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January 5, 2005 - American Hockey League (AHL) News Release


On Tuesday, Lee Goren, Ryan Kesler and Josh Green scored in the final 5:56 of regulation to give Manitoba a 3-2 win over Cleveland... Corey Locke scored twice and Dan Ellis made 27 saves as Hamilton defeated St. John's, 4-1.

Mon 1/3
No games scheduled

Tue 1/4
MANITOBA 3, Cleveland 2... Hamilton 4, ST. JOHN'S 1


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LOOKING AHEAD:
Rochester kicks off a hectic three-day stretch with games in Edmonton on Wednesday and Thursday... The Amerks have won seven in a row to move atop the North Division standings, one point ahead of Manitoba and five points clear of the Road Runners... Rochester has earned a point in 11 straight road games (10-0-0-1) and 15 of 16 overall (12-1-1-2)... Edmonton has won four in a row at Rexall Place, including 5-4 and 4-3 wins over Cleveland during New Year's weekend... Amerks goaltender Ryan Miller is 7-0-1 with three shutouts against the Road Runners over the last two seasons... Edmonton has acquired forward Eric Beaudoin on loan from San Antonio.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton meets Worcester at the DCU Center on Wednesday night, looking to extend its four-game winning streak... Penguins forward Michel Ouellet leads the AHL with 26 goals, Kris Beech is second with 31 assists and Matt Murley is tops with a +26 rating... Marc-Andre Fleury is 10-1-1 in his last 12 decisions overall, but just 4-3-2 with a 3.04 GAA on the road this season... Eric Boguniecki and Matt Walker are expected to make their 2004-05 IceCats debuts; Boguniecki was the AHL's most valuable player in 2001-02... Defenseman Aaron MacKenzie has recorded an assist in five straight games for Worcester... The IceCats have won five of their last six at home.

Albany tries to snap an eight-game winless slide as Hershey visits the Pepsi Arena on Wednesday night for the first of a two-game series... The River Rats scored four times against division-leading Philadelphia on Saturday, but fell in the post-overtime shootout... The Bears, meanwhile, finished a seven-game homestand with four straight wins, outscoring their opponents 21-7 and moving to within five points of fourth place in the East Division... Hershey's David Masse has 11 points (8g, 3a) in seven career games against Albany, including a natural hat trick in their last meeting on Dec. 17.

(all times Eastern)
Wed 1/5
Hamilton at St. John's, 6:05... Hershey at Albany, 7:00... Portland at Lowell, 7:00... Utah at Manchester, 7:05... Wilkes-Barre at Worcester, 7:05... Cleveland at Manitoba, 8:30... Rochester at Edmonton, 9:00

Thu 1/6
Rochester at Edmonton, 9:00

Fri 1/7
Hershey at Albany, 7:00... Rochester at Cleveland, 7:00... Wilkes-Barre at Binghamton, 7:05... Portland at Hartford, 7:05... Syracuse at Philadelphia, 7:05... Grand Rapids at Hamilton, 7:30... Bridgeport at Norfolk, 7:30... Utah at Cincinnati, 7:35... Lowell at Manchester, 7:35... Providence at Springfield, 7:35... Chicago at Milwaukee, 8:00... Worcester at San Antonio, 8:00


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BY THE NUMBERS:
5 – AHL players currently on pace to record 100 points this season: Manchester's Yanick Lehoux, Mike Cammalleri and Tom Kostopoulos, Binghamton's Jason Spezza and Milwaukee's Simon Gamache... There has not been a 100-point scorer in the AHL since Derek Armstrong for Hartford in 2000-01.


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AHL-TV:
Wednesday, Hamilton at St. John's -- Rogers Television 9 (St. John's) -- 11:00 NT (tape)
Friday, Syracuse at Philadelphia -- Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia -- 7:05 ET (live)
Friday, Grand Rapids at Hamilton -- Cable 14 (Hamilton) -- 7:30 ET (live)
Friday, Chicago at Milwaukee -- Comcast Cable (Chicago) -- 7:00 CT (live)
Saturday, Philadelphia at Wilkes-Barre -- Adelphia 63 (Wilkes-Barre) -- 7:05 ET (live)
Saturday, San Antonio at Chicago -- Comcast Cable (Chicago) -- 7:00 CT (live)
Saturday, Edmonton at Manitoba -- Rogers Sportsnet (all regions) -- 8:30 ET (live)

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