After a few minutes of glaring at them in lacerating silence, Galante dumped the contents of the basket. Now and then, he liked to make an elaborate gesture, something attention-getting. There was an incident where one of our players attacked one of the Adirondack coaches, and that ended up in the Toronto Star. 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. He made some contacts, hung out in gyms in the Northeast, met some promoters and trainers, and so far he has represented three fighters. People were like, What the hells going on over there? And theyd do some research and see how young I was, and the fatherson dynamic and the type of fighters. The Galantes admit that their favorite player was Brad Wingfield, a.k.a. The first happens on the field, court, or ice. "After games you'd have these blue-collar guys next to wealthy real estate developers. 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. He was an owner of Automated Waste Disposal, a conglomerate of at least 25 trash-hauling businesses that held a near monopoly in western Connecticut and Westchester. Galante named his team for the family business: the Trashers. Within a few weeks the town's tattoo artists had learned to replicate the trash-can logo. That matchup was marred by a brawl that kicked off when Trashers left winger Brad Wingfield attempted to fight Kalamazoo's Josh Elzinga, who declined the invitation. AJ was more freewheeling when shopping for muscle. Player after player came by the house to show support. I remember being so pissed, I had to do something. In this way, they happened across, in addition to all sorts of other malfeasance, evidence of those no-show jobs, which ultimately resulted in additional charges against Galante. The league set an annual salary cap of $275,000, with a $2 luxury tax for every dollar spent above the threshold. "You can't have him," Roanoke Valley's GM responded. Wagner generally played on one- or two-game contracts, and promised AJ that he would take care of the Frostbite. All would plead guilty, as would Galante. ", THESE BONDS were cemented by a brand of violence the Trashers purveyed without apology. It was a clean shot [but] they came right at AJ, and he had a very severe knee injury, couldnt play hockey anymore. "The Danbury Trashers were the Syracuse Bulldogs of the movie Slap Shot," says Pomposello, the all-purpose assistant. He has talked casually with A.J. 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. The story of Galantes team has become legend in Fairfield County, where I live. GET THE PICTURE? Listen to the trailer for Holy Week. Coach Ernie's leadership, motivational skills, training skills, and exceptional training ethics bring exciting elements to Southeast Elite Hockey. He was unreal down the stretch., The Trashers finished their second season 481711, then rolled through the playoffs, making it all the way to the finals, where they lost to Kalamazoo in five games. I fined him. Mid-season, thats when we really caught fire, AJ told me. At home they took to the ice to Welcome to the Jungle, by Guns N Roses. Dissatisfied with the response he got from police, DeLuca went to Galante. So why was he being greeted by this kid sporting a nascent goatee, earrings and an Allen Iverson jersey? Season. The most famous tough-guy team ever was whothe Broad Street Bullies, 7475 Flyers? Players' wives were put on the payroll of Galante-owned companies though they performed no discernible duties. Rumun Ndur ended up seeing red and going batshit crazy, AJ told me. Before and after games downtown Danbury was hopping. So we knew Jimmy had resources.. I wound up having words with the referee, and unbeknownst to me, he was a full-time police officer in upstate New York, Galante told me. 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. Coach Ernie's interest in athletic performance development stems from his extensive career competing in ice hockey. I hear it again every time my son Micahs Squirt Division travel team plays a home game at the Danbury arena. The former Director of Hockey Operations for the Jacksonville Ice and Sports Complex, Gilles is no stranger to youth hockey. He offered Roanoke not just a pair of current Trashers but also other players in the UHL supplemental draft that summer. Josh Elzinga Position: D Birthday: Sep 30, 1984 From: Burbank, IL United States Height: 5'11" Weight: 190 lbs. In professional sports, there are usually two games taking place. Al grew up and was raised in small-town Manitoba and played all levels of minor and senior hockey. My dad wasnt too happy, and in so many words I was told, We need a fucking scorer. I was on spring break from college, and my break consisted of me in my room researching I didnt really have any relationships with other hockey people. Watch Unreal Save by TJ Semptimphelter. Gilles was the Lead Hockey Instructor for National Hockey Development for 4 years. He has ties,' " says Brosal. I wouldnt look for the most penalty minutes, he told me. Wingfield broke his leg in several places during a Dec. 1 game at the Danbury Ice Arena against Kalamazoo when he was tripped by the Wings' Josh Elzinga in the final seconds of the second. 