San Antonio Rampage Weekly Update
April 2, 2018 - American Hockey League (AHL)
San Antonio Rampage News Release
SAN ANTONIO (33-27-10-0) VS. ROCKFORD ICEHOGS (37-25-4-4)
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4 - 7 P.M. (CT) - AT&T CENTER
The Silver and Black begin the week with a contest against the Rockford IceHogs on Wednesday, April 4 at 7 p.m. at the AT&T Center. San Antonio has gone 8-21 (38.1%) on the power-play against the IceHogs this season, including perfect 3-for-3 the last time the two teams met on Feb. 18. Aditionally, San Antonio tied a franchise record with four power-play goals on Nov. 10 in a 6-0 victory against the IceHogs.
SAN ANTONIO (33-27-10-0) AT CLEVELAND MONSTERS (22-37-7-3)
FRIDAY, APRIL 6 - 6 P.M. (CT) - QUICKEN LOANS ARENA
The Rampage begin a two-game series against the Cleveland Monsters on Friday, April 6 at 6 p.m. at Quicken Loans Arena. San Antonio has gone 2-0- 0-0 against the Monsters this season, outscoring Cleveland 8-2. The Silver and Black collected their sixth shutout of the season on March 18 against the Monsters, as Michael Joly led the team with one goal and two assists in a 4-0 win.
SAN ANTONIO (33-27-10-0) AT CLEVELAND MONSTERS (22-37-7-3)
SUNDAY, APRIL 8 - 2 P.M. (CT) - QUICKEN LOANS ARENA
San Antonio wraps up the season series against the Cleveland Monsters on Sunday, April 8 at 2 p.m. at Quicken Loans Arena. Alex Belzile leads the team with four points (1g/3a) in two games against Cleveland this season, while A.J. Greer has tallied two goals in as many games. The Rampage are 8-3-1-0 this season in games when Greer has at least one point.
ICE CHIPS: SAMUEL BLAIS - RAMPAGE FORWARD
Rampage forward Samuel Blais recorded two goals in two games against the Stockton Heat this past week, pushing his point streak to three games. Over his last seven games, Blais has collected five goals and four assists, including his first career hat trick on March 11 in a 4-0 victory against the Ontario Reign. Over that span, Blais has scored or assisted on seven power-play goals (4g/3a), bringing his total to a team-high 19 power-play points (8g/11a) on the season. The 5-foot-10, 205-pound forward has recorded 37 points (16g/21a) in 37 games with the Silver and Black, while collecting one goal and two assists in 11 games with the St. Louis Blues this season.
SHOTS FROM THE POINT
GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY: The San Antonio Rampage announced on Thursday that defenseman Mason Geertsen has been named the team's winner of the IOA/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year award for his outstanding contributions to the San Antonio community during the 2017- 18 season. Geertsen is now one of 30 finalists for the AHL's 2017-18 Yanick Dupre Memorial Award, honoring the overall IOA/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year. Last season, Rampage forward A.J. Greer was selected as the winner of the 2016-17 Yanick Dupre Memorial Award, becoming the second Rampage player to recieve the award and the first since the 2009-10 campaign when netminder Josh Tordjman was named Man of the Year.
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