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ECHL Florida Everblades

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December 15, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL)
Florida Everblades News Release


ESTERO, FL - The Florida Everblades ended this past week with a pair of losses on home ice to the South Carolina Stingrays. The Everblades enter this week's action with a record of 15-5-2 (32 pts., 1st South Division).

THIS WEEK (All Times Eastern)

Tuesday & Wednesday, December 16 & 17 at Mississippi Sea Wolves

Tues., 11:05 a.m.; Wed., 8:05 p.m.

GAME NOTES: The Everblades meet the Sea Wolves for the first time this season on Tuesday and for the first of four consecutive games between the two South Division rivals. The games are the first two of 12 meeting on the regular year. Last season the Everblades were 7-2-0 vs. Mississippi and finished 2-2-0 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. Tuesday's game time of 11:05 a.m. is because of a "School Day" promotion the Sea Wolves are holding. The Sea Wolves enter this week's action with a record of 13-10-2 (28 pts., 3rd , South Division) and have won seven of their last ten games. The Everblades hold an all-time record of 23-7-1 vs. Mississippi and are 8-5-0 all-time at Mississippi.

Friday & Saturday, December 19 & 20 vs. Mississippi Sea Wolves

Both Games: 7:30 p.m.

GAME NOTES: The Everblades return home to host the Sea Wolves for the first time this season and the third and fourth times on the season. Last season the Everblades were a perfect 5-0-0 at home vs. Mississippi. The Everblades hold an all-time record of 15-2-1 at home vs. the Sea Wolves.

PROMOTIONS & COMMUNITY APPEARANCES:

Thursday, December 18: Everblades players will be on hand at the Children's Hospital of SW Florida at 2:00 p.m. to hand deliver some of the over 6,700 stuffed toys collected on "Teddy Bear Toss" night to the children at the hospital that are battling cancer.

Friday, December 19: The first 2,500 fans will receive a "Boys & Girls Club" Super Card! New Everblades head coach Malcolm Cameron is featured on this cool super-sized cards!

Saturday, December 20: Holiday Game! As the Everblades hit the annual Christmas Break, fans can ring in the holidays with the Everblades! Fans who attend the game are welcome to stick around after the contest for a post-game skate with Santa and Everblades players! The skate will being roughly 15-20 minutes following the end of the game and will last until 11 p.m. In addition, thanks to Trimmer's Holiday Décor the 1,000 fans will receive a holiday ornament as they leave the arena. All fans in attendance will also receive a 2009 Florida Everblades team calendar thanks to Direct Impressions!

LAST WEEK'S RESULTS

Friday, December 12 vs. South Carolina Stingrays 3-0 Loss

The Everblades suffered a shutout loss in their first home game since November 15 on Friday night. Stingrays goaltender Bobby Goepfert stopped all 31 shots for his second shutout of the year as the Everblades saw their four-game home winning streak come to an end. Everblades goalie Anton Khudobin suffered the loss, his first since Oct. 18, after allowing three goals on 29 shots. Florida Special Teams: PP: 0-of-6; PK: 2-of-4.

Saturday, December 13 vs. South Carolina Stingrays 7-3 Loss

The Everblades suffered back-to-back losses first the first time this season after allowing a season-high seven goals to the visiting Stingrays. South Carolina's Travis Morin had four goals as the Stingrays won their fourth straight road game. Ernie Harlieb scored twice for the Everblades and Kevin Baker added the other goal, all coming on the power play. In goal David Leggio got the start and did not get the decision allowing four goals on 25 shots. Anton Khudobin suffered the loss after allowing the game winning goal and three total goals on six shots in a span of just under five minutes of game play midway through the second period. Florida Special Teams: PP: 3-of-5; PK: 3-of-6.

