The Trashers' marquee player was Brent Gretzky, Wayne's kid brother. 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. But it wasn't just the players who were punished. . The former Director of Hockey Operations for the Jacksonville Ice and Sports Complex, Gilles is no stranger to youth hockey. 355 following. The rest of the game doubled as a near riot. Wingfield was back in uniform, having healed from the slew-footing by Elzinga that had broken his leg in several places. FGCU Ice Hockey - Evaluation Skate Information Meeting. Marc specializes in the full spectrum of athlete development. What does that mean? Steve Lynch has been coaching ice hockey for over 20 years. The rivalry between the teams developed fast. There were hundreds of fans like Greg and Brenda St. Clair, a Danbury couple who went halfway through the season to check out the new team. As Wingfield skated away, Elzinga grabbed the back of his opponents jersey and pulled him over his outstretched leg, breaking Wingfields left tibia, fibula and ankle. Season. "It was definitely a unique group of individualsas well as management!" A.J. - EP Contact Book listing of your profile (optional) By accepting an offer he couldn't refuse. It has survived not only five centuries, 25. december. Mathieuhas had a lengthy professional career that spanned over a 14 year period. Barely two months into the season Ndur was suspended for 20 games after fighting not just opposing players but also officials and opposing coaches. [The attitude was,] You're supposed to be courteous in minor league hockey? . The Danbury arena, meanwhile, has returned to its old existence as a youth rink. They were the cream of the UHL, one of its best teams and a pet project of hockey celebrities: The franchise was owned in part by the former NHL coach Barry Melrose and the ESPN broadcaster Steve Levy. On Dec. 3, 2005, Kalamazoo visited Danbury. It was one of those things where wed say, Hit this guy. But no one could catch him. 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. 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. Questioned about the no-show jobs, former players laughed and changed the subject. The closest team to Danbury, the Frostbite played in Glens Falls, New York, just three hours away by luxury coach. "People would make comments: 'Aren't you afraid of him? says, shifting uneasily in his seat. Most teams rode in a rickety, Partridge Familystyle bus. At 4 a.m. the players would be out in the parking lot, huddled in their underwear. Upon his release he had rebuilt his empire and now, according to The Hartford Courant, was worth more than $100 million. Not a subscriber? The second year, Port Huron became the Roanoke Valley Vipers. The story of Galantes team has become legend in Fairfield County, where I live. Latest Fights Date Players Videos 03/01/09 R. Sexsmith ( EVI) vs. J. Elzinga ( CBZ) 3rd Period 18:55 Watch 11/24/06 M. Versteeg-Lytwyn ( KAL) vs. J. Elzinga ( PHF) 1st Period 12:37 Watch 03/12/06 J. Elzinga ( KAL) vs. D. Van Drunen ( MUS) The UHL had a salary cap that limited teams to a total of approximately $275,000 for the whole roster. Brenda got tattoos of the names of her favorite players. Such a city will have many of the bad elements of a metropolis and few of the good. 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. I'll own it. The Galantes hired J. Todd Stirling, a son of former Islanders coach Steve Stirling, as the inaugural coach. (A.J. Charlie has coached numerous Southeast Elite AAA teams throughout the years, bringing home many championships. Gretzky reportedly earned $100,000, which would have left little for the rest of the team. Little separated the team from its fans, physically or culturally: They mostly made nothing, were going nowhere, and knew unfairness. "He's the only thing this team has going for it.". A view of the scene Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, as the cleanup continues at the site of a Norfolk Southern freight train derailment that happened on Feb. 3, in East Palestine, Ohio. That was the minimum; that was getting your moneys worth. The constant sitting has led to excruciating backaches. A promotional video could have doubled as a Dexter ad, with blood spatters on the ice. ", "Dad, if this guy had two eyes, he might be one of the greatest NHL players ever! "No," Jimmy replied. Josh Elzinga Position: D Birthday: Sep 30, 1984 From: Burbank, IL United States Height: 5'11" Weight: 190 lbs. The 2004 05 NHL lockout was a labor lockout that resulted in the cancellation of the National Hockey League (NHL) season, which would . Right before the league's trade deadline in March 2006, Jimmy and A.J. But for many, the highlight had come earlier in the season, when Wingnut got his revenge. In the Trashers-Frostbite game, however, he inflicted no real damage even though he spent three periods looking for a fight, ran up 43 penalty minutes and even made a run at the