New faces shine, but Condors fall in Phoenix
March 6, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL)
Bakersfield Condors News Release
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - The Bakersfield Condors were edged by the Phoenix RoadRunners, 5-4, in front of 3,205 fans at US Airways Center in Phoenix Thursday night. D Martin Frechette and F Alexander Naurov both recorded two assists in their Condors debut, as F Andrew Ianiero added two goals.
Both teams' recent acquisitions led their respective offenses in the first period. Phoenix LW Dusty Jamieson, who was acquired in late February, helped the RoadRunners (20-33-7, 47 points) to an early two-goal lead with a goal and an assist. However, Ianiero's first tally of the night, assisted by Naurov and Frechette, cut the deficit to one. Condors D Jay Langager tied the game at 2-2 with his first of the year just 56 seconds later. Ianiero struck again to give the Condors (17-32-9, 43 points) the 3-2 lead at 18:52, with Frechette and Langager registering assists on the goal.
The RoadRunners answered the Condors three consecutive first-period goals with three straight of their own in the second period, taking a 5-3 lead through two.
Six minutes into the third, Naurov notched his second assist of the game, as he set up a LW Brett Lutes one-timer goal with a tape-to-tape pass. Lutes' tally brought the Condors within one, 5-4, which proved to be the final score despite a furious finish by Bakersfield.
Notes from The Nest:
F Andrew Ianiero (2g), D Jay Langager (1g, 1a) and D Martin Frechette (2a) each notched two points in the first period tonight.
Upcoming games
The Condors now hit the road for Vegas for a game against the Wranglers tomorrow night before coming back home on Saturday to host the Idaho Steelheads. SpongeBob Squarepants, appearing courtesy of Bright House Networks, 101.5 KGFM and Diamond Technologies, will be at The Nest Saturday to entertain and take pictures with fans in the Photo Booth. Doors open at 6 p.m., puck drops at 7 p.m.
Individual game tickets are now on sale and may be purchased through the Rabobank Arena Box Office, which is open from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Saturday with extended hours on game days. Tickets may also be purchased by phone at 322-2525, online at www.bakersfieldcondors.com, or at any Ticketmaster location.
Season tickets, mini-plans and group outings are available at the Condors office located at 1001 Truxtun Avenue or by calling 324-PUCK (7825).
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