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December 17, 2004 - American Hockey League (AHL) News Release


On Wednesday night, Kevin Dallman scored twice for Providence in a 3-2 win over Hartford... Joffrey Lupul had a pair of goals as Cincinnati rallied from 4-1 down to beat Chicago in overtime, 5-4... Eric Beaudoin had two goals and an assist for San Antonio in a 3-2 win at Milwaukee... On Thursday, Mike Smith turned aside 33 shots as Houston shut out Norfolk at the Toyota Center, 2-0.

Wed 12/15
NORFOLK 5, Manchester 4 (SO)... BRIDGEPORT 4, Hershey 1... Providence 3, HARTFORD 2... WILKES-BARRE 7, Albany 1... Philadelphia 4, SPRINGFIELD 3... Cincinnati 5, CHICAGO 4 (OT)... San Antonio 3, MILWAUKEE 2... Grand Rapids 4, UTAH 2

Thu 12/16
HOUSTON 2, Norfolk 0


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LOOKING AHEAD:
The top two teams in the AHL collide at the Wachovia Spectrum on Friday night, as Manchester takes on Philadelphia in the Monarchs' first stop on a three-game weekend swing through Pennsylvania... The teams are a combined 41-8-2-1 this season, scoring 194 goals and allowing 108 between them... Mike Cammalleri has recorded a point in 24 of 26 games this season for the Monarchs; Yanick Lehoux has a point in 23 of 26... Patrick Sharp has two goals and six assists in his last four games for the Phantoms... Philadelphia goaltender Antero Niittymaki is 23-5-1 on home ice (regular season) in calendar year 2004.

Hamilton can make a move in the North Division with four nationally televised games in six days, including two at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg this weekend... The Bulldogs, tied for sixth place in the North, have won three in a row to close the gap on the division leaders, with rookie Corey Locke picking up five points in the three games... The Moose come into this series on their own three-game winning streak... Defenseman Johnathan Aitken has recorded a point in five straight matches after tallying just one assist in his first 17... Hamilton is 20-9-1 all-time against Manitoba.

Lowell hopes to continue its winning ways against in-state rivals Worcester (Friday, Saturday) and Springfield (Sunday)... The Lock Monsters have won four straight and six of seven, and enter the weekend with a 14-8-1-1 record and games in hand on the rest of the division... Lowell boasts four first-round draft picks on its roster: goaltenders Brent Krahn and Cam Ward, who have combined for five shutouts in the team's last 11 outings; Eric Staal, who leads the club with 27 points and a plus-15 rating; and Chuck Kobasew, with a team-high 14 goals on the year, to go with 10 points in six games against the IceCats and Falcons.

(all times Eastern)
Fri 12/17
San Antonio at Cleveland, 7:00... Bridgeport at Binghamton, 7:05... Portland at Hartford, 7:05... Manchester at Philadelphia, 7:05... Springfield at Providence, 7:05... Lowell at Worcester, 7:05... Albany at Hershey, 7:30... Wilkes-Barre at Syracuse, 7:30... St. John's at Rochester, 7:35... Chicago at Milwaukee, 8:00... Hamilton at Manitoba, 8:30... Grand Rapids at Utah, 9:05... Edmonton vs. Cincinnati (at Anaheim), 10:35

Sat 12/18
Manchester at Hershey, 7:00... Worcester at Lowell, 7:00... St. John's at Binghamton, 7:05... Providence at Hartford, 7:05... Bridgeport at Portland, 7:05... Albany at Springfield, 7:05... Rochester at Syracuse, 7:30... San Antonio at Chicago, 8:00... Cleveland at Grand Rapids, 8:00... Edmonton at Cincinnati (at Anaheim), 8:05... Hamilton at Manitoba, 8:30... Norfolk at Houston, 8:35... Milwaukee at Utah, 9:05

Sun 12/19
Springfield at Lowell, 4:00... Hartford at Portland, 4:05... Syracuse at Hershey, 5:00... Manchester at Wilkes-Barre, 5:05... Norfolk at San Antonio, 6:00... Binghamton at Philadelphia, 6:35

Mon 12/20
Worcester at Bridgeport, 7:05... Hamilton at Edmonton, 9:00... Milwaukee at Utah, 9:05

Tue 12/21
Norfolk at San Antonio, 8:00


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BY THE NUMBERS:
33 – Points in seven games during the month of December by Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's line of Kris Beech (4g, 10a), Michel Ouellet (8g, 2a) and Matt Murley (3g, 6a)... The trio also owns a combined plus/minus rating of +39 on the month.

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AHL-TV:
Friday, Hamilton at Manitoba -- Rogers Sportsnet (West, Pacific) -- 8:30 ET (live)
Friday, Hamilton at Manitoba -- Rogers Sportsnet (East, Ontario) -- 11:30 ET (tape)
Friday, Chicago at Milwaukee -- Comcast Cable (Chicago) -- 7:00 CT (live)
Friday, St. John's at Rochester -- Time Warner Cable 98 (Rochester) -- Sat., noon ET (tape)
Saturday, Manchester at Hershey -- WHTM-TV 27 (Hershey) -- 7:00 ET (live)
Saturday, Providence at Hartford -- MSG Network/CN8/Leafs TV -- 7:05 ET (live)
Saturday, San Antonio at Chicago -- Comcast Cable (Chicago) -- 7:00 CT (live)
Saturday, Hamilton at Manitoba -- Rogers Sportsnet (all regions) -- 8:30 ET (live)
Sunday, Norfolk at San Antonio -- Comcast SportsNet Chicago/WSKY-TV 4 (Norfolk) -- 6:00 ET (live)
Monday, Hamilton at Edmonton -- Rogers Sportsnet (East, West, Pacific) -- 9:00 ET (live)
Monday, Hamilton at Edmonton -- Rogers Sportsnet (Ontario) -- midnight ET (tape)
Wednesday, Hamilton at Edmonton -- Rogers Sportsnet (all regions) -- 9:00 ET (live)

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