Well, it’s been an eventful October for the Columbus Aces. After losing their first game 3-4 to the Calgary Flames in a last minute meltdown the Aces have rocketed back and now hold 1st place in the Metropolitan Division with 20 pts in 11 games. Defensive issues are still lingering from that first game’s heartbreak but the Aces have more than made up for it in their scoring and physical play, with the Aces officially laying 448 hits over the course of 12 games. Though it has gotten them into some hot water (Erickson’s boarding call against Toronto for his hit on LA KINGS CLOCK GUY is a good example), the Aces press on. As a team their PK is 87.5% and their PP an unbelievable 47.1% efficient on the man advantage.
Ken Falk throws an impressive but illegal check on Toronto’s LA KINGS CLOCK GUY in the 1st period of a game on Friday, November 1st
at Media Narrative Arena.
The Aces’ average of 37 hits per game leads the NHL. Along with playing the body, the Aces have amassed a Goals For per Game of 6.17 a game (74 total) while also keeping the Goals Against per Game under 2; a 1.58 spot. I got a chance to ask Coach/Player Morgan Ward about the high numbers and he chuckled and quickly passed the praise to his players as a group: “They’re really kicking ass out there. I’ve stopped bothering to draw plays since [Garen] just kind does his own thing and we usually get a scoring chance off of it.” The Aces go into November on an 11 game winning streak, leading the Metropolitan Division with 22 points, ahead of the Hurriances who have tallied 19 so far in the 2013-2014 campaign. “We’ve got a good mix of people here…there’s not many people better than us on paper…and I think that’s something to be proud of.”, quipped Aces General Manager Steve Wisniewski, “They’re pretty much number 1 from the head to the toe. We’re forced to scratch people nightly that would be other teams’ captains.”
The Aces finish their home and home against the Toronto Hockey Bags tomorrow in Nationwide Arena. “Wow. So excite. Much score, many streak.”, said Doge. “Wow.”
THE STAT LINE
| Player Name | Position |
GP |
Goals | Assists | Points | PIMS | +/- | GWG | Hits |
| Aaron Bensing |
C |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
| Jas Chaffin |
C |
11 |
6 |
9 |
15 |
4 |
12 |
0 |
27 |
| Tyler Deel |
C |
3 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
0 |
17 |
| John Kemp |
C |
9 |
5 |
14 |
19 |
6 |
17 |
0 |
23 |
| Greg May |
C |
11 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
| Matt Olschlager |
C |
12 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
9 |
6 |
0 |
16 |
| Ken Falk |
LW |
12 |
3 |
9 |
12 |
15 |
13 |
1 |
13 |
| Mike Majeski |
LW |
12 |
2 |
7 |
9 |
12 |
4 |
0 |
8 |
| Brian Bunka |
LW |
12 |
5 |
5 |
10 |
10 |
11 |
1 |
12 |
| Roger Garen |
RW |
12 |
8 |
6 |
14 |
13 |
18 |
4 |
19 |
| Morgan Ward |
RW |
12 |
2 |
10 |
12 |
2 |
11 |
0 |
24 |
| Marc Simak |
RW |
12 |
7 |
5 |
12 |
17 |
9 |
1 |
16 |
| Mark Erickson |
RW |
12 |
3 |
11 |
14 |
27 |
13 |
1 |
41 |
| Adam Heineman |
RW |
12 |
4 |
5 |
9 |
6 |
18 |
1 |
23 |
| Brett Ireland |
D |
12 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
9 |
18 |
0 |
27 |
| Nationwide Ghost |
D |
12 |
5 |
4 |
9 |
10 |
21 |
0 |
54 |
| Chad Garvin |
D |
11 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
18 |
| Ryan Froelich |
D |
12 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
17 |
0 |
26 |
| Alison Lukan |
D |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
12 |
| Doge Manesh |
D |
11 |
3 |
6 |
9 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
20 |
| M. Stephenson |
D |
11 |
9 |
1 |
10 |
15 |
29 |
2 |
40 |
| Totals |
74 |
117 |
191 |
168 |
250 |
11 |
448 |
Goalies
| Player Name |
GP |
GAA |
GA |
SV% |
W |
| Mike Wass |
7 |
2.42 |
15 |
0.838 |
5 |
| Rob Mixer |
6 |
0.68 |
4 |
0.953 |
6 |
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