Regular Season Finale Used as Playoff Tuneup
March 30, 2003 - ECHL (ECHL)
Greenville Grrrowl News Release
GREENVILLE, SC â The Greenville Grrrowl ended their 72-game regular season schedule with a 3-2 shootout loss to the Greensboro Generals in front of 4,936 at the BI-LO Center Sunday afternoon. The Grrrowl travel to TECO Arena for a one-game playoff against the Florida Everblades Tuesday at 7:30 PM (Newsradio 1330 & 950).
The Grrrowl opened the scoring at 12:15 of the first period when MATT DEMARSKI fed TYLER DEIS with a breakaway pass, and Deis beat Sebastian Centomo to give Greenville a 1-0 lead. Bryan Richardson tied the game, 1-1, with just 24 seconds left in the opening frame. Following a scoreless second period, Greensboro took their first lead, 2-1, when David Whitworth beat Grrrowl goaltender DAMIAN RHODES at at 12:16 of the third period. CHRIS LYNCH tied the game 2-2 at 16:15, and following 5 minutes of overtime, David Whitworth scored the deciding goal in the shootout as Greensboro posted their 7th straight win, 3-2. The Grrrowl finish the regular season 15-17-4 at home, 13-19-4 on the road, and 28-36-8 overall.
MATT DEMARSKI wins the Grrrowl scoring title with 63 points, while Demarski and TYLER DEIS were the only two players to appear in all 72 regular season games this season.
The Florida Everblades host the Greenville Grrrowl in a one-game playoff on Tuesday night at 7:30 PM. Log onto www.grrrowl.com for more information.
The final installment of The Icehouse Grrrowl Hour can be heard this Monday night from 7:00 â 8:00 PM, with special guest JOSH LEGGE, on Newsradio 1330 & 950, WORD. The show will air live from the teams' hotel in Bonita Beach, Florida.
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