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October 24, 2005 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Adirondack Frostbite News Release


LAST WEEK:

Adirondack opened the season with a perfect 3-0-0 mark, sweeping three games against Richmond. The Frostbite are in first place of the Eastern Division with six points, three more than Danbury.

Friday, October 21 @ Richmond FROSTBITE 5 RiverDogs 3

The Frostbite scored three times in a 1:23 span midway through the first period, and after Kevin Watters' first professional goal at 10:26 of the second period, Adirondack held a 4-0 lead. Richmond launched a late second-period comeback, scoring twice late in the second, and again at 8:05 of the third. Solid play by Derek Gustafson kept the RiverDogs off of the board the rest of the way, and Blake Stewart sealed the deal, completing a hat trick with an empty-net goal with 23 seconds left.

Saturday, October 22 v. Richmond FROSTBITE 8 RiverDogs 3

Adirondack's offense went to work quickly in the home opener as Kevin Watters scored just 27 seconds into the game, and power-play tallies from Blake Stewart and David Ambler made it 3-0 just 3:08 into the game. After a pair of Warren Cooper goals cut the Frostbite lead to one, Mike Berry gave the Frostbite a two-goal lead after 20 minutes with his second of the season at 18:40. Opening the second period with three more goals, the Frostbite took a 7-2 lead, before Cooper added his third of the night for a 7-3 score after 40 minutes. Watters scored his third goal of the night at 10:32 of the third period to set the final.

Sunday, October 23 v. Richmond FROSTBITE 5 RiverDogs 2

Just as Saturday, the Frostbite offense wasted no time going to work. Lyon Porter scored his first professional goal 31 seconds into the contest, and tallies from Hugo Belanger and Blake Stewart made it 3-0 at the 4:44 mark. Richmond pulled within two before the end of the opening period on a Mike Oliviera tally. Adirondack went back up by two on a Kevin Watters shorthanded goal at 11:27 of the second. Oliviera answered with his second of the game at 14:21 of the third, but it was Sylvain Cloutier who ended any hope of a RiverDogs' comeback, scoring a power-play goal at 17:07 to set the final.

THIS WEEK'S GAMES

Friday, October 28 @ Flint 7:30 p.m. Coverage at 7:10 p.m. on WCKM 98.5 The Frostbite take on the Generals for the only time this season. Flint opened the season 0-1-1, losing in regulation to Quad City and falling in a shootout to Danbury.

Saturday, October 29 @ Port Huron 7:35 p.m. Coverage at 7:15 p.m. on WCKM 98.5

Adirondack heads east following Friday's game to Port Huron for a Saturday match-up with the expansion Flags. Port Huron is 1-1-0 with a season-opening win over Danbury before a loss to Kalamazoo on Saturday.

FROSTBITE NOTES

Ø Three different Frostbite players scored their first professional goals on opening weekend: Mike Berry, Lyon Porter, and Kevin Watters.

Ø The Frostbite had a player post a hat trick in each of the season's first two games, as Blake Stewart scored three times on Friday, and Kevin Watters lit the lamp three times on Saturday.

Ø All five of Blake Stewart's goals have come on the power play. His five goals this season already surpass his total of three he scored last season in 33 games between Rockford and Fort Wayne.

Ø The Frostbite have the top three point scorers in the league (Belanger-8, Stewart-7, and Watters-7), and six of the top 12.

FROSTBITE LEADERS (Italics indicate league leaders)

Goals Stewart/Watters 5

Assists Belanger 6

Points Belanger 8

+/- Berry/Rapoza/Watters +4

Penalty Minutes Mei 9

Shots Stewart 18

Power-Play Goals Stewart 5

Shorthanded Goals Watters 1

Game-Winning Goals Berry/Stewart/Watters 1

FROSTBITE TICKETS

Tickets for Frostbite home games are available at the Glens Falls Civic Center Box Office (10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. on Saturday, and two hours prior to game time on Sunday), or through TicketMaster at (518) 476-1000 or www.ticketmaster.com. Discounted group tickets for groups of 20 or more are available by calling the Frostbite office at (518) 926-7825.

FROSTBITE ON THE AIR

All 76 Frostbite regular season games can be heard on WCKM 98.5 FM and on-line at www.frostbitehockey.com with the Voice of the Frostbite, Joe Babik. Each broadcast begins 20 minutes prior to face-off with the Frostbite Pre-Game Show. In addition, all Frostbite games are available to watch on a pay-per-view basis in conjunction with B2 Networks. The B2 Networks feed can be accessed through the Frostbite website at www.frostbitehockey.com. Every Monday during the season, WCKM airs the "In the Box" Show from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Davidson's. The show is hosted by WCKM morning personality, and Frostbite PA announcer, Dan Miner. Dan is joined on the show each week by Frostbite Head Coach and Director of Hockey Operations Marc Potvin, Frostbite Director of Broadcasting and Media Relations Joe Babik, and a different Frostbite player. This week's guest is Frostbite left wing David Ambler.

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