SPHL GAME #209 LANDERS CENTER - SOUTHAVEN

SPHL GAME #209
LANDERS CENTER - SOUTHAVEN, MISS
SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 2013 - 7:05 P.M.
Referee: Pete MacDougal
Linesmen: David Meacham and Andrew Haase
Team Game # 49
Home Game # 25
18-23-7, 43 pts.
Avg. Attendance: 2,476
# GOALTENDERS
33 DAVID WILSON
35 MATTHEW KRAHN
HT WT GP W L OTL SO GAA SV%
6-0 190 23 8 9 4 3 3.41 .896
6-0 195 29 10 14 3 3 3.23 .897
#
3
4
7
9
10
11
14
15
17
19
20
21
22
23
24
28
45
87
91
HT
6-1
6-2
5-9
6-0
6-4
5-11
5-8
6-1
6-1
6-1
6-0
6-1
5-10
6-0
6-6
5-6
6-0
6-0
6-3
SKATERS
ADAM FENIAK
MIKE HAYWARD
KEVIN WILLER
IAN FINNERTY
CAMPBELL ELYNUIK
MATT HARRINGTON
MIKE MacDONALD
TYLER SHELDRAKE
HENRY COXE
X-TODD HOSMER
CHRIS CAMPANALE
MARLON GARDNER
KYLE LUNDALE
BRIAN YANOVITCH
X-HUNTER SYRYDIUK
MATT WHITEHEAD
KORY HELOWKA
DARRELL STODDARD
TOM CRAIG
Team Game # 48
Road Game # 24
29-15-3, 63 pts.
WT
195
200
170
175
190
193
170
215
185
215
190
160
225
190
215
170
200
180
220
POS
D
D
C
C
LW
C
C
D
D
RW
RW
C
D
LW
D
LW
D
RW
C
GP
12
3
44
48
2
28
45
39
6
41
16
12
46
16
9
48
15
42
4
G
4
0
8
12
1
10
13
1
0
15
6
0
3
1
0
20
1
11
0
A
2
0
11
15
1
15
16
5
2
19
4
1
12
3
0
25
3
10
0
Head Coach: Derek Landmesser
Athletic Trainer: Rick Hanlon
Equipment Manager: Patrick Stevens
Broadcaster: David Schmoll
RIVERKINGS TEAM LEADERS:
Games: FINNERTY & WHITEHEAD (48), LUNDALE (46)
Goals: WHITEHEAD (20), HOSMER (15) MacDONALD (13)
Assists: WHITEHEAD (25), HOSMER (19) MacDONALD (16)
Points: WHITEHEAD (45), HOSMER (34), MacDONALD (29)
PIM: SHELDRAKE (164), STODDARD (121), LUNDALE (76)
PPG: WHITEHEAD (7), HOSMER (3), THREE TIED (2)
SHG: FINNERTY, HOSMER, MacDONALD (1)
GWG: WHITEHEAD (3), HOSMER & STODDARD (2)
GOALIE WINS: KRAHN (10), WILSON (8)
PLUS/MINUS: HOSMER (+5), HAYWARD & WHITEHEAD (+1)
Home Record: 12-9-3
Power Play: 15.0% (4th)
Road Record: 6-14-4
Penalty Kill: 82.4% (7th)
Goals For: 137
Penalty Minutes: 870
Goals Against: 168
PTS
6
0
19
27
2
25
29
6
2
34
10
1
15
4
0
45
4
21
0
+/- PIM
-3
4
+1 2
0 18
-12 21
-1
0
-7 16
-12 18
-10 164
1
0
+5 53
-3 10
-3
2
-14 76
-5
2
-4
7
+1 24
-1
4
-17 121
-2
0
W L OTL SO GAA SV%
20 10 1 1 2.46 .921
8 7 2 1 3.34 .884
# GOALTENDERS
1 MARCO EMOND
30 KYLE RANK
HT WT
5-10 195
5-11 170
#
2
3
4
7
8
10
11
17
18
19
22
25
26
27
28
29
HT WT POS GP G A PTS +/- PIM
D 44 3 21 24 +20 47
6-2 215
D
5-9 185
9 0 4 4 +4 6
D 47 1 8 9 +2 59
6-1 210
5-10 160 RW 47 16 15 31 +11 34
D 47 1 9 10 -6 34
5-11 200
C
5-10 175
45 13 22 35 +21 14
6-0 212 RW 44 12 25 37 +11 16
C
6-0 200
47 8 19 27 -5 20
5-10 185 RW 47 38 31 69 +19 26
C
6-1 210
47 15 24 39 +16 42
6-2 224 RW 47 8 9 17 +8 110
6-2 230 LW 20 1 0 1 -7 24
D 47 2 10 12 +4 25
5-7 185
6-0 191 LW 42 7 11 18 +2 41
5-9 185 LW 42 8 16 24 +2 42
D 47 4 20 24 +5 38
6-4 220
SKATERS
MIKE KAVANAGH
AARON ATWELL
COREY TOY
JOHN CLEWLOW
BROCK SAWYER
DEREK ELLIOTT
BRANDON RICHARDSON
BEN CONTINI
JOSH McQUADE
BOBBY REED
KYLE McNEIL
TYLER MATHESON
KYLE FRIEDAY
ANTHONY BERGIN
BRETT LISCOMB
ANDREW SMALE
GP
34
18
Head Coach: Mark DeSantis
Athletic Trainer: Kyle Sherrill
Equipment Manager: Frank Jury
Broadcaster:
