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Wranglers host first-place Ice Dogs, defending champs

February 7, 2005 - ECHL (ECHL)
Las Vegas Wranglers News Release


Las Vegas, NV- The Las Vegas Wranglers will host the Long Beach Ice Dogs on Tuesday night to continue a seven-game home stand. Las Vegas will host Idaho on Friday and Saturday night at 7:05 pm. Las Vegas is currently 2-0-0 to start the home stand. Friday night the first 1,000 fans through the gate will receive a free mullet wig compliments of Style America Salon. Saturday night the first 2,000 fans get a free team card set.

Overall Record = 20-19-4, 44 Points Last Week = 0-0-0

Seventh Place - West Division

Las Vegas Wranglers Schedule – February 7th – February 15th

Tuesday, February 8th

10:00 am –11:00 am Game Day Skate at Orleans Arena

7:05 pm – Game vs. Long Beach

Wednesday, February 9th

10:00 am-11:30 am – Practice at Orleans Arena

Thursday, February 10th

10:00 am-11:30 am – Practice at Orleans Arena

Friday, February 11th

10:00 am –11:00 am Game Day Skate at Orleans Arena

7:05 pm – Game vs. Long Beach

Saturday, February 12th

10:00 am –11:00 am Game Day Skate at Orleans Arena

7:05 pm – Game vs. Long Beach

Sunday, February 13th

Off Day

Monday, February 14th

10:00 am-11:30 am – Practice at Orleans Arena

Tuesday, February 15th

10:00 am-11:30 am – Practice at Orleans Arena

ON THE AIR THIS WEEK

Tuesday, February 8th at 7:00 pm

vs. Long Beach Ice Dogs on Sports Talk 1400-AM

Friday, February 11th at 7:00 pm

vs. Idaho Steelheads on Sports Talk 1400-AM

Saturday, February 12th at 8:00 pm

vs. Idaho Steelheads on Sports Talk 1400-AM (joined in progress)

Wranglers Add Former First Round Pick Bonsignore

The Wranglers signed Jason Bonsignore, who was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the first round (#4 Overall) of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. Overall, the Rochester, NY native suited up 79 times in the NHL, with three goals and 13 assists for 16 points, to go along with 34 penalty minutes. The 28-year old Bonsignore joins the Wranglers after playing one game this season with the South Carolina Stingrays. Two years ago, the 6-foot-4, 220-pound center played five games in South Carolina with two goals and five assists for seven points. For his career, Bonsignore has played 337 games, scoring 63 goals and adding 113 assists for 176 points. His best season as a pro came with the Hamilton Bulldogs of the AHL during the 1996-97 season.

Bonsignore scored 21 goals and assisted on 33 others for 54 points in 78 games played for Hamilton.

Wranglers' Rookies Making Impact

Rookie Dustin Johner leads Las Vegas in scoring with 18 goals and 21 assists for 39 points. Johner needs four goals to set the new team record for goals in a season. Eric Schneider and Chris Kenady each scored 21 last season. Johner's 39 points are tied for fourth in the league in scoring among rookies and his eight power-play goals are tied for first among rookies with teammate Chris Stanley. Johnner also leads all rookies with 11 power-play assists. Center Chris Stanley is ranked second in the league among rookies with 141 shots on goal. Stanley needs 24 shots to surpass defenseman Dave Cousineau for most shots in a season by a rookie with 164 last year. Winger Adam Huxley already has broken the team records for penalty minutes by a rookie (Doug Wright, 104 in 2003-04) and major penalties (Chris Wheaton, 11, 2003-04) in one season. Huxley's 172 penalty minutes are on pace to break Wheaton's mark of 214 set during the 2004-05 season. Huxley's 172 minutes place him in the top ten of the league and third among rookies. Huxley's 15 majors place him third highest in the league and second among rookies.

This Week's Opponents-

Long Beach Ice Dogs – (29-13-4, 62 Points)– The Ice Dogs are 2-0-1 against Las Vegas this year. Long Beach finished with 23 wins all of last season. The Dogs went 2-7-0 against Las Vegas last year. Former Wranglers winger Chris Kenady leads the Dogs with 22 goals scored and is second with 43 points. Rookie Center Marco Rosa scored 21 points (10G-11A) in 17 games last month. Rosa also finished +17 in January. Goalie Chris Madden is 19-4-1 with a 1.95 goals against average and a .946 save percentage. Madden is tied for the league lead with five shutouts. Madden is unbeaten in his last seven starts (6-0-1) with his last regulation loss coming on January 14th in a 4-1 loss at San Diego. Center Evan Cheverie leads the Ice Dogs in scoring with 17 goals and 28 assists for 45 points in 46 games played. The Ice Dogs have the second highest point total in the ECHL (Pensacola, 64) and the second highest win total (29).

Idaho Steelheads – (21-20-3, 45 Points) – Idaho leads the season series with a 3-1-0 record against Las Vegas. The defending champs head into the week with a 4-6-0 record in their last 10 games played. Left wing Bobby Russell leads the team in scoring with 28 points (14G-14A) in 44 games. Russell's 28 points are in a three-way tie for the league's lowest total among all teams' leading scorers. Winger Lance Galbriath recently returned to the lineup after missing 23 games with a knee injury. Galbraith has four goals and 11 assists for 15 points in 21 games played. The rugged winger has also racked up 145 penalty minutes this season. Former Wranglers' winger Billy Tibbetts will return to the Orleans Arena to face his former team. Tibbetts has five points (2G-3A) in five games with the Steelheads, while picking up 45 penalty minutes. The Steelheads feature the 2005 Coors Light ECHL All-Star MVP in goalie Frank Doyle. The first year goalie is 16-11-2 with a 2.25 goals against average and .919 save percentage. Idaho is ranked ninth defensively and 25th offensively.

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