Ice hockey coach and former NHL forward who won a gold medal in 1980 with the U.S. Olympic hockey team. This summer, she took multiple trips to the ER for what she believes is a pinched nerve in her neck. Questioned about the no-show jobs, former players laughed and changed the subject. One player told me he did actual work in waste removal for Galantenothing no-show about his job. Then, as A.J. Craig resides in Estero, Florida with his wife Amy, son Cayden (9), who plays for the Junior Everblades 10U teamand daughter Sophia (12), who currently plays for the Girls Florida Alliance 12U AAA team. (A.J. Thats where he told me his story, amid the light and heavy bags, in the regulation ring. BY JANUARY 2005 the Trashers were so riddled with suspensions that they had to suit up an assistant coach, Bobby Stearns, who suddenly became a 36-year-old pro hockey rookie. Danbury fans whod followed the team to Glens Falls got word of the situation and gave the players the shirts off their own backs. 2023 The Hockey News, Roustan Media Ltd, Get the latest news right to your inbox > Sign up here. acted decisively. Let's just say hindsight is 20/20. I wouldnt look for the most penalty minutes, he told me. He was just back from that broken leg when the Wings came to Danbury. recalls, "even the commissioner was like, 'I would advise against that. Mario Larocque was different: Hed been taken in the first round of the 1996 NHL draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning. Something was off-brand, faded; he was like a dollar bill thatd been through the wash. Hed already played 12 seasons of pro hockey: a total of 13 games in the NHL, followed by years of wandering the minors. The jerseys featured the team mascot, Scrappy, a garbage can with the lid raised just enough to reveal two almond-shaped eyes peering from the darkness. "Especially for a guy with one eye. He was a defenseman and hit a kid, Galante said. Game Two is what people remember. 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]. 2013-current Head Coach of the 2005 AAA Florida Alliance/Southeast Elite Program, 11 years in professional hockey in the AHL, ECHL, and Europe, More information about Marc can be found at, Over 13 years as a Professional Triathlete with 35 overall victories, Oldest Pro to ever compete in Pro World Championship 2006, Junior Hockey- Ohio Juniors Collegiate Hockey Ohio University, Private lessons and Camps Specializing in European Power skating. Federal authorities had grown interested in the Connecticut waste-management industry. Wingfield challenged a Kalamazoo player, Josh Elzinga, to a fight. Danbury is a blue-collar town, and they could relate to the players, Galante told me. Originally from Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, Gilles Richard is the current Vice-President of Hockey Operations for Southeast Elite Hockey. "It was definitely a unique group of individualsas well as management!" In professional sports, there are usually two games taking place. 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. ", On most Saturdays, A.J. HOCKEY IS BACK!!!. Nothing.. They were always pulling them out late, clearing the bench, fighting and celebrating. The Trashers featured some of the most storied names in hockey violence. In the late 1990s Galante had been sentenced to a year and a day in a federal prison after pleading guilty to tax evasion. All get tossed. All told, he played just five games for them. Jim grew up and played minor hockey in Toronto, Canada. Could there be a better symbol of the link between fans and team? Her style may be unorthodox, but she fits right in between the pipes. On Dec. 3, 2005, Kalamazoo visited Danbury. DeLuca believed his granddaughter's husband, Mark Colella, had physically abused her. "The Danbury Trashers were the Syracuse Bulldogs of the movie Slap Shot," says Pomposello, the all-purpose assistant. Originally from Montreal,Charlieplayed over 900 games professionally around the globe over his 17-year career, including the NHL with the Edmonton Oilers. In the summer of '06, the Trashers sent 105 season-ticket holders refund checks, totaling $31,177. At a press conference on April 1, Galante also introduced the team's 17-year-old president, who had just bought a suit for the occasion. "You don't get involved in verbal altercations," Brosal admonished the ref. "He can score unbelievable," A.J. "I loved every player," Jimmy asserts. It has survived not only five centuries, 25. december. "Jimmy's a guest of the government, and I love that man." But as Wingfield skated away , Elzinga stuck his leg out and pulled back on the left wing's jersey. In 2004, this meant buying a minor-league-hockey franchise and installing it at the local youth rink, the Danbury Ice Arena. 