Condors Roll into Second Place with 3-1 Win
November 11, 2002 - ECHL (ECHL)
Bakersfield Condors News Release
Last Week
Wednesday, November 6
LONG BEACH SHOCKER
The Condors hosted Long Beach for the first time this season on Wednesday night at Centennial Garden. The Condors held leads of 2-1 and 3-2 during the third period, but let it slip away with under two minutes to play. Long Beach tied the game at 3-3 with 1:21 remaining, and pushed in front less than a minute later to steal two points away from Bakersfield. An empty net goal sealed the 5-3 win for the Ice Dogs.
Friday, November 8
DEFENSE RULES
The Condors and Falcons engaged in a tough battle on Friday in Fresno. The Falcons opened the scoring in the first, only to have David Bell tie the game with a slapshot from the left point. Jamie Cooke netted his fourth tally of the season exactly halfway through the game, and the Condors led 2-1 after two periods. Bakersfield put up 19 third period shots, while netminder Kevin St. Pierre did the rest in the Condors 2-1 victory.
Saturday, November 9
DEJA VU
One night later, in Fresno as well, the Falcons and Condors skated to a 1-1 tie through 20 minutes. Jason Ralph scored on a nice re-direction for his third goal of the season. In the second period, Jamie Cooke again scored the go-ahead goal, at 3:27 for the 2-1 lead. Sturdy defensive play for Bakersfield held the Falcons to just 22 shots in the game and St. Pierre once again won 2-1. The victory gave the Condors a 4-0 record against Fresno, and also a 4-0 record on the road.
Sunday, November 10
THREE IN A ROW
Bakersfield moved into second place on Sunday with a 4-2 win over the Idaho Steelheads. Christian Skoryna, Shawn Byram and Jeff Goldie scored consecutive goals to give the Condors a 3-1 lead early in the third period. A late Idaho goal pulled them within one, but Jamie Cooke iced the win with an empty net, shorthanded goal for the victory. St. Pierre stopped 28 shots in earning his sixth win of the year, and his third win of the week. After the game, the Veteran's Day jerseys the team wore were auctioned off to raise money for the Petroleum Shrine Club. A new club record was set, as over $23,000 was brought in, including $3,700 for St. Pierre's jersey.
This Week
The Condors host Fresno on Friday night at 7:00pm from Centennial Garden. Everyone in attendance will receive a Condors Team Photo, sponsored by Time Warner Cable, Real Rock 104.3 and SBC Pacific Bell Yellow Pages.
They will travel to Fresno on Saturday night for the second of this home-and-home series. The Condors are 3-0 in Fresno this season. Game time is 7:30pm. All games, home and away, can be heard live on KGEO AM 1230. The "Voice of the Condors", Kevin Bartl, brings you all the play-by-play action, with "Condors Countdown" starting 15 minutes prior to game time.
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.
CONDORS NOTES
· Jamie Cooke has registered a point in all but one game for the Condors this season.
· The Condors join the Fresno Falcons as the only two teams in the league with more than one shorthanded goal.
· Christoffer Norgren has three points (0g-3a) in three games since returning from the IR.
· Kevin St. Pierre made the 7,000th save of his pro career on Saturday night.
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