RoadRunners Grill Salmon Kings 5-3

February 17, 2006 - ECHL (ECHL)
Phoenix RoadRunners News Release


Phoenix, Ariz. - J-F Soucy tallied two goals, including the go-ahead an eventual game-winner, and added an assist to lead the Phoenix RoadRunners to a 5-3 victory over the Victoria Salmon Kings before 4,955 at US Airways Center in ECHL action Friday. The win snaps the RoadRunners' four-game losing streak and brings Phoenix into a tie with Victoria for fifth place in the West Division.

Victoria (16-29-5) took advantage of a RoadRunners turnover to notch the game's opening goal. KC Timmons collected a rolling puck in the slot and tipped a shot past RoadRunners goaltender Mike Mole at 11:28 of the first period to give the Salmon Kings a 1-0 lead. Phoenix (17-28-3) would net the equalizer at 13:18 when Shawn Snider jammed Joe Dusbabek's centering feed by Victoria goaltender BJ Boxma to tie the game at 1-1. Paul Ballantyne gave the RoadRunners a 2-1 advantage heading into the first intermission when his slap shot from the left point snuck through Boxma's pads and in with 39 seconds remaining in the opening period.

The Salmon Kings would retaliate with a pair of goals to take a 3-2 lead late in the second period. Adam Huxley knotted the game at 2-2 when he accepted Lanny Gare's pass in the slot and beat Mole with a wrist shot over the blocker just 39 seconds into the second. Gare gave the Kings their second lead of the contest when he snapped a wrist shot by Mole at 17:18. But the RoadRunners netted the equalizer with another late period goal as J-F Soucy fired a shot by Boxma along the ice from the left-wing circle with 17.1 seconds left in the second to tie the game once again at 3-3 going into the final period.

It would stay that way until the final three minutes of regulation. Shaun Fisher fed Soucy at the blue-line off a face-off win by Miguel Lafleche, and Soucy split the pads of Boxma with a slap shot from the point at 17:20 to give the RoadRunners a 4-3. Justin Quenneville would seal the victory 57 seconds later beating on out-of-position Boxma at 18:17 to cap off the victory.

The RoadRunners out-shot Victoria 42-34. Mole stopped 31 shots to improve to 13-21-3 on the season. Phoenix went 0-2 on the power play and held the Salmon Kings scoreless on five power play chances.

Notes: The RoadRunners are a perfect 5-0-0 against Victoria this season and 3-0-0 at US Airways Center...Quenneville extended his scoring streak to a season-high six games with his goal late in the third period...51 minutes of penalties were assessed at the end of the second period when a line brawl broke out in the Victoria end. Brent Henley, Joe Dusbabek, and Victoria's Adam Huxley were each given game misconducts.

The RoadRunners continue their four-game homestand at 7:11PM Tuesday as they welcome the Utah Grizzlies to US Airways Center. It's Banner Health Night and the first 2,000 fans will receive pedometers courtesy of Banner Health. For more information or to order tickets, call (602) 462-GOAL or purchase online at www.ticketmaster.com.

Phoenix, Ariz. - J-F Soucy tallied two goals, including the go-ahead an eventual game-winner, and added an assist to lead the Phoenix RoadRunners to a 5-3 victory over the Victoria Salmon Kings before 4,955 at US Airways Center in ECHL action Friday. The win snaps the RoadRunners' four-game losing streak and brings Phoenix into a tie with Victoria for fifth place in the West Division.

Victoria (16-29-5) took advantage of a RoadRunners turnover to notch the game's opening goal. KC Timmons collected a rolling puck in the slot and tipped a shot past RoadRunners goaltender Mike Mole at 11:28 of the first period to give the Salmon Kings a 1-0 lead. Phoenix (17-28-3) would net the equalizer at 13:18 when Shawn Snider jammed Joe Dusbabek's centering feed by Victoria goaltender BJ Boxma to tie the game at 1-1. Paul Ballantyne gave the RoadRunners a 2-1 advantage heading into the first intermission when his slap shot from the left point snuck through Boxma's pads and in with 39 seconds remaining in the opening period.

The Salmon Kings would retaliate with a pair of goals to take a 3-2 lead late in the second period. Adam Huxley knotted the game at 2-2 when he accepted Lanny Gare's pass in the slot and beat Mole with a wrist shot over the blocker just 39 seconds into the second. Gare gave the Kings their second lead of the contest when he snapped a wrist shot by Mole at 17:18. But the RoadRunners netted the equalizer with another late period goal as J-F Soucy fired a shot by Boxma along the ice from the left-wing circle with 17.1 seconds left in the second to tie the game once again at 3-3 going into the final period.

It would stay that way until the final three minutes of regulation. Shaun Fisher fed Soucy at the blue-line off a face-off win by Miguel Lafleche, and Soucy split the pads of Boxma with a slap shot from the point at 17:20 to give the RoadRunners a 4-3. Justin Quenneville would seal the victory 57 seconds later beating on out-of-position Boxma at 18:17 to cap off the victory.

The RoadRunners out-shot Victoria 42-34. Mole stopped 31 shots to improve to 13-21-3 on the season. Phoenix went 0-2 on the power play and held the Salmon Kings scoreless on five power play chances.

Notes: The RoadRunners are a perfect 5-0-0 against Victoria this season and 3-0-0 at US Airways Center...Quenneville extended his scoring streak to a season-high six games with his goal late in the third period...51 minutes of penalties were assessed at the end of the second period when a line brawl broke out in the Victoria end. Brent Henley, Joe Dusbabek, and Victoria's Adam Huxley were each given game misconducts.

The RoadRunners continue their four-game homestand at 7:11PM Tuesday as they welcome the Utah Grizzlies to US Airways Center. It's Banner Health Night and the first 2,000 fans will receive pedometers courtesy of Banner Health. For more information or to order tickets, call (602) 462-GOAL or purchase online at www.ticketmaster.com.



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