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  FresnoBee.com - Fresno Falcons Coverage
Falcons run out to big lead for win The Fresno Falcons recorded their first road win of the season Saturday, defeating the Phoenix RoadRunners 5-3 at U.S. Airways Center.
Falcons unable to get a hold on RoadRunnersThe Phoenix RoadRunners scored goals in the first, second and third periods for a 3-2 victory over the Fresno Falcons at US Airways Center in Phoenix on Thursday.
Falcons lose in overtime againThe Fresno Falcons have two points in the ECHL standings, but they still are looking for their first victory.
www.fresnobee.com /341   (237 words)

  
  Fresno Falcons - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Fresno Falcons are a minor league hockey team from Fresno, California in the ECHL (formerly East Coast Hockey League) and are a farm team affiliate of the NHL's San Jose Sharks.
The Fresno Falcons were founded in 1946 as a charter member of the Pacific Coast Hockey League.The Falcons also played in the Cal-Neva Hockey League,Pacific Southwest Hockey League and the West Coast Hockey League before joining the ECHL.
The Falcons joined the ECHL after the West Coast Hockey League was absorbed by the larger league in 2003.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fresno_Falcons   (178 words)

  
 Fresno, California - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fresno is the county seat of Fresno County in the U.S. State of California.
Fresno is the sixth-largest city in California and the largest inland city in the state.
Fresno Reel Pride is one of the oldest and largest LGBT film festivals in the United States.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fresno,_California   (2607 words)

  
 Fresno Falcons
The 2005-2006 season will bring a new level of excitement as the Fresno Falcons, AA affiliate of the San Jose Sharks, play host to the league's premier showcase, the 2006 ECHL All-Star Game and Skills Competition, presented by Bud Light.
The Fresno Falcons, AA affiliates to the San Jose Sharks, are proud to welcome you to another great year of ECHL Hockey!
Fresno will be one of thirty teams competing for the Kelly Cup in 2005-06.
www.explorefresno.com /fresnofalcons.html   (283 words)

  
 deseretnews.com | Grizz ground Falcons
Fresno Falcons left wing John Wroblewski, right, and Utah Grizzlies right wing Travis Rycroft, left, fight for the puck in Saturday's game at the E Center.
Fresno, 25-8-10, is the leader by nine points in the ECHL Pacific Division and had won six of its last 10 games.
The game was quickly 1-1 as Falcon Jean-Francois Plourde scored his 17th of the season skating unfettered behind the Grizzly net and slipping one in from the side against goalie Michaud less than two minutes later, at 6:10 of the second, and Utah couldn't score with a 5-on-3 advantage for almost two minutes.
deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,635182003,00.html   (592 words)

  
 MLN Sports Zone - Minor League Sports Magazine
Fresno skated by Idaho 3-2 in double overtime on Friday to raise the hardware.
The Falcons fiercely hunted the Condors throughout the month and the teams began see-sawing between third and fourth place in the Southern Division.
Fresno's attendance was second best in the league during the regular season with 214,459 supporting fans.
www.minorleaguenews.com /hockey/wchl/features/articles2001/52902.html   (567 words)

  
 Fresno Falcons Carry Taylor Cup - WCHL Hockey 2002 - MLN Sports Zone - A Minor League News Magazine
Fresno - 10.28.02 - The Taylor Cup Tour attracted fans of all ages, bringing smiles to the faces of everyone who shared in its glory.
The Fresno Grizzlies invited the recently crowned champions of the West Coast Hockey League, the Fresno Falcons, to a night of festivities that included the Taylor Cup Playoff MVP Kris Porter throwing out the ceremonial first pitch.
The only important thing was that the Fresno Falcons were Taylor Cup Champions, and that the Cup had found a home in the Central Valley.
www.minorleaguenews.com /hockey/echl/falcons/articles2002/102802.html   (355 words)

