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Wild and Wacky Bullies\' Win Over Royals

November 18, 2002 - ECHL (ECHL)
Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies News Release


Friday, November 15, 2002

ATLANTIC CITY BOARDWALK BULLIES 7 @ Reading Royals 6

In Friday night's matchup, the Bullies and the Royals gave hockey fans exactly what they want – scoring and scrums. The wild, high-scoring game favored the Bullies, who managed to leave Reading with a 7-6 victory, capitalizing on three of eight power-play opportunities. The Royals tallied four of nine on the one-man advantage, improving its league-leading power play. Ryan Mougenel was named the first star of the game for his four-point performance, tallying two goals, including one on the power play, and contributing two helpers. Rookie Jade Galbraith continues to excel, netting his seventh goal of the season and tossing in two helpers. Netminder Scott Stirling earned the win, turning aside 27 of 33 Royals shots. Get ready for Part Two of the Bullies-Royals bout when Reading visits Atlantic City, Tuesday, November 19, at 7:05 p.m. at Boardwalk Hall.

BULLIES BITES

Jade Galbraith is first in the league with a 0.292 shooting percentage; scoring seven goals on 24 shots...Galbraith is 10th in the league in rookie scoring with 14 points on seven goals and seven assists...Matt Yeats is sixth in the league in goals against average with a 2.18...Yeats has a 5-3-2 record and a 0.917 save percentage...Paul Spadafora leads the Bullies in plus-minus with a +10, followed closely by Ryan Mougenel who is a +9...Kevin Colley leads the Bullies in scoring with 19 points on 11 goals and eight assists...Kirk Furey leads the Bullies defense with five points (1G,4A) and a +8...With a 9-3-3 record and 21 points, the Bullies are second in the Northeast Division, third in the Northern Conference, and fifth overall in the league...The Bullies have outshot opponents 201-139 in the second period, outscored opponents 18-12 in the middle frame, and are 6-0-1 when leading after two periods...With Yeats and Scott Stirling in goal, the Bullies have the lowest goals-against in the league, averaging 2.53 goals-against per game.

UPCOMING OPPONENTS

Tuesday, November 19, 2002

Reading Royals @ ATLANTIC CITY BOARDWALK BULLIES Boardwalk Hall, 7:05 p.m.

The Bullies face the Royals for the fourth time this season and second time at Boardwalk Hall. The Bullies are 2-0-1 against the Royals with two wins at the Sovereign Center in Reading, Pa., and a 3-2 shootout loss at the Hall in Atlantic City on Wednesday, October 23. The Bullies are 7-2-2 all-time against the Royals.

The first 2,000 fans will receive the first of five Kinko's of Northfield Collectible Player Card Sets. The set features star center Kevin Colley, goaltender Matt Yeats, veteran defenseman Mike Nicholishen, rookie Jade Galbraith, and second-year Bullies blueliner Mark Loeding.

Thursday, November 21, 2002

ATLANTIC CITY BOARDWALK BULLIES @ Greensboro Generals Greensboro Coliseum, 7:00 p.m.

The Bullies take on the Generals for the first of six meetings this season. Atlantic City was 4-0-0 against Greensboro last year. Catch the Bullies in action on the road with Rob Simpson, the "Voice" of the Bullies, on 1450 WKXW (AM) or log onto www.boardwalkbullies.com and click the "Listen Live" feature.

PRACTICE SCHEDULE

Tuesday, November 19 – 10:00 a.m. @ Boardwalk Hall; pre-game skate

Wednesday, November 20 – 8:30 a.m. @ Sun National Bank Flyers Skate Zone

Thursday, November 21 – 11:00 a.m. @ Greensboro Coliseum; pre-game skate

Friday, November 22 – OFF

Saturday, November 23 – OFF

Sunday, November 24 – 3:00 p.m. @ Boardwalk Hall

The 2002 Kelly Cup Playoffs Northeast Division Champion Boardwalk Bullies play at Boardwalk Hall. Season tickets and partial plans for the 2002-03 regular season are on sale by calling (609) 348-PUCK. For more information on South Jersey's newest professional sports franchise, visit www.boardwalkbullies.com.

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