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October 15, 2003 - American Hockey League (AHL) News Release


Ryan Bayda recorded the first hat trick of the AHL season on Monday, scoring on a power play, at even strength, and shorthanded into an empty net in Lowell's 4-2 win over Worcester. The Lock Monsters are off to a 3-0-0-0 start after failing to win three straight games all of last year... Binghamton went to 3-0-0-0 with a 2-1 win in Bridgeport on Monday. Ray Emery made 25 saves, and has a 1.32 GAA and ..955 save percentage on the young season.

Mon 10/13
LOWELL 4, Worcester 2... MANITOBA 6, St. John's 2... Norfolk 4, ALBANY 2... Toronto 5, HAMILTON 3... Binghamton 2, BRIDGEPORT 1

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LOOKING AHEAD:

Hershey plays a two-game set in St. John's Wednesday and Thursday (7:35 NT, 6:05 ET), marking the home opener for the Maple Leafs at Mile One Stadium and the teams' first meetings since Mar. 25, 2001. Charlie Stephens, Shane Willis and Steve Brule had a goal and an assist each in Hershey's only previous action this year, a 4-4 tie in Syracuse on Saturday, while the Leafs split a pair of games in Winnipeg to start their 13th AHL season. Both clubs are led by rookie head coaches, with Paul Fixter guiding the Bears and Doug Shedden leading the Leafs. St. John's has won four straight home games versus Hershey since a 3-1 Bears win on Nov. 13, 1996.

When Milwaukee hosts Manitoba on Wednesday (7:00 CT), the Admirals should have defenseman Curtis Murphy and forward Ben Simon in the lineup for the first time; both players missed Friday's season-opening win over Toronto to attend the funeral of former teammate Dan Snyder. Murphy had not missed a game since Apr. 3, 2001, playing 220 straight regular-season and playoff games in the AHL, NHL and IHL. The youngest player in the AHL this season, 19-year-old Moose rookie Ryan Kesler, is coming off a four-point effort in a Monday afternoon victory over St. John's.

Cincinnati and San Antonio hit the SBC Center ice on Thursday (7:00 CT, 8:00 ET) in a battle of unbeatens in the West Division. The Rampage opened their second season with a home-and-home sweep of Utah last weekend, led by Jaroslav Bednar, Denis Shvidki, Eric Beaudoin and Michel Periard with three points each. The Mighty Ducks won their first outing of 2003-04, a 3-0 shutout of Toronto on Saturday behind Ilya Bryzgalov's 28 saves. Rookie Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau had a goal and an assist in his pro debut for Cincinnati.

(all times local)
Wed 10/15
Hershey at St. John's, 7:35... Portland at Manchester, 7:05... Manitoba at Milwaukee, 7:00

Thu 10/16
Hershey at St. John's, 7:35... Manitoba at Chicago, 7:00... Cincinnati at San Antonio, 7:00

Fri 10/17
Grand Rapids at Cleveland, 7:00... Hamilton at Binghamton, 7:05... Hartford at Portland, 7:05... Worcester at Providence, 7:05... Albany at Norfolk, 7:30... Wilkes-Barre at Syracuse, 7:30... Philadelphia at Bridgeport, 7:35... Toronto at Rochester, 7:35... Manchester at Springfield, 7:35... Houston at Milwaukee, 7:00

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ALUMNI WATCH:

Pasi Nurminen (23 saves) and Rick DiPietro (21 saves) squared off on Tuesday night for the first time since the 2002 Calder Cup Finals, and 1998 AHL All-Rookie forward Marc Savard scored the game-tying goal as Atlanta deadlocked the N.Y. Islanders, 2-2... 2001 Calder Cup champion Blair Betts scored and Jamie McLennan posted his 10th career NHL shutout as Calgary blanked Edmonton on Tuesday, 1-0.

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AHL-TV:
Wednesday, Hershey at St. John's -- Rogers Cable 9 (St. John's) -- 7:35 NT
Thursday, Manitoba at Chicago -- Comcast Cable (Chicago) -- 7:00 CT
Saturday, Manitoba at St. John's -- Rogers Cable 9 (St. John's) -- 7:35 NT
Saturday, Chicago at Utah -- Comcast Cable (Chicago) -- 8:05 CT
Saturday, Houston at Grand Rapids -- WXSP-TV (Grand Rapids) -- 7:30 ET
Sunday, Manitoba at St. John's -- Rogers Sportsnet -- 2:30 ET (live on digital/satellite), 7:30 ET/CT/MT/PT (tape on cable)
Sunday, Chicago at Utah -- Comcast Cable (Chicago) -- 4:05 CT

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