Amerks return from break on Friday
Published on January 29, 2007 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Rochester Americans News Release
(Rochester, NY)... Rochester Americans forwards Clarke MacArthur and Drew Stafford will compete in the American Hockey League All-Star game tonight at Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto. MacArthur, who is competing for the Canadian AHL All-Stars, won the Rbk Hockey Accuracy Shooting event at the AHL All-Star Skills Competition last night. MacArthur hit four targets with just five shots to win the event. Stafford is competing with the PlanetUSA AHL All-Stars. Tonight's All-Star contest will be televised live at 7:00 p.m. on Time Warner SportsNet Channel 26.
Following the AHL All-Star break, the Amerks will return to action on Friday, February 2nd, as they take on the Toronto Marlies at The Blue Cross Arena. Fans can pick up Wendy's Buy-one get one free ticket vouchers for the game at any participating Wendy's Restaurant. The game is also a College Student Discount Night. College students who show their student ID at the Blue Cross Arena Box Office will receive a regular $16.00 ticket for $8.00. The 7:35 p.m. contest will be broadcast live on Hot Talk 1280 WHTK, whtk.com and B2 Networks, and will be televised live on Time Warner SportsNet Channel 26.
The Amerks are 2-1 this season and 6-5 all-time against the Marlies. Toronto is 3-7-0 in its last 10 and has lost two straight. Center Erik Westrum leads the Marlies in points with 48 (19+29), while Justin Pogge and Jean-Francois Racine have split time between the pipes. Pogge is 7-14-0 with a 3.23 goals against average and a .894 save percentage. In 23 games played, Racine is 8-11-3 with a 3.29 GAA and a .888 SV%.
The Amerks are winners of their last four games and nine of their last 10. With a record of 32-12-1-0 and 65 points, Rochester stands first in the Western Conference and third in the AHL, six points back of league-leading Norfolk. Forward Michael Ryan has registered seven points (4+3) in his last three games, including the game-tying and game-winning goals in the Amerks' thrilling 4-3 overtime win over Binghamton on January 27th. Ryan has 12 points (4+8) in his last seven games. MacArthur leads the Amerks and is fifth among league leaders with 55 points (17+38). His 38 assists are also good enough for third in the AHL. Center Janis Sprukts is currently ninth among league rookies with 36 points (10+26), while Stafford is following close behind, with 35 points (18+17), which is good enough for 10th among AHL rookies.
On January 24th, defenseman Mike Card scored his first professional goal as the Amerks defeated the Grand Rapids Griffins by a score of 5-4 at The Blue Cross Arena. Craig Anderson made 44 saves in net to pick up his 16th win of the season. Marek Zagrapan and Michael Ryan contributed a goal and two assists each, while Martin Lojek (1+0), Daniel Paille (1+0) and Card (1+1) rounded out the Amerks scoring.
Two nights later, Craig Anderson made 32 saves in net and Stafford registered a goal and two assists, as the Rochester Americans again defeated the Grand Rapids Griffins, 5-1, at The Blue Cross Arena. A crowd of 8,947 watched as Stafford (1+2), Zagrapan (1+1), Sprukts (1+0), Andrej Sekera (1+0) and Ryan (1+1) combined to produce the Amerks' five goals, while MacArthur chipped in three assists on the night.
On January 27th, Ryan netted two goals, including the game-winner just 50 seconds into sudden-death overtime to give the Rochester Americans a 4-3 win over the Binghamton Senators at the Broome County Arena. The win was the Amerks' third straight and their ninth in their last 10 games.
Amerks Quick Numbers
- Amerks power play: 49 of 272, 18.0% (11th in AHL)
- Amerks penalty killing: 186 of 243, 78.6% (25th in AHL)
- Amerks penalty minutes: 17.5 per game (fifth lowest in AHL)
- Amerks goals for: 3.80 per game (fourth in AHL)
- Amerks goals against: 2.91 per game (seventh in AHL)
- Clarke MacArthur has points in 13 straight home games.
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