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Ice Pilots End Week With Win vs Charlotte

December 13, 2005 - ECHL (ECHL)
Pensacola Ice Pilots News Release


December 13, 2005

Ice Pilots win at home on Saturday night vs. Charlotte: The Ice Pilots won at home on Saturday night vs. Charlotte 4-3. Corey Neilson, Bryson Busniuk, Brendan Cook and Adam Courchaine scored goals for the Ice Pilots. Hugh Jessiman scored two goals for Charlotte and Ryan Fultz also scored for the Checkers. The Ice Pilots had 36 shots on goal, 8 penalty minutes and went 1-5 on the power play. Charlotte had 36 shots on goal, 16 penalty minutes and went 1-4 on the power play. Todd Ford was the winning goalie for the Ice Pilots and Al Montoya took the loss in goal for the Checkers.

The Ice Pilots also picked up a point on Wednesday night with a 5-4 overtime loss at Augusta. Adam Courchaine scored 2 goals in the game for the Ice Pilots. His second goal tied the game with 5! 1 seconds left in regulation. Bryson Busniuk and Dallas Steward also scored goals. Jomar Cruz picked up the overtime loss in goal for the Ice Pilots and Jason Wolfe was the winning goalie for the Lynx.

The Ice Pilots lost 7-4 to South Carolina on Tuesday night. David Turon, Mark Rooneem, Dallas Steward and Corey Neilson scored goals for the Ice Pilots. Jomar Cruz was the losing goalie for the Ice Pilots and Maxime Daigneault picked up the win for the Stingrays.

The Ice Pilots lost at Florida on Friday night 4-2. Brian Collins and Chris St. Jacques scored goals for the Ice Pilots. It was Chris St. Jacques fourth shorthanded goal of the season which leads the league. Daniel Sisca scored two goals for the Everblades. Todd Ford was the losing goalie for the Ice Pilots and Craig Kowalski was the winning goalie for the Everblades

Ice Pilots will play home this Wednesday night vs. Gwinnett at 7:05 p.m. It is the final home game before Christmas. The Ice Pilots will try to pu! t back to back wins together coming off the 4-3 win vs. Charlotte. San ta Claus will be at the game on Wednesday night and fans will receive candy canes after the game. The entire team will be signing autographs after the game on Wednesday.

The Ice Pilots will raise the Brabham Cup Championship banner on Friday, December 30 vs. Charlotte at 7:05 p.m. The first 2,000 fans will receive mini replica 2004-2005 Brabham Cup Championship banners.

Jr. Mascot Contest: The Ice Pilots are looking for a new mascot to go along with Iceman. The Ice Pilots are having a Jr. Mascot contest to select the new character and name. Fans are asked to draw a character of a mascot and give it a name. Send the drawing and the name of the mascot to: Jr. Mascot Contest, Pensacola Ice Pilots, 201 East Gregory Street, Pensacola, Florida 32502.

Ice Pilots in the Community this Week: The Ice Pilots will visit Gulf Coast Kids House Open House on Monday from 3 p.m.- 4 p.m. Brian Collins, Chris Heid, Shaun Landolt, Eric Braff, Corey Neilson, Chris St. Jacques, Steven La! ter, Todd Ford and Dallas Steward will be visiting Gulf Coast Kids House Open House.

The Ice Pilots will be helping out the Salvation Army Tuesday and Thursday as Christmas Bell Ringers. Players will be out ringing Salvation Army bells at Best Buy located next to Cordova Mall and at the Cordova Mall entrance on Tuesday and Thursday from 2 p.m. 6 p.m.

Tentative Practice Schedule this week: The Ice Pilots will practice Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at the Civic Center. The Ice Pilots will have a pre skate on Wednesday at 10 a.m. and play host to Gwinnett on Wednesday night at 7:05 p.m. The Ice Pilots will have off ice work outs on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday as their will be no ice at the Civic Center during those days.

Dodge Player of the Week: Defenseman Corey Neilson has been nominated for the ECHL Player of the Week. Neilson scored 2 goals, 4 assists for 6 points Todd Ford has been nominated for the ECHL Goalie of the Week. Ford posted a record of 1-1 with a 3! .50 goals against average. Corey Neilson has been named the Dodge Play er of the Week.

Individual Game Tickets Available: Fans can purchase individual game tickets for Ice Pilots home games in person at the Civic Center box office, at any Ticketmaster location, charge by phone at 434-7444 or through the Ice Pilots website at www.icepilots.com For group tickets, season tickets, birthday parties and corporate partnership information, fans can call the Ice Pilots office at 432-PUCK (7825).

