Salmon Kings This Week

Published on November 5, 2007 under ECHL (ECHL)
Victoria Salmon Kings News Release


VICTORIA SALMON KINGS GAME NOTES Friday, November 9th at Utah Grizzlies

SALMON KINGS HEADLINES: The Salmon Kings go into Friday's match-up after finishing off a very successful five-game home stand. Victoria split the first two games of the home stand versus the Las Vegas Wranglers. They then welcomed the Bakersfield Condors for three games. After the Kings won the first two games, the teams met for the finale at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre last Saturday night. The Kings came out flying in the first period, but it was Bakersfield who got on the board first when Eric Sonnenberg beat Victoria goalie Billy Thompson for the 1-0 lead. The Kings bounced back when Ash Goldie scored to tie the affair at 1-1, and that's how the teams would go to the locker rooms. The Condors broke the tie in the second on a goal by Justin Cheworduk. Kiel McLeod responded for the Kings to tie it at 2-2. Joe Dustin would put Bakersfield back ahead a few minutes later, but again McLeod would tie it up with his second of the night. It was 2-2 after 40 minutes. Ash Goldie would put the Kings up by a goal in the third period, but Brett Lutes would again tie the match-up at 4-4. That is how this one would stay through the overtime period. The Salmon Kings scored on their first three shots of the shootout with Wes Goldie, Ash Goldie and Milan Gajic all beating Condors goalie Jamie Hodson. Billy Thompson was solid for the Kings and stopped three out of four Condor shooters to give Victoria the 5-4 shootout victory. Victoria went 3/8 on the power play and the Condors 2/9. Salmon Kings out shot Bakersfield 42-37

VS UTAH 2006-07: The Salmon Kings won the best of eight regular season series 6-2.

- Nov. 24 at UTH: Salmon Kings 3 Grizzlies 7. Ryan Kinasewich 2g-1a, Rob McVicar 32 saves.

- Nov. 25 at UTH: Salmon Kings 5 Grizzlies 3. Mike Stutzel 3g-2a, F.P. Guenette 1g-2a.

- Mar. 15 in VIC: Grizzlies 3 Salmon Kings 6. Marc-Andre Bernier 2g-1a, Milan Gajic 3a.

- Mar. 17 in VIC: Grizzlies 3 Salmon Kings 2. D.J. Jelitto 1g-1a, Ben Gray 45 saves.

- Mar. 18 in VIC: Grizzlies 1 Salmon Kings 4. Milan Gajic 1g-1a, Wes Goldie and Marc-Andre Bernier 2a each.

- Mar. 28 at Utah: Salmon Kings 7 Grizzlies 1. Milan Gajic 1g-2a, Bryan Bridges 45 saves.

- Mar. 30 at Utah: Salmon Kings 4 Grizzlies 3 OT. Kiel McLeod 1g-3a including overtime winner.

- Mar. 31 at Utah: Salmon Kings 5 Grizzlies 1. F.P. Guenette 1g-2a, Wes Goldie 1g-1a.

INSIDE THE SEASON SERIES

Shots: Victoria 302 Utah 268 Powerplays: Victoria 14-57 24.6% Utah 5-50 10.0%

DID YOU KNOW? Milan Gajic, Wes Goldie and Ash Goldie have combined for 17 goals and 12 assists over the last six games. Chris St. Jacques picked up his first point as a Salmon King and 100th career point on Saturday.

FIRST IN FIRST: This is the first time in Salmon Kings history that the team is in first place in the division as well as in the conference.

ECHL TOP 10: Milan Gajic leads the ECHL in points with 14 (4g-10a), and is also third in assists. Gajic is also tied for first in power play assists with eight. Ash Goldie is tied for the league lead in goals with eight. He is also tied for sixth in the ECHL in points with 11 (8g-3a) and first in power play goals with six. Wes Goldie is tied for third in goals with six, is tied for first in shorthanded goals (2), and is tied for second in game winning goals (2). Julien Ellis is tied for fifth in wins with three.

STREAKS: Milan Gajic has points (4g-10a) in all seven of the Salmon Kings games this year. Ash Goldie (7g-2a) and Kevin Estrada (1g-4a) have points in the last three games.

CONTRACT PLAYERS: The Salmon Kings have four players under contract to NHL and AHL teams... Marc-Andre Bernier (Vancouver, NHL), Julien Ellis (Vancouver, NHL), Matt Kelly (Manitoba, AHL) and Dylan Yeo (Manitoba, AHL).

SPECIAL TEAMS: The Salmon Kings are first in the ECHL going 14-49 (28.6%) on the power play, and are 14th in the league on the penalty kill by stopping their opponents 82.6% (38-46) of the time.

THE ROSTER: Victoria is currently carrying 20 players; (12 forwards, 6 defensemen and 2 goalies)

INJURED RESERVED: Paul Ballantyne (30-day IR), Alex Lalonde (30-day IR).

UPCOMING GAMES: The Salmon Kings return to the E-Center Saturday night to take on the Grizzlies at 6:05 PT. The team returns to the friendly confines of the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre on Wednesday, November 14th at 7:05 p.m. to take on the Stockton Thunder.

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