Fresno Falcons Weekly

December 10, 2007 - ECHL (ECHL)
Fresno Falcons News Release


LAST WEEK: Fresno swept its three-game series in Boise against the Idaho Steelheads, extending the team's winning streak to five games. The Falcons are 11-6-3 on the season for 25 points, and are in second place of the Pacific Division.

Wednesday, December 5 @ Idaho FALCONS 3 Steelheads 2

Brady Leisenring opened the scoring, notching his fourth goal of the season 12:52 into the first period. The Falcons added two goals early in the second period with Matt O'Dette tallying 41 seconds into the period and Oren Eizenman adding to the lead just 24 seconds later. Idaho rallied with a pair of goals in the first 4:56 of the third period, but Jake Moreland blanked the Steeleheads the rest of the way, finishing the game with 39 saves, including 18 in the third period.

Friday, December 7 @ Idaho FALCONS 4 Steelheads 3

For the second straight night, Fresno raced out to a 3-0 lead, getting first-period goals from Oren Eizenman, Mike Ramsay, and Matt Stefanishion. Idaho got on the board at 14:46 of the second period on a Taggart Desmet goal, but the Falcons answered with a power-play goal from John Morlang just 36 seconds later to take a three-goal lead into the final period. Just like Wednesday, the Steelheads scored twice early in the third to pull within one, but again, Jake Moreland shut the door late to record his third straight win in goal.

Saturday, December 8 @ Idaho FALCONS 4 Steelheads 3 (SO)

The Falcons extended their winning streak to five games with a come-from-behind win over the Steelheads. Taggart Desmet and Greg Rallo scored just 22 seconds apart midway through the first period, giving Idaho a 2-0 lead. Jarrett Konkle cut Fresno's deficit to one with his ninth goal of the season at 14:21. Rallo tallied his second of the night 5:30 into the second period, putting Idaho back up by two, but a Matt Stefanishion goal at 13:02 pulled Fresno within one heading into the final period. John Morlang tallied a power-play goal 21 seconds into the third period to eventually force overtime. In the shootout, Tyler Kindle and Morlang scored for the Falcons, while Kris Mayotte turned aside four of five Idaho shooters to preserve the win for Fresno.

THIS WEEK'S GAMES

Wednesday, December 12 @ Bakersfield 7:00 p.m.

The Falcons and Condors meet for the sixth of 10 times this season, and for the fourth time in the last 13 days. Fresno is 3-1-1 overall against Bakersfield this season, and is 1-0-1 at Rabobank Arena. The Condors enter the week in fourth place of the Pacific Division with a 5-13-5 record for 15 points.

Friday, December 14 vs. Victoria 7:30 p.m.

Fresno returns home to open a two-game series against the Victoria Salmon Kings. This is the first of 10 meetings this season between the two clubs. Victoria is on top of the West Division with a record of 15-6-0 for 30 points. The Falcons are 14-5-3 all-time against the Salmon Kings.

PROMOTIONS: Disco Night with the Falcons, presented by Carl's Jr., KMPH Fox 26, and Mega 97.9. The first 2,000 fans in attendance receive a Freddie Falcon Disco Snow Globe. Following the game, join the Falcons for a post-game party at Logan's Roadhouse, located at 7507 N. Blackstone Avenue, near River Park.

Sunday, December 16 vs. Victoria 3:00 p.m.

The Falcons and Salmon Kings meet again with a special early start time of 3:00 p.m.

PROMOTIONS: The Falcons welcome special guest Spongebob Squarepants, presented by Comcast Cable and 93.7 KISS Country. All kids are invited to come on the ice during the first intermission for a holiday caroling party. During the game, the Falcons will have several items available the concourse for a silent auction to benefit the American Red Cross Save a Family Campaign. Following the game, fans are invited to join Falcons' players on the ice for a post-game skating session.

FALCONS NOTES

- Dating back to last season, the Falcons have won five straight games in Boise.

- Fresno's four-game road winning streak ties the club's longest such streak since joining the ECHL.

- With nine goals in 20 games this season, Jarrett Konkle has surpassed his goal total from last season in South Carolina (eight goals in 51 games).

- Each of Fresno's five straight wins have come by one goal. The Falcons are 7-1-3 in one-goal games this season.

- John Morlang has scored one point in each of his first three games this season.

- Matt Stefanishion has three goals and three assists in six games since being acquired by the Falcons on November 28.

FALCONS LEADERS

Goals Eizenman 10

Assists Curtin 13

Points Eizenman/Gongalsy/Konkle 18

+/- Gongalsky +7

Penalty Minutes Gongalsky 46

Shots Konkle 68

Power-Play Goals Eizenman 5

Shorthanded Goals Kindle/Leisenring/Marcoux 1

Game-Winning Goals Eizenman/Gongalsky 2

FALCONS TICKETS

Tickets for Falcons home games are available at the Save Mart Center Box Office (9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday) or charge by phone at (559) 485-TIXS. Tickets can also be purchased on-line at www.ticketmaster.com. Discounted group tickets for groups of 20 or more are available by calling the Falcons office at (559) 485-7825.

FALCONS ON THE AIR

All 72 Falcons' regular season games can be heard on 790 ESPN Radio, The Deuce, and on-line at www.fresnofalcons.com with the Voice of the Falcons, Joe Babik. Each broadcast begins 15 minutes prior to face-off with the Port of Subs Pre-Game Show. In addition, all Falcons games are available to watch on a pay-per-view basis in conjunction with B2 Networks. The B2 Networks feed can be accessed through the Falcons' website at www.fresnofalcons.com.

FRESNO FALCONS WEEKLY

The Schoettler-Neufeld Tire Falcons' Weekly Show airs this Wednesday from 6:00 until 6:45 p.m. with Falcons CEO John Tull hosting the show from the 1430 ESPN Radio studio. The show also airs live on 1430 ESPN Radio, and 790 ESPN Radio, The Deuce. Fans can phone in their questions at (559) 447-1430, and e-mail questions to jbabik@fresnofalcons.com.

WATCH THE FALCONS ON THE ROAD AT REP'S

Catch all of the Fresno Falcons road action this season at Rep's Sports Bar, located on Blackstone between Ashlan and Dakota. Rep's airs all 36 of the Falcons' away games this season, courtesy of B2 Networks.



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