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Blades in Second Place Tie after Road Trip

December 16, 2002 - ECHL (ECHL)
Florida Everblades News Release


The Florida Everblades picked up five out a possible six points on the road this past week and moved into a three way tie for second place in the ECHL's Southeast Division. Florida defeated the Columbia Inferno 3-2 on Friday night, fell to the Greenville Grrrowl 5-4 in overtime on Saturday night and defeated the Grrrowl 3-1 on Sunday afternoon. The Everblades hit the road to take on the Pensacola Ice Pilots on Friday night at 8:05 PM. Florida then hosts the Ice Pilots on Saturday and Sunday at 7:30 PM at TECO Arena. All 72 regular season games can be heard on Sportsradio 770 AM, NewsRadio 1660 AM and on the Internet at www.floridaeverblades.com with the "Voice of the Everblades" Mark Miller calling the play-by-play. Listen to the 'The Gerry Fleming Coaches Show' presented by Stevie Tomato's Sportspage on Sportsradio 770 AM every Monday night from 6:30-7:30 PM. Tonight's show will be on remote at the Naples location.

UPCOMING EVENTS/PROMOTIONS AT TECO ARENA: On Saturday December 21st and Sunday December 22nd at 7:30 PM the Everblades host the Pensacola Ice Pilots. On Saturday, December 28th and Sunday, December 29th TECO Arena hosts the 2002 Everblades College Classic Hockey Tournament featuring Cornell, Ohio State, Maine and Umass-Amherst. Face-off is slated for 4:00 PM and 7:30 PM on both days. On Monday, December 30th Champions On Ice visits TECO Arena. On New Year's Eve, Tuesday, December 31st the Everblades host the Columbus Cottonmouths. For tickets to any of these upcoming events please call 334-3309.

THIS WEEK (All Times Eastern)

Friday, December 20th @ Pensacola 8:05 PM/EST

GAME NOTES: The Everblades and Ice Pilots will meet for the first time this season. Pensacola currently ranks in 5th place in the Southwest Division standings while Florida ranks tied for 2nd place in the Southeast. Florida holds a 16-5-3 record all-time against the Ice Pilots and a 7-3-1 record in Pensacola. Pensacola forward Louis Dumont leads the team in scoring with 7-19-26. Florida goaltender Rob Zepp is currently ranked first in the ECHL in goals against average with 1.78 and first in the ECHL in save percentage with a .943 SPCT. The Ice Pilots power play ranks 22nd in the ECHL and their penalty kill ranks 2nd. The Everblades powerplay currently ranks 23rd in the ECHL and their penalty kill ranks 13th.

Saturday, December 21st vs. Pensacola 7:30 PM/EST

GAME NOTES: The Everblades and Ice Pilots will meet for the second time this season and first time at TECO Arena.

Saturday, December 22nd vs. Pensacola 7:30 PM/EST

GAME NOTES: The Everblades and Ice Pilots will meet for the third time this season and third time in as many nights.

LAST WEEK'S RESULTS

Friday, December 13th @ Columbia 3-2 W The Florida Everblades rallied from a 2-0 deficit scoring twice in the final period to defeat the Columbia Inferno 3-2. Keith Anderson scored the game winner midway through the final period as Cam McCormick earned the win in goal for Florida..

Saturday, December 14 @ Greenville 4-5 OTL

Shawn Fisher scored his first goal in a Greenville uniform as the Grrrowl defeated the Florida Everblades 5-4 in overtime.

Saturday, December 14 @ Greenville 3-1 W

Cam McCormick stopped 25 of 26 shots as the Florida Everblades defeated the Greenville Grrrowl 3-1 in front of 4,035 at the BI LO Center. The Everblades finish the three game road trip earning five of a possible six points.

2002-03 EVERBLADES REGULAR SEASON NUMBERS

Quick Stats

Overall Record 12-6-7 (T-2nd)

Home Record 5-1-4

Road Record 7-5-3

Overtime Record 0-3

Shootout Record 1-4

Power Play 23rd

Penalty Kill 13th

Leading Scorers

Marty Johnston 7-16-23

Joe Blaznek 9-10-19

Kevin Brown 6-11-17

George Awada 7-9-16

Laurent Meunier 5-11-16

Ryan Murphy 8-7-15

Leading Goaltenders

Rob Zepp 1.78 GAA, 8-3-4

Daniel Boisclair 4.03 GAA, 0-2-1

Cam McCormick 3.53 GAA, 4-1-2

Plus/Minus Leaders

Marty Johnston +6

Ryan Murphy +6

Kevin Brown +6

ECHL PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINATION: The Everblades ECHL player of the week nomination is forward Joe Blaznek. The Allen Park, Michigan native registered four goals and one assist this past weekend. He registered the Everblades first hat trick of the season in Florida's 5-4 OT loss on Saturday night and netted the game winning goal in the Everblades 3-1 win on Sunday.

ECHL GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK NOMINATION: The Everblades ECHL goaltender of the week nomination is Cam McCormick. The Kamloops, British Columbia native was 2-0-1 this past week including a 25 of 26 save performance in Sunday's 3-1 win in Greenville.

TICKETS AND INFORMATION: TECO Arena Box Office is open from 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Monday through Friday and 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM on Saturday. Individual Tickets can be purchased at the TECO Arena Box Office or at any TicketMaster location. To order tickets by phone, call (239) 334-3309. For Season Tickets, Flex Packs or Group Tickets call the Everblades Ticket Office at (239) 948-7825.

EVERBLADES ON THE AIR: The "Voice of the Everblades" Mark Miller hosts "The Gerry Fleming Coaches Show" from a different Stevie Tomato's Location every Monday night on Sportsradio 770 AM from 6:30 - 7:30 PM. All Florida Everblades games, home and away, are broadcast on Sportsradio 770 AM, Newsradio 1660 AM and on the web at www.floridaeverblades.com. Join the "Voice of the Everblades" Mark Miller for all the play-by-play action. The Everblades pre-game show begins 15 minutes before face-off.

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