Two Brooklyn Aviators make the FHL Rookie Team of the Year!

Andrew "WOW"siak made the FHL rookie team and has made a name for himself with the Brooklyn Aviators and the FHL. His ability to score and get free has earned him a spot in the hearts of Brooklyn fans. 

Aviator fans are hoping that he keeps up the great work as we get ready to start the playoffs. We will need all the markers that he can muster for Brooklyn and we wish him nothing but the best of luck in the upcoming playoff matches.

Not to be outdone, Kenny Trentoswki earned a spot on the Rookie team playing defense. Kenny has be playing hard and has been steady all season long on out side of the blue line. 

He will have to take up some of the slack now that we have lost KC.Timmons for the rest of the season and playoffs due to a back injury. We have no fear that Kenny will be be a big factor in the upcoming playoffs and do Brooklyn proud.

Joining the two Brooklyn Aviators we have two members of the Danbury Whalers unit. They are Greg Holt (F) and Peter Vetri in goal.

The team also has Brad Surdam (F) of the Cape Cod BlueFins and Dan Mercer of the New Jersey Outlaws on defense. 

We wish to congratulate all of the above rookie players and wish them the best in the future for whatever Hockey will bring them. They did an outstanding job for their teams. Thank you for all the excitement that you bring to the FHL.

Article by Clifford F. Zeman

Cape Cod Does NOT Fold!

A follow up to my Cape Cod Bluefins to fold?




According to the Director of Marketing for the Bluefins who messaged me personally to express concern, states that the team had met and made a plan going forward and that any report of trouble was completely untrue. He did however go on to state that any first year business does struggle in the early going which is fair and you cannot argue otherwise however the team is still going and if ever there was an issue it has since been resolved as the Cape Cod Bluefins are closing out the season with a 15 wins(3 overtime) and 34 losses(4 overtime) for 46 points with two games remaining before the playoffs begin.

I assured Tim Lus the Director of Marketing and Game Day Ops in Cape Cod who runs the Facebook page that I will be more than happy to admit it publically if it does in fact come out wrong so here I am to say I WAS WRONG.


Let it be a wake up call to FHL fans however. Every team in this league needs your support. It needs crazy fans who bleed blue,green,red etc. It's not only marketing that needs to draw crowds it's you the fan as well. Nothing helps a team more than word of mouth from one hockey fan to another. Without your support the end result is the disappearance of local hockey and less opportunity for you to watch top level hockey as well as less opportunity for locals to play the game they love.

Deadline day review

The NHL Trade Deadline came and passed now. The biggest deal of the day came as the Cup Contending Vancouver Canucks dealt promising young centerman Cody Hodgson and seventh D-man Andrew Sulzer for 6'3 228 lb Zack Kassian and Marc-Andre Gragnani. Many were left in shock as Hodgson was considered Vancouvers future at center. He was stuck on the third line as the top two spots were securely owned by Henrik Sedin and Ryan Kesler respectively. Many speculate there may be a lingering riff between Canucks coach Alain Vigneault and Hodgson while others believe it was simply due to a lack of opportunity as the rookie was having a breakout year. Zack Kassian is still a raw power forward with lots to learn. It is a big gamble but Vancouver's toughness has been adressed with the Kassian addition as the big man is a willing combatant every night he is in the lineup. A step backward for Vancouver but they do address a need for grit. Winner: Buffalo - While Buffalo liked Kassian a lot the chance to get Hodgson had to be a snap decision as Hodgson has the ability to be a first or second line center in Buffalo while Kassian is still raw with more time necessary to develop

Here are the rest from nhl.com

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Zack Kassian, f		DETAILS ›		Cody Hodgson, f
Marc-Andre Gragnani, d		DETAILS ›		Alexander Sulzer, d
Mark Fraser, d		DETAILS ›		Dale Mitchell, f
Andrew Gordon, f		DETAILS ›		Sebastian Erixon, d
John Scott, d		DETAILS ›		2012 5th-round pick
Steve Kampfer, f		DETAILS ›		Greg Zanon, d
Paul Gaustad, f 2013 4th-round pick		DETAILS ›		2012 1st-round pick
Brian Rolston, f Mike Mottau, d		DETAILS ›		Yannick Riendeau, f Marc Cantin, d
Johnny Oduya, d		DETAILS ›		2013 2nd-round pick 2013 3rd-round pick
Samuel Pahlsson, f		DETAILS ›		2012 4th-round pick 2012 4th-round pick
Daniel Winnik, f T.J. Galiardi, f 2013 7th-round pick		DETAILS ›		Jamie McGinn, f Michael Sgarbossa, f Mike Connolly, f
Matt Gilroy, d		DETAILS ›		Brian Lee, d
Carter Ashton, f		DETAILS ›		Keith Aulie, d
Tom Gilbert, d		DETAILS ›		Nick Schultz, d
Mike Commodore, d		DETAILS ›		Cond. 2013 7th-round pick
Andrei Kostitsyn, f		DETAILS ›		2013 2nd-round pick Cond. 2013 5th-round pick