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Snakes Play Four in Five Nights This Week

February 7, 2006 - SPHL (SPHL)
Columbus Cottonmouths News Release


COLUMBUS, Ga. - The Columbus Cottonmouths lost their lone game last week, falling to the Knoxville Ice Bears 4-2 in Tennessee on Saturday night. To compensate for the light schedule last week, the Snakes have four games this week in the span of five nights in three different cities. On Tuesday night, Columbus travels to Jacksonville, Fla. to face the Barracudas; Thursday night features a home contest against the Florida Seals; the Cottonmouths will face the Fayetteville FireAntz in North Carolina on Friday night; and then the Snakes return home for a Saturday night showdown with the Huntsville Havoc. Both Tuesday and Friday night's road contests will be simulcast on WCJM 100.9 FM as well as the usual webcast on Live365. Join Mike Vee on play-by-play from Jacksonville and Dana Barker from the WCJM studios on Tuesday night beginning at 7:00 PM EST, while Barker will bring the play-by-play from Fayetteville's Crown Coliseum on Friday night beginning at 7:30 PM EST. After both games, fans can call into the WCJM studios at 706.645.2991 as the "Fourth Period Show" will air after the conclusion of each game.

CURRENT RECORDS AND STATS Last Week: 0-1-0 Record: 23-12-3, 49 points (3rd, SPHL) 154 GF, 128 GA 21.3% PP (3rd, SPHL); 82.6% PK (2nd, SPHL)

LAST WEEK'S TRANSACTIONS 02/01 - Signed F Riley Riddell 02/01 - Waived F Avery Wilson

UPCOMING GAMES AND PROMOTIONS Tuesday, February 7 - Columbus at Jacksonville, 7:05 PM EST (Season Series vs. JAX: 5-1-0) The Cottonmouths travel to northeast Florida to take on the Jacksonville Barracudas on Tuesday night. After losing the first game against the Barracudas on October 29, the Snakes have taken the last five meetings between the two teams, outscoring Jacksonville by a combined 27-9 margin. The Barracudas have had 63 different players, including nine different goaltenders, on their roster this season as they search for the right mix to lift them from the SPHL standings basement.

Thursday, February 9 - Florida at Columbus, 7:30 PM EST (Season Series vs. FLA: 5-2-0) Thursday is ESPN night at the Snake Pit. ESPN will have kiosks throughout the concourse. The Florida Seals visit the Snake Pit on Thursday night as they are in the middle of a 13-game road trip away from their home Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee, Fla. due to the annual Silver Spurs Rodeo being held there. (more)

UPCOMING GAMES AND PROMOTIONS (cont'd) Thursday, February 9 - Florida at Columbus, 7:30 PM EST (Season Series vs. FLA: 5-2-0) (cont'd) The Seals have dropped their last four meetings with the Snakes since shutting Columbus out 5-0 in Florida on December 10. Except for that game and a 7-2 Cottonmouths victory at home on January 5, each of the games between the two teams has been decided by one goal.

Friday, February 10 - Columbus at Fayetteville, 7:35 PM EST (Season Series vs. FAY: 4-1-0) The Cottonmouths head to Fayetteville, N.C. on Friday night to face the hometown FireAntz at the Crown Coliseum. Chad Rycroft picked up his second shutout of the season in a 3-0 victory over the FireAntz in the last meeting between the two teams on January 20. After falling to the FireAntz 3-2 at home on November 20, the Snakes have won the last four straight against Fayetteville. In fact, Columbus is the only team in the SPHL that the FireAntz do not have a winning record against so far this season.

Saturday, February 11 - Huntsville at Columbus, 7:30 PM EST (Season Series vs. HSV: 4-4-1) Saturday night is the 2nd Burger King Chattahoochee Valley Kids 12 & under night. Just go by your local Burger King to pick up your game ticket voucher. The Snakes return home for a Saturday night game against the Huntsville Havoc. After beginning the season 0-4-1 against the Havoc, the Snakes have reeled off four consecutive wins against Huntsville. The Havoc will visit the Snake Pit twice more this season with two Friday night dates on March 10 and 17, while the Cottonmouths will not travel to Huntsville again in the regular season.

COTTONMOUTHS WEEK IN REVIEW Saturday, February 4 - Columbus 2 at Knoxville 4 (Attendance: 4,126) Two late power play goals by Tim Green and Tylor Keller were not enough as the Snakes fell to the Ice Bears 4-2 on Saturday night in Knoxville. Mat Ponto assisted on both goals, while Green and Daryl Moor had one assist each. Goaltender Ryan Senft stopped 33 of 37 for the Snakes, while Jamie Ronayne stopped 34 of 36 in net for Knoville. Each team had two power play goals as the Snakes had nine chances with the man advantage and the Ice Bears seven. With the loss, Columbus is a combined 0-5-1 in the regular season against Knoxville over the past two seasons, with the only win on the road against the Ice Bears coming in a playoff game last March 25.

THREE STARS OF THE WEEK 1. F Tim Green - Green played a part in both goals Saturday, scoring the first and assisting on the second. 2. D Mat Ponto - Ponto's stellar blue line work on the power play continued Saturday night with two power play assists. 3. F Tylor Keller - Keller notched the other goal for the Cottonmouths in Saturday's loss at Knoxville.



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