ECHL Bakersfield Condors

Bakersfield Bounces Back with 2-1 Week

Published on November 10, 2003 under ECHL (ECHL)
Bakersfield Condors News Release


Last Week

Friday, November 7th

Bakersfield started strong against Las Vegas, outshooting the Wranglers 10-4 in the first period, but fell behind 1-0. Denis Ladouceur took the team lead in goals with his fourth of the year that tied the game at 1-1. But Vegas scored three straight, with a power play goal in the second period and two even strength goals in the third. Kevin Riehl notched is first goal of the season to close the gap, but Vegas took the 4-2 win.

Saturday, November 8th

The Condors returned home for a thrilling game against the Alaska Aces in front of the Garden crowd on Saturday. Over 100 minutes in penalties, several scraps and 10 combined goals gave the fans plenty to cheer about. After a 2-2 first period, Alaska took the lead on a shorthanded goal early in the second. Bakersfield came storming back though, putting up three straight tallies in the second frame for 5-3 lead. Alaska drew close with just under nine minutes to play, but Riehl's second goal in as many nights sealed the win. Jonas Lennartsson notched two goals, while five Condors recorded multi-point games. Peter Hirsch recorded his first win of the season between the pipes for Bakersfield.

Sunday, November 9th

One day after a season-high 10 combined goals, the Condors and Florida Everblades squared off in a defensive battle that saw just one tally. Andrew Ianiero scored at 2:15 of the first period and the Condors defense, including Hirsch in net, did the rest. The Everblades, whose roster included three of the leagues top four scorers, had few rebound chances on the Danish netminder, who turned aside all 26 shots that found the Bakersfield net and the Condors took the 1-0 victory. The Condors finish the week in fifth place in the Pacific Division with a 4-6-1 record.

This week

Friday night hockey returns to Centennial Garden this week as the Condors host the San Diego Gulls on November 14th at 7:00pm. Everyone in attendance will receive a Condors team poster, courtesy of Bright House Networks, KERN 1410 and SBC Smart Yellow Pages.

The Condors head back on the road to open the Fresno Falcons brand new arena on Sunday, November 16th at 5:00pm. All Condors games can be heard live on KGEO AM 1230, with "Condors Countdown" starting 15 minutes prior to game time. They can also be heard online at www.bakersfieldcondors.com, with the "Voice of the Condors" Kevin Bartl handling the play-by-play.

"The Condors Coach's Show" can be heard on KGEO AM 1230 each and every Thursday, live from the Holiday Inn Select from 6:00-7:00pm. Joining the show this week is RW Denis Ladouceur and Head Coach Paul Kelly.

Individual seats are on sale now, and may be purchased through the Centennial Garden box office, which opens at 10:00am Monday through Saturday. Tickets may also be purchased by phone through Ticketmaster at 322-2525, online at www.ticketmaster.com or at any Ticketmaster location.

Notes from the Nest

· The Condors had been held to just one first period goal all season before scoring two on Saturday and one on Sunday in the opening frame.

· D Jonas Lennartsson tied his career total in goals during the second period of Saturday's match with a two-goal performance. His +5 on Saturday was a career high and he leads the team with a +4.

· On the average, the Condors have put up more shots on goal in each period than their opposition, but have been outscored, on the average, in every period.

· The Condors have been involved in two 1-0 games this season. They are 1-1 in those games.

· Nine of the Condors 11 games have been decided by two goals or less. Five of them have been one-goal games.

· The Condors raised $12,075 for Muscular Dystrophy Association through the auction of the team's Veterans Day Jerseys on Saturday night. Paul Rosebush's jersey received the highest bid at $1,500, followed by Glen Mears, Jason Ralph and Jason Courtemanche as the top four bids.

Quote of the Week

"I don't know why I did it. Maybe I got a feeling the puck was coming there. It's not like me to go up there." Condors D Jonas Lennartsson, regarding charging in towards the net and burying both of his goals on Saturday night.

League Leaders (among all 31 teams)

Name Category Rank

Team 25.64 shots/game 4th

Team 87.9% penalty killing 7th

Team 2.55 goals against average 6th

Joe Watkins 2.00 goals against average 8th

Coming Up

Friday vs. San Diego Gulls, 7:00pm

Sunday @ Fresno Falcons, 5:00pm

Last Week

November 7 WRANGLERS 4 vs. Condors 2

November 8 CONDORS 6 vs. Aces 4

November 9 CONDORS 1 vs. Everblades 0

Check out the Bakersfield Condors Statistics

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