Wranglers Dethrown Kings 3-2

Published on March 10, 2006 under ECHL (ECHL)
Las Vegas Wranglers News Release


Victoria, BC - The Las Vegas Wranglers (43-10-6, 92 points) beat the Victoria Salmon Kings (19-33-7, 45 points) 3-2 at the Save on Foods Memorial Centre on Friday night. Right wing Steve Crampton's goal with 1:53 remaining in regulation ended a 2-2 tie and improved the Wranglers road record to 21-8-3. Forward Dan Tudin and Darren Lynch also scored as Las Vegas tied a team record with their 43rd win of the season. Goalie Mike McKenna stopped 25 Salmon Kings shots in his first appearance since January 20th. The Wranglers stay in Victoria, conclude their three-game series with the Salmon Kings on Saturday at 7:00 pm.

In the first period, Las Vegas scored the lone goal of the opening period when Darren Lynch scored at 6:09 to take a 1-0 lead. Lynch sent a centering pass to the front of the net that bounced off Victoria's Adam taylor and into the back of the net for the 1-0 Wranglers lead.

In the second period, Las Vegas extended their lead to 2-0 when Dan Tudin snapped home his 27th goal of the season at 6:06 to give the Wranglers a two-goal lead. Tudin scored on a shot from the high slot set up by Steve Crampton. Victoria snagged a power-play goal at 16:33 to cut the Las Vegas lead in half at 2-1.

In the third period, Victoria's Lanny Gare tied the game at two with his 18th goal of the season at 16:05 of the third period. Las Vegas center Matt Dzieduszycki set up Steve Crampton with 1:53 remaining for the game-winning goal. Dzieduszycki centered a pass to Crampton who was alone in front of the Victoria net. He snapped the puck upstairs, beating Rob McVicar for his 18th goal of the season and the 3-2 final score.

The Wranglers continue their season-long, nine-game road trip with one more games in on Saturday. The Wranglers stop in Phoenix before returning home on March 17th to host the Alaska Aces for a three-game series. On Friday March 17th, the Wranglers will wear specialty jerseys for St. Patrick's Day. The jerseys, sponsored by McMullan's Irish Pub, the official Irish Pub of the Las Vegas Wranglers, will be available for purchase through a silent auction on the concourse during the game.

Bright orange hunting vests with the slogan "DON'T SHOOT, I'M HUMAN" will be given to the first 1,000 fans that attend the Las Vegas Wranglers game on Friday, March 17, the Wranglers announced Tuesday. The vest will also feature a Wranglers' logo.

Playoff tickets are now available for the 2006 Kelly Cup Playoffs. Fans may purchase a strip of tickets that will include every home playoff game for as little as $200.00 per seat. Fans may obtain playoff ticket information from the Wranglers' front office by calling 702-471-7825 (PUCK). Wranglers season ticket holders and mini-plan holders have the first right of refusal for there seats.

Tickets for all games are on sale now. Fans may purchase seats to all Wranglers home games at any of the following ticket locations: The Orleans Arena Box Office, Coast Casinos' showroom box offices at The Orleans, Gold Coast, South Coast and Suncoast, or at the Galleria Mall guest relations/ticket centers.

The Wranglers play all 36 home games at the Orleans Arena, located at the Orleans Hotel and Casino at 4500 W. Tropicana Avenue. Seat packages to see the Wranglers play at the Orleans Arena for the upcoming 2005-06 season are now on sale, starting as low as $150. Call (702) 471-7825 for more information or visit www.lasvegaswranglers.com.

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