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March 24, 2004 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Toronto Marlies News Release


THIS WEEK'S OPPONENTSÂ…

The SYRACUSE CRUNCH (Columbus) are 2nd in the North Division with a 31-19-10-5 record and 77 pointsÂ… The Crunch are 17-7-6-3 at home this season and are currently on a five-game unbeaten streak (4-0-1-0)Â… The Crunch are ranked 5th overall in the AHL while on the powerplay at a 17.1% success rate and are 16th overall while killing penalties at 85.4%Â… Left-winger Mike Pandolfo has the hot hand for the Crunch tallying 10 points (6G,4A) and is a plus eight (+8) in his last 10 gamesÂ… Goaltender Pascal Leclaire is 3-0-0 in the teamÂ’s last five games posting a 1.62 GAA and stopping 120 of 125 shots facedÂ… Defenceman Darrel Scolville leads Syracuse with five points including four assists in four games against St. JohnÂ’s this seasonÂ… Syracuse will visit Mile One Stadium April 6th and 7th.

The HAMILTON BULLDOGS (Montreal) continue to lead the Northern Division and are 4th overall in the AHL with a 35-22-10-4 record and 86 pointsÂ… The Bulldogs defeated the Maple Leafs 5- 1 on March 20 and are 5-4-1-0 in their last 10 gamesÂ… HamiltonÂ’s Tomas Plekanec leads the Bulldogs with 53 points (17G,36A) in 66 gamesÂ… Goaltender Eric Fichaud has a 16-11-3 record with one shutout, a 2.29 GAA and a .917 save percentage in 31 gamesÂ… Defencman Ron Hainsey has 10 points, all assists, in his last 10 gamesÂ… Rookie center Chris Higgins has 10 points (7G,A) and is a plus four (+4) in his last 10 gamesÂ… Right-winger Alexander Perezhogin has 10 points (5G,5A) in his last 10 games... This will be the last meeting of the regular season between these two rivals.

LEAFLETSÂ…

- The St. John's Maple Leafs are currently on a seven-game, fourteen day road trip.

- St. John's will return to Mile One Stadium April 6th for a two game set against the Syracuse Crunch.

- The Leafs will close out the regular season with two key divisional games against Toronto April 9 & 10.

- The Baby Buds are ranked 12th in the AHL with the man advantage at a 15.5% success rate.

- St. John's currently trails Cleveland and Toronto by 11 points and Manitoba by four points for the 5th playoff spot in the North Division.

WHO'S HOTÂ…

J.F. Racine: In four games in five nights Racine posted a 2-2-0 record, a 2.26GAA and .938 save percentage.

Josh Holden: Holden has six points (G,5A) in his last five games. He is ranked 5th in team scoring with 41 points (18G,23A) in 43 games.

Kris Newbury: In his rookie season, Newbury leads the team with 134PIMs and has 15 points (5G,10A) in 63 games.

Brendan Bell: Bell has 22 points (5G,17A) in 64 games.

Carlo Colaiacovo: Carlo leads all Maple Leafs defenceman in points (25) and assist (21) in 51 games during his rookie season.

DID YOU KNOW?

The St. John's Maple Leafs (13 yrs.) are the American Hockey League's 3rd oldest franchise after the Hershey Bears (66yrs.) and the Rochester Americans (48yrs.).

NEXT WEEK'S OPPONENTSÂ…

The Maple Leafs visit the Rochester Americans Wednesday, March 31. Game Time is 9:05PM (NT).

St. John's will take on the Toronto Roadrunners at the Ricoh Coliseum April 1 at 8:30pm (NT).

The Baby Leafs play the Manitoba Moose at Winnipeg Arena April 2 at 10:00pm (NT) & April 5 at 4:30pm (NT).

Wednesday, April 7th: St. John's Maple Leafs Season Ticket Holder Appreciation Night.

UPCOMING EVENTSÂ…

Wednesday, April 7th: St. John's Maple Leafs Season Ticket Holder Appreciation Night.

Friday & Saturday, April 9th & 10th: Leafs Fight Cancer Weekend . Friday: Guest appearance by Guy Lefleur, Silent Auction, OZFM Music Night. Saturday: The Telegram Shirts Off Our Back promotion, Silent Auction.

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