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ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend">2006</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Home arena</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Danbury_Ice_Arena" title="Danbury Ice Arena">Danbury Ice Arena</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Colors</th><td class="infobox-data">Blue, Black, Silver, White<br /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#0f5288; color:white;"> </span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:black; color:white;"> </span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#9c9d9d; color:black;"> </span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:white; color:black;"> </span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owner(s)</th><td class="infobox-data agent"><a href="/wiki/James_Galante" title="James Galante">James Galante</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">General manager</th><td class="infobox-data agent">A.J. Galante</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Head coach</th><td class="infobox-data agent"><a href="/wiki/Paul_Gillis" title="Paul Gillis">Paul Gillis</a><br />Todd Stirling</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Franchise history</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">2004–2006</th><td class="infobox-data">Danbury Trashers</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Danbury Trashers</b> were a <a href="/wiki/United_Hockey_League" title="United Hockey League">United Hockey League</a> (UHL) professional <a href="/wiki/Ice_hockey" title="Ice hockey">ice hockey</a> team located in <a href="/wiki/Danbury,_Connecticut" title="Danbury, Connecticut">Danbury, Connecticut</a>, first established in 2004 as an <a href="/wiki/Expansion_team" title="Expansion team">expansion team</a>. The team was named for its owner's business in waste management; <a href="/wiki/James_Galante" title="James Galante">James Galante</a> purchased the franchising rights for $500,000 and named his 17-year-old son, A. J., president and <a href="/wiki/General_manager_(ice_hockey)" class="mw-redirect" title="General manager (ice hockey)">general manager</a>. As part of the franchising agreement, Galante invested an additional $1.5 million to upgrade the team's home arena, <a href="/wiki/Danbury_Ice_Arena" title="Danbury Ice Arena">Danbury Ice Arena</a>, from a 750-seat facility to a 3,000-seat venue. </p><p>In their first season, the Trashers quickly gained notoriety for their bullish, physical style of play, setting a league record for penalty minutes. The season witnessed two separate brawls and multiple player suspensions. Danbury finished second in its division and was eliminated in the playoffs by the <a href="/wiki/Muskegon_Fury" class="mw-redirect" title="Muskegon Fury">Muskegon Fury</a>, the eventual <a href="/wiki/Colonial_Cup_(ice_hockey)" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonial Cup (ice hockey)">Colonial Cup</a> champions. In their second year, the Trashers won the Eastern Division and reached the finals, but lost the championship to the <a href="/wiki/Kalamazoo_Wings" title="Kalamazoo Wings">Kalamazoo Wings</a>, handing them their only loss of the playoffs. </p><p>At the end of the team's second season, Galante was arrested on 72 criminal charges, including conspiracy to violate the <a href="/wiki/Racketeer_Influenced_and_Corrupt_Organizations_Act" title="Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act">Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act</a> (RICO). He pleaded guilty, was sentenced to 87 months in prison, and had to forfeit his ownership interests in 25 trash-hauling companies. During the same time, the Trashers disbanded, citing financial concerns including travel costs. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Danbury_Trashers&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Founding">Founding</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Danbury_Trashers&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Founding"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Danbury Trashers were founded as an <a href="/wiki/Expansion_team" title="Expansion team">expansion team</a> in the <a href="/wiki/United_Hockey_League" title="United Hockey League">United Hockey League</a> (UHL) on April 1, 2004, by <a href="/wiki/James_Galante" title="James Galante">James Galante</a>, a garbage disposal mogul, who paid a $500,000 franchise fee to the league.<sup id="cite_ref-fantasy_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fantasy-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-mob_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mob-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Galante had considered investing in the <a href="/wiki/New_Haven_Knights" title="New Haven Knights">New Haven Knights</a> prior to the franchise folding.