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]

2010 Preseason Game Log: 1–1–0 (Home: 0–1–0; Road: 1–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record
1	October 7	Bakersfield	5–2	Las Vegas		Darling	–	0–1–0–0
2	October 9	Las Vegas	2–0	Bakersfield		Ouzas	–	1–1–0–0

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
October: 2–3–0 (Home: 1–3–0; Road: 1–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 1 October 16 Las Vegas 4–3 Bakersfield Ouzas 6,871 1–0–0 2 2 October 22 Victoria 3–1 Las Vegas Fallon 3,856 1–1–0 2 3 October 23 Victoria 1–3 Las Vegas Ouzas 3,646 2–1–0 4 4 October 28 Bakersfield 2–1 Las Vegas Fallon 2,619 2–2–0 4 5 October 29 Alaska 3–0 Las Vegas Ouzas 3,873 2–3–0 4
November: 7–1–2 (Home: 4–0–1; Road: 3–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 6 November 5 Utah 3–2 Las Vegas OT Fallon 3,222 2–3–1 5 7 November 6 Utah 3–4 Las Vegas SO Ouzas 3,602 3–3–1 7 8 November 11 Victoria 2–4 Las Vegas Ouzas 2,828 4–3–1 9 9 November 12 Victoria 1–3 Las Vegas Ouzas 3,322 5–3–1 11 10 November 13 Victoria 1–3 Las Vegas Fallon 3,757 6–3–1 13 11 November 19 Las Vegas 1–7 Bakersfield Fallon 4,670 6–4–1 13 12 November 20 Las Vegas 4–1 Ontario Fallon 6,471 7–4–1 15 13 November 24 Las Vegas 1–0 Stockton Ouzas 4,018 8–4–1 17 14 November 26 Las Vegas 1–0 Ontario Fallon 5,436 9–4–1 19 15 November 27 Las Vegas 1–2 Ontario SO Ouzas 5,085 9–4–2 20
December: 8–3–1 (Home: 4–1–0; Road: 4–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 16 December 2 Las Vegas 3–2 Utah Fallon 1,882 10–4–2 22 17 December 8 Las Vegas 7–3 Ontario Ouzas 5,917 11–4–2 24 18 December 10 Idaho 1–4 Las Vegas Ouzas 4,520 12–4–2 26 19 December 11 Idaho 3–6 Las Vegas Ouzas 5,027 13–4–2 28 20 December 15 Las Vegas 2–4 Utah Ouzas 1,706 13–5–2 28 21 December 17 Las Vegas 1–4 Utah Ouzas 3,015 13–6–2 28 22 December 18 Idaho 1–4 Las Vegas Ouzas 4,708 14–6–2 30 23 December 19 Idaho 3–6 Las Vegas Ouzas 3,168 15–6–2 32 24 December 26 Las Vegas 5–6 Ontario OT Henderson 6,296 15–6–3 33 25 December 27 Utah 5–3 Las Vegas Fallon 5,505 15–7–3 33 26 December 29 Las Vegas 4–2 Stockton Fallon 7,050 16–7–3 35 27 December 30 Las Vegas 4–3 Stockton SO Fallon 6,480 17–7–3 37
January: 10–5–0 (Home: 5–2–0; Road: 5–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 28 January 5 Las Vegas 1–4 Alaska Fallon 3,228 17–8–3 37 29 January 7 Las Vegas 3–2 Alaska OT Fallon 4,881 18–8–3 39 30 January 8 Las Vegas 3–5 Alaska Fallon 4,245 18–9–3 39 31 January 11 Las Vegas 6–4 Victoria Fallon 3,146 19–9–3 41 32 January 12 Las Vegas 5–3 Victoria Fallon 3,202 20–9–3 43 33 January 14 Ontario 2–1 Las Vegas Fallon 4,023 20–10–3 43 34 January 15 Alaska 1–4 Las Vegas Fallon 4,837 21–10–3 45 35 January 16 Alaska 2–5 Las Vegas Fallon 2,962 22–10–3 47 36 January 18 Alaska 0–4 Las Vegas Fallon 3,006 23–10–3 49 37 January 21 Bakersfield 3–5 Las Vegas Fallon 4,524 24–10–3 51 38 January 22 Bakersfield 1–0 Las Vegas Ouzas 5,109 24–11–3 51 39 January 23 Bakersfield 5–6 Las Vegas SO Ouzas 2,764 25–11–3 53 40 January 28 Las Vegas 4–1 Victoria Fallon 3,414 26–11–3 55 41 January 29 Las Vegas 4–2 Victoria Fallon 3,382 27–11–3 57 42 January 30 Las Vegas 2–4 Victoria Ouzas 3,598 27–12–3 57
February: 6-6-1 (Home: 3-4-0; Road: 3-2-1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 43 February 1 Stockton 2–6 Las Vegas Fallon 2,298 28–12–3 59 44 February 2 Las Vegas 0–5 Utah Ouzas 2,863 27–13–3 59 45 February 4 Elmira 4–3 Las Vegas Fallon 4,176 27–14–3 59 46 February 5 Elmira 4–5 Las Vegas Fallon 5,077 29–14–3 61 47 February 8 Elmira 3–6 Las Vegas Fallon 2,753 30–14–3 63 48 February 10 Utah 3–2 Las Vegas Ouzas 3,209 30–15–3 63 49 February 11 Victoria 2–0 Las Vegas Ouzas 5,656 30–16–3 63 50 February 13 Victoria 4–2 Las Vegas Ouzas 4,644 30–17–3 63 51 February 18 Las Vegas 5–2 Utah Ouzas 4,168 31–17–3 65 52 February 19 Las Vegas 3–2 Utah Ouzas 6,876 32–17–3 67 53 February 24 Las Vegas 3–4 Alaska Ouzas 3,469 32–18–3 67 54 February 25 Las Vegas 3–4 Alaska OT Sauer 6,426 32–18–4 68 55 February 27 Las Vegas 3–2 Alaska SO Ouzas 4,592 33–18–4 70
