Royals trump Sea Wolves 5-1
Published on October 27, 2007 under ECHL (ECHL)
Mississippi Sea Wolves News Release
BILOXI, MS - The Reading Royals defeated the Mississippi Sea Wolves by a score of 5-2 as the Sea Wolves played their first home game since April 8, 2005 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in front of a crowd of 6,714.
Mississippi got on the board first just 3:03 into the game when Chris Cava hammered home the rebound of a shot from Mark Hurtubise to give the Sea Wolves a 1-0 lead.
Reading evened the score at one-apiece when Drew Bagnall's point shot beat Sea Wolves goaltender Morgan Cey at the 15:06 mark of the first period.
The Royals controlled play in the second period, with Charlie Kronschnabel giving Reading the lead with a power play goal at 10:42 of the second period, and Malcolm MacMillan scoring on a breakaway at 17:27.
Ned Lukacevic borked down the left wing and beat Morgan Cey high to the stick side just 27 seconds into the third period to give Reading a 4-1 lead. Mark Rooneem cut the lead to two when he fired a one-timer past Royals goaltender Jon Quick at 18:11 of the third period, but with Morgan Cey on the bench in favor of an extra attacker, Reading's Kevin Saurette fired into the empty net to ice the Royals' 5-2 win.
The Sea Wolves take on the Pensacola Ice Pilots at 5:05 Sunday afternoon! Get your tickets today by calling 228.275.WOLF (9653). Listen to Saturday's game on 1640-AM WTNI, www.msseawolves.com, or watch it live on the B2 Networks!
Fans are reminded to allow extra time to find parking at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum as there is ongoing construction at the complex.
Single game tickets and group packages are now on sale, and limited season tickets remain! Single game tickets start as low as $10, and special rates are available for groups of 20 or more.
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