
Aeros Game Day
Published on March 21, 2004 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Houston Aeros News Release
Today's broadcast begins at 3 p.m. (ct) and can be heard on KBME Star 790 AM or via www.aeros.com.
Houston Aeros at Norfolk Admirals, 3/21
Five things you absolutely need to know before reading any further â
Aeros centerman Mark Cullen has helped raise $450 for "Sunshine Kids", which helps children struck with cancer and their families. An anonymous donor is giving $100 per Cullen goal and $50 per assist to the organization. Cullen, who was diagnosed with malignant melanoma last fall, has a goal and seven assists since the campaign started March 5.
Houston finishes off a four-game road trip today, having gone 0-2-0-1 in the first three games. After today the Aeros, who are 2-13-5-1 in their last 21 road games, have only eight games left â six at home. Houston's 21 road losses have tied a franchise record.
The Admirals scored early in last night's 3-2 win over Houston to snap a pair of Aeros' streaks. Houston had scored first in eight straight games, and the Aeros had also gone eight games without allowing a first-period goal.
Norfolk and Houston are the only two AHL teams who don't yet have a 40-point scorer this season. Ajay Baines has 36 to lead Norfolk, while Stephane Veilleux's 38 lead the Aeros. With Veilleux recalled, two players' 34 points top the club.
Last night the Admirals held the Aeros to 20 shots, one off their season low. The minus-15 shot differential was the highest for Houston this season. The Aeros are third in the AHL in shots (33.51), but Norfolk is best in shots against (24.84) by nearly a full shot per game.
Aeros at Admirals (Aeros lead all-time series 4-3-0-0 overall, Aeros trail 1-2-0-0 at Norfolk)
Today is the eighth all-time regular-season meeting between the teams â fourth in Norfolk.
The Aeros swept a two-game series from the Admirals December 16-17 at Toyota Center, with Johan Holmqvist's 24-save shutout keying a 1-0 win in the set's opener. Kyle Wanvig had both game-winning goals.
Houston was 2-2-0-0 against the Admirals during the 2002-03 regular season, with one of the two wins coming in overtime in Norfolk.
All three of the regular-season series meetings in Norfolk, counting last night, were decided by one goal. The Admirals beat Houston 5-4 on November 29, 2002, but the Aeros rebounded with a 2-1 overtime win (Jean-Guy Trudel goal) the next night.
Houston and Norfolk met in the 2003 Western Conference Semifinals, with the eventual Calder Cup champion Aeros winning the series 4-2.
In the Aeros' trip to Norfolk in last season's playoffs, they won the final two of the three games to take a 3-2 series lead back to Houston.
Houston had won five straight overall against Norfolk, counting the 2003 post-season, until last night's 3-2 Admirals victory.
2003-04 meetings (Fourth of four meetings, Houston leads 2-1-0-0 overall, Aeros trail 0-1-0-0 in Norfolk)
December 16 â Norfolk 0 at Houston 1
December 17 â Norfolk 3 at Houston 5
Last night â Houston 2 at Norfolk 3
Today â Houston at Norfolk
Last game â Matt Ellison's power play goal snapped a tie late in the second period, and the Norfolk Admirals went on to a 3-2 victory over the Houston Aeros at The Scope. Blake Bellefeuille and Yorick Treille also scored and Craig Anderson made 18 saves for Norfolk, which had been shut out in its last two games and snapped a five-game skid against the Aeros dating back to last season's Calder Cup Playoffs. Jeff Hoggan and Christoph Brandner each scored and Johan Holmqvist turned aside 32 shots for the Aeros, who fell to 0-2-0-1 on their four-game road trip, which ends this afternoon. Houston has two wins in its last 21 (2-13-5-1) away from Toyota Center.
