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Trashers Hit the Road on Tuesday

February 13, 2006 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Danbury Trashers News Release


DANBURY, CT-The Danbury Trashers, proud members of the United Hockey League (UHL), wrapped up their week with a 1-1-1 record after a win at Elmira was followed by a home loss to Adirondack and a shootout loss against Richmond.

Danbury's lead in the UHL East Division stands at just four points, as the Trashers are 29-13-9 this season (67 points). Danbury starts their week with a Valentine's Day showdown against the Frostbite in Glens Falls, followed by a busy travel weekend in Elmira on Friday and Roanoke on Saturday before playing Elmira at home this Sunday evening at 7pm.

TRASHERS WEEK IN REVIEW

TRASHERS COME BACK IN THIRD PERIOD, BUT FALL 5-4 IN SHOOTOUT FEBRUARY 11, 2006

DANBURY, CT--Despite taking a brief 3rd period lead on a goal by Norwalk's Eric Lind, the Trashers were unable to come from behind on Saturday night. Joey Bastien's second goal of the night tied the score at the 13:02 mark, then the Richmond RiverDogs outshot the Trashers in the shootout en route to a 5-4 win on Saturday night at the Danbury Ice Arena.

Bastien's first goal opened the scoring at the 6:07 mark as he fired a blistering shot past Jayme Platt after a Danbury turnover caused by Dan Vandemeer. However the Trashers tied the score late in the period as Ryan Barnes beat Mike D'Alessandro with 14.8 seconds left in the period to tie the score at 1-1.

Bobby Kukulka then gave Richmond a 2-1 lead at the 5:23 mark, but Danny Stewart tied the score with his 7th of the season at the 7:23 mark.

With Fred Belanger in the penalty box for a slashing call at the 18:51 mark, Mike Oliveira netted his 31st of the season as he banged in a rebound past Platt to give Richmond a 3-2 lead after the second period.

Danbury started off the final period strong as David Hymovitz netted a power play goal at the 4:03 mark, followed by Lind's go-ahead goal at the 10:06 mark. Lind pushed the puck past the goal line after Alex Goupil's initial shot didn't completely get into the net. Stewart also added an assist.

Richmond tied the score as Bastien redirected a point shot from Dan Vandemeer at the 13:02 mark. A few minutes later, Stewart fought Dennis Mullen as he earned the "Gordie Howe Hat Trick" for the night.

Evgeny Lazarev and Kukulka scored in the shootout, while none of the four Danbury shooters were able to get one past D'Alessandro. Platt stopped 32 of 36 shots in regulation while D'Alessandro saved 33 of 37.

TRASHERS FALL TO FROSTBITE 5-2 FEBRUARY 10, 2006

DANBURY, CT-Frank Bialowas' return to the Danbury Ice Arena was an unsuccessful one as "The Animal" was caged for most of the evening due to a lack of fighting desire from the Frostbite. Instead Adirondack jumped out to a 2-0 lead and skated away to a 5-2 win over the Danbury Trashers before a crowd of 2,725 on Friday night.

Following a lackluster 7-2 loss to Danbury last Sunday, the Frostbite jumped out to a 1-0 lead as they earned a power play chance at the 3:47 mark on a Troy Smith interference call. Just nine seconds later, Sly Cloutier banged in his own rebound past Sly Daigle to give the Frostbite a 1-0 lead.

Dmitri Suur then extended the Frostbite lead after drove a shot from the left wing circle with Daigle screened at the 9:41 mark to give Adirondack a 2-0 advantage.

While nobody was willing to fight Bialowas, Brad Wingfield tried unsuccessfully to goad Blue Bennefield into dropping the gloves. Instead, Bennefield took some shoves and managed to goad Wingfield into a game misconduct at the 18:34 mark.

A scoreless second period was followed by the Frostbite quickly extending their lead to 3-0 in the final period as Ryan Bennett scored the first of two at the 2:12 mark with assists from Mark Hurtubise and Greg Koehler.

Danbury finally scored at the 6:30 mark as Carlyle Lewis ripped a shot past Kris Tebbs with an assist to Alex Goupil. The rally was short lived as the Frostbite scored just 1:25 later as Bennefield redirected a Chris Mei shot for his 10th of the year.

Mike Omicioli again closed the gap for the Trashers with his 11th of the season at the 12:50 mark, but Bennett scored his second of the night as he redirected a Koehler shot at the 16:58 mark while Adirondack was on a power play.

Sly Daigle takes the loss as he stopped 39 of 44 shots while Tebbs played an outstanding game with 46 saves in 48 shots faced.

COLLYMORE'S HAT TRICK LEADS DANBURY TO 5-2 WIN OVER ELMIRA FEBRUARY 8, 2006

ELMIRA, NY--Shawn Collymore netted the first hat trick for Danbury this season as the Trashers rebounded from a 2nd period 2-1 deficit to top Elmira 5-2 on Wednesday night at First Arena.

Danbury skated out strong in the opening period, but Nick Boucher was equal to the task for Elmira. The reigning UHL goaltender of the week stopped 11 of 12 shots in the first, but Jeff Daw's 11th of the season at the 8:53 mark opened the scoring. Elmira tied the score though as Jason Sessa wristed a shot past a screened off Sly Daigle at 17:41.

Kevin Cooper's unassisted goal at the 6:48 mark gave Elmira a brief 2-1 lead before the Trashers erupted for three goals to close off the second period. Collymore's first of the night came at 11:53 after moving his shot past Boucher off a pass from Mike Omicioli. Jamie Thompson scored on a breakaway at 15:30 to give Danbury a 3-2 lead, while Collymore's second was at the 16:46 mark.

Collymore netted the hat trick goal after he was set up by Sergei Durdin at the 15:48 mark of the final period. Daigle stopped 28 of 30 shots while Boucher saved 25 of 30 in a losing cause. The Trashers now lead Adirondack by nine points in the UHL East.

DANBURY TRASHERS WEEKLY SCHEDULE

Tuesday February 14th vs. Adirondack at GLENS FALLS CIVIC CENTER 7:00pm Friday February 17th vs. Elmira at FIRST ARENA 7:00pm Saturday February 18th vs. Roanoke at ROANOKE CIVIC CENTER 7:30pm Sunday February 19th vs. Elmira at DANBURY ICE ARENA 7:00pm

To Purchase Tickets: In Person: Danbury Ice Arena (Open every day starting at 10am. Until 5pm except Wednesdays, open until 8pm. Open until end of game on home game nights) Online: http://www.danburytrashers.com Phone: 866-565-7825, ext. 116

All Danbury Trashers games are broadcast live on AM 940/1510 ESPN Radio with the "Voice of the Trashers" Phil Giubileo. Fans can also listen online at DanburyTrashers.com and purchase the live broadcast video feed for $6.00 courtesy of B2 Communications. The Trashers are Danbury's first and only professional sports franchise. For more information, visit DanburyTrashers.com.

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