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Wranglers score 3 unanswered goals in 5-2 victory over Thunder: Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010; The second period was the Wranglers’ best Friday night.
Thanks to three unanswered goals in the middle frame, Las Vegas returned from a four-game road trip to beat the Stockton Thunder, 5-2, at the Orleans Arena.
Busch brothers mingle with hometown NASCAR fans: Friday, Feb. 26, 2010; The Busch brothers are everywhere. As NASCAR unofficially kicked off race weekend in Las Vegas on Thursday, hometown heroes Kurt and Kyle Busch were in on the act as well.
Neon Garage epicenter of NASCAR entertainment: Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010; For the fourth consecutive year, the Neon Garage at Las Vegas Motor Speedway will serve as the hub of the weekend’s activities.
NASCAR Hauler Parade to kick off race weekend: Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010; This year’s NASCAR Hauler Parade down Las Vegas Boulevard on Thursday evening will be bigger than ever. In addition to the Sprint Cup Series teams that have participated for the past three years, tonight’s parade will include Nationwide Series teams. The haulers are the large trucks that carry the race cars and gear to the track.
Speedway’s Bullring puts Las Vegan’s racing aspirations on fast track: Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010; He began as a pony in the Bullring, a preteen kid who happened to get a race car for his 12th birthday. Justin Johnson hadn’t raced before. Not bikes, not go-carts and certainly not anything with four rubber tires and a motor.
Hayley Lager gets a jumpstart on racing: 14-year-old Las Vegas girl trains at speedway with hopes of becoming the next Danica Patrick; Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010; Hayley Lager is 14 years old. She's a freshman in high school, a self-proclaimed "girly girl" who likes to go to the mall with her friends. She giggles before she laughs, has highlights in her hair and likes texting. By all accounts, she's a typical teenage girl. She also drives race cars. And fast.
Late goals down Wranglers, 3-1, on the road: Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010; A pair of third-period goals on the road Sunday night sunk the Las Vegas Wranglers’ quest for a series victory after a 3-1 loss to the Alaska Aces.
Wranglers come through 4-3 in OT to edge out Alaska Aces: Teams to face off again Sunday for final match in three-game series; Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010; A night after the Las Vegas Wranglers lost a third-period lead that resulted in an overtime loss to the Alaska Aces; the team was once again faced with a similar challenge.
Wranglers suffer 4-3 overtime loss to Alaska Aces: Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010; Down a goal heading into the third period, the Alaska Aces scored two unanswered goals Friday to beat the Las Vegas Wranglers, 4-3, in overtime. T.J. Fast’s ninth goal of the season with just over a minute remaining in the extra period gave the Aces their third straight win over the Wranglers.
CSN pitchers share common goal - reach Grand Junction: Friday, Feb. 19, 2010; They stood in the dugout, shoulder-to-shoulder, two sophomore, right-handed, College of Southern Nevada starting pitchers with one thing on their mind - winning - and one goal in common - winning it all.
Wranglers' John Schwartz scores winning goal in 6-5 victory over Condors: Friday, Feb. 12, 2010; John Schwarz’ first professional goal couldn’t have come at a better time for the Las Vegas Wranglers. With just over two minutes played in overtime and the Wranglers offense furiously trying to end the game, Schwarz slapped home the game-winning goal in a 6-5 victory over the Bakersfield Condors at the Orleans Arena.
Z Gorres to attend first fight since collapsing in ring: Fellow Filipino boxer Nonito Donaire says seeing his injured friend was a life-changing experience; Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010; Z Gorres’ eyes are open. Once shut, as he lay motionless on a canvas inside of a boxing ring after collapsing, those same eyes today represent a new life.
Wranglers send Matt Kang to Johnstown Chiefs: Las Vegas to receive future compensation for 21-year-old forward; Monday, Feb. 8, 2010; The Las Vegas Wranglers have traded forward Matt Kang to the Johnstown Chiefs of the ECHL American Conference. In return, the Wranglers will receive future considerations from the Chiefs.
Wranglers struggle on power play, lose 4-2 to Idaho: Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010; The Las Vegas Wranglers allowed their third hat trick in four games Saturday night, losing 4-2 to the Idaho Steelheads at the Orleans Arena. Steelheads left-winger Matt Derlago scored three goals in the victory, giving him eight points in the three-game series.