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. AJ considered it unfair to fans if a game had fewer than three fights. The trade rumors negatively impacted Torres on the field. What happened today in history (27 February): Sandeep Singh and Constantine I were born, Leonard Nimoy and Chandra Shekhar Azad died, World NGO Day, Bayern Munich was founded, Pakistan retaliated . During a pretrial hearing assistant U.S. attorney Michael Gustafson characterized Galante as a "manipulating, controlling, hands-on bully." "You can't have him," Roanoke Valley's GM responded. "We're probably not going to want to participate," he said haltingly. The Trashers traveled in a luxury coach; they played card games and talked all night. When the 2004--05 lockout ended, Rupp returned to the NHL and is still playing, for the Wild. Right before the league's trade deadline in March 2006, Jimmy and A.J. It was four years to the day from the Trashers' first game. She was loving it, said Vogel. Marc believes in helping each athlete to decipher through the plethora of good and misinformation to achieve optimal performance. Galante, then a freshman at Manhattanville College in Purchase, N.Y., introduced himself as team president. Most recently in the AAHL with Chicago Blaze. But he would become something of a hockey Crash Davis: He would play through 2013, retiring at 37. Josh Elzinga player profile, stats and championships. 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. Listen to the trailer for Holy Week. In the first period Wagner instigated a fight, and an all-out brawl broke out. "Listen, for all you guys who don't have a sack, I've brought enough balls for everyone," he said. - Premium Design on your profile page (optional) He was one of those players who had everything except whatever mysterious quality it is that separates Wayne from Brent, the Yes from the Not Quite. 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. Marc uses a basis of skating and skills rather than hockey concepts oversystems through proper small area games. He fights with heart. It was populated by the die-hard, the angry, and the drunk. The game was still knotted after two overtimes. A big city has its strivers and fine food and bright lights. They happily agreed. The state senator had also told an undercover agent that he would use his influence to discover anything that could hurt Galante and "blunt it as best I can." Hockey Fights is an entertainment site with no direct affiliation to the National Hockey League, its teams, or NHLPA. The Galantes admit that their favorite player was Brad Wingfield, a.k.a. According to the indictment, Galante was making quarterly payments of $30,000 to Matty the Horse, the successor to Vincent the Chin Gigante and the boss of the Genovese crime family. After he was drafted, Vogel invited the couple to Pennsylvania for training camp in August. He allegedly kicked a referee. 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 Be a goalie, to which she said, Alright. "No," Jimmy replied. Mike DeWine and First Lady Fran DeWine are set to visit the toxic train derailment site in East Palestine Wednesday for an update on the removal of the hazardous waste from the wreck. ", THESE BONDS were cemented by a brand of violence the Trashers purveyed without apology. made connections over the summer with agents, scouts and middlemen who could deliver that goalie from Manitoba or that playmaker from Quebec. No one likes to put on wet clothes. He searched two places, one actual, one virtual. He's 27 now. Fifteen years have passed since the Danbury Trashers disbanded in 2006 as a result of the federal investigation that landed Jimmy Galante in prison after he pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy, tax fraud and wire fraud. No one wanted to fight him, AJ said. How did A.J. drives his white Mercedes more than three hours to White Deer, Pa., where Jimmy is serving his sentence at the Allenwood Federal Correctional Complex. Then Sen. Joseph Lieberman hailed Galante as a "shining example" in the community. Listen to the trailer for, the interview ending abruptly when a teacher walked by. As the case proceeded, there was plenty of collateral damage. Somehow they got the message upstairs. Originally from the Metro Detroit area, Craig grew up playing youth hockey in Michigan within the Detroit Little Caesars organization. Many signed with the American Hockey League, the league directly below the NHL, pushing AHL players down to teams in the UHL. Every great team needs a great rival. Galante passed him a note that asked, Do you want me to have someone pay him a visit? They weren't just happy to go to games. The Trashers' most notorious festival of violence had taken place on Dec. 1, 2004, when they hosted the Kalamazoo (Mich.) Wings. 