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Louisiana game notes vs. Florida

February 1, 2003 - ECHL (ECHL)
Louisiana IceGators News Release


Everblades at IceGators –Louisiana looks to remain perfect all-time at home against the Everblades, having gone 5-0-0 in franchise history. Last night, Florida made its first trip into the Cajundome since October 25, 2000. The teams met twice last season, splitting back-to-back games in Estero. The IceGators rebounded from a 4-2 loss on March 22 with a 4-2 win the next night behind 31 saves by Frederic Cloutier and two goals by Konstantin Kalmikov. Louisiana is 6-3-1 all-time versus the Everblades, but it is just 3-2-1 in the last six meetings.

Last night – Rookie Kyle Kettles made a franchise-record 51 saves, Nathan Rempel scored twice and Shawn McNeil added a goal and an assist, as the Louisiana IceGators beat the Florida Everblades 3-1 in front of 4,899 on Church Night at the Cajundome. John DePourcq added two helpers for Louisiana, which maintained its four-point Southwest lead over Arkansas, which rallied for a 4-3 home win against Jackson. George Awada scored for the Everblades and Rob Zepp turned aside eight-of-10 shots before being pulled for Florida, which had its three-game unbeaten streak (2-0-1) snapped. Cam McCormick made 18 saves in relief of Zepp.

Scouting the Everblades – It's been a season of ups and downs for Florida, which has featured a 14-game unbeaten streak (11-0-3) and a five-game losing streak. Last night's 3-1 loss to the IceGators snapped a 2-0-1 unbeaten streak. Marty Johnston, an All-Star, is Florida's leading scorer in 2002-03, racking up 45 points (18g, 27a) in his rookie season. Joe Blaznek has 39 points (20g, 20a), including a team-best eight power-play goals, while former NHL'er Kevin Brown has 32 points (13g, 19a) in just 25 games since being acquired from Augusta. Brown played in the NHL with Los Angeles, Hartford/Carolina and Edmonton. All-Star Laurent Meunier (11g, 20a), a native of France, is one of the most promising young players in the Southern Conference, while former New Orleans Brass player George Awada (13g, 18a) is the team's fifth-leading scorer. Tom Buckley, who had 72 points (31g, 41a) last season in 71 games, has 29 points but just three goals – all in consecutive contests October 25-November 21 – in 35 games this season. All-Star Rob Zepp is the team's No. 1 in net. The Ontario Hockey League (Plymouth) product, who was 6-5-2 last season with Florida in limited action, is 17-9-6 with a 2.54 goals against average and a .919 save percentage. Zep was twice drafted in the fourth round of the NHL Entry Draft. Zepp is backed up by UMass-Lowell product Cam McCormick, who is 5-2-2 with a 3.67 goals against average.

Different styles – The teams entered last night's game on opposite spectrums of the ECHL penalty minute record, but that didn't stop them from combining for 104 PIM's, four misconducts and 16 combined power plays. Louisiana's 33.8 penalty minutes per game rank second in the ECHL, as do the IceGators 79 majors, while Florida's 20.4 penalty minutes per game and 24 fighting majors are last in the league. The Everblades have 11 fewer majors than any other ECHL team, and had just one fight in the last four games, as Jimmy Verdule, acquired earlier in the season from Reading, duked it out with South Carolina's Robin Gomez on January 18. Last night, Brian Goudie did duke it out with Louisiana's Dennis Shiryaev. Verdule and Jared Newman, currently on seven-day injured reserve, are tied for the team lead with six fighting majors. To put that number in perspective, IceGators rookie defenseman Jeff Worlton has 18 fighting majors this season.

Kettles keeps them off the board – Rookie goaltender Kyle Kettles made a franchise-record 51 saves last night, bettering the previous mark by two. Marc Delorme held the previous mark, making 49 saves on March 12, 1997 against Pensacola, a game in which his team posted a 3-2 victory. The IceGators' record for most saves in two consecutive games is also held by Delorme, who followed up his 49-save effort with a 35-save game for a combined 84 stops in two games.

What a line – Since John DePourcq's return to the lineup January 19, the IceGators are 4-1 and his line (Shawn McNeil, Nathan Rempel) has combined for 27 points. In the last three games alone, not counting a 5-1 loss to Pensacola last Saturday, the trio has 25 points, and the line has an astounding 18 points in the last two games.

