The Havoc Wrap up Regular Season in Fayetteville
April 3, 2017 - SPHL (SPHL)
Huntsville Havoc News Release
HUNTSVILLE, AL- The Havoc wrap up the regular season in Fayetteville this weekend with a chance to finish in second place.
Weekend Recap Last weekend the Havoc brought the home half of the regular season to a conclusion with contests against Evansville and Macon.
Friday, Huntsville scored five goals in a period for the first time this season with four registered over a seven-minute span. The game took a wild turn when Evansville came back with three of their own, but the Havoc remained poised while never trailing in the contest.
By the end of the game, Darren McCormick and Christian Powers both registered multi-goal games with Scott Fellnermayr and Jordan Wood collecting a goal and an assist each. In the 7-4 victory, which knocked the Thunderbolts out of playoff contention, the Havoc scored multiple powerplay goals for the fourth time in their last five games. Saturday's contest saw another equally tense game between the Havoc and the Macon Mayhem.
Huntsville scored the game's first goal for the third straight contest with Macon coming back to tie things up in the opening frame. The Havoc regained their one-goal lead in the second period, but saw the Mayhem come right back less than two minutes later. With both teams scoring a goal in the final frame of regulation, the game headed to overtime and ultimately a shootout. During the skills competition, Macon scored on two of their three opportunities to capture the 4-3 victory.
Broken Franchise Records With the win on Friday, Huntsville now has 33 on the year; setting a new franchise record for most wins in a season.
Saturday, Huntsville hosted 5,326 fans for the final regular season home game at the Von Braun Center. The contest brought the team's overall total to 130,166, shattering last year's record, set by the Havoc, at 117,298.
Vs. Fayetteville Friday, Huntsville will travel to North Carolina to take on the Fayetteville FireAntz to wrap up the regular season schedule. The weekend marks the second straight season the Havoc see the FireAntz for games 55 and 56. Last year the two teams met in Huntsville for the final two games of the regular season and split the weekend series.
This weekend marks the second time this season Huntsville will visit the Crown Coliseum with the Havoc looking to avenge a 7-1 loss.
This season marks the second least number of meetings between the two teams during their 13-year history.
Fayetteville has scored the game's first goal in each of the first three contests against Huntsville with the Havoc taking the shotboard in two of three.
Seven of the last ten meetings, dating back to October 24th, 2015, have been decided by a goal with Huntsville winning three.
The Havoc, who registered six powerplay opportunities in their first contest at the Crown Coliseum, have been awarded six or more man-advantage opportunities in each of their last three contests overall.
Meanwhile, Huntsville has gone shorthanded three or less times in two straight games and two of the first three meetings against Fayetteville this season.
Huntsville is just five goals away from becoming the first team this season to hit 200 goals during the 2016-17 campaign. The Havoc registered 200+ goals in a season three times in franchise history with the most coming during the 2006-07 season at 221.
Fayetteville is coming off a three-in-three weekend where the FireAntz registered just two goals and lost each contest against Peoria.
What's at Stake The Havoc find themselves tied with the FireAntz for third place in the SPHL. Peoria, who sits in second, has a one point lead on the two clubs. Macon can clinch the top spot in the SPHL with at least a point in their next game and a Peoria regulation loss against Mississippi on Friday. The Havoc will not move lower than fourth place in the SPHL after this weekend.
More information will come regarding the first round of the playoffs and how you can cheer on the Havoc.
Broadcast Information Catch Havoc games on SPHL Live and on the official Huntsville Mixlr Radio Network all season long with Friday's action kicking off at 6:20 p.m. CT with the Havoc Pregame Show, while the "Voice of the Havoc" Will Wodka provides the call.
Catch Will for his weekly appearance on WKAC Sports 1080 AM every Saturday morning at 10:15 a.m.
as he joins Tim Lambert and the gang on the Applebee's Tailgate Talk.
New Havoc App Download the new Havoc app now for iOS or Android here and begin earning Havoc Rewards points now by submitting the code 'havocapp' in the 'My Rewards' section.
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