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December 8, 2004 - American Hockey League (AHL) News Release


On Monday, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton got two goals from Shane Endicott during a four-goal third period to rally past Norfolk, 4-1... On Tuesday, Kari Lehtonen made 31 saves for his third shutout of the season, leading Chicago over San Antonio, 5-0.

Mon 12/6
WILKES-BARRE 4, Norfolk 1... Rochester 3, UTAH 2

Tue 12/7
ST. JOHN'S 3, Grand Rapids 2... Chicago 5, SAN ANTONIO 0


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LOOKING AHEAD:
St. John's has won 13 of 16 after Tuesday's 3-2 victory over Grand Rapids; the teams meet again Wednesday at Mile One Stadium... Matt Hubbauer had a goal and an assist as the Maple Leafs ended the Griffins' seven-game road winning streak... Mikael Tellqvist made 33 saves to improve to 8-1-0 in his last nine decisions... Rookie defenseman Andy Wozniewski added his first professional goal for St. John's... Todd Robinson scored a goal for Grand Rapids, giving him a point in five straight games... St. John's has now won eight straight home games (including two in Toronto last week), a franchise record.

Providence heads to Albany on Wednesday to take on the River Rats... The Bruins have been shut out in their last two road contests, but took a 6-2 decision from Hershey in their last outing on Sunday... Brad Boyes is Providence's leading scorer this season with 24 points, giving the third-year pro 160 points in 182 career AHL games... Albany ended an eight-game winless slide (0-4-3-1) with a 3-1 win in Springfield on Saturday, as Scott Clemmensen made 28 saves... The River Rats won the first meeting of the season with the Bruins, a 5-1 triumph at Pepsi Arena on Oct. 23.

Rochester closes out a four-game road trip Wednesday in Utah, winners of five in a row and 12-2-1-0 in its last 15... All five wins on the current streak have come by one goal, including Monday's 3-2 victory over the Grizzlies... Rookie Thomas Vanek has scored six goals in the Amerks' last seven games, and ranks second in the AHL with eight power-play markers on the season... Peter White scored his first goal in a Grizzlies uniform on Monday, the 753rd point of his AHL career, good for 16th on the league's all-time scoring list... Rochester forward Chris Taylor played four seasons in Salt Lake City (1993-94, 95-98), and was a member of Utah's IHL championship team in 1996.

(all times Eastern)
Wed 12/8
Grand Rapids at St. John's, 6:05... Providence at Albany, 7:00... Springfield at Hartford, 7:05... Rochester at Utah, 9:05

Thu 12/9
Utah at San Antonio, 8:00

Fri 12/10
Portland at St. John's, 6:05... Hershey at Philadelphia (Wachovia Center), 7:05... Hartford at Providence, 7:05... Albany at Wilkes-Barre, 7:05... Springfield at Worcester, 7:05... Cleveland at Hamilton, 7:30... Lowell at Norfolk, 7:30... Binghamton at Syracuse, 7:30... Manchester at Bridgeport, 7:35... Grand Rapids at Cincinnati, 7:35... Milwaukee at Rochester, 7:35... Utah at San Antonio, 8:00... Manitoba at Edmonton, 9:00


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BY THE NUMBERS:
200,171 – Through Tuesday's games, goals scored in AHL regular season play since the league began in 1936... The milestone 200,000th goal was recorded by Manitoba's Lee Goren on Dec. 2.


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AHL-TV:
Wednesday, Grand Rapids at St. John's -- Rogers Television 9 (St. John's) -- 11:00 NT (tape)
Friday, Portland at St. John's -- Rogers Television 9 (St. John's) -- 7:35 NT (live)
Friday, Hershey at Philadelphia -- Comcast SportsNet (Philadelphia) -- 7:05 ET (live)
Friday, Albany at Wilkes-Barre -- Adelphia 63 (Wilkes-Barre) -- 7:05 ET (live)
Friday, Cleveland at Hamilton -- Cable 14 (Hamilton) -- 7:30 ET (live)
Friday, Binghamton at Syracuse -- Time Warner Cable 26 (Syracuse) -- 7:30 ET (live)
Friday, Milwaukee at Rochester -- Time Warner Cable 98 (Rochester) -- Sat., noon ET (tape)
Saturday, Manchester at Hartford -- MSG Network/Fox Sports Net New England/Leafs TV -- 7:05 ET (live)
Saturday, Philadelphia at Wilkes-Barre -- Comcast SportsNet (Philadelphia) -- 7:05 ET (live)
Saturday, Chicago at Grand Rapids -- Comcast Cable (Chicago) -- 6:30 CT (live)
Saturday, Hamilton at Rochester -- WB16 (Rochester) -- 7:35 ET (live)
Saturday, Portland at St. John's -- Rogers Television 9 (St. John's) -- 11:00 NT (tape)

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