Miami Manatees "Making Waves" for 12-27

Miami Manatees "Making Waves" for 12-27

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Miami Manatees Press Release

Tonight�s Game: The Miami Manatees take on the Jacksonville Barracudas tonight at the Miami Arena. This will be the fifth meeting between the two teams, and the Manatees record against the Barracudas is 3 wins and 1 loss. The Barracudas come into Miami winless in their last three games, while the Manatees are on a 3 game winning streak, also getting a point in every home game this season. Three of the Barracudas four losses this season were to the Miami Manatees.

Head to Head Numbers

Miami record: 3rd place WHA2 (9-5-2) 20 pts
Jacksonville record: Tied 1st place WHA2 (11-4-0) 22 pts
Miami shots: 117
Jacksonville shots: 154

Miami goals for: 18 Goals
Jacksonville goals for: 11 Goals
Miami PP against Jax: 7-23, 30%
Jax PP against Miami: 3-23, 13%
Leading scorer against Jacksonville: Oak Hewer (3G, 6A)
Leading scorer against Miami: Lyle Steenbergen (2G, 3A)
Miami goalie records: Sean Weaver (2-1-0, 3.00 GAA, .924 S%)
 Mark Gowan (1-0-0, 2.00 GAA, .944 S%
Jax goalie records: Nate Ziemski (1-0-0, 2.4 GAA, .909 S%)
 Brandon Snee (0-3-0) 6.04 GAA, .808 S%)

WHA2 Action Last Night: The Orlando Seals won their fifth game in a row by defeating the Barracudas in overtime on a Mark White goal to make the score 1-0. The Alabama Slammers unloaded on the Macon Trax by a score of 9-3. Ryan Prentice and Paul Vincent each had 3 points.

Standings:

Jacksonville: 23 pts
Orlando: 23 pts
Miami: 20 pts
Alabama: 19 pts
Macon: 15 pts
Lakeland: 6 pts

Last Game: The Manatees defeated the Lakeland Loggerheads last night by a score of 2-1. Getting goals for the Manatees were Eric Perricone and Ryan Kiley, who scored the game-winner in the third period. Mark Gowan earned his third consecutive victory of the season, making 29 saves on 30 shots.

Transactions: Center Todd Nowicki played his last professional hockey game last Saturday, as he recently was accepted into the police academy in Buffalo. Keep an eye on miamimanatees.com for a follow-up story when Nowicki graduates from the police academy and starts his law enforcement career.

Defenseman Dmitri Doulebenets has taken a leave of absence to return home to tend to a sick family member, and is expected back at a later date.

Manatees Hockey: Come out and Play!

Web posted on Dec. 27, 2003





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