Scouting the Aeros â Houston, 5-3-1-1 in its last 10 but winless in three straight (0-2-0-1), hopes to continue its march towards a Calder Cup playoff spot this afternoon against the Admirals. The Aeros are still playing without leading scorer Stephane Veilleux (12+26=38), who was recalled to Minnesota February 27. Rickard Wallin (14+17=31) and defenseman Zbynek Michalek (5+14=19) have since joined Veilleux with the Wild. Defenseman Travis Roche (6+28=34) and Kyle Wanvig (22+12=34) are tied for the active lead in points, two up on Dan Cavanaugh (12+20=32). Last season's Calder Cup Most Valuable Player, goalie Johan Holmqvist, has played 56 of the team's first 71 games, going 21-27-6 with a 2.56 goals against average and three shutouts. Kyle Kettles is 3-7-5 with a 2.59 goals against average but has deserved a better fate. In 14 starts, the Aeros have scored 24 goals in front of the rookie netminder.
Scouting the Admirals â Norfolk is in a four-team tussle for the final two playoff spots out of the East Division. The Admirals have 73 points, tied for fourth with Binghamton, one point behind third-place Wilkes-Barre but only a point up on sixth-place Hershey. The Admirals had been blanked in two straight games, but wasted little time last night scoring a pair of first-period goals in route to their 3-2 win over the Aeros. Norfolk, which has won 12 of 16, is led in scoring by Ajay Baines (13+23=36), who is a point ahead of defenseman Marty Wilford (3+32=35), a former Aero. Matt Ellison (14+20=34), who had the game-winner last night, has a team-best 14 goals. Putting the same team on the ice night after night has been the problem for Norfolk, which has had a carousel of players going back and forth between Virginia and the Chicago Blackhawks in recent weeks. Five goalies have dressed for both teams, including current go-to netminder Craig Anderson, who is 16-16-0 with a nifty 1.93 goals against average. His backup, rookie Matt Underhill, has yet to appear in a game with Norfolk but did play in Chicago.
Aeros/Admirals connections â
Norfolk netminder Craig Anderson played two full seasons of juniors at Guelph with Aeros defenseman Kevin Mitchell (1998-99 and 1999-2000).
Houston defenseman Chris Heid played juniors with Brandin Cote for three seasons (1999-2002).
The Admirals' Marty Wilford played 45 games for the IHL Aeros in the 1999-2000 season, notching nine assists and 30 penalty minutes. Wilford also played nine games with Hartford in 2001-02, protecting Johan Holmqvist.
Houston head coach Todd McLellan and the Admirals' Trent Yawney were teammates in the 1983-84 and 1984-85 seasons with WHL Saskatoon.
New Aeros winger Alex Materukhin and Norfolk's Anton Babchuk each hail from Kiev, Ukraine.
Houston goalie Johan Holmqvist played the 2000-01 season with Burke Henry in Hartford.
Norfolk center Jason Morgan was Jan Vodrazka's teammate last season in Saint John.
Great to see someone different â Last weekend, Houston wrapped up a streak where it played 20 consecutive games against the West Division, going 8-9-2-1. The Aeros, who are 18-23-8-2 overall against the West, are 2-1-0-0 against the East, with all three games coming against the Admirals. After this afternoon's game, the final eight games of the season will all be against the West.
Aeros trying to get back into "W" column â
Houston is 5-3-1-1 over its last 10 games, but the Aeros are winless in three straight (0-2-0-1).
Houston has 10 wins in its last 39 games (10-18-9-2) and is at the .500 mark the last 49 games (19-19-9-2).
The Aeros' 13-game winless streak (0-5-7-1) December 27-January 23 was five more than their previous franchise record eight-game streak (0-6-1-1), November 20-December 3 of this season.
Houston ran off a season-high seven straight games without a loss (3-0-4-0) December 20-January 2, including four straight ties December 27-January 2.
The Aeros won six straight December 5-17, outscoring their opponents 18-6 in the process.
In the season's first 20 games, Houston allowed a league-worst 3.40 goals per game. In the last 51 games, the Aeros have yielded just 2.51 goals per game. The defensive streak has helped Houston move out of the basement to 2.75 goals against per game, 17th in the AHL.
Key road trip ends â
Tonight the Aeros, 1-2-1-1 in their last five away from Toyota Center, will try for their second road win in the last 22 attempts. The Aeros are 8-21-6-2 on the road, including a 2-13-6-0 mark in the last 21 games since December 23.
Houston is 0-2-0-1 in its three-game road trip, which ends this afternoon.
The Aeros snapped a franchise-record nine-game winless streak (0-7-2-0) February 27 with a 5-1 win in San Antonio.
