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Published on December 15, 2010 under American Hockey League (AHL) News Release


LOOKING BACK:

In Tuesday's action, Leland Irving posted a 29-save shutout for his league-leading 15th victory of the season and Ryan Stone scored the game's lone goal as Abbotsford earned a 1-0 win at Rochester... Brandon Buck's first goal of the season lifted Houston to a 3-1 win at Hamilton... Marco Rosa snapped a 1-1 deadlock, and Manitoba went on to a 3-1 victory at Texas.

Mon 12/13

No games scheduled

Tue 12/14

Abbotsford 1, ROCHESTER 0

Houston 3, HAMILTON 1

Manitoba 3, TEXAS 1

LOOKING AHEAD:

Connecticut brings four-game winning streak and eight-game points streak (6-0-0-2) to Glens Falls, N.Y., tonight for a battle with Adirondack and former Hartford Wolf Pack head coach John Paddock, as the Phantoms open a three-game homestand... The Whale have rebounded from a 4-10-2-2 start to climb into fourth place in the Atlantic Division... Connecticut's Kris Newbury ranks third in the AHL with 24 assists and is riding a six-game scoring streak (2-9-11), and rookie Mats Zuccarello has multiple points in three straight (3-3-6)... Jeremy Williams, who leads the Whale with 15 goals (15-9-24), has scored in three of his last four contests (3-0-3)... Connecticut has already taken a pair of wins from Adirondack in Hartford this year, most recently a 4-3 decision on Sunday, and Chad Kolarik shows a team-high five points (2-3-5) in the those contests... Rookie Luke Pither has a goal in three of his last four games (3-0-3) for the Phantoms, and veteran Denis Hamel has found the scoresheet in four of his last five (1-5-6)... Defenseman Danny Syvret boasts four goals and six points in nine games since joining Adirondack from the Syracuse Crunch.

Houston continues its five-game road trip with its second visit of the season to Grand Rapids tonight... The Aeros, who collected a 5-0 win over the Griffins on Nov. 19, enter this tilt as winners of four of their last five (4-1-0-0) and with a record of 14-6-0-2 since a 2-5-1-0 start to the season... Robbie Earl has a point in all six games (4-4-8) since returning to Houston from a stint with parent-club Minnesota, and Earl paces the Aeros with eight goals and 17 points in just 20 games overall... Jon DiSalvatore (1-2-3) and defenseman Maxim Noreau (2-1-3) each had three points in Houston's Nov. 19 victory in Grand Rapids, and Anton Khudobin recorded a 28-save shutout... Warren Peters is on a four-game scoring run (2-2-4) for Houston, and Chad Rau shows six points (1-5-6) in his last five contests... Coming off a 4-2 victory over Texas on Sunday, Grand Rapids is trying to win back-to-back games for the first time since Nov. 6 and 7... Second-year forward Tomas Tatar sits atop the Griffins' scoring list with 23 points (7-16-23) in 29 games, and Jamie Johnson has a point in four straight (2-2-4) after managing just one assist in his previous 13 games... The Aeros surrendered the game's first goal in Hamilton on Tuesday but have scored first in 21 of their 30 contests to date (15-4-0-2).

Each looking to climb back into the West Division race, in-state foes Chicago and Rockford clash tonight at the MetroCentre... The Wolves and IceHogs have each beaten the other on home ice, but the teams have not met since Oct. 30... Chicago has a point in nine of its last 12 games (8-3-1-0) to climb back to the .500 mark following a 6-11-1-0 start... Nigel Dawes has tallied a goal in three of his last four outings (4-0-4) for the Wolves and shows a pair of markers against Rockford this year... Former league MVP Jason Krog paces the Wolves with 29 points (6-23-29) and has recorded three points (1-2-3) in the first two meetings with the IceHogs... Rockford, which has played a league-low 26 games (tied with Providence), is on a season-high five-game points streak (2-0-1-2)... Defenseman Shawn Lalonde has registered a goal and two helps in two of his last three games for the IceHogs, while forward Mathis Olimb has a goal in three straight tilts (3-2-5)... Rockford's Jeff Taffe is riding a five-game scoring run (2-6-8)... The Wolves check in with the AHL's top-rated power play (23.9 percent), but they are just 18.3 percent on the road compared with a 32.1 showing at Allstate Arena.

Abbotsford invades Mohegan Sun Arena tonight for its first-ever meeting with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton... The Heat, who are 4-1-0-0 in their last five contests, can move ahead of Hamilton for first place in the North Division with a victory... Tuesday's 1-0 victory at Rochester snapped the Heat's six-game road winless skid (0-4-0-2) and marked their first road triumph since a 4-2 win at Adirondack on Nov. 13... Abbotsford forward Ryan Stone, who reached the 2008 Calder Cup Finals with Wilkes-Barre, scored a goal on Tuesday for the first time since Apr. 11, 2009, as a member of Springfield... With his AHL-best 15 victories (15-8-1, 2.17, .916) in 26 appearances, Heat goaltender Leland Irving has already surpassed the 14 victories he collected in 35 AHL outings for Abbotsford last season... The league-leading Penguins (21-6-0-0) are coming off two straight losses to Norfolk last weekend, their first two-game losing skid of the campaign... Reebok/AHL Player of the Week Eric Tangradi has racked up six goals and nine points during his current four-game scoring streak, and defenseman Corey Potter shows an assist in four straight (0-6-6) and five of his last six contests (0-8-8).

(all times Eastern)

Wed 12/15

Connecticut @ Adirondack, 7:00

Houston @ Grand Rapids, 7:00

Abbotsford @ W-B/Scranton, 7:05

Chicago @ Rockford, 7:35

Thu 12/16

No games scheduled

ALUMNI WATCH:

On Tuesday, Kris Versteeg (1-1-2) and 2007 Calder Cup champion Mikhail Grabovski each tallied a goal as Toronto rolled past Edmonton, 4-1... On Monday, 2008 Calder Cup champion Bryan Little scored twice - including the game-winner in overtime - as Atlanta edged Ottawa, 4-3... Rookie Jeremy Morin tallied his second career NHL goal, but Chicago dropped a 7-5 tilt at Colorado.

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