ECHL Florida Everblades

Everblades Finish Week 2-0

February 13, 2006 - ECHL (ECHL)
Florida Everblades News Release


ESTERO, FL - The Florida Everblades dropped finished off this past week with a 2-0-0 record, which puts their overall mark at 29-14-3 (61 pts., 2nd South Division).

THIS WEEK (All Times Eastern)

Tuesday & Wednesday, February 14 & 15 vs. Greenville Grrrowl Both Games 7:30 p.m. GAME NOTES: The Everblades host the Greenville Grrrowl for a pair of games at Germain Arena this week. The games will be the third and fourth of six meetings between the South Division rivals. The two teams haven't played since November. Florida is 1-1-0 vs. Greenville this season. The Grrrowl won the first meeting 3-1 on Nov. 22 at Germain Arena, and the 'Blades collected a 6-3 win at Greenville on Nov. 26. The Everblades have converted on 33 % of their power plays vs. Greenville this season, and have killed off 10 of 11 Grrrowl opportunities with the man advantage in the two games. The Grrrowl enter this week's action with a record of 27-16-2 (56 pts., 3rd South Division) and are 13-8-1 on the road this season. The Everblades have an all-time record of 30-16-4 vs. Greenville, and are 13-9-2 all-time at home vs. the Grrrowl.

Friday & Saturday, February 17 & 18 at Gwinnett Gladiators Both Games 7:35 p.m. GAME NOTES: The Everblades travel to Gwinnett to take on the Gladiators for a two-game weekend series. The South Division rivals have met six times this season, with Florida posting a 2-3-1 records. The first two games of the season series were played in Gwinnett with the Gladiators winning both by scores of 5-2 and 3-1. The last four meetings have been at Germain Arena, with the Everblades winning the first two by scored of 6-4 and 5-2. Gwinnett has won the last two games, 5-4 in overtime on Dec. 30 and 5-2 on Dec. 31. The Gladiators enter this week's action with a record of 33-10-5 (71 pts., 1st South Division) and are 9-1-0 in their last 10 games. On home ice, the Gladiators are 20-2-2. The Everblades have an all-time record of 6-8-4 vs. Gwinnett, and are 2-6-0 all-time on the road vs. the Gladiators.

Sunday, February 19 at Columbia Inferno 5:05 p.m. GAME NOTES: The Everblades take on the Inferno for the fourth of eight times when they meet on Sunday. The game will be the third of four at the Carolina Coliseum in Columbia, SC. The Everblades are 2-0-1 vs. the Inferno this season, including going 1-0-1 in Columbia this year. The Everblades picked up a 3-0 win at Columbia on Nov. 23 and earned a tie after losing in overtime 4-3 on Dec. 17. The lone meeting between the teams at Germain Arena ended with a 5-4 overtime Florida win. The Everblades have limited Columbia to just one power play goal in 16 chances. The Inferno enter this week's action with a record of 18-28-5 (41 pts., 7th South Division) and are 11-12-2 on home ice. The Everblades have an all-time record of 14-10-6 vs. Columbia, and are 6-8-2 all-time on the road vs. the Inferno.

LAST WEEK'S RESULTS

Friday, February 10 at Pensacola Ice Pilots 3-1 Win The Everblades improved their record to 8-0-0 over the Pensacola Ice Pilots this season with a 3-1 victory on Friday night at the Pensacola Civic Center. The Ice Pilots scored the lone first period goal at 7:57, jamming a loose puck past Everblades goaltender Phil Osaer at the right post. Florida answered back with a power play goal in the second period. Reggie Berg, who was playing in his first game since opening night on Oct. 28, tied the game with his first goal of the season at 11:59 of the frame. Anders Stome put Florida on top for good 4:01 into the third period wristing his sixth goal of the season inside the right post, and Brandon Coalter added some insurance notching his fourth goal of the year with six minutes remaining in the third period. In goal, Osaer picked up the win by stopping 26 of 27 Pensacola shots to raise his record to 14-7-2. Florida Special Teams: PP: 1-for-3; PK: 0-for-2.

Saturday, February 11 at Pensacola Ice Pilots 6-0 Win The Everblades picked up goals from six different players and goaltender Kevin Nastiuk earned his first professional shutout in a 6-0 victory over the Pensacola Ice Pilots on Saturday night at the Pensacola Civic Center. The win improved Florida's record to 9-0-0 vs. Pensacola this season. The Everblades jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead after the first 20 minutes. Reggie Berg opened the scoring by ripping a slap shot from the left circle at 11:17 of the frame. The Everblades extended their lead to 2-0 just 1:35 later when Phil Aucoin scooped up a rebound off a Martin Tuma shot at 12:52 of the opening period. In the second period the Everblades tallied three more times to open a 5-0 advantage after two periods. Dustin Johner gave the 'Blades a 3-0 lead with a power play goal at 9:25 of the period. Dan Sisca followed with his team-leading 18th goal of the season at 15:55 and former Ice Pilot Corey Neilson opened the five-goal lead with a 4-on-3 power play goal at 17:03. In the third period Steve Saviano closed out the scoring with a short-handed tally with 1:51 remaining in the contest. Nastiuk turned away a season-high 49 shots against to earn his first pro shutout, and the Everblades' fourth shutout on the year. The win improved the rookie's record to 3-1-1. Florida Special Teams: PP: 2-for-5; PK: 0-for-7.

