Everblades Playoffs (update 6)

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The Florida Everblades used two goals apiece from Dan Sisca and Vince Bellissimo, and 35 saves by goaltender Kevin Nastiuk to even their best-of-five series vs. Gwinnett at one with a 7-3 victory at the Arena at Gwinnett Center.

Special teams ruled the first period of play with each team notching a special teams goal. Gwinnett opened the scoring by tallying their third power play goal of the series when Derek Nesbitt deflected a point shot from Troy Milam past Nastiuk at 5:14 of the period. The Everblades however responded with their fifth short-handed goal of the post season when Sisca notched his first playoff goal at 10:46 by slipping completing a breakaway and slipping a shot past Gwinnett net-minder Sean Fields.

In the second period the Everblades erupted for three goals to grab a 4-1 advantage heading into the intermission. Sisca started the scoring spree by notching his second goal of the night at 7:31 to open a 2-1 lead. The Everblades increased the lead with a 4-on-3 power play goal by Chris Lee at 9:52, then opened the three-goal lead when Dustin Johner tallied a power play goal with 1.9 seconds remaining in the frame.

A wild third period saw the Gladiators come out firing. Gwinnett out-shot the Everblades 16-1 in the first 13 minutes of the final period, scoring twice in that span to trim the Florida lead to one. Nesbitt notched his second goal of the night for Gwinnett at 6:22 of the frame to cut the Everblades lead in half, then Jon Awe tallied his first playoff goal at 12:52 to cut the 'Blades lead to 4-3.

After a 30 second timeout by the Everblades Florida converted on a 3-on-1 rush with Bellissimo wristing home his third playoff goal at 13:10. Just 1:24 later Bellissimo opened a 6-3 Florida lead by one-timing a Ryan Brindley pass by Fields from the bottom of the left circle. The Everblades closed out the scoring watching Drew Larman slip a rebound into the net with just 2:44 remaining in regulation.

Making his first ever playoff start, Nastiuk earned the win by making several spectacular saves throughout the night, including 15 in the third period. Fields (2-1) suffered his first loss of the post-season by allowing the seven goals on 29 Florida shots.

On the power play, the Everblades finished the night 2-for-8, and the Gladiators closed out the night going 1-for-7 with the man advantage.

The Everblades return to action on Saturday, April 29 for game three of the South Division Finals vs. the Gwinnett Gladiators at 7:30 p.m. from Germain Arena.

Everblades 2006 Kelly Cup Playoff Tickets for Games "C" & "D", are on sale now! Fans can purchase tickets at the Germain Arena box office, which is open from 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Tickets can also be purchased online at www.ticketmaster.com. For additional information, contact the Everblades office at (239) 948-7825.

3 STARS:

1) – Kevin Bergin – FLA

2) – Dan Sisca – FLA

3) – Derek Nesbitt – GWI

Everblades Playoffs (update 5)

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Everblades drop series opener to Gwinnett, 5-3

The Florida Everblades watched Joel Stepp notch a hat-trick for the Gwinnett Gladiators on Wednesday night from the Arena at Gwinnett Center as the Gladiators grabbed a 1-0 series lead with a 5-3 victory.

The Gladiators opened the scoring by striking twice in quick succession midway through the first period. Derek Nesbitt tallied the game's first goal at 10:38 while Gwinnett enjoyed their first power play chance of the night. Stepp opened a 2-0 Gladiator lead after slipping an even strength goal past Everblades goaltender Phil Osaer at 14:20.

A wild second period saw the Everblades battle back to take the lead only to see Gwinnett notch a late goal to send the teams to the locker rooms tied a three. Florida opened the second period with a quick goal by Ernie Hartlieb just 28 seconds into the frame. Shortly after that Steve Czech collected his first professional goal by completing 2-on-1 at 7:32 to tie the game at two.

Florida finished the comeback when Steve Saviano banged a shot from the bottom of the right circle past Gladiators net-minder Sean Fields with 4:57 remaining in the middle period. The lead was short-lived however as Stepp tallied his second goal of the night by wristing a turnover past Osaer with just 36 seconds remaining in the period.

Gwinnett regained the lead 5:20 into the third period when Stepp notched his third goal of the night by scooping up an errant clearing pass in the left circle and wristing it past Osaer for the 4-3 Gwinnett lead. The Gladiators extended their lead with their second power play goal of the night at 9:32 when Scott Mifsud banged home a rebound for the two-goal lead.

