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Ice Pilots Win South Division Title and Best Record In Conference

March 28, 2005 - ECHL (ECHL)
Pensacola Ice Pilots News Release


Ice Pilots go 3-1-0 this past week and win South Division Title and end up with best record in American Conference. The Ice Pilots went 3-1-0 this past week and clinched the South Division title and will end up with the best record in the American Conference. The Ice Pilots have a record of 46-15-5 for 97 points and the magic number of points to win the Brabham Cup is at 6 and possibly 5 points depending on the number of wins Alaska could end up with.

The Ice Pilots started the week with a 3-1 win vs. Victoria at home. Jason Beckett, Jordan Krestanovich and Alex Materuhkin scored the goals for the Ice Pilots. Frederic Cloutier was the winning goalie.

The Ice Pilots won on Friday night at Augusta 8-1. Dominc D'Amour scored 2 goals and 2 assists and was a ! +6. Mark Rooneem, Jordan Krestanovich, Ryan Vince, Chris St. Jacques, Cory Stillman and Ryan O'Keefe scored goals for the Ice Pilots. Todd Ford was the winning goalie. The Ice Pilots outshot August 31-30 in the game.

The Ice Pilots won at home on Saturday night vs. Augusta 7-2 and the Ice Pilots clinched the South Division title with the victory and guaranteed the Ice Pilots with the best record in the American Conference. Cory Stillman and Aaron Phillips each scored 2 goals for the Ice Pilots. Aaron Gionet, Ryan Vince and Alex Materuhkin also scored goals for the Ice Pilots. The Ice Pilots went 4-8 on the power play. Frederic Cloutier was the winning goalie.

The Ice Pilots lost 5-4 at Texas on Easter Sunday. Ryan Vince scored two goals in the game for the Ice Pilots. Jordan Krestanovich and Aaron Phillips also scored goals. Mark Giannetti scored the game winning goal for Texas with 46 seconds left in the game. The Ice Pilots had 55 shots on goal and Texas had 37. Frede! ric Cloutier ended up the losing goalie for the Ice Pilots and Jason W olfe was the winning goalie for Texas.

The Ice Pilots have a record of 46-15-5 for 97 points. The 46 wins and 97 points are the most ever by an Ice Pilots team during the regular season. The Ice Pilots have clinched the south division title and will end up with the most points in the American Conference.

Race for the Brabham Cup. The Brabham Cup is awarded to the team with the most points at the end of the regular season. The magic number is 6 points for the Ice Pilots to win the Brabham Cup. The Ice Pilots could also win the Brabham Cup with 5 points depending on the amount of wins Alaska will finish with.

Team GP W L T PTS Pensacola 66 46 15 5 97 Alaska 67 42 17 8 92

Remaining schedule for Pensacola 3/29 vs. Louisiana, 4/1 vs. Texas, 4/2 vs. Mississippi, 4/3 at Texas, 4/8 at Mississippi, 4/9 vs. Mississippi

Remaining s! chedule for Alaska 4/1 at Long Beach, 4/2 at Fresno, 4/5 at Las Vegas, 4/8 at Las Vegas, 4/9 at Las Vegas

The Ice Pilots will play home to Louisiana this Tuesday at 7:05 p.m. The Ice Pilots will play the Louisiana IceGators for the final time this season on Tuesday at 7:05 p.m. The Ice Pilots have a record of 7-3-0 vs. Louisiana this year including a record of 3-1 at home and 4-2 on the road. The Ice Pilots have an all time record of 31-38-5 vs. Louisiana during the regular season including a record of 20-12-4 at home and 11-26-1 on the road.

The Ice Pilots will play home to Texas this Friday, April at 7:05 p.m. and will play at Texas on Sunday at 5:05 p.m. The Ice Pilots have a record of 6-2 vs. Texas this season including a record of 4-0 at home and 2-2 on the road. The Ice Pilots have an all time record of 15-5-2 vs. Texas including a home record of 10-1-0 and an away record of 5-4-2.

The Ice Pilots will play home to Mississippi this Saturday, April 2 at 7:05 p.m. ! The Ice Pilots have a record of 6-2-1 vs. Mississippi this season incl uding a record of 2-1-1 at home and 4-1-0 on the road. The Ice Pilots have an all time regular season record against the Sea Wolves 30-38-11 including a home record of 16-17-6 and a road record of 14-21-5.

