Andrew Perugini, Stockton Thunder's All Time Shutout Leader

‘GINI IN A BOTTLE

Goaltender Andrew Perugini, who is tied for second in ECHL save percentage (.915) and is tied for fourth in the ECHL in goals-against-average (2.79), became the Thunder career shutout leader (4) on Feb. 12 and posted his most recent blanking on a week later at Bakersfield, a career-high 45-save effort in a 2-0 Thunder win. Perugini was named Reebok Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week in February for the second time in his career.

ALL-TIME THUNDER SHUTOUT LEADERBOARD

GOALTENDER SHUTOUTS
1. Andrew Perugini (2008-present) 5
2. Tim Boron (2007-08)                 3
3. Devan Dubnyk (2006-07)          2
    Glenn Fisher (2007-08)              2
    Jake Moreland (2005-06)          2

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The Stockton Thunder Rocks The Arena

Have you ever wondered what other hockey teams are using for their music?  Today we will look at the Stockton Thunder's game music experience. Here is what StocktonThunder.com says.

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What's the name of the Thunder goal song and other music played at games?
Below is a sample of the familiar music you hear at a Thunder game each night at Stockton Arena!

Pre-game warmups:
Beastie Boys - Sabotage
Bush - Machine Head
Disturbed - Land of Confusion
Foo Fighters - Monkey Wrench
Green Day - Basket Case
Linkin Park - Bleed It Out
Metallica - Fuel
Metallica - Master of Puppets
Methods of Mayhem - Crash
Motley Crue - Kickstart My Heart
Nickelback - Animals
Incubus - Megalomaniac
P.O.D. - Rock The Party
Pearl Jam - Even Flow
Red Jumpsuit Apparatus - Face Down
Rob Zombie - Dragula
Rob Zombie - Feel So Numb
Trapt - Headstrong

Countdown:
U2 - Where the Streets Have No Name
Lake & Palmer Emerson - Karn Evil 9 Impression 1

Thunder takes the ice (pre-game):
AC/DC - Thunderstruck

Thunder takes the ice (second and third period):
Bush - Machine Head
OK Go - Here It Goes
Methods of Mayhem - Crash
Motley Crue - Kickstart My Heart
Rob Zombie - Dragula

Fights/penalties:
2Unlimited - Workaholic
Beastie Boys - Fight For Your Right (To Party)
Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting
Drowning Pool - Bodies
Offspring - Come Out and Play
Marilyn Manson - Beautiful People
Metallica - Fuel
Twisted Sister - We're Not Gonna Take It

Thunder goal:
Kernkraft 400 - Zombie Nation

Thunder wins:
AC/DC - Thunderstruck
Aerosmith - Sweet Emotion

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The Paralympic Games - Go Canada Go!

For the past few days, the 2010 Paralympics have been on and thanks to Sportsnet we have been able to watch some of the games. I've enjoyed what I have watched so far, so thanks CTV and Sportsnet, you guys have done a great job.

Let me tell you when I say this, SLEDGE HOCKEY IS CRAZY!  Those guys are rough and mean. It seems like a really tough sport. Let's hope Canada can get the gold and sweep the hockey medals.

Here's another crazy sport. You want skilled curling? Watch these teams curl. These people are making great shots and they don't even have a sweeper(s) to help them out. That makes the sport that much more challenging. I challenged my Dad to a game like that. He's still thinking about it...

All the events have challenges and hurdles that they all must conquer. I think that's why I really respect all of those that participate in these games. It takes guts and courage to do what these people are doing and yet the fanfare isn't the same as it was weeks ago for the actual Olympic games?

Why is that? What makes these people not the same? In fact, why are these athletes not included in the Olympics games anyways? What makes them any different than you and I?  NOTHING!

I'll be honest, I never really gave much thought to it until the last Olympics rolled around in Torino. Why are these people declared different?

They shouldn't be any different because they're not. My grandfather lost his hand and part of his forearm jumping off a train when he was a teenager. Does that accident make him any different? No, it didn't. The only difference was he was right handed before the accident. Now he's left handed.

I wish the Olympic decision makers would get a grip and look at what stupidity they are showing the entire world. This is not right. Not right at all.

I hope this can change someday...

But regardless of how I feel, I do want to say that we here at Oilers Jambalaya, support the Paralympic games and we wish all the athletes well. GOCANADA!

AS OF THIS POST, CANADA IS 2ND IN THE MEDAL COUNT WITH 7 MEDALS. 

2 Gold / 3 Silver / 2 Bronze

Sam Gagner Swoons Us Again... But Where Are His Teammates?

This is somewhat of a game recap of the Edmonton Oilers vs the Minnesota Wild game on Sportsnet West.

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FINAL SCORE

Edmonton Oilers- 2

Minnesota Wild - 4

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TONIGHT'S STARTING LINES

Penner Cogliano Brule
Moreau Horcoff Pisani
Nilsson Gagner Pouliot
Stortini Potulny Minard

Whitney Gilbert
Chorney Strudwick
Johnson Peckham

Deslauriers
Dubnyk

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VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS



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THE MEAT AND POTATOES

The Good:

- Sam Gagner earned some real nice assists and played 18:28. He played a pretty good game all around, but his faceoffs really need work. He hit the boards a little strange halfway through the first period and I was hoping he wasn't going to be hurt. Two assists later, he's fine.

The Not So Good:

- Pat Quinn is making it clear he hated his defence corps. Johnson, Gilbert and Whitney all played over 21:00 minutes each. Peckham played 18:09, Chorney had 16:08 and Strudwick played 16:29. I'm sure their minutes would have been reduced even more if he could have.

