Fueled by two-goal nights by Josh Coyle, Ian McLaughlin and Eric Frank, the Aces stormed past the Danbury Mad Hatters 8-5.

“Coyle is a really smart player,” said McCullough. “He made some intelligent plays out there tonight.”

Without captain Chad Wilcox in the lineup, who injured his knee after getting checked by New Jersey’s Rich Jondo during the team’s last game, Brooklyn knew they’d have to score early and then establish themselves physically.

While they more than held their own in the physicality department, Danbury got on the board first less than a minute into the game on an Eric Kent marker. The Aces then tied the score at 4:56 on a Coyle wrister with traffic in front. Coyle soon extended the lead with his second goal of the night at 10:20. A factor again offensively, Coyle assisted on a Kyle McCullough goal at 12:33 that made it a two-goal game. With 32.1 seconds remaining in the first, Danbury got a goal from Stephen Schofield in traffic to cut the lead to 3-2.

Just 1:03 into the second period, Jesse Felten scored, giving the Aces their two-goal lead back at 4-2.

“My linemates keep getting me the puck,” said Felten. “The chemistry is really there right now:”

The line of B.J. Kuper, Frank and Felten continued to shine later in the period, as Frank tallied at 6:10, giving the Aces a 5-2 lead. Danbury fought back and after a Doug Hoffman interference penalty, Obi Aduba lit the lamp at 14:51 to make it a 5-3 game. Ian McLoughlin scored 5:43 later to make it a 6-3 game going into the final period.

Just when things looked over for Danbury, goals from Kent and Hank Carisio cut the Aces lead to 6-5.

Aces head coach Chris Firriolo promptly called a timeout in an attempt to get his team back on the right track.

“I’m proud of the way they played out there, but we have to start to put teams away sooner,” said Firriolo. “I know it was our third game in three nights, so I can’t be mad about it. It’s just something we have to work on.”

The timeout paid off as the Aces didn’t give up another Danbury goal the rest of the way. Brooklyn then nailed down the game with McLoughlin and Frank both scoring empty-net goals during the last minute of play, cementing the 8-5 win.

“We came out flat in the third period and they took advantage,” said McCullough. “We needed that timeout; it got us going.”

Notes-

Aces goaltender Miro Recicar made 25 saves for his 12th win this season.

The scrap between Gabe Yeung and Hank Carisio has been added to the team’s fight page.

The game, which was feisty from the start, began to get ugly towards the end of the third after Danbury forward Drew Madeiros began cursing at fans in the crowd while serving a fighting penalty. At that point, the game was still 6-5. Soon after, Danbury head coach Dave MacIsaac took his team off the ice and into the dressing room, with 50 seconds left to play. Returning about a minute later, MacIsaac went to the team’s penalty box, where he berated the league officials who were in the scoring table in addition to yelling at the teenager that was hired to work the penalty box for the night.

“It was crazy,” said McCullough. “Every time we play Danbury something like this happens. It’s getting ridiculous.”

Attendance for the game was 1,005.

Photos by Patrick Hickey Jr.

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Making a statement, the Aces never trailed against the second place Rockhoppers and got a hat trick from Jesse Felten and a 36 save night from Miro Recicar, defeating New Jersey 6-1.

“I feel really great out there,” said Recicar. “My teammates supported me and allowed me to see the puck well. I’m happy with what we did tonight.”

The first period was a seesaw battle, with both teams scoring a goal apiece. Felten opened the scoring at 6:51 however and gave the Aces the early 1-0 lead. After some sloppy passing in the neutral zone, the Aces gave the Rockhoppers a two on one opportunity and Anthony Becker made the most of it, scoring his fifth goal of the season at 16:04 and tying the score at 1-1.

“It was a tough play,” said Aces coach Chris Firriolo. “There was nothing Miro [Recicar] could do on that one.”

