Sea Wolves Weekly

Published on February 10, 2009 under ECHL (ECHL)
Mississippi Sea Wolves News Release


Biloxi, MS - The Mississippi Sea Wolves defeated the Gwinnett Gladiators 5-3 on Wednesday, fell 6-2 to Cincinnati Cyclones on Friday before rebounding with a 3-2 win against Cincinnati on Saturday, and closed the weekend with a 5-3 loss to the Cyclones on Sunday.

THIS WEEK:

Day-by-day:

Monday: Off

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

Sea Wolves vs. Gwinnett, 7:05 CT

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

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

Sea Wolves vs. Charlotte, 7:05 CT

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

Sea Wolves vs. Charlotte, 7:05 CT

Saturday: Travel to Charleston, S.C.

Sunday: Sea Wolves vs. South Carolina, 5:00 CT

Last Week:

Wednesday, February 4 vs. Gwinnett, 5-3 W

BILOXI, MS - The Mississippi Sea Wolves opened a seven-game homestand with a 5-3 win over the Gwinnett Gladiators behind a pair of goals from Jeff Kyrzakos and a 42-save effort from Ryan Munce at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum on Wednesday night.

The Sea Wolves grabbed a 1-0 lead less than a minute into the first period, capitalizing on poor footwork by Gladiators goaltender Joe Fallon. As Fallon shuffled across the crease, the netminder lost his footing and fell to the ice. While Fallon was on the ice, Mississippi's Mathieu Melanson attempted to stuff the puck in on a wraparound and the puck slid to Ryan Cruthers who put it in for his 21st goal of the season. Jeff Kyrzakos potted his first goal of the game when he stood on the doorstep and hammered home Mathieu Melanson's centering pass with the Sea Wolves on a five-on-three power play at 7:35. The Gladiators got their only goal of the first two periods when Sea Wolves center Alex Parent cleanly won a faceoff back into his own net at 11:58. Dirk Southern, the last Gladiator to touch the puck, was credited with the goal.

Mississippi continued to control play to through the second period, taking a 3-1 lead just 49 seconds in when Jeff Kyrzakos redirected Bill LeClerc's shot from the point for his second goal of the game. Mike Berry scored the game-winner when he drove the net from the blue line and beat Fallon on the glove side at 5:08 of the second.

The Gladiators threatened in the third period, with Jordan Fox notching a power-play goal at 12:58 and Jeff Mason scoring on a centering pass from Adam Berti to draw the Glads within one at 15:56. With just under a minute remaining, Gladiators coach signaled Fallon to come to the bench for an extra attacker, just as his team turned the puck over to Mark Rooneem in the neutral zone. Rooneem raced down the left wing against Fallon and fired into the empty net as Fallon made a desperate dive to stop the shot to no avail at 19:06 of the third.

The Sea Wolves were 1-for-5 on the power play, and Munce made 42 saves to earn his 14th win of the season.

Game Box Score

Gwinnett Gladiators 3 at Mississippi Sea Wolves 5 - Status: Final

Feb 4, 2009 - Mississippi Coast Coliseum

1st Period

Scoring - 1. Mississippi, R. Cruthers (21) (A. Parent, M. Melanson) 0:48

2. Mississippi, J. Kyrzakos (7) (M. Melanson, C. Zarb) 7:35 PP

3. Gwinnett, D. Southern (4) 11:58

Penalties - J. Hall Mis (interference - minor 56.2) 2:05, J. Fox Gwt (slashing - minor 61.2) 6:48, M. Looby Gwt (cross-checking minor 59.2) 6:54, A. Parent Mis (hooking - minor 55.2) 12:18, M. Melanson Mis (hooking - minor 55.2) 14:59

2nd Period

Scoring - 4. Mississippi, J. Kyrzakos (8) (B. LeClerc, M. Berry) 0:49

5. Mississippi, M. Berry (8) (M. Melanson, B. LeClerc) 5:08

Penalties - B. Turner Gwt (roughing - minor 51.2) 6:38, P. Oliveto Mis (holding - minor 54.2) 12:36, A. Parent Mis (high-sticking - minor 60.2) 15:07

3rd Period

Scoring - 6. Gwinnett, J. Fox (16) (J. Mason, D. Southern) 12:58 PP

7. Gwinnett, J. Mason (6) (A. Berti, D. Southern) 15:56

8. Mississippi, M. Rooneem (9) 19:06

Penalties - M. Stoesz Gwt (spearing major 62.3, game misconduct) 6:49, C. Zarb Mis (high-sticking - minor 60.2) 11:30, M. Looby Gwt (cross-checking minor 59.2) 14:27, M. Rooneem Mis (holding - minor 54.2) 14:32

GWT Shots: 16 18 11 TOTAL: 45

MIS Shots: 5 9 11 TOTAL: 25

Power Play Conversion

Gwinnett Gladiators 1-7. Mississippi Sea Wolves 1-5.

