The Brooklyn Aces are a defunct minor professional

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team that played the 2008-09 season in the Eastern Professional Hockey League. They played their home games at the 2,500 seat

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. On June 17, 2008 the Brooklyn Aces announced Chris Firriolo as the team's first head coach.

Notable players

On March 21 and 22, 2009, former New York Ranger great,

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, suited up to play two games in the EPHL, one game with the Brooklyn Aces and the other with the

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, to raise money for the Garden of Dreams Foundation, a nonprofit organization associated with

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. Duguay signed a waiver, and played his game with the Brooklyn Aces without a helmet, which allowed his hair to flow free as it did when he played in the NHL. With 37 seconds left in regulation, he assisted on the game-tying goal, but the Aces would lose 4-3 in overtime.

References

External links

Brooklyn Aces Official Site

Independent Brooklyn Aces Coverage written by journalist Patrick Hickey Jr.

{{EPHL Eastern Professional Hockey League (2008–09) teams Ice hockey teams in New York (state) Sports in Brooklyn Sports teams in New York City 2008 establishments in New York City Ice hockey clubs established in 2008 Ice hockey clubs disestablished in 2009 2009 disestablishments in New York (state)