ECHL Florida Everblades

Everblades Open Season-High, Eight-Game Homestand By Winning Two Of Three

Published on February 22, 2010 under ECHL (ECHL)
Florida Everblades News Release


The Florida Everblades welcomed the Kalamazoo Wings to Germain Arena for the first time ever last Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. In three great games, Florida secured two victories one in regulation (Wednesday) and one in a shootout (Saturday). Kalamazoo's lone victory came on Friday night in overtime.

The Everblades will have a nearly a week off before they next step on the ice in ECHL play on Saturday night in Germain Arena against the South Carolina Stingrays. Games four and five of an eight-game homestand continues this week.

Please note: Friday, February 26th game against South Carolina has been moved to Sunday, February 28th at 5:00 p.m.

LAST WEEK

Wednesday, February 17 vs Kalamazoo Germain Arena 7:30PM

GAME NOTES: The Florida Everblades and Kalamazoo Wings met for the first time ever in Germain Arena on Wednesday night. Florida jumped on top of Kalamazoo 4-0 and held on to win 4-2. Milan Gajic notched two goals and added an assist while Kevin Baker registered three helpers for the victorious Everblades. Elgin Reid, returning from injury, chipped in two assists as well.

Friday, February 19 vs Kalamazoo Germain Arena 7:30PM

GAME NOTES: Kalamazoo overcame a one-goal deficit heading into the third period to win in overtime, 4-3. Brian McGuirk was the hero firing in the game clincher 3:39 into the OT session. Dominic Osman scored two goals and had a chance for a third on a penalty shot but was stopped by Wings netminder Jeremy Duchesne in the second period. Defenseman Phil Paquet recorded two assists in the loss for Florida.

Saturday, February 20 vs Kalamazoo Germain Arena 7:30PM

GAME NOTES: For the second straight game the Everblades had a lead after two periods of play, however, unlike the night before the Everblades would taste victory 4-3 in a shootout. Florida's final three shooters scored to earn two points for Florida. Elgin Reid (5), Milan Gajic (10) and Kevin Baker (9) all scored in regulation for the Everblades, who improved to 3-0-2 in the regular-season series. Chris Beckford-Tseu stopped 33 shots to record his team-leading 10th victory of the season.

THIS WEEK

Saturday, February 27 vs South Carolina Germain Arena 7:30PM

GAME NOTES: The Florida Everblades and South Carolina Stingrays meet for the seventh and eighth times this season this weekend in Germain Arena. The Everblades have posted a 2-3-1 mark overall against the Stingrays and are 1-2-0 in their home barn. Florida won the first meeting 3-2 on October 28, 2009, while South Carolina won the next two games by the same score in subsequent nights.

Sunday, February 28 vs South Carolina Germain Arena 5:00PM

GAME NOTES: This is the second of back-to-back affairs in Florida and is the second of seven scheduled meetings between the two clubs in three weeks. From March 12-20, Florida and South Carolina will meet five straight times with South Carolina hosting three of those battles to finish of the 13-game season series.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

Quick Stats

Overall Record: 28-19-9

Home Record: 15-10-2-0

Road Record: 13-9-2-5

Overtime Record: 2-4

Shootout Record: 6-5

Penalty Kill: 267/314 85.0% (2nd)

Power Play: 55/310 17.3% (11th)

Leading Scorers

Ross Carlson 18-20-38

Kevin Baker 9-24-33

Jacob Micflikier 9-23-32

Plus/ Minus Leaders

Jacob Micflikier +11

Phil Paquet +9

Shea Guthrie +8

Leading Goaltenders

Barry Brust 2.24 GAA, 9-3-2, .926

Chris Beckford-Tseu 3.10 GAA, 10-6-4, .901

Most goals: Ross Carlson (18)

Most assists: Kevin Baker (24)

Most points: Ross Carlson (38)

Most power play goals: Shea Guthrie & Dominic Osman (7)

Most power play assists: Scott Hotham (15)