Houston has one set of back-to-back road wins this season (Cincinnati and Utah December 20-23).
The Aeros' 21 road losses are tied with Utah, Springfield and Cincinnati for the AHL high.
Houston's 21 road defeats have tied its franchise record, set in 1995-96, with three games left including today.
"O" exploding â
The Aeros are averaging 2.85 goals per game in the last 13 games to improve to 2.38 goals per game, 20th in the AHL.
The Aeros have scored five goals in the first three games of this four-game road trip.
Houston has been held to two goals or fewer in 27 of the last 42 games (64.3 percent), including a scoreless streak of 178 minutes, 52 seconds that included back-to-back shutouts January 8-9.
Houston has scored two goals or less in 43 of 71 games (60.6 percent) this season.
Aeros, Ducks, Rampage, Grizzlies in a playoff dog-fight â Fourth-place Houston has 63 points, four more than Cincinnati, five more than San Antonio, and six more than Utah in the West Division. Cincinnati, which has three games in hand on the Aeros, lost 4-3 at home to Cleveland last night and plays host to Utah today. San Antonio, which has six games in hand on Houston, was idle last night and plays host to red-hot Milwaukee today. Utah, which along with Houston has played 71 games, surprised Chicago 5-2 on the road last night and is in Cincinnati today to finish off an exhausting week. The top five teams in the West make the playoffs, with the fourth- and fifth-place team playing a three-game qualifying series at the higher seed. Home ice will be important, since the four teams chasing the final two playoff spots are a combined 44 games under .500.
Houston â 63 points (9 games left, 6H, 3R)
GR (1H/0R), MIL (1H/0R), UTA (1H/0R), SA (1H/1R), CIN (2H/1R), NOR (0H/1R)
Cincinnati â 59 points (12 games left, 5H, 7R)
CHI (1H/0R), MIL (0H/1R), CLE (2H/1R), UTA (1H/0R), GR (0H/1R), SA (0H/2R), HOU (1H/2R)
San Antonio â 58 points (15 games left, 7H, 8R)
MIL (2H/1R), HOU (1H/1R), CHI (0H/3R), GR (1H/1R), UTA (1H/2R), CIN (2H/0R)
Utah â 57 points (9 games left, 5H, 4R)
MIL (1H/0R), HOU (0H/1R), SA (2H/1R), CIN (0H/1R), GR (2H/0R), CLE (0H/1R)
Head-to-head matchups
Houston/Cincinnati (3 total, 2 at HOU, 1 at CIN) â 4/1, 4/2 at HOU; 4/9 at CIN
Houston/San Antonio (2 total, 1 at HOU, 1 at SAN) â 3/27 at HOU; 3/26 at SAN
Houston/Utah (1 total, 1 at HOU) â 3/23 at HOU
San Antonio/Cincinnati (2 total, 2 at SAN) â 3/28, 3/30 at SAN
San Antonio/Utah (3 total, 1 at SAN, 2 at UTA) â 4/10 at SAN; 4/2, 4/3 at UTA
Utah/Cincinnati (1 total, 1 at CIN) â 3/21 at CIN
Wanvig reaches 20-goal mark â Aeros right wing Kyle Wanvig has gotten to the 20-goal plateau for the first time in his pro career. Wanvig, who scored his 20th February 28 against San Antonio, picked up No. 22 Wednesday against Worcester. Wanvig has 35 total points between Houston and Minnesota, and 34 alone with the Aeros (22+12=34). Wanvig's previous career-high for goals was 14 combined (13 with Houston) last season, when he had 30 points, 29 with the Aeros.
Holmqvist has lost three straight â Aeros netminder Johan Holmqvist had his four-game winning streak snapped in last Saturday's 2-1 overtime loss in San Antonio. He's now 0-3-0 with a 3.38 goals against average in his last three games. Holmqvist has five wins (5-9-1) in his last 15 games, but the Aeros have scored just 16 goals in those 10 non-wins (1.60 gpg).
Holmqvist, the 2003 Butterfield Trophy winner as Calder Cup Playoffs MVP, sports a 26-30-6 mark with Houston.
A noted late- and post-season performer, Holmqvist has dropped three straight March starts for the first time in his career.
