Pee Dee Pride Weekly

Published on October 14, 2002 under ECHL (ECHL)
Myrtle Beach Thunderboltz News Release


LAST WEEK: The Pride opened the 2002-2003 season by collecting three out of a possible four points. After the opening weekend, the Pride sit in third place in the Southeast Division, one point behind co-leaders South Carolina and Florida.

Friday, October 11 v. South Carolina Stingrays 5 PRIDE 4 (SO)

The Pride scored the first two goals of the game, but could not hold on to the lead. South Carolina took a 4-3 lead into the third period, but the Pride tied it up midway through the final period on a Mike Glumac goal. In the shootout, the Stingrays were able to get two goals by Ron Vogel to get the season-opening win. All four of the Pride's goals came on the power play, while the Stingrays scored three of their four goals on the man advantage.

Saturday, October 12 v. Columbia PRIDE 5 Inferno 2 In their first meeting since the Pride eliminated the Inferno in last spring's playoffs, Pee Dee dominated from start to finish. Kyle Kidney started the scoring just 49 seconds into the contest, getting his first goal in a Pride uniform. Wes Goldie scored a pair of goals, and Matt Reid chipped in a pair of assists. Matt Underhill turned aside 19 of 21 shots to record his first professional win in net.

THIS WEEK'S GAMES

Friday, October 18 and Saturday, October 19 v. Florida 7:30 p.m. at the Lion's Den

Pee Dee and Florida square off in a pair of games at the Florence Civic Center. Not only will the two teams meet twice this weekend, but they will also get together again next weekend for a pair of games in Florida. Last season, the Pride dominated the Everblades, putting together a 6-1-1 record. All time against Florida, Pee Dee is 17-9-3. The Everblades went 1-0-2 on opening weekend, and are tied with South Carolina for first place in the Southeast Division with four points, one ahead of the Pride.

PROMOTIONS: Friday night, the first 3,000 fans in attendance will receive a Pride magnetic schedule, courtesy of S. C. E. & G. Game Show Fridays also continue, with "Name that Tune" taking place between periods. Saturday is Austin Powers Night, and all fans are encouraged to come dressed as their favorite Austin Powers character.

OTHER NOTES

IMPRESSIVE DEBUTS, PART ONE

Several Pride players had impressive debuts on opening weekend. Two rookies, Mike Glumac and Daniel Carriere, each scored their first professional goals. Glumac's second goal of the weekend, Saturday against Columbia, was the game winner. Rookie netminder Matt Underhill, a First-Team All-American last season at Cornell University, recorded his first professional win on Saturday in his first pro start. Underhill turned aside 19 of 21 Columbia shots to pick up the victory.

IMPRESSIVE DEBUTS, PART TWO

Even though they are not rookies, two other Pride players also had successful first weekends. Kyle Kidney, who spent last year with Quad City (UHL) and Hershey (AHL) skated well all weekend, and scored the first goal of the game on Saturday. Preston Mizzi, an ECHL All-Star last year with Dayton who also spent time in the AHL with Syracuse, scored one goal and added four assists in weekend action. Even more impressive is the fact that Mizzi did not even arrive in Florence until Thursday, after getting released from AHL Chicago.

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