NY Aviators to play for league championship

 Posted by at 9:00 am  Aviators Hockey
Mar 172011
 

The New York Aviators, Brooklyn’s minor league hockey team, will host the Akwesasne Warriors to decide the 2010-11 Federal Hockey League Championship.  The first two games of the championship series are scheduled for March 19 and 20 at the Aviator Sports and Event Center at Floyd Bennett Field, where the Aviators posted a 21-1-1 record during the 47-game regular season.  Saturday’s game will begin at 7:30 pm, and the first puck will drop on Sunday at 5:00 pm.

The two teams played six times during the season with Akwesasne capturing the first four games by scores of 6-4, 6-4, 4-3 and 2-1.  The Aviators won the final two match-ups 7-3, 6-4.  The final victory helped catapult the Aviators past Akwesasne into first place. Continue reading »

Aviators Roundup: Weekend wins over league leaders

 Posted by at 9:15 pm  Aviators Hockey
Jan 192011
 
  • Sat, Jan 15: New York def. 1000 Islands, 4-3
  • Sun, Jan 16: New York def. Akwesasne, 7-3

The New York Aviators won games this past weekend over the Federal Hockey League’s first and second place teams to improve their record to 16-12-2.

Sunday’s win over the first-place Akwesasne Warrior’s was the Aviator’s fifth straight, powered by an offensive onslaught from Jesse Felten (3 goals, 3 assists), Matthew Puntureri (1 goal, 4 assists), and Mike Thomson (1 goal, 3 assists).

Angelo Serse tallied two goals and Kevin Druce stopped 37 shots to lead the Aviator’s to a 4-3 victory over the second-place 1000 Islands Privateers on Saturday night. Andrew Scampoli also scored, and Chris Holmes added a shorthanded goal and an assist.

With these two wins, the Aviators have collected 34 points and remain in third place in League standings, and move to 11-1-1 on the season on home ice.

Transactions: Defenseman David Inman became the first Aviators player to be called up to the East Coast Hockey League, going to the Elmira Jackals after scoring 5 goals and 8 assists in 25 games with the A’s.

Upcoming: Thursday vs. Rome Frenzy, Friday vs. Danbury Whalers, Saturday vs. Cape Cod Barons (all games at home).