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Augusta Lynx Weekly

November 26, 2007 - ECHL (ECHL)
Augusta Lynx News Release


Augusta, GA - The Augusta Lynx took five out of a possible eight points this week and moved up three spots in the ECHL's South Division Standings to 4th place with four games this past week. The Lynx stayed perfect at home with a thrilling 4-3 win over the 1st place Texas Wildcatters this past Tuesday. That was followed by a three-game road trip to Mississippi to face the SeaWolves. The Lynx posted their first shutout of the year on Thursday, winning 4-0 as #35 JP Levasseur recorded his first pro shutout with 27 saves. Friday, the Lynx lost a lead with :04 seconds remaining in the 3rd period and fell in a shootout, 6-5. Saturday despite a 42-19 shots advantage, the Lynx fell 3-1 to Mississippi. #19 Aaron Slattengren and #9 Louis Goulet lead the team with 16 points a piece. The Lynx face-off in Pensacola against the Ice Pilots on Tuesday before returning home to face the Mississippi SeaWolves on Friday, November 30th. They will finish the weekend with a road game at Columbia on Saturday, December 1st.

THREE GAMES THIS WEEK:

Tuesday, November 27 @ Pensacola Ice Pilots, 7:05pm (Pensacola Civic Center)

Friday, November 30 vs. Mississippi SeaWolves, 7:35pm (James Brown Arena)

Saturday, December 1 @ Columbia Inferno, 7:05pm (Carolina Coliseum)

HOME SWEET HOME: With a 4-3 shootout win this past Tuesday in Augusta against the Texas Wildcatters, the Lynx stayed perfect at home with a 5-0-0-0 record. The Lynx have scored 25 goals in four home games, averaging five goals per game at the James Brown Arena. The Lynx have also handed Texas their only two losses (one regulation, one shootout) on the road this season. The Lynx currently own the best home record in the ECHL!

ON THE ROAD AGAIN: Even though the Lynx have the best home record in the league, they have spent the majority of the season on the road. To date, the Lynx have played 12 road games, which is tied for most in the ECHL with Texas.

LOUIE'S BIRTHDAY PARTY: The Lynx return home on Friday, November 30th as they host the Mississippi SeaWolves for the first time this season. Face-off time is 7:35pm. After two years off, Mississippi returned to the ECHL this season and will come to the James Brown Arena for the first time since the 2004-05 season. The Augusta Lynx mascot, Louie the Lynx, will be celebrating his birthday party with all the fans and his favorite CSRA mascot friends.

ZERO CLUB: With his 4-0 shutout this past Thursday of the Mississippi Seawolves, Lynx goaltender #35 JP Levasseur posted his first career pro shutout with a 27-save performance. It was the first shutout posted by the Lynx this season, and first shutout since March 17, 2007 when former goaltender Dave McKee shutout the Texas Wildcatters, 2-0.

VEE-DA-MAN: Lynx rookie defenseman #25 Adrian Veideman is on fire as of late. The 24-year-old from Sicamous, British Columbia leads all Lynx defensemen in points with 12 this season. This past week, Veideman had five points in four games including multi-point games in Tuesday's 4-3 shootout win against Texas and Thursday's 4-0 shutout win in Mississippi.

AAWESOME AARON: Lynx forward #19 Aaron Slattengren is off to a hot start and had a great week with five points. Slattengren is tied for 2nd in the ECHL in goals with 11 and posted a natural hat-trick on Tuesday in a 4-3 shootout win at home against Texas. It was the first hat-trick for a Lynx player since Shane Hynes scored three against the Florida Everblades back on December 15, 2006.

WELCOME BOBBY GOEPFERT: This past Saturday, Augusta Lynx Head Coach Bob Ferguson announced that the Portland Pirates have assigned goaltender Bobby Goepfert to the Augusta Lynx. Goepfert signed with the Pirates at the beginning of this season after playing last season for the St. Cloud State Huskies of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. Goepfert was a 2002 NHL Draft pick of the Pittsburgh Penguins (Round 6, #171 overall). His assignment to Augusta marks the first time this season that Goepfert will be in action. Goepfert spent training camp with the Portland Pirates, but has been recovering from an injury since the season began and is now 100% healthy. Last season Goepfert, 24, was a Hobey Baker Top 10 Selection and was also named to the All-WCHA First Team. Goepfert, who hails from Kings Park, New York, is very familiar with some teammates on the Augusta roster. Goepfert spent first two collegiate seasons at Providence College where he played with current Lynx teammates Jason Platt, Eric Lundberg, and Chase Watson.

