ROAD WARRIORS WEEKLY #11: 12/27/10-1/2/10 

GREENVILLE, SC – The Greenville Road Warriors return from their lengthy Christmas break with a busy week of action at, and away from, the BI-LO Center. Highlighting this week’s schedule is a three-game series with in-state rival South Carolina.

Record: 20-6-2, 42 pts., 1st place South Division
Leaders:
Goals – Brendan Connolly/Mark Voakes/Marc-Olivier Vallerand: 13
Assists – Mark Voakes: 18
Points – Mark Voakes: 31
+/- – Julien Brouillette: +16
PIMs – T.J. Reynolds: 93
PPG – Julien Brouillette: 7
SHG – Marc-Olivier Vallerand: 4
Wins – Dov Grumet-Morris: 11
GAA – Dov Grumet-Morris: 1.98
SVP – Dov Grumet-Morris: .930

This Week:
12/27 vs. S. Carolina, 7:05 p.m., 12/29 & 12/31 at S. Carolina, 7:05 p.m. – Home (2-1-0), Away (1-1-0)
The Road Warriors play host to South Carolina for the first time since October 30 to kick off a three-game series against their Palmetto State rival. The Stingrays enter the game on a five-game winning streak while the Road Warriors have won four of their last five. In the most recent meeting between the clubs, Greenville netted a 2-0 win over South Carolina in the North Charleston Coliseum on December 4. The last two games between Greenville and South Carolina have been tightly played and the winning team won by two goals in each contest. For the season, the average winning margin when the Road Warriors and Stingrays play is 2.4. The three games Greenville and South Carolina play this week are just one fewer than the total number of times the teams play in January and February combined.

1/2 vs. Wheeling, 4:05 p.m. – Home (2-0-0), Away (2-0-0)

The Road Warriors will welcome 2011 with their final home game against the Wheeling Nailers. Greenville has owned the season series between the teams and has outscored Wheeling 17-8 in its four wins. Most recently, the Road Warriors defeated the Nailers 2-0 on November 28 in the finale of their four-game northern road trip over Thanksgiving. That loss dropped Wheeling’s record to an even.500, but the Nailers have bounced back in a big way since. They enter the week in first place in the North Division with a record of 16-12-0 and a 7-3-0 mark in their last 10 games. Sunday’s game will be Greenville’s final home game of the season against Wheeling, and they will finish the season series on February 27 in Wheeling.

Day by Day:
Mon. 12/27: Road Warriors vs. Stingrays, 7:05 p.m.
Tues. 12/28: Practice at the BI-LO Center, 10:00 a.m.
Wed. 12/29: Road Warriors at Stingrays, 7:05 p.m.
Thurs. 12/30: Practice at the BI-LO Center, 10:00 a.m.
Fri. 12/31: Road Warriors at Stingrays, 7:05 p.m.
Sat. 1/1: Off

Sun. 1/2: Road Warriors vs. Nailers, 7:05 p.m.

Day-by-Day schedule subject to change.
Broadcast Schedule:
Mon. 12/27: Road Warriors vs. Stingrays, 7:05 p.m.
Wed. 12/29: Road Warriors at Stingrays, 7:05 p.m.
Fri. 12/31: Road Warriors at Stingrays, 7:05 p.m.
Sun. 1/2: Road Warriors vs. Nailers, 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:

No games scheduled.

ONE-TIMERS:
Scoring Streaks:
Goals:

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Assists:

·    J. Brouillette, 2 games (2A); 12/10-12/11

Points:

·    M. Voakes, 2 games (1G, 2A); 12/17-12/19

·    J. Brouillette, 2 games (2G, 2A); 12/10-12/11

Quick Hits:

· Greenville has the longest home (8), road (6), and overall (7) winning streaks in the ECHL this season.

· Greenville has held opponents to less than 30 shots in four of its last five games (4-1-0).

· Road Warriors have given up the third-fewest first period goals (17) in the league, and have scored sixth-most first period goals with 27.

· Eight of the 11 games in which Jimmy Kilpatrick has registered a point have been multi-point games.

· Brendan Connolly is seven games away from playing his 100th ECHL contest.

Mark your calendars! Don’t forget about these upcoming promotions:
– 1/2 vs. Wheeling, 4:05: Enjoy our Sunday evening Post-Game Skate with the Road Warriors. After the action stick around to hit the ice with your team. Admission to the skate is free with your ticket stub from the game, and if you need skates you can rent a pair from the BI-LO Center.

– 1/6 vs. Gwinnett, 7:05: Dollar Drink Thursday returns! Join the Road Warriors at the BI-LO Center on Thursday night and enjoy select fountain drinks and draught beers for just $1.

– 1/13 vs. Florida, 7:05: Dollar Drink Thursday returns! Join the Road Warriors at the BI-LO Center on Thursday night and enjoy select fountain drinks and draught beers for just $1.