SALMON KINGS POWER PAST ROADRUNNERS 4-1

 Phoenix Visits Victoria at 8:05 p.m. Saturday

 VICTORIA, British Columbia – Olivier Filion tallied a pair of goals and added an assist to propel the Victoria Salmon Kings to a 4-1 victory over the Phoenix RoadRunners before 4,590 at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre in ECHL action Friday.

 Following a scoreless first period, Victoria (6-6-1) built a 2-0 lead with a pair of goals scored 59 seconds apart.  Curtis Billsten re-directed a centering pass from Darryl Lloyd through the pads of RoadRunners’ goalie Craig Kowalski at 8:04 of the second to give the Salmon Kings a 1-0 lead.  Wes Goldie doubled the advantage less than a minute later on the power play when he punched home Matt Kelly’s rebound at 9:03.

 The RoadRunners (6-4-2) rebounded early in the third period when Daniel Sisca worked the puck around Victoria goalie Jonathan Boutin and into the net at 2:13 to cut the Salmon Kings lead to 3-1.  But Filion netted a pair of goals, one on the power play at 13:14, and a second tally scored even-strength at 18:41 to seal the win for Victoria.

 Victoria out-shot Phoenix 37-33.  Kowalski made 33 saves but suffered the loss to fall to 4-3-1 on the season.  The RoadRunners went 0-4 with the power play while Victoria was 2-6 with the man-advantage.

Notes: The RoadRunners dropped their seven straight game at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre.  Phoenix has not tasted victory in Victoria since a 1-0 overtime win Jan. 28, 2006…The RoadRunners penalty kill came into the game having allowed only five power play goals in the first 11 games…Former RoadRunners’ center Cam Paddock made his NHL debut with the St. Louis Blues tonight at Chicago and scored his first NHL goal on his first ever shot.  Paddock scored 11 goals and 31 points in 46 games with the RoadRunners in 2006-07.  He joins Phoenix Coyotes forward Daniel Winnik as the two RoadRunners’ alumni in the NHL.

 The RoadRunners conclude a three-game road trip at 8:05 p.m. Saturday when they visit the Victoria Salmon Kings at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre in the finale of a two-game weekend series.  Catch all the action live on Independent 1310 KXAM beginning with “RoadRunners Countdown” at 7:45 p.m.

 Phoenix returns to US Airways Center for a three-game home-stand at 7:05 p.m. Tuesday when they welcome the Las Vegas Wranglers.  

 Great seats are still available beginning as low as $8 and can be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at (480) 784-4444, purchasing online ticketmaster.com or visiting the US Airways Center Box Office.  Information on season tickets, half-season packages, and flex plans for the 2008-09 season of Phoenix RoadRunners Hockey are available by calling (602) 462-GOAL.  

Phoenix RoadRunners 1 at Victoria Salmon Kings 4 - Status: Final
Nov 14, 2008 - Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre

1st Period
Scoring - No Scoring
Penalties - D. Crowley Phx (high-sticking - minor 60.2) 1:44, T. Ramsey Vic (cross-checking minor 59.2) 4:21, J. McEwan Phx (interference - minor 56.2) 7:43, C. Billsten Vic (unsportsmanlike conduct - minor 75.2) 13:40, D. Lloyd Vic (tripping - minor 57.2) 13:40

2nd Period
Scoring - 1. Victoria, C. Billsten (3) (D. Lloyd) 8:04  
2. Victoria, W. Goldie (8) (M. Kelly, O. Filion) 9:03 PP
Penalties - T. Campbell Phx (hooking - minor 55.2) 8:50, M. Kelly Vic (tripping - minor 57.2) 12:25

