ECHL Florida Everblades

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Published on October 31, 2005 under ECHL (ECHL)
Florida Everblades News Release


ESTERO, FL - The Florida Everblades opened the 2005-06 season this past week after a one-week delay because of Hurricane Wilma. The 'Blades begin the year with a record 1-1-0 (2 pts., 7th, South Division.)

THIS WEEK (All Times Eastern) Friday & Saturday, November 4 & 5 vs. Augusta Lynx (Both Games) 7:30 p.m.

GAME NOTES:

The Everblades play host to their South Division rival Augusta Lynx this weekend. The games are the first of nine between the two teams. The 'Blades will host the Lynx a total of four times this year. Last season, the Everblades finished with a 4-2-1 record against Augusta, and were 2-1-1 at Germain Arena vs. the Lynx. Augusta enters this week's action with a record of 3-1-1 (7pts., T-2nd, South Division).

LAST WEEK'S RESULTS

Friday, October 28 vs. Las Vegas 4-0 L

The Everblades dropped their season opener 4-0 to the Las Vegas Wranglers on Friday night before a crowd of 6,571 at Germain Arena. Las Vegas used a 25 save performance by goaltender Marc Magliarditi and collected a pair of power play goals to help them to their second win of the season. After the teams played a scoreless first 40 minutes, the Wranglers exploded with four third period goals. Osaer suffered the loss in his first start as an Everblade, after turning away 25 of 29 shots. Florida special teams: PP: 0-for-4, PK: 4-for-6.

Saturday, October 29 vs. Las Vegas 4-1 W

The Everblades used a pair of goals from Paul Cabana and Steve Saviano each to propel them to a 4-1 victory over the Las Vegas Wranglers on Saturday night at Germain Arena. In a game that featured four fights, including two in the first 10 seconds of the contest, the Everblades came out with strong pressure against the Wranglers. Cabana opened the scoring late in the first period beating Wranglers net-minder Marc Magliarditi with a one-time shot at 15:05. The lead was short lived however as Las Vegas answered back just 1:59 later with a power play goal. Tied 1-1 going in to the second period, Saviano broke the tie with the Everblades first power play goal of the season at 3:15 of the frame to open a 2-1 advantage. The one-goal lead quickly extended as Cabana & Saviano scored 27 seconds apart less than three minutes into the third period to put the game out of reach and allow Florida to collect its first win of the season. Daniel Sisca helped by chipping in three assists for the 'Blades and defenseman Martin Tuma added a pair of helpers, while Florida goaltender Craig Kowalski notched his first win of the season. Goaltender Craig Kowalski began the year 1-0-0 after stopping 23 of 24 Las Vegas shots. Florida special teams: PP: 1-for-8, PK: 6-for-7.

EVERBLADES ITINERARY:

Monday, Oct. 24: Practice, 10:00 a.m. @ Germain Arena

Tuesday, Oct. 25: Practice, 10:00 a.m. @ Germain Arena

Wednesday, Oct. 26: Practice, 10:00 a.m. @ Germain Arena

Thursday, Oct. 27: Practice, 10:00 a.m. @ Germain Arena

Friday, Oct. 28: Pre-Game Skate, 10:00 a.m. @ Germain Arena GAME vs. Augusta, 7:30 p.m. @ Germain Arena

Saturday, Oct. 29: Pre-Game Skate, 10:00 a.m. @ Germain Arena GAME vs. Augusta, 7:30 p.m. @ Germain Arena

Sunday, Oct. 30: OFF DAY

2005-06 EVERBLADES REGULAR SEASON NUMBERS

Quick Stats

Overall Record 1-1-0(7th)

Home Record 1-1-0

Road Record 0-0-0

Overtime Record 0-0

Shootout Record 1-0

Power Play 1-12 (22nd)

Penalty Kill 10-13 (21st)

