Mississippi Sea Wolves

Members of the Mississippi Sea Wolves front office recently sat down with the Sun Herald to discuss the state of the team as it begins the process of preparing for its second season back in the Coast Coliseum since Hurricane Katrina.
During the interview, the Sea Wolves front office briefly discussed the future of a continued affiliation with the Tampa Bay Lightning:

After a couple of months of rumors indicating he might go back to Europe, Eurohockey.net is reporting that Lightning prospect Marek Kvapil has signed with Vitkovice of the Czech Extraliga for next season. Kvapil, 23, struggled the past two seasons to reach the promise he showed as a rookie in 2005-2006 when he scored 18 goals and 45 points in 79 games with the Springfield Falcons. Plagued by inconsistent effort and turnovers in the neutral zone, Kvapil languished in the ECHL for half of last season with the Mississippi Sea Wolves. Kvapil's decision is the first of a string of prospect roster moves to come in the next couple of months. Bolt Prospects' Chad Schnarr will have more on Johan Harju, Mitch Fadden, and Dane Crowley in the coming week.

2008 ECHL Kelly Cup Playoffs - Series B
American Conference - Division Quarterfinals

Game 4: (1) Texas Wildcatters 5 @ (8) Mississippi Sea Wolves 3
Texas wins Best of 5 series 3-1

G Ryan Munce: 58:45 mins (L), 39 shots, 34 Saves, 5 GA
F Marek Kvapil: 1-1-2, -2, 0 PIMs, 6 SOG, *THIRD STAR*
F Zbynek Hrdel: DNP

The Texas Wildcatters defeated the Mississippi Sea Wolves Sunday night by a score of 5-3, ending the Wolves' bid to continue post-season play. Marek Kvapil scored a power play marker in the first period and assisted on Michael Couch's second period goal. The Wolves would knot the game at 3-3 early in the third period before Ryan Munce would give up two Wildcatter goals down the stretch. Munce stopped 34 shots, but surrended 5 goals to the top-seed Texas. Kvapil finished the playoffs 2-3-5 in 3gp including 2 power-play goals.

2008 ECHL Kelly Cup Playoffs - Series B
American Conference - Division Quarterfinals

Game 3: (1) Texas Wildcatters 3 @ (8) Mississippi Sea Wolves 4 (OT)
Texas leads Best of 5 series 2-1

G Ryan Munce: 64:06 mins (W), 38 shots, 35 Saves, 3 GA
F Marek Kvapil: 1-1-2, +1, 2 PIMs (slashing), 4 SOG
F Zbynek Hrdel: DNP

Ryan Munce bounced back in front of a home crowd of 2,172 Saturday night stopping 35 shots as the Mississippi Sea Wolves pulled off a sudden death OT winner in Game 3 against top-seed Texas. Marek Kvapil scored a 2nd period power play marker to put the Wolves up 3-2, and then assisted on Mike Hartwick's OT stunner forcing Game 4 tonight at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum.

The Wildcatters lead the series 2-1, but can still end the Wolves' season with a Game 4 victory tonight in Biloxi, MS.

2008 ECHL Kelly Cup Playoffs - Series B
American Conference - Division Quarterfinals

Game 2: (8) Mississippi Sea Wolves 2 @ (1) Texas Wildcatters 5
Texas leads Best of 5 series 2-0

G Ryan Munce: 59:57 mins (L), 33 shots, 28 Saves, 5 GA
F Zbynek Hrdel: 0-0-0, even, 2 PIMs (cross-checking), 0 SOG
F Marek Kvapil: 0-1-1, even, 0 PIMs, 1 SOG

Ryan Munce allowed a very pedestrian 5 goals on 33 shots and the Sea Wolves dropped Game 2 of their playoff series against Texas by a score of 5-2 Thursday night. Marek Kvapil returned to the Wolves lineup, assisting on Mississippi's first goal, a third-period power play marker. The Sea Wolves return home to the Mississippi Coast Coliseum needing to win both Saturday and Sunday to force a final Game 5 back in Texas on Tuesday.

The Wildcatters now lead the series 2-0 with Game 3 of the series Saturday night in Biloxi, MS.