Gulls and Condors Deadlocked Again
February 24, 2003 - ECHL (ECHL)
San Diego Gulls News Release
SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego Gulls and Bakersfield Condors are tied for second place in the West Coast Hockey League again, each having 18 games left to go in the regular season.
The Gulls (33-18-3) began last week in sole possession of second place, but stumbled to a 2-3-0 record during the last seven days. Bakersfield (30-15-9) has won four straight to pull even with the Blue and Orange. The Gulls and Condors square off one more time in the regular season (March 21 at Centennial Garden)
Mark Pederson continues to make a strong bid at MVP honors. San Diego's leading scorer is in the midst of a seven-game point streak and has 19 points (10g, 9a) in the last nine games, including two hat tricks. Pederson is tied for third in the WCHL with 64 points and tied for first with 34 goals.
NOTES: San Diego needs eight more points to clinch a playoff berth... Trevor Koenig, nursing a knee sprain, is day-to-day... Mike Garrow is out with an ankle sprain... Mike McGhan and Cory Cyrenne are suffering from concussion-like symptoms... Samy Nasreddine is still suffering from a back injury...
TRANSACTIONS: Dennis Purdie remains on injured reserve with a shoulder injury... Dennis Mullen was placed on the season-ending injured list... Clint Cabana was waived... Marc Busenburg and Rob Voltera remain with the American Hockey League's Hershey Bears...
COMMUNITY UPDATE: Feb. 21: B.J. MacPherson and Joe Bianchi attended Lemon Grove Middle School to promote I SAFE's game with the Gulls last Saturday. I-SAFE America is an Internet Safety Education Foundation with major emphasis on empowering kids/teens with knowledge on how to act responsibly and be safe online. The I-SAFE Foundation stands for the principle that all online users should act responsibly and be accountable for their actions while traveling the Information Highway.
Feb. 23: The Gulls had their second "McDonalds Night." After the game, fans were able to skate with all the Gulls players and Ronald McDonald. During the game, three lucky fans walked away with different prize packages, as part of the "Ultimate Family Pack Giveaway."
RECAP:
Gulls 3 @ FALCONS 4: Monday, Feb. 17: Fresno got all its goals from defensemen and were able to stave off a San Diego comeback, holding on to the one-goal win.
The Gulls trailed 4-1 going into the third period, but scored two quick goals midway through the frame. That's as close as they could get as the Falcons shut the door from there.
GULLS 4 @ Ice Dogs 1: Wednesday, Feb. 19: San Diego won its eighth straight against Long Beach and 10th in 11 tries this season with an easy three-goal victory. The Gulls were up 3-0 before the Ice Dogs got on the board. It was a moot point however, as the Blue and Orange got another early in the third and went on cruise control from there.
GULLS 2 @ Falcons 1: Friday, Feb. 21: Jamie Black scored his first two goals since Opening Night, leading a third-period comeback against Fresno. Kris Porter gave the Falcons a 1-0 lead with a power-play goal 7:02 into the second period. That's how the game stayed until Black tied it and won it in the third.
FALCONS 4 @ Gulls 3: Saturday, Feb. 22: Fresno took another lead into the third period Saturday, but this time held on - barely. San Diego trailed 4-2 going into the final frame before R.J. Enga cut the deficit to one at 14:43.
CONDORS 6 @ San Diego 2: Sunday, Feb 23: Jamie Cooke lit the lamp four times, leading Bakersfield back into a second place tie with the Blue and Orange. San Diego took a 1-0 lead, but it was all Condors from there. Bakersfield scored six of the next seven and cruised the rest of the way.
THIS WEEK:
San Diego returns to action next weekend with a three-game set against the Long Beach Ice Dogs. Friday and Saturday's games (7 p.m.) will be at the Long Beach Arena, while Sunday's will be back at the Sports Arena (5 p.m.). Sunday's game will be the third of six "McDonald's Nights" with "Skate with the Gulls" held immediately following the game. Cox/Time Warner Channel 4 will provide live television coverage. All games can be heard live on 1130AM-KSDO with Chris Ello calling the play-by-play. The Gulls' Internet radio show broadcasts live every Tuesday from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. on wsradio.com with Tera Black and Jeremy Zager hosting.
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