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Road Warriors Weekly Report

February 24, 2015 - ECHL (ECHL)
Greenville Swamp Rabbits News Release


LAST WEEK'S RECAP

Overall Picture: The Greenville Road Warriors (28-21-3), proud ECHL affiliate of the New York Rangers and the AHL's Hartford Wolf Pack, had high hopes entering last weekend's doubleheader at South Carolina, but lost ground in the playoff race with a pair of setbacks in North Charleston.

Things started extremely well on Saturday when Josh Nicholls scored twice in the opening six minutes of the contest, but the Stingrays bounced back with five unanswered goals in a 5-2 loss at the North Charleston Coliseum. South Carolina's Rob Ricci scored twice and Andrew Rowe notched three assists, while Road Warriors' goaltender Jason Missiaen stopped 18 shots in the setback. In addition, the game included three fights and a total of 52 penalty minutes. Bretton Cameron, Sam Noreau and Michael St. Croix each dropped the gloves for Greenville.

On Sunday, the Road Warriors received goals from Scott Arnold and St. Croix, but fell to the Stingrays 3-2 when defenseman Lee Moffie netted the game-winner with just 7:31 left in regulation. The setback pushed Greenville four points behind South Carolina for third place in the East Division standings and dropped the club to 4-8-1 against the Stingrays this season. Braely Torris made 21 saves and suffered his first loss since joining the Road Warriors.

THIS WEEK'S GAMES

Wednesday, February 25th at Elmira (27-20-5), 7:05 p.m. ET

Friday, February 27th at Reading (35-14-3), 7:30 p.m. ET

Saturday, February 28th at Wheeling (24-25-0), 7:35 p.m. ET

Sunday, March 1st at Wheeling (24-25-0), 4:05 p.m. ET

QUICK SHIFTS

True "Road" Warriors: Greenville completes its second-longest road trip of the season this week, a seven-game, five-city trek that includes more than 2,400 miles in travel. The Road Warriors are 12-12-3 away from the Bon Secours Wellness Arena this season and 1-2-0 on the current trip. The club went 17-15-4 on the road last season.

Saponari Extends Streak: Second-year pro Vinny Saponari continued his offensive success last week and extended his point streak to five games, which ties a career-high and season-high for the Road Warriors. Perhaps more impressive, the 25-year old now has 12 points during that span (3g, 9a) and has moved into a tie for 23rd in the league's scoring race with 47 points this season. In addition, Saponari has recorded at least one helper in five straight games, marking the longest assist streak for any Road Warriors' player this season.

News and Notes: Josh Nicholls is on a three-game point streak (3g, 1a) and leads the team with 17 goals this season... Ryan Hegarty is tied for 16th among league defenseman with 28 points this season...The Road Warriors are 25-1-1 when scoring at least three goals and 15-0-0 when leading after two periods...Greenville is 16-15-3 against East Division teams, but 12-5-0 against North Division opponents this season.

East Division Standings

Reading Royals (35-14-3) = 73 points in 52 games

Florida Everblades (32-11-6) = 70 points in 49 games

South Carolina Stingrays (28-18-7) = 63 points in 53 games

Greenville Road Warriors (28-21-3) = 59 points in 52 games

Elmira Jackals (27-19-5) = 59 points in 52 games

Orlando Solar Bears (25-20-4) = 54 points in 49 games

Gwinnett Gladiators (16-32-4) = 36 points in 52 games

Follow: Keep up with the Road Warriors all season long and interact with other fans on the Official Road Warriors Facebook, Twitter, Pintrest and Instagram pages.

Next Homestand: The Road Warriors return to SANDLAPPER Securities Rink at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena for a three-game "True Blue Weekend" homestand March 6-8. It all kicks off on Friday, March 6th against the Florida Everblades at 7:00 p.m. The first 1,000 fans in attendance will receive a special edition Road Warriors True Blue T-shirt presented by FOX Carolina and Whistle 100. In addition, the popular Warrior Fun Pack is available for Friday's game and includes (4) red level tickets, (4) hot dogs, (4) bags of chips, (4) small fountain drinks and (2) Warriors drawstring bags for just $60!

On Saturday, March 7th, the Road Warriors will rematch against the Everblades at 7:00 p.m. and the first 1,000 fans through the doors will receive a blue Warriors mesh hat courtesy of FOX Carolina and WESC 92.5. In addition, fans will have the opportunity to meet ECHL Hall of Fame Inductee and Commissioner Emeritus, Patrick J. Kelly, as well as get an up close look at the ECHL's championship trophy, the Kelly Cup! Fans can meet Mr. Kelly, get autographs and have their picture taken with one of the ECHL's true icons and the trophy named in his honor!

True Blue Weekend wraps up on Sunday, March 8th when the South Carolina Stingrays visit Greenville at 3:00 p.m. The Warrior Fun Pack will also be available for this matinee game and fans can take part in the final post-game skate with the team this season!

For tickets or more information, please call a Road Warriors Account Executive at 864-674-PUCK or visit GreenvilleRoadWarriors.com/tickets-overview.html ! Go to ECHL.TV to listen for free or watch the games live.

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