3rd Period
Scoring - 3. Phoenix, D. Sisca (2) (C. Sinclair) 2:13  
4. Victoria, O. Filion (2) (D. Gendur, M. Kelly) 13:14 PP
5. Victoria, O. Filion (3) (T. Ramsey, W. Goldie) 18:41  
Penalties - C. Stevens Phx (roughing - minor 51.2, unsportsmanlike conduct - minor 75.2) 6:59, M. Kelly Vic (roughing - minor 51.2, roughing - minor 51.2) 6:59, T. Ramsey Vic (roughing - minor 51.2) 9:00, C. Stevens Phx (tripping - minor 57.2) 12:24, A. Rome Phx (hooking - minor 55.2) 13:46, Served by D. Sisca Phx (bench minor - too many men 74.2) 16:40, M. Fornataro Phx (clipping - minor 45.2) 16:40

PHX Shots: 9 13 12 TOTAL: 34
VIC Shots: 10 9 18 TOTAL: 37

Power Play Conversion
Phoenix RoadRunners 0-4. Victoria Salmon Kings 2-6.

Goaltenders
Phoenix RoadRunners
Kowalski 4-3-1-0 Start: 1st 0:00 Min: 60:00 SV: 33 GA: 4 [L]

Victoria Salmon Kings
Boutin 4-2-0-1 Start: 1st 0:00 Min: 60:00 SV: 33 GA: 1 [W]

Start : 7:07 PM
End : 9:16 PM
Attendance : 4590

Referee I: Jason Nissen (25)
Referee II:
LINESMAN I: Bevan Mills (43)
LINESMAN II: Kirk Van Helvoirt (94)
 

WRANGLERS CRUISE PAST ROADRUNNERS 6-2

 Phoenix Visits Victoria at 8:05 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14

 LAS VEGAS, Nev. –  J.D. Watt recorded his first professional hat-trick and the Las Vegas Wranglers scored four times in the first period and never looked back as they went on to defeat the Phoenix RoadRunners 6-2 before 4,429 at the Orleans Arena in ECHL action Saturday.

 Las Vegas (4-4-1) opened their offensive onslaught on the first shift of the game when Chris Ferraro found a wide open Watt at the side of the net and Watt put a backhand shot by RoadRunners goalie Craig Kowalski just 27 seconds into the contest for a 1-0 lead.  The RoadRunners (6-3-2) came right back though to tally the equalizer at 1:34 when Michael Wilson beat Wranglers goalie John DeCaro with a slap shot from the left point on a two-man advantage power play to knot the score at 1-1.  But the Wranglers would score three unanswered goals to close out the period.  On a delayed penalty, Gerard Miller fired the puck from the center blue line and it was deflected in front by Tyler Mosienko past Kowalski at 6:54 for a 2-1 Las Vegas advantage.  Watt later scored his second goal of the period re-directing Mike Madill’s shot from the point by Kowalski at 12:50 to make it 3-1.  Mike Hamilton closed out the first period scoring finishing off a centering pass from Chris Neiszner while crashing the net at 18:31 on the power play. 

 After a scoreless second period, Las Vegas stretched their lead to 6-1 with goals from Chris Ferraro at 7:08 of the third and Watt’s third of the night at 14:03.  Dane Crowley scored his first goal in a RoadRunners’ uniform at 17:20 of the period to cap the scoring for the evening.

 Las Vegas out-shot Phoenix 29-28.  Kowalski made 23 saves but suffered the loss to fall to 4-2-1 on the season.  The RoadRunners went 1-9 with the power play while Las Vegas was 0-6

 Notes: Phoenix registered a season-high 61 minutes in penalties…The loss ended the RoadRunners’ six-game unbeaten streak in regulation which matched an ECHL club record set last season from March 2-18…The RoadRunners gave up four goals in a period for the first time since Jan. 30, 2008 against Las Vegas…Phoenix finished up a grueling stretch as they played their sixth game in nine nights.  

The RoadRunners continue a three-game road trip at 8:05 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14 when they visit the Victoria Salmon Kings at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre for the opener of a two-game weekend series.  Catch all the action live on Independent 1310 KXAM beginning with “RoadRunners Countdown” at 7:45 p.m.

 Phoenix returns to US Airways Center for a three-game home-stand at 7:05 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18 when they welcome the Las Vegas Wranglers.  

