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ECHL Bakersfield Condors

Bakersfield Goes 1-1-1 with Plenty of Scoring

February 16, 2004 - ECHL (ECHL)
Bakersfield Condors News Release


Last Week

Tuesday, February 10 Attendance: 3,022

The Condors picked up a very important victory against the Alaska Aces on home ice, 7-4, gaining ground on the team they trail in the standings for the playoffs. Bakersfield used goals by seven different players in improving to 4-2-1 against Alaska and winning their season-high fourth straight game. Shane Bendera won his fourth straight between the pipes for the Condors. The night also featured the annual Help for the Homeless canned food drive, sponsored by KGEO 1230 AM & The Grocery Outlet, which brought in over 1,100 pounds for the Kern County Food Bank.

Friday, February 13 Attendance: 4,325

Friday the 13th proved to be a strange night, seeing the Condors winning streak come to a close with a 6-5 shootout loss against the Long Beach Ice Dogs. Bakersfield scored five times on 16 shots in regulation, but three of four Ice Dogs tickled the twine in the shootout for the win. The goal scoring again was spread around, with five different players recording a tally. The Condors came from behind twice in the game and had three separate leads, including a 5-4 advantage that was erased when the Ice Dogs tied it at 17:15 of the third period. Bakersfield dropped to 1-7 in overtime/shootouts this season.

Saturday, February 14 Attendance: 4,349

Bakersfield took a 4-0 first period lead on the Aces, but couldn't hold on as Alaska stormed back for six tallies in the final two periods and won 6-5 at Centennial Garden. Rookie Jordan Cameron had a memorable night for the Aces, scoring four unanswered goals to erase a 5-2 deficit and take the win. The loss snapped G Shane Bendera's four-game winning streak and left the Condors with 16 goals allowed in the three games during the week. Bakersfield failed to gain ground on the Aces, and fell to 4-3-1 on the season head-to-head against their foes from the North.

Where We're At

The Condors are 15 points behind the Alaska Aces in the Pacific Division standings with 23 games left to play and an overall record of 18-24-7. Alaska at 27-17-4 holds one game in hand with 24 games remaining in the regular season.

This week

Bakersfield heads out on the road for an eight-day, six-game road trip starting on Tuesday night from the East Coast. They'll play the Trenton Titans on Tuesday night at 4:00pm (PST) and the Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies on Wednesday night at 4:00pm (PST).

On Friday, they go back to Trenton for a 4:30pm start, travel to Reading to play the Royals at 4:00pm on Saturday and finish the weekend back in Atlantic City for an early 11:00am start. All times are Pacific. The Condors return home on February 28th to host the Las Vegas Wranglers at 7:00pm. The ZOOperstars return to the Garden, sponsored by Bright House Networks, KBID 1350 and Subway.

All Condors games, home and away, can be heard on KGEO AM 1230, and online at www.bakersfieldcondors.com. ¡§Condors Countdown¡¨ starts 15 minutes prior to game time, with Kevin Bartl handling the play-by-play.

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 at 322-2525, online at www.ticketmaster.com or at any Ticketmaster location.

Notes from the Nest

- Paul Rosebush tied Kevin Riehl for the longest goal-scoring streak on the team this season, by scoring in his fifth consecutive game on Friday night. He had six goals during the streak, which ended on Saturday.

- Six players have a point-scoring streak of five games. C Andrew Ianiero, C Kevin Riehl, RW Jason Ralph, RW Mike Barrie, LW Paul Rosebush and D Quinn Fair. The team-high this season is 10 games, set by Kevin Riehl in Dec./Jan.

- The Condors have bolted into the upper half of the ECHL in offense, at an even 3.0 goals per game (t-15th). They have scored 44 goals in their last 10 games. Two months ago, the Condors were mired in 27th in average offense and have since increased their production by 30%.

- Bakersfield saw their five-game power play scoring streak come to an end when all five of their tallies on Saturday night were at even strength.

- D Valdemar Pelikovsky recorded a +2 rating for the third consecutive game on Saturday night. He's currently tied for second on the club, and was a +7 before joining the Condors. He is +6 with 1g-1a in five games with Bakersfield.

League Leaders (among all 31 teams)
Name Category Rank
Team 4,367 fans per game 12th
Team 28.33 shots allowed/game 8th
Jon Mirasty 19 major penalties 2nd among rookies, 5th overall
203 penalty minutes 2nd among rookies

Condors team leaders

Goals
Astrom 21
Ralph 21
Riehl 18

Assists
Riehl 31
Ianiero 23
Fair 22

Points
Riehl 49
Ralph 41
Astrom/Ianiero 36

PIM
Mirasty 203
Ralph 128
Rosebush 116

Plus/Minus
Astrom +15
Pelikovsky +13
Riehl +11
Ianiero +13

Coming Up
Tuesday, February 17 @ Trenton Titans, 400pm
Wednesday, February 18 @ Atlantic City, 4:05pm
Friday, February 20 @ Trenton Titans, 4:30pm
Saturday, February 21 @ Reading Royals, 4:05pm
Sunday, February 22 @ Atlantic City, 11:05am

Last Week
February 10, CONDORS 7 vs. Aces, 4
February 13, Ice Dogs 6 vs. CONDORS 5, SO
February 14, Aces 6 vs. CONDORS 5

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