They led the league in penalty minutes. Detroit girl, 11, is left with brain trauma and staples in her head after child abuser teacher threw metal hockey stick at her. "But you got to stir it up sometimes.". (Prosecutors ultimately dropped the case for lack of proof. All get tossed. Residents greeted the new hockey team with considerable excitement. It was all new to him, but he was sure of the player he wanted most: Brent Gretzky, the brother of the NHL legend Wayne. 2006-2007 Regular Season . ago] Height 5.11 -- Weight 175 [180 cm/79 kg] Embed Josh Elzinga stats! Sep 30, 1984 Position D Age 38 Height 5'11" / 180 cm Place of Birth Burbank, IL, USA Weight 183 lbs / 83 kg Nation USA Shoots L Youth Team - Status Retired Brother: Adam Elzinga Team Staff profile of Joshua Elzinga also available Use/Embed statistics Default Per Game Average Coaches Played For Player Statistics Regular Season + Postseason During the 201011 season, the Quebec League averaged 3.2 fights a game. At home they took to the ice to Welcome to the Jungle, by Guns N Roses. By game's end they were hooked. They weren't just happy to go to games. In 2003, from their desks above what was once center ice, agents began investigating Jimmy Galante. So Im like, How the hell am I going to get a trade? I ended up taking this Vipers fan booklet and calling the merchandise number. That matchup was marred by a brawl that kicked off when Trashers left winger Brad Wingfield attempted to fight Kalamazoos Josh Elzinga, who declined the invitation. How did A.J. There was no other number. "He must've thought he was on Punk'd or something. After one desultory performance, he entered the dressing room carting a basket of tennis balls. Learn more about them from these League History pages. Its all Ive known for my whole life, she said. "You shoulda seen Rupp," Galante recalls, laughing. Important: An official team/league url or a team document must be provided for us to update player stats. By the second round, they had nothing left. . He was unreal down the stretch., The Trashers finished their second season 481711, then rolled through the playoffs, making it all the way to the finals, where they lost to Kalamazoo in five games. She had always wanted to play in a game and afterward she kept talking, Did you see this save and that save? It was really, really great. SON CONNOR IS NOW PLAYING IN THE USHL (WATERLOO BLACKHAWKS), Played in over 1,000 games in the NHL, AHL, Swedish Elite League, Finnish National League and more, Private hockey instructor with Saveology.com Iceplex team, Former Assistant Coach for the Florida Everblades (ECHL) during the 09-10 season, Currently the Director of Hockey Operations at TPH Ft. Lauderdale, National Hockey League (NHL) Alumni for the New Jersey Devils and Detroit Red Wings, 2013-current -Coach with the Florida Alliance/Southeast Elite Program, 2012-current -Coach with the Florida Jr. Everblades, Player for the United States men's ice hockey team in three Olympic's (2002, 2006, and 2010), Playedfour years at the University of WisconsinMadison, This website is powered by SportsEngine's. Galante named his team for the family business: the Trashers. He took a shot at us, AJ told me. Many signed with the American Hockey League, the league directly below the NHL, pushing AHL players down to teams in the UHL. The roster was constantly in flux, but it usually had more enforcers than players in need of protection. AJ spent the summer after his senior year assembling a roster. He went online to find the main switchboard number for the Roanoke Valley (Va.) Vipers, left a message and eventually made contact with his counterpart. 14U A - Josh Elzinga 14U AA - Eric Ricard and Johnny Pelletier 16U A - Dylan Forsythe and Devon Rodriguez 16U AA USPHL - Tony Lessel 18U AA - Peter Jerabeck Coach's Bios Will be released the week prior to tryouts For more information contact: Tony Lessel, Hockey Director TonyL@floridaeverblades.com - 239-948-7825 x1303 ", THE RAIDERS' AL DAVIS WAS "A WILD MAN WITH A TEAM FULL OF OUTLAWS," SAYS A.J., "AND THAT'S HOW I WANTED TO BE. I wouldnt look for the most penalty minutes, he told me. The New York Yankees have the Boston Red Sox; the Chicago Bears, the Green Bay Packers. Wagner was apologetic, and A.J. Brenda has cracked three ribs her first time on the ice she crashed into the boards and years later nearly broke her middle finger trying