 Great seats are still available beginning as low as $8 and can be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at (480) 784-4444, purchasing online ticketmaster.com or visiting the US Airways Center Box Office.  Information on season tickets, half-season packages, and flex plans for the 2008-09 season of Phoenix RoadRunners Hockey are available by calling (602) 462-GOAL.

 Phoenix RoadRunners 2 at Las Vegas Wranglers 6 - Status: Final
Nov 8, 2008 - Orleans Arena

1st Period
Scoring - 1. Las Vegas, J. Watt (2) (C. Ferraro, T. Mosienko) 0:27  
2. Phoenix, M. Wilson (1) (K. Daniels) 1:44 PP
3. Las Vegas, T. Mosienko (2) (G. Miller, C. Ferraro) 6:54  
4. Las Vegas, J. Watt (3) (M. Madill, T. Mosienko) 12:50  
5. Las Vegas, M. Hamilton (2) (C. Neiszner, J. Taylor) 18:31 PP
Penalties - Served by T. Spencer Lv (bench minor - unsportsmanlike conduct 75.3) 0:56, J. DeCaro Lv (delay of game 63.2) 0:56, G. Guyer Phx (holding - minor 54.2) 7:41, M. Fornataro Phx (tripping - minor 57.2) 15:54, T. Campbell Phx (delay of game 63.2) 18:08

2nd Period
Scoring - No Scoring
Penalties - J. McEwan Phx (roughing - minor 51.2, unsportsmanlike conduct - minor 75.2) 12:44, T. Spencer Lv (roughing - minor 51.2, unsportsmanlike conduct - minor 75.2) 12:44, J. Dest Lv (tripping - minor 57.2) 16:30, M. Hamilton Lv (slashing - minor 61.2) 17:34, M. Fornataro Phx (hooking - minor 55.2) 18:49

3rd Period
Scoring - 6. Las Vegas, C. Ferraro (5) (T. Mosienko, J. Watt) 7:08  
7. Las Vegas, J. Watt (4) (C. Ferraro) 14:03  
8. Phoenix, D. Crowley (1)   17:20  
Penalties - Served by D. Sisca Phx (unsportsmanlike conduct - minor 75.2) 3:23, M. Burke Phx (roughing - minor 51.2, fighting - major 47.13) 3:23, M. Fornataro Phx (misconduct 40.4, game misconduct) 3:23, S. Limpright Lv (fighting - major 47.13) 3:23, P. Ferraro Lv (holding - minor 54.2) 3:32, B. Straub Lv (interference - minor 56.2) 10:33, B. Thurston Phx (fighting - major 47.13) 13:24, T. Spencer Lv (fighting - major 47.13) 13:24, J. McEwan Phx (fighting - major 47.13, game misconduct - aggressor 47.2) 13:26, S. Limpright Lv (fighting - major 47.13) 13:26, A. Miller Lv (hooking - minor 55.2) 15:17, T. Mosienko Lv (hooking - minor 55.2) 18:33, J. May Lv (slashing - minor 61.2) 19:10

PHX Shots: 5 11 12 TOTAL: 28
LV Shots: 11 12 6 TOTAL: 29

Power Play Conversion
Phoenix RoadRunners 1-9. Las Vegas Wranglers 1-6.

Goaltenders
Phoenix RoadRunners
Kowalski 4-2-1-0 Start: 1st 0:00 Min: 60:00 SV: 23 GA: 6 [L]


Las Vegas Wranglers
DeCaro 2-1-0-0 Start: 1st 0:00 Min: 59:57 SV: 26 GA: 2 [W]


Start : 7:34 PM
End : 10:05 PM
Attendance : 4429

Referee I: Andy Thiessen (3)
Referee II:
LINESMAN I: Tim Digby (95)
LINESMAN II: Jon Constantine (62)

COLEMAN, ROADRUNNERS BLANK REIGN 2-0

 Phoenix Hosts Las Vegas at 7:05 p.m. Monday

 ONTARIO, Calif. – Ashton Rome and Rob Dmytruk each tallied goals and Gerald Coleman stopped all 36 shots he saw to lead the Phoenix RoadRunners to a 2-0 shutout win over the Ontario Reign before 4,912 at Citizens Business Bank Arena in ECHL action Saturday.

