January 5, 2003
Kingfish shoot down 'Pilots, 4-3
Baton Rouge Kingfish Press Release
Two power play goals by Marquis Mathieu and a stellar 40 saves by Niklas
Sundberg helped lift the Kingfish over the Pensacola Ice Pilots 4-3.
Bryan Richardson opened the scoring just 59 seconds into the opening stanza on
the Kingfish’s first shot of the game as he fired a laser over the shoulder of
Pensacola goaltender Brian Eklund and off two goal posts before finding its way
into the back of the net. Mike Oliveira added an assist on the goal.
The Kingfish took a 2-0 lead on their second shot of the game a Marquis Mathieu
buried the puck behind Eklund at the 11:02 mark of the first period. Mathieu
tallied the unassisted goal on the power play.
Pensacola cut Kingfish lead to one as Louis Dumont beat Niklas Sundberg over the
glove with a laser from the right point at the 1:10 mark of the second period
for the unassisted goal.
Scott Hewson tied the game at two as he deflected a Chris Minard shot past
Sundberg at the 13:25 mark of the period. Jeremy Van Hoof also added an assist
on the goal.
The Kingfish regained the lead in early in the third period as Mathieu added his
second power play goal of the game as he slipped a bad angle shot past Eklund at
the 1:37 mark if the period. Joe Guenther added an assist on the goal.
Pensacola tied the game up at three as Josh Harrold slipping in from the point
took a centering pass from Louis Dumont in the corner at the 6:25 mark of the
period. Gregor Baumgartner also added an assist on the goal.
Newcomer Dan Sullivan scored the game winner off a centering pass from Mike
Oliveira in a 2-on-1 break with 5:49 remaining in the third period. Mike Perna
moved the puck through the neutral zone to Oliveira to set up the play.
The Kingfish went 2-7 on the man advantage with Marquis Mathieu tallying both
power play goals as Pensacola went 0-8 on the power play.
The Kingfish host the Toledo Storm on Friday at the Fish Tank, their only
contest next weekend. Catch all the action on Baton Rouge’s Best R & B, 104.5
WZRB beginning with the Kingfish pre-game show beginning at 6:50 p.m.
EAST COAST HOCKEY LEAGUE GAME REPORT SUMMARY
DATE - 01/05/03 GAME NUMBER - 488 ATTENDANCE - 3034
HOME - Pensacola 3
VISITOR - Baton Rouge 4
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PLAYER STATISTICS
VISITING TEAM G A +/- SH PIM MIN MAJ 10 GM GR MT PP SH GW GT EN OT FG UA G/A
Demmans, Trevor -1 5
Gernander, Jerry 2
Oliveira, Mike 2 3
Sullivan, Dan 1 +1 3 2 1 1
Guenther, Joe 2 -1 1 2 1
Kiesman, Michael -2 2
Jones, Clark 2 1
Richardson, Bryan 1 5 1
Kaiman, Tom -1 7 1 1
Perna, Mike 1 +1 1 2 1
Norrie, Jason -2 2 1
Paquet, Samuel 1 4 2
Tucker, Kevin +1 2
Sundberg, Niklas
Mathieu, Marquis 2 -1 9 2
BENCH
TOTALS 4 5 -5 34 21 8 1 2 1 1
HOME TEAM G A +/- SH PIM MIN MAJ 10 GM GR MT PP SH GW GT EN OT FG UA G/A
Dexter, Brad -1 1
Priechodsky, Marek
Baumgartner, Grego 1 1
Van Hoof, Jeremy 1 +2
Bartek, Martin 9 2 1
Dumont, Louis 1 1 4 2 1 1
Allman, Trevor +1 3
Hewson, Scott 1 +1 4 2 1
Minard, Chris 1 +1 2 1
O'Keefe, Ryan -1 3 2 1
Harrold, Josh 1 +2 4
Cruikshank, Brad 3 5 1
Eklund, Brian
Theuer, Chad 4
Cloutier, Kevin 1 2 1
Royer, Gaetan -1 2
Pankewicz, Greg +1 4
BENCH 2 1
TOTALS 3 4 +5 43 19 7 1 1
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GOALIE STATISTICS