  
 Fresno - Into the Boards   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Fresno, CA - Fraser Clair of the Fresno Falcons is the In Glas Co ECHL Player of the Week for Apr. 24-30.
Fresno, CA - The Fresno Falcons have made several roster moves this week to accommodate the final pieces of their playoff roster puzzle - the arrival from the American Hockey League of centerman Scott Kelman and defenseman Ray DiLauro, who were assigned today by the Lowell Lock Monsters and Cleveland Barons, respectively.
Fresno is two wins shy of tying the all-time team record of 44 wins in a single season, also set in 2000-01.
www.intotheboards.net /hockey/publish/fresno.shtml   (445 words)

  
 Alaska Aces - The Official Website of the Alaska Aces - ECHL.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
But a sloppy turnover in the Fresno zone led to the equalizer with 8:53 left in the frame, as Chris Minard blasted a one-timer past Brett Jaeger for his 15th goal of the year, tying him with Utah's Matt Craig for the ECHL lead.
Leading 4-3, Fresno limited Alaska to just two shots in the first eight minutes of the final period, but slowly the Aces started putting the Falcons on their heels, finally breaking through for the tying goal with 6:21 left in regulation when Scott blasted a slap shot just underneath the crossbar after another turnover.
Fresno took a penalty in the game's final minute of regulation, setting the stage for Leavitt, who fired a rebound past a sprawling Jaeger after a Ryan Gaucher drive from the point early in OT.
www.alaskaaces.com /news/story.cfm?ID=387   (473 words)

  
 Falcons Will Play at the Save Mart Center at Fresno State
The team’s ownership has expressed their commitment to keep the Falcons in Fresno and usage of the Save Mart Center was a determining factor,” Adishian-Astone said.
The Fresno Falcons, who currently play games at Selland Arena in downtown Fresno, are on the way to a single-season franchise attendance record of more than 200,000.
Greg Schuh took over as Senior Vice President of the Fresno Falcons in January of 2003 after four and a half years with the Topeka Scarecrows of the Central Hockey League and later the United States Hockey League.
www.fresnostatenews.com /2002/March/FalconsatFresnoState.html   (883 words)

  
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The Fresno Falcons have a long and varied history as a hockey franchise in Northern California.
The Falcons spent four seasons in the PCHL, capturing the Southern Division crown in 1948-49, only to lose in the first round of the Henderson Cup Playoffs.
The Falcons captured the Gordon Petrie Trophy and their first championship with an 11-3 rout of the San Bernardino Braves.
www.blogger.com /email-post.g?blogID=3081861&postID=109912378564590437   (490 words)

  
 ABC30.com: Possible Ownership Change for Fresno Falcons
Action News has learned the Fresno Falcons could soon be owned by the same group that owns the Fresno Grizzlies baseball team.
Falcon's team owner Charles Davenport was at the Downtown Fresno Radisson for the ECHL board of governor's meeting, where he denied the team was for sale.
The city of Fresno says it does not have a relationship with the Fresno Falcons and it does not know anything about the sale.
abclocal.go.com /kfsn/story?section=local&id=3845327   (320 words)

  
 deseretnews.com | Grizzlies fall to Falcons
Fresno defenseman Dustin VanBallegooie blasted a slapshot that beat Eddy cleanly over the shoulder to even the score at three.
VanBallegooie gave Fresno the lead early in the third period, shooting a harmless wrist shot that found its way through traffic and struck the back of the net.
The Falcons tightened their stranglehold once they were ahead, limiting the Grizzlies to only eight shots in the third period and adding an empty net goal for the victory.
deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,635181727,00.html   (433 words)

  
 CALIFORNIA HOCKEY / Low-cost, high-energy fun in ... Fresno
Fresno -- As captain of "The Bud Zone,'' Trevor Oppliger leads a group of some 30 members, all wearing custom-made, bright red hockey jerseys in a section behind the bench, in unwavering support of the home team, the Fresno Falcons.
Injured Falcon Lanny Gare is the nephew of ex-NHLer Danny Gare.
Fresno, which averages 4,438 in attendance to rank 12th in the 28- team league, attracted a season-high 9,032 for a recent Saturday game, the only scheduled matinee of the season.
sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2005/02/08/SPGSFB7L6F1.DTL   (897 words)

