BILOXI, Miss. � The Mississippi Sea Wolves dropped their first two games last week on Tuesday and Friday, before winning their third game of the week on Saturday.
On Tuesday, the Sea Wolves suffered a 5-0 setback to the Pensacola Ice Pilots at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. In the first game of a home-and-home series against Gwinnett, Mississippi fell 6-1 on Friday in Duluth, Georgia before bouncing back and dropping the Gladiators 4-1 on Saturday at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum.
After eight of 72 regular season games, the Sea Wolves have an overall record of 4-4-0 for eight points. Mississippi is 4-2-0 at home, 0-2-0 on the road and 2-0 in shootouts.
Mississippi is tied for third place in the South Division with Florida and sits in a seventh place tie with the Everblades in the American Conference, three points out of first place, which is occupied by Pee Dee and Gwinnett.
LAST WEEK�S RESULTS � 3 gp, 1-2-0 = 2 pts
Tuesday, November 2 vs. Pensacola Ice Pilots � Mississippi Coast Coliseum
Ice Pilots 5, Sea Wolves 0 � Loss
* Pensacola�s Todd Ford made 30 saves to register a shutout in his professional debut
* Ice Pilots goal scorers were Tyler Beechey, Cam Keith, Dwayne Hay, Kris Newbury and Chris St. Jacques
* Beechey and Hay each finished with a goal and an assist
* Keith�s goal was his first professional tally
* Mississippi goaltender Randy Hevey turned away 29 of 34 shots to suffer the loss.
Friday, November 5 at Gwinnett Gladiators � The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Georgia
Gladiators 6, Sea Wolves 1 � Loss
* First-ever sell-out in Gladiators history, 11,355 fans at The Arena at Gwinnett Center
* Gwinnett scored three goals in the first period to cruise to victory
* Gladiators picked up two goals from Mike Vigilante, while Chris Durno, Cam Brown, Joe Bourne and Brett Engelhardt notched the other markers
* Jeff Hutchins scored Mississippi�s lone goal
* Matt Underhill, who was making his Sea Wolves debut, made 30 saves in defeat
* Gladiators� T.J. Aceti collected the win by turning away 20-of-21 shots
Saturday, November 6 vs. Gwinnett Gladiators � Mississippi Coast Coliseum
Sea Wolves 4, Gladiators 1 � Win
* Season-high crowd of 6,074 fans took in the game at the Wolves Den
* Mississippi�s Jason Wolfe made a season-high 47 saves to backstop the Sea Wolves to victory
* Sea Wolves� Nicolas Corbeil scored twice, while Mike Jarmuth and Jeff Hutchins registered the other goals
* Mississippi�s Louis Dumont picked up three assists and Anthony Battaglia had two helpers
* Gwinnett�s Kevin Harris netted the lone marker for the Gladiators
* T.J. Aceti suffered his first setback of the season, dropping his record to 3-1-0
* Gladiators� Cam Brown became the ECHL�s all-time leader in penalty minutes surpassing Brian Goudie after picking up a major penalty for boarding. Brown now has 2,258 career ECHL penalty minutes.
GAMES, PROMOTIONS AND BROADCASTS THIS WEEK �
Mississippi plays a home-and-home with Louisiana on Friday at the Cajundome and Saturday at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum.
Friday, November 12 at Louisiana IceGators � 7:05 p.m. CT � Cajundome, Lafayette, Louisiana
* Watch live on a pay-per-view basis online at msseawolves.com, courtesy of B2 Networks
* Listen live on WGCM-AM 1240
Saturday, November 13 vs. Louisiana IceGators � 7:35 p.m. CT � Mississippi Coast Coliseum
* $2 hotdogs and $2 drafts from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
* D�Iberville High School Night with a performance by the D�Iberville Warrior�s band
* Postgame appearance for all ages at La Fiesta Brava, located at 1749 Beach Blvd., Biloxi
* Watch live on a pay-per-view basis online at msseawolves.com, courtesy of B2 Networks
* Listen live on WGCM-AM 1240
GAME PREVIEWS �
Friday, November 12 at Louisiana IceGators � 7:05 p.m. CT � Cajundome, Lafayette, Louisiana
* This game marks the second of 11 head-to-head meetings and first of six at Louisiana
* Sea Wolves lead season series 1-0-0 after downing the IceGators 3-1 on October 22 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum
* Mississippi goal scorers were Kerry Ellis-Toddington, Louis Dumont and Nicolas Corbeil
* Louisiana�s goal came from Mike Omicioli
* In 2003-04, Mississippi went 6-5-3 in 14 head-to-head games against Louisiana, including 4-3-0 at the Cajundome
* Mississippi�s veteran defenseman Milt Mastad returns to Louisiana for the first time since playing with the IceGators over the last two seasons (2002-04)
* Sea Wolves have won the last four games in the season series dating back to last season
* Mississippi is 33-29-7 all-time in the regular season against Louisiana and 14-17-3 at the Cajundome
Saturday, November 13 vs. Louisiana IceGators � 7:35 p.m. CT � Mississippi Coast Coliseum
* It�s the second game of a home-and-home set in back-to-back nights
* Last meeting between the teams at Mississippi was on October 22, won by the Sea Wolves 3-1
* In 2003-04, Mississippi went 6-5-3 in 14 head-to-head games against Louisiana, including 2-2-3 at home.
