Ice Pilots Lose Thriller to Charlotte 4-3
March 17, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL)
Pensacola Ice Pilots News Release
PENSACOLA, FL - Adam Hobson scored two goals but Charlotte held off another third period comeback as the Checkers defeated the Ice Pilots 4-3 on Monday night at the Pensacola Civic Center.
For the third straight game, Charlotte was able to find the back of the net first. Defenseman Kenton Smith pinched in blasting a shot from the top of the left wing circle past Ice Pilots goaltender Cam Ellsworth and the Checkers led 1-0 after 20 minutes of play.
The Ice Pilots tied things up in the second period as for the second straight game Adam Hobson netted a power play goal on a one timer. Charlotte would score two quick goals though a minute and 11 seconds apart. Michael Busto fired a shot from the top of the right circle to make it 2-1. Then Jeff Kyrzakos increased the lead to 3-1 with his 20th goal of the season.
Pensacola tried to come back from a third period deficit as they cut the lead to one. Adam Hobson with his second power play goal of the year made it 3-2. Charlotte again went back up by one. Bruce Graham scored his second goal in as many games. It turned out to be the game winner as Charlotte went ahead 4-2. Patrick Bordeleau cut the lead to one as he found the back of the net to make it 4-3 but it wasn't enough and the Checkers won all three games against the Pilots.
Pensacola now takes to the road for three games, visiting Columbia twice and Augusta.
Don't miss the hard hitting, exciting action, as the Ice Pilots' next home game is Monday, March 24 at 7:05 p.m. vs. the Augusta Lynx at the Civic Center. Group Tickets and Military Packages are still available through the Ice Pilots office. For more information, or to reserve your seats, call (850) 432-PUCK, or visit the Ice Pilots web site at www.icepilots.com.
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