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Pee Dee Pride Weekly

February 24, 2003 - ECHL (ECHL)
Myrtle Beach Thunderboltz News Release


LAST WEEK: After dropping three straight games to begin the week, Pee Dee salvaged two points with a shootout win over Greenville on Sunday. The Pride enter this week in fourth place in the Southeast Division with a 31-21-5 record for 67 points. They trail third-place South Carolina by two points, second-place Florida by five and are 10 points in back of division-leading Columbia.

Tuesday, February 18 @ South Carolina Stingrays 3 PRIDE 1

Pee Dee fell behind early, and could not recover. South Carolina scored twice in the first 5:22 of the first period, and added a third goal 3:45 into the second. After that, the Pride dominated in shots on goal, but Stingrays' netminder Kirk Daubenspeck turned aside 33 of 34 Pride shots for the win. Only a Matt Reid goal at the 13:05 mark of the third period spoiled his shutout bid.

Friday, February 21 @ Richmond Renegades 4 PRIDE 1 Lars Pettersen opened the scoring for Richmond just 55 seconds in, the third straight game the Pride allowed a goal in the opening minute of play. The Pride tied it before the end of the period on a power-play goal by Allan Sirois. Pettersen struck again 12:05 into the second, and then Richard Pittiri scored a back-breaking, shorthanded goal early in the third period to put the game out of reach.

Saturday, February 22 @ Roanoke Express 3 PRIDE 1

It was "Saturday Night Fights" in Roanoke as the Pride and Express combined for 246 penalty minutes in a game that featured five line brawls, eight 10-minute misconducts and four game misconducts. Trailing 2-0 late in the third period, Preston Mizzi tallied on the power play, making it 2-1 with 1:26 left. But a Dan Carlson empty-net goal, his second score of the night, set the final.

Sunday, February 23 v. Greenville PRIDE 7 Grrrowl 6 (SO)

A pair of goals by Wes Goldie in the opening 4:49 of the first period gave the Pride an early two-goal lead. But, Greenville came back with the next four goals, three of them by Chris Lynch, to take a 4-2 lead. Ryan Petz scored his first goal since coming out of retirement late in the second period, making it 4-3 Grrrowl after two. Matt Reid tied for the Pride with a marker at the 3:41 mark of the third. Greenville went back up by two on goals by Rico Fatticci and Martin Masa just 1:03 apart. Again, the Pride came back, as Mike Glumac and Goldie scored 1:48 apart to tie it at 6. It was Goldie's first hat trick of the season, and the Pride's second as a team. After a scoreless overtime, the game went to a shootout. Matt Underhill turned aside four of five Greenville shooters, and it was Goldie scoring the deciding goal on the Pride's fourth shot to end Pee Dee's three-game losing streak.

THIS WEEK'S GAMES

Thursday, February 27 v. Lexington 7:00 p.m. at the Lion's Den

Pee Dee and Lexington meet for the first-time ever, and for the only time this season. The Men O' War are 27-24-6 this season for 60 points, and are tied with Cincinnati for third place in the Northwest Division. They are just 9-16-3 on the road.

Friday, February 28 @ Augusta 7:35 p.m. Coverage at 7:15 on Sunny 105.5

The Pride and Lynx meet for the seventh time this season. Pee Dee is 5-1-0 against Augusta this season, and has won each of the last four meetings. The Pride have outscored the Lynx 26-11 in the first six games of the season series. Entering this week, the Lynx are 20-32-4 for 44 points, tied with Columbus for sixth place in the Southeast Division. They are four points behind Greenville for the final playoff spot in the division.

Saturday, March 1 @ Greenville 7:05 p.m. Coverage at 6:45 on Sunny 105.5

The Pride and Grrrowl meet for the seventh of eight times, and for the final time in Greenville. Pee Dee is 5-1-0 against Greenville this season, and 3-1-0 at the BI-LO Center. The Grrrowl are 21-29-6 for 48 points and in fifth place in the Southeast Division.

OTHER NOTES

POWER PLAY COMES BACK TO LIFE

After struggling for the last three months, the Pride power play has roared back to life in the last two weeks. Pee Dee has scored at least one power-play goal in each of their last seven games, going 11-for-39 (28.2%) over that span. The Pride are 18th in the league on the man advantage, converting at 17.3 percent.

ADAMS SETS NEW FRANCHISE, TEAM RECORD

In Saturday's game at Roanoke, B. J. Adams set a new franchise and team record for most penalty minutes in a game with 29. Knoxville's Vaclav Nedomansky set the old franchise mark with 26 minutes in a game at South Carolina on November 18, 1994. Brian Goudie held the old team mark with 25 minutes against New Orleans on December 19, 1997.

SCHMIDT REACHES PERSONAL MILESTONE

Veteran center Greg Schmidt reached the 200-point plateau in his ECHL career with an assist on Friday at Richmond. Schmidt added another assist Sunday against Greenville, giving him 201 points in 244 career ECHL games with Pee Dee, South Carolina and Pensacola.

ROAD WOES CONTINUE

The Pride are just 2-8-0 in their last 10 games away from home. In seven of those 10 games, Pee Dee has scored either one or two goals in a game. For the season the Pride are 11-16-2 on the road.

PRIDE LEADERS

Goals Glumac 28

Assists Schmidt 44

Points Reid 65

+/- Glumac +36

Penalty Minutes Naud 132

Shots Glumac 205

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