ECHL Toledo Walleye

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October 21, 2002 - ECHL (ECHL)
Toledo Walleye News Release


The Storm has won three games in a row. The longest win streak in franchise history is ten games, which has been done three times. The longest win streak for the Storm last season was five games (12/21/02 - 12/30/02).

The Storm has won three home games in a row. The longest home win streak in franchise history is eighteen, which ran through the end of the 1992-93 season into the early stages of the 1993-94 season, (02/14/93 - 11/12/93). The longest home win streak for the Storm last season was four games (12/21/02 - 12/30/02).

In Friday night's 4-2 win over Johnstown, rookie goaltender, Brian Finley, picked up his second win as a pro in as many starts, stopping 18 of the 20 shots that he faced. Finley was also credited with the victory in Saturday's 4-1 win over Dayton. He came out of that game at the 16:24 mark of the first period with the Storm leading 2-0 as a precautionary measure due to stiffness in his groin.

The first three goals scored by the Storm in Friday night's 4-2 win over the Chiefs were tallied by the special teams: (i) Parillo's goal at 4:09 of the first was scored while the Storm was on the power play; (ii) Mike Bayrack's goal at 15:10 of the second period was scored while the team's were playing four a-side; and (iii) Alexandre Jacques' goal at 19:59 of the second was scored while the Storm was short-handed.

Storm rookie, Nick Parillo, scored the game's first-goal at 4:09 of the first period in the 4-2 win over Johnstown. The Storm was on the power play at the time of that goal, and, for Parillo, that was the first first-goal and first power play goal of his professional career.

Parillo picked up a fighting major in his tilt with Johnstown's Jason Spence (at 13:45 of the second period) on Friday night. Parillo also picked up five for fighting when he went with Lexington's Dominic Periard at the twenty minute mark of the second period in Sunday's 3-0 win over Lexington. Parillo is currently tied for the lead among ECHL rookies in fighting majors with three. His 21 penalty minutes places him tied for fourth among ECHL rookies in that category.

Alexandre Jacques scored the game winning goal for the Storm on Friday night. It came while the Storm was short-handed at 19:59 of the second period. For Jacques, that was his first game winner of the season. Jacques scored a team-high five game winners for the Storm last season.

Jacques' short-handed goal in Friday night's 4-2 win over Johnstown was the first short-handed goal of the season for the Storm. Last year, the Storm scored 11 short-handed goals, and Jacques scored one of those eleven.

Jacques' goal on Friday night came at 19:59 of the second period. That is the latest in a period that the Storm has scored thus far this season.

Jacques had nine shots on goal in Friday's win over Johnstown. That is an individual season high for the Storm this year.

As a team Toledo had a total of 45 shots on goal in Friday's game. That is a team high this season for the Storm. Eighteen of those shots were taken in the third period of play. The Storm also had 18 shots on goal in the first period of Saturday's 4-1 win over Dayton. Those totals represent the season high for team shots in a single period.

The Storm currently averages 39.20 shots on the opponent's goal per game. That ranks third in the ECHL.

Curtis Menzul, in his first game for the Storm, picked up two assists, including one on the short-handed game winner by Jacques at 19:59 of the second period.

Friday night's 4-2 win marked the third consecutive game for the Storm in which the team scored four goals-and, in each of those games, four different players scored. (On Friday night, it was Nick Parillo, Mike Bayrack, Alexandre Jacques and Tim Verbeek who scored for the Storm).

Saturday's 4-1 win over Dayton was the fourth consecutive game that the Storm offense scored four goals. It was the first time, however, that one player scored more than one goal in a single game. That player was Erik Anderson, who picked up the Storm's second and fourth goals.

Anderson's first goal on Saturday-the second for the Storm-at 15:27 of the first period turned out to be the game winner. That was Anderson's first game winner for the Storm. On Sunday, Anderson picked up his second game winner of the season when he scored the team's first goal (at 17:17 of the first period) in the 3-0 win over the Lexington Men O'War.

Anderson picked up three points in Saturday's win (2g-1a=3pts). That was Anderson's second three point performance for the Storm this season-he had a goal and two assists in Toledo's opener against the Peoria Rivermen.

With his goal in Sunday's 3-0 win over Lexington, Anderson continued his streak of picking up at least one point in every game (five) played by the Storm this year. His nine points (4g-5a=9pts) ties him for fourth in the ECHL scoring race.

