ECHL Florida Everblades

Florida Continues To Roll At Home With Wins Over South Carolina

Published on March 1, 2010 under ECHL (ECHL)
Florida Everblades News Release


The Florida Everblades won both games they played this week at home. The'Blades beat South Carolina for the second and third time in a row with an overtime victory and a shootout win on Saturday and Sunday.

Florida finishes off their season-high, eight-game homestand this week with three games against the Gwinnett Gladiators. The Everblades host the Gladiators on Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Be sure to get tickets to Friday night's game for Direct Impressions Team Poster night for the first 5,000 fans through the gate. On Saturday, March 6 the Everblades will special Boston Red Sox jerseys which will be auctioned off after the game to benefit the Lee Memorial Health System Foundation Charities.

LAST WEEK

Saturday, February 27 vs South Carolina Germain Arena 7:30PM

GAME NOTES: The Everblades overcame a 3-0 deficit after 20 minutes to come-from-behind for a 5-4 overtime win. Kevin Baker netted his first hat trick of the season, while Milan Gajic posted a goal and three assists in the victory. Captain Ross Carlson also chipped in three assists for the Everblades. The victory improved the 'Blades record to 2-2-0 at home against the Stingrays and 3-3-1 overall.

Sunday, February 28 vs South Carolina Germain Arena 5:00PM

GAME NOTES: The Everblades continued their winning ways at home with a 3-2 shootout victory. The shooutout was the third straight for the club and 7th overall this season. Florida trailed 2-0 after two periods but came back to force overtime and a shootout. Goaltender Chris Beckford-Tseu was the hero stopping 49 shots in regulation and overtime and four of four in the shootout to claim his 12th win of the season.

THIS WEEK

Thursday, March 4 vs Gwinnett Germain Arena 7:30PM

GAME NOTES: The Florida Everblades and Gwinnett Gladiators will for the fifth, sixth and seventh and final time in Germain Arena this week. The 'Blades have posted a 5-2-2 record against Gwinnett this season and are 3-0-1 at home. Florida and Gwinnett meet a total of 14 times this season.

Friday, March 5 vs Gwinnett Germain Arena 7:30PM

GAME NOTES: The last time the Gladiators and Everblades met was early February in Germain Arena (Feb. 9-10). On Feb. 9, Florida took a 3-2 edge to the third period courtesy of three goals by Brandon Buck, his first natural hat trick as a professional, but couldn't hold the lead. Tim Miller scored with the goaltender pulled in the final minute of regulation to tie the game at 3-3. Captain Adam Berti scored the game winner in overtime at the 3:11 mark to give Gwinnett the two points.

Saturday, March 6 vs Gwinnett Germain Arena 7:30PM

GAME NOTES: In a tight-checking affair on February 10 in Germain Arena the Everblades beat Gwinnett 3-1 with an empty-net goal. Shea Guthrie, Mathieu Roy and Ryan Lang each scored for Florida, while Gwinnett got a Scott Mifsud marker in the contest. Gwinnett went onto beat Florida at home on Valentines Day in Gwinnett 6-3.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

Quick Stats

Overall Record: 30-19-9

Home Record: 17-10-2-0

Road Record: 13-9-2-5

Overtime Record: 3-4

Shootout Record: 7-5

Penalty Kill: 275/324 84.9% (2nd)

Power Play: 57/317 18% (10th)

Leading Scorers

Ross Carlson 18-20-38

Kevin Baker 9-24-33

Jacob Micflikier 9-23-32

Plus/ Minus Leaders

Jacob Micflikier +11

Phil Paquet +10

Ross Carlson +9

Leading Goaltenders

Barry Brust 2.24 GAA, 9-3-2, .926

Chris Beckford-Tseu 3.09 GAA, 12-6-4, .907

Most goals: Ross Carlson (19)

Most assists: Kevin Baker & Scott Hotham (24)

Most points: Ross Carlson (42)

Most power play goals: Shea Guthrie & Dominic Osman (7)

Most power play assists: Scott Hotham (16)

Most power play points: Scott Hotham (20)

Most shorthanded goals: Ryan Lang & Dominic Osman (1)

Most Game winners: Chris Capraro & Dominic Osman (3)

Most Wins: Chris Beckford-Tseu (12)

Most PIMs: Brad Zanon (118)

ECHL GOALTENDER & PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEES:

#33 Chris Beckford-Tseu 3GP RECORD: 2-0-0 GAA: 2.85 SPCT: .930% TEAM RECORD: 2-0-0

Chris Beckford-Tseu stopped a season high 49 shots on Sunday afternoon including four of four in the shootout to lead the way to the Everblades 3-2 win. Beckford-Tseu stopped 28 of 32 on Saturday night to help the Everblades knock off South Carolina 5-4.

