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Published on December 5, 2003 under American Hockey League (AHL) News Release


On Wednesday, Peter White became the 20th player to reach 700 career AHL points in Philadelphia's 4-1 win over Hershey... Scottie Upshall and Andrew Hutchinson each scored twice as Milwaukee downed Chicago, 4-1... Former Wolf Pack netminder Milan Hnilicka made 25 saves to help Manchester past Hartford, 4-2.

Wed 12/3
Providence 3, ALBANY 2 (OT)... St. John's 3, CLEVELAND 0... Philadelphia 4, HERSHEY 1... MANCHESTER 4, Hartford 2... MILWAUKEE 4, Chicago 1... UTAH 3, Houston 1

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LOOKING AHEAD:

It's a reunion weekend in the AHL, beginning when the puck drops in Albany on Friday night (7:00 ET) in what would be the first head-to-head meeting between Bridgeport rookie Martin Kariya and older brother Steve Kariya of the River Rats. The Sound Tigers are looking to extend their impressive 13-game unbeaten streak (12-0-1-0) and 15-game points streak (13-0-1-1), while the Rats are out to reverse a 1-6-1-1 record at the Pepsi Arena this season as they continue a seven-game homestand. Albany has alternated wins and losses in its last eight outings, most recently dropping a 3-2 OT decision to Providence on Wednesday.

Ex-Leaf Brad Boyes and the rest of his Cleveland teammates were shut down on Wednesday night by Mikael Tellqvist; the rematch is Friday as the Barons host St. John's (7:00 ET, 8:30 NT). Boyes, who spent most of his All-Rookie 2002-03 season in Newfoundland, is Cleveland's second-leading scorer with 17 points this year, and he has played more games (20) than any other AHL player this season without recording a penalty. Tellqvist's 27-save shutout came in his first AHL appearance of the year, and ended the Barons' modest three-game winning streak.

Rochester visits Manitoba on Friday and Saturday (7:30 CT, 8:30 ET) in Amerks defenseman Brian Chapman's return to Winnipeg, where he spent six seasons patrolling the Moose blue line. Chapman, who played 447 of his 1,106 career professional games for Manitoba, is one of three former Calder Cup champions among Rochester's defensemen (joining David Cullen and Rick Mrozik), and the Amerks have parlayed that experience into the second-ranked defense in the AHL, allowing 1.81 goals per game.

In other action this weekend, Lowell hits the road for three games against Manchester, Hartford and Providence, all teams ahead of the Lock Monsters in the tight Atlantic Division... Milwaukee takes its 6-1-2-2 road mark into Grand Rapids to battle the West-leading Griffins on Friday... Philadelphia puts an eight-game unbeaten streak on the line with a home-and-home against Norfolk... Hamilton hosts Toronto in another Golden Horseshoe showdown, live Sunday on Rogers Sportsnet.

(all times Eastern)
Fri 12/5
Bridgeport at Albany, 7:00... St. John's at Cleveland, 7:00... Binghamton at Hamilton, 7:00... Syracuse at Toronto, 7:00... Norfolk at Philadelphia, 7:05... Hartford at Portland, 7:05... Wilkes-Barre at Providence, 7:05... Milwaukee at Grand Rapids, 7:30... Lowell at Manchester, 7:35... Worcester at Springfield, 7:35... Cincinnati at Houston, 8:00... Chicago at San Antonio, 8:00... Rochester at Manitoba, 8:30

Sat 12/6
Hamilton at Cleveland, 1:00... Worcester at Albany, 7:00... Wilkes-Barre at Binghamton, 7:05... Hershey at Bridgeport, 7:05... Lowell at Hartford, 7:05... Springfield at Portland, 7:05... St. John's at Grand Rapids, 7:30... Philadelphia at Norfolk, 7:30... Toronto at Syracuse, 7:30... Providence at Manchester, 7:35... Chicago at San Antonio, 8:00... Rochester at Manitoba, 8:30... Cincinnati at Utah, 9:05

Sun 12/7
Toronto at Hamilton, 3:30... Hartford at Bridgeport, 4:05... Lowell at Providence, 4:05... Syracuse at Hershey, 5:00... Cincinnati at Utah, 5:05... Chicago at Houston, 6:00

Tue 12/9
Rochester at St. John's, 6:05

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ALUMNI WATCH:

Jason Spezza scored twice and fellow 2002-03 AHL All-Rookie Team member Antoine Vermette netted his first career NHL goal as Ottawa defeated Tampa Bay on Thursday, 4-1... Former AHL All-Rookies Daniel Briere (1998) and Dmitri Kalinin (2000) had a goal and an assist each in Buffalo's 3-2 win over Chicago on Wednesday... Tony Martensson scored his first NHL goal in Anaheim's 7-2 loss to Detroit on Wednesday.

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AHL-TV:
Friday, Lowell at Manchester -- CN8 -- 7:35 ET Friday, Chicago at San Antonio -- Comcast Cable (Chicago) -- 7:00 CT
Saturday, Chicago at San Antonio -- Comcast Cable (Chicago) -- 7:00 CT
Sunday, Toronto at Hamilton -- Rogers Sportsnet -- 3:30 ET
Sunday, Chicago at Houston -- Comcast Cable (Chicago) -- 5:00 CT
Tuesday, Rochester at St. John's -- Rogers Cable 9 (St. John's) -- 11:00 NT (tape)

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