ECHL Bakersfield Condors

Condors Trumped in Nine-Round Shootout By Aces, 3-2

Published on March 3, 2007 under ECHL (ECHL)
Bakersfield Condors News Release


ANCHORAGE, Alaska. - The Bakersfield Condors tied the game up late, but lost in a nine- round shootout to the Alaska Aces, 3-2, Friday night, in front of 5,630 at Sullivan Arena. The Condors did gain a point and reduced their magic number for clinching a playoff berth to seven points.

"We had a tough first period but we really stepped up after that," said Condors head coach Marty Raymond. "Hodson and Balan both had great games for us. We are happy to start the road trip by taking a point from the best team in the league."

Alaska (40-13-3, 83 points) struck first at 13:55 of the opening period, when Olivier Filion knocked the puck past Jamie Hodson to make it 1- 0. The Condors argued icing should've been called prior to the goal, but to no avail.

Bakersfield (32-13-9, 73 points) came right back just 36 seconds later, as Andrew Ianiero chipped a centering feed from Sean Venedam over the blocker of Derek Gustafson to tie it 1-1.

But Alaska regained the lead at 16:54, when Matt Shasby tipped-in a pass from Joe Talbot.

The Condors had the better of the play in the second period, including two power-play chances, but were unable to score. The Aces had a chance late in the session on a two-on-none break, but Hodson made a spectacular toe save on Filion.

Bakersfield had a golden opportunity short- handed early in the third, but Gustafson stopped Mike Hofstrand's point- blank chance.

The Condors tied it up with just 3:44 left, when Sean Venedam snapped one past Gustafson to even it 2-2, setting the stage for overtime and then the shootout.

Notes: The Condors are now 3-2-2 against the Aces this season. Alex Rogosheske was activated from the 7-day injured list, and Tyler Liebel was placed on the 7-day injured list.

Alexandre Bolduc was not placed on the Manitoba Moose Clear Day roster released Friday, which means he isn't eligible to play the rest of the regular season or the playoffs for the AHL team.

The Condors play the Aces again Saturday at 8:15 p.m. (PST) and Sunday at 6:05 p.m. (PST). After two days off, they start a three-game series in Utah on Wednesday, to be followed by two games in Phoenix, and one in Long Beach to round out the trip.

The team returns to The Nest on March 17th for a game against the Stockton Thunder, as Bright House Networks, 101.5 KGFM and American Business Machines present SpongeBob Squarepants and the St. Patrick's Day Jersey Raffle and Auction. SpongeBob will be live and in person to entertain the crowd, plus five lucky fans will win special game-worn St. Patrick's Day jerseys, with proceeds from the auction donated to Kern Adult Literacy Council.

Individual game tickets are on sale and may be purchased through the Rabobank Arena Box Office, which is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday with extended hours on game days. Tickets may also be purchased by phone at 322-2525, online at www.bakersfieldcondors.com or at any Ticketmaster location. Season tickets, mini plans and group outings are also available at the Condors office located at 1001 Truxtun Avenue or by calling 324- PUCK (7825).

You can catch all Condors games live on KGEO Hot Talk AM1230 with Jake Stevens calling all the action. Most games are 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 the web site, www.bakersfieldcondors.com.

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