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Augusta Lynx Weekly

December 3, 2007 - ECHL (ECHL)
Augusta Lynx News Release


Augusta, GA - With three wins this past week, the Augusta Lynx have put together their first three-game winning streak of the season. The Lynx enter this week just two points out of second place in the ECHL's South Division. It was a record-breaking week for the Lynx, as on Tuesday they defeated the Pensacola IcePilots 9-1, posting the largest margin of victory in the club's 10-year history. #19 Aaron Slattengren had seven points, including four goals and three assists. His seven points set a Lynx record for most points in a game by one player. His +8 rating in the game also tied an ECHL record. #23 John Laliberte had four goals and two assists. He a Slattengren became only the third set of teammates in ECHL history to score four goals in the same game. Friday, the Lynx stayed perfect at home this season with a 3-2 win over Mississippi. Head Coach Bob Ferguson posted his 79th win behind the bench for the Lynx, setting a new franchise record. Saturday, the Lynx posted their first win in Columbia this season with a 2-1 overtime win over the Inferno. #11 Matt Christie scored the game-winning goal.

THREE GAMES THIS WEEK:

Tuesday, December 4 vs. Johnstown Chiefs, 7:05pm (James Brown Arena)

Friday, December 7 vs. South Carolina Stingrays, 7:35pm (James Brown Arena)

Saturday, December 8 vs. Mississippi SeaWolves, 7:05pm (James Brown Arena)

HOME IS WHERE THE WINS ARE... With a 3-2 win this past Friday over the Mississippi SeaWolves at the James Brown Arena, the Lynx remained perfect at home and remain the only undefeated team at home in the ECHL. The Lynx have six wins and are outscoring their opponents 28-17 at home. The Lynx will have 10 home games during the month of December.

... BUT ROAD IS WHERE THE GAMES ARE: With their 2-1 overtime victory in Columbia this past Saturday, the Lynx played in their 14th road game of the season, which leads the ECHL (Reading also has played 14 road games). Although the Lynx only have a 5-7-0-2 record on the road, all three overtime wins have come away from home.

IMPRESSIVE PRO DEBUT: New Lynx goaltender #30 Bobby Goepfert had an impressive pro debut this past week, posting two wins in the Lynx perfect week. Goepfert's first career pro game came this past Tuesday with a solid performance in net during the Lynx 9-1 win. Although the score was lopsided, Goepfert made several key saves early in the game and stopped 23 of 24 shots. On Saturday, Goepfert was even better, stopping 25 of 26 Columbia shots in the 2-1 overtime win. Through two games, Goepfert has a goals against average under 1.00 and a 96.0% save percentage.

FERGUSON SETS RECORD: With the 3-2 win on Friday over Mississippi, Lynx Head Coach Bob Ferguson became the all-time wins leader in Augusta Lynx history with his 79th career win behind the bench. Ferguson broke the mark set by Dan Wiebe, who coached the Lynx during their first 2 ½ seasons and posted a record of 78-58-10. To date Ferguson's record with the Lynx stands at 80-76-8.

TEDDY BEAR TOSS NIGHT: The Lynx will host their annual Teddy Bear Toss Night on Saturday, December 8th against the Mississippi SeaWolves. Face-off time at the James Brown Arena is 7:05pm. All fans are encouraged to bring a new teddy bear or stuffed animal to the game to throw onto the ice after the first Lynx goal. The Lynx are shooting to eclipse last year's mark of almost 400 teddy bears and stuffed animals, which will be collected and donated to children under care at MCG Children's Hospital and Doctor's Hospital.

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. This week's guests are Head Coach Bob Ferguson, and Lynx forwards #19 Aaron Slattengren and #23 John Laliberte.

TONEY AWARD: With a power play goal on Friday, defenseman #27 Nick Toneys scored his first career goal in a Lynx uniform on Friday night. Through eight games the Waupaca, Wisconsin native has four points this season. Before being traded from Phoenix, Toneys had yet to score a point for the Roadrunners, so the move to Augusta has worked out well so far for the defenseman.

SLATTENGREN'S TERRIFIC TUESDAY'S: Lynx left-winger #19 Aaron Slattengren seems to like playing on Tuesday's. The forward from Duluth, Minnesota has scored eight goals in the three Tuesday games the Lynx have played this season. Slattengren leads the ECHL in goals scored with 15.

BROADCAST INFO: The next broadcast of Augusta Lynx hockey is Tuesday, December 4th as the Lynx begin a three-game homestand with a game against the Johnstown Chiefs from the ECHL's North Division. So far this season, the Lynx have a 2-2-0 record against North Division opponents this season. The game can be heard live on Newstalksports 1630AM WRDW at 7:05pm. The Stone by Design pre-game show will begin at 6:50pm. Games can also be watched a listened to live on B2 Networks. For more information, visit www.augustalynx.com.

COMPARED TO LAST YEAR: After 20 games last season, the Lynx were 11-9-0-0. This season after 20 games, the Lynx are 11-7-0-2 and have played the most road games of anyone in the ECHL. The Lynx won a franchise-record 39 games last season.