Somebody new, for now! – Not only haven't the Everblades been into the Cajundome in nearly three seasons, but they are also the first "new" team Louisiana has seen since it played Columbus for the first of five times this season on December 1. Prior to last night, the IceGators have played 25 of their last 26 games versus their Southwest Division brethren, having played Columbus on January 9. Louisiana will get back to the Southwest grind following the two games against Florida, however, playing only Baton Rouge and Pensacola – three times each – until hosting Mississippi on February 16. After their next game – February 19 against Pensacola again – the IceGators will embark on a four-game road trip through the Northwest Division. Louisiana will end 2002-03 playing non-Southwest Division foes just 13 times. So far this season, the IceGators are 4-1-2 against the other three divisions, playing five of those games against Columbus while also defeating Greenville and Florida.

Getting to them early – The IceGators and goaltender Kyle Kettles stopped the first shot sent their way last night for the first time in five games, and it paid, as Louisiana's Shawn McNeil was able to score on Louisiana's first attempt. Louisiana had given up a goal on their opponents' first shot in each of their last four games prior to last night – January 19 against Arkansas, January 24 against Mississippi, January 25 in Pensacola and January 26 against Pensacola.

Looking for season-best lead – The IceGators' first-place lead stayed at four points over Arkansas, a 4-3 winner over Jackson, last night. Mississippi, meanwhile, fell six points back due to a 3-1 loss in Dayton. Louisiana has 62 points, four better than the RiverBlades, who are idle tonight, and the Sea Wolves, who played this morning in Wheeling. The IceGators have held at least a share of first place for 63 straight days, dating back to November 30. The IceGators are tied for the second-longest first-place run in the ECHL among current division leaders. Toledo has held first since October 19, while Atlantic City has also been in at least a share of first since November 30. The other division leader, Pee Dee, has been on top only since January 11. In the tightly contested Southwest Division race, no team has had more than a four-point lead.

McNeil sets sights on Valicevic – Shawn McNeil, who played in his 250th pro game Sunday, saw action in his 248th game with the IceGators last night, moving him past Ryan Shanahan for seventh place on the team's all-time list. Jason McQuat is sixth on the list with 255 games, while McNeil could also pass Matthew Pagnutti (273) this season. January 24, McNeil became the IceGators' fourth leading goal scorer, passing Don Parsons. McNeil, who now has 121 goals, is 11 shy of Chris Valicevic for third place on the team's all-time list. Also, McNeil's 149 assists are 11 behind John DePourcq for fourth on the IceGators' ledgers. McNeil has passed Ron Handy (132) and Louis Dumont (137) on the assist list this season, while he got by Dumont (102) and Parsons (117) on the goal list.

McNeil has four career shootout clinchers – Shawn McNeil's shootout game-winner December 31 against Baton Rouge was his fourth career shootout game-winner. McNeil is tied for second with Ron Handy, Jay Murphy and teammate John DePourcq in that category, trailing only Louis Dumont's six.

McNeil chooses his spots well – Shawn McNeil does his best work in the clutch. He has four of the IceGators' extra attacker goals this season. More remarkably, 22 of his 27 goals (82 percent) have either tied the game or given his team the lead. Fourteen of McNeil's goals have been his team's first goal, and 13 of his goals have given Louisiana the lead. Nine of his goals have tied the game, while he second on the team with four game-winning goals. McNeil's 11 first-period goals are also a team best.

McNeil leads all ECHL goal scorers, since 2000-01 – Shawn McNeil has more goals than any other ECHL player since the beginning of the 2000-01 season. McNeil has 95 goals, 11 more than former teammate Jay Murphy, who is currently on 30-day IR with Greensboro, and Augusta's Andrew Williamson. Below are the players with the most ECHL goals since the 2000-01 season.

1. McNeil 95 Louisiana 6. Bousquet 74 NA

2t. Murphy 84 Greensboro 7. Dumont 73 Pensacola

2t. Williamson 84 Augusta 8. Seitz 72 South Carolina

4. Demarski 79 Greenville 9. Schneider 71 CHL – Laredo

5. Sirois 75 Pee Dee 10. Tiltgen 70 WCHL – San Diego

McNeil has second most goals among players 25 or younger – IceGators winger Shawn McNeil has scored 121 goals before the age of 25, the second most among active ECHL players in that category. McNeil will turn 25 on March 17. Richmond's Lars Pettersen, who began play in the league when he was 19, has 128 goals and won't turn 25 until November 20 of next season. Augusta's Andrew Williamson, currently 27 years old, had the most goals by 25 of active ECHL players. Williamson had an eye-popping 151 tallies, including 52 in 2000-01.

