Ice Pilots Play Home Games This Friday and Saturday Night

January 19, 2004 - ECHL (ECHL)
Pensacola Ice Pilots News Release


Ice Pilots go 1-2-0 this past week: The Pensacola Ice Pilots went 1-2-0 this past week. The Ice Pilots started the week with a 3-1 win at Florida on Tuesday night. Jamie Herrington, Dwayne Hay and Tyler Beechey scored the goals for the Ice Pilots. Brian Eklund was the winning goalie. The Ice Pilots lost at Mississippi on Friday night 4-3. Dwayne Hay scored two goals in the game for the Ice Pilots and Tyler Beechey scored the other goal. Brian Eklund was the losing goalie. The Ice Pilots finished their four game road trip with a loss at Louisiana on Sunday 8-2. Brian Collins and Corey Neilson scored the goals for the Ice Pilots. Brian Eklund was the losing goalie for the Ice Pilots.

The Ice Pilots have a record of 19-14-5 for 43 points which is good for fifth place in the Central Division of the Western Conference.

The Ice Pilots play home this Friday and Saturday night. The Ice Pilots will play home games this Friday and Saturday night against the Florida Everblades at 7:05 p.m. The Ice Pilots have a record of 2-1 vs. Florida this season. The Ice Pilots lost at Florida on New Year's Eve 4-1, defeated the Everblades at home on January 3rd 5-3 and won at Florida on January 13 3-1. Dwayne Hay, Jamie Herrington and Tyler Beechey scored the goals for the Ice Pilots. Jon Insana scored the only goal for Florida. Brian Eklund was the winning goalie stopping 28 out of 29 shots. Rob Zepp was the losing goalie for Florida stopping 25 out of 27 shots. The Ice Pilots have an all-time record of 12-20-1 vs. Florida including a record of 7-7-1 at home and 4-14-0 on the road.

Military Appreciation Night on Friday Night and NASCAR night is Saturday night sponsored by Hill Kelly Dodge. The Ice Pilots will be honoring all branches of the Military on Friday night. The Flying Rifles Drill Team will perform. All Military will re ceive up to a $5 discount with ID. The first 1,000 fans will receive a mini-American Cheer Flag. Two lucky military students will win a free air line ticket home courtesy of Air Tran and Abbott Resorts and a "Wing Eating Contest" will take place during the intermission.

Saturday night is NASCAR Night sponsored by Hill Kelly Dodge. Bill Elliot's #9 Dodge NASCAR will be on display. Other local racing cars will be on display. The first 1,000 fans will receive a free racing flag. Fans who wear NASCAR hats and shirts will receive $2 off any ticket to the game. Mike Powell, who sang the national anthem at the Daytona 500 this year, will sing the national anthem on Saturday night.

Ice Pilots in Fifth Place: The Ice Pilots are in fifth place in the Central Division with a record of 19-14-5 for 43 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 43 points and is second in points among defenseman in the ECHL . Neilson leads the league with 27 power play points and 21 power play assists. Brian Eklund is second in the league with 18 wins and first in the league with 1132 saves. Eklund is also second in the league with 1938 minutes played. Greg Chambers is seventh among rookies with 33 points. Jean Francois Soucy is second among all rookies with 33 minor penalties.

Ice Pilots in the Community: Todd Gordon and Iceman will meet with kids at West Navarre School on Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. Kent Sauer and Brad Cruikshank will participate in the "Just Say No To Drugs" campaign on Tuesday at Scenic Height Elementary School on Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. Kent Sauer will appear at Bailey Middle School on Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. Brain Collins and Tyler Kindle will be at Cordova Elementary School this Thursday at 1:00 p.m. and will participate in the America Heart Association Jump Rope for Heart. Iceman will appear at Hill Kelly Dodge this Friday from Noon until 2:00 p.m. If there is a player on injured reserve and will not play in the game Friday night, he will be at Hill Kelly Dodge to sign autographs.

Practice Schedule for the week: The Ice Pilots will be back at practice on Thursday at the Civic Center at 10 a.m. The Ice Pilots will have a pre skate on Friday at 10 a.m. and play home to Florida on Friday night at 7:05 p.m. The Ice Pilots will have a pre skate on Saturday at 10 a.m. and play home to Florida on Saturday night at 7:05 p.m. The Ice Pilots will leave Sunday night at 10:00 p.m. for a game at Florida on Tuesday night.

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 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 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 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.

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.

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

The Ice Pilots away game that was postponed on January 17th at Mississippi because of a Toby Keith concert has been rescheduled for Tuesday, March 2nd at 6:05 p.m.

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 Friday night begins at 7:00 p.m. The pre game show begins on Saturday night 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 32! 00 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. Forward Brad Cruikshank and defenseman Kent Sauer will be the player guests tonight.



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