ECHL Bakersfield Condors

Condors Take Sole Possession Of Second Place In Division

Published on January 15, 2007 under ECHL (ECHL)
Bakersfield Condors News Release


BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - The Condors won three of their four games this past week and are soaring into the All-Star break as they took over sole possession of 2nd place in the Pacific Division. Wednesday night they annihilated the Grizzlies 7-2. On Friday and Saturday night the Condors traveled up north to take on the Stockton Thunder, taking Friday's game 5-4 in a shootout and dropping Saturday's game, 6-1. To finish off the difficult week, the Condors returned to The Nest on Sunday and beat their division rival, Fresno Falcons 4-3.

The Condors are 21-11-3 on the season, and their 45 points has them just one point out of first place in the Pacific Division.

Tomorrow, Todd Griffith will compete in three events and Rane Carnegie will participate in two at the Rbk Hockey ECHL All-Stars Competition in Boise, Idaho. Griffith will participate in the "Fastest Skater," "Rapid Fire" and "Breakaway Relay" competitions. Carnegie will also take part in the "Breakaway Relay" and "Hardest Shot" competitions. The two will also both play in the All- Star game the following night.

The Condors now have four days off before heading to Victoria for three games against the Salmon Kings to open the second half. The teams will face-off Friday, January 19, Saturday, January 20 and Monday, January 22, with all games starting at 7:05 p.m. The Condors will return to The Nest to face off against the Fresno Falcons on Jan. 24th, at 7 p.m.



Overall Record: 21-11-3 (45 points)
Pacific Division: 2nd
National Conference: 3rd
Last Week: 3-1-0

THIS WEEK (ALL TIMES PACIFIC)
Friday, Jan. 19 @ Victoria (7:05 p.m.)
Saturday, Jan. 20 @ Victoria (7:05 p.m.)

WEEK IN REVIEW:
Wednesday, Jan. 10:
CONDORS 7 vs Utah 2 (Attendance: 4,258)
Utah jumped out to the early 1-0 lead, but the Condors bounced back scoring six consecutive goals. Kevin St. Jacques has 5 points in the game (1g, 4a) and Brett Lutes grabbed his 18th goal of the season.

Friday, Jan. 12:
CONDORS 5 @ Stockton 4 SO (Attendance: 6,810)
The Condors and Thunder fought back and forth with neither team grabbing more than a one goal lead. With less than four minutes remaining and the Condors down one, All-Star Rane Carnegie found the back to tie the game. The Condors eventually won in a shootout when Sean Venedam and Steve Rodberg put the game away for the Condors on back-to-back goals.

Saturday, Jan. 13:
CONDORS 1 @ Stockton 6 (Attendance: 8,911)
The Condors and the Thunder entered the second period tied at 0-0, but it was the Thunder who scored four consecutive goals to take the game. The Condors lone goal came from Rane Carnegie, and the Condors consecutive games with a power play goal was snapped at 22.

Sunday, Jan. 14:
CONDORS 4 vs. Fresno 3 (Attendance: 6,194)
It was a career night in The Nest as Jamie Hodson recorded his 100th career win and Alex Kim recorded his 100th career assist and also tallied a goal in the game. Alex Rogosheske scored his first goal of the season and Andrew Ianiero helped out with two assists.

PLAYER NOTES:

Lutes leads the team with 19 goals
St. Jacques leads the team with 22 assists and 41 points
Lutes has a six-game points streak (4g, 4a)
Rodberg has a five-game points streak (1g, 5a), with an assist in each of the contests.
St. Jacques remains on the 3-day IR
Reagan Leslie remains on the 7-day IR
Scott Borders remains on the 30-day IR
TEAM NOTES:

The Condors are 12-6-0 at home this season
The Condors are 8-5-4 on the road this season
Condors consecutive games with a power play goal ended Saturday night in Stockton at 22 games
The Condors are 14-3-0 when they lead after the first period, including 8-3-0 at home and 6-0-0 on the road
The Condors are 15-4-0 when they lead after the second period, including 10-3-0 at home and 5-1-0 on the road
BROADCAST INFO:
You can catch all Condors games live on KGEO Hot Talk AM1230 with Jake Stevens calling all the action. Most games are also available to view courtesy of B2 Networks. Just click the "Watch the Game Live" link on the Condors home page. Live streaming for all Condors games is also available via their web site, www.bakersfieldcondors.com. For more information or to reserve ticket packages, contact the Condors office at 324-PUCK (7825).

LEAGUE LEADERS:
Bakersfield - 10,5631 Total Attendance (3rd)
Bakersfield - 5,868 Average Attendance (3rd)
Bakersfield - Overall Penalty Killing 85.0% (7th)
Bakersfield - Home Penalty Killing 85.7% (7th)
Josh Liebenow/Venedam/Ianiero- 3 Game- winning goals (T-13th)
Hodson - 16 Wins (T-2nd)

Individual game tickets are now on sale and may be purchased through the Rabobank Arena Box Office, which is open from 10am - 6pm Monday through Friday and 10am - 4pm on Saturday with extended hours on game days. Tickets may also be purchased by phone through at 322-2525, online at www.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 at 324-PUCK (7825).

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