UHL Hockey

[CM Mark]

Ok, I got addicted by badcellphoneguy to the UHL hockey Leauge. I have a hometown team in the Danbury Trashers. Anyone else go to UHL games?

http://www.theuhl.com

BONUS:::: badcellphoneguy and I are planning a Wackbag night at a Danbury Trashers game! We have a few people in right now. We just need to come up with a date. http://www.danburytrashers.com/2005-06_Schedule-Jan06.htm that's the scedule for January, but you can get to other months from there. The more people we can get, the cheaper tickets will be.


Now let's get some UHL talk goin on in here!!!

[badcellphoneguy]

Ok, I got addicted by badcellphoneguy to the UHL hockey Leauge. I have a hometown team in the Danbury Trashers. Anyone else go to UHL games?

http://www.theuhl.com

BONUS:::: badcellphoneguy and I are planning a Wackbag night at a Danbury Trashers game! We have a few people in right now. We just need to come up with a date. http://www.danburytrashers.com/2005-06_Schedule-Jan06.htm that's the scedule for January, but you can get to other months from there. The more people we can get, the cheaper tickets will be.


Now let's get some UHL talk goin on in here!!!

i will keep everybody updated with the latest danbury info and stats.

[Big Dick Mcgee]

I wish I lived closer so I could go. We used to have a ECHL team here called the Roanoke Express. I was a season ticket holder I had some great times at those games.I want to go to DC to see my Bruins play the Capitals some time.

[mikeybot]

We have the Calder Cup Phantoms.
A lot of which are on the league leading Flyers now.

[Buddahman7]

I'm not far from a bunch of Minor league teams

Philadelphia Phantoms
Hershey Bears
Reading Royals
Trenton Titans
Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies
Scraton/Wilkes-Barre Penquins

all less than 2 hours away

[Buddahman7]

I wish I lived closer so I could go. We used to have a ECHL team here called the Roanoke Express. I was a season ticket holder I had some great times at those games.I want to go to DC to see my Bruins play the Capitals some time.

Roanoke has a team in the UHL and they play at the same place the Express used to play. Roanake Valley Vipers

http://www.valleyvipershockey.com/

[Big Dick Mcgee]

Roanoke has a team in the UHL and they play at the same place the Express used to play. Roanake Valley Vipers

http://www.valleyvipershockey.com/ Thanks:action-sm I didn't even realize that we had another team. I'm going to have to check out a game soon. I guess they market in Lynchburg about as good as XM markets O&A.

[Buddahman7]

No problem I actually went to see an Express game about 3 years ago there. We have friends in Bedford and my ex girl and I went into Roanoke to watch the game. Nice little arena there.

[badcellphoneguy]

TRASHERS GIVE UP TWO SHORTHANDED GOALS--FALL 4-2 TO MOTOR CITY

FRASER, MI--Former Trashers captain Brent Gretzky scored Motor City's first goal and added an assist as the Mechanics scored a pair of shorthanded goals in the second period to come from behind and defeat the Trasher s 4-2 on Friday night at The Garage.

Gretzky scored just 1:07 into the opening period as he knocked in a rebound past Jayme Platt following a Kyle Kos shot. The Trashers tied it a few minutes later as Justin Laverdiere wristed one by Rod Branch at the 6:03 mark.

The Trashers scored in the second period as Dave MacIsaac's power play goal gave Danbury a 2-1 lead at the 8:15 mark. However, Scott Dobbin and Kris Vernarsky scored shorthanded goals 36 seconds apart to give the Mechanics a 3-2 lead. Matt Smith added a power play goal at 18:59 to give Motor City a 4-2 advantage.

Platt stopped 28 of 32 shots as Danbury dropped their second straight game, while Rod Branch saved 35 of 37. Despite the loss, Danbury still has a one point lead in the UHL East Division after Adirondack's 2-1 shootout loss on Friday night.


Also Danbury lost their top goalie (and best in the UHL Sylvan Daigle) to injury and the backups are just horrid. so it will be a bumpy ride for the team till sly gets back.

Yes and that is Wayne's brother Brent!!!!

Congrats the #42 Paul Wingfield on the birth of his child.

Lets Go Trashers

[badcellphoneguy]

Roanoke has a team in the UHL and they play at the same place the Express used to play. Roanake Valley Vipers

http://www.valleyvipershockey.com/


Roanoke might be folding this year. but there are alot of team in the echl and ahl that might join the UHL next season.

