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November 17, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL)
Florida Everblades News Release


ESTERO, FL - The Florida Everblades pushed their winning streak to six after coming up with a pair of wins at home against the Augusta Lynx. The Blades enter this week's action with a record of 8-2-1 (17 pts., 1st, South Division).



THIS WEEK (All Times Eastern)

Friday & Saturday, November 21 & 22 at Augusta Lynx 7:30 p.m. (Friday), 7:00 p.m. (Saturday)
GAME NOTES: The Everblades continue their four-game series with Augusta this weekend when they travel to Augusta, GA. The Everblades are 2-0-0 vs. the Lynx this season after winning a pair of games from Augusta this past weekend at Germain Arena. The games are the third and fourth of 12 between the clubs this year and the first two of eight at Augusta this season. The games are also the first two of a season-long nine-game road trip for Florida. The Everblades rivalry with the Lynx is the third longest in the team's history with the clubs having met 75 times. Florida holds an all-time record of 53-16-6 vs. Augusta and is 24-10-3 all-time on the road vs. the Lynx. The Lynx enter this week's action with a record of 5-5-2 (12 pts., T-4th, South Division)

IN THE COMMUNITY:
On Tuesday, November 18 Everblades players will be appearing at two Publix Supermarket's for the Publix Holiday Fest. The players will be on location from 3 - 7 p.m. at both the Morse Shores Publix on Palm Beach Blvd. and the new Publix located at the Shops at Verandah at the intersection of Palm Beach Blvd. and Hwy. 31.



LAST WEEK'S RESULTS

Friday, November 14 vs. Augusta Lynx 1-0 Shootout Win
The Everblades increased their win streak to five after a 1-0 shootout win over the Lynx on Friday night at Germain Arena. The teams played to a scoreless tie through regulation and the five-minute overtime period. In the five-round shootout, the only player to score was Danick Bouchard on Florida's first attempt. Everblades rookie goaltender David Leggio recorded his first career shutout by stopping all 16 Augusta shots in regulation and overtime. Lynx net-minder Mike Brodeur also got credit for a shutout by turning away all 46 Florida shots in regulation and overtime. Florida Special Teams: PP: 0-of-7; PK: 3-of-3.

Saturday, November 15 vs. Augusta Lynx 5-2 Win

The Everblades carried back-to-back shutouts into Saturday's game vs. Augusta and came away with their sixth straight win. Ross Carlson netted his first career hat-trick, which included a short-handed goal, and Aaron Brocklehurst recorded a power play goal. Ernie Hartlieb finished off the scoring with a short-handed empty net goal with 24 seconds left in the contest. In goal Anton Khudobin pushed his winning streak to five straight after stopping 27 of 29 shots. Florida Special Teams: PP: 1-of-3; PK: 7-of-7.

EVERBLADES ITINERARY:
Monday, Nov. 17: Practice, 10:00 a.m. @ Germain Arena
Tuesday, Nov. 18: Practice, 10:00 p.m. @ Germain Arena
Wednesday, Nov. 19: Practice, 10:00 a.m. @ Germain Arena
Thursday, Nov. 20: Travel Day to Augusta
Friday, Nov. 21: GAME vs. Augusta Lynx, 7:30 p.m. @ James Brown Arena
Saturday, Nov. 22: GAME vs. Augusta Lynx, 7:00 p.m. @ James Brown Arena
Sunday, Nov. 23: OFF DAY

2008-09 EVERBLADES REGULAR SEASON NUMBERS
Quick Stats
Overall Record 8-2-1
Home Record 6-2-0
Road Record 2-0-1
Overtime Record 0-1
Shootout Record 1-0
Power Play 13-72 (10th)
Penalty Kill 72-80 (2nd)

Leading Scorers
Kevin Baker 6-7-13
Ross Carlson 6-6-12
Ernie Hartlieb 6-5-11
Jonathan Paiement 3-6-9
Danick Bouchard 5-3-8
Ryan Lang 3-5-8

Leading Goaltenders
Anton Khudobin 1.84 GAA, 5-1-0
David Leggio 2.14 GAA, 3-1-1

Plus/Minus Leaders
Ross Carlson +8
Ernie Hartlieb +7
Kyle Peto +5

Player of the Week Nominees: This week's Everblades Player of the Week nominee is Ross Carlson who netted his first career hat-trick on Saturday night and finished the week with a plus-3 rating. The Everblades Goaltender of the Week nominee is David Leggio who recorded his first career shutout in his lone start, blanking Augusta 1-0 on Friday night.

