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January 31, 2003 - American Hockey League (AHL) News Release


Hnat Domenichelli's hat trick, his second in eight days, lifted Houston to a 5-2 win in Rochester on Wednesday night. Tony Tuzzolino, a native of nearby Buffalo, also scored for the Aeros, who are 17-2-2-0 in their last 21 games. Curtis Murphy and Mark Cullen notched two assists each and Frederic Cloutier made 20 saves as Houston ended the Amerks' three-game unbeaten streak.

Binghamton extended its streak of games without a loss to nine (7-0-2-0) with a 5-3 victory over Springfield on Wednesday. Jason Spezza scored two of the Senators' four power play goals on the night, and the 19-year-old AHL All-Star now has 19 points in his last nine contests. Ray Emery turned aside 19 shots for his league-best 18th win.

Wed 1/29
Hartford 5, ALBANY 3... BINGHAMTON 5, Springfield 3... BRIDGEPORT 5, Saint John 2... Cincinnati 4, CLEVELAND 2... San Antonio 2, GRAND RAPIDS 1... HERSHEY 4, Philadelphia 1... MANITOBA 5, Chicago 4... Houston 5, ROCHESTER 2... WILKES-BARRE 5, Syracuse 2... Portland 5, WORCESTER 3

Thu 1/30
ST. JOHN'S 4, Lowell 3 (OT)

LOOKING AHEAD:

Chicago heads to Norfolk tonight (7:30 ET, 6:30 CT) to face the stingy South Division-leading Admirals. The Wolves are fourth in the AHL in scoring at 3.38 goals per game, but Norfolk has allowed just 13 goals in 11 contests during the month of January, posting five shutouts since New Year's. Chicago, coming off back-to-back one-goal losses in Manitoba, has been led by Simon Gamache with 21 pts. in his last 14 games.

Hartford and Manchester revisit their classic five-game playoff series from a year ago when the Wolf Pack visit the Verizon Wireless Arena tonight (7:35 ET). The Pack ousted the Monarchs in double overtime of the deciding Game 5 last spring, but have lost 3-2 and 8-7 decisions in the teams' first two meetings this year. Manchester's power play is 7-for-16 in the two games against Hartford, and is still clicking at a league-leading 22.4 percent for the season.

Hamilton hosts Manitoba tonight (7:30 ET, 6:30 CT) and Saturday (7:00/6:00) in a pair of televised Canadian Division battles. The teams split a two-game set in Winnipeg last weekend, with the Bulldogs' Michael Ryder extending his scoring streak to 10 games with a pair of three-point nights. Chris Herperger has eight points in six games since joining the Moose, who are 0-5-1-0 in their last six road games.

The 2003 Dodge AHL All-Star Classic shines its spotlight on Portland this weekend. The Canadian team has won three straight AHL All-Star Games, including a 13-11 victory last year in St. John's. This year's event will showcase 36 first-time All-Stars; 11 rookies; 21 players age 23 or younger; 26 players who have been recalled to the NHL this season; and 15 former first- and second-round draft picks. The event will be broadcast live to 60 million homes across the United States and Canada, and Monday night's game can be heard via cybercast on theahl.com.

(all times local)
Fri 1/31
Lowell at St. John's, 7:35... Hershey at Albany, 7:00... Syracuse at Binghamton, 7:05... San Antonio at Cleveland, 7:05... Saint John at Providence, 7:05... Utah at Wilkes-Barre, 7:05... Manitoba at Hamilton, 7:30... Chicago at Norfolk, 7:30... Worcester at Bridgeport, 7:35... Hartford at Manchester, 7:35... Houston at Rochester, 7:35... Portland at Springfield, 7:35... Grand Rapids at Milwaukee, 7:12

Sat 2/1
Portland at Manchester, 1:05... Chicago at Philadelphia (First Union Center), 3:05... Hartford at Saint John, 7:00... Bridgeport at Albany, 7:00... Manitoba at Hamilton, 7:00... Utah at Hershey, 7:00... San Antonio at Cleveland, 7:05... Houston at Wilkes-Barre, 7:05... Binghamton at Worcester, 7:05... Rochester at Syracuse, 7:30... Milwaukee at Cincinnati, 7:35... Providence at Springfield, 7:35

Sun 2/2
2003 Pepsi AHL All-Star Skills Competition at Portland, 8:00

Mon 2/3
2003 AHL All-Star Game at Portland, 7:00

ALUMNI WATCH:
With Eric Chouinard's debut with Philadelphia on Thursday night, a total of 688 American Hockey League graduates have played in the NHL this season, and 283 players have skated in both the NHL and the AHL this season... Chouinard is also the 121st former AHL All-Star to appear in an NHL game this year.

ON THE AIR:
Friday, Saint John at Providence -- Cox Cable 3 (Providence) -- 7:05 ET
Friday, Syracuse at Binghamton -- Time Warner Cable (Binghamton) -- 7:05 ET
Friday, Utah at Wilkes-Barre -- Adelphia 63/WNEP-DT 16-2 (NE Pennsylvania) -- 7:05 ET
Friday, Manitoba at Hamilton -- Rogers Sportsnet (Ontario region and Winnipeg) -- 7:30 ET/6:30 CT
Friday, Houston at Rochester -- Time Warner 98 (Rochester) -- 7:35 ET
Saturday, Chicago at Philadelphia -- CN8 (Comcast Network)/CLTV (Chicago) -- 3:05 ET/2:05 CT
Saturday, Manitoba at Hamilton -- Rogers Sportsnet (Ontario region and Winnipeg) -- 7:00 ET/6:00 CT
Saturday, Houston at Wilkes-Barre -- KTBU-TV 55 (Houston) -- 6:05 CT
2003 Dodge AHL All-Star Classic -- Check local listings at theahl.com -- Sun., 8:00 ET/Mon., 7:00 ET

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