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Published on April 2, 2004 under American Hockey League (AHL) News Release


On Thursday, with its net empty for an extra attacker, Houston got goals from Kevin Mitchell and Jeff Hoggan to tie Cincinnati, 4-4... Eero Somervuori recorded a hat trick and Tomas Plekanec broke a tie with 5:32 left in regulation as Hamilton beat Milwaukee, 5-3... On Wednesday, Jeff Hamilton scored with 24.3 seconds to go in overtime to give Bridgeport a 3-2 win over Wilkes-Barre/Scranton... Mikael Tellqvist stopped 51 shots to help St. John's earn a 2-1 OT win in Rochester... Providence beat Lowell, 4-0, behind Tim Thomas's 26 saves.

Wed 3/31
BRIDGEPORT 3, Wilkes-Barre 2 (OT)... CHICAGO 4, San Antonio 1... GRAND RAPIDS 6, Milwaukee 3... HARTFORD 5, Albany 3... PHILADELPHIA 3, Norfolk 0... PROVIDENCE 4, Lowell 0... St. John's 2, ROCHESTER 1 (OT)... SYRACUSE 3, Cleveland 2

Thu 4/1
HOUSTON 4, Cincinnati 4 (OT)... Hamilton 5, MILWAUKEE 3... St. John's 2, TORONTO 1

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LOOKING AHEAD:

Hershey's chances of reaching the Calder Cup Playoffs for an 11th straight season could hinge on the Bears' ability to post a win over Philadelphia. The Phantoms entertain their in-state rivals on Friday (7:05 ET) having won each of their first 10 meetings this season, by a combined score of 40-11. Philly enters the weekend four points up atop the East Division; Hershey is two points behind Binghamton for the final playoff spot. Kirby Law and Boyd Kane are the Phantoms' co-leaders with 12 points each in the season series, and ex-Bear Neil Little is 5-0-0 with a 0.98 GAA against his former club. This will be the 93rd all-time regular-season game between the teams; Philadelphia leads the series, 47-37-8.

St. John's and Manitoba both need to win out the stretch to have a chance to make the postseason in the North Division; they go head-to-head in Winnipeg on Friday (7:30 CT, 10:00 NT) and Sunday (2:00/4:30). The Maple Leafs have won three straight one-goal games, including two in overtime, but still trail Toronto by nine points with six to play. The Moose have won five of their last seven, but have seven points to make up with just four games to go. Fedor Fedorov had three goals and four assists in two games for Manitoba during the Leafs' last visit to the 'Peg, back on the first weekend of the season. Ian White, a 19-year-old Winnipeg native, made his pro debut with St. John's on Wednesday.

Grand Rapids still has the West Division lead in its sights, but the Griffins could wind up closer to third place than first after a home-and-home with Chicago, beginning Friday at Van Andel (7:30 ET, 6:30 CT). The arch-rivals are on a collision course towards meeting in the division semifinals, and home-ice advantage could be critical as both teams have a league-high 23 home wins. The Griffins have won six of the clubs' eight meetings this year and 10 of the last 12 including last spring's playoff series sweep. Steve Maltais, named a Second Team AHL All-Star this week, has scored five goals against Grand Rapids this season; the Griffins' Jeff Nelson is one away from becoming the 70th player in AHL history with 500 career points.

(all times Eastern)
Fri 4/2
Cleveland at Toronto, 7:00... Lowell at Hartford, 7:05... Hershey at Philadelphia, 7:05... Worcester at Portland, 7:05... Springfield at Providence, 7:05... Albany at Wilkes-Barre, 7:05... Chicago at Grand Rapids, 7:30... Binghamton at Norfolk, 7:30... Bridgeport at Manchester, 7:35... Syracuse at Rochester, 7:35... Cincinnati at Houston, 8:00... St. John's at Manitoba, 8:30... San Antonio at Utah, 9:05

Sat 4/3
Cleveland at Hamilton, 7:00... Albany at Lowell, 7:00... Hershey at Bridgeport, 7:05... Worcester at Hartford, 7:05... Providence at Portland, 7:05... Philadelphia at Wilkes-Barre, 7:05... Binghamton at Norfolk, 7:30... Rochester at Syracuse, 7:30... Manchester at Springfield, 7:35... Grand Rapids at Chicago, 8:00... Cincinnati at Milwaukee, 8:00... San Antonio at Utah, 9:05

Sun 4/4
St. John's at Manitoba, 3:00... Rochester at Hamilton, 4:00... Worcester at Lowell, 4:00... Albany at Bridgeport, 4:05... Portland at Manchester, 4:05... Hartford at Providence, 4:05... Hershey at Springfield, 4:05... San Antonio at Chicago, 5:00... Syracuse at Cleveland, 5:00... Grand Rapids at Toronto, 5:00... Binghamton at Philadelphia, 5:05

Tue 4/6
Syracuse at St. John's, 6:05... San Antonio at Milwaukee, 8:00

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ALUMNI WATCH:

On Thursday night, Marc Lamothe made 13 of his 26 saves in the third period to preserve Detroit's 3-2 win over St. Louis... On Wednesday, Jochen Hecht's four-point night lifted Buffalo to a 4-3 win over the N.Y. Rangers... Ray Emery stopped 15 of 16 shots to earn the win as Ottawa beat Florida, 5-4.

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AHL-TV:
Fri., Cleveland at Toronto -- The Score -- 7:00 ET
Fri., Springfield at Providence -- Cox 3 (PRO) -- 7:05 ET
Fri., Albany at Wilkes-Barre -- Adelphia 63 (WBS) -- 7:05 ET
Fri., Chicago at Grand Rapids -- Comcast Cable (CHI) -- 6:30 CT
Fri., Bridgeport at Manchester -- CN8 -- 7:35 ET
Fri., Syracuse at Rochester -- Time Warner 98 (ROC) -- 7:35 ET
Sat., Worcester at Hartford -- CN8 -- 7:05 ET
Sat., Grand Rapids at Chicago -- Comcast (CHI)/WXSP (GR) -- 7:00 CT
Sun., San Antonio at Chicago -- Comcast Cable (CHI) -- 4:00 CT

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