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October 18, 2010 - ECHL (ECHL)
Florida Everblades News Release


ESTERO, FL - The Florida Everblades opened the 2010-11 season this past weekend splitting a pair of games with the Gwinnett Gladiators at Germain Arena. The Everblades enter this week's action with a record of 1-1-0 (2pts., 2nd South Division.)

THIS WEEK (All Times Eastern)

Thursday & Friday, October 21 & 22 at Greenville Road Warriors Both Games 7:05 p.m.

GAME NOTES: The Everblades head out on the road for the first time in 2010-11 and visit the Road Warriors for the first two games of the three-game trip. For Greenville it's their season opening games. The Everblades and Road Warriors met for a pair of pre-season games at Germain Arena on Oct. 8-9 with the Everblades winning both. The Road Warriors bring hockey back to Greenville, SC for the first time since 2006 after relocating from Johnstown, PA following last season. The teams meet a total of 15 times during the regular season, with seven of them at the BI-LO Center. Interestingly enough the Everblades bridge the gap of hockey in Greenville. While Thursday night's game is the first ever for the current Greenville Road Warriors, the final ECHL game for the old Greenville Grrrowl came during the 2006 Kelly Cup Playoffs in a 9-4 Everblades victory that eliminated Greenville from the playoffs.

Saturday, October 23 at Gwinnett Gladiators 7:05 p.m.

GAME NOTES: The Everblades make their first visit of the season to The Arena at Gwinnett Place on Saturday night. The Everblades and Gladiators split a pair of games at Germain Arena to open the season this past weekend, with Florida winning 3-2 in a shootout on Friday night and Gwinnett taking a 5-3 win on Saturday night. The game is the first of six between the teams at Gwinnett and is the third of 12 overall. The Everblades are 33-28-8 all-time vs. Gwinnett and are 14-18-2 all-time on the road vs. the Gladiators. Gwinnett enters this week's action with a record of 1-0-1 (3pts., 1st South Division.)

EVERBLADES ITINERARY: (all times eastern)

Monday, Oct. 18: Practice, 10:00 a.m. @ Germain Arena

Tuesday, Oct. 19: Practice, 10:00 a.m. @ Germain Arena

Wednesday, Oct. 20: Travel Day to Greenville

Thursday, Oct. 21: GAME vs. Greenville Road Warriors, 7:05 p.m. @ BI-LO Center

Friday, Oct. 22: GAME vs. Greenville Road Warriors, 7:05 p.m. @ BI-LO Center

Saturday, Oct. 23: GAME vs. Gwinnett Gladiators, 7:05 p.m. @ The Arena at Gwinnett Center

Sunday, Oct. 24: OFF DAY

LAST WEEK'S RECAP

Friday, October 8 vs. Gwinnett Gladiators 3-2 Shootout Win

The Everblades opened their 13th season of ECHL play with a 3-2 shootout win over the Gwinnett Gladiators. Mitch Fadden and Cedric McNicoll picked up the Everblades' goals in regulation with McNicoll's coming on the power play. In the shootout the Everblades picked up goals by Alex Imbeault and Fadden while goaltender Bobby Goepfert stopped all four Gwinnett shooters. Goepfert picked up the win stopping 33 of 35 shots in regulation and overtime. Florida Special Teams: PP: 1-of-6; PK: 3-of-4.

Saturday, October 9 vs. Gwinnett Gladiators 5-3 Loss

The Everblades suffered their first loss of the season on Saturday night. Gwinnett jumped out to a 2-0 first period lead before Alex Imbeault cut the lead in half late in the opening period. The Gladiators however opened the game up with two more goals in the second period, then increased their lead to 5-1 with a short-handed marker early in the third period. The Everblades trimmed the lead to 5-3 on late third period goals by Matthew Pistilli and Cedric McNicoll. In goal Bobby Goepfert suffered the loss allowing five goals on 35 shots dropping his record to 1-1-0. Florida Special Teams: PP: 1-of-4; PK: 4-of-6.

2010-11 EVERBLADES REGULAR SEASON NUMBERS

Quick Stats

Overall Record 1-1-0

Home Record 1-1-0

Road Record 0-0-0

Overtime Record 0-0

Shootout Record 1-0

Power Play 2-10 (11th)

Penalty Kill 7-10 (11th)

Leading Scorers

Cedric McNicoll 2-1-3

Mike McKenzie 0-2-2

Mitch Fadden 1-0-1

Francis Lemieux 1-0-1

Matthew Pistilli 1-0-1

Matthew Roy 0-1-1

Leading Goaltenders

Bobby Goepfert 3.36 GAA, 1-1-0

Plus/Minus Leaders

Shea Guthrie +1

Kyle Lawson +1

David Fischer +1

Roster Moves: The Everblades had a couple additions to their roster on Monday when the Norfolk Admirals of the American Hockey League assigned goaltender Jaroslav Janus and forward Alex Hutchings. Both players were 2009 draft picks by the Tampa Bay Lightning. Janus last season played 13 games with the Admirals going 7-6-0 with a 2.07 GAA. Hutchings completed a four-year junior career with the Barrie Colts of the Ontario Hockey League scoring 81 points (47g, 34a) in 68 games...The Everblades also on Monday released rookie forward Kevin Deeth. Deeth had not appeared in a game with the Everblades this season.

Season Openers: With Friday night's win the Everblades improved to 9-3-1 all-time in season opening games. The Everblades have won their last four season opening contests. In season openers at home the Everblades improved to 6-2-0.

Upcoming Promotions: When the Everblades return home from their first road trip they'll host the Kalamazoo Wings for three game on Oct. 27, 29 & 30. Wednesday the 27th is our first "Dollar Deal Wednesday!" On Friday the 29th it's our annual salute to our hard working men and women of the military with our Military Night. Finally on Saturday the Everblades will celebrate Halloween at Germain Arena! All kids 12-under with a paying adult will get in for Free! Then kids will have the opportunity to Trick-or-Treat through the suites at Germain Arena during the first intermission!

Dollar Deal Wednesday's!: Make sure to join us this season for our Dollar Deal Wednesday's! Every Wednesday game this season from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. all hot dogs from the concourse concession stands and all domestic draft beers are just $1! Also on Wednesday's female college students who show a valid college ID at the TIB Bank Box Office at Germain Arena get in for FREE!

Ticket Information: Everblades 2010-11 season ticket packages, group tickets and individual game tickets are on sale now! Fans can purchase tickets at the TIB Bank Box Office at Germain Arena, 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 (800) 745-3000, 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 The Avenue 1410 AM in Lee County and 1660 AM in Collier County and via the internet by logging on to www.floridaeverblades.com or www.theavenuefla.com In addition, Everblades games can be viewed via the internet thanks to America One by logging on to http://www.americaone.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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