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Bruins acquire Scoville for Corazzini

November 15, 2004 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Providence Bruins News Release


The Providence Bruins announced today that they have acquired defenseman Darrel Scoville from the Hershey Bears in exchange for right wing Carl Corazzini. Scoville is expected to join the team in time for practice on Tuesday. The Bruins also announced today that defenseman Steve Munn has been released from his tryout contract.

“We are very happy to bring Darryl to the Bruins organization,” said Bruins head coach Scott Gordon. “He fills two needs for us. First, he is a proven offensive defenseman in the AHL, and will add another dimension to our defense corps. The other need is it opens up some room on our forward lines. We had too many forwards and not enough ice time to go around, so this deal will give Carl a new opportunity in Hershey. ”

Scoville, a 29-year-old native of Swift Current, Saskatchewan, is playing in his seventh professional season out of Merrimack College (HE). He began his professional career in 1998-99 with the Saint John Flames (AHL), and played with the team through the 2000-01 season. Scoville played in the 2000 AHL All-Star Classic, and was a member of the Flames’ 2000-01 Calder Cup championship team. He has twice ranked among the top-10 scoring defensemen in the AHL (2000-01 and 2003-04), and has 46-121-167 totals and 460 PIM in 353 career AHL games with Saint John, Syracuse and Hershey. He has one assist and 12 PIM in 16 NHL games with Calgary and Columbus.

“I’m really excited about coming to Providence,” said Scoville. “It’s never a great feeling to be traded, but I’ve always heard great things about Providence from other players. I know the Bruins have a really strong team, and I’m thrilled to have the chance to join the club and hopefully be a good contributor to the team.”

The Bruins will play four games this week, beginning on Wednesday, November 17, when they visit the Bridgeport Sound Tigers at 7:05 p.m. The Bruins return home to host the Springfield Falcons on Friday, November 19 at 7:05 p.m., before visiting the Portland Pirates on Saturday night at 7:05 p.m. The weekend concludes on Sunday, November 21 at 4:05 p.m., when the Black and Gold hosts the Philadelphia Phantoms.

The Bruins will host their annual Thanksgiving Food Drive at this weekend’s games. The Bruins’ wives and girlfriends will be collecting non-perishable food items in the Dunkin’ Donuts Center box office lobby on Friday from 5:45 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., and on Sunday from 2:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. All food items collected will be donated to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank.

Tickets for Friday and Sunday, as well as all regular season P-Bruins games, are available online on the Bruins’ website, www.providencebruins.com, at all TicketMaster outlets (401-331-2211 or 508/617-931-2000) and the Dunkin’ Donuts Center Providence box office. Information on individual game tickets and Providence Bruins season ticket packages can be obtained by calling the Bruins ticket office at (401) 273-5000 or by logging on to the team website.

THIS WEEK
(ALL GAMES EST)

Wednesday, November 17 @ Bridgeport, 7:05 PM, Arena at Harbor Yard
WDDZ AM 550 www.providencebruins.com
The Bruins and Sound Tigers begin their four-game season series…Bridgeport is tied for fourth place in the East Division with their 7-6-0-0 record, but has won three straight…G Wade Dubielewicz was the 2003-04 AHL Rookie of the Year…C Justin Mapletoft leads the team with 1-9-10 totals…RW Sean Bergenheim leads the team with five goals.

Friday, November 19 vs. Springfield, 7:05 PM, Dunkin’ Donuts Center Providence
WDDZ AM 550 www.providencebruins.com
The Bruins and Falcons meet in the third game of their 10-game season series…Springfield took the first meeting, 4-3 in Providence on October 15, before the Bruins rebounded with a 4-0 win at home two nights later…Bruin C Brad Boyes has 1-3-4 totals against the Falcons, while LW Martin Samuelsson has scored two goals…G Hannu Toivonen stopped all 24 shots he faced by Springfield on October 17 for his third career shutout…Springfield LW Adam Henrich has scored two goals against the Bruins…RW Shane Willis leads the team with 5-6-11 totals…The Falcons are in seventh place in the Atlantic Division with their 3-9-1-1 record.