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. December 03, 2005. (I wanted to bring something back to the community, Galante told me when I spoke with him in February.) Josh Elzinga Defense Born Sep 3 1984 -- Burbank, IL [38 yrs. Wins came in bunches. That team was uniquely physical, to put it nicely, Doug Christiansen, a 6-foot-5 Trashers wing, told me. (Prosecutors ultimately dropped the case for lack of proof. 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. Follow. It was all over the blogs and hockey-fight sites, the craziness. It had to do with the acoustics. was fined and suspended for nearly coming to blows with an executive from another team during a game. showed off the aggressively down-market style the Trashers brought to the UHL. During a pretrial hearing assistant U.S. attorney Michael Gustafson characterized Galante as a "manipulating, controlling, hands-on bully." In 2004, this meant buying a minor-league-hockey franchise and installing it at the local youth rink, the Danbury Ice Arena. Some say he did it as a civic benefactor, to give a depressed city something to rally around. Little separated the team from its fans, physically or culturally: They mostly made nothing, were going nowhere, and knew unfairness. Having failed to agree with players on a new contract, major-league owners canceled the season. 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. To circumvent the cap, Galante regularly doled out cash bonuses, gave some players exorbitant living allowances and gave others checks for housing after their allowances had already been paid. Jimmy owned a stock car racing team and had long talked about becoming a sports magnate. He's 27 now. Many signed with the American Hockey League, the league directly below the NHL, pushing AHL players down to teams in the UHL. VS. 1st Period - 7:13 . . All told, he played just five games for them. They had their own chants and waved body bags when opposing players lost fights. One night, he got into a shouting match with a stranger who turned out to be the visiting teams general managerthe result being a call to AJ from Richard Brosal, the UHL commissioner, followed by a short suspension. Barely two months into the season Ndur was suspended for 20 games after fighting not just opposing players but also officials and opposing coaches. Learn more about them from these League History pages. 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. In the late 1990s Galante had been sentenced to a year and a day in a federal prison after pleading guilty to tax evasion. 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. In his first semester of college A.J. In a 2004 altercation with Josh Elzinga of the Kalamazoo Wings, Wingfield's season was cut short when he gruesomely broke his leg from a Elzinga slew-foot (the act of sweeping out someone's leg.) Craig is aUSA Hockey Certified Level 4 coach; his background includes being a former Head Hockey Instructor for Maximum Development Hockey based out of Windsor, Ontario Canada, coaching numerous Southeast Elite AAA select teams and coaching within the Junior Everblades organization for over 15 years, winning multiple state championships. 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. 2023 ABG-SI LLC. Nothing.. Marc also specializes in Power Skating and using the techniques of dynamic edgework and plyometricwhile on the ice. 's high school Jimmy paid to refurbish the football stadium. For himself he built a skybox equipped with a kitchenette. 's account.). Marc uses a basis of skating and skills rather than hockey concepts oversystems through proper small area games. A UHL season was about 80 games followed by playoffs; the champion took home the Colonial Cup. Josh Elzinga vs. Brad Wingfield, December 03, 2005 - Kalamazoo Wings vs. Danbury Trashers. ), The Trashers finished the 200405 season with a 44297 record, which put them in the playoffs. 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.". The team was largely the same, with a few additions, including yet another minor-league-hockey legend, David Beauregard. When he caught wind of a local kid who couldn't afford college, he quietly wrote a tuition check. Let's just say hindsight is 20/20. Residents greeted the new hockey team with considerable excitement. In the spring of 2003, while playing for the New Jersey Devils, Rupp had scored a game-winning goal in the Stanley Cup finals. "We did our due diligence, and they put in the proper paperwork and were professional," says Richard Brosal, then the UHL's commissioner. Jimmy Galante tried to get onto the ice through the penalty box. And so it was that Jimmy Galante's "property rights system," as the government called it, became one of the largest racketeering cases in U.S. history. We only use official stats. At 24, Rupp had already spent two seasons in the majors. 