Aspen Ice Adult Hockey

Happy Thanksgiving!!

2011-11-24T08:44:00.000-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving to all our AIAHL players, family and friends!!!

Buffaloes Score 7-Lose to Hitmen. Shamrocks beat Aftermath

2011-11-17T08:31:00.000-08:00

Buffaloes Captain Bill Ball commented "Hey we scored 7 goals tonight!" Unfortunately for his squad they still lost the game to the Hitmen by a 15-7 score. The game, which had no penalties, was enjoyed by both squads even tho the score got away from the Buffaloes. The Buffaloes were forced to use a backup netminder as goalie Pete Giordano was serving his second game of a 2 game suspension as a result of some late game hijinx during an earlier contest with the Team Red Devil.

A wild moment occurred in the first period when Hitmen player Scott Lundeen smashed into the stantion separating the players bench and the penalty box. Showing the true grit of his Michigan roots, Scott return to ice after getting some repairs in the locker room and scored a goal in the second period.

The second game of the evening saw the Aftermath come out with a quick skating attack that forced the Shamrocks to be on their heels early in the first period. The Shamrocks were able to weather the storm with some fine goaltending from Scott Paster. An end to end run by Shamrock defensman Giles started the scoring for the Shamrocks and Bill Quick ended it with a penalty shot talley to make the final score 7-1.

SEASON STANDINGS AS OF 11/15

2011-11-16T07:27:00.000-08:00

1) TEAM RED DEVIL 8-2 16pts

2) HITMEN 7-2 14pts

3) SHAMROCKS 6-2 12pts

4) AFTERMATH 2-7 4pts

5) BUFFALOES 0-10 0pts

Hitmen and Shamrocks Crowned Champions

2011-04-22T11:58:00.000-07:00

The New Aspen Ice Adult Hockey League was proud to crown two new champions last week. The Shamrocks took the inaugural FEDERAL (C) league championship by defeating the Predators in three games. The Hitmen were able to claim the IRON (B) league championship in stunning fashion, beating the Ice Holez in double overtime of the decidng game three contest.

The playoffs proved to be exciting throughout with numerous overtime games and sprited play. The Buffaloes were able to overtake the Buzzards in the Federal league consolation game getting their first true win of the season. Congratulations to the Buffaloes who have already said they are anxious to notch more victories in the Spring 2011 season.

The Iron League playoffs proved anything can happen in the post season as the first place Ice Devils were defeated by the rival Ice Holez in the opening round, ending their chances at the championship. And the Black Bears who impressed everyone in the end of the regular season by moving up the standings all the way to second place in the Iron League, also fell in their opening round contest against the eventual champion, Hitmen.

The rink at Aspen will soon proudly display the league champions on a new AIAHL League banner. The Hitmen and the Shamrocks will have the honor of being the first teams named on the banner. But the Spring season will also have its own champions and we are looking forward to a competive season that is set to start the week of May 2. Stay tuned to the blog for scheduling and league news and updates.

Black Bears Nip Buzzards 5-4

2011-03-02T12:34:00.001-08:00

The Buzzards gave the Black Bears a run but fell 5-4 on Sunday missing out on a chance for the second victory of the season. With the score tied at 3 late in the third the Black Bears mustered up 2 goals 45 seconds apart in the final 1:49 of the game. A late Buzzard goal with six seconds remaining was little consolation to a Buzzard club that is fighting hard but falling short in recent Federal League contests.

Hitmen Top Ice Holez-BlackBears Bite Preds

2011-02-23T11:26:00.000-08:00

A battle at the top of the IRON league saw the Hitmen knock out the IceHolez 6-5 in a fiercely close contest that was also a penalty free affair (which is always nice.) The teams battled it out exchanging goals throughout marked by an IceHolez three goals in 41 seconds to close out the second period and bring the game even at 5. But Hitmen netminder Rob Ibriaco closed the door despite dealing with flu like symptoms and Scott Palfreyman netted the gamewinner and third goal of the evening with 2:32 remaining.

So the Hitmen jump ahead of the Iceholez in the standings-tied for first with the IceDevils who were idle on Tuesday.

The Black Bears played the Preds in the 2nd game of the evening-their first of three meetings for the remaining schedule. The Predators scored late in the first to tie the game at one but promptly let the Black Bears score with 32 seconds remaining in the period. A goal in each of the remaining periods vaulted the Black Bears to a 4-1 victory in a matchup of Iron and Federal League teams.

Shamrocks trip up Ice Holez, Hitmen defeat Black Bears

2011-02-15T10:19:00.000-08:00

Sunday at the AIAHL provided fans two close Iron v Federal league games including one upset. The Federal League's Shamrocks provided the surprise of the evening ,defeating the Iron League leaders, the Ice Holez, by a 4-2 score. The Shamrocks brought their A-game and full lineup in an attempt to give the Ice Holez fits. The balanced attack worked as the Shamrocks claimed the victory with goals coming from Patrick Sinclair, Mike Lombardi, Roger Gregor and Dominick Yannetta.

