Falcons Rout Archrival Gulls 9-5
Published on January 8, 2005 under ECHL (ECHL)
Fresno Falcons News Release
Fresno, Calif. - The Fresno Falcons brought more firepower than the San Diego Gulls could defend with Dan Tessier, Fresno's captain and a recently named starter in the ECHL All-Star Game, earning a hat trick by scoring a goal in each period as Fresno routed the Gulls, 9-5, at Save Mart Center on Friday.
Fresno's David Brisson began the goal-fest 3:33 into the first period to take a 1-0 lead. Six minutes later, San Diego tied it at one apiece on an Ian Forbes goal. By the end of the period, though, Tessier put Fresno up 2-1 with a blazing slapshot from the left circle, and Derek Krestanovich scored his twelfth goal of the season for a 3-1 Falcons lead going into the first intermission.
A short-handed goal by John Wroblewski, a power play goal from Jason Weaver, and an unassisted goal from Paul Falco gave the Falcons a 6-1 lead midway through the second period. The Gulls made it 6-2 after Nick Ganga's goal at 10:28 stopped a run of five straight Fresno tallies. But the Falcons did not stand pat as a power play goal by Jan Sochor at 11:35 and a short-handed goal by Tessier at 13:57 gave them their largest lead of the evening at 8-2. The Gulls' Mark Pederson then scored on a power play to take the game into the second intermission with an 8-3 score.
San Diego continued its comeback attempt into the third period with goals from Brian Gornick and Scott Borders to close the gap to 8-5 with nine minutes left in regulation. The Gulls couldn't pull any closer, however, and Tessier put the nail in the coffin by scoring a goal with 15 seconds left to give him the hat trick for the evening.
The victory in front of an announced crowd of 6,511 marks the Falcons' fourth in a row and brings their overall record to 16-13-3. The team begins a four-game road trip Saturday with stops in San Diego, Las Vegas and Alaska before returning to Fresno to play the Pensacola Ice Pilots on Tuesday, Jan. 18, at 7 p.m. at Save Mart Center.
Tickets are on sale for as low as $8 per seat and may be purchased directly at Save Mart Center's box office and all Ticketmaster outlets, by phone at 485-TIXS (8497), or online at www.ticketmaster.com.
ECHL Stories from January 8, 2005
- Gladiators Power Less against Lynx, 3-2 - Atlanta Gladiators
- Pilots sweep Gators 5-2 - Pensacola Ice Pilots
- Titans Shutout Bullies 2-0 - Trenton Devils
- Bombers Looking for Answers After 2-0 Loss In Toledo - Dayton Bombers
- Checkers send Everblades back to Everglades - Charlotte Checkers
- Titans Solve Moreland, Bullies 2-0 - Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies
- Pride fall to Stingrays 5-2 - Myrtle Beach Thunderboltz
- Koopmans To Grand Rapids - Toledo Walleye
- Deschenes, Houle Head to Philly; Hayward Returns - Trenton Devils
- San Diego Looks To Break Five-Game Winless Skid - San Diego Gulls
- Dexter down with Shoulder Injury - Victoria Salmon Kings
- Bullies Continue Face-Off Against Kids Cancer - Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies
- ECHL Today - ECHL
- Lynx enter agreement with B2 Networks for live video - Augusta Lynx
- Cory Larose Named MeiGray Group ECHL Alumnus of the Month - ECHL
- Wranglers' Make it Four Straight With 3-0 Win Over Peoria - Las Vegas Wranglers
- Rivermen Shut Out in Las Vegas 3-0 on 29 saves by Centomo - Peoria Rivermen
- Salmon Kings lose in the Great White North - Victoria Salmon Kings
- Aces hold off determined Salmon Kings, 2-1 - Alaska Aces
- Falcons Rout Archrival Gulls 9-5 - Fresno Falcons
- Fresno Stomps Gulls, 9-5 - San Diego Gulls
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
Other Recent Fresno Falcons Stories
