Salmon Kings Win Streak At 13 Games

January 5, 2009 - ECHL (ECHL)
Victoria Salmon Kings News Release


Victoria, BC - The Victoria Salmon Kings, proud affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks and Manitoba Moose, are currently riding a 13 game winning streak.

Sweeping a three-game series against Bakersfield, Victoria extended its winning streak to 13 games, surpassing the all-time team record of 12 games set when the club played in Erie, Pa. in 1989-90.

It is the longest winning streak in the league this season and ties the fourth-longest streak in league history (Las Vegas from Mar. 10-Apr. 7, 2007). The ECHL record is 17 games by Cincinnati from Jan. 16-Feb. 29, 2008 while the second-longest streak is 14 games by Knoxville from Dec. 28, 1993-Jan. 29, 1994 and Louisiana from Nov. 23-Dec. 22, 2001.

Victoria remains home and will host Ontario on Friday and Saturday. The Salmon Kings have won their last nine home games, which is the longest streak since a club record 12 home wins in a row in 1988-89.

Since beginning the season 3-6-0, the Salmon Kings have gone 21-3-2 to improve to 24-9-2 with a league-leading 24 wins and 50 points. Victoria leads the league in goals-against average with 2.14 and is fourth with 3.54 goals per game. The Salmon Kings are tied for second with eight shorthand goals and are tied for the league lead with two shorthand goals allowed. Victoria is 19-5-1 when it scores the first goal, 7-1-0 when tied after two periods and 16-0-1 when leading after two periods.

During the winning streak, Todd Ford is 7-0-0 with two shutouts, a goals-against average of 1.57 and a save percentage of .946 while Jonathan Boutin is 3-0-0 with a goals-against average of 1.00 and a save percentage of .969. Julien Ellis started the other three games before being recalled to Manitoba of the American Hockey League on Dec. 15 and he was 3-0-0 with a shutout, a goals-against average of 1.00 and a save percentage of .956. Ford is 11-5-0 and ranks fifth in the league with a goals-against average of 2.18 while Boutin is 9-3-2 and sixth with a goals-against average of 2.28. Ford and Boutin are tied for fourth in the league with two shutouts.

Wes Goldie leads the team during the streak with 16 goals and 19 points while defenseman Dylan Yeo has a team-high 12 assists and 15 points. Goldie leads the league with 29 goals while ranking second in power-play goals with 10 and fifth with 40 points. Goldie and Yeo are tied for third with 18 power-play points while Yeo and Olivier Filion are tied for second with 13 power-play assists and tied for 14th with 32 points each. Yeo leads league defensemen with nine goals, 23 assists, 32 points and five power-play goals and is second with 18 power-play points and a plus-minus rating of +18. Rookie Curtis Billsten has seven goals and 15 points in 12 games during the streak including five goals and seven points in the last five games.

Longest Winning Streak, One Season

17 - Cincinnati Cyclones, Jan. 16-Feb. 29, 2008

14 - Louisiana IceGators, Nov. 23-Dec. 22, 2001

Knoxville Cherokees, Dec. 28, 1993-Jan. 29, 1994

13 - Victoria Salmon Kings, Dec. 6 to present

Las Vegas Wranglers, Mar. 10-Apr. 7, 2007

12 - South Carolina Stingrays, Nov. 28-Dec. 31, 2007

Las Vegas Wranglers, Dec. 3-28, 2005

Pensacola Ice Pilots, Jan. 22-Feb. 18, 2005

Wheeling Nailers, Feb. 20-Mar. 12, 2004

Florida Everblades, Dec. 14, 1999-Jan. 13, 2000

Chesapeake Icebreakers, Feb. 14-Mar. 13, 1998

Erie Panthers, 1989-90

The Salmon Kings welcome the Pacific Division leading Ontario Reign to the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre this weekend for a two-game set. The first game goes on Friday night and the second on Saturday evening. Both games start at 7:05 p.m. Come out and support the Salmon Kings as the look to continue their 13-game winning streak! Visit www.selectyourtickets.com for tickets!



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