  
 City of Fresno Entertainment Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Fresno has many local area attractions offering fun and entertainment for all.
Fresno, the only city surrounded by three national parks, provides easy access to Yosemite, Sequoia, and Kings Canyon.
Sophisticated, progressive and with its feet firmly rooted in the arts and entertainment, the Tower District is Fresno's own unique version of similar neighborhoods of culture in New York, San Francisco and Seattle.
www.fresno.gov /events/guide.asp   (92 words)

  
 The Beaumont Enterprise - Texas' rally falls short vs. Fresno   (Site not responding. Last check: )
But Falcons wing John Wroblewski spoiled Texas' plans for a comeback party, beating recently entered goalie Jason Cugnet late in the third to seal the Fresno win.
But Fresno center Gregg Bullock responded with three straight goals on Wildcatters netminder Davis Parley to put his team up 3-1 in what turned out to be the decisive second period.
Bullock's hat trick was just the beginning of the Wildcatters' second-period woes, as Fresno went on to score two more goals before the intermission to take a commanding 5-1 lead.
www.southeasttexaslive.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=10501021&BRD=2287&PAG=461&dept_id=512556&rfi=6   (595 words)

  
 ECHL - Premier 'AA' Hockey League
FRESNO, Calif. - Brett Jaeger didn't fret when he was released at the beginning of the Fresno Falcons' season.
Now Jaeger, who a year ago was dropped by his Western Hockey League junior team, is the main man between the pipes as the Falcons are rising from a 1-6-1 start to respectability in the ECHL's West Division.
ECHL, the ECHL logo and all word marks and logos associated with the ECHL and ECHL.com are registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and may not be reproduced without the prior written consent of ECHL Properties.
www.echl.com /cgi-bin/mpublic.cgi?action=show_news&cat=1&id=3386   (439 words)

  
 Victoria Salmon Kings
The Fresno Falcons made their first visit to the Bear Mountain Arena, and beat the Salmon Kings 7-3.
Fresno takes sole possession of fourth place in the West Division of the ECHL with the win over the Salmon Kings and San Diego’s 6-2 loss to Alaska.
Victoria was never able to recover and John Wroblewski scored his fourth of the season on a short-handed break-away to put the Salmon were on ice, with the score 4-2 heading to the room after one.
www.salmonkings.com /PressReleases/pr-feb022005a.asp   (476 words)

  
 adn.com | Aces : Fresno fends off meltdown to take care of Bakersfield   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Aces 3, Fresno 2 (shootout), Dec. 10 at Sullivan: Chris Beckford-Tseu stopped four of Fresno's five shootout bids, and Vladimir Novak and Barrett Heisten scored shootout goals to rescue the Aces, who ran their winning streak to 11 games.
Aces 4, Fresno 3 (shootout), Dec. 7 at Sullivan: Beckford-Tseu was perfect in the shootout, stopping all five Falcons.
Aces 5, Fresno 1, Dec. 4 at Fresno: The Aces' winning streak reached eight games when they blitzed the Falcons with four goals in a span of 4:58 in the second period.
www.adn.com /sports/aces/story/7703822p-7614854c.html   (842 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports > Gulls -- Fresno topples Gulls in OT, takes 2-1 lead with home ice   (Site not responding. Last check: )
FRESNO – Mike Mathers scored 16:49 into overtime last night to give the Fresno Falcons a 4-3 victory over the Gulls and a 2-1 lead in their best-of-five WCHL Southern Division playoff series.
Fresno led 3-0 on Jason Weaver's goal at 18:40 of the second period.
Joe Frederick scored the Falcons' first goal when he took a pass from Derek Cormier and wristed one from the top of the right circle at 15:38 of the first.
www.signonsandiego.com /sports/gulls/20020503-9999_6s3gulls.html   (435 words)

