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Condors in a dogfight for second place in the standings

February 17, 2003 - ECHL (ECHL)
Bakersfield Condors News Release


Last Week

Wednesday, February 12
Attendance: 4,134
Shootout Loss Against Gulls

The Gulls and Condors met on Wednesday night at Centennial Garden, and for the third straight game in the season series, a shootout was needed to decide a winner. R.J. Enga made it 1-0 with a backhander late in the first period to give San Diego the advantage after 20 minutes. Bakersfield turned it on in the second and third periods, in an attempt to tie the game, pounding the Gulls net with 34 shots over the final 40 minutes. Their work paid off, as Shawn Byram tallied the tying goal with less than five minutes left in regulation. The game went into a shootout, where four of five Gulls beat netminder Kevin St. Pierre, and just two of four Condors scored, giving San Diego the extra point, and putting the two teams in a tie for second place.

Sunday, February 16
Condors success against Fresno continues

The Condors received great goaltending from Kevin St. Pierre and timely scoring to take a 5-2 win in Fresno on Sunday night. Defenseman Wes Swinson staked the road team to a 1-0 lead with a cannon from the point on the power play in the first period. Just 15 seconds later, it was 2-0, courtesy of former Falcon winger Christian Skoryna. Despite allowing two goals in the first six minutes of the middle frame to surrender the lead, St. Pierre stood on his head, as the Condors withstood a barrage of 11 straight shots by Fresno. Center Paul Willett put Bakersfield back in front with his 19th goal of the season just past the midway point. Center Shawn Byram scored in the third to give the team some cushion, and Nate Anderson added a late, empty-net tally to take the win. It was the ninth win in 11 games for Bakersfield against their Highway 99 rivals.

This Week

The Condors host Long Beach for a pair of games this weekend, on Friday and Saturday night. Friday's game features the Centennial Garden debut of SpongeBob Squarepants and Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius, sponsored by Time Warner Cable and KGFM 101.5. Doors open at 6:00pm and the puck drops at 7:00pm. The game will be carried live on Time Warner Cable Ch. 21, and replayed on Saturday morning at 10:00pm.

Saturday's game is also slated for a 7:00pm start. The first 2,000 children 12 and under will receive a Condors Metal Lunch Pail, sponsored by KGET-TV 17, Mercedes-Benz of Bakersfield and Subway.

On Sunday, the Condors travel to San Diego for another match against the Gulls. The season series has just three games remaining head-to-head after this match up, as these two teams have been battling each other for second place for the last several weeks. Game time is 5:00pm. All games, home and away, can be heard live on KGEO AM 1230, with "Condors Countdown" starting 15 minutes prior to game time. Condors broadcaster Kevin Bartl handles the play-by-play.

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

· Shawn Byram has a league-high 14-game point streak (7g-14a-21pts). Meanwhile, his linemates also have point streaks. Jeff Goldie has an 11-game streak (16pts) and Christian Skoryna has scored in 10-straight (18pts).

· The Condors improved to 9-1-1 against the Fresno Falcons, including 5-0-1 in Fresno.

· Wingers Nate Anderson and Christian Skoryna both have a goal in three of the last four games.

· Kevin St. Pierre has started 17 consecutive games since coming off Injured Reserve in January with a record of 10-3-4.

· Bakersfield has scored the first goal in 22 of their 27 wins this season.

· D Jonas Lennartsson leads the league with a +26 this season. Meanwhile D Quinn Fair is a +11 in 12 games.

· Bakersfield jumped up two slots to #13 on the inthecrease.com National ‘AA' Hockey Poll.

Quote of the Week

"(Kevin) St. Pierre owns us, it's ridiculous." – Fresno Falcons C Colin Embley, after the Condors netminder improved to 9-0 against Fresno this season with a 5-2 win on Sunday.

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