LET'S GO TRASHERS

[CM Mark]

Also Danbury lost their top goalie (and best in the UHL Sylvan Daigle) to injury and the backups are just horrid. so it will be a bumpy ride for the team till sly gets back.


Lets Go Trashers


FUCK!!! I just get into them and they lose their main goalie. Oh well.

Any one down for coming to this fridays game against the Flint Generals? 7:30 start time. I'll be there.

[badcellphoneguy]

KINNIE'S FOUR POINT NIGHT LEADS FLINT TO 5-4 SHOOTOUT WIN OVER TRASHERS

FLINT, MI--It looked like the Trashers were going to run away and hide with an easy win on Saturday night in Flint, but Danbury was found in the second period. Despite a 3-0 lead by the 7:50 mark of the first period, the Flint Generals came from behind to force a shootout and defeat the Trashers 5-4 at Perani's Hockey World.

David Hymovitz, Regan Kelly and Mario Larocque beat Flint netminder Peter Brady by the 7:50 mark of the opening period when Bobby Reynolds replaced him with Jason Saal.

Leo Thomas scored at the 15:37 mark of the second period to make it 3-1 in favor of Danbury. Mike Kinnie would score a pair of goals sandwiched around Jason Selleke's game-tying goal in the third.

Dave MacIsaac scored his 6th of the season to re-tie the game at 4-4 at the 7:55 mark of the final period.

J.M. Daoust and Sergei Durdin scored in the shootout while Sean Starke, Terry Marchant and Matt Elich scored for Flint. Elich's shot was the game-winner in the 5th round.

Paired with Adirondack's loss on Saturday, the Trashers extended their lead in the UHL East to two points.

[CM Mark]

Paired with Adirondack's loss on Saturday, the Trashers extended their lead in the UHL East to two points.
so, points are how you lead your division?




no wonder i never really followed hockey

[roche]

so, points are how you lead your division?




no wonder i never really followed hockey

I dont know shit about Minor League Hockey, but in the NHL.....

2 points for the win
1 for the tie
0 for a loss

[Buddahman7]

I dont know shit about Minor League Hockey, but in the NHL.....

2 points for the win
1 for the tie
0 for a loss


actually thats not totally right

2 for win
1 for OT or Shoot Out Loss
0 for regulation loss

there is no more ties, I don't know the way the UHL does it but most minor leagues use this system too.

[badcellphoneguy]

in the UHL it is the following:

there is no overtime. it goes directly to shootouts. each team gets one point. you battle for the other point with a shootout. i'd like to see the UHL go to a 5 minute overtime and then shootouts.

[CM Mark]

so, trying to get things together, who is in for a hockey game?

[badcellphoneguy]

here is the latest on the trashers last game:

DANBURY, CT--David Hymovitz, Ryan Barnes and Drew Omicioli each scored for Danbury, while Sly Daigle stopped 29 shots in his return to the Trashers after missing a week with an injury as the Trashers defeated Flint 3-1 before 2,688 at the Danbury Ice Arena on Friday night.

The Trashers opened the scoring on a power play goal from Hymovitz at the 10:06 mark from Regan Kelly and Troy Smith, while they extended their lead to 2-0 just 1:13 into the second period. Drew Omicioli fired a shot that was deflected in by Barnes for his second of the season, while Eric Lind also earned an assist in his first game with Danbury after signing a PTO earlier in the day.

Omicioli scored his 17th of the season in the third period from Fred Belanger and Shawn Collymore at the 3:20 mark. Flint's Leo Thomas knocked in a rebound for the Generals only goal at the 9:39 mark.

Jason Saal stopped 38 of 41 shots in the loss, while the Trashers increased their lead to six points in the UHL East Division following their second straight win.

[badcellphoneguy]

were taking the trash to the all star classic:

DANBURY TRASHERS TO BE WELL REPRESENTED AT UPCOMING UHL ALL-STAR CLASSIC

DANBURY, CT—The Danbury Trashers, proud members of the United Hockey League (UHL) will have four players represented at the upcoming UHL All-Star Classic, to be held on January 25th at the St. Charles (MO) Family Arena, home of the Missouri River Otters.

Goaltender Sylvain Daigle, defenseman Donny Grover, along with forwards David Hymovitz and Alex Goupil were selected to play for the Group “A” All-Stars.

Daigle was selected for the All-Star Classic on the basis of his 14-6-3 record, 2.83 goals against average and .904 save percentage. The Richmond, PQ native is in his first season with Danbury after spending the past five seasons with Muskegon, winning three Colonial Cup titles.

