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February 4, 2005 - American Hockey League (AHL) News Release


Karl Goehring made 22 of his 37 saves in the third period as Syracuse shut out Cleveland on Thursday, 2-0... Jerred Smithson scored twice in Milwaukee's 5-1 win over Cincinnati... Brad Larsen's natural hat trick helped Chicago rally past Houston for a 3-2 overtime win on Wednesday... George Parros scored two goals for Manchester in a 5-2 win over Hartford... Michael Leighton stopped 22 shots as Norfolk beat Binghamton, 2-1.

Wed 2/2
CHICAGO 3, Houston 2 (OT)... MANCHESTER 5, Hartford 2... WORCESTER 4, Springfield 2... WILKES-BARRE 3, Bridgeport 0... ROCHESTER 3, Hamilton 2... NORFOLK 2, Binghamton 1... HERSHEY 4, Philadelphia 1

Thu 2/3
Syracuse 2, CLEVELAND 0... MILWAUKEE 5, Cincinnati 1


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LOOKING AHEAD:
While Norfolk and Binghamton battle at Scope for first place in the East, Hershey looks to close the gap with a visit to Wilkes-Barre on Friday night... The Bears come in eight points behind the fourth-place Penguins, but the Pens have their eye on a bigger prize: they're just three points out of first... Hershey has won four of five, including a 4-2 decision in Wilkes-Barre on Jan. 28... Jeff Ulmer has scored a goal in seven straight games, matching the longest such streak in the AHL since Matt Cullen scored in eight straight for Cincinnati in 1997-98... Michel Ouellet ended a 10-game drought with a goal in the Pens' 3-0 win over Bridgeport on Wednesday... Kris Beech, who turns 24 on Saturday, has assumed Wilkes-Barre's team scoring lead with 49 points.

Grand Rapids continues a daunting road trek with stops in Philadelphia on Friday and Rochester on Saturday... The Griffins are 3-7-0-1 away from home after starting the season with 10 wins in 11 road contests... Former Phantom and Amerk Peter Vandermeer has four points in his last seven games for the Griffins; he had four points in his first 36... Saturday's game will pit Griffins forward Kip Miller against a fellow Michigan State alum and Hobey Baker Award winner, his cousin Ryan Miller in the Amerks cage... Kip has 11 points in 15 games since rejoining Grand Rapids just after Christmas.

Winners of three straight, Edmonton hosts Utah in a weekend series at Rexall Place, Friday night and Saturday afternoon... Mike Morrison earned his first AHL win of the year with 22 saves in a 2-1 shootout decision over the Grizzlies on Tuesday; Morrison (1-2-2) has a 1.09 GAA and .963 save percentage with the Road Runners this season... Defensemen Rick Mrozik and Mathieu Roy have a goal and two assists each in two games against Utah this year... The Grizzlies have earned five out of a possible six points in its last three outings.

(all times Eastern)
Fri 2/4
Hamilton at St. John's, 6:05... Grand Rapids at Philadelphia, 7:05... Lowell at Portland, 7:05... Hartford at Providence, 7:05... Hershey at Wilkes-Barre, 7:05... Bridgeport at Worcester, 7:05... Binghamton at Norfolk, 7:30... Syracuse at Cincinnati, 7:35... Albany at Rochester, 7:35... Manchester at Springfield, 7:35... Cleveland at Chicago, 8:30... San Antonio at Manitoba, 8:30... Milwaukee at Houston, 8:35... Utah at Edmonton, 9:00

Sat 2/5
Chicago at Cleveland, 1:00... Bridgeport at Lowell, 2:00... Utah at Edmonton, 4:00... Hamilton at St. John's, 6:05... Binghamton at Hershey, 7:00... Manchester at Portland, 7:05... Providence at Springfield, 7:05... Philadelphia at Wilkes-Barre, 7:05... Albany at Worcester, 7:05... Syracuse at Cincinnati, 7:35... Grand Rapids at Rochester, 7:35... San Antonio at Manitoba, 8:30... Milwaukee at Houston, 8:35

Sun 2/6
Hartford at Lowell, 2:00... Worcester at Providence, 2:05

Mon 2/7
No games scheduled

Tue 2/8
Utah at Houston, 12:05... Rochester at St. John's, 6:05


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BY THE NUMBERS:
14 – Games on Friday's AHL schedule, the third of six times this season that all 28 teams are scheduled to be in action on one night.


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AHL-TV:
Friday, Hamilton at St. John's -- Cable 14 (Hamilton) -- 6:05 ET (live)
Friday, Hamilton at St. John's -- Rogers Television 9 (St. John's) -- 7:35 NT (live)
Friday, Hershey at Wilkes-Barre -- Adelphia 63 (Wilkes-Barre) -- 7:05 ET (live)
Friday, Cleveland at Chicago -- Comcast Cable (Chicago) -- 7:30 CT (live)
Friday, Albany at Rochester -- Time Warner Cable 98 (Rochester) -- Sat., noon ET (tape)
Saturday, Chicago at Cleveland -- Comcast Cable (Chicago) -- 12:00 CT (live)
Saturday, Grand Rapids at Rochester -- WB 16 (Rochester) -- 7:35 ET (live)
Saturday, Grand Rapids at Rochester -- Comcast Local (Michigan) -- 7:35 ET (live)
Saturday, Hamilton at St. John's -- Rogers Television 9 (St. John's) -- 11:00 NT (tape)
Tuesday, Rochester at St. John's -- Rogers Television 9 (St. John's) -- 7:35 NT (live)

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