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. "I got lectured a lot by Mr. Brosal, our commissioner," A.J. settled on "Welcome to the Jungle." Born 1984-09-30 in Burbank, Illinois. Josh Doan and Jack Judson scored for the Sun Devils (15-19-0), who were forced to play a man short against the Nanooks (19-10-2) due to mounting . In that time he has been instrumental in helping change the face of hockey in Florida. After a life-threatening hockey injury suffered at 18 years of age with a prognosis that he may never be able to play the game again, his passion for hockey and his desire to succeed expectations fueled his rehabilitation and lead him to become an all-rounded athlete who has garnered respect from coaches and players on all levels. As with hockey, he had no real connections when he started, but he figured, How hard could it be to break in? The game plan was 'Keep your cool and you'll get a power play,' but it didn't always work out. According to authorities, DeLuca said yes and provided Colella's address. Mathieuhasbecome a staple in the Tampa area over the last 2 years coaching kids and offering private lessons at Lightning Hockey Schools and Camps, Lightning Community Hockey Development, Lightning Made, Street Lightning, Chase Your Dreams, Future Goals and as a goalie consultant for the Lightning Development Camp. Player after player came by the house to show support. "My dad always put me in sink-or-swim-type situations," he says. It was a twist Elmore Leonard might have considered improbable. Asan instructorand Director for the HuronHockey Schools at a young age, Steve has been very fortunate to be able to work side by side with some of the best coaches in the business. "I was a big Oakland Raiders fan," says A.J. And Galante had the money. My dad wasnt too happy, and in so many words I was told, We need a fucking scorer. I was on spring break from college, and my break consisted of me in my room researching I didnt really have any relationships with other hockey people. "He's the only thing this team has going for it.". "You need a wild card," says A.J., "so we decided we would beat people to submission. At home they took to the ice to Welcome to the Jungle, by Guns N Roses. TEMPE - Despite a third period push, an injury-riddled Arizona State hockey team fell 4-2 to Alaska Fairbanks on Friday night's series opener at Mullett Arena. 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. This updated clip brings back the perspective of how Trashers fans were feeling during this moment of redemption. "It comes right from the top.". We only use official stats. But in other corners the Galantesand the desperadoes on ice they brought to townare still recalled fondly. And the fans, from section 102 and beyond, still miss their team. After taking swipes at various players, he grabbed Potvin, the Adirondack coach, and knocked him down. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. AJ called it a coincidence: Changes in the league made continued play impossible, he said, not the legal problem. Of course, his dads arrest played a role. Jimmy Galante was arrested on June 9, 2006, not long after the final game of the season. Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Adam Elzinga, 1982-07-23 Burbank, IL, USA USA. Yet the father delegated personnel moves to the son. He also played one season for the Russia Omsk of the KHL. ago] Height 6.02 -- Weight 205 [188 cm/93 kg] Regular Season. 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. began moonlighting as a boxing manager. Maybe thats why I became obsessed with this story: It connects our little home rink with an epic of the human hockey condition. There was an incident where one of our players attacked one of the Adirondack coaches, and that ended up in the Toronto Star. I took a swing at him. He got suspended., As James Harper, a veteran minor-league linesman, was talking with the scorekeeper, he got into it with Jimmy Galante, whod come down from the owners box. "YOU'D HAVE BLUE-COLLAR GUYS NEXT TO WEALTHY REAL ESTATE DEVELOPERS. Facebook gives people the power to. After one desultory performance, he entered the dressing room carting a basket of tennis balls. For a team theme song, A.J. had been a serviceable defenseman in high school and had followed the Devils, so he reckoned he knew the sport well enough. Timo Meier's fantasy hockey value trends up after the New Jersey Devils acquired him. But even Wingnut had nothing on Chad Wagner. Brian was born and raised in Detroit Michigan. It was a big to-do. Although Galante claims that he never actually made contact, he was charged