Aviators Out Off Playoffs, Shot Down By Whalers In OT Period!

FIRST PERIOD and the Aviators fans were confident of another win on Danbury ice. Danbury had a different idea, with only 1:07 of the clock a score for the Whalers. #55D J.Sanford for the back of the net for the Whalers first marker of the day. Score 1-0 Danbury.

At the 3:27 mark of the first, #12C A,Goupil hit net and made the match 2-0 Whalers. #14C J.Dabkowski had a breakaway and scored for the Brooklyn Aviators. Score is now 2-1 Danbury. 1:10 later #18C J.Dolgy did his magic at the 5:38 mark and tied the game 2-2 and that is how the first period ended.

SECOND PERIOD saw #27RW C.Mignone score on a powerplay with 6:57 off the clock. Score is now 3-2 at this time.The next score came on a fluke rebound of a Whalers skate #44F K.Miller by Aviators #4C R.Schweyer that managed to get by #29G P.Vetri. This make the match 4-2 at this time.

#19LW G.Holt scored with 1:43 left in the second period making the match 4-3 Brooklyn Aviators. This is how the second period ended. Brooklyn fans still saw the win on the score board with only one period left.

THIRD PERIOD action was fast and furious with both teams knowing the importance of the this period. I was time ti do or die as they say in the real world. Skating was fast and the hitting picked up a bit. Sorry to say that the only score came from the stick of #16RW S.OMalley of the Danbury Whalers. His shot was deflected of the skate of #38G J.St Pierre of Brooklyn and found its home inside the A's net.

 This is how the third period ended in a 4-4 tie. Brooklyn fans were thinking of Fridays game and how it ended with Danbury taking the match in the OT period. Can you say let the OT start......

OT PERIOD didn't take to long for Danbury to repeat in an OT victory. The hero for Danbury was #16RW S.OMalley, it took only 1:54 of the OT Period to send Brooklyn packing for the season. The A's could clear the puck from their end and they payed the price, season over. Another hearth breaker for the Brooklyn Aviators players and fans. Whalers 5 and Aviators 4, congratulations to the Danbury Whalers organization.

You couldn't ask for a more exciting playoff action then want I just witnessed, it was great. Even though our season is over I will be attending some of the playoff games and I'll keep you guys posted.

SHOTS OF GOAL: DANBURY 55   BROOKLYN 33

POWERPLAYS: DANBURY 0 FOR 3   BROOKLYN 1 FOR 6

PIM: DANBURY 14 MINUTES FOR 7 INFRACTIONS

       BROOKLYN 8 MINUTES FOR 4 INFRACTIONS

SIDE NOTE: I wish all the teams in the playoffs the best of luck and lets some some real great playoff hockey to show everyone that the FHL in here to stay.

Article by Clifford F. Zeman

Aviators Bomb Whalers 7-1

The Whalers rowed into town Friday night and were surprised by the super sharp Harpoons that they found waiting for them in Brooklyn. This was the last time they would play in the regular season and the A's wanted to make a statement to the team that they will be facing in the playoffs. 

FIRST PERIOD found Brooklyn scoring first with 5:13 off the clock on a powerplay goal by #9RW N.Petriello. #23 RW A.Scampoli and #18C J.Dolgy earned the assist. Score was 1-0 at this time. 

The second harpoon found its target by #8LW S.Koich with an assist from #2RW M.Thomson.The score was 2-0 and Brooklyn fans were loving it!

SECOND PERIOD was all Brooklyn's, with three more unanswered markers by the flying high Aviators. #14C J.Dabkowski with aid from #27RW C.Mignone and #11C A.Owsiak. The second marker was a powerplay which #2RW M.Thomson took advantage of. On this score #20C J. Felten and #17 D K.Trentowski earned an assist. This made it a 4-0 Brooklyn lead and the fans were rocking and rolling, the smell of blood was in the water!

Surprise the next score was once again on a powerplay. #2RW M.Thomson on still another powerplay sank the fifth harpoon into the wounded beast. Mates #17D K.Trentowski and #7C C.Campanale were on deck and lent a hand to the fifth harpoon attack! 5-0 Brooklyn at the end of two. 

THIRD PERIOD and the wounded beast still wouldn't go down with out a fight. For the third time tonight #2RW M.Thomson planted his third harpoon into the dying giant of the sea. Fellow Aviators #7C C.Campanale and #16D H.Coxe earned an assist for this play. Match is now Brooklyn 6-0 and the fans are waiting to see when the big Whale will roll over and play dead? 

Aviators Shot Down by Akwesasne in the 3rd. Period!