- This was one boring game. Usually they suck anyways because it's against the Wild, it seemed to suck even more tonight. *yawn*

- The Oilers coverage in their own zone was one of the main reasons they lost. The Wild were free to roam. And roam they did.

- Why didn't the linesmen let Stortini and Scott fight? Mind you, if the passion for the fight was actually there, they would have fought at some point. They didn't.

- Taylor Chorney sucks!

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DID YOU KNOW? (Facts About The Edmonton Oilers)

Did you know... Sam Gagner has matched his last year's points total of 41 tonight with his two assists? He's only 8 points away from tying his most points output in his rookie season with 49 points.

Did you know... Zack Stortini is leading the team with 148 penalty minutes this season?

Did you know... Dean Arsene and Johan Motin are the only two Oilers to play on the team this year and not have a point?

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EVENT SUMMARY

GAME SUMMARY

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NEXT GAME

Edmonton Oilers vs Detroit Red Wings

Fri 19/03/10

7:30 pm MST
TSN

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-Smokin' Ray-

Game Recap: Utah 4 - Stockton 3 (ECHL)

Game Recap: UTAH 4 - STOCKTON 3 (SO)
03/14/2010 6:31 PM

03/14/2010 6:31 PM -
UTAH 4 - STOCKTON 3 (SO)
Thunder fights off injuries, third period deficit to claim shootout point

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah - Two goals in the third period helped the Stockton Thunder (28-24-8, 65 points) claim a point for the second straight road game, ultimately won by the Utah Grizzlies, 4-3 in a shootout before 2,498 fans at The E-Center on Sunday.

The Thunder, who were led by relief goaltender Aaron Sorochan's 32 stops, including 18 of the last 19 faced, return home for eight of the last 12 games and a seven-game homestand, where they are 11-2-4 at Stockton Arena since Dec. 4. The Thunder are now tied for fifth place in the National Conference with the Alaska Aces.

Kelly Czuy, Colin Hemingway and Chris D'Alvise score for Stockton, while Utah was led by a pair of goals from Ryan Kinasewich. Mitch O'Keefe picked up the win in net with 36 saves.

Following a hit away from the play by Utah's Lance Galbraith (an interference call), chasing injured goaltender Andrew Perugini in favor of Sorochan in the first period, the Thunder retaliated on the ensuing power-play on Hemingway's marker with 9:54 left in the period when he buried a wrist shot from the left circle.

Utah responded with back-to-back goals to assume a 2-1 lead after one period, beginning with Tom May cleaning up a rebound on the power-play at 14:09 and a snap shot by Kinasewich from the slot for his 37th goal of the year with 2:27 left in the first period.

Sorochan and the Thunder weathered the storm and kept the deficit at a goal through two periods, helped out by a series of saves on A.J. Perry and Tim Crowder from close range.

Mitch O'Keefe countered with 14 saves in the second period for Utah.

The Thunder began their second straight third period rally with back-to-back goals to assume a 3-2 lead, beginning with a give-and-go play from the rush. Garet Hunt's pass from the left wing found Czuy at the doorstep, who tucked a backhander past O'Keefe with 5:14 elapsed.

Just 3:40 later, James Bates' post-to-post feed from another rush found D'Alvise at the right wing, banging a one-timer past O'Keefe's glove to restore the Thunder lead at 3-2 on D'Alvise's team-leading 26th goal of the year.

Utah responded with a flurry of play in front of Sorochan and Kinasewich finished off a rebound in the crease through a swarm of physical contact, tying the game at 3-3 with his second goal of the game coming with three minutes left.

In overtime, the Thunder outshot Utah 5-1 and missed on two close chances to win the game. A backdoor pass to Anthony Aiello found the defenseman at the left circle, but O'Keefe got in the way of his snapshot. Then with over a minute left, D'Alvise found a semi open net at the left post, but missed tucking in a fluttering puck.

In the shootout, Thunder goals by Aiello and Oren Eizenman were answered in three straight rounds by Vlady Nikiforov, AJ Perry and Kinasewich. O'Keefe then forced a Bates deke wide to the right goal post to seal the win in the bottom of the fifth round.

Perugini exited in the first with nine saves.

NOTES: The Thunder scratched Brett Hemingway (healthy), Mark Pavli (healthy) and Craig Valette (injured reserve) ... the Thunder power-play converted at a 6-for-20 rate in the two games at Utah during the weekend ... Eizenman's assist on Hemingway's goal pushed his scoring streak to seven straight games ... Utah outshot the Thunder, 46-39 ... J.F. Caudron left in the first period due to injury.

The Thunder returns to play to open a seven-game homestand on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m., hosting the Victoria Salmon Kings at Stockton Arena. The game can be heard and viewed online exclusively at www.stocktonthunder.com, courtesy of B2 Networks (audio is free of charge).

The Thunder was voted "Best Local Sports Team" by readers of the San Joaquin Magazine, has led the ECHL in attendance for four consecutive seasons and drew 223,854 fans to Stockton Arena in 2008-09. Season Tickets for 2009-10 are on sale now. For more information about tickets, merchandise, or other inquiries contact the Stockton Thunder offices at (209) 373-1500 or visit http://www.stocktonthunder.com/

THREE STARS:
1. UTA - 9 Ryan Kinasewich
2. UTA - 79 Dylan Hunter
3. STK - 34 Kelly Czuy

Written by StocktonThunder.com

*Reprinted with permission from Stockton Thunder Professional Hockey Club, ECHL.  The Stockton Thunder are a proud 'AA' affiliate of the Edmonton Oilers (NHL) and Springfield Falcons (AHL) *