Everblades Finish Regular Season With Win
Published on April 5, 2010 under ECHL (ECHL)
Florida Everblades News Release
The Florida Everblades finished the regular season in Germain Arena last weekend. The 'Blades dropped a decision to Charlotte on Friday night 3-1 before a near sell-out crowd of 7, 151. The Everblades treated a crowd of 7,101 on Saturday night to an exciting 4-3 shootout victory. Florida finished the regular season 21-13-2-0 at home.
The Everblades, making their 12th straight appearance in the Kelly Cup Playoffs, will host the Elmira Jackals on Tuesday, April 6 and Wednesday, April 7 at 7:30 p.m. Taco Bell will be giving away a free seasoned beef crunchy taco to the first 3,500 fans through the gates on Tuesday and Wednesday night. Plus, one lucky fan on each night will win a free weekly Taco Bell value meal for one year!
LAST WEEK
Friday, April 2 vs Charlotte Germain Arena 7:30PM
GAME NOTES: The Florida Everblades and Charlotte Checkers met for the 13th time in the regular season last Friday night in Germain Arena. Aaron Slattengren and Matt Stefanishion led the Checkers to a 3-1 victory each chipping in a goal and an assist. The Everblades lone goal came from Matthew Pistilli, while goaltender Adrien Lemay made 24 saves in a losing effort.
Saturday, April 3 @ Charlotte Germain Arena 7:30PM
GAME NOTES: The Everblades responded on Saturday night taking a 3-1 advantage to the final period of play. Milan Gajic, Ross Carlson and Brandon Buck all scored for Florida who finished the season 7-6-1 against Charlotte. The Checkers tied the game with two third period goals to force overtime. In the shootout, Shea Guthrie was the only goal scorer of six shooters for each club to give Florida the 4-3 win.
KELLY CUP PLAYOFFS - AMERICAN CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALS
(Best-of-Five Series)
Game 1: Tuesday, April 6 vs Elmira Germain Arena 7:30PM
Game 2: Wednesday, April 7 vs Elmira Germain Arena 7:30PM
Game 3: Friday, April 9 @ Elmira First Arena 7:35PM
Game 4: Saturday, April 10 @ Elmira First Arena 7:35PM
Game 5: Sunday, April 11 @ Elmira First Arena, 4:05PM
The Everblades and Jackals have met just twice this season with both games taking place in Elmira. The 'Blades are 0-1-0-1. Elmira got two goals from ex-Everblade Yannick Tifu to skate past Florida 3-1 decision on January 8. The following night the Everblades over came a 4-1 deficit midway through the game to ultimately force overtime at 4-4. Colin Nicholson scored the only goal in the shootout, while Elmira got tallies from Justin and Tyler Donati to edge the Everblades 5-4.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
Quick Stats
Overall Record: 38-25-4-5
Home Record: 21-13-2-0
Road Record: 17-12-2-5
Overtime Record: 4-4
Shootout Record: 8-5
Penalty Kill: 322/386 83.4% (2nd)
Power Play: 71/381 18.6% (11th)
Leading Scorers
Ross Carlson 28-25-53
Kevin Baker 13-29-42
Milan Gajic 15-27-42
Plus/ Minus Leaders
Ross Carlson +11
Phil Paquet +10
Milan Gajic +9
Leading Goaltenders
Adrien Lemay 2.53 GAA, 1-1-0, .914
Chris Beckford-Tseu 3.19 GAA, 19-11-4, .903
Most goals: Ross Carlson (28)
Most assists: Kevin Baker (29)
Most points: Ross Carlson (52)
Most power play goals: Dominic Osman & Shea Guthrie (9)
Most power play assists: Scott Hotham (18)
Most power play points: Scott Hotham (22)
Most shorthanded goals: Ross Carlson (2)
Most Game winners: Dominic Osman (5)
Most Wins: Chris Beckford-Tseu (19)
Most PIMs: Benn Olson (168)
ECHL GOALTENDER & PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEES:
#33 Chris Beckford-Tseu 2GP RECORD: 1-0-0 GAA: 2.77 SPCT: .910% TEAM RECORD: 1-1-0
Chris Beckford-Tseu stopped 6 of 6 shooters in the shootout on Saturday night to record his 19th win of the season. Beckford-Tseu has allowed just 10 shootout goals against in 42 tries this season with Florida.
CHRIS BECKFORD-TSEU - 6'3" 202LBS HOMETOWN: TORONTO, ON DOB: 6-22-84
LAST YEAR: FLORIDA - PHOENIX (ECHL)/ ROCHESTER (AHL) AMATEUR CLUB: KINGSTON/OSHAWA (OHL)
DRAFT STATUS: 2003 - ST. LOUIS BLUES - 5TH ROUND, 159TH OVERALL
#7 Milan Gajic 2GP 1G, 1A = 2PTS (E) TEAM RECORD: 1-1-0
Milan Gajic was the only multiple-point man for the Everblades on Saturday in the regular-season finale win for the Florida Everblades. Gajic scored a goal and an assist in the 4-3 overtime victory along with six shots on net.
MILAN GAJIC - 5'11" 185LBS HOMETOWN: BURNABY, BC DOB: 2-21-82
LAST YEAR: FLORIDA / VICTORIA (ECHL)/DENMARK AMATEUR CLUB: MICHIGAN (NCAA)
DRAFT STATUS: 2004 - ATLANTA THRASHERS - 4TH ROUND, 112TH OVERALL
'BLADES BITES
#5 Benn Olson - Ranks 3rd in major penalties (16) and 4th in penalty minutes (168) among D-men
#19 Scott Hotham - Ranks T2nd amongst ECHL rookies in power-play assists (18) and T5th in power-play points (22)...Hotham ranks T4th in power-play assists (18) and T5th in power-play points (22) for ECHL D-men
#33 Chris Beckford-Tseu - Ranks 14th in the ECHL in GAA - 3.19...He started 25 straight games from January 29 - March 27 and posted a record of 14-8-2-1.
TRANSACTIONS:
4/3/10 Add Eric Lampe, F signed contract
4/3/10 Delete Matt Duffy, D recalled to Rochester (AHL)
4/2/10 Delete Brady Calla, F placed on 3-day IR
4/2/10 Add Scott Hotham, D returned from Rochester (AHL)
4/2/10 Add Ernie Hartlieb, F returned from Rochester (AHL)
3/31/10 Add Mitch McColm, F signed contract
3/31/10 Delete Ernie Hartlieb, F loaned to Rochester (AHL)
3/31/10 Delete Mitch McColm, F released from amateur tryout agreement
TICKETS AND INFORMATION: The TIB Bank Box Office at Germain Arena is open from 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Individual tickets to Kelly Cup Playoff games "A" and "B" at Germain Arena can be purchased at the TIB Bank Box Office, at any TicketMaster location or at www.TicketMaster.com. To order tickets by phone, call 800-345. To book a group to a Everblades game call 239-948-7825.
EVERBLADES ON THE AIRWAVES: All Florida Everblades games, home and away, are broadcast on Fox Sports Radio, 1200/ 1460AM and on the Everblades website at www.everbladeshockey.com via Sportsjuice. Join the voice of the Everblades, John Curtis for all the play-by-play action. The pre-game show comes your way approximately 25 minutes before the drop of the puck with the Shoeless Joe's Sports Café pre-game show on the Everblades Radio Network presented by Blu Sushi.
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