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Condors Enter 2003 in Second Place Tie with San Diego

December 30, 2002 - ECHL (ECHL)
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Thursday, December 26 Attendance: 4,884 Bakersfield Bounces Fresno on Boxing Day

The Condors improved to 8-0 against the Falcons with a 5-3 win the day after Christmas. Bakersfield opened up a 2-0 lead in this one, courtesy of a Jeff Goldie goal in the first period and a Jason Ralph shorthanded goal 1:04 into the second frame. Later in the period, Fresno got on the board with Tyler Prosofsky's rebound tally. Christoffer Norgren put the Condors back in front by two with a power play goal in the waning seconds of the middle frame. Both teams scored twice in the third period, with Nate Anderson sealing the victory with just 2:17 left to play.

Friday, December 27 Fresno Finally Wins One

The two teams met again on Friday in Fresno, as the Falcons handed the Condors a 5-4 shootout loss. Bakersfield held a 2-0 lead during the second period behind a pair of Jon Sorg tallies. Fresno scored in the second period on the power play to make it 2-1, but the goal also signaled the last shot Kevin St. Pierre faced on the weekend. He left the game with a pulled groin and was replaced by Fredrik Jensen. Bakersfield made it 3-1 in the third on a Jeff Goldie tally on the power play, but the Falcons were not dead. They scored just 13 seconds after play resumed to again cut the lead to one. They tied it a couple minutes later and then took the lead on the power play with less than eight minutes remaining. Christian Skoryna scored late in the third period to tie the game at 4-4, but the Condors couldn't beat Terry Friesen in the shootout, taking their fifth consecutive shootout loss.

Saturday, December 28 San Diego Wins Big

The Condors played a strong opening frame in San Diego on Saturday night, but trailed 1-0 after 20 minutes. Shawn Byram tied the contest up just 17 seconds into the second frame, but the rest of the period decided the Condors fate. San Diego bounced back, pounding the Bakersfield net with 24 shots and lighting the lamp six times. Clayton Read scored three times for his first career hat trick. Jamie Cooke added a third period tally, which Byram assisted on for his fifth multi-point game of the season. Jensen also assisted on the goal, but the damage had been done and the Condors suffered the 7-2 defeat.

This Week

The Condors have just one game this week, as they travel back to San Diego for a 7:00pm matchup on Friday night. All games, home and away, can be heard live on KGEO AM 1230, with "Condors Countdown" starting 15 prior to face off, with Kevin Bartl handling the play-by-play.

Their next home game is on Friday, January 10th, when they host the Fresno Falcons at 7:00pm. On that night, the first 2,000 children 12 and under will receive a Condors three-ring notebook, sponsored by Spanish Radio Group and American Business Machines.

Individual tickets can be purchased at the Centennial Garden Box Office, by calling Ticketmaster at 322-2525, online at ticketmaster.com or stopping by any Ticketmaster location. Season and group tickets may be purchased by calling 324-PUCK (7825) or by visiting the Condors office next to Centennial Garden.

Notes

· The three least penalized games for the Condors this season have come against San Diego.

· Shawn Byram has a point in five straight games.

· The 12 goals allowed by the Condors on Friday and Saturday night were the most surrendered by Bakersfield in back-to-back games since March 30-31, 2001 (two seasons ago).

· Only four players had an ‘even' +/- rating in Saturday's 7-2 loss in San Diego.

· The Condors are 1 for their last 15 in the shootout over four games. They have been held scoreless in two of their last three shootouts.

· Rookie defenseman Jonas Lennartsson is an ‘even' or ‘+' in his last 14 games (+9). He is currently 1st in the league in +/- among rookies, and 4th overall with a +11.

· His partner on the blueline, Jimmy Drolet, has been ‘even' or better in 23 of his last 25 games, and +10 this season.

· The Condors moved up one spot this week and are ranked #11 on the inthecrease.com ‘AA' Internet poll of national media.

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