Wranglers' Gulutzan to coach All-Star Team

January 4, 2006 - ECHL (ECHL)
Las Vegas Wranglers News Release


Las Vegas, NV - The ECHL announced today that Las Vegas Wranglers Head Coach / General Manager Glen Gulutzan will coach the National Conference All-Star team at the 2006 ECHL All-Star Game presented by Bud Light. The Fresno Falcons are the host for the 2006 ECHL All-Star Skills Competition on January 24th and the 2006 ECHL All-Star Game presented by Bud Light on Jan. 25. Both events will be at Save Mart Center and begin at 7 p.m. PT.

Gulutzan will be joined by Alaska's Davis Payne to coach the National Conference. Reading's Karl Taylor and Gwinnett's Jeff Pyle will coach the American Conference Team. Payne and Taylor were selected as a result of having the best winning percentage in their conference through games played by January 3rd, while Gulutzan and Pyle were chosen using a combination of winning percentage and votes from coaches within their own conference. Alaska leads the ECHL with a winning percentage of .804 (21-4-3) while Las Vegas is second in the league at .773 (24-6-3). Reading leads the American Conference and is third in the league at .750 (20-6-2), while Gwinnett is second in the American Conference and tied for fourth overall at .714 (18-6-4).

Glen Gulutzan is in his third season as general manager and head coach of Las Vegas. The Wranglers head coach will make his first all-star appearance as a coach. Gulutzan is 98-61-18 all-time as the only coach in team history. The Wranglers were 43-22-7 and finished second in the division in their inaugural season, losing in five games to eventual Kelly Cup Champion Idaho in the postseason. Before stepping behind the Las Vegas bench, the 34-year-old Gulutzan spent four seasons as player-assistant coach with Fresno of the West Coast Hockey League. He was named All-WCHL in 1999 and 2000 and helped the Falcons win the championship in 2002 and advance to Game 7 of the finals in 2003. Gulutzan began his professional career in 1996-97 with Fresno and had a team record 80 assists and 110 points in 60 games, while also playing in the International Hockey League with Utah and Las Vegas. In addition to six seasons in Fresno, the native of The Pas, Manitoba also played in both Finland and Sweden. Glen and his wife, Nicole, live in Las Vegas with their son, Landon, and their daughters, Emma and Brielle.

Phoenix will visit the Orleans Arena on Friday, January 6th, as the Wranglers hand out book covers compliments of Creel Printing. Stockton will be at the Orleans Arena on Saturday, January 7th at 7:05 pm. Before the game on Saturday, fans may attend the Port of Subs Pre-Game Party from 4:30 - 6:30 pm at the Orleans Arena. Also, on Saturday the 7th, fans can watch Big Elvis and his performances between periods.

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 2004-05 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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