EVERBLADES ITINERARY: (all times eastern)

Monday, Dec. 15: Travel Day to Mississippi

Tuesday, Dec. 16: GAME vs. Mississippi Sea Wolves, 11:05 a.m. @ The Mississippi Coast Coliseum

Wednesday, Dec. 17: GAME vs. Mississippi Sea Wolves, 8:05 p.m. @ The Mississippi Coast Coliseum

Thursday, Dec. 18: OFF DAY

Friday, Dec. 19: Pre-Game Skate, 10:00 a.m. @ Germain Arena

GAME vs. Mississippi Sea Wolves, 7:30 p.m. @ Germain Arena

Saturday, Dec. 20: Pre-Game Skate, 10:00 a.m. @ Germain Arena

GAME vs. Mississippi Sea Wolves, 7:30 p.m. @ Germian Arena

Sunday, Dec. 21: OFF DAY

2008-09 EVERBLADES REGULAR SEASON NUMBERS

Quick Stats

Overall Record 15-5-2

Home Record 6-4-0

Road Record 9-1-2

Overtime Record 1-1

Shootout Record 1-1

Power Play 39-154 (2nd)

Penalty Kill 126-145 (4th)

Leading Scorers

Kevin Baker 17-14-31

Yannick Tifu 5-17-22

Jacob Micflikier 9-12-21

Ernie Hartlieb 10-11-21

Danick Bouchard 10-7-17

Ryan Lang 6-11-17

Leading Goaltenders

Anton Khudobin 2.23 GAA, 10-3-1

David Leggio 2.39 GAA, 5-2-1

Plus/Minus Leaders

Ernie Hartlieb +11

Ross Carlson +11

Colin Nicholson +8

Jacob Micflikier +6

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: 39-of-154 (25.3%) which ranks the Everblades 2nd in the ECHL. At home the Everblades are 8-of-62 (12.9%) which ranks 19th. On the road the Everblades are 31-of-92 (33.7%) which ranks 1st in the league. Penalty Kill: 126-of-145 (86.9%) which ranks the Everblades 4th in the ECHL. At home the 'Blades are 55-of-66 (83.3%) which is 7th. On the road the Everblades have killed off 71-of-79 (89.9%) which ranks 1st in the league.

Who's Hot: Here's a look at who's been playing well for the Everblades of late: F Yannick Tifu has points in nine of the last 11 games (4g, 14a)...F Kevin Baker also has points 10 of his last 11 games (11g, 8a) and has points in 13 of his last 16 games...F Jacob Micflikier had strung together points in six straight games (9g, 10a) prior to his callup to the AHL on Dec. 4...D Peter Metcalf has collected points in nine of the last 12 games (1g, 13a)...G Anton Khudobin is an impressive 10-2-1 in his last 13 games.

Upcoming Milestones: Here are some milestones that Everblades players could reach this upcoming season: Forward Ernie Hartlieb is 18 games shy of his 500th career game...forward Brad Herauf is 22 games away from playing in his 300th career game...forward Ryan Lang finds himself 28 points away from the 200 point mark in his career...forward Mark Lee is 32 games away from the 300...forward Mathieu Roy will hit the 100 games played mark in his career with seven more games played...defenseman A.J. Thelen will also reach the 100 games played milestone by playing in 22 more games...forward Matt Auffrey is four games away from skating in his 100th career game...defenseman Michael Grenzy is 21 games shy of his 100th career game... defenseman Doug O'Brien finds himself five games from skating in his 300th career game and seven points away from reaching the century mark.

Stuffed Toy Bonanza!: Everblades fans came through in a big way for area SW Florida youth charities on the annual "Teddy Bear Toss" on Saturday night at Germain Arena. A standing-room-only crowd of 7,384 tossed over 6,700 stuffed toys onto the ice after Ernie Harlieb scored Florida's first goal early in the second period of play.

Game Time Change: The Everblades' game on Tuesday, December 16 at Mississippi, originally scheduled for an 8:05 p.m. puck drop, had been changed to a special School Day morning game. The new start time for this contest is 11:05 a.m. eastern time.

Ticket Information: Everblades 2008-09 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.

On the Air: Everblades games, home and away, can be heard on 770 ESPN Radio and via the internet courtesy of Waterman Broadcasting by logging on to www.floridaeverblades.com or 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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