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Grizzlies take two of three from Phoenix to open season

October 24, 2005 - ECHL (ECHL)
Utah Grizzlies News Release


Through the first 4 periods of the season, things were not looking so good for the Utah Grizzlies. Following a 4-2 loss at home to Phoenix on Friday night, Utah quickly fell behind 2-0 Saturday evening at America West Arena. But since the 17:25 mark of Saturday's first frame, the Grizzlies have erupted offensively. A goal set up by Utah's third line of Travis Rycroft, Brad Herauf and Kris Kasper, got the Grizzlies rolling for the first of five unanswered scores in a 5-4 win over the RoadRunners, evening their record at 1-1. Sunday Utah trailed 2-1, before erupting for 4 goals on Phoenix, jumping to a 6-2 lead, and eventually holding on 7-3, finishing the three game in three night set with the RoadRunners, taking 2 of 3 in the season opening series.

WEST DIVISION STANDINGS: GRIZZLIES THREE STARS OF THE WEEK
Team W-L-T-SOL PTS
Idaho 3-0-0-0 6 1. Louis Dumont (1 goal, 4 assists)
Alaska 2-0-0-0 4 2. Tom Reimann (3 goals, 1 assist)
Utah Grizzlies 2-1-0-0 4 3. Matt Craig (2 goals, 2 assists)
Phoenix 1-1-0-0 2
Las Vegas 0-0-0-0 0
Victoria 0-2-0-0 0

Special Teams Making it Happen
After scoring three power play goals in five attempts Sunday, Utah now leads the league converting at a 6 for 15 ratio (40%) on the one man advantage.

Spreading the Wealth
In Sunday's 7-3 win over Phoenix, the Grizzlies got seven goals from seven different players. That adds up to 11 different players with points for the Grizzlies in the win.

Getting your Money's Worth
The Grizzlies scored their seven goals Sunday on just 22 shots.

That Didn't Take Long
Utah's 44 shots Friday night equaled their season high for shots in a game last year.

A Hard Days Work
The Grizzlies currently have three players with at least a point in every game so far. Louis Dumont, Jeff Miles, and Tom Reimann have three game point streaks to start the year for Utah.

Louis Dumont: 1 goal, 3 assists
Jeff Miles: 1 goal, 3 assists
Tom Reimann: 3 goals, 1 assist

First Professional Goals
Matt Craig scored his first professional goal Saturday night in Phoenix. Sunday he followed that with a three-point game (1 goal, 2 assists).
Barett Ehgoetz found the back of the net Sunday for his first professional goal.

GRIZZLIES BACK HOME THIS WEEKEND

Upcoming Schedule:
Oct. 25 - Utah at Las Vegas The Grizzlies finish their 3 game road trip
Oct. 28 - Utah vs. Victoria First-ever meeting between Utah and the Salmon Kings
Oct. 29 - Utah vs. Victoria The Grizzlies go to Victoria in early December

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