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Ice Pilots Continue Six Game Road Trip This Week

March 15, 2004 - ECHL (ECHL)
Pensacola Ice Pilots News Release


Pensacola, FL - Ice Pilots go 2-1-1 this past week: The Pensacola Ice Pilots went 2-1-1 this past week. The Ice Pilots started the week last week with a 3-2 overtime win at home on Tuesday night vs. Mississippi. Dwayne Hay scored the game winning goal in overtime as Brian Eklund was the winning goalie as he broke the ECHL record for most saves in a season. The Ice Pilots started their six game road trip on Friday night losing at Gwinnett 4-1. Peter Fregoe scored the only goal of the game for the Ice Pilots and Brian Eklund was the losing goalie. The Ice Pilots defeated Columbia on Saturday night 3-2. Aaron Phillips scored two goals in the game and Brandon Fleenor also scored. Brain Eklund was the winning goalie. The Ice Pilots picked up a point with a shootout loss at Augusta on Sunday 4-3. Tyler Beechey, Jean Francois Soucy and Brian Collins scored the goals for the Ice Pilots. Evegeny Konstantinov picked up the overtime loss in goal for the Ice Pilots.

The Ice Pilots have a record of 34-20-8 for 76 points which is good for third place in the Central Division of the Western Conference.

Final Three home Games are March 26th vs. Columbus at 7:05 p.m. March 27th vs. Texas at 7:05 p.m. and March 30th vs. Texas at 7:05 p.m. The Ice Pilots final three home games of the regular season are Friday, March 26th vs. Columbus at 7:05 p.m. It is D.A.R.E. Night. An autograph session with the entire team will take place after the game. Saturday, March 27th vs. Texas is Military Celebration Night with discounted tickets for the Military. Tuesday, March 30th vs. Texas is Fan Appreciation Night as prizes will be given out at the game.

Ice Pilots in the Community: Dwayne Hay and Brian Eklund will be signing autographs at Sports Avenue on Wednesday, March 24th from 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. The Ice Pilots Fan Club banquet will be held Tuesday night, March 23rd at the Angus.

Kelly Cup Playoff Strips are available and season tickets for the 2004-2005 season are available by calling the Ice Pilots office at 432-PUCK.

The Ice Pilots will play at Mississippi on Tuesday, at Texas on Thursday and at Louisiana on Saturday. The Ice Pilots will play at Mississippi on Tuesday night at 6:35 p.m. The Ice Pilots have a record of 5-4-3 vs. Mississippi this season defeating the Sea Wolves 3-2 in overtime last Tuesday night at home. The Ice Pilots will play Texas on Thursday night at 7:05 p.m. not on Friday as it was originally scheduled. Texas changed the game to Thursday night due to a conflict with their building.

The Ice Pilots have a record of 6-2-2 vs. Texas this season. The Ice Pilots will play at Louisiana on Saturday at 7:05 p.m. The Ice Pilots are 6-6 vs. Louisiana this season including a record of 1-4 on the road and 5-2 at home.

Ice Pilots in Third Place: The Ice Pilots are tied for Third place in the Central Division with a record of 34-20-8 for 76 points. For the current ECHL Standings, visit the Standings Page on icepilots.com.

Ice Pilots leaders: Ice Pilots defenseman Corey Neilson leads the team with 70 points and leads the team with 53 assists and is second in the league with his 53 assists. Neilson leads all defenseman in the league in scoring. Neilson is second in the league with 37 power play points and first with 29 power play assists. Brian Eklund is first in the league with 32 wins, 1,915 saves (which is a league record), 3,236 minutes played and is second with 5 shootout wins. Eklund's 32 wins is an Ice Pilots record for most wins by a goalie in a season. Jean Francois Soucy is second among all rookies with 49 minor penalties and fifth with 173 penalty minutes. Peter Fregoe second among rookies with 5 shorthanded points and 3 shorthanded goals.

Nominated Player of the Week: Aaron Phillips has been nominated for the player of the week. Brian Eklund has been nominated for goalie of the week and is the Dodge Player of the Week .

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 goalies 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 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.

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 6:35 p.m. The pre game show on Thursday begins at 7:00 p.m. The pre game show on Saturday begins at 6:30 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. Andreas Holmqvist and Aaron Gionet will be the player guests tonight on the Coach's Radio Show.

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