to make a save. Gilles was the Lead Hockey Instructor for National Hockey Development for 4 years. Barely two months into the season Ndur was suspended for 20 games after fighting not just opposing players but also officials and opposing coaches. If Micahs short careerhes currently 10 years oldwere, God forbid, to come to a sudden end, Id gladly enlist a mobster to buy him a team so he could still have a future in hockey. Wingfield challenged a Kalamazoo player, Josh Elzinga, to a fight. Rumun Ndur ended up seeing red and going batshit crazy, AJ told me. Theres nothing sadder than a small city. "When we got him," A.J. Ohio Gov. I'll own it. Facebook gives people the power to. In a nod to waste management he named his team the Trashers; the logo was a garbage can armed with a hockey stick, the Zamboni resembled a trash truck and the mascot was called Scrappy. The week that followed Martin Luther King Jr.s assassination was revolutionaryso why was it nearly forgotten? Severely injured by a terrible cheap shot from an opponent, Winger is able to rehab his broken leg and get his revenge exactly 367 days later.The film footage is sort of grainy (unless you watch the documentary for some unique angles), but until this film, the audio from the home broadcast of the Danbury Trashers has never been available. Brenda, confined to a wheelchair because of spina bifida, had never been to a pro hockey game. He'd already played 12 seasons of pro hockey: a total of 13 games in the NHL, followed by years of wandering the minors. All would plead guilty, as would Galante. He was a star in the UHL, having scored 43 goals for the Port Huron. She had tears in her eyes and was thanking us so much. For a few hours, hockey had given Brenda a sense of normalcy to which Vogel can relate. Gilles is a Level 4 Hockey Coach with USA Hockey. In many ways, the first round of that postseason was the high point: the Trashers versus the Frostbite, best of seven. None of this fazes the 47-year-old Brenda. was fined and suspended for nearly coming to blows with an executive from another team during a game. Galante, then a freshman at Manhattanville College in Purchase, N.Y., introduced himself as team president. Josh Elzinga Position: D Birthday: Sep 30, 1984 From: Burbank, IL United States Height: 5'11" Weight: 190 lbs. Having played over a decade in the ECHL including four seasons playing at the AHL level (Worcester IceCats, Grand Rapids Griffins, Lowell Lock Monsters, and Rochester Americans), his eight seasons with the Florida Everblades culminated in the team Captain having his iconic #9 jersey retired. "It comes right from the top.". "People would make comments: 'Aren't you afraid of him? Which was the point: The Danbury Ice Arena was the sort of place where you could get into it with a random bozo in the bleachers, and he would turn out to be the head of the opposing team. In this way, they happened across, in addition to all sorts of other malfeasance, evidence of those no-show jobs, which ultimately resulted in additional charges against Galante. Now he was turning up with his gear at a regional airport, being greeted too enthusiastically by what looked like a high-school kid claiming to be his new GM. That's all we needed to hear. ago] Height 6.02 -- Weight 205 [188 cm/93 kg] Regular Season. "Then everyone would ask for the check so they could be there for face-off. This year we beat on the door. Sign up for EP Premium and verify your profile to access these benefits. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. (Jimmy was allowed to answer only a few questions by email sent through A.J. Mathieuhas had a lengthy professional career that spanned over a 14 year period. Southeast Elite is proud to announce the Mathieu Garon with be an instrumental member of the Southeast Elite organization as a goaltender instructor. According to the indictment filed with the U.S. District Court in Connecticut, in addition to skating for the Trashers, several players (or their wives) were on the payrolls of his various companiessalesperson, sales manager, whatever. And that wasn't all. In court, Matty the Horse was ruined and old, hard to understand. Brenda got tattoos of the names of her favorite players. "He can score unbelievable," A.J. Maybe it was better that way. After taking swipes at various players, he grabbed Potvin, the Adirondack coach, and knocked him