Mike Thomson continued his hot play as of late in the second, lacing a wrister over New Jersey goaltender Nick Niedert’s left shoulder, giving the Aces a 2-1 lead. The score stayed that way the rest of the period, but the physical play began to take over the game as the team’s went in their locker rooms. Already down a man after B.J. Kuper went to the box on a major boarding play, Aces captain Chad Wilcox got nailed with a two minute penalty for after leaving the bench during a scrum and and skating towards his locker room.

Wilcox did not get physical with any player on New Jersey; he exited the bench and skated around the players tussling and skated towards the locker room, yet he still drew a penalty.

Aces coach Chris Firriolo had mixed feelings about the call originally, but in the end, side with the referees.

“They were just trying to maintain order,” said Firriolo. “They made the right call.”

Brooklyn fought hard to kill both penalties and Wilcox redeemed himself shortly thereafter in a small brawl with Rockhoppers forward Jason McCrimmon. Soon after at 3:02, Felten scored his second goal of the night to give the Aces a 3-1 lead.

“My linemates keep getting me the puck,” said Felten. “Things have been going awesome lately.”

A Mike Christensen powerplay marker 3:29 later stretched the Aces lead to 4-1. After a quiet few minutes, Felten scored again at 14:17 for his first professional hat trick, putting Brooklyn up 5-1. Chris Holmes added an insurance marker on a vicious slapper at 16:51 on the powerplay, putting the game away at 6-1.

Winning their first two games at home in ‘09, the Aces confidence appears higher than ever, despite dealing with a series of injured players on the blue line and forward lines.

That doesn’t mean they are counting out the gritty Danbury Mad Hatters though, the team they play tonight.

“They’re a tough team to play against and we’re really beat up right now,” said Firriolo. “We have to be on top of our game.”

Notes-

In spite of win, the Aces may be without their captain, Wilcox, who was checked into the boards by New Jersey’s Rich Jondo with a few minutes left in the third. After the hit, Wilcox was ushered into the locker room with the help of his teammates. No other information is currently known at the time.

Aces goaltender Eddie Neville was returned to the Aces after serving as the emergency backup at Elmira.

The Aces were three for seven on the powerplay and six for six on the penalty kill.

Christensen is now tied for the league lead in goals [22] with Ace James Brannigan who is still with the Utah Grizzles on a call up assignment.

Aces forward Tony Resendes is still unavailable to play, although he did participate in the morning skate.

Aces assistant captain Rob Miller was seen taking shots to today before the game, but is still a few weeks away from returning according to Firriolo.

Photos by Patrick Hickey Jr.

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While the team as a whole played stellar, racking up 63 shots on goal, Mike Thomson and Jesse Felten delivered like Joe Namath and Mark Messier, as Thomson’s first professional hat trick and a pair of goals by Felten paved the way for an impressive 9-3 Brooklyn win.

“I’ve had a couple of chances to get a hat trick this season, but it just didn’t come,” said Thomson. “I feels great now that I’ve done it.”

The Aces got on the scoreboard first after a pretty deflection in front by Thomson on a shot from the point by Gabe Yeung at 9:06. The lead didn’t last for long however, as a tally by Tommy Westfall at 14:51 tied the score at 1-1.

With the score tied, the line of B.J. Kuper, Felten and Eric Frank soon took over the game and got the Aces ahead again. Felten scored a pair of goals in 22 seconds at 16:37 and 16:59 following pretty passes by both Kuper and Frank, giving the Aces a two goal lead late in the first. A Kyle McCullough marker with 2:34 remaining gave the Aces a three-goal lead going into the second.

“I feel great,” said Felten. “My linemates are playing great now and it’s awesome to play with these guys.”

The second period started off relatively quiet, but the Aces maintained the offensive edge, plodding the net with shots on Bears goaltender Dan Stewart [50 saves]. The hard work paid off at 9:33 when Thomson potted his second goal of the game to give Brooklyn a four-goal lead. Continuing to out pace the Bears in the offensive zone, Thomson tallied again with 2:38 left in the period, giving him his first professional hat trick and the Aces a 6-1 lead going into the third.

“We know we have to keep this going,” said Thomson. “We can’t slack off.”