Osaer's post-season record dropped to 3-2 after allowing the five goals on 33 shots while Fields climbed to 2-0 in the playoffs by stopping 19 of 22 Florida shots.

On the power play, the Everblades finished the night 0-for-5, and the Gladiators closed out the night going 2-for-8 with the man advantage.

The Everblades return to action on Friday, April 28 for game two of the South Division Finals vs. the Gwinnett Gladiators at 7:35 p.m. from the Arena at Gwinnett Center.

Everblades 2006 Kelly Cup Playoff Tickets for Games "C", which will be game three of the South Division Final vs. Gwinnett on Saturday, April 29, are on sale now! Fans can purchase tickets at the Germain Arena box office, which is open from 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Tickets can also be purchased online at www.ticketmaster.com. For additional information, contact the Everblades office at (239) 948-7825.

3 STARS:

1) – Joel Stepp – GWI

2) – Derek Nesbitt – GWI

3) – Steve Saviano – FLA

Everblades Playoffs (update 4)

What a game tonight! They got the speed they needed to win big time!

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The Florida Everblades used a franchise record seven power play goals to upend the Greenville Grrrowl 9-4 on Saturday night from the BI-LO Center. With the win, the Everblades won the best-of-five series 3-games-to-1 to advance to the South Division Finals.

The Everblades opened the scoring by exploding for four first period goals, including three on the power play to take a firm grasp of game four of the best-of-five series. Dustin Johner, Kevin Bergin and Chris Lee all tallied power play goals for the Everblades in a span of 2:52 midway through the opening period.

Johner opened the scoring at 10:51 banging a rebound past Greenville net-minder Jeff Deslauriers. Bergin added to the lead with his first goal of the playoffs at 13:10 to give the Everblades a 2-0 advantage and Lee finished off the trio of first period power play goals by notching his first playoff goal at 13:43. Steve Saviano closed out the first period scoring by collecting his first playoff goal at 15:28.

The Everblades added to their lead when Corey Neilson tallied a power play goal 55 seconds into the second period to open a 5-0 lead before Greenville got on the board. The Grrrowl notched their first goal of the night on Adam Nightingale's second goal of the playoffs at 13:07 of the middle period. From there the Everblades added a power play goal by Paul Cabana at 12:53 of the middle period and an even strength goal by Drew Larman at 13:07 to open a 7-1 Florida lead. Larman's goal sent Deslaurier to the bench for Cam Ellsworth.

Greenville opened the third period with two goals in the first five minutes to trim to Everblades lead to four. Cody Blanshan notched Greenville's lone power play goal at 1:53 of the third period and Tyler Mosienko tallied an even strength goal at 4:27, but Florida answered that with power play goals by Johner and Neilson at 11:15 and 18:17 respectively. Greenville closed out the scoring when Daryl Pierce fired a shot past Everblades goaltender Phil Osaer with 16 seconds remaining in regulation.

Overall the teams combined for 20 power play chances with each team finishing with 10.

Osaer picked up his third win of the playoffs by stopping 34 of 38 Greenville shots, and Deslaurier sufferd the loss after allowing seven of the goals on 26 shots. Ellsworth finished out the night by stopping six of eight shots over the final 27 minutes of the game.

The Everblades return to action on Wednesday, April 26 for game one of the South Division Finals vs. the Gwinnett Gladiators at 7:05 p.m. from the Arena at Gwinnett Center.

Everblades 2006 Kelly Cup Playoff Tickets for Games "C", which will be game three of the South Division Final vs. Gwinnett on Saturday, April 29, are on sale now! Fans can purchase tickets at the Germain Arena box office, which is open from 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Tickets can also be purchased online at www.ticketmaster.com. For additional information, contact the Everblades office at (239) 948-7825.

3 STARS:

1) – Dustin Johner – FLA

2) – Steve Saviano – FLA

3) – Phil Osaer – FLA

Everblades Playoffs (update 3)

Florida Everblades lost last night! We hope they will pick up speed, and win tonight!

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The Florida Everblades saw the Greenville Grrrowl stave off elimination by notching a power play goal late in the first overtime period to force a game four of the best-of-five South Division semifinal series.

For the second time in the series, overtime was needed to determine a winner. With the Everblades holding a 2-0 series lead, the Grrrowl found a way to remain alive in the series by notching a power play goal at 14:06 of the first overtime.