Holmqvist's current 2.56 goals against average is a career best.
Holmqvist went 6-0-0 with a 1.00 goals against average and a .963 save percentage during a six-game winning streak December 5-17. The six-game winning streak set a new career-high.
The Aeros' netminder had a shutout streak of 189 minutes, seven seconds snapped December 17, just missing Frederic Chabot's 1996 team record mark of 193 minutes, 37 seconds.
In his 21 wins this season, Holmqvist is allowing 1.00 goals per game and sports a .962 save percentage. In his 35 non-wins, Holmqvist has a 3.54 goals against average and a .874 save percentage.
Holmqvist leads the AHL in minutes played (3,282), is fourth in saves (1,373) and is tied for fourth in wins (21).
Holmqvist has played in 56 games â three more than his previous career-high in 2001-02. Arguably the most durable AHL goalie in recent memory, Holmqvist is the only goalie to play 43 or more AHL games in each of the past four seasons.
Kettles wins a big one â
Rookie goalie Kyle Kettles snapped an eight appearance winless streak (0-3-5) by making 26 saves in a 5-2 win in San Antonio February 27. Kettles made a season-best 34 saves March 5 but fell 3-1 to Grand Rapids.
Kettles was 2-0-4 with a 0.95 goals against average and a .960 save percentage in six starts from December 23-January 17, dropping his goals against average from 3.65 to 2.19.
The netminder picked up his first AHL shutout by making 20 saves in a January 9 game versus Worcester. Unfortunately for Kettles, his team didn't score either and he had to settle for a tie.
The Aeros scored just 12 goals in his first 10 games this season, but they have 12 goals in his last four starts.
Mitchell a power-play specialist â
Defenseman Kevin Mitchell has 19 points (3+16=19) with the Aeros, and 12 of those points have come on the power play. Last season with ECHL Louisiana, Mitchell had 23 of his 34 points with the man advantage.
Mitchell has 21 career goals counting his ECHL totals, and an eye-popping 16 have come on the power play. Five of Mitchell's six AHL goals have come with the man advantage.
Mitchell had points in five straight games (1+5=6) for the first time in his AHL career January 23-31. Mitchell's five-game assist streak was an Aeros season-high by two games.
The blueliner has six points (1+5=6) over the last nine games and 16 points (3+13=16) in the last 25 games.
Holmqvist 4-1-2 in regular season against Norfolk â Aeros netminder Johan Holmqvist is 4-1-2 with a 2.52 goals against average in seven regular season appearances versus Norfolk. That includes two victories, including a shutout, in December 2003. In the 2003 Western Conference Semifinals, Holmqvist went 4-2 versus Norfolk. Kyle Kettles has yet to face the Admirals.
Anderson 1-2-0 versus Houston â Norfolk goalie Craig Anderson is 1-2-0 with a 2.35 goals against average in three regular-season appearances against the Aeros, all coming this season. Anderson went 0-2 versus Houston in the 2003 Western Conference Semis. Matt Underhill has never faced Houston.
The youth shall lead them â Houston's "kids" are leading the way in 2003-04. Through 71 games, nearly half of the Aeros' scoring has come from players in their first or second year in the North American pro game. Of Houston's 459 scoring points, 227 (49.5 percent) have come from players in either their first or second season in North America, while 230 (50.1 percent) have come from players born in 1980 or after. Five of the team's eight top scorers were born during the Reagan administration.
Career highs all around â You'd be hard pressed to find an Aero who hasn't set at least one AHL career-high in 2003-04. Among them: Johan Holmqvist (56 games played, 3282 minutes, 2.56 goals against average); Erik Reitz (17 assists, 21 points); Zbynek Michalek (5 goals, 14 assists, 19 points); Marc Cavosie (9 goals, 17 assists, 26 points); Dan Cavanaugh (20 assists, 32 points); Kevin Mitchell (3 goals tie career high, 15 assists, 18 points); Jeff Hoggan (16 goals, 12 assists, 28 points); Stephane Veilleux (13 goals tie career high, 25 assists, 38 points); Kyle Wanvig (22 goals, 34 points); Jason Beckett (140 PIM's).
