BILOXI, Miss. � The Mississippi Sea Wolves dropped three consecutive games last week in a span of three nights all on the road in the Carolina�s.
On Thursday, Pee Dee topped Mississippi 5-4 at the Florence Civic Center in Florence, South Carolina. The Sea Wolves fell 7-4 against the Charlotte Checkers on Friday and in the second straight game at Cricket Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina on Saturday, Mississippi lost 4-1.
Through 47-of-72 games, the Sea Wolves have compiled a 24-19-4 overall record for 52 points.
Mississippi is in fourth place in the ECHL South Division and ranks ninth in the 12-team American Conference, where the top eight teams make the Kelly Cup Playoffs.
The Sea Wolves are 13-10-1 at home, 11-9-3 on the road, 3-2 in overtime games and 4-2 in shootouts.
LAST WEEK�S RESULTS � 3 gp, 0-3-0 = 0 pts
Thursday, February 17 at Pee Dee Pride � Florence Civic Center, Florence, South Carolina
Pride 5, Sea Wolves 4 � Loss
* Pee Dee scored two goals in the first period and added three more in the second.
* Pride players that tallied goals were Kyle Kidney and two each from Eric Naud and Gregg Johnson.
* Mississippi picked up markers from John Evangelista, Louis Dumont, Anthony Battaglia and Jay Legault.
* Sea Wolves goaltender Matt Underhill turned away 34-of-39 shots.
* Pride netminder Sebastien Laplante stopped 34-of-38 to register the win.
Friday, February 18 at Charlotte Checkers � Cricket Arena, Charlotte, North Carolina
Checkers 7, Sea Wolves 4 � Loss
* Charlotte netted three goals in the first period, one in the second plus an additional three goals in the third.
* Mississippi scored all four of its goals in the second period.
* Sea Wolves goal scorers were Jay Legault, Travis Lisabeth, Austin Miller and Kerry Ellis-Toddington.
* Checkers that registered goals consisted of two off the stick of Eddie Pershin, and singles going to Jason Dawe, Ryan Glenn, Dusty Jamieson, Brian Escobedo and Ryan Lang.
* Mississippi netminder Phil Sauve made 41 saves.
* Charlotte goaltender Alex Westlund surrendered four goals on 22 shots.
Saturday, February 19 at Charlotte Checkers � Cricket Arena, Charlotte, North Carolina
Checkers 4, Sea Wolves 1 � Loss
* Charlotte received goals from Thomas Bellemare, Lee Falardeau, Dwight Helminen and Eddie Pershin.
* Mississippi�s lone tally was scored by Chris Cava.
* Sea Wolves goalie Phil Sauve turned aside 35 shots.
* Checkers netminder Kelly Guard allowed one goal on 26 shots.
GAMES AND BROADCASTS THIS WEEK �
Mississippi hosts Columbia on Tuesday, before visiting Louisiana on Friday, Pensacola on Saturday and Texas on Sunday.
Tuesday, February 22 vs. Columbia Inferno � 7:05 p.m. CT � Mississippi Coast Coliseum
* Watch live web telecast for $6 online at msseawolves.com, courtesy of B2 Networks.
* Listen live on WGCM-AM 1240 or online at msseawolves.com.
Friday, February 25 at Louisiana IceGators � 7:05 p.m. CT � Cajundome, Lafayette, La.
* Watch live web telecast for $6 online at msseawolves.com, courtesy of B2 Networks.
* Listen live on WGCM-AM 1240 or online at msseawolves.com.
Saturday, February 26 at Pensacola Ice Pilots � 7:05 p.m. CT � Pensacola Civic Center, Pensacola, Fla.
* Watch live web telecast for $6 online at msseawolves.com, courtesy of B2 Networks.
* Listen live on WGCM-AM 1240 or online at msseawolves.com.
Sunday, February 27 at Texas Wildcatters � 5:05 p.m. CT � Ford Arena, Beaumont, Texas
* Watch live web telecast for $6 online at msseawolves.com, courtesy of B2 Networks.
* Listen live on WGCM-AM 1240 or online at msseawolves.com.
GAME PREVIEWS �
Tuesday, February 22 vs. Columbia Inferno � 7:05 p.m. CT � Mississippi Coast Coliseum
* First of two games in the season series and only meeting of the season at the Wolves Den.
* The second head-to-head game will be played on March 19 at the Carolina Coliseum in Columbia, South Carolina.
* Columbia�s Brad Ralph goes up against his former team for the first time as a member of the Inferno. In 2001-02, Ralph played 16 games with the Sea Wolves tallying two goals and three assists.
* Columbia defeated Mississippi in the 2003 Southern Conference Finals, 4 games to 2.
* Driving distance between Biloxi, Mississippi and Columbia, South Carolina � 594 miles. Approximate driving time � Nine hours, 45 minutes.
* Mississippi is 1-0-1 all-time in the regular season against Columbia and 0-0-1 all-time at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum.
