Sea Wolves Weekly
March 2, 2009 - ECHL (ECHL)
Mississippi Sea Wolves News Release
Biloxi, MS - The Mississippi Sea Wolves defeated South Carolina 4-3 on Saturday before falling to Charlotte 4-3 in a shootout 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 p.m. CT
Wednesday: Practice, Mississippi Coast Coliseum, 10:00 a.m.
Thurday: Practice, Germain Arena, Estero, FL, 12:00 p.m.
Friday: Morning Skate, Germain Arena, Estero, FL, 10:00 a.m.
Sea Wolves @ Florida, 6:30 p.m. CT
Saturday: Morning Skate, Germain Arena, Estero, FL, 10:00 a.m.
Sea Wolves @ Florida, 6:30 p.m. CT
Sunday: Off
Last Week:
Saturday, February 28 @ South Carolina, 4-3 W
NORTH CHARLESTON, SC - Chris Zarb had his first two-goal game as a professional and Ryan Munce stopped 42 shots as the Mississippi Sea Wolves defeated the South Carolina Stingrays 4-3 at the North Charleston Coliseum on Saturday evening.
Martin Frechette got the Sea Wolves on the board when his blast from the top of the slot beat South Carolina goalie Jonathan Boutin low along the ice at 7:49 of the first.
South Carolina tied it up early in the second period when Josh Godfrey jumped out of the penalty box and was fed a breakaway pass that he deposited behind Mississippi's Ryan Munce for his fourth goal of the year at the 5:08 mark. After Mississippi killed off nearly seven continuous minutes of Stingrays' power plays, South Carolina grabbed the lead when Michael Dubuc hammered home a centering pass from Pierre-Luc O'Brien at 13:14.
Chris Zarb evened the game at two when he took Jeremy Hall's breakout pass all the way to the South Carolina net and punched it under Boutin at 15:30 of the second.
Zarb regained the lead for the Sea Wolves at 7:03 of the third period when he broke into the zone and fired a shot from the top of the slot that beat Boutin on the glove side. South Carolina was able to tie it at three when Spencer Carbery banged home the rebound of a shot from Brad Farynuk at 12:11 of the third. Mathieu Melanson's 25th goal of season stood as the game-winner when he rifled a shot under the crossbar with the Sea Wolves on the power play at 15:48 of the third.
Ryan Munce made 42 saves to earn his 20th win of the season, and the Sea Wolves were 1-for-5 on the power play.
Game Box Score
Mississippi Sea Wolves 4 at South Carolina Stingrays 3 - Status: Final
Feb 28, 2009 - North Charleston Coliseum
Mississippi 1 1 2 - 4
South Carolina 0 2 1 - 3
1st Period-1, Mississippi, Frechette 8 (Kyrzakos, Melanson), 7:49. Penalties-Parent Mis (hooking), 14:57; Lacroix Sc (boarding), 18:49.
2nd Period-2, South Carolina, Godfrey 4 (Romfo), 5:08. 3, South Carolina, Dubuc 34 (O'Brien, Campbell), 13:14. 4, Mississippi, Zarb 3 (Hall), 15:30. Penalties-Scherer Sc (boarding), 1:51; Godfrey Sc (interference), 3:03; Brooks Mis (interference), 6:46; Frechette Mis (delay of game), 7:41; Deschamps Mis (cross-checking), 9:48; McAllister Mis (high-sticking), 10:41; Dovgan Sc (roughing), 18:25.
3rd Period-5, Mississippi, Zarb 4 (Deschamps, Berry), 7:03. 6, South Carolina, Carbery 13 (Farynuk, Lacroix), 12:11. 7, Mississippi, Melanson 24 (Menei, Peto), 15:48 (pp). Penalties-Menei Mis (holding), 0:45; Carbery Sc (interference on the goalkeeper), 14:19.
Shots on Goal-Mississippi 6-7-6-19. South Carolina 18-13-14-45.
Power-play opportunities-Mississippi 1 of 5; South Carolina 0 of 6.
Goalies-Mississippi, Munce 19-16-3-0 (45 shots-42 saves). South Carolina, Boutin 18-7-1-1 (19 shots-15 saves).
A-7,355
Referees-Joe Sullivan (34).
Linesmen-Kyle Mellor (90), Paul Reid (97).
Sunday, March 1 @ Charlotte, 3-4 SOL
CHARLOTTE, NC - For the sixth time this season, the Mississippi Sea Wolves and the Charlotte Checkers had a game decided by overtime or a shootout, with Charlotte pulling out a narrow victory in the shootout 4-3 at Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte on Sunday.
