Checkers play three-in-three starting Friday with Gwinnett
March 6, 2006 - ECHL (ECHL)
Charlotte Checkers News Release
CHARLOTTE, NC - The Charlotte Checkers played just one game last week suffering a 6-3 loss to the Florida Everblades Saturday night. The Checkers trip to Florida rounded out a stretch of just three road games over the last 13 days. The Checkers return to action on Friday at home to host the Gwinnett Gladiators.
LAST WEEK
0-1-0, 0 pts
Saturday, March 4, 2006 @ Florida, L, 3-6 The Charlotte Checkers dropped their third straight contest Saturday night in a 6-3 defeat at the hands of the Florida Everblades in Fort Myers, Florida. Steve Saviano and Vince Bellissimo each scored a pair of goals for the Everblades, while Florida goalie Kevin Nastiuk made some timely stops to gain the win with 30 saves. Charlotte trailed the entire game, but did pull within one goal at 4-3 after two periods.
The loss was the third in as many meetings for the Checkers in Fort Myers this season, and including playoffs, Charlotte's record the past two seasons in Germain Arena fell to 1-7-0. Dusty Jamieson, Rick Kozak and Juris Stals scored for Charlotte, and goalie Chris Holt yielded six goals in suffering the defeat.
GAMES THIS WEEK Friday, March 10, 2006 vs. Gwinnett, 7:00 pm ET Saturday, March 11, 2006 @ Gwinnett, 7:30 pm ET Sunday, March 12, 2006 vs. Greenville, 4:00 pm ET
PRACTICES THIS WEEK
Tuesday: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm at Pineville Ice House
Wednesday: 8:15 - 9:45 am at Pineville Ice House
Thursday: 12:00 - 1:30 pm at Pineville Ice House
*Friday: 10:00 - 11:00 am at Charlotte Bobcats Arena
*Game Day
CHECKERS NEWS
- Charlotte is third in the league in attendance with an average 5,839.
- Dusty Jamieson leads the league in shorthanded points with 7.
- Rory Rawlyk is seventh-leading scorer amongst defensemen with 35 points (11g, 24a).
- The Checkers are sixth in the league in penalty killing record (84.5%).
- The Checkers lead the league in shorthanded goals with 17.
- The Checkers are 9-2-2 when leading after the first period.
CHECKERS LEADERS
Goals: Jamieson, Dusty (27)
Assists: Jamieson, Dusty (28)
Points: Jamieson, Dusty (55)
Plus/Minus: Gillies, Nathan (+10)
PIM: MacIntyre, Steve (213)
Wins: Holt, Chris (6)
GAA: Glass, Jeff (3.84)
Save Pct.: Glass, Jeff (0.893)
CHECKERS BROADCAST INFO
Tune into all Charlotte Checkers away games as they broadcast on TEAMLINE. Fans can click the TEAMLINE logo on the Checkers website, www.gocheckers.com, or listen on the phone at 800-846-4700, code 2820. Fans can also watch several games this season on the B2 Network. Click the B2 Network logo on the Checkers website to view a list of available games as well as watch the game live. On the web or on the phone, listen as the voice of the Checkers, Tim Donelli, brings you all of the Checkers action.
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