Victoria Salmon Kings game notes

Published on November 3, 2006 under ECHL (ECHL)
Victoria Salmon Kings News Release


Game #1 of a 3-game series @ Las Vegas Wranglers

Friday, November 3, 2006

LAST GAME:

Victoria hosted the undefeated Idaho Steelheads at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre on Oct 28 for game three of a three-game series. The Salmon Kings head into the match with 10 goals for, 19 goals against, and one point earned from the previous night's 6-5 Shootout loss.

Warren McCutcheon, Kiel McLeod, Milan Gajic, and Wes Goldie filled the net in the first period to give Victoria a 4-0 lead over Idaho at the first intermission. Rookie Goaltender Bryan Bridges made 18 saves in the first period and the Steelheads were held off the board until midway through the second stanza.

Both McCutcheon and Goldie tallied two goals in the contest as the Salmon Kings never looked back from the first period lead to earn their first win of the season, and hand the Steelheads their first loss.

7-3 Salmon Kings.

KEY POINTS/MILESTONES

- Bryan Bridges earned his first professional win.

- Wes Goldie and Warren McCutcheon are the first Salmon Kings players of 2006-07 to score two goals in one game.

- Milan Gajic earned his 60th point in two ECHL seasons with an assist on the seventh goal last Saturday.

STREAKS

- From 2005-06 season, Steve Lingren is on a four-game point streak versus Las Vegas (3 g, 1 a), including an Overtime winner @ Las Vegas on Feb 21, 2006.

- Victoria is unbeaten in regulation in last two games.

PLAYERS TO WATCH

- Captain Kiel McLeod averages one point per game this season.

- Victoria native Mike Stutzel has tallied 4 points (2 g, 2 a) in the last two games.

- Newly assigned Goaltender Julien Ellis and Defenseman Shaun Heshka.

- Recently acquired Defenseman Phil Cole.

IR LIST

3-day

removed, James DeMone (D)

added, Darryl Lloyd (F)

7-day

removed, Andy Zulyniak (D)

added, James DeMone (D)

30-day

added, Andy Zulyniak (D)

added, Matt Kelly (D)

TRANSACTIONS

added, Phil Cole (D)

released, David Belitski (G)

added, Julien Ellis (G)

added, Shaun Heshka (D)

CONTRACTED PLAYERS ASSIGNED

NHL AHL Taylor - Florida Kelly - Manitoba

Guenette - Vancouver

Heshka - Vancouver

Ellis - Vancouver

NEXT GAME:

@ Las Vegas, Saturday November 4

7:05 p.m. (PT), Orleans Arena

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