Hey. I was meaning to post a bit earlier in the day, but DAMN things got rolling quick.
Started out with our goalie eval at 8:30 am. Then went into our first RED vs WHITE game at 10:30. We had a great turn-out from the fans already which is really encouraging.
Red dominated the first half (the game is split into two 25 min periods) thanks to a pretty quick first line, but White came back in the second. It picked up physically, gloves hit the ice, it's hockey.
Coach Chris Firriolo is leading the youth clinic right now with some of the boys and we're looking forward to our next game at 6:00 pm.
Guys I really like are Jesse Felton and Chris Holmes. They had great chemistry working on the first line for Red throughout the game. I'd love to post more, but I've gotta get back to work.
Thanks to everybody who has come out.
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Friday, September 5, 2008
Congressman Anthony Weiner suits up for the Aces....Kind of.
Representative Anthony D. Weiner (D – Brooklyn and Queens) and Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz announced today. The “Brooklyn Aces”, a single ‘A’ level team in the Eastern Professional Hockey League (EPHL), will start their season in November.
Full Article here Congressman Weiner showed he wasn't all talk when he suited up in his Aces jersey at Chelsea Piers later on
Gotta admit, the jersey looks damn good.
Brooklyn Aces. New Team, New League, New Challenges.
Greetings from the Brooklyn Aces Try-Out Camp! The Aces are part of the new Eastern Professional Hockey League (EPHL).
I've signed on as the equipment manager for what should be an amazing inaugural season.
Our league is starting with five teams:
Brooklyn Aces
Copper City Chiefs (Rome, NY)
Danbury Mad Hatters.
New Hampshire Freeze (Exeter)
New Jersey Rockhoppers (West Orange)
In a 50 game schedule we're going to be seeing an awful lot of each other so I'm pretty sure the rivalries are going to be fierce. I'll be updating here throughout the season to give you a behind the scenes view of life with the Aces.
Today we've got our first Try-Out Camp. Players born and bred in Brooklyn are here as well as guys from Slovakia, Russia, and Australia. Right now we've got our off-ice testing followed by player meetings and on-ice workouts.
Tomorrow we are open to the public from 10:30am-1:45 pm. Fans will be able to watch one of our two games as well as be part of the Aces Youth Clinic.
Stay tuned for more!
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Update: Glenn Anderson Interview
On July 25th I was able to interview 2008 Hockey Hall Of Fame Inductee Glenn Anderson in New York. A video segment of it should be up on HockeyBarn.com as it gets closer to the induction ceremony. I talked to Glenn about his time in Edmonton, his six Stanley Cup rings, and his famous 'stache among many other things.
Hopefully I will have some portions of the interview in text up soon.
Keep checking back!
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Introducing the worst team name in hockey
The Iowa Chops of the AHL!!
The Chops will be the Ducks affiliate beginning this year. The only saving grace is they are no longer the Mighty Ducks. Imagine being on the Chops then getting called up to the Mighty Ducks. For once a guy might beg to be sent down. "Please coach, I suck. I was a minus-5 last night. Send me to Bakersfield. Let me be a Condor!"
Apparently an Iowa Chop is a specific pork chop which is 1.25 inches thick. Yes, it's rich history goes all the way back to 1976!
So, the best name the good folks in Des Moines could come up with is a 32 year old slice of pig that has nothing to do with hockey? I find it hard to believe that the good people of Iowa have produced nothing else in their 162-year statehood to puff out their chests over.. At least they're not the "Chopzzz".
I understand the agricultural significance and I believe it should be emphasized, this is just a pretty atrocious name. Maybe it will grow on us, but it's starting out on an odd foot.
While they held back and did not put skates on a pig, or put a hockey stick in a pig's mouth, the logo is pretty horrific.
It looks like the Arkansas Razorback logo
Mated with the Carolina Panthers logo
with a few chromosomes from Spider-Pig
And and out popped this:
Yes, that is the actual logo and not something I photoshopped as a joke. They plan to wear this logo on the ice in public...I'm ordering a set of jerseys as soon as possible.