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. He had me arrested in the locker room. I suspended his son." Somehow they got the message upstairs. Asan instructorand Director for the HuronHockey Schools at a young age, Steve has been very fortunate to be able to work side by side with some of the best coaches in the business. But for many, the highlight had come earlier in the season, when Wingnut got his revenge. They had, what, three goons? The FBI had sent an agent undercover to pass himself off as a rogue salesman and befriend the men around Galante. ", In their box above center ice the Galantes heckled refs and sometimes pelted opposing players with Skittles. F--- you. Needless to say it was gobbled right up.The documentary has taken the hockey and sports worlds by storm. The intimidation factor was unreal. Rumun Ndur was the only Nigerian-born player ever to make it to the NHL. That meant late-night sessions on hockeydb.com, where he searched for telling stats. He wore a full face mask. Maybe thats why I became obsessed with this story: It connects our little home rink with an epic of the human hockey condition. Kalamazoo Wings (Kalamazoo,MI) United Hockey League [Minor Professional] 2000-2007 [click to view all-time roster] Toward the trade deadline, we were going through a slump. The Trashers traveled in a luxury coach; they played card games and talked all night. Brenda St. Clair can serve as an inspiration to goaltenders and all hockey fans throughout the world. 2023 The Hockey News, Roustan Media Ltd, Get the latest news right to your inbox > Sign up here. It went like this: Elzinga clipped Wingfield in the face, Wingfield asked for a fight, Elzinga declined. Game Two is what people remember. At a press conference on April 1, Galante also introduced the team's 17-year-old president, who had just bought a suit for the occasion. Winger Frank (the Animal) Bialowas, a former runner-up for Mr. Manitoba, was not much for impulse control either. He currently resides in Southwest Florida with his wife, Wendy, and their two children. The New York Times described him as a Danbury trash hauler suspected of mob ties who had a story right out of The Sopranos., From December 2019: Scorseses elegy for the American gangster. Typical New York Rangers or New York Islanders fans were in the position of heroin addicts whod lost their supplywhich is how they found their way to the Trashers. Al lives in Lithia, Floridawith his wife and son. ", Occasionally, though, Jimmy betrayed a temper and turned it on his team. Marc also has over 20 years in Nutritional Counseling as Clinical Nutritionist. Others started formally, proposed and accepted in the way of czarist-era duels: One morning, as AJ was driving to schoolhe was by then a freshman at Manhattanville College, in Purchase, New York, a 40-minute commute from New Fairfieldhe heard Barry Melrose talking smack about the Trashers on ESPN Radio. Check out more from this issue and find your next story to read. He searched two places, one actual, one virtual. For all that's happened, the kid still idolizes his father. After the game they'd come back and greet the players. Like Danbury, once the producer of many of the world's hats. VS. 1st Period - 12:37. Mathieuhas had a lengthy professional career that spanned over a 14 year period. When an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. Sep 30, 1984 Position D Age 38 Height 5'11" / 180 cm Place of Birth Burbank, IL, USA Weight 183 lbs / 83 kg Nation USA Shoots L Youth Team - Status Retired Brother: Adam Elzinga Team Staff profile of Joshua Elzinga also available Use/Embed statistics Default Per Game Average Coaches Played For Player Statistics Regular Season + Postseason Vogel and the St. Clairs developed a friendship on Facebook thanks to their mutual interest in hockey. They happily agreed. 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.". Al has coached youth hockeyfor the last 9 years and isa level 5 USA Hockey coach. ESPN The Magazine reported that one onlooker described Wingnut as on all fours, like an animal braying for help. Hed be out the rest of that season, and half of the next. My father said, out of nowhere, If I ever buy a hockey team, youre going to run it. I was like, Yeah, sure. Then, two days later, he said, Okay, I bought the team. True to his word, Galante made his son the teams general manager. "Of course, if we had to do it again, would we have accepted that franchise? That May they played their hated rival, Kalamazoo, in the Colonial Cup finals. Southeast Elite is proud to announce the Mathieu Garon with be an instrumental member of the Southeast Elite organization as a goaltender instructor. "Al Davis, he was a wild man with a team full of outlaws, and that's how I wanted to be. But as Wingnut moved away, Elzinga stuck out his skate and grabbed Wingnuts jersey. There was something else in the books too. "The camaraderie with the Galante familythe laughs, the dinnersit's sad," Pomposello says, his voice catching. Between periods, players take off their jersey and pads. Not that they just rubber-stamped Galante's application. Elzinga declined, but as Wingfield skated away, Elzinga pulled on his jersey and stuck out a foot to trip him. In the summer of 2005, federal agents raided Galantes offices, coming away with more than $500,000 in cash and more than 5,000 boxes of documentsreceipts, account books, you name it. Because adult-sized chest protectors were too big for her, she initially wore one meant for children. 