Sea Wolves power play zaps Gladiators in 6-1 victory
February 20, 2009 - ECHL (ECHL)
Mississippi Sea Wolves News Release
BILOXI, MS - Mathieu Melanson and Mike Berry each scored a pair of goals and Bill LeClerc and Mark Rooneem each chipped in a goal of their own as the Mississippi Sea Wolves defeated the Gwinnett Gladiators 6-1 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum on Friday.
LeClerc gave the Sea Wolves a 1-0 lead at 12:55 of the first period when he took a feed from Alex Parent and threw a wrist shot at the net from the left point that beat the Gladiators' netminder Josh Johnson through traffic.
The Sea Wolves took a commanding lead in the second period, when Mike Berry hammered home a rebound while on his knees for a power-play goal at 10:44, and then Mathieu Melanson blasted a pass from Ryan Cruthers into the net for his 21st goal of the season on the power play 40 seconds later.
Melanson potted his second of the night just 1:25 into the third period, and then Mark Rooneem broke into the Gwinnett end of the pond, split the Gladiators' defensemen Jeff Dunne and Mike Looby and beat Johnson on the backhand for a 5-0 Sea Wolves lead at 2:04.
Tom Zanoski's fourth goal of the season got the Gladiators on the scoreboard at 7:53 of the third, but it was too little, too late, as the Sea Wolves continued to control play through the third frame.
Mike Berry's second goal of the game gave Mississippi a 6-1 lead at 11:16 of the third period.
Ryan Munce made 39 saves to earn the win, and the Sea Wolves power play was 3-for-4.
The next broadcast of Sea Wolves hockey is tomorrow when the Sea Wolves host the Gwinnett Gladiators at 7:05 CT, and will be heard on the B2 Networks and at www.msseawolves.com. The pre-game show presented by Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College will begin 15 minutes before the opening faceoff!
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