Tough times behind, Saints fans bask in Super Bowl glory: Die-hard Saints loyalists know where to go to watch their team; Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010; It wasn’t about football. It wasn’t about a pigskin, 1,744 miles away, splitting a pair of uprights in New Orleans and sending the Saints to their first Super Bowl. It wasn’t about the hugs and the kisses, the Whos and the Dats, and it certainly wasn’t about a guy named Brett or a team named the Vikings.
Wranglers lose to Idaho, 3-2, in shootout on home ice: Friday, Feb. 5, 2010; Leave it to Tyler Spurgeon to finish the Wranglers. The Idaho Steelheads forward's second goal of Friday's game - and his seventh in his past three contests against the Las Vegas Wranglers - was the only score of the shootout, giving Idaho a 3-2 victory at the Orleans Arena.
Wranglers down Idaho, 5-4, in shootout: Friday, Feb. 5, 2010; This was the kind of homecoming the Las Vegas Wranglers had in mind. After a poorly played road trip, the Wranglers returned home and staged a dramatic third-period comeback against the Idaho Steelheads, defeating them, 5-4 in a shootout Thursday at the Orleans Arena.
Athletic commission gives Floyd Mayweather Jr. green light for May 1 fight: Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010; The Nevada State Athletic Commission on Thursday afternoon gave its approval for Floyd Mayweather Jr. to fight Shane Mosley on May 1 in a welterweight bout at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Garic Wharton II signs with Arizona: Valley High speedster to play football, run track for Wildcats; Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010; Valley High senior Garic Wharton II remembers the first sheet of paper that mapped his path to a college scholarship. He was a freshman and it was a report card, decorated from top to bottom with C's. And his father, Garic Wharton, was having none of those grades.
Wranglers end road trip on a familiar note with loss: Monday, Feb. 1, 2010; Monday night was a symbolic ending to the longest road trip of the season for the Las Vegas Wranglers. The Wranglers dropped their second straight game — and eighth out of their last 10 road matches — losing 4-1 to the Utah Grizzlies.
Las Vegas Wranglers drop road game to Utah Grizzlies, 3-1: Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010; With just two minutes left to play in Saturday night’s game against the Utah Grizzlies, the Las Vegas Wranglers quest for two straight road wins ended. Lance Galbraith’s goal with 2:01 remaining on the clock sank the Wranglers, 3-1, in front of 7,043 at the E-Center in West Valley City, Utah.
Wranglers score 8 goals in victory over Utah: Friday, Jan. 29, 2010; The Las Vegas Wranglers weren’t going to be outscored Friday night. Propelled by four straight goals that opened the game, the Wranglers quieted the Utah Grizzlies’ biggest crowd of the season with an 8-5 victory.
Foothill senior leaving his mark on basketball program: Friday, Jan. 29, 2010; Evan Roquemore had two goals for his senior season as a Foothill Falcon - lead his team back to Nevada's 4A boys basketball final four and see his college recruiting pick up. With a 14-5 record, Foothill is in first place and undefeated in Southeast Division play, and things are shaping up nicely for a deep run in the playoffs. That kind of team success — along with some stellar personal performances - Roquemore is receiving more attention from the next level.
Another Wranglers player leaves team for Norway: Friday, Jan. 29, 2010; Las Vegas Wranglers defenseman Shay Stephenson has chosen to continue his hockey career in Norway. The decision to leave Las Vegas comes halfway through Stephenson’s first year with the Wranglers and just two weeks after former teammate Robbie Bina made the same jump, from the ECHL to Norway.
Wranglers left-winger Shay Stephenson off team: Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010; Las Vegas Wranglers left-winger Shay Stephenson has left the team, head coach Ryan Mougenel said Tuesday night. “We had different philosophies,” Mougenel said. “Sometimes it just works that way.”
Former Las Vegas resident still smiling after winning gold medal: Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010; Jason Zucker is smiling. Still. A week past his 18th birthday and just more than two weeks since being decorated with gold in Canada, the Team USA Under-20 National Team forward is having trouble finding reasons not to grin.
