BILOXI, Miss. � Mississippi Sea Wolves coach and director of hockey operations Bob Woods announced today its 2004 Kelly Cup Playoffs roster.
The Sea Wolves 20-man active roster for the postseason consists of two goaltenders, seven defensemen and 11 forwards. There are four players on the injured reserve. The following is the team breakdown:
Players listed on Mississippi�s 20-man active roster:
Greg Gardner, Goaltender
Sean Matile, Goaltender
Jim Baxter, Defense
Nic Bilotto, Defense (on loan to Grand Rapids of the American Hockey League)
Chris Cava, Defense
Kerry Ellis-Toddington, Defense
Austin Miller, Defense
Steve O�Rourke, Defense
Patrick Rochon, Defense
Anthony Battaglia, Forward
Dwayne Blais, Forward
Lucas Drake, Forward
Louis Dumont, Forward
John Evangelista, Forward
Brent Gauvreau, Forward
Jeff Hutchins, Forward (on loan to Rochester of the American Hockey League)
Travis Lisabeth, Forward
Andrew Proskurnicki, Forward
Yannick Tremblay, Forward
Steffon Walby, Forward
7-day Injured Reserve:
Sergei Kuznetsov, Forward
Roger Maxwell, Forward
30-day Injured Reserve:
Jack Baker, Forward
Jason Kean, Defense
�I think we have a good roster,� said Woods. �I like our depth. We have strong goaltending, solid defense and lots of firepower up front at forward. The guys are really excited about the Kelly Cup Playoffs and we�re looking forward to getting started on Wednesday at home. It�s going to be intense hockey.�
Mississippi opens the postseason at home in the best-of-five Central Division Semifinals series against the Gwinnett Gladiators for Game 1 at 7:05 p.m. on Wednesday at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. Game 2 is slated for 7:35 p.m. on Friday at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum.
A Kelly Cup Playoffs ticket package is available for one low price of $135, which consists of 10 home games and includes a $25 season ticket deposit for the 2004-05 season by calling (228) 275-WOLF.
Individual Playoff tickets start at $9 each for children 12 and under, $10 each for seniors and military, while adult tickets are $11 each. Tickets can be purchased at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum box office, all Ticketmaster locations, by calling (228) 594-3707 and online at ticketmaster.com.