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. The Trashers folded three days after Galantes arrest. He had once set a record in the West Coast Hockey League with 503 penalty minutes in a single season. 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. They led the league in penalty minutes. First of all, if you look at the bus, it was pretty sick, Mario Larocque told me. The team's actual payroll would later be estimated at $750,000. Which was the point: The Danbury Ice Arena was the sort of place where you could get into it with a random bozo in the bleachers, and he would turn out to be the head of the opposing team. Torres said he lost confidence at . Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. - Improve your search rank One team employee had the inspired idea of buying fresh fish and placing it in the HVAC ducts above the visiting locker room. Could there be a better symbol of the link between fans and team? But even Wingnut had nothing on Chad Wagner. But Galante got around it in classic mob fashion: no-show jobs. They stayed in the best hotels and ate at the best restaurants. - Premium Design on your profile page (optional) Sign up today to get the best features and analysis from the NHL and beyond. Playing against the Trashers was "a s--- show," said Chris Chaput, who was a center for the Elmira Jackals in 2005--06. Galante had contributed to DeLuca's campaignsand those of many Connecticut politiciansbut this was personal. The 200405 UHL season coincided with the NHL lockout. settled on "Welcome to the Jungle." , New Brunswick, Canada, Gilles Richard is the current Vice-President of Hockey Operations for Southeast Elite Hockey. 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. "He made fans feel like they were an integral part of the team. With a Premium subscription, you'll get access to over 30 tools, features and benefits. The result was a kind of frontier justice. But his passion for sports never faded. "Well, he's like anyone else to me. If asked why they hadnt made it, theyd tell you no one had ever really given them a shot. Danbury, Connecticut, is the ultimate small city. Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Adam Elzinga, 1982-07-23 Burbank, IL, USA USA. So in 2004 Galante sank his money into the hockey equivalent of Double A ball. 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. Marc's experience as a professional Triathlete and coach with Team USA brings an understanding of the whole body and the athlete to the Ice. As he headed to baggage claim at the small suburban airport, something didn't look right. Originally from the Metro Detroit area, Craig grew up playing youth hockey in Michigan within the Detroit Little Caesars organization. Hockey Fights is an entertainment site with no direct affiliation to the National Hockey League, its teams, or NHLPA. (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.) Having been a professional player, coach, and instructor for over 15 years, Gilles has been able to help continue to grow youth hockey programs across the state of Florida. What does that mean? And how is this kid running a hockey team?". Josh Elzinga vs. Mark Versteeg-Lytwyn, November 24, 2006 - Port Huron Flags vs. Kalamazoo Wings. She accepted and over the next two years would occasionally hit pucks around, even after the Trashers ignominiously folded in 2006. This summer, she took multiple trips to the ER for what she believes is a pinched nerve in her neck. Frank The Animal Bialowas, a legend in hockey circles, had played three games in the NHL, then spent the rest of his career in the minors, rambling from rink to rink, like a bad man in a Western. After signing Gretzky, he went for Jim Duhart, the Crash Davis of minor-league hockey. Catalyzed by their new scorer, the Trashers cruised through the regular season, finishing 48--17. According to the indictment, Galante was making quarterly payments of $30,000 to Matty the Horse, the successor to Vincent the Chin Gigante and the boss of the Genovese crime family. Through United States Ice Rink Association Gilles has acquired his Hockey Director Certificate, Human Resources Management Certificate and Programming, Marketing and Promotions Certificate. Additionally, Charlie is the Head of Academics for TPH, Estero. For a team theme song, A.J. How did A.J. 117 followers. 