Hymovitz will be making his second straight trip to the All-Star Classic. The Boston, MA native currently leads the Trashers in scoring with 39 points on 19 goals and a team-best +19 in 36 games.

Danbury rookies Donny Grover and Alex Goupil will each be making their first trip to the All-Star Classic. Grover, 22, currently called up to Lowell of the American Hockey League (AHL), has 12 points on two goals in 29 games with a +18 rating. He is in his first full season as a professional after finishing his collegiate career with Northeastern University in 2004-05, followed by a brief stint with Quad City (UHL).

Goupil, 22, is in his second season with the Trashers despite maintaining his UHL rookie status. This season he has 29 points on 13 goals and a +15 rating in 36 games. Last season the Ottawa, Ontario native scored 39 points on 25 goals in 60 games.

later

[badcellphoneguy]

here is the details:

DANBURY TRASHERS SCORE AN IMPRESSIVE 6-2 WIN OVER PORT HURON

DANBURY, CT--Four different Trashers had at least two points, while Danbury scored three goals in a 1:43 span during the second period as the Trashers defeated Port Huron 6-2 on Saturday night before 2,539 at the Danbury Ice Arena.

Special teams played a factor in both of Danbury's first period goals as Danny Stewart netted a shorthanded goal at the 5:35 mark of the opening from from Fred Belanger and Ryan Barnes. David Hymovitz then scored a power play goal for the second straight night at home as he banged in a one-timer past Scott Hay at 16:10 to give Danbury a 2-0 lead after the first.

Eric Lind took a 4:00 high sticking penalty at the end of the opening period, and Port Huron capitalized with a power play goal by Scott Horvath at the :56 mark of the second. It marked one of two power play goals that the Flags would score in the game, both assisted by Aaron Brand.

Dave MacIsaac started the scoring onslaught as he took a drop pass from Barnes for his 8th of the season at the 17:25 mark. Drew Omicioli then netted his 18th of the season just 58 seconds later on a pretty pass from Brad Wingfield in a 2-on-1 rush. Finally at the 19:07 mark, Barnes scored his 3rd of the season, assisted by Troy Smith and Alex Goupil. Goupil also earned an assist on Danbury's 3rd goal of the night.

Brad Mehalko netted Port Huron's other goal at the 4:10 mark of the 3rd, while J.M. Daoust scored his 14th of the season at the 19:24 mark from Hymovitz and Kelly.

Sly Daigle stopped 36 of 38 shots, while Hay stopped 22 of 27 over the first two periods. He was pulled for Jeremy Symington in the final period and he saved 15 of 16 in a relief effort.

With the win, the Trashers now hold an eight point lead over Adirondack in the UHL East Division.

Danbury returns to the ice on Wednesday night as they face Roanoke at 7:00pm. On Friday the Trashers will be in Elmira and on Saturday they'll face the Adirondack Frostbite at the Glens Falls Civic Center.

[CM Mark]

Bringing this thread back to life so that UHL HOckey can get it's proper place and the thread in GD can remain about the sticker stop on the 25th.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b204/aodific/UHLMap.jpg

ANyone in these areas go to games?

[badcellphoneguy]

Bringing this thread back to life so that UHL HOckey can get it's proper place and the thread in GD can remain about the sticker stop on the 25th.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b204/aodific/UHLMap.jpg

ANyone in these areas go to games?

if your sick of the high prices of the NHL you will love this league. most tickets are about 10-12 bucks and you get to see some hardcore hockey. these guys really play hard and hit hard. it great to support them.

later

[badcellphoneguy]

next year there is going to be two expansion teams in missouri and illinois. there is also a rumor that the manchester monarchs and the lowell lock monsters might go to the UHL because no one goes to see the AHL team. Costs would be cheaper also.

[badcellphoneguy]

here is the story from the UHL website:


LAKE ST. LOUIS, MO--- The United Hockey League (UHL) announced Wednesday that Danbury Trashers right wing Brad Wingfield has been suspended five (5) games as a result of his actions in UHL Game #323, Adirondack @ Danbury, on Friday, February 10th.

The suspension is being issued under Rule 33A.

