Rock Lobsters win home opener under new coach

  • Garrett Milan, at 34, the oldest player on the Rock Lobsters’ roster, celebrates a third-period goal last Friday in the team’s 2025-26 season opener at Akins Ford Arena in Athens. IAN TOCHER/Staff
    Garrett Milan, at 34, the oldest player on the Rock Lobsters’ roster, celebrates a third-period goal last Friday in the team’s 2025-26 season opener at Akins Ford Arena in Athens. IAN TOCHER/Staff
  • Rock Lobsters assistant captain Filip Virgili scored early in the final period for what turned out to be a 6-2 win in the team’s hometown debut this season. IAN TOCHER/Staff
    Rock Lobsters assistant captain Filip Virgili scored early in the final period for what turned out to be a 6-2 win in the team’s hometown debut this season. IAN TOCHER/Staff
    New Rock Lobsters general manager and head coach Garrett Rutledge has a perfect record so far in the 2025-26 Federal Prospects Hockey League (FPHL) season. The team won its first three games on the road and followed up Friday night with a solid 6-2 win over the Twin City Thunderbirds in the team’s second-season home opener at Akins Ford Arena in Athens.Russian-born Gleb Ban...

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