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April 9, 2007 - ECHL (ECHL)
Florida Everblades News Release


ESTERO, FL - The Florida Everblades wrapped up the regular season with a big week going 3-0-0 to claim the South Division title. The Everblades finished the regular season with a record of 44-22-6 (94 pts, 1st South Div.).

EVERBLADES ITINERARY:

Monday, Apr. 9: Practice, 10:30 a.m. @ Germain Arena

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

Wednesday, Apr. 11: Practice, 10:00 a.m. @ Germain Arena

Thursday, Apr. 12: Practice, 10:00 a.m. @ Germain Arena

Friday, Apr. 13: Pre-Game Skate, 10:00 a.m. @ Germain Arena

GAME vs. TBD, 7:30 p.m. @ Germain Arena

Saturday, Apr. 14: Pre-Game Skate, 10:00 a.m. @ Germain Arena

GAME vs. TBD, 7:30 p.m. @ Germain Arena

Sunday, Apr 15: TBA

THIS WEEK (All Times Eastern)

Friday & Saturday, April 13 & 14 vs. TBA 7:30 p.m. (Both Games)

GAME NOTES: The Everblades will begin the 2007 Kelly Cup Playoffs by hosting games 1 & 2 of the best-of-five South Division semi-final. The 'Blades will play the winner of the best-of-three series between the Charlotte Checkers and the Augusta Lynx. During the regular season the Everblades were 5-3-1 vs. Charlotte and finished with a record of 8-1-0 vs. Augusta.

LAST WEEK'S RESULTS

Tuesday, April 3 at Pensacola Ice Pilots 9-0 W

The Everblades finished up their 2006-07 road schedule with their biggest win of the season a 9-0 victory over the Ice Pilots. 14 of 16 players picked up at least one point in the game and goaltenders Jamie Holden and Craig Kowalski combined on the team's fourth shutout of the season. Offensively Reggie Berg lead the way with four points (2g, 2a) and a plus-4 rating. Adam Taylor also chipped in two goals, and Mike Card, Brad Parsons, Brent McDonald, Derek Damon and Dustin Johner tallied the other goals. Defenseman Steve Czech set a new team and personal high with a plus-7 rating. In net, Kowalski got credit for the win by stopping all 25 Pensacola shots, after Holden started the game and played just the first 1:27. Florida special teams: PP: 1-for-6, PK: 3-for-3.

Friday, April 6 vs. Augusta Lynx 5-4 W

The Everblades began the final weekend of the regular season with a 5-4 win over the Lynx on Friday night. After Augusta scoring the game's first goal, the Everblades tallied five of the next six to open a 5-2 lead six minutes into the third period. Reggie Berg notched two goals, while Jon Lehun, Vince Bellissimo and Derek Damon added the other tallies. The Lynx made it close with a pair of third period power play goals, but Craig Kowalski held tough in net stopping 20 of 24 shots he faced to hold on for the win. Florida Special Teams: PP: 0-for-2; PK: 1-for-4.

Saturday, April 7 vs. Augusta Lynx 6-2 W

The Everblades finished up the regular season with a commanding 6-2 win over the Lynx on Saturday night. The Everblades exploded for four first period goals by Adam Taylor, Jon Lehun, Vince Bellissimo and Brad Zancanaro. The Everblades extended their lead to 5-0 on Lehun's second goal of the night midway through the second period before Augusta got their first goal of the night late in the second. Steve Czech increased the Everblade lead to 6-1 early in the third period, before the Lynx tallied their second goal shortly after. That was as close as Augusta would get as Craig Kowalski did the rest turning away 31 of 33 Augusta shots for the win. Florida special teams: PP: 1-for-5, PK: 3-for-3.

2006-07 EVERBLADES FINAL REGULAR SEASON NUMBERSQuick Stats

Overall Record 44-22-6

Home Record 23-11-2

Road Record 21-11-4

Overtime Record 2-4

Shootout Record 5-2

Power Play 76-491 (19th)

Penalty Kill 385-462 (13th)

