Lynx End Preseason, Prepare for Season Opener
October 11, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL)
Augusta Lynx News Release
AUGUSTA, Ga.− Mike Berry scored twice and Alexander Parent added a goal and two assists as the Mississippi Sea Wolves downed the Lynx 4-1 in the preseason finale on Saturday night at James Brown Arena. Dallas Steward scored the lone goal for Augusta, his second in as many night.
Just 47 seconds in, Alexander Parent fired a shot past Lynx goaltender Joel Martin to put Mississippi ahead 1-0. Then, Mike Berry scored the first of his two goals on the evening at the 7:19 mark of period number one to give the Sea Wolves a 2-0 lead after twenty minutes of play.
Berry made it two tallies on the night as he scored at 11:33 of the second period to make it 3-0. Steward lit the lamp with help from Art Femenella 48 seconds in as he beat Mississippi goaltender Ryan Munce to cut the Sea Wolves lead to 3-1. Mathieu Melanson added some insurance and Mississippi went on for the victory.
The Lynx out shot Mississippi 26 to 18. Each team netted a power play goal. Joel Martin made 9 saves in the loss while AJ Bucchino stopped 5 of 6 shots in the third period. The Lynx will now prepare for the 2008-2009 season opener which takes place on Friday night at James Brown Arena against Mississippi.
The Augusta Lynx begin their 11th season of play when they host the Mississippi Sea Wolves on Friday, Oct. 17th at 7:30 p.m. Fans coming for opening night are eligible to enter a raffle for a free Breitling watch and shopping spree courtesy of Windsor Jewelers and are eligible for a free gift from Carhartt, courtesy of Boots, Bridles and Britches. Any fan bringing a canned good to the game for Golden Harvest Food Bank's Spooky to be Hungry promotion is also eligible for a buy-one-get-one-free voucher to any future regular-season game.
• Discuss this story on the ECHL message board...
ECHL Stories from October 11, 2008
- Florida Doubles Up RoadRunners 4-2 - Phoenix RoadRunners
- Falcons Defeat Thunder 4-3 - Fresno Falcons
- Condors preseason ends with 5-2 setback against Vegas - Bakersfield Condors
- Wranglers Beat Condors 5-2 In A Preseason Game - Las Vegas Wranglers
- Salmon Kings edge out SteelHeads - Victoria Salmon Kings
- ECHL Transactions - ECHL
- T-Devils sweep Elmira in the preseason - Trenton Devils
- Chiefs shut out in preseason finale - Johnstown Chiefs
- Bombers Close Out Preseason With 7-1 Win Over Cincinnati - Dayton Bombers
- 'Blades finish pre-season with 4-2 win - Florida Everblades
- Lynx End Preseason, Prepare for Season Opener - Augusta Lynx
- Rookie Parent's goal, two assists, Berry's two goals power Mississippi to victory - Mississippi Sea Wolves
- Cyclones Drop Preseason Finale - Cincinnati Cyclones
- Bakersfield Condors vs. Las Vegas Wranglers (Preseason) game notes - Bakersfield Condors
- Falcons Add Size to Roster with Brad Brown and Matt Stefanishion - Fresno Falcons
- McKee, Caruana reassigned to Condors - Bakersfield Condors
- Wranglers Welcome Lawrence, Add Taylor - Las Vegas Wranglers
- Checkers End Exhibition Season With Win Over Mississippi And Spirited Instra-Squad Scrimmage - Charlotte Checkers
- Penguins Re-Assign Two To Wheeling - Wheeling Nailers
- Reign Win In Shootout To Beat Condors 5-4 - Ontario Reign
- Condors topped by Ontario in shootout, 5-4 - Bakersfield Condors
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.
Other Recent Augusta Lynx Stories
- Augusta Suspends Operations
- Lynx Acquire Mark O'Leary
- Lynx Win in Shoot out 2-1 Over Checkers
- Checkers hand Lynx 6-2 loss
- Lynx to Host News Conference