EVERBLADES ITINERARY: Monday, Feb. 13: Practice, 10:00 p.m. @ Germain Arena Tuesday, Feb. 14: Pre-Game Skate, 10:00 a.m. @ Germain Arena GAME vs. Greenville Grrrowl, 7:30 p.m. @ Germain Arena Wednesday, Feb. 15: Pre-Game Skate, 10:00 a.m. @ Germain Arena GAME vs. Greenville Grrrowl, 7:30 p.m. @ Germain Arena Thursday, Feb. 16: Travel Day to Gwinnett Friday, Feb. 17: GAME vs. Gwinnett Gladiators, 7:35 p.m. @ Arena at Gwinnett Center Saturday, Feb. 18: GAME vs. Gwinnett Gladiators, 7:35 p.m. @ Arena at Gwinnett Center Sunday, Feb. 19: GAME vs. Columbia Inferno, 5:05 p.m. @ The Carolina Coliseum

2005-06 EVERBLADES REGULAR SEASON NUMBERSQuick Stats Overall Record 29-14-3 Home Record 16-6-2 Road Record 13-8-1 Overtime Record 3-2 Shootout Record 2-1 Power Play 59-265 (3rd) Penalty Kill 228-272 (9th)

Leading Scorers Dan Sisca 18-34-52 Ernie Hartlieb 16-28-44 Kevin Bergin 17-22-39 Corey Neilson 11-24-35 Steve Saviano 11-21-32 Jon Lehun 11-20-31

Leading Goaltenders Kevin Nastiuk 2.55 GAA, 3-1-1 Craig Kowalski 2.80 GAA, 12-6-0 Phil Osaer 3.15 GAA, 14-7-2

Plus/Minus Leaders

Dan Sisca +17 John Adams +12 Paul Cabana +11 Steve Saviano +10 Kevin Bergin +9

Weekly Award Nominee: This week's Everblades ECHL Player of Week nominee is Reggie Berg who scored three points (2g, 1a) in Florida's two games this past week. Berg tallied a power play goal in Friday's win and added the game winning goal in Saturday's victory over Pensacola. The Everblades ECHL goaltender of the week nominee is Kevin Nastiuk who earned his first professional shutout in his lone start this weekend, blanking the Ice Pilots 6-0, turning away 49 shots in the process.

Everblades Special Teams Breakdown: After 46 games, here's a look at Florida's special teams breakdown heading into the week: The overall power play is ranked 3rd (59-for-265, 22.3%). At home, the 'Blades are ranked 7th (21.2%) and on the road, Florida is ranked 2nd (23.9%). The overall penalty kill is ranked 9th (228-for-272, 83.8%). At home, the Everblades are ranked 7th (84.2%) and on the road the team ranks 12th (83.2%).

League Leaders: Everblades forward Dan Sisca is tied for 8th in overall scoring with his 52 points and is second among rookies in scoring, he is also tied for fifth in the ECHL with his three short-handed goals ...defenseman Corey Neilson is sixth in scoring among ECHL defenseman with his 35 points...defenseman Chris Lee is tied for 9th among ECHL defenseman with 30 points...forward Ernie Hartlieb is tied for the league lead with three power play goals in one game... as a team, the Everblades are tied for the league lead with five power play goals in one game, and hold the longest streak for consecutive home wins with 12.

Who's Hot: Forward Dustin Johner has scored a point in four of the last five games (4g, 3a)... Ernie Hartlieb is currently on a six-game point scoring streak (0g, 9a)...F Kevin Bergin has a points in nine of the last 11 games he's played in (5g, 7a)...F Phil Aucoin has points in three of the last five games (2g, 3a)...F Dan Sisca has points in seven of the last nine games (7g, 4a) and...D Corey Neilson has points in five of the last six games (3g, 3a).

Approaching Milestones: Here's a look at members of the Everblades that are approaching career milestones: F Reggie Berg is 44 points shy of 300 in his career...D Ryan Brindley is 26 points away from reaching 300 in his professional career...F Kevin Bergin is 23 games shy of playing in his 300th professional game...F Paul Cabana is 16 games away from reaching 200 in his career...D Corey Neilson is two goals shy of his 100th in his pro career.

How Are They Doing?: Here's a look at how the Everblades players that earned call-ups to the AHL this season are doing: Forward Kevin Estrada has eight points (2g, 6a) in 37 games with the Lowell Lock Monsters ...goaltender Craig Kowalski is 3-4-2 in his nine games with Lowell, registering a 3.53 GAA and .907 save percentage...forward Drew Larman has collected 14 points (6g, 8a) in 28 games with Rochester.

Coach's Show: The next addition of "Blades Talk", the Everblades coach's show will take place on Monday, February 6 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. from Stevie Tomato's Sports Page in Ft. Myers. Fans can join the voice of the Everblades Kevin Reiter and associate coach Jason Nobili live! Monday's guest will be Everblades goaltender Kevin Nastiuk. The show can also be heard live on SportsRadio 770 AM and via the internet at www.floridaeverblades.com.

Ticket Information: Everblades 2005-06, group tickets and individual game tickets are on sale now! Fans can purchase tickets at the Germain Arena box office, which is open from 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Tickets can also be purchased over the phone by calling TicketMaster at (239) 334-3309, or online at www.ticketmaster.com. For additional information, contact the Everblades office at (239) 948-7825.

Next Telecast: The next Everblades game on TV will be Saturday, February 25 vs. the Gwinnett Gladiators. The game can been seen locally on UPN-8 beginning at 7:30 p.m.

Everblades On The Air: The Florida Everblades are broadcast on Sportsradio 770 AM and on the web at www.floridaeverblades.com. Join the "Voice of the Everblades" Kevin Reiter for all the play-by-play action. The Florida Lottery pre-game show begins 20 minutes before face-off.

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