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October 28, 2009
Condors Capitalize on Power Play to Steamroll Reign
Man-advantage converts five times in 8-3 victory
Bakersfield, Calif. -
A crowd of 3,115 fans at Rabobank Arena had a lot to cheer about on
Wednesday night, as the Bakersfield Condors (4-2-0, 8pts) scored five
power play goals en route to an 8-3 victory over the Ontario Reign
(2-3-0, 4pts). G Timo Pielmeier (2-1-0) picked up the win, stopping 33
of 36 shots, helping the Condors kill 10 of 11 power plays against.
I
 t was a wild game between two divisional foes, who met for the third time
in less than three weeks. The Condors and Reign played a tight first
two periods, before Bakersfield broke it open in the third with four
unanswered goals.
The Reign grabbed the early lead in the game by netting a tally on
their first shot of the evening. F Greg Hogeboom put home his 5th of
the season just 18 seconds in to make it 1-0. Bakersfield responded,
however, with three straight to take the advantage. LW Shawn Weller
redirected a point shot from D Sasha Pokulok at 5:27 to tie it up 1-1
on the power play. The Condors added another power play marker at
9:04, with RW Stephane Goulet wrapping around the netminder to tuck
home his first of the season. Less than two minutes later, F Andrew
Ianiero put home a loose puck on the doorstep to make it 3-1. Ontario
pulled within one at 13:15 with a power play goal of their own, and the
teams headed to the dressing room with the Condors nursing a 3-2
advantage.
Just 1:29 into the middle stanza, the Reign tied it up with
RW Jon Rheault scoring his third of the season, bringing the score
to 3-3. But just a few minutes later, D John de Gray netted his second
of the season to regain the lead and chase Ontario G Mike
Zacharias from the pipes in favor of G Chad Darling. Shots were 23-21
Ontario after two.
The Condors extended the lead in the third period, with four
goals, to pull away from the Reign. C MacGregor Sharp, (pictured,
above) deflected a D Stu Bickel shot for his third of the season to
make it 5-3. The Condors then scored three consecutive power play goals
to finish the game. Pokulok recorded his fourth of the season at 8:47
of the third period with a 5-on-3 power play goal. Weller scored his
second of the game with 3:10 to play in the game and D Eric Regan
finished the scoring with 2:53 remaining for an 8-3 score.
King of Pop Jersey Raffle and Auction Night, sponsored by ABC23,
Hot 94.1 and Mercy and Memorial Hospitals, benefiting the Children's
Miracle Network, will take place this Friday at 7 p.m. when the Condors
host the Utah Grizzlies at Rabobank Arena. Five game-worn King of Pop
tribute jerseys will be raffled off during and after the game, while
the remaining jerseys will be auctioned off. Plus, the players will
wear one white glove, some of which will be sold following the
conclusion of the game.
Notes from the Nest: Nine Condors
recorded at least two points: Sasha Pokulok (1g-1a), Dan Sexton (2a),
Andrew Ianiero (1g-1a), Mathieu Aubin (2a), Maxime Macenauer (2a),
MacGregor Sharp (1g-2a), Shawn Weller (2g), Eric Regan (1g-1a), Stu
Bickel (2a)... Each team finished with 38 penalty minutes... The
Condors were out-shot 36-32. It was the second game in a row the
Condors were out shot, but won the game... 1. Shawn Weller (BAK); 2.
Stephane Goulet (BAK); 3. Andrew Ianiero (BAK)
Ticket Information:
Season
Ticket and mini-plans, starting at just $42, are on sale now. Fans can
make Condors season tickets even more affordable by using Extended
AutoPay, which is a program that allows you to spread your payments out
through February, 2010. Purchase discounted tickets when you bring a
group of 20 or more out to a Condors game. Stop by the Condors office
or call 324-PUCK (7825) for remaining seat availability.
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