2010–11 Las Vegas Wranglers season

2010-11 Las Vegas Wranglers
Division 3rd Pacific
Conference 4th National
League 8th ECHL
2010-11 record 38–29–3–2
Home record 18–17–1–0
Road record 20–12–2–2
Goals for 216
Goals against 203
Team information
General Manager Ryan Mougenel
Coach Ryan Mougenel
Captain Kevin Schaeffer
Alternate captains Greg Collins
Craig Switzer
Arena Orleans Arena
Average attendance 3,940 (average)
141,826 (total)
Team leaders
Goals Ryan Huddy (27)
Assists Ryan Huddy (37)
Points Ryan Huddy (64)
Penalties in minutes Blair Riley (114)
Wins Michael Ouzas (20)
Goals against average Joe Fallon (2.48)
<2009–10 2011–12>

The 2010–11 Las Vegas Wranglers season was the 8th season for the Las Vegas Wranglers in the ECHL. Ryan Mougenel returned for his second season as Las Vegas' head coach and general manager. Las Vegas would also enter their second season as the ECHL affiliate of the Phoenix Coyotes of the National Hockey League and the San Antonio Rampage of the American Hockey League.

The Wranglers would open the season on October 16, with a 4–3 victory against the Bakersfield Condors at the Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield, California. The Wranglers would host their eighth home opener at the Orleans Arena six days later, dropping a 3–1 decision to the Victoria Salmon Kings. Las Vegas would finish the regular season on April 2 with a 4–3 loss to the Stockton Thunder, leaving the Wranglers with a final record of 38 wins, 29 losses, 3 overtime losses and two shootout losses for a total of 81 points. The finish would place Las Vegas in third in the Western Conference's Pacific Division and was the fourth best record in the Western Conference, guaranteeing Las Vegas of a sixth consecutive appearance in the Kelly Cup playoffs.

During the 2011 Kelly Cup playoffs, the Wranglers would be matched against the 5th-seeded Idaho Steelheads in the Western Conference Quarterfinals, the fourth time the two teams had met in the Kelly Cup playoffs since the teams joined the ECHL in 2003. The series began on April 5 in Las Vegas, with Michael Ouzas and Idaho's Jerry Kuhn keeping the goal scorless for almost 100 minutes of gameplay, before Ryan Huddy scored with 2:16 left in the second overtime to give Las Vegas a 1–0 victory in Game One. The two teams would return the following night with Kuhn and Ouzas once again showing exceptional skill sending the series into its second consecutive game of multiple overtimes, ending when Idaho's Dustin Friesen scoring 8:13 into the third overtime period to give Idaho a 3–2 victory, tying the series at 1–1. The series would return to Boise's Qwest Arena during the April 8–9 weekend, with the Las Vegas and Idaho splitting the two games, Idaho winning Game Three 3–1 and Las Vegas winning Game Four 5–1. Idaho would win the series on April 12 in Game Five in Las Vegas, with a 3–1, marking the second consecutive season that the Wranglers were eliminated in the Western Conference Quarterfinals.

Preseason

Following the end of the 2009–10 season, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that team owner Jonathan Fleisig was in negotiations to sell the team to an unidentified buyer that planned on keeping the franchise in Las Vegas.[1] Fleisig had bought former co-owner Charles Davenport's ownership in the team in near the end of 2009.[2]

In mid-June 2010, the ECHL Board of Governors gave unanimous approval for the transfer of ownership from Fleisig to Wranglers Hockey LLC led by Gary Jacobs, a real estate developer from San Diego who is also managing owner of the Lake Elsinore Storm minor league baseball team.[3]

On June 23, Las Vegas announced that its preseason schedule would include two games with the Bakersfield Condors. The first game would be on October 7 at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas and the second contest was on October 9 at Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield.[4]

Las Vegas made their first signings of the preseason in late July, resigning defensemen Barry Goers, who entered his first full professional season after joining Las Vegas following the completion of his collegiate career at University of Massachusetts Lowell at the end of the 2009–10 season, and John Schwarz, who entered his second season with the Wranglers.[5]

Regular season

Standings

Pacific Division
GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts
1 Bakersfield Condors 72 41 27 2 2 222 210 86
2 Stockton Thunder 72 37 23 5 7 232 210 86
3 Las Vegas Wranglers 72 38 29 3 2 216 203 81
4 Ontario Reign 72 27 39 2 4 195 269 60
Western Conference
R GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts
1 z – Alaska Aces 72 47 22 2 1 241 174 97
2 y – Bakersfield Condors 72 41 27 2 2 222 210 86
3 Stockton Thunder 72 37 23 5 7 232 210 86
4 Las Vegas Wranglers 72 38 29 3 2 216 203 81
5 Idaho Steelheads 72 32 27 4 9 225 217 77
6 Utah Grizzlies 72 33 32 4 3 189 227 73
7 Victoria Salmon Kings 72 32 36 2 2 217 234 68
8.5
9 Ontario Reign 72 27 39 2 4 195 269 60

y – Won division; z – Placed first in conference (and division) and received first round bye;

