Some streaks will come to an end this week
Published on January 14, 2004 under South East Hockey League (SEHL) News Release
As the South East Hockey League begins its second half of the 2003-2004 season, the "S" in the SEHL could stand for streak based on recent history. On the plus side, the first place Huntsville Channel Cats are currently riding a nine game winning streak and the Cape Fear Fire Antz are on a four game win streak. At the other end of the ledger are the Knoxville Ice Bears who are winless in their last five contests and the Winston-Salem T-Birds who have come up short in their last six straight games. Streaks will come to an end this week as Cape Fear & Huntsville play a three game series beginning Thursday night in Huntsville and continuing Friday & Saturday in Fayetteville. Knoxville & Winston-Salem also play three times, Friday & Saturday in Knoxville and Sunday back in Winston-Salem.
Huntsville continues to lead the way in SEHL with a 14 point lead in the standings over second place Winston-Salem. Unbelievably, on December 27th, both Winston-Salem & Huntsville were tied for first place, each with 26 points. Huntsville now totals 42 points while Winston-Salem has 28.
SEHL Players of the Week
The Huntsville Channel Cats line of James Patterson, Allan Carr, and Mike Degurse are the South East Hockey League Players of the Week. The Cats forward line accounted for 9 of the Channel Cats 11 goals in three games as the Channel Cats extended their winning streak to nine games. On the week, Patterson tallied 3 goals & 3 assists for 6 points, Carr earned 3 goals & 5 assists for 8 points, and Degurse had 3 goals & 2 assists for 5 points. Each player had a game winning goal. James Patterson (with 61 points) leads the SEHL scoring. Allan Carr (60 points) is second in the league and Degurse (36 points) is fourth.
SEHL Goaltenders of the Week
Matt Carmichael & Scott Graham of the Huntsville Channel Cats are the co-South East Hockey League Goaltenders of the Week. It was another solid week between the pipes for the Huntsville duo as the C-Cats won three games, twice against Winston-Salem and once against Knoxville. Matt Carmichael won two of the games, stopping 54 of 58 shots and Graham stopped 34 of 37 in his one appearance. On the season, Carmichael has won 17 games, has posted two shutouts, a 2.64 goals against average, and a 92.4 % save percentage. Graham is undefeated with a 4-0 record with a 2.40 goals against average and a 93.5% save percentage.
Other SEHL Top Performers
K.J. Voorhees of the Knoxville Ice Bears and Allan Carr of the Huntsville Channel Cats are tied for the most goals in the SEHL with 26.
James Patterson of Huntsville leads the SEHL in assists with 42.
Goaltender Kevin Fines of the Cape Fear Fire Antz improved his record to 4-1 following victories over Winston-Salem & Knoxville. In the two games, Fines stopped 54 of 58 shots on goal.
Ben Kwon of the Cape Fear Fire Antz scored two goals in his first game back from injured reserve.
Jason Sanguiliano of the Winston-Salem T-Birds scored two goals and added an assist in two games.
Upcoming Team Promotions
Thursday, January 15th: The Huntsville Channel Cats present "Hockey Night in Huntsville", sponsored by Bill Heard Chevrolet, featuring $2.00 beers, $1.00 sodas, and $1.00 hot dogs.
Friday, January 16th: The Knoxville Ice Bears present "Knoxville Hockey Legends Night" featuring players from the Knoxville Knights (1961-1968), Knoxville Cherokees (1988-1997), Knoxville Speed (1999-2002), and the current Knoxville Ice Bears. The Ice Bears will be wearing special jerseys that are almost identical to the original Knoxville Knights, and these special jerseys will be auctioned off following the game.
Saturday, January 17th: The Cape Fear Fire Antz present "Operation Sellout", a special military night at the Crown Coliseum. The Fire Antz will be wearing special military jerseys to honor the men and women serving our country, both at home and abroad. The game worn military jerseys will be auctioned off following the game.
Sunday, January 18th: The Winston-Salem T-Birds present "2nd Harvest Food Bank Night". Fans are invited to bring three canned goods to the game and be entered in a special drawing to win a prize from the Food Bank and the T-Birds. Fans will also be able to "Skate with the T-Birds" following the game.
SEHL Games This Week
#57: Thursday 1/15: Cape Fear @ Huntsville (7:05PM)
#58: Friday 1/16: Huntsville @ Cape Fear (7:35PM)
#59: Friday 1/16: Winston-Salem @ Knoxville (7:35PM)
#60: Saturday 1/17: Huntsville @ Cape Fear (7:35PM) #61: Saturday 1/17: Winston-Salem @ Knoxville (7:35PM
#62: Sunday 1/18: Knoxville @ Winston-Salem (6:05PM)
SEHL League & Team Stats are available at www.southeasthockeyleague.com
South East Hockey League Stories from January 14, 2004
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