HOCKEY, HOCKEY ... AND MORE HOCKEY
Before we get to the big leagues, let’s take a moment or two on the league that refers to itself as “Single A Minor Professional Hockey.” On December 13, in Monroe, Georgia, the hometown Moccasins beat the Biloxi, Ga., Breakers 12-1 in a Federal Prospects Hockey League affair that lasted more than three hours … before a crowd of 3,589 that saw 39 penalties called for 185 minutes – which is extreme by any measure. There were five fights, 10 misconduct penalties and most of the 21 minors were of the more aggressive kind, like slashing, high sticking and roughing. The Moccasins finished with 26 infractions for 106 yards. They scored five power play goals and one short-handed. AUSTIN ALBNECT , a 29 year old, 6-0, 190 pounder from New Jersey, was first star … with seven points (2 goals, 5 assists). THIS IS the low-budget circuit, with 14 teams from Port Huron, Mich., to Baton Rouge, La., that seemed a best fit –...