Game log

Regular season

2010–11 Game Log

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

Playoffs

2011 Kelly Cup Playoffs: 2–2–1 (Home: 1–1–1; Road: 1–1–0)

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player stats

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Huddy, RyanRyan Huddy 1 3 0 3 -1 0
Bates, JamieJamie Bates 1 0 3 3 -1 0
Long, ColinColin Long 1 1 1 2 0 0
Riley, BlairBlair Riley 1 0 2 2 1 0
Bernhardt, JustinJustin Bernhardt 1 0 0 0 -1 0
Bertram, DanDan Bertram 1 0 0 0 0 2
Collins, GregGreg Collins 1 0 0 0 1 4
Fritsch, JamieJamie Fritsch 1 0 0 0 1 2
Goers, BarryBarry Goers 1 0 0 0 0 2
McMonagle, SeamSeam McMonagle 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ouzas, MichaelMichael Ouzas (G) 1 0 0 0 0 0
Power, AaronAaron Power 1 0 0 0 1 2
Price, MattMatt Price 1 0 0 0 1 0
Ross, NickNick Ross 1 0 0 0 0 0
Switzer, CraigCraig Switzer 1 0 0 0 -2 2
  • †Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Wranglers. Stats reflect time with the Wranglers only.
  • ‡Denotes player was traded mid-season.
  • (G)Denotes goaltender.

Goaltenders

Note: GPI = Games Played In; MIN = Minutes played; GAA = Goals Against Average; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/Shootout Losses; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; SV% = Save Percentage

Regular season
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV Sv% SO
Fallon, JoeJoe Fallon 27 1620 18 8 1 67 2.48 795 728 .916 2
Ouzas, MichaelMichael Ouzas 41 2423 20 18 2 102 2.53 1204 1102 .915 1
Sauer, BillyBilly Sauer 5 257 0 3 1 19 4.43 116 97 .836 0
Henderson, ArchieArchie Henderson 1 35 0 0 1 3 5.14 22 19 .864 0
Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV Sv% SO
Ouzas, MichaelMichael Ouzas 5 384 2 2 1 8 1.25 153 145 .948 1

Awards and records

Awards

Regular season
Player Award Date
Michael Ouzas Goaltender of the Month (November) December 3, 2010[6]
Tyler Mosienko Sher-Wood Hockey Player of the Week December 14, 2010[7]
Michael Ouzas All-Star Game representative December 29, 2010[8]
Barry Goers All-Star Game representative December 29, 2010
Joe Fallon Reebok Hockey Goaltender of the Week January 24, 2011[9]
Michael Ouzas Reebok Hockey Goaltender of the Week April 5, 2011[10]

Transactions

The Wranglers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.

Trades

August 12, 2010[11] To Gwinnett Gladiators:
Future considerations		 To Las Vegas:
Jamie Fritsch
October 23, 2010[12] To Elmira Jackals:
Future considerations		 To Las Vegas:
Blake Gallagher
February 16, 2011[13] To Gwinnett Gladiators:
Future considerations		 To Las Vegas:
Billy Sauer

Free agents acquired

Player Former team
Vince Bellissimo[11] Asiago
Ryan Huddy[11] Odense Bulldogs
Aaron Power[14] Fassa HC
Matt Price[15] Boston College
Kevin Schaeffer[16] Charlotte Checkers

Free agents lost

Player New team
Alex Bourret High1
Joel Gistedt[17] Rögle BK
Kyle Hagel[18] Rockford IceHogs
Adam Miller[19] Ässät
Craig Switzer[20] Briançon

Players re-signed

Player
Greg Collins[15]
Barry Goers[5]
Sean McMonagle[14]
John Schwarz[5]
Ryan Weston[16]

Player movement within organization

Personnel

Final roster

Updated June 16, 2011.

