Next year were going to kick the son of a bitch in!, It was like that with the Trashers. says. Word of the incident quickly spread through the blue-collar Connecticut city, which soon embraced the fighting mentality of the Trashers. ", "Dad, if this guy had two eyes, he might be one of the greatest NHL players ever! Matty the Horse spent 18 months in the big house, but he survived it, dying a free man in August 2012. A big city has its strivers and fine food and bright lights. Eventually, Donny Grover, a former Trashers defenseman, noticed Brenda in the stands and invited her onto the ice. He wore a full face mask. 117 Followers, 355 Following, 69 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Josh Elzinga (@jelzinga86) 117 Followers, 355 Following, 69 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Josh Elzinga (@jelzinga86) jelzinga86. When the signal comes, they pull on a fresh shirt, put on the gear, head out. MICHAEL J. LEBRECHT II FOR SPORTS ILLUSTRATED (A.J.). We're here to win.". In court, Matty the Horse was ruined and old, hard to understand. Still, it was clear who had the ultimate authority: Before and after some games Jimmy gave the team fiery pep talks and blistering critiques. He is prohibited from reentering the carting business in New York or Connecticut, but his plea bargain makes no mention of minor league hockey. ", On most Saturdays, A.J. After taking swipes at various players, he grabbed Potvin, the Adirondack coach, and knocked him down. What happened today in history (27 February): Sandeep Singh and Constantine I were born, Leonard Nimoy and Chandra Shekhar Azad died, World NGO Day, Bayern Munich was founded, Pakistan retaliated . At a home game in Danbury, he beat up three Adirondack forwards, AJ said. While other UHL franchises were notorious for penny-pinching, the Trashers traveled in a luxe team bus. Dissatisfied with the response he got from police, DeLuca went to Galante. conducted one interview, for a New York Times story, while walking through his high school, where cellphones were banned; he had to hang up on the reporter when he passed a teacher in the hall.) Because adult-sized chest protectors were too big for her, she initially wore one meant for children. There was no other number. He had skipped an afternoon class to pick up Rupp. 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. The documentary does a great job capturing on the emotional story of Wingfield and his strong relationship with both A.J. Some fights started spontaneously, following a big hit. Pick your poison. It turned into a brawl. If asked why they hadnt made it, theyd tell you no one had ever really given them a shot. They loved playing for Jimmy, because he took care of them. 2005-2006 UHL Fight - Danbury Trashers Brad Wingfield Takes Revenge On Josh Elzinga Who Ended His 2004-2005 Season On A Slew Footing Incident The Broke Winge. Wingfield was back in uniform, having healed from the slew-footing by Elzinga that had broken his leg in several places. The teenage sports exec became an irresistible media story. We would yell down during warm-ups, Come on, youre going to be skating for us next year! And theyd look at me and rub their fingers, and Id reach in my pocket and pull out my wallet, and theyd start laughing., Beauregard was one of my favorites, AJ said. 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. I suspended his son." "Honestly, a lot of it was getting so close to a championship with the Trashers but not winning. ", Occasionally, though, Jimmy betrayed a temper and turned it on his team. And it all ended in an FBI raid and subsequent indictment that landed Galante in the slammer, along with the infamous gangster Matthew Ianniello, aka Matty the Horse, the then-86-year-old capo di tutti capi of the Genovese crime family. He knows how to treat people. A small town has its lawns and picket fences and wholesome values, a big town its go-getters and civic fathers. I figured it would be like a video game, controlling players and all that. ", In his first game for Danbury, Beauregard had a goal and an assist as the Trashers won 5--1. She was loving it, said Vogel. By game's end they were hooked. They were both in waste management, and both possessed an undeniable charm that compensated for their rough edges. Then Sen. Joseph Lieberman hailed Galante as a "shining example" in the community. He graduated from Manhattanville with a business management degree in 2008 and bought into a New York City company that sells heating oil and diesel fuel. When it came time to negotiate Gretzkys contract, AJ turned the deal over to his father. Thirty-two other individuals, including Matty the Horse, were charged as part of the investigation. Coach Ernie's interest in athletic performance development stems from his extensive career competing in ice hockey. - Improve your search rank wasn't the only reason Galante drew comparisons with Tony Soprano. But Galante got around it in classic mob fashion: no-show jobs. First of all, he was a really good player, AJ explained, and second, the name recognition.. He took a shot at us, AJ told me. Though he lived with his wife and two children in suburban New Fairfield, he was beloved in nearby Danbury, where he had his office. In many ways, the first round of that postseason was the high point: the Trashers versus the Frostbite, best of seven. When he caught wind of a local kid who couldn't afford college, he quietly wrote a tuition check. Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Adam Elzinga, 1982-07-23 Burbank, IL, USA USA. Through United States Ice Rink Association Gilles has acquired his Hockey Director Certificate, Human Resources Management Certificate and Programming, Marketing and Promotions Certificate. Barely 50 games into the season Stirling, the coach, was suspended for three games for failing to control his players. 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. Everyone, however, agrees that he did it at least in part for his son, AJ, who was 17. , New Brunswick, Canada, Gilles Richard is the current Vice-President of Hockey Operations for Southeast Elite Hockey. Now, the younger Galante has embraced boxing instead of hockey. Having collected 563 goals over the course of his 15 seasons in various leagues, Duhart gave the Trashers a second genuine scoring threat. The players were aware that their owner was, well, connected. Mathieuhas had a lengthy professional career that spanned over a 14 year period. Jimmy was arrested and charged with misdemeanor assault. was fined and suspended for nearly coming to blows with an executive from another team during a game. 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). He was a star in the UHL, having scored 43 goals for the Port Huron Beacons the previous season. The Trashers still trigger strong responses in Danbury, too. The 200405 UHL season coincided with the NHL lockout. 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. (Galante denies having had this conversation.) 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. Theres nothing sadder than a small city. During his four years of collegiate playfor the Miami OH Redhawks (CCHA), he received the Terry Flannagan Humanitarian Award recognizing Ernie's strong character and leadership skills both on and off of the ice. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. He named it Champs Boxing Club & Fitness. So I reached out to a guy I knew in the Quebec League and said, Get me Chad Wagner., Chad Wagner was one of the most feared hockey fighters of the era. "Oh, everyone knew the deal," says Omicioli, "but [we] didn't care. Season. There was something else in the books too. Fifteen years have passed since the Danbury Trashers disbanded in 2006 as a result of the federal investigation that landed Jimmy Galante in prison after he pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy, tax fraud and wire fraud. Charlie has coached numerous Southeast Elite AAA teams throughout the years, bringing home many championships. Galante passed him a note that asked, Do you want me to have someone pay him a visit? Hes working to turn Danbury into a boxing meccaup there with Oxnard, California., Galante got out of prison in 2014. Maybe thats why I became obsessed with this story: It connects our little home rink with an epic of the human hockey condition. "Al Davis, he was a wild man with a team full of outlaws, and that's how I wanted to be. He's crazy.' felt that the Trashers needed a goal scorer. First year, he was playing for the Port Huron Beacons, killing us. In 2004, this meant buying a minor-league-hockey franchise and installing it at the local youth rink, the Danbury Ice Arena. That team was uniquely physical, to put it nicely, Doug Christiansen, a 6-foot-5 Trashers wing, told me. He has ties,' " says Brosal. IT WAS A SPECIAL EXPERIENCE.". says, shifting uneasily in his seat. Some of the UHL's East Coast teams were either moving to other leagues or folding. Same for Mike Rupp. Jimmy Galante purchased an expansion franchise in the United Hockey League, the equivalent of Double A baseball. Guess what? ", "WE LOVED THOSE FANS," SAYS OMICIOLI. The first happens on the field, court, or ice. In the spring of 2003, while playing for the New Jersey Devils, Rupp had scored a game-winning goal in the Stanley Cup finals. When A.J. The intimidation factor was unreal. Rumun Ndur was the only Nigerian-born player ever to make it to the NHL. When father and son get together, they talk family, business, the future. Featured in the NETFLIX documentary Untold: Crime \u0026 Penalties, the story of the Danbury Trashers relives the short and tumultuous history of an old United Hockey League team that married WWE Wrestling with the innocence of The