Ice Dogs Outlast RoadRunners 6-5
December 31, 2005 - ECHL (ECHL)
Phoenix RoadRunners News Release
Long Beach, Calif. - The Long Beach Ice Dogs scored three first period goals and never looked back in defeating the Phoenix RoadRunners 6-5 before 2,875 at the Long Beach Arena in ECHL action Friday.
Sean McAslan opened the scoring just 2:48 into the contest. McAslan collected his own rebound in the crease off of the centering pass from Mike Woodford and jammed the puck past RoadRunners goaltender Mike Mole to give the Ice Dogs (14-13-2) a 1-0 lead. McAslan then returned the favor when he found the streaking Mac Faulkner charging down the slot. Faulkner took the pass and fired a wrist shot past Mole at 13:08 for a 2-0 advantage. Ash Goldie closed the scoring with a two-man advantage power play goal at 16:05. Goldie beat Mole along the ice with a one-time slap shot from inside the left-wing circle to give the Ice Dogs a 3-0 lead heading into the first intermission.
The RoadRunners (9-16-2) would battle back with a pair of goals to start the second period to cut the deficit to 3-2. Jason Deskins got Phoenix on the board when he stripped a Long Beach defenseman of the puck, curled out to the left-wing circle, and beat Ice Dogs goaltender Greg Hewitt with a shot along the ice at 13:55. Brad Woods made it a 3-2 hockey game when he ripped a one-time slap shot over Hewitt's right shoulder at 18:39 on the power play. However, Long Beach would counter just 47 seconds later when off a RoadRunners turnover, Cory Urquhart found a wide open Kevin Ulanski at the weak side of the net, and Ulanski tipped the puck past Mole at 19:26 to make it 4-2 at the end of two periods.
Chris Kenady gave the Ice Dogs a three-goal lead just 1:03 into the third period when he caught Mole outside the cage and shot the puck from the right circle into the empty-net. Peter Trovato cut the lead to 5-3 at 4:20 when he sneaked a slap shot through Hewitt's pads off the face-off win by J-F Soucy. Urquhart made it a 6-3 game at 9:47 when he slapped one by Mole in the slot. Jake Riddle and Mike Ouellet got the RoadRunners to within a single tally with goals at 16:30 and 19:58 respectively, but Phoenix just ran out of time.
Phoenix out-shot Long Beach 40-31. Mole stopped 25 shots in falling to 5-12-2 on the season. The RoadRunners went 1-8 on the power play.
Notes: RoadRunners forward Cory Pecker has signed a contract with the Binghamton Senators of the American Hockey League for the remainder of the season. The RoadRunners control Pecker's ECHL rights should he be re-assigned...Phoenix fired a season-high 40 shots on goal...Jake Riddle was activated off the 7-day injured reserve before the game and played in his first contest since December 17...With two assists, Tiltgen closed to within a single point of 400 for his professional career.
With Captain Dean Tiltgen closing in on his 400th career point, the RoadRunners, in conjunction with the Arizona State Lottery, are pleased to announce the "Chasing 400!" promotion. Should Tiltgen notch his 400th point at home, all fans 21-and-over in attendance at America West Arena will receive a free lottery scratch ticket courtesy of the Arizona State Lottery.
Stuck without plans on New Year's Eve? Why not ring in 2006 with the Phoenix RoadRunners? The RoadRunners host the Fresno Falcons at 7:11PM Saturday at America West Arena. Celebrate a Family New Year's Eve with noisemakers, balloons, and lots of fun stuff for the kids. The RoadRunners will also honor former legend Sandy Hucul, and the first 2,000 fans will receive a coupon for a Sandy Hucul Commemorative Pint Glass, the third glass of six in the RoadRunners "Past Greats Night" series.
For more information or to order tickets, call (602) 462-GOAL or purchase online at www.ticketmaster.com.
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