VISITING TEAM D MIN GA EN S1 S2 S3 SOT TOT G/A
Sundberg, Niklas W 60:00 3 21 12 7 40
TOTALS W 60:00 3 21 12 7 40
HOME TEAM D MIN GA EN S1 S2 S3 SOT TOT G/A
Eklund, Brian L 60:00 4 4 13 13 30
TOTALS L 60:00 4 4 13 13 30
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TEAM STATISTICS
POWER PLAYS GOALS OPPS SH
VISITOR 2 7 0
HOME 0 8 0
GOALS BY PERIOD 1ST 2ND 3RD OT SO TOT
VISITOR 2 0 2 0 0 4
HOME 0 2 1 0 0 3
SHOTS BY PERIOD 1ST 2ND 3RD OT SO TOT
VISITOR 6 13 15 0 0 34
HOME 21 14 8 0 0 43
SCORING SUMMARY
# TEAM GOAL SCORER 1ST ASSIST 2ND ASSIST PER TIME ON-ICE PP SH EN X
1 BR Richardson, Bryan Oliveira, Mike 1 0:56 5-5
2 BR Mathieu, Marquis Guenther, Joe 1 11:02 5-4 1
3 PEN Dumont, Louis 2 1:10 5-5
4 PEN Hewson, Scott Minard, Chris Van Hoof, Jeremy 2 13:25 5-5
5 BR Mathieu, Marquis Guenther, Joe 3 1:37 5-4 1
6 PEN Harrold, Josh Dumont, Louis Baumgartner, Gregor 3 6:25 5-5
7 BR Sullivan, Dan Oliveira, Mike Perna, Mike 3 14:11 5-5
PENALTY SUMMARY
# TEAM PLAYER PENALTY SERVED BY 1ST PENALTY 2ND PENALTY PER TIME MIN MAJ 10 GM GR MT
1 BR Norrie, Jason Holding 1 3:42 1
2 BR Paquet, Samuel Holding stick 1 6:40 1
3 PEN O'Keefe, Ryan Tripping 1 10:27 1
4 BR Sullivan, Dan Interference 1 16:16 1
5 PEN Cloutier, Kevin Board check 1 18:57 1
6 PEN Minard, Chris Hooking 2 6:06 1
7 BR Kaiman, Tom Hooking 2 7:12 1
8 PEN Hewson, Scott Holding stick 2 9:50 1
9 PEN Cruikshank, Brad Fighting 2 14:38 1
10 BR Kaiman, Tom Fighting 2 14:38 1
11 BR Jones, Clark Elbowing 2 14:50 1
12 BR Guenther, Joe Cross checking 2 18:01 1
13 PEN BENCH Baumgartner, Gregor Too many men 2 19:54 1
14 BR Perna, Mike Tripping 3 2:41 1
15 PEN Bartek, Martin High sticking 3 2:59 1
16 PEN Dumont, Louis Tripping 3 9:09 1
17 BR Paquet, Samuel Interference 3 11:41 1
DATE - 01/05/03 Baton Rouge ( 4) AT Pensacola ( 3)
SCORE BY PERIODS
Baton Rouge 2 0 2--4
Pensacola 0 2 1--3
FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Baton Rouge-Richardson 19 (Oliveira)
0:56. 2, Baton Rouge-Mathieu 7 (power play) (Guenther) 11:02.
Penalties: Norrie, BR (Holding), 3:42. Paquet, BR (Holding stick),
6:40. O'Keefe, PEN (Tripping), 10:27. Sullivan, BR (Interference),
16:16. Cloutier, PEN (Board check), 18:57.
SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 3, Pensacola-Dumont 10 (unassisted) 1:10. 4,
Pensacola-Hewson 6 (Minard; Van Hoof) 13:25. Penalties: Minard, PEN
(Hooking), 6:06. Kaiman, BR (Hooking), 7:12. Hewson, PEN
(Holding stick), 9:50. Cruikshank, PEN (Fighting, Major), 14:38.
Kaiman, BR (Fighting, Major), 14:38. Jones, BR (Elbowing), 14:50.
Guenther, BR (Cross checking), 18:01. BENCH, PEN served by
Baumgartner (Too many men), 19:54.
THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 5, Baton Rouge-Mathieu 8 (power play)
(Guenther) 1:37. 6, Pensacola-Harrold 6 (Dumont; Baumgartner) 6:25. 7,
Baton Rouge-Sullivan 1 (game winner) (Oliveira; Perna) 14:11.
Penalties: Perna, BR (Tripping), 2:41. Bartek, PEN (High sticking),
2:59. Dumont, PEN (Tripping), 9:09. Paquet, BR (Interference),
11:41.
SHOTS ON GOAL
Baton Rouge 6 13 15--34
Pensacola 21 14 8--43
Power Play Conversions: Baton Rouge - 2 of 7, Pensacola - 0 of 8.
Goalies: Baton Rouge-Sundberg (43 shots, 40 saves; record: 2-0-1).
Pensacola-Eklund (34 shots, 30 saves; record: 4-4-0).
A: 3034. Referee: Koharski. Linesmen: Wright; Finley.