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PHN’s Best Shots of the Game: Blades Roll Over Icemen 6-1 for Sixth-0Straight Win

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Florida Everblades continued to roll to begin the month of March posting a 4-1 triumph over the Icemen to make it six straight wins. 

Both sides traded chances early in the opening frame, but nothing came to fruition until Oliver Chau broke through, banging home a loose puck off a Jordan Sambrook shot that generated a rebound off the far pad of the Jacksonville netminder. Chau’s 12th of the season, coming with 6:17 remaining in the first period, gave the visitors an early lead. Moments later, Reid Duke nearly doubled the advantage on a cross-ice feed from Hudson Elynuik, but Scott Ratzlaff dove across the crease to keep it a one-goal game. 

Late in the frame, the Icemen were awarded a power play on a slashing call against Duke but failed to convert, as Cam Johnson came up with a pair of timely stops to preserve the lead. As the penalty expired, Duke generated another opportunity when the puck found him coming out of the box to spring Florida on a breakaway, but the puck rolled on him, preventing a clean look on goal. The Everblades outshot Jacksonville 10–8 in the period and carried a one-goal advantage into the intermission.

Florida generated early pressure in the middle frame, firing the first three shots of the period but could not extend their lead. The Icemen found the equalizer at the 5:10 mark after a defensive turnover below the goal line led to Logan Cockerill snapping a shot over Johnson’s glove for his first of the season.

Midway through the period, the Everblades capitalized on a power play after Patrick Bajkov was penalized for boarding. Jordan Sambrook restored the lead just 45 seconds into the man advantage, blasting his fourth of the season through traffic over the blocker side of Ratzlaff. Moments later, Sambrook delivered a key defensive play, tracking down Jacques Bouquot on the backcheck to deny a potential breakaway bid after a turnover at the offensive blue line. Florida controlled much of the period, outshooting Jacksonville 12–5 in the middle stanza.

Reid Duke extended Florida’s lead halfway through the third period finishing off a chance set up by Hudson Elynuik for his 13th of the season to give the Blades some insurance. The score would remain the same until just under two minutes remaining when Oliver Cooper nailed the empty net to make it 4-1. 

Cam Johnson earned the win in net stopping 23 of 24 Jacksonville shots including all 11 shots he faced in the final frame for his 18th win of the season. 

With Florida Everblades Match Report

Contact the photographer: Trina.Kirk@prohockeynews.com

Utah’s Shea named Inglasco ECHL Player of the Week

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Neil Shea of the Utah Grizzlies is the Inglasco ECHL Player of the Week for Dec. 16-22.Action photo of Neil Shea of the Utah Grizzlies

Shea scored four goals and added two assists for six points in three games against Tahoe last week.

The 25-year-old had an assist in a 7-6 overtime loss on Wednesday, picked up a goal in a 6-3 win on Friday and notched a hat trick while adding an assist in a 6-4 victory on Saturday.

Under contract to Colorado of the American Hockey League, Shea has 14 points (9g-5a) in nine games with the Grizzlies this season while adding three points (1g-2a) in eight games with the Eagles.

A native of Marshfield, Massachusetts, Shea has posted 51 points (27g-24a) in 73 career ECHL games with Utah and Newfoundland and has recorded five points (2g-3a) in 15 career AHL games with Colorado, Toronto and Chicago.

Prior to turning pro, Shea tallied 67 points (27g-40a) in 123 career collegiate games at Sacred Heart University and Northeastern University and 45 points (16g-29a) in 62 career games in the United States Hockey League with Cedar Rapids and Chicago.

On behalf of Neil Shea, a case of pucks will be donated to a Utah youth hockey organization by Inglasco, the exclusive puck supplier of the ECHL. Since beginning its sponsorship of the award in 2000-01, Inglasco has donated more than 51,000 pucks to youth hockey organizations in ECHL cities.

Orlando’s Gravel named Warrior Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week

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Alexis Gravel of the Orlando Solar Bears is the Warrior Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week for Dec. 16-22.Action photo of Alexis Gravel of the Orlando Solar Bears

Gravel went 2-0-1 with one shutout, a 1.29 goals-against average and a save percentage of .969 in three appearances last week.

The 24-year-old stopped 35 shots in a 2-1 overtime loss against Jacksonville on Wednesday, made 38 saves in a 3-2 win at Savannah on Saturday and stopped an ECHL season-high 52 shots in a 5-0 victory over South Carolina on Sunday.

A native of Val-des-Sources, Quebec, Gravel is 7-4-3 in 14 appearances with the Solar Bears this season and leads the league with a .938 save percentage while he is tied for eighth with a 2.20 goals-against average.

Gravel spent the last three seasons at the University of Quebec Trois-Rivières where he went 38-11-1 in 53 appearances with eight shutouts, a 1.97 goals-against average and a save percentage of .932. Prior to that he played five seasons with Halifax of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League, seeing action in 198 career games and posting an overall record of 89-79-13 with seven shutouts, a 3.31 goals-against average and a save percentage of .897.

