Lots of Activity Around The ACHL
Published on January 13, 2003 under Atlantic Coast Hockey League 2 (ACHL 2) News Release
It was a busy week for the Atlantic Coast Hockey League both on and off the ice. On the ice, ten games were played, two winning streaks came to an end, and the Orlando Seals remained in first place. Off the ice, the league saw strong attendance around the league and a couple of "NHL Vets" appeared in the league.
The Winston-Salem Parrots saw their eight game winning streak come to an end on Friday night as Macon defeated the Parrots 4-3 in Winston-Salem. The Trax three game winning streak ended on Sunday when Knoxville defeated Macon 4-3.
Over the weekend, the Macon Trax hosted former NHLer, Willie O'Ree, as he was in Macon representing the National Hockey League as their Director of the Youth Diversity Program. O'Ree, the "Jackie Robinson of Hockey",who broke the color barrier in the NHL 45 years ago this month with the Boston Bruins, appeared at the Trax two home games, and made a number of other appearances in the Macon area.
Former New York Ranger, Ron Duguay, signed with the Jacksonville Barracudas and played in two games this past week. Duguay assisted on two goals before deciding to re-retire.
Three ACHL clubs saw attendances of 4000+ this past week. On Friday night, the Knoxville Ice Bears had their sixth crowd of over 4000 as 4217 were attendance for the Ice Bears 5-2 victory over Cape Fear. On Saturday night, the Orlando Seals defeated Jacksonville 7-1 as 4566 attended the game, and in Fayetteville, the Cape Fear Fire Antz hosted Winston-Salem and 4109 saw the Fire Antz defeat the Parrots 1-0 in an exciting shootout.
Congratulations Ice Bears:
Congratulations again go out to the Knoxville Ice Bears and their fans. According to In The Crease.com, through games of January 6th, the Ice Bears have the largest increase in average attendance in all of minor professional hockey with a 57.31% increase.
Knoxville Date Change:
Due to a building conflict at the Knoxville Civic Center, ACHL League Game #150: Macon @ Knoxville, orginally scheduled for Tuesday, February 18th has been changed to
Thursday, February 27th @ 7:30PM.
ACHL Player of the Week:
Tommy Stewart of the Macon Trax is the Atlantic Coast Hockey League Player of the Week. The native of Brantford, Ontario had three goals and three assists on the week, helping the Trax win three of four. Stewart is fifth in the ACHL in scoring with 18 goals and 26 assists, good for 44 points.
ACHL Goaltender of the Week:
Geoff Faulkner of the Macon Trax is the Atlantic Coast Hockey League Goaltender of the Week. Faulkner posted his first shutout of the year on 1/11, defeating Knoxville 3-0. On the week, he won three and lost one, and stopped 92 of 101 shots on goal. The Windsor Locks, CT native improved his overall record to 5 wins & 6 losses with a 3.37 goals against average.
ACHL Games This Week:
#105: Wednesday 1/15: Jacksonville @ Cape Fear (7:35PM)
#106: Thursday 1/16: Winston-Salem @ Knoxville (7:35PM)
#107: Friday 1/17: Orlando @ Cape Fear (7:35PM)
#108: Jacksonville @ Macon (7:30PM)
#109: Winston-Salem @ Knoxville (7:35PM)
#110: Saturday 1/18: Orlando @ Knoxville (7:35PM)
#111: Winston-Salem @ Macon (7:30PM)
#112: Sunday 1/19: Jacksonville @ Cape Fear (2:35PM)
#113: Orlando @ Macon (6:30PM)
For complete ACHL Standings & Statistics please go to the ACHL web site: www.achl2.net
Atlantic Coast Hockey League 2 Stories from January 13, 2003
- Parrots on the road for three games this week - Winston-Salem Parrots
- Lots of Activity Around The ACHL - ACHL 2
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