Grady Moore scored the Storm's first goal, while Toledo was on a 5-on-3 power play, at 9:07 of the first period of play on Saturday night. That was the first goal of Moore's professional hockey career.

The Storm scored two power play goals on Saturday night. That was the first time this season that the team has scored more than one goal with the man advantage in a single game.

Over the course of the season, the Storm has scored five power play goals in thirty-two chances (15.62% scoring ratio), which places them sixteenth in the league in that category.

Mike Bayrack scored Toledo's third goal in Saturday's game. That marked the second consecutive night that Bayrack scored for the Storm.

Nick Parillo assisted on the game winning goal for the Storm on Saturday night. That extended his personal point streak to four games. However, he did not factor in Sunday's scoring, thus ending that streak. Parillo's six points (3g-3a=6pts) places him tied for third in the ECHL rookie scoring race.

In Saturday night's win, goaltender, Doug Teskey, came in for Brian Finley at 16:24 of the first period. He faced 24 shots over the final 43:36 and made 23 stops. The win in that game was awarded to Finley because he was in net when the game winning goal was scored.

Doug Teskey earned the Storm's first shutout of the season in Sunday's 3-0 win over Lexington. He stopped all 24 shots that he faced in Toledo's first trip in franchise history to Rupp Arena. Last season, while playing for the Fort Wayne Komets, Teskey led the United Hockey League with six shutouts.

The Storm scored the game's first goal on Sunday (by Erik Anderson at 17:17 of the first period). That marked the fourth time this season that Toledo has struck first in a game, and the Storm has won each of those contests.

Jeff Mitchell scored his second goal of the season for the Storm on Sunday night at 8:51 of the second period. Mitchell has four points (2g-2a=4pts) in five games for Toledo this year.

Matt Ellis picked up his second goal of the season at the 17:57 mark of the third period on Sunday night. Ellis also assisted on Mitchell's goal earlier in the contest. That was Ellis' first multi-point performance as a pro.

Ellis' goal on Sunday night was scored while the teams were playing four-on-four. That is the second four-on-four goal of the season for the Storm. (The other was the team's second goal on Friday night in the 4-2 win over Johnstown, which was scored by Mike Bayrack.)

The Storm's penalty killers were credited with killing all nine of the power play chances that the Men O'War had on Sunday night. That marked the second time this season that the Storm has blanked the opponent's power play unit. (The Storm killed off all eight chances that Johnstown had on Friday night). Over the course of the three games this weekend, the Storm allowed only one power play goal in 22 chances for the opponent (95.5% kill ratio).

Over the course of the season the Storm has allowed three power play goals in thirty chances for the opponents. That is a 90% kill ratio, which places the Storm fifth in the league in that category.

The Storm killed off three separate 5-on-3 chances for the Men O'War on Sunday night. Over the course of the season, the opponents have now had eight chances against the Storm with a two-skater advantage, but Toledo has not allowed a goal during those opportunities.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK:

Erik Anderson (3g-2a=5pts, +2, 2 game winning goals, 1 first goal, 1 unassisted goal, 1 power play goal)

Erik continued his streak of having picked up at least one point in every game played by the Storm this season. On Friday night, he assisted on Toledo 's first goal (scored while the team was on the power play) at 4:09 of the first period. On Saturday night, Erik bagged his second three-point game of the season (2g-1a=3pts), becoming the first Storm player to score more than one goal in a single game. His first goal in that game (the team's second @ 15:27 of the first period) turned out to be the game winner. Erik followed that with the game winner on Sunday, too, scoring first in the Storm's 3-0 victory over the Lexington Men O'War.

GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK:

Doug Teskey (1-0-0, 1.16 gaa, .979 save %, 1 shutout)

Goaltender Doug Teskey came into the game under rather difficult circumstances on Saturday night and had an immediate impact in the game. At 16:24 of the first period and the Storm leading 2-0, rookie goaltender, Brian Finely, was pulled as a pre-cautionary measure because of a stiff groin. The Dayton Bombers immediately unloaded on Doug, who had virtually no chance to even loosen up. Doug was excellent throughout the remaining 43:36 coming up with several spectacular stops, particularly during several pressure-packed power plays. Doug followed that performance with an equally active night at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky, on Sunday, where he earned the Storm's first shutout of the season.

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