Now and then, AJ would watch a game from Section 102. In the summer of '06, the Trashers sent 105 season-ticket holders refund checks, totaling $31,177. As evidence that Galante was prone to violence, the prosecution played footage of him purportedly striking the official during the infamous Kalamazoo game. Brenda, confined to a wheelchair because of spina bifida, had never been to a pro hockey game. When he caught wind of a local kid who couldn't afford college, he quietly wrote a tuition check. Toward the trade deadline, we were going through a slump. The New York Yankees have the Boston Red Sox; the Chicago Bears, the Green Bay Packers. In the first period Wagner instigated a fight, and an all-out brawl broke out. VS. 1st Period - 12:37. All would plead guilty, as would Galante. So we knew Jimmy had resources.. AJ knew the sort of team he wanted: skill plus muscle, skaters plus goons. ", Rupp's skepticism did not diminish when Galante piloted his blue Escalade out of the airport parking lot and promptly got lost. When an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. 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. Ice hockey coach and former NHL forward who won a gold medal in 1980 with the U.S. Olympic hockey team. DeLuca believed his granddaughter's husband, Mark Colella, had physically abused her. was on the phone with agents for some of the best hockey players in the world. Today he represents Frank Galarza (11-0-2), the New York State light middleweight champ. A.J. fgcu.campuslabs.com. Through United States Ice Rink Association Gilles has acquired his Hockey Director Certificate, Human Resources Management Certificate and Programming, Marketing and Promotions Certificate. By accepting an offer he couldn't refuse. After the game Wingfield told a local reporter, "It felt great to get back at Elzinga but I would have liked to have seen him leaving the ice on a stretcher or in a body bag.". He almost looked like Waynethe same intelligent eyes and long face, the same scraggly mall-rat hairbut not quite. I sit in Section 102 and let the other parents have it. First of all, he was a really good player, AJ explained, and second, the name recognition.. One day in November, an employee at the Ice Arena was proud to show the building until he was told his visitor was interested in writing an article on the Trashers. He also played one season for the Russia Omsk of the KHL. 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. "You had blue-collar guys banging on the glass. The lockout sent NHL stars into the cold. After taking swipes at various players, he grabbed Potvin, the Adirondack coach, and knocked him down. If asked why they hadnt made it, theyd tell you no one had ever really given them a shot. 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. The one thing that has given her joy in recent years is hockey. Predictably, Wingnut went after Elzinga, administering a considerable beating and triggering another near riot. Parents were warned to keep children away. No one likes to put on wet clothes. Like any father, you want to be able to do something for your son.. Mahfuz riad. Galante, his hair buzzed to the scalp, a neatly trimmed goatee rimming his mouth, stands off to the side, his iPhone pressed to his ear. Asked what hes up to these days, he said, Enjoying life.. A legion of small business owners still talk about how, on Trashers game nights, downtown blazed to life. He had once set a record in the West Coast Hockey League with 503 penalty minutes in a single season. But haberdashery isn't what it used to be, and Danbury has struggled to find a new commercial base. says. The winning goal came in the third overtime. It will have mobsters. As AJ explained it to me: It happened at dinner. At 4 a.m. the players would be out in the parking lot, huddled in their underwear. He ended up reaching over the bench and grabbing the Adirondack coach, trying to pull him over the boards. They loved playing for Jimmy, because he took care of them. 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. Originally from Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, Gilles Richard is the current Vice-President of Hockey Operations for Southeast Elite Hockey. said. 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. 's high school Jimmy paid to refurbish the football stadium. When Jimmy returned from work, his son greeted him with the big news. FGCU Ice Hockey - Evaluation Skate Information Meeting. 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. This article appears in the May 2018 print edition with the headline The Mobster Who Bought His Teenage Son a Hockey Team., The week that followed Martin Luther King Jr.s assassination was revolutionaryso why was it nearly forgotten? The doors to the visiting team's penalty box were also welded together, so opponents had to fling themselves over the boards to enter the box. Al has coached youth hockeyfor the last 9 years and isa level 5 USA Hockey coach. In 2015, AJ opened a boxing club across from the Danbury arena. For video of the Danbury Trashers mixing it up, download SI's tablet version, free to subscribers, at SI.com/activate. Maybe thats why I became obsessed with this story: It connects our little home rink with an epic of the human hockey condition. If you search Jim Duhart, those are what you find: Jim Duhart versus Tom Clayton, Jim Duhart versus Jason Taylor. Everyone, however, agrees that he did