CHRIS BECKFORD-TSEU - 6'3" 202LBS HOMETOWN: TORONTO, ON DOB: 6-22-84

LAST YEAR: FLORIDA - PHOENIX (ECHL)/ ROCHESTER (AHL) AMATEUR CLUB: KINGSTON/OSHAWA (OHL)

DRAFT STATUS: 2003 - ST. LOUIS BLUES - 5TH ROUND, 159TH OVERALL

#71 Kevin Baker 3GP 3G, 0A = 3PTS (+3) TEAM RECORD: 2-0-0

Kevin Baker posted his first hat trick of the season, scoring the game winner in overtime on Saturday night to lift the 'Blades to a 5-4 come-from-behind win. Baker becomes the third Everblade to score a hat trick this season joining Brandon Buck (Feb. 9) and Jacob Micflikier (Nov. 5)

KEVIN BAKER - 6'1" 195LBS HOMETOWN: KINGSTON, ON DOB: 1-15-79

LAST YEAR: FLORIDA (ECHL) AMATEUR CLUB: ACADIA UNIV. (AUS)

DRAFT STATUS: 1999 - LA KINGS - 5TH ROUND, 193RD OVERALL

'BLADES BITES

#5 Benn Olson - Ranks T3rd amongst D-men in major penalties (11)

#6 Brad Zanon - Ranks 5th amongst D-men in penalty minutes (118) and is T4th in minor penalties (34)

#16 Colin Nicholson - Has scored in 6 of 7 chances in the shootout (85.7%) with 2 SOGW

#18 Shea Guthrie - Ranks T5th amongst ECHL rookies in power-play goals (7)

#19 Scott Hotham - Ranks T2nd amongst ECHL rookies in power-play assists (16) and 3rd in power-play points (20)...Hotham ranks T8th in points amongst defenseman (29), T2nd in power-play assists (15) and T2nd in power-play points (20) for ECHL D-men

#33 Chris Beckford-Tseu - Registers 16th in the ECHL in GAA - 3.07

#49 AJ Thelen - Ranks 5th amongst D-men in shots (135)

#71 Kevin Baker - Ranks 5th in the ECHL with 178 shots on goal

HOT 'BLADES - DON'T TOUCH

- Goaltender #33 Chris Beckford-Tseu made a season-high 49 saves in Sunday's victory over Gwinnett (3-2 SOW)...Beckford-Tseu has faced the most shootout shots in the league (36) and only allowed 10 SOGA (72%)

- #9 Ernie Hartlieb...Surpassed another Everblade milestone on Sunday, scoring his Everblade career high 33 power play tally, surpassing Reggie Berg (32)...Earlier this season, Hartlieb became the all-time leader in games played with Florida appearing in 327 games to date (Brent MacDonald - 311)

- #71 Kevin Baker streaking...The 2008-09 ECHL MVP has scored in five of the last seven games (6-5=11) +5

- #7 Milan Gajic has scored in 15 of the 21 games he has appeared in with Florida (11-17=28) +6...He ranks 6th on the club in scoring.

- The Everblades have been involved in 19 overtime or shootouts this season (most of any team in ECHL)...This equates to 33% of the games the club has played this season have been decided in extra time or a shootout, including the last four games.

IN THE COMMUNITY: The Everblades face off at Shoeless Joe's tonight with Everblades Weekly. Everblades Weekly can be heard live on Fox Sports Radio, 1200/ 1460AM from the Shoeless Joe's Sports Café, off Daniels Parkway and US-41 (Tamiami Trail), from 7:00-8:00 p.m.

Tonights' Guests: #7 Forward Milan Gajic. Coach Malcolm Cameron will join us, as well.

TRANSACTIONS:

3/1/10 Delete Kyle Takacs, G released

2/27/10 Add Chris Beckford-Tseu, G assigned by Florida (NHL)

2/24/10 Add Brady Calla, F assigned by Florida (NHL)

2/24/10 Delete Chris Beckford-Tseu, G recalled by Florida (NHL)

2/23/10 Delete A.J. Thelen, D placed on the 3-day IR

TICKETS AND INFORMATION: The TIB Bank Box Office at Germain Arena is open from 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Individual tickets can be purchased at the TIB Bank Box Office, at any TicketMaster location or at www.TicketMaster.com. To order tickets by phone, call 239-334-3309. To book a group to a Everblades game call 239-948-7825.

EVERBLADES ON THE AIRWAVES: All Florida Everblades games, home and away, are broadcast on Fox Sports Radio, 1200/ 1460AM and on the Everblades website at www.everbladeshockey.com via Sportsjuice. Join the voice of the Everblades, John Curtis for all the play-by-play action. The pre-game show comes your way approximately 25 minutes before the drop of the puck with the Shoeless Joe's Sports Café pre-game show on the Everblades Radio Network presented by Blu Sushi.

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