Road winless streak reaches 13 games

Published on March 23, 2005 under ECHL (ECHL)
Myrtle Beach Thunderboltz News Release


LAFAYETTE, LA – The Pee Dee Pride saw their road winless streak extended to 13 games on Wednesday night as they fell to the Louisiana IceGators 2-1 at the Cajundome.

Despite the fact that the Pride outshot the IceGators 13-4 in the opening 20 minutes of play, the game was scoreless after one period of play.

Not much changed in the second period, as again both teams went scoreless. Pee Dee outshot Louisiana 26-18 after 40 minutes.

The Pride finally broke the scoreless tie at the 12:29 mark of the final period, scoring a power-play goal. Louisiana goaltender Nathan Marsters made two quick saves, but he could not stop the third shot as Allan Sirois gathered in a loose puck on the near post and roofed the shot over Marsters for his 17th goal of the season.

Louisiana tied the game with a power-play goal of its own at the 16:36 mark of the third, scoring just eight seconds into the man advantage. Jake Ortmeyer kept the Pride clearing attempt in at the right point,and fed Jim Shepherd at the top of the crease. Shephered deked Nick Boucher to the ice, and slid a shot past the Pride goaltender for his 12th tally of the season.

The IceGators went on top just 28 seconds later, as Roger Leonard skated down the left-wing slide and beat Boucher with a quick wrist shot for his seventh goal of the year.

Gregg Johnson saw his scoring streak come to an end at 11 games in the loss.

Pee Dee's four-game trip through the South Division continues on Friday, with an 8:00 ET face-off at Ford Arena in Beaumont, Texas against the Texas Wildcatters. Catch all of the action on WDAR Sunny 105.5 and www.peedeepride.com starting with the Palmetto Chiropractic Pre-Game Show at 7:40.

The Pride return home on Saturday, April 2, hosting the Columbia Inferno at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available at the Florence Civic Center Box Office or through TicketMaster at (843) 679-9333 or www.ticketmaster.com.

NOTES: Nick Boucher appeared in his 46th game of the season, tying him with Sandy Allan for the most appearances by a Pride goaltender in one season. Allan appeared in 46 games in the Pride's inaugural season of 1997-98.

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