Aviators Shoot down Dashers 8-3 in Danville, IL.

February 25,2012 

It was raining in Danville last night but it wasn't rain, it was raining Brooklyn Goals. Seems as if the Aviators have kicked their dry spell and they are now in their rainy season of goals. Brooklyn fans are glad that their team has found its gel and putting points on the board.

FIRST PERIOD action and it was a scary start for the Aviators. #15RW L.McClure with help from #46C C.Townsend & #8C R.Stern with only 39 seconds off the clock made their mark. It was a long shot from the blue line that #31G M.DiLorenzo didn't see and it found its mark. 

The A's said no goal and the lights came on rather fast and I think the official went with the goal judge on this score. The A's weren't happy but so be it. Dashers had the lead at this point in time 1-0.

Brooklyn matched the score with 9:18 off the clock with a #20C J.Felten score with an assist from #9RW N.Petriello, 1-1 tie. Aviators Center #18 J.Dolgy hit the net with aid from #7C C.Campanale & #2RW M.Thomson with 17:53 off the clock to make it a 2-1 Brooklyn lead. This is how the second period ended 2-1 Aviators. Close game still at this time, it could go either way.

SECOND PERIOD saw the Aviators score three more times and the Dashers made their mark twice. First to find goal was the Dashers #14C C.Affinati with #18F J.Barr earning an assist. This made the match 2-2, still a close game. Brooklyn came back and scored the next two goals. #12C M.Atsoff with #2RW M.Thomson & #31G M.DiLorenzo earned assists. Match was 3-2 Aviators.

The second was #20C J.Felten with aid from #3D D.Osborne & #23RW A.Scampoli. Game score 4-2 Aviators at this time. The Dashers returned the favor at the 11:55 mark when #7C J.Brooks found Brooklyn goal. #3D R.Huggett & #18F J.Barr were in on the assist. This made the match 4-3.

The clock showing 12:18 off the second period is when Brooklyn's #8LW S.Koich made the score 5-3. He was aided by #14C J.Dabkowski & #27RW C.Mignone. Game starting to slip away from the Dashers.

THIRD PERIOD was all Brooklyn's the Aviators hit three more times to seal the faith of the Dashers. #11C A.Owsiak with help from #20C J.Felten & #6D N.Wheeler made the match 6-3 with 1:09 off the clock. 

The second score for Brooklyn that earned #20C J.Felten a HAT TRICK was at the 17:07 mark of the third. He was aided by #23RW A.Scampoli & #18C J.Dolgy, this made the match 7-3 Brooklyn.

The last but not the least score was  on an unassisted goal by #18C J.Dolgy of the Aviators. The game ended 8-3 and Brooklyn was very happy with its showing and so were the Brooklyn fans. 

SHOTS ON GOAL: BROOKLYN 38  DANVILLE 27

POWER PLAYS: BROOKLYN 3 FOR 8  DANVILLE 0 FOR 3

PIM: BROOKLYN 41 MINUTES ON 8 PENALTIES  DANVILLE 48 MINUTES FOR 13 INFRACTIONS

Each team had a member ejected for third man in.

The teams meet tomorrow in an afternoon game at 2PM Danville time or 3PM Brooklyn time. Catch it on SLV....

Article by Clifford F. Zeman

Aviators have no Defense for the Warriors Attack!

Only 2 seconds in the game and round 1. #12C M. Atsoff of Brooklyn and #19LW A.Mahfouz dropped their gloves and each earned a Major penalty for their efforts. I would have to call it a draw, even if Mahfouz ended up on the bottom of the two man pile up!

Had to call Rodney and let them know that there wasn't any audio for the webcast. Only had to call three times this viewing, from bad cables to dead batteries. They did a pretty good job and the camera work was pretty good too.

FIRST PERIOD fast skating during the first period and only one score during the first twenty minutes. #17C N.Corbeil found the A's net with assists from #91C S.Deschatelets and #26RW P.Dagenais. It was a pretty even match up to the end of the first period. This made the score 1-0 in favor of the Warriors.

#23RW M.Delisle  was sent to the sin big for trying to clothes line #38G J. St Piere with his stick. He was awarded 2 minutes for a slash, what a cheap shot that was. Business as usual...

SECOND PERIOD saw the Warriors strike two more times. The first was with 17:29 left by #26RW P.Dagenais, with assists by #19C S.Deschatelets and #17C N.Corbeil. 

The second hit came with 11:31 left in the period by #14LW M.Beauline. This was a short handed goal and a pretty one too. The A's gave the puck away in their own end and paid the price for their Faux Pas! This made the match 3-0 in favor of Akwesasne.

THIRD PERIOD saw five goals and the action was picking up a bit. The first score was by Warrior #10C D.Tessier with 17:35 left in the match. #19LW A.Mahfous and #23RW M.Delisle earned assists for that score,4-0 in favor of the Warriors.

The A's finally were able to penetrate the goal tending of #79G A.Vincent. he was playing one hell of a game last night. #14C J.Dabkowski with help from #12C M.Atsoff and #9RW N.Petriello made the first marker for Brooklyn and saved a shut out. This was a power play goal and made the match 4-1 Warriors.

Third score of the period was by #10C D.Tessier of the warriors with 8:27 left in the game. This made the game 5-1 Akwesasne.

Fourth score with 7:18 left was by Brooklyn's #2RW M.Thomson with an assist  by #20C J.Felten. This made the score 5-2 Warriors. After this score Warriors #14LW P.Bilodeau earned a charging penalty on #20C J.Felten. #14LW P.Bilodeau only has #20C J.Felten by five inches and twenty pounds, guess he couldn't find anyone smaller to try to injure?

The fifth and finale score came with 1:36 left in the game. #2RW M.Thomson earned his second score of the game. This was a power play goal with assists going to #12C M.Atsoff and #23RW A.Scampoli. This made the finale score of the game 5-3 in favor of the Akwesasne warriors.

I must give credit where credit is due, kudos to #79G A.Vincent of the Akwesasne Warriors. He played a great game and made some super saves for sure. If it wasn't for him the score would have been a lot different! The Warriors took both games this weekend from the Brooklyn Aviators.

SHOTS ON GOAL: BROOKLYN 66  AKWESASNE 34

PENALTY PLAYS: BROOKLYN 2 FOR 11  AKWESASNE 0 FOR 5

PENALTY MINUTES: BROOKLYN 15 FOR 6 PENALTIES                                                       

                            AKWESASNE 57 FOR 15 PENALTIES

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

  

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