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November 7, 2005 - ECHL (ECHL)
Florida Everblades News Release


ESTERO, FL - The Florida Everblades finished the past week with a 2-0-0 record after a pair of come-from-behind wins. The 'Blades enter this week with a record of 3-1-0 (6 pts., 7th, South Division.)

THIS WEEK (All Times Eastern)

Tuesday, November 8 vs. South Carolina Stingrays 7:30 p.m.

GAME NOTES:

The Everblades play host to their South Division rival South Carolina Stingrays for the first time on Tuesday. The game is the first of nine meetings between the two teams, and the first of five at Germain Arena. Last season, the 'Blades finished with a 2-2-1 record vs. South Carolina in the regular season (0-2-0 at home), and defeated the 'Rays in the first round of the Kelly Cup playoffs 3-games-to-1. The Stingrays enter this week with a record of 2-4-3 (7 pts., 6th South Division) and have played the most games of any team in the league. The Everblades hold an all-time record of 27-14-8 vs. South Carolina and are 13-7-5 all-time at home vs. the 'Rays.

Friday & Saturday, November 11 & 12 at Gwinnett Gladiators

(Both Games) 7:35 p.m.

GAME NOTES: The Everblades take to the road for the first time season to take on the Gladiators in Duluth, GA this weekend. The games will be the first two of 11 meetings (6 in Florida, 5 in Gwinnett) between the South Division rivals. Last year, the Everblades finished 4-1-1 against the Gladiators, including 2-1-0 at Gwinnett. Last season three of the six games went to a shootout, with the Everblades winning two. The Gladiators enter this week's action with a record of 3-1-1 (7 pts., 5th South Division) and are 1-0-1 at home. Florida holds an all-time record of 4-5-3 vs. Gwinnett and is 2-4-0 all-time at Gwinnett.

LAST WEEK'S RESULTS

Friday, November 4 vs. Augusta 3-2 W

The Everblades came from behind to tame the Augusta Lynx 3-2 last Friday night at Germain Arena. The Everblades used second period goals by rookies John Ronan and Nick Vukovic to help erase a 1-0 deficit. After Augusta took a 1-0 lead with a short-handed goal at 17:34 of the first period, Ronan scored his first professional goal at 9:15 of the second period to tie the game. Vukovic followed that up with a power play goal at 13:30 of the frame to give the 'Blades the lead for good. Leading by one heading into the third period, the Everblades increased their lead to 3-1 when newcomer Anders Strome banged home a rebound at 5:26. Augusta battled back to cut the gap to one with 2:01 remaining in regulation, but despite a flurry of activity in the closing minute, the Lynx couldn't get the equalizer past Everblades goaltender Phil Osaer as the 'Blades hung on to win their second straight game. Osaer (1-1-0) earned his first win as an Everblade by stopping 34 of 36 shots. Florida special teams: PP: 1-for-6, PK: 7-for-7.

Saturday, November 5 vs. Augusta 4-3 SOW The Everblades won their third straight game by scoring three third period goals to force overtime, and used 28 saves from goaltender Phil Osaer in regulation and overtime to knock off the Augusta Lynx 4-3 in a shootout last Saturday night at Germain Arena. Paul Cabana, Jonathan Lehun and Ernie Hartlieb all notched third period goals, and Steve Saviano chipped in three assists to erase a 3-0 Augusta lead. After the Lynx picked up three second period goals, the 'Blades stormed back with three goals in a span of 11 minutes in the final frame. Cabana began the comeback effort with a power play goal at 3:46 of the final period and Lehun followed with his first professional goal just 1:10 later to cut the Lynx lead to one. Less than 10 minutes later, Hartlieb tallied his first goal of the season when he jammed a rebound home at 14:12. Following a scoreless overtime, which included an Augusta power play, the game moved to a shootout. The Everblades scored on their first three shots by Anders Strome, Lehun and Daniel Sisca, while Osaer turned away three of Augusta's four shooters. Osaer won his second straight game to climb to 2-1-0 on the season. Florida special teams: PP: 1-for-7, PK: 4-for-4.

