Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SUNDAY, January 2, 1994 TAG: 9401020009
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C-9 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: Landmark News Service
DATELINE: NORFOLK LENGTH: Medium
The Express (16-15-1) heads to Knoxville today aware that it let the Admirals (19-9-1) dictate the first period and was unable to escape from a deep hole in a building in which it is 0-3 this season.
Shawn Wheeler scored on a power-play early in the second period off a beautiful feed from the wing from Rod Taylor that gave the Admirals a 4-0 lead. It was their third power-play goal against Roanoke, which was fortunate not to be down more after being at a 5-on-3 disadvantage twice during the first period.
"Our game plan was to play disciplined and check them tightly," said Roanoke center Pat Ferschweiler. "We didn't do either, and it cost us. It seems like every time we play here we're trying to kill a two-man advantage at some point in the first period.
"It looked like we were out of it down 4-0. But we cut it to 4-2 and thought we were back in it. Then Victor Gervais scored that shorthanded goal to finish us off."
Roanoke scored twice in the second period in a span of 32 seconds, first on a two-man advantage (Will Averill), then on a one-man advantage (Ferschweiler).
The Express was again on the power play when Gervais picked the puck off Averill's stick at the blue line, and the chase was on. Averill never caught the crafty center, who beat Jim Mill high on the stick side for a 5-2 Hampton lead.
The Express never got closer than three goals from there, although Tony Szabo scored twice in the third, giving him five goals in his past two games.
Many were filing for the exits when a slugfest between Roanoke's Dave "Moose" Morissette and Hampton Roads' Brian Goudie broke out with 55 seconds remaining.
Morissette, who earlier in the period had gotten the best of Admirals rookie defenseman Darren Perkins in a fight, appeared to need a lot of coaxing from Goudie to engage him.
And Goudie punished the former Admiral, bloodying Morissette's nose after backing him into the boards near the penalty box.
Morissette, whose nose was already tender from a previous night's run-in, was livid following the game.
"Tell Brophy I said `Thank you' for sending a guy after me when I've just skated a two-minute shift and I'm dead," Morissette said. "I appreciate that."
by CNB