Mighty Ducks to offer a brand of hockey never before seen. The roster was constantly in flux, but it usually had more enforcers than players in need of protection. The Trashers were even able to land a few genuine NHL players, one of whom was Mike Rupp. We just figured, Were going to make a team everyone loves to hate, AJ said. The Galantes hired J. Todd Stirling, a son of former Islanders coach Steve Stirling, as the inaugural coach. There were hundreds of fans like Greg and Brenda St. Clair, a Danbury couple who went halfway through the season to check out the new team. She accepted and over the next two years would occasionally hit pucks around, even after the Trashers ignominiously folded in 2006. "We had two defensemen hurt; otherwise we woulda won," A.J. MIKE RUPP wore a look of confusion. During the 201011 season, the Quebec League averaged 3.2 fights a game. "I loved every player," Jimmy asserts. At home they took to the ice to Welcome to the Jungle, by Guns N Roses. began moonlighting as a boxing manager. The team slogan was Bad Boys Talkin' Trash. But a small city, full of drifters and vacant lots, faded Victorian houses lining its weed-buckled streets, is ruinously sad. Latest Fights Date Players Videos 03/01/09 R. Sexsmith ( EVI) vs. J. Elzinga ( CBZ) 3rd Period 18:55 Watch 11/24/06 M. Versteeg-Lytwyn ( KAL) vs. J. Elzinga ( PHF) 1st Period 12:37 Watch 03/12/06 J. Elzinga ( KAL) vs. D. Van Drunen ( MUS) ", The Galantes put the rowdiest boosters behind the opposing bench. AJ spent the summer after his senior year assembling a roster. Maybe because Im Italian and in the garbage business.. Josh Elzinga vs. Mark Versteeg-Lytwyn, November 24, 2006 - Port Huron Flags vs. Kalamazoo Wings. Ohio Gov. 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. "You better not lose again. The 200405 Trashers blew through the UHL like a freak storm. This article appears in the May 2018 print edition with the headline The Mobster Who Bought His Teenage Son a Hockey Team., The week that followed Martin Luther King Jr.s assassination was revolutionaryso why was it nearly forgotten? Marc also specializes in Power Skating and using the techniques of dynamic edgework and plyometricwhile on the ice. Winger Frank (the Animal) Bialowas, a former runner-up for Mr. Manitoba, was not much for impulse control either. But they also swap remember-that-time-when stories about those two years they ran that crazy-assed hockey team. 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. 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.) VS. 1st Period - 7:13 . Defense. Galante was a philanthropist; a pediatric suite in the emergency department of Danbury Hospital was named for his family. Al wenton to a successful financial career before building and operating his own ice rink in Lithia, Florida. Sign up for EP Premium and verify your profile to access these benefits. Little separated the team from its fans, physically or culturally: They mostly made nothing, were going nowhere, and knew unfairness. 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. Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way. Before a big game a team employee might check into the visitors' hotel and pull the fire alarm. As the case proceeded, there was plenty of collateral damage. The Danbury Trashers earned respect with their fists as often as their sticks. In 1980, after the Houston Oilers barely missed a trip to the Super Bowl, Coach Bum Phillips gave their fans a famous pep talk. They also saw the Trashers as a kind of validation: Someone believes in Danbury. So why was he being greeted by this kid sporting a nascent goatee, earrings and an Allen Iverson jersey? Featured in the NETFLIX documentary Untold: Crime & Penalties, the story of the Danbury Trashers relives the short and tumultuous history of an old United Ho. All told, he played just five games for them. Asked by email whether there could be a sequel, a Danbury Trashers II, Galante responds, "Anything is possible! "He made fans feel like they were an integral part of the team. "YOU'D HAVE BLUE-COLLAR GUYS NEXT TO WEALTHY REAL ESTATE DEVELOPERS. This year we beat on the door. There was a tremendous infusion of talent, Christiansen said. When the 2004--05 lockout ended, Rupp returned to the NHL and is still playing, for the Wild. The Trashers were hosting the Kalamazoo Wings, and Brent Gretzky was being shadowed by the Kalamazoo defenseman Josh Elzinga. Asked how the payback made him feel, Wingnut said great, but I would have liked to have seen him leaving the ice on a stretcher or in a body bag.. The Trashers traveled in a luxury coach; they played card games and talked all night. Gustafson would later describe Galante as a manipulating, controlling, hands-on bully., When I asked Galante why hed become a fixation for prosecutors, he said, I have no idea. The Galantes told Trashers who were suspendedinvariably for fightingto watch the games from the 102 seats. Following a successful junior hockey career, he played four (4) years of college hockey at Eastern Michigan University, where he was a CSCHL All-Star in 2001. 