McNeil has scored on 47 goalies – Shawn McNeil's 121 goals have come against 47 different ECHL goalies, including Rob Zepp last night. McNeil has victimized Arkansas' Jason Saal the most, with 11 goals, while former New Orleans and current Pee Dee goaltender Ron Vogel has yielded nine goals to McNeil.

Welcome back – John DePourcq has been on fire since returning to the lineup January 19 after missing 28 of 29 games due to injury, racking up 10 points (1g, 9a) in six games. DePourcq assisted on Bruce Richardson's game-winning goal in the January 19 game, his first point since November 3 against Mississippi, then picked up a pair of assists in a 5-4 win over Mississippi on January 24. DePourcq assisted on both of Shawn McNeil's third-period goals, the game-tying and game-winning tallies. Then, on January 26, DePourcq had his first four-point night since January 22, 2000. Last night, DePourcq picked up two more assists.

DePourcq picks up 350th pro point – IceGators center John DePourcq picked up his 350th career point in Sunday's four-point effort. DePourcq currently has 355 points (113g, 142a) in 268 pro games, including 231 points (71g, 160a) in 181 games with the IceGators. DePourcq's 71 goals in an IceGators uniform have him tied with Rob Weingartner for seventh on the team's all-time list, and his 160 assists are 15 behind Jay Murphy for third on the franchise's ledger. Murphy passed the then-retired DePourcq last season. DePourcq is also nine points shy of Louis Dumont's fifth-place total of 240.

Making them count – John DePourcq has 11 assists in 11 games this season, and he's made his helpers count. DePourcq has three game-winning assists out of his 11, including two in OT in the last four games. DePourcq assisted on Bruce Richardson's OT game winner January 19 against Arkansas, and he fed Nathan Rempel in the extra session Sunday.

Kettles has started nine straight – Rookie Kyle Kettles has started the last nine games in net for Louisiana, the first IceGators netminder to make that many consecutive starts since Sean Gauthier began nine straight games from November 19-December 10, 2000. Kettles' current streak is tied for the fourth longest such streak in team history. Marc Delorme's team record is 11 games (February 19-March 13, 1996), while Delorme also played in 10 straight contests (October 19-November 22, 1997), as did Doug Bonner (November 26-December 20, 1999).

Getting better as the game progresses – The statistics don't lie, Kyle Kettles gets stronger as the game goes on. Kettles allows just .71 goals per third period he plays, better than the second period (.85), which is better than the first (1.05). In 21 third-periods this season (Kettles had a third period in relief of Frederic Cloutier on November 15), Kettles has yielded only 15 goals – three of them January 17 versus Jackson and two more January 25 at Pensacola.

Goneau plays in 400th North American game – Daniel Goneau played in his 400th career game in North America last night. Goneau has 251 points (117g, 134a) in 400 games. Counting his European travels, Goneau has tallied 275 points (127g, 148a) in 427 contests.

Goneau establishes new career-high in points – Daniel Goneau notched a new career in points with his two assists January 24 against Mississippi. Goneau's 53 current points (18g, 35a) are four better than the 49 (23g, 26a) he had combined with AHL Hartford and the NHL's New York Rangers in 1997-98.

What a second season in IceGators uniform – Nathan Rempel, who had 17 points (7g, 10a) in 60 games last season, is fifth on the team with 44 points (24g, 20a). His 27-point increase is tied for the best by a second-year IceGator in team history. Shawn McNeil also had an increase of 27 points, from 54 to 81 from 1999-00 to 2000-01. Rempel has 22 more points in 2002-03 than in his 102 career pro games combined coming into this season. Rempel's 24 goals trail only McNeil's 27 for the team lead, and he has 13 multi-point games after just two combined in the first two years of his career.

Rempel leads IceGators with 12 special teams goals – Winger Nathan Rempel has 12 special teams goals, including 10 on the power play, to lead the team.

Rempel skates in 100th game, Shiryaev at 100 tonight – On January 17, Nathan Rempel became the 19th player in team history to skate 100 games with Louisiana, and Dennis Shiryaev will become the 20th tonight. Rempel has currently played in 105 games. Rob McCaig (17th with 114) and Gary Roach (16th with 116) are up next on the list. Teammate Branislav Kvetan will soon join Rempel and Shiryaev. Kvetan has played 95 games while Kevin Mitchell, currently in AHL Bridgeport, has played in 92.

