Aeros Game Day, January 13: Aeros at Peoria
Published on January 13, 2012 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Houston Aeros News Release
The Houston Aeros (20-8-2-7, 49 pts.) continue a four-game road swing as they visit the Peoria Rivermen (19-16-2-1, 41 pts.) at Carver Arena for games on Friday and Saturday, both at 7 p.m.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
--- The Aeros and Rivermen have each won two straight games.
---The Aeros edged Grand Rapids 3-2on Wednesday for their first shootout victory of the season.
---Peoria shut out Lake Erie 4-0 last night.
---The Aeros are 4-0-0-1 in their last four road games.
---Houston and Abbotsford, both with 49 points, trail OKC in the West Division and Western Conference race for the No. 1 spot.
THIS WEEK'S GAMES
Wednesday (Jan. 11) --- at Grand Rapids (3-2 SOW)
Friday (Jan. 13) --- at Peoria (7 p.m. CST)
Saturday (Jan. 14) --- at Peoria (7 p.m. CST)
AEROS BROADCASTS
Radio: 1070 KNTH-AM
Listen online: www.aeros.com
Watch online: www.ahllive.com
Listen on Smartphone including BlackBerry: Download the TuneIn Radio App; search Houston, then KNTH.
LIVE SCORING AND STATS
The AHL provides live scoring and stats via the GameCenter tab at www.theahl.com.
GOING TO AEROS HOME GAMES
On-street, garage and surface parking surround Toyota Center... The Box Office and Will Call windows are located on La Branch Street... Due to recent road construction surrounding Toyota Center, the Aeros encourage all guests to allow extra time for parking or visiting the box office.
UPCOMING PROMOTIONS
The Aeros and Tejas Grill (1201 Lamar, Downtown Houston) will host an away game watch party on Jan. 13... On Jan. 20 the first 1500 kids (14 and under) get Aeros jerseys courtesy Sports 790 radio and Belknap Plumbing/Belknap Concrete!
AEROS/RIVERMEN HEAD-TO-HEAD
This is the second meeting this season... The Aeros fell 3-2 in the shootout on Dec. 11... HOU PP went 0/5... PEO PP went 1/3... HOU is 25-20-2-4 vs. PEO all time (14-9-1-2 at home, 11-11-1-2 on the road).
WATCH FOR THIS
---The Aeros are 4-1-0-2 with a 1-0-0-1 record on the road against Midwest Division teams this season.
RECENT AEROS TRANSACTIONS
---Jan. 13: F Mike Radja signed PTO
---Jan. 10: G Matt Hackett recalled by MIN
---Jan. 10: G Jared Everhardt signed/released PTO
---Jan. 9: D Marco Scandella reassigned by MIN
---Jan. 9: F David McIntyre recalled by MIN
AEROS INJURIES
None reported
AEROS MILESTONES
---Several Aeros are on the milestone watch. Drew Bagnall is set to play in his 300th AHL game (4 games, Jan. 21 at TEX)... Jon DiSalvatore is nearing 200 games as an Aero (4 games, Jan. 21 at TEX)... Jeff Taffe is nearing 500 AHL games (4 games, Jan. 21 at TEX)... Matt Kassian needs nine PIM for 500 as an Aero. He already ranks second in Aeros AHL history behind Erik Reitz.
---Jon DiSalvatore's 22nd goal will be 200th career goal ... 18th goal will be 69th as an Aero, placing him first in franchise history (AHL only, 4th AHL/IHL)... 41st game will be 200th as an Aero, placing him 10th all-time in Aeros/AHL history.
---Jeff Taffe's 12th goal will be his 200th as a pro... 33rd goal will be his 200th in the AHL... 37th game will be his 500th in the AHL... 61st game will be his 700th as a pro.
---Drew Bagnall's 37th game this season will be his 300th in the AHL.
AEROS PLAYER NOTES
---Mike McKenzie scored his first goal as an Aero in a 4-1 loss to RFD on Jan. 6.
---Jeff Taffe notched his 400th AHL point with an assist on Jon DiSalvatore's goal on Jan. 8 at SA.
---Jon DiSalvatore has goals in two straight games.
---Joel Broda's two-goal effort on Jan. 8 was his third of the season.
---Kris Foucault's goal on Jan. 8 was his first since Dec. 6.
---Jeff Taffe had the game-winner in two straight games (Dec 26, 30).
---Nate Prosser has assists in two of the last three games.
---Jon DiSalvatore made his Wild debut on Dec. 28 and skated 14:27 with two shots, two PIM and one hit. It was his first NHL game since March 7, 2006, and the sixth of his career.
TEAM NOTABLES
---Houston has earned at least a point in 16 of the 21 games (8-5-2-6) in which they have allowed the first goal. They are 12-3-0-1 when scoring first.
---Houston made 33 transactions from Dec. 1-Dec. 31 involving 17 separate players.
---The Aeros played nine of 11 games at home from Dec. 8-Jan. 6 and posted a record of 3-4-0-2 in those contests.
---Houston plays seven of 10 games on the road from Jan. 8-Feb. 2.
---The Aeros are 14-0-0-2 when leading at the end of two periods.
---Houston has played 17 games that have been decided by one goal (7-1-2-7).