it at least in part for his son, AJ, who was 17. Not a subscriber? Initially, just as a spectator. "It comes right from the top.". - EP Contact Book listing of your profile (optional) Mid-season, thats when we really caught fire, AJ told me. The roster was constantly in flux, but it usually had more enforcers than players in need of protection. Although the Trashers reported budget came in under the cap, the feds would later claim that for the 200405 season the actual figure was approximately $750,000. Danbury is a blue-collar town, and they could relate to the players, Galante told me. . Then Sen. Joseph Lieberman hailed Galante as a "shining example" in the community. [40 yrs. Josh Elzinga Position: D Birthday: Sep 30, 1984 From: Burbank, IL United States Height: 5'11" Weight: 190 lbs. Hockey Fights is an entertainment site with no direct affiliation to the National Hockey League, its teams, or NHLPA. "The Danbury Trashers were the Syracuse Bulldogs of the movie Slap Shot," says Pomposello, the all-purpose assistant. The Trashers sprawled in the locker room as the Zamboni worked. For 5 years John was with N.I.S.T.C as the Hockey Director and for 3 years he was with theGlobal Hockey School. The cornerstone of Marc's approach is focusing on making each hockey player a better athlete. I took a swing at him. Jimmy and A.J. I have to win a title in something. Wagner had once set a West Coast Hockey League single-season record with 503 penalty minutes. The trade rumors negatively impacted Torres on the field. But Jimmy Galante was smart, and the G-men could never quite nail him. . Wingfield challenged a Kalamazoo player, Josh Elzinga, to a fight. Galante passed him a note that asked, Do you want me to have someone pay him a visit? We were maybe the toughest team to ever play this game. Playing against the Trashers was "a s--- show," said Chris Chaput, who was a center for the Elmira Jackals in 2005--06. "A.J. 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. On June 8, 2006, the FBI and the U.S. Attorney's office announced that Galante was the subject of an indictment that included charges of fraud, extortion, racketeering, tax fraud and conspiracy. He offered Roanoke not just a pair of current Trashers but also other players in the UHL supplemental draft that summer. The documentary does a great job capturing on the emotional story of Wingfield and his strong relationship with both A.J. ", Jimmy expects to be released this summer. acted decisively. But in other corners the Galantesand the desperadoes on ice they brought to townare still recalled fondly. Charlie has coached numerous Southeast Elite AAA teams throughout the years, bringing home many championships. Established 1996 -- Celebrating Our 25th Year . Adam Elzinga. . wasn't the only reason Galante drew comparisons with Tony Soprano. The Trashers folded three days after Galantes arrest. Galantes payments were characterized as a mob tax to ensure his companies primacy in the trash trade. Barely two months into the season Ndur was suspended for 20 games after fighting not just opposing players but also officials and opposing coaches. I never had one bad thing happen in my dealings with Jimmy Galante.". But now, in the fall of '04, with his league in the throes of a lockout, Rupp had agreed to play for a minor league club in Danbury, Conn. His agent had said a team honcho would meet him at the Westchester County (N.Y.) Airport. According to the subsequent indictment, the investigation was part of an effort to thwart illegal practices in the trash hauling industry. It had been kicked off by a complaint. There was an incident where one of our players attacked one of the Adirondack coaches, and that ended up in the Toronto Star. 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. Josh Elzinga vs. Brad Wingfield, December 03, 2005 - Kalamazoo Wings vs. Danbury Trashers . U.S. Hockey Report provides exclusive amateur hockey news reporting and scouting services in the United States and Canada. Defense. Join Facebook to connect with Josh Elzinga and others you may know. It started becoming urban legend.. Josh Elzinga Defense Born Sep 3 1984 -- Burbank, IL [38 yrs. The gangster shrugged: What can I say, right? The Galantes told Trashers who were suspendedinvariably for fightingto watch the games from the 102 seats. Brian was born and raised in Detroit Michigan. (The indictment alleged that the Trashers' player payroll was in excess of $750,000, but the team reported that it hadn't gone over the UHL salary cap of $275,000.) Dissatisfied with the response he got from police, DeLuca went to Galante. Sign up today to get the best features and analysis from the NHL and beyond. So why was he being greeted by this kid sporting a nascent goatee, earrings and an Allen Iverson jersey? SHOWTIME The Trashers didn't just start fights. says wistfully. In 1980, after the Houston Oilers barely missed a trip to the Super Bowl, Coach Bum Phillips gave their fans a famous pep talk. "You can't have him," Roanoke Valley's GM responded. Upon his release he had rebuilt his empire and now, according to The Hartford Courant, was worth more than $100 million. Most recently in the AAHL with Chicago Blaze. ", In his first game for Danbury, Beauregard had a goal and an assist as the Trashers won 5--1. "Honestly, a lot of it was getting so close to a championship with the Trashers but not winning. Within a few weeks the town's tattoo artists had learned to replicate the trash-can logo. He found skill players on the internet, assembling his squad the way he might have assembled a fantasy-football team. That team was uniquely physical, to put it nicely, Doug Christiansen, a 6-foot-5 Trashers wing, told me. 