Wranglers start season with two game in Florida this weekend
October 17, 2005 - ECHL (ECHL)
Las Vegas Wranglers News Release
Las Vegas, NV- The Las Vegas Wranglers posted a 0-1-1 record in their two preseason games against Long Beach this past weekend. Las Vegas dropped their first preseason game in Long Beach on Friday, 3-2 in a shootout. Sunday night, The Wranglers were defeated 5-1 by the Ice Dogs in a rematch.
The Wranglers begin their third season in the ECHL this Friday in Estero, FL. Las Vegas will play two games against the Florida Everblades this weekend and both games are slated for 7:30 pm ET (4:30 pm PST) at Germain Arena.
Overall Record = 0-0-0, 0 Points Last Week = 0-0-0
West Division
Las Vegas Wranglers Schedule - October 18th - October 25th
Tuesday, October 18th
10:00 am - 12:00 pm Practice at Las Vegas Ice Center
Wednesday, October 19th
Travel Day
Thursday, October 20th
12:00 pm-2:00 pm Practice at Germain Arena
Friday, October 21st
11:00 am - Pre-Game Skate at Germain Arena
4:35 pm PST - Game at Florida
Saturday, October 22nd
11:00 am - Pre-Game Skate at Germain Arena
4:35 pm PST - Game at Florida
Sunday, October 23rd
Travel Day
Monday, October 24th
10:00 am-11:30 am Practice at Orleans Arena
Tuesday, October 25th
10:00 am-11:30 am Practice at Orleans Arena
Friday, October 14th
Las Vegas 2 at Long Beach 3 SO
Long Beach, CA - The Las Vegas Wranglers fell to the Long Beach Ice Dogs 3-2 in a shootout at the Glacier Garden Arena on Friday night. Long Beach forward Ash Goldie scored the game-winning goal in the final round of the shootout, giving Long Beach the 3-2 win. Las Vegas forwards Chris Stanley and Thomas Bellemare each scored in the loss. Long Beach received regulation goals from Chris Busby and Jeff Drummond.
Sunday, October 16th
Long Beach 5 at Las Vegas 1
Las Vegas, NV - The Las Vegas Wranglers fell to the Long Beach Ice Dogs 5-1 on Sunday night in the team's final preseason game. Ice Dogs forward Max Birbraer notched a hat trick to lead the Dogs to a 2-0-0 preseason. Las Vegas fell to 0-1-1 in the preseason.
Long Beach jumped out to a 1-0 lead when Jason Sessa fired the puck into the net for a power-play goal at 10:14 of the first period.
The Ice Dogs added to their lead in the second period as Max Birbraer scored on the power play at 4:51, giving Long Beach a 2-0 lead. The Wranglers cut the lead in half with a shorthanded goal ten minutes later. Winger Marco Peluso led a two-on-one breakaway with center Evan Schwabe. Peluso flipped the puck to Schwabe who scored on the one-timer, cutting the lead to 2-1.
Long Beach scored three times in the third period, winger Jimmy Bonneau scored once and Birbraer added two more goals, both empty netters, for the final score of 5-1.
Edwardson Arrives in Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV - The Las Vegas Wranglers announced Sunday the team added center Derek Edwardson.
The newest member of the Wranglers was signed over the summer, but started the season with the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League after signing a 25-game player tryout contract. Edwardson was released from that contract earlier this week, allowing him to join Las Vegas.
Edwardson made his professional debut with the Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies last season, playing in 69 games and leading the Bullies in overall scoring with 64 points, including a team-leading 41 assists. The 24-year old placed second on the team with 23 goals scored. The center's 64 points finished as the third-highest total for rookies in the ECHL and his 41 assists tied for the league lead among first-year players. Edwardson represented Atlantic City and the National Conference at the 2005 Coors Light ECHL All Star Game at Reading, PA in January. The Morton Grove, IL native scored the National Conference's fourth goal, helping them to a 6-2 win over the American Conference. He also won the shot accuracy contest at the 2005 Coors Light ECHL All Star Game Skills Competition.
