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? 

Brooklyn Aviators sweep the Danville Dashers this weekend with a 4-2 Victory in their Second Match!

Second game of the weekend stand in Danville and it looks like it might be brawl instead of an FHL hockey game. Last nights game ended with bad blood on both sides and you knew that this was going to be continued in today's game. It didn't help that Brooklyn took the match last night by a score of 8-1.

FIRST PERIOD with only 3:23 of the clock saw #10C L.Schott and #7C J.Brooks get into it and they each received a 5 minute major fighting penalty for their efforts. How about a little hockey please? 

Round two with just 6:04 off the clock we saw #12C M.Atsoff of Brooklyn and Danvilles #14RW C.Affinati have an a disagreement. Surprise, Fighting Major, Fighting Game Misconduct and an Instigator. Now can we please have a little hockey? 

At the 14:44 mark #16D H.Coxe aided by #20C J.Felten score for the Aviators. 1-0 Brooklyn at this time. #23RW A.Scampoli scored on a powerplay with the help of #20C J.Felten and #9RW N.Petriello at the 12:25 mark. So far so good, hockey at last. 2-0 Brooklyn Aviators now.

Danville answered with a score with 3:42 left in the first period on a powerplay, #17RW B.Hunt scored and #89LW H.Kobayashi and #9D J.Pace earned assists. This made the match 2-1 Brooklyn Aviators and that is how the first period ended.

SECOND PERIOD slowed down to a real hockey game and saw Brooklyn score the only point in this period. #2RW M.Thomson hit the Dashers net with assists from #10C L.Schott and #7C C.Campanale. 3-1 Brooklyn at the end of two.

 THIRD PERIOD the main event! #11C A.Owsiak with help from #20C J.Felten & #9RW N.Petriello made the match 4-1 Brooklyn at the 13:39 mark. The Dashers answered with a short handed goal at the 7:11 mark by #10D R.Schweyer with #52LW R.Tremblay & #15RW L.McClure for assists to make the game 4-2 Brooklyn Aviators. This is how the game ended and Brooklyn swept the Dashers this weekend. 


With 5:08 left in the third all hell broke loose. We had six players going at it at one time and it wasn't a pretty picture at all. Three from each team and what a site! The players who saw action for the Dashers were #10D R.Schweyer, #3D R.Huggett and #9D J.Pace. Brooklyn's players involved in the melee were #3D D.Osborne, #8LW S.Koich and #10C L.Schott. 


#10C L.Schott also received a four game suspension for his efforts. This will keep him out of the last remaining games but he will be available for the playoffs.


Brooklyn better get on the stick and make a vast improvement in their ability to score on poweplays, the playoffs are just around the corner.  


SHOTS ON GOAL: BROOKLYN 40 DANVILLE 16


POWERPLAYS: BROOKLYN 1 FOR 9  DASHERS 1 FOR 4


PIM: BROOKLYN 98 MINUTES ON 16 PENALTIES 
       DANVILLE 85 MINUTES ON 19 PENALTIES

Article by Clifford F. Zeman

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 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

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

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