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Adirondack Frostbite Weekly

April 3, 2006 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Adirondack Frostbite News Release


LAST WEEK: Adirondack went 3-0-0 last week improving its overall record on the season to 42-20-5 for 89 points. The Frostbite trail Danbury by six points for first place in the Eastern Division, and have three games in hand on the Trashers.

Friday, March 31 vs. Roanoke FROSTBITE 5 Vipers 3

Roanoke scored a pair of goals in the final 2:13 of the opening period to take a 3-2 lead into the first intermission. The Frostbite pulled even 11:08 into the second period on Greg Koehler's 14th goal of the season, and went ahead for good on a Mark Hurtubise tally with just 46 seconds remaining in the period. Hugo Belanger sealed the win with an empty-net goal with two seconds left in the third period. Kris Tebbs made 31 saves, including 14 in the final period, to earn the win in net.

Saturday, April 1 vs. Danbury FROSTBITE 4 Trashers 2

David Moccia got the Frostbite off to a quick start, scoring his fifth goal of the season 2:19 into the contest. Danbury knotted the score at 6:51 on a David Hymovitz power-play goal, but the Frostbite retook the lead with 35 seconds left in the period on a Greg Koehler tally. Hymovitz scored his second of the night 2:41 into the second period to tie the game at two. Hugo Belanger scored on a power-play at the 6:55 mark of the second to give Adirondack the lead back, and then he added an insurance goal at 16:56 of the third to set the final.

Sunday, April 2 @ Danbury FROSTBITE 3 Trashers 1

Adirondack completed its sweep of the home-and-home series with Danbury with a 3-1 win. The Trashers had a 1-0 lead after 20 minutes, but the Frostbite pulled even 7:32 into the second period on a Hugo Belanger power-play goal. Ryan Bennett gave the Frostbite the lead just 2:05 later, notching his 21st goal of the season. That was enough offensive support for Kris Tebbs, who finished the game with 34 saves on 35 Danbury shots. Greg Koehler set the final, scoring into an empty net with 52 seconds left in the third period.

THIS WEEK'S GAMES

Tuesday, April 4 @ Richmond 7:05 p.m.

The Frostbite and RiverDogs meet in a make-up game from a game that was postponed on November 9 due to poor ice conditions at the Richmond Coliseum. Adirondack is 12-0-0 against Richmond this season, and is 5-0-0 in Richmond. The RiverDogs are in third place of the Eastern Division with a 35-27-6 record for 76 points, and trail Quad City by two points for the final playoff spot.

Wednesday, April 5 @ Roanoke 7:00 p.m.

The Frostbite and Vipers meet for the final time this season. Adirondack is 11-0-0 overall against Roanoke, and 4-0-0 in Roanoke. The Vipers are 17-47-6 for 41 points and are in fifth place of the Eastern Division.

Friday, April 7 @ Richmond 7:35 p.m.

Adirondack returns to Richmond for the final meeting of the season against the RiverDogs.

Saturday, April 8 vs. Elmira 7:35 p.m.

The Frostbite make a quick trip home before heading back on the road as they host the Elmira Jackals. Adirondack is 8-3-1 against Elmira this season. The Jackals are in fourth place of the Eastern Division with a 26-37-7 record for 59 points.

Sunday, April 9 @ Danbury 7:00 p.m.

The Frostbite and Trashers meet for the final time during the 2005-06 regular season. Adirondack trails Danbury by six points for the top spot in the Eastern Division. The Frostbite are 6-7-2 against the Trashers this season. Adirondack is 6-2-1 in the last nine head-to-head meetings against Danbury.

FROSTBITE NOTES

- In his last five starts, Kris Tebbs is 5-0-0 with a 1.40 goals-against average and a save percentage of .945.

- Hugo Belanger and Greg Koehler both scored at least one goal in each of the Frostbite's three games last week.

- Sylvain Cloutier has 10 points (2g, 8a) in his last five games.

- Adirondack is second in the league, allowing just 28.42 shots on goal per game.

FROSTBITE LEADERS

Goals Watters 35

Assists Belanger 56

Points Belanger 86

+/- Rapoza +35

Penalty Minutes Bennefield 269

Shots Watters 220

Power-Play Goals Watters/Cloutier 16

Shorthanded Goals Watters 3

Game-Winning Goals Watters 5

FROSTBITE TICKETS

Tickets for Frostbite home games are available at the Glens Falls Civic Center Box Office (10:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, and two hours prior to game time on Sunday), or by calling the Box Office at (518) 798-0202. Tickets can also be purchased on-line at www.ticketmaster.com. Discounted group tickets for groups of 15 or more are available by calling the Frostbite office at (518) 926-7825.

FROSTBITE ON THE AIR

All 76 Frostbite regular season games can be heard on WCKM 98.5 FM and on-line at www.frostbitehockey.com with the Voice of the Frostbite, Joe Babik. Each broadcast begins 20 minutes prior to face-off with the Frostbite Pre-Game Show. In addition, all Frostbite games are available to watch on a pay-per-view basis in conjunction with B2 Networks. The B2 Networks feed can be accessed through the Frostbite website at www.frostbitehockey.com.

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