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Amerks Leggio, Schofield to Take Batting Practice, Throw out First Pitches Friday

Published on May 9, 2013 under International League (IL1)
Rochester Red Wings News Release


(Rochester, NY) -- Rochester Americans goaltender David Leggio and forward Rick Schofield will take batting practice with the Red Wings and throw out first pitches prior to the Wings' home game against the Columbus Clippers on Friday, May 10 at Frontier Field. Game time is set for 7:05 p.m. Batting practice will begin approximately around 4:00 p.m.

Leggio, who was named Amerks team MVP for the second straight season in 2012-13, is coming off a career year that saw him lead the American Hockey League in wins, saves and minutes played. He ended the campaign having set new AHL career-highs in all goaltending categories, including goals-against average (2.56), save percentage (.924), wins (38), saves (1,957), shutouts (4), minutes (3,800) and games played (64) and led all AHL netminders with a 9-1 shootout record.

Schofield recently completed his first season with the Amerks, recording a career-high 23 points on seven goals and 16 assists in 58 regular-season games. Schofield also appeared in all three postseason contests for Rochester, notching four penalty minutes. Before turning pro, Schofield, a native of Pickering, Ontario, enjoyed a standout college hockey career with Lake Superior State, where he twice led the team in goals and points.

The Amerks and Red Wings, along with the Rochester Institute of Technology, will host an outdoor hockey event from Dec. 13 to Dec. 22, 2013 at Frontier Field.

The 10-day festival will be a celebration of hockey spent outdoors in downtown Rochester, beginning with a regular season AHL game at Frontier Field between the Amerks and an opponent that will be announced at a later date. As part of the event at Frontier Field, the downtown ballpark will also host a college hockey double-header for the RIT men's and women's NCAA Division I hockey teams, several Section V High School hockey games, an Alumni Game featuring former players from the Amerks and Buffalo Sabres, and community events. Blocks of ice time will be made available to the public for corporate events, private parties and youth/adult hockey practices and games. To schedule ice time, please visit www.amerks.com/outdoor.

While complete ticket information on all events will be available at a later date, the best way to assure tickets to the Amerks outdoor game is to be a Red Wings or Amerks Season Ticket Holder. Fans that wish to be notified of ticket information via email as it becomes available can do so by visiting www.amerks.com/outdoor.

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