Both of Tuesday's matchups in the AIAHL saw some big scoring. Unfortunately for the losing teams the goals were not spread out evenly. The Predators scored a 8-2 victory over the Black Bears in the first contest and the Ice Holez topped the Buzzards by an 11-2 score in the nightcap.
Each winning team used a different formula to notch the big victory -the Ice Holez spreading the wealth around with 6 different goal scorers and the Preds relied heavily on one player with 4 goals and 1 assist.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Tuesday Recap: Hitmen Win Close Game-Ice Holez Impress
The newly formed Buffaloes faced a tough task in their first contest of the season. They were up against a highly skilled Ice Holez club that scored 3 goals in the first 5 minutes of the game en route to a 9-1 victory.
The Buffaloes need some time to get their line combinations together but vow to put up a better fight in their next contest.
The Ice Holez were led by Justin Bast's hat trick and a 4 pt effort (1g,3a) from Rob Seramba. The Buffaloes lone goal and the first in their short history was scored on a breakaway by Greg Jones.
The second game of the evening was a great adult league battle between the Summer Champions, the Hitmen, and the Shamrocks. The Hitmen escaped with a 5-4 win after a late goalmouth scramble saw the Shamrocks have 4 quality chances with their goaltender pulled for the extra attacker.
Hitmen forward Larry Walck scored the game winner with 6:36 remaining in the third off assists from Mike Greenspan and Scott Palfreyman. The Shamrocks were led by Scott Versace who scored 2 goals to go along with one assist.
Even in the loss Shamrock captain Mark Ganter commented "That was a great game. That's what we were hoping for in this league."
Both games on Tuesday provided spirted play and sportsmenship with only one minor penalty called total in both games combined. (And only one or two- "hey ref, where's the call" comments).
Next up a Thursday matchup between the Predators and the Buzzards at 9:15pm. Good seats still available!!
AIAHL Box Score
Ice Holez v Buffaloes:
Goals:
IH-#9 Bast (1,2,3)
IH-#23 Maull (1,2)
IH-#14 McMullen (1)
IH-#27 Casey (1)
IH-#22 Wilkie (1)
IH-#19 Seramba (1)
B-#5 Jones (1)
Hitmen v Shamrocks
Goals:
H-#19 Rogers (1,2)
H-#69 Cambell (1)
H-#33 Greenspan (1)
H-#22 Walck (1)
S-#89 Versace (1,2)
S-#9 Gantner (1)
S-#45 Gregor (1)
The Buffaloes need some time to get their line combinations together but vow to put up a better fight in their next contest.
The Ice Holez were led by Justin Bast's hat trick and a 4 pt effort (1g,3a) from Rob Seramba. The Buffaloes lone goal and the first in their short history was scored on a breakaway by Greg Jones.
The second game of the evening was a great adult league battle between the Summer Champions, the Hitmen, and the Shamrocks. The Hitmen escaped with a 5-4 win after a late goalmouth scramble saw the Shamrocks have 4 quality chances with their goaltender pulled for the extra attacker.
Hitmen forward Larry Walck scored the game winner with 6:36 remaining in the third off assists from Mike Greenspan and Scott Palfreyman. The Shamrocks were led by Scott Versace who scored 2 goals to go along with one assist.
Even in the loss Shamrock captain Mark Ganter commented "That was a great game. That's what we were hoping for in this league."
Both games on Tuesday provided spirted play and sportsmenship with only one minor penalty called total in both games combined. (And only one or two- "hey ref, where's the call" comments).
Next up a Thursday matchup between the Predators and the Buzzards at 9:15pm. Good seats still available!!
AIAHL Box Score
Ice Holez v Buffaloes:
Goals:
IH-#9 Bast (1,2,3)
IH-#23 Maull (1,2)
IH-#14 McMullen (1)
IH-#27 Casey (1)
IH-#22 Wilkie (1)
IH-#19 Seramba (1)
B-#5 Jones (1)
Hitmen v Shamrocks
Goals:
H-#19 Rogers (1,2)
H-#69 Cambell (1)
H-#33 Greenspan (1)
H-#22 Walck (1)
S-#89 Versace (1,2)
S-#9 Gantner (1)
S-#45 Gregor (1)
Monday, November 29, 2010
Ice Devils Take First Game of Winter Season
The Ice Devils bested the Black Bears 4-2 to win the first game of the brand new AIAHL 30+ Winter hockey season at Aspen Ice in Flemington. Ice Devil captain Jim Donnelly scored 2 goals to lead his squad. Black Bear captain Steven Breheny also tallied two points for his team, netting one goal and one assist.
