ECHL Florida Everblades

Florida Everblades Weekly

Published on November 3, 2008 under ECHL (ECHL)
Florida Everblades News Release


ESTERO, FL - The Florida Everblades finished off the past week by picking up three of four points at South Carolina. The Blades enter this week's action with a record, 3-2-1 (7 pts., T-2nd South Division).

THIS WEEK (All Times Eastern)

Monday, November 3 at Gwinnett Gladiators 7:05 p.m.

GAME NOTES: The Everblades wrap up their first road trip of the season at Gwinnett. This is the first of 11 games between the South Division rivals this season and the first of six at the Arena at Gwinnett Center. Last season the Everblades were 1-5-0 vs. the Gladiators including going 0-3-0 at Gwinnett. The Everblades and Gladiators have met 39 times over their five-year rivalry. The Everblades hold an all-time record of 14-19-6 vs. Gwinnett and are 6-12-1 all-time on the road vs. the Gladitors. The Gladiators enter this week's action with a record of 2-1-2 (6 pts., T-5th, South Division)

Friday & Saturday, November 7 & 8 vs. Gwinnett Gladiators 7:30 p.m. (Both Games)

GAME NOTES: The Everblades return home to begin another four-game home stand on Friday night vs. the Gladiators. The games will be the first two of five at Germain Arena between the division rivals. Last season the Everblades were 1-2-0 vs. Gwinnett at home and the Everblades hold an all-time record of 8-7-5 at home vs. the Gladiators.

PROMOTIONS:

Friday, November 7: Chewy Toy Night! The Everblades and the Naples Humane Society have teamed up to help animals in need! Fans are asked to bring Chewy Toys, cat litter, or canned dog/cat food (no dry food please!) to donate the Naples Humane Society. The humane society will have a table located on the concourse for fans to drop off their donatons.

Saturday, November 8: Retro Night! The Everblades are turning back the clock to the 80's on Saturday night! Come enjoy the game as we flash back to the 80's with the music the movies and more! Come dress as your favorite 80's character and have the chance to win door prizes courtesy of Universal Studios, The Lazy Flamingo and LaBamba Restaurant!!!

LAST WEEK'S RESULTS

Friday, October 31 at South Carolina Stingrays 3-2 OTL

The Everblades opened their first road trip of the season with a 3-2 overtime loss at South Carolina. After the Stingrays scored the games first two goals, the Everblades chipped their way back into the game on a second period goal by Ernie Hartlieb and a third period power play goal by Jonathan Paiement. In overtime however, the Stingrays notched the game winning goal four minutes into the five minute period with a power play maker. In goal David Leggio got credit for a tie after stopping 28 of 31 shots. Florida Specials Teams: PP: 1-of-6; PK: 7-of-8.

Saturday, November 1 at South Carolina Stingrays 5-2 Win

The Everblades used a season-high four power play goals to erase a 2-0 deficit and pick up their first road win of the season on Saturday night. Trailing 2-0 entering the second period, the Everblades exploded for four goals in the middle frame, three of which came with Florida on the man advantage. Kyle Peto, Ross Carlson, and Kevin Baker recorded the power play goals and Ryan Lang added a short-handed marker to give the Everblades a 4-2 lead after two. Baker notched his second power play goal of the game early in the third period. In goal Anton Khudobin recorded his second straight win by stopping 32 of 34 shots. Florida Special Teams: PP: 4-of-6; PK: 5-of-5.

