Victoria Salmon Kings game notes

Published on February 17, 2007 under ECHL (ECHL)
Victoria Salmon Kings News Release


Saturday, February 17, 2007 -- 7:05 p.m.

vs Stockton Thunder

Game three of a three-game series (Victoria leads 2-0)

LAST GAME vs Stockton: The Thunder returned for game two of the series and rippled the mesh first with a goal from Troy Bodie, but Victoria followed with five unanswered goals over three periods to lift the home crowd at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre.

Paul Ballantyne snuck in his first goal with the Salmon Kings and 13 seconds later F.P. Guenette fed Gustav Engman from a faceoff in Stockton territory for a two-goal advantage.

In the second period, Marc-Andre Bernier posted his 13th goal of the season in a 2-on-1 rush. The Salmon Kings notched two goals in consecutive powerplay attempts in the third period. In the 5-on-3 advantage, Wes Goldie flipped the puck over Goaltender Devan Dubnyk for his 30th goal of the season, and in the following 5-on-4 series, Guenette finished a pass from Milan Gajic for the four-goal Victoria lead.

Mike Lalonde and Jim Dahl gave Stockton a spark in the third and scored two goals within one and a half minutes to close the gap, but Victoria Netminder Julien Ellis stood strong and Kiel McLeod threw in an empty-net goal in the final minutes.

Victoria 6-3

MILESTONES Wes Goldie earned his 250th ECHL point last night...Julien Ellis tied the club record for wins (13)...Steve Lingren is one assist away from his 100th ECHL assist...Milan Gajic is two points away from 100th ECHL point...Kiel McLeod is one goal away from his 50th pro goal, and three points away from his 50th ECHL point.

Special appearance by Edmonton Oilers player-development coach, Kelly Buchberger. The Oilers are the NHL affiliate of the Stockton Thunder.

PROMOTIONS

- Minor Hockey game at First Intermission

Cowichan Valley Red Gladiators

- Times Colonist "Putt & Win!" at Second Intermission

- Vancouver Island Brewery Trivia Contest

- BC Ferries Junior Captain

- BC Ferries Mascot on Deck

- Dancing Fan competition

- ESSO giveaways

- Booster Club giveaways

- Booster Club "Pucks and Kisses" for sale

- SUBWAY giveaways

- Russell Athletics Three Stars of the Game

versus Stockton in 2006-07

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Record: 3-1-0

Goals for: 17

Goals against: 12

Shots for: 116

Shots against: 177

PP: 5/23

PK: 22/24

The Salmon Kings...

*are 91.6% on the penalty kill versus Stockton.

*are 14-1-1 this season when leading after two periods.

*are 4-1-0 when Matt Kelly scores a goal, 3-0-0 when Gustav Engman scores a goal, and 2-0-0 when Phil Cole scores a goal (all are Defensemen).

#21 Paul Ballantyne (D)

- acquired in trade with Phoenix on January 31st.

- netted two points (1g, 1a) and earned first star last night.

#19 Warren McCutcheon (F)

- activated from 30-day IR on Feb 16.

- posted two goals in third game of series versus Idaho in October.

IR LIST

TRANSACTIONS

3-day

Darryl Lloyd (F)

7-day

Robin Gomez (F)

30-day

Brad Cook (D)

Alexandre Vincent (G)

Recalled to Manitoba,

Adam Keefe (F), Feb 15

CONTRACTED PLAYERS

NEXT GAME

NHL (Vancouver) Guenette, Bernier, Ellis

AHL (Manitoba) Kelly

vs Las Vegas, Wednesday

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