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2008-09 Las Vegas Wranglers
Division 4th Pacific
Conference 7th National
League 15th ECHL
2008-09 record 6-6-2
Home record 5-2-0
Road record 1-4-2
Goals for 45
Goals against 42
General Manager Glen Gulutzan
Coach Glen Gulutzan
Captain Peter Ferraro
Alternate captains Sean Owens
Mike Madill
Arena Orleans Arena
Average attendance Average: 4,312
Capacity: 55.5%
Total: 21,5601
Team leaders
Goals Chris Ferraro (7)
Assists Tyler Mosienko (8)
Points Chris Ferraro (14)
Penalties in minutes Tim Spencer (49)
Wins John DeCaro (4)
Goals against average John DeCaro (1.65)

The 2008-09 Las Vegas Wranglers season will be the Las Vegas Wranglers sixth season in the ECHL. The regular season will begin on October 17, 2008 against the Alaska Aces and will conclude on April 4, 2009 against the Stockton Thunder.2 The Wranglers will look to improve on their success from their 2007-08 season in which they won their second straight Pacific Division and National Conference regular season championships and their first appearance in the Kelly Cup Finals.

Contents

Pre-season

The Wranglers saw many changes during the offseason after the 2007-08 season, with the departures of Kelly Czuy, Jason Jozsa, and Tyson Strachan, who were picked up by teams from the American Hockey League, Bruce Mulherin who signed in Europe, and assistant coach Brent Bilodeau left the team to become head coach of the Wichita Thunder of the Central Hockey League3and was replaced by former Wranglers defenseman, Mike McBain.4 The Wranglers entered the preseason with a roster of twenty-six players that would have to be cut down to twenty before the start of the regular season.5 The Wranglers would play three pre-season games; two against the division rival, Bakersfield Condors and one against the newly relocated Ontario Reign. The first game against Bakersfield was on October 9 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas which was won, in a shootout, by the Wranglers 5–4 and the second game against the Condors was on October 11 at Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield, which was also won by the Wranglers 5–2. The Wranglers finished their preseason against Ontario on October 12 at Center Ice Arena in Ontario, defeating the Regin 4–1, ending the preseason 3-0-0.

Regular season

See also: 2008-09 ECHL season

The Wranglers' regular season began on October 17 on the road against the Alaska Aces and their home opener was on October 23 against the Ontario Reign. The team will conclude their season on April 4 against the Stockton Thunder.

Standings

Division standings

Pacific Division GP W L OTL/SOL GF GA PTS
Fresno Falcons 14 9 4 1 46 37 19
Ontario Reign 14 7 5 2 37 41 16
Stockton Thunder 15 6 6 3 52 53 15
Las Vegas Wranglers 14 6 6 2 45 42 14
Bakersfield Condors 15 6 7 2 48 55 14

Game log

Regular season

      Win (2 points)       Loss (0 points)       Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

2008–09 Game Log
November: 3-2–0 (Home: 2-0–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Record Pts
7 November 3 Las Vegas 1 - 2 Phoenix 2-4-1 5
8 November 7 Bakersfield 2 - 4 Las Vegas 3-4-1 7
9 November 8 Phoenix 2 - 6 Las Vegas 4-4-1 9
10 November 10 Las Vegas 1 - 2 Bakersfield 4-5-1 9
11 November 14 Idaho 6 - 1 Las Vegas 4-6-1 9
12 November 15 Idaho 1 - 7 Las Vegas 5-6-1 11
13 November 18 Las Vegas 6 - 7 Phoenix SO 5-6-2 12
14 November 21 Las Vegas 1 - 0 Utah 6-6-2 14
15 November 22 Las Vegas Utah
16 November 29 Las Vegas Phoenix

