{"id":10201,"date":"2023-10-18T15:36:58","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T22:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=10201"},"modified":"2023-10-18T15:36:58","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T22:36:58","slug":"gulls-open-season-on-winning-note","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=10201","title":{"rendered":"Gulls Open Season on Winning Note"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By Keith Antigiovanni<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 2023-2024 hockey season is underway as the San Diego Gulls opened the regular season with back-to-back wins over the arch-rival Ontario Reign, 4-1 and 6-4 at the Toyota Arena.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The wins were the first for new Head Coach Matt McIlvane, who was sent by the Gulls Major League Club Anaheim Ducks to improve from last season\u2019s 20-49-2 record, the worst record by the club since it returned eight years ago. Currently, San Diego is 2-0 and tied for first in the 10-team Pacific Division of the American Hockey League along with the Tucson Roadrunners (Phoenix Coyotes), Abbottsford Canucks (Vancouver Canucks), and Henderson Silver Knights (Vegas Golden Knights).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the first game, forward Pavel Regenda scored the first goal of the contest and the season in the first period power play at 11:20, then also added a second goal in the third period. Fellow Forward Jacob Perrault scored a third period goal, and defenseman Glenn Gawdin contributed a last-second empty net goal to clinch the 4-1 victory for the Gulls.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Goaltender Alex Staluck was almost perfect with 40 of 41 saves, a club record in a season opener. Defenseman Olen Zellweger contributed two assists.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The second game was more of a contest as both teams combined for 32 penalty minutes and a total of 10 goals. The first period ended with a 1-1 tie, but the Gulls outscored the Reign 3-2 in the second period and 2-1 in the third.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Forwards Judd Caufield and Ben King each scored in the second period to take a one-goal lead in the third period. Pavel Regenda scored his third goal in two games to take a two-goal lead in the third period. Ontario cut the deficit to one at 5-4 before Forward Josh Lopina\u2019s last-second empty netter salted the game away at 6-4.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Gulls home opener will be this Friday at the Pechanga Arena at 7 p.m. against the Ontario Reign.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Image Credit: Canva<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Keith Antigiovanni The 2023-2024 hockey season is underway as the San Diego Gulls opened the regular season with back-to-back wins over the arch-rival Ontario Reign, 4-1 and 6-4 at the Toyota Arena. 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