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APRIL 17, 2005

Nick Deschenes scored 11:59 into overtime to complete the Trenton Titans' sweep of the Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies in the Northern Division semi-finals! After two consecutive seasons of being swept out of the postseason by Mike Haviland's Bullies followed by last year's failure to make the playoffs altogether, the Titans have exorcised their demons! It's hard not to give a heaping share of the credit to Haviland, who evidently brought the broom with him from Atlantic City and returned the Titans to Kelly Cup contender form! Nick Kowalsky bagged a power play goal 61 seconds into the game with Scott Bertoli repeating the feat at the 13:12 mark for a 2-0 Trenton lead. Atlantic City's Jason Notermann scored 16:20 into the opening period to split the difference, then notched a power play goal midway through the 2nd period for a tie game. The game remained knot at 2-2 until Michael Schutte tallied another Titans power play goal for a 3-2 advantage. However, Shawn Mather collected a power play goal for the Bullies to force a bonus round. Deschene's game-winner was his 3rd goal in as many playoff games for the Titans. As with the first 2 games of the series, Andrew Allen skated away with the victory (36 saves on 39 shots) while Trevor Koenig was saddled with the loss (32 saves on 36 shots). Trenton will now wait for a winner to be determined between the Reading Royals and Toledo Storm. While it's a great day for Titans hockey, it's a sad day for New Jersey hockey fans as the Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies hang up their skates after an impressive 4-year run in the ECHL including the 2002/2003 Kelly Cup Championship. Farewell worthy adversaries!

*NORTHERN DIVISION SEMI-FINALS GAME 3*
*4/17/05 at Atlantic City*
Team	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	Goals	Shots
TITANS	2	0	1	1	4	36
Bullies	1	1	1	0	3	39
*Titan Goals (Assists): Rick Kowalsky (pp) 1 (Robinson, Wood), Scott Bertoli (pp) 1 (Kowalsky, Schutte), Michael Schutte (pp) 1, Nick Deschenes 3 (Bertoli).*
*Bullie Goals (Assists): Jason Notermann 2 (Deschamps), Jason Notermann (pp) 3 (Fahey, Mather), Shawn Mather (pp) 1 (Fahey, Edwardson).*
*Titan Goaltending: Andrew Allen (36 saves, 39 shots 71:59) 3-0-0.*
*Bullie Goaltending: Trevor Koenig (32 saves, 36 shots 71:59) 0-1-2.*
*Attendance: 1,992.*

APRIL 15, 2005

Brent Robinson put the biscuit in the basket 20 seconds into overtime to give the Trenton Titans a 2-1 victory and a 2-0 series lead over the Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies in the Northern Division semi-finals! Atlantic City outshot Trenton 15-8 in the opening period, then drew first blood with a Jason Notermann shorthanded goal 7:19 into the 2nd period. Nick Deschenes notched his 2nd goal of the postseason at the 16:05 mark to knot the game at 1-all and momentum shifted to the Titans. Trenton was unable to capitalize on a 12-6 shot advantage in the 3rd period, but hit the jackpot on the 2nd shot of overtime with Robinson's 2nd tally of the playoffs. Andrew Allen carved out another win in goal with 27 saves on 28 shots while Trevor Koenig was tagged with the overtime loss with 29 saves on 31 shots. Head Coach Mike Haviland remains the King of New Jersey and looks to close out the final intrastate ECHL playoff series with a perfect 9-0 record when the Bullies host the Titans for Game 3 on Sunday. Atlantic City will be looking to avoid being swept out of existence as an ECHL franchise.

*NORTHERN DIVISION SEMI-FINALS GAME 2*
*4/15/05 vs. Atlantic City*
Team	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	Goals	Shots
Bullies	0	1	0	0	1	28
TITANS	1	1	0	1	2	31
*Titan Goals (Assists): Nick Deschenes 2, Brent Robinson 2 (Kowalsky, Haggett).*
*Bullie Goals (Assists): Jason Notermann (sh) 1 (Plourde).*
*Titan Goaltending: Andrew Allen (27 saves, 28 shots 60:20) 2-0-0.*
*Bullie Goaltending: Trevor Koenig (29 saves, 31 shots 60:20) 0-1-1.*
*Attendance: 3,005.*