Fundraisers Planned for games on April 2 and April 9 along with Post Game Jersey Auction on April 9th. The Ice Pilots are having fundraisers for the home games on April 2 and April 9th. The Pensacola Chamber LEAP organization is selling $15 and $13 tickets for the Ice Pilots home game vs. Mississippi on April 2 at 7:05 p.m. A portion of the proceeds will go to help restore four parks damaged by Hurricane Ivan. Fans can call the Pensacola Chamber to buy tickets by contacting Denise Loughrey at 438-4081 or Hank Dousharm at GEICO located at 1919 Creighton Road call 494-0052. Covenant Hospice is also selling $10 tickets for the April 2 home game vs. Mississippi at 7:05 p.m. Fans can call Judi Capello at 202-5930. A portion of the proceeds from ticket sales for this game will! go to help support Covenant Hospice.

Sam's Club is also selling $13 and $15 tickets for the Ice Pilots home game on April 9th vs. Mississippi at 7:05 p.m. A portion of the proceeds from ticket sales for this night will be donated to the Children's Miracle Network. Fans can contact Gary Schonour at Sam's Club at 484-7508.

The Ice Pilots will be holding a Jersey Auction on the Ice Pilots home and away game worn jerseys after the game on Saturday, April 9th vs. Mississippi at 7:05 p.m. Fans who win the jerseys will be able to receive the jerseys once the Kelly Cup Playoffs are over.

The Ice Pilots Season Ticket Holder Year End Get-Together and Playoff Rally will be at the Civic Center on Sunday, April 10th from 1p.m. 3 p.m. If you are a current season ticket holder, come on out and enjoy a barbecued lunch, free ice skating, locker room tours and fun for all. Complimentary skate rentals provided, or bring your own skates. The first 500 season ticket holders also receive! a free rally rag. Come on out and meet your entire Ice Pilots team as they get ready to battle for the Kelly Cup.

Leading Scorers: Tyler Beechey leads the Ice Pilots in scoring with 66 points and is the fourth leading scorer in the league. Beechey also leads the team with 27 goals. Beechey has been recalled to St. John's of the AHL. Aaron Phillips leads the team with 45 assists which is the fifth best in the league. Phillips also leads the team with a plus 32 plus/minus rating which is the second best in the league. Corey Neilson is the leading scoring defenseman in the league with 56 points. Nielson also is fourth in the league among defenseman with 12 goals and is first among all defenseman with 44 assists. Todd Ford has the 8th best goals against average in the league at 2.23. Frederic Cloutier is second in the league among goalies with 29 wins and is second in the league with 1,309 saves. Cloutier is 12th in the league with a 2.32 goals against average. Scott May is second in the league with a .203 shooting percentage.

Tentative Pract! ice Schedule this week; The Ice Pilots will practice Monday at 1 p.m. and will have a pre skate on Tuesday at the Civic Center at 10 a.m. The Ice Pilots will play home to Louisiana on Tuesday night at 7:05 p.m. The Ice Pilots will practice on Wednesday Morning tentatively at 10 a.m. and also on Thursday at 10 a.m. The Ice Pilots will have a pre skate on Friday at 10 a.m. and play home to Texas at 7:05 p.m. The Ice Pilots will have a pre skate on Saturday at 10 a.m. and play home to Mississippi at 7:05 p.m. The Ice Pilots will play at Texas on Sunday at 5:05 p.m.

Ice Pilots Announce Ticket Packages for Kelly Cup Playoffs and 2005-06 Regular Season: The 14 home game Kelly Cup Playoff ticket invoices have been mailed out. Current Season Ticket holders who purchase the playoff package will have the option to apply any unused balance of the playoff tickets to next year's season tickets or have their balance refunded if any of the 14 home playoff games are not played. Playoff p! ayments are due in full by March 31, 2005. Fans will be able to pick u p their Kelly Cup Playoff tickets beginning Tuesday, April 5th at the Ice Pilots office during regular business hours. Fans will also be able to pick up their Kelly Cup Playoff Tickets at the Ice Pilots last regular season home game on Saturday, April 9th at the customer service table behind section 107. No tickets will be mailed out.