down. I suspended his son." Parents were warned to keep children away. "I said, 'Sure,' which, to my dad, was like signing a contract. Now and then, AJ would watch a game from Section 102. He was an owner of Automated Waste Disposal, a conglomerate of at least 25 trash-hauling businesses that held a near monopoly in western Connecticut and Westchester. Al lives in Lithia, Floridawith his wife and son. But in other corners the Galantesand the desperadoes on ice they brought to townare still recalled fondly. He almost looked like Waynethe same intelligent eyes and long face, the same scraggly mall-rat hairbut not quite. A legion of small business owners still talk about how, on Trashers game nights, downtown blazed to life. First of all, if you look at the bus, it was pretty sick, Mario Larocque told me. But as Wingnut moved away, Elzinga stuck out his skate and grabbed Wingnuts jersey. Rupp had played two seasons in the NHL and had even scored the decisive goal for the Devils in the 2003 Stanley Cup finals. AL hasattended many coaching seminars and clinics around North America. (A.J. Section 102 became a subtribe whose members had nicknames like Capone and Jackass. Last seen in the 2003-2004 season with the Chicago Steel (USHL). Through hockey, Brenda has served as an inspiration for others, from children learning the sport to those like 25-year-old Eric Vogel, a fellow goalie drafted by the expansion Southwestern Pennsylvania Magic of the Federal League in June. When the 2004--05 lockout ended, Rupp returned to the NHL and is still playing, for the Wild. The judge let Galante remain out of prison pending trial but put him under house arrest. The NHL bars players who are blind in one eye, so Beauregard was consigned to a career in the minors. And how is this kid running a hockey team?". In 2004, this meant buying a minor-league-hockey franchise and installing it at the local youth rink, the Danbury Ice Arena. You did right by him and were loyal, and he would do anything for you. Born Jul 23 1982 -- Burbank, IL. The gangster shrugged: What can I say, right? "I want to trade for Beauregard," A.J. ), According to ESPN, an FBI wiretap that was capturing Galantes phone calls would later reveal that three days after Wingnut broke his leg, Galante asked his business associate Ciro Viento to call Commissioner Brosal. Initially, just as a spectator. And it all ended in an FBI raid and subsequent indictment that landed Galante in the slammer, along with the infamous gangster Matthew Ianniello, aka Matty the Horse, the then-86-year-old capo di tutti capi of the Genovese crime family. The first was the famed Quebec League (officially the Ligue Nord-Amricaine de Hockey), which can be thought of as an aquarium stocked with fighting fish: young goons and old goons, bald goons and goons with mullets. Wingfield broke his leg in several places during a Dec. 1 game at the Danbury Ice Arena against Kalamazoo when he was tripped by the Wings' Josh Elzinga in the final seconds of the second. Winger Frank (the Animal) Bialowas, a former runner-up for Mr. Manitoba, was not much for impulse control either. Danbury is a blue-collar town, and they could relate to the players, Galante told me. Still, it was clear who had the ultimate authority: Before and after some games Jimmy gave the team fiery pep talks and blistering critiques. After snapping a few, Brenda invited Vogels friends to take some shots on her. They had scorers and skaters and playmakers and defensive stalwarts. He had once set a record in the West Coast Hockey League with 503 penalty minutes in a single season. Then Jimmy went about being the Jerry Jones of the UHL. "You need a wild card," says A.J., "so we decided we would beat people to submission. An 11-year-old girl in Detroit had to get staples in her head after . One player told me he did actual work in waste removal for Galantenothing no-show about his job. A.J. Launching an expansion hockey team in Danbury seemed less like a vanity play than a natural progression. During a pretrial hearing assistant U.S. attorney Michael Gustafson characterized Galante as a "manipulating, controlling, hands-on bully." Get access to our unique free agency lists and many more premium features, Drafted 2001, 4 #48 overall by Cedar Rapids Roughriders in the USHL Entry Draft, Drafted 2000, 8 #157 overall by Windsor Spitfires in the OHL Priority Selection. In