ECHL Bakersfield Condors

Four-Win Week For Red-Hot Condors

Published on November 23, 2009 under ECHL (ECHL)
Bakersfield Condors News Release


Bakersfield, Calif. - The Bakersfield Condors rolled to a 4-0-0 week to start their six-game homestand, including a three-game weekend sweep of the Alaska Aces and a shootout victory over the Ontario Reign on the annual Field Trip Day Game. The two remaining games on the homestand are this weekend against Las Vegas.

The Condors are 12-6-0 with 24 points in the standings, and widened their lead in the Pacific Division to six points over second place Ontario.

THIS WEEK (ALL TIMES PACIFIC):

Friday, Nov. 27 vs. Las Vegas (7 p.m.)

Saturday, Nov. 28 vs. Las Vegas (7 p.m.)

WEEK IN REVIEW (Home team in CAPS):

Wednesday, Nov. 18

CONDORS 4 vs. Ontario 3 (SO) Condors.TV Bakersfield participated in their first shootout game of the season on Wednesday, prevailing against Ontario, 4-3. RW Stephane Goulet had two assists in regulation and scored in the shootout to help pace the victory. All three shooters scored for the Condors, while G Timo Pielmeier (right) stopped all three Reign shooters to seal the win. D Eric Regan, F Mathieu Aubin and C Adam Naglich all scored in regulation for the Condors.

Friday, Nov. 20

CONDORS 6 vs. Alaska 2 Condors.TV D Sasha Pokulok scored twice and RW Dan Sexton had three assists to carry the Condors to a 6-2 win over Alaska on Friday night. Bakersfield scored twice in each period, while G Justin Pogge kept the Aces off the board for the final 41-plus minutes. The Condors held Alaska to just 18 shots on goal in the game, and scored four times on the power play to take the win.

Saturday, Nov. 21

CONDORS 7 vs. Alaska 4

RW Dan Sexton had three goals for the first Condors hat trick of the regular season, and F Mathieu Aubin scored twice to lead the Condors to their fifth straight win on home ice. Bakersfield held a commanding 6-1 lead after two periods of play, and their penalty kill was perfect on 10 Aces power plays on the night. The Condors scored four goals in the first period alone, chasing Aces G Scott Reid after scoring twice in just 2:24 of play.

Sunday, Nov. 22

CONDORS 4 vs. Alaska 2 Condors.TV RW Dan Sexton scored twice and G Timo Pielmeier made 23 saves for his sixth win of the season as the Condors swept the weekend set with a 4-2 win on Sunday. F Mathieu Aubin and Team Captain LW Shawn Weller also lit the lamp for the Condors, who ran their home winning streak to six games.

PLAYER AND TEAM NOTES:

RW Dan Sexton posted 5g-4a in three weekend games. He was the Condors nominee for the ECHL Player of the Week for the third time in six weeks, and climbed from 11th to 4th in ECHL scoring. Bakersfield has recorded a shorthanded goal in four straight games - with Sexton scoring two and both LW Shawn Weller and C Adam Naglich scoring one each. The Condors are 2nd in the ECHL on the penalty kill, at 87.4% on the season. The team record is 85.9%, set in 2002-03. C Adam Naglich scored his first professional goal on Wednesday, and followed it up with a goal on Friday that gave him a three-game point streak (2g-1a). F Mathieu Aubin, who missed seven games on IR from Oct. 31 - Nov. 14, returned to the lineup on Wednesday and registered his first goal of the season. He had a point in all four games on the week, totaling 4g-3a. RW Stephane Goulet (right) also has a four-game point streak, putting up 2g-5a on the week after sitting out the trip to Alaska last weekend. The Condors have had several series sweeps against the Aces, but never in a three-game series. It was the first time since the 2002-03 season the Condors had won three consecutive regular season meetings against the Aces.ON THE DOCKET:

The Condors host a pair of games against Las Vegas after Thanksgiving to wrap up their six-game homestand. Friday night kicks things off with Trading Card Giveaway - collector's set #2, for the first 3,000 fans, sponsored by Hot Hits 93.1. This is the second of five trading card nights planned for this season, and the strip includes cards of

F Andrew Ianiero, D Stu Bickel, LW Shawn Weller, RW Stephane Goulet, D Ray Eichenlaub and Colonel Claw'd.

Saturday is the night everyone looks forward to each year in Condorstown - the annual Teddy Bear Toss. Sponsored by 29 Eyewitness News, KERN 1180 AM and Wells Fargo, Teddy Bear Toss invites fans to bring a new or gently used teddy bear (or other stuffed animal) to the game, and when the Condors score their first goal, throw them onto the ice. The stuffed animals are collected by the United Way of Kern County and donated to local organizations throughout the year. Over 50,000 stuffed animals have been donated in the event's previous 10 years.

Doors open at 6 p.m., the puck drops at 7 p.m., both nights. All Condors games can be heard live on ESPN 1230, or through live streaming on B2 Networks and www.bakersfieldcondors.com. Log on to www.espnbakersfield.com or www.bakersfieldcondors.com. Saturday's game will be televised live on Bright House Networks Ch. 21. All BHN games are available starting the following day on Ch. 300, Bakersfield On Demand, and will be posted until the end of the season.

GET TICKETS:

Individual game tickets are on sale and may be purchased through the Rabobank Arena Box Office, which is open from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Saturday with extended hours on game days and Sunday game days. The box office will be closed on Thanksgiving and will close at 4 p.m. on Wednesday. Tickets may also be purchased by phone at 1-800-745-3000, online at www.Bakersfieldcondors.com, or at any Ticketmaster location. Season tickets, mini-plans and group outings are available at the Condors office located at 1001 Truxtun Avenue or by calling 324-PUCK (7825), and season ticket holders should be sure to inquire about the "Who Ya Bringing?" program to earn cash back.

CONDORS LEAGUE LEADERS:

Team - 12 wins (2nd, overall; 2nd, National Conference)

Team - 24 points (2nd, overall; 2nd, National Conference)

Team - 62 goals (t-3rd)

Team - 87.4% penalty kill (2nd)

Team - 5 shorthanded goals (t-2nd)

RW Dan Sexton - 26 points (4th, overall; 2nd, rookies)

RW Dan Sexton - 13 goals (2nd, overall, 1st, rookies)

RW Dan Sexton - 13 assists (2nd, rookies)

RW Dan Sexton - 92 shots (1st, overall)

RW Dan Sexton - 3 game-winning goals (t-1st, overall)

RW Dan Sexton - 2 shorthanded goals (t-1st, overall)

D Sasha Pokulok - 8 goals (1st, defensemen)

D Sasha Pokulok - 14 points (t-2nd, defensemen)

D Eric Regan - 5 goals (t-2nd, defensemen)

D Eric Regan - 13 points (5th, defensemen)

D Eric Regan - 55 shots (1st, defensemen)

D John de Gray - 5 goals (t-2nd, defensemen)

G Justin Pogge - 2.69 GAA (7th)

G Justin Pogge - 6 wins (t-3rd)

G Timo Pielmeier - 6 wins (t-3rd)

CONDORS LEADERS:

Points- RW Dan Sexton (26)

Goals- RW Dan Sexton (13)

Assists- RW Dan Sexton (13)

PIM- RW Erick Lizon (48)

Plus/Minus- LW Shawn Weller/RW Dan Sexton (+8)

GAA- G Justin Pogge (2.69)

Save Percentage- G Justin Pogge (.902)

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