ROSTER MOVES: Several roster moves were made this past week. First the Lynx placed #3 Justin Coutu on the 7-day IR and took #2 Jason Platt and #18 Igor Pohanka off of IR. The Lynx also released forward #7 Grant Goeckner-Zoeller, who was claimed off waivers and signed by the Dayton Bombers. Finally, the Lynx placed goaltender #1 Nathan Marsters on the 3-day IR this past Saturday.

RADIO HOUR RETURNS DECEMBER 3RD: The Augusta Lynx Radio Hour will take a week off before returning to the air on Monday, December 3rd from 7:00-8:00pm at Indigo Joe's (3730 Wheeler Rd.) in Augusta. Join the Voice of the Lynx, Alex "Cheeks" Kyrias for the weekly show that discusses all that related to the Augusta Lynx broadcast LIVE on 1630AM WRDW.

BROADCAST INFO: The next broadcast of Augusta Lynx hockey is Tuesday, November 27th as the Lynx finish up their four-game road swing with a visit to Pensacola to face the Ice Pilots for the first time this season. The game can be heard live on Newstalksports 1630AM WRDW at 8:05pm eastern (7:05pm central). The Stone by Design pre-game show will begin at 7:50pm eastern (6:50pm central). Games can also be watched a listened to live on B2 Networks. For more information, visit www.augustalynx.com.

COMPARED TO LAST YEAR: After 17 games last season, the Lynx were 10-7-0-0. This season after 17 games, the Lynx are 8-7-0-2 and have played the most road games of anyone in the ECHL. The Lynx won a franchise-record 39 games last season.

LYNX NOTES

Augusta is undefeated at home this season with a perfect 5-0-0-0 record, and is the only team in the ECHL that remains undefeated at home.

Aaron Slattengren had a seven-game point streak snapped with Augusta's 3-1 loss at Mississippi on Saturday.

Captain Louis Goulet had a six-game point streak snapped with Augusta's 3-1 loss at Mississippi on Saturday, but has scored nine points in his last seven games.

Chase Watson is on a three-game point streak, including scoring the lone goal in Augusta's 3-1 loss at Mississippi on Saturday.

Igor Pohanka is on a three-game point streak, having posted assists in Augusta's last three games.

The week that was:

Tuesday, November 20, Texas Wildcatters 3 @ Augusta Lynx 4 (Shootout)

It was a night to remember for #19 Aaron Slattengren, as the forward from Duluth, Minnesota scored three goals and a goal in the shootout to help the Lynx stay perfect at home this season with a thrilling 4-3 win over the first-place Texas Wildcatters. The Lynx got on the board first thanks to Slattengren's first goal, a rocket over the glove of Peter Aubry for a 1-0 lead. Texas would strike back only :38 seconds later thanks to a snap shot goal from the slot from Danick Bouchard which beat Lynx goaltender #35 JP Levasseur to the glove side. The Lynx regained the lead thanks to a 5 on 3 power play goal as Slattengren tipped home a drive from the point off the stick of #15 Eric Lundberg with help from #25 Adrian Veideman. The Lynx scored the only goal in the second period, as Slattengren netted the hat-trick picking up a drive off the end board from #9 Louis Goulet and tipping in on the right hand side for a 3-1 lead. Veideman would again pick up another assist. However, Texas wouldn't die in the 3rd period and thanks to goals from AJ Thelen and Max Taylor, the Wildcatters were able to tie the game. #1 Nathan Marsters would take over in goal to start the overtime and made several big saves to keep the Lynx in the game. In the shootout, Slattengren and #12 Ryan Dingle would score for the Lynx to prevail at home and remain undefeated at the James Brown Arena with a perfect 5-0-0 record.

