Bakersfield Beats Gulls 2-1 in OT
November 18, 2004 - ECHL (ECHL)
San Diego Gulls News Release
SAN DIEGO â Mike Hofstrand netted the game-winner 1:35 into overtime, lifting the Bakersfield Condors to a 2-1 win over the San Diego Gulls Wednesday night, before 4,033 fans (and dogs) at the Sports Arena.
The Gulls were holding the ECHL's first-ever "Pooch Party," where fans were able to bring their dog to the game. The canines and their owners were happy up until the midway point of the third period, when the Condors tied the game at one apiece.
With the win, the Condors (8-0-1) remain undefeated and extend their West Division lead to three points over the second-place Idaho Steelheads. The Gulls (4-4-2) are now winless in three straight and fall seven points back of Bakersfield.
San Diego jumped out to a 1-0 lead on Nick Ganga's first goal 2:23 into the first period. Ganga started the play by winning an end zone faceoff back to Jonathon Shockey, who rocketed a slap shot toward the net. Yutaka Fukufuji made the save, but Ganga was right on the doorstep to nudge the rebound home. Sean Murphy also earned an assist for his first professional point.
Bakersfield had a golden opportunity to tie the game five minutes into the second when Paul Rosebush skated in on a breakaway attempt. Former Gull Kevin St. Jacques, who had two assists Saturday against San Diego, found a wide-open Rosebush at center ice. Trevor Koenig, however, took matters into his own hands and poke-checked the puck away from Rosebush.
The Condors then had a goal taken away from them about two minutes later. Luis Tremblay wristed a shot from the point that Dennis Shiryaev knocked into the net off his skate. Referee Andy Thiessen, however, ruled that Shiryaev made a distinct kicking motion and waived the goal off, retaining the 1-0 Gulls lead.
That's the way it stayed until rookie Connor James lit the lamp â officially â with a power-play goal 10:18 into the third period. After taking a drop pass from Shiryaev, Lars Peder Nagel drove down the right wing and dished a centering pass to James, who chipped it over Koenig's shoulder.
Teams traded power play chances late in the third, but neither could convert and the game headed to overtime. In the extra session, the Condors had the forecheck going inside the San Diego zone. The Gulls had an opportunity to clear it, but coughed-up the puck right in the slot. That's were Hofstrand picked it up and wristed it past a screened Koenig.
Notes: NHL veteran Curtis Brown, who signed with the Gulls Tuesday, will make his ECHL debut Saturday in Fresno... Sylvain Deschatelets, recovering from offseason wrist surgery, is expected back in the lineup Saturday... Darren Clark had his career-high eight-game point streak snapped... The Gulls are 3-1-0 at home and 1-4-1 on the road this season... They have scored 22 goals in their four victories and only six goals in their six losses (which includes an overtime and shootout loss)... Brian Gornick was placed on the seven-day injured list Sunday with a knee injury... He joins Mathieu Chouinard, still out with a hip injury... Sean O'Connor remains with the American Hockey League's Cincinnati Mighty Ducks...
The Gulls will play in Fresno Saturday before opening a season-long nine-game homestand. Saturday's tilt against the Falcons begins at 7 p.m. San Diego begins its homestand Saturday, Nov. 27 against the Falcons at 7:05 p.m. It will be Mullet Night and special T-shirts and free haircut vouchers, courtesy of Supercuts, will be given to the first 6,000 fans in attendance.
All games can be heard live on KLSD 1360AM and www.sandiegogulls.com with Chris Ello calling the play-by-play. All home games and many road games can be viewed on the Gulls' web site, courtesy of B2 Networks. Click the B2 Networks link on the home page for a list of the upcoming telecasted games. To view pictures from this season, visit www.sdgullsphotos.com and www.zerodogentertainment.com.
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