Morency, Zingoni Return to Bakersfield from the Houston Aeros
Published on January 4, 2011 under ECHL (ECHL)
Bakersfield Condors News Release
Bakersfield, Calif. - The Bakersfield Condors, host of the 2011 ECHL All-Star Classic and ECHL affiliate of the Minnesota Wild, announced today that RW Pascal Morency and C Pete Zingoni have been reassigned to the Condors. Both players have been skating with the Houston Aeros, the American Hockey League affiliate of the Wild.
Morency, 28, returns to Bakersfield where he has spent the majority of the season. Despite two lengthy stints on Injured Reserve and only 12 games played, the Montreal native is tied for third on the team with eight goals and is second with 57 penalty minutes. His .333 shooting percentage (eight goals on 24 shots) is the best in the ECHL, and among his highlights are a hat trick against the Alaska Aces on home ice, Nov. 3. He has skated in three games with Aeros, recording seven PIM.
Zingoni, 29, is back for his second stint this season with the Condors. Zingoni's first term in Bakersfield helped jumpstart the team into their current winning stretch that has seen them win eight of their last nine. He played four games with Bakersfield from Dec. 10 - 18 (all victories), recording a goal and two assists before heading back up to Houston.
The Condors today also placed F Jean-Marc Beaudoin on 3-day IR. He is eligible to be activated on Friday. C Rylan Kaip was also transferred today from the 3-day IR to the 21-day IR, retroactive to Dec. 23. He is eligible to be activated on Jan. 13. D Joey Ryan remains on 21-day IR and is eligible to be activated on Jan. 10.
Tordjman's bid for three straight comes up just short
Condors G Josh Tordjman, who is assigned to the club from Minnesota, was named runner up for the ECHL Goaltender of the Week Award for his performance last week. Tordjman started all four games for the Condors, going 3-1-0-0, while posting a 2.20 goals against average and a .933 save percentage.
His week started with an overtime win against Stockton on Dec. 27, and ended with backstopping the Condors to their first two-game sweep of a series in Idaho since the 1998-99 season. Utah G J.P. Lamoureux posted two shutouts against Victoria in his two starts last week to thwart Tordjman's bid for a third consecutive award. He was one of only four goalies in ECHL history to win the award in back-to-back weeks.
This week
Bakersfield concludes their four-game road trip on Wednesday, when they head to Ontario to battle with the Reign at 7 p.m. They are back home this weekend to host the Idaho Steelheads on Friday and Saturday.
On Friday, Jan. 7, the Condors host $1 Hot Dog Night and Hot Dog Eating Champion Takeru Kobayashi, sponsored by ABC23 and Kern 1180 AM. Fans can enjoy $1 hot dogs all night long and enjoy watching world renowned hot dog eating champ Takeru Kobayashi do what he does best during the intermission.
The following night, Saturday, Jan. 8, is iPad Giveaway night, courtesy of 29 Eyewitness News, 106.1 KRAB Radio, and Mercy and Memorial Hospitals. Everyone at the game is eligible to register to win one of 10 Apple iPads to be given away at the game.
ECHL Stories from January 4, 2011
- Ricci's Hat Trick Powers Stingrays Past Gladiators - South Carolina Stingrays
- Ricci's Hat Trick Leads Rays to 4-1 Win - Atlanta Gladiators
- $1 Hot Dogs, Kobayashi, and iPad Giveaway Night this Weekend - Bakersfield Condors
- Defenseman Adam Comrie to Join Cyclones - Cincinnati Cyclones
- Reign Acquire Netminder Petizian - Ontario Reign
- Morency, Zingoni Return to Bakersfield from the Houston Aeros - Bakersfield Condors
- Goaltender Petizian Traded to Ontario - Alaska Aces
- Gladiators Acquire Dickson; Release Akins - Atlanta Gladiators
- Dickson Dealt, Defenseman Added to Roster - Idaho Steelheads
- ECHL Transactions - January 4 - ECHL
- Scott Howes Named Sher-Wood Hockey ECHL Player of the Week - Alaska Aces
- Alaska's Howes Named Sher-Wood Hockey ECHL Player of the Week - ECHL
- Salmon Kings Ink Netminder Beckford-Tseu - Victoria Salmon Kings
- Dean Stork Selected as Coach of ECHL All-Stars - Greenville Swamp Rabbits
- Wranglers Head Coach to Lead All-Star Team - Las Vegas Wranglers
- Utah's Lamoureux Named Reebok Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week - ECHL
- Stork, Mougenel Selected to Coach ECHL All-Stars - ECHL
- Royals Sign Forward Brett Gallant - Reading Royals
- J.P. Lamoureux Named ECHL Goaltender of Week - Utah Grizzlies
- Evan Rankin Signs PTO with Grand Rapids - Toledo Walleye
- Stingrays Gameday: Stingrays Kick off Mystery Puck Fundraiser Tonight Against Gladiators - South Carolina Stingrays
- Mueller and Desjardins Increase Number of Former ECHL Players to Play in NHL to 459 - ECHL
- Gladiators Sign Milo and Lucyk - Atlanta Gladiators
- ECHL Today - January 4 - ECHL
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.