<sup id="cite_ref-at17_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-at17-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He purchased the franchising rights after seeing the enthusiasm for hockey in <a href="/wiki/Danbury,_Connecticut" title="Danbury, Connecticut">Danbury</a> at his son A.J.'s high school games. He also wanted to give A.J. experience in how to manage a professional sports franchise, naming him president and <a href="/wiki/General_manager_(ice_hockey)" class="mw-redirect" title="General manager (ice hockey)">General Manager</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-fantasy_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fantasy-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-at17_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-at17-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A.J. was a 17-year-old high school student at the time and according to UHL commissioner Richard Brosal, some around the league thought it was an <a href="/wiki/April_Fools%27_Day" title="April Fools' Day">April Fools' Day</a> joke. After graduating high school, Galante attended <a href="/wiki/Manhattanville_College" class="mw-redirect" title="Manhattanville College">Manhattanville College</a> while maintaining his organizational duties.<sup id="cite_ref-fantasy_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fantasy-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The new team was named the Trashers, a reference to the elder Galante's main business,<sup id="cite_ref-mob_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mob-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with the logo being designed by A.J.'s friends.<sup id="cite_ref-fantasy_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fantasy-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Trashers were to play in the <a href="/wiki/Danbury_Ice_Arena" title="Danbury Ice Arena">Danbury Ice Arena</a>, a 750-seat ice rink, used for the local hockey leagues. As part of the franchising agreement the arena needed the maximum capacity expanded.<sup id="cite_ref-at17_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-at17-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Galante invested an additional $1.5 million to renovate the arena, turning it into a 3,000 seat facility.<sup id="cite_ref-fantasy_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fantasy-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-mob_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mob-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Galante envisioned a physical team with a "bad-boy image" and to become the "Evil Empire of the UHL".<sup id="cite_ref-fantasy_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fantasy-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> To that end he brought in tough guys, <a href="/wiki/Garrett_Burnett" title="Garrett Burnett">Garrett Burnett</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rumun_Ndur" title="Rumun Ndur">Rumun Ndur</a>, and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Brad_Wingfield&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Brad Wingfield (page does not exist)">Brad Wingfield</a>, who previously set a UHL record for <a href="/wiki/Penalty_(ice_hockey)" title="Penalty (ice hockey)">penalty minutes</a> (PIMs) during the 2002–03 season with 576.<sup id="cite_ref-mob_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mob-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also brought in skill players such as Jim Duhart, who led the UHL in scoring the previous season, former <a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League" title="National Hockey League">National Hockey League</a> (NHL) player <a href="/wiki/Brent_Gretzky" title="Brent Gretzky">Brent Gretzky</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Michael_Rupp" class="mw-redirect" title="Michael Rupp">Michael Rupp</a>, who played for the team during the <a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_NHL_lockout" title="2004–05 NHL lockout">2004–05 NHL lockout</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-fantasy_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fantasy-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-mob_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mob-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For the goaltender Galante acquired Scott Stirling, who was the <a href="/wiki/Most_Valuable_Player" class="mw-redirect" title="Most Valuable Player">Most Valuable Player</a> of the <a href="/wiki/ECHL" title="ECHL">ECHL</a> the previous season.<sup id="cite_ref-special_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-special-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As for the coaches, Todd Stirling, son of former <a href="/wiki/New_York_Islanders" title="New York Islanders">New York Islanders</a> head coach <a href="/wiki/Steve_Stirling" title="Steve Stirling">Steve Stirling</a> and brother of Scott, was named head coach. A.J.'s former high school head coach, Bob Stearns, was hired as an assistant coach.<sup id="cite_ref-fantasy_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fantasy-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the team had been assembled <a href="/wiki/The_Hockey_News" title="The Hockey News">The Hockey News</a> picked the Trashers to finish second in the league.<sup id="cite_ref-special_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-special-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="UHL_seasons_(2004–2006)"><span id="UHL_seasons_.282004.E2.80.932006.29"></span>UHL seasons (2004–2006)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Danbury_Trashers&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: UHL seasons (2004–2006)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Trashers first season began with the team playing around <a href="/wiki/Winning_percentage" title="Winning percentage">.500 hockey</a>. Then a quarter of the way through the 2004–05 season they went on a seven-game unbeaten streak that moved them into first place in the Eastern Division.