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. Team Information. (He also forfeited his ownership in 25 trash-hauling firms.) 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. Yet in some ways Galantes biography seemed unlike that of a traditional hood. She would go there (the Danbury Ice Arena) every single day and sit around in the stands for a total of probably eight hours just to watch an hour of practice, Greg said. Adam has over 25 years of hockey experience as a player and coach. Elzinga declined, but as Wingfield skated away, Elzinga pulled on his jersey and stuck out a foot to trip him. The injury barred him from the NHL, so he was down among the minor-league rabble. AL hasattended many coaching seminars and clinics around North America. The Trashers would sell out the arena regularly as fans of various ethnicities, ages and collars converged to cheer them on. what happened to josh elzinga hockey. But AJs favorite was Brad Wingnut Wingfield. The judge let Galante remain out of prison pending trial but put him under house arrest. That meant late-night sessions on hockeydb.com, where he searched for telling stats. Unlike most enforcers, Wingnut could really play. "The camaraderie with the Galante familythe laughs, the dinnersit's sad," Pomposello says, his voice catching. "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." Josh Elzinga Position: D Birthday: Sep 30, 1984 From: Burbank, IL United States Height: 5'11" Weight: 190 lbs. (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.) 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. - Connect directly with players, coaches, teams, scouts and agents (optional) A.J. Today he represents Frank Galarza (11-0-2), the New York State light middleweight champ. The league's 13 other owners were happy for the cash infusion. He has talked casually with A.J. I took a swing at him. They led the league in penalty minutes. 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. Residents greeted the new hockey team with considerable excitement. For this he was banned for life from the UHL. Marc specializes in the full spectrum of athlete development. ), The Trashers finished the 200405 season with a 44297 record, which put them in the playoffs. 2006-2007 Regular Season . A.J. He was a great owner." That's all we needed to hear. . says wistfully. It started becoming urban legend.. 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. It was a twist Elmore Leonard might have considered improbable. made connections over the summer with agents, scouts and middlemen who could deliver that goalie from Manitoba or that playmaker from Quebec. Ten years ago, Connecticut waste-management king Jimmy Galante started a minor league hockey team and put his teenage son, A.J., in charge. No one wanted to fight him, AJ said. said. Players' wives were put on the payroll of Galante-owned companies though they performed no discernible duties. Learn more about them from these League History pages. Maybe it was better that way. acted decisively. 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. From March 2014: The oracle of ice hockey. Additionally, Charlie is the Head of Academics for TPH, Estero. If you have any questions or problems with the league statistics contact: League Admin The Washington Capitals have signed defenseman Nick Jensen to a three-year contract extension worth an average annual value of $4.05 million. As Wagner was escorted there, he broke free to make a dash toward the opposing bench. Galante, at 17, come to run a minor league hockey team with NHL talentand, in turn, take a leading role in Slap Shot meets GoodFellas meets Hoosiers? "People would make comments: 'Aren't you afraid of him? 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. They weren't just happy to go to games. ", Roseanne Galante, reasonably, asked her husband and son if they had any idea what they were doing. Danbury fans whod followed the team to Glens Falls got word of the situation and gave the players the shirts off their own backs. When an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. Just two unforgettable seasons sealed in amber. As Wingfield skated away,. picks his words with great care when discussing what he calls "the legal issues" of the last few years. Jon (Nasty) Mirasty averaged more than eight minutes of penalties over 25 games. At A.J. Initially, just as a spectator. "I didn't know s--- about hockey either," volunteers Greg, a propane tank repairer. "You got us a guy with one eye? The Trashers folded three days after Galantes arrest. The story of Galantes team has become legend in Fairfield County, where I