Weekend Preview: Ice Flyers vs. Evansville ThunderBolts
March 23, 2018 - SPHL (SPHL)
Pensacola Ice Flyers News Release
WHO: Pensacola Ice Flyers vs. Evansville Thunderbolts
VENUE: Fayetteville Crown Coliseum (Friday) and Ford Center (Saturday)
DATE: Friday, Mar. 23 @ 7:15 p.m. and Saturday, Mar. 24 @ 7:15 p.m.
PENSACOLA, FLA- The Pensacola Ice Flyers travel to Evansville for games this Friday and Saturday against the Thunderbolts.
Pensacola Ice Flyers Record: 30-12-6 (66 points)
Leading Scorer: Garrett Milan (52 points)
Leading Goaltender: Brian Billett (8-3-2, 2.53 GAA, .904 SV%)
The Ice Flyers played in the rescheduled February 18 game this past Tuesday against the Birmingham Bulls, where they won 4-3. Jessyko Bernard scored an unassisted, short handed goal. Ken Neil scored two goals in the second. Charlie Adams and Nathan Buryere both tallied an assist, with Garrett Milan assisting both. Kyle Haines, assisted by Trever Hertz and Chapen LeBlond scored on the power play.
Evansville Thunderbolts Record: 23-18-8 (54 points)
Leading Scorer: Dylan Clarke and John Scorcia (48 points)
Leading Goaltender: Ryan de Melo (3-3-2, 3.07 GAA, .912 SV%)
This past weekend, Evansville played against the Birmingham Bulls on Friday night, where they lost 4-3. Two of their goals were scored by Nick Lazorko on the power play. He was assisted by Dave Williams and Dylan Clarke on his first goal, with Mark Petaccio and John Scorcia tallying assists on the second. Their third goal was also scored on the power play by Dave Williams. He was assisted by Nick Lazorko and Mark Petaccio. On Saturday, the Thunderbolts played the Mississippi RiverKings, where they won 5-3. Hunter Steward got a hat trick, with two of his goals coming on the power play. Mike Fazio had the primary assist on all three of his goals, with the secondary assists coming from Shayne Morrissey on two, and Nick DAvolio on the other. Dave Williams also scored for Evansville on the power play, he was assisted by Cory Melkert and Nick Lazorko. The final goal was scored by John Scorcia, assisted by Nick Lazorko.
LOOKING FORWARD: The next home game for the Ice Flyers is Kids Rule! Night, Tuesday, March 27 against the Mississippi RiverKings, puck drop at 7:05 p.m. This game is the rescheduled February 17 game against the Mississippi RiverKings. Any ticket purchased for the February 17 game will be valid for the March 27 game. All exchanges can be done at the Bay Center Box office in person Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Receive a complimentary kid's ticket (2-12) with the purchase of an adult ticket at the Bay Center Box Office. Each addition kid's ticket (2-12) will be $10.
Don't forget to sign your baby up for the Baby Derby on Kids Rule! Night! During one of the intermissions, babies will race across mats on the ice! There is no cost to register, and they must be under 1 year old to participate! Go to https://pensacolaiceflyers.com/babyderby/ for more information, and to sign up today!
Single game tickets are on sale through the Pensacola Bay Center Box Office or at ticketmaster.com. For information on group tickets and ticket plans, visit PensacolaIceFlyers.com or call the Ice Flyers Front Office at (850) 466-3111.
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