BILOXI, Miss. � The Mississippi Sea Wolves went 1-1-0 over two games last week after losing on the road and winning at home.
On Friday, the Sea Wolves dropped a 4-1 setback at Pensacola. Mississippi returned home on Saturday to pound Texas 9-2.
After 18 of 72 regular season ECHL games, the Sea Wolves are 7-9-2 and have 16 points. Mississippi is 6-5-1 at home, 1-4-1 on the road, 0-1 in overtime and 2-1 in shootouts.
Mississippi is in fifth place in the South Division and sits in a 10th place tie with Augusta in the American Conference, three points out of a playoff spot.
AIRPLANES, BUSES AND FERRIES � The Sea Wolves embark on a season-high six-game road trip over a 10-day span that will see the team travel over 10,000 miles.
For the first time ever Mississippi visits Victoria, British Columbia in Canada for three games against the Salmon Kings, which is the first ECHL team based outside the United States, beginning Friday. The Sea Wolves remain on the road next week to travel to Anchorage, Alaska for three contests against the Aces in the first-ever matchup between the teams.
Beginning Wednesday, the Sea Wolves will fly from Gulfport, Mississippi to Houston, Texas then onto Seattle, Washington. At that point, the team will hop on a bus and drive for three hours across the border into the Province of British Columbia. The team will then board a ferry to Victoria, which is located on Vancouver Island.
After three games at Bear Mountain Arena in the Victoria suburb of Colwood on Friday, Saturday and Monday, December 13, the Sea Wolves will take to the ferry and then the bus and return to Seattle. Back on the airplane, the team will fly into Anchorage for three games from December 17-19. The team will return back to Mississippi on December 20.
LAST WEEK�S RESULTS � 2 gp, 1-1-0 = 2 pts
Friday, December 3 at Pensacola Ice Pilots � Pensacola Civic Center, Pensacola, Fla.
Ice Pilots 4, Sea Wolves 1 � Loss
* Pensacola wins its third straight against Mississippi to lead the season series 3-0-0
* Ice Pilots picked up goals from Ryan Vince, Nick Lindberg, Jade Galbraith and Tyler Beechey
* Sea Wolves goal scorer was Jeff Hutchins, who tallied a shorthand marker
* Pensacola�s Todd Ford made 27 saves to improve his record to 4-0-0
* Mississippi�s Jason Wolfe turned aside 28 shots to suffer the loss and fall to 4-5-0
Friday, December 4 vs. Texas Wildcatters � Mississippi Coast Coliseum
Sea Wolves 9, Wildcatters 2 � Win
* Mississippi�s Travis Lisabeth (1g-5a) set a team record for assists in a game and tied the team record with six points
* Sea Wolves� Jeff Hutchins netted his first career professional hat trick
* Other Mississippi scorers were Mike Jarmuth, Nicolas Corbeil, Anthony Battaglia, Jay Legault and Lucas Drake, who notched his first professional goal
* Texas picked up two power-play goals, one each from Brian Stacey and Andrew Ianiero
* Sea Wolves went 4-for-5 on the power play, while the Wildcatters were 2-for-5
* Mississippi�s Matt Underhill made 29 saves to bring his record to 2-3-2
* Texas goaltender Davis Parley made 24 saves on 31 shots before giving way to Phil Osaer, who stopped three of five shots
GAMES AND PREVIEWS THIS WEEK �
Friday, December 10 at Victoria Salmon Kings � 9 p.m. CT �
Bear Mountain Arena, Colwood, British Columbia, Canada
* This is the first-ever meeting between the teams and opener of four games in the season series including three at Victoria
* Victoria visits Mississippi on March 23
* Salmon Kings are playing their fourth of 14 straight home games in their temporary home, Bear Mountain Arena, which is a 2,800-seat facility that opened in February in the Victoria suburb of Colwood, British Columbia. Victoria is awaiting completion of the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, a $30 million state-of-the-art multipurpose facility with a seating capacity of 7,000.
* There are 2,607 miles between Biloxi, Mississippi and Victoria, British Columbia. Driving time: 47 hours, 30 minutes.
* Victoria Salmon Kings were formerly the Baton Rouge Kingfish from 1996-2003. Mississippi�s all-time record against Baton Rouge in the regular season was 32-19-3 in 54 games.
* Sea Wolves� Matt Underhill is the lone British Columbia-born player on Mississippi. A native of Campbell River, Underhill grew up approximately 3-and-a-half hours from Victoria.
* Mississippi equipment manager Greg Sieg hails from Penticton, British Columbia, which is approximately eight-hours from Victoria.
