BILOXI, Miss. � The Mississippi Sea Wolves of the ECHL announced today that defenseman Jim Baxter has been placed on the 7-day injured reserve, while defenseman Andrei Lupandin (AHWN-dray lew-PAHN-dihn) has been activated from the 7-day injured reserve.
Baxter, 24, ranks second overall among ECHL defenseman with 13 goals, 48 points and plus/minus of +24. The 6-foot-3 and 215-pound Baxter is third for league defenseman with 35 assists. In 2002-03, Baxter was named ECHL Defenseman of the Year and All-ECHL First Team Defenseman.
Lupandin, 25, returns after missing the last 14 games. The 5-foot-10 and 190-pound Lupandin has tallied three goals and 13 points through 19 games this season. The native of Kharkiv, Ukraine also has a plus/minus of +6.
The Sea Wolves get back into action at 7:35 p.m. tonight against the Louisiana IceGators, in a showdown for first place in the Central Division, at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. Promotions for the game include $2 drafts and $2 hotdogs from 6:30-8:30 p.m. and a Steffon Walby poster giveaway. The broadcast starts at 7:20 p.m. with the Nextel Pregame Show on WTNI-AM 1640 and online at msseawolves.com.
Flex packs, discounted group tickets and fundraiser opportunities are available by telephone at (228) 275-WOLF.
Individual game tickets can be purchased at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum box office, all TicketMaster locations and by calling (228) 594-3707.
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