Sea Wolves Weekly

March 9, 2009 - ECHL (ECHL)
Mississippi Sea Wolves News Release


Biloxi, MS - The Mississippi Sea Wolves defeated the Gwinnett Gladiators at home on Tuesday night before dropping a pair of road games at Florida 3-1 on Friday night and 4-1 on Saturday night

THIS WEEK:

Day-by-day:

Monday: Off

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

Sea Wolves vs. South Carolina, 7:05 p.m. CT

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

Sea Wolves vs. South Carolina, 7:05 p.m. CT

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

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

Sea Wolves vs. Florida, 7:05 p.m. CT

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

Sea Wolves vs. Florida, 7:05 p.m. CT

Sunday: Off

Last Week:

Tuesday, March 3 vs. Gwinnett, 5-3 W

BILOXI, MS - Ryan Munce made his third consecutive 40-or-more-save performance, and six different players notched two-or-more points as the Mississippi Sea Wolves defeated the Gwinnett Gladiators 5-3 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum to gain sole possession of fourth place in the South Division on Tuesday evening.

Jeff Kyrzakos got the Sea Wolves on the board when he batted home the rebound of Ryan Cruthers shot with Mississippi on the power play at 6:52 of the first period. Kyrzakos potted his second of the night and 14th of the season at 10:25 when he found a loose puck and poked it past Gladiators netminder Dan Turple.

Mike Berry staked Mississippi to a 3-0 lead when he drove down the left wing, cut to the net, and tucked the puck under Turple at 7:04 of the second. The Gladiators cut into the Sea Wolves lead when Adam Berti potted a shorthand goal at 10:16 of the second, and Jean-Claude Sawyer scored during a delayed penalty at 11:48 to make it a 3-2 game.

Mississippi regained its' two-goal lead early in the third period when Ryan Cruthers found the back of the net for the 27th time in the 2008-09 season, tapping home a pass from Alex Parent at 5:20. Tom Zanoski drew the Gladiators within one with a power-play goal at 10:31 of the third, but Alex Parent was able to cement the win when he banged home a loose puck in the crease for his 15th goal of the season at 12:37 of the third period.

Ryan Munce made 43 saves to earn the win, and the Sea Wolves were 1-for-5 on the power play. Mississippi won the season series against Gwinnett, going 11-6-0 in 17 games against the Gladiators.

Game Box Score

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

Mar 3, 2009 - Mississippi Coast Coliseum

Gwinnett 0 2 1 - 3

Mississippi 2 1 2 - 5

1st Period-1, Mississippi, Kyrzakos 13 (Cruthers, Berry), 6:52 (pp). 2, Mississippi, Kyrzakos 14 (Frechette, McAllister), 10:25. Penalties-Fox Gwt (interference), 4:55; Frechette Mis (holding), 16:16; Zarb Mis (hooking), 19:56.

2nd Period-3, Mississippi, Berry 13 (McAllister), 7:04. 4, Gwinnett, Berti 10 10:16 (sh). 5, Gwinnett, Sawyer 4 (Sullivan), 11:48. Penalties-Marchesi Gwt (high-sticking), 3:59; Sawyer Gwt (tripping), 8:38; Peto Mis (interference), 16:31.

3rd Period-6, Mississippi, Cruthers 27 (Parent, Melanson), 5:20. 7, Gwinnett, Zanoski 6 (Marchesi, Berti), 10:31 (pp). 8, Mississippi, Parent 15 (Melanson, Cruthers), 12:37. Penalties-Zanoski Gwt (interference on the goalkeeper), 6:01; Zarb Mis (hooking, unsportsmanlike conduct), 7:22; Deschamps Mis (roughing), 10:41; Brandt Gwt (roughing), 13:17.

Shots on Goal-Gwinnett 11-21-14-46. Mississippi 12-5-7-24.

Power-play opportunities-Gwinnett 1 of 5; Mississippi 1 of 5.

Goalies-Gwinnett, Turple 2-2-0-3 (24 shots-19 saves). Mississippi, Munce 21-16-3-1 (46 shots-43 saves).

A-1,901

Referees-Steve Patafie (29).

Linesmen-Kyle Mellor (90), Paul Reid (97).

Friday, March 6 @ Florida, 1-3 L

ESTERO, FL - The Mississippi Sea Wolves got 45 saves from Ryan Munce and a third period goal from Jason Tejchma, but it wasn't enough as the Florida Everblades took a 3-1 victory in the first of back-to-back games at Germain Arena in Estero, Florida.

Mark Lee got the Everblades on the board at 11:19 of the second period when he hammered home the rebound of a shot from Kevin Baker with the Blades on the power play.

Florida extended its' lead early in the third period when Ernie Hartlieb put a loose puck past Munce for his 16th goal of the year on the power play at 6:07.

Mississippi put goaltender Ryan Munce on the bench with 90 seconds remaining in favor of an extra attacker, but a turnover in the neutral zone resulted in an empty-net goal for Florida's Doug O'Brien.

Eleven seconds later, Jason Tejchma snuck behind the Florida defense, broke in alone and scored to spoil Everblades' goaltender David Leggio's shutout at 19:01 of the third.

Ryan Munce made 45 saves to earn a loss, and the Sea Wolves were 0-for-5 on the power play.

Game Box Score

Mississippi Sea Wolves 1 at Florida Everblades 3 - Status: Final

Mar 6, 2009 - Germain Arena

Mississippi 0 0 1 - 1

Florida 0 1 2 - 3

1st Period- No Scoring.Penalties-Leggio Fla (interference), 4:10; Frechette Mis (hooking), 11:01; Kyrzakos Mis (delay of game), 14:33.

