ECHL Bakersfield Condors

It's Off to the East Coast

January 3, 2005 - ECHL (ECHL)
Bakersfield Condors News Release


Last Week

Tuesday, CONDORS 4 vs. Las Vegas 2; attn: 3,840

Bakersfield opened up a 3-0 lead on the Wranglers and held off a late surge, adding an empty net goal in a 4-2 win at Centennial Garden. Vlad Serov, Dennis Shiryaev, Lars-Peder Nagel and Kevin St. Jacques all scored for Bakersfield, while Randy Petruk stopped 26 shots in goal for the Condors. Bakersfield scored twice on the power play while holding off their opposition on the advantage for the sixth consecutive game.

Friday, Las Vegas 5 vs. CONDORS 3; attn: 4,538

In the fourth most penalized game in Condors history, Bakersfield rallied from a 4-0 first period deficit to make a game of it against the Wranglers, but Vegas held on for the win. The Condors scored three times in the first 11 minutes of the second period to trail by only a goal, but the Wranglers red- hot power play thwarted the comeback. They scored three times on six opportunities, while the game featured a season-high 90 combined shots (50 for the Condors).

Saturday, Las Vegas 8 vs. CONDORS 2; attn: 4,157

The Condors managed a team record 58 shots on goal, but couldn't get the upper hand on the Wranglers, who defeated Bakersfield by six goals to match the worst loss of the season for Bakersfield. Jeff Attard had the hat trick for Las Vegas, who also defeated the Condors 6-0 earlier in December. Both goaltenders played for each team as Randy Petruk and Sebastien Centomo were ejected for their part in a third period brawl that saw nearly 100 penalty minutes handed out.

Sunday, Condors 3 vs. SAN DIEGO 2 (SO)

Lars-Peder Nagel scored with just over four minutes remaining in regulation to tie the game at 2- 2 and the Condors eventually won in the shootout. Yutaka Fukufuji stopped all four Gulls shooters in the extra session and 26 of 28 in the game. Nagel and Kevin St. Jacques both extended their point streaks to four games in the win. Bakersfield is now 4-0-1 on the season against San Diego.

Where we stand

The Condors slipped from the top spot in the West Division this weekend for the first time since the first week in November. The Condors are 17-9-4 and trail the Long Beach Ice Dogs by just one point in the standings (38-37). They lead the third place San Diego Gulls by four points and the fourth place Fresno Falcons by five points. p T T Bakersfield will play their next six on the road starting on Wednesday night in Trenton. After that, games in Reading, Johnstown and again in Trenton complete the four-game week. Nine of their next ten games are on the road and they host just one match in the next three weeks, with Las Vegas in town on Saturday, January 15th.

The Condors next home game is Nip & Puck Night, in which one lucky fan will win a free personal makeover valued at $8,000, sponsored by Bright House Networks, The Big 96.5 and Shannti Medispa.

News from the Nest


· The Condors had their penalty killing streak ended on Friday after 36 consecutive kills over 19 periods of hockey. They climbed to 5th in the league, only to have Las Vegas tally six power play goals in two games this weekend.
· The four highest penalized Condors games this season have all come against the Las Vegas Wranglers. · Bakersfield is 4-0-0 on the road when tied after the first period and 2-0-0 when tied after two periods on the road.
· The Condors have outshot their opponents in 23 of 30 games this season.
· Five Condors are currently on the 30-day injured reserve list: C Mike Hofstrand, RW Ashlee Langdone, C Krzysztof Wieckowski, D Ryan Coole and RW Brad Mehalko. Among them, only Langdone is scheduled to return before the end of the month.
· The Condors have played three games in three nights four times this season and have a 3-0-1 record in their third games of such sets.
· C's Lars-Peder Nagel and Kevin St. Jacques both have four game point streaks during which they've registered five points.
· St. Jacques is tied for 9th in the ECHL with 30 points.
· Guy Dupuis is tied for the defensemen scoring lead with 23 points.

Season ticket, mini-plans and group outings can still be reserved by contacting the Condors office at 324-PUCK (7825) for more information. Individual game tickets are now on sale and may be purchased through the Centennial Garden box office, which opens at 10:00am Monday through Saturday. Tickets may also be purchased by phone through at 322-2525, online at www.ticketmaster.com or at any Ticketmaster location.

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