Wranglers give up 8 goals in loss to Idaho: Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010; After overcoming an early deficit, the Las Vegas Wranglers couldn’t hold up defensively Sunday night and lost their second straight game to the Idaho Steelheads.
Bourret ejected as Wranglers lose, 4-1, to Idaho Steelheads: Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010; The Las Vegas Wranglers’ road woes continued Saturday night in Boise, Idaho, with a 4-1 loss to the Steelheads. The loss comes on the heels of Friday night's victory, which was the team's first on the road in five games. Las Vegas has not won back-to-back road games since the first trip of the season when they beat the Ontario Reign on Oct. 30 and Nov. 1.
Wranglers break losing streak with win against Idaho: Friday, Jan. 22, 2010; The Las Vegas Wranglers were ready to break their four-game losing streak Friday, and they didn't waste any time. In their first period of action since a five-day all-star break, the Wranglers scored four goals, jumping out to an early lead over the Idaho Steelheads on the road.
Wranglers' Miller scores four points in all-star game: Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010; ONTARIO, Calif. — Adam Miller was here.
He stood on the blue line at Citizens Business Bank Arena, his head resting on his gloves as the butt-end of a hockey stick propped up his 6-foot, 179-pound frame.
He wasn’t supposed to be here, and just last week, he wasn’t going to be.
Wranglers' Adam Miller proves his speed in hockey skills competition: Father on hand to watch son take win in ECHL All-Star Skills Competition; Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010; Steve Miller remembers the first time his son Adam put on ice skates. He helped tie the laces. He remembers the early Sunday morning hockey practices, the pond games and watching him play four years at Ferris State. He definitely will remember Tuesday night.
Wranglers close road series with 3-0 loss to Alaska: Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010; The all-star break this week couldn’t come at a better time for the Las Vegas Wranglers. Saturday night, they lost in a 3-0 shutout to the Alaska Aces in front of 5,012 fans at Sullivan Arena in Anchorage.
Wranglers struggle on road with 3-1 loss to Alaska: Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010; The Las Vegas Wranglers are just three games into their longest stay away from the Orleans Arena this season, and they already appear to be homesick.
Commission tables request by Mayweather's camp for March 13 fight: Friday, Jan. 15, 2010; A license for Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s proposed March 13 boxing match at the MGM Grand Garden Arena still hasn't been approved by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. During a Friday meeting at the Grant Sawyer State Building in Las Vegas, the commmission tabled a request from Mayweather's promotion team, Golden Boy Promotions, until the commission's February meeting because Mayweather's opponent has yet to be determined.
Wranglers' skid continues with 6-4 loss to Victoria: Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010; The Victoria Salmon Kings pushed past the Las Vegas Wranglers in the third period Wednesday for a 6-4 victory, making it four losses - two in the standings and two on the roster - in two days for the Wranglers.
Robbie Bina leaves Las Vegas Wranglers: Defenseman heads to Europe two weeks after being named to All-Star Game; Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010; Just a week before his first scheduled All-Star appearance, Las Vegas Wranglers defenseman Robbie Bina has left the team.
Wranglers lose to Victoria, 5-3: Center Justin Bernhardt leaves game with serious knee injury; Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010; The second shift wasn’t a good one for the Wranglers on Tuesday night. Just 36 seconds into his Las Vegas return, center Justin Bernhardt suffered a serious knee injury and left the game.
Wranglers forward earns ECHL award: Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010; Judging by the way Las Vegas Wranglers forward Ned Lukacevic has played lately, you wouldn’t know he been battling a cold. Still, despite not feeling 100 percent, he’s scored in five straight games, tallying seven goals and four assists, and Tuesday he was named Sher-wood Hockey’s ECHL Player of the Week.
Third-period flurry gives Wranglers 5-1 win over Ontario: Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010; The Las Vegas Wranglers wanted the third period.
One night after watching a third-period lead evaporate into an Ontario Reign overtime win, the Wranglers needed the third period.
And just four minutes into the final frame, they had it.