with assault. With a Premium subscription, you'll get access to over 30 tools, features and benefits. Players were welcome to stay at the Galantes' gargantuan home and, in one case, not even asked to leave after using Roseanne Galante's laptop to download Internet porn. A.J. "He must've thought he was on Punk'd or something. Southeast Elite is proud to announce the Mathieu Garon with be an instrumental member of the Southeast Elite organization as a goaltender instructor. Charlie has coached numerous Southeast Elite AAA teams throughout the years, bringing home many championships. "I cut a foot off the visitors' bench," says Pomposello, "so they'd be all squished together." And how is this kid running a hockey team?". Josh Elzinga vs. Brad Wingfield, December 03, 2005 - Kalamazoo Wings vs. Danbury Trashers. "When we got him," A.J. There was something else in the books too. Asked by email whether there could be a sequel, a Danbury Trashers II, Galante responds, "Anything is possible! Al grew up and was raised in small-town Manitoba and played all levels of minor and senior hockey. Defense. In the spring of 2003, while playing for the New Jersey Devils, Rupp had scored a game-winning goal in the Stanley Cup finals. He has ties,' " says Brosal. Adam has over 25 years of hockey experience as a player and coach. When the signal comes, they pull on a fresh shirt, put on the gear, head out. I fined him. In a 2004 altercation with Josh Elzinga of the Kalamazoo Wings, Wingfield's season was cut short when he gruesomely broke his leg from a Elzinga slew-foot (the act of sweeping out someone's leg.) GET THE PICTURE? Through United States Ice Rink Association Gilles has acquired his Hockey Director Certificate, Human Resources Management Certificate and Programming, Marketing and Promotions Certificate. There was no other number. Stirling avoided jail time after pleading guilty to one count of wire fraud. A tale of goons, no-show jobs, and a legendary minor-league franchise that helped land its owner in prison. says. After hearing ESPN hockey commentator Barry Melrose, a co-owner of the Frostbite, trash the Trashers on the radio, an enraged A.J. My father said, out of nowhere, If I ever buy a hockey team, youre going to run it. I was like, Yeah, sure. Then, two days later, he said, Okay, I bought the team. True to his word, Galante made his son the teams general manager. Gilles was the Lead Hockey Instructor for National Hockey Development for 4 years. The injury barred him from the NHL, so he was down among the minor-league rabble. AJ was more freewheeling when shopping for muscle. For instance, Galante and a few trusted associates burned a competitors truck in 1992after first binding the driverto send a message to stay out of the Connecticut market, and in 2006, damaged the tires of a competitors truck after that carter refused to back down on a $50/month account. 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. 2005-2006 UHL Fight - Danbury Trashers Brad Wingfield Takes Revenge On Josh Elzinga Who Ended His 2004-2005 Season On A Slew Footing Incident The Broke Winge. At 4 a.m. the players would be out in the parking lot, huddled in their underwear. But haberdashery isn't what it used to be, and Danbury has struggled to find a new commercial base. ", THE TRASHERS finished their inaugural season 44--29, and their second year unfolded much like the first: a lot of winning, a lot of fighting. Not that they just rubber-stamped Galante's application. Wingnut went down awkwardly, and a crack could be heard in every part of the arena: Wingnuts left tibia and fibula. The rivalry between the teams developed fast. "We loved those fansI mean loved," says Omicioli. If Wylie signs with another team, the Chiefs could have options in . That spring, when A.J. But Jimmy Galante was smart, and the G-men could never quite nail him. Now and then, he liked to make an elaborate gesture, something attention-getting. Theyd gotten close in 2005; now they intended to kick the son of a bitch in. The Galantes hired J. Todd Stirling, a son of former Islanders coach Steve Stirling, as the inaugural coach. 