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Trashers split long weekend road trip

November 9, 2004 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Danbury Trashers News Release


Despite a tough 3-1 loss on Saturday night at the MARK of the Quad Cities to the QC Mallards, Danbury finished their week away from the Danbury Ice Arena with a split, including a convincing 5-2 win over the defending Tarry Cup Champions from Ft. Wayne on Friday, November 5, 2004.

Scott Stirling was a shining player in goal for Danbury as he saved 46 shots on Friday and 40 more on Saturday. Last season's ECHL Goaltender of the Year has been an iron man in goal for the Trashers as he has played in nine of the team's first 11 games and is currently 4th in the league with a .929 save percentage.

TRASHERS WEEK IN REVIEW

STIRLING STOPS 40+ FOR SECOND STRAIGHT NIGHT, BUT TRASHERS FAIL TO HOLD OFF QUAD CITY IN 3-1 LOSS

November 6, 2004

Paul Cabana and Brad Essex picked the 3rd period of Saturday's game in Quad City to score their first goals of the season, snapping a 1-1 tie and sending the Mallards to a 3-1 win over Danbury at the MARK of the Quad Cities.

Danbury scored first for the 3rd straight game as Brent Gretzky's 3rd of the season came on the power play from Bruce Richardson and Mario Larocque at the 7:39 mark of the 1st period. However the Trashers were limited to just 29 shots compared to Quad City's 43 and were stifled for the remainder of the game.

Quad City tied the game on Greg Barber's 4th of the year at the 17:49 mark of the 1st on an assist by Mike Kompon, also on the power play. A scoreless second was followed by the Mallards' 3rd period outburst as Cabana scored at the 4:53 point followed by Essex's goal at the 10:11 mark. Kompon finished with three assists in the game.

Scott Stirling faced 43 shots and stopped 40 after saving 46 of 48 on Friday night in Ft. Wayne as the Trashers fell to 6-5-0 (12 points) with the loss. Quad City's win gives them a 5-4-0 (10 points) record this season.

BAYRACK'S TWO GOALS, STIRLING'S 46 SAVES LEAD DANBURY TO CONVINCING 5-2 WIN IN FT. WAYNE

November 5, 2004

Mike Bayrack tallied two goals in a game for the 2nd time this season, but unlike the last time it occurred in Adirondack, Bayrack's goals led the Trashers to a convincing victory as they defeated Ft. Wayne 5-2 on Friday night at the War Memorial Coliseum.

The Trashers jumped out to a 1st period lead on Bayrack's first goal, a shorthanded marker at the 4:10 mark of the 1st period. Danbury took a 2-0 lead on Bruce Richardson's goal at the 12:11 mark, also an unassisted goal.

Ft. Wayne would bounce back to eventually tie the game on goals from Dustin Virag in the 1st period and Tom Nemeth in the 2nd before the Trashers took a permanent lead on John Morlang's 5th of the season at the 13:34 mark of the 2nd period from Brent Gretzky.

Scott Stirling turned aside 46 of 48 shots faced, including several tough ones in the 3rd period to keep it a 3-2 Trashers lead. Danbury would gain breathing room on Bayrack's second goal of the night at the 14:18 mark of the 3rd from Nicholas Bilotto, while Doug Christensen's first goal of the season from Jim Duhart sealed the 5-2 win at the 18:52 mark of the final frame.

DANBURY PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Scott Stirling
Goaltender
Norwood, MA
Statistics from 11/05 to 11/06: 1 Win, 5 Goals Allowed, 86 Saves, .945 Save Percentage

Stirling stopped 46 of 48 shots in a 5-2 win in Ft. Wayne on Friday night for the Trashers second straight win. On Saturday in Quad City, Stirling stopped 40 of 43 in a 3-1 loss to the Mallards.

TRASHER TIDBITS

· Trashers Captain Brent Gretzky is playing well away from the Danbury Ice Arena as he has scored at least one point in all six road games this season. In six road games, Gretzky is 3G 4A 7P with a +3 rating. Only Mike Bayrack's five road goals are currently higher than Gretzky's road mark.

· Gretzky has also scored at least one point in 10 of the 11 games played this season, and is currently on a three-game point scoring streak (1G, 2A, 3P)

· Saturday's 40-save performance by Scott Stirling was his 3rd 40+ save night in just nine games in goal. Danbury is 2-1-0 in those games including a shootout win on October 24th in which he also stopped all five shootout tries from Adirondack skaters.

· Danbury continues to score when shorthanded. Mike Bayrack's SH goal on Friday November 5th against Ft. Wayne was the 5th shorthanded goal this season by Danbury. John Morlang has three of the team's 5 SH goals while J.F. David has the other. The Trashers still lead the league in penalty killing with an 89.4% over the first 11 games and 66 shorthanded situations.

· Bayrack's two-goal performance on November 5th against Ft. Wayne was his second two-goal performance of the season. He also scored two goals in Adirondack on October 29th.

COMING UP...

The Trashers continue their 4-game swing on the road this Friday at Elmira starting at 7:30pm. On Saturday the Trashers will play in Richmond for the first time in a 7:35pm face-off before a Sunday return to the Danbury Ice Arena for a 5:30pm contest against Elmira. Danbury is scheduled to face the Elmira Jackals in four of their next six games, an important stretch for the top two teams in the UHL Eastern Division.

Tickets for the Sunday November 14th game against Elmira are currently on sale, as are tickets to all Danbury Trashers home games. Tickets are $12.00 and $15.00 and can be purchased online at DanburyTrashers.com, by calling the Trashers Box Office at 866-565-PUCK during business hours or at the Danbury Ice Arena from Noon-6pm on Monday-Friday and on weekends from 9am-6pm.

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