February 13, 2003
Sea Wolves down Kingfish, 5-4
Baton Rouge Kingfish Press Release
Dave Paradise’s hat-trick and four Sea Wolves’ power play goals were too much to
overcome as the Mississippi Sea Wolves downed the Kingfish, 5-4.
Paradise’s blast from the high slot broke a scoreless tie at the 16:34 mark of
the first period. Kent Davyduke and Mike Scott added the assists as they hooked
up to find Paradise in the slot for the power play tally.
The Kingfish tied the game at one early in the second period on the power play
as Mike Oliveira slipped the puck over Greg Gardner and inside the far post.
Bryan Richardson slid the puck to Oliveira wide open along the goal line. The
power play goal came at the 2:13 mark of the period.
Mississippi regained the lead on the power play as Paradise added his second
goal of the game, again from the high slot, at the 7:02 mark of the period.
Davyduke and Scott added the assists.
Paradise completed the hat-trick two minutes later as he pulled Niklas Sundberg
out of his net and fired it past the goaltender on the power play. Steffon Walby
added an assist as he found Paradise open in the slot.
Walby gave the Sea Wolves a 4-1 lead at the15:37 mark of the period as he hooked
up with Davyduke and Scott on the power play. A wide-open Walby along the goal
line buried the puck behind Sundberg for the tally.
Joe Guenther cut the lead back to two goals with just 55 seconds left in the
period as he picked up a rebound off the back dasher and stuffed it past
Gardner. Sam Paquet and Jason Norrie picked up the assists on the goal.
The Kingfish took the momentum into the third as Jason Norrie fired a shot out
of a crowd camped in front of the Sea Wolves net past Gardner. Bryan Richardson
picked up an assist on the goal at the 1:53 mark of the third.
Joe Guenther tied the game at four as he deflected a Mike Kiesman shot from the
point past Gardner with 6:30 to play in the third. Jerry Gernander also picked
up an assist on the goal.
The Sea Wolves used the power play to their advantage as Davyduke scored the
game winner with 4:56 left in the third as he fired a shot that rolled up
Sundberg’s arm and into the net. Mike Scott and Walby added the assists on the
goal.
For his sixth straight game, Niklas Sundberg made over 30 saves as he turned
aside 41 Sea Wolves shots in the losing effort.
The Kingfish battle the Louisiana IceGators tomorrow at the Cajundome in
Lafayette at 7:05 p.m. Catch all the action on Baton Rouge’s Best R & B, 104.5
WZRB beginning with the Kingfish pre-game show at 6:50 p.m.
Sea Wolves in 'Paradise' with win over Kingfish, 5-4
Mississippi Sea Wolves Press Release
BATON ROUGE, La. – Mississippi veteran Dave Paradise scored his first hat trick
of the season to lead Mississippi past Baton Rouge, 5-4 at the Riverside
Centroplex.
With the win, the Sea Wolves holds down second place in the Southwest Division
with 64 points.
Mississippi also clinched the battle for the Coca-Cola Cup, with a 14 points to
2 lead over Baton Rouge. There are three head-to-head meetings remaining and the
Sea Wolves will be presented with the inaugural Coca-Cola Cup in the final game
of the season series on March 25 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum.
The Sea Wolves (30-19-4) opened the score on the power play at 16:34. Paradise
hammered a slap shot from the slot past Niklas Sundberg. The goal for Paradise
was his 27th of the season.
In the second, Baton Rouge (14-30-9) bounced back on the power play. Mike
Oliveira slipped the puck past Greg Gardner from a sharp angle at the side.
Oliveira’s 11th of the campaign, tied the score 1-1.
Paradise went back to work again for Mississippi with the man advantage.
Paradise buried his second goal of the night from the slot at 7:02.
Just over two minutes later, Sea Wolves’ Steffon Walby sent a centering pass
onto the stick of Paradise for his hat trick goal and 29th of the year, making
it 3-1 for Mississippi. The assist for Walby, was his 500th career point over
his 10-year pro career.
The Sea Wolves continued to be lethal with the man advantage. Walby set a team
record by notching his 15th power play goal of the year and 32nd marker overall,
making it 4-1 for Mississippi.
Baton Rouge battled back with three straight goals including a pair from rookie
from Joe Guenther and one by veteran Jason Norrie to tie the score 4-4.