The late game featured two goals by Mark Simone of the Hitmen in his team's 3-1 win over the pesky Black Bears. The game had 5 penalties divided 3-2 between the two squads but the officials still took their share of ribbing from each squad for playing favorites to the opposing team. Its funny how perspective is in the eyes of the beholder. Which is good for the officials because according to the players-they had their eyes shut most of the evening!! All in good fun!

Ice Devils 6 Goal Second Period Too Much for Buzzards

2011-02-15T10:15:00.000-08:00

During their first contest back in mid December, The Buzzards gave the Ice Devils all they could handle, eventually falling by a 4-2 score.

Thursday's matchup was not as close as the Ice Devils scored 6 goals in the second period including 5 in a 3min and 17 second span erasing an early 2-1 Buzzard lead.

Nick Dunn had a hatrick for the Ice Devils while Merritt Reid provided both Buzzard goals.

Buffales Give Preds Test

2011-02-10T09:24:00.001-08:00

Try as they may the Buffaloes can't a way to win their first game of the season. They came into the game vs the Predators on Tuesday ready for battle but eventually fell by a 4-1 score. The Buffaloes managed to leave the first period down only by a 1-0 score against a highly skilled Predator squad. But two goals in a minute and 1 second in the second gave the Preds all the cushion they needed. Chris Brunialli got the Buffaloes on the scoreboard in the third ruining Predators goalie Matt Miller's clean sheet.

The Preds faced the first place Ice Holez in their next constes while the Buffaloes face the pesky Black Bears.

Plenty of good seats still available.

Snow Out and SuperBowl Reschedule Dates

2011-02-04T11:56:00.000-08:00

Captains:

The reschedule dates for the snow out games and the SuperBowl are as follows.

The 2/1 games will now be played on Tuesday 3/15 as follows:
3/15 @9:15 Ice Devils v Shamrocks
3/15 @10:45 Hitmen v Buffaloes

The 2/6 games will now be played on Sunday 3/13 as follows:
3/13 @9:00 Predators v Black Bears
3/13 @ 10:30 Ice Holez v Buzzards

Games On Feb 6 To Be Rescheduled

2011-02-04T11:37:00.000-08:00

Oops! I'm thinking there might be something else you guys want to do on Sunday February 6th so I am going to reschedule those games for later in the season. (me personally-I'd rather play hockey, but that's me!)

Sorry for the confusion and have fun watching the game!

AIAHL Mourns Loss of Shamrock Star

2011-01-20T10:42:00.001-08:00

The AIAHL was shocked to find out that one of their own, Matt Lymon of the Shamrocks, passed away on January 14th. Matt was only 30 years old.

Shamrock captain Mark Ganter stated that "Matt lived and breathed hockey with the Shamrocks. The whole team is going to his services. Matt's family has asked us to show up wearing our Shamrock jerseys in support."

Aspen Ice of Flemington and all involved with the AIAHL extend our sincere condolences to Matt's family, friends and teammates.

Buzzards Starting to Score

2011-01-20T10:36:00.000-08:00

After scoring 8 goals in their first five games, the Buzzards are starting to pile on the scoring. The new look Buzzards have scored an amazing 20 goals in their last three contests-notching their first career win vs the Buffaloes and narrowly missing their second in a 5-4 shootout loss vs the Predators.

The scoring outburst has coincided with the introduction of their new unis. The mustard and blue colored jerseys sport the ominous new stick wielding Buzzard logo.

Tonight's Games Postponed

2011-01-11T11:09:00.000-08:00

Tonight's games are being postponed due to the forecasted snow storm. The Buzzard v Buffaloes game will be rescheduled for Thursday Jan 13th @ 9:15pm. The Black Bears v Shamrock reschuled date is to be determined.

Tonight's 9:15 ice slot will be available to AIAHL players as an open skate but please take appropriate caution if you plan on coming to the rink.

Take care and be safe. See you thursday.

Bill Auld

Updated Standings

2011-01-10T11:59:00.000-08:00

Standings thur January 9, 2011

Ice Holez 10pts 5-1
Ice Devils 10pts 5-1
Hitmen 10pts 5-1
Predators 8pts 4-2
Black Bears 6pts 3-3
Shamrocks 4pts 2-4
Buzzards 0pts 0-6
Buffaloes 0pts 0-6

Well Played Game Marred by Fight

2011-01-10T11:49:00.000-08:00

The Predators and the Ice Devils were playing what was perhaps the best game this season on the AIAHL schedule. After falling behind on a goal by Predator forward Michael Boscaino one minute and 21 seconds into the game the Hitmen built a 3-2 lead late in the third.