---The Aeros broke the 100,000 mark in attendance this season with the 4,608 who attended the game on Dec. 18.
AEROS GOALIES
HACKETT - Is 4-6-2 (2.70 GAA/.899 SV%) at home and 9-0-1 (1.99 GAA/.939 SV%) on the road... Won six-straight road starts from Oct. 28-Dec. 30... Made his NHL debut on Dec. 6 and made 34 saves in a 2-1 win at SJ after entering the game early in the first period to relieve an injured Josh Harding... Last Game: Stopped 33 of 36 in a 4-3W at SA on Jan. 8.
KUEMPER --- Is 1-1-2 at home (2.01 GAA/.934 SV%) and 3-1-1 on the road (2.33 GAA/ .933 SV%)... Led the ECHL in both GAA (1.74) and save percentage (.941) at the time of his recall on Nov. 29 and posted a 7-1-0 record with the Ontario Reign... Recorded his first pro shutout with 1-0 win on Dec. 9 vs. SAN (33 saves)... Last Game: Stopped 34/36 and 4/4 in the shootout in a 3-2 win at GR on Jan. 11.
POWER PLAY
Is 3/9 in the last three games... Went 5/37 (13.5%) in games 21-30 after going 20/106 (18/9%) in games 1-20... Set a season-high going 3/5 in a 4-2 win at SAN on Oct. 28... Casey Wellman leads the team with 7 PPG.
PENALTY KILL
Opponents are 0/7 on the PP in the last three games... PK stopped 20/27 (74.0%) in games 21-30 after stopping 80/97 (82.4%) in games 1-20... Allowed goals in five straight before holding TOR 0/6 on Nov. 6.
AEROS PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
4 - BAGH-nawl
7 - FRED-haym
8 - MED-vekh
14 - deh-SAL-vuh-tohr
20 - ROWH (like now)
22 - TAYF
26 - MACK-in-tyre
27 - mick-MILL-uhn
35 - KEM-per
39 - GEHN-oh-way
41 - ORT-migh-er
42 - KASS-ee-uhn
61 - KOOH-muh
American Hockey League Stories from January 13, 2012
- Admirals Fall to Wolves, Drop Third Straight - Milwaukee Admirals
- Wolves Win Fifth Straight with 2-1 Victory Over Milwaukee - Chicago Wolves
- Aeros Hold off Rivermen 2-1 - Peoria Rivermen
- B-Sens Fall Flat in 5-2 Loss to Crunch - Binghamton Senators
- Smith, IceHogs Knock off Barons in OT - Rockford IceHogs
- Amerks Drop Overtime Decision to Marlies, 2-1 - Rochester Americans
- Monarchs Unlucky on Friday the 13th - Manchester Monarchs
- 13 Is Lucky Number for Phantoms - Adirondack Phantoms
- Aeros hold on for a 2-1 win - Houston Aeros
- Stars' Surge Too Much for Griffins - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Admirals Cruise Past Whale - Norfolk Admirals
- Sateri Does the Monster Mash on Friday the 13th with 1-0 Win - Worcester Sharks
- Admirals win over Whale - Connecticut Whale
- Phantoms Edge Bulldogs 5-4 - Hamilton Bulldogs
- P-Bruins Fall to Sharks - Providence Bruins
- Panthers Aquire Ondrej Roman from Dallas in Exchange for Angelo - San Antonio Rampage
- Streaking Stars Stay Hot, Beat Griffins 6-4 in a Wild One - Texas Stars
- Crunch Roll to a 5-2 Win in Binghamton - Syracuse Crunch
- Sound Tigers Shoot Past Monarchs 4-2 - Bridgeport Islanders
- Dallas Trades Ondrej Roman for Angelo Esposito - Texas Stars
- Great Skate Winterfest Returns January 21-22 with Snowboarding "Rail Jam" and Dog Sled Rides - Grand Rapids Griffins
- B-Sens Maintain Pricing on Season Ticket Packages for Third Consecutive Year - Binghamton Senators
- Outdoor Classic Fan Shuttles Launched - Hamilton Bulldogs
- Whale's Game Saturday to be Aired on Beethoven - Connecticut Whale
- Worcester Sharks to Host Online Jersey Auction to Benefit the 15-40 Connection - Worcester Sharks
- Gameday Preview - Texas at Grand Rapids - Texas Stars
- Blackhawks Assign Smith to Rockford - Rockford IceHogs
- Sound Tigers Sign Landry to PTO - Bridgeport Islanders
- Give Blood; Watch Hockey - Peoria Rivermen
- Jets Re-Assign Cormier to IceCaps - St. John's IceCaps
- Webster Bank Arena Hero Honored - Bridgeport Islanders
- Falcons Host Pirates Tonight - Springfield Falcons
- Button Assigned to Reading - Providence Bruins
- Crunch Announce Time Warner Cable Buy One Get One Games - Syracuse Crunch
- B-Sens Reassign Max Gratchev to Elmira - Binghamton Senators
- Aeros Game Day, January 13: Aeros at Peoria - Houston Aeros
- Griffins Ride Seven-Game Point Streak into Tonight's Tussle with Texas - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Losing Streak Continues with 4-0 Loss in Peoria - Cleveland Monsters
- Rivermen End First Half with Bishop's Sixth Shutout - Peoria Rivermen
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