EVERBLADES ITINERARY: Monday, Nov. 7: Practice, 10:00 a.m. @ Germain Arena

Tuesday, Nov. 8: Pre-Game Skate, 10:00 a.m. @ Germain Arena GAME vs. South Carolina, 7:30 p.m. @ Germain Arena

Wednesday, Nov. 9: Practice, 10:00 a.m. @ Germain Arena

Thursday, Nov. 10: Travel Day to Gwinnett

Friday, Nov. 11: GAME vs. Gwinnett, 7:35 p.m. @ The Arena at Gwinnett Center

Saturday, Nov. 12: GAME vs. Gwinnett, 7:35 p.m. @ The Arena at Gwinnett Center

Sunday, Nov. 13: OFF DAY

2005-06 EVERBLADES REGULAR SEASON NUMBERSQuick Stats

Overall Record 3-1-0(7th)

Home Record 3-1-0

Road Record 0-0-0

Overtime Record 0-0

Shootout Record 1-0

Power Play 3-25 (20th)

Penalty Kill 21-24 (3rd)

Leading Scorers

Steve Saviano 2-5-7

Paul Cabana 3-2-5

Daniel Sisca 0-3-3

Jonathan Lehun 1-2-3

Leading Goaltenders

Craig Kowalski 1.00 GAA, 1-0-0

Phil Osaer 2.92 GAA, 2-1-0

Plus/Minus Leaders

Several tied with +2

ECHL Weekly Award Nominees:

The Everblades ECHL player of the week nomination is forward Jonathan Lehun. The 21-year-old rookie picked up three points (1g, 2a) in two games this past week, plus notched the game-winning shootout goal vs. Augusta on Nov. 5. The Everblades ECHL goalie of the week nominee is Phil Osaer who earned the win in both games this past weekend, allowing 5 goals and stopping 62 of 67 shots he faced, plus stopped three of four shootout attempts against him on Nov. 5 vs. Augusta.

Roster Moves:

The Everblades swung a deal with the Charlotte Checkers just prior to their game against the Augusta Lynx on Friday night. In the trade, the Everblades picked up forward Phil Aucoin for financial considerations. Aucoin will be in uniform for the 'Blades on Tuesday night. Aucoin joins the Everblades after notching three points in four games with Charlotte this season.

Milestones:

Several Everblades players and coaches are approaching in their professional careers: F Ernie Hartlieb needs to play in 25 games to reach the 300 career games played mark and is just 37 points away from 200 in his pro career...F Reggie Berg finds himself just 41 games away from 300 in his career and is 47 points shy of hitting the 300 mark...D Ryan Brindley needs 44 points to hit the 300 mark in his professional career...F Paul Cabana is 46 games away from 200 and is just three points away from 100 in his pro career...G Phil Osaer needs two wins to pick up his 50th career victory...Head Coach Gerry Fleming in eight wins shy of his 200th behind the bench.

Save That Puck!:

The Everblades saw three players score their first professional goal this past weekend. Rookies John Ronan, Nick Vukovic and Jonathan Lehun all scored a goal for the first time in their pro careers. Ronan & Vukovic tallied their goals against the Augusta Lynx on Friday, November 4 and Lehun added his against the Lynx the next night.

Special Teams:

Here is a breakdown of the Everblades special teams for the 2005-06 season. On the power play, the 'Blades are 3-for-25 which ranks 20th overall. The team's penalty killing had been superb killing off 21 of 24 chances against them, which has the team ranked third in the ECHL.

Everblades Coach's Show:

The Everblades coach's show "Blades Talk" will make its 2005-06 debut on Monday, November 7 from

7 p.m. - 8 p.m. at Stevie Tomato's Sports Page in Ft. Myers. Join the voice of the Everblades Kevin Reiter and Head Coach Gerry Fleming live, or catch the show on SportsRadio 770 AM. This week's guest will be Everblades forward Ernie Hartlieb.

Everblades On The Air:

The Florida Everblades are broadcast on Sportsradio 770 AM and on the web at www.floridaeverblades.com or www.abc-7.com. Join the "Voice of the Everblades" Kevin Reiter for all the play-by-play action. The Everblades pre-game show begins 25 minutes before face-off.

Everblades Ticket Information:

Everblades 2005-06 full season, half season, 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.

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