Amerks In Manchester Tonight
Published on November 30, 2007 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Rochester Americans News Release
(Rochester, NY)... The Rochester Americans kick-off a two-game road trip tonight with a 7:05 p.m. contest against the Manchester Monarchs at Verizon Wireless Arena. Rochester holds a 2-0-0 all-time record against the Los Angeles Kings' affiliate. Catch the live broadcast of the game on Hot Talk 1280 WHTK, whtk.com and B2 Networks.
Mark Mancari leads the Amerks' current roster with 17 points. His 15 assists ranks 9th in the American Hockey League. Rochester is led by four players with seven goals. Wingers Dylan Hunter, Anthony Stewart and Stefan Meyer, and center Marek Zagrapan all have seven tallies on the year. Goalie Adam Dennis has posted a 3.11 goals-against average and a .901 save percentage. His eight wins this season ranks eighth in the league. He's 8-5-1 overall.
Manchester is led offensively by forward Teddy Purcell. The right wing leads all offensive categories with seven goals and 20 assists for 27 seven points in 19 games for the Monarchs. His 27 points and 20 assists are currently a league best as he sits atop the American Hockey League. Further, Purcell is currently the top point-getter among all league rookies.
On Saturday night, the Amerks will face Rochester native Chris Collins and the Providence Bruins at the Dunkin' Donuts Center. The 7:05 p.m. match-up will be broadcast live on Hot Talk 1280 WHTK, whtk.com and B2 networks. It will be the second and final meeting between the squads this year. The Bruins skated past the Amerks to a 4-3 victory in the previous meeting between the two teams back on October 13th at The Blue Cross Arena. Rochester is 11-13-1 all-time against Providence.
The Amerks return home on Friday, December 7th as they play host to the Toronto Marlies for a 7:35 p.m. North Division showdown. The game will be the first visit for the Marlies to the Flower City and the second of eight scheduled games between the two teams this season.
Interesting (or not so interesting) Note: Manchester is New Hampshire's largest city with just over 109,000 people. Rochester, NH, has only 30,000.
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