Wingfield will be ineligible to participate in the following games:
UHL Game #330, Richmond @ Danbury, Saturday, February 11th (served) UHL Game #342, Danbury @ Adirondack, Tuesday, February 14th (served) UHL Game #348, Danbury @ Elmira, Friday, February 17th UHL Game #360, Danbury @ Roanoke, Saturday, February 18th UHL Game #361, Elmira @ Danbury, Sunday, February 19th

[badcellphoneguy]

here is the story from the leagues website:

Tuesday, February 14, 2006

LAKE ST. LOUIS, MO--- The United Hockey League (UHL) announced Tuesday that the Adirondack Frostbite will be required to forfeit two victories for violation of the league veteran rule. The Frostbite used eight (8) veterans in victories vs. Missouri on Friday, January 27th (UHL Game #290) and vs. Quad City on Saturday, January 28th (UHL Game #298). UHL Rules and Regulations allow each team a maximum of seven (7) veterans to be eligible for any UHL game.

The UHL defines a veteran as any player who has participated in 300 or more regular season professional games prior to the 2005-06 season. Veteran goaltenders are those that have played 18,000 or more game minutes.

Per UHL Rules and Regulations, the team will automatically forfeit the points awarded in each game that the rule was violated.

The UHL standings will be adjusted accordingly with two points going to both Missouri and Quad City. All player and team statistics from the two games will not be affected.

[badcellphoneguy]

how about a sticky for this thread???

[CM Mark]

Danbury Defeats Elmira in Elmira
TRASHERS COME FROM BEHIND TO TOP ELMIRA

ELMIRA, NY--Ryan Barnes netted his 7th of the season at the 6:38 mark of the third to give Danbury a 3-2 lead as he helped lead the Trashers to a 4-2 win over Elmira at First Arena on Friday night.

No shootouts were needed to decide the game as the Trashers opened the scoring at the 13:03 mark as Danny Stewart knocked a rebound past Nick Boucher to give the Trashers a 1-0 first period lead.

The Jackals utilized the power play in the second as Sean Kotary and Chris Chaput netted goals at 10:45 and 16:55 to give Elmira a 2-1 lead. Donny Grover then scored his 7th of the season at the 19:57 mark to tie the score at 2-2 heading into the final period.

After Barnes scored his go-ahead goal, Danbury added some insurance as Drew Omicioli scored his 26th of the season at the 12:31 mark, assisted by Shawn Collymore.

Jayme Platt saved 33 of 35 shots for his 9th win of the season, while Dave MacIsaac finished the game with three assists for Danbury. Boucher stopped 32 of 36 in the loss. The Trashers now lead the Adirondack Frostbite by 11 points in the UHL East Division.

Danbury travels to Roanoke on Saturday night at 7:30 before the Trashers head home to host Elmira on Sunday at 7pm. Tickets are available at DanburyTrashers.com or in person at the Danbury Ice Arena.

[badcellphoneguy]

Originally Posted by DanburyTrashers.com
TRASHERS COME FROM BEHIND TO TOP ELMIRA

ELMIRA, NY--Ryan Barnes netted his 7th of the season at the 6:38 mark of the third to give Danbury a 3-2 lead as he helped lead the Trashers to a 4-2 win over Elmira at First Arena on Friday night.

No shootouts were needed to decide the game as the Trashers opened the scoring at the 13:03 mark as Danny Stewart knocked a rebound past Nick Boucher to give the Trashers a 1-0 first period lead.

The Jackals utilized the power play in the second as Sean Kotary and Chris Chaput netted goals at 10:45 and 16:55 to give Elmira a 2-1 lead. Donny Grover then scored his 7th of the season at the 19:57 mark to tie the score at 2-2 heading into the final period.

After Barnes scored his go-ahead goal, Danbury added some insurance as Drew Omicioli scored his 26th of the season at the 12:31 mark, assisted by Shawn Collymore.

Jayme Platt saved 33 of 35 shots for his 9th win of the season, while Dave MacIsaac finished the game with three assists for Danbury. Boucher stopped 32 of 36 in the loss. The Trashers now lead the Adirondack Frostbite by 11 points in the UHL East Division.

Danbury travels to Roanoke on Saturday night at 7:30 before the Trashers head home to host Elmira on Sunday at 7pm. Tickets are available at DanburyTrashers.com or in person at the Danbury Ice Arena.






the trashers are turning gay??? coming from behind ewwwww....

[CM Mark]

the trashers are turning gay??? coming from behind ewwwww....
SOrry dude, but you get this

http://67.19.177.10/newphotos/bad/bad633.jpg

[bob2274]

Any of you Danbury fuckers coming to Richmond next weekend to cheer on your team?