The Ice Devils scored in the first minute on a long shot that fooled the Black Bear netminder. The Black Bears were able to regroup tieing the game ten minutes later only to allow the Ice Devils to score with 56 seconds left in the period.
The Ice Devils won period 2 by a 2-1 goal margin to bring the score to the eventual 4-2 final as no goals by either team were scored in the third.
The game was mild mannered in the early going, with only one minor penalty in the first. But the hard fought back and forth play led to some agressive penalties in the final two periods. League Director Bill Auld commented "We talked to both teams about the tone of play in the final two periods to make sure there were no lingering issues. I think there was some excitement to this first game and the teams were unfamiliar with each other. Sometimes that lends itself to misunderstandings on the ice. In the end it was worked out and both teams played a good competitive game."
Next up-Tuesday's double header:
9:15 Buffaloes v Ice Holez
10:45 Shamrocks v Hitmen
Box Score:
Goals:
Ice Devils:
#8 Jim Donnelly (1,2)
#9 Brian Feller (1)
#29 Lou Fischl (1)
Black Bears:
#54 Steve Breheny (1)
#0 Charles Bruton (1)
Assists:
Ice Devils:
#28 Mantone
#9 Feller
#10 Russell
Black Bears:
#54 Breheny
The Ice Devils scored in the first minute on a long shot that fooled the Black Bear netminder. The Black Bears were able to regroup tieing the game ten minutes later only to allow the Ice Devils to score with 56 seconds left in the period.
The Ice Devils won period 2 by a 2-1 goal margin to bring the score to the eventual 4-2 final as no goals by either team were scored in the third.
The game was mild mannered in the early going, with only one minor penalty in the first. But the hard fought back and forth play led to some agressive penalties in the final two periods. League Director Bill Auld commented "We talked to both teams about the tone of play in the final two periods to make sure there were no lingering issues. I think there was some excitement to this first game and the teams were unfamiliar with each other. Sometimes that lends itself to misunderstandings on the ice. In the end it was worked out and both teams played a good competitive game."
Next up-Tuesday's double header:
9:15 Buffaloes v Ice Holez
10:45 Shamrocks v Hitmen
Box Score:
Goals:
Ice Devils:
#8 Jim Donnelly (1,2)
#9 Brian Feller (1)
#29 Lou Fischl (1)
Black Bears:
#54 Steve Breheny (1)
#0 Charles Bruton (1)
Assists:
Ice Devils:
#28 Mantone
#9 Feller
#10 Russell
Black Bears:
#54 Breheny
Monday, August 23, 2010
HITMEN Defeat FREE AGENTS For Title
The HITMEN disposed of the Free Agents in the final game of the best of three Summer Playoff finals to take the AIAHL Summer 10 B-league Championship. The game was a high scoring affair that saw the Hitemen win by a 10-5 score.
Strong offensive playmaking by both squads left the goalies with a lot of work to do on the night and the amount of goals was not a relfection on their play. "The goalies were peppered all night long" noted the league commissioner. "And what I also found refreshing was that the Free Agent's and the Hitmen were very complimentary of the officiating and often times even pointed out when the refs perhaps were in error. And sometimes they didn't even yell. Obviously an attempt to provide some creative criticism. How nice!"
Strong offensive playmaking by both squads left the goalies with a lot of work to do on the night and the amount of goals was not a relfection on their play. "The goalies were peppered all night long" noted the league commissioner. "And what I also found refreshing was that the Free Agent's and the Hitmen were very complimentary of the officiating and often times even pointed out when the refs perhaps were in error. And sometimes they didn't even yell. Obviously an attempt to provide some creative criticism. How nice!"
The Hitmen's #44 Dave Vogel had a hatrick to go along with 2 assists on the evening to lead the squad. The Hitmen had built up a 7-5 lead going into the third, but momentum seemed to be in the Free Agent's favor after Nick Andrechuck scored with 9 seconds remaining in the second. That would be short lived though when Scott Palfreyman scored for the Hitmen just 18 seconds into the period. The Free Agents never recovered and were not able to scoreafter that and allowed two more against in the third.
So congrats to the HITMEN Champions of the Summer 2010 B-league season. A well deserved honor.
Thanks for all the fine play and comeraderie by the HITMEN, FREE AGENTS, AND BUFFALOES. The AIAHL looks forward to building upon this season's successess as we head into the Fall season.
See you next season!!
