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Bruins in All-Star game tonight

February 14, 2005 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Providence Bruins News Release


Providence Bruins forwards Andy Hilbert and Patrice Bergeron will represent the team in tonight's 2005 Dodge AHL All-Star Game in Manchester, New Hampshire. The game will be televised live on ESPN2 at 7:00 p.m. Hilbert is making the third All-Star appearance of his four-year career with PlanetUSA, and has 3-2-5 totals in his previous two appearances (2002, 2003). The 24-year-old native of Howell, Michigan won the Dodge Accuracy Shooting event at Sunday's All-Star Skills Competition, becoming the first player ever to hit all four targets on four shots. Hilbert leads the Bruins and is tied for fifth in AHL scoring with 57 points in 53 games. He is tied for third in the league with 27 goals and leads the league with 237 shots on goal.

Bergeron is slated to play for Canada in the All-Star Game, but is questionable due to the flu. The 19-year-old native of Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec ranks third on the Bruins with 16-29-45 totals in 42 games. He was the Most Valuable Player of the 2005 World Junior Championships, leading Canada to its first Gold Medal since 1997.

Bruin goaltender Hannu Toivonen had his franchise record shutout streak snapped at 13:04 of the third period on Saturday night in Springfield, a game won by the Bruins, 2-1 in a shootout. The 20-year-old native of Kalvola, Finland was 6:56 away from recording his fourth consecutive shutout. After blanking Hartford and Worcester on February 4 and 6, respectively, he turned aside all 32 Manchester shots he faced on February 11 in a 3-0 victory. Toivonen's shutout streak reached 237:27, coming within 12:24 of matching the AHL record held by Johnny Bower from the 1957-58 season. Toivonen is tied for the AHL lead with seven shutouts, while ranking fifth with a 2.02 GAA and being tied for fifth with 21 wins. He also ranks fifth with 1,073 saves and sixth with a .931 save percentage. Toivonen also ranks second in franchise history with nine shutouts in 77 games, one behind Tim Thomas.

The Bruins, who are 6-1-1-0 in their last eight games, return to action on Friday, February 18 at 7:05 p.m., when they host the Albany River Rats. They visit the Portland Pirates on Saturday night at 7:05 p.m., before returning home to host the Springfield Falcons on Sunday, February 20 at 4:05 p.m. Following Sunday's game, Bruin center Keith Aucoin and defenseman Kevin Dallman will sign autographs free of charge on the Dunkin' Donuts Center concourse behind Section 110.

The Bruins are proud to offer fans "McDonald's Family 4-Pack" nights this season. Fans will be able to purchase four tickets to the game, and will receive coupons good for four FREE McDonald's Extra Value Meals, for just $48. Additional game tickets can be ordered for only $12 each. Each additional game ticket includes a FREE McDonald's Extra Value Meal. Please note that "McDonald's Family 4-Packs" are not available on game nights or at the box office. "McDonald's Family 4-Packs" are available only by calling the Providence Bruins ticket office at (401) 273-5000 or by logging on to www.providencebruins.com. Extra Value Meal coupons can be redeemed at any participating McDonald's restaurant in Rhode Island.

There are still four more "McDonald's Family 4-Pack" nights upcoming, including this Sunday:

Sunday, February 20 Springfield Falcons 4:05 p.m.
Sunday, February 27 Manchester Monarchs 4:05 p.m.
Friday, March 18 Lowell Lock Monsters 7:05 p.m.
Friday, March 25 Worcester IceCats 7:05 p.m.

THIS WEEK
(ALL GAMES EST)

Friday, February 18 vs. Albany, 7:05 PM, Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence
WDDZ AM 550 www.providencebruins.com

The Bruins and River Rats play the third game of their four-game season series...The Bruins are 1-1-0-0 against the Rats, with both previous games being played in Albany...The Rats took a 5-1 decision on October 23, before the Bruins captured a 5-4 decision in a shootout on December 8...G Cody Rudkowsky got the win in the shootout...Albany LW Aleksander Suglabov has 2-4-6 totals against the Bruins...Veteran C Dean McAmmond leads the team with 12-26-38 totals...LW Zach Parise ranks fourth among AHL rookies with 11-23-34 totals...RW Cam Janssen leads all AHL rookies with 215 PIM...Albany is in seventh place in the East Division (15-26-5-5).

Saturday, February 19 @ Portland, 7:05 PM, Cumberland County Civic Center
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The Bruins and Pirates face off in the sixth game of the Atlantic Division rivals' 10-game season series...Providence is 3-2-0-0 against Portland this season...LW Andy Hilbert leads the Bruins with 3-8-11 totals against Portland...C Patrice Bergeron has 2-7-9 totals...Portland C Trent Whitfield leads the team with 10-19-29 totals...RW Boyd Gordon leads the team with 13 goals...G Maxime Ouellet ranks fourth in the AHL with 1,110 saves...Portland is in sixth place in the Atlantic Division (20-24-3-4).