Hat trick notes – The IceGators already have four hat tricks this season (Shawn McNeil, Nathan Rempel, Bruce Richardson and Tony Tuzzolino) – including two last week. Last season, they had only four all season and in 2000-01, they finished with two. This marks the first time since 1998-99 that the IceGators have had four different players record hat tricks (Don Parsons, John Spoltore, John Varga, Jay Murphy). Louisiana's record for most individual players with hat tricks in a season is five, set in 1995-96 and in 1997-98.

Helping out a friend – Nathan Rempel has assisted on a Shawn McNeil goal 10 times, while McNeil has returned the favor 11 times. McNeil has also picked up an assist on eight of Bobby Brown's goals.

Corupe has 103 points and counting – IceGators center Kenny Corupe picked up his 100th pro point January 17. In 167 games, Corupe now has 42 goals and 61 assists. Corupe showing up on the scoresheet has been ultra important to the IceGators this season. The team is 6-2-3 when Corupe has a goal and 14-2-4 when he has a point. January 17 was the first time the IceGators lost in regulation when Corupe had a point.

Benazic tied for fifth among ECHL blueliners in goals – Cal Benazic's 11 goals are tied for fifth among ECHL defenseman, three behind Cincinnati's Ryan Gaucher. Benazic's career high in goals is 18, set with Hassfurt in Germany in 1999-2000. The Kelowna, B.C., native is closing on one of the top five goal-scoring seasons by an IceGator defenseman. Chris Valicevic has the top five seasons; his fifth-place total was 18, in the 1996-97 campaign. Benazic is one goal shy of last season's best by a Louisiana defenseman. Corey Neilson had 12 goals and Valicevic added 11 in the 2001-02 season. Benazic helping out, too – Cal Benazic had one assist in four straight games prior until January 25, tying his pro career-high, set from December 12-19, 1998, with WPHL Lake Charles. His four-game point streak (1g, 4a) also tied his career best, set both with Lake Charles and with Augusta from November 21-29, 2000. Shiryaev two up on Maxwell – Dennis Shiryaev's 36 major penalties are two better than Roger Maxwell for sixth on the team's all-time list. Eric Cloutier is fifth on the ledger with 44. Teammate Jeff Worlton has 20 majors, while Shawn Skiehar has 19. Both are quickly advancing towards the top 10. Ryan Pisiak and Mike Kucsulain are tied for ninth with 22 majors.

Iron men – Shawn McNeil, Rod Sarich and J.P. Morin have each played in all 46 of the IceGators' games this season, the only players to do so. If the trio end up playing in all 72 games, it would mark the first time since 1995-96 that three IceGators have played in every game (John Spoltore, Chris Valicevic, John Vary). McNeil has been an ECHL iron man before, playing in all 72 games in the 2000-01 season. Since the beginning of the 2000-01 campaign, McNeil has played in 182 of 186 games. He missed four contests last season – one due to a callup and three due to injury. The IceGators have had a player go through the full 70 or 72-game schedule just 12 times without missing a game. Spoltore and Valicevic are the only players who played all games in a season more than once.

Worlton racking up the PIM's, looks for first point – Rookie defenseman Jeff Worlton's 230 penalty minutes are the 14th most for an IceGator in a single season. If he were to play in each of the IceGators' final 26 games, Worlton's current pace would give him 396 penalty minutes, which would be the third most in team history. Rob McCaig has the team record of 512 in 1995-96, while Eric Cloutier's 1997-98 mark of 398 is second. Worlton's 55 pro games without a goal or point are the most among any ECHL players; Atlantic City's Steve Munn has played 52 career games – 47 in the ECHL – without a goal. Worlton has played in 39 games with the IceGators without a point. Greg Callahan had previously appeared in the most games without a point – 20 in the 2000-01 season.

Morin looking for first goal with IceGators – Louisiana defenseman J.P. Morin's 14 assists have tied his career-best, set in his rookie campaign of 2001-02, but the blueliner is still searching for his first goal in an IceGators uniform. Morin has gone 97 games since his one and only pro goal, November 20, 2001, with Port Huron vs. Quad City. That is the fourth longest streak in the ECHL. Arkansas' Philippe Lakos has gone the longest since his last goal –112 games. Lakos' last goal came with Toledo on February 4, 2001 against Jackson.

