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Twins split weekend contests

November 22, 2004 - SPHL (SPHL)
Winston-Salem Polar Twins News Release


The Winston-Salem Polar Twins added a win and a loss to their current record this past weekend, dropping one to the Aces in Asheville 4-2 and then defeating the FireAntz 4-3 in Fayetteville.

Friday night, the Polar Twins took to the ice at the Asheville Civic Center for the first time in franchise history. Asheville stormed out to a 4-0 lead getting a goal each from Peter Cermak and Chris Affinati, and two goals from Dan Pszensczny. Shaun Aebig began a rally for Winston-Salem in the second, batting home a rebound past Aces goaltender Mark Scally for a 4-1 score. The goal was Aebig's third of the season and came at the 14:19 mark. Graham Dearle made it 4-2 just under five minutes later, wristing a shot low to Scally's stick side from the left wing face-off circle, and giving the Polar Twins the momentum heading into the third period. Richard Gustafsson brought the Polar Twins within one at 4-3, but Asheville's Janis Tomans capitalized on a mistake off the boards to give the Aces the 5-3 victory.

On Saturday the Polar Twins headed to the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville for a game against their cross-state rivals, the Fayetteville FireAntz. Frank Burgio got things rolling for the Polar Twins in the first period with his first goal of the season. Graham Dearle made it 2-0 with less than two minutes remaining in the first, netting his second goal in as many games. The FireAntz fought back in the second with two goals in a span of 27 seconds to tie the game at 2-2. The two teams traded goals later in the period, with Cam Werfelman scoring his first goal as a member of the Polar Twins, for a 3-3 game. Trevor Karasiewicz tallied the game-winner at the 7:16 mark of the third period to give the Polar Twins a 4-3 victory.

Calendar

Upcoming schedule of appearances, practices, games, and promotions

Practice: No practices scheduled.

Upcoming Games

Tuesday, November 23 Winston-Salem Polar Twins @ Macon Trax 7:05 p.m. Macon Centreplex

Wednesday, November 24 Winston-Salem Polar Twins @ Asheville Aces 7:30 p.m. Asheville Civic Center

Thursday, November 25 Winston-Salem Polar Twins @ Huntsville Havoc 7:30 p.m. Von Braun Center

Saturday, November 27 Winston-Salem Polar Twins @ Knoxville Ice Bears 7:30 p.m. Knoxville Civic Coliseum

Upcoming Appearances

None scheduled – team on road

Werfelman good for three points

Tallies goal, two assists for Polar Twins

Newly-signed defenseman/forward Cam Werfelman became a valuable addition for the Polar Twins this weekend. On Sunday at Fayetteville, the Spokane, Wash. native scored a goal and had two assists in the Polar Twins win over the FireAntz. Before joining the Polar Twins, Werfelman played three seasons in the Central Hockey League, with stints in Wichita, Border-City, Tulsa, and Corpus Christi and had 13 points on six goals and seven assists in 70 games. The 6-foot, 220-pound defender also tallied 237 penalty minutes in that span.

Other notable performances:

Trevor Karasiewicz with 2 points (1G, 1A), including game-winner Saturday at Fayetteville

Marcus Willy 2 assists

Graham Dearle with 2 goals

Rhett Dudley with 2 assists

Nathan Grobins with 38 saves on 41 shots Sunday at Fayetteville

Polar Twins Notes

Nuggets of knowledge from the statistic wizards at Pointstreak.com

Marcus Willy leads the way for the Polar Twins in scoring with 11 points (1G, 10A) and is tied for second in the SPHL for defensive scoring

Frank Burgio tops defensive players with a .333 shooting percentage (two goals on six shots)

Richard Gustafsson is second in the SPHL with 39 shots in 9 games played (4.33 shots per game)

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