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. In court, Matty the Horse was ruined and old, hard to understand. It was a twist Elmore Leonard might have considered improbable. He was a star in the UHL, having scored 43 goals for the Port Huron Beacons the previous season. "No," Jimmy replied. Pick your poison. called his middleman in Quebec and essentially rented Wagner for a game against Adirondack. "We had two defensemen hurt; otherwise we woulda won," A.J. Home; Fights. We were paid, and everything was first class. Someone had said Galante, with a near-monopoly on regional garbage collection, was driving out competitors. There was only one problem: it wasnt protecting her sides, leaving her exposed, and often, black and blue. Also, its funny as hellThe Sopranos meets Slap Shot. Questioned about the no-show jobs, former players laughed and changed the subject. "Every character they had, we had. During the 201011 season, the Quebec League averaged 3.2 fights a game. ", In his first game for Danbury, Beauregard had a goal and an assist as the Trashers won 5--1. My son plays there eight or nine times a year. That matchup was marred by a brawl that kicked off when Trashers left winger Brad Wingfield attempted to fight Kalamazoos Josh Elzinga, who declined the invitation. The game was still knotted after two overtimes. This updated clip brings back the perspective of how Trashers fans were feeling during this moment of redemption. The winning goal came in the third overtime. So while Greg, 49, can walk, his wife is paralyzed, relying on a motorized wheelchair to move around. 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. Today he represents Frank Galarza (11-0-2), the New York State light middleweight champ. Galantes payments were characterized as a mob tax to ensure his companies primacy in the trash trade. All Rights Reserved. Rupp played 14 games for the Trashersracking up five goals, five assists, and 30 penalty minutesbefore going back to the NHL for nine more seasons. Next year were going to kick the son of a bitch in!, It was like that with the Trashers. So Greg stitched together multiple chest protectors what he called a Frankenstein model to ensure her safety. IT WAS A SPECIAL EXPERIENCE.". As evidence that Galante was prone to violence, the prosecution played footage of him purportedly striking the official during the infamous Kalamazoo game. The trade rumors negatively impacted Torres on the field. First year, he was playing for the Port Huron Beacons, killing us. The fans in section 102 who had once heckled him for his one eye instantly embraced him. Jimmy Galante purchased an expansion franchise in the United Hockey League, the equivalent of Double A baseball. Before a big game a team employee might check into the visitors' hotel and pull the fire alarm. Originally from Montreal,Charlieplayed over 900 games professionally around the globe over his 17-year career, including the NHL with the Edmonton Oilers. The players exchanged looks of confusion. Born 1984-09-30 in Burbank, Illinois. It will have mobsters. We had one [enforcer], and the poor guy got challenged every shift. The pediatric emergency room at Danbury Hospital was named for Galante after he helped fund it. The game plan was 'Keep your cool and you'll get a power play,' but it didn't always work out. Same for Mike Rupp. ), According to ESPN, an FBI wiretap that was capturing Galantes phone calls would later reveal that three days after Wingnut broke his leg, Galante asked his business associate Ciro Viento to call Commissioner Brosal. Says St. Clair, "It still feels like I got kicked in the f------ chest. Elzinga refused. They were always pulling them out late, clearing the bench, fighting and celebrating. But his fights are what people remember. | View as text League Information Josh Elzinga played in four leagues over the course of his career. At a home game in Danbury, he beat up three Adirondack forwards, AJ said. I suspended him. Wingfield was back in uniform, having healed from the slew-footing by Elzinga that had broken his leg in several places. One player told me he did actual work in waste removal for Galantenothing no-show about his job. He fights with heart. Jim grew up and played minor hockey in Toronto, Canada. Some of the UHL's East Coast teams were either moving to other leagues or folding. All get tossed. According to authorities, DeLuca said yes and provided Colella's address. The closest team to Danbury, the Frostbite played in Glens Falls, New York, just three hours away by luxury coach. If Micahs short careerhes currently 10 years oldwere, God forbid, to come to a sudden end, Id gladly enlist a mobster to buy him a team so he could still have a future in hockey. While David-Alexandre Beauregard was no goon, he fit into the Danbury menagerie. It turned into a brawl. The Danbury arena, meanwhile, has returned to its old existence as a youth rink. 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. Rupp had played two seasons in the NHL and had even scored the decisive goal for the Devils in the 2003 Stanley Cup finals. 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