BILOXI, Miss. � The ECHL announced that Mississippi Sea Wolves center Nicolas Corbeil (KOR-bay) will replace Greenville Grrrowl center Martin St. Pierre, who is on recall to Edmonton of the American Hockey League, on the American Conference roster for the 2005 Coors Light ECHL All-Star Game to be held in Reading, Pennsylvania on Wednesday.
Corbeil, 21, becomes the second player to represent Mississippi at the 2005 Coors Light ECHL All-Star Game joining left wing Jeff Hutchins. Selected in the third round (88th overall) by Toronto in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft and assigned to Mississippi by Rochester of the AHL, the 5-foot-11 and 180-pound Corbeil has 26 points (9g-17a) in 35 games with Mississippi. In his first professional season in 2003-04, Corbeil scored 24 points (9g-15a) in 31 games with Pee Dee of the ECHL while also playing one game in the AHL with Norfolk. Corbeil also played in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League in 2003-04, scoring 30 points (9g-21a) in 27 regular season games and five points (1g-4a) in five playoff games with Cape Breton.
�It was awesome to get the news,� said Corbeil. �I�m really excited to have this opportunity and I want to make the most of it. Now that the Sea Wolves are winning more, this is an added bonus.�
�It�s a great honor for Nicolas and the organization,� said Mississippi general manager and coach Bob Woods. �He has put up good numbers and now he�ll have a tremendous opportunity to showcase his talents in front of a large audience. Corbeil is a prospect that will represent the Sea Wolves with pride.�
The 13th Annual ECHL All-Star Game and Skills Competition will be held at the 7,215-seat Sovereign Center in Reading, Pa. The Skills Competition will be on January 25 at 7:05 p.m. and the All-Star Game will be played on January 26 at 7:05 p.m. Tickets are still available for all events and can be purchased at the Reading Royals box office or by telephone at (610) 898-7825.
The All-Star Game can be heard live on flagship radio station WGCM-AM 1240 beginning with the pregame show at 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday.
Watch the telecast live at Sea Wolves sponsor, the Village Sports Pub, located at Edgewater Village in Biloxi, starting at 6 p.m. CT.
The ECHL, in association with Yahoo! Broadcast, is also making the telecast available online with live broadband video for the third year in a row. The live broadcast video requires a minimum connection speed of 100 Kbytes and Real Player. Dial-up customers will be able to listen to the radio broadcast on Yahoo! Broadcast, marking the seventh consecutive year that Yahoo! has carried the ECHL All-Star Game audio broadcast live on the Internet.
Mississippi gets back into action at 6:05 p.m. tonight versus the Greenville Grrrowl at the BI-LO Center in Greenville, South Carolina. Listen to the action live on WGCM-AM 1240 or online at msseawolves.com, courtesy of Teamline.
The Sea Wolves upcoming home games get underway at 7:35 p.m. on Friday and Saturday against the Pee Dee Pride at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum.
On Friday, promotions consist of Military 2-for-1, sponsored by Keesler Federal Credit Union, which offers all military personnel, active or retired, two tickets for the price of one by showing military identification at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum box office. It�s also SeaBee Appreciation Night and St. Martin High School Night with a performance by the St. Martin Yellow Jacket Band.
Promotions for Saturday feature $2 hotdogs and $2 drafts from 6:30-8:30 p.m. There will also be the annual Mardi Gras Parade On Ice will take place in the second intermission, plus a Mardi Gras Jersey Raffle will be held to benefit the Gulf Coast Youth Hockey Association.
Individual tickets for Friday and Saturday�s home games can be purchased at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum box office, all Ticketmaster locations, by calling (228) 385-2600 and online at ticketmaster.com.
Flex packs, discounted groups tickets and fundraiser opportunities are available by calling (228) 275-WOLF or online at msseawolves.com.