FIRST PERIOD was looking good for Brooklyn. First air strike for the A's was by #9RW N.Petriello at the 10:42 mark. He walked in and found the back of the net to make the match 1-0 Brooklyn. He was assisted by #27RW C.Mignone and #8LW S.Koich.

The second bomb run came by #8LW S.Koich right in front of #79G A.Vincent in the Warriors net. #8LW S.Koich was about 30 feet out in front and blasted it in right on target. This was at the 15:15 of the first and that is how the period ended. #9RE N.Petriello and #18C J.Dolgy were credited with assists.

SECOND PERIOD action was started by the Warriors #17C N.Corbeil who found Aviator goal with 9:48 left in the second period. Assists on the play were awarded to #26RW P.Dagenais and #91C S.Deschatelets. This made the match 2-1 in favor of the Brooklyn Aviators.

The Aviators took their third bombing run at the 17:38 mark of the second period. #12C M.Atsoff hit pay dirt with assists from #8LW S.Koich and #27RW C. Mignone to make the score 3-1 Brooklyn. This is how the second period ended.

THIRD PERIOD and the Brooklyn fans were feeling pretty good about the match. To the Aviators surprise the Warriors brought out their anti-aircraft guns and blasted away at Brooklyn. They shot more holes in the A's than a piece of swiss cheese, it wasn't a pretty picture!

First for the Warriors was #10C D.Tessier who had a power play goal at the 10:16 mark, assisted by #26RW P.Dagenais and #91C S.Deschatelets. This made the match 3-2 Brooklyn. 

Next for the warriors it was #26RW P.Dagenais at the 11:50 mark. He was aided by fellow teammates #17C N.Corbeil and #3D C.Trevisani. This score tied the game at 3-3 and Brooklyn fans were shaking their heads, say it isn't so?

The Coue de Gaur came at the 15:57 mark of the third. #8F J.Forget shot the wings off the Aviators with assists from #23D J.St Louis and #27D S.Desormeaux and sent them crashing in flames. The finale score was Akwesasne Warriors 4 and the Brooklyn Aviators 3. Don't know if I have the correct spelling (Coue De Gaur) but I think you will get my drift.

The two teams meet again tomorrow at 7PM up in Akwesasne. Should be another great game.

SHOTS OF GOAL: BROOKLYN 50     AKWESASNE 43

POWER PLAYS: BROOKLYN 0-4     AKWESASNE 1-3

PENALTY MINUTES WERE EVEN AT 10 MINUTES FOR 5 INFRACTIONS

Article by Clifford F. Zeman

Brooklyn Aviators corral the N.J. Outlaws by a score of 3-2 at the Capital One Ice Vault.

First Period action saw the Aviators draw the first blood of the game. #10C L.Schott found Outlaw Goal at the 33 second mark of the first period. #2RW M.Thomson and #11C A.Owsiak had the assist for Brooklyn.

The second score for the Aviators still in the first period was by #11C A.Owsiak at the 13:39 mark. The assists were by #27RW C.Mignone and #16D H.Coxe of the A's. This made the game 2-0 in favor of the Brooklyn Aviators and this is how the first period ended.

As the second period started the Aviator fans smelt blood in the water and were ready to continue the attack on the Outlaws. Guess what? This was not to be, another scary period for the Brooklyn crowd. It seemed as if the Outlaws had their vitamins during the break and were skating like a first place team.

The Outlaws held up Brooklyn at the 15:10 mark of the second period by #11F K.Cooper. #16C J.Reese and #22F M.Puntureri earned the assists. This brought the outlaws closer, making the score 2-1 still in favor of Brooklyn. Brooklyn fans were still happy with the score. 

Bad news again for Brooklyn, the Outlaws scored again in the second period. #5D G.Zollars found the back of the Brooklyn net at the 9:15 mark, still in the second. #81RW B.Liscomb and #10RW A.Battaglia received the assists for NJ.  This tied the match at 2-2 and the Brooklyn fans saw the lead slipping down the toilet once again.

Third Period action was slow and Brooklyn fans were thinking about a shoot out again. Last time we did we lost to NJ and the Brooklyn fans remembered it for sure. 

Brooklyn banged home the winner at the 11:51 mark of the third. #9RW N.Petriello found netting with assists by #23RW A.Scampoli. This win was a giant confidence builder for the Aviators who are looking forward to the playoffs. This was only the second home lost for the Outlaws this season.

