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On December 18, 2008, Tom Collingham made his debut on the blueline for the Brooklyn Aces at Aviator and played on the powerplay and special teams. At the time, the Aces were dealing with an assortment of injuries and Collingham was thrust into action. While he didn’t show up on the stat sheet in any positive way, going -1 in about 15 minutes of ice time, he showed good mobility and a poise at the point that played a huge part in his stellar play in Germany with the Deggendorf Fire, where he scored 41 points in 54 games.

While the interview is only 90 seconds long, Collingham did his part and discusses his career and what he was looking to accomplish with the Aces. However, that was his only appearance with the team and according to various sources, his only stint in pro hockey as well this season.

As always, you can hear the interview here @

When Brooklyn Aces leading scorer James Brannigan was called up to the Utah Grizzles of the ECHL late last December, the team knew they needed a replacement- and fast. Enter Josh Coyle, who just wrapped up a successful amateur career at Union College the year before and already had a few games of ECHL experience under his belt.

Scoring four points through his first four games with Brooklyn, it appeared the team had something going with Coyle, but soon after, he was put on waivers and claimed by the Hudson Valley Bears, where he scored 10 goals and 19 points in just 10 games. Coyle didn’t have much staying power there either, as he ended up finishing the season with the Columbus Cottonmouths of the SPHL, scoring three points in six games, including five in the post-season.

Going 18-4-2 with a 3.31 GAA in 26 games this season, Brooklyn Aces goaltender Miro Recicar proved that he wasn’t your normal backup goaltender. Filling in for injured starter Eddie Neville on more than one occasion, Recicar held down the fort during the playoff push and helped cement the team’s spot atop the EPHL.

Always stoic and reserved, Recicar had a different type of mind set from the average goaltender as well, preferring to make his statements on the ice, rather than with his mouth. Even Recicar’s goalie mask, a perfect place for a goaltender to add a huge piece of his personality, was a blank white and later in the season, a jet black, making him look more like a knight of old England than one of the best goaltenders in the league.

Simply put, Recicar is a hybrid netminder, possessing the attitude of an old school goaltender and the ability of someone we should be hearing more about over the next few years.

Brooklyn Aces forward Eddie Chlanda proved in his first go round with the team this season that he could score, but after enforcer Chad Wilcox and other gritty players went down with injuries, he was put on waivers so the team could toughen up. After it appeared his chances of coming back to the team were minuscule, the hockey gods smiled on the sniper and the 26-year-old was brought back to provide offense for the playoff push.

By the end of his bogus journey with the team, Chlanda scored eight points in eight games, proving that his point a game days at Lebanon Valley and Curry College were no joke.

In this interview done during his first tenure with the team, Chlanda talks about his game and his road to Brooklyn. He also discusses a player from the local area that he’s often compared to which may surprise some of you.

As always, you can listen to the interview here @

A veteran of the UHL, CHL, ECHL and international leagues, Brent Ozarowski hung up his skates in 2006, and came back for one more game in 2009, this time with the Brooklyn Aces. Looking for offense after dealing with injuries to key players, Ozarowski came along at the perfect time.

Scoring three points while on a line with team leading scorers C.J. Tozzo and Kyle McCullough, Ozarowski helped power a win over the Danbury Mad Hatters on Feb. 20 and drew praise from both his linemates and Aces head coach Chris Firriolo in the process.

In this interview done before his first pro game in nearly four years, Ozarowski talks about his style of play, while offering his best advice to the youngsters on the team.

You can listen to the file here @

http://www.podbean.com/podcast-download?b=153881&f=http://acesoverbrooklyn.podbean.com/mf/web/tqp6f5/Brento.mp3

Photo by Patrick Hickey Jr.

Here is a new segment I’m bringing to the site to give you guys another reason to stop by during the offseason, entitled, “The Lost Interviews.”

As we all know, in professional hockey, players get traded. This past season, the Brooklyn Aces used their fair share of players, both that they acquired through free agency and trades. In this segment, we’ll get a closer look at the guys who crossed paths with the Aces but were never able to truly set their feet there.

The best player to be a part of the organization, but never play for the team last season was Scott Estey, who the Aces gave up in the expansion draft once the Hudson Valley Bears joined the league. Going on to score 53 points in just 32 games with the Bears, the 21-year-old Estey proved his ability and then some and even earned a call up to the Reading Royals of the ECHL, where he scored a goal in four games.