The renewal process for the 2005-2006 season tickets has begun. There is a dollar increase per ticket for all ticket types in all price levels for 2005-06. Early Bird Special: Season ticket holders can put down a $50 deposit per ticket thru March 31, 2005 with the full balance for 2005-06 season tickets due in full by September 1, 2005. There is a monthly payment plan option of 12 payments, beginning May 1, 2005 and ending April 1, 2006.

Dodge Player of the Week: Forward Ryan Vince has been nominated for the ECHL Player of the Week. Vince scored 4 goals and 4 assists for 8 points in 4 games this past week and was a +5. Goalie Frederic Clout! ier has been nominated for the ECHL Goalie of the Week. Cloutier posted a record of 2-1 this past week. Vince has been named the Dodge Player of the Week.

Barnes Ace Hardware and Feed will be sponsoring the Ice Pilots leading scorer award this season. During the season, we will be updating you with the Barnes Ace Hardware and Feed Ice Pilots top scorer. At the end of the season, Barnes Ace Hardware and Feed will present a trophy to the Ice Pilots top scorer. Fans will have an update on the Barnes Ace Hardware and Feed top scorer in the weekly release and at www.icepilots.com. Tyler Beechey is the top scorer on the Ice Pilots with 66 points. Jordan Krestanovich and Aaron Phillips are tied for second with 59 points and Corey Neilson is third with 56 points.

GEICO Three Stars of the Game: GEICO will be sponsoring the Ice Pilots Three Stars of the Game once again on the Ice Pilots Hockey Network this season and at every home game. Three lucky fans at home games will receive! a t-shirt from the GEICO Three Stars of the Game this season. Mr. Han k Dousharm of GEICO will present the Ice Pilot player with a trophy at the end of the season with the GEICO Star of the Game award as the points will be updated throughout the season after every game on the Ice Pilots website at www.icepilots.com and every week with the Ice Pilots Weekly Release. Call Hank Dousharm at 1919 Creighton Road for good news about your car insurance at 494-0052. The Geico Three Stars of the game in Tuesday's win vs. Victoria 1 Frederic Cloutier 2 Alex Materuhkin 3 Jordan Krestanovich. The Three stars in Friday's win at Augusta 1Dominic D'Amour 2 Todd Ford 3 Jordan Krestanovich The Three Stars in Saturday's win were the entire time clinching the south division title and will end up with the most points in the American Conference. The Three stars in Sunday's loss at Texas 1 Texas Jason Wolfe 2 Texas John Snowden 3 Texas Mark Gianetti.

Montgomery Paint Internet Sports Question. Once again this season Montgomery Paint will be sponsoring the Ice Pilot! s internet Sports Question during the broadcasts of Ice Pilots games on the Ice Pilots Hockey Network and at www.icepilots.com.

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.

Season tickets cost $649.44 for floor and glass seats, $459.00 for sides, $411.84 for behind the goal and lower upper level seats and $324.00 for upper level seats.

Being an Ice Pilots Season Ticket holder has special advantages: Fans who purchase full season tickets have an opportunity to purchase Civic Center concert tickets before they go on sale to the public (additional $5 per ticket charge), discount on Ice Pil! ots merchandise, access to special page with Ice Pilots news before it hits the press, no lines, same seats for every game, first right to playoff tickets, exchange program for missed games (restrictions apply, call the Ice Pilots at 432-7825 for details and exclusive events with the team including the "Annual Team Picnic" and membership to the "Power Play Club" enjoy a VIP atmosphere during the intermissions and post-game opportunities to meet the players.

16 Game Power Play Season Ticket Package: A discounted and flexible ticket package that you create by selecting your seats and the games you can attend. You will receive opening and the final game of the regular season plus 14 games of your choice. You also have the option to purchase your same seats for additional games, invitation to the "Annual Team Picnic," option to purchase a "Power Play Club" membership at $50 each, first option to buy your seats for the Kelly Cup Playoffs and next season, season ticket exchange policy and a monthly pricing p! lan available.

8 Game Face Off Package: You will receive opening night plus seven games of your choice plus option to purchase your same seats for additional games and first option to buy your seats for the Kelly Cup Playoffs.