Not afraid to go the extra mile – The IceGators have gone to overtime 16 games this season, two shy of their team record and two more than any other ECHL team. The IceGators are 5-4 in overtime games and 3-4 in games decided in a shootout. Louisiana is 5-2 after regulation at home but just 3-6 on the road. The most times that the IceGators have gone into overtime or a shootout in one season is 18, in 1999-2000. That season, Louisiana was 9-9, including a 7-3 home mark. The ECHL record for most overtime/shootout games in a season is 25, by Toledo in the 1995-96 campaign. From December 27-January 1, the IceGators tied their franchise record of four overtime/shootout games in a row, going 3-0-1 in that span.

Strong at home – The IceGators are 18-3-2 at home this season for a winning percentage of ..826. Through 23 games at home last season, Louisiana was 18-2-3, and the IceGators finished the season 30-2-4 at home. The IceGators would have to win each of their final 14 home games to equal last season's home points mark of 64. Louisiana is on pace for 59 home points, which would tie the 1999-2000 team for the second most in franchise history. Through 23 home games, Louisiana's 36 points are tied for the third most in team history, just three points off 1998-99, when it opened the season 19-2-1. A win tonight would give the IceGators 38 points in 23 home games, which would be the third most in team history and just one behind the 1998-99 and 2001-02 teams for best in team history.

Road struggles – Louisiana tied a season-high with its second straight road loss January 25 in Pensacola, dropping to 9-8-6 away from the Cajundome. The IceGators' 24 road points through 23 games are tied for the second-fewest in team history, trailing only the 1996-97 team, which was 8-12-3 for 19 points due to five forfeits. Louisiana also had 24 points (10-9-4) in 1999-00. The IceGators have won 52.2 percent of their road games, which would calculate to 38 road points, which would be the third fewest in team history. Louisiana had 34 road points in the 1999-00 season and 37 road in the 2000-01 season.

Staying on the board – The IceGators have scored in 114 straight games, dating back to a 1-0 shootout loss to Jackson at the Cajundome on October 17, 2001. That's the second-longest streak in team history. Louisiana went 135 games without being shut out from the franchise's first game, on October 13, 1995, to a 1-0 loss at Baton Rouge on March 22, 1997. In the team's current streak, they have been held to one goal on 11 occasions, including a 5-1 loss in Pensacola on January 25. January 24, Shawn McNeil scored with 51.1 seconds left to get on the board and force overtime. December 31, Cal Benazic scored twice inside of a minute to get Louisiana on the board.

Tough to come back on – The IceGators are 19-1-3 this season when leading after two periods, with the lone loss coming January 17. In the three-year Dave Farrish era, Louisiana has dropped just five games in regulation when leading after 40 minutes. The IceGators are 90-5-4 when taking a lead into the third period under Farrish. In 2001-02, Louisiana dropped just one game in regulation when leading after two periods (45-1-1), a 5-4 home loss to Mississippi on December 29. In that game, Louisiana led 4-2 in the second period and 4-3 after two.

Comeback kids – Allowing the game's first goal isn't always the worst thing for the IceGators, especially at home. Louisiana is 14-8-2 this season when yielding the first goal, including an impressive 9-1-0 mark at home.

Troublesome when outshooting opponents – Louisiana is 18-7-2 when outshooting opponents, including a 12-1-1 mark at home. The IceGators' only home regulation loss when outshooting their opponent was a 5-2 loss against Arkansas on November 7, a game in which they held a 38-31 shot advantage.

Keep it under 30 – The IceGators sports a 9-0-1 mark when allowing 29 or fewer shots at the Cajundome.

One-goal games – Louisiana has played 26 one-goal games, two behind Baton Rouge for the league lead, going 12-6-8 in such contests. The IceGators are 8-2-2 at home in one-goal games.

No wonder overtime treats them well – The IceGators have outscored their opponents in most situations this season, especially 4-on-4. Louisiana holds a 15-6 advantage in 4-on-4 situations this season.

Better starts needed – Louisiana has led after one period just two times in its last seven games – taking a 2-1 lead January 24 against Mississippi and a 1-0 lead last night, and just three times in its last seven home games.

Rally ‘Gators – The IceGators are 8-7-0 when trailing after one period and 4-9-2 when trailing after two. Louisiana's win on Sunday was its second this season when trailing by three goals. The IceGators rallied from a 3-0 deficit for a 5-4 overtime win over Arkansas on December 6.

While you were out – Congratulations are in order to IceGators captain Bruce Richardson, who played in his 300th career pro game last night with Hershey. The IceGators are 5-2-0 this season without Richardson, with both losses coming in Pensacola.