Vote for the New York Nick's Ten Year Anniversary Team presented by the Pensacola News Journal: Fans can vote for the New York Nick's/Ice Pilots Ten Year Anniversary Team presented by the Pensacola News Journal at www.icepilots.com. and at Ice Pilots home games at the customer service table.

Fans will be able to vote for three forwards, two defenseman, one goalie and one coach who have played and coached for the Ice Pilots since the Ice Pilots inaugural season. The voting will end on February 21, 2006. The New York Nick's/Ice Pilots Ten Year Anniversary! Team presented by the Pensacola News Journal will be announced on March 17 when the Ice Pilots play host to the South Carolina Stingrays at 7:05 p.m.

Vote for Papa John's Pizza Top Ten Moments in Ice Pilots History presented by WEAR TV 3. Fans can vote for the Papa John's Pizza top ten moments in Ice Pilots History presented by WEAR TV 3 at www.icepilots.com and also at Ice Pilots home games at the customer service table. The voting ends on February 21, 2006. The Top Ten Moments in Ice Pilots History will be announced on WEAR TV 3 with Sports Director Dan Shugart.

Barnes Ace Hardware and Feed will be sponsoring the Ice Pilots leading scorer award once again this season. During the season, we will be updating you with the Barnes Ace Hardware and Feed Ice Pilots top scorer. At the end of the season, Barnes Ace Hardware and Feed will present a trophy to the Ice Pilots top scorer. Fans will have an update on the Barnes Ace Hardware and Feed top scorer in the weekly relea! se and at www.icepilots.com.

GEICO Three Stars of the Game: GEICO w ill be sponsoring the Ice Pilots Three Stars of the Game once again on the Ice Pilots Hockey Network this season and at every home game. Three lucky fans at home games will receive a t-shirt from the GEICO Three Stars of the Game this year. Mr. Hank Dousharm of GEICO will present the Ice Pilot player with a trophy at the end of the season with the GEICO Star of the Game award as the points will be updated throughout the season at www.icepilots.com. and with the Ice Pilots Weekly Release. Call Hank Dousharm at 1919 Creighton Road for good news about your car insurance at 494-0052. The GEICO three stars of the game in Tuesday's loss at South Carolina. 1 South Carolina's Robin Gomez 2 South Carolina's Craig Olynick 3 South Carolina's Marty Clapton The GEICO three stars of the game in Wednesday's overtime loss at Augusta 1 Augusta's Ryan Lang 2 Augusta's Eric Lundberg 3 Augusta's B.J. Gaustad. The GEICO three stars of the game in Friday's loss at Florida 1 Florida's Daniel Sisca! 2 Florida's Craig Kowalski 3 Florida's Ernie Hartlieb

Montgomery Paint Internet Sports Question: Once again this season Montgomery Paint will be sponsoring the Ice Pilots internet sports question during the broadcasts of the Ice Pilots games on the Ice Pilots Hockey Network and at www.icepilots.com

Every Saturday Home Game is the Ice Pilots Pen Air Federal Union Post Game Show with President/General Manager Mario Forgione. After every Saturday home game this season, fans can call in and talk to Ice Pilots President Mario Forgione on the Ice Pilots Hockey Network with flagship station AM 1620 and at www.icepilots.com sponsored by Sports Avenue. The next post game show to talk to Ice Pilots President/General Manager Mario Forgione is December 31.

Listen to game on the Ice Pilots Hockey Network with Flagship radio station AM 1620. Fans can listen to Ice Pilots games on the Ice Pilots Hockey Network with flagship radio station Classic Country AM 1620. The network inclu! des AM 1620 and www.icepilots.com sponsored by Sports Avenue. The pre game show for Wednesday's game vs. Gwinnett begins at 6:50 p.m.

Ice Pilots Offer Pay Per View Webcasts with B2 Networks this season. The Ice Pilots home and away games are available for viewing on the Ice Pilots website at www.icepilots.com . The Ice Pilots have partnered with B2 Networks based in Las Vegas, Nevada on the pay per view broadcast.

Fans will be able to click on the "Watch the Game Live" icon at the Ice Pilots website to view and listen to the game. The broadcast is available to fans with high speed DSL or Cable modem internet connection and the charge is $6 per game.

Ice Pilots Radio Show at new location this year the Islander Lounge on Pensacola Beach: The Ice Pilots radio show will be broadcast at a new location this year at the Islander Lounge on Pensacola Beach. The show is broadcasted on the Ice Pilots Hockey Network from 6 p.m.- 7 p.m. on Monday night's. Fans can hear the radio show on AM 1620 and on the internet at www.icepilots.com spo! nsored by Sports Avenue. Fans can meet the players, head coach Rick Adduono and members of the Ice Pilots front office staff all season long. Dallas Steward and Brendan Cook will be the player guests on December 19.



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