Flex Pack Package: A pack of 10 vouchers redeemable in any quantity for any regular season home game. The Flex Pack is ideal for gifts, employee incentives or customer appreciation.

Group Tickets: Group tickets are available at the Ice Pilots office. A group of 15-24 will receive $2 off per ticket and scoreboard, public announcement recognition. A group of 25-99 will receive $2 off per ticket, scoreboard, public announcement 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 the MVP card 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 w! ill receive scoreboard, public announcement recognition, two free tick ets, 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 10 $13 lower goal game tickets, Albertsons University Parkway Cookie Cake delivered by Iceman, a birthday card signed by the Ice Pilots, scoreboard recognition and the birthday child included in intermission activities. The package price is $150 for a party of 10. $15 is added for each additional guest. For more information call 432-PUCK.

Join the Ice Pilots Kid's Club: Being an Ice Pilots Kid's Club Member (Ages 2-14) you receive one coupon from the new Liberty Lanes for one free game of bowling with shoes, one fee ticket for the January 30th game with private post-game autograph session with the Ice Pilots immediately following the game, welcome letter from Ice Man and a Kids Club Membership C! ard.

Assigned Players from Toronto Maple Leafs: The Ice Pilots currently have nine players on the roster assigned from Toronto. They are center Scott May, goalie Todd Ford, defenseman Dave Turon, defenseman Dominic D'Amour, center Chris St. Jacques, center Kris Newbury, center Cory Stillman, left wing Robb Palahnuk left wing Cam Keith and defenseman Tyson Marsh. Robb Palahnuk, Tyler Beechey and Kris Newbury have been recalled to St. John's of the AHL. Jason Beckett and Ryan Stokes have been recalled to Houston of the AHL.

Kerr's Kids: For the second season in a row 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 organizations devoted to helping children who are terminally ill or have special limitations to be our guest during the 2004-05 regular season for a great night of hockey. Each organization is encouraged to pick 3-4 dates throughout the regular seaso! n. The Ice Pilots will provide free admission for 12 people (We would like to have at least 6 or more children, escorts are required for the children and are counted as part of the 12). SMG will provide a hot dog and soda for each guest. If accessible seating is needed the Ice Pilots must be notified at least 2 days in advance and seating will be arranged. All members must stay in assigned seats. Please provide a list of attendee's 24 hours prior to game day. 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.

Listen to games on the Ice Pilots Hockey Network with the new Ice Pilots Flagship radio home AM 1620: Fans can listen to Ice Pilots games on the Ice Pilots Hockey Network. The network includes new flagship radio station AM 1620, Cox Communications and at icepilots.com sponsored by Sports Avenue. The game will also be taped delayed by Leafs TV. The pre game show for Tuesday's, Friday's and Saturday's game begins at! 6:50 p.m. The pre game show for Sunday's game begins at 4:50 p.m.

Ice Pilots Offer Pay-Per-View Webcasts with B2 Networks this season. The Ice Pilots home games and several road games will be available for viewing on the Ice Pilots website at www.icepilots.com. The Ice Pilots have partnered with B2 Networks based in Las Vegas, Nevada on the pay-per-view broadcast.

Fans will be able to click on the "Watch the Game Live" icon at the Ice Pilots website to view and listen to the game. The broadcast is available to fans with a high speed DSL or Cable modem internet connection and the charge is $6 per game. At this time a total of 58 of the Ice Pilots 72 regular season games will be available for viewing at www.icepilots.com. All four games this week will be available through a pay per view webcast.

Ice Pilots Radio Show at the Gutter Lounge again this season: The Ice Pilots Radio show will once again be broadcasted from the Gutter Lounge at Phoenix Crossing insi! de the new Liberty Lanes this year located at 3200 North Palafox Stree t. The show is broadcasted on the Ice Pilots hockey network from 6 p.m. 7 p.m. Fans can hear the radio show on the Ice Pilots new flagship radio station AM 1620 and on the internet at www.icepilots.com sponsored by Sports Avenue. Fans can meet the players, head coach Dave Farrish and members of the Ice Pilots office staff all season long. Tyson Marsh and Scott May will be the player guests tonight.

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