BILOXI, Miss. � Mississippi Sea Wolves coach and director of hockey operations Bob Woods announced several roster moves on Sunday. Mississippi has activated defenseman Steve O�Rourke and left wing Anthony Battaglia (bah-TAHG-lee-ah) from the 7-day injured reserve. In a counter move, the Sea Wolves placed goaltender Sean Matile (mah-TEEL) and defenseman Andrei Lupandin (LEW-pahn-dihn) on the 7-day injured reserve. Mississippi also signed goaltender Mike Buckley as a free agent and waived forward Mike Gamble.
�We had to make changes,� said Woods. �I�ve been in worse situations, but we�re underachieving as a team. Our even record of 3-3-3, isn�t good enough.�
O�Rourke, 29, missed two games while being on the 7-day injured reserve. The 6-foot-1 and 195-pound native of Summerland, British Columbia has appeared in seven games, collecting a plus/minus of +2 and 12 penalty minutes.
Battaglia, 24, missed four games after being placed on the 7-day IR on October 29. The 6-foot and 195-pound native of Chicago has tallied one goal in five games this season.
Matile, 28, has appeared in three games, posting a 1-1-1 record with a 3.61 goals against average and .888 save percentage. The 6-foot-4 and 215-pound native hails from Vernon, British Columbia.
Lupandin, 25, has registered three assists and six penalty minutes in nine games. The 5-foot-10 and 190-pound native of Kharkiv, Ukraine is in his first season with Mississippi.
Buckley, 26, returns to Mississippi after appearing in one game with Fort Wayne of the United Hockey League and dropping the contest. The 6-foot-1 and 175-pound is from Lawrence, Massachusetts. He appeared in one game last season with the Sea Wolves, but sustained a season-ending groin injury during the contest at Louisiana on October 18, 2002.
Gamble, 28, played in two games with Mississippi, picking up two penalty minutes. The 5-foot-9 and 175-pound native of Brantford, Ontario was signed as a free agent on October 8.
The Sea Wolves get back into action today at 4:05 p.m. in the first-ever ECHL meeting against the Fresno Falcons at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. The promotion features the �Party Four-Pack�, which consists of four tickets, four hotdogs and four soft drinks starting at only $44.
Individual game tickets are on sale at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum box office, by calling TicketMaster at 228-594-3707, or by ordering online at msseawolves.com.
Season seat packages, flex plans and discounted group tickets are available by calling 228-275-WOLF.
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