Saturday, December 11 at Victoria Salmon Kings � 9 p.m. CT �
Bear Mountain Arena, Colwood, British Columbia, Canada
* Second game in as many nights and second of four head-to-head meetings
STREAKING SEA WOLVES �
* Left wing Jeff Hutchins has four goals over his last two games
* Defenseman Chris Cava has assists (2a) in back-to-back games
MISSISSIPPI MILESTONE WATCH �
* Left wing Jeff Hutchins is one assist from 50 in his pro career and five points from 100 in his pro career (158 gp, 46g-49a, 95 pts, 466 PIM)
* Defenseman Mike Martone is one point from 50 in his pro career and four games from 200 in his pro career (196 gp, 11g-38a, 49 pts, 364 PIM)
* Center Louis Dumont ranks seventh all-time in ECHL career goals with 293 is two goals shy of tying Darryl Noren for sixth all-time in league history
* Defenseman Milt Mastad is two points from 100 in his pro career (517 gp, 26g-72a, 98 pts, 1,041 PIM)
* Goaltender Jason Wolfe is two games from 100 in his pro career and five wins from 50 (98 gp, 45-37-7 record)
* Defenseman Austin Miller is three games from 150 in his pro and Sea Wolves career (147 gp, 9g-20a, 29 pts, 153 PIM)
* Left wing Pat O�Leary is five games from 150 in his pro career (145 gp, 39g-46a, 85 pts, 173 PIM)
* Left wing Anthony Battaglia is eight games from 150 in his pro career (142 gp, 35g-29a, 64 pts, 62 PIM)
SEA WOLVES INJURED RESERVE �
* Center Russ Guzior was placed on the 7-day injured reserve on December 3
* Defenseman Brian Escobedo went on the 7-day IR on December 4
MISSISSIPPI PLAYERS CALLED UP �
None.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK � Right wing Travis Lisabeth recorded a career-high five assists and six points in Mississippi�s 9-2 whitewash of the Texas Wildcatters on Saturday at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. A native of Langton, Ontario, Lisabeth set a team record with the five helpers and tied the team record of six points, which was originally set by Forbes MacPherson on December 28, 1997 versus Mobile. The 6-foot and 200-pound Lisabeth also registered a plus/minus of +4 in the game and had a +1 in Mississippi�s loss at Pensacola on Friday. The 24-year-old Lisabeth has appeared in 18 games with the Sea Wolves this season, tallying five goals, 16 points and a plus/minus of +6, which is tied for the team lead.
GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK � Goaltender Matt Underhill turned aside 29 shots on Saturday in the Sea Wolves convincing 9-2 victory over the Texas Wildcatters. The 25-year-old Underhill has compiled a 2-3-2 record in seven games with Mississippi this season. A native of Campbell River, British Columbia, Underhill has a 2.97 goals-against average and .917 save percentage.
TRANSACTIONS FROM LAST WEEK �
12/3 Add, Lucas Drake, LW, Activated off 7-day injured reserve
12/3 Add, Jay Legault, RW, Activated off 30-day injured reserve
12/3 Delete, Russ Guzior, C, Placed on 7-day injured reserve
TEAM LEADERS �
Goals � Jeff Hutchins, 9
Assists � Louis Dumont, 13
Points � Nicolas Corbeil and Louis Dumont, 17
Plus/Minus � Jeff Hutchins and Travis Lisabeth, +6
Penalty Minutes � Chris Cava, 76
Power Play Goals � Jeff Hutchins, 3
Shorthand Goals � Anthony Battaglia and Jeff Hutchins, 1
Game-Winning Goals � Louis Dumont, 2
First Goals � Mike Jarmuth, 3
Goaltender Wins � Jason Wolfe, 4
Goals Against Average � Matt Underhill, 2.97
Save Percentage � Jason Wolfe, .920
SPECIAL TEAMS (ECHL Rank) �
Power Play � 11-for-92, 12.0% (24)
Penalty Killing � 71-of-88, 80.7% (25)
Shorthand Goals For � 2 (T8)
Shorthand Goals Against � 1 (T6)
PRACTICES THIS WEEK �
Monday � 10-11:30 a.m.
Tuesday � 10-11:30 a.m.
Wednesday � Travel to Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Thursday � 11 a.m., Bear Mountain Arena, Colwood, British Columbia
Friday � 11 a.m., morning skate, Bear Mountain Arena, Colwood, British Columbia
Saturday � 11 a.m., morning skate, Bear Mountain Arena, Colwood, British Columbia
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.
THAT�S THE TICKET � 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) 385-2600 and online at ticketmaster.com.
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