Gulls Win First-Ever Game In Canada, 2-1
December 17, 2004 - ECHL (ECHL)
San Diego Gulls News Release
VICTORIA, British Columbia â Brian Gornick supplied all the offense with two goals while goaltender Eddy Ferhi did the rest, leading the San Diego Gulls to a 2-1 victory over the Victoria Salmon Kings Friday night at Bear Mountain Arena. It was San Diego's third straight win and first-ever game in Canada.
The Gulls (12-7-2) just came off a very successful homestand, but they've had their problems on road thus far. They entered the night with a three-game road losing streak and only one win overall away from San Diego. Friday was the first of a six-game road trip and thanks to Gornick's pair of goals and Ferhi's solid goaltending, the trek is off to a good start.
Ferhi, playing in his second straight game, was sharp all night long and finished the game with 34 saves. In his two games since being assigned from the American Hockey League's Cincinnati Mighty Ducks, the 6-foot-3-inch netminder is 2-0-0 with a .944 save percentage.
Gornick got things started for the Gulls, giving them an early 1-0 lead 10:42 into the first period. Sylvain Deschatelets pried the puck loose behind the Victoria net and sent a centering feed to Gornick, who banged it past Salmon King netminder Jason Stone for his first goal of the night.
Victoria (6-12-3) drew even 5:38 into the second period on a power-play goal from Ryan Wade. The Salmon Kings were working the puck inside the San Diego zone and it eventually came to Seth Leonard, whose initial shot was saved by San Diego goaltender Eddy Ferhi. Wade, however, jumped on the loose rebound and jammed it home for his seventh marker of the year.
Gornick regained the Gulls' lead at the 10:51 mark of the second, off another nice setup from Deschatelets. Moments after a Salmon Kings penalty expired, Deschatelets grabbed the puck in the high slot and then whipped it to an open Gornick. The San Diego winger, who entered the day with only one goal in his previous 11 games, took the pass and flipped a backhander over Stone for his second goal of the night â sixth of the season.
San Diego clamped down defensively in the third period, thwarting any kind of sustained Victoria attack. And when the Salmon Kings did register a scoring chance, Ferhi was right there to shut the door.
Notes: The Gulls are now 2-5-1 on the road and 10-2-1 at home this season... They've outscored their opponents 56-26 in their 12 wins, but have been outscored 31-13 in their nine losses (which includes an overtime and shootout loss)... San Diego has scored 14 goals in eight road games this season... This was the first time in their last seven games that the Gulls didn't score at least four goals... The Gulls were 12-7-2 through 21 games last season... Evgueni Nourislamov remains with the AHL's Syracuse Crunch. He is expected back with the Gulls next week... Mathieu Chouinard remains Cincinnati... Sean Murphy, recovering from a fractured knuckle, is expected to be back in the lineup shortly after Christmas...
The Gulls and Salmon Kings square off at Bear Mountain Arena again Saturday and Monday, with both games beginning at 7 p.m. San Diego will then play in Las Vegas Sunday, Dec. 26 before ending the 2004 calendar year with two games in Alaska.
All games can be heard live on KLSD 1360AM and www.sandiegogulls.com with Chris Ello calling the play-by-play. All home games and many road games can be viewed on the Gulls' web site, courtesy of B2 Networks. Click the B2 Networks link on the home page for a list of the upcoming telecasted games. To view pictures from this season, visit www.sdgullsphotos.com and www.zerodogentertainment.com.
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