AHL Quick Hits
January 9, 2004 - American Hockey League (AHL) News Release
After passing each other on Interstate 10, Hartford and Worcester continue their Texas two-steps on Friday night, with the Wolf Pack visiting San Antonio and the IceCats meeting Houston (7:00 CT, 8:00 ET). On Thursday, both New England clubs met former teammates in goal: Hartford escaped with a 1-0 overtime win over Johan Holmqvist and the Aeros, while Travis Scott and the Rampage got the better of Worcester in a 3-2 OT decision. Thursday's win was Jason LaBarbera's fifth shutout of the year for the Pack, tying him for the AHL lead.
Rochester brings the AHL's best home record (12-4-2-0) into a pair of games with Manitoba, Friday (7:35 ET, 6:35 CT) and Sunday (6:05/5:05). The Amerks enter the weekend in second place in the North Division, but just five points ahead of the sixth-place Moose, who are 0-1-1 to start their eight-game road trip. The clubs split a pair of meetings in Winnipeg last month, and this marks Manitoba's first-ever visit to the historic Rochester War Memorial. Domenic Pittis is on a five-game scoring streak for the Amerks (3g, 7a); Justin Morrison has a point in eight of nine for the Moose (6g, 4a).
Elsewhere this weekend: Portland puts its nine-game unbeaten streak on the line with home games against Manchester on Friday (7:05 ET) and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Saturday (7:05)... Philadelphia heads to Binghamton on Saturday night (7:05 ET) in the teams' first meeting since combining for 373 minutes in penalties on Dec. 28... Syracuse, 10-3-4-1 on home ice this season, hosts Hershey on Friday (7:30 ET) and arch-rival Rochester on Saturday (7:30)... Bridgeport heads south for games in Norfolk on Saturday (7:30 ET) and Sunday (4:00)... Winners of five straight at home, Chicago hosts Cincinnati on Saturday (7:00 CT, 8:00 ET) and Sunday (3:00/4:00)... Cleveland hits the road to face a pair of division leaders in Hamilton on Friday (7:00 ET) and Grand Rapids on Saturday (7:30).
(all times Eastern)
Fri 1/9
Toronto at St. John's, 6:05... Cleveland at Hamilton, 7:00... Wilkes-Barre at Lowell, 7:00... Albany at Binghamton, 7:05... Manchester at Portland, 7:05... Utah at Grand Rapids, 7:30... Hershey at Syracuse, 7:30... Manitoba at Rochester, 7:35... Philadelphia at Springfield, 7:35... Worcester at Houston, 8:00... Hartford at San Antonio, 8:00
Sat 1/10
Utah at Milwaukee, 2:30... Manitoba at Hamilton, 3:30... Toronto at St. John's, 6:05... Albany at Hershey, 7:00... Philadelphia at Binghamton, 7:05... Wilkes-Barre at Portland, 7:05... Cleveland at Grand Rapids, 7:30... Bridgeport at Norfolk, 7:30... Rochester at Syracuse, 7:30... Lowell at Manchester, 7:35... Providence at Springfield, 7:35... Cincinnati at Chicago, 8:00
Sun 1/11
Cincinnati at Chicago, 4:00... Bridgeport at Norfolk, 4:00... Hartford at Manchester, 4:05... Binghamton at Hershey, 5:00... Grand Rapids at San Antonio, 6:00... Manitoba at Rochester, 6:05
Mon 1/12
Milwaukee at Utah, 9:05
Tue 1/13
Grand Rapids at San Antonio, 8:00
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ALUMNI WATCH:
On Thursday night, Simon Gamache and Andrew Hutchinson each scored his first NHL goal in Nashville's 4-3 overtime win over Colorado... Justin Papineau scored twice in the N.Y. Islanders' 3-2 win over Edmonton... 1998 AHL All-Star Brian Boucher goes for his fifth consecutive shutout when Phoenix visits Minnesota on Friday.
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AHL-TV:
Friday, Toronto at St. John's -- Rogers Cable 9 (St. John's) -- 7:35 NT
Friday, Cleveland at Hamilton -- Cable 14 (Hamilton) -- 7:00 ET
Friday, Manitoba at Rochester -- Time Warner Ch. 98 (Rochester) -- 7:35 ET
Saturday, Manitoba at Hamilton -- Rogers Sportsnet -- 3:30 ET
Saturday, Toronto at St. John's -- Rogers Cable 9 (St. John's) -- 7:35 NT
Saturday, Cincinnati at Chicago -- Comcast Cable (Chicago) -- 7:00 CT
Sunday, Cincinnati at Chicago -- Comcast Cable (Chicago) -- 3:00 CT
American Hockey League Stories from January 9, 2004
- Falcons Fall to Phantoms, 3-2, in Overtime - Springfield Falcons
- Kettles gets shutout, but Aeros, IceCats skate to 0-0 tie - Houston Aeros
- Binghamton Outlasts River Rats, 5-4 - Binghamton Senators
- Bulldogs lose in overtime - Hamilton Bulldogs
- Griffins Fit to be Tied after 2-2 Final - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Aeros and IceCats Can't Move Scoreboard - Houston Aeros
- Phantoms rally for 3-2 win in Springfield - Adirondack Phantoms
- Grizzlies Earn Tie in Grand Rapids, 2-2 - Utah Grizzlies
- Brule, Perrin Spark Bears 2-1 Victory over Syracuse - Hershey Bears
- Pirnes Nets OT Game Winner Against Pirates - Manchester Monarchs
- Save a Life, Donate Blood Monday - Binghamton Senators
- Wilm Recalled to Toronto - Toronto Marlies
- Shorthanded Sens Add Another - Binghamton Senators
- Rampage Game Day - San Antonio Rampage
- Loyns Traded to Calgary - Cleveland Barons
- Griffins to Face NHL Veteran Tugnutt Tonight - Grand Rapids Griffins
- P-Bruins announce "Bruin Pride Weekend" - Providence Bruins
- Worcester IceCats Defenseman Recalled - Worcester IceCats
- Syracuse Signs Sylvain Cloutier to P.T.O. - Syracuse Crunch
- Less than 100 Tickets Remain for St. John's Maple Leafs 1000th Game Celebration - Toronto Marlies
- AHL Quick Hits - AHL
- Guns N Hoses Game Set for January 17th - Utah Grizzlies
- Orr returns to Providence; Samuelsson recalled by Boston - Providence Bruins
- Aeros Game Day - Houston Aeros
- Admirals Reassign Gaucher, Release Russell from PTO - Norfolk Admirals
- Bears Head to Syracuse Tonight for Finale of Five-Game Trip - Hershey Bears
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