RiverDogs Game Night

Published on February 3, 2004 under International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Richmond RiverDogs News Release


TONIGHT'S MATCHUP: The second of five meetings and the second of two here. Komets drilled the ‘Dogs 6-3 in December. David Alexandre Beauregard and Dustin Virag scored twice for Ft. Wayne. David Brosseau had two goals for Richmond. The ‘Dogs are 2-4 vs. Western Conference clubs. The ‘Dogs lead the Eastern Conference by six points over Flint with a game in hand on the Generals. The Komets are one point behind Muskegon in second place in the Western Conference.

LAST ACTION: Richmond lost 4-3 at Elmira in an overtime shootout Saturday. The ‘Dogs took leads of 1-0 and 2-1 on goals by Kevin St. Jacques and Luch Nasato but fell behind 3-2 early in the third period. David Brosseau scored to tie the game at three. Richmond went 0-5 in the shootout. Elmira was 2-7 on the power play. Eddy Lowe scored twice for the Jackals. The Komets beat Missouri 6-2 at home Saturday. Colin Chaulk and David A. Beauregard had a goal and two assists. Kelly Perrault had three assists.

'DOG BITES: The 'Dogs are unbeaten in regulation in six straight games. Richmond had a five game winning streak end with a shootout loss at Elmira Saturday. The ‘Dogs are 6-0-2 in their last eight home games and have won four in a row. The 'Dogs are a season high 11 games over .500. Richmond fired a season high 49 shots on goal Wednesday at Adirondack. The 'Dogs play five games in six nights this week. Richmond is 19-1-2 when scoring the first goal. David Brosseau and Kevin St. Jacques have points in six straight games. Maxime Gingras has made 15 straight starts in net. Richmond snapped a four game road losing streak with their win over Adirondack Wednesday. The 'Dogs won back to back road games last week, their first since 12/5-12/6. Richmond's five game winning streak was the club's longest since the RiverDogs opened the season 8-0. The 'Dogs shootout loss Saturday was their first road shootout loss of the season after winning their first five road shootouts. The 'Dogs have played two straight shootouts for the second time this season. Richmond is a combined 17-5-2 vs. Elmira and Adirondack. St. Jacques is tied for 13th in the UHL in points. Darren Wetherill is fourth in plus/minus. Gingras is fourth in goaltender wins and is tied for third in shutouts. Richmond still leads the UHL in PIM. Richmond is 13-1-4 in one goal games. The ‘Dogs added rookie defenseman Erik Patten from Stonehill College to the roster last week. J.J. Wrobel has been placed on the 7-Day IR.

KOMETS NOTES: Ft. Wayne has won eight straight games. They are unbeaten in regulation in 12 straight (11-0-1). They have lost just once in their last 15 games. Kevin St. Pierre leads the UHL in goals against average and save percentage. He is tied for the league lead in shutouts. Colin Chaulk is sixth in the league in scoring and fifth in assists.

NEXT UP: Richmond hosts Elmira tomorrow night at 7:05. That date, which was not on the original schedule, is the re-scheduled game from February 28.

ON THE AIR: RiverDogs regular season games can be heard on WARV 100.3 FM and on the internet at www.riverdogshockey.com. John Emmett calls the play by play. He is in his sixth season of broadcasting hockey in Richmond.

TICKET INFO: Tickets for all RiverDogs games are available at all TicketMaster outlets and the Coliseum Box Office. Tickets can be charged by phone through TicketMaster by calling 262-8100, or purchased on-line at www.ticketmaster.com. Season tickets, 10-game FlexPaks and group tickets are available through the RiverDogs office. For more ticket information please call the RiverDogs office at 225-7825, or visit us on-line at www.riverdogshockey.com.

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