AHL Quick Hits
Published on November 5, 2003 under American Hockey League (AHL) News Release
In an Election Day matinee at the Toyota Center, Alex Auld vetoed 27 of 28 Houston shots to lead Manitoba to a 2-1 victory, snapping the Moose's six-game winless skid... Manitoba got goals from Mikko Jokela, Fedor Fedorov and Nolan Baumgartner in his first game back with the Moose after being reclaimed off waivers from Pittsburgh... Auld's shutout bid was spoiled by a Zbynek Michalek power play goal with 74 seconds left in regulation.
Tue 11/4
Manitoba 3, HOUSTON 1
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LOOKING AHEAD:
Norfolk's 10-game road trip ends with five games in seven nights, beginning Wednesday in Binghamton (7:05 ET). The Admirals have scored a total of one goal in the first five games of the journey, and dating back to last year, they have been shut out in seven of their last 12 regular-season road games. The Senators hit the ice atop the East Division with 15 points, and a 3-0-0-2 record at the Broome County Arena. Binghamton's Josh Langfeld is one off the league scoring lead with 12 points on the year, and he ranks second with a plus-8 rating. Norfolk's top scorer is Marty Wilford, who also leads all AHL defensemen with nine assists. The Admirals won three of four from the B-Sens in 2002-03.
Cincinnati visits Grand Rapids in a West Division matchup on Wednesday (7:00 ET). The Mighty Ducks have never won in seven previous trips to Van Andel Arena (0-5-2-0), and have been outscored 31-14 in the Griffins' barn. The teams split their first two meetings of the 2003-04 season, with Keith Aucoin leading the Ducks with three points and Darryl Bootland and Mark Mowers scoring twice apiece for Grand Rapids.
Chocolatetown welcomes St. John's as the Maple Leafs continue a five-game road swing in Hershey on Wednesday (7:30 ET, 9:00 NT). The Leafs are unbeaten in five (4-0-1-0) after a pair of comeback wins over the weekend, and find themselves one point out of the top spot in the North Division. These clubs met in Newfoundland three weeks ago, with the Bears posting 5-4 and 1-0 victories at Mile One Stadium. Hershey's Peter Budaj is 2-0-0 (2.00, .939) against St. John's this year, and 2-3-1 (3.31, .901) against the rest of the AHL. Leafs rookie Kyle Wellwood has five points in his last four games, while St. John's native Harold Druken has four goals in his last two.
(all times Eastern)
Wed 11/5
Cincinnati at Grand Rapids, 7:00... Norfolk at Binghamton, 7:05... St. John's at Hershey, 7:30... Manitoba at San Antonio, 8:00
Thu 11/6
Milwaukee at Houston, 8:00
Fri 11/7
Toronto at Cleveland, 7:00... St. John's at Hamilton, 7:00... Hershey at Philadelphia, 7:05... Hartford at Portland, 7:05... Lowell at Providence, 7:05... Manchester at Worcester, 7:05... Wilkes-Barre at Syracuse, 7:30... Rochester at Cincinnati, 7:35... Norfolk at Springfield, 7:35... Milwaukee at San Antonio, 8:00... Chicago at Manitoba, 8:30... Houston at Utah, 9:05
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ALUMNI WATCH:
On Tuesday, Jussi Markkanen made 33 saves as the N.Y. Rangers shut out Dallas, 3-0... 1994 Calder Cup champions Olaf Kolzig (41 saves) and Sergei Gonchar (three assists) helped Washington stop Tampa Bay's eight-game unbeaten streak, 5-1... Peter Sarno scored in his NHL debut and Fernando Pisani added a goal and an assist in Edmonton's 4-2 win over Montreal; both Sarno and Pisani played for Canadiens head coach Claude Julien in Hamilton.
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AHL-TV:
Friday, Chicago at Manitoba -- Comcast Cable (Chicago) -- 7:30 CT
Saturday, Syracuse at Wilkes-Barre -- Adelphia 63 (Wilkes-Barre) -- 7:05 ET
Saturday, Chicago at Manitoba -- Comcast Cable (Chicago) -- 7:30 CT
Sunday, Chicago at Hamilton -- Comcast Cable (Chicago) -- 5:00 CT
American Hockey League Stories from November 5, 2003
- A Night of Firsts at GIANT Center Bears Whip Leafs, 7-3 - Hershey Bears
- Ducks Earn First Ever Win in Grand Rapids, 4-1 - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Stepp leads Ducks past Griffins - Cincinnati RailRaiders
- Checkerline - Charlotte Checkers
- Admirals get Brookbank - Milwaukee Admirals
- Columbus Reassigns Anders Eriksson To Syracuse - Syracuse Crunch
- Pirates Raise Money, Toys for United Way - Portland Pirates
- Barons Correct Time for December 23rd Game at Rochester - Cleveland Barons
- IceCats Receive Defenseman - Worcester IceCats
- Kettle Kickoff this Friday Night - Worcester IceCats
- Crunch Stars Reich, Scoville and Sugden To Sign Autographs at Sleep City - Syracuse Crunch
- Cincinnati Mighty Ducks Preview - Cincinnati RailRaiders
- The Rock Report - Toronto Marlies
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- Bears Host Leafs Tonight to Wrap Up Five-Game Homestand - Hershey Bears
- Justin Mapletoft Recalled By Islanders - Bridgeport Islanders
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