[badcellphoneguy]

fuckers sir????

[badcellphoneguy]

attention all i shall be in danbury on april 2nd come on up.

[bob2274]

I wish I had been able to make it to Danbury for a game this year. I was there last year for a Richmond game, and had a blast. This year, I blew my money on seeing the Caps lose what ended up being a great game in NYC, then seeing O & A at the Hard Rock the next day. Too bad Richmond won't be in the UHL next year, and Trashers owner will probably be in jail for tax evasion. Danbury seems like a great drinking town. I'd love to find an excuse to go back....

[badcellphoneguy]

I wish I had been able to make it to Danbury for a game this year. I was there last year for a Richmond game, and had a blast. This year, I blew my money on seeing the Caps lose what ended up being a great game in NYC, then seeing O & A at the Hard Rock the next day. Too bad Richmond won't be in the UHL next year, and Trashers owner will probably be in jail for tax evasion. Danbury seems like a great drinking town. I'd love to find an excuse to go back....


nothing is going to happen with the owner thats a bunch of shit there. if you have the balls wear your richmond jersey in 102.

[bob2274]

Actually, I did wear it in section 101 last year, and I could hear the love from 102.
Sorry about the fuckers comment. I thought that maybe cunt or shitdick would be rude.

[badcellphoneguy]

congrats to the 2005-06 Danbury Trashers on winning the UHL's East Division for the first time in team history.

the playoff dates are as follows:

april 21st and april 22nd homes games at the danbury ice arena.

[Kid Brock]

Reason #136 of why I moved out of Rockford, IL. The UHL teams mascot is the Ice Hogs. If they change it to Ben's Hog I will move back.

[Bob]

Is the UHL a notch lower then the AHL? wtf is the UHL. Sorry for my ignorance, I checked the website and I'm still confused.

[badcellphoneguy]

Is the UHL a notch lower then the AHL? wtf is the UHL. Sorry for my ignorance, I checked the website and I'm still confused.


the untied hockey league is an independent hockey league. it falls between the AHL and ECHL. If a player doesn't catch on to A or E team they usually play there. the play is more aggressive and I feel better than the watered down NHL. The guys hit hard...and fight hard in this league. There are two former teams in this league that were in the IHL. The Kalamazoo Wings and the Fort Wayne Comets. I live 5 mintues away from the nassau colisieum and i would rather goto danbury then to see a Islanders game. Just ask gally dooley and Big A i got them addicted to the games.

[CM Mark]

Just ask gally dooley and Big A i got them addicted to the games.
Fucker. :action-sm

[badcellphoneguy]

Fucker. :action-sm



no thanks.

[bob2274]

Today, the Richmond Coliseum and its owner, the City of Richmond, announced that the lease with the RiverDogs has been terminated. Apparently, the team's owners have not given an answer as to whether they would return in the fall. They have been fucking around devoting time to their new team, the Chicago Hounds. The logo of the new team is a tough looking canine with a hockey stick. Hmmmmmm.
Another town bites the dust. Too bad our owner isn't in the "waste management" business with unlimited resources. I just had to get in a slam to the goons from Connecticut.

[badcellphoneguy]

Today, the Richmond Coliseum and its owner, the City of Richmond, announced that the lease with the RiverDogs has been terminated. Apparently, the team's owners have not given an answer as to whether they would return in the fall. They have been fucking around devoting time to their new team, the Chicago Hounds. The logo of the new team is a tough looking canine with a hockey stick. Hmmmmmm.
Another town bites the dust. Too bad our owner isn't in the "waste management" business with unlimited resources. I just had to get in a slam to the goons from Connecticut.


Let's Go Trashers :clap: :clap: :clap: Let's Go Trashers:clap: :clap: :clap:

its going to sound great hearing Jeff Daw...come and get the Colonial Cup

Danbury Trashers 2005-06 UHL Champions!!!

[badcellphoneguy]

Danbury lost last night to the Quad City Mallards in Game 1 of the UHL Semi Finals at the Danbury Ice Arena. Danbury looked very flat. They were not taking the body at all or being aggressive with the puck. You can read the details below.




JASON TAPP STOPS 41 SHOTS AS TRASHERS ARE TAPPED OUT BY QUAD CITY 6-4 IN GAME ONE

DANBURY, CT--Despite an early 1-0 lead from the Trashers, it was the Quad City story on Friday at the Danbury Ice Arena as they scored unanswered five times between the first and second periods to build a 5-1 lead and an eventual 6-4 win in Game One of the Colonial Cup Opening Round Playoff at the Danbury Ice Arena.

