Ice Dogs Fall To Fresno, Drop Fourth Straight
March 29, 2003 - ECHL (ECHL)
Long Beach Ice Dogs News Release
LONG BEACH, Calif. â The Long Beach Ice Dogs dug themselves a hole too deep to crawl out of in a 6-3 loss to the Fresno Falcons Friday night at Long Beach Arena. The defeat was the fourth straight and eighth in the last ten games for Long Beach (19-43-4).
The Ice Dogs jumped to an early lead on Trent Clark's goal at 17:02 in the first period when he maneuvered along the left-side boards and fired a close-range shot past Fresno goaltender Terry Friesen.
Fresno (32-27-8), the defending Taylor Cup Champions, scored twice in the second period to take the lead. Jason McBain's short-hand goal at 16:28 marked the 17th time this season the Ice dogs have allowed a goal while on the power-play, tied for most in the league. David Haas banged in a goal with less than one second remaining in the second period to give the Falcons the lead.
Fresno went on to score four more goals in the third period with Haas scoring his second goal on the night at 1:21 into the period, beating goaltender B.J. Boxma.
Ice Dogs' Denis Ladoucuer fired a shot from the right face-off circle at 4:31 to lift the spirits of the 2,395 in attendance. However, Falcons' Jason Weaver scored a power-play goal less than two minutes later. Glen Gulutzan made it 5-2 on his goal at 12:19. Tyrel Frisky scored his fourth goal and fifth point in four games with Long Beach on his rebound goal at 16:27. Kris Porter added another Falcon goal at 18:49 for the final 6-3 score.
ECHL Stories from March 29, 2003
- Steelheads Victorious in Home Finale - Idaho Steelheads
- Grizzlies Pounded By Aeros - Utah Grizzlies
- Gulls Fall To Idaho, 4-3 - San Diego Gulls
- Generals earn 4-3 win - Greensboro Generals
- Inferno Nip Blades 6-5 in a Shootout - Florida Everblades
- Sea Wolves Clinch Southwest Division Title, But Bandits win 6-2 - Mississippi Sea Wolves
- Pagnutti, Blades Prevail in Shootout - Arkansas RiverBlades
- Chiefs Beat Wheeling 6-4 - Johnstown Chiefs
- Grrrowl Secure Playoff Invitation with 7-3 Win over Augusta - Greenville Grrrowl
- Cyclones Rally to Beat Storm - Cincinnati Cyclones
- Addition to 2003 Kelly Cup Playoffs Update - ECHL
- Jackson's Stewart Suspended Two Games - ECHL
- ECHL Transactions - ECHL
- Renegades Game Night - Richmond Renegades
- Pride/Stingrays to renew rivalry in playoffs - Myrtle Beach Thunderboltz
- Jaffray Named CCM/ECHL Rookie of The Year - Roanoke Express
- Rays Set First Round Dates Vs Pride - South Carolina Stingrays
- Jaffray Named ECHL Rookie of the Year - ECHL
- Brabham Cup Update - ECHL
- All Along the Coast - ECHL
- Falcons Win Second Straight - Fresno Falcons
- Bakersfield Topples Aces 3-1 - Bakersfield Condors
- Countdown to Face-Off - Kalamazoo Wings
- Breaking Out the Hardware - Kalamazoo Wings
- Ice Dogs Fall To Fresno, Drop Fourth Straight - Long Beach Ice Dogs
- Aces Avoid Shutout but Drop Third Straight - Alaska Aces
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
Other Recent Long Beach Ice Dogs Stories
- Kelly Cup comes to Long Beach (for a visit)
- Long Beach lets the dogs in, literally
- American Idol contestant William Hung to perform at Long Beach Ice Dogs game Saturday night
- Ice Dogs and fans donate over 2,000 books to charity
- ECHL Commissioner Brian McKenna in Long Beach Wednesday
