Mississippi's Road Success Keeps Team Above .500

Published on December 27, 2004 under ECHL (ECHL)
Mississippi Sea Wolves News Release


BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Sea Wolves dropped a home game last week and bounced back with a road victory to extend their road unbeaten streak to six games during regulation, with a 5-0-1 record over that stretch.

On Wednesday, the Charlotte Checkers edged Mississippi 3-2 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. The Sea Wolves got back into the win column by topping the Texas Wildcatters 4-1 on Sunday at Ford Arena in Beaumont.

After 26 of 72 regular season ECHL games, the Sea Wolves have posted a 12-11-3 record for a total of 27 points. Mississippi is 6-6-1 at home, 6-5-2 on the road, 1-2 in overtime games and 2-1 in shootouts.

Mississippi occupies fifth place in the South Division and sits in ninth place in the 12-team American Conference.

LAST WEEK'S RESULTS – 2 gp, 1-1-0 = 2 pts

Wednesday, December 22 vs. Charlotte Checkers – Mississippi Coast Coliseum Checkers 3, Sea Wolves 2 – Loss
* Charlotte's Ryan Glenn scored a shorthand goal in the second period for the game-winner
* Checkers picked up their other goals from Matt Chandler and Lee Falardeau
* Mississippi goal scorers were Jeff Hutchins and Nicolas Corbeil
* Charlotte goaltender Alex Westlund registered the win by stopping 30 shots
* Sea Wolves netminder Jason Wolfe suffered the setback despite making 29 saves

Sunday, December 26 at Texas Wildcatters – Ford Arena, Beaumont, Texas Sea Wolves 4, Wildcatters 1 – Win
* Mississippi had a season-high 52 shots on net
* Louis Dumont led the way for the Sea Wolves by netting two goals plus an assist
* Mississippi also collected goals from Jeff Hutchins and Anthony Battaglia
* Jay Legault of Mississippi registered an assist to extend his point streak to nine games (4g-10a)
* Terry Marchant netted the lone Texas goal on the power-play
* Sea Wolves goaltender Matt Underhill turned aside 38-of-39 shots
* Wildcatters goalie Davis Parley made 48 saves in the loss

GAMES, PROMOTIONS AND BROADCASTS THIS WEEK –

Mississippi hosts Reading on Tuesday and Friday, visits Pensacola on Saturday and returns home to entertain Louisiana on Sunday.

Tuesday, December 28 vs. Reading Royals – 7:05 p.m. – Mississippi Coast Coliseum
* Watch live web telecast for $6 online at msseawolves.com, courtesy of B2 Networks
* Listen live on WGCM-AM 1240 and online at msseawolves.com

Friday, December 31 vs. Reading Royals – 7:35 p.m. – Mississippi Coast Coliseum
* Military 2-for-1, sponsored by Keesler Federal Credit Union, offers all military personnel, active or retired, two tickets for the price of one by showing military identification at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum box office
* New Year's Eve Party
* Thunder Sticks giveaway, courtesy of Roy Anderson Corporation
* Postgame jersey auction to benefit Boy Scouts
* Watch live web telecast for $6 online at msseawolves.com, courtesy of B2 Networks
* Listen live on WGCM-AM 1240 and online at msseawolves.com

Saturday, January 1 at Pensacola Ice Pilots – 7:05 p.m. CT – Pensacola Civic Center, Pensacola, Florida
* Watch live web telecast for $6 online at msseawolves.com, courtesy of B2 Networks
* Listen live on WGCM-AM 1240 and online at msseawolves.com

Sunday, January 2 vs. Louisiana IceGators – 5:05 p.m. – Mississippi Coast Coliseum
* Kids Day, $5 ticket for each child 12 years of age and under
* Bottle Buddies giveaway, courtesy of Crescent Trucks, New Orleans
* Postgame party for all ages at Village Sports Pub, located on Eisenhower Drive at Edgewater Village, Biloxi
* Watch live web telecast for $6 online at msseawolves.com, courtesy of B2 Networks
* Listen live on WGCM-AM 1240 and online at msseawolves.com