 The RoadRunners (4-2-1) ambushed Ontario with a 23-shot first period, but it wasn’t until their 23^rd shot that they finally put one behind goalie Jeff Zatkoff.  Rome picked up the loose puck in the slot and put a backhand shot over Zatkoff’s shoulder and into the net at 19:45 on the power play for a 1-0 lead.

 It would stay that way until early in the third period when Dmytruk beat Zatkoff with a long shot from just inside the blue line off the right-wing boards at 3:58 giving the RoadRunners a 2-0 advantage.  Coleman did the rest stopping all 22 Ontario (4-3-0) shots in the third period.

 Phoenix out-shot Ontario 43-36.  Coleman improved to 2-1-0 with the win.  The RoadRunners went 1-7 on the power play while Ontario was 0-8 with the man-advantage.

 Notes: The 23 shots in the first period marked a RoadRunners’ season-high for a single period…Dmytruk scored a goal for a second straight game...Coleman’s shutout was his first since Dec. 16, 2007 against Springfield while playing for the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League. 

 The RoadRunners return to US Airways Center to open a three-game home-stand at 7:05 p.m. Monday as they welcome the defending National Conference Champion Las Vegas Wranglers.

Great seats are still available beginning as low as $8 and can be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at (480) 784-4444, purchasing online ticketmaster.com or visiting the US Airways Center Box Office.  Information on season tickets, half-season packages, and flex plans for the 2008-09 season of Phoenix RoadRunners Hockey are available by calling (602) 462-GOAL.

 Phoenix RoadRunners 2 at Ontario Reign 0 - Status: Unofficial Final
Nov 1, 2008 - Citizens Business Bank Arena

1st Period
Scoring - 1. Phoenix, A. Rome (2) (D. Sisca) 19:45 PP
Penalties - R. Dmytruk Phx (hooking - minor 55.2) 1:41, J. McEwan Phx (fighting - major 47.13) 4:21, D. Walker Ont (fighting - major 47.13) 4:21, C. Curran Ont (hooking - minor 55.2) 7:46, M. Wilson Phx (holding - minor 54.2) 10:37, B. Peterson Phx (delay of game 63.2) 11:50, R. MacGregor Ont (holding - minor 54.2) 15:22, C. Starling Ont (delay of game 63.2) 15:41, C. Starling Ont (slashing - minor 61.2) 17:52

2nd Period
Scoring - No Scoring
Penalties - C. Sinclair Phx (roughing - minor 51.2) 0:06, B. Mehalko Ont (interference - minor 56.2) 5:17, M. Fornataro Phx (cross-checking minor 59.2) 11:23, Served by G. Walker Ont (bench minor - too many men 74.2) 14:27, A. Rome Phx (roughing - minor 51.2, roughing - minor 51.2) 17:15, C. Curran Ont (roughing - minor 51.2) 17:15, D. Sisca Phx (roughing - minor 51.2) 19:22

3rd Period
Scoring - 2. Phoenix, R. Dmytruk (2) (A. Rome) 3:53  
Penalties - T. Jackson Ont (interference - minor 56.2) 1:52, C. Sinclair Phx (tripping - minor 57.2) 14:53

PHX Shots: 23 8 12 TOTAL: 43
ONT Shots: 3 12 21 TOTAL: 36

Power Play Conversion
Phoenix RoadRunners 1-7. Ontario Reign 0-8.

Goaltenders
Phoenix RoadRunners
Coleman 1-1-0-0 Start: 1st 0:00 Min: 60:00 SV: 36 GA: 0


Ontario Reign
Zatkoff 4-1-0-0 Start: 1st 0:00 Min: 58:37 SV: 41 GA: 2


Start : 7:07 PM
End : 9:26 PM
Attendance : 4912
Referee I: Jarrod Ragusin (28)
Referee II:
LINESMAN I: Rick Janco (46)
LINESMAN II: Tim Digby (95)