Pardy Assigned by Omaha
Las Vegas, NV - The Las Vegas Wranglers announced Monday that defenseman Adam Pardy has been assigned to Las Vegas by the Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights, the Wranglers' AHL affiliate.
Pardy played his first professional game for the Ak-Sar-Ben Knights in a 1-0 win at Iowa on October 8th. He completed his junior career in 2004-05 with the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles of the QMJHL. He set career highs for games played (69), goals (12), assists (27), points (39) and penalty minutes (163). The native of Bonavista, Newfoundland was the Flames sixth pick, 173rd overall, in the 2004 Entry Draft.
This Week's Opponent-
Florida Everblades - (0-0-0, 0 Points) - The Wranglers are 0-2-1 against the Everblades all-time, including a 0-2-0 record at Germain Arena. Las Vegas is 2-0-0 in season openers, both wins came on the road. The Everblades return veterans Reggie Berg, Ryan Brindley, and Ernie Hartlieb from a team that posted a 42-20-10 record in 2004-05.
• Discuss this story on the ECHL message board...
ECHL Stories from October 17, 2005
- Titans hold off Royals 5-3 - Trenton Devils
- RoadRunners Add J.F Soucy From Tampa Bay - Phoenix RoadRunners
- Salmon Kings Training Camp Roster Reduced by Two - Victoria Salmon Kings
- Ice Dogs Trim Roster - Long Beach Ice Dogs
- Inaugural "Blue-White" Game Set For Wednesday - Phoenix RoadRunners
- Parrish, Campbell Agree to Terms With Thunder - Stockton Thunder
- Community Update - Bakersfield Condors
- Wranglers start season with two game in Florida this weekend - Las Vegas Wranglers
- Toledo's Roster Changes With A Bevy Of Moves - Toledo Walleye
- Omaha sends Pardy to Wranglers - Las Vegas Wranglers
- Falcons Make Roster Cuts - Fresno Falcons
- Aces trim roster - Alaska Aces
- McLeod Assigned From Lowell; Roster Trimmed To 21 - San Diego Gulls
- Team Captains Announced - San Diego Gulls
- ECHL Transactions - ECHL
- ECHL Opens Its 18th Season With 25 Games - ECHL
- ECHL This Week - South Division - ECHL
- ECHL This Week - Pacific Division - ECHL
- ECHL This Week - North Division - ECHL
- ECHL This Week - West Division - ECHL
- Lynx week in review - Augusta Lynx
- Stanford named president of arena and Steelheads - Idaho Steelheads
- Ferguson, Ftorek to appear on Comcast Connect Live - Augusta Lynx
- Titans launch Once in a Lifetime auction - Trenton Devils
- ECHL announces revised South Division Playoff format - Atlanta Gladiators
- Ice Dogs tickets now on sale - Long Beach Ice Dogs
- Berkhoel becomes 263rd former ECHL player to play In NHL - ECHL
- Ice Dogs finish undefeated in preseason - Long Beach Ice Dogs
- Emerson becomes a Star - Mississippi Sea Wolves
- Meet Your Nailers Night at TJ's Sports Garden - Wheeling Nailers
- Nailers Week In Review - Wheeling Nailers
- Sting Rays finish preseason 2-0 - South Carolina Stingrays
- Gwinnett Gladiators weekly updates - Atlanta Gladiators
- Everblades shuffle roster - Florida Everblades
- Lynx host a meet and greet for season ticket holders - Augusta Lynx
- Lynx sign Corbeil, cut four - Augusta Lynx
- Inferno, Sticky Fingers team up to aid hurricane relief efforts - Columbia Inferno
- Condors hold off San Diego 5-4 in preseason finale - Bakersfield Condors
- Falcons complete preseason Trifecta - Fresno Falcons
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
Other Recent Las Vegas Wranglers Stories
- Las Vegas Wranglers to Return to the Ice for 2015-16 Season
- Wranglers' Season Comes to Close with 3-2 Game Four Loss to Aces
- Wranglers Fall in Game Three at Home to Alaska, 5-1
- Wranglers Fall to Aces in Game Two Nail-Biter, 3-1
- Wranglers Dropped by Aces in Game One, 5-1