Leading Scorers

Paul Cabana 2-1-3

Steve Saviano 2-1-3

Daniel Sisca 0-3-3

Martin Tuma 0-2-2

Jeremy Swanson 0-1-1

Leading Goaltenders

Craig Kowalski 1.00 GAA, 1-0-0

Phil Osaer 4.00 GAA, 0-1-0

Plus/Minus Leaders

Paul Cabana +2

Daniel Sisca +2

Ryan Brindley +2

Several tied with +1

ECHL Weekly Award Nominees:

The Everblades ECHL player of the week nomination is forward Steve Saviano. The 24-year-old Massachusetts native picked up an three points (2g, 1a) in two games this past week, including a notching a power play and game-winning goal on Oct. 29 vs. Las Vegas. Surma closed out the week with a plus-2 rating. The Everblades ECHL goalie of the week nominee is Craig Kowalski won earned a win in his only start this weekend, allowing one goal and stopping 23 of 24 shots he faced on Oct. 29 vs. Las Vegas.

Roster Moves:

The Everblades saw a couple roster changes during the past week. On Friday, the Everblades activated defenseman Ryan Brindley from the 7-day IR and placed forward Sean Stefanski onto the 7-day IR. On Saturday, the 'Blades placed forward Reggie Berg on the 7-day IR and activated forward Brandon Coalter from the 7-day IR before the game, then after the 'Blades 4-1 win over Las Vegas, defenseman Jeremy Swanson was called up to Rochester of the AHL.

Home on the Range:

After three adjustments to the schedule because of the hurricane season, the Everblades open the 2005-06 season with five straight home games. The 'Blades don't make their first trip of the season until Nov. 11 when they travel to Gwinnett to take on the Gladiators.

Captain Ryan:

Prior to their opener last Friday night against the Wranglers, the Everblades named defenseman Ryan Brindley as the captain for the 2005-06 squad. Forwards Reggie Berg and Ernie Hartlieb will wear the "A" as the alternate captains this year.

Season Openers:

With their loss on opening night to Las Vegas, the Everblades dropped to 5-3-0 all-time in season opening games. The Everblades had won four straight openers prior to last night. When the 'Blades open at home, their record is 3-1-0.

Milestones:

Several Everblades players and coaches are approaching in their professional careers: F Ernie Hartlieb needs to play in 27 games to reach the 300 career games played mark and is just 38 points away from 200 in his pro career...F Reggie Berg finds himself just 41 games away from 300 in his career and is 47 points shy of hitting the 300 mark...D Ryan Brindley needs 44 points to hit the 300 mark in his professional career...F Paul Cabana is 48 games away from 200 and is just five points away from 100 in his pro career...G Phil Osaer needs four wins to pick up his 50th career victory...Head Coach Gerry Fleming in 10 wins shy of his 200th behind the bench.

Hurricane Season Hits ECHL Hard:

The ECHL saw two of its members suspend operations for the 2005-06 season after a pair of hurricanes ravaged their home cities. The Mississippi Sea Wolves were the first team to be granted a voluntary suspension for this year after Hurricane Katrina caused severe damage to the Biloxi, MS area. On October 7, the ECHL also granted a voluntary suspension to the Texas Wildcatters after Hurricane Rita cut a path through the Beaumont, TX area. Combined both teams made up a large portion of the Everblades original schedule, and thus led to a delay in the rescheduling of the entire ECHL game schedule. In addition, Hurricane Wilma forced the delay of the Everblades opening games on Oct. 21 & 22.

Everblades Ticket Information:

Everblades season ticket holders are reminded that the ticket for the original Oct. 28 game vs. South Carolina is now to be used for the rescheduled game vs. the Stingrays on Tuesday, November 8. Everblades 2005-06 full season, half season, 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.

Everblades On The Air:

The Florida Everblades are broadcast on Sportsradio 770 AM and on the web at www.floridaeverblades.com or www.abc-7.com. Join the "Voice of the Everblades" Kevin Reiter for all the play-by-play action. The Everblades pre-game show begins 25 minutes before face-off.

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