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December 22, 2004 - American Hockey League (AHL) News Release


On Monday, Jarret Stoll scored late in regulation and again in the shootout as Edmonton beat Hamilton, 3-2, at a sold-out Rexall Place... Curtis Sanford made 31 saves in Worcester's 3-1 win at Bridgeport... Simon Gamache recorded two goals and an assist for Milwaukee in a 6-1 win over Utah... On Tuesday, Jason Morgan had a goal and an assist as Norfolk beat San Antonio, 2-0.

Mon 12/20
EDMONTON 3, Hamilton 2 (SO)... Worcester 3, BRIDGEPORT 1... Milwaukee 6, UTAH 1

Tue 12/21
Norfolk 2, SAN ANTONIO 0


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LOOKING AHEAD:
Cleveland hosts Grand Rapids on Wednesday night having won four in a row, tied for the longest such streak in club history... Josh Prudden has tallied the game-winning goal in each of the Barons' last three contests, while Ryane Clowe has two goals and five assists on the four-game run... The Griffins come to town with a 10-2-0-0 road record, including a 3-2 win at Gund Arena on Nov. 19... Niklas Kronwall has six points (1g, 5a) in the four-game season series to date... Joey MacDonald is 8-1-0 with a 1.87 GAA away from home in 2004-05... Grand Rapids has 13 one-goal wins this season, most in the AHL.

With 10 points separating first place from last in the North Division, Hamilton wraps up a five-game road swing on Wednesday in Edmonton trying to close the gap on their opponents... The Bulldogs are seven points behind the fourth-place Road Runners, who themselves are just three points back of front-running Manitoba... Hamilton is 0-for-36 on the power play against Edmonton in 2004-05, but still has a 2-1-1-1 record in the season series... Andrei Kostitsyn, who has scored half of his six goals this season against the Road Runners, will be representing Belarus at the World Junior Championships beginning this weekend.

All eight of the AHL's New England teams face off against each other Sunday afternoon at 4:05 ET, including a tilt between Lowell and Providence at the Dunkin' Donuts Center... The Bruins have earned a point in 23 straight meetings with the Lock Monsters since their last regulation loss on Apr. 7, 2002... Overall, Providence is 6-0-0-2 in its last eight while Lowell is 5-0-0-2 in its last seven, staying two points behind the fourth-place B's in the Atlantic Division... Eric Staal is on a seven-game scoring streak for the Lock Monsters (5g, 5a)... Providence is 10-1-2-0 in its last 13 home games.

(all times Eastern)
Wed 12/22
Grand Rapids at Cleveland, 7:00... Albany at Binghamton, 7:05... Philadelphia at Bridgeport, 7:05... Hamilton at Edmonton, 9:00... San Antonio at Utah, 9:05

Thu 12/23
Springfield at Portland, 7:05... Syracuse at Rochester, 7:05... Grand Rapids at Chicago, 8:00... Cincinnati at Milwaukee, 8:00... San Antonio at Houston, 8:05

Fri 12/24 – Sat 12/25
No games scheduled

Sun 12/26
Hartford at Bridgeport, 4:05... Portland at Manchester, 4:05... Lowell at Providence, 4:05... Springfield at Worcester, 4:05... Norfolk at Hershey, 5:00... Albany at Binghamton, 5:05... Milwaukee at Chicago, 6:00... Cincinnati at Grand Rapids, 6:00... Philadelphia at Wilkes-Barre, 7:05

Mon 12/27
Manitoba at Cleveland, 7:00... Edmonton at Hamilton, 7:00... Binghamton at Syracuse, 7:00... Hartford at Providence, 7:05... San Antonio at Milwaukee, 8:00

Tue 12/28
Manitoba at Cleveland, 7:00... Cincinnati at Grand Rapids, 7:00... Portland at Bridgeport, 7:05... Utah at Manchester, 7:05... Edmonton vs. Rochester, 7:05... Hartford at Worcester, 7:05


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BY THE NUMBERS:
1.48, .946 – League-leading goals-against average and save percentage of Hartford goaltender Jason LaBarbera, who earned league MVP honors a season ago with 1.59 and .936 numbers.

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AHL-TV:
Wednesday, Hamilton at Edmonton -- Rogers Sportsnet (all regions) -- 9:00 ET (live)
Thursday, Grand Rapids at Chicago -- Comcast Cable (Chicago) -- 7:00 CT (live)
Thursday, Syracuse at Rochester -- Time Warner Cable 98 (Rochester) -- Sat., noon ET (tape)
Sunday, Milwaukee at Chicago -- Comcast Cable (Chicago) -- 5:00 CT (live)
Monday, Binghamton at Syracuse -- Time Warner Cable 26 (Syracuse) -- 7:00 ET (live)
Wednesday, Syracuse at St. John's -- Rogers Television 9 (St. John's) -- 11:00 NT (tape)
Wednesday, Norfolk at Philadelphia -- Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia -- 7:05 ET (live)
Wednesday, San Antonio at Chicago -- Comcast Cable (Chicago) -- 7:00 CT (live)

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