I first heard it from a father on the sidelines of a Little League game soon after I moved in. ", On most Saturdays, A.J. 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. Ndur charged the Kalamazoo bench and tried to kick a linesman. For all that's happened, the kid still idolizes his father. A.J. Having failed to agree with players on a new contract, major-league owners canceled the season. How did A.J. Rumun Ndur ended up seeing red and going batshit crazy, AJ told me. Wingnut went down awkwardly, and a crack could be heard in every part of the arena: Wingnuts left tibia and fibula. sensed a fight coming, he headed down near the ice to capture it on his camcorder. He took a shot at us, AJ told me. 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Gretzky reportedly earned $100,000, which would have left little for the rest of the team. had been a serviceable defenseman in high school and had followed the Devils, so he reckoned he knew the sport well enough. "Honestly, a lot of it was getting so close to a championship with the Trashers but not winning. But they also swap remember-that-time-when stories about those two years they ran that crazy-assed hockey team. Players' wives were put on the payroll of Galante-owned companies though they performed no discernible duties. Season. Be a goalie, to which she said, Alright. 2023 ABG-SI LLC. But his fights are what people remember. But even Wingnut had nothing on Chad Wagner. "We're probably not going to want to participate," he said haltingly. After hearing ESPN hockey commentator Barry Melrose, a co-owner of the Frostbite, trash the Trashers on the radio, an enraged A.J. If Wylie signs with another team, the Chiefs could have options in . The New York Yankees have the Boston Red Sox; the Chicago Bears, the Green Bay Packers. We were paid, and everything was first class. Section 102 became a subtribe whose members had nicknames like Capone and Jackass. Though he scored on the play, he lost sight in his left eye. Paul is currently the Hockey Director for the Miami Toros Hockey Program, where he brings an extremely high level of playing and coaching experience to the Kendall Ice Arena. 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. The former Director of Hockey Operations for the Jacksonville Ice and Sports Complex, Gilles is no stranger to youth hockey. Like any father, you want to be able to do something for your son.. said of Beauregard. Most dismaying to the citizenry of Danbury, the Trashers' 2006--07 season was canceled. There was a tremendous infusion of talent, Christiansen said. GET THE PICTURE? Federal authorities had grown interested in the Connecticut waste-management industry. AL hasattended many coaching seminars and clinics around North America. Marc specializes in the full spectrum of athlete development. Now and then, AJ would watch a game from Section 102. Wagner had once set a West Coast Hockey League single-season record with 503 penalty minutes. Parents were warned to keep children away. A.J. We play a team like the Frostbite, a team with maybe two goons. He caught Josh Elzinga in a corner, called him out, beat him down. was taking calls from players and agentsincluding, he says, Sean Avery'sasking for a Danbury roster spot. They were both in waste management, and both possessed an undeniable charm that compensated for their rough edges. They stayed in the best hotels and ate at the best restaurants. Tampa Bay fans still include him among their grievances: a wasted pick. Guess what? The league's 13 other owners were happy for the cash infusion. Since birth Brenda has suffered from spina bifida, an abnormality that causes an opening in the spinal column. The Trashers' marquee player was Brent Gretzky, Wayne's kid brother. The Galantes admit that their favorite player was Brad Wingfield, a.k.a. The Galantes told Trashers who were suspendedinvariably for fightingto watch the games from the 102 seats. 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.". Jon (Nasty) Mirasty averaged more than eight minutes of penalties over 25 games. Soon they were regulars, and at one game they renewed their marriage vows. Still, Vogel wanted something to remember the moment by, so he donned his goalie gear to take some photos with Brenda on the ice. | View as text League Information Josh Elzinga played in four leagues over the course of his career. I remember being elated, guys tumbling over the boards like wed won the Stanley Cup. The Trashers went on to win that series, but lost the next. In the indictment filed by the U.S. Attorneys office, Galante was charged with 72 counts, including extortion, witness tampering, and racketeering. starts innumerable sentences, "My dad always says.", Usually so engaging and candid, A.J. In the late 1990s Galante had been sentenced to a year and a day in a federal prison after pleading guilty to tax evasion. (VOY: "Shattered") Following the loss of the USS Voyager, Johnson was devastated, but he held out hope that Janeway and the rest of the crew were alive longer than most people did. As Wagner was escorted there, he broke free to make a dash toward the opposing bench. "You got us a guy with one eye? Greg St. Clair, the fan who accompanied his wheelchair-bound wife to games, marked the occasion by getting a tattoo on his left calf of Scrappy the mascot shooting a puck emblazoned with the letters fbi. 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. From November 2019: My family story of love, the Mob, and government surveillance. But AJs favorite was Brad Wingnut Wingfield. . Originally from Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, Gilles Richard is the current Vice-President of Hockey Operations for Southeast Elite Hockey. Two months into the season, the games turned nasty. But it wasn't just the players who were punished. One year ago we knocked on the door, he said. We still got eight goons.. "Before games we'd be mobbed," says Tom Devine, owner of the Two Steps Downtown Grille. None of this fazes the 47-year-old Brenda. As the case proceeded, there was plenty of collateral damage. More information about Marc can be found atwww.OptimumAthlete.com. The Trashers were even able to land a few genuine NHL players, one of whom was Mike Rupp. "Frank would have been a hell of a Danbury Trasher," A.J. Still, the joy of playing the sport makes her feel, in her own words, on top of the world, far outweighing any pain she has endured. 