Wranglers' winning streak ends with 3-2 loss to Ontario: Las Vegas goalie Michael Ouzas accepts blame for two late Reign scores; Friday, Jan. 8, 2010; The old adage says that nothing good lasts forever. The Las Vegas Wranglers found out the hard way Friday. Just one win from tying a franchise record of nine in a row at home, the Wranglers allowed two late goals and lost to the Ontario Reign, 3-2, at the Orleans Arena.
Wranglers defeat Ontario, climb out of last place: Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010; These aren’t last year’s Wranglers, even if it is little more than a week into the new year. Just ask the Ontario Reign.
Wranglers stay on track with sweep of Utah: Comeback in final period lifts Las Vegas over Grizzlies; Sunday, Jan. 3, 2010; Mick Lawrence and Josh Prudden agreed. Midway through the third period of Sunday’s game against the Utah Grizzlies, Lawrence looked Prudden’s way as they sat on the Wranglers’ bench. "Are we really doing anything different than we were doing at the start of the year?" Lawrence asked. "Because it doesn't really feel like it." Winning, of course, is what the Wranglers are doing differently, and, more specifically this past weekend, they were beating the Grizzlies.
Wranglers jump to early lead, beat Grizzlies 4-1: Saturday, Jan. 2, 2010; Ryan Mougenel doesn’t make New Year’s resolutions each year. If he did this year, the Las Vegas Wranglers head coach said, “it would probably involve scoring more goals - and on the power play obviously.”
Robbie Bina makes ECHL All-Star roster: Wranglers defenseman fifth at position in assists, eighth in points; Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009; Robbie Bina is beating the odds. Just five years removed from an injury that left his playing career in doubt, the undersized Wranglers defenseman has paved a road to recovery that now leads to the ECHL All-Star Game.
Wranglers knock off Idaho, 3-1, in midnight game: Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009; Kyle Hagel knows how to finish what he starts. Seconds before Tuesday night turned into Wednesday morning at the Orleans Arena, Hagel dropped his gloves and went toe-to-toe with Idaho forward and former Wrangler Adam Huxley. The fight jolted both the buzzing Midnight Holiday Roundup crowd of 4,603 and the recently red-hot Wranglers.
Wranglers fans turn out in pajamas for midnight hockey: Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009; The clock struck midnight, the puck dropped and for the seventh consecutive year the Las Vegas Wranglers proved their city never sleeps. Fans filled the Orleans Arena late Tuesday, hundreds of them dressed in pajamas and sleepwear, as they watched the Wranglers battle the Idaho Steelheads in the 2009 Midnight Holiday Roundup. The Wranglers left the ice with a 3-1 win.
Wranglers, Steelheads to face off in midnight game: Team's annual Midnight Holiday Roundup a delight for players, fans; Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009; Long a staple of college basketball, Midnight Madness is returning to Las Vegas -- for the minor league hockey Wranglers. For the seventh-straight year, the Las Vegas Wranglers will host their Midnight Holiday Roundup tonight at Orleans Arena when they face off against the Idaho Steelheads. The puck will drop at 11:59 p.m. for a game with origins two decades ago on the other side of the country.
Brother of new UNLV coach says Rebels have a winner: Tim Hauck, an assistant with the Tennessee Titans, likely will not join brother in Las Vegas; Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009; One gift down, one to go. Christmas is still two days away, but the Hauck family already has opened its first football present of the holiday season. Former Montana football coach Bobby Hauck was introduced Wednesday at Thomas & Mack Center as the 10th football coach in UNLV history. And sitting 1,800 miles away in Nashville, his little brother was smiling. “I can’t stop smiling,” Tim Hauck said over the phone from the Tennessee Titans compound in Nashville. “I’m just really happy for him.”
Physical style of play gives Wranglers a spark: Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009; The puck dropped and the gloves followed. Early in the second period of Saturday night’s game between the Las Vegas Wranglers and Ontario Reign – three seconds in, to be exact – Wranglers defenseman Chris Frank and Reign captain James McEwan decided to dance.
Wranglers set pace, defeat Ontario Reign: Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009; Just a day removed from Friday’s loss against the Ontario Reign, where fists flew and words were exchanged, the Las Vegas Wranglers decided to get Saturday night’s party at Orleans Arena started early.