Hudson Valley attempted a comeback though, getting a goal from Rich Vega at 4:00 into the third that cut the lead to 6-2. 4:11 later, Mike Christensen scored his 20th goal of the season to give the Aces their five-goal lead back. 2:20 later, former Aces captain Dan Rohanna scored his first goal of the season to make it a 7-3 game. However over the next 4:12, Brooklyn got goals from new edition Josh Coyle and Christensen to put the game away at 9-3.

“We been on the road for a while and it’s great to win one for the fans,” said Felten. “It’s good to be back.”

With the win and a 5-2 loss by the Rockhoppers to Danbury last night, the Aces have stretched their first place lead over New Jersey to 15 points.

Not content with success this season however, the Aces know they still have plenty of work ahead of them.

“We have to be sharper tomorrow against New Jersey,” said Aces coach Chris Firriolo. “We need to be faster with our shots and in transition, but I think if we can do those things, we should be fine.”

Notes-

Eight players on Brooklyn had two or more points on the night.

Christensen’s 21 goals rank second in the league to only James Brannigan, the Aces sniper who was called up to the Utah Grizzlies of the ECHL a few weeks ago.

Aces goaltender Miro Recicar made 22 saves on 24 shots.

Emergency backup Anthony Felice made two saves on three shots after coming into the game with 10:05 remaining.

Felice was reacquired by the Aces yesterday due to Eddie Neville’s call-up to Elmira.

According to Firriolo, Neville is expected back in the next few days.

Hudson Valley goaltender Len DiCostanzo was placed on Injured Reserve before the game.

Attendance for the game was 877.

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Photos by Patrick Hickey Jr.

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This time around, it’ll be extra physical.

In the prior three games with Danbury, Brooklyn, despite winning all three, were roughed up physically and were dealing with injuries, which made it even tougher for them in battle in the corners and in front of the net. However, with newly acquired 6′5 D-man Gabe Yeung in the lineup for the first time against Danbury, the Aces just got a whole lot tougher. That’s not to say that Yeung is a talentless goon either. It’s actually quite the opposite, as he’s the stay at home D-man the team was in desperate need of with various injuries to their blueline over the past few weeks. With Yeung’s presence in the neutral zone and the rambunctious play of Chad Wilcox, the days of Brooklyn being pushed around by Danbury may be over.

Brooklyn will also have a different look offensively, with a healthy Tony Resendes back in the lineup for the first time since December 18, giving the Aces have another top six forward that can score a point a game. Considering the fact that B.J. Kuper, Jesse Felten, Eric Frank and Mike Christensen are all playing their best hockey of the season as well, the Brooklyn offense is as dangerous as ever.

If they can continue to produce the way that they have been, Brooklyn will not only be able to defeat Danbury tonight, they should be able to pad their first place lead even more over the next few weeks.

Getting a two-goal game from Obi Aduba in their last game, Danbury’s offense beginning to take shape a bit more with star forward Igor Karlov and young speedster Duane Whitehead starting to get the help and support that they need from the rest of the team. Add in tough guy Hank Carrisio, whose 119 PIM are second only to Brooklyn’s Wilcox and solid netminder Derek MacIntyre and there’s a reason why the Mad Hatters play the Aces tough every game- they’re a good team.

The question remains however how good they can be against a Brooklyn team that has a healthy and tougher blueline. With the infusion of speed and spunk a player the likes of Resendes gives the Aces as well, Danbury may be in over their heads.

Photo by Patrick Hickey Jr.

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The answer is a profound yes on both parts.

After defeating the Bears 10-5 on Sunday, Brooklyn got key contributions from a slew of players including B.J. Kuper, Jesse Felten, Mike Christensen, Eric Frank and new addition Gabe Yeung, all of whom had at least had three points.

While Christensen has proven himself as an offensive force over the past ten games, Felten, Kuper and Frank have come around offensively over the past handful of games as well, making themselves viable options on the ice and giving the Aces the offensive depth needed to win hockey games by wide margins. Garnering player of the week honors last week for scoring three goals and adding three helpers, Felten is beginning to prove that he can in fact be the point a game player he and Aces head coach Chris Firriolo envisioned he’d be before the season began.

