ECHL Bakersfield Condors

Condors Fall to Salmon Kings to End Road Trip

Published on January 4, 2009 under ECHL (ECHL)
Bakersfield Condors News Release


VICTORIA, B.C. - The Bakersfield Condors concluded their four-game road trip with a 6-1 loss to the Victoria Salmon Kings before 4,475 fans at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre Sunday afternoon.

After more than 15 minutes of scoreless hockey to start the game, Victoria (24-9-2, 50pts) opened the scoring at 15:59 when RW Curtis Billsten netted the rebound from a slap shot that hit the end wall and charomed in front of the net. G Ryan Nie finished the frame with 11 saves on 12 shots, but Victoria G Jonathan Boutin stopped all 10 shots by the Condors (11-18-4, 26pts) in the period, and the Salmon Kings held a 1-0 lead through one.

The Salmon Kings opened up a 4-0 lead with three tallies in the second period. D Patrick Coulombe notched a power 2008-12-15 pilkingtonplay goal at 10:59, RW Sean O'Connor followed with a shorthanded goal at 15:43 and RW Wes Goldie tallied on a two-man advantage at 18:42. Bakersfield sent 12 shots on goal in the period, but Boutin kept the Condors off the board through 40 minutes.

After Victoria added a pair of power play goals midway through the third period, C Brett Pilkington got Bakersfield on the board with his third of the season at 15:10. F Andrew Ianiero and RW Mike Wirll registered the assists. Nie finished the game with 36 saves, but Victoria picked up the 6-1 win for their 13th consecutive victory.

Check out the Bakersfield Condors Statistics

Share: Facebook | Twitter/X | LinkedIn | Reddit | Email



ECHL Stories from January 4, 2009


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central