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Snakes Split Weekend; Play Four Games This Week

November 21, 2011 - SPHL (SPHL)
Columbus Cottonmouths News Release


COLUMBUS, Ga. - The Columbus Cottonmouths took their streak to eight games without a regulation loss with a thrilling 2-1 shootout victory over Huntsville on Friday night before falling to Pensacola 3-2 in regulation on Saturday night. Both of the Snakes' two regulation losses so far this season have come at the hands of the Ice Flyers. This week features a busy schedule wrapped around the Thanksgiving holiday. On Tuesday, Columbus will host Knoxville for the first time in the regular season. After a break for the holiday, the Snakes return to home ice Friday night for the first of three games in three nights in three cities when they again play host to the Huntsville Havoc. The Cottonmouths will depart after the game for Lafayette, La. to take on the Louisiana IceGators for the first time this season on Saturday night and then head to Southaven, Miss. for a Sunday matinee against the Mississippi RiverKings to close out the week's busy schedule. All four games will be broadcast on America One Networks with both a video and audio feed, with a nominal fee for each game. A free audio-only webcast of the games is also available. Details can be found at www.cottonmouths.com. In addition, road games are now broadcast locally in the Columbus area on 107.7 FM.

CURRENT RECORDS AND STATS

Last Week: 1-1-0

Record: 5-2-3, 13 pts (4th, SPHL)

30 GF, 28 GA

20.8% PP (2nd, SPHL); 90.9% PK (2nd, SPHL)

LAST WEEK'S TRANSACTIONS

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SPHL STANDINGS

TEAM GP W L OTL PTS WPCT GF GA PIM HOME ROAD L-TEN STREAK

Augusta 11 8 2 1 17 .773 39 32 288 4-1-1 4-1-0 7-2-1 0-1-0

Knoxville 9 7 2 0 14 .778 37 30 140 6-0-0 1-2-0 7-2-0 3-0-0

Huntsville 11 6 3 2 14 .636 39 28 313 3-0-1 3-3-1 5-3-2 1-0-0

Columbus 10 5 2 3 13 .650 30 28 195 4-2-1 1-0-2 5-2-3 0-1-0

Mississippi Surge 9 5 4 0 10 .556 26 23 195 4-2-0 1-2-0 5-4-0 0-1-0

Louisiana 10 4 5 1 9 .450 35 40 148 0-2-0 4-3-1 4-5-1 0-0-1

Pensacola 9 3 4 2 8 .444 25 28 149 1-2-0 2-2-2 3-4-2 1-0-0

Fayetteville 11 3 7 1 7 .318 38 53 203 2-2-1 1-5-0 3-7-0 1-0-0

Mississippi R'Kings 6 2 4 0 4 .333 17 24 115 2-2-0 0-2-0 2-4-0 0-1-0

UPCOMING GAMES AND PROMOTIONS

Tuesday, November 22 - Knoxville at Columbus, 7:30 PM EST (Season Series vs. KNX: 0-0-1)

The Snakes take on the Knoxville Ice Bears on Tuesday night at the Snake Pit. Knoxville defeated Columbus 4-3 in overtime of the only other game between the two teams this season on November 12 in Tennessee. After taking a season off to join head coach Mike Craigen behind the bench, Kevin Swider has returned to his usual place atop the SPHL in scoring, as his 22 points (6 goals, 16 assists) is currently tops in the league. PROMOTIONS: $2 popcorn, nachos, hotdogs and sodas!

Friday, November 25 - Huntsville at Columbus, 7:30 PM EST (Season Series vs. HSV: 1-0-0)

The Cottonmouths close their five-game homestand on Black Friday with a game against the Huntsville Havoc. The two teams played to a 1-1 tie in regulation and overtime before the Snakes defeated Huntsville in a shootout in last Friday's contest in Columbus. The Havoc currently sit in third place in the SPHL standings one point ahead of the Snakes, but Columbus has a game in hand on Huntsville. PROMOTIONS: Black Friday, $1000 in prizes will be dropped throughout the game!

Saturday, November 26 - Columbus at Louisiana, 8:05 PM EST (Last Season vs. LOU: 6-3-0)

Columbus faces the Louisiana IceGators for the first time this season on Saturday night at the Cajundome in Lafayette. The `Gators have a new logo and look in the first full season for head coach Kevin Kaminski behind the bench. Louisiana forward Jason Hill exploded on the scene among the SPHL league leaders this past weekend, torching his former Fayetteville squad for four goals and three assists in a back-to-back set against the FireAntz. His 18 points on the season to date currently has him ranked second in the league.

Sunday, November 27 - Columbus at Mississippi RiverKings, 4:05 PM EST (Season Series vs. MRK: 1-0-1)

The Snakes face the Mississippi RiverKings for the final time in the regular season at the DeSoto Civic Center on Sunday afternoon. The two teams only face each other twice more in the regular season after Sunday with games in Columbus on January 22 and March 9. The Snakes fell 3-2 on a penalty shot goal in overtime in the last meeting between the two teams on November 11. The RiverKings will have spent ten days off between their last game on November 15 and their next scheduled game on Friday night in Knoxville. Their six games played so far this season is at least three fewer than every other team in the SPHL.

COTTONMOUTHS WEEK IN REVIEW

Friday, November 18 - Huntsville 1 at Columbus 2 (SO) (Attendance: 2,583)

Columbus and Huntsville played a defensive and goaltending clinic last night at the Snake Pit. After each team scored a first period goal roughly two minutes apart, the teams settled in for a scoreless game the remainder of the contest and overtime. Sam Bowles and Jesse Cole were able to solve Havoc netminder Mark Sibbald in the shootout, with Levi Lind clinching the extra point for the Snakes with the game-winning shootout goal to give Columbus a 2-1 win. Peter MacDougall scored the goal for the Cottonmouths in regulation. Andrew Loewen turned aside 21 of the 22 shots on goal he faced in regulation and overtime in net for Columbus, while Sibbald had 33 saves on 34 shots for Huntsville. Both teams were held scoreless on the power play as the Havoc were 0 for 5 and the Cottonmouths were 0 for 9 with the man advantage.

Saturday, November 19 - Pensacola 3 at Columbus 2 (Attendance: 2,128)

The Pensacola Ice Flyers scored on their first two shots on goal of the game on Saturday night and would never relinquish their lead, winning 3-2 at the Snake Pit on Saturday night. It marked only the second regulation loss for the Snakes this season, both coming at home against Pensacola. Jordan Braid and Tom Maldonado scored goals for the Snakes. Dan Buccella's power play goal for the Ice Flyers late in the second period broke a streak of 26 consecutive penalties the Snakes had successfully killed, dating back to October 29 in a game at the Mississippi RiverKings. Andrew Loewen suffered his first regulation loss of the season in net for Columbus with 15 saves on 18 shots, while Adam Ward took the win between the pipes for the Ice Flyers with 35 saves on 37 shots. Pensacola was 1 for 3 on the power play while the Snakes were 0 for 2.

THREE STARS OF THE WEEK

1. F Jordan Braid - Braid assisted on the only goal in regulation for the Snakes on Friday and scored a goal on Saturday.

2. D Tom Maldonado - Maldonado had a hand in both goals Saturday night with a goal and assist.

3. F Peter MacDougall - MacDougall notched the only goal in regulation for Columbus on Friday night.



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