Vipers Week in Review
Published on February 20, 2006 under International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Roanoke Valley Vipers News Release
LAST WEEK'S GAMES: The Roanoke Valley Vipers faced each of their United Hockey League Eastern Division opponents once this past week, and they settled for a 1-2-1 record from those games, losing twice by deficits of six or more goals, but going into shootouts in each of the other two games, coming up successful in one. Roanoke Valley is now 14-29-6 with 34 standings points at 5th place in the Eastern Division.
Tuesday, February 14th at Elmira
Elmira Jackals 4, Roanoke Valley Vipers 3, SO
The Vipers got on the scoreboard first against the Jackals on Tuesday night with a goal from now-departed right wing L.P. Martin. (Martin was traded to the Flint Generals Wednesday for former NHL winger Matt Elich). Elmira answered with two goals before Mike Wiggins would tie it back up for the Vipers. Eddy Lowe would give the Jackals the advantage at 17:40 of the third period, but David Beauregard and the Vipers answered right back with a goal at 19:35 to force a shootout. Beauregard would score in the shootout for the Vipers, but Craig MacDonald and Sam Paolini would double the Vipers total in the extra rounds to win it for the Jackals.
Wednesday February 15th vs. Richmond
Richmond RiverDogs 8, Roanoke Valley Vipers 1
After falling behind to the RiverDogs by a goal in the first period, Mike Wiggins would get the Vipers on the board as he scored in the second straight game of his new point-scoring streak. Richmond answered with seven straight, however, one more coming before the end of the first period, and three coming in each of the following periods. The Vipers showed some signs of life, however, as Mike Krelove, Kevin McLaughlin, Charlie Elezi, and Mark Scott all dropped the gloves with their cross-state rivals.
Saturday, February 18th vs. Danbury
Roanoke Valley Vipers 6, Danbury Trashers 5, SO
David Beauregard and Mike Wiggins scored consecutively in the first period to get the Vipers off to an early lead. The Trashers answered with four straight, however, giving themselves a two-goal advantage on their hosts. Erick Lajoie took care of erasing the deficit though, scoring back-to-back goals at 10:37 and 12:42 of the third period to get the Vipers back in the game. New Viper, Matt Elich, who was acquired from Flint in a trade for L.P. Martin earlier in the week scored 30 seconds later, giving the Vipers a 5-4 lead. Another 10 seconds would go by before Mike Omicioli would tie the game for Danbury to force a shootout. Both netminders were near-perfect in the shootout, but David Beauregard managed to supplement his four regulation points (1G, 3A) by beating Jayme Platt to win the shootout for the Vipers.
Sunday, February 19th vs. Adirondack
Adirondack Frostbite 9, Roanoke Valley Vipers 3
The Frostbite jumped ahead to a 4-0 lead Sunday afternoon against the Vipers, and never looked back, scoring nine before the end of the game, and allowing only three to the Vipers. Jonathan Charette, Charlie Elezi, and David Beauregard each scored for the Vipers. Elezi's goal was his first of the season and first in a Vipers uniform.
THIS WEEK'S GAMES: The Vipers head to Glens Falls, New York this week to take on the Adirondack Frostbite in the second and third games of their three-game home and home series against their Eastern Division rival. Adirondack will host the Vipers on Wednesday and Friday before they head back to Virginia for a Saturday night game in Richmond.
VIPERS TEAM LEADERS
Goals: David Beauregard (33)
Assists: David Beauregard (34)
Points: David Beauregard (67)
+/-: Matt Elich (-1)
PIM: Mike Krelove (68)
Shots: David Beauregard (165)
VIPER BITES
-Vipers goaltender Trevor Cunning was nominated for the Southern Sports Supply UHL Goaltender of the Week for the week ending 2/19/06. Cunning compiled a 1-2-1 record during the week, making 135 saves on 156 shots in regulation play.
-Left wing David Beauregard received the team's nomination for the Sher-Wood UHL Player of the Week for the week ending 2/19/06. The team captain scored seven points (3G, 4A) during the week, and scored in both of the Vipers' shootouts.
-Left wing Mike Wiggins saw his 12-game point streak come to an end last Saturday night in Quad City as the Mallards shut out Wiggins and the Vipers' offense. The point-scoring streak began on Saturday, January 7th as the Vipers hosted the Kalamazoo Wings, and went through February 10th, when the Vipers visited the River Otters in St. Charles, Missouri. Wiggins started right back up again on Tuesday against the Elmira Jackals, and has now extended his new streak to four games.
IN THE COMMUNITY
The Vipers will be on the road all week, but will get right back out into the community upon their return home next week! Check the Vipers website for appearances scheduled for the months of February and March!
Don't forget the Vipers ongoing Coat and Blanket Drive sponsored by Grand Home Furnishings. All season long you can bring a new or gently used coat or blanket out to the Vipers game to be placed in one of the drop boxes, which are located throughout the arena and concourse areas. All donations will go directly to the Roanoke Rescue Mission.
Contact Matt Rosen at (540) 345-PUCK (7825) or mrosen@valleyvipershockey.com to book a visit for your classroom or community group from Vipers players!
NEW LOWER TICKET PRICES!
The Vipers have introduced new, lower ticket prices in the Goal and Center Ice Sections for the remainder of the 2005-06 season! Tickets in the Goal Section are now just $9.50 and tickets in the Center Ice Section are now just $12.50! Kids 12 and under can get in for $7.00 and kids six and under can get in for just $6.00! Call the Vipers office at (540) 345-PUCK (7825) to get yours today! Don't miss a minute of the action!
COME OUT AND SUPPORT YOUR VIPERS!
The Vipers are proud to offer families an affordable package for attending hockey games! Take advantage of the Pepsi Four Pack - for any Wednesday or Sunday Vipers home game, get four tickets, four hot dogs, four Pepsi soft drinks, and four Pepsi tee-shirts for just $40 in the Goal Section or $50 in the Center Ice Section! Call (540) 345-PUCK (7825) to purchase your Pepsi Four Pack today!!!
MARCH MADNESS!
The Vipers have several fun promotions for the whole family to enjoy coming up for the month of March! Join us on March 11th for Pucks and Prayers Night! Church groups and church youth groups can call the Vipers front office to find out about special group discounts for the game.
Sunday, March 12th will be Guns and Hoses/Fire Safety Night! Tickets to the game on the 12th will be just $5.00 per person, and there will be a special game-worn fire-themed jersey auction immediately following the game. Then stick around and see two hockey games for the price of one as the Guns and Hoses take each other on for the 3rd Annual Guns and Hoses Charity Hockey game. All proceeds from the jersey auction will benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), and local firefighters will be on hand to "Pass the Boot" and collect monetary donations for the MDA during the Vipers game.
Nickelodeon's Jimmy Neutron will be on hand at the games on Saturday and Sunday, March 25th and 26th. Bring the kids out to get their pictures taken with Jimmy Neutron!
March is "United Hockey League Cross-Checks Colon Cancer" month! Be sure to be at the game on March 26th as colon cancer survivor Molly McMaster makes the final stop in her month-long journey through the league to play in a Vipers uniform!
VIPERS GAME BROADCASTS
The Voice of the Vipers, Matt Rosen, is your play-by-play guy for all 76 Vipers games throughout the season. Rosen will join you 15 minutes prior to the start of each game for the Vipers pre-game show on 3WR/Fox Sports Radio, which is 910AM in Roanoke and 990AM in the New River Valley. A link to listen to 3WR via the internet can be found at www.valleyvipershockey.com. Fans wishing to watch the game can also access the B2 Network broadcast link via the Vipers home page as well.
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