Wranglers Sweep Condors, Win Sixth Straight

Published on November 19, 2007 under ECHL (ECHL)
Las Vegas Wranglers News Release


Las Vegas, NV- The Las Vegas Wranglers® posted a 3-0-0 record this week with three wins in Bakersfield. The Wranglers defeated the Condors 4-3 in a shootout on Wednesday afternoon. Las Vegas shutout Bakersfield 4-0 on Friday night at Rabobank Arena. The Wranglers swept the Condors in the three-game set with a 3-2 win on Sunday.

The Wranglers start a six-game home stand starting Tuesday at 7:05 pm with the Phoenix RoadRunners. Bakersfield and Idaho will both visit Las Vegas over the home stand. The Wranglers will host Teddy Bear Toss Night on Sunday, November 25th at 5:05 pm. Las Vegas fans may throw stuffed animals on the ice for charity after the Wranglers scored their first goal of the night.

Overall Record = 10-2-0, 20 Points Last Week = 3-0-0

First Place, Pacific Division

Las Vegas Wranglers Schedule -

Week of November 20th - November 27th

Tuesday, November 20th

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

7:05 pm - Game vs. Phoenix

Wednesday, November 21st

Off Day

Thursday, November 22nd

Off Day - Thanksgiving Holiday

Friday, November 23rd

10:30 am- 11:30 am - Practice at Fiesta Station

Saturday, November 24th

7:30 am - 8:30 am - Practice at Fiesta Station

Sunday, November 25th

9:00 am - 10:00 am - Game Day Skate at Orleans Arena

Game vs. Phoenix at 5:05 pm (PST)

Monday, November 26th

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

Tuesday, November 27th

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

7:05 pm - Game vs. Bakersfield

Wednesday, November 14th

Las Vegas 4 at Bakersfield 3 SO

Bakersfield, CA - The Las Vegas Wranglers defeated the Bakersfield Condors 4-3 in a shootout at Rabobank Arena on Wednesday afternoon. Forward Bruce Mulherin scored the sudden death shootout goal to lift the Wranglers over the Condors. Defenseman Gerry Burke scored a power-play goal and added an assist. Forwards Adam Cracknell and Curtis Fraser also scored in the victory. Goalie Daniel Manzato stopped 24 of 27 Bakersfield shots and five of six in the shootout. Center Tyler Mosienko had two assists as the Wranglers moved to 24-8-1 all-time against the Condors.

Friday, November 16th

Las Vegas 4 at Bakersfield 0

Bakersfield, CA - The Las Vegas Wranglers defeated the Bakersfield Condors 4-0 at Rabobank Arena on Friday night. Goalie Daniel Manzato stopped all 38 Bakersfield shots for his first shutout of the season. Captain Peter Ferraro and left wing Bruce Mulherin each scored a goal and added an assist. Leading goal scorer Adam Cracknell pushed his season total to ten with a pair of goals in the third period.

Sunday, November 18th

Las Vegas 3 at Bakersfield 2

Bakersfield, CA - The Las Vegas Wranglers defeated the Bakersfield Condors 3-2 at Rabobank Arena on Sunday night. Captain Peter Ferraro scored the eventual game-winning goal just 18-seconds into the third period for the team's sixth straight victory. Las Vegas goalie Daniel Manzato made 29 saves in the victory, as the Wranglers moved into a tie with Victoria for the ECHL's point lead at 20. Centers Chris Ferraro and Tyler Mosienko also scored in the Las Vegas win. Defensemen Jason Jozsa and Aaron Power each had two assists.

Upcoming Opponent.....

Phoenix RoadRunners -

2007-08 Record: 5-7-0, 10 points, 4th Place, West

2006-07 Record - 27-40-5, 59 points, 4th Place, West

2007-08 LV vs. Phoenix - 2-0-0

2006-07 Playoff Series First Round (LV Wins 4-0)

LV All-Time Record vs. Phoenix - 16-2-2

The RoadRunners return only four players from last year's squad. The most notable additions include center Daniel Sisca, former Wrangler Sean O'Connor, left wing Justin Maiser and center Scott Kelman. Sisca leads the team in points with four goals and 11 assists for 15 points. Maiser has eight goals in his first 12 games. Maiser has been to the Kelly Cup Finals two years in a row, winning the Kelly cup with Alaska in 2006. O'Connor played two seasons in Las Vegas before a trade sent him to Phoenix this summer. In his first 12 games with the RoadRunners, O'Connor has four goals and five assists for nine points. Defenseman Brian Yandle is tied for second on the team in scoring with 11 points in 12 games. Goalie Cody Rudkowsky is 2-5-0 with a 4.29 goals against average.

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