Aviators take down Outlaws by a score of 4-3 in New Jersey!

FIRST PERIOD was fast moving and the fans in Jersey wanted to see the Aviators crash and burn over in NJ. The night before the Jersey Outlaws fell to the Aviators at Hanger #5 in Brooklyn, by a score of 9-3. The Outlaws were looking for some sweet revenge at home.

The first blood was drawn was by the Brooklyn Aviators. The A's #23RW A.Scampoli hit the back of the net with the assists  from #2RW M. Thomson and #19D B.Marks with 10:06 off the clock. Score 1-0 Brooklyn.

 With 16:00 off the clock the Outlaws ambushed the Aviators, the holdup man was #20C M.Miller. His partners were #10RE A.Battaglia and #18C T.Karasiewicz who earned assists for the holdup of the Aviators. This tied up the game at 1-1 and this is how the first period ended.

SECOND PERIOD saw Aviators #20C J.Felten score with only 1:00 minute off the clock. This was a powerplay goal and he had help from team members #7C C.Campanale and #16D H.Coxe. Score is now 2-1 Brooklyn. NJ tied the game with 7:35 off the clock. The holdup man was #10RW A.Battaglia who had help from #18C T.Karasiewicz and #20C M.Miller, score 2-2.

Brooklyn took the lead on #18C J.Dolgy neat play to find the net with help from #4D R.Schweyer and #17D K. Trentowski. Aviators took the lead back 3-2 at thin point of the game and this is how the second period ended.

THIRD PERIOD saw Brooklyn score with 3:37 off the clock,#27RW C.Mignone hit the back of the jersey netting. His teammates #8LW S.Koich and #17D K.Trentowski earned assists for their efforts. The Brooklyn fans started to feel like this could be a big win for Brooklyn at the home of the Outlaws. Score is now 4-2 favor of Brooklyn.

NJ turned up the heat and put the pressure on the Aviators like there was no tomorrow. Brooklyn held off the attack by the Outlaws till the 3:21 mark of the third. The bad-boys scored, making the score 4-3 in favor of Brooklyn. The villain was #20C M.Miller and his partner in crime was #18C T.Karasiewicz.

The game ended with the score 4-3 in favor of the Brooklyn Aviators. The A's took the last two meetings from  the  number one team N.J. Outlaws and gives they some gusto going into the playoffs this weekend!

POWER PLAYS: BROOKLYN 1 FOR 8   N.J. OUTLAWS 0 FOR 5

PIM: BROOKLYN 21 MINUTES FOR 9 PENALTIES 

       N.J. OUTLAWS 35 MINUTES FOR 12 PENALTIES

SHOTS ON GOAL: BROOKLYN 32   N.J.OUTLAWS 42

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? 

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

Brooklyn Aviators Shoot Down the Akwesasne Warriors by a score of 7-1

February 23,2012 @ Hanger #5 Brooklyn, New York


FIRST PERIOD action saw the Brooklyn Aviators shoot the puck past #79G A.Vincent three times in this period. It's hard to believe that this was the same #79G A.Vincent who played in the last two games as goalie for Akwesasne and held us down to only a few goals.The Warriors took the two matches on their home ice.

Skating was brisk and it was about time that Brooklyn was able to find pay dirt for their efforts. #18C J.Dolgy was first to beat #79G A.Vincent at the 12:40 mark with assists from #8LW S.Koich & #23RW A.Scampoli. Number two was put in the net by Aviator #2RW M.Thomson with help from #23RW A.Scampoli & #7C C.Campanale, this was at the 7:22 mark.

The third Aviators score came at the 2:45 mark by #12C M.Atsoff with assists by #7C C.Campanale & #2RW M.Thomson. The fans were feeling as if the curse that was on the A's was going to get lifted and a flood of way overdue scores collected tonight at the Warriors expense. There was only one penalty in the first period and it was awarded to Brooklyn.The score was 3-0 A's at the end of the first.

SECOND PERIOD found Brooklyn striking again with only 33 seconds off the clock, #14C J.Dabkowski hit the back of  the net with help from #12C M.Atsoff  & #17D K.Trentowski. This made the score 4-0 Brooklyn. Once again Brooklyn hit goal at the 14:02 mark of the match. #2RW M.Thomson for his second score of the night, with help from #12C M.Atsoff and #23RW A.Scampoli. This made the match 4-0 in favor of Brooklyn. 

The Warriors made their one and only score of the game with 6:39 left in the second period. #14LW M.Beaulne beat A's netminder with assistance from #26RW P.Dagenais & #8D K.McCarthy. This made the match 5-1 Brooklyn at the end of the second period.

THIRD PERIOD and the Aviator fans wanted more goals for sweet revenge for their two loses up at Akwesasne last weekend. Brooklyn's #9RW N.Petriello scored at the 12:53 mark with an assist fro #23RW A.Scampoli. The match was now 6-1 in favor of the A's.

#18C J.Dolgy made his second score of the night with aid from #20C J.Felten and #9RW N.Petriello with 3:17 left in the game. This made the score 7-1 Brooklyn and that is how the match ended. #31G M.DiLorenzo played goalie for Brooklyn, great job Mike.

SHOTS ON GOAL: BROOKLYN 44   AKWESASNE 34

POWER PLAYS:  BROOKLYN 0-3    AKWESASNE 0-3

PENALTY MINUTES: BOTH CLUBS WERE EVEN AT 10 MINUTES ON 5 PENALTIES

Article by Clifford F. Zeman

Ken Trentowski of the Aviators named rookie of the month for January...

Ken Trentowski a 6'1" 185 lb. 23 year old New York native from Ronkonkoma, Long Island, NY has been named the January rookie of the month by the FHL. Trentowski has earned 12 points in January which leads all the Aviators D-Men. He has one goal and 11 assists in the 11 games that he has played in the month of January.

Ken T is the leading D-Man for the Brooklyn Aviators with 6 goals and 28 points and his 22 assists is tied for the second most on the team. Trentowski is now tied second most for D-Men on the Aviators team and is tied for fourth in the FHL for D-Men with his 28 points in the 33 games played so far this season.

Trentowski played for the Yale Bulldogs (NCAA I) from 2007-2011 and had a stint with the Augusta Riverhawks of the SPHL. While with the Yale Bulldogs he played on 2 championship (ECAC) teams and totaled two goals and eleven assists for 15 points at the collegiate level. Ken also had a stint with the Augusta Riverhawks there he had 2 helpers in two games. 

His coach at the Brooklyn Aviators (ROB MILLER) was quoted as saying,"Ken is a reliable defenseman that the team can count on each night, while his game continues to improve." Coach Miller also stated the "We are very proud of Ken and his achievement."

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