LYNX NOTES

#12 Ryan Dingle led all Lynx rookies in scoring during the month of November with 14 points.

Goaltender #35 JP Levasseur has won three out of his last four games.

With their home game against the Mississippi SeaWolves on December 8th, the Lynx will have played Mississippi five times in the last three weeks.

#10 Jason Kostadine is tied for second in the ECHL with nine major penalties.

The week that was:

Tuesday, November 27, Augusta Lynx 9 @ Pensacola Ice Pilots 1

It was a record-setting night for the Augusta Lynx as they finished off a seven-day, four-game road trip with a resounding 9-1 win over the Pensacola Ice Pilots. #19 Aaron Slattengren set a new Augusta Lynx franchise record with seven points in the game, which included four goals and three assists. Slattengren's four goals gave him 15 on the season, which leads the ECHL. Slattengren was also a remarkable +8 on the evening. #23 John Laliberte also had a phenomenal night, also scoring four goals and adding two assists for a six-point evening. The Lynx wasted no time getting on the board as Laliberte scored on a rebound drive as Slattengren let a drive go from the left hand circle. Slattengren would give the Lynx a 2-0 lead and add his first as he squeezed home a rebound with assists from Laliberte and #9 Louis Goulet. #12 Ryan Dingle made it 3-0 just over a minute later with a backhand goal in front with an assist to #11 Matt Christie. The rest of the period was highlighted by Lynx goaltender #30 Bobby Goepfert, who in his pro debut was sharp early. The only goal that ended up getting past Goepfert was a late 1st period power play goal that made it 3-1 at the end of one period. The 2nd period was all Lynx as they scored three more goals. Laliberte posted his second of the game with a one-timer with help from Slattengren and Goulet to make it 4-1. Slattengren then scored the next two, the first with more help from Laliberte and #25 Adrian Veideman. Slattengren's hat-trick was an unassisted effort that gave the forward his second hat-trick within a week and gave the Lynx a 6-1 lead heading into the 2nd intermission. The 3rd period was the John Laliberte show as he scored the first two of the period for his 3rd and 4th goals of the night. The Lynx made it 7-1 when Laliberte tipped home a drive from #27 Nick Toneys, and the score moved to 8-1 with a Laliberte one-timer with a perfect pass from Slattengren. The night was capped by Slattengren's 4th of the night with a face-off win from #18 Igor Pohanka. It was Pohanka's 4th straight game with a point.

Friday, November 30, Mississippi SeaWolves 2 @ Augusta Lynx 3

It was a hard-fought battle at the James Brown Arena on Friday night between the Lynx and the SeaWolves, but the Lynx would hang on the entire 3rd period to a 3-2 lead and defeat Mississippi for the 10th win of the season. Head Coach Bob Ferguson won his 79th career game behind the bench for the Lynx setting the all-time franchise mark set by the first coach in Lynx history, Dan Wiebe. The Lynx got on the board late in the 1st period with a goal from #20 Matt Auffrey, who's pass intended for #11 Matt Christie went off a SeaWolves defenseman and behind goaltender Morgan Cey. Christie and #12 Ryan Dingle would get assists. Minutes later #27 Nick Toneys would score his first goal in a Lynx uniform as he wristed home a shot from the point on the power play with another assist to Christie. The SeaWolves would get back in the game with 2nd perio goals from Stanislav Lascek and Travis Lisabeth, but a goal from Ryan Dingle sandwiched in between would prove to be just enough for the Lynx. Goaltender #35 JP Levasseur got his 5th win of the year, stopping 20 of 22 SeaWolves shots, while the Lynx poured in 39 shots on goal.

Saturday, December 1, Augusta Lynx 2 @ Columbia Inferno 1 (overtime)

Back from the jaws of defeat, the Lynx used a power play/extra attacker goal from #23 John Laliberte with 1:01 remaining in the 3rd period, and a clutch goal in overtime from #11 Matt Christie to finally capture a win in Columbia against the Inferno, 2-1. #30 Bobby Goepfert was solid in his second start in a Lynx uniform, stopping 25 of 26 Inferno shots. Goepfert was the unfortunate recipient of a bad hop off the end boards just :40 seconds into the game as Owen Fussey gave the Inferno the lead, which lasted almost the entire 60 minutes. But, the never-say-die Lynx killed off a penalty kill with less than four minutes remaining and got a power play with a little over a minute to go. With Goepfert pulled for the extra attacker, the six on four paid off as two chances in front from #9 Louis Goulet and #19 Aaron Slattengren were denied, but Laliberte made the last chance pay, smashing home the loose puck for his 11th goal of the season. In the overtime, the Lynx outshot the Inferno 3-1, and finally took home the win in Augusta as Matt Christie swooped in from the right face-off dot and fired a snap shot underneath Todd Ford for the 3rd Lynx win in a row. This marks the first time this season that the Lynx have been on a winning streak of three games.

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