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January 14, 2005 - American Hockey League (AHL) News Release


On Wednesday, Karl Goehring made 24 saves as Syracuse beat Cleveland, 1-0, in front of 13,102 fans in Columbus... Denis Hamel scored twice in Binghamton's 4-2 win over Philadelphia... Jason LaBarbera won his 14th consecutive decision as Hartford outlasted Bridgeport in a shootout, 3-2.

Wed 1/12
St. John's 3, EDMONTON 2... SYRACUSE 1, Cleveland 0... HARTFORD 3, Bridgeport 2 (SO)... ROCHESTER 1, Cincinnati 0... Binghamton 4, PHILADELPHIA 2... Hershey 3, NORFOLK 2

Thu 1/13
Manitoba 3, SAN ANTONIO 0

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LOOKING AHEAD:
Back atop the North Division, Manitoba visits Houston on Friday and Sunday... The Moose have earned a point in 12 straight road games (10-0-1-1) after a pair of wins in San Antonio this week... Jimmy Roy, who had three goals in 24 games entering this Texas trip, scored four times in the two outings against the Rampage, including a hat trick in Thursday's 3-0 win... Behind Alex Auld and Wade Flaherty, Manitoba has allowed nine goals in its last seven games overall (6-1-0-0)... The Aeros are coming off a 7-0 blanking of Milwaukee on Tuesday, the most lopsided home win in the franchise's 11-year history... Goaltender Mike Smith has appeared in 13 straight contests for Houston, and has allowed just four goals in his last four outings... The Aeros have surrendered 19 power-play goals this year, fewest in the AHL.

A pair of fifth-place teams in need of wins square off at Copps Coliseum as Hamilton hosts Cincinnati on Friday and Saturday... The Mighty Ducks won the first meeting this season, getting 28 saves from Frederic Cassivi in a 2-0 victory on Dec. 29... Since giving up six goals on 18 shots in a loss to San Antonio on Jan. 1, Cincinnati has allowed one goal on 73 shots in three games, and enters the weekend one point behind Houston in the West Division... Hamilton rookie Corey Locke, the OHL Player of the Year in 2003 and 2004, is one off the team lead in both goals (12) and points (24), and tops in plus/minus rating (+7)... Starting with Tuesday's loss to Chicago, the Bulldogs are playing six straight games against the West before facing North Division foes in 15 of the next 16.

Norfolk plays three important games in just over 48 hours against East Division foes, entertaining Philadelphia on Friday before visiting Hershey and the Phantoms to close out the weekend... The Admirals begin play three points out of second place, but only three up on the fifth-place Bears... After five of the six games in their playoff series last spring were decided by a single goal, Norfolk and Philadelphia have gone to overtime in each of their three meetings in 2004-05... Admirals goalie Michael Leighton has a 0.95 GAA in two wins over the Phantoms this year, but has lost three of four to Hershey... Eric Perrin scored twice in the Bears' 3-2 win over Norfolk on Wednesday, Hershey's seventh win in a row.

(all times Eastern)
Fri 1/14
Hartford at Albany, 7:00... Wilkes-Barre at Binghamton, 7:05... Bridgeport at Providence, 7:05... St. John's at Grand Rapids, 7:30... Cincinnati at Hamilton, 7:30... Philadelphia at Norfolk, 7:30... Cleveland at Syracuse, 7:30... Worcester at Manchester, 7:35... Utah at Rochester, 7:35... Lowell at Springfield, 7:35... Milwaukee at Chicago, 8:30... Manitoba at Houston, 8:35

Sat 1/15
Cincinnati at Hamilton, 7:00... Norfolk at Hershey, 7:00... Rochester at Binghamton, 7:05... Lowell at Portland, 7:05... Worcester at Springfield, 7:05... Wilkes-Barre at Albany, 7:30... Milwaukee at Grand Rapids, 7:30... Cleveland at Syracuse, 7:30... Bridgeport at Hartford, 7:35... Providence at Manchester, 7:35... Edmonton at San Antonio, 8:00... St. John's at Chicago, 8:00

Sun 1/16
Bridgeport at Lowell, 4:00... Manchester at Portland, 4:05... Worcester at Providence, 4:05... St. John's at Milwaukee, 5:00... Edmonton at San Antonio, 6:00... Manitoba at Houston, 6:05... Utah at Rochester, 6:05... Norfolk at Philadelphia, 7:05

Mon 1/17
No games scheduled

Tue 1/18
San Antonio at Milwaukee, 8:00... Wilkes-Barre at Manitoba, 8:30


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BY THE NUMBERS:
14 – Overtime games played by Portland this season, tied with Philadelphia for most in the AHL... The Pirates, 5-3 in the five-minute OT period and 2-4 in six shootouts, tied an AHL record by playing 26 overtime contests last season.


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AHL-TV:
Friday, Cincinnati at Hamilton -- Cable 14 (Hamilton) -- 7:30 ET (live)
Friday, Utah at Rochester -- Time Warner Cable 98 (Rochester) -- 7:35 ET (live)
Friday, Milwaukee at Chicago -- Comcast Cable (Chicago) -- 7:30 CT (live)
Saturday, St. John's at Chicago -- Comcast Cable (Chicago) -- 7:00 CT (live)
Wednesday, Hamilton at Chicago -- Comcast Cable (Chicago) -- 7:00 CT (live)

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