ECHL Florida Everblades

Florida To Open Pivotal Five-Game Set With South Carolina

Published on March 8, 2010 under ECHL (ECHL)
Florida Everblades News Release


The Florida Everblades finished off their eight-game homestand this week in Germain Arena. The 'Blades were nearly perfect in regulation during the trip only slipping up in their final game on Saturday to Gwinnett 4-3. The 'Blades knocked off the Gladiators 4-3 on Thursday and 7-5 on Friday night to post a 6-1-1 record at home.

The Everblades travel to South Carolina for three big games this weekend against the division-leading Stingrays. Florida will play three straight in North Charleston Coliseum in Charleston, SC on Friday, Saturday and Sunday and then return home to Germain Arena to battle the Stingrays on March 19 and 20 for the final times in the regular season.

LAST WEEK

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

GAME NOTES: Florida won their fourth straight game in come-from-behind fashion, 4-3. The 'Blades got three third-period goals to defeat Gwinnett for the sixth time this season. Milan Gajic (GW) scored a goal and an assist to lead the way for the 'Blades. Rookie forward Shea Guthrie (1g, 1a) also registered a multiple-point game for Florida.

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

GAME NOTES: Dominic Osman paced the Everblades with a hat trick in the Everblades 7-5 victory. Eleven of the 16 skaters posted points in the victory including five multiple-point scorers. Along with Osman, Elgin Reid (2a), Kevin Baker (1g, 1a), Matt Duffy (2a), and Brandon Buck (3a) registered multiple-point nights. Chris Beckford-Tseu, appearing in his 16th straight game stopped 32 shots to record his 14th win of the season.

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

GAME NOTES: Florida's five-game win streak was snapped by Gwinnett on Sunday with their 4-3 victory. The Gladiators scored a late goal on the power play to seal the win and secure the two points. The Everblades finished their season-high eight-game homestand with a record of 6-1-1.

THIS WEEK

Friday, March 12 @ South Carolina North Charleston Coliseum 7:05PM

GAME NOTES: The Everblades and Stingrays will meet for the fourth, fifth and sixth times in North Charleston Coliseum this season. The Everblades have won three straight over South Carolina, including their last two meetings in Germain Arena. Florida is 4-3-1 against South Carolina this season and 1-1-1 on the road in North Charleston Coliseum.

Saturday, March 13 @ South Carolina North Charleston Coliseum 5:05PM

GAME NOTES: The Everblades secured three of a possible four points in their last visit to North Charleston Coliseum. Mathieu Roy led the way in the Everblades 4-2 win on February 13 with two goals, while Ross Carlson and Dominic Osman each registered a goal and an assist. Defenseman AJ Thelen chipped in two assists in the victory. The Everblades dropped a tough game to the Stingrays the night before in a nine-player shootout 4-3.

Sunday, March 14 @ South Carolina North Charleston Coliseum 4:05PM

GAME NOTES: The final meeting in North Charleston Coliseum in the regular season. Florida overcame a three-goal and two-goal deficit in back to back games in Germain Arena last time these two clubs met. The Everblades stung the 'Rays 5-4 in overtime on February 27 powered behind the hat trick of Kevin Baker. The following night Florida won in a shootout after trailing 3-1 after two periods of play. Colin Nicholson and Dominic Osman added tallies in the shootout.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

Quick Stats

Overall Record: 32-20-4-5

Home Record: 19-11-2-0

Road Record: 13-9-2-5

Overtime Record: 3-4

Shootout Record: 7-5

Penalty Kill: 287/341 84.2% (2nd)

Power Play: 62/332 18.7% (7th)

Leading Scorers

Ross Carlson 20-23-43

Kevin Baker 13-25-38

Dominic Osman 18-16-34

Plus/ Minus Leaders

Phil Paquet +13

Jacob Micflikier +11

Ross Carlson +10

Leading Goaltenders

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

Chris Beckford-Tseu 3.19 GAA, 14-7-4, .903

Most goals: Ross Carlson (20)

Most assists: Scott Hotham (26)

Most points: Ross Carlson (43)

Most power play goals: Dominic Osman (9)

Most power play assists: Scott Hotham (18)

Most power play points: Scott Hotham (22)

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

Most Game winners: Dominic Osman (4)

Most Wins: Chris Beckford-Tseu (14)

Most PIMs: Brad Zanon (123)

ECHL GOALTENDER & PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEES:

#33 Chris Beckford-Tseu 3GP RECORD: 2-1-0 GAA: 4.01 SPCT: .875% TEAM RECORD: 2-1-0

Chris Beckford-Tseu recorded two more wins this week (13-14) over the Gwinnett Gladiators. Beckford-Tseu has now started in 17 straight games for Florida and won five straight games (2/20 - 3/5) and is 7-2-1 in his last 10 games.

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

#47 Phil Paquet 3GP 1G, 1A = 2PTS (+3) TEAM RECORD: 2-1-0

Phil Paquet turned in a solid week defensively for the Florida Everblades. Paquet finished even or better in all three games against the Gwinnett Gladiators. The Quebec City, Quebec native notched his second goal of the season this week.

PHIL PAQUET - 6'3" 201LBS HOMETOWN: QUEBEC CITY, PQ DOB: 3-11-87

LAST YEAR: CLARKSON (ECHL) AMATEUR CLUB: CLARKSON (AUS)

DRAFT STATUS: 2005 - MONTREAL - 7TH ROUND, 229RD OVERALL

'BLADES BITES

#5 Benn Olson - Ranks 3rd amongst D-men in major penalties (12)

#6 Brad Zanon - Ranks 4th amongst D-men in penalty minutes (123)

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

#19 Scott Hotham - Ranks 1st amongst ECHL rookies in power-play assists (18) and T2nd in power-play points (22)...Hotham ranks 9th in points amongst defenseman (31), 3rd in power-play assists (18) and T2nd in power-play points (22) for ECHL D-men

#33 Chris Beckford-Tseu - Registers 17th in the ECHL in GAA - 3.19

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

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: #20 Forward Ryan Lang. Coach Malcolm Cameron will join us, as well.

TRANSACTIONS:

3/7/10 Delete Matt Duffy, D recalled to Rochester (AHL)

3/7/10 Delete Scott Hotham, D loaned to Rochester (AHL)

3/7/10 Add Milan Gajic, F assigned from Albany (AHL)

3/5/10 Delete Ryan Van Buskirk, D placed on IR

3/5/10 Add Mike Bayrack, F activated off IR

3/5/10 Delete Milan Gajic, F recalled to Albany (AHL)

3/4/10 Add Brandon Buck, F reassigned from Houston (AHL)

3/4/10 Add Kyle Takacs, G added as emergency backup goaltender

3/2/10 Delete Kyle Takacs, G released as emergency backup goaltender

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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