Flying Aces Snap 3 Game Skid And Overcome 'Ace Case Disgrace' On The Back of a Minarik Shutout!

The Melick Flying Aces of Flemington turned it around with the return of starting goalie, Nick 'The Brick' Minarik. The October 15 road contest at the Whack-a-Dome was the Aces last game before the bye week. At 0-2-1 in their previous 3 games, the Flying Aces needed a win badly. And who better to get it from then the very team that knocked them out of the sky in last seasons finals. Whack-a-Mole. Ace 'Shock and Awe' line mates Kevin Smith(2G 1A), Kyle Turner(1G) and Mike Petersen(1A) and Ryan Warn(1A) did all the damage on offense while Nick Minarik was quite stubborn in net, letting no puck pass. 'The Brick' earned First Star honors for the first time this season for his 'Rabid Badger' style of play.

Ace Sniper, Mike Gianetti, missed the game due to schedule confusion and It was his turn to bring the 'Ace Case'. This meant no pre or post game beverages for the team. The team captains had a short meeting on possible disciplinary measures, but in the end decided it best to leave it up to the AIAHL Players Union. After all it is one of the most powerful unions in New Jersey.

The Flying Aces are back on the road tonight at 10:30 battling the Primates. A skilled team that has won the AIAHL's 'Worst Name in the League' contest for the past 6 seasons. Here are 3 of the other names they were considering when they realized 'Predators' was not bad enough: 

Great Apes, Anthropoids, Old World Monkeys, 

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BOMBERS Keep ACES Grounded and Sweep Season Series

Days after the Aces were blown out by the B league, juggernaut Hitmen (9 to 3), the Melick Flying Aces of Flemington lost their third game in a row. The C league rival Bombers came in looking to hold on to the A.S. Cup for more than one game and to get out the brooms Sunday night at Aspen Ice Arena. Ace management called up Doug Leonard from the Perkasie Red Barons to fill in for goalie Nick Minarik.
The feisty Bombers scored on one of their first shots on goal and kept on scoring. The Aces answered quickly and often, but could never grab the lead. The Flying Aces seemed to be outplaying their airborne foes, but the Bombers continued to score key goals. With a final tally of 8 to 6 the victorious Bombers made yet another bush league move. They took a team photo on Flying Ace home ice. But the only persons who really seemed offended were this reporter and the short tempered zamboni pilot.
Perhaps the Aces were satisfied with the classy pre-game offering of beer and whiskey by 'non bush league' Bomber Captain, Bill Auld. Or perhaps they just wanted to move on and focus on tonights game against another rival... Whack-A-Mole. Or maybe the new Flying Ace mascot, 'Ace' put the boys in a non confrontational postgame mood. Either way, for the first time in AIAHL history, The Bombers keep the cup for two games in a row.

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