AHL Quick Hits
Published on March 25, 2005 under American Hockey League (AHL) News Release
On Wednesday, former Crunch star Lonny Bohonos scored three goals and added two assists and Steve Maltais got AHL career points 500, 501 and 502 in Chicago's 7-6 win over Syracuse... Owen Fussey scored with 2:27 left in regulation as Portland beat Hershey, 3-2... Steve Valiquette earned his seventh shutout of the season in Hartford's 1-0 win over Lowell... On Thursday, Danny Groulx scored twice as Manitoba rallied past St. John's, 6-4.
Wed 3/23
Norfolk 4, BRIDGEPORT 2... Chicago 7, SYRACUSE 6... Wilkes-Barre 1, HAMILTON 0... Grand Rapids 4, MILWAUKEE 3 (OT)... HARTFORD 1, Lowell 0... HOUSTON 5, Utah 2... Portland 3, HERSHEY 2
Thu 3/24
MANITOBA 6, St. John's 4
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LOOKING AHEAD:
The playoff race in the North Division takes center stage this weekend as Syracuse travels to Cleveland and Hamilton heads to Edmonton, both for two-game series on Friday and Saturday nights... The Crunch, Bulldogs and Road Runners enter the weekend in a deadlock for fourth place in the North, with the Barons just two points back... Syracuse is 11-1-1-0 lifetime at Gund Arena, including wins in each of its last eight visits... Brad Moran picked up four points on Wednesday to move into a tie for the Crunch's all-time scoring lead... Ryane Clowe has scored 10 goals in his last 13 games for Cleveland... Patrick Rissmiller has 16 points in 17 games since returning from injury to the Barons' lineup... Edmonton is back Rexall Place after playing 17 of its previous 19 games away from home (2-11-1-5)... Team scoring co-leaders Tony Salmelainen and Raffi Torres are among five Road Runners who reached the Calder Cup Final with Hamilton in 2003... Bulldogs rookie Yann Danis is 6-1-1 in eight appearances against Edmonton.
Providence entertains Worcester on Friday night in another game with playoff implications... The Bruins trail the IceCats by two points for the final postseason spot in the Atlantic Division... Worcester has won five of six meetings with the B's this year, holding Providence to just eight goals in the season series... Peter Sejna had a hat trick in the IceCats' 5-2 win over the Bruins on Mar. 12, but Worcester has lost three in a row since then... Hannu Toivonen returned from a month on the injured list and made 20 saves in Providence's 1-0 loss to Manchester on Mar. 20.
Grand Rapids heads to Texas for an important three-game weekend, including contests against Houston on Friday and Sunday... The Griffins come in three points behind the Aeros for fourth place in the West Division... Grand Rapids is 10-7-1-0 since Greg Ireland took over as head coach on Feb. 10... Joey MacDonald has made 14 straight starts and 21 consecutive appearances in goal for the Griffins... The Aeros have won five of their last six games at the Toyota Center... Houston rookie Josh Harding has allowed a total of two third-period goals in 12 home appearances this season.
(all times Eastern)
Fri 3/25
Lowell at Albany, 7:00... Syracuse at Cleveland, 7:00... Springfield at Philadelphia, 7:05... Worcester at Providence, 7:05... Wilkes-Barre at Bridgeport, 7:35... Milwaukee at Cincinnati, 7:35... Portland at Manchester, 7:35... Hershey at Rochester, 7:35... Grand Rapids at Houston, 8:35... Hamilton at Edmonton, 9:00... Chicago at Utah, 9:05
Sat 3/26
Springfield at Albany, 4:00... Hamilton at Edmonton, 4:00... Syracuse at Cleveland, 7:00... Philadelphia at Hershey, 7:00... Worcester at Lowell, 7:00... Hartford at Bridgeport, 7:05... Manchester at Portland, 7:05... Providence at Wilkes-Barre, 7:05... Binghamton at Norfolk, 7:30... Milwaukee at Cincinnati, 7:35... Grand Rapids at San Antonio, 8:00... St. John's at Manitoba, 8:30... Chicago at Utah, 9:05
Sun 3/27
Binghamton at Norfolk, 4:00... Wilkes-Barre at Hershey, 5:00... Grand Rapids at Houston, 6:05
Mon 3/28
No games scheduled
Tue 3/29
Cleveland at Grand Rapids, 7:00... Utah at Milwaukee, 8:00
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BY THE NUMBERS:
39 â Victories by Norfolk this season, most in franchise history... In the Admirals' four previous AHL seasons, they won 38 (2001-02), 37 (2002-03), 36 (2000-01) and 35 (2003-04) games.
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AHL-TV:
Friday, Worcester at Providence -- Cox Sports Television (Providence) -- 7:05 ET (live)
Friday, Hershey at Rochester -- Time Warner Cable 98 (Rochester) -- 7:35 ET (live)
Friday, Chicago at Utah -- Comcast Cable (Chicago) -- 8:05 CT (live)
Saturday, Providence at Wilkes-Barre -- Adelphia 63 (Wilkes-Barre) -- 7:05 ET (live)
Saturday, Chicago at Utah -- Comcast Cable (Chicago) -- 8:05 CT (live)
Tuesday, Cleveland at Grand Rapids -- Comcast Local (Michigan) -- 7:00 ET (live)
American Hockey League Stories from March 25, 2005
- Garon Nails Down Team Record Eighth Shutout - Manchester Monarchs
- Sound Tigers Lose 2-1 To Wilkes-Barre/Scranton - Bridgeport Islanders
- Admirals edge Ducks, 4-3 - Cincinnati RailRaiders
- Moran Breaks Franchise Point Mark - Syracuse Crunch
- Phantoms skate to 5-1 win over Springfield - Adirondack Phantoms
- Bergeron, Bruins skate to key win - Providence Bruins
- Souza nets hat trick as Bears blast Rochester - Hershey Bears
- Falcons Downed in Philly, 5-1 - Springfield Falcons
- Old rivals square off tonight as Hershey visits Rochester - Hershey Bears
- Golden Eagles Honored when Grizzlies Host Wolves - Utah Grizzlies
- AHL Quick Hits - AHL
- Kids 12 and Under Admitted Free to Falcons' Game March 30 - Springfield Falcons
- Aeros host Griffins on Nesting Doll Night - Houston Aeros
- Moose come back to topple Leafs - Manitoba Moose
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