March: 5-9-1 (Home: 1-5-0; Road: 4-4-1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 56 March 2 Las Vegas 2–3 Idaho SO Ouzas 3,086 33–18–5 71 57 March 4 Las Vegas 2–4 Idaho Ouzas 4,487 33–19–5 71 58 March 5 Las Vegas 6–5 Idaho Ouzas 5,228 34–19–5 73 59 March 11 Las Vegas 7–4 Ontario Ouzas 6,744 35–19–5 75 60 March 12 Las Vegas 1–3 Ontario Sauer 9,592 35–20–5 75 61 March 15 Alaska 3–1 Las Vegas Ouzas 2,939 35–21–5 75 62 March 17 Ontario 4–2 Las Vegas Ouzas 2,579 35–22–5 75 63 March 18 Alaska 4–1 Las Vegas Ouzas 5,355 35–23–5 75 64 March 19 Alaska 5–1 Las Vegas Sauer 5,979 35–24–5 75 65 March 22 Alaska 3–2 Las Vegas Ouzas 2,884 35–25–5 75 66 March 23 Las Vegas 2–1 Utah SO Ouzas 8,914 36–25–5 77 67 March 25 Las Vegas 1–3 Bakersfield Ouzas 6,556 36–26–5 77 68 March 26 Las Vegas 0–2 Bakersfield Ouzas 7,767 36–27–5 77 69 March 29 Bakersfield 2–5 Las Vegas Ouzas 2,909 37–27–5 79 70 March 30 Las Vegas 2–1 Stockton Ouzas 5,388 38–27–5 81
April: 0-2-0 (Home: 0-2-0; Road: 0-0-0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 71 April 1 Stockton 3–2 Las Vegas Ouzas 4,408 38–28–5 81 72 April 2 Stockton 4–3 Las Vegas Sauer 6,122 38–29–5 81
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)
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. #5 Idaho Steelheads # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Arena 1 April 5 Idaho 0–1 Las Vegas 2OT Ouzas 2,060 1–0 Orleans Arena 2 April 6 Idaho 3–2 Las Vegas 3OT Ouzas 2,033 1–1 Orleans Arena 3 April 8 Las Vegas 1–3 Idaho Ouzas 2,951 1–2 Qwest Arena 4 April 9 Las Vegas 5–1 Idaho Ouzas 2,676 2–2 Qwest Arena 5 April 11 Idaho 3–1 Las Vegas Ouzas 2,622 2–3 Orleans Arena
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 Player movement Date Player From To Assignment October October 22 Ned Lukacevic San Antonio Las Vegas Loaned by San Antonio October 19 Mathieu Brodeur San Antonio Las Vegas Loaned by San Antonio October 17 Ned Lukacevic Las Vegas San Antonio Recalled by San Antonio October 17 Tyler Mosienko Las Vegas San Antonio Recalled by San Antonio

Personnel

Final roster

Updated June 16, 2011.

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

Staff

Las Vegas Wranglers staff
Hockey Operations General Manager - Ryan Mougenel Director of player development - Keith Primeau Equipment manager - Jeff Maxwell Coaching Staff Head coach - Ryan Mougenel		Management Owner - Gary Jacobs President and COO - Billy Johnson Vice President, operations - Deric Voelker Director, CSPlus - Lyndsi Erickson

See also

• 2010-11 ECHL season

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.
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5. Press release (July 22, 2010). "Wranglers Sign John Schwarz". Las Vegas Wranglers. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
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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.
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10. Press release (April 5, 2011). "Las Vegas' Ouzas Named Reebok Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week". ECHL. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
11. Press release (August 12, 2010). "Wranglers Add Bellissimo and Huddy; Acquire Fritsch". Las Vegas Wranglers. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
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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. Press release (August 18, 2010). "Power Returns to Las Vegas; Wranglers Add McMonagle". Las Vegas Wranglers. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
15. Press release (September 23, 2010). "Wranglers Bring Back Collins; Add Price". Las Vegas Wranglers. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
16. 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

• Las Vegas Wranglers official website