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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Doug Price
Phone: (704) 919-3471
dprice@thesphl.com

SURGE’S ZANIBONI NAMED SHER-WOOD PLAYER OF THE WEEK

CHARLOTTE, NC (January 27, 2010) – The Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) today
announced goaltender Bill Zaniboni of the Mississippi Surge is the Sher-Wood SPHL Player of the
Week for January 18-January 24.

Zaniboni, a third-year pro from Plymouth, MIMA, went 2-0-0 for the week with a 1.46 goals against
average and a .955 save percentage.

On Thursday against Pensacola, Zaniboni recorded just the ninth 1-0 shutout in SPHL history and
the first shutout of his professional career by stopping all 25 Ice Flyers’ shots in the win. Zaniboni
came back the next night and stopped 40 of 43 shots, including 18 in the first period, as the Surge
swept the home-and-home series with a 403 overtime win over Pensacola.

Zaniboni, who played his collegiate hockey at Northern Michigan University, currently ranks second
in the SPHL with a 2.83 goals-against-average.

Also Nominated: Sam Bowles, Columbus (2 gp, 2g, 2a, 2 ppg), Ray Ortiz, Huntsville (2 gp, 1g),
Kevin Swider, Knoxville (2 gp, 0g, 5a, +3) and Chris Rebernik, Pensacola (3 gp, 1g, 3a)

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