Goaltenders

Gwinnett Gladiators

Fallon 12-7-1-1 Start: 1st 0:00 Min: 60:00 SV: 20 GA: 5 [L]

Mississippi Sea Wolves

Munce 14-13-1-0 Start: 1st 0:00 Min: 60:00 SV: 42 GA: 3 [W]

Start : 7:05 PM

End : 9:16 PM

Attendance : 2148

Referee I: Ryan Sweeney (9)

Referee II:

LINESMAN I: Rob Montepare (62)

LINESMAN II: Greg Flueckinger (55)

Friday, February 6 vs. Cincinnati, 2-6 L

BILOXI, MS - The Cincinnati Cyclones defeated the Mississippi Sea Wolves 6-2 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum on Friday evening in the first game of a three-games-in-three-nights series.

While on the power play, Dustin Sproat gave the Cyclones a 1-0 lead, capitalizing on a fortuitous bounce of the puck when Jamie Coughlan dumped the puck hard around the boards, the frozen rubber hit a stanchion in the glass while Sea Wolves goaltender Ryan Munce was out of the net looking to play the puck to a defenseman and bounced right to Sproat for a tap in at 10:05. The Sea Wolves drew even when Ryan Cruthers redirected Kyle Peto's shot from the left point for his 22nd goal of the year at 17:20 of the first period.

Jeff Kyrzakos staked the Sea Wolves to a 2-1 lead at 2:07 of the second when he hammered home the rebound of Jeremy Hall's shot. Cincinnati answered back with goals from Matt Syroczynski on the power play at 4:34, Ben McLeod at 5:39, and Ian McKenzie at 8:33 to take a 4-2 lead into the locker room after two periods.

Justin Johnson scored an unassisted goal, his ninth of the season at 6:51, and Jacob Dietrich potted his eighth goal of the season at 13:46 of the third as Cincinnati held on to win 6-2.

Ryan Munce made 22 saves, and the Sea Wolves were 0-for-4 on the power play.

Game Box Score

Cincinnati Cyclones 6 at Mississippi Sea Wolves 2 - Status: Final

Feb 6, 2009 - Mississippi Coast Coliseum

1st Period

Scoring - 1. Cincinnati, D. Sproat (6) (J. Coghlan, B. O'Hanley) 10:05 PP

2. Mississippi, R. Cruthers (22) (K. Peto, A. Parent) 17:20

Penalties - B. Scero Cin (tripping - minor 57.2) 4:32, M. Deschamps Mis (interference - minor 56.2) 6:54, K. Peto Mis (delay of game 63.2) 8:19, J. Dietrich Cin (hooking - minor 55.2) 10:55

2nd Period

Scoring - 3. Mississippi, J. Kyrzakos (8) (J. Hall, K. Peto) 2:07

4. Cincinnati, M. Syroczynski (10) (J. Wyman, M. Van Guilder) 4:34 PP

5. Cincinnati, B. McLeod (8) (B. Scero, J. Johnson) 5:39

6. Cincinnati, I. McKenzie (8) (B. Scero) 8:33

Penalties - M. Melanson Mis (hooking - minor 55.2) 2:52

3rd Period

Scoring - 7. Cincinnati, J. Johnson (9) 6:51

8. Cincinnati, J. Dietrich (8) (D. Sproat, J. Wyman) 13:46

Penalties - B. McLeod Cin (high-sticking - minor 60.2) 10:46, J. Johnson Cin (hooking - minor 55.2) 17:22, P. Oliveto Mis (unsportsmanlike conduct - minor 75.2) 18:12

CIN Shots: 9 14 5 TOTAL: 28

MIS Shots: 3 6 7 TOTAL: 16

Power Play Conversion

Cincinnati Cyclones 2-4. Mississippi Sea Wolves 0-4.