EVERBLADES ITINERARY:

Monday, Nov. 3: GAME vs. Gwinnett Gladiators, 7:05 p.m. @ The Arena at Gwinnett Center

Tuesday, Nov. 4: OFF DAY

Wednesday, Nov. 5: Practice, 10:00 a.m. @ Germain Arena

Thursday, Nov. 6: Practice, 10:00 a.m. @ Germain Arena

Friday, Nov. 7: Pre-Game Skate, 10:00 a.m. @ Germain Arena

GAME vs. Gwinnett Gladiators, 7:30 p.m. @ Germain Arena

Saturday, Nov. 8: Pre-Game Skate, 10:00 a.m. @ Germain Arena

GAME vs. Gwinnett Gladiators, 7:30 p.m. @ Germain Arena

Sunday, Nov. 9: OFF DAY

2008-09 EVERBLADES REGULAR SEASON NUMBERS

Quick Stats

Overall Record 3-2-1

Home Record 2-2-0

Road Record 1-0-1

Overtime Record 0-1

Shootout Record 0-0

Power Play 9-46 (13th)

Penalty Kill 39-45 (3rd)

Leading Scorers

Jonathan Paiement 2-5-7

Danick Bouchard 4-2-6

Ross Carlson 3-3-6

Mark Lee 0-6-6

Kevin Baker 3-2-5

Ernie Hartlieb 3-2-5

Leading Goaltenders

Anton Khudobin 2.68 GAA, 2-1-0

David Leggio 2.95 GAA, 1-1-1

Plus/Minus Leaders

Ernie Hartlieb +3

Kyle Peto +3

Several tied with +1

Player of the Week Nominee: This week's Everblades Player of the Week nominee is Ross Carlson who tallied a goal and added two assists in the two games this past week and was a plus-1. The Everblades Goaltender of the Week nominee is Anton Khudobin who was 1-0-0 with a 2.00 GAA in his lone start on Saturday.

Special Teams Breakdown: Here's a look at the special teams of the Everblades and how it breaks down overall, home and away: Power play: 9-of-46 (19.6%) which ranks the Everblades 13th in the ECHL. At home the Everblades are 4-of-34 (11.8%) which ranks 22nd. On the road the Everblades are 5-of-12 (41.7%) which ranks 1st. Penalty Kill: 39-of-45 (86.7%) which ranks the Everblades 3rd in the ECHL. At home the 'Blades are 27-of-32 (84.4%) which is 12th. On the road the Everblades are 12-of-13 (92.3%) which ranks 2nd.

Welcome to the Pros!: Two Everblade players made their professional debuts last weekend at South Carolina. Forward James DeLory began his pro career by playing his first pro game on Friday night and forward Dan Travis skated in his first pro game a night later.

Upcoming Milestones: Here are some milestones that Everblades players could reach this upcoming season: Forward Kevin Baker is five goals shy of recording his 100th career goal, one assist away from notching his 100th career assist and is six points away from reaching 200 in his career...forward Ross Carlson is 22 games away from his 100th career game played...forward Ernie Hartlieb is 34 games shy of his 500th career game...forward Riley Emmerson needs to play in six more games to reach the 100 mark...forward Brad Herauf is 30 games away from playing in his 300th career game...forward Ryan Lang finds himself 32 points away from the 200 point mark in his career...forward Mark Lee is 36 games away from the 300...forward Colin Nicholson is four games away from reaching the century mark...defenseman Kyle Peto needs to play in 31 games to hit 100 in his career...forward Mathieu Roy will hit the 100 games played mark in his career with 25 games played...defenseman A.J. Thelen will also reach the 100 games played milestone by playing in 30 more games...defenseman Jonathan Paiement is 12 points away from 100 in his career.

Everblades Coach's Show!: The Everblades coach's show "Blades Talk!" holds it's next show on Tuesday, November 2 from 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.! The show will take place live each Tuesday the team is in town at J. Daniels Bar & Grill located at the corner of Daniels Pkwy. & Fiddlesticks Rd. in Ft. Myers. The show can also be heard live on 770 ESPN Radio and can heard via the internet by visiting the Everblades website at www.floridaeverblades.com.

Ticket Information: Everblades 2008-09 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.

On the Air: Everblades games, home and away, can be heard on SportsRadio 770 ESPN and via the internet courtesy of Waterman Broadcasting by logging on to www.floridaeverblades.com or www.abc-7.com/sports. In addition, Everblades games can be viewed via the internet thanks to B2 Networks by logging on to www.b2livetv.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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