Ice Pilots Begin 7 Game Road Trip On Tuesday At Florida

Published on February 15, 2004 under ECHL (ECHL)
Pensacola Ice Pilots News Release


Ice Pilots lose to Louisiana on Saturday night 4-2: The Pensacola Ice Pilots lost to Louisiana on Saturday night 4-2 in front of the second largest home crowd of the season of 4,674 fans. The Ice Pilots had their second largest walk up crowd ever of 1,255 fans before the game. Dwayne Hay and Brad Cruikshank scored the goals for the Ice Pilots and Brian Eklund was the losing goalie stopping 44 out of 48 shots. Josh Mizerak, Jamie Johnson, Bobby Brown and Semir Ben-Amour scored goals for the IceGators.

The Ice Pilots have a record of 24-17-6 for 54 points which is good for fifth place in the Central Division of the Western Conference.

Ice Pilots begin 7 game road trip: The Ice Pilots begin a seven game road trip this Tuesday at Florida 6:30 p.m. central time and will continue the road trip at Columbia on Friday at 6:30 p.m. central time, Saturday at Greenville at 6:05 p.m. central time and Sunday at Florence at 1:30 p.m. central time. The Ice Pilots will also play at Augusta on February 26th and at Gwinnett on February 27th. The Ice Pilots have a record of 4-2 vs. Florida this season with a record of 2-1 at home and 2-1 on the road. The Ice Pilots have an all time record of 14-21-1 vs. Florida including a record of 8-8-1 at home and 6-13-0 on the road. The Ice Pilots are 1-0 vs. Greenville this season and have an all time record of 3-4-0 vs. the Grrrowl including 2-2-0 at home and 1-2-0 on the road. The Ice Pilots have an all-time record of 5-4-1 vs. Florence including a record of 1-3-1 at home and 4-1-0 on the road.

Next Home Game: The Ice Pilots next home game is Saturday, February 28 vs. Louisiana at 7:05 p.m. It is Scout Night. All Boys Scouts and Girls Scouts can get discount tickets by calling 432-PUCK.

Get Your Tickets Early: The Ice Pilots had their second largest walk up crowd in team history on February 14th of 1,255 fans buying tickets right before the game. Buy your tickets early to avoid waiting in line.

Ice Pilots in Fifth Place: The Ice Pilots are in fifth place in the Central Division with a record of 24-17-6 for 54 points. For the current standings, visit the Standings Page on icepilots.com.

Ice Pilots leaders: Ice Pilots defenseman Corey Neilson leads the team with 51 points and leads the team with 41 assists. Neilson is first in the league with 31 power play points and first with 24 power play assists. Brian Eklund is second in the league with 23 wins and first in the league with 1473 saves. Eklund is first in the league with 2487 minutes played and tied for first in the league with 4 shootout wins. Greg Chambers is among league leaders with the rookies with 39 points and 28 assists. Jean Francois Soucy is first among all rookies with 41 minor penalties and among the leaders with 122 penalty minutes. Peter Fregoe is among the leaders in rookies with 4 shorthanded points.

Nominated Player of the Week: Dwayne Hay has been nominated for the player of the week. Brian Eklund has been nominated for goalie of the week.

Mr. Manatee's Alumni game scheduled for Friday, March 5th at 6:05 p.m. The Ice Pilots are proud to announce the first ever Mr. Manatee's Alumni game to take place on Friday, March 5th at 6:05 p.m. The original game vs. San Diego will take place after the Mr. Manatee's Alumni game at 8:05 p.m. Fans will be able to see both games for the price of a regular season ticket to a game. Former players Shane Calder, Chad Quenneville, Scott Malone, Scott LaGrand, Kelly Hultgren, Nick Stajduhar and Andrew Rodgers along with former Head Coach Al Pedersen and former Assistant Coach George Kozak will participate in the Mr. Manatee's Alumni Game. Other former players could be added as we get closer to the date. Members of the Jr. Ice Pilots, the local media and members of the Senior League will also participate in the Mr. Manatee's Alumni game. The Alumni players and the Ice Pilots original players will be wearing special old tim er sweaters sponsored by Mr. Mantee's A Casual Grille. The old timer sweaters will be auctioned off after the game at "The Hangar" with proceeds going to the Florida Restaurant Association Educational Foundation and the Children's Home Society.

Season Ticket Packages are available with year round payments: Full season ticket packages and 16 game packages are available with year round payments. The following is a list of the full season ticket plan with year round payments: $22 seats for floor and glass is $49.99 per month, $15 seats for sides is $35.99 per month, $13 seats for goal and lower upper level is $32.99 per month, $10 seats for upper level is $24.99 per month.

