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December 2, 2002 - American Hockey League (AHL) News Release


Fourteen different players found the scoresheet, led by Sergei Varlamov with two goals and two assists, as Worcester drubbed Providence on Saturday night, 11-0. Greg Davis and John Pohl each scored twice, Phil Osaer made 27 saves for his first AHL shutout and the IceCats went a perfect 4-for-4 on the power play. The next day, Justin Papineau's league-leading 14th goal of the season was the difference as the 'Cats nipped the B's in the rematch, 3-2.

After squandering leads of 2-0, 3-2 and 4-3, Milwaukee got a goal from Peter Smrek with 71 seconds left in overtime to take a 5-4 decision in Cleveland on Saturday. Former Calder Cup champion Reid Simpson (1995) scored his fifth goal in six games for the Admirals, who snapped a seven-game winless skid. Milwaukee got a goal and two assists from Darren Haydar, while fellow rookie Niko Dimitrakos dished out three assists for the Barons.

Jean-Guy Trudel scored with 2:02 remaining in overtime as Houston gained a two-game series split at Scope with a 2-1 win over Norfolk on Saturday. Former Aeros forward Brett McLean scored Norfolk's only goal in Saturday's tilt, which came one night after Igor Radulov netted a hat trick to lift the Admirals to a 5-4 win on Friday. Norfolk still owns a three-point lead over Houston for the top spot in the AHL's Western Conference standings.

Down 3-0 after the first period, Bridgeport rallied to tie Hershey on Sunday, 3-3, extending their unbeaten streak to eight games (5-0-3). Justin Mapletoft scored the final two goals of the game, including the equalizer with 7:01 remaining in the third period, and Rick DiPietro finished with 32 saves to improve to 8-0-5 in his last 13 starts. Hershey dropped to 7-2-3-0 at the Giant Center.

Fri 11/29
Hamilton 3, ALBANY 1... BRIDGEPORT 4, Springfield 3... Cleveland 1, CINCINNATI 0... Utah 5, MANITOBA 2... NORFOLK 5, Houston 4... Hershey 2, PHILADELPHIA 0... PROVIDENCE 5, Lowell 2... ROCHESTER 7, Milwaukee 3... Wilkes-Barre 4, SAINT JOHN 3 (OT)... Hartford 5, ST. JOHN'S 3... Binghamton 5, SYRACUSE 3... WORCESTER 2, Manchester 2 (OT)... Chicago at San Antonio, ppd.

Sat 11/30
Rochester 2, ALBANY 1 (OT)... CHICAGO 2, Grand Rapids 1 (OT)... CINCINNATI 2, San Antonio 1 (OT)... Milwaukee 5, CLEVELAND 4 (OT)... HERSHEY 4, Syracuse 3... Bridgeport 3, LOWELL 2... MANCHESTER 4, Philadelphia 1... Utah 4, MANITOBA 2... Houston 2, NORFOLK 1 (OT)... Hamilton 2, PORTLAND 0... SAINT JOHN 2, Wilkes-Barre 2 (OT)... SPRINGFIELD 3, Binghamton 0... WORCESTER 11, Providence 0

Sun 12/1
HERSHEY 3, Bridgeport 3 (OT)... Springfield 2, LOWELL 1... Hamilton 3, MANCHESTER 1... PORTLAND 3, Wilkes-Barre 2... Worcester 3, PROVIDENCE 2... ROCHESTER 1, Cleveland 1 (OT)... Hartford 3, ST. JOHN'S 1

LOOKING AHEAD:

All AHL eyes are on the Alamo City tonight as Grand Rapids visits San Antonio (7:00 CT, 8:00 ET) in the only league action. The Griffins have earned a point in the standings in 16 straight games (11-0-3-2), while the Rampage have done the same in nine straight (3-0-4-2); neither team has allowed more than three goals in a game during the streaks. It will be a family affair for San Antonio's Jim Campbell and Grand Rapids' Ed Campbell as the brothers face off against each other for just the second time in their pro careers.

(all times local)
Mon 12/2
Grand Rapids at San Antonio, 7:00

Wed 12/4
Portland at Albany, 7:00... Manchester at Hamilton, 7:00... Cincinnati at Syracuse, 7:00... Providence at Bridgeport, 7:05... Manitoba at Hartford, 7:05... Milwaukee at Norfolk, 7:15... Grand Rapids at Houston, 7:00... Utah at San Antonio, 7:00

ALUMNI WATCH:

Craig Andersson made his first NHL start for Chicago on Sunday night, stopping 23 shots in a 3-2 loss to Anaheim... Byron Dafoe and Atlanta outlasted Olaf Kolzig and Washington on Sunday, 5-4; Dafoe and Kolzig were the goaltending tandem for the 1994 Calder Cup champion Portland Pirates... Dan Cloutier made 29 saves as Vancouver won its ninth in a row, 5-2 over Florida on Saturday... Branko Radivojevic scored the game-winner in Phoenix's 3-2 victory over San Jose on Saturday... Mike Cammalleri and Derek Armstrong, both of whom started the 2002-03 season in Manchester, scored for Los Angeles in a 4-1 win over Chicago on Saturday.

ON THE AIR:

Friday, Portland at St. John's -- Rogers Cable 9 (St. John's) -- 7:35 NT
Saturday, Providence at Manchester -- AT&T 3 (Hockey Night New England) -- 7:30 ET
Sunday, Milwaukee vs. Houston at St. Paul, Minn. -- KTBU-TV 55 (Houston) -- 4:00 CT

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