Friday, February 25 at Louisiana IceGators � 7:05 p.m. CT � Cajundome, Lafayette, La.
* Seventh of 11 head-to-head meetings and third game of six at Louisiana.
* Mississippi is 2-3-1 against Louisiana in 2004-05 and 0-2-0 at the Cajundome after losing 5-2 on January 14 at Louisiana.
* Sea Wolves� Anthony Battaglia leads Mississippi with four goals against Louisiana.
* Mississippi has three players with six points against Louisiana in the season series, Louis Dumont (1g-5a), Pat O�Leary (3g-3a) and Jeff Hutchins (1g-5a).
* Louisiana�s Wes Mason has registered eight assists and 11 points to lead the IceGators in both departments versus Mississippi this season.
* Mason is also tied with David Bararuk, Chris Thompson and Pascal Pelletier by scoring three goals each against the Sea Wolves in 2004-05.
* Driving distance between Biloxi, Mississippi and Lafayette, Louisiana � 198 miles. Approximate driving time � Three hours.
* Mississippi is 34-32-8 all-time in the regular season against Louisiana and 14-19-3 at the Cajundome.
Saturday, February 26 at Pensacola Ice Pilots � 7:05 p.m. CT � Pensacola Civic Center, Pensacola, Fla.
* Sixth of 12 games in the season series and third of six contests at the Pensacola Civic Center.
* Mississippi is 1-4-0 against Pensacola in 2004-05 and 1-1-0 at the building affectionately called �The Hangar.�
* The Sea Wolves won the last meeting between the teams at Pensacola 2-1 on January 1.
* Ice Pilots took the last head-to-head contest 4-1 on February 4 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum.
* Jeff Hutchins, who is on call up to Grand Rapids (AHL) leads Mississippi with three assists and five points against Pensacola this season.
* Hutchins is also tied for the team lead along with Kerry Ellis-Toddington by scoring two goals versus the Ice Pilots in 2004-05.
* Ice Pilots� Tyler Beechey (4g-3a) and Jordan Krestanovich (2g-5a) are tied for tops with seven points each against Mississippi this season.
* Aaron Phillips has collected six assists to lead Pensacola against Mississippi in that department.
* Driving distance between Biloxi, Mississippi and Pensacola, Florida � 124 miles. Approximate driving time � Two hours.
* Mississippi is 47-23-5 all-time in the regular season against Pensacola and 21-13-2 at the Pensacola Civic Center.
Sunday, February 27 at Texas Wildcatters � 5:05 p.m. CT � Ford Arena, Beaumont, Texas
* Ninth of 11 games in the season series and sixth and final regular season contest between the teams at Texas.
* The Sea Wolves lead the season series 6-2-0 and have won all four meetings at Texas including a 3-2 win on February 5 in the last head-to-head game at Ford Arena.
* Sea Wolves� Travis Lisabeth leads Mississippi with eight assists and 12 points against Texas in 2004-05.
* Mississippi�s Jeff Hutchins, who is on loan to Grand Rapids of the American Hockey League, is tops with six goals versus the Wildcatters this season.
* Texas forward Andrew Ianiero leads the Wildcatters with six assists and eight points against the Sea Wolves.
* Wildcatters� John Snowden has five goals, which is the most for Texas versus Mississippi in the season series.
* Driving distance between Biloxi, Mississippi and Beaumont, Texas � 330 miles. Approximate driving time � Five hours, 25 minutes.
* Mississippi is 19-4-0 all-time in the regular season against Texas and 10-1-0 at Ford Arena in Beaumont.
STREAKING SEA WOLVES �
* Mississippi has dropped three straight games and lost four consecutive on the road since February 8.
* Center Nicolas Corbeil has assists (6a) in the last five games.
* Center Louis Dumont has points (1g-2a) in the last three contests.
* Right wing Jay Legault, who is on loan to Grand Rapids (AHL), has four points (2g-2a) in his last two ECHL games.
MISSISSIPPI MILESTONE WATCH �
* Center Louis Dumont is two points from becoming the first player in ECHL history to register 800 career league points. (681 gp, 303g, 495a, 798 pts, 876 PIM) and five assists from becoming the first in league history to accumulate 500 assists.
* Left wing Pat O�Leary is three points from 100 in his professional career.
(174 gp, 45g, 52a, 97 pts, 206 PIM)
* Left wing Anthony Battaglia is three goals from 50 in his professional career.
(170 gp, 47g, 41a, 88 pts, 80 PIM)
* Defenseman Kerry Ellis-Toddington is six games from 200 in his professional career.
(194 gp, 24g, 68a, 92 pts, 103 PIM)
* Defenseman Chris Cava is four games from 150 in a Mississippi uniform.
(146 gp, 11g, 21a, 32 pts, 536 PIM)
* Right wing Travis Lisabeth is six games from 250 in a Mississippi uniform.
