Sea Wolves Weekly

February 2, 2009 - ECHL (ECHL)
Mississippi Sea Wolves News Release


Biloxi, MS - The Mississippi Sea Wolves dropped a 3-1 decision in Johnstown on Wednesday and lost 5-2 to the Chiefs at the Cambria County War Memorial on Friday before rebounding with a dramatic come-from-behind 4-3 win at Wheeling on Saturday.

THIS WEEK:

Day-by-day:

Monday: Practice, Mississippi Coast Coliseum, 1:00 p.m.

Tuesday: Practice, Mississippi Coast Coliseum, 10:00 a.m.

Wednesday: Morning Skate, Mississippi Coast Coliseum,10:00 a.m

Sea Wolves vs. Gwinnett, 7:05 CT

Thurday: Practice, Mississippi Coast Coliseum, 10:00 a.m.

Friday: Morning Skate, Mississippi Coast Coliseum,10:00 a.m

Sea Wolves vs. Cincinnati, 7:05 CT

Saturday: Morning Skate, Mississippi Coast Coliseum,10:00 a.m

Sea Wolves vs. Cincinnati, 7:05 CT

Sunday: Sea Wolves vs. Cincinnati, 5:00 CT

Last Week:

Wednesday, January 28 @ Johnstown, 1-3 L

JOHNSTOWN, PA - Peter Pohl's three points led the Johnstown Chiefs to a 3-1 win over the Mississippi Sea Wolves at the Cambria County War Memorial in Johnstown, Pa. on Wednesday night.

Pohl scored his first goal of the game 3:44 into the first period when Todd Griffith broke down the left wing and fed the puck to Pohl, who was waiting on the back doorstep for an easy tap-in.

Just past the midway point of the first frame, Pohl and Griffith broke down the ice two-on-one and Pohl laid a pass on the tape of Griffith, who shot top corner to beat Sea Wolves goalie Ryan Munce at 10:002 of the first.

Mississippi got on the board with a five-on-three power play goal at 15:28 of the second when Peto's blast from the point eluded Johnstown's Kris Mayotte.

Pohl iced the game for the Chiefs when he stripped Peto of the puck with the Mississippi net empty and made a wraparound to give Johnstown a 3-1 lead at 19:07 of the third period.

Ryan Munce made 28 saves to take the loss, and the Sea Wolves power play was 1-for-4.

Game Box Score

Mississippi Sea Wolves 1 at Johnstown Chiefs 3 - Status: Final Jan 28, 2009 - Cambria County War Memorial 1st Period Scoring - 1. Johnstown, P. Pohl (14) (T. Griffith) 3:44 2. Johnstown, T. Griffith (1) (P. Pohl, D. Schulz) 10:02 Penalties - J. Konkle Jhn (slashing - minor 61.2) 6:13, Served by J. Kyrzakos Mis (bench minor - too many men 74.2) 13:07, M. Rooneem Mis (hooking - minor 55.2) 14:27

2nd Period Scoring - 3. Mississippi, K. Peto (5) (M. Melanson, J. Tejchma) 15:28 PP Penalties - C. Zarb Mis (hooking - minor 55.2) 1:12, R. Cruthers Mis (roughing - minor 51.2) 9:31, T. LaFrance Jhn (roughing - minor 51.2) 9:31, C. Zarb Mis (fighting - major 47.13) 13:01, J. Spence Jhn (fighting - major 47.13) 13:01, M. Bartlett Jhn (tripping - minor 57.2) 13:04, R. Menei Mis (fighting - major 47.13) 13:43, T. Griffith Jhn (fighting - major 47.13) 13:43

3rd Period Scoring - 4. Johnstown, P. Pohl (15) 19:07 EN Penalties - M. Bartlett Jhn (tripping - minor 57.2) 4:06, C. Zarb Mis (interference - minor 56.2) 9:23, J. Coutu Mis (fighting - major 47.13) 11:42, T. LaFrance Jhn (fighting - major 47.13) 11:42, R. Card Jhn (holding - minor 54.2) 14:14, M. Berry Mis (slashing - minor 61.2) 14:19

MIS Shots: 9 8 7 TOTAL: 24 JHN Shots: 12 14 5 TOTAL: 31

Power Play Conversion Mississippi Sea Wolves 1-4. Johnstown Chiefs 0-5.

Goaltenders Mississippi Sea Wolves Munce 12-11-1-0 Start: 1st 0:00 Min: 59:49 SV: 28 GA: 2

Johnstown Chiefs Mayotte 15-9-2-0 Start: 1st 0:00 Min: 59:07 SV: 23 GA: 1

Start : 7:05 PM End : 9:21 PM Attendance : 2039 Referee I: Jean Hebert (32) Referee II: LINESMAN I: Mike Hamilton (80) LINESMAN II: Ray King (39)

Friday, January 30 @ Johnstown, 2-5 L

JOHNSTOWN, PA - Alex Parent and Jason Tejchma each scored for Mississippi, but it wasn't enough as the Johnstown Chiefs rolled to a 5-2 victory behind a hat-trick from Petr Pohl and a pair of goals from Jarrett Konkle at the Cambria County War Memorial Friday night.