Goaltenders

Cincinnati Cyclones

Nie 14-7-1-1 Start: 1st 0:00 Min: 60:00 SV: 14 GA: 2 [W]

Mississippi Sea Wolves

Munce 14-14-1-0 Start: 1st 0:00 Min: 60:00 SV: 22 GA: 6 [L]

Start : 7:20 PM

End : 9:28 PM

Attendance : 4598

Referee I: Ryan Sweeney (9)

Referee II:

LINESMAN I: Rob Montepare (62)

LINESMAN II: Greg Flueckinger (55)

Saturday, February 8 vs. Cincinnati, 3-2 W

BILOXI, MS - The Mississippi Sea Wolves took the second game a three-games-in-three-nights series from the Cincinnati Cyclones, coming from behind to win 3-2 on Saturday night at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum.

The Cyclones grabbed an early lead on a pair of power-play goals scored on their first two man-advantage opportunities at 12:02 by Mark Van Guilder and at 15:53 by Matt Syroczynski. The Sea Wolves battled back with a power-play goal of their own, scored when Jeff Kyrzakos found Mathieu Melanson open at the bottom of the right circle for a one-timer that beat Cincinnati goaltender Loic Lacasse over the catching glove at 16:33.

Ryan Cruthers potted his team-leading 23rd goal of the season, taking a pass from Kyle Peto and wristing it past Lacasse on the power play at 5:41 of the second period. Ryan Menei's seventh goal of the season stood as the game-winner when he broke down the right wing a ripped a slap shot from the top of the right-wing circle that beat Lacasse along the ice at 16:36 of the second.

Mississippi held strong defensively through the third period, killing a third-period Cyclones power play while Ryan Munce turned away all seven shots he faced in the final frame.

The Sea Wolves were 2-for-3 on the power play, and Munce stopped 29 shots to earn the win.

Game Box Score

Cincinnati Cyclones 2 at Mississippi Sea Wolves 3 - Status: Final

Feb 7, 2009 - Mississippi Coast Coliseum

1st Period

Scoring - 1. Cincinnati, M. Van Guilder (14) (J. Wyman, B. Gordon) 12:02 PP

2. Cincinnati, M. Syroczynski (11) (M. Van Guilder, B. Gordon) 15:53 PP

3. Mississippi, M. Melanson (15) (J. Kyrzakos, R. Cruthers) 16:33 PP

Penalties - C. Brooks Mis (hooking - minor 55.2) 10:35, B. LeClerc Mis (high-sticking - minor 60.2) 12:26, A. Parent Mis (hooking - minor 55.2) 15:04, D. Sproat Cin (hooking - minor 55.2) 16:23

2nd Period

Scoring - 4. Mississippi, R. Cruthers (23) (K. Peto, M. Melanson) 5:41 PP

5. Mississippi, R. Menei (7) (J. Tejchma, B. LeClerc) 16:36

Penalties - D. Sproat Cin (elbowing - minor 46.2) 4:28, B. LeClerc Mis (boarding - minor 42.2) 10:07

3rd Period

Scoring - No Scoring

Penalties - M. Berry Mis (holding - minor 54.2) 5:30, Served by I. McKenzie Cin (bench minor - too many men 74.2) 17:53, M. Salekin Cin (misconduct 40.4) 20:00

CIN Shots: 13 10 8 TOTAL: 31

MIS Shots: 9 8 7 TOTAL: 24

Power Play Conversion

Cincinnati Cyclones 2-5. Mississippi Sea Wolves 2-3.

Goaltenders

Cincinnati Cyclones

Lacasse 4-3-0-1 Start: 1st 0:00 Min: 59:03 SV: 21 GA: 3 [L]

Mississippi Sea Wolves

Munce 15-14-1-0 Start: 1st 0:00 Min: 60:00 SV: 29 GA: 2 [W]

Start : 7:05 PM

End : 9:20 PM

Attendance : 4003

Referee I: Ryan Sweeney (9)

Referee II:

LINESMAN I: Rob Montepare (62)

LINESMAN II: Greg Flueckinger (55)

Sunday, February 8 vs. Cincinnati, 2-5 L

BILOXI, MS - The Cincinnati Cyclones pulled out 5-2 victory in the rubber match of a three-in-three series against the Mississippi Sea Wolves at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum on Sunday afternoon.

Mathieu Melanson potted his 16th goal of the season when Chris Brooks fed him a pass up the left wing and Melanson blasted a shot over Cincinnati goaltender Ryan Nie's blocker at 4:32 of the first period. Jason Tejchma found a loose puck in the low slot and fired it into the top corner of the net for his 13th goal of the season and a 2-0 Sea Wolves lead at 17:07 of the first.

