Florence Pride Weekly

Published on January 5, 2004 under ECHL (ECHL)
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LAST WEEK: Florence went 0-3-1 last week, and is 1-6-1 in its last eight outings. The Pride are 10-17-5 for 25 points, and remain in seventh place in the Southern Division.

Wednesday, December 31 @ Charlotte Checkers 4 PRIDE 3 (OT)

Florence took a 2-0 lead 5:56 into the game on goals by Wes Goldie and Vladimir Gusev. Charlotte pulled within one late in the period on an Allan Egeland tally, and then tied that game 15:18 into the second period on a Daisuke Obara goal. Just 1:23 after Obara's goal, Goldie put the Pride back on top with his second goal of the night. The Pride held onto that lead until 4:10 remained in regulation when Konrad McKay tied the game for the Checkers, and sent the game to overtime. In the extra session, Dusty Jamieson beat Matt Underhill with a long-range slap shot, giving the Checkers the win.

Friday, January 2 @ Greensboro Generals 5 PRIDE 3

After a scoreless first period, the teams exploded for three goals in a 52-second span midway through the second period. Greensboro's Dave LoPresti started the scoring, putting a rebound past Dan Lombard 8:25 into the second. The Pride tied it just 32 seconds later on a Nicolas Corbeil wrister from the left-wing circle, and then went ahead just 19 seconds after that on Wes Goldie's 15th of the season. Florence took a 3-1 lead 5:14 into the third on Corbeil's second of the night. But, just 1:14 after that goal, the Generals began a three goal flurry over 3:56 to take a 4-3 lead, and then added an empty-net goal with 28 seconds left to set the final.

Saturday, January 3 v. Gwinnett Gladiators 5 PRIDE 4

The teams traded goals in the first period, as Blue Bennefield tallied for Gwinnett, and Craig Brunel scored his first of the season for Florence. Phil Lewandowski scored 5:01 into the second to give the lead back to the Gladiators, but the Pride came right back to take their only lead of the night on goals by Jeff Szwez (7:05) and Wes Goldie (10:11). David Kaczowka's first of the year for Gwinnett at 12:13 tied it up, and Chris Durno gave the Gladiators the lead back at 16:10. Florence was not done yet, however, as Nicolas Corbeil re-tied it at the 18:12 mark. Just 23 seconds later though, a power-play goal by Kevin Doell gave Gwinnett a lead it would not relinquish.

Sunday, January 4 v. Charlotte Checkers 3 PRIDE 1

Dusty Jamieson gave Charlotte an early lead, converting 7:11 into the contest. The Pride tied it at 14:40 on a Kyle Kidney rebound goal. Neither team scored in the second period, but just 1:18 into the third period, Daisuke Obara gave the Checkers a 2-1 lead, scoring his fifth of the season. Late in the game, the Pride got a power play, and pulled goaltender Matt Underhill to make it a 6-on-4 advantage, but the Checkers' Konrad McKay sealed the win for Charlotte, scoring into an empty net with 1:18 remaining.

THIS WEEKS' GAMES

Friday, January 9 v. Florida 7:30 p.m. Florence Civic Center

The Pride and Everblades meet for the seventh of eight times this season, and for the third of four times in Florence. The Pride are 1-5-0 against the Everblades this season, and 1-1-0 at home. Florence holds a 22-18-4 all-time mark against Florida. The Everblades have struggled of late, going just 1-5-0 in their last six games. They are in second place in the Southern Division with a record of 18-11-5 for 41 points, three points behind Columbia.

Saturday, January 10 @ South Carolina 7:30 p.m. Coverage on WDAR Sunny 105.5 at 7:10

Florence meets South Carolina for the fourth time this season. The Pride are 0-2-1 against the Stingrays this season, and lost 3-0 on October 28 in the only other meeting in North Charleston. In the three head-to-head games, the Pride have scored just three goals. The Stingrays have won five straight and eight of their last 10 to move into fourth place in the Southern Division.

Sunday, January 11 v. Toledo 2:30 p.m. Florence Civic Center

The Pride take on the Toledo Storm for the only time this season, and for just the third-time ever. Florence is 1-0-1 all-time against Toledo. The Storm have lost five games in a row, and stand in eighth place in the Northern Division with a record of 12-16-3 for 27 points.

PROMOTIONS: The Pride will hold their second season-ticket holder redemption day of the season. Season-ticket holders can redeem unused season tickets at the Pride office in exchange for free 400-level tickets. It's also another Sunday Kids' Day at the Lion's Den. Tickets for kids 12 and under are available for just $2.50, and kids' meals will be available for an additional $2.50.

PRIDE IN THE COMMUNITY

Monday, January 5

David Bagley and Ryan Knox will be at Washington Mutual on Enterprise Drive to meet employees and help sell tickets for the company's outing at Friday's game against Florida.

Tuesday, January 6

Mark McRae, Ryan Knox and Allan Sirois will be at Elmcroft of Florence on Hoffmeyer Road to meet with the residents and sign autographs.

Monday, January 12

The Pride will help raise funds for the Florence Family YMCA at Cold Stone Creamery, on W. Palmetto St. A portion of the days' sales will be donated to the YMCA, and players will be on hand from 6:00-8:00 p.m. to help serve ice cream.

PRIDE NOTES

- Allan Sirois became the all-time leading scorer in Pride team history on Saturday night. Sirois broke Dany Bousquet's all-time record, and now has 344 points (143 goals and 201 assists) in his Pride career. He needs five goals to break Bousquet's record in that category.

- Wes Goldie's four-game goal streak, his second such streak of the season, ended on Sunday against Charlotte. Goldie had six goals during his streak, and has scored all of his team-leading 16 goals over the team's last 17 games..

- Florence was scoreless on 10 power-play chances in the four games last week, and is now just 1-for-30 on the power play in the last eight games.

- Saturday's game was the first time since November 26, a span of 16 games, the Pride allowed more than one power-play goal in a game.

- After allowing just one shorthanded goal in the season's first 26 games, the Pride have given up three shorthanded tallies in the last six games.

PRIDE LEADERS
Goals Goldie 16
Assists Sirois 19
Points Corbeil/Sirois 24
+/- Baker +1
Penalty Minutes Goetz 105
Shots Corbeil 95
Power Play Goals Goldie 6
Shorthanded Goals Goldie 3
Game-Winning Goals McRae/Sutter/Goldie 2

PRIDE ON THE AIR

All Pride away games can be heard on WDAR Sunny 105.5 FM and on-line at www.florencepride.com with the Voice of the Pride, Joe Babik. Each broadcast begins 20 minutes prior to faceoff with the Palmetto Chiropractic Pre-Game Show.

PRIDE TICKETS

Tickets for all Pride home games can be purchased at the Florence Civic Center Box Office (10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday; through the second period on game nights), all TicketMaster outlets, by phone at (843) 679-9333 or on-line at www.ticketmaster.com. The Pride also have group tickets available for all remaining home games. For more information, contact Director of Ticket Operations Neil Broome at (843) 669-7825.

YARD SIGNS

The Pride would like to thank all of their fans who have been placing their yard signs on game days. If you do not have a yard sign, they are available at the Pride office from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. The Pride's next two home games are Friday, January 9 against the Florida Everblades and Sunday, January 11 against the Toledo Storm.

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