Aces stone-walled by Victoria, 4-1
November 21, 2004 - ECHL (ECHL)
Alaska Aces News Release
ANCHORAGE, Alaska â Jason Stone stopped the first 33 shots he faced and finished with 38 saves as Victoria snapped a six-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory over Alaska Sunday in front of 3,502 at Sullivan Arena.
Playing without Scott Gomez, the Aces fell behind with 6:34 left in the first period when Victoria rookie Seth Leonard scored his first professional goal after tallying 50 last year in the Western Hockey League. Leonard scored again midway through the second period with the Salmon Kings on a power play, one of five they scored in the series. Alaska, which had won the first two games of this series easily by scores of 7-3 and 5-2, saw its deficit grow to 3-0 when Brad Dexter blasted a slap shot past Aces goaltender Lance Mayes with 1:13 having elapsed in the third period. Alaska kept peppering Stone, out-shooting Victoria 17-4 over the final 20 minutes, but only Olivier Filion slipped one past him, a goal that came at the 9:41 mark. The Aces (8-6-1) failed to score on two subsequent power plays over the final 10 minutes and finished 0-for-6 with the man advantage in losing for only the second time in their last eight games. Jason Hegberg sealed the victory for Victoria (3-8) with an empty-netter in the game's final minute.
Alaska travels to Boise next week for three games against defending Kelly Cup champion Idaho, who swept a season-opening series at the Bank of America Centre between the two clubs in October. All three games start at 5:05 p.m. ADT and will be available on a pay-per-view basis, courtesy of B2 Networks, but the first two, Wednesday, November 24, and Friday, November 26, will be broadcast live on KFQD's sister station, KHAR AM 590, before returning to flagship station AM 750 for Saturday's series finale.
• Discuss this story on the ECHL message board...
ECHL Stories from November 21, 2004
- Steelheads conclude road trip with 2-1 win over Ice Dogs - Idaho Steelheads
- Royals Dominate Bombers Sunday Night - Dayton Bombers
- Salmon Kings Grab Two Points with 4-1 Victory Over Aces - Victoria Salmon Kings
- Aces stone-walled by Victoria, 4-1 - Alaska Aces
- Sea Wolves Howl Past Lynx 4-1 - Mississippi Sea Wolves
- Hayward Heads to Providence - Trenton Devils
- Wildcatters stop Gators - Louisiana IceGators
- ECHL Today - ECHL
- Aces roll before yet another sell-out - Alaska Aces
- Salmon Kings Losing Streak Stretches to Six - Victoria Salmon Kings
- Bullies sting South Carolina 5-2 - Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies
- Falcons Win Behind Jaeger's 36 Saves - Fresno Falcons
- Steelheads drop heartbreaker to Wranglers, 2-1 - Idaho Steelheads
- Checkers make Grrrowl grrrumpy - Charlotte Checkers
- Four Game Losing Streak is History For Bombers - Dayton Bombers
- Pride fall to Everblades in shootout - Myrtle Beach Thunderboltz
- IceGators Down Augusta - Louisiana IceGators
- Rivermen Shut Out at Home by Toledo 1-0 - Peoria Rivermen
- 'Blades Battle From Behind to Beat Pride 5-4 - Florida Everblades
- Gulls Nipped By Falcons, 3-2 - San Diego Gulls
- Ice Dogs Defeat Undefeated Bakersfield, 5-2 - Long Beach Ice Dogs
- Wranglers Nip Steelheads 2-1 - Las Vegas Wranglers
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