Thursday, November 22, Augusta Lynx 4 @ Mississippi SeaWolves 0

This year on Thanksgiving, JP stood for 'Just Perfect' as the goaltender from Victoriaville, Quebec and the rest of the Lynx posted their first shutout of the season for Augusta in a 4-0 win over Mississippi. The Lynx were very defensively disciplined on Thursday to begin the game, absorbing the SeaWolves best chances which came in the opening frame. After a scoreless first period, the Lynx got on the board in the 2nd period with a goal from #19 Aaron Slattengren from a great pass from #9 Louie Goulet and #23 John Laliberte. For Slattengren it was his 4th straight goal for Augusta. The momentum may have shifted for good early in the 3rd period as #10 Jason Kostadine won a decisive fight that may have pumped up his teammates as the Lynx scored three goals in the final 10:01. The Lynx second goal was a rocket from the point from #25 Adrian Veideman, who received a great pass from #18 Igor Pohanka and #16 Chase Watson to make it 2-0 Lynx. The Lynx made it 3-0 as Goulet scored his 3rd goal of the year, taking a rebound off the end boards and smashing it home with help from Veideman and Laliberte. The game was put out of reach with a great individual effort from #11 Matt Christie who beat his man for a breakaway goal from the left side with help from #12 Ryan Dingle and #20 Matt Auffrey. The rest was the JP Levasseur show as the goaltender turned aside all 27 SeaWolves shots for his 4th win of the year.

Friday, November 23, Augusta Lynx 5 @ Mississippi SeaWolves 6 (Shootout)

Deja Vu all over again for the Augusta Lynx. The Lynx appeared to be headed for a win on Friday only to give up the game-tying goal with :04 seconds remaining in the 3rd period and ultimately lost in a shootout, 6-5. Scoring for the Lynx tonight were #9 Louis Goulet, #20 Matt Auffrey, #23 John Laliberte and #21 Bobby Bolt (2). Tonight marks the second time this season the Lynx have lost a lead with under :08 seconds remaining in the game. The Lynx do gain a point in the standings and remain in 4th place. The game began with Mississippi on the offensive. Two almost identical goals from the point gave the SeaWolves a 2-1 lead after the 1st period. Both shots came after face-off wins in the Lynx defensive zone and SeaWolves defensemen getting shots past a screened #1 Nathan Marsters both times. #9 Louis Goulet had the lone Lynx goal in the 1st period with assists to #15 Eric Lundberg and #25 Adrian Veideman. The second period was the #21 Bobby Bolt show, as the forward scored two straight goals, the first on a 5 on 3 power play with assists from #27 Nick Toneys and #2 Jason Platt and the second on a turnover with help from #18 Igor Pohanka and #16 Chase Watson. After two periods, the score was tied at 3-3 with the Lynx outshooting the SeaWolves 27-18. The 3rd period was a back and forth affair with the Lynx going up 4-3 with a rebound goal from #20 Matt Auffrey with help from #11 Matt Christie and Lundberg's second assist of the night. The SeaWolves would even the game at 4-4 thanks to a coast to coast goal from Lance Monynch who split three Lynx players and scored on a breakaway. However, the Lynx appeared to take the lead for good with a goal with less than three minutes remaining from #23 John Laliberte scored on a nice pass from #19 Aaron Slattengren and Goulet. However, the lead would not hold. With Auffrey in the box the SeaWolves pulled the goalie and got the equalizer from Mark Hurtubise, who found himself alone in front one on one with Marsters, who couldn't stop the last second shot that went over his glove. In overtime, the Lynx had two 4 on 3 power play chances, but couldn't convert. In the shootout, the SeaWolves scored twice while all four Lynx shooters were shut down.

Saturday, November 24, Augusta Lynx 1 @ Mississippi SeaWolves 3

It was just one of those games for the Augusta Lynx on Saturday. A lot of scoring chances, but nothing seemed to find the back of the net. Despite outshooting the SeaWolves 42-19 on Saturday, the fell to Mississippi 3-1 in the rubber match of the three-game weekend series. Mississippi wasted no time getting on the board thanks to a goal just two minutes into the game. Just :15 seconds later the SeaWolves made it 2-0 on a rebound goal and on their first three shots of the game, Mississippi had scored two goals. The Lynx went down 3-0, just a minute into the 2nd period with a point-blank goal from the slot that eluded goaltender #35 JP Levasseur. That would all Mississippi would get, but it was enough. #16 Chase Watson scored the lone Lynx goal late in the 2nd period on a rebound with help from #20 Matt Auffrey and #18 Igor Pohanka. The Lynx went 0 for 5 on the power play and posted their first regulation loss of the road trip.



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