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Fresno Falcons Weekly Update

December 6, 2004 - ECHL (ECHL)
Fresno Falcons News Release


LAST WEEK'S RECORD: 1-1-0 OVERALL RECORD: 7-9-1, 15 pts.

December 2 @ Bakersfield, 4-2 Loss - Dressing only 13 skaters due to injuries and three players serving one-game league suspensions, the Falcons remained winless on the road. Jason Weaver scored and rookie Dustin VanBallegooie picked up his first professional goal in the losing effort.

December 4 @ Long Beach, 5-0 Win - Goaltender Brett Jaeger made 39 saves and Shaun Sutter notched the Falcons' first hat trick of the season, as the club finally broke through on the road in their fifth try with their second shutout of the season. The bulk of Jaeger's work came in the first period, when he kept the game scoreless despite Fresno getting out-shot, 21-4. Captain Dan Tessier then lit the lamp on the power play, and Sutter scored twice to break the game open, 3-0, after two. The Falcons added two more in the third for the final margin.

THIS WEEK'S UPCOMING GAMES

Tuesday, Dec. 7 vs. Greenville, 7 p.m. - The Falcons try to keep alive a five-game home-winning streak when they play their second non-divisional opponent of the season, the East Division's Greenville Grrrowl. The game is a Carl's Jr. Two-for-Tuesday, with two-for-one coupons available at participating Carl's Jr. restaurants.

Friday, Dec. 10 vs. Bakersfield, 7 p.m. - Fans are encouraged to bring brand new stuffed animals to this game against the Condors for the team's fifth annual Teddy Bear Toss. When the Falcons score their first goal, fans will throw their teddy bears onto the ice, which will be donated to Children's Hospital Central California and Community Medical Center.

Saturday, Dec. 11 @ Long Beach, 7 p.m. - Fresno looks to make it two in a row against the Ice Dogs. Catch all the live play-by-play action from Long Beach Arena beginning at 6:50 p.m. with the pre-game show on 103.1 FM, The Mountain Cat.

Sunday, Dec. 12 vs. Greenville, 5 p.m. - The Grrrowl return for another clash at Save Mart Center. Celebrate Family Day with the Falcons - four tickets, four hot dogs and four soft drinks cost only $40!

NOTES

. Shaun Sutter's eight-game point streak (6g-7a) is the longest current streak in the league, and with his hat trick on Saturday, he took over the team scoring lead with 17 points (7g-10a).

. Brett Jaeger's shutout on Saturday was the first of his professional career, and his 39 saves were a team season-high.

. Fresno killed off six Ice Dogs power plays on Saturday, keeping the opposition scoreless with the extra man for the first time in seven games.

. Saturday's win was the Falcons' first at Long Beach since the final regular season game of 2002-03, when the club was still in the West Coast Hockey League.

. Fresno begins the week in seventh place in the West Division, three points behind the sixth-place San Diego Gulls and 13 points behind the first-place Bakersfield Condors.

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