Salmon Kings Drop Matinee Contest to Condors

November 17, 2010 - ECHL (ECHL)
Victoria Salmon Kings News Release


Bakersfield, CA - In a Wednesday morning matchup the Victoria Salmon Kings and Bakersfield Condors met at the Rabobank Arena. Victoria started Daren Machesney between the pipes, while the Condors went with Peter Hirsch.

The goaltenders highlighted the opening period of play as neither team could break through for the game's first goal. Machesney turned aside each of the eight shots he faced, while Hirsch stopped all 10 pucks that went his way. The team's took their scoreless tie into the first intermission.

Bakersfield opened the scoring for the game at the 4:10 mark of the middle period off Stephane Goulet's sixth goal of the season. Defenseman Brendan Milnamow carried the puck down the left boards and put a shot on net, where Goulet backhanded the rebounded from in front past Machesney. The Salmon Kings drew even on the power play at 11:41 when Ryan MacMurchy skated the puck into the slot on a pass from P.J. Atherton and wristed a shot that got through traffic in front of the net and behind Hirsch. MacMurchy's third marker of the campaign sent the teams into the final period deadlocked at 1-1.

The home side took a 2-1 advantage 4:51 into the third period. Goulet collected the puck behind the Salmon Kings' net and fed a streaking Mark Magnowski in the slot who beat Machesney's glove with a one-time shot into the net. Magnwoski's tally was his second of the year. Victoria pressed in the final two minutes of the period with an extra attacker, but the Condors banked an empty-net goal at 19:18 courtesy of Rylan Kaip's fifth goal of the season to round out the scoring. Condors 3 Salmon Kings 1.

Victoria went 1/4 25.0% on the power play, while Bakersfield was 0/4 0.0%. The Condors outshot the Salmon Kings 35-27.

The Salmon Kings now complete their seven-game road trip with three games, in three nights, in three cities this weekend. The series begins at 7:00 p.m. this Friday in Ontario versus the Reign, followed by another contests versus the Condors in Bakersfield with puck drop also at 7:00 p.m. The road trip wraps up this Sunday, November 21st at the Stockton Arena with a 4:00 p.m. contest versus the Stockton Thunder. To watch or listen live, visit www.salmonkings.com. The Salmon Kings return home on Wednesday, November 24th to open up a three-game set versus the Steelheads. For tickets call 250-220-7777 or visit www.selectyourtickets.com.



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