Inferno Weekly

Published on January 15, 2007 under ECHL (ECHL)
Columbia Inferno News Release


THE WEEK THAT WAS: Weekly Record: 0-3-0-0

Thursday, January 11th CHECKERS 5 - Inferno 2 Chris Thompson and Luke Fulghum each scored for the Inferno with Jeff Miles and Anthony Battaglia each having two assists a piece. Charlotte scored four unanswered goals to beat the Inferno 5-2.

Friday, January 12th GLADIATORS 3 - Inferno 1 Chris Thompson tallied the only goal for the Inferno at 11:18 of the third period with assists to Bryson Busniuk and Steve McJannet. Goaltender Rob Gherson stopped 33 of 35 shots on goal. The Gladiators added an empty netter with 12 seconds left in regulation.

Saturday, January 13th CHECKERS 4 - Inferno 2 Steve McJannet and Jeff Miles scored the two goals for Columbia and Rob Gherson stopped 23 of 27 shots on goal. Columbia outshot the Checkers 29 to 27. Tyson Marsh, Bryson Busniuk, Scott Sheppard and Anthony Battaglia each recorded an assist.

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HOTTER THAN BLAZES:

Brad Ralph is tied for second in the ECHL with four winning goals...Ralph also has five points (3g-2a) in his lst three games...Mike Jarmuth is on a three game assist streak with four...Scott Sheppard is also on a three game assist streak with four...Chris Thompson has four points (1g-3a) in his last three games...Owen Fussey has three goals in his last two games...Bryson Busniuk is on a three game point streak with one goal and two assists.

THE WEEK THAT WILL BE:

Monday, January 15th @ 1:05 p.m. Inferno vs. Pensacola Ice Pilots Carolina Coliseum The Inferno is 1-1-0-0 against the Ice Pilots this season. This is the third of 10 games this season. The Ice Pilots are in 8th place in the South Division with 20 points (9-25-1-1).

Friday, January 19th @ 7:05 p.m. Inferno vs. Augusta Lynx Carolina Coliseum

Augusta is in sixth place with 40 points (20-18-0-0) in the South Division. This is the fifth of eight games between the Lynx and Inferno. The Inferno is 3-0-0-1 against Augusta this season.

Saturday, January 20th @ 7:05 p.m. Inferno @ South Carolina Stingrays N. Charleston Coliseum

The last time these two teams met, the Inferno beat the Stingrays at home 5-2. Columbia is 2-4-1-1 against the Stingrays this season. This is the ninth of 11 games between the Inferno and Stingrays. South Carolina is currently in fifth place in the South Division with 43 points (20-14-0-3).

TRANSACTIONS LAST WEEK:

G Mike Burkhead Released as Emergency Backup Goaltender 1/8/07

F Owen Fussey recalled to Toronto Marlies 1/9/07

RW Luke Fulghum reassigned from Toronto Marlies 1/9/07

EBG Ted Monnich Emergency Backup Goaltender 1/11/07

D Justin Sawyer placed on 3-day IR 1/12/07

D Jeff Winchester added to roster 1/12/07

UPCOMING PROMOTIONAL EVENTS:

Friday, January 19th: SCOUT NIGHT: Bring your troop out to the game and earn an Inferno Scout patch.

Friday, January 26th: MILITARY NIGHT/Palmetto Health Food Drive/Trading Card Poster #3: Donate can food items and receive $3.00 off your ticket. All military receives discounts on tickets at the window.

Friday, February 9th & 10th: PINK IN THE RINK: The Inferno will play in pink jerseys for two days to benefit the Palmetto Health SC Comprehensive Breast Center. Ten of the authentic pink game worn jerseys will be up for a live auction after the February 10th game. The other 10 authentic pink game worn jerseys will be available for you to win in a raffle. Raffle tickets are just $1.00 each and all proceeds will be donated to the foundation. Stop by the customer service table for more details.

BY THE NUMBERS:

Record: 13-19-1-3, 30 points, seventh in South Division

Home: 4-10-0-2

Road: 9-9-1-1

Most Goals: Mac Faulkner, Brad Ralph, Owen Fussey, Jeff Miles (12)

Assists: Jeff Miles (22)

Leading Scorer: Miles 34 pts (12 G, 22 A)

Power Play: 32 for 226 (14.2%), 23rd in ECHL

Power Play Goals: Brad Ralph (7)

Penalty Kill: 179 of 226 (79.2%), 23rd in ECHL

Shorthanded Goals: Faulkner, Anthony Battaglia (1)

Game Winning Goals: Ralph (4)

Penalty Minutes: Sawyer (78 PIM)

Goaltending: Ford 7-5-1-2, 2.57 GAA, .927 save pct.

FEATURED PLAYER OF THE WEEK:

D Ren Fauci

Favorites:

NHL Team: NY Rangers

Non-hockey Player: Arnold Schwarzenger

Food: Italian

Movie: Braveheart

TV Show: Seinfeld/Sopranos

Pet Peeve: Todd Ford not cleaning up his dishes

Most Treasured Object: Ipod

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