Cincinnati clawed back in the second period with power-play goals from Mark Van Guilder at the 9:00 mark and Dustin Sproat at the 15:51 as the Sea Wolves found themselves in penalty trouble in the second frame. Tom Sawatske scored on a wrist shot from a sharp angle that beat Sea Wolves goaltender Ryan Munce low along the ice at 18:42 of the second to give the Cyclones a 3-2 lead.

Just 29 seconds into the third period, Cincinnati's Matt Syroczynski capitalized on a turnover in the Sea Wolves defensive zone to pot his 12th goal of the season for a 4-2 Cyclones lead. Ben Gordon's 11th goal of the season, an empty-netter at 19:07, sealed the victory for Cincinnati.

Ryan Munce made 22 saves, earning a loss, while the Sea Wolves power play was 0-for-4.

Game Box Score

Cincinnati Cyclones 5 at Mississippi Sea Wolves 2 - Status: Final

Feb 8, 2009 - Mississippi Coast Coliseum

1st Period

Scoring - 1. Mississippi, M. Melanson (16) (C. Brooks) 4:32

2. Mississippi, J. Tejchma (13) (M. Rooneem, R. Menei) 17:07

Penalties - D. Sproat Cin (fighting - major 47.13) 4:42, R. Cruthers Mis (fighting - major 47.13) 4:42, M. Salekin Cin (fighting - major 47.13) 7:49, M. Melanson Mis (fighting - major 47.13) 7:49, M. Deschamps Mis (roughing - minor 51.2) 11:36

2nd Period

Scoring - 3. Cincinnati, M. Van Guilder (15) (M. Salekin) 9:00 PP

4. Cincinnati, D. Sproat (7) (M. Salekin, F. St. Denis) 15:51 PP

5. Cincinnati, T. Sawatske (1) (M. Van Guilder) 18:42

Penalties - A. Parent Mis (hooking - minor 55.2) 1:29, B. O'Hanley Cin (hooking - minor 55.2) 3:24, J. Coghlan Cin (roughing - minor 51.2) 6:50, M. Rooneem Mis (tripping - minor 57.2) 7:22, M. Melanson Mis (interference on the goalkeeper - minor 69.2) 12:17, M. Melanson Mis (elbowing - minor 46.2, unsportsmanlike conduct - minor 75.2) 15:02

3rd Period

Scoring - 6. Cincinnati, M. Syroczynski (12) (B. Gordon) 0:29

7. Cincinnati, B. Gordon (11) (D. Sproat) 19:07 EN

Penalties - J. Johnson Cin (high-sticking - double minor 60.3) 9:42, M. Salekin Cin (cross-checking minor 59.2) 14:18, M. Salekin Cin (roughing - minor 51.2, roughing - minor 51.2) 19:58, C. Brooks Mis (roughing - minor 51.2, roughing - minor 51.2) 19:58, M. Melanson Mis (game misconduct - abuse of officials 40.5) 20:00

CIN Shots: 6 12 11 TOTAL: 29

MIS Shots: 7 6 9 TOTAL: 22

Power Play Conversion

Cincinnati Cyclones 2-6. Mississippi Sea Wolves 0-4.

Goaltenders

Cincinnati Cyclones

Nie 15-7-1-1 Start: 1st 0:00 Min: 60:00 SV: 20 GA: 2 [W]

Mississippi Sea Wolves

Munce 15-15-1-0 Start: 1st 0:00 Min: 59:36 SV: 24 GA: 4 [L]

Start : 5:06 PM

End : 7:22 PM

Attendance : 2213

Referee I: Ryan Sweeney (9)

Referee II:

LINESMAN I: Rob Montepare (62)

LINESMAN II: Greg Flueckinger (55)

Sea Wolves Leaders

Goals - Ryan Cruthers, 23

Assists - Ryan Cruthers, Alex Parent, Jason Tejchma, 23

Points - Ryan Cruthers, 46

Plus/Minus - Mike Berry, +5

Penalty Minutes - Mathieu Melanson, 82

Power-Play Goals - Ryan Cruthers, 7

Shorthand Goals - Mathieu Melanson, 1

Game-Winning Goals - Kyle McAllister, 3

Goaltender Wins - Ryan Munce, 15

Goals-Against Average - Ryan Munce, 3.36

Save Percentage - Ryan Munce, .911

On the Air

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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