Jason Jozsa fired a wrist shot from the right point while Greenville worked their ninth power play of the game. Jozsa's shot glanced off an Everblades' stick on its way to the net and snuck past goaltender Phil Osaer just inside the left post, sending the Grrrowl bench spilling over the boards in celebration.

Prior to that, it was the goaltenders that dominated for the first three periods. Greenville netminder Jeff Deslauriers made 35 saves to earn his third win of the playoffs after taking the loss in first two games of the series. Osaer turned in another stellar performance for the Everblades by turning away 39 of 40 Greenville shots, but came up the tough-luck loser in game three.

With the win, Greenville remained alive in the semifinal series and forced a game four at the BI-LO Center on Saturday night.

On the power play, the Everblades finished the night 0-for-8, while the Grrrowl closed out the game 1-for-9.

Everblades 2006 Kelly Cup Playoff Tickets for Games "C", which will be either game five of the current series vs. Greenville, or game three of the South Division Final vs. Gwinnett, are on sale now! Fans can purchase tickets at the Germain Arena box office, which is open from 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Tickets can also be purchased online at www.ticketmaster.com. For additional information, contact the Everblades office at (239) 948-7825.

3 STARS:

1) – Jason Jozsa – GRV

2) – Jeff Deslauriers– GRV

3) – Phil Osaer – FLA

Everblades Playoffs (update 2)

 

Well, the Florida Everblades won tonight!

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The Florida Everblades scored two short-handed goals and used 33 saves by goaltender Phil Osaer to grab a 2-0 series lead over the Greenville Grrrowl after a 4-2 win on Saturday night at Germain Arena.

After a scoreless first period, the Everblades exploded for three second period goals to help propel them to the game two victory. Paul Cabana notched the first goal of the night by converting a 5-on-3 power play goal for his first playoff goal of the year at 4:11 of the middle period. After Greenville answered back just 1:35 later on Tim Sestito’s second playoff goal, Cabana notched his second of the night wristing a shot off the face-off past Greenville net-minder Jeff Deslauriers for the 2-1 lead at 6:18. On that goal, Reggie Berg became the Everblades all-time leading playoff point getter with an assist giving him 41 points during his Everblades career.

The Everblades added to their lead with their third short-handed goal of the series when Matt Bannan raced in on a breakaway at 17:46 of the second period. The goal was the first of Bannan’s professional career and gave the Everblades a 3-1 lead heading into the locker room.

In the third period, more history was made when Berg tied Tom Buckley as the Everblades all-time leading playoff goal scorer with his second short-handed goal of the series at 6:15. The goal was Berg’s 17th career playoff goal matching Buckley’s 17 markers from 1999-2004.

The Grrrowl notched the game’s last goal when, with the goaltender pulled for an extra attacker, and while on a 5-on-3 power play, Rory McMahon slammed home a shot from the bottom of the left circle with 1:36 remaining in regulation.

Osaer improved his playoff record to 2-0 with the 33 saves, many in spectacular fashion, while Deslauriers fell to 2-2 in the post season by allowing the four goals on 25 shots.

On the power play, the Everblades finished the night 1-for-7, while the Grrrowl closed out game going 1-for-10.

The Everblades return to action for Game 3 of the semi-final division series on Friday, April 21 when they take on the Greenville Grrrowl at 7:05 p.m. from the BI-LO Center in Greenville, SC.

Everblades 2006 Kelly Cup Playoff tickets for Game “B” are on sale now to the general public! Fans can purchase tickets at the Germain Arena box office, which is open from 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Tickets can also be purchased online at www.ticketmaster.com. For additional information, contact the Everblades office at (239) 948-7825.

3 Stars:

1 – Phil Osaer – FLA

2 – Paul Cabana – FLA

3 – Matt Bannan– FLA

Everblades Playoffs (update 1)

Well, the Florida Everblades won last night in overtime!

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The Florida Everblades picked up two goals by rookie Vince Bellissimo, including the game-winner in overtime, and two short-handed goals to upend the Greenville Grrrowl 5-4 in game one of the South Division semifinals on Friday night at Germain Arena.

Bellissimo’s second goal of the night with 9:04 remaining in the first overtime period gave the Everblades the early 1-0 lead in the best-of-five series. Bellissimo collected his own rebound at the top of the crease and slid the shot past Greenville net minder Jeff Deslauriers sending the crowd of 5,864 into a frenzy.

