Charlotte's Graham Spoils Sea Wolves Miraculous Comeback
February 12, 2009 - ECHL (ECHL)
Mississippi Sea Wolves News Release
BILOXI, MS - In a game defined by numerous power plays, the Mississippi Sea Wolves dramatic third period, three-goal comeback effort was foiled 29 seconds into overtime by Charlotte's Ethan Graham as the Checkers defeated the Sea Wolves 5-4 in overtime at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum on Thursday.
David Rutherford broke the scorelessness that punctuated the early portion of the game when his wrist shot found the top corner of the net with Charlotte on the power play at 18:50.
The Checkers continued their power-play onslaught when Mike Bayrack blasted a one-timer over the glove of Sea Wolves goaltender Ryan Munce with Charlotte on a two-man advantage at 2:45 of the second period. Charlotte grabbed a 3-0 lead when Julien Brouillette tapped home the rebound of a shot from Jeff Miles at 8:53 of the second.
Mississippi got on the board midway through the second period, scoring its' second shorthand goal in as many games when Jason Tejchma stole the puck from Charlotte defenseman Chris Murray and broke down the ice to backhand the disk over Charlotte netminder Jeff Jakaitis.
The Checkers grabbed a 4-1 lead on a power-play goal from Brad Ralph at 4:39 of the third. The Sea Wolves began mounting a comeback, pulling within two when Mathieu Melanson's centering pass hit the handle of Ryan Cruthers' stick and beat Jakaitis at 10:57. Less than a minute and a half later, Chris Zarb took a pass from Jeremy Hall and fired it past Jakaitis for his second of the season at 12:06. Jeff Kyrzakos tied the game for Mississippi with a power-play goal, is 10th of the season, with the Sea Wolves on a two-man advantage and Ryan Munce pulled for an extra attacker at 18:37 of the third, forcing the game to an extra session.
Just 29 seconds into overtime, Charlotte's Ethan Graham got his stick on a bouncing puck in the slot and shot it over Munce's glove to give Charlotte the 5-4 win.
Munce made 29 saves to earn an OT, and the Sea Wolves power-play was 1-for-6.
The next broadcast of Sea Wolves hockey is Friday when the Sea Wolves host the Charlotte Checkers at 7:05 CT, and will be heard on the B2 Networks and at www.msseawolves.com. The pre-game show presented by Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College will begin 15 minutes before the opening faceoff!
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