ECHL Bakersfield Condors

Condors rip Thunder for fourth straight win, 6-3

March 6, 2009 - ECHL (ECHL)
Bakersfield Condors News Release


STOCKTON, Calif. - RW Mike Wirll scored twice to pace the Bakersfield Condors to a 6-3 in front of 6,670 fans at Stockton Arena Friday night.

The Condors (26-28-7, 59pts) jumped out to a 2-1 lead through the first period of play. RW Mike Wirll lit the lamp just 1:43 into the game, scoring on the first Condors shot of the game. Stockton (28-28-5, 61pts) tied it up on the power play later in the period, with RW James Bates notching his 12th of the season on a redirection at 14:35. But LW Mark Derlago, one day removed from being named the ECHL's Player of the Month, notched his 26th of the season to regain the advantage less than a minute later.

Bakersfield extended the lead early in the second period. F Tylor Michel and F Matt Pope scored just 1:24 apart in the opening minutes to push the lead to 4-1. G Dave McKee held down the fort the rest of the way for Bakersfield. He stopped 14 shots in the period, including a pair of breakaways near the middle of the stanza, allowing the Condors to hold the three-goal lead through two.

The Thunder cut into the lead just over a minute into the third, with a power play blast by D Cleve Kinley. But Bakersfield weathered the Stockton storm long enough to jump back out to a three-goal advantage. Wirll notched his second of the night at 12:59, sneaking a snap shot through G Andrew Perugini for his 20th of the season, accounting for the final score. McKee finished with 39 saves in collecting his ninth win of the year.

from the Nest:

The Condors head out on the road for a two-game trip on Friday in Stockton (7:30 p.m.) and Saturday in Ontario (7 p.m.). Saturday's game is the Condors Season Ticket Holder complimentary game in Ontario, simply cash in the voucher found in your season ticket book at the box office in Ontario.

After the trip, the Condors return to the Mercy and Memorial Hospitals Home Ice at Rabobank Arena for a pair of games against the Utah Grizzlies on Friday, March 13 and Saturday, March 14. On Friday the 13th is the #10 Matt Pope Youth Jersey Giveaway, sponsored by KGET-TV 17, La Preciosa 105.3 and McDonald's. The first 2,000 kids, 12-and-under, will receive a replica youth jersey of the Condors rookie sniper!

Then on Saturday the 14th, the Condors and Grizzlies face off again for the 'What Could Have Been' Jersey Off Our Backs Raffle and Auction, sponsored by KUZZ 107.9 and Bud Light. Come take a look at what could have been, as the Condors will sport Bakersfield Brontos Specialty Jerseys in honor of the team name that was a finalist 11 years ago! The game-worn sweaters will be auctioned off after the game, plus everyone in attendance has the chance to win one of five to be given away! All proceeds from the jersey auction will benefit the Petroleum Shrine Club.

All Condors games can be heard live on ESPN Radio 1230, B2 Networks and Bakersfieldcondors.com.

Get Tickets:

Individual game tickets 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 at 322-2525, online at 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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