Sunday, February 20 vs. Springfield, 4:05 PM, Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence
WDDZ AM 550 www.providencebruins.com

The Bruins and Falcons complete their 10-game season series...The Bruins hold a 6-2-1-0 advantage in the previous meetings, including a 2-1 shootout victory in Springfield on Saturday...Sunday's game will be the 114th all-time between the teams, with the Bruins leading the all-time series, 62-46-5...Bruin LW Andy Hilbert (4-6-10) and C Brad Boyes (3-7-10) lead the team in scoring against Springfield...G Hannu Toivonen is 6-2-0 with a 1.74 GAA against the Falcons...Springfield RW Shane Willis leads the team with 16-13-29 totals and has scored two game-winning goals against the Bruins...G Jean-Marc Pelletier made 33 saves on Saturday, as his team was outshot, 35-15...C Ryan Craig leads the team with 18 goals...Springfield is in seventh place in the Atlantic Division (15-31-2-3).


Providence Bruins Schedule:

Tuesday 2/15 10:30 AM – RI Sports Center; Rte. 146, North Smithfield, RI
Wednesday 2/16 10:30 AM – Dunkin' Donuts Center
Thursday 2/17 10:30 AM – Dunkin' Donuts Center
Friday 2/18 10:00 AM – Dunkin' Donuts Center; Game vs. Albany, 7:05 p.m.
Saturday 2/19 Game @ Portland, 7:05 p.m.
Sunday 2/20 10:00 AM – Dunkin' Donuts Center; Game vs. Springfield, 4:05 p.m.
Monday 2/21 OFF

LAST WEEK

Date Opp. Score B's goal scorers (#, type) Goaltender (saves; record)
2/11 Manchester W, 3-0 Hilbert (27; PPG); Bergeron (16; GWG); Aucoin (14) Toivonen (32; 20-14-3)
2/12 @ Springfield W, 2-1 (SO) Dallman (6); Bergeron, Boyes (shootout goals) Toivonen (14; 21-14-3)


IN THE BOOKS

Records Leaders Goaltenders
Overall Record 26-18-3-6 Andy Hilbert 27-32-59 Hannu Toivonen, 2.02 GAA, 21-14-3, .931%
Home Record 16-5-2-1 Brad Boyes 21-30-51 Cody Rudkowsky, 3.19 GAA, 4-5-2, .902%
Road Record 10-13-1-5 Patrice Bergeron 16-29-45
Overtime 0-3 Keith Aucoin 14-28-42
Shootout 2-6 David Gove 9-17-26
Power Play 51-241, 21.2%, 2nd Kevin Dallman 6-20-26
Penalty Killing 225-272, 82.7%, 18th Dan LaCouture 10-10-20


Slap Shots: C Keith Aucoin has points (5-8-13) in eight of his last nine games...C Brad Boyes had his seven-game point streak (5-4-9) snapped on Saturday night in Springfield...Boyes is tied for the AHL lead with 14 power play goals and tied for third with three game-winning goals...LW Jay Henderson will play his 257th game as a Bruin on Friday, tying former D Zdenek Kutlak for the all-time franchise record...D Kevin Dallman leads all Bruin blueliners and is tied for 11th among AHL defensemen with 6-20-26 totals...Boyes, LW Andy Hilbert and D Brent Thompson are the only Bruins to play in all 53 games.

Bruins Radio & Media: All 80 Providence Bruins games will be broadcast on WDDZ AM-550 and on the team website, www.providencebruins.com. Corey Masse brings you the action for home games, while Adam Alper calls the action on the road. Please contact Adam Alper for all interview requests.

Tuesday, February 15 WSKO AM-790, "Providence Bruins Weekly Presented by National City Mortgage"
Scott Gordon, Andy Hilbert, Joe McDonald

Thursday, February 17 WNAC Fox-64 Sports Wrap 10:45 p.m.

Bruins In the Community: Please contact Adam Alper for any player appearances.

Tuesday, February 15 Shaw's Supermarkets, 320 Warwick Ave., Warwick 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Colton Orr, Keith Aucoin, Chris Dyment

Wednesday, February 16 Clayville School; Clayville, RI 1:30 p.m.
Jay Leach

Wednesday, February 16 "Tip-A-Bruin"; Dave & Buster's, Providence Place Mall 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Colton Orr, Brad Boyes, Andy Hilbert, Patrice Bergeron, Pat Leahy

Thursday, February 17 Drum Rock School; Warwick, RI 1:00 p.m.
Brendan Walsh

Thursday, February 17 Shaw's Supermarkets, 50 Ann Mary St., Pawtucket 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Milan Jurcina, Tomas Kurka, Cody Rudkowsky

Tickets: Information on individual game tickets and Providence Bruins season ticket packages can be obtained by calling the Bruins ticket office at (401) 273-5000 or by logging on to the team website, www.providencebruins.com.

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