Florence Nips Checkers In Overtime 5-4
Published on January 31, 2004 under ECHL (ECHL)
Charlotte Checkers News Release
(Charlotte, North Carolina â Friday, January 30 ) For the second straight game the Checkers players put up a spirited effort and while Charlotte didn't win Friday night, they did earn a point and the fans approval in a 5-4 overtime loss to the Florence Pride at Cricket Arena. Kyle Kidney scored a pair of goals for Florence including the game-winner with just 26 seconds left in sudden-death overtime. The Checkers pulled off some heroics of their own as Allan Egeland scored a power-play goal with aid of a sixth attacker with 10 seconds left in the third period to send the game to overtime. Nick Bilotto scored the other Checkers goal while Adam Elzinga, Eric Naud and Tim Reid netted tallies for Florence.
"We played hard again tonight and made some mistakes but with our short lineup, I was very happy with things, " commented Checkers Coach Derek Wilkinson "Florence has added some solid players lately and have been playing much better. Mike Wirll is a guy with some fantastic tools and it's good to see him coming on offensively, as well as Richard Keyes with his three assists"
The Checkers earned a point for the overtime loss and saw their record move to 20-18-6 for 46 points. The Pride improved to 15-20-6 for 36 points. The Checkers continue their three-game homestand and four-game week Saturday night when they'll battle the Columbia Inferno at 7:30 p.m. at Cricket Arena. All road games can be heard over the Internet and on the telephone on TEAMLINE. Fans can log onto the Checkers web site at www.gocheckers.com for complete connection instructions.
CHECKERS TICKETS: All regular season individual game tickets are on sale, and may be purchased at the Cricket Arena Box Office, the Charlotte Coliseum Box Office, and all Ticketmaster locations. Tickets may also be purchased by phone by using a credit card and calling Ticketmaster at (704) 522-6500, and through the Internet at www.ticketmaster.com.
Individual game tickets for the 2003-04 season are priced at $7.00 for balcony seats, $10.00 for end mezzanine seats, $12.00 for side mezzanine seats, $15.00 for circle seats, and $20.00 for box seats.
Season Tickets, mini plans and group tickets remain on sale through the Checkers office. Further information can be obtained by calling the Checkers office at (704) 342-4423.
All road games can be heard over the Internet and on the telephone on TEAMLINE. Fans can log onto the Checkers web site at www.gocheckers.com for complete connection instructions.
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