Out of professional hockey for a year and a half, Frank is quickly getting his legs back and as a result, is producing very similar numbers to when he was a star at U-Mass-Dartmouth a few seasons ago. With nine points in seven games as well, Frank gives Brooklyn another dangerous passer to compliment Kyle McCullough, making sure that the snipers on the team always have someone to feed them the puck.

Coming off a four-point game on Sunday, Kuper, who appears to be a personal favorite of Firriolo due to his responsible defensive play and hustle, is in a similar situation to Frank and has gotten better with every game the team has played. Another player that has been out of the game for a while, Kuper’s ability in the defensive end has always made him one of the team’s most important players, but his recent resurgence in the offensive department has made him one of the best two-way players in the league.

Obviously not known for his offensive play, the three-point night of Gabe Yeung on Sunday isn’t going to happen every night, but it could be a sign of what may be on the way for some of the other Brooklyn D-men. With Rob Miller out and Ian McLoughlin and Mike Thomson filling in for the then injured Mike Richards, guys like Nick Grove and Doug Hoffman, who are known for their offensive skills, were forced to commit themselves in their own end over the past fewgames. Now with a shutdown defenseman like Yeung in the lineup, Hoffman and Grove will now have an opportunity to create on offense.

For those who didn’t know, that’s a good thing.

If Felten, Frank and Kuper can continue to produce at a point a game clip over the next stretch of games and Yeung can be the crease clearer the team needs right now, the Aces can and will start to put themselves in a position to separate themselves even further from the New Jersey Rockhoppers and Danbury Mad Hatters, perhaps clinching a playoff spot before March.

Photos by Patrick Hickey Jr.

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It was the Brooklyn Aces and Hudson Valley Bears that competed last night at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center however, and it was the Aces that came out victorious 10-5 despite a three-goal period by the Bears in the third that made things interesting.

Defenseman Ian McLoughlin started the scoring for Brooklyn at 6:54 of the first, but just 1:11 later, former Ace Scott Estey tallied to tie the score. The Aces weren’t satisfied with a tie score though and over the next 5:10, they lit the lamp five times on goals by Chris Holmes, B.J. Kuper, Kyle McCullough, Eric Frank and newbie Joey Grasso, giving them an impressive 6-1 lead.

Just 15 seconds after Grasso’s goal, the Bears’ newest forward, Elvis Tomanovic, earned a tally if his own to cut the lead to 6-2.

After a two-goal second period, following goals by Mike Christensen and Jesse Felten, Brooklyn went into the third with an 8-2 lead. Hudson Valley came back quickly in the third, scoring three goals in just 40 seconds to make it an 8-5 game. Just 26 seconds after the Bears final goal however, Christensen lit the lamp for the second time on the night, putting the game away at 9-2. Seven minutes later, Felten potted his second as well, giving Brooklyn a five-goal lead once again and enough fuel to finish with a 10-5 victory.

Notes-

Aces goaltender Miro Recicar made 29 saves on 34 shots, while both Hudson Valley netminders, Peter Maro [six saves] and Jason Szerszen [28 saves] gave up five goals a piece.

Felten and Kuper both had four-point nights, while Christensen, Gabe Yeung and Frank had three points apiece.

The Aces did not record a minor penalty during the game.

Attendance for the game was 279.

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Today, he’s the only one to do so, twice.

Making 40 saves, Niedert proved why he was called up to ECHL a few weeks ago and then some, standing on his head and leading New Jersey to a 5-4 overtime win over the Brooklyn Aces.

After the team’s whopping 11-3 win over Hudson Valley on Friday, various members of the organization were concerned how the team was going to respond against a much better team in the Rockhoppers. Also, without James Brannigan [team suspension] and Rob Miller [injured reserve] the Aces couldn’t afford to fall behind early. Goals by Anthony Becker and Matt Tyree however forced Brooklyn to play catch up. Luckily for the Aces, speedster Tony Resendes, who filled in for Brannigan on the top line, scored two goals in the second, which cut the lead to 3-2 after a Tom Boudreau goal at 8:17 before his second tally at 11:20.

