2003-04 Las Vegas Wranglers season

The 2003-04 Las Vegas Wranglers season was the Las Vegas Wranglers' inaugural season in the ECHL. The West Coast Hockey League had originally awarded an expansion franchise to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1999 were supposed to start play in the 2000-01 WCHL season, but were unable to find a home arena until signing a deal with The Orleans Hotel and Casino to play in their new arena that they were in the process of constructing in 2003. During the 2002-03 WCHL season, the league announced that it would be folding but six of their current franchises (Anchorage, Bakersfield, Fresno, Idaho, Long Beach, and San Diego) and three of their expansion franchises (Las Vegas, Ontario, CA, and Reno) were approved for membership, with all but the Ontario and Reno franchises to take the ice during the upcoming 2003-04 ECHL season.
The Wranglers first regular season began on October 17, 2003 against the Idaho Steelheads and concluded on April 3, 2004 against the Bakersfield Condors. The Wranglers made ice hockey's return to Las Vegas on October 21, 2003, defeating Bakersfield 4–2 in front of an announced sell-out crowd at Orleans Arena. The Wranglers would finish their first season in second place in the Pacific Division, falling to the eventual Kelly Cup champion, Idaho Steelheads, three games to two, after cruising to a two games to zero lead in the series.
== Preseason ==
The Wranglers saw numerous changes to happen to the team before they took the ice for the first time. On May 29, actor Rick Schroder, filling in for team owner Charles Davenport, introduced former Fresno Falcons player-coach, Glen Gulutzan as the team's first head coach and general manager.Rick Schroder "Plays" Wranglers Owner, Introduces Gulutzan As Las Vegas GM/Coach The team then changed it's logo from a red, yellow, orange, and black outline of a cowboys face to a red, black, and silver color scheme with a hockey stick carrying "Wrangler" mounted on a bull.Las Vegas Wranglers Unveil New Logo The Wranglers would unveil their home, road, and alternate uniforms a month before their season opener. The home sweater was white with a previously unreleased Wranglers logo on the chest and trimmed with black and red on the sleeves and waist. The road sweater was red with "Las Vegas" in script over the streaking Wranglers’ poker chip puck and trimmed in black on the sleeves and waist. The third jersey was black with another previously unreleased logo on the chest featuring "VEGAS" in individual circles across a red hockey stick and the Wranglers’ poker chip puck, trimmed in black with red rolling dice along the waist.Las Vegas Unveils Inaugural Jerseys
== Regular season ==
The Wranglers began the regular season on October 17 visiting the Idaho Steelheads. The team's home opener was played on October 21 against the Bakersfield Condors. The Wranglers were known for their unprecedented performance at home during the first half of the season, going 15 straight games without losing in regulation, a streak that started with a 4–2 victory over Bakersfield on opening night on October 21 and lasting to December 27, when the San Diego Gulls defeated the Wranglers 1–0. The Wranglers began the season on a 9-1-2 run, before heading east on an agonizing six game road trip in which they went 0-4-2. The team concluded the regular season on April 3 with a 4–1 road victory over Bakersfield.
The Wranglers longest winning streak during the season was six games which occurred twice, from November 28 to December 19 and from March 12 to March 26 respectively. The team's longest losing streak was also six games, which ran from November 14 to November 22.
== Standings ==
West Division 	GP	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA 	PTS
z-San Diego Gulls 	72	49	13	10	240	177	108
x-Las Vegas Wranglers	72	43	22	7 	227	186	93
x-Idaho Steelheads 	72	40	23	9 	219	208	89
x-Alaska Aces 	72	38	28	6 	220	210	82
e-Bakersfield Condors	72	25	38	9 	201	236	59
e-Fresno Falcons 	72	23	43	6 	187	275	52
e-Long Beach Ice Dogs	72	23	44	5 	191	257	51
== Game Log ==
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* Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points). 	
* White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Record 	Pts 	 	 	
1 	October 17 	Las Vegas 	5 - 3 	Idaho 	 	1-0-0 	2 	 	 	
2 	October 18 	Las Vegas 	3 - 4 	Idaho 	SO 	1-0-1 	3 	 	 	
3 	October 19 	Las Vegas 	1 - 4 	Idaho 	 	1-1-1 	3 	 	 	
4 	October 21 	Bakersfield 	2 - 4 	Las Vegas 	 	2-1-1 	5 	 	 	
5 	October 24 	Idaho 	1 - 4 	Las Vegas 	 	3-1-1 	7 	 	 	
6 	October 28 	San Diego 	2 - 3 	Las Vegas 	OT 	4-1-1 	9 	 	 	
7 	October 31 	Idaho 	2 - 3 	Las Vegas 	 	5-1-1 	11 	 	 	
=== Playoffs ===
* Green background indicates win, 
* Red indicates loss. 
