ECHL Bakersfield Condors

Venedam Storms ECHL Leaderboards After Eight-Point Weekend

Published on November 7, 2005 under ECHL (ECHL)
Bakersfield Condors News Release


Friday, November 4th
CONDORS 4 vs. San Diego 5 (SO)
Goaltender Davis Parley made a season-high 46 saves and Sean Venedam's four point evening led the Bakersfield offense, but Jesse Bennefield's clincher in the shootout gave the San Diego Gulls a 5-4 victory over the Bakersfield Condors Friday night in front of 5,179 fans at Rabobank Arena.

Saturday, November 5th
CONDORS 4 vs. Las Vegas 3 (OT)
Condors captain Sean Venedam's overtime game- winner completed a hat trick and rookie goaltender Ryan Munce picked up his first professional victory as the Bakersfield Condors defeated the Las Vegas Wranglers 4-3 in front of 6,083 fans at Rabobank Arena.

Sunday, November 6th
CONDORS 2 @ Fresno 6
Michel Massie scored his first goal of the season and Alexandre Bolduc posted a late goal in the Bakersfield Condors' 6-2 loss to the Fresno Falcons Sunday night.

Where we are
The Condors (3-3-1) are tied for second place in the Pacific Division after seven games. Fresno leads the division at 5-1-1.

Condors Sign Ganga
Prior to Sunday's game at Fresno, the Condors signed forward Nick Ganga. Ganga has spent the last two seasons in the ECHL with the Long Beach Ice Dogs and San Diego Gulls, scoring 18 goals and 19 assists in 107 games over that span. The fifth-year pro played three seasons of college hockey at the Ohio State University, recording 17 goals and 24 assists fro 1998-2001.

GANGA, NICK #12
Pos: D Ht: 6'3" Wt: 202 DOB: 5/15/78 Shoots: Left Hometown: Long Beach, CA
2004-05: San Diego Gulls (ECHL) 42 games, 3 goals, 3 assists, 6 points, 64 PIM
Pro Totals: 225 games, 30 goals, 43 assists, 73 points, 559 PIM

Notes from the Nest
-Sean Venedam recorded eight points on 4 goals and 4 assists over the weekend.
-Scott Basiuk assisted on all three of Venedam's power-play goals vs. Las Vegas on Saturday. Basiuk is currently tied for second among
ECHL defensemen with 7 assists.
-Davis Parley stopped 25 of San Diego's 27 shots in the second period Friday night.
-The Condors are undefeated on Saturday nights (3-0-0) and undefeated when scoring first (3- 0-0).
-Venedam is currently tied for the ECHL lead (with Toledo's Ken Magowan and Fresno's Shawn Mather) with 4 power play goals.
-Alexandre Bolduc currently ranks third among ECHL rookies in penalty minutes (30)
-The Condors' power play unit at home ranks third in the ECHL, converting on 7 of 22 chances in 3 home games (31.8%)

Buy Tickets
The next home game for the Condors is November 17th against the San Diego Gulls at 7pm for High School and College ID Night. Fans presenting a valid high school or college ID at the box office can purchase tickets starting at $1 Individual game tickets are now on sale and may be purchased through the Rabobank box office, which is open from 10:00am to 6:00pm Monday through Saturday. Tickets may also be purchased by phone at 322-2525, at any Ticketmaster location, or online at www.bakersfieldcondors.com.

League Leaders
-Sean Venedam - 4 PPG (T-1st)
-Sean Venedam - 3 PPG in one game (ECHL season-high)
-Scott Basiuk - 7 assists (T-2nd among defensemen)
-Alexandre Bolduc - 30 PIM (3rd among rookies)
-Bakersfield - 31.8% home power play (3rd)
-Bakersfield - 36.1 PIM/game (3rd)
-Bakersfield - 6,508 fans/game (4th)

This Week (All Times Pacific)
Friday, November 11th at Las Vegas, 7:05 p.m.
Saturday, November 12th at Las Vegas, 7:05 p.m.

Last Week
Last Week's Record (1-1-1)
Overall Record (3-3-1)

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