Logan Brittle, who had four points on the night, stretched the Rockhoppers lead to 4-2 in the third, which looked originally like it put the game away. But two goals by “Super” B.J. Kuper in three minutes during the later part of the third sent the game into overtime.

However, the Aces didn’t have any come from behind magic in them, as Chris Ferazzoli hit the back of the net for the game-winning tally, ending the Aces eight-game winning streak and putting the Rockhoppers only seven points behind the Aces for the EPHL lead.

Notes-

The Aces outshot New Jersey 44-24.

Aces goaltender Eddie Neville made only 19 saves on 24 shots.

Resendes had nine shots on goal.

The game’s attendance was 982.

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The cliché “The numbers never lie” couldn’t have been any truer in this one.

Powered by a seven-goal first period, Brooklyn and their top-flight offense dismantled a flustered Hudson Valley team en route to a stellar 11-3 win.

“We got up  on them quick and we didn’t want to embarrass them,” said Aces head coach Chris Firriolo. “It was a rough night for them and we wanted to play with some class and make sure we respected them and the game.”

Things started quiet enough for Brooklyn, but after a goal by leading scorer James Brannigan at 4:00, his 17th of the season, the offense was ignited and followed with two more tallies in the next 1:51 by C.J. Tozzo [9] and Chris Holmes [5], giving them a 3-0 lead.

“They had a bad game,” said Holmes. “We had a good one. The score reflected it. We absolutely killed them.”

Hudson Valley then managed to get back into the game at 10:30, following a John Geverd shorthanded marker, but Mike Christensen answered back for Brooklyn just 28 seconds later, making it a 4-1 game. 29 seconds after that, Kyle McCollaugh scored, to give all three members of the team’s BMT line a goal and put the Aces up 5-1.

The Bears attempted a comeback again at 9:55 as Geverd potted his second of the night to cut the Brooklyn lead to 5-2. Tony Resendes and B.J. Kuper had other things in mind however, scoring 48 seconds apart with less than four minutes remaining, stretching the lead to 7-2.

Much like the first period, the second started timidly, until Holmes lit the lamp for the second time at 6:42, stretching the Brooklyn lead to 8-2. Despite slowing down the offensive attack the rest of the period, the Aces got another goal off a Doug Hoffman shot from the point with 2:06 remaining that made it 9-2.

“Games like this are good, but we know we have more work to do,” said Hoffman. “We’ll be facing better teams and we have to be sharper in the future. As far as me, I’ve been on a little bit of a slide lately and this felt good.”

Just when things looked like they couldn’t get much better for Brooklyn, they did, after Hoffman scored again from the point at 6:39 of the third and gave the Aces a whopping 10-2 lead. The lead continued to grow later in the third, as a Chad Wilcox tally at 7:51, that made the enforcer look more like a sniper, continued the Aces reign of terror and gave them a nine-goal lead.

With half the period remaining, the Aces quieted down the offensive attack even more, feeling they had Hudson Valley’s number by then, but defeated the cellar-dwelling Bears 11-3 after a late period goal by Joey Grasso.

With the win, the Aces are now 10-1 for the season and are currently riding an eight-game winning-streak.

Impressed at the poise and consistency of his team, Firriolo is one happy man.

“These guys are working really hard right now,” he said. “It’s a long season, but I’m very happy.”

Notes-

Aces goaltender Eddie Neville made 23 saves on 26 shots.

According to Firriolo, Aces defenseman Rob Miller may miss tomorrow’s game due to injury.

Mike Thomson was a healthy scratch.

Aces goaltender Miro Recicar is day to day with a sprained ankle.

Check out the Aces fight page to watch both scraps that occurred during the game.

Photos by Ron Hatcher.

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Like most of the season, Brooklyn received contributions from all three lines, as three point nights from Kyle McCullough [three assists] and James Brannigan [one goal, two assists] and two-point nights from B.J. Kuper, C.J. Tozzo and Mike Thomson fueled a come from behind win.