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
28 Canada Bates, JamieJamie Bates F R 31 2010 Toronto, Ontario
26 Canada Bellissimo, VinceVince Bellissimo C R 33 2010 Toronto, Ontario
12 United States Collins, GregGreg Collins (A) F L 30 2009 Rochester, New York
21 United States DelGrosso, EddieEddie DelGrosso D L 31 2010 Las Vegas, Nevada
2 United States Fritsch, JamieJamie Fritsch D L 31 2010 Odenton, Maryland
19 Canada Gallagher, BlakeBlake Gallagher F R 28 2010 Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia
6 United States Goers, BarryBarry Goers D R 30 2010 Ivyland, Pennsylvania
27 United States Higgins, ChrisChris Higgins C R 30 2011 Lynnfield, Massachusetts
16 Canada Huddy, RyanRyan Huddy C L 33 2010 Stony Plain, Alberta
5 Canada Hunt, TrevorTrevor Hunt D L 30 2011 Maple Ridge, British Columbia
24 Canada Marcoux, DarylDaryl Marcoux D R 33 2011 Slave Lake, Alberta
13 Canada McMonagle, SeanSean McMonagle D L 28 2010 Oakville, Ontario
29 Canada Ouzas, MichaelMichael Ouzas G L 31 2009 Hamilton, Ontario
10 United States Paukovich, GeoffGeoff Paukovich LW L 30 2010 Englewood, Colorado
26 United States Pollastrone, JerryJerry Pollastrone F L 30 2010 Revere, Massachusetts
57 Canada Power, AaronAaron Power D R 34 2010 Cambridge, Ontario
3 United States Schaeffer, KevinKevin Schaeffer (C) D R 32 2010 South Huntington, New York
4 Canada Switzer, CraigCraig Switzer (A) D L 32 2009 Peachland, British Columbia
52 United States Weston, RyanRyan Weston F R 32 2010 Henniker, New Hampshire

Staff

Las Vegas Wranglers staff

Hockey Operations

Coaching Staff

Management

  • Owner - Gary Jacobs
  • President and COO - Billy Johnson
  • Vice President, operations - Deric Voelker
  • Director, CSPlus - Lyndsi Erickson

See also

References

  1. ↑ Dewey, Todd (April 15, 2010). "Wranglers will return to Las Vegas". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on 20 April 2010. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
  2. ↑ Dewey, Todd (December 20, 2009). "Wranglers experience lean times". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
  3. ↑ Press release (June 19, 2010). "Las Vegas Wranglers Bought by Wranglers Hockey LLC". OurSports Central. Archived from the original on 23 June 2010. Retrieved June 20, 2010. External link in |publisher= (help)
  4. ↑ Press release (June 23, 2010). "Wranglers Announce Preseason Schedule". Las Vegas Wranglers. Retrieved June 29, 2010.
  5. 1 2 3 Press release (July 22, 2010). "Wranglers Sign John Schwarz". Las Vegas Wranglers. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
  6. ↑ Press release (December 3, 2010). "Las Vegas' Ouzas Named ECHL Goaltender of the Month". ECHL. Archived from the original on 6 January 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2011.
  7. ↑ Press release (December 14, 2010). "Las Vegas' Mosienko Named Sher-Wood Hockey ECHL Player of the Week". ECHL. Retrieved January 19, 2011.
  8. ↑ Press release (December 29, 2010). "Starters Announced For 2011 ECHL All-Star Classic". ECHL. Retrieved January 19, 2011.
  9. ↑ Press release (January 24, 2011). "Las Vegas' Fallon Named Reebok Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week". ECHL. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
  10. ↑ Press release (April 5, 2011). "Las Vegas' Ouzas Named Reebok Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week". ECHL. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
  11. 1 2 3 Press release (August 12, 2010). "Wranglers Add Bellissimo and Huddy; Acquire Fritsch". Las Vegas Wranglers. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
  12. ↑ Press release (October 23, 2010). "Wranglers Sign Gallagher". Las Vegas Wranglers. Archived from the original on 25 November 2010. Retrieved October 24, 2010.
  13. ↑ Press release (February 16, 2011). "Sauer Returns from AHL; Traded to Las Vegas". Our Sports Central. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
  14. 1 2 Press release (August 18, 2010). "Power Returns to Las Vegas; Wranglers Add McMonagle". Las Vegas Wranglers. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
  15. 1 2 Press release (September 23, 2010). "Wranglers Bring Back Collins; Add Price". Las Vegas Wranglers. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
  16. 1 2 Press release (September 9, 2010). "Wranglers Return Weston, Add Schaeffer". Las Vegas Wranglers. Archived from the original on 15 September 2010. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
  17. ↑ Press release (April 21, 2010). "Joel Gistedt ny Röglemålvakt". Rögle BK. Retrieved June 28, 2010.
  18. ↑ Press release (July 9, 2010). "Former Wrangler Signs Contract With Rockford". Las Vegas Wranglers. Retrieved July 17, 2010.
  19. ↑ Ruusunen, Jaakko (June 9, 2010). "Adam Miller Ässiin". Ässät. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
  20. ↑ Press release (June 20, 2010). "Craig Switzer rejoint les Diables Rouges". Briançon. Retrieved June 28, 2010.

External links

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