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December 5, 2005 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Adirondack Frostbite News Release


LAST WEEK: Adirondack went 3-1-0 for the second consecutive week, winning two games at Richmond and recording a home win over Roanoke, before falling at home to Kalamazoo on Sunday. The Frostbite are 17-5-0 on the season for 34 points, and are 12 points ahead of second-place Danbury in the Eastern Division standings.

Wednesday, November 30 @ Richmond FROSTBITE 5 RiverDogs 3
Adirondack and Richmond traded goals for the first half of the game as Pierre-Luc Leblond and Mark Hurtubise tallied for the Frostbite and Mike Oliviera and Bobby Kukulka notched goals for the RiverDogs. Hugo Belanger gave the Frostbite the lead back at 11:21 of the second, and Kevin Watters made it a two-goal advantage at 17:06. Richmond pulled back within one at 8:17 of the third, but a Mike Berry tally at 12:06 provided the Frostbite some breathing room, and set the final.

Friday, December 2 @ Richmond FROSTBITE 2 RiverDogs 1 (SO)
The Frostbite improved to 8-0-0 against the RiverDogs this season with a 2-1 shootout win. Sylvain Cloutier broke a scoreless tie with his eighth goal of the season 11:31 into the second period. A David Brosseau goal 2:03 into the third period tied the game, and sent it to a shootout. After neither team scored through the first three rounds, Cloutier gave the Frostbite the advantage with a goal in round four, which was quickly answered by Richmond. Hugo Belanger tallied in the fifth round, and Derek Gustafson turned aside the RiverDogs' final shot to record the win.

Saturday, December 3 vs. Roanoke FROSTBITE 4 Vipers 3
Mike Berry's second goal of the night with 50.9 seconds left in the third period lifted the Frostbite to a 4-3 win over Roanoke on Saturday. The Frostbite started off quickly as Kevin Watters and David Moccia tallied first period goals. The Vipers pulled within one 1:09 into the second, but Adirondack came right back to regain its two-goal advantage on a Berry goal at 5:18. Roanoke pulled even thanks to goals by L.P. Martin midway though the second and Petr Jelinek early in the third.

Sunday, December 4 vs. Kalamazoo K-Wings 4 FROSTBITE 2
Adirondack suffered just its second loss on home ice season, falling to Kalamazoo 4-2. The K-Wings started strong, taking a 3-0 lead just over 23 minutes into the contest. The Frostbite pulled within one on a pair of Mike Berry power-play goals just 37 seconds apart late in the second period, but Kalamazoo answered right back on a Kory Karlender tally at 18:44 to take a two-goal lead it would not relinquish. The K-Wings out-shot the Frostbite 30-13 in the game.

THIS WEEK'S GAMES
Friday, December 9 vs. Danbury 7:35 p.m.
The Frostbite and Trashers meet for the fourth of 16 times this season, and for the second time in Glens Falls. Adirondack is 0-3-0 against Danbury this season, including a 4-2 loss at home on November 4. The Trashers are in second place of the Eastern Division, 12 points behind the first-place Frostbite.

PROMOTIONS: The Frostbite will hold its "Teddy Bear Toss" during the game. All fans are encouraged to bring a stuffed animal to the game, and throw the animal on the ice following the Frostbite's first goal of the game. The animals will be donated to Glens Falls Hospital and Saratoga Hospital.

Saturday, December 10 vs. Danbury 7:35 p.m.
PROMOTIONS: Frostbite co-owners Steve Levy and Barry Melrose will be on hand, and fans will have the opportunity to have a holiday photo taken with them during the game.

FROSTBITE NOTES

- David Moccia scored his first professional in Saturday's game versus Roanoke.
- Chris Mei recorded his first professional point, an assist, on Wednesday at Richmond.
- Mike Berry scored 5 goals and added 2 assists in the Frostbite's four games last week.
- In their last five games, the Frostbite have killed off 31 of 33 (93.9%) opposition power-play chances.
- Adirondack is 0-3-0 against Danbury this season, and 17-2-0 against the rest of the league.

FROSTBITE LEADERS
Goals Watters 14
Assists Belanger/Cloutier 23
Points Belanger 33
+/- Rapoza +12
Penalty Minutes Bennefield 102
Shots Watters 90
Power-Play Goals Cloutier 6
Shorthanded Goals Watters 3
Game-Winning Goals Watters 4

RUTLAND FIELDHOUSE FUNDRAISER

Tomorrow night, the Frostbite will hold a special practice at the Rutland Fieldhouse. The team will hold an intra-squad scrimmage at the Fieldhouse from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Following the scrimmage, the event shifts to the Holiday Inn Rutland/Killington for dinner featuring Frostbite co-owner, and ESPN hockey analyst, Barry Melrose as guest speaker. After dinner, there will be a live auction with a number of great prizes. Tickets are $25 for adults, and children are free. The ticket price includes: full dinner buffet, entry to the live auction, meet and greet with Barry Melrose and the Frostbite players, autographs, giveaways, entrance to the scrimmage, and much more. Tickets can be purchased at the Rutland Fieldhouse, on-line at www.rutlandregionalfieldhouse.org, or by calling (802) 775-3100. All proceeds from the event benefit the Rutland Fieldhouse.

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 15 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. 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 guests are goaltender Kris Tebbs and right wing Ryan Bennett.

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