Surge Announce Roster For Scrimmages Against Pensacola
Published on October 14, 2009 under SPHL (SPHL)
Mississippi Surge News Release
BILOXI, MS -- The Mississippi Surge announced that they cut their training camp roster down to 26 players in advance of the team's upcoming scrimmages against the Pensacola Ice Flyers on Thursday in Pensacola and on Saturday at 12:00 noon at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum.
Mississippi will have forwards Mike Richard, Matt Zultek, Tim Velemirovich, CJ Tozzo, Greg McCauley, Andrew Boudreau, Stephen Schofield, Casey Bartzen, Marc Lefebvre, Matthew Larke, Tom Boudreau, Chris Ferazzoli, Steve Koich, and Mark Black, defensemen Shane Wagner, Ryan Huggett, Arthur Kiyaga, Daryl Moor, Jeff Bieber, Derek Legault, Ryan Bartle, Andrew Scampoli, Jack Wolgemuth, and Steve Weidlich, and goaltenders John Hallas and Len DiCostanzo on the roster for the two scrimmages.
Saturday's scrimmage begins at 12 noon and is free and open to the public. Fans who have purchased season tickets will be able to pick up their tickets on Saturday, and fans who have yet to select a seat for the season will be able to do so at the scrimmage.
Single-game tickets for the 2009-10 season are now on sale. The Surge will celebrate opening night October 24 at 7:30 p.m. against the Louisiana Ice Gators. The first 2,000 fans ages 19 and above will receive a Surge cap courtesy of The People's Bank and CableOne, and the first 5,000 fans magnet schedules from Z95.3 FM and Kicker 107.9 FM.
2009-10 Training Camp Roster
# Player Pos Height Weight Shoots Birthdate Birthplace 2008-09 Team
2 Wagner, Shane D 6-0 190 R 10/5/1981 Stillwater, MN Twin City (SPHL)
4 Huggett, Ryan D 5-11 185 R 11/20/1986 Battle Creek, MI Battle Creek (AAHA)
7 Richard, Mike F 5-9 210 R 9/14/1983 St. Constant, QC Twin City (SPHL)
9 Zultek, Matt F 6-4 210 L 3/12/1979 Mississauga, ON Rapid City (CHL)
11 Velemirovich, Tim F 6-0 194 L 6/14/1980 Thompson, MB Heki (Finland)
14 Tozzo, C.J. F 5-9 175 L 5/3/1985 New Rochelle, NY Brooklyn (EPHL)
15 Kiyaga, Arthur D 5-9 177 R 9/29/1985 Kampala, Uganda Saguenay (LNAH)/Richmond (SPHL)
16 McCauley, Greg F 5-9 175 L 1/6/1982 Collingwood, ON Utah (ECHL)
17 Boudreau, Andrew F 5-9 170 R 3/23/1987 St. Catharines, ON Did Not Play
18 Schofield, Stephen F 6-2 185 L 7/17/1982 Sherman Oaks, CA Wichita (CHL)/Danbury (EPHL)
19 Moor, Arie "Daryl" D 6-1 190 L 5/28/1979 Kettleby, ON Columbus (SPHL)
20 Bartzen, Casey F 5-11 205 R 1/25/1979 Saskatoon, SK Geleen (Holland)
22 Lefebvre, Marc F 6-0 170 L 5/25/1982 Kanata, ON Twin City (SPHL)
23 Wolgemuth, Jack D 6-3 185 L 9/7/1984 Anchorage, AK UW-Stout (MCHA)
25 Larke, Matthew D 6-0 190 R 7/15/1987 Oxford, MI Richmond (SPHL)
26 Bieber, Jeffrey D 6-2 215 R 9/12/1985 Littleton, CO Nichols College (ECACNE)
27 Legault, Derek D 5-10 190 R 10/6/1980 Montreal, QC Arizona (CHL)/Rapid City (CHL)
28 Bartle, Ryan LW 6-2 215 L 12/3/1984 Winnipeg, MB Twin City (SPHL)
29 Boudreau, Thomas F 5-8 159 R 6/23/1983 Oak Lawk, IL Wichita (CHL)/Jersey (EPHL)
31 Hallas, John G 6-0 175 L 7/10/1985 Largo, FL Mississippi (ECHL)
32 Ferazzoli, Chris F 5-6 165 L 6/17/1980 Floral Park, NY Cincinnati (ECHL)/Jersey (EPHL)
33 DiCostanzo, Leni G 5-10 185 L 4/1/1985 Port Jeff. Station, NY Portland (AHL)/Hudson Valley (EPHL)
41 Scampoli, Andrew D 5-10 200 R 2/25/1985 Islip, NY Utretcht (Holland)
42 Weidlich, Steve D 6-0 210 R 1/23/1981 Edmonton, AB Laredo (CHL)
43 Koich, Steven F 5-11 185 L 10/20/1985 Albuquerque, NM Battle Creek (AAHA)
53 Black, Mark F 6-5 265 R 9/19/1084 Edmonton, AB Twin City (SPHL)
Chief Operating Officer: Art Clarkson
Head Coach: Steffon Walby (1st SPHL Season)
Athletic Trainer: Eric Hufnagel
Equipment Manager: Adam Waddell
Broadcaster/Media Relations Contact: Leif Skodnick
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