Wranglers Weekly

Published on November 15, 2004 under ECHL (ECHL)
Las Vegas Wranglers News Release


Las Vegas, NV- The Las Vegas Wranglers posted a 1-2-0 record over the last week with a 5-2 win Friday night over Victoria at the Orleans Arena. Friday night's win was preceded by a 5-3 loss at home to Alaska on Tuesday night. Saturday Las Vegas fell 2-1 at home to Toledo.

This week Las Vegas will start on the road Thursday night in Bakersfield at 7:00 pm. The Wranglers will conclude their weekend by hosting the defending Kelly Cup Champion Idaho Steelheads at 7:05 pm on Friday and Saturday night. After hosting Idaho, Las Vegas will go on a grueling 21-day, 12,046 mile road trip that begins November 23rd with an east-coast swing in Louisiana and concludes December 11th in Idaho.

Overall Record = 4-3-1, 9 Points Last Week = 1-2-0

Fifth Place - West Division

Las Vegas Wranglers Schedule – November 16th - November 23rd:

*ALL PRACTICES AT ORLEANS ARENA THIS WEEK*

Tuesday, November 16th

Practice 10:00 am-12:00 pm

Wednesday, November 17th

Practice 10:00 am-11:00 am

Bus to Bakersfield

Thursday, November 18th

Game Day Skate 11:15 am-12:00 pm

Game at Bakersfield at 7:00 pm

Friday, November 19th

Game Day Skate 10:00 am-11:00 am

Game vs. Idaho at 7:05 pm.

Saturday, November 20th

Game Day Skate 10:00 am-11:00 am

Game vs. Idaho at 7:05 pm.

Sunday, November 21st

Off Day

Monday, November 22nd

Travel Day

Tuesday, November 23rd:

Game Day Skate at 11:15 am-12:00 pm

Game at Louisiana at 5:05 pm PST

ON THE AIR THIS WEEK

Thursday, November 18th at 6:55 pm at Bakersfield on Sports Radio 1460-AM

Friday, November 19th at 7:00 pm vs. Idaho on www.lasvegaswranglers.com

Saturday, November 20th at 7:00 vs. Idaho on Fox Sports Radio 1400-AM

Tuesday, November 23rd at 5:00 pm on Sports Radio 1460-AM.

Tuesday, November 9th

Alaska 5 at Las Vegas 3

The Las Vegas Wranglers fell 5-3 to the Alaska Aces on Tuesday night in front of 3,974 fans. The Aces line of Scott Gomez, Mike Scott, and Joe Talbot combined for 12 points on the evening to lead Alaska to a 5-4-1 record. Dan Tudin scored twice for Las Vegas and Rejean Stringer recorded three assists in the Wranglers loss.

Friday, November 12th

Victoria 2 at Las Vegas 5

The Las Vegas Wranglers beat the Victoria Salmon Kings 5-2 in front of 4,367 fans on Friday night. Five different goal scorers lit the lamp for the Wranglers, as Dustin Johner led the team in scoring with three assists. Goalie Marc Magliarditi made 28 saves for the win. Las Vegas scored four goals in the first period to help move the team to 4-2-1 on the season. Chris Stanley, Dana Lattery, Jeff Attard, Rejean Stringer and Ryan Gaucher each scored in the Las Vegas win.

Saturday, November 13th

Toledo 2 at Las Vegas 1

The Toledo Storm beat the Las Vegas Wranglers 2-1 Saturday night in front of 5,878 fans. Toledo goalie Scott Fankhouser stopped 30 shots to lead the Storm to victory. Toledo centers Maris Zeidins and Rick Judson each scored for the Storm. The Wranglers only goal came off the stick of Ryan Gaucher, midway through the second period.

This Week's Opponents-

Bakersfield Condors – (7-0-1) – LV Leads All-Time Series 9-1-0

Bakersfield is off to a great start with a 7-0-1 record. Their only loss came in a shootout to Toledo last Friday. The Condors are 6-0-0 at home this season and bring a balanced attack to the ice with five players tied for the team lead in scoring with nine points. Goalie Randy Petruk is 6-0-0 with a 1.83 goals against average and a .923 save percentage. The Condors back-up goalie is Yutaka Fukufuji, the first Japanese goaltender to play in the ECHL. Bakersfield is outscoring their opponents 35-16 in their first eight games.

Idaho Steelheads– (7-3-0) – LV Leads All-Time Series 5-3-2

Idaho returns to the Orleans Arena for the first time since eliminating Las Vegas in Game 5 of the first round of the 2004 Kelly Cup Playoffs. The Steelheads went on to win the Kelly Cup, beating Florida in the Finals four games to one. The Steelheads return nine players from last year's championship team including Lance Galbraith who leads the ECHL with 69 penalty minutes in nine games. Left wing Scott Burt and defenseman Peter Matcalf lead the team in scoring with nine points each. Goalie Frank Doyle is 6-2-0 with a 2.13 goals against average and .917 save percentage. The Steelheads changed their NHL Affiliation from Dallas to Phoenix. Idaho ranks in the top six for power play and penalty kills.

Ask Out, Tibbetts Claimed ......

The Las Vegas Wranglers lost center Morten Ask for an unknown period of time as the 24-year old left Las Vegas to return home to Norway for a family medical emergency. Ask was suspended by the team in order to retain his rights and still allow him to leave the team. Ask had six points in six games played.

In a move to help fill the void in the roster, the Wranglers have claimed forward Billy Tibbetts off waivers from San Diego. In seven games with San Diego this season, Tibbetts scored four goals and assisted on five others. He is among the top five in the ECHL with 56 penalty minutes.

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