ECHL Bakersfield Condors

Condors Capitalize on Power Play to Steamroll Reign

Published on October 29, 2009 under ECHL (ECHL)
Bakersfield Condors News Release


Bakersfield, Calif. - A crowd of 3,115 fans at Rabobank Arena had a lot to cheer about on Wednesday night, as the Bakersfield Condors (4-2-0, 8pts) scored five power play goals en route to an 8-3 victory over the Ontario Reign (2-3-0, 4pts). G Timo Pielmeier (2-1-0) picked up the win, stopping 33 of 36 shots, helping the Condors kill 10 of 11 power plays against.

It was a wild game between two divisional foes, who met for the third time in less than three weeks. The Condors and Reign played a tight first two periods, before Bakersfield broke it open in the third with four unanswered goals.

The Reign grabbed the early lead in the game by netting a tally on their first shot of the evening. F Greg Hogeboom put home his 5th of the season just 18 seconds in to make it 1-0. Bakersfield responded, however, with three straight to take the advantage. LW Shawn Weller redirected a point shot from D Sasha Pokulok at 5:27 to tie it up 1-1 on the power play. The Condors added another power play marker at 9:04, with RW Stephane Goulet wrapping around the netminder to tuck home his first of the season. Less than two minutes later, F Andrew Ianiero put home a loose puck on the doorstep to make it 3-1. Ontario pulled within one at 13:15 with a power play goal of their own, and the teams headed to the dressing room with the Condors nursing a 3-2 advantage.

Just 1:29 into the middle stanza, the Reign tied it up with RW Jon Rheault scoring his third of the season, bringing the score to 3-3. But just a few minutes later, D John de Gray netted his second of the season to regain the lead and chase Ontario G Mike Zacharias from the pipes in favor of G Chad Darling. Shots were 23-21 Ontario after two.

The Condors extended the lead in the third period, with four goals, to pull away from the Reign. C MacGregor Sharp, (pictured, above) deflected a D Stu Bickel shot for his third of the season to make it 5-3. The Condors then scored three consecutive power play goals to finish the game. Pokulok recorded his fourth of the season at 8:47 of the third period with a 5-on-3 power play goal. Weller scored his second of the game with 3:10 to play in the game and D Eric Regan finished the scoring with 2:53 remaining for an 8-3 score.

Up next:

King of Pop Jersey Raffle and Auction Night, sponsored by ABC23, Hot 94.1 and Mercy and Memorial Hospitals, benefiting the Children's Miracle Network, will take place this Friday at 7 p.m. when the Condors host the Utah Grizzlies at Rabobank Arena. Five game-worn King of Pop tribute jerseys will be raffled off during and after the game, while the remaining jerseys will be auctioned off. Plus, the players will wear one white glove, some of which will be sold following the conclusion of the game.

All Condors games can be heard live on ESPN 1230, or through live streaming on B2 Networks and www.bakersfieldcondors.com.

Notes from the Nest: Nine Condors recorded at least two points: Sasha Pokulok (1g-1a), Dan Sexton (2a), Andrew Ianiero (1g-1a), Mathieu Aubin (2a), Maxime Macenauer (2a), MacGregor Sharp (1g-2a), Shawn Weller (2g), Eric Regan (1g-1a), Stu Bickel (2a)... Each team finished with 38 penalty minutes... The Condors were out-shot 36-32. It was the second game in a row the Condors were out shot, but won the game... 1. Shawn Weller (BAK); 2. Stephane Goulet (BAK); 3. Andrew Ianiero (BAK)

Ticket Information:

Season Ticket and mini-plans, starting at just $42, are on sale now. Fans can make Condors season tickets even more affordable by using Extended AutoPay, which is a program that allows you to spread your payments out through February, 2010. Purchase discounted tickets when you bring a group of 20 or more out to a Condors game. Stop by the Condors office or call 324-PUCK (7825) for remaining seat availability.

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