Shots on goal: Brooklyn 40  New Jersey 42

Penalties: Brooklyn 8 minutes on 4 infractions    New Jersey 26 minutes for 9 infractions

Power Plays: Brooklyn 0-5   New Jersey 0-1

Article by Clifford F. Zeman

Danbury Whalers sunk by 9 HARPOONS planted into them by the Brooklyn Aviators, 9-2.

 It was raining last night in Danbury but it wasn't rain this time, it was raining hockey pucks by the buckets full. Seems as if Danbury left their umbrella's at home and ended up soaked.

 I'll give you the scoring by each period but forget the penalties, I would need 3 or 4 pages just for them alone. It was like watching a street hockey game with no rules. The Whalers have nothing over the BlueFins for sure, last night they were the champs of cheap shots.

First Period scoring was as follows: Aviators #7C Watson at 1:42, Aviators 20C Felten at the 3:52 mark and Aviators #7C Watson his second on a power play at 7:08. This is how the the first period ended 3-0 Brooklyn.

Second Period scoring as follow: Brooklyn's #20C Felten on a power play and that was all the scoring for that period. Second period ended with Brooklyn having the advantage 4-0. There was almost a hockey game during the second period, who knew?

Third Period scoring: Whaler's #83C Seifert at the 2:21 mark to make the game 4-1 Brooklyn. Aviators #7C Watson scored on a power play goal at the 10:53 mark giving him his HAT TRICK! Aviators #9RW Petriello at the 11:11 mark scored making it 6-1 in favor of the Aviators.

A's #14C Dabkowski hit the net at the 12:14. A's #27RW Mignone found goal at the 13:07 mark making it 8-1 Brooklyn. Ex Whaler #10C Schott hit the net at 15:15 and Whalers #18RW Moffat scored on a shot handed goal making the final score 9-2 Brooklyn!

Shots on goal are: Brooklyn 61 and a total of 20 for the Danbury Whalers.

Goalies from Danbury #29G P. Vetri and #39G N. Niedert

Goalies for Brooklyn:  #38G J. St. Pierre

Power Plays: 7 for 17 for Brooklyn and 0 for 3 for Danbury.

Penalties: Brooklyn 25 minutes for 7 penalties and are you ready for this Danbury 125 minutes for 24 penalties.

Suspensions from this so-called hockey game, ready look at this. These are all from the Danbury Whalers team:

C. Fulton #15LW  10 games

G. Holt #19LW  3 games

A. Willock #14RW  1 game

K. Miller #44RW  13 games

P. Esposito Coach  5 games 

Article by Clifford F. Zeman

  

Akwesasne get blown away by 8-3 bombing attack from Brooklyn!

As we filed onto Hanger #5 at the Aviators Sports and Events Center we had confidence in our Brooklyn Aviators. We are riding a winning streak and we seem to have good results when we do battle with the Warriors. The fans were ready for the action to come and the Aviators were ready too!

FIRST PERIOD action saw the Aviators bombing the Warriors on POWER PLAYS and this is what set up the Warriors for their loss. L.Schott #10C who is playing very well for Brooklyn found the net behind A. Thompson #27G to make it 1-0 at the 7:50 mark of the first period. This was a a POWER PLAY goal for Brooklyn.

C. Mignone #27RW snuck the puck in with 5:15 left in the first period to make the score 2-0 in favor of Brooklyn.So far it is a clean game and the skating is looking good. Goalie A. Thompson #27G was yanked and D. Plouffe #79G was put in the front lines to face the Aviators attack.

Once again the ugly head of the POWER PLAY rose again for Akwesasne giving Brooklyn a man up again. L. Schott #10C netted his second POWER PLAY score in the first period to make it 3-0 Brooklyn at the 15:53 mark of the first. The first period ended 3-0 for the Aviators and the fans were having a great time at the expense of the Warriors.

SECOND PERIOD action found P. Dagenias #26RW for the Warriors who found goal at the 1:26 of the second period to make the match 3-1 in favor of Brooklyn. Guess who found net again in the second period at the 3:14 minute mark, you got it P.Dagenias #26RW. I guess that the NHL pays off when you play in the FHL, you think? This made the score 3-2 still in favor of Brooklyn.

The fans were getting a bit shaky at this point seeing the Warriors making such a fast come back. Could we lose our lead this fast and not answer the Warriors, let's hope not? N. Petriello #9RW of the Aviators found the Warriors net at the 3:37 mark which made the match 4-2 Brooklyn.

Once again the POWER PLAYS for the Aviators sent the Warriors packing their gear and warming up the bus. J. Felten #20C on a power play for Brooklyn hit the net at the 16:29 mark making it 5-2 in favor of the Aviators. Can you say another POWER PLAY goal for Brooklyn by H. Coxe at the 16:56 mark, score update.... Brooklyn 6 and Akwesasne 2. 

