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Ice Pilots Play Home Saturday

January 13, 2003 - ECHL (ECHL)
Pensacola Ice Pilots News Release


What Happened Last week
The Ice Pilots lost last Tuesday night at Florida 10-5. Gregor Baumgartner scored a hattrick for the Ice Pilots. The Ice Pilots lost at Jackson on Friday night 4-2. Greg Pankewicz and Brad Cruikshank scored the goals for the Ice Pilots. The Ice Pilots lost at home on Sunday vs. Toledo 2-1. Josh Harrold scored the only goal of the game for the Ice Pilots. The Ice Pilots have a record of 18-16-4 for 40 points.

NEXT HOME GAME THIS SATURDAY NIGHT
The Ice Pilots will play home to the Arkansas RiverBlades this Saturday night at 7:05 p.m. The Ice Pilots have a record of 3-2-1 vs. Arkansas this season winning the last meeting between the two teams on December 29th at home 4-3. The Ice Pilots are 2-0-1 vs. Arkansas at home this season and have a record of 1-2 on the road. The Ice Pilots have an overall record of 15-6-2 vs. Arkansas including 9-0-1 at home and 6-6-1 on the road.

SPONGE BOB SQUARE PANTS AT THE GAME ON SATURDAY
Sponge Bob Square Pants will be at the game on Saturday for the kids when the Ice Pilots play Arkansas at 7:05 p.m. It is also NASCAR Night. NASCAR's will be on display in the front plaza.

ICE PILOTS PLAY AT COLUMBUS ON TUESDAY NIGHT, AT AUGUSTA ON FRIDAY NIGHT AND AT BATON ROUGE ON SUNDAY
The Ice Pilots will play at Columbus Tuesday night at 6:35 p.m. central time. The Ice Pilots are 1-0 vs. Columbus this year winning in overtime on December 28th 3-2. The Ice Pilots have an overall record of 3-0 vs. Columbus. The Ice Pilots will play at Augusta on Friday night at 6:35 p.m. central time. The Ice Pilots won at Augusta on November 30th 4-1 and have an overall record of 7-2-1 vs. Augusta including 3-0-1 at home and 4-2 on the road. The Ice Pilots have a record of 5-2-1 vs. Baton Rouge this year with a record of 2-1-1 at home and 3-1 on the road. The Ice Pilots all-time record vs. the Kingfish is 27-17-5 including a record of 16-5-4 at home and 11-12-1 on the road.

ICE PILOTS INTRODUCE FOUR GAME GATOR HUNT TICKET PACKAGE
Fans will have the opportunity to purchase four games vs. Louisiana on January 25th, February 8th, February 15th and March 15th. Four tickets for as low as $40. If fans buy their tickets now, they will receive an autographed collectible program and first option to buy your seat for the Kelly Cup Playoffs. Purchase the Gator Hunt ticket package through the Ice Pilots office at 432-PUCK.

Community Calendar
The Ice Pilots will host a street hockey clinic at Sonic in Milton on Wednesday at 3 p.m. and the entire team will be Celebrity Waiters at Lou Michael's Restaurant on Wednesday night at 7 p.m. to benefit hospice. Lou Michael's Restaurant is located in downtown Pensacola on Palafox Street.

Ticket Information
Fans can purchase individual 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. Individual game tickets cost $22 for floor and glass, $15 for sides, $13 for goals and lower upper and $10 for upper level tickets. Season tickets are available for the full season, 16 game plan, 8 game plan and flex package. Fans can call the Ice Pilots office for ticket information at 432-PUCK.

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 receives two free tickets with a minimum of 25 tickets purchased and group members are eligible to become an MVP. Each group member fills out an 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 hotdogs, cokes, cupcakes, 10 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 $200 for a party of 10 and $15 for each additional guest. For more information call 432-PUCK.

Ice Pilots top scorers
Greg Pankewicz is the top scorer for the Ice Pilots with 39 points and leads the team with 21 goals. Louis Dumont leads the team with 28 assists. Jeremy Van Hoof leads the team with a +19 plus/minus rating and is second best in the league among all defenseman. Maxime Gingras is third in the league in minutes played with 1848 and fourth in the league with 956 saves.

Player of the week nominees
Forward Gregor Baumgartner has been nominated for player of the week and Maxime Gingras has been nominated for goalie of the week.

Practice Schedule for week
The Ice Pilots will practice on Monday at 10 a.m. and have a pre skate on Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. The Ice Pilots will leave for Columbus on Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. and will play at Columbus on Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m. The Ice Pilots will have Wednesday off and will practice on Thursday at 9 a.m. and leave for Augusta on Thursday at 11 a.m. The Ice Pilots will play at Augusta on Friday night at 6:30 p.m. central time. The Ice Pilots will play home to Arkansas on Saturday at 7:05 p.m. and leave for Baton Rouge after the game to play the Kingfish on Sunday at 4:05 p.m.

WFGX-TV TO TELEVISE ALL-STAR GAME
The Compuware/ECHL All-Star Game will be televised by Independent station WFGX TV-35. The game will be played on Tuesday night, January 21st at Teco Arena in Estero, Florida at 6:30 p.m. central time. Defenseman Ryan O'Keefe will represent the Ice Pilots in the All-Star game. Fans in Escambia and Okaloosa County will be able to watch the game on Cable Channel 20. Fans in Santa Rosa County will be able to watch the game on Cable Channel 6.

Columbus Game Time Changes
The Ice Pilots games at Columbus has been changed. The new starting time for the games on Tuesday, January 14th and Saturday, March 29th is 6:30 p.m. central time.

Assigned Players from Tampa Bay, Springfield and Grand Rapids
The Ice Pilots have four assigned pro players from Tampa Bay of the NHL. They are defensemen Jeremy Van Hoof, Marek Priechodsky and goalie Brian Eklund. Harlan Pratt is currently playing for Cincinnati of the AHL. Forward Chris Gignac, defenseman Brad Dexter and goalie Maxime Gingras are assigned from Springfield of the AHL. Gregor Baumgartner is assigned from Grand Rapids of the AHL.

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 51, Cox Communications channel 22 in Pensacola, channel 2 in Ft. Walton, channel 23 in Crestview and on the web at www.icepilots.com sponsored by Sports Avenue. The pre-game show on Friday night is at 6:30 p.m. and the pre game show on Sunday is at 4:30 p.m. with phone calls for Ice Pilots President Charles Felix.

New call-in Radio pre-game show this season featuring Ice Pilots President Charles Felix
At every Sunday home game this season, fans will have the opportunity to call and talk to Ice Pilots President Charles Felix during the pre-game show on the Ice Pilots hockey network. The show will be 15-20 minutes long taking phone calls at 478-3116 or emails at chester@icepilots.com.

Ask Athletic Trainer Jason Serbus of Nova Care a Question
Fans can go to the Ice Pilots website at www.icepilots.com for all of the latest news on the Ice Pilots and including "Ask the Trainer" featuring Ice Pilots athletic trainer Jason Serbus of Nova Care. Fans can ask Jason questions on anything concerning the medical field and the status of the Ice Pilots players.

Coach's Radio Show at Sal's Pizza Pub and Grill
The Ice Pilots Coach's Radio show is at Sal's Pizza Pub and Grill this season located at 620 E. Nine Mile Road. 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 Ice Pilots Head Coach Todd Gordon, Assistant Coach Ray Edwards and Ice Pilots President Charles Felix. The player guests for the radio show on Monday, January 13th are Chad Theuer and Scott Hewson.

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