Johnstown grabbed the lead 3:49 into the first period when a defensive miscue at the Sea Wolves blue line resulted in a two-on-one break for Johnstown, with Todd Griffith feeding a pass to Petr Pohl that he hammered home for his first goal of the game. Pohl extended Johnstown's lead when Blair Yaworski fed him in the low slot on a give-and-go with the Chiefs on the power play at 10:51 of the first period.

Alex Parent's 11th goal of the season drew Mississippi within one when he backhanded Ryan Cruthers' pass over Chiefs goaltender Kris Mayotte's left pad at 17:10 of the opening frame.

Jason Tejchma redirected a centering feed from Mark Rooneem to draw the game even at two 1:21 into the second period. Pohl then completed his hat-trick and gave Johnstown the lead for good when Mike Bartlett fed him in the left circle and he fired the puck past Sea Wolves netminder Ryan Munce at 5:10 of the second.

Jarrett Konkle added insurance goals for the Chiefs at 15:12 of the second period and 5:54 of the third period as the Chiefs cruised to a 5-2 win.

Ryan Munce made 23 saves on 28 shots to earn the loss, and the Sea Wolves power play was 0-for-4.

Game Box Score

Mississippi Sea Wolves 2 at Johnstown Chiefs 5 - Status: Final Jan 30, 2009 - Cambria County War Memorial 1st Period Scoring - 1. Johnstown, P. Pohl (16) (T. Griffith, B. Yaworski) 3:49 2. Johnstown, P. Pohl (17) (B. Yaworski, M. Bartlett) 10:51 PP 3. Mississippi, A. Parent (11) (R. Cruthers, C. Zarb) 17:10 Penalties - R. Cruthers Mis (slashing - minor 61.2) 7:04, M. Deschamps Mis (holding - minor 54.2) 9:06, R. Cruthers Mis (hooking - minor 55.2) 11:40, J. Konkle Jhn (holding - minor 54.2) 12:02, D. Schulz Jhn (interference - minor 56.2) 13:12

2nd Period Scoring - 4. Mississippi, J. Tejchma (12) (M. Rooneem) 1:21 5. Johnstown, P. Pohl (18) (M. Bartlett) 5:10 PP 6. Johnstown, J. Konkle (22) (R. Del Monte, D. Schulz) 15:12 Penalties - C. Zarb Mis (tripping - minor 57.2) 3:36, M. Rooneem Mis (holding - minor 54.2) 4:01, T. LaFrance Jhn (broken stick minor 10.3) 12:19, J. Coutu Mis (holding - minor 54.2) 19:30

3rd Period Scoring - 7. Johnstown, J. Konkle (23) (R. Del Monte, M. Bartlett) 5:54 Penalties - D. Schulz Jhn (delay of game 63.2) 1:50

MIS Shots: 9 10 11 TOTAL: 30 JHN Shots: 9 14 5 TOTAL: 28

Power Play Conversion Mississippi Sea Wolves 0-4. Johnstown Chiefs 2-6.

Goaltenders Mississippi Sea Wolves Munce 12-12-1-0 Start: 1st 0:00 Min: 60:00 SV: 23 GA: 5

Johnstown Chiefs Mayotte 16-9-2-0 Start: 1st 0:00 Min: 60:00 SV: 28 GA: 2

Start : 7:05 PM End : 9:20 PM Attendance : 1918 Referee I: Barry Pochmara (10) Referee II: LINESMAN I: Paul Carnathan (93) LINESMAN II: Zach Roberts

Saturday, January 31 @ Wheeling, 4-3 W

WHEELING, WV - Ryan Cruthers, Mathieu Melanson, and Alex Parent each had three-point nights as the Mississippi Sea Wolves closed out their only road trip to the ECHL's North Division of the 2008-09 season with a dramatic 4-3 come-from-behind victory at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W. Va.

Wheeling got out to a 1-0 lead early in the first period when Jordan Morrison pounded home the rebound of Erik Johnson's shot at 2:37 of the first period. Mathieu Melanson drew the Sea Wolves even on the power play with his 13th goal of the season, blasting a one-timer from the right circle past Nailers goalie Curtis Darling at 4:24. Bo Cheesman put Wheeling back on top when he fired a wrist shot from the left wing past Ryan Munce at 9:53 of the first frame. Elgin Reid's power-play blast through traffic from the point gave the Nailers a 3-1 lead at 17:56.

Mississippi battled back in the second period, drawing within one when Alex Parent buried Ryan Cruthers' centering pass for his 12th goal of the season at 18:14 of the second stanza.