Stingrays Shut Out By Solar Bears in Orlando

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ORLANDO, F.L. – The Stingrays suffered a 5-0 loss at the hands of the Orlando Solar Bears at the Kia Center on Sunday night. South Carolina finished the game with 52 shots on goal, their highest shot total of the season, but the Rays could not solve Solar Bears netminder Alexis Gravel, who earned the first shutout of his professional career.  South Carolina’s Seth Eisele finished the game with 15 saves on 19 shots.Stingrays Shut Out By Solar Bears in Orlando

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The first period started back and forth with solid offensive chances on both ends, but it remained scoreless until Jarrett Lee gave the Solar Bears a 1-0 lead off a highlight reel kick-pass from Alex Frye. The Solar Bears extended their lead to 2-0 late in the first period with a goal from former Stingray Hudson Thornton with a shot from the left point with under a minute to play.

The Solar Bears came out swinging in the second period, jumping out to a 3-0 lead courtesy of a blistering shot from Andrew Coxhead that beat Eisele blocker side. Orlando made it 4-0 when Jack Adams tipped a Hudson Thornton shot from the point that beat Eisele with just over four minutes left in the middle period.

The Stingrays tallied a season-high 24 shots in the third period, but the only tally of the final frame was an empty net goal from Spencer Kersten that made it 5-0.

The Stingrays are back in action Friday night against the Jacksonville Icemen at Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena.

Oilers shut out Mavs, 5-0

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Independence, Mo. —The Tulsa Oilers, proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Anaheim Ducks and the AHL’s San Diego Gulls and powered by Community Care, shutout the Kansas City Mavericks 5-0 on Saturday night at Cable Dahmer Arena in Independence, Missouri.

OILERS EXACT REVENGE BY SHUTTING OUT MAVERICKS ON TEDDY BEAR TOSS

Tyler Poulsen scored his seventh of the season, beating Viktor Ostman against the grain 6:19 into the game to send the Oilers up 1-0 into the first intermission. The goal was Poulsen’s first since coming back last night from an injured-reserve hiatus dating back to Nov. 24.

Olivier Dame-Malka put the Oilers up 2-0 with his first as an Oiler, driving a power-play one timer from the right point 5:39 into the action. Jeremie Biakabutuka earned his first assist as an Oiler on the goal, flipping roles with Dame-Malka, who set up Biakabutuka on the power-play in Friday’s game. Reid Petryk recorded the secondary assist on both goals.

Michael Farren finished a beneath-the-line feed from Josh Nelson, putting Tulsa up 3-0 9:07 into the final frame. The goal extends Farren’s point streak to six games. Farren added his second of the frame with an empty-net finish set up by Conner Roulette. Nelson added a goal of his own, beating Ostman with a high-glove snapshot with 13 seconds remaining to seal the 5-0 shutout victory.

Talyn Boyko made 46 saves, stopping 15 shots in the first period, 12 in the second and 19 in the third. The Oilers power play went 1/1 and Tulsa went 6/6 on the penalty kill.

Admirals Skate Into Holiday Break On Winners Side

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Norfolk, VA- In an effort to avoid a weekend sweep, the Norfolk Admirals faced off against the Trois-Rivières Lions for the final contest in their significant series. With four goals scored in the third period, the Admirals secured a 5-2 victory over the Lions, allowing them to enter the Holidays with a positive outcome.RECAP | Admirals Skate Into Holiday Break On Winners Side

Dom DiVincentiis made his tenth start for the Admirals and delivered another commendable performance, concluding the game with 20 saves out of 22 shots faced.

The initial period of play showcased a lone goal, as both teams exhibited sluggishness on either end of the ice. The impact of fatigue was evident, given that this competition marked the third game within three days. The visitors ultimately registered the opening goal after the halfway point, with Tommy Cormier capitalizing on a rebound during a two-on-one breakaway that successfully eluded DiVincentiis.

Norfolk encountered penalties-related challenges later in the period; however, they managed to withstand the formidable power play unit of the Lions, maintaining a one-goal deficit. At the end of the first period, the Lions held a 1-0 advantage, despite being outshot by the Admirals, with a tally of 10-7.

A few minutes into the second period, Pavel Padakin equalized the score at one for Norfolk with a shot from the slot that struck the crossbar and entered the net. This goal invigorated the atmosphere within Norfolk Scope, enabling the Admirals to regain their momentum.

While the Lions directed the pace of the game during the opening twenty minutes, the second period was dominated by Norfolk, allowing them to level the score as they approached the second intermission. It remained 1-1 after 40 minutes as the Admirals outshot the Lions 17-6 in the period.

Seven minutes into the final period of the game, Carson Golder provided the Norfolk team with a 2-1 advantage by executing a shot from the slot, marking his 13th goal of the current season. A mere two minutes later, Ryan Chyzowski scored his sixth goal of the season, capitalizing on a pass made from behind the net by Brady Fleurent, thereby extending the lead to 3-1. The Lions subsequently reduced the deficit to 3-2, following an own goal attributed to Darick Louis-Jean.

Following this, the Admirals tallied two additional goals to secure their victory in the series. Fleurent successfully netted his tenth goal of the season during a power play, enhancing the score to 4-2. In the closing moments of the game, Padakin contributed an empty-net goal, resulting in a final score of 5-2, thus ensuring the afternoon’s triumph.

Norfolk is tied with Wheeling in first place of the ECHL North Division with 37 points going into the Holiday Break.

Sentara Health Three Stars of the Game

1. NOR – R. Chyzowski (1 goal, 1 assist, +1)

2. NOR – C. Golder (1 goal, 1 assist)

3. NOR – P. Padakin (2 goals, +2)