Kyle McAllister's seventh goal of the season gave Mississippi a 1-0 lead just 27 seconds into the first period as he one-timed a pass from Mike Berry past Charlotte goaltender Maxime Daigneault. Brian Deeth evened the game at one-apiece for Charlotte when he backhanded a loose puck past Sea Wolves goalie Ryan Munce at 10:54 of the first period. Mathieu Melanson's 25th goal of the year gave the Sea Wolves a 2-1 lead when his shot from the top of the slot beat Daigneault through traffic at 13:53 of the first.
Charlotte tied the game at two when Mike Bayrack waited for Munce to drop to the ice and shot the puck over him for his 18th goal of the season at 16:37 of the second.
Jeff Kyrzakos notched his 12th goal of the season when his blast from the point eluded Daigneault along the ice at 3:09 of the third. Just over two minutes later, Lee Falardeau beat Munce on the stick side to tie the game at three-apiece at 5:22 of the third.
The game stayed tied through the remainder of the third period and overtime, as the Sea Wolves and Checkers went to a shootout for the second time this season.
After taking a 2-1 lead in the shootout in the top of the third round on a shootout goal from Jeff Kyrzakos, Ryan Munce appeared to be injured on the following shot from Michel Leveille, who scored to even the shootout at two-apiece. Ryan Menei was stopped on his shot in the fourth round by Daigneault, and then Charlotte's Chris Capraro was able to beat Munce, who appeared to have difficulty moving in the crease, for the shootout deciding goal. The Sea Wolves fate was sealed when Daigneault stopped the Alex Parent, who was the Sea Wolves fifth shooter.
Ryan Munce made 43 saves in regulation and overtime and stopped 1-of-4 shooters in the shootout to earn an OT, and the Sea Wolves were 0-for-4 on the power play.
Game Box Score
Mississippi Sea Wolves 3 at Charlotte Checkers 4 (SO) - Status: Final SO
Mar 1, 2009 - Time Warner Cable Arena
Mississippi 2 0 1 0 - 3
Charlotte 1 1 1 0 - 4
1st Period-1, Mississippi, McAllister 7 (Berry, LeClerc), 0:27. 2, Charlotte, Murphy 5 (Bernier), 10:54. 3, Mississippi, Melanson 25 (Parent, Kyrzakos), 13:53. Penalties-Parent Mis (holding), 8:32; Zarb Mis (holding), 15:08; Bernier Chr (tripping), 17:47.
2nd Period-4, Charlotte, Bayrack 18 (Leveille, Busto), 16:37. Penalties-Graham Chr (hooking), 0:29; Oliveto Mis (instigating, fighting - major), 6:42; Murray Chr (fighting - major), 6:42; Frechette Mis (elbowing), 10:25; Brooks Mis (holding), 14:11; Smith Chr (interference), 17:07.
3rd Period-5, Mississippi, Kyrzakos 12 (LeClerc, Melanson), 3:09. 6, Charlotte, Falardeau 7 (Hillier, Murray), 5:22. Penalties-Peto Mis (hooking), 11:01; Rutherford Chr (closing hand on puck), 14:35.
OT Period- No Scoring.Penalties-No Penalties
Shootout - Mississippi 2 (Zarb G, Melanson NG, Kyrzakos G, Menei NG, Parent NG), Charlotte 3 (Hillier NG, Murray G, Leveille G, Capraro G).
Shots on Goal-Mississippi 12-8-4-4-0-28. Charlotte 16-19-9-1-1-46.
Power-play opportunities-Mississippi 0 of 4; Charlotte 0 of 6.
Goalies-Mississippi, Munce 20-16-3-1 (45 shots-42 saves). Charlotte, Daigneault 11-9-0-1 (28 shots-25 saves).
A-3,336
Referees-Joe Sullivan (34).
Linesmen-Rob Montepare (62), Paul Reid (97).
Sea Wolves Leaders
Goals - Ryan Cruthers, 26
Assists - Ryan Cruthers, Mathieu Melanson, 30
Points - Ryan Cruthers, 56
Plus/Minus - Mike Berry, +8
Penalty Minutes - Martin Frechette, 106
Power-Play Goals - Mathieu Melanson, 8
Shorthand Goals - Four players, 1
Game-Winning Goals - Ryan Menei, 4
Goaltender Wins - Ryan Munce, 20
Goals-Against Average - Ryan Munce, 3.28
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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