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 Sputter Crash and Burn in OT Period of Playoffs!

FIRST PERIOD found the Aviators down three goals at the end of the first period. The Brooklyn crowd were feeling low and the prospects for a Friday night didn't look good at all. Two goals for the Whalers came within 21 seconds in the finale minute of play.

#9C M.Moucha scored the first goal for Danbury at the 7:18 mark of the first. #55D J.Sanford hit the nets for Danbury to make it 2-0 Whalers. #22RW N.Deschenes scored the third goal of the first period, this is how the period ended. 3-0 Whalers..... Aviators fans were still hoping for a comeback? 

SECOND PERIOD The only marker was by Brooklyn Aviator #20C J.Felten. #16D H.Coxe was awarded a penalty shot and the Brooklyn fans were seeing a easy score. This was not to be as #29G P.Vetri was just a tad faster then #16D H.Coxe and made the save for the Whalers. At the end of two score is 2-1 in favor of the Danbury Whalers.

THIRD PERIOD and the Aviators scored the next three markers in this period. The first was scored by #2RW M.Thomson, second by 7C C.Campanale and go ahead marker was put home by #27RW C.Mignone. This made the match 4-3 Brooklyn Aviators.

The Brooklyn fans were feeling pretty good and smelling a playoff victory at home. The A's were playing great penalty killers and were on they way for a home victory. #26C A.Goupil from Danbury found the back of the Aviators goal with only 3 seconds left in the third period. 

You could hear a massive groan from the A's fans when the puck found its home in the Aviators net. FOURTH PERIOD and Danbury didn't waste too much time to shoot the Aviators down.....At the 13:40 mark #14RW A.Willock sunk the puck for the Whalers and the match was there 5-4.

SHOTS ON GOAL: AVIATORS 53  WHALERS 44

POWER PLAYS: BROOKLYN 1 FOR 7  DANBURY 0 FOR 6

PIM: BROOKLYN 12 MINUTES FOR 6 PENALTIES 

       DANBURY 14 MINUTES FOR 7 PENALTIES

Article by Clifford F. Zeman

High Flying Aviators Sink Whalers again by a Score of 6-2 at Hanger #5 in Brooklyn.

The Aviators fans were still flying high after the clown show up in Danbury the night before. They didn't know what type of game this was going to be, hockey of street fighting with sticks.


The match started and the A's were ready for action. The Aviators found first blood by #12C M.Atsoff at the 14:44 mark of the first period. This is now the first period ended 1-0 Brooklyn. No fights and no cheap shots tonight by the Whalers, seems they came to play hockey and not to brawl.

Second Period action saw #20C J.Felten find goal on a shorthanded score at the 6:29 mark of the second. Lighting striking twice as #20C J.Felten found more goal on a power play at the 10:08 mark of the second period making it 3-0 in favor of Brooklyn.

At the 19:22 mark Danbury's #55D J.Sanford found Brooklyn goal on a power play and made the match 3-1 in favor of Brooklyn. So far so good seems like a real hockey game tonight.

Third Period saw #23RW A.Scampoli find the back of the Whalers net at the 4:35 mark, making the score 4-1 Brooklyn. Lighting striking one more time in the form of #20C J.Felten at the 10:11 mark of the third. Can you say HAT TRICK for #20C J.Felten. The match is 5-1 now still in favor of Brooklyn. 

Whalers #83C C.Seifert found the Brooklyn net at the 11:58 mark making the match 5-2 Brooklyn. Brooklyn's #8LW S.Koich closed out the scoring at the 18:00 minute mark, this made it 6-2 Brooklyn. This is how the game ended and there were no street brawls tonight.

#20C J.Felten salutes his fans! He had his Hat Trick and how sweet it is!

Shots on goals: Brooklyn 38 and Danbury 35

Penalties: Brooklyn 12 minutes for 6 penalties and Danbury 6 minutes on 3 penalties.

Power Plays: Brooklyn 1 for 3   Danbury 1 for 6

Article by Clifford F. Zeman

Aviators go down in flames in Danbury!

Driving up to Danbury had a good feeling that the A's are on a roll and we should. be able to take the Whalers. Arrived early so we went to Two Steps to get a bite to eat and get ready for the match to start at 7:35PM at the Danbury Ice Arena.


PERIOD ONE saw lots of chances to score on both sides but it seemed as if the goalie Gods were smiling down on both teams. It should have been a larger score than just 1-0 at the end of one.  

The lone score was by Whalers S. Omalley #16RW who found the back of the Aviators net and pass the glove of J. St. Pierre #38G for Brooklyn at the 12:51 mark of the first. This made the score 1-0 for the Whalers.


SECOND PERIOD saw the action going 50/50 for both teams. K. Miller #44RW scored when his shot hit the pads of J. St. Pierre #28G for Brooklyn and bounced over and into the net, SCORE! This was at only 47 seconds into the period, making the score 2-0 Whalers.

Brooklyn Aviators M. Atsoff #12C found the back of the net past the out stretched arm P. Vetri #29G for Danbury. This brought the match closer giving the Whalers a 2-1 lead. This is how the second period ended, still a very close and good game.

I may be wrong bit I believe that we were out numbered 2315 to 2 by Whalers fans. The only other Aviators jersey I spotted was being worn by my road trip partner Mary of Section 9.

We were treated great and had lots of fun with the fans sitting in Section 105. The arena even introduced us to the crowd via their PA system and we received a very warm welcome.

We should have left at the end of the second period before the flood gates opened and Brooklyn was washed off the ice. It wasn't a pretty site at all, the night before we won by a score of 8-3. Now it was our turn to see how it feels to be on the other end of the stick. Not to good, sorry to say.

THIRD PERIOD action started out just great for Brooklyn, M. Atsoff #12C scored his second goal of the night to tie the game 2-2 at 3:55 into the third. Can you say all down hill from here on? J. Kirkwood #11D scored at 5:47 giving the lead back to the Whalers, 3-2. K. Miller #44RW scored his second of the night making it 4-2 Whalers.

D. Guy #10RW shot the puck at 11:16 and you got it, SCORE! This made it 5-2 Whalers. I think that J. St. Pierre #38G for Brooklyn was getting shell shocked and couldn't stop a basket ball at this time. Please pull him, please!

C. Seifert #83C banged home another score for Danbury and the game was turning into a laugher for the Whalers.

It was now 6-2 Whalers and I used up all my crying towels at this time. Whalers fans wanted us to come over to the dark side and root for the Whalers, never happen my friends. 

A little sign of life for Brooklyn when C. Mignone #27RW scored at 13:36 making the game 6-3 there is hope still.

R. Miller coach for Brooklyn pulled L. St. Pierre #38G and was going to sacrifice R. Supper #35G to the dogs. As a new member of the Aviators he was welcomed by the Whalers. First to welcome him was A. Willock #14RW at the 18:32 mark, SCORE. This made the match 7-3 Whalers.

The last Whaler to welcome R. Supper #35G to Danbury was J. Sanford #55D, SCORE! This was the finale score of the game at 19:01 and the gamed ended 8-3 in favor of the Danbury Whalers.

Power Plays: Brooklyn 1-7   Danbury 0-6

Penalties: Brooklyn 7 for 17 minutes    Danbury 11 for 33 minutes

Article by Clifford F. Zeman