Jackals Split Games, Remain Seven Points Behind Motor City

January 23, 2006 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Elmira Jackals News Release


Week 14 Game Results:

1/20/05 Danbury 3 @ Elmira 2

Elmira, NY - The Elmira Jackals lost to the Danbury Trashers for the first time this season, suffering a 3-2 defeat Friday night at the First Arena.

In the first period the tempo was set when former Jackals Brad Wingfield hit Bobby Gates hard into the boards behind the Elmira net early on, forcing Gates to leave with an injury. Soon after Craig MacDonald threw a huge hit on Danbury's Ryan Barnes causing Barnes to drop his gloves and start throwing punches at an unprepared MacDonald. Both players were sent to the locker room, Barnes with a Game Misconduct, MacDonald with blood flowing from a cut on his face. The Trashers took another penalty when defender Troy Smith was whistled for roughing when he cross-checked Kevin Cooper from behind. The Jackals were able to capitalize on their third power play of the period when Chris Chaput netted the puck at 12:23, assisted by Jarrett Konkle and Trevor Burgess. Near the end of the period Elmira's Chris Mann and Danbury's Dave MacIsaac received matching penalties for delay of game for exchanging a few words after the whistle, but that would be the last of action of the period.

At 6:19 into the second period Craig MacDonald threw a huge open-ice hit on Troy Smith causing Smith to retaliate and get Elmira another power play. The Jackals used the penalty to their advantage when Jarrett Konkle scored for his second point of the game, assisted by Chris Chaput and Trevor Burgess. The hard hitting continued throughout the period that held only one more power play given to Danbury when Jason Sessa was thrown in the penalty box for Hooking, a penalty that would carry over 32 seconds into the third period. That's how the second frame would end, with the Trashers leading in shots 19-23, but the Jackals leading in goals, 2-0.

A mere six seconds into the third period Danbury found the net when Drew Omicioli rushed in with Dave MacIssac on a 2-on-0 and scored on a helpless Nick Boucher for their first goal of the game. Just forty two seconds later, Danbury took advantage of a stunned Jackals team to tie the game. Jeff Daw put one past the Jackals goalie on a smooth play set up by David Hymovitz at 0:48 into the period. At 16:06 of the third, Alex Goupil snapped a wrist shot past Boucher to push Danbury ahead for the first time in the game. With just over a minute left in the game Elmira pulled Boucher for the extra attacker, but they failed to get a late equalizer and suffered a heart-breaking 3-2 loss.

Jayme Platt took the win in goal for Danbury, stopping 25-of-27 shots in the game, while Nick Boucher made 31 saves on 34 shots for Elmira. Elmira was 2-for-5 on the power play, while Danbury finished 1-for-3.

1/21/05 Missouri 3 @ Elmira 4

Elmira, NY - The Elmira Jackals overcame an early 2-goal deficit to beat the Missouri River Otters 4-3 Saturday night at the First Arena.

After a heartbreaking loss Friday to the Danbury Trashers 3-2, the Jackals were back in action on Saturday against the Missouri River Otters, their first meeting since the 2002-2003 UHL season.

The River Otters jumped to an early 1-0 lead as Jimmy Callahan put the puck past Jackals goaltender Ryan McIntosh just 2:03 into the first period. Missouri added another tally onto the scoreboard when Frank Littlejohn tipped in a shot from Jeff Brown to take a two goal lead at 9:04. Trevor Burgess tallied his second goal of the season on a wrist shot from the blue line, assisted by Eddy Lowe at 16:07, cutting the River Otters' lead in half. With just under a minute left in the first period the Jackals evened the score when Konstantin Kalmikov caught a pass from Chris Chaput and fired a bullet of a wrist-shot over the shoulder of Missouri goalie Kevin Reiter. The goal was Kalmikov's fifth of the season, assisted by Chaput and Florian Iberer at 19:01.

In the second period, both goalies played extremely as they were able to only allow one goal each on a combined 27 shots faced in the period. Elmira took a 3-2 lead on a power play from Kevin Cooper, who collected his 18th goal of the season at 10:58, assists coming from Jason Sessa and Trevor Burgess. However, 32 seconds later the River Otters were back on level ground as Dave Stewart found the back of the net to tie the game at 11:30. There were a lot of power play opportunities for both teams as there was a total of seventeen minutes in penalties in the second period, but the score remained 3-3 at after forty minutes.

The Jackals were able to kill a five on three penalty kill at the beginning of the third, as Burgess and Kalmikov were both in the penalty box. The final twenty minutes were played very defensively as both goalies continued their excellent form. The period remained scoreless until Cooper picked up his second goal of the night and nineteenth of the season at 14:13, three seconds after Missouri's Martin Vasut came out of the penalty box. The goal was assisted by Craig MacDonald and Florian Iberer, giving Elmira a 4-3 lead. That would be it for the scoring as the Jackals went on for their 14th win of the season.

Both goalies played mistake free hockey as Elmira's Ryan McIntosh made 27 saves on 30 shots to pick up his ninth win of the season. Kevin Reiter stopped 27-of-31 shots in goal for the River Otters. Elmira finished 1-for-6 on the power play, while Missouri was left wanting at 0-for-6.