professional sports, there are usually two games taking place. They called back, and I said, Do you want to trade that one-eyed guy? His first game with us, he had [a goal and an assist]. It has survived not only five centuries, 25. december. They were both in waste management, and both possessed an undeniable charm that compensated for their rough edges. John teaches all levels of private and group lessons. More information about Marc can be found atwww.OptimumAthlete.com. It's possible Wylie could return on a one-year deal that is a significant raise from the $2.38 million he earned last season. The Galantes told Trashers who were suspendedinvariably for fightingto watch the games from the 102 seats. The wiretaps captured Galantes associates recalling a trip to Mount Kisco, New York, where they wentas Michael Gustafson, the lead assistant U.S. attorney who handled the case, would later state in courtto retain the services of a leg-breaker known as the Carpenter. Also caught on tape was Galante telling an associate to deliver a message to a would-be canary: Long Island says hello, referring to Matty the Horse Ianniello. We were paid, and everything was first class. On Dec. 3, 2005, Kalamazoo visited Danbury. ", Three years ago A.J. So I reached out to a guy I knew in the Quebec League and said, Get me Chad Wagner., Chad Wagner was one of the most feared hockey fighters of the era. Thats where he told me his story, amid the light and heavy bags, in the regulation ring. John has two sons who also like to play hockey. What does that mean? Predictably, Wingnut went after Elzinga, administering a considerable beating and triggering another near riot. Federal authorities had grown interested in the Connecticut waste-management industry. I never had one bad thing happen in my dealings with Jimmy Galante.". Frank The Animal Bialowas, a legend in hockey circles, had played three games in the NHL, then spent the rest of his career in the minors, rambling from rink to rink, like a bad man in a Western. They had their own chants and waved body bags when opposing players lost fights. Coach Ernie's leadership, motivational skills, training skills, and exceptional training ethics bring exciting elements to Southeast Elite Hockey. He caught Josh Elzinga in a corner, called him out, beat him down. That team was uniquely physical, to put it nicely, Doug Christiansen, a 6-foot-5 Trashers wing, told me. felt that the Trashers needed a goal scorer. Craig is aUSA Hockey Certified Level 4 coach; his background includes being a former Head Hockey Instructor for Maximum Development Hockey based out of Windsor, Ontario Canada, coaching numerous Southeast Elite AAA select teams and coaching within the Junior Everblades organization for over 15 years, winning multiple state championships. puts it, "it got real, real fast." But for the Trashers, there was a third game, although neither Jimmy nor AJ knew about it. It started becoming urban legend.. AJ knew the sort of team he wanted: skill plus muscle, skaters plus goons. The U.S. Attorneys office learned enough to get wiretaps and, eventually, search warrants. Some say he did it for the same reason he owned a race-car squad: He loved to compete. Kalamazoo Wings (Kalamazoo,MI) United Hockey League [Minor Professional] 2000-2007 [click to view all-time roster] Like any father, you want to be able to do something for your son.. So we knew Jimmy had resources.. All told, he played just five games for them. Wingnut. Teaching athletes to learn and howto think, over just going through the motions of drills, brings the best out of each athlete. In the late 1990s Galante had been sentenced to a year and a day in a federal prison after pleading guilty to tax evasion. After the game they'd come back and greet the players. Danbury fans whod followed the team to Glens Falls got word of the situation and gave the players the shirts off their own backs. did his homework," says former Trashers center Drew Omicioli, "putting in research and hard work to build the team.". She was loving it, said Vogel. He offered Roanoke not just a pair of current Trashers but also other players in the UHL supplemental draft that summer. After he was drafted, Vogel invited the couple to Pennsylvania for training camp in August. Josh Patterson (F) 2000-2003: 3: Peterborough Petes: Lukas Krajicek (D) 2000-2003: 3: Peterborough Petes: Jon Howse (F) 