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Polar Twins drop first two on road

November 15, 2004 - SPHL (SPHL)
Winston-Salem Polar Twins News Release


The Winston-Salem Polar Twins began their first road trip of the season without much luck getting into the win column, dropping games to Huntsville and Columbus this weekend by identical 4-2 scores.

Friday night the Twins faced the Huntsville Havoc for the first time this season. The Havoc got out to a 3-0 lead on goals by Dan Buccella, Mike Utzig, and Luke Phillips but the Polar Twins made a comeback bid in the second period. Newly-signed defenseman Frank Burgio got things rolling for the Twins at 14:34 of the second period to make it 3-1. Joe Pace brought Winston-Salem to within one with his first goal of the season for a 3-2 game. The Polar Twins could not maintain the momentum in the third, however, as Huntsville regained the two-goal cushion and a 4-2 final.

Saturday the Twins headed to Columbus for their second game this season against the Cottonmouths. This time it was Columbus that came out victorious in a game that saw a line brawl that included goaltenders from both sqads and was responsible for a total of 162 penalty minutes in the first period. The Cottonmouths jumped out to a 2-0 lead early in the game as Lorne Misita and Craig Stahl scored less than a minute apart in the middle of the first period, both on the power play. The Polar Twins responded in the second period as Steve Lajoie made it 2-1. A shorthanded Columbus goal by Tim Green 6:50 into the middle frame re-established the Cottonmouths' two-goal lead. Shaun Aebig scored less than a minute later to bring Winston-Salem back to within one goal, but a third-period goal by Columbus' Ryan Rutz capped the scoring for the final 4-2 score.

Calendar

Upcoming schedule of appearances, practices, games, and promotions

Practice: Monday – Thursday 10:00 a.m., Greensboro

Upcoming Games

Friday, November 19 Winston-Salem Polar Twins @ Asheville Aces 7:30 p.m. Asheville Civic Center

Sunday, November 21 Winston-Salem Polar Twins @ Fayetteville FireAntz 6:00 p.m. Crown Coliseum

Upcoming Appearances

Tuesday, November 16 Cub Scout speaking engagement, Captain Rhett Dudley 6:30 p.m. Parkway Presbyterian Church

Burgio makes fine debut

Nets goal in first game with Polar Twins

Newly-signed defenseman Frank Burgio made quite an impression on Coach Bryan Wells on Friday, contributing a goal in his first game with the Polar Twins. Before joining the Polar Twins, Burgio played five games with Richmond of the United Hockey League, during which time he had two assists for the Riverdogs.

Other notable performances:

Steve Lajoie with 2 points (1G, 1A)

Shaun Aebig with 2 points (1G, 1A)

Richard Gustafsson with 2 assists

Trevor Karasiewicz with 2 assists

Polar Twins Notes

Nuggets of knowledge from the statistic wizards at Pointstreak.com

Tied with Knoxville for the tops in SPHL for team assists (38)

Marcus Willy leads the way for the Polar Twins in scoring with 9 points (1G, 8A) and is tops in the SPHL for defensive socring

Bill Cass stands out for the Polar Twins as the only player in the SPHL with multiple power play goals (2 PPG)

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