Most power play points: Scott Hotham (19)

Most shorthanded goals: Ryan Lang & Rob Hennigar (1)

Most Game winners: Chris Capraro & Dominic Osman (3)

Most Wins: Chris Beckford-Tseu (10)

Most PIMs: Brad Zanon (118)

ECHL GOALTENDER & PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEES:

#33 Chris Beckford-Tseu 3GP RECORD: 2-0-1 GAA: 2.85 SPCT: .918% TEAM RECORD: 2-0-1

Chris Beckford-Tseu stopped 101 of 110 shots and posted at least 33 saves in each of the three games against Kalamazoo this week. The Toronto, Ontario native 33 of 35 on Wednesday night to post his ninth win of the season, 4-2. On Friday, Beckford-Tseu made 35 saves of 39 shots in the 'Blades lone loss in overtime on Friday, 4-3. He finished the week with 33 of 36 stops including three of four shooters in the shootout on Saturday in Florida's 4-3 shootout win.

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 3GP 3G, 2A = 5PTS (E) TEAM RECORD: 2-0-1

Gajic recorded multiple point efforts in two of the three games this week for Florida. The Burnaby, British Columbia native fired in two goals and an assist in the 'Blades 4-2 victory on Wednesday. After not posting a point on Friday, Gajic rebounded with a goal and an assist and was +2 on Saturday's 4-3 shootout win.

ELGIN REID - 6'0" 200LBS HOMETOWN: BURNABY, BC DOB: 6-1-81

LAST YEAR: FLORIDA/ VICTORIA (ECHL)/ NORDSJAELLAND (DEN) AMATEUR CLUB: MICHIGAN (NCAA)

DRAFT STATUS: 2001 - ATLANTA THRASHERS - 4TH ROUND, 112TH OVERALL

'BLADES BITES

#5 Benn Olson - Ranks T3rd amongst D-men in major penalties (11)

#6 Brad Zanon - Ranks 4th amongst D-men in penalty minutes (118) and is third in minor penalties (34)

#16 Colin Nicholson - Has scored in 5 of 6 chances in the shootout (83.3%)

#18 Shea Guthrie - Ranks T5th amongst ECHL rookies in power-play goals (7)

#19 Scott Hotham - Ranks second amongst ECHL rookies in power-play assists (15) and 3rd in power-play points (19)...Hotham ranks T10th in points amongst defenseman (28), T2nd in power-play assists (15) and T2nd in power-play points (19) for ECHL D-men

#49 AJ Thelen - Ranks 4th amongst D-men in shots (135)

#71 Kevin Baker - Ranks 5th in the ECHL with 178 shots on goal

'BLADES TEAM BITES

- Florida has accounted for 10% of the shootout attempts and shootout attempts against in the ECHL (71 - for/ 72 - against)...The Everblades have been involved in 11 shootout games more than any other team in the ECHL

- The Everblades are a perfect 21-0-2-0 when leading after two periods of play

- Florida is 21-5-1 when scoring first (80%)

IN THE COMMUNITY: The Everblades face off at Shoeless Joe's tonight with Everblades Weekly. Everblades Weekly can be heard live on Fox Sports Radio, 1200/ 1460AM from the Shoeless Joe's Sports Café, off Daniels Parkway and US-41 (Tamiami Trail), from 7:00-8:00 p.m.

Tonights' Guests: #2 Defenseman Matt Duffy. Coach Malcolm Cameron will join us, as well.

TRANSACTIONS:

2/19/10 Add Milan Gajic, F assigned from Albany (AHL)

2/19/10 Delete Paul Healey, F placed on the 3-day IR

2/19/10 Add Elgin Reid, D activated off IR

2/19/10 Delete Mike Bayrack, F transferred from 3-day to 7-day IR

2/17/10 Add Kyle Takacs, G signed contract

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 can be purchased at the TIB Bank Box Office, at any TicketMaster location or at www.TicketMaster.com. To order tickets by phone, call 239-334-3309. 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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