Pelley Scores his First in Heat Loss
Stockton, Calif. – Stockton’s captain Rod Pelley scored his first goal for the Stockton Heat to open the scoring, but the Moose would once again down the Heat 4-1 thanks in part to 35-saves by Eric Comrie and a three-goal third period. Pelley’s shot just past the midway point in the contest snuck past the screened Comrie to put the home team up, but it would be Manitoba’s captain, Patrice Cormier who’d get one back for the Moose in the second period, tipping a shot past Gillies to draw the game even. In the third, the Moose capitalized on some defensive zone turnovers with goals from Jack Roslovic and Mike Sgarbossa, along with adding an empty netter, to give the Moose their second-straight 4-1 win over the Heat. Next up, the Heat head down south to take on the San Diego Gulls on Friday at 7:00 p.m. with the game streaming live on AHL Live. The Heat return home against the Bakersfield Condors on Friday, November 17 with Ronald McDonald helping us celebrate Fry Day, presented by Golden State Restaurant Group McDonald’s. We encourage fans to dress up on November 17 as their favorite superhero during Superhero Night at Stockton Arena with some of your favorite superheroes invading Stockton Arena. Plus, the first 1,000 kids 12-years-old and younger will receive a Stockton Heat mask! Then on Saturday, November 18 at 6:00 p.m., the Heat will face the Condors during Hispanic Heritage night where we celebrate our community’s Hispanic roots! It will be another Hockey Night in Stockton presented by Budweiser, where fans 21-years-old and over can purchase a Bud & Burger combo for just $15! Plus, the first 1,500 fans into Stockton Arena will also receive a Stockton Heat scarf!
SCORING SUMMARY
1st Period
HEAT GOAL: F Rod Pelley (1) wrist shot from center point goes through traffic and beats the goaltender just inside the right post (Wotherspoon, Lomberg assist), 13:42
Shots: STK – 14 | MB – 8
2nd Period
Manitoba Goal: F Patrice Cormier (4) shot from far side is tipped in front and redirected over goalie’s shoulder (Schilling, Roslovic assists), 6:54
Shots: STK – 8 | MB – 9
3rd Period
Manitoba Goal: F Jack Roslovic (6) turnover inside blueline is put over goalie’s shoulder, glove side (Unassisted), 10:44
Manitoba Goal: F Mike Sgarbossa (5) turnover at the top of the right circle is collected and wristed over the goalie’s shoulder on his blocker-side (Unassisted), 11:26
Manitoba Goal: F Nic Petan (1) shot from the neutral zone is lifted into the empty net (Roslovic, Stoykewych), 19:45
Shots: STK – 14 | MB – 15
GOALIES
W: Eric Comrie (36 shots, 35 saves)
L: Jon Gillies (31 shots, 28 saves)
NOTABLE STATISTICS
Three Stars: 1- Jack Roslovic (MB) (1 goal, 2 assists) 2- Eric Comrie (MB) (35-saves) 3 – Rod Pelley (1 goal)
Final Shots: STK – 36 | MB – 32
Power Plays: STK – 0/3 | MB – 0/2
Rod Pelley scores his first goal as a member of the Stockton Heat, his first AHL goal since December 21, 2016 while playing with the Albany Devils
Stockton is 2-4-0-0 all-time against Manitoba and are 8-6-0-0 all-time against the Central Division teams
Stockton has gone perfect on the penalty kill for the second-straight game, the longest streak this season
QUOTES
“The puck got back to me after I just came on from a change and [Tyler Wotherspoon] found me high and I was just trying to get it through. [Luke Gazdic] was in front and had a great screen and it found the back of the net, I don’t even know if the goalie saw it.” – Rod Pelley on his first goal with Stockton
“First and foremost you have to learn something from this game and learn that it is not good enough, but you have to have a quick memory because we play again on Friday against a good team in their building. Teams are ready for us, they come in here and work and we have some work to do. We need to re-focus as a group we can be better collectively top to bottom and that is something we have to do going into San Diego on Friday.” – Rod Pelley on tonight not being a good enough effort
“We got out worked and that is an easy fix in my opinion as a player. It is not structural, it’s mental and it’s competing and battling. From top to bottom we can be better at that.” – Pelley on the Heat not allowing opponents to outwork them
“We obviously wanted to come back tonight and get a win, but we have to clean up some areas in our game to make that happen. They are a strong, fast team. We have to learn from it and move on.” – Tyler Wotherspoon on failing to get revenge tonight
“Anytime you get a new face in here they want to contribute and Rod is a great leader off the ice as well as one the ice so it is always a nice achievement to get that one out of the way so we have to build off it and keep plugging away.” – Wotherspoon on Pelley’s first goal with the Heat
“We weren’t as engaged as we needed to be tonight and I thought they were the hungrier team right from the start of the game. I didn’t think our execution was great tonight I thought there was a little cheat on the part of our game and we have to make sure we do a better job making sure our group is prepared to play because I don’t feel like they were tonight.” – Coach Ryan Huska’s reaction to tonight’s loss
“The one thing we had a hard time tonight was there speed. They did a good job playing fast and their forwards were skating tonight, but I don’t feel we helped ourselves out tonight. We weren’t as sharp or vested in the game as we needed to be.” – Huska on Manitoba’s speed
NEXT HOME GAME
STOCKTON HEAT vs. Bakersfield Condors
Friday, November 17 @ Stockton Arena
Superhero Night // Fry Day // First 1,000 Kids 12 & Under Receive a Heat Mask
Doors @ 6:00 p.m., Puck drop @ 7:00 p.m.
For tickets call 209.373.1500 // stocktonheat.com/fryday
