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Fresno Falcons Weekly Update

October 27, 2003 - ECHL (ECHL)
Fresno Falcons News Release


LAST WEEK'S RECORD: 1-2-0 OVERALL RECORD: 2-2-0

Oct. 24 @ Alaska – Goaltender Nolan Schaefer stopped 33 of 34 to win his second game in as many professional starts as the Falcons held off the Alaska Aces to win, 2-1. Jason Weaver and Greg Bullock tallied for Fresno.

Oct. 25 @ Alaska - Alaska avenged the previous evening's loss to Fresno with an emphatic 6-3 victory. Bullock, Kris Porter and Dominic Periard all lit the lamp in the losing effort.

Oct. 26 @ Alaska - In the rubber match of a three-game series, the Falcons were unable to overcome a third and final one-goal deficit in a 3-2 loss. Weaver and Porter each scored power play goals, but Fresno fell shy when Alaska's Mark Smith tallied a power play goal of his own for the game-winner with less than seven minutes to play.

THIS WEEK'S UPCOMING GAMES

Saturday, Nov. 1 @ Las Vegas, 7 p.m.

The tilt against the Wranglers is the fifth game of an 11-game road trip to begin the season. Fresno does not open at home until Sunday, Nov. 16, at 5 p.m. against the Bakersfield Condors at Save Mart Center at Fresno State.

NOTES

· Porter has notched two points in all four Falcons games this year, pacing the club with eight points on the season (4g-4a).

· Despite taking the loss on Sunday to drop his personal mark to 2-1-0, Schaefer continues to shine in goal for Fresno with a 1.43 goals against average and .950 save percentage.

· Saturday's showdown with the Las Vegas Wranglers pits the Falcons against the team's all-time leading scorer, Las Vegas Head Coach Glen Gulutzan, who served as a player assistant to Fresno Head Coach Blaine Moore during the four seasons prior to this one.

· The Falcons start the week tied for third in the Pacific Division with the Aces, two points behind the Idaho Steelheads and three points back of the division-leading Wranglers.

· Fresno is 4 of 20 (T-8th) on the power play this season and has killed off 16 of 21 (25th) short-handed situations.

THIS WEEK'S PRACTICE TIMES

The Falcons will practice Tuesday through Friday at Gateway Ice Center at 10 a.m. before leaving for Las Vegas Friday afternoon.

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