BILOXI, Miss. � The Mississippi Sea Wolves of the ECHL received a sweetheart of a gift for Valentine�s Day, activating defenseman Jim Baxter off the 7-day injured reserve.
Baxter, 24, missed three games after being placed on injured reserve February 7. The 6-foot-3 and 215-pound Baxter is tied for third among ECHL defensemen with 48 points, his 13 goals ranks second and 35 assists is fourth overall for league defensemen. The native of Brantford, Ontario was named the C&T Hockey Products ECHL Plus Performer of the Month for December with a plus/minus of +13. In 2002-03, Baxter was named the ECHL Defenseman of the Year and All-ECHL First Team Defenseman.
Mississippi completes its two-game series tonight against the Florida Everblades in Estero. The opening faceoff is at 6:30 p.m. CT at TECO Arena. Listen live beginning at 6:15 p.m. with the Nextel Pregame Show on WTNI-AM 1640 and online at msseawolves.com.
The Sea Wolves return home for a 6:35 p.m. game on Tuesday against the San Diego Gulls for the first-ever meeting between the teams at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. The broadcast of the game gets underway at 6:20 p.m. with the Nextel Pregame Show on ESPN Radio WXBD-AM 1490 and online at msseawolves.com.
Individual game tickets can be purchased at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum box office, all Ticketmaster locations, online at ticketmaster.com and by calling (228) 594-3707.
Flex packs, discounted group tickets and fundraiser opportunities are available by calling (228) 275-WOLF.
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