Go ahead, blow your whistle – Killing penalties isn't always bad for Louisiana. The IceGators are 5-0-1 when allowing 10 or more power play attempts, including a perfect 4-0-0 mark at home.

Back to back, to back – Louisiana is in the midst of its ninth of 15 three-in-three attempts this season. The IceGators have picked up at least a point in the last game of such sets on seven of eight occasions, going 5-1-2. Louisiana is 9-2-2 in the first of a three-in-three and 6-3-3 in the second. The IceGators have swept a pair of three-in-threes (October 18-20, November 28-30), while they have failed to win any of the three games on one occasion, an 0-2-1 stretch from November 1-3.

McNeil takes over special teams lead – Defenseman Kevin Mitchell has missed the last 16 games while in AHL Bridgeport, and Shawn McNeil finally took over the lead in the special teams point race January 26. McNeil now has 27 (11g, 16a) points on special teams – three better than Mitchell – including 24 on the power play (10g, 14a). McNeil's 10 power-play tallies are a career-high, and he is tied for the team lead with Nathan Rempel in that category.

Special teams update – The IceGators are currently ranked eighth in the ECHL with a 20.3 power play percentage, including 23.2 percent at home (sixth in league). Louisiana, coming off just its second two power-play goal game since December 15, has at least one power play goal in nine of its last 10 contests. The IceGators have gone 11-for-49 (22.4 percent) in that span, which followed a three-game, 0-for-11 drought. On the penalty kill, Louisiana is ranked 18th with an 81.7 percentage. The team has never finished a season ranked lower than ninth on the penalty kill. At home, the IceGators are ranked only 20th (also 81.9 percent) In their past 10 games, the IceGators haven't allowed a power play goal in four of those contests, but in four others they have yielded two or more. In the past nine games, Louisiana is 53-66 (80.3 percent).

IceGators hit 46-game mark with 62 points – Louisiana has passed the 46-game mark with 62 points (27-11-8), tied for the third most in team history. The most points ever after 46 games was 79 last season, while the second most was 71 (1998-99) and the third most was 62 (1995-96). The team's 27 wins after 46 games are tied for the third most in team history with the 2000-01 team. The most wins at the 45-game mark was 38, last season. A win tonight would give the IceGators 64 points and put them all alone in third place for most points after 47 games.

Quick hits

· Shawn McNeil has either scored or assisted nine of his team's last 11 goals and on 10 of the IceGators' last 13 tallies.

· Louisiana hadn't allowed more than 41 shots in a single game all season prior to last night's 51.

· J.P. Morin has 14 assists, tying his career-high, set last season – his rookie season – with UHL Port Huron. Morin's 14 points are one shy of the 15 he had last season.

· The IceGators are 20-2-4 when yielding one or less power play goals this season, including a 13-0-0 mark at home, but they are 7-9-4 overall when allowing two or more.

· The IceGators are 25-5-5 when scoring three or more goals, including a 20-2-1 mark when scoring four or more. When scoring two goals or less, Louisiana is 2-6-3.

· Florida netminder Rob Zepp finished January with a 4-6-1 with a 3.98 goals against average, raising his GAA from 1.84 to 2.54.

· Florida forward George Awada went to camp with NHL Minnesota this season, along with Louisiana goaltender Kyle Kettles.

· The Everblades are 4-1-0 against the Southwest Division this season, all four wins coming against in-state rival Pensacola.

· Louisiana is 4-1-2 this season against the Southeast Division, having gone 2-1-2 against Columbus and winning its only game versus Greenville and Florida.

· Louisiana's Louis Mass and Florida's Ryan Murphy were teammates for four seasons at Bowling Green.

· Florida's Kevin Brown played with Louisiana's Daniel Goneau on the 1998-99 AHL Hartford Wolfpack squad.

Everblades vs. IceGators, career

George Awada 11gp, 1g, 3a, 4 pts

Keith Anderson 3gp, 0g, 2a, 2 pts

Joe Blaznek 3gp, 1g, 1a, 2 pts, 1 GWG

Kevin Brown 1gp, 0g, 1a, 1 pt

Tom Buckley 3gp, 0g, 1a, 1 pt

Marty Johnston 1gp, 0g, 1a, 1 pt

Ryan Murphy 2gp, 0g, 1a, 1 pt

Don Smith 3gp, 1g, 0a, 1 pt

IceGators vs. Everblades, career

Shawn McNeil 8gp, 4g, 7a, 11 pts

John DePourcq 3gp, 0g, 3a, 3 pts

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