Special Teams Breakdown: Here's a look at the special teams of the Everblades and how it breaks down overall, home and away: Power play: 13-of-72 (18.1%) which ranks the Everblades 10th in the ECHL. At home the Everblades are 5-of-51 (9.8%) which ranks 23rd. On the road the Everblades are 8-of-21 (38.1%) which ranks 1st in the league. Penalty Kill: 72-of-80 (90.0%) which ranks the Everblades 2nd in the ECHL. At home the 'Blades are 50-of-56 (89.3%) which is 6th. On the road the Everblades have killed off 22-of-24 (91.7%) which ranks 2nd in the league.

Who's Hot: Here's a look at who's been playing well for the Everblades of late: Forward Ernie Hartlieb has points in nine of the first 11 games this season (5g, 6a)...forward Ryan Lang has three goals and three assists in the last six games...forward Ross Carlson has a point in eight of the last nine contests (6g, 5a)...forward Kevin Baker has 10 points in the last six games and has tallied a point in six of the last nine (5g, 7a)...after losing his first start, goaltender Anton Khudobin has won five straight.

PK is OK!: The Everblades' penalty killers have been strong all season long, but has been nearly impenetrable over the last six games. During that span, the Everblades have been short-handed 40 times, but have only allowed two goals for a penalty killing percentage of 95.

No Goal For You!: The Everblades have been getting strong goaltending this season from their tandem of Anton Khudobin and David Leggio, but lately the pair has been nearly unbeatable. To two combined to record back-to-back shutouts over Gwinnett (Nov. 8) and Augusta (Nov. 14) with each recording a shutout. Overall the duo helped the Everblades to a shutout string of 165:43 between goals on November 7 and November 15. The last time the Everblades recorded back-to-back shutouts you have to go back to 2005-06 when the Everblades blanked Augusta and Pensacola on December 27 & 28.

See you in December!: On Wednesday night the Everblades will depart on a season-long, nine-game, 17-day road trip that will take them up north. During the trip, the Everblades will face Augusta twice and Gwinnett once before heading to the North Division. Once up north, the Everblades will play Reading twice, Trenton twice and Johnstown and Elmira once each. The nine-game trip is the second longest in Everblades history, second only to the team's inaugural season when the Everblades opened the 1998-99 season with 13 road games. The Everblades don't come back to Germain Arean until December 12 when they host South Carolina.

Milestones Reached: Everblades forward Kevin Baker recorded his 200th career point with his assist on Aaron Brocklehurst's goal vs. Augusta on November 15.

Milestone Alert!: Everblades forward Kevin Baker is on the verge of reaching career milestones in goals. He needs two goals to reach the century mark in goals. Already this season Baker hit a milestone for assists when he registered his 100th career helper on November 3.

Upcoming Milestones: Here are some other milestones that Everblades players could reach this upcoming season: Forward Ross Carlson is 17 games away from his 100th career game played...forward Ernie Hartlieb is 29 games shy of his 500th career game...forward Brad Herauf is 31 games away from playing in his 300th career game...forward Ryan Lang finds himself 27 points away from the 200 point mark in his career...forward Mark Lee is 33 games away from the 300...defenseman Peter Metcalf finds himself four games away from 400 games played in his career...defenseman Kyle Peto needs to play in 28 games to hit 100 in his career...forward Mathieu Roy will hit the 100 games played mark in his career with 18 games played...defenseman A.J. Thelen will also reach the 100 games played milestone by playing in 25 more games.

Everblades Coach's Show!: The Everblades coach's show "Blades Talk!" holds it's next show on Tuesday, November 18 from 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.! The show will take place live each Tuesday the team is in town at J. Daniels Bar & Grill located at the corner of Daniels Pkwy. & Fiddlesticks Rd. in Ft. Myers. The show can also be heard live on 770 ESPN Radio and can heard via the internet by visiting the Everblades website at www.floridaeverblades.com.

Ticket Information: Everblades 2008-09 group tickets and individual game tickets are on sale now! Fans can purchase tickets at the Germain Arena box office, which is open from 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Tickets can also be purchased over the phone by calling TicketMaster at (239) 334-3309, or online at www.ticketmaster.com. For additional information, contact the Everblades office at (239) 948-7825.

On the Air: Everblades games, home and away, can be heard on 770 ESPN Radio and via the internet courtesy of Waterman Broadcasting by logging on to www.floridaeverblades.com or www.abc-7.com/sports. In addition, Everblades games can be viewed via the internet thanks to B2 Networks by logging on to www.b2livetv.com. Join the voice of the Everblades Kevin Reiter as he calls all the action! The Everblades pre-game show begins 20 minutes prior to game time.

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