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Generals Game Night Notes

December 28, 2002 - ECHL (ECHL)
Greensboro Generals News Release


GREENSBORO GENERALS

The Generals were defeated by the Lexington Men O' War 5-2 at home last night. The game went sour early for Greensboro, with Lexington opening up a 3-0 lead after just one period. The Generals attempted a comeback with Matt Turek getting them on the board with a power play goal to cut the deficit to 3-1 midway through the second period. However, the Men O' War put the game away with two more goals for a commanding 5-1 lead. Sam Ftorek closed out the scoring with his league leading 14th power play goal of the season in the final minute of the second period.

CHARLOTTE CHECKERS

The Checkers defeated the Richmond Renegades 4-2 on the road last night. The Renegades drew first blood just six minutes into the contest, but the Checkers retaliated with goals less than a minute apart from Nic Bilotto and Dusty Jamieson to take a 2-1 lead after one period. Kevin Caulfield extended the margin to 3-1 with a second period tally, and Jamieson's second of the night early in the third period put the game out of reach for Richmond, who tacked on a goal in the closing minutes for the final margin. Jeff Salajko stopped 34 of 36 shots to earn the victory.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

¨ 12/27 Placed left wing Vlad Serov on team suspension.

¨ 12/27 Waived defenseman Travis Smith.

¨ 12/27 Activated defenseman Alex Andreyev from the 30-day injured list.

¨ 12/27 Signed left wing Stas Tkatch.

¨ 12/27 Added Jason Brown as an emergency backup goaltender.

¨ 12/28 Signed left wing David Del Monte

¨ 12/26 Center Konrad McKay was activated from the injured list.

¨ 12/26 Goaltender Niklas Sundberg was recalled by the Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL).

NOTES & NUMBERS

¨ Tonight's game begins a stretch of eight straight contests against divisional foes.

¨ The Generals have allowed the first goal in seven of their last eight home games. However, they have gone 6-2-0 in those contests.

¨ Defenseman Geno Parrish has a five game point scoring streak, notching seven points (2g, 5a) in that span.

¨ Greensboro has already lost 76 man games due to injury this season.

¨ The Checkers enter tonight's contest having won four of their last five games.

¨ Dave Inman has five goals in his first six games as a Checker.

¨ Charlotte is one of only two teams in the league yet to win when trailing after two periods (0-11-1).

¨ The Checkers have used five goaltenders this season, tied for the most in the league.

ABOUT THE GAME

This is the fifth of eight meetings between the Generals and Checkers this year. The Generals are 3-0-1 against Charlotte this year, and with a win in regulation they will capture the Carolina Cup for the first time in the team's four-year history. The Carolina Cup is awarded to the team that wins the season series between the two North Carolina teams. The next matchup between the two clubs is in Greensboro on January 9. Don't forget fans, you can also tune into all home games in the Coliseum on closed circuit radio (96.5 FM), with Arley Johnson handling the play-by-play. You can also call Arley with questions on the air between periods at 275-9738.

NEXT HOME GAME: Following tomorrow's critical matchup at the first place Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies, the Generals close out the New Year by hosting the Trenton Titans on Tuesday night at 7:00. Greensboro follows that up with home games against the Reading Royals on January 2 and 3. All games can be heard on WPET 950-AM and www.greensborogenerals.com. PLEASE NOTE...Tomorrow's game at Atlantic City will be tape delayed, with the broadcast beginning at 5:45 on the Generals website and WPET.

THE FRONT LINE: The Generals coaches show The Front Line airs live Monday night on WPET 950-AM from 6:00 – 7:00 from Jack Astor's Bar and Grill on High Point Rd. Join Generals head coach Rick Adduono and broadcaster Arley Johnson for a look back at the week gone by and a preview of the week ahead. Generals players appear weekly on the show, tickets will be given away at Jack Astor's, and fans can call in their questions to Coach Adduono at (336) 275-9738.

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