FIREANTZ TEAM LEADERS:
Games: NINE TIED (47)
Goals: McQUADE (38), CLEWLOW (16), REED (15)
Assists: McQUADE (31), REED (25), RICHARDSON (24)
Points: McQUADE (69), REED (39), ELLIOTT (36)
PIM: McNEIL(110), TOY (59), KAVANAGH (47)
PPG: ELLIOTT, McQUADE & REED (4)
SHG: ELLIOTT, McQUADE & REED (1)
GWG: McQUADE (10), REED (3), THREE TIED (2)
Goalie Wins: EMOND (20), RANK (8)
Plus/Minus: ELLIOTT (+21), KAVAHAGH (+20), McQUADE (+19)
Home Record: 17-4-3
Power Play: 16.4% (3rd)
Road Record: 12-11-0
Penalty Kill: 85.3% (4th)
Goals For: 159
Penalty Minutes: 648
Goals Against: 128
MISSISSIPPI RIVERKINGS
GAME NOTES
MARCH 2, 2013
LAST TIME WE MET: The RiverKings and the FireAntz meet for the second time in as many nights at the Landers Center. The
‘Kings fell to the ‘Antz last night 6-4 after taking a 4-1 lead into the first intermission. But the ‘Antz scored five straight in the
second and third periods to take their third straight against the RiverKings. Brandon Richardson led the way for Fayetteville
with three points (1G, 2A) and Ben Contini tallied two goals in the victory.
RIVERKINGS NOTES: The RiverKings enter tonight’s game after falling 6-4 to the FireAntz last Saturday night. Both Matt Harrington and Matt Whitehead tallied a point in the game, extending their streaks to seven and eight games respectively, currently
the two longest streaks in the SPHL.
ROSTER CHANGES: Last week, the RiverKings signed D Mike Hayward to a contract and signed LW Campbell Elynuik to a 3
game contract on February 23. Elynuik made his professional debut on Saturday and has tallied one assist. RW Paul Lee was
traded to Augsuta for D Ricky Helmbrecht on February 25.
PLAYERS TO WATCH: RIVERKINGS– Matt Whitehead (20-25-45) and Matt Harrington (10-15-25) enter tonight’s game on pointstreaks, while Whitehead leads the team in goals, assists and points.
PLAYERS TO WATCH: FIREANTZ– Josh McQuade (38-31-69) and Brandon Richardson (11-25-36) lead Fayetteville with seven
points (3G, 4A) in three games against the ‘Kings. McQuade leads the league in goals (38) and points (69).
PRAY FOR AVA NIGHT: Tonight, the Mississippi RiverKings are raising awareness for Pediatric Brain Cancer on “Pray for Ava
Night” when the ‘Kings take on the Fayetteville FireAntz at 7:05 p.m. at the Lander’s Center. $3 of every ticket benefit local
pediatric brain cancer efforts, including the joint St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital/Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital pediatric
brain tumor program at Le Bonheur. Thank you for your support of our area non-profits!
PLAYOFF WATCH
Rank
TeamGP
Wins
Losses
OTL
PTS
PCT
Magic Number
1 X-Louisiana 4730125 65.691
0
2 X-Fayetteville 4729153 61.649
0
3 X-Pensacola 4527144 58.644
0
4 Knoxville 4626173 55.598
1
5 Columbus 4724194 52.553
2.5
6 MS Surge 4822206 50.521
3.5
7 RIVERKINGS 4818237 43.448
7
8 Huntsville 4517226 40.444
8.5
9 Augusta 4516263 35.389
NA
X - Team has clinched playoff berth
Magic Number - Number of combined team wins and Augusta regulation losses needed to clinch playoff berth.
