Everblades Weekly
March 10, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL)
Florida Everblades News Release
ESTERO, FL - The Florida Everblades completed this past week with a 2-0-0 record. The Everblades enter this week's action with a record of 34-20-7 (75 pts., 4th, South Division.)
UPCOMING GAMES (All times Eastern)
Tuesday, March 11 vs. Mississippi Sea Wolves Game Time: 7:30 p.m. The Everblades wrap up their brief three-game home-stand on Tuesday night vs. the Sea Wolves. The game is the ninth and final between the South Division rivals this season. The Everblades hold a 6-2-0 record vs. the Sea Wolves this season and have won three straight from Mississippi. The Sea Wolves enter this week with a record of 24-35-3 (51 pts., 8th, South Division).
Promotions: The first 2,500 fans will receive Set #2 of Everblades Player Trading Cards courtesy of GHP Sport, www.ghpsport.com.
Tuesday night is also Dollar Hot Dog Night! Fans can enjoy hot dogs all night long for just $1.
Friday, March 14 at Columbia Inferno Game Time: 7:05 p.m. The Everblades begin their final road trip of the regular season on Friday night at Columbia. The game is the eighth and final between the clubs this regular season. Florida holds a slight advantage in the season series with a 4-3-0 mark. At Columbia this season the Everblades hold a record of 1-2-0. The last meeting between the South Division rivals resulted in a 4-3 Columbia win on January 12 at the Carolina Coliseum. Columbia enters this week's action with a record of 27-24-10 (64 pts., T-5th South Division).
Saturday, March 15 at South Carolina Stingrays Game Time: 7:05 p.m. The Everblades make yet another visit to the N. Charleston Coliseum this weekend. The Blades and Rays meet for the eighth of nine times on the season when they get together this Saturday night. The Everblades hold a 4-1-2 record vs. South Carolina this year and are 1-0-1 on the road vs. the Stingrays. The last meeting between the teams saw South Carolina come from behind to win 4-3 in a shootout on February 24 in Charleston. South Carolina enters this week's action with a record of 37-21-3 (77pts., 3rd, South Division).
LAST WEEK'S GAMES
Friday, March 7 vs. Mississippi Sea Wolves 3-2 Win The Everblades came from behind with two third period goals to erase a 2-1 deficit and earn their sixth straight win at home with a 3-2 victory over Mississippi. Derek Damon scored Florida's first goal on the power play in the first period. Jarret Lukin tied the game midway through the third period, then Ernie Hartlieb notched the game-winner with just over three minutes left in regulation with a power play goal. In goal David Shantz picked up the win and improved to 5-0-1 in his last six games after stopping 29 of 31 shots, including stopping a first period penalty shot. Florida Special Teams: PP: 2-for-6; PK: 5-for-5.
Saturday, March 8 vs. Mississippi Sea Wolves 5-2 Win The Everblades dominated the game on Saturday night vs. Mississippi scoring the game's first four goals en-route to a 5-2 victory. Five different players scored for Florida with new-comer Kenndal McArdle scoring first. Mathieu Melanson, Mike McLean and Brsndon Roach gave the Blades a 4-0 lead entering the third period. The Sea Wolves rattled off two goals in the first 90 seconds of the third period, but Derek Damon later sealed the contest with an empty net goal. In goal Kevin Nastiuk collected the win by turning away 29 of 31 shots. Florida Special Teams: PP: 1-for-3; PK: 1-for-1.
