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November 26, 2004 - American Hockey League (AHL) News Release


On Wednesday night, Raffi Torres scored four goals for Edmonton in a 7-3 win over Milwaukee... Scott Clemmensen made 45 saves in Albany's 3-2 shootout loss at Syracuse... Konstantin Zakharov, Alexei Shkotov and Brendan Brooks each scored twice as Worcester pounded Portland, 9-3... Kari Lehtonen made 39 saves for his second consecutive shutout as Chicago blanked Houston, 3-0... Niklas Kronwall scored twice for Grand Rapids in a 4-3 shootout win over Cincinnati at Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim... Patrick DesRochers (22 saves) outdueled David LeNeveu (32 saves) in San Antonio's 1-0 win over Utah.

Wed 11/24
SYRACUSE 3, Albany 2 (SO)... MANCHESTER 4, Norfolk 1... PHILADELPHIA 4, Providence 1... Hamilton 3, ROCHESTER 1... WILKES-BARRE 3, Hartford 1... WORCESTER 9, Portland 3... HERSHEY 2, Springfield 1... CHICAGO 3, Houston 0... EDMONTON 7, Milwaukee 3... San Antonio 1, UTAH 0... Grand Rapids 4, CINCINNATI 3 (SO)

Thu 11/25
BINGHAMTON 3, Bridgeport 2


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LOOKING AHEAD:
The stage is set for a memorable night (or two) in southeastern Pennsylvania, as Philadelphia and Hershey do battle in a home-and-home series... The Phantoms come into play with 15 consecutive wins, one shy of the Baltimore Skipjacks' 20-year-old AHL record... For good measure, Philadelphia has also won 14 straight meetings with the arch-rival Bears heading into Friday's tilt at the Wachovia Center... Hershey has its own streak to maintain, having won back-to-back games for the first time this season... The teams have faced each other 96 times in the regular season before this weekend, with the Phantoms owning the edge at 51-37-8; average attendance in the all-time series between the clubs is 9,997.

Manchester continues to make waves of its own in the Atlantic Division, winning eight straight and 15 of 16 entering a three-game weekend... The Monarchs entertain a struggling Portland club on Friday night; the Pirates have dropped three in a row by a combined score of 21-4... Manchester's Yanick Lehoux leads the league with 30 points, and his 14 goals already match his 2003-04 total for 66 games... Monarchs occupy half of the league's top 10 in scoring, while Mathieu Garon is tops with his .951 save percentage and four shutouts... Mike Cammalleri has a point in 12 straight games for Manchester, including eight goals in his last five.

A national TV audience on Rogers Sportsnet in Canada gets a two-game series between St. John's and Hamilton at Copps Coliseum... The Maple Leafs have won three in a row and eight out of nine, a stretch that started with Kyle Wellwood's five-goal game against Cleveland on Oct. 30... The Bulldogs had lost their bite, going 0-6-1-1 in eight games before Wednesday's 3-1 win at Rochester... Hamilton goaltender Dan Ellis, who has lost 12 straight AHL decisions since Mar. 27, has received just 11 goals of offensive support in his eight starts this year.

(all times Eastern)
Fri 11/26
Springfield at Albany, 7:00... Cincinnati at Cleveland, 7:00... Hershey at Philadelphia, 7:05 (Wachovia Center)... Norfolk at Providence, 7:05... Lowell at Worcester, 7:05... Chicago at Grand Rapids, 7:30... St. John's at Hamilton, 7:30... Wilkes-Barre at Syracuse, 7:30... Hartford at Bridgeport, 7:35... Portland at Manchester, 7:35... Binghamton at Rochester, 7:35... Utah at Houston, 8:35... Milwaukee at Edmonton, 9:00

Sat 11/27
St. John's at Hamilton, 7:00... Philadelphia at Hershey, 7:00... Providence at Lowell, 7:00... Rochester at Binghamton, 7:05... Wilkes-Barre at Hartford, 7:05... Norfolk at Portland, 7:05... Manchester at Springfield, 7:05... Bridgeport at Worcester, 7:05... Syracuse at Albany, 7:30... Cleveland at Cincinnati, 7:35... Grand Rapids at Chicago, 8:00... Milwaukee at Manitoba, 8:30

Sun 11/28
Milwaukee at Manitoba, 3:00... Cincinnati at Grand Rapids, 4:00... Manchester at Lowell, 4:00... Providence at Hartford, 4:05... Norfolk at Portland, 4:05... Philadelphia at Syracuse, 5:00... Chicago at San Antonio, 6:00... Utah at Houston, 6:05... St. John's at Rochester, 6:05

Mon 11/29
No games scheduled

Tue 11/30
Worcester at Lowell, 7:00... Cincinnati at Manitoba, 8:30... Chicago at Utah, 9:05


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BY THE NUMBERS:
1,986 – Through Thursday's action, regular-season games of AHL experience (plus four Calder Cup rings) combined for Peter White, Jarrod Skalde and Terry Virtue, all acquired in the last two weeks by the Utah Grizzlies.


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AHL-TV:
Friday, Norfolk at Providence -- Cox Sports Television (Providence) -- 7:05 ET (live)
Friday, St. John's at Hamilton -- Rogers Sportsnet -- 7:30 ET (live)
Friday, Chicago at Grand Rapids -- Comcast Cable (Chicago) -- 6:30 CT (live)
Friday, Hartford at Bridgeport -- Fox Sports Net New York -- 7:35 ET (live)
Friday, Hartford at Bridgeport -- Leafs TV -- 7:35 ET (live)
Friday, Binghamton at Rochester -- Time Warner Cable 98 (Rochester) -- Sat., noon ET (tape)
Saturday, St. John's at Hamilton -- Rogers Sportsnet -- 7:00 ET (live)
Saturday, Grand Rapids at Chicago -- Comcast Cable (Chicago) -- 7:00 CT (live)
Sunday, Chicago at San Antonio -- Comcast Cable (Chicago) -- 5:00 CT (live)
Tuesday, Chicago at Utah -- Comcast Cable (Chicago) -- 8:05 CT (live)
Tuesday, Chicago at Utah -- Altitude Sports & Entertainment -- 7:05 MT (live)

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