IceGators Upset Sea Wolves 3-2 In Shootout
April 7, 2005 - ECHL (ECHL)
Mississippi Sea Wolves News Release
LAFAYETTE, La. â Louisiana's Chris Thompson scored in the fifth round of the shootout and Patrik Nilson tallied in the sixth round to give the IceGators a dramatic 3-2 shootout win over the Mississippi Sea Wolves at the Cajundome.
"Give Louisiana credit, they battled hard," Mississippi coach Bob Woods said. "The good news is that we got one point, but we have made it hard on ourselves. Finishing up the regular season with a home-and-home series against Pensacola, it's going to be very interesting."
Mississippi (39-23-8, 86 points) got its offense in gear at the 11:10 mark. The puck ricocheted off the end boards to the side of the Louisiana net, where Lucas Drake beat goaltender Lance Mayes to deposit his eighth goal of the campaign. Milt Mastad and John Evangelista collected helpers.
Rookie defenseman Mike Jarmuth, who was named to the ECHL All-Rookie Team earlier in the day, gave the Sea Wolves a 2-0 lead at 17:23 of the first. Jarmuth unleashed a shot from the low right circle to set a new Mississippi team record for goals by a rookie defenseman by notching his 13th goal to surpass Quinn Fair in the 1996-97 season. Assists went to Bates Battaglia and Louis Dumont.
Louisiana (25-39-6, 56 points) bounced back in the second period. Three minutes into the stanza, Jim Shepherd netted his 13th goal of the year beating goaltender Randy Petruk set up Wes Mason and Joe Dustin.
The IceGators tied the score 2-2 on a turnover in the Mississippi zone. Alex Sawruk stole the puck behind the Sea Wolves net and centered for Jade Galbraith, who buried his 19th goal of the year. David Turon was also awarded an assist.
The game remained deadlocked into the shootout. Dumont scored for Mississippi while Thompson and Nilson registered goals to give Louisiana the victory.
Mississippi was unsuccessful on five power play chances, while Louisiana failed to convert on six opportunities with the man advantage. IceGators outshot the Sea Wolves 39-38.
The Sea Wolves get back into action for their final regular season home game of the season beginning at 7:35 p.m. tomorrow against the Pensacola Ice Pilots at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. It's Fan Appreciation Night, Southern Miss Night, Empress Audio "Deck Out Your Ride" High School Showdown Night and Military 2-for-1 Night. There will be a postgame jersey auction to benefit the Southern Miss Alumni Scholarship Fund. In addition, 2,000 thundersticks will be given away courtesy of Roy Anderson Corp.
Individual tickets for home games including the Kelly Cup Playoffs are on sale at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum box office, all Ticketmaster locations by calling (228) 385-2600 and online at ticketmaster.com.
Watch the live web telecast for $6, courtesy of B2 Networks, online at msseawolves.com. Listen live on flagship radio station WGCM-AM 1240, or online at msseawolves.com, courtesy of Teamline. The pregame gets underway at 6:50 p.m.
Flex packs, discounted groups tickets, birthday packages and fundraiser opportunities are available by calling (228) 275-WOLF or online at msseawolves.com.
Season ticket packages for 2005-06, the 10th Anniversary Season of the Sea Wolves, are on sale now by calling (228) 275-WOLF. Ask about the "Early Bird Special."
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