WEEKLY SCHEDULE: Monday, March 10 Practice, 10:00 a.m. @ Germain Arena Tuesday, March 11 Pre-Game Skate, 10:00 a.m. @ Germain Arena GAME vs. Mississippi Sea Wolves, 7:30 p.m. @ Germain Arena Wednesday, March 12 Practice, 10:00 a.m. @ Germain Arena Thursday, March 13 Travel Day to Columbia Friday, March 14 GAME vs. Columbia Inferno, 7:05 p.m. @ Carolina Coliseum Saturday, March 15 GAME vs. South Carolina Stingrays, 7:05 p.m. @ N. Charleston Coliseum Sunday, March 16 OFF DAY
2007-08 EVERBLADES REGULAR SEASON NUMBERSQuick Stats Overall Record 34-20-7 Home Record 21-5-3 Road Record 13-15-4 Overtime Record 1-4 Shootout Record 4-3 Power Play 62-337 (8th) Penalty Kill 315-365 (3rd)
Leading Scorers Derek Damon 22-38-60 Ernie Hartlieb 22-33-55 Mathieu Melanson 26-28-54 Preston Callander 14-28-42 David Cornacchia 8-30-38
Leading Goaltenders Kevin Nastiuk 2.21 GAA, 4-2-2 Justin Peters 2.57 GAA, 18-10-2 Tyler Plante 2.81 GAA, 4-5-1 David Shantz 2.83 GAA, 8-3-2
Plus/Minus Leaders
Kirk MacDonald +23 Ernie Hartlieb +18 Preston Callander +15 Brandon Roach +12
Player of the Week Nominee: This week's Everblades Player of the Week nominee is forward Derek Damon who had four points (2g, 2a) in the two games this past week.
Special Teams Breakdown: Here's a look at the special teams of the Everblades and how it breaks down overall, home and away: Power play: 62-for-337 (18.4%) which ranks the Everblades 8th in the ECHL. At home the Everblades are 37-for-163 (22.7%) which ranks 3rd, and on the road the Everblades are 25-for-174 (14.4%) which ranks 17th. Penalty Kill: 315-for-365 (86.3%) which ranks the Everblades 3rd in the league. At home the 'Blades are 151-for-169 (89.3%) which is 1st in the league and on the road the Everblades have killed off 164 of 196 (83.7%) chances against them which ranks 7th.
Who's Hot!: Here's a look at who's hot for the Blades entering this week: G David Shantz is 5-0-1 in his last five starts...G Kevin Nastiuk has only allowed seven goals in his last four starts with one shutout and a record of 2-0-2...F Derek Damon has points in seven straight games (5g, 7a) and has points in 16 of his last 18 games (8g, 17a)...F Mathieu Melanson has points in nine of the last 13 games (6g, 8a)...F Ernie Hartlieb has picked up points in eight straight games (5g, 4a) and in 13 of the last 14 games (7g, 10a)...F Preston Callander has notched a point in six straight games (1g, 7a) and in 13 of 15 games (6g, 14a).
Upcoming Milestones: Here's a look at some milestones that Everblades players are approaching: F Ernie Hartlieb is seven games away from playing in his 200th as an Everblade, which would place him sixth all-time in Everblades history...D Brad Brown is four games away from skating in his 600th career game...F Derek Damon is four games shy of playing in his 100th career game as an Everblade.
Home Sweet Home: The Everblades are currently on their longest home winning streak of the season, having won their last seven at Germain Arena. The streak began with a 4-1 win on February 9 vs. Augusta. Earlier this season the Everblades strung together a six-game winning streak on home ice as well. For those wondering, the all-time Everblades record for longest home winning streak is 12 done during the 2005-06 season. At 21-5-3 on home ice this season, and seven home games remaining, the Everblades still have a chance to tie the all-time record for most home wins in one season with 28, which was done in 1999-00.
Ticket Information: Experience the excitement of the Everblades 10th Anniversary season! Individual tickets to all Everblades home games are on sale now! Stop by the Germain Arena box office to reserve your seat for all the exciting action! Visit www.floridaeverblades.com and www.germainarena.com for more information on ticket packages, pricing and upcoming Germain Arena events.
On the Air: Everblades games, home and away, can be heard on SportsRadio 770 ESPN and via the internet courtesy of Waterman Broadcasting by logging on to www.abc-7.com/sports. In addition, Everblades games can be viewed via the internet thanks to B2 Networks by logging on to www.b2live.com. Join the voice of the Everblades Kevin Reiter as he calls all the action! The Everblades pre-game show begins 20 minutes prior to game time.
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