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Game Preview: Stockton Thunder Vs. Bakersfield Condors

December 11, 2011 - ECHL (ECHL)
Stockton Thunder News Release


GAME: Stockton Thunder vs. Bakersfield Condors

DATE: Sunday, December 11, 2011

TIME: 4:00 p.m.

SITE: Stockton Arena

RADIO: 1280 AM KWSX/StocktonThunder.com (AmericaOne)/92.5 FM (in house feed)

NHL AFFILIATES

Stockton Thunder: Edmonton Oilers, San Jose Sharks

Bakersfield Condors: Independent

HOME GAME PROMOTIONAL NOTES

Today's Promotion: FAMILY DAY (presented by Sutter Gould Medical Foundation)

National Anthem Singer: Stephanie Terrell

Public Address Announcer: Mike McKnight

In-Arena Emcee: "Jungle Jim"

NEXT HOME GAME

Friday, Dec. 16 vs. Idaho Steelheads, 7:30 p.m.

THUNDER STOCKING GIVEAWAY (presented by 97.7/98/3 KWIN and Red Wing Shoes)

TONIGHT'S MATCHUP

The Stockton Thunder hosts the Bakersfield Condors for the fourth of 13 meetings tonight, finishing three matchups between the teams in three straight days. Thunder head coach Matt Thomas will face former Stockton assistant coach, defenseman and new Bakersfield head coach Matt O'Dette for the fourth time this season. The Thunder last faced Bakersfield last night and defeated the Condors, 9-6 at Stockton Arena. The Thunder is 3-0-0 this season against Bakersfield and trails Las Vegas by five points for first place in the Pacific Division.

SEASON SERIES (Thunder: 3-0-0)

Tue. Nov. 15 Stockton 4 at Bakersfield 2

Fri. Dec. 9 Stockton 3 at Bakersfield 1

Sat. Dec. 10 Bakersfield 6 at Stockton 9

Sun. Dec. 11 Bakersfield 4:00 p.m.

Mon. Dec. 26 at Bakersfield 7:00 p.m.

Fri. Jan. 6, 2012 at Bakersfield 7:00 p.m.

Sat. Jan. 7 at Bakersfield 7:00 p.m.

Wed. Feb. 1 at Bakersfield 7:00 p.m.

Fri. Feb. 24 at Bakersfield 7:00 p.m.

Sat. Feb. 25 at Bakersfield 7:00 p.m.

Sun. Feb. 26 Bakersfield 4:00 p.m.

Fri. Mar. 23 Bakersfield 7:30 p.m.

Sat. Mar. 24 Bakersfield 7:30 p.m.

LAST THREE GAMES:

STK 9 - BAK 6 (12/10/11): Kevin Baker collected his first hat trick in a Stockton Thunder (12-8-3, 27 points) uniform and the Thunder broke a pair of offensive records, winning in a 9-6 rout of the division rival Bakersfield Condors before a crowd of 6,750 fans at Stockton Arena on Saturday night. The Thunder, who completed the feat with just eight true forwards in the lineup, reached a new franchise pinnacle for most goals in one game (9) and combined with the Condors to score 15 goals, breaking the previous mark of 13 set on three previous occasions. Ten different Thunder players enjoyed multi point games and goaltender Thomas Heemskerk earned 28 saves - many on quality scoring chances - en route to the win.

STK 3 - BAK 1 (12/9/11): Matt Foy and Jordan Foreman each collected two assists and goaltender Thomas Heemskerk made 31 saves to help the Stockton Thunder (11-8-3, 23 points) knock off the Bakersfield Condors in a 3-1 victory at Rabobank Arena on Friday. The Thunder, who scored three unanswered goals and ended a three game road trip at 2-1-0, helped head coach Matt Thomas earn his second consecutive win over his counterpart and former assistant coach, Matt O'Dette. Kevin Baker, Bretton Cameron and Ian O'Connor each posted a goal as a part of the Thunder attack.