Group Tickets: Group tickets are available at the Ice Pilots office. A group of 15-24 will receive $2 off per ticket and scoreboard recognition. A group of 25-99 will receive $2 off per ticket, scoreboard recognition, the group leader receive two free tickets with a minimum of 25 tickets purchased and group members are eligible to become an MVP. Each group member fills out and MVP card, (Cards are mailed with the group tickets), and drops the card in the MVP box at customer service before the game, and has the opportunity to win a valuable prize! Groups of 100 or more will receive scoreboard recognition, two free tickets, MVP cards plus $3 off per ticket and an opportunity to perform the national anthem or participate in the ceremonial puck drop (Subject to availability and approval).

Birthday Parties: Celebrate your birthday with the Ice Pilots. The Ice Pilots birthday party package includes hot dogs, cokes, cake and 10 $13 lower goal game tickets, a special gift pack for the birthday person delivered by Iceman, a birthday card signed by the Ice Pilots and scoreboard recognition. The package price is $179 for a party of 10. $15 is added for each additional guest. For more information call 432-PUCK.

Assigned Players from Tampa Bay: The Ice Pilots currently have eight players on the roster assigned from Tampa Bay. They are goalie s Brian Eklund, Evgeny Konstantinov and forward Dwayne Hay. Forward Jean Francois Soucy, forward Evgeni Arthukin forward Ryan Craig and defenseman Jeremy Van Hoof and Andreas Holmqvist are also assigned from Tampa. Ryan Craig, J.F. Soucy, Jeremy Van Hoof and Evgeni Artukhin have been called up to Hershey.

Kerr's Kids: This season the Ice Pilots are introducing "Kerr's Kids." Thanks to Ice Pilots owner Tim Kerr and SMG (Pensacola Civic Center), the Ice Pilots would like to invite six children and their escorts to a game. The Ice Pilots will provide free admission, a goodie bag for each child and SMG will provide a hot dog and soda for each guest. Accessible seating will be arranged for "Kerr's Kids" in section 105. If you are interested in attending one of the Ice Pilots home game through "Kerr's Kids" please contact the Ice Pilots office at 432-7825 and ask for Melinda Palmer.

"Past, Present and Future Ice Pilots Golf Classic" is set for March 6th: The "Past, Present and Future Ice Pilots Golf Classic" is set for Saturday, March 6th at Scenic Hill Country Club with a shotgun start at 11:00 a.m. The golf classic will include Ice Pilots players and alumni. Proceeds of the golf classic will benefit the Jr. Ice Pilots.

Fans can golf with the Ice Pilots players and alumni. Cost is $85 per individual that includes awards banquet with dinner, live entertainment and mingling with the Ice Pilots players and alumni. The awards banquet and dinner begins at 6:00 p.m. Tickets just for the banquet and dinner without golf is $25.

Fans interested in playing in the "Past, Present and Future Ice Pilots Golf Classic" with current and former Ice Pilots players or interested in just attending the dinner should contact LeaderBoard Tournament Systems at scalder@LTSgolf.com or khultgren@LTSgolf.com.

The Ice Pilots away game that was postponed on January 17th at Mississippi because of a Toby Keith c! oncert has been rescheduled for Tuesday, March 2nd at 6:35 p.m.

Listen to games on the Ice Pilots Hockey Network: Fans can listen to Ice Pilots games on the Ice Pilots Hockey Network. The network includes flagship station WCOA AM 1370, Mediacom's preview guide channel, Cox Media channel 2 and at icepilots.com sponsored by Sports Avenue. The pre-game show on Tuesday begins at 6:30 p.m. and the pre game show on Friday begins at 6:30 p.m. The pre game show on Saturday begins at 5:30 p.m. and the pre game show begins on Sunday at 1:00 p.m.

Coach's Radio Show has new location this season: The Ice Pilots Coach's Radio show is broadcasted from the Gutter Lounge at Phoenix Crossing inside the new Liberty Lanes this year located at 3200 North Palafox Street. The show is broadcasted on the Ice Pilots hockey network from 6 p.m. 7 p.m. Fans can hear the radio show on WCOA AM 1370 and on the internet at www.icepilots.com sponsored by Sports Avenue. Fans can meet the players, head coach Todd Gordon and members of the Ice Pilots office staff all season long. The Ice Pilots Coach's Show will be broadcast from Ft. Myers this week as the Ice Pilots are on the road and will be broadcast from Charleston, South Carolina on February 23rd. The Ice Pilots will return to the Gutter Lounge at Phoenix Crossing on Monday, March 1st.

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