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Jackson Bandits Win Five in a Row

November 11, 2002 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


Posting back-to-back home wins on Friday and Saturday, Jackson improved its winning streak to five games while moving within a game of .500 at 6-7-0.

Jackson beat Pensacola 2-1 in a shootout on Friday and beat defending Kelly Cup Champion Greenville 4-0 on Saturday, a game that saw Jackson score three goals in 1:11 of the first period. Kevin Mackey scored at 2:41, Nick Theriault scored at 3:03 and John McNabb scored at 3:50.

The Bandits opened the season with four consecutive losses before beating Arkansas 4-2 on October 19. Jackson, however, lost its next three games and sat in last place in the Southwest Division with a 1-7-0 record at the end of October. The Bandits were averaging 2.63 goals per game while allowing 4.25 goals per game and their power play ranked 23rd (11.11 percent) while their penalty kill ranked 18th (78.87 percent). Tyrone Garner, who was named co-MVP of the 2002 Kelly Cup Playoffs after helping Greenville win the 2002 Kelly Cup title, was 0-5-0 with a 3.82 goals against average and a .913 save percentage.

November has been a different story for the Bandits, who are a perfect 5-0 while outscoring their opponents 17-8. Jackson has raised its goals scored to 2.92 per game while lowering its goals allowed to 3.31. The Bandits penalty kill has moved up to ninth in the ECHL (84.25 percent), but the power play continues to struggle, ranking 25th (10.00 percent).

Garner, who was called up to San Antonio of the American Hockey League on Friday, is 3-0-0 with a shutout, a 2.33 goals against average and a .926 save percentage in November. Adam Hauser, who was 1-2-0 with a 5.03 goals against average and a .865 save percentage in three games in October, is 2-0-0 with a shutout, an 0.48 goals against average and a .984 save percentage in two starts in November. Hauser made 25 saves in regulation and stopped five of seven shooters in the 2-1 shootout win against Pensacola on Friday, and made 36 saves while picking up his first professional shutout in the 4-0 win against Greenville on Saturday.

Scott Kelman has led the Bandits offensively during the five-game winning streak, scoring seven points (4g-3a) while Brian Forslund has scored five points (3g-2a) in the five games. John McNabb leads Jackson with seven goals and is tied for the team lead with two power-play goals and 11 points. Jeff Bes is tied for the team lead with six assists and 11 points while Gaetan Royer has six assists and nine points in 11 games.

Jackson concludes its five-game home stand at the Mississippi Coliseum hosting Louisiana on Wednesday, Baton Rogue on Saturday and Mississippi on Sunday. The Bandits are 5-2-0 at home. Jackson's 6-1 loss at Louisiana on October 27 was the last loss before the Bandits began their current winning streak. Jackson has won the last two meetings with Baton Rouge, 5-4 at home on November 2 and 2-0 at Baton Rouge on November 3, evening the season series with the Kingfish at 2-2-0. Mississippi holds a 1-0 lead in the NEXTEL Cup Series, winning 4-3 at Biloxi on October 13.

Storm Remains Atop ECHL At 11-1-1

Going 3-0 last week and increasing its winning streak to five games, Toledo remains the hottest team in the East Coast Hockey League. The Storm has won nine of its last 10 games and sits atop the ECHL with 23 points and an 11-1-1 record, the best start in the team's 12-year history.

Toledo plays its first-ever morning game on Wednesday when it hosts Southwest Division leading Arkansas at 10:30 a.m. at the Toledo Sports Arena. The Storm is back on the road Friday at Johnstown and visits Dayton on Saturday. Toledo is 3-0-0 all-time against Arkansas. Johnstown beat Toledo 5-4 in overtime on October 12, but the Storm has won the last two meetings to lead the season series 2-0-1 and the all-time regular season series 45-24-11. Dayton shut out Toledo 6-0 on October 27, ending the Storm's five-game winning streak and making the season series 1-1-0.

Toledo's leading scorer Nick Parillo was recalled to Milwaukee of the American Hockey League on Sunday. Parillo leads the Storm with 17 points and ranks second among ECHL rookies in scoring. His three game-winning goals tie him for the ECHL lead while his seven goals and 10 assists tie him for the team lead. He is tied for third among rookies in goals and tied for fourth in assists.

Alexandre Jacques has scored eight points (5g-3a) in the last five games and ranks second on the team with 15 points and is tied for the team lead with seven goals, including two game winners. Dale Junkin is tied for the team lead with 10 assists and is tied for third in scoring with Matt Ellis (6g-5a), who has seven points (4g-3a) in his last five games.

Doug Teskey went 3-0 with a 2.27 goals against average and a .920 save percentage last week, improving his record to 6-1-1 while lowering his goals against average to 3.12 and raising his save percentage to .898. Teskey is 4-0-0 with a 2.86 goals against average during the current winning streak and 6-1-0 with a 2.90 goals against average in his last 10 games.

The Storm ranks third in the ECHL averaging 3.85 goals per game, and is tied for fourth in goals allowed averaging 2.69 per game. Toledo's power play ranks 13th (19.78 percent) while its penalty kill ranks third (89.77 percent)..

InGlasCo ECHL Player Of The Week

Brent Cullaton, Columbus Cottonmouths
GP: 3 G:5 A: 1 PTS: 6 +/-: +2

ECHL Goalie Of The Week

Mike Valley, Wheeling Nailers
GP: 3 W-L: 3-0 GAA: 1.95 PCT: .939

Feature Games Of The Week

Northern Conference

Toledo at Dayton Saturday, 7:30 ET

Dayton won 6-0 on October 27, Toledo's only regulation loss. Toledo is on a five game win streak. Dayton has not lost in regulation since October 26, going 4-0-2.

Reading at Trenton Sunday, 2:00 ET

Trenton is 3-2-0 against Reading in 2002-03, but has lost its last two meetings with the Royals. Next meeting between Reading and the Titans is February 16, almost three months away.

Southern Conference

South Carolina at Pee Dee Friday, 7:30 ET

Stingrays won the first meeting 5-4 in a shootout on October 19 and are 38-20-7 all-time in regular season against the Pride. Pee Dee leads the ECHL in scoring with 4.25 goals per game while South Carolina is second with 3.92 goals per game.

Baton Rouge at Jackson Saturday, 7:05 CT

Kingfish are 2-2-0 against the Bandits in 2002-03, losing the last two meetings. Teams combined for 13 goals, setting ECHL season high for goals by both teams, as Baton Rouge won 7-6 on October 11.

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