Adirondack goalie. He offered Roanoke not just a pair of current Trashers but also other players in the UHL supplemental draft that summer. Most dismaying to the citizenry of Danbury, the Trashers' 2006--07 season was canceled. Federal authorities had grown interested in the Connecticut waste-management industry. "After games you'd have these blue-collar guys next to wealthy real estate developers. All told, he played just five games for them. We play a team like the Frostbite, a team with maybe two goons. As AJ explained it to me: It happened at dinner. But a small city, full of drifters and vacant lots, faded Victorian houses lining its weed-buckled streets, is ruinously sad. He was a star in the UHL, having scored 43 goals for the Port Huron. At A.J. In his 56 games with the Trashers, Wingfield piled up 496 penalty minutes. Gilles was the Lead Hockey Instructor for National Hockey Development for 4 years. 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. F--- you. The cornerstone of Marc's approach is focusing on making each hockey player a better athlete. At 32, Todd was younger than some of the players. Now, the younger Galante has embraced boxing instead of hockey. Home; Fights. "We had two defensemen hurt; otherwise we woulda won," A.J. Nothing.. 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. what happened to josh elzinga hockey. Having been a professional player, coach, and instructor for over 15 years, Gilles has been able to help continue to grow youth hockey programs across the state of Florida. Most recently in the AAHL with Chicago Blaze. Ndur charged the Kalamazoo bench and tried to kick a linesman. In court, Matty the Horse was ruined and old, hard to understand. The second goes on in the front office: signing players, making trades. You in? SON NATE WAS DRAFTED BY MISSISSAUGA IN THE 2021 OHL DRAFT. Wagner's career stats in the league: two games and 73 penalty minutes. At home they took to the ice to Welcome to the Jungle, by Guns N Roses. Brenda, confined to a wheelchair because of spina bifida, had never been to a pro hockey game. "We did our due diligence, and they put in the proper paperwork and were professional," says Richard Brosal, then the UHL's commissioner. Marc uses a basis of skating and skills rather than hockey concepts oversystems through proper small area games. His job was to be the Kevin Costner to Brent Gretzkys Whitney Houston. . "You got us a guy with one eye? He was born in the Bronx but grew up in bucolic South Salem, New York; did a stint in the Air Force; and then took a job driving a garbage truck. Last seen in the 2003-2004 season with the Chicago Steel (USHL). The 200405 Trashers blew through the UHL like a freak storm. Soon they were regulars, and at one game they renewed their marriage vows. GET THE PICTURE? I first heard it from a father on the sidelines of a Little League game soon after I moved in. was taking calls from players and agentsincluding, he says, Sean Avery'sasking for a Danbury roster spot. (Jimmy was allowed to answer only a few questions by email sent through A.J. The result was a kind of frontier justice. I suspended his son." A case involving a minor-league hockey team also nailed Matty the Horse. "You shoulda seen Rupp," Galante recalls, laughing. "Al Davis, he was a wild man with a team full of outlaws, and that's how I wanted to be. I fined him. 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. In his first semester of college A.J. The Galantes told Trashers who were suspendedinvariably for fightingto watch the games from the 102 seats. The players were aware that their owner was, well, connected. They happily agreed. Between periods, players take off their jersey and pads. During the 201011 season, the Quebec League averaged 3.2 fights a game. "I still hate even the name Kalamazoo.". As Wagner was escorted there, he broke free to make a dash toward the opposing bench. DeLuca believed his granddaughter's husband, Mark Colella, had physically abused her. But by 1 a.m., the Trashers were out of fresh shirts. He was a defenseman and hit a kid, Galante said. 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. A.J. Submit changes (incorrect DOB, missing stats, incorrect stats, social media links etc) using a web form and we will review your update request within 24 hours and update accordingly. Everyone, however, agrees that he did it at least in part for his son, AJ, who was 17. ", Three years ago A.J. I'm not just hungry; my stomach is growling. AJ spent the summer after his senior year assembling a roster. 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. The one thing that has given her joy in recent years is hockey. 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 . puts it, "it got real, real fast." DeLuca pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of threatening. 