Player stats

Skaters

    Regular season   Playoffs
# Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
13 Chris Ferraro 8 5 6 11 9 16 - - - - - -
37 J.D. Watt 7 4 5 9 4 16 - - - - - -
14 Tyler Mosienko 6 2 5 7 9 2 - - - - - -
22 Chris Neiszner 8 3 3 6 5 4 - - - - - -
9 Mike Madill 9 3 3 6 2 2 - - - - - -
18 Justin Taylor 4 1 3 4 2 2 - - - - - -
19 Mick Lawrence 5 2 1 3 -1 12 - - - - - -
21 Tim Spencer 8 2 1 3 1 42 - - - - - -
10 Mike Hamilton 9 2 1 3 1 23 - - - - - -
24 Bret Tyler 6 0 3 3 2 4 - - - - - -
17 Peter Ferraro 7 0 3 3 -4 8 - - - - - -
12 Chris Korchinski 7 2 0 2 1 2 - - - - - -
44 P.J. Atherton 4 1 1 2 2 2 - - - - - -
28 Gerard Miller 6 0 2 2 3 17 - - - - - -
81 Adam Miller 9 0 2 2 -4 6 - - - - - -
16 Matt Beaudoin ♦ 3 1 0 1 -1 6 - - - - - -
32 Jeff May 3 1 0 1 0 4 - - - - - -
11 Jim Jorgensen ‡ 4 0 1 1 0 2 - - - - - -
26 Shawn Limpright 4 0 1 1 -2 20 - - - - - -
29 Matt McKnight ‡ 4 0 1 1 0 4 - - - - - -
4 Michael Beynon ‡ 6 0 1 1 4 4 - - - - - -
7 Sean Owens 7 0 1 1 -4 6 - - - - - -
21 Brandon Kaleniecki ‡ 1 0 0 0 1 2 - - - - - -
35 Bryan Bridges (G) ‡ 2 0 0 0 n/a 0 - - - - - -
32 Jimmy Kilpatrick ‡ 2 0 0 0 0 4 - - - - - -
35 Brent Krahn (G) 2 0 0 0 n/a 0 - - - - - -
1 John DeCaro (G) 3 0 0 0 n/a 2 - - - - - -
8 Jason Dest 3 0 0 0 4 2 - - - - - -
38 Martin Houle 3 0 0 0 n/a 0 - - - - - -
2 Brandon Straub 4 0 0 0 1 11 - - - - - -

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Wranglers. Stats reflect time with the Wranglers only.
‡Denotes player is no longer with the Wranglers.
♦Denotes player is on call up in either the AHL or NHL
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Goaltenders

    Regular season   Playoffs
# Player GP MIN W L OTL GA SO Sv% GAA GP MIN W L GA SO Sv% GAA
1 John DeCaro 3 154 2 1 0 5 0 .923 1.95 - - - - - - - -
35 Brent Krahn 2 118 1 1 0 4 0 .917 2.04 - - - - - - - -
38 Martin Houle 3 178 1 2 0 9 0 .845 3.03 - - - - - - - -
35 Bryand Bridges ‡ 2 91 0 0 1 7 0 .854 4.63 - - - - - - - -

Awards and records

Awards

ECHL
Award Recipient
All-Star Game representative TBD

Records

Transactions

The Wranglers have been involved in the following transactions before and during the 2008–09 season.

Trades

June 18, 2008
 To Las Vegas Wranglers
Gerard Miller		 To Phoenix Roadrunners
Completes earlier trade
October 23, 2008
 To Gwinnett Gladiators
Brandon Kaleniecki		 To Las Vegas Wranglers
Future considerations
October 23, 2008
 To Cincinnati Cyclones
Jimmy Kilpatrick		 To Las Vegas Wranglers
Future considerations
October 31, 2008
 To Gwinnett Gladiators
Jim Jorgensen		 To Las Vegas Wranglers
Future considerations
November 8, 2008
 To Idaho Steelheads
Matt McKnight		 To Las Vegas Wranglers
Future considerations
November 16, 2008
 To Cincinnati Cyclones
Martin Houle		 To Las Vegas Wranglers
Future considerations
November 19, 2008
 To Elmira Jackals
Chris Korchinski		 To Las Vegas Wranglers
Chris St. Croix
November 19, 2008
 To Reading Royals
Gerard Miller		 To Las Vegas Wranglers
Future considerations

