Ice Pilots Lose 5-3 at Charlotte
Published on January 17, 2006 under ECHL (ECHL)
Pensacola Ice Pilots News Release
Pensacola, FL - The Pensacola Ice Pilots lost to the Charlotte Checkers 5-3 in front of 4,511 fans at Bobcats Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina on Tuesday night.
Charlotte's Nathan Gillies scored the first goal of the game on a breakaway beating Ice Pilots goalie Todd Ford at the 16:14 mark of the first period to give the Checkers a 1-0 lead. Dusty Jamieson scored a power play goal at the 18:28 mark of the first period to give Charlotte a 2-0 lead.
Adam Courchaine scored a power play goal at the 2:52 mark of the second period and Dallas Steward tipped in a shot from Eric Braff pass Charlotte goalie Jeff Glass at the 16:24 mark to tie the game at 2.
Steven Later scored his fifth goal of the season with 36 seconds left in the second period to give the Ice Pilots their first lead of the game 3-2.
Charlotte tied the game at 3 on a goal by Jake Ortmeyer with wrist shot from the near boards at the 5:26 mark of the third period. Dusty Jamieson scored his second goal of the game at the 11:09 mark of the third period to give Charlotte a 4-3 lead.
Jamieson scored his third goal of the game on an empty netter with 23 seconds left to go to give Charlotte a 5-3 win.
The Ice Pilots had 22 shots on goal and went 1-9 on the power play. Charlotte had 37 shots on goal and went 1-6 on the power play. Todd Ford was the losing goalie for the Ice Pilots and Jeff Glass picked up the win in goal for Charlotte.
The Ice Pilots record drops to 15-20-3 for 33 points and Charlotte improves their record to 19-16-3 for 41 points.
Before the game on Tuesday, Ice Pilots goalie Todd Ford was named the Reebok/ECHL goalie of the week for posting a 4-0 record last week with a1.98 goals against average and .950 save percentage during the week of January 9 - January 16. Forward Adam Courchaine was also named runner up for the In Glas Co/ECHL Player of the week scoring 2 goals, 6 assists for 8 points in the four games.
The Ice Pilots will end their eight game road trip on Friday at Florida with a 6:30 p.m. central time face-off. The pre game show on the Ice Pilots Hockey Network begins at 6:15 p.m. central time. Fans can listen to the game on AM 1620 and at www.icepilots.com sponsored by Sports Avenue. The game is also available as a pay per view webcast at www.icepilots.com in conjunction with B2 networks for $6.
The Ice Pilots next home game is this Saturday, January 21 vs. Gwinnett at
7:05 p.m. Fans can purchase individual home game tickets 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 partnerships, fans can call the Ice Pilots
office at 432-PUCK.
ECHL Stories from January 17, 2006
- Ice Pilots Lose 5-3 at Charlotte - Pensacola Ice Pilots
- Ford Named Reebok/ECHL Goalie of the Week - Pensacola Ice Pilots
- Jamieson turns in hat trick as Checkers down Pensacola, 5-3 - Charlotte Checkers
- Car Magnet and Cap Giveaways This Weekend - Bakersfield Condors
- Lingren gets his "C" legs - Victoria Salmon Kings
- Steelheads acquire two in trade - Idaho Steelheads
- Skate with the Falcons Tomorrow Night at Granite Park - Fresno Falcons
- Curtin Named National Conference Alternate Captain - Fresno Falcons
- Utah Grizzlies Announce Roster Changes - Utah Grizzlies
- Dunham recalled to NHL Atlanta; Tarkki Reassigned from AHL Chicago - Atlanta Gladiators
- ECHL Transactions - ECHL
- Gajic Named Player of the Week - Atlanta Gladiators
- Franck, Mosienko Added To American Conference Roster - ECHL
- Mosienko selected to ECHL All-Star Game - Greenville Grrrowl
- Ice Pilots' Ford Named Reebok Hockey ECHL Goaltender Of The Week - ECHL
- Chiefs Acquire Size and Grit - Johnstown Chiefs
- Gladiators' Gajic Named In Glas Co ECHL Player Of The Week - ECHL
- Dany Roussin Selected As Runner-Up ECHL Player of Week - Reading Royals
- Rays Sign Andersson, Engelland Reassigned - South Carolina Stingrays
- Bertoli named captain of American Conference All-Star Team - Trenton Devils
- Titans' Bertoli, Victoria's Lingren Named All-Star Captains - ECHL
- Hartlieb named alternate captain of All-Star team - Florida Everblades
- Chris Barr Loaned To Manchester - Reading Royals
- Ice Dogs Weekly - Long Beach Ice Dogs
- Grizzlies Visit Shriners Hosptial - Utah Grizzlies
- RoadRunners To Visit Phoenix Children's Hospital Today - Phoenix RoadRunners
- ECHL Today - ECHL
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
