ECHL Bakersfield Condors

Condors Weekly: Bakersfield Holds First Place For 20th Straight

Published on March 1, 2010 under ECHL (ECHL)
Bakersfield Condors News Release


BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - The Bakersfield Condors went 2-1-0 last week, eclipsing the 30-win mark on the year and picking up a pair of wins at home against the Victoria Salmon Kings and running their consecutive first place standing to 20 weeks in 2009-10, an all-time team record.

The Condors own an overall record of 30-19-4-1 with 65 points in the standings, holding a seven-point lead over 2nd place Stockton, a 10-point lead over 3rd place Ontario and an 11-point lead over 4th place Las Vegas. The team embarks on a three-game sojourn to Idaho this week, and will play 18 games including 10 on the road, in four different cities, to close out the regular season.

THIS WEEK (ALL TIMES PACIFIC):

Wednesday, Mar. 3 @ Idaho, 6:10 p.m.

Friday, Mar. 5 @ Idaho, 6:10 p.m.

Saturday, Mar. 6 @ Idaho, 6:10 p.m.

WEEK IN REVIEW (Home team in CAPS):

Friday, Feb. 26

CONDORS 3 vs. Victoria 2

Attn: 5,038

The Condors jumped out to a 3-0 lead that lasted until the final minutes of regulation. RW Ryan Menei scored twice and F Stephane Goulet added a goal and two assists, while F Andrew Ianiero had two assists to lead the Condors attack. G J.P. Levasseur made 41 saves for the victory between the pipes in his first Condors action since the preseason.

Saturday, Feb. 27

CONDORS 4 vs. Victoria 2

Attn: 5,568

Levasseur was again strong, backstopping the Condors to a two-game sweep of the visiting Salmon Kings on Saturday with a 36-save effort. F Mathieu Aubin, F Stephane Goulet, RW Jason Dale and RW Ryan Menei all lit the lamp for the Condors, while D Eric Regan had two assists and a +3 on the night.

Sunday, Feb. 28

ONTARIO 2 vs. Condors 0

The Ontario Reign scored on the power play just 1:55 into the game and added an insurance tally in the third to take a 2-0 victory on Sunday. G Curtis Darling made 20 saves for the shutout, his second of the season against the Condors.

PLAYER AND TEAM NOTES:

* Forwards Mathieu Aubin (Saturday) and Stephane Goulet (Sunday) both skated in their 200th career games over the weekend.

* Goulet became the first Condor to reach 20 goals this season with a tally on Saturday night. He is the 37th player in Bakersfield history to reach the mark.

* The Condors have recorded 20 or more home wins for the 6th time in team history. The Condors record for home wins is 24, set in 2005-06.

* When scoring the first goal of the game, the Condors are 20-2-1. When allowing the first goal they are 10-13-4.

* G J.P. Levasseur went 2-1-0 over the weekend, starting all three games and posting a 2.02 GAA and a.943 save percentage. He returned to the Springfield Falcons (AHL) after Sunday night's game.

300th CONDORS POINT FOR IANIERO

F Andrew Ianiero notched his 300th point as a Condor on Friday night with a first period assist, and needs only three goals to reach triple-digits in his Condors career. He has 97 goals and 203 assists in 378 career Condors games, and sits 13 points shy of tying Jamie Cooke for 2nd on the Condors all-time list. Ianiero is already 2nd in assists, 4th in goals and 7th in penalty minutes in his Condors career.

Last season he became one of only five Condors to play 300 games, and earlier this season became the 28th player to amass 500 ECHL games. He needs 15 games to move into the ECHL Top 20 all-time in games played. Ianiero also owns the Condors Iron Man record, currently at 198 consecutive games.

ON THE DOCKET:

The Condors head to Idaho for a three-game series on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. All three games start at 6:10 p.m. (Pacific).

They return to Mercy & Memorial Hospitals Home Ice on March 9 and 10 to host the Las Vegas Wranglers. March 9 is Canned Food Collection, sponsored by My 45, La Preciosa 105.3 and Payment Systems Worldwide. Bring two non-perishable food items and get in for just $1. March 10 is High School/College Student ID Night, sponsored by 106.1 KRAB Radio. Get a lower level ticket for just $1 by showing your student ID at the box office.

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