Sea Wolves Weekly

Published on November 26, 2007 under ECHL (ECHL)
Mississippi Sea Wolves News Release


Biloxi, MS - The Mississippi Sea Wolves lost to the Augusta Lynx on Thursday 4-0 before beating the Lynx 6-5 in a shootout on Friday and 3-1 on Saturday.

THIS WEEK:

The Sea Wolves face off against the South Carolina Stingrays on Tuesday and Wednesday before they embark on a 10-game road trip that will last 27 days and see them face five different teams in five different states.

Day-by-day:

Monday: Practice, Mississippi Coast Coliseum, 10:00 a.m. CT

Tuesday: Morning skate at Mississippi Coast Coliseum, 10:00 a.m. CT

Sea Wolves vs. South Carolina, 7:05 CT (1640-AM WTNI)

Wednesday: Morning skate at Mississippi Coast Coliseum, 10:00 a.m. CT

Sea Wolves vs. South Carolina, 7:05 CT (1640-AM WTNI)

Thurday: Practice, James Brown Arena, Augusta, Georgia

Friday: Morning skate at James Brown Arena

Sea Wolves @ Augusta, 6:05 CT (1640-AM WTNI)

Saturday: Morning skate at Charlotte Bobcats Arena

Sea Wolves @ Charlotte, 6:30 CT (1640-AM WTNI)

Sunday: Off

Last Week:

Thursday, November 22 vs. Augusta, 0-4 L

The Augusta Lynx defeated the Mississippi Sea Wolves by a score of 4-0 in the first game of a three-game in three-night series on Thursday evening.

After a scoreless first period, Aaron Slattengren found the back of the net in a goal-mouth schmozzle with the Lynx on the power play at 8:56 of the second period, picking up the rebound of a shot from John Laliberte.

Augusta would grab a two-goal lead when Adrian Veideman blasted a shot from the point past Sea Wolves goaltender Morgan Cey at 9:59 of the third period. Louis Goulet picked up the rebound of Veideman's shot for a power-play goal at 13:51 of the third. Matt Christie broke down the left wing and made a move to his backhand side and tucked the puck through Cey's pads to give Augusta a 4-0 lead at 18:31 of the third period. J.P. Levasseur made 27 saves to earn the shutout for Augusta.

The Sea Wolves were 0-for-6 on the power play, and Morgan Cey made 30 saves on 34 shots.

Friday, November 23 vs. Augusta, 6-5 SOW

Radek Smolenak scored with four seconds remaining in the third period to tie the game at five and then scored the deciding goal in the shootout as the Mississippi Sea Wolves downed the Augusta Lynx 6-5 in a shootout at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum on Friday night.

The Sea Wolves got on the board first when Pat Oliveto fired a wrist shot from the right point through traffic at the 1:02 mark of the first period. Augusta answered just two minutes later when Louis Goulet banged home a rebound of a shot from Adrian Veideman past Sea Wolves goaltender Ryan Munce at 3:08 of the first. Mississippi took a 2-1 lead into the locker room after Gio Flamminio's wrist shot beat Marsters through traffic at 16:21.

Bobby Bolt evened the score for Augusta when he banged a rebound past Ryan Munce at 6:09 of the second period. Stan Lascek scored his first goal of the season in his Sea Wolves debut when Matt Deschamps sprung him on a breakaway and he tucked the puck past Marsters to give Mississippi a 3-2 lead at 8:20. Bobby Bolt scored his second of the period to draw Augusta even at 18:14 of the second.

Augusta took a 4-3 lead when Matt Auffrey found the back of the net at 10:31. Lance Monych evened the score at four apiece when he drove the net and put the puck past Marsters for a power-play goal at 14:05 of the third. Augusta retook the lead at 17:17 of the third when John Laliberte picked up the rebound of a shot from Aaron Slattengren and drove it past Munce. Mississippi tied the game at five when Radek Smolenak got the puck in the low slot, made a move to the backhand that drew Marsters out of position and then backhanded the puck past him with four seconds remaining in regulation.

The Sea Wolves killed off two power-plays in overtime, and Radek Smolenak and Lance Monych scored in the shootout to secure the win. Ryan Munce stopped 44 shots in regulation and overtime and all four shooters in the shootout to earn the win.

Saturday, November 24 vs. Augusta, 3-1 W

Three points from Stan Lascek paced the Mississippi Sea Wolves to a 3-1 win over the Augusta Lynx at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum on Saturday evening.

The Sea Wolves drew first blood when Stan Lascek threw a home-run pass to Ryan Menei, who broke in alone on Augusta goaltender J.P. Levasseur and put the puck by him for a 1-0 lead at the 1:58 mark of the first period. Fifteen seconds later, Lascek found a loose puck and poked it past Levasseur for a 2-0 lead.

Torry Gajda staked the Sea Wolves to a 3-0 lead when he took a pass from Lascek in the low slot and fired it past Levasseur 1:05 into the second frame.

Augusta got on the board when Chase Watson tipped a shot past Ryan Munce at 14:24 of the second period.

Mississippi was 0-for-5 on the man advantage, and Ryan Munce made 41 saves to earn the win for the second straight evening.

Sea Wolves Leaders

Goals - Lance Monych, 10 Assists - Mark Hurtubise, 8 Points - Lance Monych, 15 Plus/Minus - Gio Flamminio, +6 Penalty Minutes - Chris Cava, Brandon Elliott, 32 Power-Play Goals - Lance Monych, 6 Shorthand Goals - Mark Rooneem, 1 Game-Winning Goals - Mark Hurtubise, Stan Lascek, 1 Goaltender Wins - Morgan Cey, Ryan Munce, 2 Goals-Against Average - Ryan Munce, 2.88 Save Percentage - Ryan Munce, .934

On the Air

The next broadcast of Sea Wolves hockey is tomorrow, November 27 when the Sea Wolves face the South Carolina Stingrays, and will be heard on 1640-AM WTNI. The pregame show will begin at 6:35 p.m! Games can also be heard on the B2 Networks and at www.msseawolves.com.

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