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Ice Pilots In The Middle Of A Four Game Road Trip

January 13, 2004 - ECHL (ECHL)
Pensacola Ice Pilots News Release


Ice Pilots go 0-3 this past week: The Pensacola Ice Pilots went 0-3 this past weekend. The Ice Pilots lost at home on Friday night to Mississippi 5-1. Dwayne Hay scored the only goal of the game for the Ice Pilots. Brian Eklund was the losing goalie stopping 40 out of 45 shots.

The Ice Pilots lost at home to Columbia on Saturday night 4-2 in front of over 4,200 fans which was the second largest home crowd of the season. Greg Chambers and Corey Neilson scored the goals for the Ice Pilots. Evgeny Konstantinov was the losing goalie.

The Ice Pilots began a four game road trip on Sunday and lost at Louisiana 2-0. The Ice Pilots only had 19 shots on goal. Frederic Cloutier picked up the shutout win in goal for the IceGators. It was the second time this s! eason the Ice Pilots were shutout and both times have been at Louisiana.

The Ice Pilots have a record of 18-12-5 for 41 points which is good for fourth place in the Central Division of the Western Conference.

The Ice Pilots play at Florida on Tuesday night, at Mississippi on Friday night and at Louisiana on Sunday. The Ice Pilots will play at Florida on Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m. central time. The Ice Pilots are 1-1 vs. Florida this season losing at Florida on New Year's Eve 4-1 and winning at home on January 3rd 5-3 scoring four goals in the third period to win it. The Ice Pilots have an all-time record of 11-20-1 vs. Florida including a record of 7-7-1 at home and 4-13-0 on the road. The Ice Pilots will play at Mississippi on Friday night at 7:35 p.m. The Ice Pilots have a record of 4-2-3 vs. Mississippi this season including a record of 3-2-1 at home and 1-0-2 on the road. The Ice Pilots have an all-time record of 22-34-9 vs. Mississippi including a record of 13-16-4 at home and 9-18-5 on the road. The Ice Pilots will finish the four game road trip with a game at Louisiana on Sunday at 4:05 p.m. The Ice Pilots have a record of 3-4-0 vs. Louisiana this season including a record of 3-1-0 at home and 0-3-0 on the road. The Ice Pilots have an all-time record of 20-32-5 vs. the IceGators including a record of 15-10-4 at home and 5-22-1 on the road.

The Ice Pilots road game scheduled in Biloxi against Mississippi this Saturday, January 17th has been postponed because of a Toby Keith Concert. A new date for the game will be announced in the future.

Ice Pilots in Fourth Place: The Ice Pilots are in fourth place in the Central Division with a record of 18-12-5 for 41 points.

The Ice Pilots next home games are Friday and Saturday, January 23 and 24: The Ice Pilots will play home to Florida on January 23 and January 24. Friday, January 23 is Military Appreciation Night with discount on tickets for the military. Saturday, January 24 Hill Kelly Dodge is sponsoring NASCAR Night. #9 Dodge NASCAR will be on display along with other local drivers. NASCAR prizes will be given away at the game.

Ice Pilots leaders: Ice Pilots defenseman Corey Neilson leads the team with 41 points and is second in points among defenseman in the ECHL . Neilson leads the league with 25 power play points and 20 power play assists. Neilson is tied for first in the league among defenseman with 32 assists. Brian Eklund is fourth in the league with 17 wins and first in the league with 1031 saves. Eklund is also second in the league with 1758 minutes played. Jim Abbott is fifth in the league in scoring among rookies with 32 points and Greg Chambers is also fifth in scoring among rookies with 32 points. Chambers is second among rookies with 22 assists and third among rookies with 16 power play points and third among rookies 10 power play assists. Jim Abbott leads the league with 9 power play goals. Abbott is first among rookies with 19 goals. Abbott is second among rookies with 17 power play points. Abbott is also second among rookies with 4 game winning goals. Jean Francois Soucy leads all rookies with 33 minor penalties.

Practice Schedule for the week: The Ice Pilots travel on Monday to Ft. Myers, Florida. The Ice Pilots will practice at Ft.Myers at 10 a.m. and play at Florida on Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m. central time. The Ice Pilots will arrive back in Pensacola around 8 or 9 a.m. on Wednesday morning and will have no practice schedule. The Ice Pilots will practice on Thursday at 10 a.m. if there is ice at the Civic Center. If no ice is available, the Ice Pilots will have an off ice workout at the Club. The Ice Pilots will have a pre skate on Friday at 10 a.m. at the Civic Center if there is ice available and will play at Mississippi on Friday at 7:35 p.m. The Ice Pilots will travel to Louisiana to play at Louisiana after the game vs. Mississippi on Friday and practice at Louisiana on Saturday and play at Louisiana on Sunday at 4:05 p.m. The Practice schedule can change due to ice availability.

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.

Ice Pilots All-Stars: Corey Neilson, Greg Chambers and Jason Serbus will represent the Ice Pilots in the Par-A-Dice ECHL All-Star game to be played on January 21st at Peoria, Illinois. Neilson has been selected as a starter for the Western Conference and Chambers will be a reserve. Serbus will be the athletic trainer for the Western Conference team.

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, Etienne Beaudry, Brandon Gray 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 timer 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.

Ice Pilots Change Games with Louisiana on January 31st and February 6th. The Ice Pilots will change games with Louisiana on January 31st and February 6th. Instead of the Ice Pilots play at Louisiana on January 31st, the Ice Pilots will no play at home vs. Louisiana on January 31st. The Ice Pilots will play at Louisiana on February 6th instead of at home on February 6th. The reason being is to accommodate the Cajundome for a Three Doors Down Concert. Fans can use their home game tickets for February 6th for the home game on January 31st.

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 t he 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 seven players on the roster assigned from Tampa Bay. They are goalies Brian Eklund, Evgeny Konstantinov and forward Dwayne Hay. Forward Jean Francois Soucy, forward Ryan Craig and defenseman Jeremy Van Hoof and Andreas Holmqvist are also assigned from Tampa. Ryan Craig and Jean Francois Soucy have been called up to Hershey.

"Past, Present and Future Ice Pilots Golf Classic" is March 6th: The "Past, Present and Future Ice Pilots Golf Classic" is set for Saturday, March 6th at Scenic Hill County Club with a shotgun start at 11:00 a.m. The golf classic will include the 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 an 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 Tourname nt Systems at scalder@LTSgolf.com or khultgren@LTSgolf.com.

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 night begins at 6:25 p.m. The pre game show begins on Friday night at 7:05 p.m. and the pre game show begins at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday afternoon.

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 Coach's Show was broadcasted from Ft. Myers this past Monday night and will be back at the Gutter Lounge at Phoenix Crossing on January 19.

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