Leading Scorers

Vince Bellissimo 29-43-72

Dustin Johner 29-35-64

Reggie Berg 29-35-64

Adam Taylor 25-33-58

Jonathan Lehun 25-28-53

Brad Zancanaro 18-33-51

Leading Goaltenders

Craig Kowalski 2.61 GAA, 29-13-4

David Shantz 2.96 GAA, 13-7-1

Jamie Holden 3.50 GAA, 2-2-0

Justin Peters 5.54 GAA, 0-0-1

Plus/Minus Leaders

Ryan Brindley +29

Steve Czech +26

Brett Peterson +25

Brad Zancanaro +23

Jon Lehun +20

Player of the Week Nominee: This week's player of the week nominee from the Everblades is forward Reggie Berg who picked up eight points (4g, 4a) in last week's action. The Everblades goaltender of the week nominee is Craig Kowalski who was 3-0-0 last 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: 76-for-491 (15.5%) which ranks the Everblades 19th in the ECHL. At home the Everblades finished 39-for-245 (15.0%) which ranks 15th. On the road the Everblades are 37-for-246 (15.0%) which ranks 18th. Penalty Kill: 385-for-462 (83.3%) which ranks the Everblades 13th in the ECHL. At home the 'Blades finished 192-for-234 (82.1%) which is 16th in the league. On the road, Florida was 193-for-225 (84.6%) which is 10th best in the league.

Who's Hot: Here's a look at who's been hot for the Everblades: F Vince Bellissimo has points in 15 of the last 18 games (10g, 12a)...F Dustin Johner has picked up points in six of the last seven games (3g, 4a)...F Reggie Berg has points in six of the last eight games (6g, 6a)...F Adam Taylor has points in 10 of the last 12 games he's played in (8g, 5a)... F Jon Lehun has scored points in six of the last seven games (4g, 5a)...F Brad Zancanaro has picked up a point in eight of the last nine games (3g, 9a)...F Ernie Hartlieb currently has points in five of the last six games (3g, 3a)...F Brad Parsons has six points in the last four games (3g, 3a).

Record Setting Night!: Everblades veteran forward Reggie Berg became the team's all-time leading scorer when he picked up an assist on Brad Zancanaro's empty net goal on Sunday at Pensacola. The point was the 311th of Berg's seven-year career in an Everblade uniform, which eclipsed the previous mark by Tom Buckley who registered 310 points in his five seasons with the Everblades. The most recent Everblades record is the sixth owned by the Anoka, Minn. native. Berg is also the all-time Everblades leader in goals (143), Plus/Minus (+83), Power Play Goals (32), Short-handed Goals (11), and Shots on Goal (1,112).

Milestone Nights: Everblades defenseman Ryan Brindley reached another milestone in his nine-year career. The 30-year-old played in his 500th career game last Sunday night at Pensacola. The game was the 156th of his Everblade career. During his career, that began in 1998-99, Brindley has registered 307 points (87g, 220a) and 878 penalty minutes in the now 501 games he's played in...In addition forward Brad Parsons reached the 50 goal plateau in his career with his goal on Tuesday night at Pensacola. The Kingston, Mass. Native has 111 assists to go with his goal total in 281 career games.

All-Time 'Blades Records: Midway through the season three Everblades all-time marks have been broken and several others are being approached. Brent McDonald became the all-time games played leader on Dec. 8 when he took the ice at Pensacola. His 289th game broke the previous all-time number of 288 held by Tom Buckley. In addition, Reggie Berg became the organization's all-time leader in shots on goal on December 23rd vs. South Carolina when he took his 998th shot on goal, surpassing Buckley. Berg also became the team's all-time leader in power play goals when he tallied his 31st all-time on the man advantage on Jan. 26 vs. Gwinnett, breaking Matt Demarski's previous high-water mark of 30. Berg also became the team's all-time leading point getter with an assist in Sunday's 5-3 win at Pensacola. The point was his 311th, which eclipsed Buckley's mark of 310.

Ticket Information: Tickets for Playoff Games "A" & "B", which will be played at Germain Arena on Friday, April 13 & Saturday, April 14, 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. The Florida Everblades are also now taking deposits on 2007-08 season tickets! To reserve season tickets fans can contact the Everblades at 239-948-7825.

Coach's Show: The Everblades coach's show, "Blades Talk" returns this Monday, April 9 at 7 p.m. live from Stevie Tomato's SportsPage in Ft. Myers. Fans can join the voice of the Everblades Kevin Reiter along with Head Coach Gerry Fleming to discuss all the Everblades happenings from the past two weeks. Everblades defenseman Mike Card will be this week's special guest. The show can also be heard live on SportsRadio 770 AM and via the internet by going to www.floridaeverblades.com.

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