<sup id="cite_ref-results45_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-results45-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The streak was part of nine consecutive games without a regulation loss. This lifted the Trashers into a tie for first place in the league.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the winning streak one of two brawls of the season occurred. In a game against the <a href="/wiki/Kalamazoo_Wings" title="Kalamazoo Wings">Kalamazoo Wings</a> on December 1, Wingfield attempted to instigate a fight after an altercation with a Wings player. The player refused to fight, but as Wingfield skated away the player grabbed Wingfield's jersey and pulled him back over an outstretched leg. Wingfield's skate caught on the ice as he fell backwards breaking his ankle. The play incited a brawl, in which Ndur fought with two players, attempted to kick a <a href="/wiki/Linesman_(ice_hockey)" class="mw-redirect" title="Linesman (ice hockey)">linesman</a>, and charged the Wings bench, before the officials were able to subdue him.<sup id="cite_ref-mob_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mob-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His actions led to a 20-game suspension by the league, while the Kalamazoo player received five games.<sup id="cite_ref-drop_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-drop-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Upset with the officiating, James Galante went down to ice level to voice his opinion. Galante entered the ice via the <a href="/wiki/Penalty_box" title="Penalty box">penalty box</a> where he got into a shouting match with a linesman and allegedly punched him.<sup id="cite_ref-mob_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mob-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-fine_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fine-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For his actions Galante was charged with <a href="/wiki/Misdemeanor_assault" class="mw-redirect" title="Misdemeanor assault">misdemeanor assault</a> and fined by the UHL for leaving the owner's box. The UHL stated that because of the disturbances on the ice they could not determine what actually happened. The linesman was suspended for five games for his part in the altercation.<sup id="cite_ref-fine_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fine-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He later asked that the assault charges against Galante be dropped. After this request, prosecutors still intended to pursue the charges, but eventually dropped them citing a lack of evidence.<sup id="cite_ref-mob_2-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mob-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-drop_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-drop-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the brawl, the Trashers went 8–2–0 in their next 10 games.<sup id="cite_ref-results45_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-results45-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A second brawl occurred months later in a game versus the <a href="/wiki/Adirondack_Frostbite" title="Adirondack Frostbite">Adirondack Frostbite</a>. At the end of the brawl, the Trashers' <a href="/wiki/Chad_Wagner" title="Chad Wagner">Chad Wagner</a> was being removed from the ice by the linesmen when he broke away, and attacked the Adirondack bench, grabbing their head coach, <a href="/wiki/Marc_Potvin" title="Marc Potvin">Marc Potvin</a>. Compounding the issue, two other Trashers players left the penalty box and skated towards the bench. A third player sucker punched an opponent, breaking his nose. For his part in the brawl, Wagner was banned from the UHL while the two players, who left the penalty box, received 5 and 10 game suspensions, respectively, and the third player was suspended for the remainder of the season and playoffs. Head coach Stirling was also suspended three games for not being able to control his players. It was the sixteenth time the league had suspended a Trashers player.<sup id="cite_ref-crack_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-crack-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Danbury again found success after the brawl going 8–3–0 in their next 11 games.<sup id="cite_ref-results45_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-results45-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On February 23, 2005, the Trashers again hosted the Adirondack Frostbite. World Wrestling Entertainment superstar <a href="/wiki/John_Cena" title="John Cena">John Cena</a> was on hand for what resembled more of a WWE event than a hockey game. The teams combined for 106 penalty minutes in the first period and 6 game-misconducts were issued in the first 10 minutes of the game. The Trashers would go on to win the game 4–2.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Trashers struggled towards the end of the season having both a four and three game losing streak and posting a 2–6–2 record.<sup id="cite_ref-results45_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-results45-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Danbury finished the regular season with 95 points, second place in the Eastern Division, nine points behind Adirondack.