San Diego Hosts Bombers For the First Time Tonight
Published on March 8, 2006 under ECHL (ECHL)
San Diego Gulls News Release
Wednesday, March 8
SAN DIEGO GULLS (26-24-5) VS. DAYTON BOMBERS (18-36-5)
Time: 7:05 p.m.
Venue: ipayOne Center
Radio: KLSD (1360AM)
TV: B2 Networks (www.sandiegogulls.com)
SAN DIEGO - The San Diego Gulls, who have won six of their last seven games, look to continue their hot streak when they host the Dayton Bombers tonight at the ipayOne Center. It will be the first-ever match-up in San Diego.
SERIES HISTORY: This is the second all-time meeting between the Pacific Division Gulls and North Division Bombers. San Diego and Dayton clashed for the first time last season, with the Gulls pulling out a 2-1 victory. Tonight is the first-ever match-up at the ipayOne Center.
2004-05 HEAD-TO-HEAD SERIES: 1/29/05 San Diego 2 @ Dayton 1
VS. AMERICAN CONFERENCE: The Gulls are 10-9-8 (6-5-3 at home) all-time against teams in the American Conference, dating back to 2003-04... The only teams San Diego has yet to face since joining the ECHL are the Augusta Lynx, Columbia Inferno, Greenville Grrrowl, Reading Royals and Toledo Storm...
LAST GAME (MARCH 5 VS. LAS VEGAS): Tyler Weiman stopped all 29 shots, leading the Gulls to a hard-fought 1-0 win, before 10,337 at the ipayOne Center Saturday. Mark Wires scored the lone goal of the game on the power play, 10:06 into the first period. The rest of the game belonged to Weiman and his defense, retaining the one-goal lead. It was the first-ever 1-0 game played at the ipayOne Center/Sports Arena.
GULLS UPDATE: San Diego (26-24-5) enters the day with 57 points, four behind the Bakersfield Condors for third place in the Pacific Division... The Gulls are 26 points ahead of the Stockton Thunder for the final playoff spot in the division... San Diego has won six of its last seven games and seven of nine overall... Out of its last 17 games, 12 have been decided by one goal... The Gulls have killed 112 of 124 penalties in the last 21 games (90.3 percent) and have scored a power-play goal in eight of their last 10 games... San Diego is 15-9-4 at home this season...
PLAYER NOTES: Weiman is 3-0-0 with a 1.64 goals-against average, one shutout and .950 save percentage since being re-assigned from Lowell. He's stopped 115-121 shots in four games (three of which were starts)... Tom Lawson has won three of his last four starts, stopping 107 of 113 shots (.947 save percentage). He has also turned aside 393 of 427 shots in his last 13 games (.920 save percentage)... Jesse Bennefield has 15 points (6g, 9a) in his last 12 games. His 25 goals leads the Gulls and is tied for second among ECHL rookies... Steve Hildenbrand has 16 points (6g, 10a) in the last 12 games... Mark Wires has 11 points (5g, 6a) in the last eight games... The trio has combined for 20 points in the last five games (8g, 12a)...
DAYTON UPDATE: Dayton (18-36-5) starts the day with 41 points, last in the North Division and 13 points out of a playoff spot... The Bombers are in the midst of a five-game losing streak, all coming on the road against Pacific Division teams... Dayton is winless in its last seven overall (0-6-1) and has only won six road games all season (three of which have come in Johnstown)... Scott Cameron leads the club with 56 points (18g, 38a)...
TRANSACTIONS: Rookie Erik Johnson signed today... Veteran Bobby Cunningham was acquired yesterday from Pensacola in exchange for Doug MacIver... Matt Kunsman was placed on the 30-day injured list Monday, while rookie forward Josh Newton was released... Sebastien Fortier, Darren Clark, Richard Keyes, Guillaume Fournier, Alex Kim, Alex Rogosheske and Aaron McKenzie all remain on the injured list... David Svagrovsky remains with Lowell...
FUTURE HEAD-TO-HEAD MEETINGS: Last regular season match-up
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