live. Still, Vogel wanted something to remember the moment by, so he donned his goalie gear to take some photos with Brenda on the ice. As AJ explained it to me: It happened at dinner. But as Wingnut moved away, Elzinga stuck out his skate and grabbed Wingnuts jersey. Hockey Fights is an entertainment site with no direct affiliation to the National Hockey League, its teams, or NHLPA. . The Trashers' marquee player was Brent Gretzky, Wayne's kid brother. Josh Elzinga NOT the Josh who broke Brad Wingfield's leg . DeLuca believed his granddaughter's husband, Mark Colella, had physically abused her. He got suspended., As James Harper, a veteran minor-league linesman, was talking with the scorekeeper, he got into it with Jimmy Galante, whod come down from the owners box. In September 2008, U.S. District Court judge Ellen B. Burns sentenced him to 87 months in prison. Marc was a professional Triathlete for over 10 years. Listen to the trailer for Holy Week. He offered Roanoke not just a pair of current Trashers but also other players in the UHL supplemental draft that summer. We play a team like the Frostbite, a team with maybe two goons. "We did our due diligence, and they put in the proper paperwork and were professional," says Richard Brosal, then the UHL's commissioner. However, hed been to prison for tax evasion. The Danbury Whalers of the Federal Hockey League now play downtown, and it's fair to wonder whether they would be there were it not for the hockey culture Jimmy Galante started and the arena he built. Players were welcome to stay at the Galantes' gargantuan home and, in one case, not even asked to leave after using Roseanne Galante's laptop to download Internet porn. It was all over the blogs and hockey-fight sites, the craziness. I first heard it from a father on the sidelines of a Little League game soon after I moved in. ", In their box above center ice the Galantes heckled refs and sometimes pelted opposing players with Skittles. It was populated by the die-hard, the angry, and the drunk. Hed been named with several others, including Trashers Coach J. Todd Stirling, who pleaded guilty to taking part in the salary-cap fraud. Gilles is a Level 4 Hockey Coach with USA Hockey. The constant sitting has led to excruciating backaches. Right before the league's trade deadline in March 2006, Jimmy and A.J. Theyd gotten close in 2005; now they intended to kick the son of a bitch in. 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.". The U.S. Attorneys office learned enough to get wiretaps and, eventually, search warrants. A.J. Although Jimmy and A.J., with their contempt for other franchises, took pride in letting proxies handle league board meetings and conference calls, Brosal says they were fine corporate citizens of the UHL: "Jimmy would get fined, and he would argueWho do you think you are?and five hours later the money was wired into the account. Watch Unreal Save by TJ Semptimphelter. Jimmy Galante tried to get onto the ice through the penalty box. Josh Doan and Jack Judson scored for the Sun Devils (15-19-0), who were forced to play a man short against the Nanooks (19-10-2) due to mounting . Yet three Trashers earned more than $100,000 apiece. But it wasn't just the players who were punished. 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. 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. was on the phone with agents for some of the best hockey players in the world. I'm not just hungry; my stomach is growling. Young Blood, Goon, they were all there. On such nights, I suppose Im just like Galante was, rooting for my son in the crazed way understood by all hockey parents. ", THESE BONDS were cemented by a brand of violence the Trashers purveyed without apology. The Trashers featured some of the most storied names in hockey violence. 2002-03 Chicago Steel #6 Josh Elzinga: 2004-05 Kalamazoo Wings #3 Josh Elzinga: 2005-06 Kalamazoo Wings #3 Josh Elzinga Be a goalie, to which she said, Alright. The second year, Port Huron became the Roanoke Valley Vipers. He paid the funeral costs of a U.S. soldier killed in Iraq and donated $200,000 to a nonprofit that provided financial assistance to soldiers serving overseas. The charge was later dropped due to a lack of clear evidence, but Brosal fined Galante an undisclosed amount and suspended Harper for five games. "He can score unbelievable," A.J. Nothing.. settled on "Welcome to the Jungle." "A.J. As Wingfield skated away, Elzinga grabbed the back of his opponents jersey and pulled him over his outstretched leg, breaking Wingfields left tibia, fibula and ankle. The trade rumors negatively impacted Torres on the field. 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. Sign up today to get the best features and analysis from the NHL and beyond. Now and then, AJ would watch a game from Section 102. 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