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MISSISSIPPI RIVERKINGS
GAME NOTES
MARCH 2, 2013
ALL-TIME MATCHUP: Tonight marks the 9th all-time matchup between these two teams. The FireAntz hold the winning record of
5-2-1 for the all-time matchup.
TRANSACTIONS: RIVERKINGS
FEBRUARY 22: D Mike Hayward signed to a contract.
FEBRUARY 23: LW Campbell Elynuik signed to a 3 game contract.
FEBRUARY 25: Rights to D Ricky Helmbrecht acquired in trade from Augusta for the rights to RW Paul Lee.
TRANSACTIONS: FIREANTZ
FEBRUARY 16: D Aaron Atwell signed to a 3 game contract.
FEBRUARY 23: D Aaron Atwell signed to a contract.
FEBRUARY 25: LW Brett Liscomb acquired in trade from Huntsville for LW Mike Gurtler.
APPROACHING RIVERKINGS MILESTONES: Matt Whitehead is twelve points away from 200th of his career and six games away
from his 200th professional game. Darrell Stoddard is two goals away from the 100th of his career, all with the Memphis/Mississippi
RiverKings organization.
RIVERKINGS ELSEWHERE:
Mike Baran (2012): In fifteen games with the Alaska Aces (42-12-2-4, 1st in the Mountain Division of the Western Conference), he
has tallied eight points (2G, 6A). Baran joined the Aces on January 15.
Patrick Gaul (2012): Since joining the South Carolina Stingrays (31-24-3-3, 3rd in South Division of Eastern Conference) on January 12, Gaul has played in twenty-two games, totaling four points (2G, 2A).
Steven Kaunisto (2012): Through nineteen games with the Elmira Jackals (30-20-3-4, 2nd in Atlantic Division of Eastern Conference), Kaunisto has eight points (1G, 7A) and is +6.
Nick Walsh (2012): In eighteen games with the Gwinnett Gladiators (35-23-2-1, 1st in South Division of the Eastern Conference)
Nick Walsh has four points (3G, 1A). Walsh joined the Galdiators on January 17.
SPHL SCHEDULE
Other SPHL Games on Friday, March 2, 2013 - (All Times CST)
Columbus (24-19-4) @ MS Surge (22-20-6) - 7:05 p.m. - Mississippi Coast Coliseum
Pensacola (27-14-4) @ Huntsville (17-22-6) - 7:30 p.m. - Von Braun Center
Idle Teams: Augusta RiverHawks, Knoxville Ice Bears, Louisiana IceGators
NEXT RIVERKINGS GAME: Saturday, March 2, 2013 at 7:05 p.m. at the Landers Center in Southaven, Miss.
SPHL SCOREBOARD - Scores from March 1, 2013
Columbus (24-19-4) 1 @ Louisiana (30-12-5) 3
Fayetteville (29-15-3) 6 @ RIVERKINGS (18-23-7) 4
Pensacola (27-14-4) 1 @ MS Surge (22-20-6) 4
Augusta (16-26-3) 2 @ Huntsville (17-22-6) 6
MISSISSIPPI RIVERKINGS
GAME NOTES
MARCH 2, 2013
RK TEAM
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
RK
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
ATTENDANCE LEADERS
TOTAL
84,152
79,024
77,847
67,694
63,715
59,434
60,453
43,890
36,607
FAYETTEVILLE
HUNTSVILLE
KNOXVILLE
PENSACOLA
COLUMBUS
RIVERKINGS
LOUISIANA
MS SURGE
AUGUSTA
POINTS LEADERS
PLAYER
Josh McQuade
Matt Robertson
Ryan Salvis
Matt Whitehead
Robert Short
Shawn McNeil
Matt Gingera
Bobby Reed
Emery Olauson
