ECHL Florida Everblades

Everblades Take Three of Four Points on the Weekend

December 9, 2002 - ECHL (ECHL)
Florida Everblades News Release


The Florida Everblades picked up three out a possible four points against first place South Carolina this past weekend after they dropped a 5-4 overtime decision on Friday night and defeated the Stingrays 7-5 on Saturday night. The Everblades hit the road to take on the Columbia Inferno on Friday night at 7:05 PM. Florida then battles the Greenville Grrrowl in Greenville, SC on Saturday at 7:05 PM and Sunday at 3:00 PM. All 72 regular season games can be heard on Sportsradio 770 AM, NewsRadio 1660 AM and on the Internet at www.floridaeverblades.com with the "Voice of the Everblades" Mark Miller calling the play-by-play. Listen to the 'The Gerry Fleming Coaches Show' presented by Stevie Tomato's Sportspage on Sportsradio 770 AM every Monday night from 6:30-7:30 PM. Tonight's show will be on remote at the Ft. Myers location.

UPCOMING EVENTS/PROMOTIONS AT TECO ARENA: On Tuesday, December 10th Papa Roach with special guest Saliva visits TECO Arena. On Saturday, December 14th TECO Arena hosts WWE Wrestling. For tickets to any of these upcoming events please call 334-3309.

THIS WEEK (All Times Eastern)

Friday, December 13th @ Columbia 7:05 PM/EST

GAME NOTES: The Everblades and Inferno will meet for the second time this season. The Everblades are 0-1-0 versus Columbia this year. Florida fell to the Inferno 2-1 in Columbia back on 10/17. Columbia currently ranks in 2nd place in the Southeast Division standings while Florida ranks tied for 4th place. Florida holds a 5-3-1 record all-time against the Inferno and a 2-2-1 record in Columbia. Columbia forward Rejean Stringer leads the team in scoring with 15-21-36 which ranks him 4th on the ECHL scoring list. Florida goaltender Rob Zepp is currently ranked first in the ECHL in goals against average with 1.78 and first in the ECHL in save percentage with a .943 SPCT. The Inferno power play ranks 4th in the ECHL and their penalty kill ranks 1st. The Everblades power play currently ranks 21st in the ECHL and their penalty kill ranks 13th.

Saturday, December 14th @ Greenville 7:05 PM/EST

GAME NOTES: The Everblades and Grrrowl will meet for the second time this season. The Everblades are 1-0-0 versus Greenville this year. Florida beat the Grrrowl 4-1 in Greenville back on 11/21. Greenville currently ranks tied for 4th place in the Southeast Division standings while Florida ranks tied for 4th place. Florida holds a 18-11-0 record all-time against the Grrrowl and a 10-6-1 record in Greenville. Grrrowl forward Miko Sivonen leads the team in scoring with 11-12-23. The Greenville power play ranks 15th in the ECHL and their penalty kill ranks 18th.

Saturday, December 15th @ Greenville 3:05 PM/EST

GAME NOTES: The Everblades and Grrrowl will meet for the third time this season and second time in two nights.

LAST WEEK'S RESULTS

Friday, December 6 vs. South Carolina 4-5 OTL

The Florida Everblades (9-6-6) fell in overtime to the South Carolina Stingrays (15-7-1) 5-4 in front of a crowd of 5,897 at TECO Arena on Friday night. Stingrays defenseman Aaron Schneekloth notched the game winning goal one minute into overtime and forward Marty Clapton chipped in two goals and two assists to give South Carolina the win

Saturday, December 7 vs. South Carolina 7-5 W

The Florida Everblades (10-6-6) upended the South Carolina Stingrays (15-8-1) 7-5 in front of a crowd of 6,720 at TECO Arena on Saturday night. Everblades rookie Marty Johnston chipped in two goals and two assists and defenseman Brian Goudie registered three assists in the win.

2002-03 EVERBLADES REGULAR SEASON NUMBERS

Quick Stats

Overall Record 10-6-6 (4th)

Home Record 5-1-4

Road Record 5-5-2

Overtime Record 0-2

Shootout Record 1-4

Power Play 21st

Penalty Kill 13th

Leading Scorers

Marty Johnston 7-16-23

Kevin Brown 6-9-15

Tom Nelson 5-9-14

George Awada 5-9-14

Ryan Murphy 7-7-14

Joe Blaznek 5-9-14

Leading Goaltenders

Rob Zepp 1.78 GAA, 8-3-4

Daniel Boisclair 4.03 GAA, 0-2-1

Cam McCormick 4.23GAA, 2-1-1

Plus/Minus Leaders

Marty Johnston +6

Ryan Murphy +6

Several tied at +4

ECHL PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINATION: The Everblades ECHL player of the week nomination is forward Marty Johnston. The Gloucester, Ontario native registered two goals and two assists this past weekend. For his two goal two assist effort on Saturday night he was awarded the first star of the game.

ECHL GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK NOMINATION: The Everblades ECHL goaltender of the week nomination is Cam McCormick. The Kamloops, British Columbia native was 1-0-1 this past week.

EVERBLADES IN THE COMMUNITY: On Monday, December 9th Vince Williams, Tom Nelson and Lee Ruff will deliver a portion of the stuffed animals collected at the Teddy Bear Toss this past weekend to the Children's Hospital at Health Park at 2 PM. Players will also be out delivering the bears on Tuesday, December 10th.

TICKETS AND INFORMATION: TECO Arena Box Office is open from 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Monday through Friday and 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM on Saturday. Individual Tickets can be purchased at the TECO Arena Box Office or at any TicketMaster location. To order tickets by phone, call (239) 334-3309. For Season Tickets, Flex Packs or Group Tickets call the Everblades Ticket Office at (239) 948-7825.

EVERBLADES ON THE AIR: The "Voice of the Everblades" Mark Miller hosts "The Gerry Fleming Coaches Show" from a different Stevie Tomato's Location every Monday night on Sportsradio 770 AM from 6:30 - 7:30 PM. All Florida Everblades games, home and away, are broadcast on Sportsradio 770 AM, Newsradio 1660 AM and on the web at www.floridaeverblades.com. Join the "Voice of the Everblades" Mark Miller for all the play-by-play action. The Everblades pre-game show begins 15 minutes before face-off.

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