Ice Pilots Weekly

Published on March 7, 2006 under ECHL (ECHL)
Pensacola Ice Pilots News Release


Pensacola, FL - The Pensacola Ice Pilots continue their eight game road trip with games tonight at South Carolina, and tomorrow night at Augusta. They return home for games on March 17 and 18 against South Carolina. The Pilots went 0-4-0 last week, losing three games to Gwinnett, and one game to South Carolina. Their record currently stands at 17-34-6 for 40 points.

Ice Pilots in the Community: The Ice Pilots are busy in the community over the next couple of weeks with appearances all over the city.

Saturday, March 11, 2006, 11:00 AM 12:30 PM Ice Man will be joining other local celebrities by rocking in a rocking chair to help raise money for veterans at the First Annual Marine Corps League "Rock-a-Thon". The event will take place all day at the Cracker Barrell in Pensacola (located at 8050 Lavelle Way). For more information on the "Rock-A-Thon", contact Jill Baxter at (850) 587-3844.

Tuesday, March 14, 2006, 6:30pm Ice Pilots staff will be attending a Leprechaun Auction an dinner to raise money for Pace Relay for Life at the Santa Rosa County Auditorium in Milton. The Ice Pilots will have a representative as a celebrity leprechaun to auction off a hockey package. Dinner is at 6:30pm with the auction beginning at 7:30pm. For more information on the auction, contact Pat Powell-Peterson at (850) 994-1314 or (850) 324-1314.

Thursday, March 16, 2006, 3:00-5:00 PM The Ice Pilots Team and Ice Man will be participating in a hockey clinic during Spring Break with children from the Boys & Girls Club. The players and Ice Man will give hockey demonstrations, read and play games with children. The event will take place at the Downtown YMCA in Pensacola (located at 410 N. Palafox St.).

Individual Game Tickets Available: Fans can purchase individual game tickets for Ice Pilot home games in person at the Pensacola Civic Center Box Office, at any Ticketmaster location, charge by phone at 434-7444, or through the Ice Pilots Official Website at www.icepilots.com. For group tickets, season tickets, birthday party and corporate sponsor information, call the Ice Pilots office at 432-PUCK (7825).

Vote for Papa John's Pizza "Top Ten Moments" in Ice Pilots history presented by WEAR TV 3 by voting on www.icepilots.com and at Ice Pilot home games at the Customer Service table behind Section 107. The voting ends on February 21. Sports Director Dan Shugart from WEAR TV 3 will announce the "Top Ten Moments" live on the Channel 3 News.

Barnes Ace Hardware and Feed are sponsoring the Ice Pilots leading scorer this season. Throughout the season, the team will be updating fans with the leading scorer through weekly releases and on www.icepilots.com. At the end of regular season, Barnes Ace Hardware will present a trophy to the top Ice Pilot; center ice. Adam Courchaine is at the top of the list for the Ice Pilots will 40 points. Brendan Cook is close behind with 33 points. Nick Lindberg ends up the list with 31points.

And the GEICO "Three Stars of the Game" are...Geico once again is sponsoring the Ice Pilots Three Stars of the Game on the Ice Pilots Hockey Network and at every home game. Listen for the Three Stars of the Game at the end of every game and catch a Three Stars t-shirt from your favorite Ice Pilot as he celebrates his accomplishment center ice.

At the end of the Ice Pilots regular season, Mr. Hank Dousharm of Geico will present the Ice Pilot player with the most points a trophy. The Geico Three Stars of the Game will be updated in each weekly release and on www.icepilots.com.

Visit Hank Dousharm at 1919 Creighton Road or call him at 494-0052 for good news about your car insurance.

Montgomery Paint Internet Sports Question is updated every week on www.icepilots.com asking the fans this week"Do you think the Tampa Bay Lightning will win the Stanley Cup again this year?" Hear the results of the poll during an Ice Pilots game broadcast on the Ice Pilots Hockey Network.

Ice Pilots Pen Air Federal Credit Union Post Game Show with Ice Pilots President and General Manager every Saturday night this season. Listen to the show on AM1620 and at www.icepilots.com sponsored by Sports Avenue.

Don't miss a second of the action! Listen to the game on Ice Pilots Flagship Station Classic Country AM 1620. This network includes AM1620 and www.icepilots.com sponsored by Sports Avenue.

Watch the Ice Pilots from inside your own living room...Ice Pilot home and away games are available for viewing thanks to B2 Networks based in Las Vegas. The pay-per-view broadcasts can be purchased from the Ice Pilots website by clicking "Watch the Game Live" on the front page. The broadcast is available to fans with high speed DSL or Cable modem and the charge is $6 per game.

The ALL NEW Ice Pilots Radio Show is every Monday at 6 PM. The radio show will be aired live from Cat Country stations on Monday nights and you the fan can listen to all the excitement by tuning in to AM 1620 or to www.icepilots.com sponsored by Sports Avenue.

The all new radio show will feature segments such as Getting To Know Your Players, Where are they now?, Ice Pilots Community Corner and Ice Pilots Trivia with your chance to call in and win great Ice Pilot prizes.



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