  
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By 1945 he was working from Fresno, CaliforniaCalifornia then in 1947 he opened the Wills Point nightclub in Sacramento and continued touring the Southwest and Pacific Northwest from Texas to Washington State.
Saroyan was born in Fresno, CaliforniaFresno, California, the son of an Armenian immigrant.
Fresno is a major center of Armenian population in the United States.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/F/Fresno,-California.htm   (1000 words)

  
 Fresno Falcons - ECHL (ECHL) Minor League Hockey on OurSports Central
FRESNO, Calif. - Three different players scored and Chris Beckford-Tseu made 20 saves to record his second shutout of the series as the Alaska Aces defeated the Fresno Falcons 3-0 in Game Five of the National Conference Finals at Save Mart Center.
Fresno Falcons 0 at Alaska Aces 2 (Playoff Gm.
Fresno Falcons 3 at Alaska Aces 2 (Playoff Gm.
www.oursportscentral.com /sports?t_id=289   (420 words)

  
 News 14 Carolina | 24 Hour Local News | SPORTS   (Site not responding. Last check: )
FRESNO, Calif. -- The Charlotte Checkers made it five in a row Wednesday night with a 4-1 win against the Fresno Falcons.
Kevin Truelson's tally for the Falcons 31 seconds later cut the lead to two goals again, but the Checkers' defense denied a five-minute power play down the stretch.
Fresno saw its winless streak extend to nine games (0-8-1), and the Falcons dropped to 7-14-2 for 16 points.
www.news14charlotte.com /content/sports?ArID=48442&SecID=12   (383 words)

  
 THE UNOFFICIAL
Not everybody leaves Fresno running as they flip us the bird, some people are sad to go.
At least Jami can still listen to the Falcons, wherever she goes - getting the smells is gonna be tough though...probably a good thing.
The Falcons moving back to Selland (in 2008) is a good thing - as long as Selland updates the scoreboard and the concourse.
fresnofalcons.blogspot.com   (648 words)

  
 California Cougars Mites - 2005/06 Home Page
As a team we became on the third place and this event was a lot of fun for the players and for the spectators.
When we saw the Fresno team dressed in their dark jerseys, we were called one more time to change to our white home jerseys A little delay and panic was caused but finally the players of both teams were ready to listen to the National Anthem.
The fans of the Cougars were relieved when the first minute of the game was played and the Falcons had not scored: actually they did not even get close to our zone: that is how well our defense was playing.
www.californiacougars.org /teams/Mite   (735 words)

  
 Fresno Falcons Host Bulldog Night at the Save Mart Center :: The Fresno Falcons Professional Hockey Team will host ...
Fresno Falcons Host Bulldog Night at the Save Mart Center :: The Fresno Falcons Professional Hockey Team will host "Bulldog Night" at the Save Mart Center on Saturday, April 3, 2004, at 7 p.m.
The Fresno Falcons Professional Hockey Team will host "Bulldog Night" at the Save Mart Center on Saturday, April 3, 2004, at 7 p.m.
Fresno, Calif. - The Fresno Falcons Professional Hockey Team will host "Bulldog Night" at the Save Mart Center on Saturday, April 3, 2004, at 7 p.m.
gobulldogs.cstv.com /genrel/032204aab.html   (203 words)

  
 Fresno Falcons: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: )
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 Welcome to the Fresno Branch   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Save Mart Center is home to the Fresno State University Bulldog men’s and women’s basketball team and was the host to the 2004 Men’s and Women’s WAC Tournament.
It also is home to the Fresno Falcons a San Jose Sharks affiliate (AA Hockey Team).
Fresno State Special Events is under the direction of Brooke Elder and Mike Rupcich.
www.contemporaryservices.com /pages/fresno.html   (202 words)

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