BILOXI, Miss. � The East Coast Hockey League announced its 15th Anniversary Team today and Mississippi Sea Wolves coach Bob Woods was named to the Second-Team Defense.
Woods played 10 seasons in the ECHL, including the last three years of his playing career with Mississippi from 1998-2001, highlighted by helping the Sea Wolves win the 1999 Kelly Cup Championship. He also suited up for the Johnstown Chiefs (90-94), Hampton Roads Admirals (95-96), Mobile Mysticks (96-97) and Tallahassee Tiger Sharks (97-98).
The 35-year-old native of LeRoy, Saskatchewan is in his second season behind the Mississippi bench as coach. He retired as the ECHL�s all-time leader with 599 career regular season games and currently ranks second.
Woods retired with the fifth-most assists in ECHL history (364) and currently ranks seventh. He was also named to the Second-Team All-ECHL in 1996-97 and 1998-99.
�It�s a tremendous honor to be listed among this select group from the East Coast Hockey League,� said Woods. �I would like to give credit to my past coaches and teammates, they were a big part of my success on the ice. I had a lot of great times as a player in the ECHL especially being a part of the Mississippi Sea Wolves Kelly Cup Championship in 1999.�
The ECHL 15th Anniversary Team was determined in voting by coaches, players, front office personnel and media from the first 15 years of the ECHL.
Bob Woods ECHL Career Statistics:
* ECHL Regular Season Statistics: 599 Games, 159 Goals, 364 Assists, 523 Points
* ECHL Postseason Statistics: 45 Games, 13 Goals, 17 Assists, 30 Points
* Mississippi Regular Season Statistics: 209 Games, 60 Goals, 116 Assists, 176 Points
* Mississippi Postseason Statistics: 25 Games, 5 Goals, 10 Assists, 15 Points
The Sea Wolves hit the ice tonight at 7:05 p.m. at Louisiana�s Cajundome for a first-place showdown with the IceGators. Mississippi leads Louisiana by one point in the Southwest Division Standings.
Mississippi returns home tomorrow to host the Arkansas RiverBlades at a new start time of 7:05 p.m. at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. Adults purchasing a ticket get one free ticket for a child 12 and under.
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