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Free Agents Draw Even in AIAHL Finals
The Free Agents relied on 3 early goals and 1 late goal-the last coming with 34 seconds remaining in the game to score a 4-3 victory and even up the series at 1-1. The championship will come down to a deciding rubber match game on Wednesday August 11 @9:45pm.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Free Agents open Playoffs Against Buffs
Free Agents to play Buffaloes in first round of Summer 2010 AIAHL playoffs on Monday July 26 @9:30.
Plenty of tickets still available.
Plenty of tickets still available.
FINAL STANDINGS
The Hitmen earn the top spot and a bye in the first round of the playoffs based on tiebreaker rules which went to the 4th tiebreaking option.
First Tiebreak was Head to Head and both Hitmen and Free Agents were 2-2 against each other.
2nd Tiebreak was Goal Differential which was even at plus 14. (with Free Agents getting the plus 14 all in the final game)
3rd Tiebreak was record against common opponent and both lost 1 game vs Buffaloes.
4th Tiebreak was a coin toss won by the Hitmen.
So, the Free Agents will play the Buffaloes in the 2 v 3 matchup on Monday July 26th at 9:30.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Stat Leaders
POINTS:
16-ALVIN-Hitmen
14-PALFREYMAN-Hitmen
13-FERRIS-Buffaloes
11-BAST-Hitmen
11-MAZZA-Free Agents
11-MELCHIONE- Buffaloes
GOALS:
10- FERRIS-Buffaloes
9- BAST- Hitmen
7- MAZZA-Free Agents
7- SIMONE- Hitmen
6- ALVIN-Hitmen
6-ANDRECHUCK-Free Agents
6- MCCLANE-Hitmen
ASSISTS:
10- ALVIN-Hitmen
9- PALFREYMAN-Hitmen
7- BARON-Buffaloes
5- MELCHIONE-Buffaloes
4- MAZZA-Free Agents
4- PODLASKI-Free Agents
16-ALVIN-Hitmen
14-PALFREYMAN-Hitmen
13-FERRIS-Buffaloes
11-BAST-Hitmen
11-MAZZA-Free Agents
11-MELCHIONE- Buffaloes
GOALS:
10- FERRIS-Buffaloes
9- BAST- Hitmen
7- MAZZA-Free Agents
7- SIMONE- Hitmen
6- ALVIN-Hitmen
6-ANDRECHUCK-Free Agents
6- MCCLANE-Hitmen
ASSISTS:
10- ALVIN-Hitmen
9- PALFREYMAN-Hitmen
7- BARON-Buffaloes
5- MELCHIONE-Buffaloes
4- MAZZA-Free Agents
4- PODLASKI-Free Agents
Friday, July 16, 2010
STAT LEADERS thru 7/15
POINTS:
15- ALVIN-HITMEN 6G 9A
14-PALFREYMAN-HITMEN 5G 9A
13-FERRIS- BUFFS 10G 3A
11- MAZZA-FREE AGENTS 7G 4A
10- MELCHIONE- BUFFS 5G 5A
10- NICHOL-FREE AGENTS 5G 5A
GOALS:
10- FERRIS-BUFFS
7- MAZZA -FREE AGENTS
6- ALVIN-HITMEN
6-ANDRECHUCK, N-FREE AGENTS
6-MCCLANE-HITMEN
5 tied with 5
ASSISTS:
9-ALVIN-HITMEN
9-PALFREYMAN-HITMEN
5- BARON-BUFFALOES
5-MELCHIONE-BUFFALOES
5-NICHOL-FREE AGENTS
15- ALVIN-HITMEN 6G 9A
14-PALFREYMAN-HITMEN 5G 9A
13-FERRIS- BUFFS 10G 3A
11- MAZZA-FREE AGENTS 7G 4A
10- MELCHIONE- BUFFS 5G 5A
10- NICHOL-FREE AGENTS 5G 5A
GOALS:
10- FERRIS-BUFFS
7- MAZZA -FREE AGENTS
6- ALVIN-HITMEN
6-ANDRECHUCK, N-FREE AGENTS
6-MCCLANE-HITMEN
5 tied with 5
ASSISTS:
9-ALVIN-HITMEN
9-PALFREYMAN-HITMEN
5- BARON-BUFFALOES
5-MELCHIONE-BUFFALOES
5-NICHOL-FREE AGENTS
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
See Schedule Changes
Check out the schedule on the right side of this blog for the most updated schedule changes and makeup games.
