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March 29, 2002 - American Hockey League (AHL) News Release


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Daniel Tkaczuk's power play goal with 5:41 remaining proved to be the game-winner as Worcester got past Springfield on Thursday night, 5-2, vaulting from 10th to seventh in the East. The IceCats scored four times in the final period to put away the Falcons, who got a valiant 37-save effort from Patrick DesRochers. Justin Papineau scored his league-leading 37th goal for Worcester, and Joe Hulbig added two assists in his first game after missing nearly four weeks due to injury. Wed 3/27
St. John's 3, ALBANY 1... CHICAGO 4, Hartford 1... HOUSTON 3, Cincinnati 1... Manitoba 2, MILWAUKEE 1... NORFOLK 3, Wilkes-Barre 2... Bridgeport 3, PHILADELPHIA 1... Lowell 3, PROVIDENCE 0... ROCHESTER 3, Grand Rapids 0... SAINT JOHN 4, Quebec 3... Cleveland 4, UTAH 3

Thu 3/28
Manchester 3, PORTLAND 2 (OT)... Worcester 5, SPRINGFIELD 2

WHAT'S ON TAP:

Lowell can wrap up the North Division title with a win in Worcester tonight (7:35 ET). It would be the second division crown in the Lock Monsters' four-year existence, and their first since 1999. Lowell has won six in a row, and Ted Drury has tallied the game-winning goal in three of those victories. Jean-Marc Pelletier is 7-1-1 with a 1.53 GAA in net for the Lock Monsters since his participation in the 2002 AHL All-Star Classic. The Calder Cup 2002 Tour then hits the Tsongas Arena on Saturday when Lowell hosts Quebec (7:00 ET). Syracuse and Rochester get together tonight (7:35 ET) at the Blue Cross Arena for their 86th all-time regular season meeting, and the Crunch have a chance to clinch the first division title in the franchise's eight-year history. The Amerks' Chris Taylor leads all scorers in this season's head-to-head series with nine points in nine games, but it's Syracuse that owns the 4-2-3 edge. Crunch goalie J-F. Labbe led Hartford to a six-game win over Rochester in the 2000 Calder Cup Finals. Grand Rapids finishes its 40-game home schedule on Saturday night when Rochester comes to town (7:30 ET). The Griffins have allowed 75 goals in 39 home games, meaning the Amerks need to score nine times to preserve their own AHL record low of 83, established last season. Grand Rapids is also bidding to break Rochester's AHL record of 176 goals allowed in an 80-game season; the Griffs have given up 164 with six games remaining. The Hershey Bears look to continue their revitalization with an Easter weekend series in Cincinnati, Saturday (7:35 ET) and Sunday (3:05). Hershey enters the weekend with a mark of 18-2-2-2 in its last 24 games, a streak that immediately followed an 0-12-2-2 winless skid. The Bears have won seven straight and are 9-0-1 in their last 10, and Philippe Sauve is a perfect 8-0-0 between the pipes in March. (all times local)

Fri 3/29
Hamilton at Saint John, 7:30... Hershey at Cleveland, 7:05... Manitoba at Hartford, 7:05... Albany at Philadelphia, 7:05... Springfield at Providence, 7:05... Wilkes-Barre at Norfolk, 7:30... St. John's at Quebec, 7:30... Syracuse at Rochester, 7:35... Lowell at Worcester, 7:35... Portland at Bridgeport, 8:05... Cincinnati at Houston, 7:30... Grand Rapids at Milwaukee, 7:30... Chicago at Utah, 7:00

Sat 3/30
Hamilton at Saint John, 7:00... Bridgeport at Albany, 7:00... Quebec at Lowell, 7:00... Manitoba at Hartford, 7:05... Syracuse at Wilkes-Barre, 7:05... Rochester at Grand Rapids, 7:30... Philadelphia at Norfolk, 7:30... Hershey at Cincinnati, 7:35... St. John's at Portland, 7:35... Manchester at Springfield, 7:35... Providence at Worcester, 7:35... Houston at Milwaukee, 7:30... Chicago at Utah, 7:00

Sun 3/31
Hershey at Cincinnati, 3:05... Albany at Bridgeport, 5:05 ALUMNI WATCH:

After 359 AHL games and a Calder Cup championship (1998), Neil Little made his NHL debut on Thursday night, getting the start in net and making 25 saves in Philadelphia's 4-1 loss at Carolina.

ON THE AIR:
Fri., Springfield at Providence - New England Sports Network - 7:05 ET
Fri., Syracuse at Rochester - Empire Sports Network - 7:30 ET
Sat., Manitoba at Hartford - Fox Sports Net New England - 7:05 ET
Sat., Rochester at Grand Rapids - WXSP-TV (Grand Rapids) - 7:30 ET
Sat., St. John's at Portland - WMTW-TV 8 (Portland) - 7:35 ET
Sat., Manchester at Springfield - AT&T 3 (Hockey Night New England) - 7:35 ET
Sat., Chicago at Utah - KUWB-WB 30 (Salt Lake City) - 7:00 MT
Sat., Chicago at Utah - CLTV (Chicago) - 8:00 CT

AHL RINKSIDE
Fri 3/29
Empire Sports Network, 7:00 pm ET
Sat 3/30
WXSP-TV (Grand Rapids), 2:00 pm ET
Sun 3/31
Leafs TV, 12:00 pm ET
NESN, 12:30 pm ET
Fox Sports Net Pittsburgh, 5:30 pm ET
Mon 4/1
Leafs TV, 5:00 am ET
Empire Sports Network, 4:00 pm ET

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