Eastern Professional Hockey League Notebook
Published on November 25, 2008 under Eastern Professional Hockey League (EPHL) News Release
The Thanksgiving Week in the EPHL features games on Wednesday and Saturday night as the Danbury Mad Hatters finally return home to the Danbury Arena with games on both nights. The Mad Hatters have been on the road since November 8th. The Hudson Valley Bears play their second home game in Newburgh on Wednesday night and the Jersey Rockhoppers round out the home games on Saturday evening hosting the Bears. Both the Mad Hatters and Bears will be looking to end winless streaks. Danbury is currently on a two game winless streak while Hudson Valley is winless in their last four contests.
Last Week in Review
On the other side of the standings ledger, the first place Brooklyn Aces (6-1-0) continue to roll along having won four in a row following victories over Jersey & Hudson Valley last week. The Jersey Rockhoppers (3-2-0) are in second place and are riding a one game winning streak after defeating Danbury 4-2 last Saturday night.
The EPHL Week Ahead
Wednesday 11/26: Jersey Rockhoppers @ Danbury Mad Hatters (7:00pm)
Wednesday 11/26: Brooklyn Aces @ Hudson Valley Bears (8:00pm)
(@ Ice Time Sports Complex in Newburgh, New York)
Thursday 11/27: Danbury @ Jersey (Game is Postponed due to holiday conflicts at Essex County Richard J. Codey Arena. New date is TBA and tickets purchased for 11/27 will be honored on the new date).
Saturday 11/29: Hudson Valley Bears @ Jersey Rockhoppers (7:30pm)
Saturday 11/29: Brooklyn Aces @ Danbury Mad Hatters (7:30pm)
EPHL Player of the Week
Brooklyn Aces forward Kyle McCullough has been named the Eastern Professional Hockey League Player of the Week. The twenty-five year old native of Danvers, Massachusetts tallied eight points in two games last week for the Aces. Last Friday night (11/21) vs. Hudson Valley, Kyle scored a hat trick (including the game winning goal) and added an assist in the Aces 8-2 win over Jersey. Then on Saturday night, he scored a goal and three assists against Hudson Valley in Poughkeepsie. McCullough is second in scoring in the EPHL with 6 goals & 11 assists good for 17 points. He played college hockey at U-Mass Dartmouth and split time last season with Bloomington (IHL) and New Mexico (CHL).
EPHL Goaltender of the Week
In the National Hockey League, the top goaltender wins the Vezina Trophy at the end of the year. If things keep going as they have been, the EPHL may need to look at naming its goaltender award the "Neville" Trophy. For the third time in four weeks, Eddie Neville of Brooklyn is the Eastern Professional Hockey League Goaltender of the Week. Neville improved his record to 3-1 by stopping 39 of 41 shots against the Jersey Rockhoppers last Friday. The Aces twine-tender leads the EPHL with a 2.26 goals against average and 94.1% save percentage.
EPHL Notes
The Danbury Mad Hatters have announced a "Guaranteed Win Night" for Wednesday 11/26. If the Mad Hatters lose, all fans in attendance can exchange their ticket stub for one free ticket for the Mad Hats Thursday 12/11 home game. If Danbury wins on "Guaranteed Win Night", everyone in attendance will receive a coupon for a free hot dog which can be redeemed at any Mad Hatters home game.....Wednesday night's Hudson Valley Bears home game will be played in Newburgh, New York at the Ice Time Sports Complex. For ticket information call 845-567-0005.....Brooklyn's James Brannigan continues to lead the EPHL in scoring (13 goals-6 assists-19 pts).....Other EPHL team leading scorers: Chris Seifert (Hudson Valley): 4 goals & 5 assists: 9 pts, Drew Sanders (Jersey): 4 goals & 5 assists: 9pts, Igor Karlov (Danbury): 2 goals & 6 assists: 8 pts.....Chad Wilcox of Brooklyn leads the EPHL in penalty minutes with 59.
EPHL Real Time Stats by LeagueStat.com are available at www.ephl.com.
Eastern Professional Hockey League Stories from November 25, 2008
- Hudson Valley Bears Play Wednesday Night in Newburgh against First Place Brooklyn - Hudson Valley Bears
- Eastern Professional Hockey League Notebook - EPHL
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