Bullies Ground Condors 6-2

Published on February 18, 2004 under ECHL (ECHL)
Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies News Release


Atlantic City, NJ – Brian Fahey notched a career-high 5 points with a goal and 4 assists and the Atlantic City Bullies used a season-high 4 power play goals to defeat the Bakersfield Condors 6-2 before 2212 at Boardwalk Hall in ECHL action Wednesday. With the win, the Bullies pull into a first place tie with the Wheeling Nailers in the Northern Division with 72 points each.

The Bullies (34-12-3) opened the scoring with a three-goal flurry in the game's first 9:09. Scott Horvath gave Atlantic City a 1-0 lead when he tipped home the loose puck to the left of Bakersfield goalie Shane Bendera at 5:35 of the first period. Stefan Rivard increased the lead to 2-0 at 6:57, firing a low slap shot from the right-wing circle by Bendera. Horvath made it 3-0 at 9:09 on the power play with his second marker of the game, a backhander from the slot. Bakersfield (19-25-7) cracked the scoreboard at 11:56 of the first on the power play as Jani Virtanen's shot from the left point squeezed through the pads of Bullies goaltender Jake Moreland and trickled over the end line to cut the deficit to 3-1. The Bullies would counter with 3 more goals in the second frame. Jon Cullen made it 4-1 at 0:56 of the second on the power play deflecting Fahey's point shot by Bendera. Fahey would get into the scoring act at 6:34 on the power play, collecting his own rebound and sliding a backhand shot by Bandera for a 5-1 advantage. Preston Mizzi deflected another Fahey point shot on a two-man advantage power play at 11:44 to increase the lead to 6-1. Mike Barrie closed the scoring with a power play tally for Bakersfield at 14:29 of the third period.

The final 0:38 seconds were penalty-filled as 104 minutes worth of penalties were assessed to both teams. Barrie, Andrew Ianiero, and John Mirasty were each given game misconducts for Bakersfield while Dave Reid, Pierre-Luc Sleigher, and Kam White were assessed game misconducts for the Bullies. All the game misconducts were a result of secondary fights after Mizzi and Virtanen initially dropped the gloves.

The Bullies out-shot Bakersfield 42-24 for the game. Atlantic City went 4-6 on the power play.

The Bullies travel to the Sovereign Center this Friday to battle the Reading Royals. Game time is 7:05PM and can be heard on ESPN Radio 1450AM and the Surfer Network through www.boardwalkbullies.com.

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