APRIL 13, 2005

The Trenton Titans have turned over a new leaf, winning their first playoff game ever against the cross-state rival Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies! Titans Head Coach Mike Haviland improved to 7-0 in all-Jersey ECHL postseason matches after sweeping Trenton in 3 games apiece while at the helm of the Boardwalk Bullies in 2001/2002 and 2002/2003. The Titans seized control of the game in the opening period, outshooting Atlantic City 16-7 in the frame while taking a 1-0 lead on a Leon Hayward goal at the 16:14 mark. Brent Robinson's power play goal 3:57 into the 2nd period extended the lead, then Jerramie Domish potted one midway through the 2nd stanza for a 3-0 advantage. The Bullies batlled back with a vengence in the 3rd period with a power play goal from Peter Bournazakis at 6:25 followed by a Fraser Clair tally 51 seconds later, but Nick Deschenes responded with a goal at the 11:25 mark then Andrew Allen and the Trenton defense held tight for the 4-2 series victory! Allen finished the night with 34 saves on 36 shots while AC's Trevor Koening gloved 32 of 36 Trenton shots. Game 2 is Friday night at Sovereign Bank Arena.

*NORTHERN DIVISION SEMI-FINALS GAME 1*
*4/13/05 vs. Atlantic City*
Team	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	Goals	Shots
Bullies	0	0	2	-	2	36
TITANS	1	2	1	-	4	36
*Titan Goals (Assists): Leon Hayward 1 (Judy, Cockburn), Brent Robinson (pp) 1 (Bertoli), Jerramie Domish 1, Nick Deschenes 1 (Bertoli).*
*Bullie Goals (Assists): Peter Bournazakis (pp) 1 (Edwardson, Notermann), Fraser Clair 1 (Plourde, Mather).*
*Titan Goaltending: Andrew Allen (34 saves, 36 shots 60:00) 1-0-0.*
*Bullie Goaltending: Trevor Koenig (32 saves, 36 shots) 0-1-0.*
*Attendance: 1,720.*

APRIL 9, 2005

The dust has settled and the 2nd seeded Trenton Titans (42-21-9) will host the 3rd seed Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies (42-22-8) in the Northern Division semi-finals starting Wednesday night at Trenton's Sovereign Bank Arena. Full series schedule:

2004/2005 ECHL NORTHERN DIVISION SEMI-FINALS SCHEDULE
GAME 1: Wednesday, April 13th at Sovereign Bank Arena
in Trenton, N.J. (7:00pm)

GAME 2: Friday, April 15th at Sovereign Bank Arena
in Trenton, N.J. (7:30pm)

GAME 3: Sunday, April 17th at Boardwalk Hall
in Atlantic City, N.J. (4:05pm)

GAME 4: Tuesday, April 19th at Boardwalk Hall
in Atlantic City, N.J. (7:05pm - if necessary)

GAME 5: Wednesday, April 20th at Sovereign Bank Arena
in Trenton, N.J. (7:00pm - if necessary)

APRIL 8, 2005

For the third time in 4 seasons, and for the final time ever, the Trenton Titans will face their Garden State rival Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies in the Kelly Cup playoffs! In their inaugural season (2001/2002), the underdog Bullies stunned the division-winning Titans with a 3-game sweep in the Northeast Division finals. The following season, Atlantic City was the division champs and dealt Trenton a 3-game sweep in the opening round of the playoffs en route to their Kelly Cup Championship. Of course, Mike Haviland's Boardwalk Bullies missed the opportunity for Round 3 last season when the Titans choked and missed the playoffs altogether. Now, the Titans are back and Mike Haviland is behind their bench as they head into battle against the soon-to-relocate Bullies for the final time. Atlantic City will be looking to go out in a blaze of glory eager to see Trenton's Kelly Cup quest go up in flames; Haviland will be looking to maintain his Garden State dominance by leading the Titans to quash his former team for a run at his 2nd Kelly Cup Championship. All that remains to be determined is who will have home ice advantage: Trenton has a 1-point advantage in the standings heading into tomorrow's final game of the regular season. If the Titans retain the upperhand, they will host the Boardwalk Bullies in Game 1 of the Northern Division semifinals next Wednesday (April 13th).

