Falcons' Streak Comes to Screeching Halt
Published on January 18, 2003 under ECHL (ECHL)
Fresno Falcons News Release
FRESNO, Calif. â The Fresno Falcons suffered a 5-0 shutout at the hands of the Idaho Steelheads on Friday in front of a crowd of 5,366 at Selland Arena. The loss snapped the team's season-high six-game win streak.
Fresno was kept in the game early after several top-notch saves by goaltender Terry Friesen, who was finally beaten at 6:55 of the first off a rebound by Joe Rybar. Idaho would add to their lead when Derek Paget fed Dampy Brar in the slot at 13:50 to take a 2-0 lead into the second period.
The teams played a scoreless second period during which each club registered seven shots on goal. Any chance the Falcons had of capturing their seventh straight victory vanished in a matter of five and a half minutes of the final period. Cory Morgan wristed home his 16th of the season at 5:26 followed by goals from A.J. Begg at 9:44 and Marty Flichel at 10:59 for the final 5-0 margin.
The loss drops Fresno three points behind the Bakersfield Condors in the race for third place in the league, after Bakersfield defeated the Long Beach Ice Dogs tonight, 5-1. The Falcons are now 18-13-4 on the year with 40 points, 12 points ahead of the fifth-place Ice Dogs.
The same two teams match-up again tomorrow night at Selland beginning at 7:30 p.m. The first 1,500 fans will receive a free Falcons sports bag. This current five-game home stand then draws to a close on Sunday at 5 p.m. with the arrival of Long Beach.
ECHL Stories from January 18, 2003
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- Storm Fall in Overtime to Men O'War - Toledo Walleye
- Jackson Shuts-out Kingfish 3-0 - Baton Rouge Kingfish
- Florida Skates Past South Carolina, 6-3 - Florida Everblades
- Grrrowl drop 4-3 decision to Columbia - Greenville Grrrowl
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- Bombers Top Storm in OT, 4-3 - Dayton Bombers
- Grrrowl snap 4-game skid with 2-0 win over Men'O War - Greenville Grrrowl
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