But the Sea Wolves connected on a season-high four power play goals, as rookie
Kent Davyduke lifted a shot over the left shoulder of Sundberg for the
game-winner at 15:04.
Rookie Mike Scott collected his fourth assist of the night, all on the power
play.
Gardner turned away 36-of-40 to raise his record to 22-14-4. Sundberg stopped
41-of-46, dropping to 12-12-2 on the season.
Mississippi went 4-for-9 on the power play. Baton Rouge converted on 1-of-4
chances with the man advantage.
Mississippi continues its road swing on Saturday at 7:05 p.m. at Arkansas. There
will be no broadcast of the game due to a prior commitment on the Sea Wolves
flagship radio station Q 92.5 FM. Action will return to the airwaves on Sunday
at 4:00 p.m. against the Louisiana IceGators at the Cajundome in Lafayette.
The Sea Wolves faceoff against Kids Cancer at the next home game on Sunday,
February 23 at 5:05 p.m. as against the Pensacola Ice Pilots at the Mississippi
Coast Coliseum. Purchase your commemorative t-shirt for $15. The t-shirt gets
you into the game and the postgame party and jersey auction at Grand Casino
Biloxi Bayview Ballroom.
Individual game tickets are available at all TicketMaster locations, the
Mississippi Coast Coliseum box office and by calling 228-594-3707.
DATE - 02/13/03 Mississippi ( 5) AT Baton Rouge ( 4) SCORE BY PERIODS Mississippi 1 3 1--5 Baton Rouge 0 2 2--4 FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Mississippi-Paradise 27 (power play) (Scott; Davyduke) 16:34. Penalties: Demmans, BR (Hooking), 1:29. Evangelista, MIS (Holding stick), 5:26. Paradise, MIS (Hooking), 9:21. Sullivan, BR (Interference), 15:05. SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 2, Baton Rouge-Oliveira 4 (power play) (Richardson) 2:13. 3, Mississippi-Paradise 28 (power play) (Davyduke; Scott) 7:02. 4, Mississippi-Paradise 29 (Walby) 9:19. 5, Mississippi- Walby 32 (power play) (Davyduke; Scott) 15:37. 6, Baton Rouge- Guenther 9 (Paquet; Kaiman) 19:05. Penalties: Campbell, MIS (Slashing), 0:42. Blais, BR (Hooking), 1:46. Cava, MIS (Unsportsmanlike Cond), 1:46. Tucker, BR (Tripping), 2:49. Paquet, BR (Board check), 5:46. Mathieu, BR (Tripping), 14:18. Sullivan, BR (Cross checking), 15:57. THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 7, Baton Rouge-Norrie 19 (Richardson) 1:53. 8, Baton Rouge-Guenther 10 (Kiesman; Gernander) 13:30. 9, Mississippi- Davyduke 8 (game winner) (power play) (Scott; Walby) 15:04. Penalties: Demmans, BR (Roughing), 4:11. Baxter, MIS (Holding), 8:30. Blais, BR (Roughing), 10:48. Sullivan, BR served by Jacobson (Roughing, Ten minute misc.), 14:12. SHOTS ON GOAL Mississippi 19 21 6--46 Baton Rouge 12 14 14--40 Power Play Conversions: Mississippi - 4 of 9, Baton Rouge - 1 of 4. Goalies: Mississippi-Gardner (40 shots, 36 saves; record: 22-14-4). Baton Rouge-Sundberg (46 shots, 41 saves; record: 4-6-2). A: 1258. Referee: Smith. Linesmen: ; Sotak. Game Story BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (Ticker) -- Dave Paradise notched a hat trick and Kent Davyduke scored late in the third period as the Mississippi Sea Wolves edged the slumping Baton Rouge Kingfish, 5-4. Paradise opened the scoring with 3:26 left in the first period, connected on a goal early in the second and added his 29th marker of the season less than three minutes later to give Mississippi a 3-1 lead. Davyduke, who also had three assists, broke a 4-4 tie with only 4:56 remaining in the contest. Mike Scott had four assists, including a helper on the game-winning goal by Davyduke, for the Sea Wolves. Greg Gardner stopped 36 shots for Mississippi, which has won four of its last six games. Joe Guenther scored a pair of goals and Niklas Sundberg turned aside 41 shots for Baton Rouge, which has lost 10 of its last 12 games.