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Kingfish Back on the Ice

October 5, 2002 - ECHL (ECHL)
Baton Rouge Kingfish News Release


Two third period goals weren't enough as the Baton Rouge Kingfish lost in overtime to the Louisiana Ice Gators in their first exhibition game of the season.

The Kingfish jumped out to an early 1-0 lead as Toni Bader blasted a shot from the point past Edgars Eihvalds at the 9:07 mark of the first period. Clark Jones dug the puck out of the corner and moved it along to Wes Scanzano who found Bader open at the point.

Two minutes later, Louisiana knotted the game at 1-1 a 5-on-3 advantage, as Bobby Brown was able to push a rink wide pass behind Paxton Schafer. Cal Benazic and John DePourcq picked up the assists on the power play goal.

Jerry Gernander gave the Kingfish the lead again as he beat Eihvalds on a wrap around just four and a half minutes into the second period. Forrest Gore added the assist on the goal.

Louisiana rattled off the next three goals before the second period ended as Kenny Corupe took a pass from Shawn McNeil and Cal Benazic at the 8:02 mark of the second to tie the game at 2-2.

DePourcq and Curtis Valentine picked up the assists on Nathan Rempel's goal just four mintues later.

Louisiana took a 4-2 lead as Rempel picked up his second of the game at the 13:34 mark of the second period. Jeff Worlton and Shawn Skiehar picked up the assists.

Nate Bedford relieved Eihvalds in the Louisiana net at the midway mark of the second period, while Paxton Schafer played the first two periods for the Kingfish and Jamie McCaig was between the pipes in the third.

At the eight-minute mark of the third, Toni Bader tallied his second of the contest on the power play as he beat Bedford with a blistering shot from the point. Bryan Richardson and Trevor Demmans set up Bader on the man advantage.

Just 15 seconds later, Glen Crawford punched the puck past Bedford to tie the contest at 4-4. Richardson added his second assists of the contest while Sean Peach also picked up a helper on the play.

A weird bounce off the leg of Kenny Corupe past McCaig gave the Ice Gators the overtime win. Curtis Valentie took the original shot which ricocheted off Corupe into the net.

The Kingfish and the Ice Gators go at it again tomorrow at the Cajundome in Lafayette at 4 p.m.

Kingfish season tickets are still available for all 36 home games. Get your ticket now by calling the Kingfish office at 225-336-4625 for more information.

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