Boardwalk Bullies Week in Review

Published on May 5, 2003 under ECHL (ECHL)
Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies News Release


Bullies Drop Game Six to Cincy, Lose 4-3
Game Six, Northern Conference Finals
Friday, May 2, 2003
Cincinnati Cyclones 4 @ ATLANTIC CITY BOARDWALK BULLIES 3

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – The Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies of the East Coast Hockey League dropped Game Six of the Northern Conference Finals in a 4-3 loss to the Cincinnati Cyclones. The series is now tied at three games apiece.

Cyclones' Ryan Gaucher opened scoring three minutes, one second into the first frame. The Bullies managed to keep it close when Kevin Colley netted his eighth goal of the playoffs on a power play one minute, 31 seconds after Cincinnati got on the board.

Mike Casselman gave the Cyclones a one-goal lead after one period of play on the man-advantage with 3:25 left in the stanza. Nick Bootland sealed Cincinnati's victory with an unassisted even-strength goals at 12:49 of the second and his second goal of the night and 10th postseason tally at 6:26 of the third period.

Rookies Jim Henkel and Jade Galbraith scored the other Bullies goals and each finished the game two points on a goal and an assist. Netminder Matt Yeats allowed three goals and stopped 10 shots in 32 minutes, 49 seconds of play before being pulled in favor of Scott Stirling who gave up the game winner to Bootland and took the loss in goal and made 12 saves.

Bullies Win Northern Conference Title, Beat Bullies 3-2
Game Seven, Northern Conference Finals
Saturday, May 3, 2003
Cincinnati Cyclones 2 @ ATLANTIC CITY BOARDWALK BULLIES 3

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – The Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies of the East Coast Hockey League defeated the Cincinnati Cyclones in a nail-biting 3-2 victory to capture the 2003 Kelly Cup Playoffs Northern Conference championship. Atlantic City won the best-of-seven series, four games to three.

Captain Stefan Rivard netted the game winner at 10:05 of the third period, electrifying the crowd of Bullies fans at Boardwalk Hall.

J.F. Caudron opened scoring with a power-play goal four minutes, 19 seconds into the first period. Cincinnati answered when Steve Rodberg netted a goal on the man-advantage before Scott Matzka scored the go-ahead goal to put the Bullies up by one after one period of play.

The pesky Cyclones tied the game with just one minute, 29 seconds left in the second period on Brent Twordik's power-play goal, but Rivard accounted for the heroics to help the Bullies advance to the final round of this year's playoffs.

Netminder Scott Stirling stopped 22 Cincinnati shots in the win, earning the third star of the game. Matzka was named the second star for his persistent play and Rivard topped the chart with his thriller set up by defenseman Kirk Furey.

SPECIAL TICKET OFFERS

Tickets for the 2003 Kelly Cup Playoffs may be purchased at the Boardwalk Hall Box Office, open Monday – Saturday, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. and on game days from 11 a.m. until the end of the game, online at www.ticketmaster.com, or by calling TicketMaster at (800) 736-1420. Casino workers with a valid ID may purchase tickets for $5 and armed services personnel with a valid Military ID may purchase tickets for $2 at the Boardwalk Hall Box Office. For more information, please contact the Bullies sales office at (609) 348-PUCK.

BULLIES AND SURF TEAM UP FOR GREAT ATLANTIC CITY SPORTS WEEKEND

The Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies and the Atlantic City Surf of the Atlantic League have teamed up to celebrate "Great Atlantic City Sports Weekend," scheduled for Friday, May 9 to Monday, May 12, as proclaimed by Lorenzo Langford, Mayor of Atlantic City.

Fans are encouraged to support both teams as the Surf gear up for its sixth season and the Bullies pursue the Kelly Cup title in just the second year of the team's existence.

The teams are offering several ticket promotions for this weekend's events. Fans may purchase a Bulles ticket for Saturday's game against the Columbia Inferno for just $5 at the Boardwalk Hall Box Office with a ticket stub from Friday's Surf game. Fans can then bring their Bullies ticket to the Surf game on Sunday and will receive a buy one, get one free ticket in the upper box. To top it off, fans may bring any Surf ticket from the weekend to the Boardwalk Hall Box Office and receive a $5 ticket to Monday's Bullies game. Following lists the schedule of sports events this weekend.

Friday, May 9
Surf Home Opener vs. Long Island Ducks
Sandcastle, 6:35 p.m.

Boardwalk Bullies @ Columbia Inferno
Game Two, Kelly Cup Finals
7:05 p.m.
ESPN Radio 1450 WKXW-AM

Saturday, May 10
Boardwalk Bullies vs. Columbia Inferno
Game Three, Kelly Cup Finals
Boardwalk Hall
7:35 p.m.
ESPN Radio 1450 WKXW-AM

Surf vs. Long Island Ducks
Sandcastle, 6:35 p.m.

Sunday, May 11
Surf vs. Long Island Ducks
Sandcastle, 1:35 p.m.

Monday, May 12
Boardwalk Bullies vs. Columbia Inferno
Game Four, Kelly Cup Finals
Boardwalk Hall
7:35 p.m.
ESPN Radio 1450 WKXW-AM

UPCOMING OPPONENTS

Wednesday, May 7, 2003
Game One, Kelly Cup Finals
ATLANTIC CITY BOARDWALK BULLIES @ Columbia Inferno
Carolina Coliseum, 7:05 p.m.

Catch the Bullies in action during the 2003 Kelly Cup Finals with Rob Simpson, the "Voice" of the Bullies, on ESPN Radio 1450 WKXW (AM) or log on to www.boardwalkbullies.com and click the "Listen Live" feature.

Friday, May 9, 2003
Game Two, Kelly Cup Finals
ATLANTIC CITY BOARDWALK BULLIES @ Columbia Inferno
Carolina Coliseum, 7:05 p.m.

Catch the Bullies in action during the 2003 Kelly Cup Finals with Rob Simpson, the "Voice" of the Bullies, on ESPN Radio 1450 WKXW (AM) or log on to www.boardwalkbullies.com and click the "Listen Live" feature.

Saturday, May 10, 2003
Game Three, Kelly Cup Finals
Columbia Inferno @ ATLANTIC CITY BOARDWALK BULLIES
Boardwalk Hall, 7:35 p.m.

Catch the Bullies in action during the 2003 Kelly Cup Finals with Rob Simpson, the "Voice" of the Bullies, on ESPN Radio 1450 WKXW (AM) or log on to www.boardwalkbullies.com and click the "Listen Live" feature.

Monday, May 11, 2003
Game Four, Kelly Cup Finals
Columbia Inferno @ ATLANTIC CITY BOARDWALK BULLIES
Boardwalk Hall, 7:35 p.m.

Catch the Bullies in action during the 2003 Kelly Cup Finals with Rob Simpson, the "Voice" of the Bullies, on ESPN Radio 1450 WKXW (AM) or log on to www.boardwalkbullies.com and click the "Listen Live" feature.

The 2003 Kelly Cup Playoffs Northern Conference Champion play at Boardwalk Hall. Playoff tickets for the 2003 Kelly Cup Playoffs and season tickets and partial plans for the 2003-04 regular season are on sale by calling (609) 348-PUCK. For more information on South Jersey's newest professional sports franchise, visit www.boardwalkbullies.com.

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