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Published on March 13, 2006 under ECHL (ECHL)
Florida Everblades News Release


ESTERO, FL - The Florida Everblades closed out this past week with a 1-1-0 record, which puts their overall mark at 37-19-3 (77 pts., 2nd South Division).

THIS WEEK (All Times Eastern)

Tuesday, March 14 vs. Columbia Inferno 7:30 p.m.

GAME NOTES: The Everblades face the Inferno for the seventh of eight times this year, and for the final time at Germain Arena on Tuesday. The Everblades are 4-1-1 overall this season vs. Columbia. Four of the six meetings between the teams have been decided by one goal. The Inferno won the most recent match-up, staging a three-goal come-from-behind effort to win 5-4 on Saturday night at Germain Arena. The Everblades have scored at least one power play goal in the last four games vs. Columbia. The Inferno enter this week's action with a record of 21-32-7 (49 pts., 7th South Division) and are 9-18-3 on the road this season. The Everblades have an all-time record of 16-11-6 vs. Columbia, and are 9-3-4 all-time at home vs. the Inferno.

PROMOTIONS: Tuesday night the first 5,000 fans will receive an Everblades Poster when they enter the arena, courtesy of the YMCA.

Friday & Saturday, March 17 & 18 at Augusta Lynx Both Games 7:35 p.m.

GAME NOTES: The Everblades take on the Augusta Lynx for the seventh and eighth times this season when they travel to Augusta, GA this weekend. The South Division rivals have not faced each other since January 21 when the Lynx handed the Everblades a 5-1 loss at Germain Arena. Overall, the Everblades are 5-1-0 vs. Augusta this season, including 2-0-0 at the Augusta-Richmond Country Civic Center. Prior to the last meeting, the Everblades have scored a power play goal in each of the other five games between the teams, but have only allowed one power play goal to Augusta in the six match-ups. The Lynx enter this week's action with a record of 25-29-5 (55 pts., 6th South Division) and are 14-12-2 at home this season. The Everblades have an all-time record of 37-11-6 vs. Augusta, and are 16-6-3 all-time at Augusta.

LAST WEEK'S RESULTS

Friday, March 10 vs. Columbia Inferno 7-2 Win

The Everblades used 53 shots and a trio of third period goals separated by 25 seconds to help upend the Columbia Inferno 7-2 in front of a standing room only crowd of 7,333 at Germain Arena. Columbia opened the scoring just 42 seconds in to game. The Everblades however wasted no time responding with John Ronan tallying the first of his two goals on the night just 22 seconds later. The Everblades broke the game open with three goals in the final 9:07 of the second period. Paul Cabana gave the Everblades the lead for good at 10:53 of the middle period. Reggie Berg followed with his eighth goal of the season 47seconds later, and Ryan Brindley collected a power play goal at 18:39 to give the Everblades a 4-1 lead after two periods. Columbia cut the lead in half just 36 seconds into the third period, but Kevin Bergin, Dustin Johner and Ronan scored in a 25 second span just prior to the midpoint of the third period to put the game away. The three-goal barrage was the fastest three goals scored in Everblades history, eclipsing the previous mark of 1:16 set during the 2000-01 season. Goaltender Kevin Nastiuk earned the win by stopping 25 Columbia shots to raise his record to 8-3-1. Florida Special Teams: PP: 1-for-4; PK: 4-for-4.

Saturday, March 11 vs. Columbia Inferno 5-4 Loss

The Everblades watched the Columbia Inferno score three third period goals to erase a two-goal deficit and pull out a 5-4 win in front of a crowd of 7,166 at Germain Arena. For the second straight night the Inferno opened the scoring with a goals at 8:07 of the first period. Chris Lee tied the game for the Everblades notching his ninth goal of the season at 9:58 and Kevin Bergin gave the Everblades their first lead of the night at 16:58. Midway through the second period, the Inferno tied the game, but once again the Everblades persevered and tallied two late second period goals to open a 4-2 lead. Steve Saviano regained Florida's lead with a power play goal at 15:58 and just 50 seconds later Reggie Berg notched his ninth goal of the year to give the Everblades the two-goal lead. Despite starting the third period on the power play, the Everblades watched Columbia tally a short-handed goal just 30 seconds into the period, then battle back to tie the game at four at 8:55. Columbia completed the comeback with 7:45 remaining in regulation with a power play goal. Everblades goaltender Phil Osaer suffered the loss in net for the Everblades allowing the five goals on 37 Columbia shots, which dropped his record to 17-10-2. Florida Special Teams: PP: 1-for-6; PK: 2-for-3.

