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February 5, 2007 - ECHL (ECHL)
Florida Everblades News Release


ESTERO, FL - The Florida Everblades finished off this past week by picking up five of a possible eight points on their four-game road trip. The Everblades head into this week's action with a record of 27-14-2 (56 pts, 3rd South Div.).

THIS WEEK (All Times Eastern)

Friday & Saturday, February 9 & 10 vs. Pensacola Ice Pilots (Both Games) 7:30 p.m.

GAME NOTES: The Everblades return to action this weekend with a pair of home games vs. Pensacola. The Everblades are 3-1-1 vs. Pensacola this season and are 1-1-0 at home vs. the Ice Pilots. The Ice Pilots won the most recent meeting with a 3-2 overtime win on Jan. 30 at Pensacola. Four of the five games played between the teams have been decided by one goal. This weekend's games are the sixth and seventh of 11 between the South Division rivals this season. The Ice Pilots enter this week's action with a record of 14-29-2 (30 pts., 8th South Div.) The Everblades hold an all-time record of 40-12-10 vs. Pensacola and are 21-5-6 all-time at home vs. the Ice Pilots.

Promotions:

Saturday, February 10 - NASCAR Night! Fans can enjoy a NASCAR Simulator courtesy of Coca-Cola, plus NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Ted Musgrave of Germain Racing will be on hand to sign autographs, and his race truck will be on display as well!!

Saturday, February 10 - Everblades will welcome their 2,000,000th fan! Lucky fan will win 10 tickets to a suite at BankAtlantic Center for the Florida Panthers home game vs. the Pittsburgh Penguins on February 22, plus a limo ride courtesy of Racing Limos to and from the game!!

LAST WEEK'S RESULTS

Tuesday, January 30 at Pensacola 3-2 OTL

The Everblades earned a point in the standings after the Ice Pilots picked up a 3-2 overtime victory on Tuesday night at the Pensacola Civic Center. The Ice Pilots scored the first two goals of the game before the Everblades stormed back with a pair of goals to tie the game. Jon Lehun scored a late second period goal and Chris Lee tallied the tying goal midway through the third period. In overtime, the Ice Pilots picked up the game-winner half way through the extra session with a power play goal. In net, David Shantz earned a tie in the standings stopping 33 of 36 shots to bring his record to 12-6-1. Florida special teams: PP: 0-for-9, PK: 4-for-7.

Thursday, February 1 at Augusta 4-3 W

The Everblades snapped Augusta's eight-game home winning streak with a 4-3 effort on Thursday night at James Brown Arena. The Everblades notched the game's first two goals with Jon Lehun and Ryan Brindley scoring 45 seconds apart midway through the first period. The Lynx responded with the next three goals, but Derek Damon tied the score at three late in the second period and Lehun tallied his second of the night and the eventual game-winner eight minutes into the third period. In goal, Craig Kowalski picked up the win by stopping 26 of 29 shots to bring his record to 14-7-1. Florida special teams: PP: 1-for-9, PK: 5-for-5.

Friday, February 2 at Charlotte Checkers 3-2 L

The Everblades suffered their only regulation loss during their four-game road trip on Friday night at Charlotte. The Checkers tallied the first two goals of the night with a first period goal and an early second period goal, but Florida responded with a pair of 5-on-3 power play goals early in the second period to tie the game. Chris Lee scored both Everblades goals just 1:28 apart in the first four minutes of the frame. Charlotte picked up the eventual game-winner 48 seconds into the third period. In goal David Shantz suffered the loss, allowing the three goals on 29 shots, which dropped his record to 12-7-1. Florida special teams: PP: 2-for-9, PK: 4-for-5.

Saturday, February 3 at Augusta Lynx 4-3 OTW

The Everblades wrapped up their road swing by scoring a 4-3 overtime win at Augusta on Saturday night. Adam Taylor opened the scoring for the Everblades eight minutes into the first period. The Lynx responded with the next two goals to grab the lead, but Dustin Johner tied the game 2-2 midway through the opening period. Neither team scored in the second period, and Derek Damon grabbed the lead back for Florida 1:09 into the third. Augusta battled back to tie the game seven minutes into the final period to tie the game at three. Two minutes into overtime rookie Jarret Lukin scored his first professional goal to give the Everblades the win. In goal, Craig Kowalski improved his record to 15-7-1 by stopping 25 of 28 shots. Florida special teams: PP: 2-for-6, PK: 2-for-3.