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. Mid-season, thats when we really caught fire, AJ told me. If asked why they hadnt made it, theyd tell you no one had ever really given them a shot. While David-Alexandre Beauregard was no goon, he fit into the Danbury menagerie. says. While other UHL franchises were notorious for penny-pinching, the Trashers traveled in a luxe team bus. 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. Somehow they got the message upstairs. He would also wash the Trashers' jerseys in Crisco and slather Vaseline on their helmets so opponents couldn't grab hold in a fight. A violent, brutal melee from start to finish. "Listen, for all you guys who don't have a sack, I've brought enough balls for everyone," he said. 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. But for the Trashers, there was a third game, although neither Jimmy nor AJ knew about it. John also has coached with the Florida Jr. Panthers and Florida Panthers Hockey Schools for many years. Theyd gotten close in 2005; now they intended to kick the son of a bitch in. And what's more entertaining than a bunch of crazy guys getting into fights?". You did right by him and were loyal, and he would do anything for you. recalls, "even the commissioner was like, 'I would advise against that. He had once set a record in the West Coast Hockey League with 503 penalty minutes in a single season. Important: An official team/league url or a team document must be provided for us to update player stats. Josh Gratton vs Adam Elzinga - Sep 5, 2001 - YouTube NHL hockey fights, brawls, scrums, roughs, hits, cheap shots, and other incidents. Says Pomposello, "Jimmy's old school. When an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. We just figured, Were going to make a team everyone loves to hate, AJ said. Wingfield challenged a Kalamazoo player, Josh Elzinga, to a fight. "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." Though the camp was postponed until September, the St. Clairs decided to head south, meeting Vogel at Ice Line in West Chester, where he learned to skate as a kid. A.J. AFTER THE FALL While Jimmy (below right) serves out his prison sentence, A.J. The team didn't take itself too seriouslyand didn't take any crapwhich was pitch-perfect for Danbury. Predictably, Wingnut went after Elzinga, administering a considerable beating and triggering another near riot. She was loving it, said Vogel. By game's end they were hooked. (Prosecutors ultimately dropped the case for lack of proof. 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]. Maybe thats why I became obsessed with this story: It connects our little home rink with an epic of the human hockey condition. Good hotels, a beautiful locker roomseveral players remember their tenure on the team as their most satisfying time in pro hockey. just landed Galarza his first TV fight, on Showtime's ShoBox series, and an endorsement deal with the apparel company Rival Boxing. Her style may be unorthodox, but she fits right in between the pipes. Then Jimmy went about being the Jerry Jones of the UHL. The Trashers traveled in a luxury coach; they played card games and talked all night. Some fights started spontaneously, following a big hit. "I loved every player," Jimmy asserts. ", 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. But haberdashery isn't what it used to be, and Danbury has struggled to find a new commercial base. Check out more from this issue and find your next story to read. Josh Elzinga vs. Mark Versteeg-Lytwyn, November 24, 2006 - Port Huron Flags vs. Kalamazoo Wings. But by 1 a.m., the Trashers were out of fresh shirts. In 2003, from their desks above what was once center ice, agents began investigating Jimmy Galante. Al has coached youth hockeyfor the last 9 years and isa level 5 USA Hockey coach. Through United States Ice Rink Association Gilles has acquired his Hockey Director Certificate, Human Resources Management Certificate and Programming, Marketing and Promotions Certificate. The one thing that has given her joy in recent years is hockey. "Jimmy's a guest of the government, and I love that man." We're here to win.". For a team theme song, A.J. Home; Fights. One was Rumun Ndur, a Nigeria-born Canadian who was known for his aggression. 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. When asked whether they knew anything about the other side of Galantes life, most said something along the lines of Not exactly, but we did know we were well taken care of. Marc uses a basis of skating and skills rather than hockey concepts oversystems through proper small area games. "YOU'D HAVE BLUE-COLLAR GUYS NEXT TO WEALTHY REAL ESTATE DEVELOPERS. "The camaraderie with the Galante familythe laughs, the dinnersit's sad," Pomposello says, his voice catching. Asked what hes up to these days, he said, Enjoying life.. Rupp had played two seasons in the NHL and had even scored the decisive goal for the Devils in the 2003 Stanley Cup finals. Wingfield was back in uniform, having healed from the slew-footing by Elzinga that had broken his leg in several places. He offered Roanoke not just a pair of current Trashers but also other players in the UHL supplemental draft that summer. Adam Elzinga. The game turned into a riot, everyone taking a run at everyone else. "Right from day one, they've said they wanted to be the bad boys of hockey, the most hated team, the Evil Empire," Marc Potvin, coach of the Adirondack Frostbite, one of the Trashers' rivals, disapprovingly told the Toronto Star in February 2005. When Danbury became the home of the Eastern Professional Leagues Mad Hatters in 2008, the St. Clairs quickly welcomed them. 