It was a hot night at Very Regular Center in Hunterdon New Jersey. And The Melick Flying Aces of Flemington, on their last road game of the season, came in with one goal. Total ice dominance. Captain Darren Jones, still out with an undisclosed lower body injury, was in the well heated locker room early discussing possible line options with Ryan Bleck and Mike Petersen. Black Powder liner, 'Juvy' Lou Johnson, made the call to wear Teal and try to break the season five, 0-1-1 'Teal curse', once and for all. Pre-game action also had the VRC Maintenance crew in the Aces' locker room fixing a set of florescent lights after breaking them in the 'change' process. Several Aces including Nick Minarik, Kevin Smith and Ryan Warn were outside the locker room cooling off when they noticed the Regular's goalie out on the freshly cut ice stretching and ruining a bit of the ice in the process. "That's very bush league" said Smith.
When the puck was dropped, the Flying Aces were all business. Attacking in waves and putting several quality shots on net. The Regulars, much improved from the two teams last meeting, held their ground and battled back crossing into the Aces zone with some chances of their own. But in the end, this was an Ace night. Kevin Smith lead the charge with 2 goals and an assist. 'Shock and Awe' line mate Kyle Turner was rite behind with a goal and 2 assists. 'Juvy' Lou Johnson had a goal. Ryan Warn, Josh Lovering, Kevin Brown and Craig Jones had assists. Nick Minarik let only 2 go past him. The first on a Power-play.
The Aces 4-2 win marked their seventh win of the season. A new franchise record. Kevin Smith took First Star Patch honors for the fourth time in his Ace career, tying him with Mike Petersen. The only Ace with more patches? Nick 'The Brick' Minarik with 5. The Flying Aces come home to Aspen Ice Arena, Thursday night, July 17 for their final game of the regular season. They will be battling the rival Shamrocks. The puck drops at 8:30.
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