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January 26, 2010 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Peoria Rivermen News Release


NEWS AND NOTES

Turn the page...The Rivermen beat Chicago on Saturday for the first time this season. They had gone 0-4-1 in their first five meetings with the Wolves.

Long time coming...Saturday's 5-4 win was the first time the Rivermen had won a game in which they allowed more than three goals since Nov. 14 against Milwaukee (also a 5-4 win). It was the fifth time over those 29 games in which they allowed more than three.

More points for Pelletier...Pascal Pelletier has registered a point in six straight games and is now tied with Lars Eller for the team lead with 32. He has an assist in all six of those games, and he scored twice in a game on Jan. 15 in Grand Rapids. Pelletier has a point in 12 of the 19 games he has played with the Rivermen since being acquired on Dec. 8 from the Syracuse Crunch for defenseman Brendan Bell.

Limited Opportunities...Peoria's power play had only five opportunities this weekend in their two games and went 1-for-4. They are now 16-for-48 (33.3%) in their past 12 games.

Remember the Aeros...Saturday will mark the Houston Aeros first visit of the season to Carver Arena, making it the first time since they eliminated the Rivermen in the playoffs last season that they have been in Peoria. The Rivermen are 1-1-0 against Houston at the Toyota Center this season.

Wild, Wild West...Fifteen points separate the first place Milwaukee Admirals from the last place San Antonio Rampage in the West Division. It is the closest division, top to bottom, in the American Hockey League. In the East Division, Hershey has a 17 point lead on second place Albany. The top six teams in the West are separated by just eight points.

WEEK 18 PREVIEW

Rockford IceHogs

National Hockey League Parent Club Chicago Blackhawks

Record 26-18-2-3

Standings Points (Relative to Rivermen) 57 (+7)

West Division Standing 2ND

Rivermen Record Against 3-1-0-1

Leading Scorer Mark Cullen (16g, 26a, 42pts)

Starting Goaltender Corey Crawford (10-8-2, 2.56 GAA, .915 sv%)

AHL Power-Play Rank 21st - 14.8%

AHL Penalty-Kill Rank 15th - 83.1%

Houston Aeros

National Hockey League Parent Club Minnesota Wild

Record 22-17-6-1

Standings Points (Relative to Rivermen) 51 (+1)

West Division Standing 5th

Rivermen Record Against 1-1-0-0

Leading Scorer Maxim Noreau (13g, 24a, 37pts)

Starting Goaltender Anton Khudobin (9-13-1, 2.37 GAA, .904 sv%)

AHL Power-Play Rank 13th - 18.0%

AHL Penalty-Kill Rank 2nd - 88.6%

Texas Stars

National Hockey League Parent Club Dallas Stars

Record 24-13-3-4

Standings Points (Relative to Rivermen) 55 (+5)

West Division Standing 3rd

Rivermen Record Against 2-0-0-0

Leading Scorer Travis Morin (9g, 17a, 26pts)

Starting Goaltender Matt Climie (11-13-3, 2.52 GAA, .916 sv%)

AHL Power-Play Rank 16th - 17.4%

AHL Penalty-Kill Rank 3rd - 88.0%

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

01/24/2010 Tyson Strachan (D) DEL Recalled from loan by St. Louis (NHL)

01/21/2010 Anthony Peluso (RW) DEL Reassigned by St. Louis (NHL) to Alaska (ECHL)

01/21/2010 Colin Hemingway (RW) ADD Recalled from loan to Alaska (ECHL)

01/21/2010 Colin Hemingway (RW) DEL Loaned to Stockton (ECHL)

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