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TIL - of the Danbury Trashers, a short lived UHL hockey team started by garbage boss and mob associate James Galante who appointed his 17-y/o. son as President and GM. In their 2 seasons they set a UHL record for penalty minutes before Galante was arrested and the team folded.

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