Hodson Records Second Straight Shutout As Condors Rout RoadRunners, 6-0
Published on March 14, 2007 under ECHL (ECHL)
Bakersfield Condors News Release
PHOENIX, Ariz. - Jamie Hodson stopped 42 shots for his second consecutive shutout, and Alex Kim headed the offensive barrage with two goals and three assists as the Bakersfield Condors thumped the Phoenix RoadRunners, 6-0, in front of 2,987 at the US Airways Center Wednesday night. The win keeps the Condors in first place in the Pacific Division, percentage points ahead of Las Vegas, who knocked off Fresno in a shootout.
Hodson recorded the Condors first back-to-back shutouts since October of 1999, and has now gone 173:31 without giving up a goal.
"We came out and played a great hockey game," said Condors head coach Marty Raymond. "We dominated the second and third period and played really smart. It was good to pick up two more points."
Neither team was able to score in the first period. Phoenix had three power-play attempts, but Hodson made some key saves.
Bakersfield (37-13-10, 84 points) broke through with three goals in a span of 7:27 in the second period. Andrew Ianiero opened it up at 3:20 with his 16th of the year on a setup by Tyler Scott and Alexandre Bolduc.
Bolduc was involved again at 5:18, when he slid the puck between his legs to Alex Kim, who snapped it past Rudkowsky for his 10th as a Condor to make it 2- 0.
A little over five minutes later, on a power-play, Kevin Truelson scored for the fifth time in six games when he slammed in a cross-ice pass from Kevin St. Jacques to expand the lead to 3-0.
The Condors turned the same trick in the third period, this time three goals in 4:47. Bolduc got into the act when his shot fluttered past Cody Rudkowsky to make it 4-0.
Ianiero followed with his second of the night on a picture-perfect play by Bolduc and Kim at 9:31 to increase the margin to 5-0.
Kim closed the scoring by banking the puck off Rudkowsky and into the net at 11:38 to make it 6-0.
Phoenix (25-31-5, 55 points) tried desperately to spoil Hodson's shutout in the waning moments, but was unable to push one across the line, and suffered their second straight blanking after Texas turned the trick on them Thursday night.
Notes: Bakersfield is now 21-3-7 in 2007, and 13-1-5 in the last 18 games. The Condors are now 5-0-2 on the road trip and 3-0-1 against Phoenix this season.
Bakersfield reduced their magic number for clinching home ice advantage in at least the first round of the playoffs to 11 points with the win and the Falcons shootout loss. Any combination of points the Condors get and the Fresno Falcons don't that totals 11 guarantees Bakersfield home ice in round one of the postseason. The Condors also knocked their magic number for clinching at least the third seed in the National Conference to 14 points. Any combination of points Bakersfield amasses and the Idaho Steelheads don't that totals 14 guarantees the Condors the third seed in the National Conference.
The Condors play the RoadRunners in another 7:11 p.m. start here on Thursday, March 15th, before finishing off the four-city, nine-game, 16-day road trip with a 7:30 p.m. contest in Long Beach Friday, March 16th.
The team returns to The Nest on March 17th for a game against the Stockton Thunder, as Bright House Networks, 101.5 KGFM and American Business Machines present SpongeBob Squarepants and the St. Patrick's Day Jersey Raffle and Auction. SpongeBob will be live and in person to entertain the crowd, plus five lucky fans will win special game-worn St. Patrick's Day jerseys, with proceeds from the auction donated to Kern Adult Literacy Council.
Individual game tickets are on sale and may be purchased through the Rabobank Arena Box Office, which is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday with extended hours on game days. Tickets may also be purchased by phone at 322-2525, online at www.bakersfieldcondors.com or at any Ticketmaster location. Season tickets, mini plans and group outings are also available at the Condors office located at 1001 Truxtun Avenue or by calling 324- PUCK (7825).
You can catch all Condors games live on KGEO Hot Talk AM1230 with Jake Stevens calling all the action. Most games are available to view courtesy of B2 Networks. Just click the "Watch the Game Live" link on the Condors home page. Live streaming for all Condors games is also available via the web site, www.bakersfieldcondors.com.
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