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Bruins ready for 1,000th game

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


The Providence Bruins return to the Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence following six consecutive road games on Friday, January 14 at 7:05 p.m., when they host the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. The Black and Gold will make history on Friday night, as they become just the 14th team in the 69-year history of the American Hockey League to play 1,000 games. The Bruins are 455-442-102 all-time, and are 273-184-41 all-time on home ice. Head coach Scott Gordon's club is in fourth place in the Atlantic Division with its 19-12-2-6 record (46 points), one point behind the Worcester IceCats.

The first 4,000 fans in attendance on Friday night will receive a free Providence Bruins hat, courtesy of the Rhode Island Lottery and WPRI CBS-12. The Bruins also host the Worcester IceCats on Sunday afternoon at 4:05 p.m.

Providence left wing Andy Hilbert is also on the verge of making history, as he needs one goal to surpass the late Sergei Zholtok for the all-time franchise career lead in goals, with 84. Hilbert tallied his third career hat trick at Lowell on Sunday to tie Zholtok, and leads the team in scoring while being tied for seventh in the AHL with 19-23-42 totals in 39 games. Hilbert has 83-90-173 totals in 194 career games as a Bruin, ranking him third in franchise history, behind Andre Savage (175) and Zholtok (186).

NUTS 'N BOLTS
BRUINS vs. Bridgeport Sound Tigers; Friday, January 14, 2005
Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, 7:05 p.m.; Radio: WDDZ AM-550;
Online: www.providencebruins.com

2004-05 records: Bruins: 19-12-2-6
Bridgeport: 15-18-1-1
2004-05 matchups: Bridgeport: 1-0-0-0
All-time matchups: Bruins: 7-3-3

BRUINS: C Brad Boyes has 2-4-6 totals in his last four games, and is tied for 11th in the AHL with 14-25-39 totals...Boyes is tied for fourth in the AHL with 10 power play goals...LW Dan LaCouture has scored five goals in his last four games...C Patrice Bergeron has 1-4-5 totals in three games since returning from the World Junior Championships...C Ben Guite has 1-4-5 totals in his last five games...G Hannu Toivonen ranks sixth in the AHL with a 2.03 GAA and is tied for third with a .934 save percentage...He ranks fifth with 836 saves, is tied for second with 30 games played and tied for fifth with 16 wins.

BRIDGEPORT: RW Rob Collins leads the team with 10-13-23 totals in 33 games...G Wade Dubielewicz was the 2003-04 AHL Rookie of the Year...RW Jim Campbell has 61-75-136 totals in 284 career NHL games, as was named to the 1997 NHL All-Rookie Team...Rookie D Vince Macri played at Brown University from 2000-04.

Tickets for Friday and Sunday, as well as all regular season Providence Bruins games, are available online at www.providencebruins.com, all TicketMaster outlets (401-331-2211 or 508/617-931-2000) and the Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence box office. Information on season ticket plans can be obtained by calling the P-Bruins ticket office at (401) 273-5000 or by logging on to the team website.

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