San Antonio Rampage Weekly Update
November 24, 2014 - American Hockey League (AHL)
San Antonio Rampage News Release
THIS WEEK'S GAMES
Saturday, Nov. 29 vs. Oklahoma City Barons
AT&T Center, 7:00 p.m.
The Rampage and the Barons will meet for the sixth time this season in San Antonio's Teddy Bear Toss Night, presented by HEB, on Saturday. The Silver and Black are 5-0-0-0 against Oklahoma City so far this season, with three of the wins coming within the friendly confines of the AT&T Center. San Antonio holds the top position in the division with the Barons lurking just four points back. Bobby Butler has had the most success in the season series so far with six of his 18 points coming against the Barons. Shane O'Brien has add- ed two goals and three assists and Drew Shore and Garrett Wilson have contributed four assists each. Goalies Dan Ellis and Michael Houser have each seen time against Oklahoma City with Ellis post- ing a 1.86 goals against average in three starts and Houser with a 2.92 goals against average in two starts.
Sunday, Nov. 30 vs. Iowa Wild
AT&T Center, 4:00 p.m.
The Rampage and the Wild meet for the second time this season and the first time since the Rampage's season opener on Oct. 10. San Antonio won the first matchup 3-2, getting goals from Butler, Mark Mancari and Garrett Wilson. The Wild, the top affiliate of the NHL's Minnesota Wild, announced a coaching change in mid- November. John Torchetti, who was the Rampage's first head coach, was hired on Nov. 11, replacing Kurt Kleinendorst.
TEDDY BEAR TOSS
Saturday, Nov. 29
The Rampage's annual Teddy Bear Toss Night, pre- sented by HEB, will be on Saturday, Nov. 29. Fans are encouraged to bring stuffed teddy bears to the game and throw them on the ice when the Rampage score their first goal of the game. The bears will be donated to Toys for Tots.
MOVEMBER WRAP UP NIGHT
Sunday, Nov. 30
The Rampage wrap up their Movember campaign - and a busy November game schedule - against the Iowa Wild.
FIRING ON ALL CYLINDERS: With 18 points, Bobby Butler is tied for fourth in the AHL and ranks second in the Western Conference in scoring. Garrett Wilson notched two goals and two assists on Friday night against the Texas Stars to reach the 50th AHL point milestone as well as record the first four-point game of his career. Connor Brickley, who scored twice in Friday night's 7-1 win, had his first multi-goal game.
TOPPLING TEXAS: Friday night's 7-1 win over the Texas Stars marked the Ram- page's most lopsided win against their West Division rival and set a new record for goals scored in the series. With a 3-0 shutout victory on Sunday, the Rampage have beat the Stars three straight times for the first time in franchise history.
ROCCO RETURNING: Rocco Grimaldi, who was recalled by the Florida Panthers on Tuesday, was reassigned to the Rampage on Sunday afternoon. Grimaldi scored his first NHL goal on Saturday in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Nashville Predators.
ICE CHIPS: Dan Ellis - Rampage Goalie
Dan Ellis had a strong week in net, starting all three of San Antonio's games and finishing with 57 saves on 58 shots combined in the Ram- page's wins over the Texas Stars Friday and Sunday. Ellis back- stopped the Rampage to a 3-0 shutout of the defending Calder Cup Champions on Sunday, the first shutout of the year for the Silver and Black. In 11 starts this season, he's posted a 2.13 goals against aver- age and a .918 save percentage.
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