Condors go 1-1-1 and continue their road trip
November 3, 2003 - ECHL (ECHL)
Bakersfield Condors News Release
Last Week
Tuesday, October 28th
On this night, the Condors and Idaho Steelheads locked horns in a heavily penalized game. It was the night of the now infamous Paul Kelly ejection, after he was kicked out of the game following a chair/water bottle/towel/goalie mask-throwing tantrum. At the time, his team trailed 2-0, but responded by scoring three straight goals and taking a lead late into the game. But with the goaltender pulled, Idaho tied up the contest. After a scoreless overtime, they would go on to beat the Condors in the shootout.
Wednesday, October 29th
With Kelly serving his suspension from the previous night's activities and Associate Coach Marty Raymond at the helm, the Condors played a strong game on Wednesday night. They outshot, out-hit and outscored Idaho 4-2 to claim their first road game of the season. Joe Watkins turned aside 18 of 20 Idaho shots to improve to 2-2 on the year, and LW Johan Astrom scored twice in his return from the injured reserve list.
Saturday, November 1st
Rookie G T.J. Aceti proved to be the Condors nemesis on Saturday night in Long Beach, as he stopped 43 shots in shutting out Bakersfield 3-0 in the Ice Dogs home opener. The Condors outshot Long Beach 43-24 and trailed 1-0 until the final minutes of the contest. Long Beach scored with just over two minutes remaining and tacked on an empty netter for the win. The Condors fell to 1-2-1 on the road, and 1-1-1 on the week.
This week
The Condors head back on the road to face the Las Vegas Wranglers on Friday night at 7:00pm. All Condors games can be heard live on KGEO AM 1230, with "Condors Countdown" starting 15 minutes prior to game time. They can also be heard online at www.bakersfieldcondors.com.
On Saturday, the team returns to home ice for their first match of the season against the Alaska Aces. That night, the Condors will don special USA Veterans Day jerseys, to be raffled off and auctioned after the game. KUZZ 107.9 sponsors the jerseys and the proceeds will benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Game time is 7:00pm and the doors will open at 6:00pm.
For Sunday evening, the Florida Everblades will come into town for the Condors first match against an East Coast opponent. The first 2,000 fans through the doors will receive a Condors pennant, sponsored by the Spanish Radio Group and Rio Bravo Country Club. Florida is in second place in the Eastern Conference Southern Division.
"The Condors Coach's Show" can be heard on KGEO AM 1230 each and every Thursday, normally live from the Holiday Inn Select. With the team departing for Vegas on Thursday, the show will be pre-recorded and air at its regular time, from 6:00-7:00pm.
Individual seats are on sale now, and may be purchased through the Centennial Garden box office, which opens at 10:00am Monday through Saturday and noon on Sunday. Tickets may also be purchased by phone through Ticketmaster at 322-2525, online at www.ticketmaster.com or at any Ticketmaster location.
Notes from the Nest
· With his win on Wednesday night, G Joe Watkins improved to 2-2 on the season. He is third in the league with a 1.50 GAA and fourth with a .934 save percentage.
· Denis Ladouceur is tied for the team lead with three goals and has scored the game winner in both of the team's victories.
· The Condors penalty killing percentage has improved to 6th in the league at 90.5%
· The Condors and their opposition have each scored 11 goals during the second and third periods through eight games. It's the first period that has caused Bakersfield problems this season, as they've been outscored 8-1.
· Bakersfield is tied for fourth in the league in team GAA (2.50 goals/game). In the shots allowed category, they are ranked second (24.63 shots/game).
· The Condors have four players on injured reserve: LW Todd Alexander (IR-30), LW Devin Francon (IR-30), RW Vince Malts (IR-7) and C Jason Jackman (IR-7). They have had no fewer than two players on IR at any point since the start of the season.
Quotes of the Week
"They played the best they've played all season after that." Condors Associate Coach Marty Raymond, as quoted in the Bakersfield Californian, after Head Coach Paul Kelly's ejection led to a comeback shootout point earned in Idaho on Tuesday.
"They beat us in every facet of the game." Idaho Steelheads Head Coach John Olver, after the following night's 4-2 victory by Bakersfield in Boise.
League Leaders (among all 31 teams)
Name Category Rank
Team 24.63 shots/game 2nd
Team 90.5% penalty killing 6th
Team 2.50 goals against average 4th
Joe Watkins 1.50 goals against average 3rd
.934 save percentage t-4th
Coming Up
Friday @ Las Vegas Wranglers, 7:00pm
Saturday vs. Alaska Aces, 7:00pm
Sunday vs. Florida Everblades, 5:00pm
Last Week
October 28 IDAHO 4 vs. Condors 3 (SO)
October 29 Condors 4 @ IDAHO 2
November 1 LONG BEACH 3 vs. Condors 0
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