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March 19, 2004 - American Hockey League (AHL) News Release


On Thursday, Alex Auld made 36 saves on Thursday and Sean Pronger and Brandon Reid recorded three points each as Manitoba earned a 3-2 win in Toronto, ending the Roadrunners' 12-game home points streak... On Wednesday, Mike Glumac recorded a goal and two assists as Worcester scored five times in the second period to beat Houston, 5-2... Jason LaBarbera extended his persinal unbeaten streak to 14 games (11-0-3) in a 4-2 Hartford win at Hershey.

Wed 3/17
CHICAGO 5, Cincinnati 1... CLEVELAND 4, Hamilton 2... Toronto 6, GRAND RAPIDS 0... Hartford 4, HERSHEY 2... Rochester 3, ST. JOHN'S 1... UTAH 2, Milwaukee 1... Bridgeport 2, WILKES-BARRE 1... WORCESTER 5, Houston 2

Thu 3/18
Manitoba 3, TORONTO 2

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LOOKING AHEAD:

Manchester and Lowell renew their border war on Friday night at the Tsongas Arena (7:00 ET) in the teams' 12th and final meeting of the regular season. The Monarchs are transporting a 13-game points streak (9-0-2-2) over the state line, a run that began with a 3-0 win in Lowell 30 days ago. League MVP candidate Pavel Rosa has 12 points (7g, 5a) in his last eight outings for Manchester and 14 points (7g, 7a) in 10 contests against Lowell this season. The Lock Monsters are 7-2-1-1 in their last 11, and Patrick DesRochers has won each of his last six appearances in net.

Utah sits just two points out of a playoff spot in the West Division entering the weekend, but a rematch with Milwaukee looms on Friday (7:05 MT, 8:05 CT) to provide another big test for the Grizzlies. Behind a 35-save performance by Dan Ellis, who had lost nine of his previous 10 decisions, Utah claimed a 2-1 victory over the Admirals on Wednesday night. Milwaukee, however, has not lost back-to-back games in more than two months (Jan. 14-16), and former Grizz goaltender Wade Flaherty has stopped 78 of 80 shots (.975) and posted two shutouts in three starts against Utah this season.

Grand Rapids has lost five of its last eight games heading into a quick road trip to two of the toughest buildings in the league for a visiting team: Rochester's Blue Cross Arena and Philadelphia's Wachovia Spectrum. The Amerks have scored 32 goals in their last eight home games (6-2-0-0), and their 21 home victories this season are one shy of the league lead as they bid for their 15th consecutive postseason berth. Philadelphia, which put an end to the Griffins' 16-game home unbeaten streak on Feb. 29, enters the weekend tied for first in the East Division. Philly's only two losses in its last 14 home games (11-2-1-0) were to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, which visits the Spectrum on Friday night.

(all times Eastern)
Fri 3/19
Hamilton at St. John's, 6:05... Manchester at Lowell, 7:00... Albany at Binghamton, 7:05... Bridgeport at Hartford, 7:05... Wilkes-Barre at Philadelphia, 7:05... Springfield at Providence, 7:05... Portland at Worcester, 7:05... Manitoba at Syracuse, 7:30... Cleveland at Cincinnati, 7:35... Grand Rapids at Rochester, 7:35... Chicago at San Antonio, 8:00... Milwaukee at Utah, 9:05

Sat 3/20
Hamilton at St. John's, 6:05... Cleveland at Cincinnati, 7:05... Springfield at Lowell, 7:00... Bridgeport at Binghamton, 7:05... Portland at Hartford, 7:05... Houston at Norfolk, 7:30... Rochester at Syracuse, 7:30... Providence at Manchester, 7:35... Utah at Chicago, 8:00

Sun 3/21
Houston at Norfolk, 4:00... Springfield at Manchester, 4:05... Portland at Providence, 4:05... Lowell at Worcester, 4:05... Bridgeport at Albany, 5:00... Wilkes-Barre at Hershey, 5:00... Milwaukee at San Antonio, 5:00... Syracuse at Toronto, 5:00... Utah at Cincinnati, 5:05... Grand Rapids at Philadelphia, 5:05... Manitoba at Rochester, 6:05

Tue 3/23
Utah at Houston, 8:00... Milwaukee at San Antonio, 8:00

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ALUMNI WATCH:

On Thursday night, Erik Westrum scored his first NHL goal to help Phoenix tie Detroit, 1-1... Kip Miller's overtime goal gave Washington a 4-3 win over the N.Y. Rangers... On Wednesday, Roberto Luongo made 50 saves to lead Florida past the N.Y. Islanders, 6-4.

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AHL-TV:
Fri., Hamilton at St. John's -- Rogers Cable 9 (STJ) -- 7:35 NT
Fri., Chicago at San Antonio -- Comcast Cable (CHI) -- 7:00 CT
Sat., Rochester at Syracuse -- Time Warner 26 (SYR) -- 7:30 ET
Sat., Utah at Chicago -- Comcast Cable (CHI) -- 7:00 CT
Sat., Utah at Chicago -- UPN/Z-24 (UTA) -- 6:00 MT
Wed., Chicago at Cleveland -- Comcast Cable (CHI) -- 6:00 CT
Wed., Manchester at Wilkes-Barre -- Adelphia 63 (WBS) -- 7:05 ET

Inside the AHL:
Empire Sports Network -- Fri., 11:00 p.m. ET
America One -- Sat., 4:30 p.m. ET
Rogers Sportsnet (East) -- Mon., 5:00 p.m. ET
Rogers Sportsnet (Pacific) -- Tues., 3:30 p.m. PT

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