Cruthers Notches Four Points as Sea Wolves Dust Gladiators
December 12, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL)
Mississippi Sea Wolves News Release
DULUTH, GA - Two goals and two assists from rookie forward Ryan Cruthers powered the Sea Wolves offense to a 4-2 victory over the Gwinnett Gladiatrs at the Arena at Gwinnett Center on Saturday night.
Ryan Cruthers' 12th goal of the season ended half a game of scorelessness at 10:43 of the second period when he broke down the slot and snuck a puck underneath Gladiators' netminder Kevin Nastiuk to give the Sea Wolves a 1-0 lead. Cruthers' extended the Mississippi lead to two when he hammered home the rebound of Bill LeClerc's shot from the left point at 13:15. Brandon Kaleniecki got Gwinnett on the board when his wrist shot from the left wing beat Sea Wolves goalie Riku Helenius on the long side at 18:47 of the second.
Ryan Menei restored Mississippi's two-goal lead at 3:21 of the third when he broke down the right wing and popped the puck over a sliding Nastiuk for his second goal of the year. Mike Berry's fourth goal of the season on a feed from Cruthers gave the Sea Wolves a 4-1 lead at 8:47 of the third. Just eight seconds later, Gwinnett's Jordan Fox broke into the zone and put the puck under Helenius for his ninth goal of the season, but Gwinnett was unable to muster any further offense as the Sea Wolves held on for the 4-2 victory.
Riku Helenius made 49 saves in his Mississippi debut to earn the win, and the Sea Wolves were 1-for -3 on the power play, while managing to kill off all seven Gladiators man-advantages.
The Sea Wolves are home Saturday night at 7:05 p.m. and Sunday afternoon at 5:05 p.m. against the Gwinnett Gladiators! Get your tickets today by calling (228) 275-WOLF. At 4:00 p.m. on Saturday the Sea Wolves Alumni team will face off against a team on NHL alumni at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in the 2nd Annual Mississippi Coast Challenge presented by American Airlines and ISLE Hotel and Casino. Come out and see former Sea Wolves Chuck Thuss, John Evangelista, Steffon Walby, Dean Hulett, and others back in action! After the Alumni game, all participants will be available for autographs, and fans will be able to bid in a silent auction for their favorite Sea Wolves Alumni players' game-worn jersey! A ticket for Saturday night's game against Gwinnett will get you in to both games.
During the second intermission of Saturday's game, the Sea Wolves will announce the winner of the custom painted Suzuki Boulevard motorcycle! Fans can purchase tickets at the youth hockey table located behind section 16 through the end of the first intermission on Saturday.
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