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Amerks Host Albany Tonight at Blue Cross Arena

December 7, 2008 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Rochester Americans News Release


Game Notes: Tonight, the Rochester Americans remain at home as the Albany River Rats make their first visit of the season to The Blue Cross Arena. The 6:05 p.m. contest between the I-90 rivals will be broadcast live on SportsRadio 1280 WHTK, whtk.com and AHL Live.

Promotions: The game falls on Zweigle's Night, where fans can purchase the Zweigle's Family Four Pack of four tickets, four hot dogs and four sodas for $55.00. Please call (585) 454-5335 to order. It's also a RARES Night. The RARES discount is valid for all RARES members by logging onto www.rares.org to review their discounts. For more information call Nathan Snyder at 454-5335 x-3006. Further, tonight features the first Buy One, Get One Half-Off ticket promotion where fans can purchase a ticket and get another for half the price in any seating section for any Sunday through Thursday game. Tickets can be purchased online through Ticketmaster.com. Lastly, the Amerks have partnered with The Zone 94.1 FM to offer fans the chance to win a pair of tickets and accommodations to see Metallica in concert at "A Cold Day in Hell" in Hell, Michigan. The contest will take place during the second intermission.

Head-to-Head: The matchup is the first of four scheduled meetings between the Amerks and the River Rats this season. Rochester posted a 1-1-0-0 record in the season series a year ago with the Albany and is 44-39-9 all-time against the Carolina Hurricanes' affiliate.

Amerks Notes: Rochester (3-18-0-2, 8 points) enters the contest coming off a 4-1 loss to the Iowa Chops Friday night at The Blue Cross Arena. Veteran forward Janis Sprukts scored Rochester's lone goal as the Amerks dropped their third straight contest. First-year forward Michal Repik collected an assist Friday night to extend his point streak to four games (2+3) and his point total to 14. Repik currently leads the Amerks in all offensive categories with six goals, eight assists and 14 points, and has appeared in all 23 games thus far for Rochester. He presently ranks 19th in scoring among all American Hockey League rookies. Rookie defenseman Jason Garrison remains Rochester's top scoring defenseman with 10 points (2+8) overall, which ties him for second best on the team. Michael Duco presently ranks 11th in the league and first on the team with 83 penalty minutes (PIM).

Welcome Back!: Amerks General Manager Jody Gage announced today that the Florida Panthers have reassigned forwards Kenndal McArdle and Janis Sprukts back to Rochester. McArdle returns after his first ever National Hockey League recall which saw him appear in three games with the Panthers. The 22-year-old logged 5:27 of ice in his NHL debut in Florida's 5-3 win over the Washington Capitals on December 2nd. Sprukts returns after a brief one-game stint with the Panthers, dressing in Florida's 4-0 loss to the Boston Bruins last night, after receiving his first recall of the season early Saturday morning.

Albany Notes: Albany (8-10-3-2, 21 points), comes into the game the winners in three of its last four after falling to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 7-3 last night at Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza. Third-year forward Jakub Petruzalek currently paces Albany's offense with 14 points (7+7) through 23 games. Mike Angelidis has a team-high eight goals, while defenseman Mark Flood has a team best 10 assists and 12 points, good enough for third overall. First-year goaltender Daniel Manzato has spent the majority of the season between the pipes for the Rats, boasting a 5-5-0 record with a 2.86 goals-against average and a .914 save percentage in 11 games. Trevor Gillies is ranked first on the team and fifth in the league with 95 PIM.

Next Game: The Amerks head to the Lone Star State on Tuesday, December 9th to take on the San Antonio Rampage at the AT&T Centre. The 8:00 p.m. EST will be carried live on SportsRadio 1280 WHTK, whtk.com and AHL Live.

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