Walleye Swim to First Win in Franchise History; Top Florida 5-2!
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10/17/2009 - TOLEDO, OH -- Three unanswered third period goals led the Toledo Walleye to their first victory in franchise history, 5-2 over the Florida Everblades, in front of a raucous sell-out crowd of 7,467 at Lucas County Arena.
Jamie Milam’s goal at 13:35 of the third period proved to be the game-winner. With Toledo on the power play, he took a pass from Jean-Claude Sawyer to give the Walleye the lead. Adam Hobson was also credited with an assist on the play.
Two goals 18 seconds apart then gave the Walleye a comfortable 5-2 lead. Justin Hodgman made it a 4-2 game at 16:28 of the third period, skating alongside the left boards then deking Everglades netminder Chris Beckford-Tseu, who made 32 saves on the night. Tommy Lange set the crowd into a frenzy just seconds later, settling a bouncing puck in front of the net before his slap shot made it 5-2.
Goals by Joe Charlebois and Mark Nebus had given the Walleye a 2-0 lead before the Everblades tied it up prior to second intermission.
Toledo goalie Jordan Pearce earned his first professional win, turning away 35 of 37 shots.
Notes: The Walleye were 3-for-4 on the power play… there were 74 combined penalty minutes, including three pairs of fighting majors… Milan finished with a goal and two assists… Lange and Charlebois each picked up a pair of points… Florida out-shot Toledo 37-25.
A limited number of tickets are available for the game on Sunday. Call 419-725-WALL for ticket information or click the link. Sunday, 10/18 @ 5:30 pm
Photos: Wallaye Photo Gallery; Video highlights: Walleye TV
--Craig Vanderkam, Toledo Walleye - Photo Credit: Phil Levering