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. At home they took to the ice to Welcome to the Jungle, by Guns N Roses. Jason Chen explains the effect in depth before New Jersey plays Wednesday. Thank you." AJ and I would stand up there and look at the teams that were coming to play us, Galante told me. 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. In 2015, AJ opened a boxing club across from the Danbury arena. Kalamazoo Wings (Kalamazoo,MI) United Hockey League [Minor Professional] 2000-2007 [click to view all-time roster] Facebook gives people the power to. The documentary does a great job capturing on the emotional story of Wingfield and his strong relationship with both A.J. He fashioned his club as the bad boys, the evil empire of the UHL: If we cant beat you, were at least gonna beat you up. I remember asking, Why does he have the full mask? Someone told me, Hes only got one eye. Hed lost vision in the othera stick through the visor. It was a big to-do. Although Galante claims that he never actually made contact, he was charged with assault. SHOWTIME The Trashers didn't just start fights. The game was still knotted after two overtimes. "We loved those fansI mean loved," says Omicioli. Then AJ had gotten hurt. After he was drafted, Vogel invited the couple to Pennsylvania for training camp in August. Toward the trade deadline, we were going through a slump. "You can't have him," Roanoke Valley's GM responded. Players - FM Leaders; Teams - FM Leaders . Wiretaps of thousands of phone calls between Automated Waste Disposal employees and representatives of other trash companies in 2004 and '05 revealed a variety of criminal activities. At 24, Rupp had already spent two seasons in the majors. ", Rupp's skepticism did not diminish when Galante piloted his blue Escalade out of the airport parking lot and promptly got lost. 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. For this he was banned for life from the UHL. "Al Davis, he was a wild man with a team full of outlaws, and that's how I wanted to be. Get access to our unique free agency lists and many more premium features, Drafted 2001, 4 #48 overall by Cedar Rapids Roughriders in the USHL Entry Draft, Drafted 2000, 8 #157 overall by Windsor Spitfires in the OHL Priority Selection. Ice hockey coach and former NHL forward who won a gold medal in 1980 with the U.S. Olympic hockey team. AJ knew the sort of team he wanted: skill plus muscle, skaters plus goons. I fined him. The Trashers sprawled in the locker room as the Zamboni worked. ", Occasionally, though, Jimmy betrayed a temper and turned it on his team. You'll be the president. That team was uniquely physical, to put it nicely, Doug Christiansen, a 6-foot-5 Trashers wing, told me. Marc was a professional Triathlete for over 10 years. In the mid-to-late 1970s, he started his own company, Automated Waste Disposal, and by 2004, hed built it into a trash-collection empire of companies valued at about $100 million. From March 2014: The oracle of ice hockey. "Well, he's like anyone else to me. The issue was a letter he wanted Harper to send the commissioner, absolving Galante: Tell him that it is fucking imperative that we get that letter that Harpers gonna write to Brosal. Galante added what the referee should say in the letter: After coolin off and thinking about it for a few days I was just as much at fault. Harper never sent such a letter, but another wiretap captured Viento on the phone with Brosal: I was asked to give you a call, but not to give you a call, so that you would never be put in the predicament where somebody said that you were called. (Brosal denied any effort at coercion. It turned into a brawl. In 1980, after the Houston Oilers barely missed a trip to the Super Bowl, Coach Bum Phillips gave their fans a famous pep talk. Investigators alleged that by paying a quarterly $30,000 "mob tax" to Matthew (Matty the Horse) Ianniellothen the highest-ranking member of New York City's Genovese crime familyGalante's companies had muscled out potential competitors and charged counties and businesses inflated carting rates. Josh Patterson (F) 2000-2003: 3: Peterborough Petes: Lukas Krajicek (D) 2000-2003: 3: Peterborough Petes: Jon Howse (F) 2000-2003: 3: Peterborough Petes: Not Activated Sections Endorsements But for many, the highlight had come earlier in the season, when Wingnut got his revenge. All get tossed. Jimmy Galante was arrested on June 9, 2006, not long after the final game of the season. In professional sports, there are usually two games taking place. 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. Word of the incident quickly spread through the blue-collar Connecticut city, which soon embraced the fighting mentality of the Trashers. Elzinga declined, but as Wingfield skated away, Elzinga pulled on his jersey and stuck out a foot to trip him. He'd already played 12 seasons of pro hockey: a total of 13 games in the NHL, followed by years of wandering the minors. Before and after games downtown Danbury was hopping. Also, its funny as hellThe Sopranos meets Slap Shot. Josh Elzinga, Danville -- 5'11" late '84 is the younger brother of Adam Elzinga, an '82 who played for Danville last year (and recently made the OHL's Peterborough Petes). 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. Seven players were sent to the penalty box. A later indictment alleged that in 1992, Galante and associates conspired to set fire to a truck from a rival carting firm and kidnap a driver at gunpoint. Whether people deny it or not, everyone loves a hockey fight.. Ohio Gov. Like Danbury, once the producer of many of the world's hats. 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