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. See latest post and follow all instructions. Home; Fights. It was a violent league made of players on the way up, players on the way down, and some players simply holding on, happy to live in the limbo of the minor leagues. Id look for the guys with the best entertainment rating.. Wingnut. I was on the bench, Doug Christiansen told me. "You don't get involved in verbal altercations," Brosal admonished the ref. He named it Champs Boxing Club & Fitness. THE SOUND TRACK of the Starrett City Boxing Club in Brooklyn is on full blast: the thrumming of the speed bag, the grunts of a fighter absorbing shots, the whistle every three minutes to denote the end of a round. 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. But by 1 a.m., the Trashers were out of fresh shirts. The UHL had a salary cap that limited teams to a total of approximately $275,000 for the whole roster. AJ was more freewheeling when shopping for muscle. But AJs favorite was Brad Wingnut Wingfield. Like Mike Tyson in his prime.". 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. 2002-03 Chicago Steel #6 Josh Elzinga: 2004-05 Kalamazoo Wings #3 Josh Elzinga: 2005-06 Kalamazoo Wings #3 Josh Elzinga "He must've thought he was on Punk'd or something. (I wanted to bring something back to the community, Galante told me when I spoke with him in February.) He was a star in the UHL, having scored 43 goals for the Port Huron. Steve Lynch has been coaching ice hockey for over 20 years. 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. For himself he built a skybox equipped with a kitchenette and a flat-screen TV. He spent six years in Allenwood, a federal penitentiary in central Pennsylvania. The 200405 Trashers blew through the UHL like a freak storm. "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." (He also forfeited his ownership in 25 trash-hauling firms.) On such nights, I suppose Im just like Galante was, rooting for my son in the crazed way understood by all hockey parents. We're here to win.". Bethlehem's David Bievenue hands the puck as Capital District Jets' Alexander Ridley defends during Tuesday's Section II Division 1 boys' ice hockey championship game at Messa Rink in Schenectady. Paul,originallyfrom Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with teams such as Philadelphia Flyers, Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers and the Colorado Avalanche. Soon Jimmy was renting buses to take fans to big road games. "You shoulda seen Rupp," Galante recalls, laughing. Coach Ernie's interest in athletic performance development stems from his extensive career competing in ice hockey. Says Pomposello, "Jimmy's old school. John was the originalfounding member of the South Florida First Youth Hockey League. Soon, a 3-on-3 scrimmage was underway with Brenda, for the first time in her life, facing shots in a real game. Most of these guys, if theyd been drafted into the NHL, had gone late, in the triple digits. Thank you." He has talked casually with A.J. They stayed in the best hotels and ate at the best restaurants. Brenda St. Clair can serve as an inspiration to goaltenders and all hockey fans throughout the world. Some say he did it for the same reason he owned a race-car squad: He loved to compete. John also has coached with the Florida Jr. Panthers and Florida Panthers Hockey Schools for many years. Brenda got tattoos of the names of her favorite players. Matty the Horse spent 18 months in the big house, but he survived it, dying a free man in August 2012. what happened to josh elzinga hockey. Mathieuhas had a lengthy professional career that spanned over a 14 year period. 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. The week that followed Martin Luther King Jr.s assassination was revolutionaryso why was it nearly forgotten? "I said, 'Sure,' which, to my dad, was like signing a contract. Thats where he told me his story, amid the light and heavy bags, in the regulation ring. His accomplishments includeover 30 wins across the World, along with competing with Team USA at World Championships. In professional sports, there are usually two games taking place. 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.". 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. Jim grew up and played minor hockey in Toronto, Canada. Galante was a philanthropist; a pediatric suite in the emergency department of Danbury Hospital was named for his family. Still, Vogel wanted something to remember the moment by, so he donned his goalie gear to take some photos with Brenda on the ice. Timo Meier's fantasy hockey value trends up after the New Jersey Devils acquired him. (Colella denies this.) The teenage sports exec became an irresistible media story. Same for Mike Rupp. "It was definitely a unique group of individualsas well as management!" Hed been named with several others, including Trashers Coach J. Todd Stirling, who pleaded guilty to taking part in the salary-cap fraud. The most famous tough-guy team ever was whothe Broad Street Bullies, 7475 Flyers? In 2003, from their desks above what was once center ice, agents began investigating Jimmy Galante. "People would make comments: 'Aren't you afraid of him? Players' wives were put on the payroll of Galante-owned companies though they performed no discernible duties. 