2nd Period-1, Florida, Lee 11 (Baker), 11:19 (pp). Penalties-Cruthers Mis (elbowing), 1:21; O'Brien Fla (holding the stick), 1:21; Gajic Fla (tripping), 2:49; Bordeleau Fla (charging), 5:40; Parent Mis (slashing ), 10:00; Deschamps Mis (interference), 13:52.

3rd Period-2, Florida, Hartlieb 16 (Bouchard, Roy), 6:07 (pp). 3, Florida, O'Brien 6 (Leggio), 18:50 (en). 4, Mississippi, Tejchma 16 (Deschamps, Peto), 19:01. Penalties-Cruthers Mis (cross-checking), 3:10; Peto Mis (interference), 4:38; Nicholson Fla (tripping), 7:12; Rooneem Mis (hooking), 10:02; Roy Fla (high-sticking), 10:56; Menei Mis (high-sticking), 19:45.

Shots on Goal-Mississippi 8-5-6-19. Florida 15-19-14-48.

Power-play opportunities-Mississippi 0 of 5; Florida 2 of 8.

Goalies-Mississippi, Munce 21-16-3-1 (47 shots-45 saves). Florida, Leggio 20-6-1-0 (19 shots-18 saves).

A-5,887

Referees-Jason Rollins (13).

Linesmen-Jay Jacobs (54), Craig Alles (38).

Saturday, March 7 @ Florida, 1-4 L

ESTERO, FL - The Mississippi Sea Wolves fell 4-1 to the Florida Everblades, despite 50 saves by John Murray and a shorthand goal by Jason Tejchma, as they closed a two-game series at Germain Arena in Estero, Florida on Saturday night.

Peter Metcalf blasted home the rebound of a shot to break a scoreless tie at the 15:45 mark of the second period, after John Murray fended off the first 34 shots he faced.

Jason Tejchma scored his second goal in as many games when he broke down the ice two-on-none with Mark Rooneem and buried Rooneem's pass behind Florida goaltender David Leggio 41 seconds into the third period.

Florida reeled off three unanswered goals as the third period went on, one each from Mathieu Roy at 5:08, Patrick Bordeleau at 7:29, and Steve McJannet on an empty net at 18:59 to secure the victory.

John Murray made 50 saves to earn a loss, and the Sea Wolves were 0-for-4 on the power play.

The next broadcast of Sea Wolves hockey is Tuesday when the Sea Wolves host the South Carolina Stingrays 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!

Game Box Score

Mississippi Sea Wolves 1 at Florida Everblades 4 - Status: Unofficial Final

Mar 7, 2009 - Germain Arena

Mississippi 0 0 1 - 1

Florida 0 1 3 - 4

1st Period- No Scoring.Penalties-McJannet Fla (interference on the goalkeeper), 15:16.

2nd Period-1, Florida, Metcalf 8 (Thelen, Roy), 15:45. Penalties-Thelen Fla (hooking), 6:22; Metcalf Fla (hooking), 10:49; Trull Mis (roughing), 18:56.

3rd Period-2, Mississippi, Tejchma 17 (Rooneem), 0:41 (sh). 3, Florida, Roy 20 (Carlson, Baker), 5:08. 4, Florida, Bordeleau 9 (Lee, Bouchard), 7:29. 5, Florida, McJannet 4 (Bordeleau), 18:59 (en). Penalties-Thelen Fla (cross-checking), 9:47.

Shots on Goal-Mississippi 11-5-4-20. Florida 20-14-20-54.

Power-play opportunities-Mississippi 0 of 4; Florida 0 of 1.

Goalies-Mississippi, Murray 13-8-2-1 (53 shots-50 saves). Florida, Leggio 21-6-1-0 (20 shots-19 saves).

A-5,952

Referees-Jason Rollins (13).

Linesmen-Jay Jacobs (54), Craig Alles (38).

Sea Wolves Leaders

Goals - Ryan Cruthers, 27

Assists - Ryan Cruthers, Mathieu Melanson, 32

Points - Ryan Cruthers, 59

Plus/Minus - Mike Berry, Kyle Peto, +8

Penalty Minutes - Martin Frechette, 110

Power-Play Goals - Mathieu Melanson, 8

Shorthand Goals - Jason Tejchma, 2

Game-Winning Goals - Ryan Menei, 4

Goaltender Wins - Ryan Munce, 21

Goals-Against Average - John Murray, 2.82

Save Percentage - John Murray, .918

Recession Buster Tickets!

Mississippi Sea Wolves president Bill Yates announced on Monday that he, along with his staff, have formulated an economic plan aimed at helping the people of South Mississippi in these tough economic times by offering special $2 "Recession Buster" tickets for the team's upcoming home games on Tuesday, March 10 and Wednesday, March 11 against the South Carolina Stingrays.

"We know that with the current state of the economy, it can be difficult for some South Mississippi residents to justify spending money on things such as entertainment," Yates said. "We want to offer the people of the Mississippi Gulf Coast the chance to attend a game at the lowest possible price and experience the excitement of professional hockey."

Fans can purchase "Recession Buster" tickets at the Sea Wolves office on the lower level of the Mississippi Coast Coliseum or at the Coliseum box office on the day of the game. Season ticket holders are encouraged to take advantage of this stimulus plan by bringing their friends, family, neighbors, and co-workers.

On the Air

The next broadcast of Sea Wolves hockey is tomorrow when the Sea Wolves host the South Carolina Stingrays 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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