AHL Quick Hits
November 12, 2003 - American Hockey League (AHL) News Release
Lowell posted a pair of Atlantic Division wins in less than 24 hours, getting a hat trick from Martin Sonnenberg in a 6-1 victory at Worcester on Monday night, and two goals from Pavel Brendl in a 3-1 decision over Springfield on Tuesday afternoon... Brandon Smith scored 34 seconds into overtime on Tuesday, giving Bridgeport a 2-1 win and ending Norfolk's 10-game road trip at 1-6-1-2.
Mon 11/10
BINGHAMTON 4, Syracuse 1... ROCHESTER 3, Cincinnati 0... Lowell 6, WORCESTER 1
Tue 11/11
BRIDGEPORT 2, Norfolk 1 (OT)... GRAND RAPIDS 6, Houston 2... LOWELL 3, Springfield 1
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LOOKING AHEAD:
Hartford puts its eight-game unbeaten streak on the line Wednesday night when Worcester visits the Civic Center (7:05 ET). The Wolf Pack remain the only AHL team without a regulation loss this season (8-0-3-1), thanks largely to team defense: Hartford leads the AHL in allowing 1.58 goals and 23.5 shots per game, and ranks second on the penalty kill (91.0%) while scoring a league-high four shorthanded goals. Chad Wiseman is the Pack's top scorer with 12 points in 11 games, and Jed Ortmeyer and Fedor Tyutin lead all AHL rookies with a plus-9 rating. IceCats defenseman Mike Stuart has a point in three straight games after going scoreless in his first six.
Scott Allen resumes the head coaching duties in San Antonio on Thursday night when the Rampage visit Grand Rapids (7:00 ET, 6:00 CT). Allen, who was 6-8-1 down the stretch last year following John Torchetti's promotion to Florida, takes over for Steve Ludzik, who was named to the Panthers' staff on Monday. Eric Beaudoin and Juraj Kolnik have recorded seven points each in the last three games for San Antonio, which enters play one point behind first-place Chicago and one ahead of the Griffins in the West Division. Mark Mowers, an AHL Second Team All-Star in 2002-03, leads Grand Rapids with eight goals and 13 points this year. The Griffins were 6-4-0 against the Rampage in 2002-03.
(all times Eastern)
Wed 11/12
Cincinnati at Philadelphia, 11:05 am (at Wachovia Center)... Worcester at Hartford, 7:05... Manitoba at Utah, 9:05
Thu 11/13
San Antonio at Grand Rapids, 7:00... Hershey at Norfolk, 7:15
Fri 11/14
Chicago at St. John's, 6:05... Toronto at Hamilton, 7:00... Bridgeport at Lowell, 7:00... Albany at Binghamton, 7:05... Cincinnati at Philadelphia, 7:05... Portland at Providence, 7:05... Hartford at Manchester, 7:35... Cleveland at Rochester, 7:35... Worcester at Springfield, 7:35... Grand Rapids at Milwaukee, 8:00
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ALUMNI WATCH:
Rochester natives Rory Fitzpatrick of Buffalo and Brian Gionta of New Jersey lead their clubs on Wednesday in the first regular-season NHL game ever played at the Blue Cross Arena at the Rochester War Memorial... Rick Dudley, who won the 1973 Calder Cup as a player with the Cincinnati Swords, won his debut as Florida head coach on Tuesday, as Roberto Luongo made 26 saves in a 4-0 win over Tampa Bay... Dwayne Roloson stopped 29 shots for Minnesota in a 1-0 win over Vancouver on Tuesday... Two-time Calder Cup finalist Raffi Torres scored twice and Jarret Stoll netted his first NHL goal in Edmonton's 5-4 win over the N.Y. Rangers on Monday... Sean Avery recorded the game-winning goal in Los Angeles's 3-2 win over Washington on Monday.
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AHL-TV:
Friday, Chicago at St. John's -- Comcast Cable (Chicago)/Rogers Cable 9 (St. John's) -- 5:05 CT/7:35 NT
Friday, Toronto at Hamilton -- Rogers Sportsnet (national) -- 7:00 ET
Friday, Cleveland at Rochester -- Time Warner Ch. 98 (Rochester) -- 7:35 ET
Saturday, Chicago at St. John's -- Comcast Cable (Chicago)/Rogers Cable 9 (St. John's) -- 5:05 CT/11:00 NT (tape)
Tuesday, Hamilton at St. John's -- Rogers Cable 9 (St. John's) -- 11:00 NT (tape)
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