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Trashers rebound from 3-0 deficit

April 15, 2006 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Danbury Trashers News Release


ROANOKE, VA-Drew and Mike Omicioli each netted a pair of goals as the Trashers rebounded from a 3-0 deficit with six unanswered goals as the Trashers finished the regular season with a 7-5 win over Roanoke on Saturday night.

Roanoke's Mike Wiggins, who finished with a hat trick, opened the scoring at 8:37 of the first, followed by a pair of goals from Matt Elich at 10:44 and 11:53. Mike Omicioli's first goal was on the power play at the 17:03 mark to close the gap to 3-1 by the end of the first period.

Danbury erupted in the second as Drew Omicioli scored a pair of goals at 3:39 and 10:21 of the second, with Frederic Belanger netting his 3rd in as many games in between at the 6:00 mark. Mike Omicioli scored again at the 13:10 mark, followed by Sergei Durdin's 4th of the season at the 14:32 mark to give the Trashers a 6-3 lead after two.

In the final period, Wiggins scored twice, while Jeff Daw knocked in his 17th of the seasn for the Trashers, who finished the regular season with a 48-17-11 record. The Trashers 24-7-7 road record also set a UHL mark for fewest road regulation losses in a season.

Jayme Platt stopped 33 of 38 shots while Glenn Ridler saved 57 of 64 in a losing cause for the Vipers, who end their season at 17-53-6.

Danbury returns home for the opening round of the 2006 Colonial Cup Playoffs on on Friday and Saturday at the Danbury Ice Arena against the Quad City Mallards starting at &:30pm. The remaining dates will be announced later.

Tickets for playoff games are available at DanburyTrashers.com or by calling 866-565-PUCK. 2006-07 Danbury Trashers Season Packages are also available. Call the ticket office at 866-565-PUCK or visit DanburyTrashers.com for details. All games are available on 940 AM ESPN Radio and DanburyTrashers.com with the "Voice of the Trashers" Phil Giubileo on the play-by-play, and can be purchased for $6.00 for live streaming video courtesy of B2 Networks.

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