WEEK AT a GLANCE: Mayhem at Home for Three Games this Weekend
Published on February 27, 2017 under SPHL (SPHL)
Macon Mayhem News Release
WEEK AT A GLANCE: Mayhem at Home for Three Games this Weekend
MACON, GA- This past weekend, the Macon Mayhem won both of their games against the Pensacola Ice Flyers and the Knoxville Ice Bears, and they will now return home to the Macon Coliseum for a three-game home stand against the Mississippi RiverKings and Pensacola.
WEEKEND RECAP
On Friday night, the Mayhem rode a 45-save Jordan Ruby shutout en route to a 1-0 win over Pensacola, and then, on Saturday night, they played a back-and-forth game with the Ice Bears that ended in a 5-4 shootout win for Macon.
Jake Trask and Matt Summers both had two goals in Saturday's game, including Jake Trask's game-winning-goal in the shootout. Including his 45-save shutout on Friday night, Ruby saved 75 of the 79 shots he faced on the weekend.
The shootout win over Knoxville on Saturday makes the Mayhem 2-2 in games decided in shootouts this season, and it also stretches their record at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum to 3-0-0.
MISSISSIPPI RIVERKINGS PREVIEW
The RiverKings come to Macon for the final two meetings of the season on Friday and Saturday night. The Mayhem are 3-1-0 against Mississippi this season.
The team from Southaven, MS is coming off of a weekend where they split two home games with the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs. Mississippi is now 24-17-5 on the season and in fifth-place with 50 points. Away from home this year, they are 12-10-1.
With the recent call-ups of Cullen Bradshaw and Mike Moran, along with the injury to Dillan Fox, the Ryan Marcuz leads the team in points by a wide margin. Marcuz has 36 points, including 21 goals, while Brantley Sherwood and Joe Sova are second on the team with 21 points apiece.
Brad Barone and Peter Di Salvo have split goaltending duties recently. Both have played twice against the Mayhem, with Di Salvo picking up the lone win. Barone is 14-10-2 on the season with a 2.64 goals against average (GAA) and a .916 save percentage (SV%), and Di Salvo is 9-5-0 with a 2.85 GAA and a .905 SV%.
PENSACOLA ICE FLYERS PREVIEW
Pensacola travels to Macon on Sunday to play the game that was originally scheduled for January 7th, but the game was forced to be postponed due to inclement weather in Georgia. The game marks the seventh of eight meetings between the two teams this season.
After last Saturday's 1-0 victory over the Ice Flyers, the Mayhem are now 5-0-1 against Pensacola on the season and 10-2-2 all-time.
After the loss to the Mayhem on Friday night, the Ice Flyers then traveled to Huntsville on Saturday night, losing 4-3 in overtime.
Riley Spraggs still sits atop the team leaderboard in points with 35, while Corey Banfield and Josh Harris are in second and third with 28 points and 26 points, respectively.
Matt Zenzola has been great in net for the Ice Flyers, as he is now 13-8-6 on the season with a 2.42 GAA and a .914 SV%. The 23-year-old from San Diego, CA is 5-1-1 in his last seven starts with a 2.14 GAA and a .921 SV%.
Single game tickets for this weekend are on sale through the Macon Coliseum Box Office, and group tickets are available through the Macon Mayhem Front Office. For ticket information, please visit the Mayhem's official website at MaconMayhem.com or call the main office line at (478) 803-1592.
ABOUT THE MACON MAYHEM:
The Macon Mayhem is a proud member of the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL), the nation's premier single "A" developmental hockey league . Playing their inaugural season in Central Georgia in 2015-2016, the Mayhem organization is proud to bring professional ice hockey back to Macon. The team is owned by Bob and Diane Kerzner and managed by Director of Hockey Operations/General Manager/Head Coach Kevin Kerr, a former third-round pick of the Buffalo Sabres. For more information on the Macon Mayhem, visit MaconMayhem.com, or follow the team on Twitter (www.twitter.com/MaconMayhem), Instagram (www.instagram.com/maconmayhem), or 'like' the Mayhem on Facebook (www.facebook.com/MaconMayhemHockey).
SPHL Stories from February 27, 2017
- Ice Flyers Insider Newsletter - February 27, 2017 - Pensacola Ice Flyers
- Roanoke Acquires Riley Spraggs from Pensacola - Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs
- Havoc Look for Revenge During Two-Game Series - Huntsville Havoc
- Ice Flyers Acquire Lamacchia from Roanoke - Pensacola Ice Flyers
- WEEK AT a GLANCE: Mayhem at Home for Three Games this Weekend - Macon Mayhem
- Fox Placed on 21-Day IR and Schiavo Signed - Mississippi RiverKings
- Jesseau Strikes Game Winner to Defeat Roanoke 2-1 - Mississippi RiverKings
- Mantha Nets Two Goals in Defeat from Roanoke - Mississippi RiverKings
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