Melanson's second goal of the game drew the Sea Wolves even with the Nailers at three-apiece when he took a pass from Parent and rifled a shot past Darling just 1:42 into the third. Ryan Cruthers' 20th goal of the season came at 6:24 of the third period, giving Mississippi their first and only lead of the game, when he found a loose puck lying in the crease and poked it past Darling.

Ryan Munce made 25 saves to earn the win, and the Sea Wolves power play was 1-for-3.

Game Box Score

Mississippi Sea Wolves 4 at Wheeling Nailers 3 - Status: Final Jan 31, 2009 - WesBanco Arena 1st Period Scoring - 1. Wheeling, J. Morrison (17) (E. Johnson, B. Ewing) 2:37 2. Mississippi, M. Melanson (13) (R. Cruthers, J. Kyrzakos) 4:24 PP 3. Wheeling, B. Cheesman (1) (B. Ewing, J. Morrison) 9:53 4. Wheeling, E. Reid (11) (B. Ewing, M. Ganzak) 17:56 PP Penalties - A. Lord Whl (interference - minor 56.2) 3:24, M. Berry Mis (cross-checking minor 59.2) 5:34, B. Cheesman Whl (interference on the goalkeeper - minor 69.2) 5:55, C. Brooks Mis (interference - minor 56.2) 10:57, A. Parent Mis (tripping - minor 57.2) 17:48

2nd Period Scoring - 5. Mississippi, A. Parent (12) (R. Cruthers, M. Nesdill) 18:14 Penalties - C. Snavely Whl (delay of game 63.2) 6:13, C. Zarb Mis (interference - minor 56.2) 14:26

3rd Period Scoring - 6. Mississippi, M. Melanson (14) (A. Parent, C. Brooks) 1:42 7. Mississippi, R. Cruthers (20) (M. Melanson, A. Parent) 6:24 Penalties - P. Oliveto Mis (roughing - minor 51.2) 8:42, E. Johnson Whl (roughing - minor 51.2) 8:42, P. Oliveto Mis (holding - minor 54.2) 12:20

MIS Shots: 9 9 10 TOTAL: 28 WHL Shots: 12 7 9 TOTAL: 28

Power Play Conversion Mississippi Sea Wolves 1-3. Wheeling Nailers 1-5.

Goaltenders Mississippi Sea Wolves Munce 13-13-1-0 Start: 1st 0:00 Min: 60:00 SV: 25 GA: 3 [W]

Wheeling Nailers Darling 15-11-1-3 Start: 1st 0:00 Min: 58:22 SV: 24 GA: 4 [L]

Start : 8:09 PM End : 10:35 PM Attendance : 3537 Referee I: Nick Suhy (2) Referee II: LINESMAN I: Justin Eckman (72) LINESMAN II: Fraser McIntyre (43)

Sea Wolves Leaders

Goals - Ryan Cruthers, 20 Assists - Ryan Cruthers, 22 Points - Ryan Cruthers, 42 Plus/Minus - Ryan Cruthers, Kyle Peto, +4 Penalty Minutes - Justin Coutu, 77 Power-Play Goals - Ryan Cruthers, 6 Shorthand Goals - Mathieu Melanson, 1 Game-Winning Goals - Kyle McAllister, 3 Goaltender Wins - Ryan Munce, 12 Goals-Against Average - Ryan Munce, 3.30 Save Percentage - Ryan Munce, .914

On the Air

The next broadcast of Sea Wolves hockey is Wednesday 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!

Pack The House!

Sea Wolves fans, come out and Pack the House for the team's next home game on February 4! The Sea Wolves are offering a special ticket deal, with an upper level ticket and a Sea Wolves t-shirt for just $10. Fans can get in on this special offer by calling the Sea Wolves office at (228) 275-WOLF!

Pink In The Rink

This Saturday, the Mississippi Sea Wolves will be holding the second annual Pink In The Rink game when the Sea Wolves host the Cincinnati Cyclones at 7:05 p.m.

The Sea Wolves will wear special pink jerseys for the February 7, 2009 game against the Cincinnati Cyclones that will be auctioned off after the game. As well, goaltender Ryan Munce will wear a special goalie mask, donated by Tony Spriolo and Sportmask of Toronto, Ontario, that has been painted by local artist Jay Livery and will be auctioned off after the game.

Fans will be able to purchase pink Sea Wolves t-shirts and a limited number of replica pink jerseys will be available at the Sea Wolves merchandise stand on the concourse.

The proceeds of the sale of special Pink In The Rink merchandise as well as the jersey auction will benefit the Memorial Hospital Foundation's Sea Wolves Breast Cancer Imaging Fund, which helps pay for mammography and other forms of breast cancer imaging for those on the Mississippi Gulf Coast who cannot afford it.

Fans can purchase tickets for the Pink In The Rink game on February 7 or any other Sea Wolves home game by calling (228) 275-WOLF!



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