BILOXI, Miss. � The Mississippi Sea Wolves opened their first week of the 2004-05 regular season by winning one and losing one in two home games.
The Sea Wolves are tied for second place in the ECHL�s South Division along with the Florida Everblades, Pensacola Ice Pilots and Texas Wildcatters. Mississippi sits in a five-way tie for fifth place along with the Columbia Inferno, Florida, Pensacola and Texas in the American Conference, where the top eight teams of 12 will make the postseason.
LAST WEEK�S RESULTS � 2 gp, 1-1-0 = 2 pts
Friday, October 22 vs. Louisiana IceGators � Mississippi Coast Coliseum
Sea Wolves 3, IceGators 1 � Win
* Season opener for both teams
* Mississippi had goals from Kerry Ellis-Toddington, Louis Dumont and Nicolas Corbeil
* Louisiana lone marker came from Mike Omicioli
* Sea Wolves goaltender Jason Wolfe made 39 stops in his Mississippi debut to register the win
* IceGators netminder Kyle Kettles turned away 23-of-26 shots in defeat
* Sea Wolves improve to 6-2-1 all-time in season openers and 7-1-1 all-time in home openers
Saturday, October 23 vs. Pensacola Ice Pilots � Mississippi Coast Coliseum
Ice Pilots 4, Sea Wolves 2 � Loss
* Pensacola erupted for three goals in the first period in its season opener to beat Mississippi.
* Ice Pilots picked up goals from Chris St. Jacques, Corey Neilson, Dwayne Hay and Tyler Beechey
* Sea Wolves goal scorers were Mike Jarmuth and Kerry Ellis-Toddington
* Pensacola�s Frederic Cloutier made 30 saves for the victory
* Mississippi�s Jason Wolfe turned aside 38-of-42 to suffer the loss
* Ice Pilots� Jordan Krestanovich had three assists in the win
THIS WEEK�S GAMES AND PROMOTIONS �
Mississippi visits Florida on Friday, before hosting Gwinnett on Saturday and Texas on Saturday.
Friday, October 29 at Florida Everblades � 6:30 p.m. CT � Germain Arena, Estero, Fla.
* Listen live on WGCM-AM 1240 and online at msseawolves.com, courtesy of Teamline
Saturday, October 30 vs. Gwinnett Gladiators � 7:35 p.m. CT � Mississippi Coast Coliseum
* $2 hotdogs and $2 drafts from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
* Boy Scout Night. Receive a special patch by ordering advanced tickets through the Sea Wolves office at (228) 275-WOLF
Sunday, October 31 vs. Texas Wildcatters � 5:05 p.m. CT � Mississippi Coast Coliseum
* Kids Day, $5 tickets for all children 12 and under
* Trick or Treat with the Sea Wolves. Wolf Pack Booster Club supplies the candy for the children, while Sav-A-Center Stores supply the bags
GAME PREVIEWS THIS WEEK �
Friday, October 29 at Florida Everblades � 6:30 p.m. CT � Germain Arena, Estero, Fla.
* This is the first of five head-to-head contests in 2004-05, and first of three at Florida
* Mississippi dropped two preseason games at Florida, falling 5-4 on October 15 and 2-0 on October 16
* Florida goaltender Craig Kowalski made 23 saves for the preseason shutout against Mississippi on October 16 at Germain Arena
* Mississippi left wing Lucas Drake registered two goals and an assist in the 5-4 preseason loss at Florida on October 15
* Sea Wolves right wing Jay Legault goes up against his former team for the first time in the regular season after going to the Kelly Cup Finals with Florida last year
* Mississippi went 2-3-0 last season against the Everblades, including 1-2-0 at Florida
* The Sea Wolves are 5-11-1 all-time against the Everblades and 3-6-1 all-time at Florida
Saturday, October 30 vs. Gwinnett Gladiators � 7:35 p.m. CT � Mississippi Coast Coliseum
* First game since Gwinnett eliminated Mississippi in the 2004 Central Division Semifinals on April 14 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. The Gladiators took the deciding Game 5 in overtime, 2-1, on a goal by Kris Goodjohn
* During the 2004 Kelly Cup Playoffs, Mississippi went 1-2 at home and 1-1 at The Arena at Gwinnett Center
* This game marks the first of seven head-to-head regular season games, which consists of three contests at the Wolves Den
* Mississippi and Gwinnett split two games in the regular season in 2003-04, as the home team came out victorious in each contest
Sunday, October 31 vs. Texas Wildcatters � 5:05 p.m. CT � Mississippi Coast Coliseum
* The game marks the first of 11 games in the season series and first of six at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum
* Mississippi has won the last six games in the head-to-head meetings and two in a row at the Wolves Den
* The Sea Wolves racked up a 13-2-0 record in 15 games against the Wildcatters last season and 7-1-0 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum
* Mississippi�s veteran right wing Bobby Cunningham goes up against his former team for the first time. Cunningham started last season with Texas appearing in 28 games, tallying 15 goals and 32 points, before finishing the campaign with Greenville of the ECHL.