MARCH 25, 2005

The Titans narrowly escaped with a 4-3 win over the Boardwalk Bullies to capture the final Garden State Cup! Trenton raced out to a 3-0 lead with opening period goals from B.J. Abel, Leon Hayward, and Les Haggett. They padded the margin 20 seconds into the 2nd period with a Matt Zultek goal and seemed firmly in control of the game until the 3rd period. Atlantic City cracked Andrew Allen's armor 1:11 into the final frame with a power play goal from Peter Bournazakis, then rallied for a pair of goals in the period's 18th minute (a power play tally from Ian Walterson and an even-strength goal from Brian Fahey) to turn the game into a nail-biter. But Allen and the Titans held on for the victory, capturing the 2004/2005 Garden State Cup in the final regular season match between New Jersey's two ECHL franchises. Allen improved to 23-10-3 on the year with 32 saves on 35 shots for Trenton, while Atlantic City's Trevor Koenig shouldered the loss with 25 saves on 29 shots. In the first year of their rivalry, the Trenton Titans rallied to capture the 2001/2002 Grainger Cup 6-games-to-4 after the Bullies held a 4-3 series lead. With the name changed to the "Garden State Cup" in 2002/2003, the Bullies controlled the series from start to finish, ending with a 6-4 margin. Trenton once again overcame a 4-3 series deficit in 2003/2004 to steal the Garden State Cup back from Atlantic City once and for all. The Bullies held the advantage for much of the 2004/2005 series before Trenton's Game 10 win for a 5-5 series split. Accounting for overtime and shootout losses, the Titans won the Cup by virtue of a 5-3-2 record over the Bullies' 5-4-1 mark.

*REGULAR SEASON - 1ST BATTLE*
*10/29/04 at Atlantic City*
Team	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	SO	Goals	Shots
TITANS	0	0	2	-	-	2	31
Bullies	0	1	0	-	-	1	27
*Titan Goals (Assists): Leon Hayward (pp) 2 (Robinson, Kowalsky), Scott Bertoli 1 (Abel).*
*Bully Goals (Assists): Derek Edwardson 1 (Horvath).*
*Titan Goaltending: Andrew Allen (26 saves, 27 shots 60:00) 3-0-0.*
*Bully Goaltending: Adam Munro (29 saves, 31 shots) 1-2-0.*
*Attendance: 4,486.*

*REGULAR SEASON - 2ND BATTLE*
*11/13/04 at Atlantic City*
Team	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	SO	Goals	Shots
TITANS	0	3	0	-	-	3	34
Bullies	2	2	1	-	-	5	35
*Titan Goals (Assists): Nick Deschenes 2 (Libby), Steve Cygan 1, Phil Lewandowski 5 (Cygan, Deschenes).*
*Bully Goals (Assists): Fraser Clair 1 (Macri, Walterson), Jason Notermann 7 (Nowak), Scott Horvath 1 (Macri), Jason Notermann (pp) 8 (Fahey, Curtin), Derek Edwardson (pp) 3 (Nowak, Curtin).*
*Titan Goaltending: Chris Houle (11 saves, 14 shots 21:55), Andrew Allen (19 saves, 21 shots 37:28) 4-1-1.*
*Bully Goaltending: Jake Moreland (31 saves, 34 shots) 4-2-0.*
*Attendance: 2,347.*

*REGULAR SEASON - 3RD BATTLE*
*11/27/04 vs. Atlantic City*
Team	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	SO	Goals	Shots
Bullies	2	2	2	-	-	6	24
TITANS	2	0	1	-	-	3	29
*Titan Goals (Assists): Scott Bertoli 3 (Zultek, Robinson), Nick Deschenes 3 (Bertoli, Robinson), Mathieu Brunelle (pp) 3 (Wood, Deschenes).*
Bully Goals (Assists): Paul Caponigri 6 (McFeeters, Macri), Derek Edwardson (sh) 7 (Caponigri), Derek Edwardson (pp) 8, Kelsey Muench (pp) 1 (Fahey), Derek Edwardson 9 (Caponigri, McFeeters), Brett Nowak (pp) 7 (Curtin, Edwardson).
*Titan Goaltending: Chris Houle (18 saves, 24 shots 60:00) 3-1-2.*
*Bully Goaltending: Jake Moreland (26 saves, 29 shots) 10-2-1.*
*Attendance: 5,224.*

*REGULAR SEASON - 4TH BATTLE*
*12/18/04 vs. Atlantic City*
Team	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	SO	Goals	Shots
Bullies	0	0	2	-	-	2	27
TITANS	2	1	1	-	-	4	19
*Titan Goals (Assists): Scott Bertoli 6 (Abel, Williams), Jerramie Domish (pp) 1 (Robinson, Kowalsky), Scott Bertoli (pp) 7 (Abel, Zultek), Bryce Cockburn 2 (Kowalsky).*
*Bully Goals (Assists): Jason Notermann 14 (Nelson), Luke Curtin 8.*
*Titan Goaltending: Chris Houle (25 saves, 27 shots 60:00) 7-1-3.*
*Bully Goaltending: Jake Moreland (15 saves, 19 shots) 13-4-3.*
*Attendance: 4,812.*