STREAKING SEA WOLVES �
* Left wing Jeff Hutchins has goals in back-to-back games (2g)
* Defenseman Chris Cava has penalties in eight straight games (46 PIM) dating back to October 22
MISSISSIPPI MILESTONE WATCH �
* Center Louis Dumont, who is ranked seventh all-time in ECHL career goals with 291 is just four goals from tying Darryl Noren for sixth all-time in league history; Dumont is also just seven points away from registering 100 points in a Mississippi uniform (80 gp, 35g-58a, 93 pts)
* Left wing Jeff Hutchins is two games played from 150 in his pro career
* Defenseman Mike Martone is three points from 50 in his pro career (186 gp, 11g-36a, 47 pts)
* Left wing Andy Johnson is four games played from 50 in his pro career
* Goaltender Jason Wolfe is six games away from 100 in his pro career (94 gp, 44-34-7 record)
* Defenseman Milt Mastad is six points from 100 in his pro career (507 gp, 25g-69a, 94 pts)
* Right wing Bobby Cunningham is eight games from 500 in his pro career (492 gp, 255g-275a, 530 pts)
SEA WOLVES INJURED RESERVE �
* Left wing Darryl Campbell was placed on the 7-day injured reserve on November 2.
* Right wing Jay Legault went on the 30-day IR on November 3.
* Right wing Lee Jacobson was placed on the 7-day IR on November 4.
MISSISSIPPI PLAYERS CALLED UP �
None.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK � Center Nicolas Corbeil netted two goals in the win over Gwinnett on Saturday including the game-winner. The 5-foot-11 and 185-pound Corbeil has four goals, seven points, a plus/minus of +1 and two penalty minutes through eight games this season. A native of Laval, Quebec, Corbeil is in his second season of professional hockey and first year with Mississippi.
GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK � Goaltender Jason Wolfe won his only appearance last week making a season-high 47 saves as Mississippi handed Gwinnett its first regulation loss of the season, 4-1. The 6-foot-5 and 230-pound Wolfe has played in five games for the Sea Wolves this season. A native of College Park, Maryland, Wolfe has posted a 3-2-0 record, 2.68 goals-against average and .930 save percentage.
TRANSACTIONS FROM LAST WEEK �
11/2 Delete, Darryl Campbell, LW, Placed on 7-day injured reserve
11/2 Add, Andy Johnson, LW, Activated off 7-day injured reserve
11/3 Add, Pat O�Leary, LW, Acquired in trade with Pee Dee for future considerations
11/3 Delete, Randy Hevey, G, Waived
11/3 Add, Matt Underhill, G, Signed contract
11/3 Delete, Jay Legault, RW, Placed on 30-day injured reserve
11/4 Delete, Lee Jacobson, RW, Placed on 7-day injured reserve
11/4 Add, Bobby Cunningham, RW, Activated off 7-day injured reserve
TEAM LEADERS �
Goals � Nicolas Corbeil and Jeff Hutchins, 4
Assists � Louis Dumont, 7
Points � Louis Dumont, 9
Plus/Minus � Kerry Ellis-Toddington and Louis Dumont, +5
Penalty Minutes � Chris Cava, 46
Power Play Goals � Jeff Hutchins, 2
Power Play Assists � Bobby Cunningham, 2
Power Play Points � Jeff Hutchins, 3
Shorthand Goals � Anthony Battaglia, 1
Game-Winning Goals � Nicolas Corbeil and Louis Dumont, 1
Goaltender Wins � Jason Wolfe, 3
Goals Against Average � Jason Wolfe, 2.68
Save Percentage � Jason Wolfe, .930
SPECIAL TEAMS (ECHL Rank) �
Power Play � 4-for-42, 9.5% (T21)
Penalty Killing � 27-of-36, 75.0% (26)
Shorthand Goals For � 1 (T6)
Shorthand Goals Against � 0 (T1)
PRACTICES THIS WEEK �
Monday � 10-11:30 a.m.
Tuesday � 10-11:30 a.m.
Wednesday � No ice available
Thursday � No ice available
Friday � 10 a.m., morning skate
Saturday � 10 a.m., morning skate
Sunday � Day off
* All practices are open to the public at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum, unless otherwise noted. Dates and times are subject to change.
LISTEN AND WATCH GAMES LIVE � Join Mike Kelly, �Voice of the Sea Wolves� for play-by-play action of all home and away 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 listen inside the Mississippi Coast Coliseum on 88.5 FM.
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, November 9, 1-2 p.m.
* Eastlawn Elementary, 2611 Ingalls Ave., Pascagoula (228) 938-6220
* Sea Wolves players and "Hook" will be speaking on benefits of reading to students.
Saturday, November 13, 10 a.m.
* Keesler Air Force Base �Child Pride Day� at the Marina/Keesler Air Force Base
* Hook will help celebrate with all the kids.
Sunday, November 14, 5 p.m.
* Annual Booster Club Thanksgiving dinner at Woolmarket Community Center.
* Dinner is open only for Sea Wolves players and families, staff and Booster Club members only.
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, discounted group tickets and fundraiser opportunities 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.