Brooklyn also had six other players in the game including, defensemen Nick Grove, Doug Hoffman and Rob Miller, register points in the game.

However, things didn’t start exactly the way the Aces would have liked after a Tom Boudreau goal 11:13 into the first on the powerplay gave New Jersey a 1-0 lead.

8:04 into the second however, Aces sniper James Brannigan found the back of the net and tied the game. A Kuper goal at 15:10 then gave Brooklyn the lead and a Tozzo Marker just 40 seconds into the third put them up by two. Jersey cut the lead to one just 47 seconds later after a Justin Todd goal, but another Brooklyn goal, this time by Mike Christensen, gave the Aces their two-goal lead back.

With the game then 4-2 in the third, Boudreau added his second goal of the night, but just five minutes later, Tozzo followed suit, putting the game away at 5-3. New Jersey then took goaltender Nick Niedert [36 saves] off the ice and attempted another comeback, but Kuper tallied with an empty net with 49 seconds remaining to ensure a 6-3 Aces win.

Notes-

Aces goaltender Miro Recicar made 32 saves.

Brooklyn went one for five on the powerplay.

Ian McLoughlin and Chad Wilcox were the only Aces without a shot on goal.

Aces forward Tony Resendes led the team with six shots on goal.

Defenseman Mike Richards made his return to the lineup after being placed on injured reserve on 11-21.

With Eddie Neville still in Elmira, the Aces signed goaltender Anthony Felice as an emergency backup. Spending time as an emergency backup with the Trenton Devils of the ECHL recently, Felice also participated in the Danbury Mad Hatters tryouts.

The attendance for the game was 673.

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However, no players have been directly named as of yet and will not be released until an appeals process is completed.

The game was a rough one from start to finish, but things soon fell apart, as the third period alone produced eight fighting majors [with Jesse Felten, B.J. Kuper, C.J. Tozzo and Chad Wilcox dropping the gloves for the Aces] and two game misconducts.

Things got so heated during the scuffle that Aces coach Chris Firriolo and Danbury bench boss Dave MacIsaac even became embroiled in a heated argument, with both leaning over their respective benches to make sure they were hearing each other correctly.

“It was an interesting game; one look at the scoresheet afterwards confirmed it” said Firriolo on the phone on Monday. “Things like this happen every once in a while. Sometimes we let our emotions get the best of us.”

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Nevertheless, even on an “off” night offensively, the Aces still got a more than quality performance from Eddie Neville, who made 34 saves in a 3-2 Aces shootout victory over the Danbury Mad Hatters.

In spite of Neville’s performance however, Danbury goaltender Derek MacIntyre was the real star of the game, stopping 54 of 56 shots, effectively keeping his team above water against the leagues top offense.

Brooklyn jumped out to an early 1-0 lead off a Rob Miller powerplay goal, but Danbury leading scorer Igor Karlov answered back 5:02 later with a powerplay marker of his own, tying the score at 1-1. The BMT line of James Brannigan, Kyle McCollaugh and C.J. Tozzo came through in the second, as Brannigan notched his 15th goal of the season, giving Brooklyn a 2-1 lead.

The lead didn’t last long however, as a K.C. Caudill less than three minutes in the third tied the game at 2-2.

Things then began to get a bit feisty, as Jesse Felten, Tozzo, B.J. Kuper, Chad Wilcox and Brannigan all ended up in the penalty box for fisticuffs in third. Nonetheless, in spite of all the jabs and haymakers, neither Brooklyn or Danbury could light the lamp and the game went into overtime.

After 20 minutes and only three combined shots in the OT period, the game went into a shootout where Felten lit the lamp after Mike Thomson, Brannigan and Tozzo were stopped by MacIntyre, giving the Aces their sixth win in a row.

Notes-

Brooklyn is now 8-1 for the season and eight points ahead of the second-place NewJersey Rockhoppers.

Brooklyn went one for seven on the powerplay and had 47 PIM.

Attendance: 1220

Photo by Marty Bromberger.

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