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January 6, 2003 - American Hockey League (AHL) News Release


Patrick DesRochers made 44 saves in his Lowell debut, helping the Lock Monsters to a 4-1 win in Hartford on Friday night. Acquired from the Phoenix organization on New Year's Eve, DesRochers made 20 stops in the third period alone as Lowell won at the Hartford Civic Center for the second time in a week. Jeff Daw scored twice and added an assist for the Lock Monsters, who are 7-0-3-0 in their last 10 games against the Wolf Pack.

Matt Lombardi and Chuck Kobasew each scored twice as Saint John defeated Worcester on Friday, 4-2, in Ron Wilson's debut as the Flames' head coach. Wilson took over for Jim Playfair, who was named assistant coach in Calgary earlier in the day. Jason Morgan, Robert Dome and Ladislav Kohn recorded two assists apiece, and Dany Sabourin turned aside 27 shots.

Tomas Surovy scored his eighth, ninth and 10th goals of the season to lead Wilkes-Barre/Scranton to a 6-3 win over visiting Albany on Saturday night. Surovy added an assist for a four-point night, and Tom Kostopoulos matched him with a goal and three assists of his own. Surovy's second career hat trick was the first ever by a Penguin at the First Union Arena. Former Wilkes-Barre forward Greg Crozier had a goal and an assist for the River Rats.

Second-year pro Andy Hilbert reached the 20-goal plateau with a pair of markers, helping Providence extend its unbeaten streak to 11 games (10-0-1-0) with a 5-3 win in Lowell on Sunday. Fellow 2003 AHL All-Star selection Matt Herr netted his 17th goal of the year and added an assist, and Tim Thomas stopped 33 shots in net for the Bruins. Kris Vernarsky and Jarno Kultanen also scored for Providence, which hasn't lost since a 5-1 setback in Manchester on Dec. 7.

Thu 1/2
Norfolk 2, CLEVELAND 1... HAMILTON 5, Binghamton 2... MILWAUKEE 3, Chicago 2... SAN ANTONIO 5, Rochester 4 (OT)... Manitoba 4, UTAH 0

Fri 1/3
Hamilton 3, ALBANY 2... BRIDGEPORT 2, Hershey 2 (OT)... Grand Rapids 4, CHICAGO 3... CINCINNATI 4, Cleveland 2... Lowell 4, HARTFORD 1... HOUSTON 5, Rochester 1... PHILADELPHIA 5, Wilkes-Barre 1... SAINT JOHN 4, Worcester 2... ST. JOHN'S 3, Springfield 3 (OT)... Norfolk 3, SYRACUSE 0

Sat 1/4
Hartford 4, BRIDGEPORT 3... CHICAGO 5, Cleveland 1... MILWAUKEE 3, Chicago 3 (OT)... PORTLAND 4, Hershey 0... Worcester 5, SAINT JOHN 3... SAN ANTONIO 2, Houston 2 (OT)... Springfield 7, ST. JOHN'S 5... SYRACUSE 2, Binghamton 2 (OT)... UTAH 6, Manitoba 2... WILKES-BARRE 6, Albany 3

Sun 1/5
Grand Rapids 4, CINCINNATI 1... Albany 2, HARTFORD 1... HOUSTON 2, Rochester 0... Providence 5, LOWELL 3... Hershey 2, MANCHESTER 1... PHILADELPHIA 2, Syracuse 0... PORTLAND 4, Worcester 4 (OT)... SAN ANTONIO 1, Manitoba 1 (OT)

LOOKING AHEAD:

A Canadian television audience gets a first-hand look at the Hamilton Bulldogs as they visit Mile One Stadium on Tuesday and Wednesday nights (7:35 NT, 6:05 ET). The 'Dogs are unbeaten in their last 15 games, and are two wins shy of matching Albany's league-record 13-game road winning streak, set in 1995-96. Hamilton is a perfect 6-0-0 against St. John's this season, outscoring the Maple Leafs 30-13. Bulldogs Benoit Gratton and Jason Ward, the league's top two scorers, have combined for 25 points in the six games, while Brad Boyes leads the Leafs' scorers with three goals and five points against Hamilton.

(all times local)

Tue 1/7
Hamilton at St. John's, 7:35

Wed 1/8
Hamilton at St. John's, 7:35... Manchester at Albany, 7:00... Hartford at Binghamton, 7:05... Bridgeport at Philadelphia, 7:05... Wilkes-Barre at Norfolk, 7:15... Syracuse at Hershey, 7:30... Manitoba at Chicago, 7:00... Cleveland at San Antonio, 7:00... Grand Rapids at Milwaukee, 7:12

ALUMNI WATCH:

Ales Kotalik scored twice and Ryan Miller stopped 33 shots as Buffalo defeated Ottawa in overtime on Saturday night, 2-1... Mark Parrish recorded a hat trick and Mattias Weinhandl netted a goal and two assists as the N.Y. Islanders doubled up Boston on Friday, 8-4... Paul Manning (Columbus), Bobby Allen (Edmonton), Alexei Semenov (Edmonton) and Jim Vandermeer (Philadelphia) made their NHL debuts last week.

ON THE AIR:

Tuesday, Hamilton at St. John's -- Rogers Sportsnet (East region) -- 6:05 ET (live)
Tuesday, Hamilton at St. John's -- Rogers Cable 9 (St. John's) -- Wed., 3:00pm NT (tape)
Wednesday, Hamilton at St. John's -- Rogers Sportsnet (East region) -- 6:05 ET (live)
Wednesday, Hamilton at St. John's -- Rogers Cable 9 (St. John's) -- Thu., 3:00pm NT (tape)
Friday, Milwaukee at Hamilton -- Cable 14 (Hamilton) -- 7:05 ET (live)

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