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Pacific Division Semifinals vs #3 Idaho: 2–3 (Home: 2–1 ; Road: 0–2)	Pacific Division Semifinals vs #3 Idaho: 2–3 (Home: 2–1 ; Road: 0–2)	Pacific Division Semifinals vs #3 Idaho: 2–3 (Home: 2–1 ; Road: 0–2)	Pacific Division Semifinals vs #3 Idaho: 2–3 (Home: 2–1 ; Road: 0–2)	Pacific Division Semifinals vs #3 Idaho: 2–3 (Home: 2–1 ; Road: 0–2)	Pacific Division Semifinals vs #3 Idaho: 2–3 (Home: 2–1 ; Road: 0–2)	Pacific Division Semifinals vs #3 Idaho: 2–3 (Home: 2–1 ; Road: 0–2)	Pacific Division Semifinals vs #3 Idaho: 2–3 (Home: 2–1 ; Road: 0–2)	Pacific Division Semifinals vs #3 Idaho: 2–3 (Home: 2–1 ; Road: 0–2)	Pacific Division Semifinals vs #3 Idaho: 2–3 (Home: 2–1 ; Road: 0–2)	Pacific Division Semifinals vs #3 Idaho: 2–3 (Home: 2–1 ; Road: 0–2)	Pacific Division Semifinals vs #3 Idaho: 2–3 (Home: 2–1 ; Road: 0–2)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Series 	 	 	 	 	
1 	April 6 	Idaho 	2 - 4 	Las Vegas 	 	1-0 	 	 	 	 	
2 	April 9 	Idaho 	2 - 3 	Las Vegas 	 	2-0 	 	 	 	 	
3 	April 10 	Las Vegas 	0 - 2 	Idaho 	 	2-1 	 	 	 	 	
4 	April 13 	Las Vegas 	3 - 4 	Idaho 	OT 	2-2 	 	 	 	 	
5 	April 14 	Idaho 	3 - 0 	Las Vegas 	 	2-3 	 	 	 	 	
== Player stats ==
=== Skaters ===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes
==== Regular Season ====
Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
Greg Day 	67	20	44	64 	36
Chris Kenady 	71	21	38	59 	152
Jason McBain 	72	11	44	55 	80
Jeff Attard 	70	16	28	44 	86
Eric Schneider 	44	21	20	41 	30
Doug Wright 	72	20	18	38 	104
Cam Bristow 	72	13	24	37 	102
David Cousineau 	69	17	15	32 	86
Tom Nelson 	43	10	20	30 	42
Ryan Christie 	60	16	11	27 	142
Mike McBain 	72	5 	20	25 	95
Justin Kelly 	31	12	11	23 	20
Chris Wheaton 	68	7 	13	20 	214
Kevin O'Flaherty 	32	4 	11	15 	24
Darren Partch 	20	8 	5 	13 	6
Deryk Engelland 	35	2 	11	13 	63
Jonathan Shockey 	66	2 	10	12 	181
Blaine Bablitz 	23	5 	6 	11 	16
Morten Ask 	5 	4 	4 	8 	4
Garett Bembridge 	13	4 	3 	7 	12
Riku Varjamo 	68	3 	4 	7 	44
Kayle Short 	17	0 	5 	5 	18
Joff Kehler 	4 	2 	0 	2 	4
Nathan Horne 	10	1 	0 	1 	16
Brent Krahn (G) 	14	0 	1 	1 	0
Marc Magliarditi (G)	48	0 	1 	1 	4
Jon Krall 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
Dave Marlin (G) 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
Dany Sabourin (G) 	10	0 	0 	0 	6
==== Playoffs ====
Player 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Greg Day 	5 	1	4	5 	2
Tom Nelson 	4 	1	3	4 	2
Ryan Christie 	4 	3	1	4 	2
Chris Kenady 	5 	3	1	4 	4
Jason McBain 	5 	0	2	2 	4
Jeff Attard 	5 	0	2	2 	4
Mike McBain 	5 	0	2	2 	8
Cam Bristow 	5 	1	0	1 	0
Jonathan Shockey 	5 	0	1	1 	4
Justin Kelley 	2 	1	0	1 	0
Doug Wright 	4 	0	1	1 	0
Riku Varjamo 	5 	0	0	0 	16
David Cousineau 	5 	0	0	0 	4
Deryk Engelland 	2 	0	0	0 	0
Chris Wheaton 	3 	0	0	0 	8
Marc Magliarditi (G)	4 	0	0	0 	0
Eric Schneider 	5 	0	0	0 	2
Dany Sabourin (G) 	1 	0	0	0 	0
Jon Krall 	3 	0	0	0 	2
Garett Bembridge 	2 	0	0	0 	0
Joff Kehler 	5 	0	0	0 	4
Morten Ask 	1 	0	0	0 	2
=== Goaltenders ===
Note: GP = Games Played; GS = Games Started; MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime/Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SV = Saves; SV% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
==== Regular Season ====
Player 	GP	MIN 	W 	L 	T	GA 	GAA 	SV 	SV% 	SO
Marc Magliarditi	48	2857	29	14	4	112	2.35	1432	.927	2
Dany Sabourin 	10	613 	6 	3 	1	24 	2.35	359 	.937	0
Brent Krahn 	14	828 	7 	5 	2	36 	2.61	444 	.925	0
Dave Marlin 	2 	73 	1 	0 	0	4 	3.30	26 	.867	0
==== Playoffs ====
Player 	GP	MIN	W	L	GA	GAA 	SV 	SV% 	SO
Dany Sabourin 	1 	57 	0	1	2 	2.07	34 	.944	0
Marc Magliarditi	4 	239	2	2	10	2.51	122	.924	0
==Awards==
===League awards===
Player 	Award
David Cousineau	All-Star defenceman
Justin Kelley 	All-Star forward
== Affiliates ==
* NHL - Calgary Flames
* AHL - Lowell Lock Monsters
== References ==
== See also ==
*2003-04 ECHL season
== External links ==
*Las Vegas Wranglers official website
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