ECHL Bakersfield Condors

Condors Finish Week With Thumping Of Phoenix Before Huge Crowd

Published on February 26, 2007 under ECHL (ECHL)
Bakersfield Condors News Release


BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - The Condors concluded a three-game road trip and returned home Saturday night to beat the Phoenix RoadRunners, 5-1, in front of 8,328, the second largest crowd of the season, and sixth largest crowd in franchise history at The Nest. It capped a week in which the Condors earned points in three of their four games, going 1-1-2 in the process.

The Condors battled their Highway 99 rivals, Fresno, Tuesday night in a game that was postponed one night due to ice conditions. The Condors jumped out early but couldn't hold on as Fresno took the overtime win, 2-1. The following evening the Condors took on Stockton and dropped another close one, 2-1. On Friday, the Condors faced the Phoenix RoadRunners in Arizona and lost their third straight one-goal game, 3-2 in overtime.

The Condors are 31-13-8 on the season, including 19-7-2 at The Nest. On Tuesday, the Condors match-up with the RoadRunners for the third straight game and second consecutive time at The Nest in a 7 p.m. tilt. On Friday the Condors begin a nine-game road trip by heading up north to take on Alaska Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Friday and Saturday's games will have 8:15 p.m. starts and Sunday's game has a start time of 6:05 p.m.

Overall Record: 31-13-8 (70 points)

Pacific Division: 2nd

National Conference: 3rd

Last Week: 1-1-2

THIS WEEK (ALL TIMES PACIFIC)

Tuesday, Feb. 27 vs. Phoenix (7 p.m.)

Friday, March 2 @ Alaska (8:15 p.m.)

Saturday, March 3 @ Alaska (8:15 p.m.)

Sunday, March 4 @ Alaska (6:05 p.m.)

WEEK IN REVIEW:

Tuesday, Feb. 20:

CONDORS 1 @ Fresno 2 OT (Attendance: 4,910)

The Condors jumped out to an early lead when Josh Liebenow scored a power-play goal at 8:11 in the first. Fresno bounced back late in the second to score a power-play goal of their own. After a scoreless third period, Fresno was able to put the puck past Jamie Hodson with only 46 seconds left in overtime for the win.

Wednesday, Feb. 21:

CONDORS 1 @ Stockton 2 (Attendance: 4,107)

Similar to the night before, the Condors jumped out to an early lead when Kevin St. Jacques scored a power-play goal at 16:00 in the first period. The Condors once again couldn't hold on as Stockton scored once in the second and early in the third to tally the win.

Friday, Feb. 23:

CONDORS 2 @ Phoenix 3 OT (Attendance: 6,575)

After a scoreless first period, the Condors scored the first goal of the game early in the second period when Josh Liebenow scored a short-handed goal at 6:32. The Condors and Phoenix then flip-flopped goals the remainder of the second period and held each other scoreless in the third. Phoenix won it at 3:09 in the overtime when Todd Jackson beat recently acquired Rejean Beauchemin on a power-play.

Saturday, Feb. 24:

CONDORS 5 vs. Phoenix 1 (Attendance: 8,328)

The Condors scored first for the fourth time in as many games, when Rane Carnegie sent home a power-play goal just 2:47 into the first. Unlike the previous three games, the Condors never looked back or gave any ground as they made road kill out of the RoadRunners in front of the sixth largest crowd in franchise history. Five different Condors scored in the effort.

PLAYER NOTES:

Brett Lutes, Sean Venedam, and Josh Liebenow lead the team with 22 goals

Sean Venedam leads the team with 56 points (23g, 34a)

Brett Lutes is on the 3-day IR

Alex Rogosheske is on the 7-day IR

Steve Rodberg remains on the 30-day IR

Andrew Oke remains on the 30-day IR

TEAM NOTES:

The Condors are 23-7-4 when scoring the first goal, including 14-4-1 at home and 9-3-3 on the road

The Condors are 13-5-8 in one-goal games, including 6-1-6 on the road

The Condors are 14-0-2 when they score five or more goals in a game

PROMOTIONAL NOTES:

Join the Condors Tuesday, Feb. 27 as My TV 45 & 96.9 The Beat present the Help For The Homeless Canned Food Collection. Donate two non-perishable food items and receive $1.00 terrace admission to Tuesday night's game.

Tuesday will also be a Mercy & Memorial Hospitals & ARRC Technology T.H.I.N.K. Night. The Turn Hockey Into New Knowledge program allows students to earn terrace tickets to Tuesday night's game through exceptional classroom performance.

BROADCAST INFO:

You can catch all Condors games live on KGEO Hot Talk AM1230 with Jake Stevens calling all the action. Most games are also available to view courtesy of B2 Networks. Just click the "Watch the Game Live" link on the Condors home page. Live streaming for all Condors games is also available via their web site, www.bakersfieldcondors.com. For more information or to reserve ticket packages, contact the Condors office at 324-PUCK (7825).

LEAGUE LEADERS:

Bakersfield - 161,199 Overall Attendance (2nd)

Bakersfield - 5,757 Average Attendance (4th)

Bakersfield - Overall Penalty Killing 84.8% (7th)

Bakersfield - Home Penalty Killing 85.8% (T-7th)

Bakersfield - Overall Power-play 17.4% (T-8th)

Bakersfield - Away Power-play 16.9% (10th)

Josh Liebenow - 6 Game- winning goals (T-2nd)

Todd Griffith - 21 Rookie Goals (T-2nd)

Jamie Hodson - 24 Wins (T-2nd)

Individual game tickets are now on sale and may be purchased through the Rabobank Arena Box Office, which is open from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Saturday with extended hours on game days. Tickets may also be purchased by phone through at 322-2525, online at www.bakersfieldcondors.com, or at any Ticketmaster location

Season tickets, mini-plans and group outings are available at the Condors office located at 1001 Truxtun Avenue or by calling 324-PUCK (7825).

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