Stat Leaders as of 7/13/10
Points;
14- Alvin-Hitmen 6g 8a
13- Ferris-Buffaloes 10g 3a
12- Palfreyman-Hitmen 5g 7a
11- Mazza-Free Agents 7g 4a
10- Melchione-Buffaloes 5g 5a
10- Nichol-Free Agents 5g 5a
7- Abbott-Buffaloes 4g 3a
7- Andrechuk, N 6g 1a
7- McClane-Hitmen 6g 1a
7- Podlaski-Free Agents 3g 4a
Goals:
10-Ferris-Buffaloes
7- Mazza- Free Agents
6- Alvin- Hitmen
6- Andrechuck, Nick- Free Agents
6- McClane- Hitmen
Assists:
8- Alvin- Hitmen
7- Palfreyman-Hitmen
5- Baron-Buffaloes
5- McClane- Hitmen
5- Nichol- Free Agents
14- Alvin-Hitmen 6g 8a
13- Ferris-Buffaloes 10g 3a
12- Palfreyman-Hitmen 5g 7a
11- Mazza-Free Agents 7g 4a
10- Melchione-Buffaloes 5g 5a
10- Nichol-Free Agents 5g 5a
7- Abbott-Buffaloes 4g 3a
7- Andrechuk, N 6g 1a
7- McClane-Hitmen 6g 1a
7- Podlaski-Free Agents 3g 4a
Goals:
10-Ferris-Buffaloes
7- Mazza- Free Agents
6- Alvin- Hitmen
6- Andrechuck, Nick- Free Agents
6- McClane- Hitmen
Assists:
8- Alvin- Hitmen
7- Palfreyman-Hitmen
5- Baron-Buffaloes
5- McClane- Hitmen
5- Nichol- Free Agents
Buffaloes on a Roll
The Buffaloes knocked off another AIAHL win with a 5-2 triumph over the Hitmen.
Rob Jennings scored two goals and Chris Melchione had the game winner.
So that is two in a row for the newly minted Buffaloes as they gear up for a playoff run.
Rob Jennings scored two goals and Chris Melchione had the game winner.
So that is two in a row for the newly minted Buffaloes as they gear up for a playoff run.
Buffaloes Notch First Franchise Victory
The Buffaloes won the team's first franchise victory with a convincing 7-3 performance against the Free Agents.
Nick Ferris scored a hatrick in the win and Jarred Abbott had 2 goals and and 2 assists. Buffaloe captain Bob Campi also scored in the contest adding two helpers for good measure.
Nick Ferris scored a hatrick in the win and Jarred Abbott had 2 goals and and 2 assists. Buffaloe captain Bob Campi also scored in the contest adding two helpers for good measure.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Friday, June 25, 2010
Monday, June 21, 2010
Buffs Can't Save Game
The Buffaloes had plenty of skaters on the roster-unfortunately none were goaltenders. Scoring 7 goals may have been enough on most nights but with a 6 skater acting as netminder the Buffaloes allowed 13 Hitmen goals.
"It was dissappointing" said Hitmen forward Drew Cambell. "Its no fun when there is no goalie on the other team. Even if you win." added league director Bill Auld.
The Hitmen were led by a 4 goal night by Patrick Alvin.
So hopefully the Buffaloes will find the missing Romano in time for their Monday matchup vs the Free Agents.
Box Score:
Goals Hitmen:
Alvin (3,4,5,6)
Simone (3,4,5)
McClane (1,2)
Lundeen (1,2)
Palfreyman (3,4)
Rogers (2)
Goals Buffaloes
Ferris (2,3,4)
Miragaya (3,4)
Jacobsen (2)
Melchione (3)
"It was dissappointing" said Hitmen forward Drew Cambell. "Its no fun when there is no goalie on the other team. Even if you win." added league director Bill Auld.
The Hitmen were led by a 4 goal night by Patrick Alvin.
So hopefully the Buffaloes will find the missing Romano in time for their Monday matchup vs the Free Agents.
Box Score:
Goals Hitmen:
Alvin (3,4,5,6)
Simone (3,4,5)
McClane (1,2)
Lundeen (1,2)
Palfreyman (3,4)
Rogers (2)
Goals Buffaloes
Ferris (2,3,4)
Miragaya (3,4)
Jacobsen (2)
Melchione (3)
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Hitmen Lose to Agents With .01 on Clock
It looked like the Hitmen were about to participate in their second shootout in two games but the Free Agents did not stop skating in the waning seconds-scoring a goal with .01 left on the game clock.
John Nichol scored the game clinching goal off of the hard work from Nick Andrecheck.
Box Score:
Goals:
Free Agents:
Andrecheck (1,2)
Nichol (1,2)
Kenney (2)
Hitmen:
Simone (1,2)
Greenspan (1)
Waterhouse (1)
John Nichol scored the game clinching goal off of the hard work from Nick Andrecheck.