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. We were paid, and everything was first class. Season. Before a big game a team employee might check into the visitors' hotel and pull the fire alarm. Says Andy Paproski, a lifelong resident of Danbury (pop. 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. 2006-2007 Regular Season . AJ filled out the roster with a mix of has-beens and might-bes. 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. She was loving it, said Vogel. settled on "Welcome to the Jungle." She accepted and over the next two years would occasionally hit pucks around, even after the Trashers ignominiously folded in 2006. - Improve your search rank It was happening at the FBIs office in New Haven, where, by the spring of 2005, a handful of agents were deep into an investigation of Galantes garbage business. A promotional video could have doubled as a Dexter ad, with blood spatters on the ice. No slow dissipation for the Trashers, no aging and decline. He fights with heart. The injury barred him from the NHL, so he was down among the minor-league rabble. DeLuca ended up resigning from office because of the scandal. How did A.J. "I'm one of those guys who lives for competition," he says. The result was a kind of frontier justice. It will have desperate people, lost causes, and crime. Take control of your EliteProspects profile! "Frank would have been a hell of a Danbury Trasher," A.J. The former Director of Hockey Operations for the Jacksonville Ice and Sports Complex, Gilles is no stranger to youth hockey. The first happens on the field, court, or ice. By Chris Kazarian The legend of the United Leagues Danbury Trashers was cemented midway through the teams first season in a game against the Kalamazoo Wings. (The video was inconclusive.) Josh Elzinga, a blueliner for the Kalamazoo (Mich.) Wings, did that for him. Pick your poison. was taking calls from players and agentsincluding, he says, Sean Avery'sasking for a Danbury roster spot. A.J. "When we got him," A.J. 2023 ABG-SI LLC. Yet three Trashers earned more than $100,000 apiece. Says St. Clair, "It still feels like I got kicked in the f------ chest. 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. ", Roseanne Galante, reasonably, asked her husband and son if they had any idea what they were doing. Her neck was really bothering her that night and she said, I dont think Ill be going to get on the ice, Vogel recalled. Team Information. When the signal comes, they pull on a fresh shirt, put on the gear, head out. 117 followers. "We loved those fansI mean loved," says Omicioli. Just two unforgettable seasons sealed in amber. Adam has over 25 years of hockey experience as a player and coach. Jimmy pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy, tax fraud, and wire fraud. The U.S. Attorneys office learned enough to get wiretaps and, eventually, search warrants. 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. We had one [enforcer], and the poor guy got challenged every shift. It had to do with the acoustics. Let's just say hindsight is 20/20. We had 10 goons! He wore a full face mask. Wagner generally played on one- or two-game contracts, and promised AJ that he would take care of the Frostbite. He reportedly spent more than $3 million to expand the rink from a 600-seat bandbox to a 2,500-seat showplace called the Danbury Ice Arena. One was Rumun Ndur, a Nigeria-born Canadian who was known for his aggression. Young Blood, Goon, they were all there. . Could there be a better symbol of the link between fans and team? You'd look across the ice, and they had eight to 10 heavyweights looking for a fight. Watch Unreal Save by TJ Semptimphelter. "After games you'd have these blue-collar guys next to wealthy real estate developers. Little separated the team from its fans, physically or culturally: They mostly made nothing, were going nowhere, and knew unfairness. As Wingfield skated away,. Born 1984-09-30 in Burbank, Illinois. 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. THE NEW HAVEN division of the FBI is located downtown, on the old site of the New Haven Arena, a prime hockey venue that housed minor league teams from the 1930s to the '70s. They had, what, three goons? SPORTS ILLUSTRATED is a registered trademark of ABG-SI LLC. He reportedly spent more than $3 million to expand the rink from a 600-seat bandbox to a 2,500-seat showplace called the Danbury Ice Arena. It was four years to the day from the Trashers' first game. He graduated from Manhattanville with a business management degree in 2008 and bought into a New York City company that sells heating oil and diesel fuel. Torres said he lost confidence at . Catalyzed by their new scorer, the Trashers cruised through the regular season, finishing 48--17. "Jimmy's a guest of the government, and I love that man." It turned into a brawl. , New Brunswick, Canada, Gilles Richard is the current Vice-President of Hockey Operations for Southeast Elite Hockey. But his fights are what people remember. He made some contacts, hung out in gyms in the Northeast, met some promoters and trainers, and so far he has represented three fighters. The week that followed Martin Luther King Jr.s assassination was revolutionaryso why was he being by... 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