Inferno Weekly

January 2, 2007 - ECHL (ECHL)
Columbia Inferno News Release


THE WEEK

THAT WAS:

Weekly Record: 2-0-0-0

Wednesday, December 27th

INFERNO 5 - Gwinnett 3

Owen Fussey scored one goal and had two assists and Mike Jarmuth had two goals to help the Inferno defeat the Gladiators. Chris St. Jacques notched his third goal of the season and Anthony Battaglia added the empty netter. Rob Gherson earned a win stopping 33 of 36 shots on goal.

Saturday, December 30th

INFERNO 5 - South Carolina 2

Mac Faulkner scored one goal and had two assists while Anthony Battaglia had three assists to help the Inferno earn their second win in a row. Jeff Miles, Mike Jarmuth, Mike Vellinga and Scott Sheppard each scored for Columbia. Rob Gherson stopped 37 of 39 shots on goal to earn his fourth win of the season.

THE WEEK THAT WILL BE:

Tuesday, January 2nd @ 7p.m.

Inferno @ Charlotte Checkers

Bobcat Arena

This is the first time the Inferno and Charlotte meet this season. Charlotte is in fifth place (16-13-0-1, 33 points) of the South Division.

Friday, January 5th @ 7:30 p.m. (CST)

Inferno @ Texas Wildcatters

Ford Arena

Texas is in first place in the South Division (20-6-2-1, 43 points). The Inferno is 0-2-0-0 against the Wildcatters this season. This is the first of three games in a row for these two teams.

Saturday, January 6th @ 7:05 p.m. (CST)

Sunday, January 7th @ 2:05 p.m. (CST)

Inferno @ Texas Wildcatters

Ford Arena

The Inferno will finish out the weekend with two more games against the Wildcatters.

TRANSACTIONS LAST WEEK:

F Luke Fulghum recalled to Toronto Marlies

C Chris St. Jacques recalled to Toronto Marlies

C Mac Faulkner recalled to Toronto Marlies and reassigned by Marlies

D Chris Barr traded to Trenton Titans

RW Scott Sheppard traded from Trenton Titans

COMMUNITY SUPPORT

Thank you to all fans who participated in our "Bad Gift Night" this past Saturday. We collected many different gifts that will be donated to Sisters Care. Sisters Care is a safe-haven for battered woman. They accept donations any time and are located in Cayce.

UPCOMING PROMOTIONAL EVENTS:

Friday, January 12th: Report Card Night: Bring your report card to the box office and receive a free ticket with a paying adult. Family Night: 4 for $40 - 4 loge seats, 4 hot dogs and 4 small sodas. Service Industry Night - If you work for a restaurant, bar, hotel or any other part of the service industry call the Inferno office today to find out about our special ticket price for the game.

Saturday, January 13th: Bike Giveaway: Fans have the opportunity to sign up to win a bike from Cycle Center on Harden Street.

Monday, January 15th: Martin Luther King Day: This game will have a special start time of 1 p.m.

BY THE NUMBERS:

Record: 10-15-1-3, 24 points, seventh in South Division

Home: 4-8-0-2

Road: 6-7-1-1

Most Goals: Mac Faulkner (12)

Assists: Jeff Miles (18)

Leading Scorer: Miles 28 pts (10 G, 18 A)

Power Play: 28 for 195 (14.4%), 21st in ECHL

Power Play Goals: Brad Ralph, Miles (6)

Penalty Kill: 153 of 191 (80.1%), 23rd in ECHL

Shorthanded Goals: Faulkner (1)

Game Winning Goals: Faulkner (2)

Penalty Minutes: Sawyer (68 PIM)

Goaltending: Gherson 4-10-0-1, 3.80 GAA, .882 save pct.

FEATURED PLAYER OF THE WEEK:

G Robert Gherson

2-0-0-0

.933 save percentage, 2.50 GAA



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