AHL Quick Hits

Published on November 4, 2002 under American Hockey League (AHL) News Release

Mattias Weinhandl notched a goal and an assist on Friday and scored the game's only goal on Saturday as Bridgeport recorded a two-game sweep of Saint John at Harbour Station, winning 6-3 and 1-0. Trent Hunter extended his scoring streak to eight games with three points over the weekend, and Rick DiPietro turned aside 31 shots each night, including his fifth career AHL shutout.

Manchester extended its unbeaten streak to eight games (7-0-1) with a 2-1 overtime win in Portland on Saturday night. The Monarchs outshot the Pirates by a 50-19 margin on the night, but needed rookie Jared Aulin's goal in the opening minute of OT to earn the win. Maxime Ouellet turned aside all 29 shots he faced in the second period alone and finished the night with 48 saves, his third straight game with more than 40 stops.

Justin Papineau, Greg Davis and Steve Bancroft all scored during a five-minute power play in the third period to help Worcester past St. John's on Sunday, 6-4, handing the Maple Leafs their fourth straight loss to start a seven-game road trip. Blake Evans scored twice and Scott Stirling, son of Bridgeport head coach Steve Stirling, made 21 saves in his AHL debut for the IceCats.

Steve Maltais scored 2:27 into overtime to give Chicago a 7-6 win over Milwaukee on Sunday, ending the Wolves' eight-game winless streak and handing the Admirals their first loss of the season. The game featured five power play goals (four by Chicago), two shorthanded tallies (both by Milwaukee) and four goaltenders, and the Admirals erased a three-goal deficit to force overtime. It was the Wolves' first win in six one-goal games this season.

Fri 11/1
Springfield 2, ALBANY 1... CINCINNATI 4, Syracuse 2... GRAND RAPIDS 4, Chicago 3... HOUSTON 5, San Antonio 3... MILWAUKEE 4, Hartford 4 (OT)... Norfolk 2, PHILADELPHIA 1... PORTLAND 5, Manitoba 2... PROVIDENCE 7, St. John's 3... ROCHESTER 2, Binghamton 2 (OT)... Bridgeport 6, SAINT JOHN 3... Manchester 3, WORCESTER 2

Sat 11/2
ALBANY 3, Rochester 0... Wilkes-Barre 4, BINGHAMTON 3... Hartford 4, CHICAGO 0... Syracuse 4, CINCINNATI 2... GRAND RAPIDS 3, Milwaukee 3 (OT)... HAMILTON 4, Philadelphia 2... HERSHEY 5, Utah 0... LOWELL 5, St. John's 3... NORFOLK 4, Cleveland 1... Manchester 2, PORTLAND 1 (OT)... Bridgeport 1, SAINT JOHN 0... SPRINGFIELD 4, Providence 3 (OT)... WORCESTER 7, Manitoba 6

Sun 11/3
BINGHAMTON 1, Albany 1 (OT)... HAMILTON 2, Rochester 2 (OT)... HERSHEY 3, Cleveland 1... Manitoba 5, LOWELL 3... Chicago 7, MILWAUKEE 6 (OT)... PROVIDENCE 7, Springfield 3... Houston 4, SAN ANTONIO 2... Utah 5, WILKES-BARRE 3... WORCESTER 6, St. John's 4

LOOKING AHEAD:
The AHL is off until six games are played on Wednesday... It's a School Day Game at the First Union Spectrum, as Philadelphia hosts Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in an 11:05 a.m. start... Bridgeport visits Albany in a battle for first place in the East Division... Hamilton hosts Syracuse in a make-up of the Oct. 11 game which was postponed by Queen Elizabeth II's visit to Copps Coliseum... St. John's (0-4-1) and San Antonio (0-5-0) look to end five-game slides against Hartford and Cincinnati, respectively... Milwaukee opens a four-game road stretch in Utah.

(all times local)
Wed 11/6
Wilkes-Barre at Philadelphia, 11:05am... Bridgeport at Albany, 7:00... Syracuse at Hamilton, 7:00... St. John's at Hartford, 7:05... Cincinnati at San Antonio, 7:00... Milwaukee at Utah, 7:00

ALUMNI WATCH:
Chicago's Tyler Arnason, the 2002 winner of the Dudley "Red" Garrett Award as the AHL's outstanding rookie, was named NHL Rookie of the Month for October... Daniel Briere, the 1998 winner of the Garrett Award, scored the overtime winner in Phoenix's 2-1 victory over Nashville on Sunday... 2002 AHL All-Star Jason Williams scored the game-tying goal for Detroit in their 3-3 deadlock with Dallas on Sunday.

ON THE AIR:
Friday, Norfolk at Philadelphia -- CN8 (The Comcast Network) -- 7:05 ET
Saturday, Chicago at Hershey -- CLTV (Chicago) -- 6:00 CT

American Hockey League Stories from November 4, 2002

• Amerks Prepare for Three-Game Homestand - Rochester Americans
• Checkers Look to Snap Two-Game Losing Streak - Charlotte Checkers
• Aeros Keep Rolling Along - Houston Aeros
• P-Bruins Lead Eastern Conference - Providence Bruins
• There's No Place Like Road - Grand Rapids Griffins
• Brown, Damphousse Recalled by Anaheim - Cincinnati RailRaiders
• Moose Return to First Place in Canadian Division - Manitoba Moose
• River Rats Return to First - Albany River Rats
• AHL Quick Hits - AHL
• Admirals Both in Ship Shape - AHL
• Phantoms make roster moves - Adirondack Phantoms
• Phantoms Week in Review - Adirondack Phantoms
• Goren Earns Player of the Week Honor - AHL
• Bulldogs Go Undefeated over Weekend - Hamilton Bulldogs
• Pirates Win, Lose in Light Week - Portland Pirates
• Chouinard Joins Canadian Nationals - Binghamton Senators
• Labbe Continues Magic - Syracuse Crunch
• Norfolk's Point Streak Reaches 11 Games - Norfolk Admirals
• Penguins Fall to Utah, 5-3, at Home - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

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