<sup id="cite_ref-season45_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-season45-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They also set a UHL record PIMs at 2,776.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the first round of the playoffs, they faced off against the Frostbite, winning the series in six games.<sup id="cite_ref-playoff45_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-playoff45-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the second round, Danbury faced the <a href="/wiki/Muskegon_Fury" class="mw-redirect" title="Muskegon Fury">Muskegon Fury</a>, who led the Central Division with 111 points.<sup id="cite_ref-season45_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-season45-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Trashers were eliminated in five games by Muskegon, who went on to win the league championship, the <a href="/wiki/Colonial_Cup_(ice_hockey)" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonial Cup (ice hockey)">Colonial Cup</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-playoff45_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-playoff45-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At season's end the Trashers were announced the winners of the UHL's Merchandiser of the Year Award.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the off-season the Trashers changed head coaches, bringing in <a href="/wiki/Paul_Gillis" title="Paul Gillis">Paul Gillis</a>, who had coached the <a href="/wiki/Quad_City_Mallards" title="Quad City Mallards">Quad City Mallards</a> the previous season. Stirling remained with the team in a scouting and consulting role.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They also brought in a new goaltender, Sylvain Daigle, who had won three Colonial Cups with the Fury. Daigle was taken by the <a href="/wiki/Port_Huron_Flags_(UHL)" title="Port Huron Flags (UHL)">Port Huron Flags</a> in an <a href="/wiki/Expansion_draft" title="Expansion draft">expansion draft</a> and traded to Danbury for their top goal scorer <a href="/wiki/Mike_Bayrack" title="Mike Bayrack">Mike Bayrack</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They also reached an agreement to have all of their games broadcast on local <a href="/wiki/ESPN_Radio" title="ESPN Radio">ESPN Radio</a> affiliated stations and to have select games broadcast on tape delay locally on <a href="/wiki/Comcast" title="Comcast">Comcast Cable</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Trashers began the season with two <a href="/wiki/Shootout_(ice_hockey)" class="mw-redirect" title="Shootout (ice hockey)">shootout</a> games, winning one and losing the other. Despite earning three out of a possible four points, Gillis was unhappy with the team's performance.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His concerns were later proved accurate as Danbury started the year with a 4–5–2 record.<sup id="cite_ref-results56_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-results56-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Trashers hovered around the .500 mark going into December where they started the month with a six-game win streak that brought them within five points of first place in Eastern Division. They finished December without a regulation loss going 11–0–3.<sup id="cite_ref-results56_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-results56-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Danbury finished the season strong with a seven-game win streak in March and finished the year on a six-game win streak.<sup id="cite_ref-results56_23-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-results56-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The winning steaks helped Danbury win the Eastern Division finishing with 107 points, nine ahead of Adirondack.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the first round the Trashers faced off against Gillis's former team, the Mallards.<sup id="cite_ref-playoffs06_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-playoffs06-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although the Trashers began the playoffs as the second <a href="/wiki/Seed_(sports)" class="mw-redirect" title="Seed (sports)">seed</a>, they had lost both regular season match-ups with the Mallards.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Danbury lost the first two games of the seven-game series at home and were facing Games 3–5 on the road.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Trashers won Games 3 and 4 to tie the series before losing game five. Facing elimination, Danbury won the final two games to win the series in seven games and advance to the second round.<sup id="cite_ref-playoffs06_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-playoffs06-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The second round was a rematch with Muskegon. The Trashers took a 3–2 series lead into Game 6, which went to triple-overtime before Danbury finally eliminated the defending champions.<sup id="cite_ref-gave_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gave-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the finals, the Trashers faced the <a href="/wiki/Kalamazoo_Wings" title="Kalamazoo Wings">Kalamazoo Wings</a>, who had not lost a game in the playoffs.<sup id="cite_ref-playoffs06_26-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-playoffs06-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Danbury lost Game 1 of the series, but rebounded to defeat the Wings in Game 2. It proved to be the only game that the Wings lost in the postseason that year, as they won the next three games to capture the championship.