Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, December 18, 1993 TAG: 9312180212
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C3 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: RICH RADFORD LANDMARK NEWS SERVICE
DATELINE: NORFOLK LENGTH: Medium
Trailing 5-1 at one point, the Express (11-13-0) scored three times in the third period - on goals by Pat Ferschweiler (his second), Ilja Dubkov and Kyle Galloway - to close to 5-4.
But two late goals by Hampton Roads (15-7-1) thwarted the comeback and left coach Frank Anzalone fuming about the team's second road loss in as many nights. Roanoke fell to Charlotte 10-4 on Thursday.
"Throwing scares into people doesn't get you into the playoffs," Anzalone said.
Two of Roanoke's third-period goals came on power plays.
"Same old stuff," said John Brophy, the Admirals' coach. "Two penalties, two power-play goals and they're back in it. We've got the strongest team in the league. We pump more steel than Arnold Schwarzenegger. Then we don't eliminate anybody."
While the Admirals might not have used their muscle as much as Brophy would have liked, Anzalone saw the results.
"They scored three strength goals on us tonight," Anzalone said. "That . . . Shawn Wheeler . . . if we had that kind of effort we'd be in the middle of the pack, not in last place [in the East Division]. I'd love to have Wheeler on my team."
Wheeler simply overpowered two Roanoke defenders to the left of the Express net, then snuck the puck through Dan Ryder's pads for the goal that opened the Admirals' second-period barrage.
Still, the Admirals had to survive the late scare. They did so with the help of a questionable interference call on Roanoke's Will Averill with 4:21 remaining. The Admirals turned it into a power-play goal by defenseman Brian Goudie, who scored on his own rebound with 2:30 remaining.
\ ICE CHIPS: Kyle Galloway's goal, which brought Roanoke to 5-4, was his first of the season. It was the defenseman's first point since Nov. 10. . . . The Express' road woes usually start and end in the second period. Counting Friday's four-goal deficit, Roanoke has been outscored 32-10 in the middle period while going 3-9-0 on the road. \
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