
Polar Twins open season at .500
November 1, 2004 - SPHL (SPHL)
Winston-Salem Polar Twins News Release
The Winston-Salem Polar Twins opened their inaugural season at 1-1. Friday night the Twins took on the Jacksonville Barracudas, dropping their home opener 5-3 to last year's WHA2 champions. Chad Brandimore scored the first goal of the New Ice Age, a shorthanded tally late in the first period. Rhett Dudley and Chester Gallant also scored in the defeat. Saturday night the Asheville Aces flew into town but the Polar Twins came out victorious on goals by Gallant, Shaun Aebig, Bill Cass, and Jeff LaPointe.
Calendar
Upcoming schedule of practices, games, and promotions
Practice: Monday â Thursday 9:30 a.m.
Pre-game skates: Friday â Sunday 9:30 a.m.
Friday, November 5 Knoxville Ice Bears @ Winston-Salem Polar Twins 7:30 p.m. Scout Night
Saturday, November 6 Columbus Cottonmouths @ Winston-Salem Polar Twins 7:30 p.m. Scout Night
Sunday, November 7 Fayetteville FireAntz @ Winston-Salem Polar Twins 6:00 p.m. Family Four Pack
Brandimore bringing his âA' game
Six points in two games leads league in scoring
Winston-Salem, NC
After two games this weekend, Chad Brandimore leads the SPHL in scoring. After tallying the first goal in new-era Polar Twins history, a shorthanded goal over Jacksonville, Brandimore went on to add two assists against Jacksonville and three more versus Asheville for a six-point performance that puts him ahead of Macon's Ryan Rivard for the league-lead in scoring.
Other strong performances:
Shaun Aebig with 3 points (1G, 2A)
Marcus Willy with 3 points (0G, 3A)
Chester Gallant with 2 goals in 2 games
Scott Gouthro with 29 saves and a .906 save percentage versus Asheville for a 1-0 record
Polar Twins Notes
Nuggets of knowledge from the statistic wizards at Pointstreak.com
Winston-Salem leads the SPHL in home power play percentage (3-10, 33.3%), which is also good enough for a tie for second place in overall power play percentage
The Polar Twins are only one of two teams (Jacksonville is the other) to have notched a shorthanded goal so far this season
SPHL Stories from November 1, 2004
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- Week One in Review - Huntsville Havoc
- Snakes split opening weekend in SPHL - Columbus Cottonmouths
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