BILOXI, Miss. - The East Coast Hockey League's Mississippi Sea Wolves (1-1-0) finished their preseason on Saturday by losing 5-2 on the road against the Pensacola Ice Pilots (1-1-0).
Pensacola defenseman Josh Harrold opened the score at 1:15, by firing a shot past Mississippi goaltender Mike Buckley.
The Ice Pilots added more offense later in the frame, defenseman Jeremy Van Hoof snapped the puck over the left shoulder of Buckley at 13:28, making it 2-0 Pensacola.
In the second, the Sea Wolves got on the board courtesy of the power play. Darryl Campbell showed great persistence by lunging at a loose puck in front of Ice Pilots goaltender Maxime Gingras. It was an unassisted marker, making it 2-1 Pensacola.
Later in the second, Ice Pilots� Louis Dumont busted in with David Oliver on a two-on-one break. Oliver connected to give Pensacola a 3-1 advantage after 40 minutes.
Mississippi closed the gap to one in the third period, as Travis Lisabeth pounced on a rebound at 10:25. It was Lisabeth�s second of the preseason.
Pensacola pulled away less than two minutes later. Roger Holeczy re-directed a centering pass from Mike Vigilante, past Greg Gardner, who took over from Buckley to start the third, making it 4-2 Pensacola.
Then at 14:26, Chris Gignac let go a wristshot in the slot, beating a screened Gardner, to round out the score at 5-2.
Buckley made 21 saves on 24 shots over 40 minutes of action. Gardner turned away 14-of-16. Pensacola�s Gingras stopped 16-of-18 shots.
Mississippi was 1-for-7 on the power play. Pensacola went 1-for-13 with the man advantage.
Additional notes: In order to get a better look at Mississippi prospects, coach Bob Woods elected not to suit up Steffon Walby, Cody Bowtell, Dave Paradise, Patrick Rochon, Jim Baxter, Sean Matile and Josh Bennett...Pensacola didn't dress Greg Pankewicz...The hit of the game belonged to Sea Wolves' Jeff Hutchins. In the first period, around the Pensacola blueline, Hutchins hammered Dumont, sending the ECHL�s leading scorer from last season spinning to the ice.
The Sea Wolves regular season begins on Saturday, October 12 in Baton Rouge. The puck drops at 7:05 p.m. at the Riverside Centroplex.
Mississippi�s home opener is Sunday, October 13 at 5:05 p.m. against intrastate rival Jackson at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum.
Season tickets are still on sale at the Sea Wolves hockey office or by calling 228-275-WOLF.
Individual game tickets are available at all TicketMaster locations, the Mississippi Coast Coliseum box office and by calling 228-594-3707.
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SCORE BY PERIODS
Mississippi 0 1 1--2
Pensacola 2 1 2--5
First Period Scoring 1. PEN - Harrold (Oliver, Vigilante) - 1:15 2. PEN - Van Hoof (Currie, Hewson) - 13:28
Second Period Scoring 3. MIS - Campbell (unassisted) PP - 8:13 4. PEN - Oliver (Harrold, Dumont) - 10:03
Third Period Scoring 5. MIS - Lisabeth (Blais, Clark) - 10:25 6. PEN - Holeczy (Subr, Rome) - 12:21 7. PEN - Gignac (Rome, Dexter) PP - 14:26
Lineups:
MIS - Jason Crain, Ryan Clark, Brad Lewis, Steve Bewley, Austin Miller, Seneque Hyacinthe, Steve Richards, Darryl Campbell, Jeff Hutchins, Dwayne Blais, Travis Lisabeth, Kelsey Muench, Blair Stayzer, John Evangelista, Jarrett Gibbons, Chris Cava
PEN - Brad Dexter, Brandon Carper, Kris Currie, Jeremy Van Hoof, Chris Gignac, Chris Minard, Louis Dumont, Trevor Allman, Scott Hewson, Mike Vigilante, Reagan Rome, Josh Harrold, Brad Cruikshank, Roger Holeczy, Chad Theuer, Kevin Cloutier, Bo Subr, David Oliver
Shots by Period
MIS 5 - 9 - 4 = 18
PEN 12-12-16 = 40
Power Plays MIS - 1 for 7
PEN - 1 for 13
Penalties / Minutes
MIS - 22 / 70
PEN - 19 / 69
Goaltenders
MIS - Buckley (played 40:00 - 1st and 2nd periods), 21 saves - 24 shots Gardner (played 20:00 - 3rd period) 14 saves - 16 shots
PEN - Gingras (played 60:00), 16 saves on 18 shots
Referee - Thul; Linesmen - Jones, Kephart. Attendance - 2,536
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