Wranglers open season with 2-1 win

October 26, 2005 - ECHL (ECHL)
Las Vegas Wranglers News Release


Las Vegas, NV - The Las Vegas Wranglers beat the Utah Grizzlies 2-1 in front of 5,624 fans for the season opener at the Orleans Arena. Centers Chris Stanley and Derek Edwardson each scored power-play goals in the first period to lead the team to victory. Goalie Marc Magliarditi made 34 saves for his first win of the year. The Las Vegas Wranglers fired 39 shots on net, Grizzlies goaltender Justin Eddy made 37 saves. The Wranglers head to Florida to take on the Everblades on Friday and Saturday in Estero, FL at 4:30 pm PST.

In the first, Chris Stanley scored for the Wranglers with Lee Green getting the only assist on the power-play goal. Stanley rifled a shot from the right wing past goaltender Justin Eddy for the first goal of the season at 10:11. Center Derek Edwardson scored with 18 seconds left in the period, putting the Wranglers ahead 2-1.

In the third, Chis Leinweber scored the only Utah goal at 9:21 of the period.

Las Vegas will return home to host the Phoenix Roadrunners at 7:05 pm on Friday, November 4th. The Wranglers will hand out 5,000 magnetic schedules prior to the game.

Wranglers' ticket locations are the Orleans Arena Box Office, Coast Casinos' showroom box offices at The Orleans, Gold Coast, Suncoast and South Coast (opening in 2006) or at the Galleria Mall guest relations/ticket centers. Fans may also order tickets by phone at (702) 284-7777 or on the web at www.orleansarena.com. Fans may also visit www.lasvegaswranglers.com for individual game tickets and for information on Wranglers season seat packages or call (702) 471-7825 to contact the Wranglers office directly.

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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