Sundogs Open 2007-08 Season with Two Wins against Defending CHL Champs

October 23, 2007 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Arizona Sundogs News Release


After spending the first three weeks of the 2006-07 season on the road, the Arizona Sundogs opened the 2007-08 season at home Friday and Saturday night against the defending CHL President's Cup Champion Colorado Eagles. In Friday night's contest Arizona skated away with a 6-5 shootout win. The Sundogs followed the previous night's shootout win with another offensive showing on Saturday with a 7-6 victory.

The two teams battled back and forth Friday night through three 20-minute periods, a five-minute overtime period and nine rounds of a sudden-death shootout before Arizona grabbed the win.

The first period saw both teams collect two goals each but in the second Colorado tallied the period's two lone goals to take a 4-2 lead into the third. Arizona fought back though to force an overtime session that would see them down a man for two minutes. Sundogs rookie netminder Bill Zaniboni, in his first professional game, stood on his head making big save after big save to force the shootout session. Coyotes prospect Sean Sullivan notched the game winner beating Colorado goalie Clayton Pool in the ninth round of the shootout.

The two teams once again put on an offensive showcase Saturday night, combining for 13 goals. Olivier Latendresse helped the Sundogs to their second win with a four point performance while rookie goaltender Bill Zaniboni deflected 40 shots to secure the 7-6 victory.

The first period looked much like Friday night's opening frame as both clubs traded a pair of goals early. Looking to take a lead into the locker room, Arizona's Mark Kolanos found the back of the net with less than two minutes to play in the period.

Continuing the back and forth battle, both clubs exchanged three goals in the second period. Scoring slowed in the third as each team tallied just one marker. The difference maker in the final stanza went to yet another Coyotes prospect in Olivier Latendresse. On passes from Mark Kolanos and Dan Laperriere, Latendresse notched his second goal and forth point of the night to give Arizona its second straight win at home in the young 2007-08 CHL season.

2007-08 Arizona Sundogs Game Program Now Available!

Sundogs fans, the 2007-08 edition of the Arizona Sundogs Game Program is now available at the Arizona Sundogs Team Store. There are four covers featuring fan favorites Chris Bartolone, Dan Laperriere, Chris Greene and Jonathan Bernier.

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Individual Tickets on Sale Now

Individual game tickets to all regular-season Arizona Sundogs games are on sale now!

To purchase single game tickets, visit www.GetTix.net, call 1-866-4-GETTIX (1-866-443-8849), or stop by the Tim's Toyota Center box office at 3201 N. Main St. in Prescott Valley. There is no limit to the number of tickets fans may purchase, but fans interested in more than 15 tickets to any one game should speak with an Arizona Sundogs account executive regarding group discounts. For more information, please call (928) 772-5555 or visit www.arizonasundogs.com.

Sundogs Begin Three-Game Road Trip Tonight vs. Odessa

After beginning the 2007-08 season at home with a Southwest Division best 2-0-0 record, the Arizona Sundogs head on the road for three straight beginning tonight in Texas against the Odessa Jackalopes. The team then travels north to Colorado for games against the Colorado Eagles and Rocky Mountain Rage on Friday and Saturday.

Odessa holds a 4-3 series advantage over Arizona with the Sundogs having yet to tally a win in Odessa in the franchise's young history.

Catch all three games on 96.7 FM The Wolf, the Official Broadcast

Home of the Arizona Sundogs. Tonight's and Friday night's games will be tape-delayed until 7:00pm (Arizona time) while Saturday's game will be broadcast live at 6:00pm (Arizona time).

Corporate Partner Highlight œ Blondies and Gabby's Kitchen

Sundogs fans, if you want to eat like the pros, stop by Gabby's Kitchen in Chino Valley or Blondie's Kitchen in Humboldt. Jim Cabral and his crew will treat you with fast, friendly service and most importantly great food. Two great restaurants...same great food! Gabby's Kitchen is located at 2235 S. Hwy 89, Chino Valley œ (928) 636-6003. Blondie's Kitchen is located at Main St. and Hwy 69, Humboldt œ (938) 632-7790.

Sundogs Weekly Notes

HOME DOMINATION œ The Sundogs will play games this week in Odessa, Colorado and Rocky Mountain. Their combined record away from Prescott Valley against these teams is 1-9, with the only win coming January 5, 2007 in overtime in Rocky Mountain (5-4). They're 0-3 in Odessa, 0-4 in Colorado and 1-2 in Rocky Mountain in their brief franchise history. The Sundogs combined record against these same teams in Northern Arizona is a combined 12-1.....6-0 vs. Colorado, 3-0 vs. Rocky Mountain and 3-1 against Odessa.

BENEFITS OF AN AFFILIATION œ The Sundogs have six players on their roster through their affiliation with the Phoenix Coyotes, with five on the active roster (Kevin Cormier on IR). Through two games this season, those five players have accounted for 16 total points, or 47% of their total offense. Forward Tyler Redenbach leads the way with one goal and five assists for six points.

POWER SURGE CONTINUES œ Last season, the Sundogs led the Central Hockey League with 97 power play goals. The Sundogs scored three PPG's in each of their first two games against the Eagles this season to lead the CHL with a total of six goals, and are second in power play percentage behind the Eagles with a 35.29% mark.

A MORE BALANCED ATTACK? œ In the 2006-07, forwards Brent Kelly and Cory Stillman accounted for 28% of the Sundogs total offense, with 95 and 75 points, respectively. This season, forwards Tyler Redenbach and Mark Kolanos have combined for 11 points through two games, or 32% of the Sundogs total offense.

YOUTH IS SERVED œ The Sundogs have just four players on their roster over the age of 25. They are defensemen Dan Laperriere (38), Chris Bartolone (37), forward Guillaume Rodrigue (29) and goalie Bill Zaniboni (27). The average age of the Sundogs without these four guys is 22.6.



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