(244 gp, 70g, 84a, 154 pts, 434 PIM)
SEA WOLVES INJURED RESERVE �
* None.
MISSISSIPPI CALL UPS �
* Right wing Lee Jacobson was loaned to the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks (AHL) on December 28.
* Left wing Jeff Hutchins was loaned to the Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) on January 29.
* Right wing Jay Legault was loaned to the Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) on February 19.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK � Center Nicolas Corbeil picked up assists in each of the three games last week in which Mississippi lost each contest. The 21-year-old Corbeil has recorded 11 goals, 35 points and 50 penalty minutes in 45 games this season. Selected to the 2005 Coors Light ECHL All-Star Game, the 5-foot-11 and 185-pound Corbeil collected an assist in the game held on January 26 in Reading, Pennsylvania. A native of Laval, Quebec, Corbeil is in his second season of professional hockey and first year with Mississippi.
GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK � Phil Sauve made 76 saves on 86 shots in two games last week only to drop both decisions at Charlotte. The 24-year-old Sauve has compiled a 3-2-1 record this season with Mississippi to go along with a 3.71 goals-against average and .900 save percentage. In 2003-04, the 6-foot and 195-pound Sauve appeared in 17 games with the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League and finished up the campaign with the American Hockey League Hershey Bears. Hailing from Montreal, Quebec, Sauve, who was born in Buffalo, New York is in his fifth professional hockey season.
TRANSACTIONS FROM LAST WEEK �
2/14 Add, Matt Underhill, G, Reassigned by St. John�s (AHL)
2/18 Add, Darryl Campbell, LW, Activated off the 7-day injured reserve
2/19 Delete, Jay Legault, RW, Loaned to Grand Rapids (AHL)
2/19 Delete, Jason Wolfe, G, Traded to Bakersfield (ECHL)
2/19 Add, Randy Petruk, G, Acquired in trade with Bakersfield (ECHL)
TEAM LEADERS �
Goals � Anthony Battaglia and Jeff Hutchins, 18
Assists � Louis Dumont and Jay Legault, 30
Points � Louis Dumont, 44
Plus/Minus � Jeff Hutchins, +16
Penalty Minutes � Chris Cava, 145
Power-Play Goals � Jeff Hutchins, 6
Shorthand Goals � Anthony Battaglia, 3
Game-Winning Goals � Louis Dumont, 5
Goaltender Wins � Matt Underhill, 13
Goals-Against Average � Matt Underhill, 2.65
Save Percentage � Matt Underhill, .923
SPECIAL TEAMS (ECHL Rank) �
Power Play � 35-for-223, 15.7% (18)
Penalty Killing � 188-of-229, 82.1% (19)
Shorthand Goals For � 6 (T15)
Shorthand Goals Allowed � 3 (T1)
PRACTICES THIS WEEK �
Monday � 10-11:30 a.m., Mississippi Coast Coliseum
Tuesday � 10-10:30 a.m., morning skate, Mississippi Coast Coliseum
Wednesday � No ice available.
Thursday � 1-2:30 p.m., Cajundome, Lafayette, Louisiana
Friday � 11-11:30 a.m., morning skate, Cajundome, Lafayette, Louisiana
Saturday � 11-11:30 a.m., morning skate, Pensacola Civic Center, Pensacola, Florida
Sunday � 11-11:30 a.m., morning skate, Ford Arena, Beaumont, Texas
* All practices are open to the public. Dates and times are subject to change.
IN THE COMMUNITY �
Monday, February 21, 7 p.m.
* Booster Club celebrates player birthdays of Louis Dumont, Jay Legault, Mike Jarmuth, Lucas Drake, Phil Sauve and John Evangelista at the monthly Booster Club meeting at F.E.B. Distributing, Gulfport. Open to Booster Club members only.
Wednesday, February 23, 7-9 p.m.
* Second Annual "Ladies Night Out" Bachelor Auction at Grand Casino Gulfport Event Center.
Sea Wolves players Travis Lisabeth and Nicolas Corbeil will be up for bids! All proceeds benefit the Woman�s Center for Non-Violence.
* Sea Wolves will be hosting an "Ultimate Fan Experience" player appearance for all ages from 7-8 p.m. at Edgewater Mall, Biloxi.
LISTEN AND WATCH BROADCASTS � Join Mike Kelly, �Voice of the Sea Wolves� for live play-by-play action of all home and away games on flagship radio station WGCM-AM 1240. Listen on the internet, courtesy of Teamline, at msseawolves.com.
Watch games live on the web telecast for $6 each at msseawolves.com, courtesy of B2 Networks.
Bring your radio and headphones to the home games and tune into the play-by-play broadcast on 88.5 FM inside the Mississippi Coast Coliseum.
The pregame show gets underway 15 minutes before the start of each game.
TICKET INFORMATION � Flex packs, discounted group tickets, birthday packages 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.