Saturday, November 20 @ Portland, 7:05 PM, Cumberland County Civic Center
WDDZ AM 550 www.providencebruins.com
The Bruins and Pirates kick off their 10-game season series…Portland is tied for third in the Atlantic Division with their 7-4-1-2 record…Portland ranks fourth in the league on the power play (21.6%)…D Steve Eminger is tied for fourth among AHL blueliners with 1-9-10 totals…C Trent Whitfield leads the team with 5-7-12 totals…Former Bruin D Shaone Morrisonn has 3-2-5 totals in 13 games.

Sunday, November 21 vs. Philadelphia, 4:05 PM, Dunkin’ Donuts Center Providence
WDDZ AM 550 www.providencebruins.com
The Bruins and Phantoms play the first game of their two-game season series…The Phantoms lead the East Division with their 10-2-0-0 record…Philadelphia has taken an average of 37.9 PIM per game, the highest average in the AHL…The Phantoms have the league’s top power play unit (23.9%)…The Phantoms acquired veteran center Jon Sim today from the Utah Grizzlies in exchange for C Peter White…C R.J. Umberger is tied for fifth among AHL rookies with 3-6-9 totals…G Antero Niittymaki ranks seventh in the league with a 1.76 GAA.

Providence Bruins Schedule:
Tuesday 11/16 10:30 AM – RI Sports Center, Rte. 146, North Smithfield, RI
Wednesday 11/17 10:00 AM – RI Sports Center, Rte. 146, North Smithfield, RI; Game @ Bridgeport, 7:05 p.m.
Thursday 11/18 10:00 AM – RI Sports Center, Rte. 146, North Smithfield, RI
Friday 11/19 10:00 AM – Dunkin’ Donuts Center; Game vs. Springfield, 7:05 p.m.
Saturday 11/20 Game @ Portland, 7:05 p.m.
Sunday 11/21 Game vs. Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m.
Monday 11/22 OFF

LAST WEEK
Date Opp. Score B's goal scorers (#, type) Goaltender (saves; record)
11/12 Hershey W, 3-2 Boyes (6); LaCouture (2); Gove (2; GWG) Toivonen (14)/Hamerlik (4; 1-1-1)
11/13 @ Hartford L, 3-2 Thompson (1; PPG); Bergeron (4) Toivonen (47; 3-5-1)
11/14 Hartford W, 1-0 Hilbert (8; GWG) Toivonen (37; 4-5-1)

IN THE BOOKS
Records Leaders Goaltenders
Overall Record 5-5-1-2 Brad Boyes 6-10-16 Hannu Toivonen, 2.06 GAA, 4-5-1, .937%
Home Record 4-1-1-0 Andy Hilbert 8-2-10 Peter Hamerlik, 4.02 GAA, 1-1-1, .877%
Road Record 1-4-0-2 Patrice Bergeron 4-5-9
Overtime 0-1 David Gove 2-6-8
Shootout 0-2 Kevin Dallman 0-8-8
Power Play 16-74, 22.2%, 3rd Pat Aufiero 1-6-7
Penalty Killing 58-66, 87.9%, 6th Yorick Treille 3-3-6

Slap Shots: C Brad Boyes leads the team and is tied for eighth in the AHL with 6-10-16 totals…He is tied for second in the league with four power play goals…LW Andy Hilbert is tied for the AHL lead with five power play goals, and is tied for fourth overall with eight goals…Hilbert, who ranks second in the league with 58 shots on goal, ranks third in team history with 72 goals and eighth with 141 points…D Kevin Dallman ranks third among AHL blueliners with 47 shots on goal…G Hannu Toivonen has two shutouts this season in 11 games, matching his 36-game total from last season.

Bruins Radio & Media: All 80 Providence Bruins games will be broadcast on WDDZ AM-550 and on the team website, www.providencebruins.com. Corey Masse brings you the action for home games, while Adam Alper calls the action on the road. Please contact Adam Alper for all interview requests.

Bruins In the Community: Please contact Adam Alper for any player appearances.

Wednesday, November 17 Cranston Regional Career Fair 8:00 a.m. Adam Alper

Tickets: Information on individual game tickets and Providence Bruins season ticket packages can be obtained by calling the Bruins ticket office at (401) 273-5000 or by logging on to the team website, www.providencebruins.com.

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