Pope and Condors smash Stockton, 7-4
October 23, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL)
Bakersfield Condors News Release
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Rookie F Matt Pope notched his first career goals with a hat trick and a four-point night to lead the Bakersfield Condors to a 7-4 win over the Stockton Thunder before 3,716 fans at Rabobank Arena on Wednesday night.
The Condors fell behind in the first after a pair of goals by Thunder C Cory Urquhart, but rallied to tie it. F Matt Caruana snapped home his second of the season, on a power play, from the right circle to cut the lead in half at 16:49. Just 1:11 later, it was tied up. C Dave Bonk grabbed a turnover along the end boards in the Stockton zone and found Pope in the slot for his first professional goal. G Dave McKee made 18 first period saves for the Condors.
Bakersfield erupted in the second period, scoring four times to take a commanding lead. C Charlie Kronschnabel scored shorthanded at 8:11 to start the surge. Caruana netted his second of the game at 10:19, and then Pope scored twice in the waning minutes of the frame to make it 6-3 through 40 minutes.
The Thunder cut the deficit down to two with a goal at 10:02, but RW Chad Painchaud rifled home his first of the season into the empty net to seal the Condors first win of the campaign, 7-4. McKee stopped 33 shots in the game to collect his first win as a Condor.
Notes from The Nest:
The Condors take to the road Friday night as they travel to Fresno for the first of a home-and-home with the Falcons. Game time is 7:35 p.m. from Selland Arena, and it can be heard only on ESPN Radio 1230 and bakersfieldcondors.com.
The Condors return home Saturday to host the Falcons at Rabobank Arena. The first 2,000 kids, 12-and-under, will receive a Condors replica goalie mask, courtesy of 106.1 KRAB Radio and the Bakersfield Ice Sports Center. Doors open at 6 p.m., puck drops at 7 p.m.
Individual game tickets are 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).
Sign up for Condors Text Alerts
Don't be left in the dark, Condorstown! Receive scoring updates with Condors text alerts, provided by the Bakersfield Californian. Text the word "condors" to 21321 and receive a Condors score update after each period, including a final score.
Please note that this is a new system, and fans that were registered last season must re-register with the new code.
ECHL Stories from October 23, 2008
- Chiefs Announce Roster Moves - Johnstown Chiefs
- ECHL Transactions - ECHL
- Frederik Cabana Reassigned From Phantoms To Sea Wolves - Mississippi Sea Wolves
- Letourneau-Leblond Becomes 361st Player To Play In NHL After ECHL - ECHL
- Nailers Power Hour Debuts Tonight - Wheeling Nailers
- Stockton Ports to Host Halloween Weekend Battle of the Bands - Stockton Thunder
- Salmon Kings See Tickets Flying Out Of The Box Office For Opening Weekend - Victoria Salmon Kings
- Lang reassigned to Blades from AHL - Florida Everblades
- Steelheads Acquire Bourne - Idaho Steelheads
- Stoesz Assigned to Gwinnett - Atlanta Gladiators
- Royals Trade Justin Bourne To Idaho - Reading Royals
- Nailers Set To Go Pink For Breast Cancer - Wheeling Nailers
- ECHL Today - ECHL
- Pope's hat trick sends Thunder to second straight loss - Stockton Thunder
- Pope and Condors smash Stockton, 7-4 - Bakersfield Condors
- Steelheads Topple RoadRunners 3-1 - Phoenix RoadRunners
- Idaho picks up first win of the season - Idaho Steelheads
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.
