Grrrowl host ECHL All Star Game

January 19, 2000

SCORE BY PERIODS                                                               

Northern Conference        3  3  2--8                                          

Southern Conference        3  2  1--6                                          

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Northern-Wilgosh (Vandermeer, Tropper) 3:24. 
2, Northern-Mitchell (Murphy, Harmer) 6:10. 3, Southern-Morin (Valicevic) 
12:01. 4, Southern-Venedam (Mason, McNabb) 14:56. 5, Northern-Kraft 
(Vandermeer, Harmer) 17:48. 6, Southern-Gaucher (Curtin, Lazaro) 18:04. 
Penalties: None.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 7, Northern-Lawmaster (Krovopushkov, Gignac) 1:17. 
8, Northern-Fitzpatrick (Walser, Gignac) 6:57. 9, Northern-Walser (unassisted) 
9:59. 10, Southern-Bousquet (Mason, Dexter) 12:35. 11, Southern-Venedam 
(Mason) 17:14. Penalties: None.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 12, Northern-Mitchell (Ling, Murphy) 3:33. 13, 
Southern-Valicevic (Curtin) 6:49. 14, Northern-Irving (Kraft) 9:43. 
Penalties: None.

SHOTS ON GOAL
Northern Conference      11 14 17--42
Southern Conference      16 13 13--42                         

Goalies: Northern-Lasak (16 shots, 13 saves); Matile (13 shots, 11 saves),
Amidovski (13 shots, 12 saves). Southern-Maund (11 shots, 8 saves),
Brumby (14 shots-11 saves), Schafer (17 shots-15 saves).

A: 9444.

Rosters

Stars shine on offense in ECHL gala

Adam Davis—Greenville News

It was a game that followed the usual All-Star script – lots of skill, plenty of goals, few checks, no penalties.

And though Greenville’s Sean Venedam auditioned well for the role of leading man, the honor went to Dayton’s 
Jeff Mitchell as the Northern Conference beat the Southern Conference 8-6 in the East Coast Hockey League 
All-Star Game on Wednesday night at the Bi-Lo Center.

Venedam thrilled the home crowd with two goals, but Mitchell also scored twice, including one in the third period, 
to lead the North, which never trailed, past the South. Mitchell was voted the game’s Most Valuable Player.

Bujar Amidovski, picked as the top goaltender, saved 12 of 13 shots in the final period as the North protected a 6-5 lead.

Mitchell’s second goal, 3:33 into the third period, gave the North some breathing room at 7-5. Jamie Ling slid a nice pass 
across the goal mouth to set up Mitchell’s score.

Chris Valicevic pulled the South to one behind with a slap shot from the left point at 6:49, but Joel Irving responded with a 
goal for the North.

Ryan Kraft, while taking one of the game’s few checks, flipped the puck into the slot from the right corner. Irving then 
one-timed it into the goal at 9:43 for an 8-6 lead. It would be the game’s final score.

In the second period, the South’s line of Venedam, Wes Mason, and Dany Bousquet brought the team back into the game.

First, the North outscored the South 3-0 in the first ten minutes for a 6-3 lead. Jason Lawmaster punched a rebound between 
David Brumby’s legs 1:17 into the period to give the North a 4-3 advantage.

Blaine Fitzpatrick extended the lead with an open shot from the slot at 6:57, and defenseman Derrick Walser made it 6-3 at 9:59 
when he carried the puck untouched down the slot and beat Brumby from close range.

But Mason rallied the South, setting up goals for each of his linemates. First, he fed Bousquet in front of the goal on the left 
for an easy score at 12:35.

Then he charged through the heart of the North’s defense, dodging several players along the way. Just before he reached the 
goal, he left the puck for a trailing Venedam, who beat Sean Matile with a wrist shot to the top of the net.

In the first period, the Northern Conference controlled the play early and scored the first two goals. Curtis Wilgosh opened the 
scoring 3:24 into the game, punching in a rebound of Peter Vandermeer’s shot. At 6:10, Mark Murphy made a nice pass over a 
defenseman’s stick, and Mitchell whacked it out of the air and into the net.

The South tied it on goals by Olivier Morin and Venedam. Morin rebounded a soft Valicevic shot and scored at 12:01.

Venedam tied it on a 2-on-1 rush with Mason. Venedam fed the puck ahead to Mason, who had a breakaway with a defenseman 
chasing him. Mason’s shot was saved, but an unchecked Venedam flipped in the rebound at 14:56.

The North regained the lead at 17:48 when Kraft took Duane Harmer’s pass in the slot and shot a backhander past goalie Jeff 
Maund.

It took the South all of 16 seconds to respond, as Ryan Gaucher’s rebound goal at 18:04 sent the teams to the locker room tied.