2005-06 EVERBLADES REGULAR SEASON NUMBERS

Quick Stats
Overall Record 37-19-3
Home Record 21-10-2
Road Record 16-9-1
Overtime Record 3-2
Shootout Record 6-1
Power Play 75-343 (2nd)
Penalty Kill 289-342 (6th)

Leading Scorers
Dan Sisca 21-45-66
Ernie Hartlieb 18-36-54
Kevin Bergin 23-30-53
Steve Saviano 18-32-50
Corey Neilson 13-27-40
Phil Aucoin 16-23-39

Leading Goaltenders
Kevin Nastiuk 2.62 GAA, 8-3-1
Craig Kowalski 2.80 GAA, 12-6-0
Phil Osaer 3.28 GAA, 17-10-2

Plus/Minus Leaders
Dan Sisca +21
Steve Saviano +14
John Adams +10
Martin Lojek +9
Chris Lee +8

Weekly Award Nominee: This week's Everblades ECHL Player of Week nominee is Reggie Berg who scored four points (2g, 2a) in Florida's two games this past week. Berg tallied a goal and an assist in each game vs. Columbia this past week.

Everblades Special Teams Breakdown: After 59 games, here's a look at Florida's special teams breakdown heading into the week: The overall power play is ranked 2nd (75-for-343, 21.9%). At home, the 'Blades are ranked 4th (22.2%) and on the road, Florida is ranked 4th (21.4%). The overall penalty kill is ranked 6th (289-for-342, 84.5%). At home, the Everblades are ranked 8th (83.3%) and on the road the team ranks 5th (85.6%).

Record Setting Night: For the fifth time this season, the Everblades set a franchise record during their 7-2 win over the Columbia Inferno on Mar. 10. The Everblades scored three goals in a 25-second span in the third period, eclipsing the old mark of 1:16 set on October 13, 2000 vs. New Orleans. Kevin Bergin began the barrage at 7:55. Dustin Johner added his goal at 8:16, and John Ronan set the record by scoring just six seconds later. Already this season, the Everblades set team records for: Most Goals Scored by Both Teams in a Period (8), Most Power Play Chances in a Game (12), Most Power Play Chances Against in a Game (11), Most Power Play Goals Against in a Game (4), and the Fastest Two Goals Scored (3 seconds), which also tied an ECHL record.

Home Sweet Home: With one game remaining in their season-long eight-game home stand, the Everblades are 4-3-0. The stand will end on March 14, when the 'Blades depart for their longest road trip of the season, spanning two weeks and seven games. During the two and a half weeks on home ice, the Everblades faced Gwinnett twice, South Carolina twice, Charlotte once, and Columbia three times. After the 8-game stand comes to an end, the Everblades will only play two more games on home ice during the regular season.

League Leaders: Everblades forward Dan Sisca is 10th in overall scoring with his 65 points and is second among rookies in scoring, he also leads all rookies with his three short-handed goals ...defenseman Corey Neilson is sixth in scoring among ECHL defenseman with his 40 points...defenseman Chris Lee is tied for 12th among ECHL defenseman with 35 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 Dan Sisca has points in 13 of the last 19 games (9g, 12a)...forward Kevin Bergin has notched points in 17 of the last 23 games (11g, 15a)...Steve Saviano has picked up a point in seven straight games (5g, 9a) and 19 of his last 23 games (13g, 20a)... Reggie Berg has tallied a point in eight of the last 11 games (7g, 7a)...Ernie Hartlieb has a point in 12 of the last 17 games (2g, 16a)...Dustin Johner has picked up a point in seven of the last 12 games he's played in (5g, 5a)...Paul Cabana has tallied a point in seven of the last eight games (4g, 4a).

Approaching Milestones: Here's a look at members of the Everblades that are approaching career milestones: F Reggie Berg is 28 points shy of 300 in his career...D Ryan Brindley is 24 points away from reaching 300 in his professional career...F Kevin Bergin is nine games shy of playing in his 300th professional game...F Paul Cabana is three games away from reaching 200 in his 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: season...Forward Kevin Estrada has 12 points (3g, 9a) in 50 games with the Lowell Lock Monsters ...goaltender Craig Kowalski is 5-7-4 in his 16 games with Lowell, registering a 3.09 GAA and .913 save percentage...forward Drew Larman has collected 14 points (6g, 8a) in 36 games with Rochester...forward Vince Bellissimo has 14 points (8g, 6a) in 47 games with Lowell.

Coach's Show: The next addition of "Blades Talk", the Everblades coach's show will take place on Monday, March 13 from 7:00-8:00 p.m. from Stevie Tomato's Sports Page in Ft. Myers. Fans can join the voice of the Everblades Kevin Reiter and head coach Gerry Fleming live! 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, April 1, 2006 vs. the Greenville Grrrowl. 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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