10 Two Tied
TEAM
FAY
LOU
PEN
MRK
LOU
LOU
COL
FAY
KNX
GP
47
47
45
48
42
47
37
47
46
PLAYER
Mark Van Vliet
Bret Tyler
Kirk Bycynski
Tom Maldonado
Andrew Smale
Mike Kavanagh
Tyler Soehner
8 Shaun Arvai
Tyler Lyon
Jeremy Klaver
11 Kyle Lundale
TEAM
KNX
COL
LOU
COL
FAY
FAY
PEN
KNX
LOU
KNX
MRK
PLAYER
TEAM GP PIM
Aaron McGill
HUN 41 242
Corey Fulton
AUG 40 207
Dennis Sicard
HUN 40 203
Tyler Sheldrake MRK 39 164
David Segal
KNX 32 156
Brandon Kosolofsky MSS
42 125
Darrell Stoddard MRK 42 121
Ron Cramer
PEN 33 121
Matt Miller
LOU 34 118
Two Tied
116
GAMES
24
23
23
21
24
24
27
23
20
AVERAGE
3,506
3,435
3,384
3,223
2,654
2,476
2,239
1,908
1,830
PTS
69
49
48
45
43
42
40
39
39
37
RK PLAYER
1 Bret Tyler
2 Mark Van Vliet
3 Tom Maldonado
4 Mike Kavanagh
5 Andrew Smale
6 Kirk Byczynski
7 Tyler Lyon
8 Shaun Arvai
9 Tyler Soehner
Kyle Lundale
9
ASSISTS LEADERS: DEFENSE
POINTS LEADERS: DEFENSE
RK
1
2
3
4
5
6
RK
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
GP
46
34
47
46
47
44
43
43
42
46
46
TEAM
COL
KNX
COL
FAY
FAY
LOU
LOU
KNX
PEN
MRK
GP
34
46
46
44
47
47
42
43
43
46
A
27
22
21
21
20
19
15
14
12
12
GOALS LEADERS - ROOKIES
PTS
32
29
28
27
24
24
22
21
17
15
15
RK
1
2
3
4
5
+/- LEADERS
PIM LEADERS
PLAYER
TEAM
Matt Gingera COL
John Clewlow FAY
Todd Hosmer MRK
Derek Elliott
FAY
Ian Finnerty
MRK
Mark Thorburn FAY
7 Marc-Andre Carre LOU
8 Kirk Byczynski COL
Peter Neal
KNX
10 Three Tied
GP
37
47
41
45
48
24
42
47
42
G
23
16
15
13
12
12
10
9
9
8
8
RK PLAYER
TEAM
1 Derek Elliott
FAY
2 Mike Kavanagh FAY
Josh McQuade
FAY
Steve Bergin
PEN
5 Ryan Salvis
PEN
6 Ryan Raven
PEN
Bobby Reed
FAY
8 Bret Tyler
COL
9 Chris Bailer
COL
10 Two Tied
POINTS LEADERS - ROOKIES
RK
1
2
3
4
5
6
PLAYER
TEAM
Matt Gingera COL
Derek Elliott
FAY
Todd Hosmer MRK
John Clewlow FAY
Kirk Byczynski LOU
Ian Finnerty
MRK
Ben Contini
FAY
8 Mike Kavanagh FAY
9 Mark Thorburn COL
Marc-Andre Carre LOU
GOAL LEADERS
RK PLAYER
TEAM
1 Josh McQuade
FAY
2 Matt Robertson LOU
3 Matt Gingera
COL
4 Matt Whitehead MRK
5 Shawn McNeil
LOU
Ryan Raven
PEN
7 Ryan Salvis
PEN
Sam Bowles
COL
8 John Clewlow
FAY
9 Five Tied
GP
37
45
41
47
47
48
47
44
24
42
GP
47
47
37
48
47
41
45
47
47
PTS
40
35
34
31
28
27
27
24
21
21
G
38
24
23
20
18
18
17
17
16
15
GOALIE LEADERS BY GAA (Min. 800 minutes playeed)
RK
NAMETEAM
GP
MIN W
L
OTL
SO
GA
GAA
SV
SV%
1Andrew Loewen COL
241423:09
16613431.81
705
.943
2 Marco Emond FAY
331851:56
20101 2 762.46
880.921
3Connor Toomey KNX
241415:15
16610622.63
612
.908
4 Robert Moss AUG
271468:56
13121 1 662.70
775.922
5 Dan McWhinney HUN
402343:12
16166 2 1062.71
1250
.922
6 Kiefer Smiley MSS
341991:04
13145 2 912.74
895.908
7Ian Vigier COL
241413:10
81331662.80
668
.910
8 Matt Krahn MRK
281543:19
10133 2 833.23
726.897
9Kyle Rank FAY
181004:43
8720563.34
427
.884
10David Wilson MRK
241366:01
8 104 3 783.43
674.896
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+17
+16
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