STREAKING SEA WOLVES �
* Defenseman Kerry Ellis-Toddington has scored goals in two straight games
* Left wing Jeff Hutchins has three assists in his last two games
* Center Nicolas Corbeil has a two-game point streak (1g-1a)
MISSISSIPPI MILESTONE WATCH �
* Left wing Darryl Campbell and defenseman Kerry Ellis-Toddington are scheduled to play in their 150th pro game on Friday at Florida
* Center Louis Dumont, who is ranked sixth all-time in ECHL career goals with 290, is five shy of tying Darryl Noren for fifth all-time
* Defenseman Mike Jarmuth scored his first pro goal on Saturday, against Frederic Cloutier, in Pensacola�s 4-2 victory
* Defenseman Milt Mastad played in his 500th career pro game on Friday versus Louisiana as Mississippi won 3-1
SEA WOLVES INJURED RESERVE �
* Left wing Andy Johnson went on the 7-day injured reserve on October 20.
* Center Tristan Lush was placed on the 7-day IR on October 20.
MISSISSIPPI PLAYERS CALLED UP �
None.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK � Defenseman Kerry Ellis-Toddington leads Mississippi in goals with two and is tied for the team lead with a plus/minus of +3 after netting a goal in each of the Sea Wolves opening two games. The 6-foot-1 and 205-pound Ellis-Toddington tallied Mississippi�s first goal of season in the 3-1 win on Friday against Louisiana, scoring at 4:47 of the first period. On Saturday, the native of Regina, Saskatchewan notched the Sea Wolves only power-play goal of the week versus Pensacola in the 4-2 defeat. Ellis-Toddington is in his third season of pro hockey and second year with Mississippi.
GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK � Jason Wolfe appeared in both games last week for Mississippi, posting a 1-1-0 record. The 6-foot-3 and 230-pound Wolfe backstopped the Sea Wolves to a 3-1 victory by turning aside 39 shots in his Mississippi debut on Friday over Louisiana. On Saturday, the native of College Park, Maryland made 38 stops in the 4-2 loss to Pensacola. Wolfe, who is in his third full professional season and first year with the Sea Wolves, has a 2.50 goals-against average and sparkling .939 save percentage.
TRANSACTIONS FROM LAST WEEK �
10/20 Delete Jason Kean, D, Placed on waivers
10/20 Delete, Patrick Rochon, D, Placed on waivers; announced retirement
10/20 Delete, Andy Johnson, LW, Placed on 7-day injured reserve
10/20 Delete, Tristan Lush, C, Placed on 7-day injured reserve
TEAM LEADERS �
Goals � Kerry Ellis-Toddington, 2
Assists � Jeff Hutchins, 3
Points � Jeff Hutchins, 3
Plus/Minus � Kerry Ellis-Toddington and Mike Jarmuth, +3
Penalty Minutes � Lee Jacobson, 12
Power Play Goals � Kerry Ellis-Toddington, 1
Power Play Assists � Bobby Cunningham and Jeff Hutchins, 1
Power Play Points � Bobby Cunningham, Kerry Ellis-Toddington and Jeff Hutchins, 1
Shorthand Goals � None
Game-Winning Goals � Louis Dumont, 1
Goaltender Wins � Jason Wolfe, 1
Goals Against Average � Jason Wolfe, 2.50
Save Percentage � Jason Wolfe, .939
SPECIAL TEAMS (ECHL Rank) �
Power Play � 1-12, 8.3% (T21)
Penalty Killing � 8-11, 72.7% (20)
Shorthand Goals For � 0 (T5)
Shorthand Goals Against � 0 (T1)
PRACTICES THIS WEEK �
Monday � 10-11:30 a.m.
Tuesday � 10-11:30 a.m.
Wednesday � 10-11:30 a.m.
Thursday � Travel to Estero, Florida
Friday � TBD
Saturday � TBD
Sunday � TBD
* Unless otherwise noted, all practices are open to the public at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum.
* Dates and times are subject to change.
LISTEN AND WATCH LIVE � Join Mike Kelly, �Voice of the Sea Wolves� for play-by-play action of all games on WGCM-AM 1240.
Listen on the internet at msseawolves.com, courtesy of Teamline. Bring your radio and headphones to the home games and tune into 88.5 FM inside the Mississippi Coast Coliseum.
Watch all home games and most of the Sea Wolves road games live online on a pay-per-view basis, courtesy of B2 Networks, at msseawolves.com.
IN THE COMMUNITY �
Tuesday, October 26, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Edgewater Mall, Team Appearance and Autograph Signing
Wednesday, October 27, 1:30 p.m.
St. John Elementary, 25th Ave. and Hwy 49 in Gulfport
Hook and a Sea Wolves player will help the kids celebrate �Red Ribbon Week.�
Thursday, October 28, 7 p.m.
Leukemia and Lymphoma "Light the Night Walk" at Jones Park in Gulfport.
Groups, organizations and companies that are interested in having members of the Sea Wolves appear at an event, are invited to call (228) 388-6151.
Season seat packages, flex packs and discounted group tickets are available by calling (228) 275-WOLF.
Individual game tickets start at $9 for children and $11 for adults. Tickets are on sale at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum box office, all Ticketmaster locations, by telephone at (228) 594-3707 and online at ticketmaster.com.