The overtime period was necessary after Greenville notched their third power play goal of the night when Steve Slonina’s wrist shot beat Everblades goalie Phil Osaer high on the glove side with just 1:05 left in regulation. It was the third time in the game Greenville battled from behind to tie the game.

A wild third period opened with Bellissimo tallying his first of the night when a slow shot from the top of the right circle found its way into the net at 6:14. The Grrrowl answered back with a power play goal a 13:29 by Les Haggett to even the score at three, however Drew Larman deflected a shot by Kevin Estrada into the net at 14:44 to regain the lead for the Everblades at 4-3.

Prior to the third period, the teams traded goals throughout the first two periods as well. Greenville opened the scoring when Allen Sirois poked home his second playoff goal at 6:47 of the opening period. The Everblades responded to that by scoring twice on the same Greenville power play midway through the first period. Estrada tallied the first of the two short-handed goals by completing a breakaway at 10:25. Then, at 11:43 Reggie Berg slipped a shot through the pads of Deslauriers to give the Everblades their first lead of the night at 2-1.

The Grrrowl scored the only second period goal when Haggett scored the first of his two goals at 6:48.

Osaer earned the win in net by stopping 36 of 40 Greenville shots to bring his record to 1-0 in the playoffs, and Deslauriers (2-1) suffered his first playoff loss by allowing the five goals on 32 Florida shots.

On the power play, the Everblades finished the night 0-for-6, while the Grrrowl closed out game going 3-for-7.

The Everblades return to action for Game 2 of the semi-final division series on Saturday, April 15 when they host on the Greenville Grrrowl at 7:30 p.m. from Germain Arena.

Everblades 2006 Kelly Cup Playoff tickets for Game “B” are on sale now to the general public! Fans can purchase tickets at the Germain Arena box office, which is open from 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Tickets can also be purchased online at www.ticketmaster.com. For additional information, contact the Everblades office at (239) 948-7825.

3 Stars:

1 – Vince Bellissimo – FLA

2 – Kevin Estrada – FLA

3 – Les Haggett – GRV

Everblades Playoffs

 

Well, It's the Florida's Everblades Playoff games starting Friday/Saturday Night this weekend. And, Next Friday/Saturday weekend. We are big fans of them, and a least AL does not miss the action of the hockey team. He watch them online, when they are away, or goes to the game in ESTERO, FL.

Well, they have been playing very good the last few months, with all the team members being called up, and brought back down from other ECHL teams.

http://floridaeverblades.com/

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Everblades first round playoff series set!

Wednesday, April 12, 2006

ESTERO — The Florida Everblades have announced their first round playoff schedule in the race for the 2006 Kelly Cup Championship. The Everblades finished the season in second place in the South Division of the American Conference, and will play the third place Greenville Grrrowl in the best-of-five South Division semi-finals. Florida will host games one and two, and if necessary game five. The entire first round schedule is as follows:

Game 1: Friday, April 14 – Greenville at Florida, 7:30 p.m. @ Germain Arena

Game 2: Saturday, April 15 – Greenville at Florida, 7:30 p.m. @ Germain Arena

Game 3: Friday, April 21 – Florida at Greenville, 7:05 p.m. @ The BI-LO Center

Game 4*: Saturday, April 22 – Florida at Greenville, 7:05 p.m. @ The BI-LO Center

Game 5*: Sunday, April 23 – Greenville at Florida, 6:00 p.m. @ Germain Arena

* – If necessary

The Everblades finished the regular season with a 3-2-1 record vs. Greenville, and were 1-1-1 at home vs. Grrrowl while posting a 2-1-0 record at Greenville. The series will be the third time the teams have met in the post-season. In nine previous playoff games, the Everblades are 5-4 vs. Grrrowl. Florida won the second-round best-of-five series vs. Greenville last year 3-games-to-0.

Tickets for playoff games “A” & “B”, are on sale now, and can be purchased at the Germain Arena box office, which is open from 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Tickets can also be purchased online at www.ticketmaster.com. For additional information, contact the Everblades office at (239) 948-7825.

Everblades Talk show

We will be at Stevie’s Sports Page (Fort Myers, FL) tonight at 7 pm for Everblades Talk Show. You can listen to the show on the AM radio at 770 ESPN Sports Radio in Fort Myers/Naples Area of Florida.