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Brooklyn Aces assistant captain C.J. Tozzo has made a habit of making sure his name is on the scoresheet this season. Last night against the Hudson Valley Bears, the hard-working star netted six points, leading his team to a 9-1 win.

After scoring only three goals in their last two games against the Danbury Mad Hatters and New Jersey Rockhoppers earlier in the weekend, the Aces scored three goals in the first period, on goals by Mike Thomson and a pair by speedster Tony Resendes, giving them an early 3-0 lead. Hudson Valley did keep themselves in the game for the first 20 minutes though, getting a goal from Scott Burns with one second left that made it a 3-1 game going into the second period.

Things didn’t go exactly as planned for the Brooklyn Aces last night, but they held on for 60 minutes against a tough New Jersey Rockhoppers team and eventually came out victorious 5-4 after a Tony Resendes goal in overtime.

With Andrew Scampoli arriving late from Holland and Vladislav Kouroedov having problems with league paperwork, Resendes and Brent Ozarowski were the Aces’ only new additions in the lineup last night.

Nevertheless, the two combined for two goals and four points and fueled perhaps the team’s biggest victory of the season.

“It was a big win,” said Aces head coach Chris Firriolo. “We had some breakdowns early and if things like that continue to happen, we’re going to run into trouble, but we’ll take it. I’m happy that we came out hard when it counted.”

According to a press release from the EPHL, the Brooklyn Aces have activated defenseman Andrew Scampoli, who was on team suspension while playing in Holland.

In five games with Brooklyn this season, the Long Island Native had six points.

Aces Over Brooklyn has also been informed by a source within the Aces organization that forward Tony Resendes has been activated from team suspension as well. One of the team’s most dynamic offensive threats before suffering a sprain of his MCL on Dec. 18 against the Danbury Mad Hatters, Resendes has 13 points in 10 games this season.

Both are expected in the lineup on Friday when the Aces take on the New Jersey Rockhoppers at Aviator Arena.

According to a press release by the EPHL, the Brooklyn Aces have acquired defenseman Joe Lyle from Hudson Valley for future considerations.

Originally an Ace after Training Camp this season, the team lost Lyle in the expansion draft once Hudson Valley joined the league.

At the time, it was a move Aces head coach Chris Firriolo showed some remorse about.

“He’s a really good player with a lot of  talent,” he said before the season began. “We hate to lose him.”

Now with Lyle back in the fold, the Aces have both Gabe Yeung and Lyle back after losing them in training camp to the Bears.

They also activated forward Tony Resendes from injured reserve, who had 13 points in just eight games before injuring his MCL on Dec. 18.

In addition, defenseman Mike Richards, who was battling injuries for most of the season, was placed on waivers, alongside third-string goaltender Anthony Felice.

Before injuring his MCL on Dec. 18, Aces forward Tony Resendes was thriving in the EPHL, scoring 13 points in just eight games. Drawing praise from his teammates and coaches, Resendes was quickly becoming a big piece of the team’s puzzle and formed an exceptionally exuberant line with Mike Thomson and B.J. Kuper, which was producing offensively as well as shutting down the opposition’s top line every night.

Now out six to eight weeks with a third-degree sprain of his MCL, Resendes is now forced to watch on the sidelines.

Nevertheless, the youngster has proved his ability as a teammate over he past few games, cheering for his teammates in the stands and handing out congratulatory slaps on the rear outside the locker room after games. Chatting with Aces Over Brooklyn on Dec. 13 before the team took on the New Jersey Rockhoppers, Resendes talks about his game, his influences and what he thinks of his new teammates.

According to a press release from the EPHL, Aces forward Tony Resendes has been placed on injured reserve, following an incident that took place during the team’s last home game on Dec. 18 against the Danbury Mad Hatters. Resendes was scheduled to have an MRI performed on his MCL yesterday.

Signed a few weeks ago to replace Bensonhurst-native Jerry Cardinale, Resendes was thriving, scoring 13 points in only eight games with Brooklyn.

In other news, Brooklyn has signed 26-year-old forward Eric Frank to a contract. A star at U-Mass-Darmouth, where he was a point a game player for four seasons from 2002-06, the 5′11, 185 pound Frank has also played in the CHL, ECHL and SPHL during his career, but hasn’t played in the pros in nearly a year and a half. In his last pro season with the Pee Dee Cyclones of the SPHL in 2006-2007, Frank scored 25 points in 35 games.

It may be ice-cold outside, but it’s always hot on AcesOverBrooklyn.com, where there are constant updates on the Brooklyn Aces.

In this exclusive interview done on Dec. 18, before the team took on the Danbury Mad Hatters, AOB interviews Brooklyn Aces head coach Chris Firriolo, who discusses the team’s newest addition, defenseman Tom Collingham, in addition to discussing the depth of his forward lines and some of the injuries that have recently taken a toll on his first-place club.

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Photo by Ron Hatcher.

Coming off their second loss of the season this past Saturday, the Brooklyn Aces will be out for blood this Thursday at Aviator Arena when they face off against the Danbury Mad Hatters. If their last game against one another on Nov. 29 was any indication, this is going to be one nasty affair.

With no indication of how long sniper James Brannigan’s suspension is for or how long assistant captain Rob Miller will be sidelined, the Aces may be shorthanded once again against Danbury.

In spite of being without two of their best players, the Aces can still play with any team in the league, evidenced by their overtime loss to the New Jersey Rockhoppers. However, they’ll have to be on top of their game to make sure Danbury doesn’t squeak out a win.

If any Aces fans were angry when gritty forward and Bensonhurst-Native Jerry Cardinale was put on waivers, those emotions quickly subsided when they saw what his replacement, Tony Resendes, could do when given an opportunity.

Through his first five games as a Brooklyn Ace, the speedy forward has seven points, giving the team a legitimate offensive threat on every single line and proving there’s a place for him in pro hockey.

Compiling quotes from his old junior coach, in addition to sharing the thoughts of Aces coach Chris Firriolo and those of my own, AcesOverBrooklyn.com attempts to shed some more light on the youngster’s game.

“He is the absolute, ultimate competitor. He plays tough, like a 6-foot guy. He wins the one-on-one battles. He is the purest, faster skater in the league. He can do it all. He plays defense on the penalty kill. He went through some growing pains his first year here. It was the first time he was coached, the first time he had to handle discipline. He grew up a lot the first year. He had to learn how to play defense; it’s not just about scoring goals, the typical things when we get a high school kid.”

Coming off of a 7-2 win against Hudson Valley on Wednesday night, the Brooklyn Aces take on the Danbury Mad Hatters tonight at the Danbury Ice Arena fully prepared to keep their five-game winning streak alive.

With all three lines firing on all cylinders and even spot shifters like Ian McLoughlin and captain Chad Wilcox playing their best hockey all season, Brooklyn’s offense alone is enough to skate the daylights out of any team that shares the ice with them.

Unlike the Aces however, Danbury has struggled offensively this season and have only two players averaging over a point a game, compared to Brooklyn’s 11. That wasn’t originally supposed to be the case though, as Danbury possessed former NHLer Billy Tibbetts, who was not only projected to lead the team and league offensively, but was going to serve as a constant reminder to the youngsters as a player that knew what it took to get to higher levels.