Aeros Weekly

Published on November 24, 2008 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Houston Aeros News Release


THIS WEEK'S GAMES

The Houston Aeros will enjoy Thanksgiving here in Houston but will let the turkey and pumpkin pie settle in time for a three-in-three this weekend. The Milwaukee Admirals will be in town Friday and Sunday for games at 7:35 p.m. and 4:05 p.m. respectively. The Aeros will take a quick drive to San Antonio for a 7 p.m. game Saturday as Milwaukee waits in Houston.

Houston has a 24-17-5-3 home record against the Admirals including a 3-0 win on October 13, the first shutout in the American Hockey League this season. Overall the Aeros have a 40-42-9-4 record against Milwaukee. Last season the Aeros split the series 3-3-0-2 with all three wins coming at Toyota Center. The Aeros are currently on a three-game win streak versus Milwaukee including the last two games of the 2007-08 regular season. Jesse Schultz leads all Aeros in career points against Milwaukee with 13 (6 goals, 7 assists.)

The San Antonio Rampage enter the week with a 0-12-0-1 streak but play three games prior to Houston's visit on Saturday. With back-to-back wins over San Antonio in October Houston extended their win-streak to three games against the Rampage. Houston has a 46-17-6-3 all-time record against San Antonio. Houston's Bryan Lundbohm leads Aeros' skaters with 15 points (5 goals, 10 assists) against the Rampage. Goaltender Nolan Schaefer has a record of 8-3-0 - including three shutouts - vs. San Antonio and a 1.82 goals against average (GAA) and a .935 save percentage.

WEEK IN REVIEW

The Hamilton Bulldogs took control in the second period with three goals and held on for a 4-0 shutout of the Houston Aeros in front of 3,665 fans Sunday at Toyota Center. The shutout was the second the Aeros (8-9-0-1) suffered this season dropping their record below .500 for the first time since November 30 of last season.

Worcester's Riley Armstrong had a pair of goals including the game winner as the Sharks defeated the Houston Aeros 5-3 Saturday night in front of 8,168 fans at Toyota Center - the largest crowd so far this season at Toyota Center. The win marked the Sharks' third in a row and improved their record to 8-8-0-0. John Scott scored the go-ahead goal for the Aeros just 1:30 into the final period, but the Aeros couldn't hold on for the victory. Eight different Aeros players recorded a point in the contest, including Corey Locke extending his assist streak to three games for a total of five assists.

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