Other transactions

Date Player Team (League)
Signed via free agency
August 5, 2008 Bret Tyler Univ. of Maine (NCAA)
August 26, 2008 Matt Beaudoin Dayton (ECHL)
September 12, 2008 John DeCaro Bossier-Shreveport (CHL)
September 17, 2008 Brandon Straub Johnstown Chiefs (ECHL)
September 17, 2008 Jim Jorgensen Ferris State Univ. (NCAA)
September 30, 2008 Chris Neiszner Morzine-Avoriaz (LM)
October 2, 2008 Mike Hamilton Gwinnett (ECHL)
October 2, 2008 Michael Beynon Idaho (ECHL)
October 2, 2008 Tim Spencer Alaska (ECHL)
October 2, 2008 Matt McKnight Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth (NCAA)
October 8, 2008 Jimmy Kilpatrick Colorado College (NCAA)
October 8, 2008 Chris Korchinski Laredo (CHL)
October 11, 2008 Mick Lawrence Univ. of Nebraska-Omaha (NCAA)
October 22, 2008 Martin Houle Wheeling (ECHL)
November 3, 2008 Jeff May Lethbridge (WHL)
Lost via free agency
June 7, 2008 Daniel Manzato Carolina (NHL
July 19, 2008 Kelly Czuy Springfield (AHL)
July 25, 2008 Bruce Mulherin Manchester (EIHL)
July 27, 2008 Ryan Donally Anaheim (NHL)
August 3, 2008 Tyson Strachan Peoria (AHL)
August 4, 2008 Jason Jozsa Grand Rapids (AHL)
— Aki Seitsonnen Quad City (AHL)
— Kevin Lalande Calgary (NHL)
— Aaron Power Heilbronner Falken (2.GBun)
— Adam Cracknell Quad City (AHL)
— Curtis Fraser Peoria (AHL)
Retirement
— — —
Remain unsigned
— Gerry Burke —
— Jason Krischuk —
— Marco Peluso —
Re-signed
July 25, 2008 Tyler Mosienko —
August 5, 2008 Mike Madill —
August 13, 2008 Jason Dest —
August 13, 2008 Brandon Kaleniecki —
September 4, 2008 Adam Miller —
October 9, 2008 Chris Ferraro —
October 9, 2008 Peter Ferraro —
October 17, 2008 Shawn Limpright —
— Sean Owens —

Affiliates

The Wranglers continued their affiliation with the Calgary Flames for a sixth year, having been affiliated with Calgary since their inaugural season in 2003. As of October 23, the Flames have assigned one prospect to Las Vegas during the season, defenceman J.D. Watt.6
The Wanglers enter its second season with an affiliation with the Quad City Flames. Former Wranglers that are starting the season with Quad City include, Aki Seitsonen and Adam Cracknell.

Roster

Las Vegas Wranglers 2008-09 Roster
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Goaltenders
  • 1 John DeCaro 
  • 35 Brent Krahn 
  • 38 Kevin Lalande 


Injured Reserve Image:Injuryicon.jpg

  • 19 Mick Lawrence 


On Call Up

  • 2 Brandon Straub 
  • 16 Matt Beaudoin 
  • 44 P.J. Atherton 

Defensemen

  • 4 Chris St. Croix 
  • 7 Sean Owens  - A
  • 8 Jason Dest 
  • 9 Mike Madill  - A
  • 11 Gord Baldwinn 
  • 24 Bret Tyler 
  • 32 Jeff May 

Wingers

Centers

  • 10 Mike Hamilton 
  • 14 Tyler Mosienko 
  • 18 Justin Taylor 
  • 22 Chris Neiszner 
  • 44 Hugo Crapentier 
  • 81 Adam Miller 

References

  1. ^ "Attendance Report". ECHL.com (2008-11-09). Retrieved on 2008-11-09.
  2. ^ Fisher, Josh (April 30, 2008). "Wranglers Announce 2008-09 Schedule". Las Vegas Wranglers.
  3. ^ Fisher, Josh (June 19, 2008). "Brent Bilodeau Hired By Wichita (CHL)". Las Vegas Wranglers.
  4. ^ Fisher, Josh (September 9, 2008). "McBain Named Assistant Coach". Las Vegas Wranglers.
  5. ^ Dewey, John (October 9, 2008). "Wranglers to host Condors today to open preseason". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
  6. ^ Fisher, Josh (October 22, 2008). "Former Philadelphia Flyer Netminder Joins Las Vegas". Las Vegas Wranglers.

See also

External links

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