Las Vegas Hits the Road for Five Straight

January 17, 2005 - ECHL (ECHL)
Las Vegas Wranglers News Release


Las Vegas, NV- The Las Vegas Wranglers posted a 1-3-0 record for the past week. Monday night, the Wranglers fell at home 4-2 to the Fresno Falcons. Thursday night, San Diego handed Las Vegas a 4-3 defeat. The Wranglers came from behind to beat Victoria 3-2 in overtime on Friday night at the Orleans Arena. Saturday night, Las Vegas fell 3-1 in Bakersfield.

This week, Las Vegas will play in San Diego on Wednesday night and Friday night at 7:00 pm. Saturday night Las Vegas will play in Long Beach at 7:05 pm. The Wranglers will round out their week Sunday in Fresno at 5:00 pm.

Overall Record = 17-15-4, 38 Points Last Week = 1-3-0

Seventh Place - West Division

Las Vegas Wranglers Schedule – January 17th – January 24th

Monday, January 17th

10:00 am-11:30 am – Practice at Crystal Palace

Tuesday, January 18th

10:00 am-11:30 am -Practice at Crystal Palace

Depart for San Diego

Wednesday, January 19th

11:15 am-12:00 pm – Game Day Skate

7:05 pm Game at San Diego

Thursday, January 20th

11:30 am-1:00 pm – Practice at San Diego Sports Arena

Friday, January 21st

11:15 am-12:00 pm – Game Day Skate

7:05 pm Game at San Diego

Bus Departs for Long Beach after the Game

Saturday, January 22nd

11:15 am-12:00 pm – Game Day Skate

7:00 pm Game at Long Beach

Bus Departs for Fresno

Sunday, January 23rd

11:15 am-12:00 pm – Game Day Skate

5:00 pm Game at Fresno

Depart for Las Vegas after the Game

Monday, January 24th

Off Day

ON THE AIR THIS WEEK

Wednesday, January 19th at 7:00 pm

At San Diego Gulls on KSHP Sports Radio 1400-AM.

Friday, January 20th at 7:00 pm

At San Diego Gulls on KSHP Sports Radio 1400-AM.

Saturday, January 22nd at 6:55 pm

at Long Beach Ice Dogs KSHP Sports Radio 1400-AM.

Sunday, January 23rd at 4:55 pm

at Fresno Falcons on Fox Sports Radio 1460-AM.

Monday, January 10th

Fresno 4 at Las Vegas 2

The Las Vegas Wranglers fell to the Fresno Falcons 4-2 in front of 4,098 fans at the Orleans Arena. Falcons' goaltender Jamie Hodson made 38 saves for the Falcons, picking up his eighth win of the season. Forwards Derek Krestanovich and Sam Ftorek each added two assists for Fresno. Center Jeff Attard and defenseman Ryan Gaucher each scored for Las Vegas in the loss.

Thursday, January 13th

San Diego 4 at Las Vegas 3

The Las Vegas Wranglers fell to the San Diego Gulls 4-3 in front of 3,507 fans at the Orleans Arena. Wranglers' forwards Adam Huxley, Darren Lynch, and Jason Spence each scored in the loss. Defenseman Andrew Canzanello and forward Colin Shields each had a goal and an assist for San Diego in the victory.

Friday, January 14th

Victoria 2 at Las Vegas 3 OT

The Las Vegas Wranglers defeated the Victoria Salmon Kings 3-2 in overtime Friday night in front of 4,962 fans at the Orleans Arena. Wranglers' forward Jeff Attard scored the last two goals of the game including the game-winning goal at 1:21 of overtime. Las Vegas winger Shawn Limpright added his first goal as a member of the Wranglers. Goalie Sebastien Centomo won his fourth straight start with 26 saves, improving to 10-5-2 on the season.

Saturday, January 15th

Las Vegas 1 at Bakersfield 3

The Las Vegas Wranglers were defeated by the Bakersfield Condors 3-1 in Bakersfield on Saturday night. Bakersfield's Connor James scored a goal and added an assist in the win. Condors' goalie Yutaka Fukufuji stopped 25 Las Vegas shots in the win. Wranglers' goalie Sebastien Centomo took the loss with a 45-save performance. Forward Doug Wright scored the only Las Vegas goal..

This Week's Opponents-

Fresno Falcons–(19-13-4, 42 Points)–Fresno leads the season series 2-1-0. All-Star center Dan Tessier leads the team in scoring with 15 goals and 22 assists. Fresno is 7-2-1 heading into this week's action.

San Diego Gulls-(19-11-4, 42 Points)-Season series tied 1-1. The Gull's are led by left wing Max Birbraer's nine goals and 18 assists for 27 points. San Diego is 12-3-2 at home this year, outscoring their opponents 67-47 at the Sports Arena.

Long Beach Ice Dogs–(22-11-3, 47 Points)–The Ice Dogs are 2-0-0 against Las Vegas this year. The teams have not met since Long Beach shutout Las Vegas 1-0 at the Orleans Arena on November 2nd. Former Wrangler Chris Kenady leads Long Beach with 20 goals and 16 assists. Goalie Chris Madden is 13-4-0 with a 2.02 goals against average.



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