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 week that followed Martin Luther King Jr.s assassination was revolutionaryso why was it nearly forgotten? During that time he has played for the Montreal Canadiens, Los Angeles Kings, Edmonton Oilers, Pittsburg Penguins, Columbus Blue Jackets and the Tampa Bay Lightning. AJ spent the summer after his senior year assembling a roster. Josh Elzinga, a blueliner for the Kalamazoo (Mich.) Wings, did that for him. Word got around the hockey world, and soon A.J. Upon his release he had rebuilt his empire and now, according to The Hartford Courant, was worth more than $100 million. The story of Galantes team has become legend in Fairfield County, where I live. And, according to court papers filed by the U.S. Attorneys office, his business disputes occasionally ended in violence: For nearly two decades, Galantes enterprise promoted a climate of fear through violence, threats of violence, economic sanctions and threats of economic sanctions. The Danbury Whalers of the Federal Hockey League now play downtown, and it's fair to wonder whether they would be there were it not for the hockey culture Jimmy Galante started and the arena he built. (Jimmy was allowed to answer only a few questions by email sent through 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 . Now and then, AJ would watch a game from Section 102. Adam Elzinga. Still, as one might expect from a teenage GM, the roster was dense with goons. Coach Ernie's interest in athletic performance development stems from his extensive career competing in ice hockey. But by 1 a.m., the Trashers were out of fresh shirts. As Wingfield skated away,. And hed still kill us, AJ went on. "But you got to stir it up sometimes.". said of Beauregard. SPORTS ILLUSTRATED is a registered trademark of ABG-SI LLC. When it came time to negotiate Gretzkys contract, AJ turned the deal over to his father. One of the featured players, Brad \"Wingnut\" Wingfield plays a significant role in the film. I suspended him. Mahfuz riad. Galantes payments were characterized as a mob tax to ensure his companies primacy in the trash trade. The Trashers' marquee player was Brent Gretzky, Wayne's kid brother. Jon Nasty Mirasty, a Cree from Saskatchewan, wore a Mohawk, sometimes multicolored, and would average eight penalty minutes a game for Danbury. 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. An 11-year-old girl in Detroit had to get staples in her head after . He wore a full face mask. Most of these guys, if theyd been drafted into the NHL, had gone late, in the triple digits. . The NHL bars players who are blind in one eye, so Beauregard was consigned to a career in the minors. 80,893) who owns a dry cleaning business, "People thought, You know what, he may be caught up in questionable activity, but he's good to the town.". As Wagner was escorted there, he broke free to make a dash toward the opposing bench. AFTER THE FALL While Jimmy (below right) serves out his prison sentence, A.J. (Prosecutors ultimately dropped the case for lack of proof. An email sent to the team asking Rupp to share his recollections of the Trashers elicited this curt response: "Mike is not available for your story." Before and after games downtown Danbury was hopping. The Trashers still trigger strong responses in Danbury, too. about getting back into sports. "Then everyone would ask for the check so they could be there for face-off. Players - FM Leaders; Teams - FM Leaders . Asked what hes up to these days, he said, Enjoying life.. Predictably, Wingnut went after Elzinga, administering a considerable beating and triggering another near riot. Winger Frank (the Animal) Bialowas, a former runner-up for Mr. Manitoba, was not much for impulse control either. He paid the funeral costs of a U.S. soldier killed in Iraq and donated $200,000 to a nonprofit that provided financial assistance to soldiers serving overseas. Some say he did it for the same reason he owned a race-car squad: He loved to compete. It had a great economic impact on the entire downtown.". Like any father, you want to be able to do something for your son.. For video of the Danbury Trashers mixing it up, download SI's tablet version, free to subscribers, at SI.com/activate. Hes working to turn Danbury into a boxing meccaup there with Oxnard, California., Galante got out of prison in 2014. ", 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. The one thing that has given her joy in recent years is hockey. Brad WingfieldWingnutchallenged Elzinga: Drop em; lets get it on. Lets face it: What else does Danbury really have?. At a home game in Danbury, he beat up three Adirondack forwards, AJ said. They had, what, three goons? VS. 1st Period - 7:13 . Marc also has over 20 years in Nutritional Counseling as Clinical Nutritionist. The New York Yankees have the Boston Red Sox; the Chicago Bears, the Green Bay Packers. Marc's experience as a professional Triathlete and coach with Team USA brings an understanding of the whole body and the athlete to the Ice. Having collected 563 goals over the course of his 15 seasons in various leagues, Duhart gave the Trashers a second genuine scoring threat. Thing this team has become legend in Fairfield County, where I live out and pulled back on the,... 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