ECHL Bakersfield Condors

Condors topped by Ontario in shootout, 5-4

October 11, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL)
Bakersfield Condors News Release


ONTARIO, Calif. - The Bakersfield Condors and the Ontario Reign faced off against each other for the first time in a preseason match-up Friday night, with Ontario coming out on top, 5-4, in a shootout win before 350 fans at Center Ice Arena in Ontario. G Yutaka Fukufuji made the start for the Condors, and stopped 18 of 21 shots.

Condors RW Chad Painchaud, reassigned by the Iowa Chops (AHL) on Oct. 6, wasted little time scoring the game's first goal one minute into the first period. RW Charlie Kronschnabel, also reassigned by Iowa, registered the assist. Bakersfield kept the pressure on with a F Matt Pope tally at 5:48 in the first, extending the lead to 2-0. However, the Reign notched a pair of power-play goals late in the first to tie the game, 2-2, after one.

Painchaud again found the back of the net, striking on a Condors power play 46 seconds into the second period, putting Bakersfield up, 3-2. Midway through the stanza, D Chris Kaufman put the Condors in the lead by two, 4-2, with his first goal of the preseason, assisted by Kronschnabel and D Tom Morrow.

Ontario lit the lamp twice in the third period to tie the game, 4-4, forcing the Condors to play their second consecutive overtime game in as many nights.

Neither team broke the tie in the extra session, and the game proceeded to a shootout. Condors LW Tyrel Lucas scored in the shootout, and Fukufuji stopped three of five shots, but Ontario prevailed, 2-1, and won the game by the final of 5-4.

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Notes from The Nest:

The Condors take the Mercy and Memorial Hospitals Home Ice at Rabobank Arena for the first time this year, as they host the Las Vegas Wranglers in their final preseason tune-up on Saturday. The first 1,000 fans in attendance receive a pair of Lightning Stix, courtesy of ESPN Radio 1230. Doors open at 6 p.m., puck drops at 7 p.m.

Opening Night against the Ontario Reign is just 8 days away, on October 18. Season seats and mini-plans, starting at just $42, are on sale now. Group outings and reservations for the Condors on-ice and VIP suites are now available as well. Visit bakersfieldcondors.com to see further details, stop by the Condors office or call 324-PUCK (7825) for remaining seat availability.

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