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


On Wednesday, rookie Andy Chiodo made 24 saves for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, improving to 3-0-0 and earning his first pro shutout as the Penguins blanked Syracuse, 3-0... Albany's Scott Clemmensen made 45 saves, but Jason MacDonald scored with 1:41 left in regulation to give Hartford a 1-0 win over the River Rats... Jeff Taffe scored with 53 seconds to go in overtime as Springfield earned a 1-0 victory over Norfolk... The Admirals' losing streak then hit four games on Thursday with a 2-1 setback in Portland.

Wed 10/29
Hartford 1, ALBANY 0... Cincinnati 3, CHICAGO 2... GRAND RAPIDS 3, Toronto 3 (OT)... SPRINGFIELD 1, Norfolk 0 (OT)... ST. JOHN'S 2, Milwaukee 2 (OT)... WILKES-BARRE 3, Syracuse 0... WORCESTER 6, Portland 3

Thu 10/30
PORTLAND 2, Norfolk 1

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LOOKING AHEAD:

After a nine-game road trip to start the year, the Toronto Roadrunners finally open the doors to the Ricoh Coliseum this weekend, hosting Rochester on Saturday (4:00 ET) and the St. John's Maple Leafs on Sunday (2:00 ET, 3:30 NT). The Amerks have already beaten the Roadrunners twice this year, with Ryan Miller stopping 60 of 61 shots in the two victories. Sunday's game, to be televised across Canada on Rogers Sportsnet, is the first of 12 much-anticipated tilts between Toronto and St. John's, which enters the weekend unbeaten in its last three outings. The Roadrunners, winless in their last four, earned a 3-3 tie in Grand Rapids on Wednesday.

The only AHL team without a regulation loss this season, Hartford (5-0-2-1) tries to scare up another win against Providence in a Halloween night clash in Connecticut's capital. The Wolf Pack lead the league in team defense, allowing just 11 goals in eight games this season thanks largely to the solid play of 23-year-old Jason LaBarbera between the pipes and the arrival of rookie defenseman Fedor Tyutin on the blue line. The Bruins have shown a net gain this year themselves in 19-year-old Hannu Toivonen, who is 3-0-0 to begin his pro career.

For the first time since Hartford met Providence during the 2000-01 season, the last two Calder Cup champions face off against each other when Houston hosts Chicago on Friday (7:00 CT). The Aeros have sputtered to a 2-3-0-0 start, but are coming off a 5-1 win over Cleveland on Tuesday that featured Kyle Wanvig's first career hat trick. The Wolves are 5-1-0-1 after Cincinnati rallied for a 3-2 win on Wednesday, wasting goals by Chicago rookies Brian Maloney and Karl Stewart and a 37-save effort by Frederic Cassivi. This is the fourth game on a seven-game homestand for the Aeros at the new Toyota Center.

(all times Eastern)
Fri 10/31
Wilkes-Barre at Albany, 7:00... Providence at Hartford, 7:05... Grand Rapids at Cincinnati, 7:35... Chicago at Houston, 8:00... Syracuse at Milwaukee, 8:00... Manitoba at San Antonio, 8:00... Hamilton at Rochester, 8:05... Bridgeport at Utah, 9:05

Sat 11/1
Rochester at Toronto, 4:00... St. John's at Binghamton, 5:05... Philadelphia at Albany, 7:00... Cleveland at Hamilton, 7:00... Wilkes-Barre at Hershey, 7:00... Springfield at Hartford, 7:05... Norfolk at Portland, 7:05... Providence at Worcester, 7:05... Syracuse at Cincinnati, 7:35... Lowell at Manchester, 7:35... Grand Rapids at Chicago, 8:00... Bridgeport at Utah, 9:05

Sun 11/2
St. John's at Toronto, 2:00... Cleveland at Hamilton, 4:00... Norfolk at Manchester, 4:05... Providence at Springfield, 4:05... Wilkes-Barre at Worcester, 4:05... Syracuse at Chicago, 5:00... Philadelphia at Hershey, 5:00... Manitoba at Houston, 6:00

Tue 11/4
Manitoba at Houston, 2:00

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ALUMNI WATCH:
On Thursday, Mike Rupp scored twice to lift New Jersey past Philadelphia, 3-2... 1994 Calder Cup champion and 1997 AHL All-Star Andrew Brunette had a goal and an assist for Minnesota in a 3-2 victory over Atlanta... Konstantin Koltsov's first NHL goal gave Pittsburgh a 1-0 win over Chicago... 1997 AHL All-Rookie goaltender Dan Cloutier made 37 saves in Vancouver's 3-1 win over Los Angeles.

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AHL-TV:
Friday, Chicago at Houston -- Comcast Cable (Chicago) -- 7:00 CT
Friday, Hamilton at Rochester -- Time Warner 98 (Rochester) -- Sat., 12:30 pm ET (tape)
Saturday, Rochester at Toronto -- Toronto 1 (Toronto) -- 4:00 ET
Saturday, Grand Rapids at Chicago -- Comcast Cable (Chicago) -- 7:00 CT
Sunday, St. John's at Toronto -- Rogers Sportsnet -- 2:00 ET (live on digital... same-day tape on cable)
Sunday, Syracuse at Chicago -- Comcast Cable (Chicago) -- 4:00 CT

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