GAME PREVIEWS –

Tuesday, December 28 vs. Reading Royals – 7:05 p.m. – Mississippi Coast Coliseum
* First-ever meeting between the teams and opener of two games in the season series
* Former Mississippi enforcer Nick Greenough returns to play against Mississippi for the first time as a member of the Reading Royals. In 2001-02, Greenough appeared in 42 games with the Sea Wolves as a rookie, notching six goals, 15 points and 224 penalty minutes during the regular season. In seven postseason games, Greenough registered one goal, one assist and 48 penalty minutes.

Friday, December 31 vs. Reading Royals – 7:35 p.m. – Mississippi Coast Coliseum
* Second and final regular season matchup between the teams this season

Saturday, January 1 at Pensacola Ice Pilots – 7:05 p.m. CT – Pensacola Civic Center, Pensacola, Florida
* This game is the fourth of 12 games in the season series and second of six contests at the Hangar in Pensacola
* Pensacola leads the season series 3-0-0
* In 2003-04, the Sea Wolves went 3-3-1 at the Pensacola Civic Center
* In the last meeting on December 3, the Ice Pilots won 4-1 at the Pensacola Civic Center
* Jeff Hutchins leads Mississippi with two assists and three points (1g-2a) in the season series
* Kerry Ellis-Toddington, Mike Jarmuth and Jeff Hutchins are the only Sea Wolves to score goals versus Pensacola in the head-to-head meetings this season
* Tyler Beechey leads Pensacola with three goals and five points against Mississippi in the season series
* Jordan Krestanovich and Aaron Phillips each have four assists to top the Ice Pilots versus the Sea Wolves this season
* Mississippi is 46-22-5 all-time in the regular season against Pensacola and 20-13-2 at Pensacola

Sunday, January 2 vs. Louisiana IceGators – 5:05 p.m. – Mississippi Coast Coliseum
* This game marks the second of 11 head-to-head meetings and first of six at Louisiana
* Mississippi is 1-1-1 against Louisiana this season after dropping a 2-1 shootout decision against the IceGators in the last meeting on November 13 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum


* Sea Wolves' Louis Dumont leads Mississippi with three assists and four points against Louisiana in 2004-05
* Mississippi's Anthony Battaglia has netted two goals to lead the Sea Wolves in that department against the IceGators
* Louisiana's Wes Mason has registered four assists to lead in helpers and points against Mississippi in the season series
* IceGators' Pascal Pelletier is tops on the active list for Louisiana with two goals versus the Sea Wolves
* Mississippi is 33-30-8 all-time in the regular season against Louisiana and 19-12-5 at the Wolves Den

STREAKING SEA WOLVES –
* Mississippi is unbeaten in regulation in six consecutive road games (5-0-1)
* Right wing Jay Legault has a nine-game point streak (4g-10a)
* Center Louis Dumont has posted a three-game point streak (2g-3a)
* Left wing Jeff Hutchins has points in three straight games (2g-2a)

MISSISSIPPI MILESTONE WATCH –
* Left wing Anthony Battaglia is one game from 150 in his professional career (149 gp, 38g-33a, 69 pts, 66 PIM)
* Defenseman Mike Martone is one point from 50 in his professional career (204 gp, 11g-38a, 49 pts). Martone is also two games from 200 in a Mississippi uniform (198 gp, 11g-38a, 49 pts).
* Center Louis Dumont is two games from 100 in a Mississippi uniform (98 gp, 41g-72a, 113 pts, 87 PIM)
* Defenseman Kerry Ellis-Toddington is two games from 100 in a Mississippi uniform (98 gp, 13g-35a, 48 pts, 48 PIM)
* Center Nicolas Corbeil is three points from 50 in his professional career (58 gp, 18g-29a, 47 pts, 32 PIM)
* Left wing Jeff Hutchins is three points from 100 in a Mississippi uniform (142 gp, 50g-47a, 97 pts)
* Goaltender Jason Wolfe is three wins from 50 in his professional career (101 gp, 47-38-7 record)

