ROAD WARRIORS WEEKLY #4: 11/8/10-11/14/10 

The Greenville Road Warriors picked up a home win last week but dropped two in a row on the road against the Gwinnett Gladiators. This week the Road Warriors will be busy with three games in three days at home against the Florida Everblades.

Record: 4-3-1, 9 pts., 3rd place South Division
Leaders:
Goals – Andrew Carroll: 6
Assists – Mark Voakes: 7
Points – Justin Bowers: 9
+/- – Connor Shields/Julien Brouillette: +4
PIMs – T.J. Reynolds: 30
PPG – Andrew Carroll: 3
SHG – None Scored
Wins – Nic Riopel: 4
GAA – Nic Riopel: 2.84
SVP – Nic Riopel: .912
 

This Week:
11/11, 11/12 & 11/13 vs. Florida, 7:05 p.m. each night – Home (1-0-1), Away (0-0-0)
The Road Warriors earned three out of a possible four points when the Everblades visited the BI-LO Center on October 21 and 22. The Everblades have been one of the hottest teams in the league lately with five wins in their last six games. The duo of Mitch Fadden (4G, 10A) and Alex Imbeault (9G, 3A) has paced Florida’s offense so far and Imbeault has four goals in two games against the Road Warriors. Greenville is tied for the most home wins in the league so far with a 4-1-1 mark at the BI-LO Center and has out-scored opponents 24-16. The Road Warriors have won three straight at home and have limited opponents to two goals or fewer in each of those wins. This weekend’s games will be the seventh, eighth, and ninth home games for Greenville and will carry the Road Warriors to the quarter point of their home schedule. Only the Wheeling Nailers with seven have played more home games than the Road Warriors after last week’s play.

Day by Day:
Mon. 11/8: Off
Tues. 11/9: Practice at BI-LO Center, 10:00 a.m.
Wed. 11/10: Practice at BI-LO Center, 10:00 a.m.
Thurs. 11/11: Road Warriors vs. Florida, 7:05 p.m.
Fri. 11/12: Road Warriors vs. Florida, 7:05 p.m.
Sat. 11/13: Road Warriors vs. Florida, 7:05 p.m.

Sun. 11/14: Off
Broadcast Schedule:
Thurs. 11/11: Road Warriors vs. Florida, 7:05 p.m.
Fri. 11/12: Road Warriors vs. Florida, 7:05 p.m.
Sat. 11/13: Road Warriors vs. Florida, 7:05 p.m.

All Road Warriors radio broadcasts can be heard online for free courtesy of America One. Point your browser to www.greenvilleroadwarriors.com and click “Listen Live” to join Ray Schmitt on the broadcasts. Road Warriors fans can also watch Internet TV broadcasts of the games by clicking here. All broadcasts begin 15 minutes prior to face off with the Road Warriors Pregame Show. Fans can also email Radio Ray and have their questions read during the broadcast! Send your questions to grwradioray@gmail.com.
Last Week:

11/5 vs. Gwinnett: W 3-1

After falling behind the Gladiators late in the third period the Road Warriors ripped off three straight goals to take down Gwinnett in the first meeting of the season. Chris Morehouse, in his Road Warriors debut, and Sean Berkstresser earned their first points of the season by assisting on Brendan Connolly’s goal 2:38 into the second period. That tied the game after Mike Forney scored for Gwinnett with 16:53 gone by in the first. The game remained tied at one heading into the third period, but Justin Bowers quickly broke that up. His marker at 4:02 of the third was set up by Blake Parlett and Julien Brouillette and turned out to be his second straight game-winning goal. Marc-Olivier Vallerand added an insurance goal at 18:08 to set the final score. Nic Riopel turned in 31 saves for his fourth win of the season.

11/6 at Gwinnett: L 3-5

A big night from Justin Bowers wasn’t enough to overcome Gwinnett’s potent power play and the Gladiators put the brakes on Greenville’s three-game winning streak. In their first road game of the season, the Road Warriors took the early lead with Bowers’ third goal of the season. Mark Voakes and Marc-Olivier Vallerand garnered assists on the goal at 9:14 of the first. The second period belonged to the Gladiators who netted three unanswered goals, two on the power play, from Ryan Garbutt (2) and Derek Nesbitt. Bowers’ second of the night at 4:29 of the third pulled Greenville within one goal, but Paul Flache chipped in a power play goal at the mid-way point of the period and Dan Kissel added a score three minutes later. T.J. Reynolds gave the Road Warriors some life with his first goal of the season at 14:04, but Greenville couldn’t pull off the comeback. Nic Riopel suffered his second loss of the season as he faced 48 shots.

11/7 at Gwinnett: L 1-6

For the third straight game between the Road Warriors and Gladiators the visiting team struck first but could not make the lead hold up. Shane Harper’s first professional goal came on a power play just 5:12 into Sunday’s game. Dov Grumet-Morris made his first start of the season and turned away seven Gwinnett shots in the first as Greenville maintained its 1-0 lead after the first 20 minutes. The Gladiators answered with two second period goals as Derek Nesbitt and Mike Forney put their club in the lead. The Road Warriors were well within striking distance at the start of the third period and earned a power play 3:26 into the period. Ryan Garbutt completely turned the tide with a shorthanded goal at 4:40. Greenville took three consecutive penalties after that and gave Gwinnett two minutes of a 5-on-3 power play. Garbutt at 6:10 and Sam Roberts at 7:06 cashed in and put the game out of Greenville’s reach. Dan Kissell added one last score at 17:24 to set the final. Grumet-Morris ended the night with 21 saves for the Road Warriors.

ONE-TIMERS:
Scoring Streaks:
Goals:

·    A. Carroll, 4 games (6G); 10/22-10/30

Assists:

·    C. Shields, 2 games (2A); 11/6-11/7

Points:

·    A. Carroll, 4 games (6G, 2A); 10/22-10/30

·    C. Shields, 2 games (2A); 11/6-11/7

·    S. Harper, 2 games (1G, 1A); 11/6-11/7

Quick Hits:

· Justin Bowers leads the Road Warriors with two game winning goals and is the only forward to register a GWG this season.

· Until 13:21 of the third period on November 6 at Gwinnett, Greenville had not trailed by more than two goals at any point this season.

· Greenville is one of six teams to have not participated in a shootout yet this season.

· Mark Voakes registered a six-game assist streak (7A) from 10/22/10 to 11/6/10. He has registered a point in every game this season but two (10/21 and 11/7).

· Greenville has scored the first goal in six of its eight games this season. That is the sixth highest total in the ECHL.

Mark Your calendars! Don’t forget about these upcoming promotions:
– 11/11 vs. Florida, 7:05: Thirsty Thursday. For the second time this season the Road Warriors will be offering select fountain drinks and draft beers for just $1! The Road Warriors will also be honoring military heroes by offering a free ticket to any active military member or military veteran. The free ticket is available by showing identification at the BI-LO Center Box Office.

– 11/12 vs. Florida, 7:05: Friday Family Four-Pack. For just $48 Upstate families can receive four gold-level tickets, four hot dogs, four drinks, four pretzels, and four bags of chips! The Road Warriors will also be honoring military heroes by offering a free ticket to any active military member or military veteran. The free ticket is available by showing identification at the BI-LO Center Box Office.

– 11/13 vs. Florida, 7:05: The Road Warriors will be honoring First Responders (EMTs, police, and firefighters) by offering a free ticket to any first responder. The free ticket is available by showing identification at the BI-LO Center Box Office.