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. First year, he was playing for the Port Huron Beacons, killing us. How did A.J. It was a different day of hockey., Life for the Trashers was life on the road, going from small city to small city. ), 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. Asked how the payback made him feel, Wingnut said great, but I would have liked to have seen him leaving the ice on a stretcher or in a body bag.. A violent, brutal melee from start to finish. - Improve your search rank acted decisively. All get tossed. During his four years of collegiate playfor the Miami OH Redhawks (CCHA), he received the Terry Flannagan Humanitarian Award recognizing Ernie's strong character and leadership skills both on and off of the ice. Teaching athletes to learn and howto think, over just going through the motions of drills, brings the best out of each athlete. Workers were still welding in seats 90 minutes before the first game, but opening night was a success: A sellout crowd of about 2,500 showed up, and Danbury beat Adirondack 3--1. There was a tremendous infusion of talent, Christiansen said. 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. "We're probably not going to want to participate," he said haltingly. This summer, she took multiple trips to the ER for what she believes is a pinched nerve in her neck. Word got around the hockey world, and soon A.J. Thats where he told me his story, amid the light and heavy bags, in the regulation ring. 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. AJ and I would stand up there and look at the teams that were coming to play us, Galante told me. The UHL comprised 14 teams, including the Quad City Mallards, the Elmira Jackals, the Flint Generals, the Fort Wayne Komets, the Kalamazoo Wings, and the Adirondack Frostbite. Wins came in bunches. First of all, he was a really good player, AJ explained, and second, the name recognition.. Rupp had played two seasons in the NHL and had even scored the decisive goal for the Devils in the 2003 Stanley Cup finals. When linesman James Harper approached him, they engaged in a shouting match, and Jimmy reportedly gave Harper a fat lip. When Jimmy returned from work, his son greeted him with the big news. Matty the Horse spent 18 months in the big house, but he survived it, dying a free man in August 2012. Wingnut. Vogel and the St. Clairs developed a friendship on Facebook thanks to their mutual interest in hockey. No one wanted to fight him, AJ said. She would go there (the Danbury Ice Arena) every single day and sit around in the stands for a total of probably eight hours just to watch an hour of practice, Greg said. SON TY WAS DRAFTED AND SIGNED BY THE TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS IN 2021. 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 She accepted and over the next two years would occasionally hit pucks around, even after the Trashers ignominiously folded in 2006. Originally from Montreal,Charlieplayed over 900 games professionally around the globe over his 17-year career, including the NHL with the Edmonton Oilers. Marc also has over 20 years in Nutritional Counseling as Clinical Nutritionist. picks his words with great care when discussing what he calls "the legal issues" of the last few years. The U.S. Attorneys office learned enough to get wiretaps and, eventually, search warrants. Others started formally, proposed and accepted in the way of czarist-era duels: One morning, as AJ was driving to schoolhe was by then a freshman at Manhattanville College, in Purchase, New York, a 40-minute commute from New Fairfieldhe heard Barry Melrose talking smack about the Trashers on ESPN Radio. He is prohibited from reentering the carting business in New York or Connecticut, but his plea bargain makes no mention of minor league hockey. Galante, then a freshman at Manhattanville College in Purchase, N.Y., introduced himself as team president. No slow dissipation for the Trashers, no aging and decline. Sign up today to get the best features and analysis from the NHL and beyond. He was a star in the UHL, having scored 43 goals for the Port Huron Beacons the previous season. Same for Mike Rupp. November 24, 2006. Southeast Elite is proud to announce the Mathieu Garon with be an instrumental member of the Southeast Elite organization as a goaltender instructor. December 03, 2005. Also, its funny as hellThe Sopranos meets Slap Shot. IT WAS A SPECIAL EXPERIENCE.". He has talked casually with A.J. ", A.J. Listen to the trailer for, the interview ending abruptly when a teacher walked by. Not that they just rubber-stamped Galante's application. Now and then, AJ would watch a game from Section 102. If you have any questions or problems with the league statistics contact: League Admin Some of the game doubled as a goaltender Instructor happened at dinner $ 100,000, which would left. Ice and Sports Complex, Gilles is no stranger to youth hockey n't just the players mutual interest in.... 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