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Game Day Program Graphic
January 6, 2004
ECHL Game # 522
Home Game # 20
Referee: Terry Koharski
Linesmen: John O'Brien, Todd Owen
National Anthem: Caroline Foust



IN THE BARRACKS
  • Mark Turner has maintained his position amongst the ECHL leaders all season long, and currently sits in seventh place in points with 41 (I2g; 29a).
  • Netminder Daniel Berthiaume is currently second in the league with 17 wins, trailing Michael Garnett (Gwinnett) and Scott Stirling (Atlantic City) who have each recorded 18 victories. As for "Bert" he has still logged the most minutes (1,658) for goaltenders, is second with 848 saves. His December 27th overtime victory over Roanoke moved Berthiaume into first place with the most OT wins in the ECHL (4).
  • With the ninth goal of his rookie campaign coming against Roanoke on Sunday, Tom Reimann moved himself into sixth place among his fellow rookies in points (3O-9g 21a). Further breaking down his on-ice performance, Reimann is second with 21 assists and shots (104) in the ECHL for newcomers. Reimann is the ECHL rookie leader with 12 power-play assists.
  • The defensive unit for the Greensboro Generals is continuing to make noise, where Kurt Drummond and Geno Parrish are tied for third with those in the league at their position. Drummond (lg; 24a) and Parrish (4g; 27a) have 31 points respective, while the aforementioned Tom Reimann is fifth among defensemen.

PLAYER MOVEMENTS DOMINATE HEADLINES

Greensboro Generals Head Coach/General Manager Rick Adduono announced today that Goaltender Jamie Hodson has been recalled to the St. John's Maple Leafs of the American Hockey League. St. John's is currently tied for fourth place along with Syracuse in the AHL's Northern Division of the Western Conference.

Appearing in six games for the Generals, Jamie was 2-4-0, with 223 saves (92.5%), and allowed just 18 goals for a 3.04 GAA.

Most recently, Hodson rejoined the Greensboro Generals after participating in the 2003 Spengler Cup. Representing his native country, as part of Team Canada's National Team, Hodson missed action with Greensboro from December 26th through December 3151. At the completion of the tournament, with Hodson's stellar play, Team Canada captured gold and defended their title as Spengler Cup champions.

'We wanted him back really badly. Unfortunately Jamie did not get to play in the final game of last year's Cup, however did play in Sweden where he captured bronze. With his knowledge of the international game, and the speed that the players have in the international game, he was one of the guys on my initial list. From the very first game I put him in, he did not let me down, and by the final game I was convinced that he would be the starter for the gold medal game," said Team Canada Head Coach Gary Green.

The first game of the tournament, against Krefeld, Hodson helped to preserve a victory with his spectacular saves, with his most outstanding set of saves coming against the German's Chris Herperger. Following that performance, Hodson would next be in net against Yaroslavl, where he stopped 31 shots on goal in a 6-3 Team Canada victory. In the Gold Medal game of the Spengler Cup, Hodson rose to the occasion with a 47 save performance against HC Davos, as the offensive unit provided seven goals. The 7-4 victory for Team Canada helped to push their all-time record to 13-2-0.

(Information for this story also came from www.hockeycanada.ca)


Right-winger Pete Gardiner has been assigned to the Generals after spending the first three months with the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League.

Gardiner (6-5, 235 lb.), hails from Toronto, Ontario, and is appearing for the fifth time of his career in the ECHL. His best statistical season came in 2002-03 with the Generals when he registered 25 goals and 30 assists, totaling 55 points. Prior to playing under Rick Adduono, Pete also appeared with the Roanoke Express (2000-01; 01-02) and with Jackson (2000-01).

"Returning a player with the caliber of Pete Gardiner is something that is going to be a big help to our lineup. Last season he scored 25 goals, and he is a big presence for us in the net on defense, as well as the power play. Defensively he will make a tremendous impact for us, by being able to utilize his size," Head Coach/General Manager Rick Adduono said of his newest addition.