2000-2003: 3: Peterborough Petes: Not Activated Sections Endorsements In 1980, after the Houston Oilers barely missed a trip to the Super Bowl, Coach Bum Phillips gave their fans a famous pep talk. The Kalamazoo Wings were a Minor Professional hockey team based in Kalamazoo, MI playing in the United Hockey League from 2000 to 2007. Still, the joy of playing the sport makes her feel, in her own words, on top of the world, far outweighing any pain she has endured. He also played one season for the Russia Omsk of the KHL. A.J. Home; Fights. The Washington Capitals have signed defenseman Nick Jensen to a three-year contract extension worth an average annual value of $4.05 million. Featured in the NETFLIX documentary Untold: Crime & Penalties, the story of the Danbury Trashers relives the short and tumultuous history of an old United Ho. Galante pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to violate the federal RICO act, one count of conspiring to defraud the IRS and one count of conspiring to commit wire fraud with the Trashers' bogus salary-cap figures. You'd look across the ice, and they had eight to 10 heavyweights looking for a fight. had been a serviceable defenseman in high school and had followed the Devils, so he reckoned he knew the sport well enough. He was suspended from the UHL for life., And then there was the broken-leg game. People who tell the story start with the date, as if recalling an event of historical importance: December 1, 2004. At A.J. also hired Tommy (T-Bone) Pomposello, a former minor leaguer, who would do everything from managing the equipment to scouting talent to helping run practice. FUNNY THING about Connecticut: It's one of the wealthiest states, but it also has a good many broke cities and hard-ass working-class towns. That was the minimum; that was getting your moneys worth. As he headed to baggage claim at the small suburban airport, something didn't look right. "Right from day one, they've said they wanted to be the bad boys of hockey, the most hated team, the Evil Empire," Marc Potvin, coach of the Adirondack Frostbite, one of the Trashers' rivals, disapprovingly told the Toronto Star in February 2005. "Listen," he said, "my dad is coming home for dinner at 7:30, and if I don't have a goal scorer by then, I'm in big trouble." 2023 The Hockey News, Roustan Media Ltd, Get the latest news right to your inbox > Sign up here. As he explained, No matter what type of day you had when you go out on the ice for an hour, hour and a half or two hours you forget everything that happened that day and you focus on that black little puck. ", On most Saturdays, A.J. The winning goal came in the third overtime. says. In the indictment filed by the U.S. Attorneys office, Galante was charged with 72 counts, including extortion, witness tampering, and racketeering. Let's just say hindsight is 20/20. Not a subscriber? "I got lectured a lot by Mr. Brosal, our commissioner," A.J. The 2004 05 NHL lockout was a labor lockout that resulted in the cancellation of the National Hockey League (NHL) season, which would . In the mid-to-late 1970s, he started his own company, Automated Waste Disposal, and by 2004, hed built it into a trash-collection empire of companies valued at about $100 million. "We had two defensemen hurt; otherwise we woulda won," A.J. VS. 1st Period - 7:13 . settled on "Welcome to the Jungle." Most teams rode in a rickety, Partridge Familystyle bus. Next year were going to kick the son of a bitch in!, It was like that with the Trashers. "A.J. A senior at New Fairfield High, AJ had been an alternate captain of his schools hockey team, which played at the Danbury Ice Arena with Jimmy often in attendance. Vogel and the St. Clairs developed a friendship on Facebook thanks to their mutual interest in hockey. Josh Elzinga vs. Mark Versteeg-Lytwyn, November 24, 2006 - Port Huron Flags vs. Kalamazoo Wings. There was something else in the books too. Check out more from this issue and find your next story to read. Wingfield's skate caught on the ice, and as he fell back his left tibia, fibula and ankle broke with such force that the crack could be heard in the stands. "He even bought the beer," says Paproski. Wagner's career stats in the league: two games and 73 penalty minutes. Recalls Galante, "It was obvious he was thinking, What did I get myself into? 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