The Chops will be the Ducks affiliate beginning this year. The only saving grace is they are no longer the Mighty Ducks. Imagine being on the Chops then getting called up to the Mighty Ducks. For once a guy might beg to be sent down. "Please coach, I suck. I was a minus-5 last night. Send me to Bakersfield. Let me be a Condor!"
Apparently an Iowa Chop is a specific pork chop which is 1.25 inches thick. Yes, it's rich history goes all the way back to 1976!
So, the best name the good folks in Des Moines could come up with is a 32 year old slice of pig that has nothing to do with hockey? I find it hard to believe that the good people of Iowa have produced nothing else in their 162-year statehood to puff out their chests over.. At least they're not the "Chopzzz".
I understand the agricultural significance and I believe it should be emphasized, this is just a pretty atrocious name. Maybe it will grow on us, but it's starting out on an odd foot.
While they held back and did not put skates on a pig, or put a hockey stick in a pig's mouth, the logo is pretty horrific.
It looks like the Arkansas Razorback logo
Mated with the Carolina Panthers logo
with a few chromosomes from Spider-Pig
And and out popped this:
Yes, that is the actual logo and not something I photoshopped as a joke. They plan to wear this logo on the ice in public...I'm ordering a set of jerseys as soon as possible.
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
New Torspo Surge 150 Gloves
Just came in yesterday.
We just got the Surge 150s in. Full nylon seems pretty heavy-duty. Not too broken in right out of the bag, I've been working them in over the past half hour and they seem to soften up, but I'm wondering how they feel after a while of real use. The base layer of the palm is pretty soft (similar to the Vapor XVI) and I'm not sure how well it will hold up. The reinforced grip zone makes an odd crease where the thumb meets the palm. It digs in a little, but it may work itself out.
The lining gives me the impression that it might absorb a lot of sweat and get heavier as a game progressed.
As for sizing, they come in 12.5, 13.5, 14.5. I wear a 13" Vapor XXX and was most comfortable in the 13.5" Surge 150.
We just got the Surge 150s in. Full nylon seems pretty heavy-duty. Not too broken in right out of the bag, I've been working them in over the past half hour and they seem to soften up, but I'm wondering how they feel after a while of real use. The base layer of the palm is pretty soft (similar to the Vapor XVI) and I'm not sure how well it will hold up. The reinforced grip zone makes an odd crease where the thumb meets the palm. It digs in a little, but it may work itself out.
The lining gives me the impression that it might absorb a lot of sweat and get heavier as a game progressed.
As for sizing, they come in 12.5, 13.5, 14.5. I wear a 13" Vapor XXX and was most comfortable in the 13.5" Surge 150.
Friday, July 4, 2008
Jagr Signs In Russia - 2 Years, $7 million per season
Jaromir Jagr has left the continent! Russian media is reporting that the future Hall Of Famer has signed a $35m contract with Avangard Omsk. The signing comes a day after the New York Rangers landed Canucks winger Markus Naslund using much of the cash they were saving for Jagr. Negotiations between the two clubs had been cagey and in the past few days it became evident that Jagr would not be back with the Blue Shirts.
Jagr had played with Omsk during the lockout and some say it was during his time with the Siberian club that he regained his passion for the game.
Omsk will be a part of the new Continental League (KHL) next year, which has been searching for marquee names to poach from the NHL. Jagr was a prime target as he is a superstar that still has the ability to play with the best. Signing the former Ranger helps lend the league credibility.
So should the NHL be worried yet? No, I don't think so. The KHL is still not a viable option for most NHL stars. The NHL may not be very happy with the New York Rangers for completely mishandling Jagr's situation however.
Jagr had played with Omsk during the lockout and some say it was during his time with the Siberian club that he regained his passion for the game.
Omsk will be a part of the new Continental League (KHL) next year, which has been searching for marquee names to poach from the NHL. Jagr was a prime target as he is a superstar that still has the ability to play with the best. Signing the former Ranger helps lend the league credibility.
So should the NHL be worried yet? No, I don't think so. The KHL is still not a viable option for most NHL stars. The NHL may not be very happy with the New York Rangers for completely mishandling Jagr's situation however.
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