Heid a rookie coming into his own â Coaches will tell you that this late in the season, rookies are rookies no more. That's the case with Aeros defenseman Chris Heid, who has a goal and three assists in the last six games. Overall in the last eight games, Heid sports a plus-seven rating. Heid assisted on Jeff Hoggan's game-winning goal March 12 versus San Antonio.
Hoggan has two of three game-winners â Aeros winger Jeff Hoggan is tied for second on the team with three game-winning goals, including the important tally in two of the last three victories. Also, two of Hoggan's three game-winners this season have come versus San Antonio, including a goal late in the second period in a 2-1 victory March 12. The Aeros are 14-6-4-2 when Hoggan has a point and 7-5-2-2 when he scores a goal. Hoggan scored Wednesday and last night for the first two-game goal streak of his two-year career. With a point tonight, Hoggan, who has two goals and an assist in the last two games, can tie his career-best three-game point streak.
Aeros still winless in OT â The Aeros, winless at 0-4-11 in overtime, have played just three extra sessions since needing overtime in eight of 10 games from December 27-January 17. Houston is the lone AHL team without an overtime win after Utah won twice in late February in the extra session, and just one team (Cleveland) has only one overtime win. The last teams to go through a season without an overtime win were Hamilton and Hartford last season. The Aeros went 8-3-7 in overtime in 2002-03, second in the league in extra session wins (Chicago, 11). The Aeros' 11 ties are still seven short of the AHL/overtime era record, set in 1997-98 by St. John's. Grand Rapids (6-0-8) and San Antonio (7-0-8) are without a loss in overtime this season.
Aeros' first goal streak snapped â Houston had scored the game's first goal in eight straight games to set a season-high, but the streak was ended last night. The Aeros' previous best was six games from December 27-January 4. Houston is 19-8-5-2 overall when scoring first.
But when not scoring first... - The Aeros are 5-24-5-2 when allowing the game's first goal, including a winless 0-16-4-0 mark on the road. By rallying for a 3-3 tie February 26 in Milwaukee, Houston picked up its fourth road point when allowing the first goal.
Houston has three wins when allowing more than one goal - The Aeros are an unbeaten in regulation 21-0-3-1 when allowing one or zero goals this season, and they have three wins (3-32-8-3) when yielding two or more.
Not comeback artists â Houston is one of four AHL teams without a win when trailing after two periods (0-26-6-1). The Aeros are also the only AHL team that is winless when trailing after one period (0-22-2-2). Since 1994-95, just one team â Manchester in 2001-02 â has gone through a season without a win when trailing after one period. The Monarchs did, however, get wins when trailing after two. Last season, the Aeros were second in the AHL with six wins when trailing after two periods. Grand Rapids led the circuit with seven.
Penalty kill update â
The Aeros' overall 85.5 percent penalty kill rate (277-324) is tied for 15thin the AHL, after spending much of season in the upper half of the top 10.
Houston killed off its first 31 shorthanded chances this season. Since then, opponents are 47-for-293 (16.0 percent) on the power play.
Opponents are 12-for-58 (20.7 percent) on the power play over the last 13 games and have scored 18 man-advantage goals in the last 20 games.
The Aeros have yielded no power play goals in 36 of their 71 games, and have points in all but nine of those games (14-9-9-4).
Norfolk is ranked 24th in the AHL on the power play at 12.2 percent. The Admirals are actually much worse at home (11.0 percent, 25th) than on the road (13.4 percent). Norfolk's 16 home power-play goals are tied for the fewest in the league.
The Admirals are 2-for-17 (11.8 percent) on the power play over the last six games.
Norfolk is 1-for-8 (12.5 percent) on the power play against Houston this season.
Power play update â
Houston enters tonight's game 49 of 389 on the power play (12.6 percent), 21st among 28 AHL teams.
The Aeros have gone 36-for-246 (14.6 percent) since Matt Foy snapped a streak of 37 straight unsuccessful power plays December 5, raising their percentage from a season-low 8.3 to 12.6.
The Aeros are 2-for-33 (6.1 percent) on the power play in their last eight road games.
Houston's 389 power plays are the most in the AHL, 10 more than second-place Manitoba. The Aeros also led the league in 2002-03 with 514 chances.
