Barons Weekly Report

Published on November 22, 2010 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Oklahoma City Barons News Release


Oklahoma City wraps up a their eight-game homestand tomorrow night against the Milwaukee Admirals at 7:05 p.m. at the Cox Convention Center.

* Teemu Hartikainen scored power play goals in both games this past week. The 20-year-old AHL rookie improved to 3-for-3 in shootouts by registering OKC's only goal in Friday's shootout session in a 2-1 loss against Texas. Hartikainen also potted the Barons' only regulation goal in that game. Five of Hartikainen's 7 goals this season have come on the power play, putting him in a multiple-way tie for third in the league in power play goals. His 3 shootout tallies tie him for the AHL lead with four others.

* The Barons were among the final 3 AHL teams to have a player recalled to the NHL this season (Abbotsford and Hamilton were the others), but that changed last week. On Nov. 16, defenseman Shawn Belle and winger J.F. Jacques were recalled to Edmonton. Jacques was with the Barons on a conditioning assignment. Goaltender Martin Gerber was recalled on Nov. 18 after an injury to Edmonton's No. 1 netminder Nikolai Khabibulin.

* The Barons wrap up a season-high, 8-game homestand on Tuesday against Milwaukee. OKC is 4-2-0-1 during the homestand. The Barons hit the road for the first time in November for a 2-game set at Lake Erie on Nov. 26-27. Following Tuesday's contest, the Barons will have completed 14 of their first 20 games at the Cox Convention Center.

* Captain Ben Ondrus had his first 2-goal game as a Baron in Sunday's 5-2 win over Milwaukee. Ondrus' last 2-goal AHL game was Nov. 27. 2009 vs. Binghamton as a member of the Toronto Marlies.

Nov. 19, 2010

Stars 2, Barons 1 (SO)

Cox Convention Center

Aaron Gagnon's shootout goal as the fifth and final shooter in the bottom of the fi nal round pushed Texas to the victory in the second of 10 meetings between the teams. The teams have split the fi rst 2 games. Jeff Deslauriers made 34 saves for OKC, while Teemu Hartikainen scored the Barons' goal.

Goals/per. F Shots Pen./Min. PP

Stars 1-0-0-1 (SO) 2 36 5/10 1/5

Barons 0-1-0-0 1 36 6/12 1/4

Nov. 21, 2010

Barons 5, Milwaukee 2

Cox Convention Center

OKC had its highest-scoring fi rst period of the sea- son with 3 in the opening session in a 5-2 win. It was the fi rst of 6 meetings between the division rivals and moved the Barons into sole possession of third in the West. Ben Ondrus scored 2 goals and Jeff Deslauriers earned his fi rst OKC win.

Goals/per. F Shots Pen./Min. PP

Admirals 1-0-1 2 29 7/20 0/5

Barons 3-0-2 5 29 7/20 2/5

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