SEA WOLVES INJURED RESERVE –
* Center Russ Guzior was placed on the 7-day injured reserve on December 3
* Defenseman Brian Escobedo went on the 7-day injured reserve on December 4

MISSISSIPPI PLAYERS CALLED UP – None

PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Center Louis Dumont had two goals, two assists and a plus/minus of +3 over two games last week. The 5-foot-10 and 180-pound Dumont garnered an assist in the loss to Charlotte on Wednesday. A native of Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Dumont scored a power-play goal and shorthand tally including the game-winner in the Sea Wolves victory at Texas on Sunday. The power-play tally also gave Dumont sole possession of sixth place on the ECHL goal scoring list passing Darryl Noren. The 31-year-old Dumont has 297 league goals over his 11-year ECHL career.

GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK – In his only appearance of the week, Matt Underhill turned away 38-of-39 shots on Sunday in Mississippi's 4-1 victory at Texas. The 25-year-old Underhill has played in 12 games this season with Mississippi, compiling a 5-4-3 record. A native of Campbell River, British Columbia, Underhill has a 2.72 goals-against average and .920 save percentage.

TRANSACTIONS FROM LAST WEEK – None

TEAM LEADERS –
Goals – Jeff Hutchins, 14
Assists – Louis Dumont, 21
Points – Louis Dumont, 29
Plus/Minus – Kerry Ellis-Toddington, +9
Penalty Minutes – Chris Cava, 94
Power-Play Goals – Jeff Hutchins, 5
Shorthand Goals – Anthony Battaglia, 2
Game-Winning Goals – Louis Dumont, 4
First Goals – Louis Dumont and Mike Jarmuth, 3
Goaltender Wins – Jason Wolfe, 6
Goals Against Average – Matt Underhill, 2.72
Save Percentage – Matt Underhill, .920

SPECIAL TEAMS (ECHL Rank) –
Power Play – 19-for-133, 14.3% (T19)
Penalty Killing – 109-of-132, 82.6% (T20)
Shorthand Goals For – 4 (T8)
Shorthand Goals Against – 2 (T9)

PRACTICES THIS WEEK –
Monday – No ice available
Tuesday – 10-10:30 a.m., morning skate
Wednesday – 10-11:30 a.m.
Thursday – 10-11:30 a.m.
Friday – 10-10:30 a.m., morning skate
Saturday – 10-10:30 a.m., morning skate
Sunday – 10-10:30 a.m., morning skate
* All practices are open to the public at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum, unless otherwise noted. Dates and times are subject to change.

LISTEN AND WATCH GAMES LIVE – Join Mike Kelly, "Voice of the Sea Wolves" for play-by-play action of all home and away games on WGCM-AM 1240. Listen on the internet at msseawolves.com, courtesy of Teamline.

Watch the games live on the web telecast for $6, courtesy of B2 Networks, online at msseawolves.com.

Bring your radio and headphones to the home games and tune into the live play-by-play broadcast on 88.5 FM inside the Mississippi Coast Coliseum.

IN THE COMMUNITY –

Tuesday, December 28, 1-7 p.m.
* WLOX-TV and the Mississippi Sea Wolves Third Annual Blood Drive at Exhibit Hall C of the Convention Center
* Sea Wolves mascot, Hook, and players will visit with donors throughout the day

Groups, organizations and companies that are interested in having members of the Sea Wolves appear at an event, are invited to call (228) 388-6151.

Flex packs, discounted group tickets, birthday packages and fundraiser opportunities are available by calling (228) 275-WOLF.

Individual game tickets start at $9 for children and $11 for adults. Tickets are on sale at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum box office, all Ticketmaster locations, by telephone at (228) 385-2600 and online at ticketmaster.com.

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