Titans hit home stretch
March 20, 2006 - ECHL (ECHL)
Trenton Devils News Release
TRENTON, NJ - The Trenton Titans ended their ten-game winless streak and picked up three out of a possible six points during their road trip to Ohio while lowering their magic number to one.
The Titans began their week on the road with a Wednesday game against the Toledo Storm. Ken Magowan scored a 5-on-3 power play goal at 11:20 of the first period, before Scott Bertoli answered on the man-advantage just over four minutes into the final frame to make it 1-1. The two teams would head to overtime, where, just fifty-one seconds in, Bracken Kearns clinched the 2-1 win for the Storm. Rejean Beauchemin was stellar in net finishing with 41 saves.
The Titans and Storm took the ice on Friday for the rematch and again Toledo was able to stake to a 1-0 lead after one on Chris Blight's 25th of the season. The Storm broke the game open in the second period with power play goals by Blight and Mike James to put the game out of reach for Trenton. Former Titan Matt Zultek potted his 11th of the season in the third to make the final score 4-0 in favor of Toledo
In their final game of the weekend, the Titans faced off against the Dayton Bombers for the last time this regular season. It took 51:24 for Jim Henkel to break the scoreless tie as he beat Mike Ayers off of a nice feed by Scott Bertoli. Jeff Legue made sure that this match would go past regulation as he tipped a centering pass over Beauchemin with just 2:51 left in regulation. In the overtime, Bertoli hit Vince Williams in the slot for the game-winning one-timer to seal a 2-1 victory for Trenton and end their ten-game winless streak.
The Titans have the week off before a three-game, three-day weekend. Trenton starts it off on their home ice on Friday, March 24 against the Wheeling Nailers. The Titans and Royals will then take part in a home-and-home series at the Sovereign Center on Saturday, March 25 and returning to Sovereign Bank Arena on Sunday, March 26.
LAST WEEK: 1-1-1
Wednesday, March 15 @ Toledo, L 2-1 (OT)
Toledo Sports Arena
- Storm Goals: Magowan, Kearns
- Titans Goals: Bertoli (pp)
- Storm Goalie: MacIntyre (40-39)
- Titans Goalie: Beauchemin (43-41)
- TRE PP: 1-6
- TRE PK: 7-8
Friday, March 17 @ Toledo, L 4-0
Toledo Sports Arena
- Storm Goals: Blight - 2 (pp, ev), James (pp), Zultek
- Titans Goals: None
- Storm Goalie: MacIntyre (22-22)
- Titans Goalie: Traylen (34-30)
- TRE PP: 0-2
- TRE PK: 1-3
Saturday, March 18 @ Dayton, W 2-1 (OT)
Nutter Center
- Bombers Goals: Legue
- Titans Goals: Henkel, Williams
- Bombers Goalie: Ayers (34-32)
- Titans Goalie: Beauchemin (29-28)
- TRE PP: 0-3
- TRE PK: 5-5
THIS WEEK:
Friday, March 24 vs. Wheeling, 7:30pm (91.3 FM WTSR) Sovereign Bank Arena
- The eleventh game for the Titans against the Nailers this season. Trenton has posted a 5-4-1 record versus Wheeling thus far. The last time they faced off, the Titans came away with a 5-3 win at WesBanco Arena on February 25. Brendon Hodge leads all scorers in the season series with 13 points (4g, 9a) in 10 games.
Saturday, March 25 @ Reading, 7:05pm (91.3 FM WTSR) Sovereign Center
- The last trip to the Sovereign Center for the Titans during the regular season. Trenton is winless on Reading's home ice going 0-4-1. Cody Rudkowsky is 5-0-0 against the Titans at the Sovereign Center with a .98 goals against average.
Sunday, March 26 vs. Reading, 3:00pm (WBCB 1490AM) Sovereign Bank Arena
- Game number eleven against the Royals. The Titans have a 3-1-0 record against the Royals at Sovereign Bank Arena. Reading has held Trenton to just 1.44 goals a game this season.
Titans Notables
- Scott Bertoli is tied for 12th in league scoring with 66 points (19g, 47a).
- Bertoli recorded his 19th multi-point game (2a) of the season on Saturday.
- The Titans are 16-3-0 when Bertoli notches more than one point.
- The Titans are undefeated on the road when tied after two periods (4-0-0).
- Jason Norrie is two games away from his 500th professional regular season game.
Titans In The Community:
- March 20 - Rosario Ruggeri will make an appearance at Chesterfield Elementary School as a part of the Titans' Helmet Safety program in association with St. Lawrence Rehabilitation Center.
- March 21 - Titans' Texas Hold'em Night at Triumph Brewing Company in New Hope, PA. Fans can play in a Texas Hold'em tournament with their favorite Titans players to help benefit Gilda's Club of Delaware Valley. Reservations are required and you must be 21 to play. Call (215) 862-8300. Registration begins at 6:30pm.
- March 22 - Mike O'Brien, the Voice of the Trenton Titans, will be guest hosting Bill Clement's Hockey World - LIVE from Chilly McPhilly's at 6pm. This week's guest will be #2 Vince Williams. Chilly McPhilly's is located in NE Philadelphia on the corner of Roosevelt Blvd and Comly Rd. Bill Clement's hockey world can be heard on WBCB 1490AM.
- March 26 - Join us for a special screening of "Our Year", the DVD commemorating the Titan's Kelly Cup Championship, following the Titan/Royals game at 3pm. Your ticket to the game gives you free admission to the screening, Call (609) 599-9500 for more information.
TITANS BROADCAST INFO:
Tune in as the Voice of the Titans, Mike O'Brien, brings you all of the Titans hockey action on WBCB 1490AM on Sunday through Thursday and WSTR-91.3 FM on Friday and Saturday. Fans can also watch or listen in on the Titans website, www.trentontitans.com.
B2 Networks also brings you live action for Titans games. Go to www.trentontitans.com to watch and listen to the game. Video broadcasts are available for a charge of $6 per game, while audiocasts are free of charge. A cable or DSL Internet connection and Windows Media Player 9 are required to view the games.
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