JACKALS PLAYER AND GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK: (WEEK 14)

Trevor Burgess - D 2 GP, 1 goal, 3 assists, 4 points, -2, 4 PIMs

Jackals' Captain Trevor Burgess was the top scorer for Elmira in their 2-game week. Burgess assisted on each of the Jackals two power play goals in a 3-2 loss against Danbury Friday night. Saturday against Missouri, the Ottawa native helped spark a comeback with a goal and an assist in Elmira's 4-3 win over the River Otters. On the season, Burgess leads the team in assists (27) and his 29 points (2 goals) rank 4th on the team.

Ryan McIntosh - G 1 GP, 1-0-0, 3.00 GAA, 0.900 SV%, 27 saves

Despite earning his first shutout of the season last week, Jackals goaltender Ryan McIntosh was beaten out for the goalie of the week award by teammate Nick Boucher who also had a shutout. This week it was Mac's turn to be noticed as he earned his team leading 9th win of the season Saturday night 4-3 over Missouri. McIntosh made 27 saves in the game to boost his season GAA to 3.12 and save percentage to 0.901.

JACKAL BITES:

- MOVING UP THE LADDER - After a 4-point weekend, Captain Trevor Burgess has caught and passed David Lessard to take over 3rd place on the Jackals All-Time Scoring List. Burgess has 167 points (26 goals, 141 assists) in 266 games played in a Jackals uniform.

- NEARING A MILESTONE - Jackals C Eddy Lowe is 4 games away from playing in his 400th career game while wearing an Elmira Jackals jersey. The Jackals All-Time Leading Scorer is also 8-points away from 300 in his pro career, he has 242 points in Elmira.

- A ROAD WARRIOR - Overlooked by the 7-game home stand, Jason Sessa has scored goals in each of his last 3 road games, spanning back to December 31st in Adirondack. Sessa has 11 points (5 goals, 6 assists) in his last 9 games.

- CLUTCH GOALS - LW Kevin Cooper is currently leading the Jackals in Game Winning Goals. Cooper has 3 game-winners this season, all of them coming in 2006. Cooper has scored the winning goal in each of the Jackals last two wins.

- THERE'S ALWAYS NEXT TIME - The Jackals perfect record against Danbury was blemished Friday, with the Trashers 3-2 come from behind win over Elmira. But the Jack's have plenty of potential redemption opportunities, Elmira plays Danbury five more times between now and the end of February.

- ON FIRE - No one has been hotter in scoring during the last ten games than Jason Sessa and Kevin Cooper. The Jackals' forwards have each recorded 11 points in their last ten games, and six points in their last five. They have combined for 4 power play goals in that period and 4 game winning goals in their last 7 victories.

NEWS AND NOTES:

Elmira Jackals Team Leaders:

Goals: Jarrett Konkle (21)

Assists: Trevor Burgess (27)

Points: Chris Chaput (38)

Plus/Minus: Kontantin Kalmikov (+3)

Penalty Minutes: Chris Mann (173)

Power Play Goals: Jarrett Konkle (10)

Short Handed Goals: Eddy Lowe, Jarrett Konkle (2)

Shots: Chris Chaput (130)

Shooting Percentage: Bobby Gates (33.3%)

Saves: Nick Boucher (656)

Wins: Ryan McIntosh (9)

GAA: Ryan McIntosh (3.12)

Save Percentage: Nick Boucher, Ryan McIntosh (0.901)

Eastern Division Standings:

EASTERN GP W L SOP PTS PCT.

Danbury 42 25 10 7 57 .679

Adirondack 38 23 12 3 49 .645

Richmond 41 18 20 3 39 .476

Elmira 40 14 21 5 33 .413

Roanoke 38 12 22 4 28 .368

Coach's Show

Don't miss the next broadcast of The Elmira Jackals Coach's Show broadcast of the season LIVE Tuesday night January 3rd at 7pm. This week the show will be broadcast live from the Coach's Office inside the First Arena. Come listen to Head Coach Perry Florio, the Voice of the Jackals Owen Newkirk, along with forwards Konstantin Kalmikov and Eddy Lowe for the broadcast. Tune in on Wheels AM 820 WWLZ or stream it online at www.jackalshockey.com - Fans are encouraged to email their questions for any of the Coach's Show participants to jackalsinfo@jackalshockey.com no later than 3 pm on Tuesday before the show.

Season Ticket Holder Discount

The First Arena has just approved a special ticket discount for all Elmira Jackals Full Season ticket holders. Full Season Ticket Holders are eligible for discounted ticket prices for two events: the Harlem Globetrotters and Dora The Explorer. For details of this special offer please inquire at the First Arena Box Office, 607-734-7825 ext. 3287. *Restrictions May Apply. Offer valid for Full Season Ticket Holders Only. Not Valid On Previously Purchased Tickets.*

First Arena Rec Rink Hockey Information

The ice is HOT at First Arena - Visit our website for a complete list of Public Skating times and Arena Programs at www.firstarena.com - Come in to the COOL place to be!

The First Arena Rec Rink offers public skating, skating lessons, hockey programs, figure skating, birthday parties, and much more....

2005-06 Record: 14-21-5 33 points (8-10-1 home, 6-11-4 road), Fourth Place, Eastern Division

Week 15 Schedule: (All games are broadcasted LIVE on Wheels AM-820 WWLZ)

Friday, January 27 7:30 pm @ Danbury Trashers (25-10-7, 57 pts) First Place, Eastern Division

Saturday, January 28 7:30 pm @ Danbury Trashers (25-10-7, 57 pts) First Place, Eastern Division

Sunday, January 29 4:05 pm vs. Motor City Mechanics (19-20-2, 40 pts) Third Place, Central Division



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