<sup id="cite_ref-playoffs06_26-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-playoffs06-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-gave_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gave-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the finals, Daigle set a UHL record for most <a href="/wiki/Save_(ice_hockey)" class="mw-redirect" title="Save (ice hockey)">saves</a> in a single playoff year with 511.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Controversy_and_end_of_the_Trashers">Controversy and end of the Trashers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Danbury_Trashers&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Controversy and end of the Trashers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In June 2006, James Galante was charged with 72 various charges including <a href="/wiki/Racketeering" title="Racketeering">racketeering</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-sentenced_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sentenced-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One of the charges that pertained directly to the Trashers was <a href="/wiki/Mail_and_wire_fraud" title="Mail and wire fraud">wire fraud</a>, which resulted from the interstate faxing of fraudulent salary cap documents.<sup id="cite_ref-mob_2-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mob-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Trashers had circumvented the UHLs $275,000 annual salary cap by giving players or their wives no-show positions within one of the disposal companies or giving them housing allowance checks for sums which had already been paid.<sup id="cite_ref-mob_2-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mob-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-sentenced_32-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sentenced-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Estimates were that the Trashers had exceeded the salary cap by $475,000 making the total payroll closer to $750,000.<sup id="cite_ref-sentenced_32-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sentenced-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For his part in aiding with violating the salary cap, former head coach Stirling was also charged with wire fraud. He pleaded guilty and was given five years probation.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Galante pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to violate the federal <a href="/wiki/Racketeer_Influenced_and_Corrupt_Organizations_Act" title="Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act">Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act</a> (RICO), one count of conspiring to defraud the <a href="/wiki/Internal_Revenue_Service" title="Internal Revenue Service">Internal Revenue Service</a>, and one count of conspiring to commit wire fraud. He was sentenced to 87 months of imprisonment and had to forfeit his ownership interests in 25 trash hauling companies, a <a href="/wiki/Southbury,_Connecticut" title="Southbury, Connecticut">Southbury</a> residence, six racing cars, a trailer used to haul them, and $448,153.10 in cash seized from his business office and home.<sup id="cite_ref-sentenced_32-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sentenced-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Amid the controversy, the Trashers disbanded. Adirondack failed to secure an arena lease and disbanded with their closest geographical competitor gone. Danbury folded over financial concerns, including travel costs.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The players from both Danbury and Adirondack were placed into a <a href="/wiki/Dispersal_draft" title="Dispersal draft">dispersal draft</a> and selected by the remaining teams in the UHL.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Afterwards, the Danbury market was served by a string of short-lived teams; as of 2023 only the <a href="/wiki/Danbury_Hat_Tricks" title="Danbury Hat Tricks">Danbury Hat Tricks</a> (<a href="/wiki/Federal_Prospects_Hockey_League" title="Federal Prospects Hockey League">Federal Prospects Hockey League</a>) play at Danbury Ice Arena. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_popular_culture">In popular culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Danbury_Trashers&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: In popular culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The story of James Galante and the Danbury Trashers was covered in the 2021 <a href="/wiki/Netflix" title="Netflix">Netflix</a> documentary <i><a href="/wiki/Untold:_Crimes_%26_Penalties" title="Untold: Crimes & Penalties">Untold: Crimes & Penalties</a></i>. It will be the subject of a feature film, titled <i>The Trashers</i>, from director <a href="/wiki/Cooper_Raiff" title="Cooper Raiff">Cooper Raiff</a>, with <a href="/wiki/David_Harbour" title="David Harbour">David Harbour</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cooper_Hoffman" title="Cooper Hoffman">Cooper Hoffman</a> set to star as James and AJ Galante.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The story of the Trashers was also the subject of the Novel podcast series <i>The Fighty Pucks</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span 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