The Aeros have only six wins in 36 games (6-22-7-1) when not scoring a power-play goal.
Norfolk is ranked fourth in the AHL on the penalty kill at 88.3 percent, including 90.6 percent at home, tops in the AHL.
The Admirals have killed off 20-of-21 (95.2 percent) of their shorthanded chances over the last six games.
Houston is 2-for-15 (13.3 percent) on the power play against Norfolk this season.
Houston at 71-game mark â The Aeros passed the official midway point of the season with a 14-15-8-3 mark and now sport a 24-32-11-4 record. Below is a breakdown of Houston's season so far in 10-game segments.
Games 1-10 3-6-1-0, 7 pts. GF: 23 GA: 33 PP: 6-62 (9.7%) PK: 37-40 (92.5%)
Games 11-20 2-5-1-2, 7 pts. GF: 26 GA: 35 PP: 6-60 (10.0%) PK: 51-60 (85.0%)
Games 21-30 7-3-0-0, 14 pts. GF: 24 GA: 17 PP: 8-69 (11.6%) PK: 43-47 (91.5%)
Games 31-40 2-1-6-1, 11 pts. GF: 18 GA: 19 PP: 7-49 (14.3%) PK: 29-33 (87.9%)
Games 41-50 3-6-1-0, 7 pts. GF: 25 GA: 34 PP: 7-57 (12.3%) PK: 39-49 (79.6%)
Games 51-60 2-7-1-0, 5 pts. GF: 22 GA: 32 PP: 8-41 (19.5%) PK: 40-48 (83.0%)
Games 61-70 5-3-1-1, 12 pts. GF: 29 GA: 22 PP: 6-47 (12.8%) PK: 34-43 (79.1%)
Game 71 0-1-0-0, 0 pts. GF: 2 GA: 3 PP: 0-4 (0.0%) PK: 3-4 (75.0%)
New additions â The Aeros are playing with a pair of new players this weekend â ECHL Louisiana callups Alex Materukhin and Maxime Fortunus. Materukhin, 22, (10/17/81) has enjoyed a breakout second pro season with the IceGators, racking up 58 points (26+32=58) and 126 penalty minutes in 62 games. His point total, which ranks him second on the Louisiana team, is 32 more than his 26-point (13+13=26) rookie campaign with ECHL Richmond in 2002-03. Materukhin (6-foot-1, 200 pounds) leads the IceGators with seven game-winning goals and three shorthanded tallies. Fortunus, 20, (7/28/83) has posted 17 points (3+14=17) and 27 penalty minutes in 63 games with Louisiana. The rookie's plus-27 rating is second among all ECHL rookies and fifth among defensemen. He also played two games with the Aeros on December without picking up a point. The 6-foot, 190-pound Fortunus is the youngest active player on the Aeros' roster. He's more than two months younger than Matt Foy.
Not weekend road warriors â Houston has had its struggles all season on the road, particularly on the weekend. The Aeros are 1-9-2-1 away from Toyota Center on Saturdays and 1-11-2-2 overall on Saturday and Sunday. The lone weekend victory came December 20 in Cincinnati, a 2-1 decision.
Quick hits
Houston hasn't scored a first-period goal in seven of its last 10 road games, and the Aeros have yielded at least one third-period goal in 11 of 13 road games.
Houston leads the league in power play chances at 389, while Norfolk has been shorthanded 350 times, among the top totals in the AHL.
Norfolk's Craig Anderson is 11-5-0 with a 1.57 goals against average at home, compared to 5-11-0 with a 2.34 goals against average (but three shutouts) on the road.
The Admirals are ninth in the league in goals against (2.31 per game) and first in shots against (24.84). Houston, meanwhile, is third in shots per game at 33.51.
Norfolk's minus-14 third period margin (60-46) is the third worst in the AHL.
The Admirals need to score 17 goals in their final 10 games to avoid tying the lowest goal output in AHL history â 172 goals, by Albany in 2001-02. Fortunately for Norfolk, two other teams â Utah and Portland â are both on pace to eclipse that mark.
