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January 2, 2003 - American Hockey League (AHL) News Release


Utah withstood a late rally and defeated Grand Rapids on Tuesday night, 4-3. Eric Landry, David Gosselin, Brett Draney and Jim Montgomery scored as the Grizzlies raced out to 4-0 lead before the Griffins began to mount a comeback. Mike Smith made 43 saves for Utah, including 20 in the third, as Grand Rapids owned a 35-14 edge in shots over the final two periods. Stacy Roest assisted on all three Griffins goals.

Colin Forbes scored twice and added an assist as Portland closed out a grueling week with a 6-2 win in Saint John on Wednesday. The Pirates went 5-1-0-0 as they played six games in seven nights, logging 1,380 miles along the way. Maxime Ouellet posted back-to-back shutouts to ring out 2002 for Portland, including Tuesday's 34-save effort against his former teammates from Philadelphia.

Mon 12/30
Portland 4, LOWELL 0... ROCHESTER 1, Syracuse 1 (OT)... Milwaukee 3, CLEVELAND 2... GRAND RAPIDS 6, Utah 2... HOUSTON 5, Cincinnati 2... San Antonio 1, CHICAGO 0

Tue 12/31
PROVIDENCE 2, Hartford 1... MANITOBA 4, Bridgeport 2... BINGHAMTON 3, St. John's 2... Hershey 4, WILKES-BARRE 3... PORTLAND 1, Philadelphia 0... Norfolk 6, SYRACUSE 3... Utah 4, GRAND RAPIDS 3... MANCHESTER 5, Lowell 1

Wed 1/1
Portland 6, SAINT JOHN 2

LOOKING AHEAD: Hamilton will be looking for revenge tonight when Binghamton comes to Copps Coliseum (7:00 ET). The Bulldogs are 11-0-2-0 in their last 13 games and have earned a point in 18 straight (15-0-2-1), but no doubt remember an 8-0 loss to the Senators back on Nov. 23. Hamilton has outscored their opponents 80-32 in the 19 contests since then, and is running away with the Canadian Division, entering the weekend with a 22-point lead over Manitoba. Jason Spezza has recorded back-to-back two-goal games for Binghamton.

Having won its last six games, Houston entertains Rochester on Friday night (7:30 CT, 8:30 ET), and then again on Sunday (5:00/6:00). Jean-Guy Trudel (3+6=9 pts.) and rookie Mark Cullen (3+5=8) have led the Aeros' offense during the winning streak, as Houston has outscored the opposition, 28-11. Jaroslav Kristek had 9+9=18 pts. in 13 December games for the Amerks, who kick off a five-game road trip in San Antonio tonight.

Hershey begins a three-in-three weekend in Bridgeport on Friday (7:35 ET) with a chance to pit two of the AHL's top goaltenders against each other. The Bears' Philippe Sauve (13-7-5) and the Sound Tigers' Rick DiPietro (10-7-6) both enter play with a 2.18 goals against average, tied for fifth in the league, and DiPietro's save percentage (.922) is a point higher than Sauve's (.921). Bridgeport has dropped just two of its last 15 at home (11-2-2-0); Hershey is 6-2-1-0 in its last nine road games.

After a four-day rest, Providence puts its 10-game unbeaten streak (9-0-1-0) on the line Sunday in Lowell (4:00 ET). The Bruins are 3-0-2-0 against the Lock Monsters this season and have dominated on special teams, going 9-for-32 (28.1%) on the power play and killing off 31 of 33 (93.9%) Lowell advantages. Lee Goren has six goals and two assists for the B's in the season series.

(all times local)
Thu 1/2
Binghamton at Hamilton, 7:00... Norfolk at Cleveland, 7:05... Rochester at San Antonio, 7:00... Chicago at Milwaukee, 7:12... Manitoba at Utah, 7:00

Fri 1/3
Springfield at St. John's, 7:35... Worcester at Saint John, 7:30... Hamilton at Albany, 7:00... Lowell at Hartford, 7:05... Wilkes-Barre at Philadelphia, 7:05... Norfolk at Syracuse, 7:30... Hershey at Bridgeport, 7:35... Cleveland at Cincinnati, 7:35... Grand Rapids at Chicago, 7:30... Rochester at Houston, 7:30

Sat 1/4
Grand Rapids at Milwaukee, 2:12... Worcester at Saint John, 7:00... Springfield at St. John's, 7:35... Hartford at Bridgeport, 7:05... Hershey at Portland, 7:05... Albany at Wilkes-Barre, 7:05... Binghamton at Syracuse, 7:30... Cleveland at Chicago, 7:00... Houston at San Antonio, 7:00... Manitoba at Utah, 7:00

Sun 1/5
Providence at Lowell, 4:00... Grand Rapids at Cincinnati, 4:05... Albany at Hartford, 4:05... Hershey at Manchester, 4:05... Worcester at Portland, 4:05... Syracuse at Philadelphia, 5:05... Rochester at Houston, 5:00... Manitoba at San Antonio, 5:00

ALUMNI WATCH:
Steve Ott scored his first NHL goal for Dallas in a 4-1 win over Edmonton on Tuesday night... Jonathan Cheechoo scored the game-winning goal in San Jose's 2-1 victory over Philadelphia on Monday.

ON THE AIR:
Friday, Springfield at St. John's -- Rogers Cable 9 (St. John's) -- 7:35 NT (live)
Friday, Wilkes-Barre at Philadelphia -- CN8 (The Comcast Network) -- 7:05 ET (live)
Saturday, Springfield at St. John's -- Rogers Cable 9 (St. John's) -- Sunday, 10:30am NT (tape)
Saturday, Albany at Wilkes-Barre -- Adelphia 63/WNEP-DT 16-2 (NE Pennsylvania) -- 7:05 ET (live)
Saturday, Houston at San Antonio -- KTBU-TV 55 (Houston) -- 7:00 CT (live)
Sunday, Providence at Lowell -- AT&T 3 (Hockey Night New England) -- 4:00 ET (live)

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