LV 4 - STK 2 (12/6/11): Ash Goldie scored a goal, added an assist and goaltender Joe Fallon made 26 saves to help the Las Vegas Wranglers send the Stockton Thunder (10-8-3, 23 points) to a 4-2 defeat before 2,525 fans at Orleans Arena on Tuesday night. The Thunder were unable to recover from two separate two goal deficits in the second and third periods and fell to 1-1-0 on a three game road trip.

UPCOMING MILESTONES

- Matt Thomas is 17 wins away from 300 in his professional coaching career

- Matt Foy is 4 assists away from 100 in his professional career

- Garet Hunt is 2 games away from 200 in his Thunder career

LET THE RECORD SPEAK

The Thunder broke numerous offensive records in a 9-6 win vs. Bakersfield on Saturday. Their nine goals set a new franchise mark and they combined with the Condors to score15 goals, breaking the previous mark of 13, tied on three separate occasions. The Thunder also posted five goals in the second period, coming one goal shy of the franchise mark of six (11/1/08 at Bakersfield).

FOY STORY

Thunder forward Matt Foy is tied for the Thunder lead with 17 points (7g-10a) and a +4 rating. The 6-foot-3 and 225 pound right winger has scored six points (2g-4a) in his last four games and recently posted his fifth multi point game of the season on Friday at Bakersfield with two assists. Foy has 56 games of playing experience in the NHL with the Minnesota Wild and skated in 28 games with the Wild in 2007-08, scoring eight points (4g-4a) and totaling 28 penalty minutes.

GOAL ORIENTED

Thunder right winger Kevin Baker was signed as a free agent on Aug. 24 and brings a wealth of offensive accomplishments to the Thunder roster. He was named ECHL Most Valuable Player in 2008-09 and his 57 goals that season were most in the league since 2000-01. He ranks third in ECHL all-time goal scoring (since 2006-07) with 162 goals. On Saturday vs. Bakersfield, he collected his first hat trick of the season and has scored five goals in the last three games.

MOST GOALS, ECHL (SINCE 2006-07)

Rank Player Team GP PTS G A +/-

1 Wes Goldie AK 426 415 252 163 4

2 Mark Derlago IDH 281 340 174 166 41

3 Kevin Baker STK 289 324 162 162 19

4 Ryan Kinasewich UTA 205 292 131 161 -4

5 Marty Flichel IDH 382 358 131 227 -8

** Statistics include regular season and playoffs

HATS OFF TO YOU

Kevin Baker's hat trick on Saturday vs. Bakersfield was the 15th in Thunder history and the first in the 2011-12 season. Below is a complete list of hat tricks scored in Thunder history:

THUNDER ALL-TIME HAT TRICKS

YEAR PLAYER DATE/OPPONENT

2005-06 1. Lance Monych 3/11/06 at Bakersfield

2006-07 1. Tim Verbeek 1/13/07 vs. Bakersfield

2007-08 1. Ryan MacMurchy 1/6/08 vs. Bakersfield

2008-09 1. Cory Urquhart 1/8/09 at Phoenix

2009-10 1. Chris D'Alvise 11/1/10 at Victoria

2. James Bates 1/16/10 vs. Utah

3. Igor Gongalsky 1/29/10 vs. Victoria

4. Chris D'Alvise ** 2/5/10 at Ontario

5. Matt Robinson 3/28/10 vs. Las Vegas

2010-11 1. Chris D'Alvise 11/6/10 vs. Bakersfield

2. Chris D'Alvise 11/13/10 at Idaho

3. Jarrett Konkle ** 1/12/11 vs. Bakersfield

4. Chris Lawrence 2/19/11 vs. Victoria

5. Jordan Foreman 3/27/11 vs. Victoria

2011-12 1. Kevin Baker 12/10/11 vs. Bakersfield

** Denotes natural hat trick

THUNDER CROWDS ROLL IN

An exclusive club, the Thunder averaged over 6,000 fans per game and drew over 200,000 fans for the sixth straight year in 2010-11, ranking second in ECHL in attendance with 6,382 fans per game. A whopping crowd of 9,482 piled into Stockton Arena on Jan. 22 for the "Teddy Bear Toss" game, the largest crowd at Stockton Arena for the season and the fourth crowd over 9,000 in the event's history. Stockton has 17 sellouts in the team's franchise history. They welcomed 12 crowds of 7,000 or more at Stockton Arena last season and had its highest attendance since 2007-08, a six percent increase from 2009-10.

