Aces Face Equally Hard-Charging Gulls
January 5, 2004 - ECHL (ECHL)
Alaska Aces News Release
ANCHORAGE, Alaska â Alaska and San Diego, two teams that are in the hunt for the Pacific Division lead and each with just one loss in the last month, will open a three-game series at Sullivan Arena Friday night at 7:00 p.m.
The Aces own a 10-1-2 record over their last 13 games, with one of the blemishes on that mark coming December 7 in San Diego, when the Gulls posted a 4-3 shootout victory. That win propelled San Diego on its current run of 11 victories in 12 games, the only defeat coming at home against Las Vegas December 28. The Gulls welcome struggling Texas (9-21-3) to the San Diego Sports Arena Tuesday before heading to Anchorage.
San Diego (19-8-2) owns the best winning percentage in the Pacific Division but has played three fewer games than any of the other challengers for the top spot and thus remains in fourth place points-wise. Alaska sits in a tie for second place in the points race, but at 20-9-3, has a better winning percentage than either division leader Idaho or Las Vegas, who, like the Aces, have 43 points, one behind the Steelheads.
Joe Talbot and Charles Linglet remain in a three-way tie with Gwinnett's Kevin Doell for the ECHL rookie scoring lead with 35 points. Talbot (15) and Linglet (14) also rank second and third, respectively, in goals scored among first-year players. The team, meanwhile, owns the sixth-best winning percentage in the entire ECHL (San Diego ranks fifth) while placing second in penalty killing (88.6%), tied for first in shorthanded goals (9), second in goals against (2.47/game), and third in shots against (27.1/game).
San Diego will try to avenge two November losses to Alaska at Sullivan (8-1 and 3-0) when the teams collide Friday, Saturday and Sunday night at 7:00 p.m. Friday, fans will have an opportunity to win a trip for two to Hawaii (courtesy of Hawaiian Vacations) as well as 40,000 Alaska airline miles, thanks to presenting sponsor GCI. Alaska Aces games are broadcast live on KFQD 750 AM and at www.alaskaaces.com, with Jack Michaels calling the play-by-play. Coverage begins 20 minutes prior to the opening face-off, presented by GCI.
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