But as the game neared its end a fight ruined what was really a great high tempo adult league game. Both players involved in the fisticuffs will face the league mandated automatic 2 game suspension as well as any supplemental discipline deemed necessary by the league.

The penalties doled out left the Ice Devils down a man in the final minutes. The Predators were able to tie the game with the goalie pulled with 58 seconds remaining. The Ice Devils prevailed for the win in the shootout as their goaltender stopped all the Predator shooters.

Happy New Year

2011-01-02T08:38:00.000-08:00

Hello AIAHL'ers. I am just writing you a quick post to thank you for your involvement in the league so far. I think we have had some good games but even better camaraderie.

I also wanted to apologize for not updating this blog as quickly as I would have liked to. I have been dealing with a family emergency recently-my father had a heart attack but thankfully is on the road to recovery. I will look to update the blog with scores, stats, and standings fairly soon. Until then, enjoy the games as we look to a successful, happy (and healthy) 2011.

Thanks,
Bill Auld
League Director

Lots of Goals for IceHolez and Predators

2010-12-15T12:40:00.000-08:00

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.

Tuesday Recap: Hitmen Win Close Game-Ice Holez Impress

2010-12-02T07:14:00.000-08:00

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)

Ice Devils Take First Game of Winter Season

2010-11-29T09:37:00.000-08:00

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

HITMEN Defeat FREE AGENTS For Title

2010-08-23T12:33:00.000-07:00

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!"

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!!

Free Agents Draw Even in AIAHL Finals

2010-08-05T12:54:00.000-07:00

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.

Free Agents open Playoffs Against Buffs

2010-07-22T11:58:00.001-07:00

Free Agents to play Buffaloes in first round of Summer 2010 AIAHL playoffs on Monday July 26 @9:30.

Plenty of tickets still available.

FINAL STANDINGS

2010-07-22T11:53:00.001-07:00

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.

Standings as of 7/20

2010-07-21T11:57:00.001-07:00

Stat Leaders

2010-07-21T11:47:00.000-07:00

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

STAT LEADERS thru 7/15

2010-07-16T06:54:00.000-07:00

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

Standings as of 7/15

2010-07-16T06:51:00.000-07:00

Standings as of 7/13

2010-07-14T10:13:00.000-07:00

See Schedule Changes

2010-07-14T10:06:00.000-07:00

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

2010-07-14T09:57:00.000-07:00

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

Buffaloes on a Roll

2010-07-14T09:44:00.000-07:00

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.

Buffaloes Notch First Franchise Victory

2010-07-14T09:40:00.000-07:00

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.

Next Game Wed- 7/7 Free Agents v Buffaloes

2010-07-06T11:04:00.000-07:00

Game Tonight Wed 6/30 Postponed

2010-06-30T12:18:00.002-07:00

SEASON STANDINGS THRU 4 GAMES

2010-06-25T12:50:00.000-07:00

Stat Leaders as of 6/24

2010-06-25T12:37:00.000-07:00

Points:
13- Alvin-Hitmen
11- Palfreyman-Hitmen
10- Nichol-Free Agents
9- Ferris- Buffaloes
9- Mazza- Free Agents
9- Melchione- Buffaloes
7- N.Andreycheck- Free Agents
7- McClane- Hitmen
6- Simone- Hitmen
5- Baron-Buffaloes
5- Jacobsen- Buffaloes

Goals:

6-Alvin-Hitmen
6-N.Adreycheck-Free Agents
6-Ferris- Buffaloes
6-Mazza-Free Agents
6-McClane- Hitmen
5-Nerback-Buffaloes
5-Nichols- Free Agents
4-Melchione-Buffaloes
4-Simone-Hitmen
4-Ulikowski- Free Agents

Buffs Can't Save Game

2010-06-21T13:44:00.000-07:00

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)

Hitmen Lose to Agents With .01 on Clock

2010-06-15T10:27:00.001-07:00

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)

Free Agents Beat Buffaloes in 21 goal Foray

2010-06-15T10:17:00.000-07:00

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)

Next Game Mon. 6/14 9:30 Hitmen v Free Agents

2010-06-14T12:03:00.001-07:00

Next Game Sunday 6/13 Buffaloes v Free Agents 9pm

2010-06-10T09:04:00.000-07:00

Summer Season Opens With Shootout

2010-06-10T08:32:00.000-07:00

I would like to officially welcome all of our Aspen Ice Adult Hockey League players and fans to the AIAHL official blogsite. Visit the blog to see league news, writeups and boxscores for league games, standings and stats. Everything AIAHL!

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