Mississippi Sea Wolves Official Hockey Web Site

BILOXI, Miss. � Mississippi Sea Wolves general manager and head coach Bob Woods announced today that the team has re-signed left wing Anthony Battaglia (bah-TAG-lee-ah).

Battaglia, 25, becomes the first player to sign with Mississippi for the 2005-06 season. A native of Chicago, Battaglia was named Mississippi�s Offensive Player of the Year last season after leading the Sea Wolves with 27 goals and three shorthand tallies during the regular season. After attending the 2004 American Hockey League training camp of the Grand Rapids Griffins, the 6-foot and 195-pound Battaglia registered career highs in goals (27), shorthand goals (3), assists (32), points (59), multiple-point games (17), penalty minutes (40) and games (71). Entering his fourth professional season and third year with Mississippi, Anthony Battaglia played last year alongside his older brother Bates Battaglia with the Sea Wolves accumulating a six-game point streak (4g-5a) from February 22 to March 4 and scoring in four consecutive games (4g) from February 22-27.

�I had my best professional season last year and I look forward to topping my totals this season,� said Battaglia. �I like playing for the Sea Wolves coaching staff (head coach Bob Woods and associate coach Steffon Walby) and hopefully we can do better as a team in the Kelly Cup Playoffs. I�ve been working out this summer and I�m always up for the challenge.�

�We�re excited to be able to bring back our top goal scorer from last season,� said Woods. �Anthony was our most consistent goal scorer from last year and we�re looking for more of the same from him this season. This is a nice start to the offseason Sea Wolves player signings.�

The Sea Wolves open their 10th Anniversary Season on October 22 at Pensacola, before dropping the puck on their home opener on October 28 versus Texas at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum.

Reserve your piece of the exciting, hard-hitting Sea Wolves hockey action by purchasing 2005-06 season tickets starting at $306 per seat for an adult, which is just $8.50 per game and $240 for a child, an average of $6.67 per game.

A 10 percent deposit will lock in your season ticket today by calling (228) 275-WOLF. Each season ticket also includes two free �Bring a Pal to the Pack� vouchers.

Group discounts are also available by telephone at (228) 275-WOLF. Individual game ticket prices will be released in October.

For the latest ticket and team information on the Sea Wolves 10th Anniversary Season visit online at msseawolves.com.