also against the Bears, Felice made two saves on three shots in 10 minutes of action.

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According to a source in the Brooklyn Aces organization, Aces goaltender Eddie Neville, who was rushed to the hospital after being rammed into the goalpost during last night’s 6-3 win over the New Jersey Rockhoppers, has left the hospital and is resting comfortably at home.

According to the source, he suffered a strained neck and back. However, it is still unknown when he’ll be back in net for the Aces.

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“I don’t quite know,” the Aces head coach said after last night’s game with New Jersey. “It wouldn’t be right for me to say because I’m not a doctor, but what I do know is that he just got out of the CAT scan. I also know that I saw him move his fingers and his extremities, so I think he was very fortunate. I hope to god he’s going to be OK; he hit his neck and his shoulder and he’s bruised pretty badly. Again, like I said, I’m not a doctor, but we’re all pretty optimistic that he’s going to be OK and that we’ll see him back here once he’s healed up.

“I think right now they’re just checking for a possible concussion and any spinal chord injury. Taking him off the ice on the stretcher was a precautionary measure. He was moving his hands and feet at that point, so it’s a good sign.”

According to a press release by the EPHL, both the Brooklyn Aces and New Jersey Rockhoppers have signed former New York Ranger star Ron Duguay to a one game contract, making him the second oldest player to lace up the skates in a professional hockey game.

Duguay will play for the Brooklyn Aces on Saturday, March 21 when they take on the Rockhoppers at Aviator Sports and Recreation Center. The following day, he’ll don the orange and black when Jersey faces off with the Danbury Mad Hatters.

As part of Duguay’s signing, the EPHL will be joining forces with Duguay to promote the Madison Square Garden charitable organization, The Garden of Dreams. Throughout both games, the teams will be conducting auctions of hockey memorabilia and special opportunities to benefit this fund.

In 860 NHL games, Duguay scored 274 goals and 582 points. In 12 NHL seasons, he spent six in Madison Square Garden with the Rangers.