*REGULAR SEASON - 5TH BATTLE*
*12/31/04 at Atlantic City*
Team	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	SO	Goals	Shots
TITANS	0	0	1	-	-	1	30
Bullies	1	0	2	-	-	3	36
*Titan Goals (Assists): B.J. Abel 4 (Bertoli, Domish).*
*Bully Goals (Assists): Rob McFeeters 4 (Peterson, Caponigri), Paul Caponigri 10 (McFeeters), Fraser Clair (en) 6.*
*Titan Goaltending: Chris Houle (33 saves, 35 shots 59:29) 8-2-3.*
*Bully Goaltending: Jake Moreland (29 saves, 30 shots) 16-4-3.*
*Attendance: 3,021.*

*REGULAR SEASON - 6TH BATTLE*
*1/8/05 vs. Atlantic City*
Team	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	SO	Goals	Shots
Bullies	0	0	0	-	-	0	19
TITANS	0	0	2	-	-	2	24
*Titan Goals (Assists): Rick Kowalsky 13 (Lewandowski, Dunlop), Bryce Cockburn 4.*
*Bully Goals (Assists): None.*
*Titan Goaltending: Andrew Allen (19 saves, 19 shots 60:00) 10-3-1.*
*Bully Goaltending: Jake Moreland (22 saves, 23 shots) 18-5-4.*
*Attendance: 6,233.*

*REGULAR SEASON - 7TH BATTLE*
*1/28/05 at Atlantic City*
Team	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	SO	Goals	Shots
TITANS	1	0	1	0	-	2	41
Bullies	0	0	2	1	-	3	30
*Titan Goals (Assists): Matt Zultek 9 (Bertoli, Hayward), Nick Deschenes (sh) 5.*
*Bully Goals (Assists): Dave Reid (pp) 2 (Curtin, Edwardson), Dave Reid 3 (Edwardson), Jason Notermann 19 (Edwardson, Curtin).*
*Titan Goaltending: Andrew Allen (27 saves, 30 shots 63:54) 10-7-2.*
*Bully Goaltending: Jake Moreland (39 saves, 41 shots 63:54) 20-7-4.*
*Attendance: 4,862.*

*REGULAR SEASON - 8TH BATTLE*
*1/29/05 vs. Atlantic City*
Team	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	SO	Goals	Shots
Bullies	3	0	0	0	-	3	21
TITANS	1	2	0	1	-	4	30
*Titan Goals (Assists): Matt Libby 2 (Brown, Domish), Connor Dunlop (pp) 5 (Robinson, Libby), Leon Hayward 4 (Domish), Rick Kowalsky (pp) 14 (Libby, Dunlop).*
*Bully Goals (Assists): Brett Nowak (pp) 9 (Notermann, Caponigri), Brett Nowak (sh) 10, Ian Walterson (pp) 3 (Nowak, Edwardson).*
*Titan Goaltending: Andrew Allen (18 saves, 21 shots 64:05) 11-7-2.*
*Bully Goaltending: Jake Moreland (26 saves, 30 shots 64:05) 20-7-5.*
*Attendance: 7,048.*

*REGULAR SEASON - 9TH BATTLE*
*2/11/05 at Atlantic City*
Team	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	SO	Goals	Shots
TITANS	2	0	0	0	0	2	37
Bullies	1	0	1	0	2	3	30
*Titan Goals (Assists): Connor Dunlop 6 (Bertoli, Kowalsky), Matt Zultek 11.*
*Bully Goals (Assists): Jason Notermann (pp) 21 (Edwardson, Shields), Fraser Clair (sh) 9 (Shields).*
*Titan Goaltending: Andrew Allen (28 saves, 30 shots 65:00) 13-7-3.*
*Bully Goaltending: Trevor Koenig (35 saves, 37 shots 65:00) 3-2-0.*
*Attendance: 2,655.*

*REGULAR SEASON - 10TH BATTLE*
*3/25/05 vs. Atlantic City*
Team	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	SO	Goals	Shots
Bullies	0	0	3	-	-	3	35
TITANS	3	1	0	-	-	4	29
*Titan Goals (Assists): B.J. Abel 5 (Bertoli), Leon Hayward 15 (Cockburn, Schutte), Les Haggett 1 (Kowalsky, Robinson), Matt Zultek 12 (Hayward).*
*Bully Goals (Assists): Peter Bournazakis (pp) 6 (Mather, Notermann), Ian Walterson (pp) 9 (Notermann, Reid), Brian Fahey 8 (Mather, Edwardson).*
*Titan Goaltending: Andrew Allen (32 saves, 35 shots 60:00) 23-10-3.*
*Bully Goaltending: Trevor Koenig (25 saves, 29 shots) 13-6-2.*
*Attendance: 6,595.*

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