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Published on February 4, 2004 under American Hockey League (AHL) News Release


On Tuesday, Travis Roche recorded a goal and two assists to lead Houston past Utah, 3-1... Kyle Wellwood recorded a goal and an assist as St. John's edged Syracuse, 4-3... Inclement weather in eastern Pennsylvania forced the postponement of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's game at the Wachovia Spectrum in Philadelphia.

Tue 2/3
ST. JOHN'S 4, Syracuse 3... HOUSTON 3, Utah 1... Wilkes-Barre at Philadelphia, ppd.

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LOOKING AHEAD:

Worcester and Lowell face off at the Tsongas Arena on Wednesday (7:00 ET) in an Atlantic Division battle. The Lock Monsters have won seven of eight since Ryan Bayda's return from Carolina, and are 11-1-0-0 this season with the second-year pro in the lineup. The IceCats are unbeaten in their last four overall and enter the week with a four-point lead over fifth-place Lowell. Worcester's Ernie Hartlieb has recorded a point in six straight contests and leads the club with 19 assists and 31 points this season. The Lock Monsters are 4-0-1 against their Massachusetts neighbors this season, with Martin Sonnenberg leading the way with five goals, five assists and a plus-10 rating in the five games.

With the annual Stock Show & Rodeo moving into the SBC Center, the Rampage are kicking off a 12-game road trip in Chicago on Wednesday (7:00 CT). The Rampage are winless in their last six and have a league-low five road victories on the season, while the Wolves bring a six-game winning streak to the table and are 8-1-1-0 on home ice since Christmas. Brian Swanson had 12 points in 10 January games for Chicago, which has closed to within five points of the lead in the West Division with a game in hand on Grand Rapids. San Antonio went 7-4-1-0 on their cattle-caused road swing last season.

(all times Eastern)
Wed 2/4
Syracuse at St. John's, 6:05... Cincinnati at Grand Rapids, 7:00... Rochester at Hamilton, 7:00... Worcester at Lowell, 7:00... Binghamton at Toronto, 7:00... Albany at Hershey, 7:30... San Antonio at Chicago, 8:00

Thu 2/5
Manitoba at Cleveland, 7:00... Utah at Houston, 8:00

Fri 2/6
St. John's at Toronto, 7:00... Hershey at Binghamton, 7:05... Albany at Philadelphia, 7:05... Worcester at Portland, 7:05... Hartford at Providence, 7:05... Syracuse at Wilkes-Barre, 7:05... Chicago at Grand Rapids, 7:30... San Antonio at Norfolk, 7:30... Lowell at Bridgeport, 7:35... Utah at Cincinnati, 7:35... Manitoba at Rochester, 7:35... Manchester at Springfield, 7:35... Houston at Milwaukee, 8:00

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ALUMNI WATCH:
On Tuesday, Martin Grenier scored his first NHL goal for Vancouver in a 5-4 overtime loss to the N.Y. Islanders... 2003 AHL All-Star Maxime Ouellet made 38 saves to lead Washington over Tampa Bay, 2-1... Craig Anderson made 43 stops for Chicago in a 4-1 win over Toronto... On Monday, former AHL All-Stars Dwayne Roloson (24 saves) and Wes Walz (two goals) led Minnesota to a 4-0 win over St. Louis.

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AHL-TV:
Wednesday, San Antonio at Chicago -- Comcast Cable (Chicago) -- 7:00 CT
Friday, Chicago at Grand Rapids -- Comcast Cable (Chicago) -- 6:30 CT
Friday, St. John's at Toronto -- Rogers Sportsnet -- 7:00 ET
Friday, Hartford at Providence -- Cox 3 (Providence) -- 7:05 ET
Friday, Syracuse at Wilkes-Barre -- Adelphia 63 (Wilkes-Barre) -- 7:05 ET
Friday, Manitoba at Rochester -- Time Warner Ch. 98 (Rochester) -- Sat., 12:30 ET (tape)
Saturday, St. John's at Hamilton -- Rogers Sportsnet -- 3:30 ET
Saturday, Houston at Chicago -- Comcast Cable (Chicago) -- 7:00 CT

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