Soucy Player of the Month
December 5, 2002 - ECHL (ECHL)
Alaska Aces News Release
ANCHORAGE, Alaska â Goaltender Christian Soucy has earned Anchorage Chrysler Dodge Player of the Month honors for November.
The 32-year-old Soucy will be honored during an on-ice presentation during Saturday's 7:00 p.m. game against the Bakersfield Condors. Soucy finished November with a 3-5-1 record to go along with a solid .904 save percentage and a 3.23 goals against average. He racked up 30 saves in a 4-3 win at Fresno November 4 that snapped a club record-tying seven-game losing streak. Soucy stopped 30 of the 31 shots he faced in a November 17 victory at home against San Diego and 34 of 36 two nights later in a 3-2 win over Long Beach. His teammate in Elmira last year, winger Carl Drakensjo, won the Player of the Month award for October. The Aces scored a grand total of eight goals in Soucy's five losses during the month of November.
Anchorage (4-16-1) has lost six straight entering a three-game series with Bakersfield that begins Friday night at 7:00 p.m. In addition to honoring Soucy, the first 2,000 fans 14 and under will receive a game puck Saturday, courtesy of Municipal Light & Power. Sunday's series finale marks the Toys for Tots "Teddy Bear toss" and gets underway at 5:00 p.m. All fans 14 and under bringing two new, unwrapped plush toys receive free admission when accompanied by a paying adult. After the game, fans are invited to "skate with the Aces" and have their picture taken with their favorite Ace, courtesy of Digi-Pics.
The Condors (13-5) have won 10 of their last 11 games but lost to the Aces by a score of 3-2 in Bakersfield in their only previous meeting October 19. All games are broadcast live on KFQD 750 AM and at www.anchorageaces.com or www.kfqd.com with Jack Michaels calling the play-by-play. Coverage begins 20 minutes prior to the opening face-off, presented by GCI.
FAN ADVISORY:
· Goaltender Ryan Person will be appearing at the Northern Lights Subway location Friday between Noon-12:30p during a live remote on Magic 98.9 FM.
· Defenseman Dave Csumrik will be appearing at the Muldoon Subway location Saturday between Noon-12:30p during a live remote on 100.5 FM "The Fox."
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