THIRD PERIOD wasn't that bad for the Warriors but penalties were going to bite them in the butt again! It appears as if the Warriors have a learning problem and can't stay out of the sin bin. The Warriors found the Aviators net at the 9:10 mark by Van Hoot #15D who shot the puck pass J. Pierre #38G, score is now 6-3 Brooklyn.

Here come the POWER PLAYS again, getting old isn't it? C. Mignone #27RW hit the back of the net at the 14:14 mark on still another POWER PLAY. It's almost enough to make a grown man cry, that's if you were rooting for Akwesasne. Score in now 7-3 Brooklyn, one more time.

How about one more POWER PLAY goal for Brooklyn? K. Trentowski #17D at 15:07 bingo, score. This made the match 8-3 Brooklyn and this is how the game ended. Going to be a long bus ride back home for Akwesasne.

See the numbers that did the Akwesasne Warriors in: 21 Penalties for a total of 101 minutes while Brooklyn had 11 Penalties for a mere 39 minutes. 

Power plays: Akwesasne 0 for 2 and Brooklyn 6 for 10.

Tomorrow we go up to Danbury and I'll be there to let you know how the game goes from a Aviators fan point of view. 

Article by Clifford F. Zeman

BROOKLYN AVIATORS SINK 1000 ISLAND PRIVATEERS BY A SCORE OF 5-2 AT THE MAINE EVENT!

FIRST PERIOD action saw the Aviators scoring first at the 9:34 mark. The net was found by J. Dabkowski #14C a new member of the Aviators club. J. Dabkowski #14C came from the Danbury Whalers and was picked up by Brooklyn in December. This made the match 1-0 in favor of Brooklyn.


Seems as if both goalies were a little of track and weren't what you would call real sharp. J. St. Pierre #38G for Brooklyn and M. Anthony #35G both seemed as if the trip to Maine took a lot out of them.


Still in the first period S. Koich #8LW for Brooklyn scored on a shorthanded goal at the 12:09 mark of the game. S. Koich #8LW found the puck in his zone and flew the whole length of the rink and sank the puck into the Privateers goal past a slow moving M. Anthony #35G. This gave the Aviators a 2-0 lead at this time.


The 1000 Islands Privateers found the back of the Brooklyn cage at the 19:47 mark of period one. B. Townsend #6C shot the rubber past J. Pierre #38G and closed the gap to make the score 2-1 at the end of one.


SECOND PERIOD saw Brooklyn's C. Mignone #27RW hit the strings at 6:08 of the second period. C. Mignone #27RW launched the puck over the out stretched glove of M. Anthony #35G for the privateers. This gave the Aviators a 3-1 lead in the second period.


Still in the second period M. Atsoff #12C fooled everyone and found the back of the net on such an easy save for M. Anthony #35G. Have no idea why he didn't make the save but that made the score 4-1 in favor of Brooklyn at the 14:44 mark. 


During the second period Brooklyn's S. Koich #8LW had a breakaway and was getting ready to pull the trigger and was taken down by a slash that even Helen Keller could have seen. Both teams stopped in their tracks and were ready for Brooklyn to take a penalty shot, NO CALL. As a result of this no call the puck was taken by the Privateers and M. Byrd #18D scored to cut Brooklyn's lead 4-2 at the end of two.


I must admit that the officiating by J. Durfree, K. Cogan and D. Smith Jr none of whom I ever seen before on the ice was a real bad showing for the FHL Officiating Staff. They let off sides go that weren't even close, trips and slashes. Both teams had to put up with these so called officials. Enough said, this is my personal opinion and not that of the blog itself.


THIRD PERIOD found the match skating back and forth in center ice quite a bit. I believe that the 1000 Island Privateers were suffering from what we call a case of "SHORT BENCH." The boys were a little tired and it showed in their lack of attacks on the Aviators. Brooklyn's B. Baumgartner #44C scored on a power play goal at the 17:14 of the third to make the score 5-2.


Totals for the game were Shots on Goal, Brooklyn 42 and TIP had 38. Power plays were 0-6 for TIP and 1-4 for Brooklyn. 


The game was played in Maine aka "The Main Event" at the Androscogginbank Colisee. Lets hope that a FHL team can take root there.


The Aviators are flying back to Brooklyn, Hanger #5 to rearm and get ready to take on the Akwesasne Warriors tonight at 7:35PM.

Article by Clifford F. Zeman