AHL Quick Hits
Published on October 17, 2003 under American Hockey League (AHL) News Release
Travis Scott made 56 saves and Lee Goren scored twice as San Antonio improved to 3-0-0-0 with a 4-2 win over Cincinnati on Thursday night... Hershey completed a two-game sweep of St. John's with a 1-0 blanking at Mile One Stadium; the Bears rallied with four third-period goals to post a 5-4 win on Wednesday... Simon Gamache's second power play goal of the night was the winner as Chicago downed Manitoba in overtime on Thursday, 4-3.
Wed 10/15
Hershey 5, ST. JOHN'S 4... MANCHESTER 3, Portland 1... MILWAUKEE 1, Manitoba 1 (OT)
Thu 10/16
Hershey 1, ST. JOHN'S 0... CHICAGO 4, Manitoba 3 (OT)... SAN ANTONIO 4, Cincinnati 2
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LOOKING AHEAD:
The Houston Aeros begin their Calder Cup championship defense with a pair of road games, in Milwaukee on Friday (7:00 CT) and in Grand Rapids on Saturday (7:30 ET, 6:30 CT). Both the Admirals and Griffins had their title hopes dashed by the Aeros in the 2003 postseason, with Houston sweeping Milwaukee in the conference quarterfinals and winning a Game 7 at Van Andel Arena to claim the Western Conference crown. This year's Aeros roster features some new blood, including rookie Matt Foy, who scored 61 goals in Ottawa (OHL) last year, but also a familiar face between the pipes in Johan Holmqvist, MVP of the Calder Cup 2003 Playoffs.
Hamilton takes on Binghamton on Friday (7:05 ET) in another playoff rematch, this time between last year's Eastern Conference finalists. The Bulldogs are off to a 1-2-0-0 start, but this week added to their lineup 2003 AHL All-Rookie defenseman Mike Komisarek, who owned a plus-27 rating last season. Binghamton is out of the gates with three straight wins, with another reigning All-Rookie selection, goaltender Ray Emery, stopping 85 of 89 shots on the young season. The game marks the return to Binghamton of Bulldogs head coach Doug Jarvis, who both played for and coached the AHL's Whalers in 1987-88.
Rochester and Syracuse renew their bitter rivalry on Saturday night (7:30 ET) when the Amerks pay a visit to the War Memorial at Oncenter. The New York neighbors have squared off exactly 100 times previously in the regular season, with Rochester owning a 50-37-13 edge. The Crunch enter the weekend with just a tie to their credit this year â a 4-4 deadlock with Hershey on Oct. 11 â while the Americans started 2003-04 with a win and an overtime loss. Goaltender Ryan Miller is back in Rochester after starting the year with parent Buffalo; the second-year pro was outstanding (7-1-2, 1.57, .943) against the Crunch in 2002-03.
(all times local)
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
Sat 10/18
Manitoba at St. John's, 7:35... Bridgeport at Hershey, 7:00... Hartford at Lowell, 7:00... Worcester at Binghamton, 7:05... Toronto at Philadelphia, 7:05... Manchester at Portland, 7:05... Houston at Grand Rapids, 7:30... Albany at Norfolk, 7:30... Rochester at Syracuse, 7:30... Providence at Springfield, 7:35... Cincinnati at San Antonio, 7:00... Chicago at Utah, 7:00
Sun 10/19
Manitoba at St. John's, 4:00... Grand Rapids at Hamilton, 4:00... Binghamton at Bridgeport, 4:05... Hershey at Manchester, 4:05... Syracuse at Philadelphia, 5:05... Chicago at Utah, 3:05
Mon 10/20
San Antonio at Utah, 7:05
Tue 10/21
Syracuse at Cleveland, 10:30 am
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ALUMNI WATCH:
On Thursday night, Nashville's Dan Hamhuis, Chicago's Brett McLean and Colorado's John-Michael Liles all netted their first NHL goals... Former Calder Cup Playoff MVPs Pasi Nurminen (2002) and Mike Dunham (1995) led Atlanta and the N.Y. Rangers to a scoreless tie at MSG on Thursday... Also Thursday, Ty Conklin made 31 saves to lead Edmonton to a 4-1 win over Buffalo... On Wednesday, Andrew Raycroft stopped 27 shots as Boston blanked Dallas, 2-0.
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AHL-TV:
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
American Hockey League Stories from October 17, 2003
- Syracuse wins with home ice advantage - OSC Original by Ed Gonser
- Yablonski Loaned to Rivermen for Season Opener; Stone Added as Back-Up Goaltender - Peoria Rivermen
- Rivermen Announce New Channels on Insight Communications Broadcast Network - Peoria Rivermen
- Bulldogs Edged By Senators - Hamilton Bulldogs
- Falcons Edge Manchester, 4-3 - Springfield Falcons
- Monarchs Fall To Springfield - Manchester Monarchs
- Patzold Posts Shutout of Griffins - Cleveland Barons
- Thomas keeps P-Bruins unbeaten - Providence Bruins
- Sound Tigers Tie Philadelphia 1-1 At Home - Bridgeport Islanders
- Phantoms tie Bridgeport 1-1 - Adirondack Phantoms
- Barons Blank Griffins, 2-0 - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Checkers Get Cullen, Inman - Home Opener Saturday Night - Charlotte Checkers
- IceCats Players on the Move - Worcester IceCats
- Crunch Announce October CellBucks In-Game Auctions - Syracuse Crunch
- Maple Leafs on Rogers Sportsnet - Toronto Marlies
- Moose and Baby Leafs to be Sunday Spotlight on Sportsnet - Manitoba Moose
- Capitals Recall Yonkman - Portland Pirates
- AHL Quick Hits - AHL
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