EVERBLADES ITINERARY:

Monday, Feb. 5: OFF DAY

Tuesday, Feb. 6: Practice, 10:00 a.m. @ Germain Arena

Wednesday, Feb. 7: Practice, 10:00 a.m. @ Germain Arena

Thursday, Feb. 8: Practice, 10:00 a.m. @ Germain Arena

Friday, Feb. 9: Pre-Game Skate, 10:00 a.m. @ Germain Arena

GAME vs. Pensacola Ice Pilots, 7:30 p.m. @ Germain Arena

Saturday, Feb. 10: Pre-Game Skate, 10:00 a.m. @ Germain Arena

GAME vs. Pensacola Ice Pilots, 7:30 p.m. @ Germain Arena

Sunday, Feb. 11: OFF DAY

2006-07 EVERBLADES REGULAR SEASON NUMBERSQuick Stats

Overall Record 27-14-2

Home Record 13-7-1

Road Record 14-7-1

Overtime Record 2-2

Shootout Record 4-0

Power Play 52-325 (16th)

Penalty Kill 250-298 (11th)

Leading Scorers

Reggie Berg 21-25-46

Dustin Johner 18-19-37

Brent McDonald 14-18-32

Vince Bellissimo 12-19-31

Jonathan Lehun 14-14-28

Chris Lee 6-19-25

Leading Goaltenders

Craig Kowalski 2.63 GAA, 15-7-1

David Shantz 2.96 GAA, 12-7-1

Plus/Minus Leaders

Brett Peterson +11

Brad Zancanaro +9

Brent McDonald +8

Jon Lehun +8

David Brine +8

Player of the Week Nominee: This week's player of the week nominee from the Everblades is forward Jon Lehun who picked up five points (3g, 2a) in the four games this past week. This week's goaltender of the week nominee is Craig Kowalski who picked up two wins in his starts this past week.

Special Teams Breakdown: Here's a look at the special teams of the Everblades and how it breaks down home and away: Power play: 57-for-325 (16.0%) which ranks the Everblades 16th in the ECHL. At home the Everblades are 23-for-160 (14.4%) which ranks 20th. On the road the Everblades are 29-for-165 (17.6%) which ranks 8th. Penalty Kill: 236-for-279 (84.6%) which ranks the Everblades 8th in the ECHL. At home the 'Blades are 135-for-161 (83.9%) which is 12th in the league. On the road, Florida is 115-for-137 (83.9%) which is 12th best in the league.

Who's Hot: Here's a look at who's been hot for the Everblades: F Reggie Berg has points in 10 of the last 13 games he's played in (9g, 8a)...F Dustin Johner has points in five of the last six games (4g, 3a)...F Jon Lehun has registered points in seven of the last 11 games (4g, 6a) ...D Chris Lee has picked up points in four of the last six games (3g, 3a)...F Derek Damon has points in six of the last seven games (3g, 5a)...G Craig Kowalski has picked up wins in four of the last six games he's played in.

2 Millionth Fan!: The Florida Everblades will welcome its 2-millionth during its home series vs. Pensacola on February 9 & 10. As the 2 millionth fan, the lucky winner will receive 10 tickets to a suite at the Florida Panthers game on February 22 at Bank Atlantic Center, when the Panthers take on Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins! The winner and nine of his/her friends will also get a ride to and from the game in a limousine, courtesy of Racing Limos!

Coach's Show: The Everblades coach's show, "Blades Talk" will air tonight, January 29 from 7-8 p.m. The show will be broadcast from the studio of SportsRadio 770 a.m. Fans can tune in to hear Kevin Reiter along with associate coach Jason Nobili discuss last week's action and the upcoming games for the Everblades. This week's guest will be Everblades beat writer with the Naples Daily News, Andy Kent. The show can also be heard via the internet by accessing www.floridaeverblades.com or www.abc-7.com.

Ticket Information: Everblades 2006-07 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. Join the "Voice of the Everblades" Kevin Reiter for all the play-by-play action. The Everblades pre-game show begins 20 minutes before face-off.

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