Aeros vs. Admirals, career
2 Heid 2gp, 0g, 1a, 1 pt
3 Beckett 5gp, 0g, 1a, 1 pt
5 Reitz 7gp, 0g, 1a, 1 pt
7 Roche 7gp, 0g, 3a, 3 pts
8 Brandner 1gp, 1g, 0a, 1 pt
10 Krestanovich 22gp, 2g, 8a, 10 pts
12 Fortunus 1gp, 0g, 0a, 0 pts
14 Cavosie 5gp, 0g, 1a, 1 pt
16 Cavanaugh 7gp, 1g, 1a, 2 pts
17 Cullen 3gp, 0g, 1a, 1 pt
19 Hannula 1gp, 0g, 1a, 1 pt
20 Mitchell 2gp, 0g, 1a, 1 pt
22 Hoggan 7gp, 2g, 1a, 3 pts
25 Schutte 4gp, 0g, 1a, 1 pt
26 Wanvig 5gp, 2g, 3a, 5 pts
27 Storey 6gp, 1g, 3a, 4 pts
28 Vodrazka 4gp, 0g, 1a, 1 pt
31 Boogaard 2gp, 0g, 0a, 0 pts
34 Foy 3gp, 0g, 1a, 1 pt
36 Materukhin 1gp, 0g, 0a, 0 pts
29 Holmqvist 7gp, 4-1-2, 2.52 gaa, .917 sv. pct.
35 Kettles 0gp, 0-0-0, 0.00 gaa, 000 sv. pct.
Admirals vs. Aeros, career
2 Duncan 3gp, 1g, 0a, 1 pt
3 Wilford 10gp, 0g, 3a, 3 pts
4 Aitken 7gp, 0g, 2a, 2 pts
7 Gaucher 2gp, 0g, 1a, 1 pt
8 Babchuk 3gp, 0g, 2a, 2 pts
9 Ellison 3gp, 1g, 1a, 2 pts
10 Cote 7gp, 0g, 1a, 1 pt
12 Kukkonen 3gp, 0g, 1a, 1 pt
14 Bellefeuille 3gp, 1g, 1a, 2 pts
15 Morgan 10gp, 0g, 3a, 3 pts
16 Radulov 4gp, 3g, 0a, 3 pts
17 Treille 7gp, 2g, 1a, 3 pts
18 Germyn 3gp, 1g, 0a, 1 pt
21 Russell 3gp, 0g, 0a, 0 pts
25 Henry 5gp, 0g, 2a, 2 pts
27 Laing 6gp, 0g, 0a, 0 pts
28 Vorobiev 3gp, 0g, 2a, 2 pts
32 Baines 7gp, 0g, 0a, 0 pts
55 Thornton 7gp, 1g, 1a, 2 pts
30 Underhill 0gp, 0-0-0, 0.00 gaa, .000 sv. pct.
31 Anderson 3gp, 1-2-0, 2.35 gaa, .921 sv. pct.
American Hockey League Stories from March 21, 2004
- Grizzlies Stay In Playoff Hunt With Tie In Cincinnati - Utah Grizzlies
- Bears pound Penguins, 5-0, in fight-filled game at GIANT Center - Hershey Bears
- Ducks, Grizzlies fit to be tied - Cincinnati RailRaiders
- Falcons fall in Manchester - Springfield Falcons
- Griffins lend hand to job seekers - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Griffins find spring in their step with 3-2 win - Grand Rapids Griffins
- IceCats win fifth straight at home - Worcester IceCats
- Bulldogs add young talent in Danis, Robinson and Flood - Hamilton Bulldogs
- Monarchs Strike Early And Often, Cruise Past The Falcons 8-3 - Manchester Monarchs
- Beckett to answer questions on aeros.com - Houston Aeros
- Sound Tigers Lose 3-1 In Albany - Bridgeport Islanders
- Phantoms lose 3-2 to Grand Rapids - Adirondack Phantoms
- Thomas sets franchise record as Bruins win third straight - Providence Bruins
- Mitchell's first two-goal game helps Aeros hold on 5-3 - Houston Aeros
- Pettinen Returns To Sound Tigers - Bridgeport Islanders
- Cincinnati Mighty Ducks Game Day Preview - Cincinnati RailRaiders
- Aeros Game Day - Houston Aeros
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