ECHL Bakersfield Condors

Condors take down Wranglers with 4-3 win at home

January 19, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL)
Bakersfield Condors News Release


BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - The Bakersfield Condors beat the Las Vegas Wranglers, 4-3, Friday night in front of 6,771 at Rabobank Arena in downtown Bakersfield. LW Mark Derlago scored two goals for the second straight game, including the game-winner late in the third.

The Wranglers (23-7-7, 53 points) controlled the flow of the game early, and took the lead just 19 seconds into the first period with a Brandon Kaleniecki tally. D Aaron Power followed suit with a goal of his own 5:38 later, putting Las Vegas up, 2-0. Derlago got Bakersfield (11-20-7, 29 points) on the board at the 7:25 mark with his 13th of the year and fifth in the last four games. The Condors tied the game late in the stanza, as F Todd Griffith sniped the top right corner with a wrist shot to make the score 2-2.

After 18:51 of back-and-forth hockey in the second period, C Tim Konsorada broke the tie with his 21st goal of the year. Konsorada tried to hit F Sean Venedam with a pass across the slot, but it was deflected right back to Konsorada, who chipped it into the Las Vegas cage.

At 10:16 of the third period, Las Vegas D Jason Krischuk tied it up, as he wristed an unassisted goal past Condors G Michel Robinson, knotting the score at 3-3. But late in the game Derlago struck again with an unconventional goal to put Bakersfield in the lead, 4-3, with 2:06 left in the third. The rookie fired it in off Vegas G Daniel Manzato from behind the cage for the game winner. The Condors extended their unbeaten streak to four games, having gone 3-0-1 in their last four contests, with three of those games coming against first-place opponents.

Notes: Newly-acquired rookie LW Tom Boudreau made his Condors debut tonight and picked up an assist on Todd Griffith's goal. LW Mark Derlago extended his goal-scoring streak to four games with two goals tonight. He has six goals in the streak, and four in his last two games. F Sean Venedam extended his assist streak to four games, with five assists during the streak.

Be sure to tune in to KGEO AM1230 and www.bakersfieldcondors.com to listen to the Chase Chevrolet ECHL All-Star Game Wednesday, Jan. 23 at 7 p.m. Streaming video of the game will be available online at no cost via B2 Networks. The Skills Competition will also be shown on B2 Networks at no cost on Tuesday, Jan. 22 at 7 p.m.

After the All-Star festivities, the Condors face off against the Phoenix RoadRunners at home Friday, Jan. 25. The ZOOperstars, presented by KGET-TV 17, 98.5 The Fox and California Water Service, will be live at The Nest! Doors open at 6 p.m., puck drops at 7 p.m.

If you can't catch the games on KGEO AM1230 or B2 Networks, you can still stay up to date with the team by signing up for Condors text message score alerts, brought to you by the Condors and Bakersfield.com. Alerts will be sent to your phone with scoring updates at the end of each period and every game to keep you in the loop.

To sign up, just text the word "condors" to 47645, or click here. You can also sign up at www.bakersfieldcondors.com. The mobile alerts are free, though standard text messaging fees from your cell phone service provider may apply.

To view the full 2007-08 schedule, click here. For more information or to reserve season tickets, mini- plans and book group outings contact the Condors office at 324-PUCK (7825) or check out www.bakersfieldcondors.com!

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