BILOXI, Miss. � The Mississippi Sea Wolves grabbed three of a six possible points last week over three games. The Sea Wolves are in second place in the Southwest Division, two points behind the first place Louisiana IceGators.
After 39 games, the Sea Wolves have compiled a record of 23-12-4. At home, Mississippi has posted a 14-7-3 record. The Sea Wolves are 9-5-1 on the road.
Last week, the Sea Wolves started with a 3-2 shootout win on Friday over the Columbus Cottonmouths. The Pensacola Ice Pilots outlasted Mississippi 5-4 in overtime on Saturday. Then on Sunday at Arkansas, the RiverBlades beat the Sea Wolves 7-2.
The Week Ahead at a Glance:
Monday, Jan. 6 � Day off
Tuesday, Jan. 7 � Practice open to the public from 10:00-11:30 a.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 8 � Practice open to the public from 10:00-11:30 a.m.
Thursday, Jan. 9 � Travel to Arkansas
Friday, Jan. 10 at Arkansas RiverBlades - 7:05 p.m. � ALLTEL Arena, Little Rock
Saturday, Jan. 11 at Jackson Bandits � 7:05 p.m. � Mississippi Coliseum, Jackson
Sunday, Jan. 12 � Day off
Game Previews:
Friday, Jan. 10 at Arkansas RiverBlades - 7:05 p.m. � ALLTEL Arena, Little Rock
Game 6-of-12 in the regular season head-to-head meetings. The Sea Wolves season series against the RiverBlades is 2-2-1 this season.
Arkansas handled Mississippi on Sunday, 7-2 at ALLTEL Arena. RiverBlades all-star Buddy Smith along with Jason Bermingham and Terry Marchant each had one goal and two assists in the win. Arkansas forward Mike Cirillo notched two goals and Ernie Hartlieb picked up three assists. The Sea Wolves goal scorers were all-star Jim Baxter and Stu Pietersma.
The Sea Wolves lead the all-time series against the RiverBlades, 15-8-3. At ALLTEL Arena, Mississippi is 10-4-1 against Arkansas.
Saturday, Jan. 11 at Jackson Bandits � 7:05 p.m. � Mississippi Coliseum, Jackson
Game 9-of-12 in the regular season head-to-meetings. Mississippi is 6-1-1 against Jackson this season and leads the battle for the Nextel Cup, 13 points to 4. At the Mississippi Coliseum this season, the Sea Wolves are 2-1-1.
The Sea Wolves have won all four games in Biloxi, including the last meeting between the teams, 4-3 on December 29. Dave Paradise scored the game-winner and Greg Gardner backstopped Mississippi to victory by making 24 saves. Adam Hauser suffered the loss in net for Jackson.
All-Star Steffon Walby leads the Sea Wolves with seven goals and five assists in five games against the Bandits. Walby is also a plus-8. All-star Jim Baxter has collected 10 assists in eight games.
Jeff Bes leads Jackson with four goals and four assists for eight points in eight games against Mississippi.
The Sea Wolves record against the Bandits in the all-time series is 20-9-4. Mississippi�s all-time road record at the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson is 10-6-2.
Last Week�s Transactions:
12/31/02 Delete KENT DAVYDUKE (F) loaned to Hershey (AHL)
01/03/03 Add JOSH BENNETT (LW) activated off injured reserve
01/04/03 Add CHUCK THUSS (G) signed as emergency backup
01/04/03 Delete JOSH BENNETT (LW) placed on injured reserve
01/05/03 Add AUSTIN MILLER (D) activated off injured reserve
Player of the Week:
All-Star defenseman Jim Baxter had points in each of the three Sea Wolves games last week. The 23-year-old native of Brantford, Ontario picked up an assist in the shootout victory over Columbus. He collected a helper in the overtime loss against Pensacola and scored in the loss at Arkansas.
Goaltender of the Week:
Greg Gardner posted a record of 1-1-1 in his three games for Mississippi last week. The 27-year-old native of Mississauga, Ontario has an overall record of 18-9-4 this season.
Injured Reserve:
* Left wing Josh Bennett was placed on the 7-day injured reserve on Saturday.
* Goaltender Mike Buckley and defenseman David Cornacchia remain on the 30-day IR.
Call Up:
* Forward Kent Davyduke was loaned to the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League on Monday.
Streaking Sea Wolf:
* All-Star defenseman Jim Baxter has points in eight consecutive games (2g-9a).
Sea Wolves �On the Air�:
Listen to live play-by-play action on the Sea Wolves flagship radio station Q 92.5 FM. The hard-hitting, fast paced hockey excitement is also available across the internet at MsSeaWolves.com by clicking on �Listen Live�, which links to SportsJuice.com. Bring your radio and headphones to the home games!
Sea Wolves in the Community:
Monday, January 6
7:00-8:00 p.m.
Hooters, Biloxi � Q 92.5 FM � �Your Home Team� weekly radio show
Tuesday, January 7
12:30 p.m.
Lopez Elementary � �Hooked on Reading� - 2nd, 4th, 5th, and 6th grades
Darryl Campbell, Chris Cava, Ryan Clark, Travis Lisabeth, Sean Matile, Curtis Menzul and Mike Scott
Thursday, January 9
1:00 p.m.
Reeves Elementary � �Hooked on Reading� � 1st and 2nd grades
Josh Bennett, Dwayne Blais, Derrick Byfuglien, Ryan Clark, Greg Gardner, Austin Miller and Stu Pietersma
Groups, organizations and companies interested in having members of the Sea Wolves appear at an event, are invited to call 228-275-WOLF (9653).
Individual game tickets are available at all TicketMaster locations, the Mississippi Coast Coliseum box office and by calling 228-594-3707.
