Titans Winless over Weekend

January 19, 2004 - ECHL (ECHL)
Trenton Devils News Release


TRENTON, NJ – The Titans came into the week of play in seventh place in Northern Division and hoping to close the distance between themselves and the Reading Royals for the fifth and final playoff spot.

The Titans, however, did not get off to the start they wanted as they came into Boardwalk Hall on Friday night to take on Atlantic City. The Boardwalk Bullies took advantage of special team play as Luke Curtin netted a power play goal and captain Stephan Rivard tallied a shorthanded goal to hand a 3-1 loss to the Titans.

Trenton hoped to regroup against the Royals at the Sovereign Center, where Reading holds a 12-1-2 record. The Royals would make it number thirteen with a 4-1 drubbing of the Titans. Captain Brad Church scored the game-winner and added an assist as the Royals widened the gap between themselves and the Titans to eleven points.

The Titans find themselves now in eighth place in the division as they begin a five-game home stand. The Titans start it up at Sovereign Bank Arena on Friday, January 23 at 7:30pm versus the Wheeling Nailers. The Titans will then host the Roanoke Express on Saturday, January 24 at 7:00pm.

LAST WEEK:

Friday, January 17 @ Atlantic City – 7:30 pm L 3-1 Boardwalk Hall

- Bullies captain Stephan Rivard notched even strength and shorthanded goals in the second period to break open a 1-1 tie and give Atlantic City the 3-1 win. Luke Curtin extended his goal-scoring streak to five games with a power play goal that put the Bullies up 1-0. Mathieu Brunelle tied the score at 1-1 with a powerplay goal of his own in the first period, giving him five in his last four games. Andrew Allen made 33 saves in the loss and Scott Berotli extended his scoring streak to 10 games (8g, 9a) with an assist on Brunelle's goal.

Saturday, January 18 @ Reading– 7:05pm L 4-1 Sovereign Center

- The Titans were once again victimized by the other team's captain. Brad Church netted the game-winner in the second period and added an assist on Lars Pettersen's fifth of the season to send the Titans home with a 4-1 loss. Williams tied the score at 1-1 in the second period with his first goal of the season. The Titans were 0 for 6 on the power play and Scott Bertoli had his ten-game scoring streak snapped

THIS WEEK:

Friday, January 23 vs. Wheeling – 7:30pm Sovereign Bank Arena

- The fifth of six matches between the two squads this season. Wheeling leads the season series 3-1 while Trenton leads the all-time series 14-7-2. The Nailers took the last contest on 12/7/03 @ WesBanco Arena as Jason Jaffray scored a powerplay goal and Chris McNamara netted a shorthanded tally to give Wheeling a 2-1 win.

Saturday, January 24 vs. Roanoke – 7:00pm Sovereign Bank Arena

- The final of only two contests on the year. Peter Fregoe recorded his first two-goal game as a professional leading the Titans to a 5-2 win over the Express. Duncan Dalmao scored on the power play in the first period to put Roanoke up early, but the Titans would score the next three to take the lead. It was the just the second time this season that the Titans won when the opposing team scored first.

TITANS BROADCAST INFO:
Tune into all Trenton Titans games on their flagship radio station, Money Talk 1350AM or listen in on the Titans website, www.trentontitans.com. The voice of the Titans, Mike O'Brien will bring of your Titans hockey action.

Titans Streaks:
· #19 Scott Bertoli had his ten game scoring streak (8g, 9a) snapped on 1/17/04 @ Reading.
· #24 Mathieu Brunelle is currently on a five-game scoring streak (5g, 4a).
· The Titans are 1-6-2 in Saturday games after playing the previous night.
· The Titans are 1-3-1 in their last five games.

Milestones:

· After this weekend's games, Bertoli is just five goals away from scoring his 100th as a Titan and 4 points away from his 200th as a Titan
· #20 Chris Pittman is five away from scoring his 50th ECHL goal

In the Community:

January 19 – Due to the All-Star Break, there is no "Along the Boards" schedule for this evening. "Along the Boards" hosted by the voice of the Trenton Titans, Mike O'Brien, will resume next Monday, January 26. Call in with your questions or comments at 888.578.2428. "Along the Boards" can be heard weekly on Money Talk 1350AM from 7pm – 8pm live from Savoy's in Yardville, NJ.

January 24 – WWE's Jerry "The King" Lawler will be signing autographs in the concourse after the Titans face off against the Roanoke Express at 7:00pm. Lawler comes to Sovereign Bank Arena to participate in Military Night, as the Titans will be working with area Armed Forces to celebrate our Troops.

Transactions:
01/12/2004 Add GEORGE BOZAK (G) added as emergency back-up goaltender 01/13/2004 Add MATHIEU BRUNELLE (LW) assigned by Philadelphia (AHL)
01/16/2004 Add MATT CONTI (G) emergency backup
01/16/2004 Add LEIGH DEAN (D) signed
01/16/2004 Delete GEORGE BOZAK (G) released



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