Box Score:
Goals:
Free Agents:
Andrecheck (1,2)
Nichol (1,2)
Kenney (2)
Hitmen:
Simone (1,2)
Greenspan (1)
Waterhouse (1)
Free Agents Beat Buffaloes in 21 goal Foray
The Free Agents and Buffaloes combined for 21 goals in an offensive explosion on Sunday night. Unfortunately for the Buffs they were on the south end of a 14-7 score and are still looking for their first victory of the season.
The Free Agents were led by Dave Ulikowski, Frankie Mazza and Chuck-each recording hat tricks on the evening.
The Buffaloes had a high scoring night of their own led by 2 goal nights from Charles Nerback Alex Miragaya and Captain Bobby Campi.
Box Score:
Goals:
Free Agents:
Mazza (1,2,3)
Ulikowski (1,2,3)
Chuck (1,2,3)
Podlaski (1,2)
Nichol (1)
Kenney (1)
Jordan (1)
Buffaloes:
Campi (1,2)
Nerback (1,2)
Miragaya (1,2)
Ferris (1)
The Free Agents were led by Dave Ulikowski, Frankie Mazza and Chuck-each recording hat tricks on the evening.
The Buffaloes had a high scoring night of their own led by 2 goal nights from Charles Nerback Alex Miragaya and Captain Bobby Campi.
Box Score:
Goals:
Free Agents:
Mazza (1,2,3)
Ulikowski (1,2,3)
Chuck (1,2,3)
Podlaski (1,2)
Nichol (1)
Kenney (1)
Jordan (1)
Buffaloes:
Campi (1,2)
Nerback (1,2)
Miragaya (1,2)
Ferris (1)
Monday, June 14, 2010
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Summer Season Opens With Shootout
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The Summer season started out in grand fashion as the newly formed Buffaloes faced off against the veteran Hitmen franchise. Early on the Hitmen saw they had an uphill battle as their short bench was put up against a full Buffalo contingent. The first goal of the new season was tallied by Hitmen forward Patrick Alvan just 55 seconds into the contest. The Buffaloes answered soon after when Chris Melchione beat the Hitmen netminder for the first ever goal scored in Buffalo history.
The Buffaloes carried the lead for most of the contest but with 1:04 left in the regulation play Hitmen forward Alvan scored his second of the night to tie the game at 6. And just like that the newly instituted shootout rule would be put to the test in the very first game of the season.
Scott Palfreyman and Patrick Alvan scored on the first two Hitmen attempts which was countered by only one Buffalo tally by Tom Stryker. As a result the Hitmen were able to claim the win and the first two points of the AIAHL Summer 2010 season.
AIAHL Box Score:
Goals:
Hitmen:
Alvan (1,2)
Palfreyman (1,2)
Rogers (1)
Cambell (1)
Buffaloes:
Melchione (1,2)
Jacobson (1)
Jennings (1)
Connolly (1)
Stryker (1)
Assists:
Hitmen
Cambell-2
Rogers-2
Alvan-2
Vogel
Buffaloes
Melchione-3
Ferris-2
Conolly-2
Jacobson
Penalties:
Hitmen
none
Buffaloes
Abbott-2
The Summer season started out in grand fashion as the newly formed Buffaloes faced off against the veteran Hitmen franchise. Early on the Hitmen saw they had an uphill battle as their short bench was put up against a full Buffalo contingent. The first goal of the new season was tallied by Hitmen forward Patrick Alvan just 55 seconds into the contest. The Buffaloes answered soon after when Chris Melchione beat the Hitmen netminder for the first ever goal scored in Buffalo history.
The Buffaloes carried the lead for most of the contest but with 1:04 left in the regulation play Hitmen forward Alvan scored his second of the night to tie the game at 6. And just like that the newly instituted shootout rule would be put to the test in the very first game of the season.
Scott Palfreyman and Patrick Alvan scored on the first two Hitmen attempts which was countered by only one Buffalo tally by Tom Stryker. As a result the Hitmen were able to claim the win and the first two points of the AIAHL Summer 2010 season.
AIAHL Box Score:
Goals:
Hitmen:
Alvan (1,2)
Palfreyman (1,2)
Rogers (1)
Cambell (1)
Buffaloes:
Melchione (1,2)
Jacobson (1)
Jennings (1)
Connolly (1)
Stryker (1)
Assists:
Hitmen
Cambell-2
Rogers-2
Alvan-2
Vogel
Buffaloes
Melchione-3
Ferris-2
Conolly-2
Jacobson
Penalties:
Hitmen
none
Buffaloes
Abbott-2
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