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Going from teaching youth hockey clinics at Aviator before Brooklyn Aces games to quickly becoming one of the team’s best stay at home defensemen, Chris Robinson is the league’s first real feel-good story.

However, unlike some other players, especially in the other sports, that see only short flashes of brilliance once their dreams are realized, Robinson looked like a brand-new Dodge Ram on the ice this season, grabbing his destiny by the horns and effectively checking and poke checking himself to the top of the Aces depth chart.

Scoring seven points in 24 games, “Robo” as he is called by his teammates, also proved to have more offensive upside than expected and showed remarkable poise, nabbing only 15 minutes in penalties despite playing with an edge every night.

In this interview conducted on March 8, right before the team faced off with the Danbury Mad Hatters for the last time on the road this season, the 24-year-old Robinson talks about how he’s adjusted to the pros and the wild road that got him there.

Going 16-5-3 with a league-leading 2.97 GAA and a .916 save percentage this season, Brooklyn Aces goaltender Eddie Neville was easily the most dominant goaltender in the EPHL, despite battling injuries and getting called up to the Elmira Jackals of the ECHL on a few occasions.

In the playoffs, Neville continued to do whatever it took to keep the Aces alive. However, in spite of going 1-1-1 in the playoffs with a 3.17 GAA, the team was unable to hold up their end of the bargain on offense, leading to a loss in the EPHL finals that Neville surely can’t be blamed for.

In this exclusive interview, conducted before game two of the EPHL championship series, Neville talks about his long road to the pros and how he got some help along the way from some players you may have never expected.

As always, you can listen to the file here @

http://media.switchpod.com//users/patrickhickeyjr1/AcesOverBrooklynPodcastEddieNeville.mp3

Brooklyn Aces defenseman Doug Hoffman, who led all full-time defensemen in the EPHL with 36 points this season, came by the basic journalism class I’m teaching this semester at Kingsborough Community College today in order to let the class interview him.

Talking for about a half hour about his goals in hockey and the rest of his life, Hoffman was on his game, answering questions from all comers.

He even spoke at length about his love of music and aspirations for a career in media one day.

You can listen to the interview here @

http://media.switchpod.com//users/patrickhickeyjr1/DougHoffmanInterview.mp3

Or if you’re one of those trendy I-pod owners, you can download it here:

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=294739484

Photo by Patrick Hickey Jr.

The old hockey lore has it that if a defenseman makes it through the season with little or no fanfare, it usually means he’s done a great job. Such is the case with Brooklyn Aces defenseman Ian McLoughlin, who was not only a force offensively after being moved to the blueline early in the season, scoring eight goals and 23 points, but he also lead the league with a + 46 rating.

In this exclusive interview with Aces Over Brooklyn, McLoughlin talks about his season and what he’d like the fans to think about him years from now.

Check it out!

As always, you can download the file here @

http://media.switchpod.com//users/patrickhickeyjr1/AcesOverBrooklynPodcastIanMcLoughlin327.mp3

Or you can download it from I-Tunes here @

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=294739484

Photo by Patrick Hickey Jr.

Just minutes ago, Aces Over Brooklyn interviewed Brooklyn Aces head coach Chris Firriolo and got his thoughts on last night’s game and what his team needs to do to ensure a championship tonight.

You can download the file here @

http://media.switchpod.com//users/patrickhickeyjr1/AcesOverBrooklynPodcastChrisFirrioloPregame328.mp3

You can also download the file to your I-Pod here:

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=294739484

Just minutes ago, Aces Over Brooklyn interviewed Brooklyn Aces head coach Chris Firriolo to find out his thoughts as his team prepares for the second game of the best of three EPHL championship series with the Jersey Rockhoppers.

You can listen to the interview here @

http://media.switchpod.com//users/patrickhickeyjr1/AcesOverBrooklynPodcastChrisFirrioloPregame327.mp3

Or download it to your I-pod here @

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=294739484

Photo by Patrick Hickey Jr.

Just minutes ago, Aces Over Brooklyn interviewed Brooklyn Aces head coach Chris Firriolo and asked him about his thoughts going into the first game of the team’s championship series with the New Jersey Rockhoppers tonight.

Check it out:

As always, you download and listen to the file directly @

http://media.switchpod.com//users/patrickhickeyjr1/AcesOverBrooklynPodcastChrisFirrioloPregame326.mp3

Or you can download it on your I-Pod here

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=294739484

Acquired at the trading deadline from the Hudson Valley Bears for enforcer Joe Pelle, defenseman Bill Horton provides the Aces with the added toughness and smarts at the blue line they’ll need to ensure a championship. In just three games with Brooklyn this season, Horton has held up his end of the bargain as well, laying several big checks in addition to blocking his fair share of shots.

In an interview done this past weekend, Horton talks about his game and how it felt to be traded to the best team in the league just in time for the playoffs.

Check it out!

As always, you can listen to the interview here:

http://media.switchpod.com//users/patrickhickeyjr1/AcesOverBrooklynPodcastBillHortonInterview.mp3

Or you can download it from I-Tunes here:

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=294739484

Site News:

Aces Over Brooklyn was mentioned in an article by the New York Times.

Check it out here:

http://slapshot.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/22/locks-still-flowing-20-years-later-duguay-returns-updated/

In addition, expect my interview with Duguay on AOB during the week.

For over two months, Brooklyn Aces defenseman Rob Miller bode his time.

On the shelf with a broken hand, Miller watched from behind the bench as his team began to struggle for the first time all season. Serving as the team’s assistant coach during that span, Miller was unable to be the impact player he was before the injury, causing the intense stare he usually sports to become downright scary.

He knew he had something to prove.

Now back in the lineup, Miller is ready to lead the Aces into the playoffs.

In this interview with Aces Over Brooklyn less than an hour before his first game back with the team, Miller talks about his expectations for the rest of the season and the long road back to the ice.

Check it out!

As always, you can listen directly here at:
http://media.switchpod.com//users/patrickhickeyjr1/AcesOverBrooklynPodcastRobMillerInterview311.mp3

Or you can download the file on to your I-Pod or I-Phone here:

After Chad Wilcox’s knee injury and subsequent suspension by the team, the Brooklyn Aces were in serious need of toughness.

Enter Joe Pelle.

Acquired as a part of the deal that sent defenseman Nick Grove to the Hudson Valley Bears two weeks ago, Pelle is a wrecking ball who makes life miserable for the opposition every time he’s on the ice.

A part-time player, Pelle may not play every game the rest of the season, but when he is in the lineup, you can bet he’ll be a noticeable force.

In this interview with Aces Over Brooklyn done on Friday before his first game with the team, Pelle talks about his game and addresses the concerns some have had about his conditioning. Honest and charismatic from start to finish, Pelle will be an interesting player to watch the rest of the season.

Check it out!

As always, you can listen directly here at:
http://media.switchpod.com//users/patrickhickeyjr1/AcesOverBrooklynPodcastJoePelleinterview.mp3