SPHL Huntsville Havoc

Week 20 in Review

March 13, 2006 - SPHL (SPHL)
Huntsville Havoc News Release


The Huntsville Havoc played four games in five nights this pas week and saw their eight-game win streak snapped in Knoxville on Tuesday with a 6-3 loss. They rebounded and beat the Ice Bears 6-5 in overtime on Thursday before losing to Columbus 2-0 on Friday and 7-4 to Florida on Saturday.

Tuesday, March 7 - Huntsville 6, Knoxville 3

KNOXVILLE, TN - The Huntsville Havoc saw their eight game winning streak come to an end tonight as they were beaten 6-3 by the Knoxville Ice Bears in Knoxville on Tuesday night.

The game was close through 40 minutes as the Havoc trailed 2-1 but the Ice Bears tallied three goals in the first six minutes of the third period to make it 4-2. Two of the goals came on the power play while the first goal was shorthanded.

Mike O'Sullivan and James Patterson scored for Huntsville in the third period, while Sean Edwards, Jeff Dams and Chris Peach picked up the assists.

The winning streak was the longest of the season for the Havoc and tied for second all-time in SPHL for victories with Knoxville. Columbus had won 11 games earlier in the season.

The Huntsville Havoc fell behind 2-0 in the opening period as Nathan Daly and K.C. Caudill tallied for the Ice Bears on goaltender Matt Carmichael. The Havoc had a goal called back when it appeared Mike O'Sullivan had scored after conferring with the linesman, the referee waived the goal off, after initially saying the goal was good, because the net was off its pegs.

In the second period the Havoc rallied to pull within one when Don Patrick scored his fifth of the year from Mike O'Sullivan and it was 2-1. The Havoc had some great chances in the second period, including several on a five minute power play, but they were denied by goaltender James Ronayne who played well.

Thursday, March 9 - Knoxville 5, Huntsville 6 OT

HUNTSVILLE, AL - Jesse Baraniuk scored just :22 into overtime lifting the Huntsville Havoc to a 6-5 win over the Knoxville Ice Bears Thursday night.

Baraniuk scored first for the Havoc 6:43 seconds into the game giving the Havoc a 1-0 lead. Kevin Swider and Aaron Lewis scored in the first period to give Knoxville a 2-1 lead at the first intermission.

Ryan Brown tied the game 8:03 into the second before Swider answered with his second goal of the night :16 later pushing the lead to 3-2.

Craig Bushey tied the score at 3-3 one minute later and Nathan Daly gave Knoxville a 4-3 at the second intermission when he found the back of the net with 2:30 left in the period.

The Havoc came out hot in the third as Chris Peach scored just 1:12 into the third and Jonathan Lounsbury put the Havoc up 5-4 with 11:50 left. K.J. Voorhees scored with 5:30 left to tie the game.

Matt Carmichael got with after stopping 6-of-7 shots in the third period after relieving Jomar Cruz who stopped 15-of-19 in the first two periods. Jamie Ronayne stopped 36 in the loss. The Havoc outshot the Ice Bears 42-26.

Huntsville was 2-of-10 on the power play while Knoxville was 1-of-6. Knoxville finished with 47 penalty minutes on 18 infractions while Huntsville was whistled for 43 minutes on 17 infractions.

Friday, March 10 - Huntsville 0, Columbus 2

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Goaltender Chad Rycroft earned his league-leading third shutout of the season and the Columbus Cottonmouths opened a five-point lead for second place in the SPHL standings with a 2-0 win over the Huntsville Havoc before 3,200 at the Columbus Civic Center.

With the win, Columbus opens a five-point lead over third-place Fayetteville as the Havoc fall to fourth place in the loss and are six points behind the Snakes.

The game remained scoreless for 54:32 when Orrin Hergott scored what would prove to be the game-winner off assists from Lorne Misita and Ryan Aikia. Tom McMonagle scored an insurance marker with just 68 seconds left in the game, beating goaltender Matt Carmichael and denying his chance to leave the ice for the extra attacker.

Carmichael would go on to stop 21 of 23 in the contest while Rycroft stopped all 26 shots he faced. Both teams were scoreless on the power play with Huntsville having six chances and Columbus five.

Saturday, March 11 - Florida 7, Huntsville 4

HUNTSVILLE, Ala.-The Florida Seals busted out of the gates building a five goal lead after two periods of play. The Huntsville Havoc stormed out of the third period gate scoring four unanswered goals, before the Seals held on for the 7-4 victory.

Rob Sich and Justin Keller each scored two goals and two assists to propel the Seals to their thirteenth road win of the year. Steve Zoryk added two goals pushing him to the team lead in that category with 33.

Things were looking smooth for the Seals as they dominated all areas of the ice through the first two periods building a 5-0 lead. Florida even chased the league's top goalie, Matt Carmichael to the bench, after the fifth goal was scored.

Things changed as soon as the puck dropped in the third period. The Havoc scored four goals in the first 10:09 of the final frame to put a scare in the Seals. Florida quickly regrouped when Justin Keller lit the lamp at 12:32 giving the Seals the breathing room they needed.

Three Stars of the Week #1 - Craig Bushey, F - 3 goals, 2 assists

#2 - Mike O'Sullivan, F - 1 goal, 5 assists

#3 - Jonathan Lounsbury, D - 2 goals, 2 assists

Games this Week

Thursday, March 16 - at Florida Seals - 6:30 (WUMP) Friday, March 17 - at Columbus Cottonmouths - 6:30 (WUMP)

Sunday, March 19 - Fayetteville Fire Antz - 4:00 (WUMP)

Promotions this Week

Sunday, March 19 vs Fayetteville Fire Antz - The first 2,000 fans will receive a Huntsville Havoc Team Poster.

Transactions

DATE TRANSACTION

03/09/06 ADD Phillips, Luke (F) activated from suspension

03/07/06 DEL Moore, Matt (D) recalled by Pensacola (ECHL)

03/07/06 DEL Phillips, Luke (F) placed on league suspension for 1 games

On the Air

It's the final week of the regular season for the Huntsville Havoc and they will play three very important games that will decided positioning in the post season. Sports Radio 730 The Ump and the world wide web home of the Huntsville Havoc at www.huntsvillehavoc.com will have you covered every step of the way.

Tomorrow night it's the return of the John Gibson Radio Show from Wings Sports Grille located on Balmoral Drive in Huntsville. The show will take place from 6 pm to 7 pm and you can join Havoc Head Coach John Gibson, the voice of the Havoc Denis J. Puska, Thom Abraham from the Ump and this week's guest forward Mike O'Sullivan of the Havoc. The John Gibson Radio Show airs on Sports Radio 730 The Ump and aired at www.huntsvillehavoc.com

The Huntsville Havoc return to action on Thursday when they travel to the Greater Orlando Area to face the Florida Seals and then on Friday night when they travel to Columbus, Georgia to take on the Cottonmouths. Fans can tune into both games on Sports Radio 730 The Ump and www.huntsvillehavoc.com beginning with Havoc Game Night at 6:15 pm and the broadcast to follow at 6:30 pm.

On Sunday afternoon, the Havoc will close out the 2005-2006 regular season when they host the Fayetteville Fire Antz at 4 pm at the VBC. Havoc Game Day will start the coverage at 3:45 pm followed by the puck drop at 4 pm.

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