The Thunder leads the ECHL attendance this season with an average of 6,164 fans per game.

ROY WORRY?

Goaltender Olivier Roy is 4-2-1 since Nov. 1, leading the ECHL with two shutouts in that span while compiling a .934 save percentage and 2.07 goals against average. He was named ECHL Goaltender of the Week on Nov. 22, most recently a runner up for the award on Dec. 6 and was also runner up for ECHL Goaltender of the Month for November. His two shutouts this season are one shy of the Thunder single season record, shared by Tim Boron (2007-08) and Andrew Perugini (2009-10).

SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION

Familiar faces spell the Bakersfield lineup for tonight's game. Bakersfield goaltender Bryan Pitton (2008-11), left winger Matt Marquardt (2009-10) and left winger Jesse Gimblett (2010-11) were former members of the Thunder and head coach Matt O'Dette served as assistant coach and played as defenseman for Matt Thomas with the Thunder and Fresno Falcons from 2005-11.

HUNTING DOWN A MILESTONE

Thunder left winger Garet Hunt has surpassed Mark Adamek as the club's career leader in games played. Hunt is in his fourth season as a member of the Thunder and last season, was named the team's "Unsung Hero" and "Fan Favorite." This season, he was named alternate captain on Oct. 13.

ALL-TIME THUNDER GAMES PLAYED

Player GP

1. Garet Hunt 198

2. Mark Adamek 186

3. Adam Huxley 183

4. Mike Lalonde 182

5. Daryl Marcoux 166

DID YOU KNOW?

There have been 18 penalty shots taken by the Thunder in their franchise history, dating back to 2005-06. The last to convert was Chris D'Alvise at Ontario on Feb. 13, 2010 against goaltender Curtis Darling.

PENALTY SHOTS BY THUNDER - REGULAR SEASON

(3 MADE, 15 MISSED)

1. MISSED - Nathan Martz vs. Yutaka Fukufuji vs. Reading 12/27/05

2. MISSED - Joel Irwin vs. Yutaka Fukufuji vs. Reading 12/28/05

3. MISSED - Nathan Martz vs. Chris Beckford-Tseu @ Alaska 1/20/06

4. MISSED - Joel Irwin vs. Ryan Munce vs. Bakersfield 4/7/06

5. MADE - Tim Sestito vs. Ryan MacDonald vs. Fresno 12/27/06

6. MISSED - Tim Sestito vs. Derek Gustafson @ Alaska 1/24/07

7. MISSED - Mike Lalonde vs. Jamie Hodson vs. Bakersfield 2/2/07

8. MISSED - Tom Zanoski vs. Michael Mole vs. Utah 2/6/08

9. MADE - Ryan Huddy vs. Jeff Zatkoff @ Ontario 11/12/08

10. MISSED - Stephane Goulet vs. Joe Fallon @ Fresno 11/14/08

11. MADE - Chris D'Alvise vs. Curtis Darling @ Ontario 2/13/10

12. MISSED - J.F. Caudron vs. Glenn Fisher vs. Victoria 3/5/10

13. MISSED - Kelly Czuy vs. Jimmy Spratt vs. Las Vegas 3/27/10

14. MISSED - Chris D'Alvise vs. Martin Jones vs. Ontario 10/16/10

15. MISSED - Mark Arcobello vs. Kellen Briggs vs. Ontario 10/23/10

16. MISSED - Chris D'Alvise vs. Peter Hirsch @ Bakersfield 10/29/10

17. MISSED - Garet Hunt vs. Joe Fallon vs. Las Vegas 12/29/10

18. MISSED - Garet Hunt vs. Andrew Engelage vs. Utah 11/4/11



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