David Hymovitz knocked in a rebound past Jason Tapp at the 12:41 mark to give the Trashers a 1-0 lead. Quad City was caught in a line change and Hymovitz backhanded a rebounded shot from JM Daoust past Jason Tapp, with Sergei Durdin earning the other assist.

However the Mallards started their run on a fluke goal, as a dumped puck by Glenn Detulleo deflected off of referee Pat Britt and bounded to Matt Radoslovich who scored into an open net. Danbury goaltender Sly Daigle left the crease to play the puck behind his net, but the unexpected deflection left him out of position for a Mallards power play goal.

Quad City opened the second period with four more unanswered goals with the lead goal scored by Jesse Rycroft at 2:43 mark, then one by Patrick Nadeau, who stole an errant pass and beat Daigle on a breakaway at the 4:51 mark to give the Mallards a 3-1 lead. Chad Woolard fired a one-timer past Daigle on a face-off win at the 5:49 mark from Detulleo and then Tom Clayton scored on a power play goal at the 7:14 mark.

Shawn Collymore would help the Trashers get back in the contest as he netted a shorthanded goal assisted by Mario Larocque at 11:40, then David Beauregard tallied a power play goal from Mike Omicioli and Larocque at 17:39 to cut the Mallards lead to 5-3 after two periods.

In the final period it was Samy Nasreddine scoring a power play goal at the 8:14 mark off a rebounded shot to give Quad City a 6-3 lead. The Mallards finished 3-9 with the man advantage.

Danbury earned a 5 on 3 power play with 2:02 left after Quad City's Jamie Yoder took a tripping penalty, followed by an illegal stick violation by Nasreddine. Drew Omicioli scored a power play goal at 19:47, but it was too late for the Trashers, who fall behind 1-0 in the best-of-seven series against the Mallards.

Sly Daigle stopped 29 of 35 shots on the Mallards, who also defeated Daigle in the opening playoff game last season while he was with Muskegon. The Mallards though lost that series in seven games to the eventual champion Fury. Jason Tapp saved 41 of 45 shots for his first playoff win of the season.

Danbury returns home for game two on Saturday night at 7:30pm. Games three, four and five are scheduled for Wednesday, Friday and Saturday at the MARK of the Quad Cities, with 8pm face-offs for each game.

[Jimmy's Dignity]

Danbury Trashers.....NO MORE!! (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2482037)

UHL team cancels season after mob indictment

DANBURY, Conn. -- The Danbury Trashers, the minor league hockey team charged in a federal Mafia indictment, will not compete next season, the United Hockey League said Monday.

Team owner James Galante was arrested Friday on charges of racketeering, extortion, witness tampering and circumventing the league's salary cap. Prosecutors say he overpaid players and their wives under the table with money from his mob-connected garbage companies.

The United Hockey League did not indicate whether the team intends to regroup for the 2007-08 season. The team's players are expected to be dispersed in a draft later this week.

The league's brief press release said that the Trashers made a financial decision to disband after the New York-based Adirondack Frostbite, their closest geographical rival, suspended play for the coming season because of a lease issue.

The release does not mention that the Trashers are under federal indictment, that Galante is in prison awaiting trial, that his family's bank accounts have been frozen or that federal marshals are working out of the building where the Trashers and Galante's garbage companies were based.

Federal authorities said some hockey players and their wives had no-show jobs with Galante's garbage companies, allowing him to pump $750,000 into salaries when the team's cap was about $250,000.

The Trashers lost in the league finals to the Kalamazoo Wings last month.

Galante's trash conglomerate is among the most dominant in the region. Prosecutors say he paid $30,000 every three months to reputed Genovese crime family boss Matthew "Matty the Horse" Ianniello for mob muscle to maintain his company's dominance.

"It's something that we knew could happen," Trashers forward Drew Omicioli told The News-Times of Danbury. "Hopefully, it's one of those things where it could be settled for the following year."

The team's Web site had a brief message encouraging fans and advertisers to check back for information on refunds of their season ticket deposits.

[Kid Brock]

Danbury Trashers.....NO MORE!! (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2482037)

Tony Soprano owns the Trashers? This whole thread was Trasher fans using :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: every time their team won a game. Now we find out they only won because they really had a payroll 400% over the cap.