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November 15, 2004 - ECHL (ECHL)
Long Beach Ice Dogs News Release


Last Weeks Highlights:

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11/10/04 > Long Beach 2 vs. Victoria 1

In the first ever meeting between Long Beach and Victoria, the Ice Dogs were the ones who skated away victorious. It was the first time this season the Ice Dogs have out-shot on opponent, taking 25 shots on goal to Victoria's 21. The Ice Dogs jumped out to an early 2-0 lead with goals by Evan Cheverie and Chris Kenady. Victoria cut the deficit in half late in the 2nd period, but Olivier Michaud stopped a late game flurry of shots to earn his first win in an Ice Dogs uniform.

11/12/04 > Long Beach 2 vs. Alaska 0

For the third straight game the Ice Dogs came away with a win, their first 3-game winning streak in nearly two years. Chris Madden earned his third shutout of the season in just six starts, stopping all 30 shots he faced. Steeve Villenueve scored his first goal of the season to give Long Beach a 1-0 lead at the end of the 2nd period, and Marco Rosa added an empty-netter to seal the win. NHL All-Star Scott Gomez was held to just one shot for Alaska.

11/13/04 > Long Beach 0 vs. Alaska 3

Going for their fourth consecutive victory, the Ice Dogs instead came out flat and were shutout by Alaska one night after blanking them. The Ice Dogs were out-shot 24-7 in the first period, but trailed only 1-0 heading into the second. Olivier Michaud was credited with the loss despite stopping 38 shots. Peter Aubry earned the shutout for Alaska. Scott Gomez was again held scoreless, contributing one shot.

This Weeks' Games:

11/19/04 > Long Beach vs. Fresno

The Ice Dogs and Falcons will play their first game against each other this season on Friday night. Last year, the Ice Dogs finished 5-4-0 against Fresno, going 5-0 at home. The teams will play a total of nine times this season.

11/20/04 > Long Beach vs. Bakersfield

The Ice Dogs will try to avenge their loss against Bakersfield from a few weeks ago on Saturday night. The Condors are off to a 7-0-1 start, but are currently only 3 points ahead of Long Beach in the West Division standings.

11/21/04 > Long Beach vs. Idaho

The defending Kelly Cup champion Idaho Steelheads will be making their first visit to Long Beach this season on Sunday night. The Steelheads defeated the Florida Everblades in five games to win the Kelly Cup last season. The Ice Dogs finished 3-5-2 versus Idaho last year.

OVERALL RECORD: 6-3-0

WEEKLY RECORD: 2-1-0

POINTS: 4

STANDINGS: 4th, West Division

ICE DOGS NOTES

Chris Madden is 1st in the ECHL with a 0.99 goals against average and a .973 save percentage, tied for 1st with 3 shutouts and 4th with 219 saves

The Ice Dogs have the 6th best power play percentage in the ECHL (22.22%) Marco Rosa is tied for 4th in rookie scoring with 8 points in 9 games (5 goals, 3 assists)

TEAM LEADERS

Goals Rosa 5

Assists Read/Rosa/Cheverie/Villenueve/Zinck 3

Points Rosa 8

+/- Rosa +4

PIM Spadafora 25

Shots Cardarelli 25

TRANSACTIONS

11/12 – Activated D Paul Dunphy off 7-Day IR

11/12 – Placed LW Joe Cardarelli on 7-Day IR

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